The Three Lordes and Three Ladies of London by Robert Wilson (1590)
The Actors names.
- Pollicie, the thrée Lords of London. Wit. their pages.
- Pompe, the thrée Lords of London. Wealth. their pages.
- Pleasure, the thrée Lords of London. Wil. their pages.
- Nemo, a graue old man.
- Loue, three Ladies of London.
- Lucre, three Ladies of London.
- Conscience, three Ladies of London.
- Honest Industrie, thrée Sages.
- Pure zeale, thrée Sages.
- Sinceritie, thrée Sages.
- Pride, three Lordes of Spaine, Shame, their pages,
- Ambition, three Lordes of Spaine, Treachery, their pages,
- Tiranny, three Lordes of Spaine, Terror, their pages,
- Desire, thrée Lordes of Lincolne.
- Delight, thrée Lordes of Lincolne.
- Deuotion, thrée Lordes of Lincolne.
- Sorrowe, a Iayler.
- Simplicity, a poore Frée man of London.
- Painefull Penurie, his wife.
- Dilligence, a Poste, or an Officer.
- Fealtie, two Heraldes at Armes.
- Shealtie, two Heraldes at Armes.
- Fraud, Foure Gallantes.
- Vsurie, Foure Gallantes.
- Dissimulation, Foure Gallantes.
- Simony, Foure Gallantes.
- Falshood. two that belong to Fraud and Dissimulation.
- Double dealing. two that belong to Fraud and Dissimulation.
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Sim.
Thou wast the more foole: if thou cannot read Ile tel thi•, this is Tarltons picture: didst thou neuer know Tarlton▪
No: what was that Tarlton? I neuer knew him.
What was be: a prentice in his youth of this honorable ci∣ty, God be with him: when he was yoong he was leaning to the trade that my wife vseth nowe, and I haue vsed, vide lice shirt, water-bearing: I wis he hath tost a Tankard in Cornehil er nowe, if thou knewest him not I wil not cal thée ingram, but if thou knewest not him, thou knewest no body: I warrant her’s two crackropes knew him.
I dwelt with him.
Didst thou? now giue me thy hand, I loue thée the better.
And I too sometime.
you child, did you dwel with him sometime?
wit dwelt with him indeed, as appeared by his rime,
And serued him well, and wil was with him now & than, but soft, thy name is wealth, I think in earnest he was litle acquainted with th•e O it was a fine fellow as ere was borne, there will neuer come his like while the earth can corne. O passing fine Tarlton I would thou hadst lined yet.
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