English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
_Mar_. See, signior _Flores_,
A Peasant that I met with neere your house,
Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me
The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
_Flo_. I thank you, sir. My good Lord _Cassimeere_,
This is the man that brought this cup to me
Which for my ransome we go now to offer
To my good lord the Duke.
_Cass_. What brings he now?
_Flo_. That will we know. Come hither, honest friend;
What wisht occasion brings thee now to me?
_Pea_. This occasion, sir; what will ye give me for it?
_Flo_. Thou art a luckie fellow; let us see.
Lord _Cassimeere_, this is the haplesse Jewell
That represents the form of _Alberdure_,
Given by _Cornelia_ at our fatall feast.
Where hadst thou this, my good and happy friend?
_Pea_. Faith, sir, I met with the young prince all wet, who lookt as
if he had been a quarter of a yeare drowned, yet prettelie come to
himselfe, saving that he was so madde to change apparrell with me; in
the pocket whereof, sir, I found this Jewell.
_Flo_. O tell me trulie, lives prince _Alberdure_?
_Pea_. He lives a my word, sir, but very poorely now, God help him.
_Cass_. Is he recovered of his lunacie?
_Pea_. I, by my faith, hee's tame enough now, Ile warrant him.
_Flo_. And where is he?
_Pea_. Nay, that I cannot tell.
_Cass_. Come, _Flores_, hast we quicklie to the Court
With this most happie newes.
_Flo_. Come, happie friend,
The most auspicious messenger to me
That ever greeted me in Pesants weeds.
[_Exeunt_.
_Enter Doctor_.
_Mar_. I would I could meet M. Doctor Doddie,
I have a tricke to gull the Asse withall;
I christned him right Doctor Doddipole.
Heere he comes passing luckely; Ile counterfeit business with him in all
poste haste possible. Maister Doctor, Maister Doctor!
_Doct_. Shesue, vat ayle de man?
_Mar_. I love you, Maister Doctor, and therefore with all the speed I
could possiblie I sought you out.
_Doct_. Vell, vat?
_Mar_. This, sir; the marriage which we thought made even now, betweene
Earle _Cassimere_ and _Cornelia_, was but a jest only to drawe you to
marry her, for she doth exceedinglie dote upon you; and _Flores_ her
father hath invented that you are betrothed to her and is gone with a
supplication to the Duke to enforce you to marrie her.
_Doct_. Be garr, me thought no lesse. O knave jeweller! O vile begger!
be my trot, Marshan, me studdie, me beat my braine, me invent, me dreame
upon such a ting.
_Mar_. I know, sir, your wit would forsee it.
_Doct_. O by garr, tree, fore, five monthe agoe.
_Mar_. Well, sir, y'ave a perilous wit, God blesse me out of the swinge
of it, but you had best looke to it betimes, for Earl _Cassimere_ hath
made great friends against you.
_Doct_. Marshan, me love, me embrace, me kisse de, will, be my trot.
_Mar_. Well, sir, make haste to prevent the worste.
_Doct_. I flie, Marshan, spit de Earle, spit de wenche, spit all bee
garre. Se dis, Marshan, de brave Braine be garre. [_Exit_.
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