The Scottish History of James the Fourth: 1598Greene, Robert
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The Scottish History of James the Fourth: 1598
Greene, Robert
Historical drama; James IV, King of Scotland, 1473-1513 -- Drama; Scotland -- History -- James IV, 1488-1513 -- Drama
_Eust._ Stay gentle _Ida_, tell me what you deeme,
What doth this hast, this tender heart beseeme?
_Ida._ Why not my Lord, since nature teacheth art,
To sencelesse beastes to cure their greeuous smart.
_Dictanum_ serues to close the wound againe.
_Eust._ What helpe for those that loue?
_Ida._ Why loue againe. 1620
_Eust._ Were I the Hart,
_Ida._ Then I the hearbe would bee.
You shall not die for help, come follow me.
_Exeunt._
_Enter Andrew and Iaques._ _IV. iii._
_Iaq._ _Mon Deiu_, what _malheure_ be this, me come a the chamber,
Signior _Andrew_, _Mon Deiu_, taka my _poinyard en mon maine_,
to giue the _Estocade_ to the _Damoisella, per ma foy, there was
no person, elle cest en alle_.
_And._ The woorse lucke _Iaques_, but because I am thy friend 1630
I will aduise the somewhat towards the attainement of the
gallowes.
_Iaq._ Gallowes, what be that?
_An._ Marrie sir, a place of great promotion, where thou shalt
by one turne aboue ground, rid the world of a knaue, & make
a goodly ensample for all bloodie villaines of thy profession.
_Que ditte vous, Monsieur Andrew?_
_And._ I say _Iaques_, thou must keep this path, and high thee,
for the Q. as I am certified, is departed with her dwarfe, apparelled
like a squire, ouertake her Frenchman, stab her, Ile 1640
promise thee this dubblet shall be happy. _Iaq._ _Purquoy?_
_And._ It shall serue a iolle Gentleman,
Sir _Dominus Monsignior_ Hangman.
_Iaq._ _Cest tout_, _vn_ me will _rama pour le monoy_.
_And._ Go, and the rot consume thee? Oh what a trim world
is this? My maister lius by cousoning the king, I by fllattering
him: _Slipper_ my fellow by stealing: and I by lying: is not this
a wylie accord, Gentlemen. This last night our iolly horsekeeper
beeing well stept in licor, confessed to me the stealing of
my Maisters writings, and his great reward: now dare I not 1650
bewraye him, least he discouer my knauerie, but thus haue I
wrought: I vnderstand he will passe this way, to prouide him
necessaries, but if I and my fellowes faile not, wee will teach
him such a lesson, as shall cost him a chiefe place on pennilesse
bench for his labour: but yond he comes.
_Enter Slipper with a Tailor, a Shoomaker, and a Cutler._
_Slip._ Taylor. _Tayl._ Sir.
_Slip._ Let my dubblet bee white Northren, fiue groates the
yard, I tell thee I will bee braue.
_Tayl._ It shall sir. 1660
_Slip._ Now sir, cut it me like the battlements of a Custerd,
ful of round holes: edge me the sleeues with Couentry-blew,
and let the lynings bee of tenpenny locorum.
_Tayl._ Very good sir.
_Slip._ Make it the amorous cut, a flappe before.
_Tayl._ And why so? that fashion is stale.
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