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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19260	Greenes Tu quoque, or, The cittie gallant As it hath beene diuers times acted by the Queenes Maiesties seruants, written by Io. Cooke Gent.	Cooke, Jo., fl. 1614.; Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.; Greene, Thomas, d. 1612.	1614 (1614)	STC 5673; ESTC S105001	50,912	88

Greenes Tu quoque OR The Cittie Gallant As it hath beene diuers times acted by the Queenes Maiesties Seruants Written by IO. COOKE Gent. Printed at London for Iohn Trundle 1614 To the Reader TO gratulate the loue and memory of my worthy friend the Author and my entirely beloued Fellow the Actor I could not chuse being in the way iust when this Play was to be published in Priut but to prefixe some token of my affection to either in the frontispire of the Booke For the Gentleman that wrote it his Poem it selfe can better speake his praise then any Oratory from me Nor can I tell whether this worke was diuulged with his consent or no but howsoeuer since it hath past the Test of the stage with so generall an applause pitty it were but it should likewise haue the honour of the Presse As for Maister Greene all that I will speake of him and that without flattery is this if I were worthy to censure there was not an Actor of his nature in his time of better ability in performance of what he vndertooke more applaudent by the Audience of greater grace at the Court or of more general loue in the Citty and so with this briefe character of his memory I commit him to his rest Thomas Heywood Vpon the death of Thomas Greene How fast bleake Autumne changeth Floraes dye What yesterday was Greene now 's seare dry W. R. Greenes Tu Quoque A Mercers Shop discouered Gartred working in it Spendall walking by the Shop M Ballance walking ouer the Stage after him Longfield and Geraldine Francis WHat lacke you sir faire stuffes or veluets Ball. Good morrow Franke Fran. Good morrow master Ballance Gerald. Saue you master Long-field Long. And you sir what businesse drawes you toward this end o' th towne Gerald. Faith no great serious affaires onely a stirring humour to walke and partly to see the beauties of the Citie but it may be you can instruct me pray whose shop 's this Long. Why t is Will Rashes fathers a man that you are well acquainted with Enter a wench with a basket of linnen Ger. As with your selfe and is that his sister Long. Marry is it sir Ger. Pray let vs walke I would beholde her better Wench Buy some quaifes handkerchers or very good bonelace Mistris Gart. None Wench Will you buy any handkerchers sir Spend. Yes haue you any fine ones Wench I le shew you choice please you looke sir Spend. How now what newes Wench Mistris Tickleman has sent you a Letter and expects your company at night and intreats you to send her an angell whether you can come or whether you can not He reades Spend. Sweet rascall if your loue be as earnest as your protestation you will meete me this night at Supper you know the randeuows there will be good company a noise of choice Fidlers a fine boy with an excellent voice very good songs and bawdy and which is more I doe purpose my selfe to be exceeding merry but if you come not I shall powt my selfe sicke and not eate one bit tonight Your continuall close friend Nan Tickle-man I pray send me an angell by this bearer whether ye can come or whether ye cannot What 's the price of these two Wench Halfe a crowne in truth sir Spend. Hold thee there 's an angell and commend me to my delight tell her I will not faile her though I loose my freedome by 't Exit wench Wench I thanke you sir buy any fine handkerchers Long. You are taken sir extreamely what 's the obiect Gerald. Shee 's wonderous faire Long. Nay and your thoughts bee on wenching I le leaue you Gerald. You shall not be so vnfriendly pray assist mee Wee 'l to the shop and cheapen stuffes or sattins Spend. What lacke you Gentlemen fine stuffes veluets or sattins pray come neare Ger. Let me see a good sattin Spend. You shall sir what colour Ger. Faith I am indifferent what colour most affects you Lady Gart. Sir Ger. Without offence faire creature I demaund it Gart. Sir I beleeue it but I neuer did Tie my affection vnto any colour Ger. But my affection fairest is fast tied Vnto the crimson colour of your cheeke Gart. You rellish too much Courtier sir Long. What 's the price of this Spend. Fifteene indeede sir Long. You set a high rate on 't it had neede be good Spend. Good if you find a better i' th towne I le giue you mine for nothing if you were my owne brother I 'de put it into your hands looke vpon 't t' is close wrought and has an excellent glasse Long. I I see 't Spend. Pray sir come into the next roome I 'le shew you that of a lower price shall perhappes better please you Long. This fellow has an excellent tongue sure hee was brought vp in the Exchange Spend. Will you come in sir Long. No t' is no matter for I meane to buy none Gerald. Pre thee walke in what you bargaine for I le discharge Long. Say so fall to your worke I le be your chapman Ger. Why doe you say I flatter Exeunt Spend. Long Gart. Why you doe And so doe all men when they women wooe Ger. Who lookes on heauen and not admires the worke Who viewes a well cut Diamond does not praise The beauty of the Stone if these deserue The name of Excellent I lacke a word For thee which meritst more More then the tongue of man can attribute Gart. This is pretty Poetry good fiction this Sir I must leaue you Ger. Leaue with me first some comfort Gart. What would you craue Gerald. That which I feare you will not let me haue Gart. You doe not know my bounty Say what t' is Ger. No more faire creature then a modest kisse Gart. If I should giue you one would you refraine on that condition ne'r to begge againe Ger. I dare not grant to that Gart. Then't seemes you haue Though you get nothing a delight to craue One will not hurt my lippe which you may take Not for your loue but for your absence sake So farewell sir Ger. O fare thee well faire regent of my soule Neuer let ill sit neere thee vnlesse it come To purge it selfe be as thou euer seemst An Angell of thy Sex borne to make happy The man that shall possesse thee for his Bride Enter Spendall and Longfield Spen. Wil you haue it for thirteene shillings and six pence I le fall to as lowe a price as I can because I le buy your custome Long. How now man what intranced Ger. Good sir ha you done Long. Yes faith I thinke as much as you and t' is iust nothing where 's the wench Gerald. Shee 's heere sir heere Long. Vds pitty vnbutton man thou 'lt stifle her else Ger. Nay good sir will you goe Long. With all my heart I stay but for you Spen. Doe you heare sir Long. What say Spend. Will you take it for thirteene Long. Not a penny more then