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A18413
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The gentleman vsher. By George Chapman
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Chapman, George, 1559?-1634.
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STC 4978; ESTC S107952
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I thanke you for your patience mocking Lady Vin. O what a fellow haz she pickt vs out One that I would haue choosde past all the rest For his close stockings onely Stro. And why not For the most constant fashion of his hat Vin. Nay then if nothing must be left vnspoke For his strict forme thus still to weare his cloke Stro. Well sir he is your owne I make no doubt For to these outward figures of his minde He hath two inward swallowing properties Of any gudgeons seruile Auarice And ouerweening thought of his owne worth Ready to snatch at euery shade of glory And therefore till you can directlie boord him Waft him aloofe with hats and other fauours Still as you meete him Vin. Well let me alone He that is one mans slaue is free from none Exit Finis Actus Primi ACTVS SECVNDVS SCAENA PRIMA Enter Medice Corteza a Page with a cuppe of Sacke Strozza following close Med: Come Lady sit you heere Page fill some Sacke I am to worke vpon this aged Dame To gleane from her if there be any cause In louing others of her Neeces coines To the most gratious loue suite of the Duke Heere noble Lady this is healthfull drinke After our supper Corteza O t is that my Lorde That of all drinkes keeps life and soule in me Med. Heere fill it Page for this my worthy loue O how I could imbrace this good olde widdow Cort. Now lord when you do thus you make me thinke Of my sweete husband for he was as like you Eene the same words and fashion the same eies Manly and cholerike eene as you are iust And eene as kinde as you for all the world Med. O my sweete widdow thou dost make me prowd Cort: Nay I am too old for you Med: Too old that 's nothing Come pledge me wench for I am drie againe And strait will charge your widdowhood fresh ifaith Why that 's well done Cort: Now fie on 't heere 's a draught Med: O it will warme your blood if you should sip T would make you heart burnd Cort: Faith and so they say Yet I must tell you since I plide this geere I haue beene hanted with a horson paine heere And euery moone almost with a shrewd feuer And yet I cannot leaue it for thanke God I neuer was more sound of winde and limbe Enter Strozza A great bumbasted legge Looke you I warrant you I haue a leg Holds out as hansomly Med. Beshrew my life But t is a legge indeed a goodly limbe Stro. This is most excellent Med. O that your Neece Were of as milde a spirit as your selfe Cort. Alas Lord Medice would you haue a girle As well seene in behauiour as I Ah shee s a fond yong thing and growne so prowde The wind must blow at west stil or shee le be angry Med. Masse so me thinke how coy shee s to the duke I lay my life she haz some yonger loue Cort. Faith like enough Med. Gods me who should it bee Cort. If it be any Page a little Sacke If it be any harke now if it be I know not by this Sacke but if it be Marke what I say my Lord I drinke tee first Med. Well said good widdow much good do thy heart So now what if it be Cort. Well if it be To come to that I said for so I said If it be any T is the Shrewde yong Prince For eies can speake and eies can vnderstand And I haue markt her eies yet by this cup Which I will onely kisse Stro. O noble Crone Now such a huddle and kettle neuer was Cort. I neuer yet haue seene not yet I say But I will marke her after for your sake Med. And doe I pray for it is passing like And there is Strozza a slie Counsailor To the yong boy O I would giue a limbe To haue their knauerie limm'd and painted out They stand vpon their wits and paper learning Giue me a fellow with a naturall wit That can make wit of no wit and wade through Great things with nothing when their wits sticke fast O they be scuruie Lords Cort. Faith so they be Your Lordship still is of my mind in all And eene so was my husband Mid. Gods my life Strozza hath Euesdropt here and ouer-heard vs Stro. They haue descried me what Lord Medice Courting the lustie widow Med. I and why not Perhaps one does as much for you at home Stro. What cholericke man and toward wedlocke too Cort. And if he be my Lord he may do woorse Stro. If he be not madame he may do better Enter Bassiolo with seruants with Rushes and a Carpet Bass. My Lords and Madame the Dukes grace intreates you T' attend his new-made Dutchesse for this night Into his presence Stro. We are readie sir Exeunt Bass. Come strew this roome afresh spread here this carpet Nay quickly man I pray thee this way foole Lay me it smoothe and Euen looke if he will This way a little more a little there Hast thou no forecast â—lood me thinks a man Should not of meere necessitie be an Asse Looke how he strowes here too Come sir Giles Goosecap I must do all my selfe lay me vm thus In fine smoothe threaues looke you sir thus in threaues Perhaps some tender Ladie will squat here And if some standing Rush should chance to pricke her Shee 'd squeak spoile the songs that must be sung Stro. See where he is now to him and prepare Your familiaritie Enter Vin. and Stroz. Vin. Saue you master Bassiolo I pray a word sir but I feare I let you Bass. No my good Lord no let Vin. I thanke you sir Nay pray be couerd O I crie you mercie You must be bare Bass. Euer to you my Lord Vin. Nay not to me sir But to the faire right of your worshipfull place Stro. A shame of both your worships Bass. What means your Lordship Vin. Onely to doe you right sir and my selfe ease And what sir will there be some shew to night Bass. A slender presentation of some musick And some thing else my Lord Vin. T' is passing good sir I le not be ouer bold t' aske the particulars Bass. Yes if your Lordship please Vin. O no good sir But I did wonder much for as me thought I saw your hands at work Bass. Or else my Lord Our busines would be but badly done Vin. How vertuous is a worthy mans example Who is this throne for pray Bass. For my Lords daughter Whom the duke makes to represent his dutches Vin. T' will be exceeding fit and all this roome Is passing wel preparde a man would sweare That all presentments in it would be rare Bass. Nay see if thou canst lay vm thus in threaues Vin. In threaues d ee call it Bass. I my Lord in threaues Vin A pretty terme Well sir I thanke you highly for this kindnesse And pray you alwayes make as bold with me For kindnesse more then this if more may