Satiro-Mastix; or, the Vntrussing of the Humorous Poet — John Shaqi
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
_Whilst this Paradox is in speaking_, Tucca _Enters with_ Sir Vaughan
_at one doore, and secretly placeth him: then Exit and brings in_
Horace _muffled, placing him:_ Tucca _sits among them._
_Tuc._ Th’art within a haire of it, my sweete _Wit whether wilt thou_?
|1870| my delicate Poeticall Furie, th’ ast hit it to a haire.
Sir Vaughan _steps out_.
_Sir Vau._ By your fauour Master Tucky, his balde reasons are wide
aboue two hayres, I besees you pardon mee Ladies, that I thrust in so
malepartly among you, for I did but mych heere, |1875| and see how this
cruell Poet did handle bald heades.
_Sir Ad._ He gaue them but their due Sir Vaughan; Widdow did he not?
_Mini._ By my faith he made more of a balde head, than euer I shall be
able: he gaue them their due truely.
|1880| _Sir Vaugh._ Nay vds bloud, their due is to bee a the right
haire as I am, and that was not in his fingers to giue, but in God a
Mighties: Well, I will hyre that humorous and fantasticall Poet Master
Horace, to breake your balde pate Sir Adam.
_Sir Ada._ Breake my balde pate?
|1885| _Tuc._ Dost heare my worshipfull block-head?
_Sir Vaug._ Patience Captaine Tucky, let me absolue him; I meane he
shal pricke, pricke your head or sconce a little with his goose-quils,
for he shal make another Thalimum, or crosse-stickes, or some
Polinoddyes, with a fewe Nappy-grams in them, |1890| that shall lift vp
haire, and set it an end, with his learned and harty commendations.
_Hor._ This is excellent, all will come out now.
_Dica._ That same Horace me thinkes has the most vngodly face, by my
Fan; it lookes for all the world, like a rotten russet |1895| Apple,
when tis bruiz’d: Its better then a spoonefull of Sinamon water next
my heart, for me to heare him speake; hee soundes it so i’ th nose,
and talkes and randes for all the world, like the poore fellow vnder
Ludgate: oh fye vpon him.
_Min._ By my troth sweet Ladies, it’s Cake and pudding to me, |1900| to
see his face make faces, when hee reades his Songs and Sonnets.
_Hor._ Ile face some of you for this, when you shall not budge.
_Tuc._ Its the stinckingst dung-farmer--foh vpon him.
_Sir Vau._ Foh? oundes you make him vrse than olde herring: foh? by
Sesu I thinke he’s as tidy, and as tall a Poet as euer |1905| drew out
a long verse.
_Tuc._ The best verse that euer I knew him hacke out, was his white
necke-verse: noble Ap Rees thou wouldst scorne to laye thy lippes to
his commendations, and thou smeldst him out as I doe, hee calles thee
the burning Knight of the Salamander.
|1910| _Sir Vaugh._ Right, Peter is my Salamander; what of him? but
Peter is neuer burnt: howe now? so, goe too now.
_Tucca._ And sayes because thou Clipst the Kinges English.
_Sir Vaughan._ Oundes mee? that’s treason: clip? horrible treasons,
Sesu holde my handes; clip? he baites mouse-trappes for |1915| my life.
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