English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
_Clowne_. Easily I can, Syr. But for another peice of the same stampe,
I can bringe you to heare him, to feele him, to smell, to tast him, and
to feede upon him your whole fyve senses.
_Thomas_. There's for thee, though I have no hope at all
To finde in _France_ what I in _Florens_ seeke.
And though my brother have no child alyve,
As longe synce lost when I was rob'd of myne,
Yet for the namesake, to my other travells
I'l add this little toyle, though purposeles.
I have about mee letters of Import
Dyrected to a merchant of that name
For whose sake (beeinge one to mee intyred)
I only crave to see the gentleman.
_Clowne_. Beleeve mee Syr I never love to jest, with those that
beforehand deale with me in earnest. Will you follow mee?
_Thomas_. Prooves hee my brother, and his dowghter found,
Lost by my want of care, (which canott bee
All reasons well considered) and I so happy
To bringe him newes of a recovered state,
Who to his foes so longe hathe been a prey,
I'd count my monthes and years but from this day.
[_Exeunt_.
SCENE 2.
_Enter at one door D'Averne, and Dennis with the Fryar armed.
At the other Fryar Richard and the Baker_.
_D'Averne_. So nowe all's fitt, the daylight's not yet broake;
Mount him and lock him in the saddle fast,
Then turn him forthe the gates.
_Dennis_. Pray, Syr, your hand to rayse him.
_D'Av_. Nowe lett him post, whether his fate shall guide him.
[_Exeunt_.
_Ent. Rich. and Baker_.
_Baker_. The mare's ready.
_Fr. R_. Only the key to ope the cloyster gate,
Then all is as it shoold be.
_Baker_. Tak't, there tis.
But make hast, good Fryar _Richard_; you will else
Have no new bredd to dinner.
_Fr. R_. Feare not, baker;
I'l proove her mettall. Thus I back one mare
Least I shoold ryde another. [_Exit_.
_Baker_. It is the kindest novyce of my consciens
That ere woare hood or coole.
[_A noyse within. Trampling of Horses_.
What noyse is that? now by the Abbot's leave
I will looke out and see.
[_Clere_.
_Enter Averne and Dennis_.
_D'Av_. Howe nowe? the newes?
The cause of that strange uprore?
_Den_. Strange indeed,
But what th'event will bee, I cannott guesse.
_D'Av_. Howe is it, speake.
_Den_. I had no sooner, as your Lordshipp badd,
Putt him upon his voyadge, turn'd him out,
But the ould resty stallion snuft and neighd,
And smelt, I thinke, som mare, backt (I perceavd
By the moone light) by a Fryar, in whose pursuite
Our new made horseman with his threatninge lance,
Pistolles, and rotten armor made such noyse
That th'other, frighted, clamours throughe the streetes
Nothinge but deathe and murder.
_D'Av_. But the sequell?--
The clamour still increasethe. [_Noyse_.
_Enter the Baker rooninge_.
_Baker_. Oh never, never,
Was seene such open mallyce!
_Den_. What's the busines?
_Baker_. Give mee but leave to breath--Oh especially in a cloyster!
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