Prethee, prethee conceive me [rightly], any thing Of profit or of place that may advance thee.
Prethee be good unto me; take a mans heart And look upon her truly: take a friends heart And feel what misery must follow this.
Prethee forbear, We may offend in it; we know not for whom It was provided.
I prethee mind thy health: why that's well said my good boy, smile still.
Devils take 'em That are so envious to me; pretheekill me.
But use your Gantlets though; those are o'th' least, Prethee take mine good Cosen.
Prethee convey this Letter to her, But at any hand let not your Mistriss see't.
There will be pains, I see to shake this Burr off, and sweetest, Pretheehow fares thy charge?
Foh, prethee stand away: a paper from fortunes close-stoole, to giue to a Nobleman.
I prethee now deliuer them, like a man of this World Pist.
Prethee peace: pay her the debt you owe her, and vnpay the villany you haue done her: the one you may do with sterling mony, & the other with currant repentance Fal.
I prethee louing Wife, and gentle Daughter, Giue an euen way vnto my rough Affaires: Put not you on the visage of the Times, And be like them to Percie, troublesome Wife.
Prethee (Sir Iohn) let it be but twenty Nobles, I loath to pawne my Plate, in good earnest la Fal.
I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.
I prethee do not urge my sins unto me, Without I could amend 'em.
Stay thy dead doing hand, he must not die yet: prethee be calm my Hector.
Come prethee be not angry, 'tis a day Given wholly to our mirth.
Then a pottle of sack will doe, here's my hand, prethee thy business?
Prethee farewel, and entertain my friends, be drunk and burn thy Table-books: and my dear spark of velvet, thou and I.
I prethee deliver my service, and say, I desire to see the dear cause of my banishment; and then for France.
I prethee sweete natures darling, insult not ouermuch vpon quiet men: a worme that is troden vpon will turne againe, and patience loues not to be made a cart of Croyden.
O quoth the Smith, for a thing that if I could finde, I should be made for euer: why quoth the fellow what I prethee ist?
I prethee tell me: at last, at the earnest entreaty of the fellow, the smith told he looked for fearne seede: with that the fellow laughed a good, and asked him who willed him to looke for that?
Nay then you iest, and now I wel perceiue You haue but iested with me all this while: I prethee sister Kate, vntie my hands Ka.
I pretheegood Grumio, tell me, how goes the world?
I prethee go, and get me some repast, I care not what, so it be holsome foode Gru.
You alway excepted; tis but melancholly; Prethee bestow a kisse upon me, love; Perchance that will expell it.
Indeed I will not; goe, I have much to doe; Prethee to bed; I will not waken thee.
I doe confesse it, will that satisfie, I prethee get thee gone.
Why, I will care, I'me glad that thou art well, I prethee is he so?
Prethee discover not a way to sadness, Nearer than I have in me, our two sorrows Work like two eager Hawks, who shall get highest; How shall I lessen thine?
I prethee do, and if my Brother were In any danger, let not thy tale make Him abide there long before thou bring him off, For all that while my heart will beat.
Prethee Sonne doe: for we must be gentle, now we are Gentlemen Clow.
I prethee yet remember Millions are now in graves, which at last day Like mandrakes shall rise shreeking.
Buckingham, I prethee pardon me, That I haue giuen no answer all this while: My minde was troubled with deepe Melancholly.
Stanley, I prethee goe, and take me hence, I care not whither, for I begge no fauor; Onely conuey me where thou art commanded Stanley.
I am more acquainted with Thy virtue, than to imagine thou wilt not Excuse me now, one kiss dismisses him Whose heart shall wait on Polidora prethee Let me not wish for thy return too often, My Father.
Prethee Maria tell me what's the reason, And doe it freely, you deal thus strangely with me?
Arcadius, I prethee speak thy self, It is for thee I plead.
Thou art jealous now, Come let me take the kiss I gave thee last, I am so confident of thee, no Lip Has ravisht it from thine; I prethee come To Court.
I prethee leave thy fears, I am commanded To th' contrary, I wonot leave thee now.
People will take thee shortly for a Witch: But prethee tell me Clora, if I were So mad as thou wouldst make me, what kind of man Wouldst thou imagine him?
Prethee good Lancelot remember that Thy Master's life is in thy trust, and therefore Be very carefull.
I dare not do otherwise, for fear thou should'st still follow me, Prethee be forgiven, and I prethee forgive me too: And if any of you will marry her.
Faith but I have not Frank: Prethee be handsom, The Captain comes along too, wench.
Prethee keep off, woman; It is not fit I should know every creature.
And I you, prethee do not take it unkindly, For trust me I boxt thee for thy advancement, A foolish desire I had to joggle thee into preferment.
Nay, I prethee Fouleweather, be not tempesteous with thy poore Lacquay.
Now I prethee let me leape out of my skin for joy: why thou wilt not now revive the sociable mirth of thy sweet disposition?
I prethee goe to my uncle the Lord Monford, and intreat him to come quicken our Eares with some of his pleasant Spirit; This same Fowleweather has made me so melancholly, prethie make haste.
Yes I prethee doe, sir Gyles give the boyes something.
Nay then I know you mock me, The Italians are not frighted with such bug-bears, Prethee go in.
Sing mournfully that sad Epithalamion I gave thee now: and prethee let thy lute weep.
But prethee tell me who is it you are to fight with, for as yet I am ignorant both of the Cause and Person.
Prethee peace, good Girl hold thy tongue; Od's bobs thou'lt make us all Cowards, to hear a Woman preach up Valour thus.
Nay then I see ther’s mistery in this maske, Pretheeresolue me Wat?
Nay but, Accutus, prethee what mis-shapen vizard of Melancholly hast thou mask't thy selfe in?
I must claw out another device, we must not part so, Graccus; prethee keepe the sceane, til I fetch more actors to fill it fuller.
He hath freedome, and I prethee let him be brought hither.
O Hal, I prethee giue me leaue to breath awhile: Turke Gregory neuer did such deeds in Armes, as I haue done this day.
I prethee lend me thy Lanthorne to see my Gelding in the stable 1.
He is indeed, and liuing to kill thee: I prethee lend me thy sword Falst.
I prethee speake, we will not trust our eyes Without our eares.
I prethee Tom, beate Cuts Saddle, put a few Flockes in the point: the poore Iade is wrung in the withers, out of all cesse.
I prethee call in Falstaffe, Ile play Percy, and that damn'd Brawne shall play Dame Mortimer his wife.
Ned, prethee come out of that fat roome, & lend me thy hand to laugh a little Poines.
I prethee Harry withdraw thy selfe, thou bleedest too much: Lord Iohn of Lancaster, go you with him P.
Prethee why should we look for any Protestant Bishops in the Kingdom, when there's no Protestant Episcopacy in the World?
Prethee let me understand that, for I know nothing on't.
Prethee Cit, tell me one thing by the way, hast thou ever made Tryal of this Experiment thy self?
I prethee foolish greeke depart from me, there's money for thee, if you tarry longer, I shall giue worse paiment Clo.
I prethee gentle friend, Let thy fayre wisedome, not thy passion sway In this vnciuill, and vniust extent Against thy peace.
Prethee hold thy peace, this is not the way: Doe you not see you moue him?
Nay, I prethee put on this gown, & this beard, make him beleeue thou art sir Topas the Curate, doe it quickly.
Foole, Ile requite it in the highest degree: I prethee be gone Clo.
Vent my folly: I am affraid this great lubber the World will proue a Cockney: I prethee now vngird thy strangenes, and tell me what I shall vent to my Lady?
Part of this truth I know, but prethee boy Proceed to that thou cam'st for; thou didst Promise Something, thy language cannot hitherto Encourage me to hope for.
Prethee Frank believe me, Go to consider, hark, they knock to dinner.
Prethee leave me: Had I my Page, or foot-man here to flesh thee, I durst the better hear thee.
Prethee no more, and as thou art my best one, Ask something that may equal such a goodness.
Methinks the light burns blew, I pretheesnuff it, There's a thief in't I think.
Prethee be true, be honest, do not mock me, Thou knowest her heart, no former interest She has vow'd a favour too?
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