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A01049
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The fancies, chast and noble presented by the Queenes Maiesties Servants, at the Phoenix in Drury-lane.
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Ford, John, 1586-ca. 1640.
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1638
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STC 11159; ESTC S102425
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THE FANCIES Chast and Noble PRESENTED BY THE QUEENES Maiesties Servants At the PHOENIX in Drury-lane FIDE HONOR LONDON Printed by E. P. for Henry Seile and are to be sold at his shop at the Tygers Head in Fleetstreet over-against Saint Dunstans Church 1638 TO THE RIGHT NOBLE Lord the Lord RANDELL MACKDONNELL Earle of Antrim in the Kingdome of Ireland Lord Viscount Dunluce My Lord PRINCES and worthy personages of your owne eminence have entertained Poems of this Nature with a serious welcome The Desert of their Authours might transcend mine not their study of Service A practice of Courtship to Greatnesse hath not hitherto in me aym'd at any thrift yet I have ever honored vertue as the richest ornament to the Noblest Titles Endeavour of being knowne to your Lordship by such meanes I conceive no Ambition the extent being bounded by Humilty so neither can the Argument appeare ungracious nor the Writer in that without allowance You enjoy my Lord the generall suffrage for your freedome of merits may you likewise please by this particular presentment amongst the number of such as I faithfully honor those merits to admit into your Noble construction IOHN FORD. ACT. I. Enter TROYLO SAVELLI and LIVIO TROYLO. DOe doe be wilfull desperate 't is manly Build on your reputation such a Fortune May furnish out your Tables trim your liveries Enrich your heirs with purchase of a Patrimony Which shall hold out beyond the waste of riot Sticke Honours on your Heraldry with titles As swelling and as numerous as may likely Grow to a pretty volume here 's eternity All this can reputation marry can it Indeed what not Livio Such language from a Gentleman So noble in his quality as you are Deserves in my weake Iudgement rather pittie Then a contempt Troylo. Could'st thou consider Livio The fashion of the times their study practice Nay their ambitions thou would'st soone distinguish Betwixt the abject lownesse of a poverty And the applauded triumph of abundance Though compast by the meanest seruice wherein Shall you betray your guilt to common censure Waiving the private charge of your opinion By rising up to greatnesse or at least To plenty which now buyes it Livio Troylo-Savelli Playes merrily on my wants Troy Troylo-Savelli Speakes to the friend he loves to his owne Livio Looke prethee through the great Dukes Court in Florence Number his favorites and then examine By what steps some chiefe Officers in state Have reach't the heigh they stand in Livio By their merrits Troylo Right by their merrits well he merited Th' Intendments o're the Gallies at Ligorne Made grand collector of the customes there Who led the Prince unto his Wives chastebed And stood himselfe by in his night gowne fearing The iest might be discovered waste not handsome The Lady knowes not yet on 't Livio Most impossible Troy He merited well to weare a roabe of Chamlet Who train'd his Brothers daughter scarce a girle Into the Armes of Mont-Angentorato Whiles the young Lord of Telaxton her husband Was packetted to France to study courtship Under forsooth a colour of employment Employment yea of honour Liv. Y' are well read In misteries of state Troy Here in Sienna Bold Iulio de Varana Lord of Camerine Held it no blemish to his blood and greatnesse From a plaine Merchant with a thousand Ducats To buy his wife nay justifie the purchase Procur'd it by a dispensation From Rome allowed and warranted t was thought By his Physitians that she was a creature Agreed best with the cure of the disease His present new infirmity then labour'd in Yet these are things in prospect of the world Advanc'd imploi'd and eminent Liv. at best 'T is but a goodly pandarisme Troy Shrewd businesse Thou child in thrift thou foole of honesty I' st a disparagement for gentlemen For friends of lower ranck to doe the offices Of necessary kindnesse without see For one another courtesies of course Mirthes of society when petty mushroomes Transplanted from their dunghils spread on mountaines And passe for Cedars by their servile flatteries On great mens vices Pander th' art deceived The word includes preferment t is a title Of dignity I could adde somewhat more else Livio Adde any thing of reason Troylo. Castamela Thy beautious sister like a precious Tissue Not shapt into a garment fit for wearing Wants the adornments of the Workemans cunning To set the richnesse of the piece at view Though in her selfe all wonder Come I le tell thee Away there may be know I love thee Livio To fix this Iewell in a Ring of gold Yet lodge it in a Cabanet of Ivory White pure unspotted Ivorie put case Livio himselfe shall keepe the key on 't Livio Oh Sir Create me what you please of yours doe this You are another Nature Troy Be then pliable Enter Octavo and Nitido Troylo. Be then pliable To my first rules of your advancement See Octavio my good Uncle the great Marquesse Of our Siena comes as we could wish In private Noble Sir Oct. My bosomes Secretary My dearest best lov'd Nephew Troylo. We have beene thirsty In our pursuit Sir her 's a gentleman Desertfull of your knowledge and as covetous Of entertainment from it you shall honour Your judgment to intrust him to your favours His merits will commend it Oct. Gladly welcome Your own worth is a herald to proclaim it For tast of your preferment we admit you The chiefe provisor of our Horse Livio Your bounty Stiles me your ever servant Troyo. Hee 's our owne Surely nay most perswadedly my thanks Sir Owes to this just engagement Oct. Slacke no time To enter on your fortunes thou art carefull My Troylo in the study of a duty His name is Livio Li. Livio my good Lord Oct. Again y' are welcome to us be as speedy Deare Nephew as th' art constant men of parts Fit parts and sound are rarelie to be met with But being met with therefore to be cherish'd With love and with supportance while I stand Livio can no way fall Yet once more welcome Exit Oct. Page Troy An honourable liberality Timely dispos'd without delay or question Commands a gratitude is not this better Then waiting three or foure months at livory With cup and knee unto this chaire of state And to their painted Arras for a need From Goodman Usher or the formall Secretary Especially the Iugler with the purse That paies some shares in all a yonger brother Sometimes an elder not well trim'd i' th head-piece May spend what his friends left in expectation Of being turned out of service for attendance Or marry a waiting woman and be damb'd for 't To open laughter and what 's worth old beggerie What thinkes my Livio of this rise at first Is 't not miraculous Livio It seemes the bargaine Was driven before betweene yee Troy 'T was and nothing Could void it but the peevish resolution Of your dissent from goodnesse as you call it A Thin a threadbare honesty a vertue Without a living to