English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
_Accut_. A good states-man, for common-wealth of Brownists; the Rogue
hates a Church like the Counter.
_Gra_. I, and if my Ladie Argentile were dead, he wold rather live upon
almes then fall to worke.
_Accut_. So he might have tolleration.--What, shal's close with them?
_Gra_. In any case, but in some mild imbrace, for if we should continue
thus rough, we should be shunned like an Appoplex.
_Accut_. Gallants, the fortune of the day runs with ye: what all at
mumchance?[263] how is't? how is't?
_Phy_. Sir, I think twas you bestowed some abuse of me tother day.
_Accu_. Which I would wipe out of your memorie
With satisfaction of a double courtesie.
_Phy_. I accept it ifaith, sir, I am not prone to anger, I assure ye the
following night knew not my anger. Your acquaintance, Signior.
_Gra_. Fye, without ceremony lets yoake this triplicity as we did in the
daies of olde, with mirth and melody.
_Phy_. I, say you? so then _Coll_[264] _her and clip her and kisse her,
too, &c_.
_Bos_. The triplicitie! heere's those has supt at an ordinarie.
_Accu_. This gallant humors.
_Gra_. But the other walkes aloofe.
_Bos_. The triplicite! heere's those has crackt glasses and drawn blood
of a Tapster.
_Gra_. The visitation of your hand, sir.
_Bos_. The Triplicitie! will colours change?
_Acut_. Sir, take no offence, I beseech ye, we gave onlye satisfaction
for an olde injurie, but in the degree of amitie your selfe sits in the
superlative.
_Bos_. No sir, but in respect.
_Gra_. What kinde is your Dogge of, sir?
_Bos_. Verie kinde to anything but his meat, that hee devours with great
alacritie.
_Grac_. Where was he bred?
_Bos_. In a Bitch.
_Gra_. What Countrie?
_Bos_. A kind of Mungrill, he will carrie but not fetch, marrie hee is
to be put to a dauncing schoole for instruction.
_Acut_. The tricke of the rope were excellent in him, & that ile teach
him, if I misse not my mark. Come, Gallants, we waste time, the first
Taverne we arrive at weel see the race of an houre-glasse.
_Phy_. Can ye a part in a Song?
_Gra_. Verie tollerably.
_Phy_. Weele have a catch then, if with sol, sol, la: Gentlemen have you
any good herbe? you have match, boy.
_Boy_. Your pipe shall want no fire sir.
_Acut_. Oh, without ceremony: now, _Graccus_, if we can but pawne their
senses in Sack and Sugar, let mee alone to pursue the sequell.
_Gra_. Follow it away.
[_Exeunt_.
[_Scene_ 3.]
_Enter Hostis, Cittizens wife, Servulus, and Scillicet_.
_Hostis_. Come, come, bring them out of the ayre: alas good hearts, what
rogorous villaine would commit with him? ile tell ye Gosip, hee's eene
as kinde an animall, he would not wrong them y'faith.
_Citty wife_. Tush, feare nothing woman, I hope to make him so again.
Alacke, alacke, how fell you out all a head?[265] Oh Butcher! are ye
hurt in another place?
_Hostis_. Did he not throw you against the stones? If he did, doe not
conceale, I dare say you gave them not a foule word.
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