PIMPONIO

If I do not I know who's Like to fare the worse. Yes I do use To be drunk before you often. NO Signior Aurelio come yet? No master to be herd on, he is a fine Gentleman to use his Squire of this fashion; where should he be, he commanded me not to be drunk, he is drunk; and drunk and dead drunk, he would have had the grace to reel home to his lodging before this time of night else: let me see, what if the flesh have led him a to side? He is fallen into some brake, some wench has tied him by the legs, and nothing else can excuse him to me; yet now I think on't, he does forget Pimponio, he was not wont to be his own purveyor, my art for the choice of his Pullin, has been allowed if he do get and so forth and excuse for Physic, and come home foundered, the disease was none of my choo sing, it came not through my office; stay, what if my Signior be dead? umph? dead? my heart misgives, they may be killed, my master has the spirit of fighting in him, and his companion is the Devil at it, and aglet hold or two in their hearts, and in a strange place, my Signiors, are never missed, 'tis so, if he be dead—bring forth the Port-Mantue. Bring forth my Port-mantue my deminitive knave, and tell thy father I would speak with him, he is dead, he would not have trusted me so long with his money else, now will I make my self his heir, defy the world and Aurelios Ghost; but first of all I must ourface mine host, so let me examine; very good linings, bag and baggage, you are mine own, Thy father call him hither. Never too late to tell money, fetch me a brace of gen nets I will mount em, a Covey of Courtesans; stay Pimponio, be not mad before thy time, who shall I say I am? a Prince at least, I have it; Here comes mine Host. Speak that word no more on thy allegiance, here go to bed and rise with a clean shirt. No fellows neither, 'tis time to show my self, where is thy boy? Kneel down and ask me blessing. Ask any thing but what I am. Stay there, it's dangerous to pronounce me yet, I will be still disguised, my men are absent. Thou art wise, thine ear, I am a Prince. The reason of my shape thou shat know hereafter, thus Jove has been disguised. It was my pleasure they should call me so, I have not found they trusty; How fares the Duchess? This boy shall wait on me, I'll have ye all. What Country shall I choose? to be a Prince of Ita lie is too well known, Spain stands convenient, and far enough, where I have been too, I'll have you all to Spain. For your preferments, when thou hast God a chapman for this tub thou livest in, let me know't. They wonnot travel thither to disprove me, to tell the truth, I suspect my two Grooms have betrayed me; I come him there to be a suitor to your Duchess. You do not know my plot, these Gentlemen my sir vaunts should cunningly have preferred me to be the Duchess Fool. But for a time, there's mystery in that By this means I resolved to try her nature And disposition ere I married her, For I can have at this present four Kings daughters, the eldest of they is but seven years old, which shows the parents dote upon me, and wood make sure of me betimes. Grace, umph, thou must be advanced, let me see, what office, o, thou shalt have a place at my return in the Galleys, dost hear, a yerking preferment. Thou shalt be—a Picaro, in your language a Page, my chief Picaro; by degrees you may send for all your generation, I will see them mounted. A pox Pimp you, they are alive again, now am I a dead man. Wood your tongue had been clipped. All your friends are well. Does he not carry it handsomely, he knows not I have discovered my self to you. Away, away. Who shall maintain. I shannot know my self, am not I a Prince Indeed, that have been long concealed? this is a bag And full of golden friends, umph, however I will Spend it Like and Emperor, these are not robes Fit for a Prince I take it, Grutti, boy I entertain you both my Groom and Page, and Say unto you, Snakes go cast your coats Here's earnest for new skins, when things are ripe We will to Court. I am too sober, let the whole house be drunk first it'll please us well to see the servants gambol, we purpose To be drunk our selves in state too: Let me have fifty strumpets. Strumpets I say, they'll make the greater noise. I will, and thou shalt be Captain of the Pigmies under me, this room's too narrow, beat down the walls on both sides, advance your lights and call the Country in, if there be a Taylor amongst they he shall first take measure of my highness, for I must not longer walk in Quirpo. And how, and how do things become? We were in clouds but now. Broken out, where? There is no infidel among you then, You all believe I am a Prince, de'e hear, At all adventures let it go no further, There are no traitors I hope amongst ye Do and I will justify it, hang necks among friends, although I am pleased to reveal the majesty of my person to you, it is not fit every one should know so much, you are gers, and therefore I dare trust you, but the Duchess must not hear on't upon your lives; she and I must be better acquainted when I see my time; I'll tell you, oy may take me i'th head to look Like a fool again, it may, greatness is given to humours, and giddiness will run in a blood, if it do, do not know me. For any other then I seem. Thou art and ass, a Prince may play the fool within his own dominions, or any other; provided they be of his own allies and confederates: I know where I am, but we are not merr y reach me a chair and a bottle of wine, every one take his charge. They will dance the better when they are three quar ters drunk. Not Subject's I grant you that, but we Found a health. have privilege music, and give fire at once—so, but me thinks it were necessary there were some difference in our drinkings; all are not Princes, reach me a bigger bottle, Found a health. I will preserve my state, this is a Princely draught— We drink alone. so—Why have we not a Concubine? Now let em frisk the dance you have prepared, I am ready to accept it. For me, I wonnot come yet. Let him beat all the world, whats that to me? shall he ma a prize of me? That's another matter, give me the tother bottle— Now let all the Cantons of Swiss come. Enter Ascanio in Swizzers habit. Which is the high Germane? let me see him. He's one of the lowest high Germanes that ever I looked upon. And we embrace this lowness: de'e hear Sir, are you a high Germane? Are you beaten to that? you'll be a very little nation and the wars continue. We give the Duchess thanks, how knew she I was here? Oh Pensioner, 'tis the least honour we intend thee, I am a natural Prince as sure as I live; here wear this gold, there's more to drink our health, we are pleased no man be sober at our return, as he will answer it, you may be all my Subject's if I marry the Duchess I'll hang you all. In chains of preferment, drink I say, and drink to purpose, what will become of me now? stay, a word with you high Germane, what will the Duchess do with me do you think? No matter, I would been affronted a hundred times, but by whom? I have been beaten too upon good occasion, And will again to save my honour; beaten? I can take the strappado, beside in this partly I am insensible, a kick is cast away. I will go on, and fear no beating, well I cannot knight thee, yet prove but a witch I'll make thee one of my privy counsellors. Why any Prince in Spain. Duke of—let me alone. I wonnot, let the high Germane first present me in a speech, Is that the Duchess? so, so. My master or his ghost? Umph, umph, stand by fellow. Tell how I love her. I am Duke of all the world, what's that to thee? High Germane stand close to me. 'Tis mine, thou art a counterfeit, I hope your grace will know me another time. Do, do, I looked for this, a true Prince can bear. Let him go madam, I'll call him to account hereafter. Whats the matter? Whip a Prince? what de'e mean? Duke of a Fiddlestick, you do not mean, to let me Catch and Ague Gentlemen? How am I transformed, Duke of Ferrara quotha, would I were any thing, I know not what I am as they have handled me. That's I. Nothing, I hope she does not know me again, I must deny my self. Alas not I Madam, he is gone. The insolent fellow that made a fool of your high ness. To obey your grace and be whipped. I'm very warm and please your grace. My clothes? I never wore any more in my life, I sweat with these. A Tumbler, do you know me? What not Pimp. honest Pimponio. How signior Borgia? then I am not I, and there is no Staying here to find my self, as I remember some friends of mine, did promise me a comfortable whip, I'll rather venture a cold then stay fort, I must be Dukified, be persuaded into kicks—they'll return, I wonnot tempt my destiny, she pro misd to hang me, and I can do that for my self when I have a mind toot. You are mistaken Sir, he means some body else, I have been kicked already. No, no, that's Signior Borgia, do not deceive your self Do let us feast And fortify our selves, we shall have Our bellies full of fighting time enough. Oyes; If any man there be In town or in country Can tell me of a wight Was lost but yester night, His name was I know Signior Aurelio, By these marks he is known, He had a bush of his own, Two eyes in their place And a nose on his face, His beard is very thin But no hair on his chin, Bring word to the crier His desolate squire, And for this fine feat Take what you can get; And heaven bless Pimponio, for no body knowns me And I know no body else to pray for.