Satiro-Mastix; or, the Vntrussing of the Humorous PoetDekker, Thomas
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Satiro-Mastix; or, the Vntrussing of the Humorous Poet
Dekker, Thomas
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637
_Mineu._ Ile come in no rings pardie, Ile take no golde.
_Sir Ada._ Harke in thine eare, take me, I am no golde.
|1020| _Enter_ Sir Vaughan _and_ Peter Flash.
_Sir Vau._ Master Peter Flash, I will grope about Sir Quintilian, for
his terminations touching and considering you.
_Flash._ I thanke your Worship, for I haue as good a stomacke to your
Worship as a man could wish.
|1025| _Sir Vau._ I hope in God a mightie, I shall fill your stomack
Master Peter: What two vpon one Sentlemen; Mistris Miniuer, much good
doo’t you Sir Adam.
_Sir quin._ Sir Vaughan, haue you din’d well Sir Vaughan?
_Sir Vau._ As good seere as would make any hungrie man (and a |1030|
were in the vilest prison in the world) eate and hee had anie stomacke:
One word Sir Quintilian in hugger mugger; heere is a Sentleman of
yours, Master Peter Flash, is tesirous to haue his blew coate pul’d
ouer his eares; and....
_Flash._ No, Sir, my petition runs thus, that your whorshippe |1035|
would thrust mee out of doores, and that I may follow Sir Vaughan.
_Sir Vau._ I can tell you Master Flash, and you follow mee I goe verie
fast, I thinke in my conscience, I am one of the lightest knights in
England.
_Flash._ It’s no matter Sir, the Flashes haue euer bin knowne to |1040|
be quicke and light enough.
_Sir quin._ Sir Vaughan, he shal follow you, he shall dog you good Sir
Vaughan.
_Enter_ Horace _walking_.
_Sir Vau._ Why then Peter Flash I will set my foure markes a |1045|
yeare, and a blew coate vpon you.
_Fla._ Godamercy to your worship, I hope you shall neuer repent for me.
_Sir Vau._ You beare the face of an honest man, for you blush passing
well Peter, I will quench the flame out of your name, |1050| and you
shall be christned Peter Salamander.
_Peter Flash._ The name’s too good for me, I thanke your worship.
_Sir Vau._ Are you come Master Horace, you sent mee the Coppie of your
letters countenance, and I did write and read it; |1055| your wittes
truelie haue done verie valliantlie: tis a good inditements, you ha put
in enough for her ha you not?
_Hor._ According to my instructions.
_Sir Vau._ Tis passing well, I pray Master Horace walke a little beside
your selfe, I will turne vpon you incontinent.
|1060| _Sir quin._ What Gentleman is this in the Mandilian, a soldyer?
_Sir Vau._ No, tho he has a very bad face for a souldier, yet he
has as desperate a wit as euer any Scholler went to cuffes for;
tis a Sentleman Poet, he has made rimes called Thalamimums, for M.
Pride-groome, on vrd widdow.
|1065| _Sir qui._ Is this he? welcome Sir, your name? pray you walke
not so statelie, but be acquainted with me boldlie; your name Sir?
_Hor._ Quintus, Horacius, Flaccus.
_Sir Quint._ Good Master Flappus welcome.
|1070| _He walkes vp and downe._
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