Marmion, Shackerley · published 1633 · first performed or written 1633 [1632-1633] (Annals) comedy · Prince Charles's Men (second) · before the Court T52 Prodigals, portions and poor kin typicality 0.76 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T52: brother, father, uncle, cousin, son, poor, bread, old, given, master.
You have no other way then this, to render you worthy of society. What, he may turn stinkard, and live in the Country with roots and bacon, and not drink a cup of good wine in a twelvemonth, nor know how the year goes about, but by observation of Husbandry. He may keep two couple of dogs and a Sparrow-hawk, and level his discourse by them. He may be styled a civil Gentleman, ten spheres below a fool: He may marry a knight's daughter, a creature out of fashion, that has not one commendable quality, more than to make a corner pie and a salad, no manner of courtship, but two or three dances, as old as monsieur, and can play a few Lessons on the Virginals that she learned of her Grandam: beside she is simple, and dull in her dalliance. He tells thee right my brave Frisker, they are lumpish girls, heavy in their sport, and cannot move with art. There's a wench, has her Suburb tricks about her I warrant you: hold there Bellerophon, take thy Ocyrois, and mount her like Phlegon. Now do I want some two or three good oaths, to express my meaning withal. Captain, what think you, shall he be a brother? Yes he deserves it, let him be a brother. Give him the principles of the brotherhood. Are you resolved to be a brother sir? Any thing I, you shall make a blowing horn, or what you list of me. Nothing can be suddenly perfect, but must aspire by progression, he must be practised in certain duties, before he can be an engrafted member of the fraternity. He shall do any thing that is requisite. Well then, for the first two months we must dine every day at a Tavern, where it shall be lawful for any brother to bring his shadow with him; and besides the full income of wine and provision, to bespeak any superfluous dish that he affects: but that which shall most commend the discretion of your worth, is, that after the dissolution of the Feast, no man besides yourself must know what's to pay, or take notice of the reckoning. I must pay all, must I? You understand me rightly, and I applaud your capacity; from thence, we must have a Coach attend at the door, to carry us to a Play, and at night to a Bawdy-house. And all at my charges? What else? And if any brother need a Cloak, or a Suit, or so, you must not stay till he publish or intimate his wants; but presently, by the strength of your own Minerva, pick out the meaning, and take order to supply him: have you any credit with the Tradesmen? Yes, I have a tailor that will trust me for any thing that I'll have him. That tailor shall have custom, tell him so; and one thing more, now brother, for so I must call you, we must have all things in common, no difference in the possession of any thing.
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You have no other way then this, to render you worthy of ſociety. What, he may turne ſtinkard, and live in the Country with rootes and bacon, and not drinke a cup of good wine in a twelve-moneth, nor know how the yeare goes about, but by obſervation of Husbandry. He may keepe two couple of dogs and a Sparrow-hawk, and levell his diſcourſe by them. He may be ſtil'd a civill Gentleman, ten ſphaeres below a foole: He may marry a Knights daughter, a creature out of faſhion, that has not one commendable quality, more then to make a corner pye and a ſallad, no manner of courtſhip, but two or three dances, as old as Mounſier, and can play a few Leſſons on the Virginalls that ſhe learnt of her Grandam: beſides ſhe is ſimple, and dull in her dalliance. He tells thee right my brave Frisker, they are lumpiſh girles, heavy in their ſport, and cannot move with art. There's a wench, has her Suburb trickes about her I warrant you: hold there Bellerophon, take thy Ocyrois, and mount her like Phlegon. Now doe I want ſome two or three good oaths, to expreſſe my meaning withall. Captaine, what thinke you, ſhall he be a brother? Yes he deſerves it, let him be a brother. Give him the principles of the brotherhood. Are you reſolved to be a brother ſir? Any thing I, you ſhall make a blowing horne, or what you liſt of me. Nothing can be ſuddenly perfect, but muſt aſpire by progreſſion, he muſt be practiſed in certaine duties, before he can be an ingrafted member of the fraternity. He ſhall doe any thing that is requiſite. Well then, for the firſt two moneths we muſt dine every day at a Taverne, where it ſhall be lawfull for any brother to bring his ſhadow with him; and beſides the full income of wine and proviſion, to beſpeake any ſuperfluous diſh that he affects: but that which ſhall moſt commend the diſcretion of your worth, is, that after the diſſolution of the Feaſt, no man beſides your ſelfe muſt know what's to pay, or take notice of the reckoning. I muſt pay all, muſt I? You underſtand me rightly, and I applaud your capacity; from thence, we muſt have a Coach attend at the doore, to carry us to a Play, and at night to a Bawdy-houſe. And all at my charges? What elſe? And if any brother need a Cloake, or a Sute, or ſo, you muſt not ſtay till he publiſh or intimate his wants; but preſently, by the ſtrength of your owne Minerva, picke out the meaning, and take order to ſupply him: have you any credit with the Tradeſmen? Yes, I have a Taylor that will truſt mee for any thing that Ile have him. That Taylor ſhall have cuſtome, tell him ſo; and one thing more, now brother, for ſo I muſt call you, we muſt have all things in common, no difference in the poſſeſſion of any thing.