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
_Sir Vaugh._ Moreouer and _Inprimis_, when a Knight or Sentlemen of
vrship, does giue you his passe-port, to trauaile in and out to his
Company, and giues you money for Gods sake; I trust in Sesu, you will
sweare (tooth and nayle) not to make |2630| scalde and wry-mouth Iestes
vpon his Knight-hood, will you not?
_Hor._ I neuer did it by Parnassus.
_Tuc._ Wut sweare by Parnassus and lye too, Doctor Doddipol?
_Sir Va._ Thirdly, and last of all sauing one, when your Playes are
misse-likt at Court, you shall not crye Mew like a Pusse-cat, |2635|
and say you are glad you write out of the Courtiers Element.
_Tuc._ Let the Element alone, tis out a thy reach.
_Sir Vau._ In brieflynes, when you Sup in Tauernes, amongst your
betters, you shall sweare not to dippe your Manners in too much sawce,
nor at Table to fling Epigrams, Embleames, or |2640| Play-speeches
about you (lyke Hayle-stones) to keepe you out of the terrible daunger
of the Shot, vpon payne to sit at the vpper ende of the Table, a’th
left hand of Carlo Buffon: sweare all this, by Apollo and the eight or
nine Muses.
_Hor._ By Apollo, Helicon, the Muses (who march three and |2645| three
in a rancke) and by all that belongs to Pernassus, I sweare all this.
_Tuc._ Beare witnes.
_Cris._ That fearefull wreath, this honour is your due,
_All Poets shall be Poet-Apes but you_;
|2650| Thankes (_Learnings true Mecænas, Poesies king_)
Thankes for that gracious eare, which you haue lent,
To this most tedious, most rude argument.
_Kin._ Our spirits haue well beene feasted; he whose pen
Drawes both corrupt, and cleare bloud from all men:
|2655| (Careles what veine he prickes) let him not raue,
When his owne sides are strucke, blowes, blowes, doe craue.
_Tuc._ Kings-truce, my noble Hearbe-a-grace; my Princely sweet-William,
a boone--Stay first, Ist a match or no match, Lady Furniuall Ist?
|2660| _Sir Ad._ & _Sir quint._ A match?
_Mini._ I, a match, since he hath hit the Mistris so often 1’th
fore-game, we’ll eene play out a rubbers.
_Sir Ada._ Take her for me.
_Sir quin._ Take her for thy selfe, not for me.
|2665| _Sir Vau._ Play out your rubbers in Gods name, by Sesu Ile neuer
boule more in your Alley, Iddow.
_Sir Quin._ My Chaine.
_Sir Adam._ My Purse.
_Tuc._ Ile Chaine thee presently, and giue thee ten pound and |2670| a
purse: a boone my Leige: ... daunce ô my delicate Rufus, at my wedding
with this reuerend Antiquary; ist done? wut thou?
_Kin._ Ile giue thee Kingly honour: _Night_ and _Sleepe_,
With silken Ribands would tye vp our eyes,
|2675| But Mistris Bride, one measure shall be led,
In scorne of Mid-nights hast, and then to bed.
_Exeunt._
_Epilogus:_
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