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)
_Buss._ My lord!
_Gui._ I know not you; whom doe you serve?
_Buss._ Serve, my lord!
_Gui._ Go to companion; your courtship's too
saucie. 120
_Buss._ Saucie! Companion! tis the Guise,
but yet those termes might have beene spar'd of
the guiserd. Companion! He's jealous, by this
light. Are you blind of that side, Duke? Ile
to her againe for that. Forth, princely mistresse, 125
for the honour of courtship. Another riddle.
_Gui._ Cease your courtshippe, or, by heaven,
Ile cut your throat.
_Buss._ Cut my throat? cut a whetstone, young
Accius Noevius! Doe as much with your 130
tongue as he did with a rasor. Cut my throat!
_Barrisor._ What new-come gallant have wee
heere, that dares mate the Guise thus?
_L'Anou._ Sfoot, tis D'Ambois! the Duke mistakes
him (on my life) for some Knight of the 135
new edition.
_Buss._ Cut my throat! I would the King
fear'd thy cutting of his throat no more than I
feare thy cutting of mine.
_Gui._ Ile doe't, by this hand. 140
_Buss._ That hand dares not doe't; y'ave cut
too many throats already, Guise, and robb'd the
realme of many thousand soules, more precious
than thine owne. Come, madam, talk on. Sfoot,
can you not talk? Talk on, I say. Another 145
riddle.
_Pyrhot._ Here's some strange distemper.
_Bar._ Here's a sudden transmigration with
D'Ambois, out of the Knights ward into the
Duches bed. 150
_L'An._ See what a metamorphosis a brave
suit can work.
_Pyr._ Slight! step to the Guise, and discover
him.
_Bar._ By no meanes; let the new suit work; 155
wee'll see the issue.
_Gui._ Leave your courting.
_Buss._ I will not. I say, mistresse, and I will
stand unto it, that if a woman may have three
servants, a man may have threescore mistresses. 160
_Gui._ Sirrha, Ile have you whipt out of the
Court for this insolence.
_Buss._ Whipt! Such another syllable out a
th'presence, if thou dar'st, for thy Dukedome.
_Gui._ Remember, poultron! 165
_Mons._ Pray thee forbeare!
_Buss._ Passion of death! Were not the King
here, he should strow the chamber like a rush.
_Mons._ But leave courting his wife then.
_Buss._ I wil not: Ile court her in despight of 170
him. Not court her! Come madam, talk on;
feare me nothing. [_To Guise._] Well mai'st
thou drive thy master from the Court, but never
D'Ambois.
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