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GALLOP

in A Christian Turned Turk (The Two Famous Pirates) — Daborne, Robert

Metadata

PlayA Christian Turned Turk (The Two Famous Pirates)
AuthorDaborne, Robert
Year (catalogued)1612
First performance1610
Decade1610s
GenreTragedy
Play typeBoys Professional
CompanyUnknown
Speech prefix(es)Gallop. | G • ll • p. | Gallip. | Gall. | Gal.
Words1563
Characters8012
Typicality0.24 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA19757
BritDrama no.1642
ClusterCluster 9 — Boon companions & bluff banter

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Full speech

A board, a board, a board. How? Conscience, were't but to banish those two words they shall go overboard. My Captain, my man of war speak the contra ry they are as safe as the great Turk. Out-swagered? Fortune shapes our revenge you see. When both the ships are grappled, privately We'll cut their hausers, the wind blows fair To give our lesser bark advantage, it's not ten league To Tunis, where entered, we are as safe As in a tower of brass. By no means to shall be Franciscoes task To cut his throat, this makes our revenge full, We share the prize he fights for Enter, Enter Enter. Zounds the slave winks and fights. That may be, for he hath had conscience by the ears already. So that I rise, let the world sink, heaven fallen. Away, farewell brave Captain, conquest sits on thy brow. Wertenberg never gulled till now. How? threatens and braves? All content both night and day stand to your My noble general alive, come to my rescue, my ioyaltie to the brave knight did thus engage me: the slaves could not be content to stow me underboard, and force me from thee, but would have shared the prize too: but I have shared with they, see here's three hundred ducats, thou shalt have them all brave spark, the Devil to boot with they. I'll fit you with and Eve sir, a temptress, Your peer, a beauty that would take you From out your self to gaze at her, The Jews wives sister. The slave hath a goat in his looks. S'hart, this poverty makes a man valiant, when I had my ducats I had no more heart then a Jew. Old, Benwash, where hidst thou thy head in this day of battle man? You are abused sir. Would, this is gold. The coast is clear, Bawd night I do salute thee Thou that dost wink at all faults, that hugst so many sins in thy black bosom, the Sun grow's pale to view them, to thee damnations nurse I make my prayer, conjure thee by all my lustful embraces thou hast be witness to, by all the cuc kolds thou hast made betwixt morn and twilight to add one to the number, but one thou black eyed negro, never did woman make such shift to dub her husband, though many thou dost know have made most bore ones, o let this instru meant that hath so many freed from the hell of V urers, and from the jaws of their fear, bandogs, hath paid so manies debts relieve my wants, I'll never blame thee, fortune hence forth if I lack, put thy self but this once on my my back, no false light in the window, no baudy landmark, no hand kerchief to waft me, I'll venture it, Agar, my lovely Agar. Thy friend, thy understanding friend, with the lad der of ropes, here make them sure above, leave me to the lower parts. I'll do thee as much right as can be done to one of thy sex, hast made it fast? He that will not adventure for such a piece of flesh, were worthy to feed upon dumplins all days on's life, nay I will venture, thou warden of the horned livery, omnipotent Unlcan, now set my shafts but right, I'll make one freeman more ere it be light. Flames and brimstone, I am in hell, Zounds my bree ches, the ladder, this Jew hath found us out and fired the house. A plague on venery, a hight end comes on't still, is the window high enough that I may break my neck, die any death rather then be roasted? Those sheets have brought me low enough already. Within Fire, fire, fire. Flames stop thy throat. Were it to hell I must, A plague on whores say, whose vast desires Begins in watery tears and end in fires. It cannot be, I am in a dream. It seems this Jew keeps a Bawdyhouse, I Like his wife well, I could find in my heart to cast away half a Ducat on her. But that's the wrong way sir, your followers expect their equal shares. Here, carry'em these two ducats to drink upon re ceit of the whole, Il'e deal Like a commander with they, as men do with their followers: that is, as you have followed me to earn means, so now you shall follow me as long to get your earnings, you shall be followers still, I will discharge none of you. My promise, if a Citizen had bought a company, he could but keep day with they: you must pardon him gentle men, a fresh Soldier wants seasoning. Out gull, talk to a commander, a man of war of e quall sharing, we have other use for our money then to pay fol lowers. Shall we acost these Ladies, gallants? Your desires are above my performance then. The reason of my heaviness e is, that you and I might agree the better: for women love contra ies, and you are light I see. I do but dream sure, Ward and Franciscus? Pale? I have a cause, I have less colour by 600 Duc kets then I had. I'll tell you: I took and adventure to pay this Ward, 600 Ducats at our two meetings at Tunis, and see how the Devil hath brought it about: I must leave you gallants. Sismund. As you are of the sword, draw. Murder, murder, I shall be torn in pieces, by my hands. God's-foot I am overjoyed with the fight of thee: see the heroic Dansiker, his Captain Sar . God's-heart there are as many more in Bank, you shall have they all, I prize thy countenance above a second Indies, were they melted in your garbage. The world runs round with me, Sicut erat in principio, naked I came in, and penilesse I shall go out. What stays the Jew so long, Who gave you patent to examine him. Adam's game at one whole, every male to his female I'll be a conjunction copulative to join you together for the money, it is a ate follow's us soldiers when we are down: the reason is, we hold it no shame to live upon spoil of the enemy, and a greater foe to man then a whore is impossibilities ssible S'hart I am prevented, the Jew panders them himself, that's she sir, that Turks her brother, his name is Crosman. You speak in Hebrew I understand you not. It is beyond my thoughts, imaginations drowned int Were not I confident of my good parts, this gold would buy me out of my five senses, a full purse, a ladder of ropes, and his wife in the tail on't able to overcome any man breathing, yet what should I fear that have so many good Angels about me? sure she's in love with me, it is no other, and out of her honesty it seems she hath vowed to do no thing, but what she dares acquaint her husband with, if she have made him usher his own crest I'll swear she is a woe man of the Sun, she hath dazeld his eyes well, this night makes the trial, I'll take your instructions Jew, climb the matter of preferment. It may be 'twas my destiny gave me this crown, Women and ropes should raise me, that put others down. You put me to a sweet purgation the other night, 'twas well fear took away some of my senses, I had smelled for't else. You may call it necessity. I thought of the day of Judgement, and that was more then ever I did in my life be before: what with the fire above, and the Ram-headed Devil your husband below, I imagined damnation could not be far off. And whither is that golden calf of Horeb, that Jew of the the Tribe of Israel gone, that it is Jubilee with you 1 page duplicate 1 page duplicate now, all open? And in the mean time thou wilt utter one at home, I am thy Merchant Wench, and will deal with the by whole sale. Where is your Pim Rabshake, taking a nap at the stair foot, committing sin in conceit, while we are at it in Actium? hath he the two qualities of and Usher, a good ear, and to in dure cold of his feet? have you given him instructions? The slave was born Pander, his mother was a Mid wife, and then he must needs be bawd to set his mother's trade awork. Provocatives and whetters on? one Liquorous thing draws out another. Who will not swear Venery is a sweet sin now? Bacchus and Venus, two Gods, the Devil is far e nough off then. This Whore hath betrayed me: now she hath wrung what she can out of me, she hangs me up for a dried Neats-tongue. She is and insatiate Whore sir, hath enticed me by the Pander your man: I was chaste before I knew her sir. I find my self in bonds for't Lady, it is some come fort yet, that I die not unrevenged. Save my life sir, and I will be your slave, fell my self in open market, brand me. God's-death villains, treacherous villains, the plague, pox.

Plot summary

Plot — A Christian Turned Turk (The Two Famous Pirates)
By a ruse, the pirate Ward takes prisoner two French merchants, Ferdinand and Albert. He attacks the ship taking Alizia to her bridegroom, Young Raymond, and kills her brother; she escapes by disguising herself as a ship-boy, Fidelio. Another pirate, Francisco, challenges him for the spoils; they engage in single combat, and ultimately agree to share the booty. During the fight, Ward’s men Gismund and Gallop mutiny and steal a ship, and make for Tunis, taking the disguised Alizia with them. Ward swears vengeance, seizes further prisoners, among them Alizia’s fiancé, and sells them into slavery in Tunis. Gallop makes his peace with Ward by pretending he was abducted, like ‘Fidelio’. The Turkish authorities in Tunis attempt to convert Ward to Islam. He is initially reluctant, but agrees when Voada offers herself as his wife; even so, he evades circumcision by putting an ape’s tail under the knife instead of his penis. He marries Voada as planned and gives her ‘Fidelio’ as her page; but in fact ‘Fidelio’ has been the object of her affections all along, and she has no sexual interest in Ward. ‘Fidelio’ agrees to sleep with her if she arranges for a particular slave to escape, claiming him to be a brother (though of course it is really Young Raymond). To evade the sexual part of the bargain, ‘Fidelio’ then makes an alternative arrangement with Ward, who agrees to help her, but then double-crosses her by telling his wife. Voada kills Raymond, thinking he is trying to rob her of ‘Fidelio’, then Alizia kills herself. Seeking revenge, Voada tries to attack Ward; she is slightly wounded when he defends himself, but exaggerates the injury in order to get him arrested. (The Tunisian authorities are uninterested in the murder of the two Christians.) Ward stabs himself, and dies cursing Turkish treachery. In the other plot, Gallop makes a date for sex with Agar. Her jealous husband Benwash allows the tryst to go ahead, since he needs definite proof of adultery if he is to end the marriage. Meanwhile, the reformed pirate Dansiker has been offered a pardon by the French King, but wishes to do something positive to redeem his past crimes, rather than passively accept forgiveness; so he plans to rid Tunis of its pirates by blowing up the town. Gallop keeps his date with Agar, but thieves steal his clothes and rope ladder while he is busy enjoying himself. The couple are disturbed by Dansiker’s explosion, which sets the house on fire, and Gallop has to escape in a state of…