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No-body, and some-body· With the true chronicle historie of Elydure, who was fortunately three seuerall times crowned King of England. The true coppy thereof, as it hath beene acted by the Queens Maiesties Seruants.
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1606
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STC 18597; ESTC S113225
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Or le ts discouer Who drew vs to this hope of soueraigntie Arch. That shall our further leysures arbitrate Our eares are deafe to all excusiue pleas Come vnambitious brother Elidurus Helpe vs to lauish our abundant treasures In masks sports reuells riots and strange pleasures Exeunt Enter Sombody with two or three seruaunts Somb. But is it true the fame of Nobody For vertue almes-deedes and for charitie Is so renownd and famous in the Country Seru. Oh Lord sir ey hes talkt of farre and neere Fills all the boundlesse country with aplause There liues not in all Britaine one so spoke of For pittie good mind and true charitie Somb. Which Sombody shall alter e rt be long Seru. You may my Lord beeing in grace at Court And the high fauours of King Archigallo Exile this petty fellow from the Land That so obscures the beautie of your deedes Sombod. VVhat doth this Nobody Seru. You shall heare my Lord Come twentie poore men to his gate at once Nobody giues them mony meate and drinke If they be naked clothes then come poore souldiers Sick maymd and shot from any forraine warres Nobody takes them in prouides them harbor Maintaines their ruind fortunes at his charge He giues to orphants and for widdowes buildes Almes-houses Spittles and large Hospitals And when it comes in question who is apt For such good deedes t is answerd Nobody Now Nobodie hath entertaind againe Long banisht Hospitalitie and at his boord A hundred lustie yeomen daily waites Whose long backs bend with weightie chynes of biefe And choise of cheere whose fragments at his gate Suffice the generall poore of the whole shire Nobodies table 's free for trauellers His buttry and his seller ope to all That starue with drought or thirst vpon the way Somb. His fame is great how should we helpe it Seru. My Lord t is past my reach t is you must doe it Or 't must be left vndone Somb. What deedes of note is he els famous for Seru. My Lord I le tell you His Barnes are full and when the Cormorants And welthy Farmers hoord vp all the graine He empties all his Garners to the poore Vnder the stretcht prise that the Market yeelds Nobody racks no rents doth not oppresse His tenants with extortions When the King Knighted the lustie gallants of the Land Nobody then made daintie to be knighted And indeede kept him in his knowne estate Somb. The slaues ambitious and his life I hate Seru. How shall we bring his name in publick scandall Sombo. Thus it shall be vse my direction In Court and country I am Sombody And therefore apt and fit to be employed Goe thou in secrete beeing a subtile knaue And sowe seditious slaunders through the Land Oppresse the poore suppresse the fatherlesse Deny the widdowes foode the staru'd releefe And when the wretches shall complaine their wrongs Beeing cald in question sweare t was Nobody Racke rents raise prises Buy vp the best and choise commodities At the best hand then keepe them till their prises Be lifted to their height and double rate And when the raisers of this dearth are sought Though Sombody doe this protest and sweare T was Nobody fore Iudge and Magistrate Bring scandalls on the rich raise mutinous lyes Vpon the state and rumors in the Court Backbite and sow dissention amongst freends Quarrels mongst neighbors debate mongst strangers Set man and wife at ods kindred at strife And when it comes in question to cleere vs Let euery one protest and sweare for one And so the blame will fall on Nobody About it then if these things well succeede You shall preuaile and we applaude your speede Enter Nobody and the Clowne See where he comes I will withdraw and see The euent and fortunes of our last pollicie Nobod. Come on myne owne seruaunt some newes some newes what report haue I in the country how am I talkt on in the Citty and what fame beare I in the Court Clowne Oh Maister you are halfe hangd Nobod. Hangd why man Clowne Because you haue an ill name a man had as good almost serue no Maister as serue you I was carried afore the Constable but yesterday and they tooke mee vp for a strauagant they askt mee whom I serued I told them Nobody they presently drew mee to the post and there gaue me the law of armes Nobody The law of armes Clow Ey as much lawe as their armes were able to lay on they tickled my Collifodium I rid post for a quarter of an houre with switch though not with spurre Nobod. Sure Sombody was the cause of all Clow. I le be sworne of that Sombody tickled me a heate and that I felt but Maister why doe you goe thus out of fashion you are euen a very hoddy doddy all breech Nobod. And no body But if my breeches had as much cloth in them as euer was drawne betwixt Kendall and Canning street they were scarce great enough to hold all the wrongs that I must pocket Fie fie how I am slaunderd through the world Nobody keepes tall fellowes at his heeles Yet if you meete a crew of rogues and beggars Aske who they serue thei le aunswere Nobody Your Caualiers and swaggerers bout the towne That dominere in Tauerns sweare and stare Vrge them vpon some termes thei le turne their malice To me and say thei le fight with Nobody Or if they fight and Nobody by chaunce Come in to part them I am sure to pay for it And Nobody be hurt when they scape scotfree And not the dastardst coward in the world But dares about with me What shall I doe Somb. Doe what thou wilt before we end this strife I le make thee tenne times weary of thy life Clown But doe you heare Maister when I haue seru'd you a yere or two who shall pay me my wages Nobo. Why Nobody Clowne Indeede if I serue Nobody Nobody must pay me my wages therefore I le euen seeke out Sombody or other to get me a newe seruice but the best is Maister if you runne away you are easie to be found againe Nobod. Why so sir Clowne Mary aske a deafe man whom hee heares hee le straight say Nobody aske the blindest beetle that is whom hee sees and hee le aunswere Nobodie hee that neuer saw in his life can see you though you were as little as a moate and hee that neuer heard can heare you though you treade as softlie as a Mouse therefore I shall be sure neuer to loose you Besides you haue one commoditie Maister which none hath besides you if you should loue the most fickle inconstants wench that is in the world shee le be true to Nobody therefore constant to you Nobod. And thou sayest true in that my honest seruaunt Besides I am in great especiall grace With the King Archigallo that now raignes In tiranny and strange misgouerment Nobody loues him and he loues Nobody But that which most torments my troubled soule My name is made mere