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
_Tuc._ The whoreson clouen-foote deuill in mans apparell lyes,
There stood aboue forty dishes before me to day,
That I nere toucht, because they were empty.
_Min._ I am witnes young Gentlemen to that.
|1285| _Tuc._ Farewell stinckers, I smel thy meaning Screech-owle, I
doe tho I stop my nose: and Sirra Poet, we’ll haue thee vntrust for
this; come, mother Mum-pudding, come.
_Exeunt._
_Trumpets sound a florish, and then a sennate: Enter_ King _with_
Cælestine, Sir Walter Terrill, Sir Quintilian, Sir Adam, Blunt |1290|
_and other Ladies and attendants: whilst the Trumpets sound the King_
_takes his leaue of the Bride-groome, and_ Sir Quintilian, _and last
of the Bride._
_Kin._ My song of parting doth this burden beare;
A kisse the Ditty, and I set it heere.
|1295| Your lips are well in tune, strung with delight,
By this faire Bride remember soone at night:
Sir Walter.
_Ter._ My Leige Lord, we all attend,
The time and place.
|1300| _Kin._ Till then my leaue commend.
_They bring him to the doore: Enter at another doore_ Sir Vaughan.
_Sir Vau._ Ladies, I am to put a verie easie suite vpon you all, and
to desire you to fill your little pellies at a dinner of plums behinde
noone; there be Suckets, and Marmilads, and Marchants, |1305| and other
long white plummes that faine would kisse your delicate and sweet
lippes; I indite you all together, and you especially my Ladie Pride;
what doe you saie for your selles? for I indite you all.
_Cæl._ I thanke you good Sir Vaughan, I will come.
|1310| _Sir Vau._ Say Sentlewomen will you stand to me too?
_All._ Wee’ll sit with you sweet Sir Vaughan.
_Sir Vau._ God a mightie plesse your faces, and make your peauties
last, when wee are all dead and rotten:--you all will come.
_1 Lady._ All will come.
|1315| _Sir Vau._ Pray God that Horace bee in his right wittes to raile
now.
_Exit._
_Cris._ Come Ladie, you shall be my dauncing guest
To treade the maze of musicke with the rest.
_Dem._ Ile lead you in.
|1320| _Dicach._ A maze is like a doubt:
Tis easie to goe in, hard to get out.
_Blun._ We follow close behinde.
_Philoca._ That measure’s best.
Now none markes vs, but we marke all the rest.
_Exeunt._
|1325| _Exeunt all sauing_ Sir Quintilian, Cælestine, _and_
Sir Walter Terrill.
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