Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ... Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

cch.kcl.ac.uk
from cch.kcl.ac.uk More from this publisher
13.07.2015 Views

274 XXIII. NICHOLAS UDALL.:R. Royster. No, I am a poore homely man as God mademee.M. Mery. By the faith that I owe to God, sir, but ye bee.Woulde I might, for your sake, spende a thousande poundland. 115R. Royster. I dare say thou wouldest haue me to thy husbande.M. Mery. Yea :AndI were the fairest lady in the shiere,And knewe you as I know you, and see you nowe here.Well, I say no more.R. Royster. Gramercies, with all my hart.M. Mery. But since that can not be, will ye play a \viseparte ? 120R. Royster. How should I ?M. Mery. Refraine from Custance a while now,And I warrant hir soone right glad to seeke to youYe shall see hir anon come on hir knees creeping,And pray you to be good to hir, salte teares weeping.R. Royster. But what and she come not ?M. Mery. In faith, then farewel she !Or else, if ye be wroth, ye may auenged be. 126R. Royster. By cocks precious potsticke, and een so I shall.I wyll vtterly destroy hir,and house and all.But I woulde be auenged, in the meane space.On that vile scribler, that did my wowyng disgrace. 130M. Mery. Scribler (ko you) in deede he is worthy, noIlesse.will call h}Tn to you, and ye bidde me doubtlesse.R. Royster. Yes, for although he had as many liues.As a thousande widowes, and a thousande wiues,As a thousande lyons, and a thousand rattes, 135A thousande wolues, and a thousand cattes,A thousand bulles, and a thousande calues,

XXIII. ROISTER DOISTER, III. 5. 275And a thousande legions diuided in halues,He shall neuer scape death on my swordes point,Though I shoulde be tome therfore ioynt by ioynt. 140M. Mery. Nay, if ye will kyll him, I will not fette him,I will not in so much extremitie sette him ;He may yet amende, sir, and be an honest man,Therfore pardon him, good soule, as muche as ye can.R, Royster. Well, for thy sake, this once with his lyfe heshall passe, 145But I wyll hewe hym all to pieces, by the Masse.M. Mery. Nay fayth, ye shall promise that he shall noharme haue.Else I will not fet him.R. Royster. I shall, so God me saue.But I may chide him a good.M. Mery. Yea, that do hardely. 149R. Royster. Go then.M. Mery. I returne, and bring him to you by and by.Ex.Actus iij. Scaena v.Roister Doister. Mathewe Merygreeke. Scriuener.R. Royster. What is a gentleman but his worde and hispromise ?I must nowe saue this vilaines lyfe in any wiseAnd yet at hym already my handes doe tickle.I shall vneth holde them, they wyll be so fickle.But lo, and Merygreeke haue not brought him sens !5M. Mery. [to Scriv.'] Nay, I woulde I had of my pursepayde fortie pens.Scriuener. So woulde I too : but it needed not thatstounde.T 2

XXIII. ROISTER DOISTER, III. 5. 275And a thousande legions diuided in halues,He shall neuer scape death on my swordes point,Though I shoulde be <strong>to</strong>me <strong>the</strong>rfore ioynt by ioynt. 140M. Mery. Nay, if ye will kyll him, I will not fette him,I will not in so much extremitie sette him ;He may yet amende, sir, and be an honest man,Therfore pardon him, good soule, as muche as ye can.R, Royster. Well, for thy sake, this once with his lyfe heshall passe, 145But I wyll hewe hym all <strong>to</strong> pieces, by <strong>the</strong> Masse.M. Mery. Nay fayth, ye shall promise that he shall noharme haue.Else I will not fet him.R. Royster. I shall, so God me saue.But I may chide him a good.M. Mery. Yea, that do hardely. 149R. Royster. Go <strong>the</strong>n.M. Mery. I returne, and bring him <strong>to</strong> you by and by.Ex.Actus iij. Scaena v.Roister Doister. Ma<strong>the</strong>we Merygreeke. Scriuener.R. Royster. What is a gentleman but his worde and hispromise ?I must nowe saue this vilaines lyfe in any wiseAnd yet at hym already my handes doe tickle.I shall vneth holde <strong>the</strong>m, <strong>the</strong>y wyll be so fickle.But lo, and Merygreeke haue not brought him sens !5M. Mery. [<strong>to</strong> Scriv.'] Nay, I woulde I had <strong>of</strong> my pursepayde fortie pens.Scriuener. So woulde I <strong>to</strong>o : but it needed not thats<strong>to</strong>unde.T 2

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!