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Search - Works : Reprinted From The Original Editions With Notes, And Some Account Of His Life And Writings: Vol. III.

Works Reprinted From The Original Editions With Notes And Some Account Of His Life And Writings Vol III
Author: John Marston

THE WORKS JOHN MARSTON - P R O L O G U S . -- N OT out of envy, for ther S no effect Where there S no cause nor out of imitation, For we have ever more bin imitat. ed Nor out of our contention to doe better - Then that which is opposd to ours in title, For that was good and better cannot be. And for the title, if it seeme affected, We might as w... more »ell have calde it, God you good Even Onely that east-ward west-wards still exceedes, Honour the sunnes faire rising, not his setting. Nor is our title utterly enforcte, As by the points we touch at you shall see. Beare with our milling paines, if dull or witty, Wee onely dedicate it to the Cittye. EASTWARD HOE. ACTUS PRIMUS. SCENA PRIMA. - - Ffiter Maister TOUCHSTO a N n E d QUICKSILV a E t R s everal dores Qurc srLv w x i th his h, pu mps, dort - sword, and dagger, and a racket trussed up under his cloake. At the middle dore, enter GOLDING c-covering a Goldsmiths shoppe, and walkifig sfiort turnev before it. I . . To cii. N D whether with you now what loose action are you bound for Come, what comrades are you to meete with all whers the supper whera the rallclevous Quick. Indeed, and in very good sober truth, sir-To ouch. Indeed, and in very good sober truth, sir Behind my back thou wilt sweare faster then a Frenclr foot-boy, and talke more baudily then a common widmife and now indeed and in very good sober truth, sir but if a privie search shold be made, with whit furniture are you riggd now Sirrah, I tell thee, I am thy maister, - William Touchstone, goldsmith and thou my prentise, Francis Quicksilver, and I will see whether you are running. Worke upon that now. Qaick. Why, sir, I hope a man may use his recreation with his masters profit. Touch. Prentises recreations are seldome with their masters profit. Worke upon that now. You shal give up your cloake tho you be no alderman. Heyday d n s hal, sword, pumps, heers a rackkt indeed I Touch. uncloaks Quicksilver. Quick. Worke upon that now. Touch. Thou shamelesse varlet, doest thou jest at thy lawfull maister contrary to thy indentures l Quick. Zbloud, sir my mothers a gentlewoman, and my father a justice of peace and of Q orum and tho I am a yonger brother and a prentise, yet I hope I am my fathers son and by Godslidde, tis for your worship and for your commodity that I keepe company. I am intertaind among gallants, true. They cal me cozen Franck, right I lend them monyes, good they spend it, well. But when they are spent, must not they strive to get more, must not their land flie and to whom P Shall not your worshippe kiay the refusall Well, I am a good mem ber of the Citty if I were well considered. How would merchants thrive, if gentlemen would not be unthrifts How could gentlemen bee unthrifts if their humours were not fed, How should their humours be fedde but by white meate, and cunning secoildings Well, the Citty might consider us. I am going to an ordinary now the sc. I. EAST7TAR. D HOE. 5 gallants fall to play I carry light goldc with me the gallants call, Cozen Francke, some golde for silver I change, gaine by it the gallants loose the golde and then call, Coozen Francke, lend me some silver. - Why--Touch. Why I cannot tell. Seven score pound art thou out in the cash but looke to it, I will not be gallanted out of my monyes...

ISBN-13: 9781408621486
ISBN-10: 1408621487
Publication Date: 1/31/2008
Pages: 338
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