English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
_Han_. O the Doctor would make a fine frisking usher in a dauncing
schoole.
_Doct_. O by garr, you must daunce de brave galliarr.
A pox of dis melancholie!
_Cass_. My Lord, your humors are most strange to us,
The humble fortune of a servants life
Should in your carelesse state so much displease.
_Lass_. _Quod licet ingratum est, quod non licet acrius urit_.
_Flor_. Could my childes beautie moove you so, my lord,
When Lawe and dutie held it in restraint,
And now (they both allowe it) be neglected?
_Lass_. I cannot rellish joyes that are enforst;
For, were I shut in Paradice it selfe,
I should as from a prison strive t'escape.
_Luc_. Haplesse _Luci[li]a_, worst in her best estate!
_Lass_. He seeke me out some unfrequented place
Free from these importunities of love,
And onelie love what mine owne fancie likes.
_Luc_. O staie, my Lord.
_Flor_. What meanes Earle _Lassenbergh_?
_Cass_. Sweete Earle, be kinder.
_Lass_. Let me go, I pray.
_Doct_. Vat? you go leave a de Bride? tis no point good fashion;
you must stay, be garr.
_Lass_. Must I stay, sir?
_Doct_. I spit your nose, and yet it is no violence. I will give a de
prove a dee good reason. Reguard, Monsieur: you no point eate a de meate
to daie, you be de empty; be gar you be emptie, you be no point vel; be
garr you be vere sick, you no point leave a de provision; be garr you
stay, spit your nose.
_Lass_. All staies have strength like to thy arguments.
_Cass_. Staie, _Lassenbergh_.
_Luc_. Deare Lord.
_Flo_. Most honord Earle.
_Lass_. Nothing shall hinder my resolved intent,
But I will restlesse wander from the world
Till I have shaken off these chaines from me.
[_Exit La_.
_Luc_. And I will never cease to follow thee
Till I have wonne thee from these unkinde thoughts.
_Cass_. Haplesse _Lucilia_! [_Exit Luc_.
_Flor_. Unkinde _Lassenbergh_!
_Doct_. Be garr, dis Earle be de chollericke complection, almost
skipshack, be garr: he no point staie for one place. Madame, me be no so
laxative; mee be bound for no point moove six, seaven, five hundra yeare
from you sweete sidea; be garr, me be as de fine _Curianet_ about your
vite necke; my harte be close tie to you as your fine Buske or de fine
Gartra boute your fine legge.
_Hans_. A good sencible Doctor; how feelinglie he talkes.
_Doct_. A plage a de Marshan! blowe wind!
_Han_. You need not curse him, sir; he has the stormes at Sea by this
time.
_Doct_. O _forte bien_! a good Sea-sick jeast by this faire hand: blowe
wind for mee! puh, he no come heere, Madame.
_Flo_. Come, noble Earle, let your kind presence grace
Our feast prepard for this obdurate Lord,
And give some comfort to his sorrowfull bride
Who in her pitteous teares swims after him.
_Doct_. Me beare you company, signior _Flores_.
_Flor_. It shall not need, sir.
_Doct_. Be garr, dis be de sweet haven for me for anchor.
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