A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03
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A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03
English drama
SIM. SURE. And, mistress, I beseech you take with me no grief:[171]
I did a true man's part, not wishing your repreef.
C. CUSTANCE. Though hasty reports, through surmises growing,
May of poor innocents be utter overthrowing,
Yet because to thy master thou hast a true heart,
And I know mine own truth, I forgive thee for my part.
G. GOOD. Go we all to my house, and of this gear no more.
Go, prepare all things, Sim. Suresby; hence, run afore.
SIM. SURE. I go. [_Ex._
G. GOOD. Good. But who cometh yond? Master Merrygreek?
C. CUSTANCE. Roister Doister's champion; I shrew his best cheek.
T. TRUSTY. Roister Doister's self, your wooer, is with him too.
Surely some thing there is with us they have to do.
ACTUS V., SCÆNA 5.
M. MERRYGREEK, RALPH ROISTER [_to them_], GAWIN GOODLUCK, TRISTRAM
TRUSTY, C. CUSTANCE.
M. MERRY. Yonder I see Gawin Goodluck, to whom lieth my message.
I will first salute him after his long voyage,
And then make all things well concerning your behalf.
R. ROISTER. Yea, for the pash of God.
M. MERRY. Hence! out of sight, ye calf,
Till I have spoke with them, and then I will you fet.
R. ROISTER. In God's name.[172]
M. MERRY. What, master Gawin Goodluck, well-met;
And from your long voyage I bid you right welcome home.
G. GOOD. I thank you.
M. MERRY. I come to you from an honest mome,
G. GOOD. Who is that?
M. MERRY. Roister Doister, that doughty kite.
C. CUSTANCE. Fie! I can scarce abide ye should his name recite.
M. MERRY. Ye must take him to favour, and pardon all past;
He heareth of your return, and is full ill aghast.
G. GOOD. I am right well content he have with us some cheer.
C. CUSTANCE. Fie upon him, beast! then will not I be there.
G. GOOD. Why, Custance, do ye hate him more than ye love me?
C. CUSTANCE. But for your mind, sir, where he were, would I not be.
T. TRUSTY. He would make us all laugh.
M. MERRY. Ye ne'er had better sport.
G. GOOD. I pray you, sweet Custance, let him to us resort.
C. CUSTANCE. To your will I assent.
M. MERRY. Why, such a fool it is,
As no man for good pastime would forego or miss.
G. GOOD. Fet him to go with us.
M. MERRY. He will be a glad man. [_Ex._
T. TRUSTY. We must, to make us mirth, maintain him[173] all we can.
And lo, yond' he cometh, and Merrygreek with him.
C. CUSTANCE. At his first entrance, ye shall see I will him trim.
But first let us hearken the gentleman's wise talk.
T. TRUSTY. I pray you, mark, if ever ye saw crane so stalk.
ACTUS V., SCÆNA 6.
R. ROISTER, M. MERRYGREEK, C. CUSTANCE, G. GOODLUCK, T. TRUSTY, D.
DOUGHTY, HARPAX.
R. ROISTER. May I then be bold?
M. MERRY. I warrant you on my word.
They say they shall be sick, but ye be at their board.
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