English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
_Scil_. By the illuminate welkin not a word till my mouth was full of
blood, and so made my words foule.
_Citty wife_. Is not this Gentleman hurt too?
_Serv_. Onelye the extravagant Artire[266] of my arme is brused.
_Cittie wi_. See, see, the extravagant of his arme is brused to. Alas,
how could ye quarrell so?
_Serv_. I will demonstrate: in the defence of the generous youth I did
appugne my adverse, let violently flie.
_Cittie wife_. Ah good hearts! would I had stood between you, when he
let flie so violently.
_Ser_. We voide of hostile armes.
_Hostis_. I, if they had had horses, they had sav'd their armes.
_Serv_. Be capable, I meane, void of armorie.
_Citty-wife_. Untill ye had armor on.
_Serv_. Had I bene accompanied, with my Toledo or morglay.[267]
_Cittie wife_. I, your Dogge or Bitch.
_Serv_. Continue, I beseech, I meane my sword, sole lye my sword.
_Cittie wife_. Or solely your sword, better a bad toole then none
at all.
_Serv_. In the concourse--
_Cittie w_. Nay, the concourse will light on him for it, I warrant.
_Serv_. I, for the tuition of my Capitall, did mount my Semisphere,
three degrees, that as a strong, & stony guard did defend my Capitall.
_Citty w_. Twas well ye kept him out, for if he had entered on your
stony Guard, he would have spoilede your Capitall.
_Serv_. In fine, being mortally assaild, he did preambulate [_sic_] or
walk off.
_Scil_. Yes, faith, he did preambulate, and walke mee finely.
_Cittie w_. Good heartes, how many were there of them?
_Serv_. About the number of seaven.
_Scil_. I, there was seaven.
_Serv_. Or eight.
_Scil_. Or eight.
_Serv_. Rather more.
_Citty w_. I, more at least, I warrant ye.
_Hostis_. Alasse ye cannot chuse but be more hurt, but ile search you
throughly, be assured.
_Citty w_. And if she cannot helpe ye fewe can; shee knowes what belongs
to a Tent,[268] or a bruse, and experience is good in those cases.
_Serv_. I have a concupiscent forme of trust in your skil, it will
malladise.
_Citty wi_. I, feare not, put both your concupisences in me for that
matter.
_Serv_. The generous will disburse coynage for satisfaction of your
metaphisicall endevour.
_Scil_. Yes, yes, I will discharge all.
_Cittie wife_. Wee make no doubt of that; come into a chamber, ye shall
lye downe awhile; perhaps youle bee stiffe anon, then you shall use your
legges, the more you strive with it the better. Alas, good hearts!
[_Exeunt_.
_Phy_. Sol, sol, la! Tapster, give attendance! Gentlemen, I hope all we
are friends, the welkin is skie colour still, and men must grow by
degrees; you must pardon me, I must sp--speak my minde.
_Grac_. The uttermost of your minde at this time cannot be offensive.
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