Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'AmboisChapman, George
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Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois
Chapman, George
Bussy d'Amboise, 1549?-1579 -- Drama; English drama -- 17th century; Revenge -- Drama; Tragedies (Drama)
_Enter Monsieur, D'Ambois._
_Monsieur._ Come, mine owne sweet heart, I will enter thee.
Sir, I have brought a gentleman to court;
And pray, you would vouchsafe to doe him grace.
_Henr._ D'Ambois, I thinke.
_Bussy._ That's still my name, my lord, 60
Though I be something altered in attire.
_Henr._ We like your alteration, and must tell you,
We have expected th'offer of your service;
For we (in feare to make mild vertue proud)
Use not to seeke her out in any man. 65
_Buss._ Nor doth she use to seeke out any man:
He that will winne, must wooe her: she's not shameless.
_Mons._ I urg'd her modestie in him, my lord,
And gave her those rites that he sayes shee merits.
_Henr._ If you have woo'd and won, then, brother, weare him. 70
_Mons._ Th'art mine, sweet heart! See, here's the Guises Duches;
The Countesse of Mountsurreaue, Beaupre.
Come, I'le enseame thee. Ladies, y'are too many
To be in counsell: I have here a friend
That I would gladly enter in your graces. 75
_Buss._ 'Save you, ladyes!
_Duchess._ If you enter him in our graces, my
lord, me thinkes, by his blunt behaviour he should
come out of himselfe.
_Tamyra._ Has he never beene courtier, my 80
lord?
_Mons._ Never, my lady.
_Beaupre._ And why did the toy take him inth'
head now?
_Buss._ Tis leape yeare, lady, and therefore very 85
good to enter a courtier.
_Henr._ Marke, Duchesse of Guise, there is
one is not bashfull.
_Duch._ No my lord, he is much guilty of the
bold extremity. 90
_Tam._ The man's a courtier at first sight.
_Buss._ I can sing pricksong, lady, at first
sight; and why not be a courtier as suddenly?
_Beaup._ Here's a courtier rotten before he be
ripe. 95
_Buss._ Thinke me not impudent, lady; I am
yet no courtier; I desire to be one and would
gladly take entrance, madam, under your
princely colours.
_Enter Barrisor, L'Anou, Pyrhot._
_Duch._ Soft sir, you must rise by degrees, first 100
being the servant of some common Lady or
Knights wife, then a little higher to a Lords
wife; next a little higher to a Countesse; yet a
little higher to a Duchesse, and then turne the
ladder. 105
_Buss._ Doe you alow a man then foure mistresses,
when the greatest mistresse is alowed
but three servants?
_Duch._ Where find you that statute sir.
_Buss._ Why be judged by the groome-porters. 110
_Duch._ The groome-porters!
_Buss._ I, madam, must not they judge of all
gamings i'th' Court?
_Duch._ You talke like a gamester.
_Gui._ Sir, know you me? 115
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