Roister Doister: Written, probably also represented, before 1553. Carefully edited from the unique copy, now at Eton CollegeUdall, Nicholas
General
Roister Doister: Written, probably also represented, before 1553. Carefully edited from the unique copy, now at Eton College
Udall, Nicholas
English drama (Comedy)
+M. Mery.+ Once discharge my harquebouse
And for my heartes ease, haue once more with my potgoon.
+R. Royster.+ Holde thy handes else is all our purpose cleane fordoone.
+M. Mery.+ And it cost me my life.
+R. Royster.+ I say thou shalt not.
+M. Mery.+ By the matte but I will. Haue once more with haile shot.
I will haue some penyworth, I will not leese all.
Actus. iiij. Scæna. viij.
+M. Merygreeke. C. Custance. R. Roister. Tib. T. An. Alyface.
M. Mumblecrust. Trupenie. Dobinet Doughtie. Harpax.+
_Two drummes with their Ensignes._
+C. Custance.+ What caitifes are those that so shake my house wall?
+M. Mery.+ Ah sirrha now Custance if ye had so muche wit
I woulde see you aske pardon, and your selues submit.
+C. Custance.+ Haue I still this adoe with a couple of fooles?
+M. Mery.+ Here ye what she saith?
+C. Custance.+ Maidens come forth with your tooles.
+R. Royster.+ In a ray.
+M. Mery.+ Dubba dub sirrha.
+R. Royster.+ In a ray.
They come sodainly on vs.
+M. Mery.+ Dubbadub.
+R. Royster.+ In a ray.
That euer I was borne, we are taken tardie.
+M. Mery.+ Now sirs, quite our selues like tall men and hardie.
+C. Custance.+ On afore Truepenie, holde thyne owne Annot,
On towarde them Tibet, for scape vs they can not.
Come forth Madge Mumblecrust, so stande fast togither.
+M. Mery.+ God sende vs a faire day.
+R. Royster.+ See they marche on hither.
+Tib. Talk.+ But mistresse.
+C. Custance.+ What sayst you?
+Tib.+ Shall I go fet our goose?
+C. Custance.+ What to do?
+Tib.+ To yonder Captain I will turne hir loose
And she gape and hisse at him, as she doth at me,
I durst ieoparde my hande she wyll make him flee.
+C. Custance.+ On forward.
+R. Royster.+ They com.
+M. Mery.+ Stand.
+R. Royster.+ Hold.
+M. Mery.+ Kepe.
+R. Royster.+ There.
+M. Mery.+ Strike.
+R. Royster.+ Take heede.
+C. Custance.+ Wel sayd Truepeny.
+Trupeny.+ Ah whooresons.
+C. Custance.+ Wel don in deede
+M. Mery.+ Hold thine owne _Harpax_, downe with them Dobinet.
+C. Custance.+ Now Madge, there Annot: now sticke them Tibet.
+Tib. Talk.+ All my chiefe quarell is to this same little knaue,
That begyled me last day, nothyng shall him saue.
+D. Dough.+ Downe with this litle queane, that hath at me such spite,
Saue you from hir maister, it is a very sprite.
+C. Custance.+ I my selfe will mounsire graunde captaine vndertake,
+R. Royster.+ They win grounde.
+M. Mery.+ Saue your selfe sir, for gods sake.
+R. Royster.+ Out, alas, I am slaine, helpe.
+M. Mery.+ Saue your self.
+R. Royster.+ Alas.
+M. Mery.+ Nay then, haue at you mistresse.
+R. Royster.+ Thou hittest me, alas.
+M. Mery.+ I wil strike at Custance here.
+R. Royster.+ Thou hittest me.
+M. Mery.+ So I wil.
Nay mistresse Custance.
+R. Royster.+ Alas, thou hittest me still.
Hold.
+M. Mery.+ Saue your self sir.
+R. Royster.+ Help, out alas I am slain
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