Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

IACAMO

in The Royal Master — Shirley, James

Metadata

PlayThe Royal Master
AuthorShirley, James
Year (catalogued)1638
Decade1630s
Speech prefix(es)Iacam. | Iaca. | Iac.
Words252
Characters1328
Typicality0.56 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA12150
ClusterCluster 16 — Errand servants & brief parts

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Full speech

This way and please your Lordship. A servant of my Ladies. A little fantastic, but very harmless, And makes my Ladies merry; my young Madam Domitilla calls him her secretary for sport And wonder of his good parts. He can neither write nor read. But he has been much given to it, To reading, till much poring night and day Made him book blind; and defying spectacles, He walks and thinks he is wise, and talks upon His old stock. The last course is o'th table; Why do not you wait? Whom do you mean. In what? You are witty signior Bombo to advance The muse, I'll fetch a bottle that you talked of, A bottle of rich wine. There's asking for my Ladies Secretary I'll drink some bodies health. I am called. I have retrieved a cov y of Partridge for thee. What's this a Book. It shall go round. Potato Bulley. Heel be drunk presently. He was very pleasant with your Lady; But the Duke feeds upon her looks. Away; the Lords are risen. Madam. 'Tis the Duke. Of Florence. He's gone Madam. Back to the country house; he herd of my Lord Montaltoes disgrace, and the fear of his supp'ying The place of a favourite, sent him away this morning With all his movables; the country he says Is wholesome, where he will die without fear or wit when His time comes; he durst not stay to see the King. Madam, the Duke of Florence. Thou make a Mask.