Marmion, Shackerley · published 1633 · first performed or written 1633 [1632-1633] (Annals) comedy · Prince Charles's Men (second) · before the Court T8 Captains, gallants and cheats typicality 0.82 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
Nay but show us the manner of it. Why forsooth I came at the latter end of the feast, and the beginning of the fray, and there my young Master was got above them all, and stood upon his Guard, and held his weapon in his hand so dreadfully, as it he would have poured down his fury upon any man that should come near him. And will you be angry with him for this? 'twas well done, take no wrong of them, better lose all the clothes off from his back, than to keep a cloak for his cowardice. Now is the time to move the other business. Well mother, if you will give me twenty pound more, I'll do you such a piece of service, that you shall thank me for it as long as you live. What is it son? Nay you shall not know, before it be done: the conclusion shall crown it. Well husband, give it this once, and I'll urge you no more, let's see how the Boy will employ it. Yes, send one arrow after another and loose both. Nay, but give it him for my sake, I am confident he has a good project; you have example for it in your trade. How many have you, that break daily, and yet their friends set them up two or three times one after another? Once more you shall prevail with me. Here hold, but if this miscarry, nore ask me for a penny again. I warrant you, come Crochet. Must Crochet go with you? Yes, 'tis a business that can not be done by one alone. Well Mistress, pray throw an old shoe after us. Gentleman you are very welcome. What Hostess, come hither good Hostess. You have a good handsome Hostess, I perceive Captain. She is cleanly and good condition that's my comfort, and by the power of beauty, if a man were combustible, he might find in her eyes, that would kindle a conflagration. What Gentlemen be these Captain? Peace good Hostess, I would not willingly proclaim their disgrace: one of them is a Gentleman, that I bastinadoed the other day; and now he is come to give me a Supper, to be reconciled to me, but take you no notice. Captain here is a friend, that I would willingly commend to your acquaintance. Sir as I am a true soldier, I embrace your love in him, and that's as much as I can say. Hostess these are not ordinary guests with you; therefore you must be respectful: and faith if you say the world Gentlemen, one of these nights, we'll every man procure as many of our acquaintance as we can, and be merry here at Supper for crowns a piece. What think you? This is not the business we come about sir. I know it well enough. Hostess, prithee good sweet, honey Hostess, step and buy us a joint or two of good meat, and a Capon, and lay it to the fire presently. Where's the money?
before the Court;Salisbury Court;Whitehall;Indoor Professional
Genre (British Drama)
comedy
Play type
Adult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEP
edition 1004 · TCP A07024 · DEEP 818
Edition role
Representative edition — used in the analysis
Position
nodes 1392–1416 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 35 of 45 in this edition
Length
508 words · 639 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.818 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T11 · seed 44: T14 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Nay but ſhew vs the manner of it. Why forſooth I came at the latter end of the feaſt, and the beginning of the fray, and there my young Maſter was got aboue them all, and ſtood vpon his Guard, and held his weapon in his hand ſo dreadfully, as it he would haue powred downe his fury vpon any man that ſhould come neere him. And will you be angry with him for this? 'twas well done, take no wrong of them, better looſe all the cloathes off from his backe, then to keepe a cloake for his cowardiſe. Now is the time to moue the other buſineſſe. Well mother, if you will giue mee twenty pound more, Ile doe you ſuch a peece of ſervice, that you ſhall thanke mee for it as long as you live. What is it ſonne? Nay you ſhall not know, before it be done: the concluſion ſhall crowne it. Well husband, giue it this once, and Ile vrge you no more, lets ſee how the Boy will imploy it. Yes, ſend one arrow after an other and looſe both. Nay, but giue it him for my ſake, I am confident he has a good project; you have example for it in your trade. How many haue you, that breake dayly, and yet their freinds ſet them vp two or three times one after an other? Once more you ſhall prevaile with mee. Here hold, but if this miſcarry, nore aske mee for a penny againe. I warrant you, come Crochet. Muſt Crochet goe with you? Yes, tis a buſineſſe that can not be done by one alone▪ Well Miſtreſſe, pray throw an old ſhooe after vs. Gentleman you are very welcome. What Hoſteſſe, come hither good Hoſteſſe. You haue a good handſome Hoſteſſe, I perceiue Captaine. She is cleanly and good condition' hats my comfort, and by the power of beauty, if a man were combuſtile, hee might find in her eyes, that would kindle a conflagration. What Gentlemen be theſe Captaine? Peace good Hoſteſſe, I would not willingly proclaime their diſgrace: one of them is a Gentleman, that I baſtinadoed the other day; and now he is come to giue me a Supper, to be reconcil'd to me, but take you no notice. Captaine here is a friend, that I would willingly commend to your acquaintance. Sir as I am a true ſouldier, I embrace your loue in him, and thats as much as I can ſay. Hoſteſſe theſe are not ordinary gueſts with you; therefore you muſt be reſpectfull: and faith if you ſay the world Gentlemen, one of theſe nights, wee'l every man procure as many of our acquaintance as we can, and be merry here at Supper for crownes a peece. What thinke you? This is not the buſines wee come about ſir. I know it well enough. Hoſteſſe, prethee good ſweet, honey Hoſteſſe, ſtep and buy us a joynt or two of good meate, and a Capon, and lay it to the fire preſently. Where's the money?