Francis Beaumont

“ I pray you, youth, let him have a suit of reparel!—I’ll be sworn, gentlemen, my husband tells you true: he will act you sometimes at our house, that all the neighbours cry out on him; he will fetch you up a couraging part so in the garret, that we are all as feared, I warrant you, that we quake again: we’ll fear our children with him; if they be never so unruly, do but cry, “Ralph comes, Ralph comes!” to them, and they’ll be as quiet as lambs.—Hold up thy head, Ralph; show the gentlemen what thou canst do; speak a huffing part; I warrant you, the gentlemen will accept of it. ”

“ But, sir, we have never a boy to play him: every one hath a part already. Wife.
Husband, husband, for God’s sake, let Ralph play him! beshrew me, if I do not think he will go beyond them all. Cit.
Well remembered, wife.—Come up, Ralph.—I’ll tell you, gentlemen ”

“ No, sir! yes, sir: if you were not resolved to play the Jacks, what need you study for new subjects, purposely to abuse your betters? why could not you be contented, as well as others, with “The legend of Whittington,” or “The Life and Death of Sir Thomas Gresham, with the building of the Royal Exchange,” or “The story of Queen Eleanor, with the rearing of London Bridge upon woolsacks?” S. of Prol.
You seem to be an understanding man: what would you have us do, sir? Cit. ”