Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois — John Shaqi
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)
_L'An._ This jealousie of yours, sir, confesses
some close defect in your selfe that wee never
dream'd of.
_Pyr._ Wee held discourse of a perfum'd asse,
that being disguis'd in a lions case imagin'd 235
himself a lion: I hope that toucht not you.
_Buss._ So, sir? Your descants doe marvellous
well fit this ground; we shall meet where your
buffonly laughters will cost ye the best blood in
your bodies. 240
_Bar._ For lifes sake, let's be gone; hee'll kill's
outright else.
_Buss._ Goe, at your pleasures; Ile be your
ghost to haunt you; and yee sleepe an't, hang
me. 245
_L'An._ Goe, goe, sir; court your mistresse.
_Pyr._ And be advis'd; we shall have odds
against you.
_Buss._ Tush, valour stands not in number: Ile
maintaine it that one man may beat three boyes. 250
_Brisac._ Nay, you shall have no ods of him in
number, sir; hee's a gentleman as good as the
proudest of you, and yee shall not wrong him.
_Bar._ Not, sir?
_Melynell._ Not, sir; though he be not so rich, 255
hee's a better man than the best of you; and I
will not endure it.
_L'An._ Not you, sir?
_Bris._ No, sir, nor I.
_Buss._ I should thank you for this kindnesse, 260
if I thought these perfum'd musk-cats (being
out of this priviledge) durst but once mew at us.
_Bar._ Does your confident spirit doubt that,
sir? Follow us and try.
_L'An._ Come, sir, wee'll lead you a dance. 265
_Exeunt._
_Finis Actus Primi._
LINENOTES:
2 _that_. A, this.
4 _the_. A omits.
10 _Court-fashion_. A, Court forme.
11 _demi-gods_. A, semi-gods.
14-15 _No question . . . immortality_. A omits.
18 _vaunt_. A, boast.
20 _clowneries_. A, rudenesse.
32 _confusion_. A, deformitie.
47 _sole heire_. A, first borne.
53 _more_. A omits.
54 _To jet . . . haughtely_. A, To be the pictures of
our vanitie.
56 _Holding . . . vaunts_. A omits.
58 _a_. A, this. _to court_. A, t'attend you.
60-61 _That's . . . attire_. Printed as prose in Qq.
62, 63 _We_. A, I.
67 So in A: B has only: They that will winne, must wooe
her.
71 _sweet heart_. A, my love.
68-75. _I urg'd . . . graces_. Printed as prose in Qq.
76 _'Save you, ladyes_! A omits.
87-90 _Marke . . . extremity_. A omits.
_Enter . . . Pyrhot_. After l. 146 in A.
100-114 _Soft . . . gamester_. A omits.
124 _Duke_. A, Sir.
125 _princely mistresse_. A, madam.
126 _Another riddle_. A omits.
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