Selected quad for the lemma: death_n
Text snippets containing the quad
|
ID |
Title |
Author |
Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) |
STC |
Words |
Pages |
|
A20067
|
A knights coniuring Done in earnest: discouered in iest. By Thomas Dekker.
|
Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632.; Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632. Newes from hell.
|
1607
(1607)
|
STC 6508; ESTC S105253
|
40,572
|
82
|
or els born vnder a threepeny Planet and then they 'le neuer be worth a groat though they were left Landlords of the Indies I confesse when all my golden veines were shrunk vp the bottome of my Patrimony came within 200. pound of vnraueling I could for all that haue bin dub'd But when I saw how mine vncle plaid at chesse I had no stomack to be knighted Why sayes the Post Mary quoth he because when I prepar'd to fight a battaile on the Chesse-board a Knight was alwaies better then a Pawne but the Vsurer mine vncle made it playne that a good paâ—ne nowe was better then a Knight At this the whole Chorus summos mouere Cachinnos laught till they grind agen and call'd for a fresh gallon all of them falling on their knees drawing out siluer guilt rapiers the onely monumeÌ„ts that were left of hundreds thousands in Pecunijs numeratis swore they would drinke vp these in deepe Healthes to their howling Fathers so they might be sure the pledging should choake them because they brought them into the Inne of the World but left them not enough to pay their ryotous reckonings at their going out The knight was glad he should carry such welcome newes with him as these to the clouen-footed Synagogue tickled with immoderate ioye to see the world runne vpon such rotten wheeles WhervpoÌ„ pleading the necessity of his departure he began first to run ouer his Alphabet of Congees theÌ„ with a French Basilez slipt our of their coÌ„pany But they knowing to what cape he was bound buÌ„g vpon him like so many beggers on an Almoner importing and coniuring him by the loue he did owe to Knight-hood and Armes and by his oath to take vp doun-cast Ladies whom they had there in their companyes and whom they were bound in Nature humanity to relieue that hee wold signiâ—y to their fathershow course the threed of life fell out to be nowe towards the Fagge enâ—e therfore if any of them had inth'daies of 〈◊〉 abomination and idolatry to money bound the spirit of gold by any charmes in Caues or in iron setters vnder the grouÌ„d they should for their own soules quiet which questionlesse els would whine vp down if not for the good of their childreÌ„ release it to set vp their decay'd estates Or if ther had bin no such coniuring in their life times that they wold take vp money of the Diuel thogh they forfeyted their bondes and lay by it for euer or els get leaue with a keeper to trie how much they might be trusted for among their olde customers vppon earth thogh within two dayes after they proued Bankrupts by Proclamation The Post-maister of Hell plainly told them that if any so seditious a fellow as Golge were cast in prison their fathers would neuer giue their consent to haue him ransom'd because ther 's more greedines among them below then can be in the Hyeland-countreys aboue so that if all the Lordships in Europ were ofsfred in Morgage for a quarter their value not so much as 13. pence half penie can be had from thence though a man would hang himselfe for it And as for their Fathers walking abroad with keepers alas they lye there vpon such heauy Exâ—cutions that they cannot get out for their soules Hee counsells them therefore to draw arrowes out of another quiuer for that those markes stand out of their reache the grouÌ„d of which counsell they all vow to trauerse Some of them resoluing to cast out liquorish baits to catch old but fleshly wealthy widdowes the fire of which Sophysticated loue they make account shal not go out so long as any drops of gold can be distilld from them Others sweare to liue and dye in a man of Wâ—re though such kinde of Theeuery be more stale then Seabeefe the rest that haue not the hearts to shead bloud hauing reasonable stockes of wit meanes to imploy em in the sinnes of the Suburbs though the Poxelyes there as deaths Legyer For sinceâ— Man is the clocke of Time they 'le all be Tymes Sextens and set the Dyall to what howres they list Our Vaunt ' currer applauded the lots which they drew for themselues and offred to pay some of the Tauern Items but they protesting he should not spend a Baw-bee as hee was true knight consedere Duces they sate downe to their Wine and he hasted to the water CHAP. IIII. Hells Post lands at Graues-end see 's Dunkirk France And Spayne then vp to Venice does aduance At last hee comes to the Banck-side of Hell Of Charon and his boate strange newes doth tell BY this time is he laÌ„ded at Grauesend for they whom the Diuell dryues feele no Lead at their heeles what stuffe came along with him in the Barge was so base in the weauing that t' is too bad to be set out to sale It was onely Luggadge therefore throwe it ouerboord From thence hoysting vp saile into the Maine he struck in among the Dunkerks where hee encountred such a number of all Nations with the dregs of all Kingdomes vices dropping vpon them and so like the Blacke-Gentleman his Maister that hee had almost thought himselfe at home so neere do those that lye in Garrison there resemble the Desperuatoes that fill vp Plutâ—es Muster-booke But his head beating on a thousand Anuiles the scolding of the Cannon drew him speedily froÌ„ thence So that creeping vp along by the ranke Flemmish shores like an Eues dropper to whisper out what the brabbling was he onely set downe a note for his memorie that the States sucking Poyson out of the sweete flowers of Peace but keeping their coffers sound and healthfull by the bitter Pills of Warre made their counâ—rey a pointing stocke to other Nations and a miserable Anatomie to themselues The next place he call'd in at was France where the Gentlemen to make Apes of Englishmen whom they tooke daylie practising all the foolish tricks of fashions after their Mounsieur-ships with yards in steede of Leading Staues mustred all the French Taylors together who by reason they had thin haire wore thimbles on their heads in stead of I 〈◊〉 caps euery man being armed with his 〈…〉 Iron which he call's there his goose 〈◊〉 of them beeing in France All the crosse-capereâ—s bâ—â—ing plac'd in strong rankes and an excellent oâ—ation cut out and stitch't together perswading them to sweat out their braines in deuising new cuts newe french collers new french cod-peecâ—s and newe french panes in honour of Saint Dennys only to make the gyddâ—-pated Englishman consume his reuenewes in wearing the like cloathes which on his backe at the least can shew but like cast sutes beeing the second edition whil'st the poore French peasant iets vp down like a Pantaloun in the olde theed-bare claoke of the Englishman so that weâ— buy fashions of them to feather our pride and they borrowe rags from vs to couer their beggery The Spanyard was so busy in touching
of them all is not halfe so many as are in one of the Colledges of an Vniuersitie and the reason is they eyther kindle firebrands in the the sanctified places by their contention or kill the hearts of others by their coldnes One field there is amongst all the rest set round about with willows It is call'd the field of Mâ—urning and in this vpon bancks of flowers that wither away euen with the scorching sighes of those that 〈◊〉 vppon them are a band of Malecontents they looke for all the world like the mad-folkes in bedlam and desire like them to be alone these are For â—orn louers such as pyn'de away to nothing for nothing such as for the loue of a wanton wench haue gone crying to their graues whilst she in the mean time went laughing to see such a kinde coxcombe into anothers bed All the ioye that these poore fooles feed vpon is to sit singing lamentable ballades to some dolefull tunes for tho they haue chang'de their olde liues they cannot forget their young loues they spend their time in making of myrâ—â—e garlands shed so much water out of their eyes that it hath made a prettie little riuer which 〈◊〉 so sâ—â—king continually at the roots of the willow trees that halfe the leaues of them are almost washt into a whitenes There is another piece of ground where are incamped none but Soldiers and oâ— those not all sortes of Soldiers neither but onely such as haue died noblie in the warres and yet of those but a certaine number too that is to say such that in execution were neuer bloudy in their Countries reuenge seuere but not cruell such as held death in one hand and mercy in the other such as neuer rauisht maidens neuer did abuse no widowes neuer gloried in the massacre of babes were neuer druncke of purpose before the battaile began because they would spare none nor after the battaile did neuer quarrell about pledging the health of his whoare Of this Garrison there are but a few in pay therfore they liue without Muâ—iny Beyond all these places is there a Groue which stands by it selfe like an Iâ—and for a sâ—â—eame thâ—t makes musicke in the running claâ—pâ—â— it round about like a hoope girdle of christall Lawrells grew so thicke on all the bankes of it that lighming it selfe if it came thither hath no power to pierce through them It seemes without a desolate and vnfrequented wood for those within are retyrde into themselues but from thâ—â— came forth such harmonious sounds that birdes build nests onely in the trees there to teach Tâ—nes to their young ones prettily This is called The Groâ—â— of Bay Trees and to this Consort Rome resâ—â— one but the children of Pboebus Poets and Musâ—â—tons the one creates the ditty and giues it the life or number the other lends it voyce and makes it speake musicke When these happy Spirits sit asunder their bodies are like so many Starres and when they ioyne togither in seuerall troopes they shew like so many heauenly Constellations Full of pleasant Bowers and queint Arboures is all this Walke In one of which old Chaucer reuerend for prioritie blythe in cheare buxsome in his speeches and benigne in his hauiour is circled a round with all the Makers or Poets of his time their hands leaning on one anothers shoulders and their eyes fixt seriously vpon his whilst their eares are all tied to his tongue by the golden chaines of his Numbers for here like Euanders mother they spake all in verse no Attick eloquence is so sweete their language is so pleasing to the goddes that they vtter their Oracles in none other Graâ—e Spencer was no sooner entred into this Chappell of Apollo but these elder Fathers of the diuine Furie gaue him a Lawrer sung his Welcome Chaucer call'de him his Sonne and plac'de him at at his right hand All of them at a signe giuen by the whole Quire of the Muses that brought him thither closing vp their lippes in silence and tuning all their eares for attention to heare him sing out the rest of his Fayrie Queenes praises In another companie sat learned Watson industrious Kyd ingenious Atchlow and tho hee had bene a Player molded out of their pennes yet because he had bene their Louer and a Register to the Muses Inimitable Bâ—ntley these were likewise caâ— rowsing to one another at the holy well some of them singing Paeans to Apollo som of them Hymnes to the rest of the Goddes whil'st Marlow Greene and Peele had got vnder the shades of a large vyne laughing to see Nash that was but newly come to their Colledge still haunted with the sharpe and Satyricall spirit that followd him heere vpon earth for Nash inueyed bitterly as he had wont to do against dry-fifted Patrons accusing them of his vntimely death because if they had giuen his Muse that cherishment which shee most worthily deserued hee had fed to his dying day on fat Capons burnt sack and Suger and not so desperately haue ventur'de his life and shortend his dayes by keeping company with pickle herrings the rest ask't him what newes in the world hee told them that Barbarisme was now growne to bee an Epidemiall disease and more common then the tooth-ache being demaunded how Poets and Players agreed now troth sayes hee As Phisitions and patients agree for the patient loues his Doctor no longer then till hee get his health and the Player loues a Poet so long as the sicknâ—sse lyes in the two-penie gallery when none will come into it Nay sayes he into so lowe a miserie if not contempt is the sacred Arte of Poâ—sie falne that tho a wryter who is worthy to â—it at the table of the Sunne wast his braines to earne applause â—rom the more worthie Spirits yet when he has done his best hee workes but like Oâ—nus that makes ropes in hell for as hee twists an Asse stands by and bites them in sunder and that Asse is no other than the Audience with hard hands He had no sooner spoken this but in comes Chettle sweafing and blowing by reason of his satnes to welcome whom because hee was of olde acquaintance all rose vp and fell presentlie on their knees to drinck a health to all the Louers of Hellicon in dooing which they made such a mad noyse that all this Coniuring which is past beeing but a dreame I suddenlie started vp and am now awake Finis The Diuell â—he bâ—st feâ—â—er very apt to qâ—arrell He can seâ—â—onâ— to picad for him He keepes no Watermen 〈…〉 The Diuells Rendevâ—us Description of Hell What Persont are there Wise mothers make foolish children Miserable fathers make wretched sonnes Fashions borne in France and sent to be nurst in England Pryde the Spanyards bastard kephere Lust the Italians mistris is now coÌ„mon with the Eâ—glishman Dronkenues hath 〈◊〉 a from the Low countries into great Brittaine Mors Scepâ—â—â— Legioniâ—â—â— aquat The Waterman of Hell is as Churlish a knaue as our Waterman The Passengers The stuffe of which the Wherry is made What manner of fellow the sculler is His apparâ—â—â— Miscent Aconita Mâ—uercae Filius ante diem patris inquirit in anno The Porter of Hell Bribes in Hell Sessions in Hell Sinne is thâ— Iury. Conscience giues in euidence The seuerall inditements The miserie of a prisoner in that Iury. The Diuells answere to the Petition Gold at the first was lame and went vp down with goodmen but now hee is blinde and cares not what foole leades him A Curse laid vpon gold Sinne beares from all the yeare long The Diuell sendes his câ—mendations The picture of a Vsurer How â—surers get into bell The Riâ—â—rs which â—he sâ—uâ—â— passes RemeÌ„brance of the sinnes the first water Lâ—athing of our 〈◊〉 the second 〈◊〉 Repentance of our sinnes the third Water Vnlesse you saile safety ouer the waters of Repentanc you are in danger to be drownd in Dispaire Lucian in Dialog William Eps his death