Marmion, Shackerley · published 1633 · first performed or written 1633 [1632-1633] (Annals) comedy · Prince Charles's Men (second) · before the Court T3 Sickness, physic and doctors typicality 0.74 · 515 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
Only with two or three sentences out of Picus Mirandula, in confutation of the act; and as many out of Cornelius Agrippa, for the vanity of it. That was excellent. The next was a Soldier, and he was very furious; but I quieted him, by getting his arrearages paid, and a Pension for his life. You took a hard task in hand, Mr Doctor. But the most dangerous of all was a Puritan Chandler, and he ran mad with illuminations, he was very strangely possessed, and talked idly, as if he had had a noise of bells in his head; he thought a man in a surplice to be the Ghost of Heresy, and was out of love with his own members, because they were called Organs. O monstrous! I and held very strange positions, for he counted Fathers to be as unlawful in the Church, as Plato did Poets in his Commonwealth, and thereupon grounded his conclusion for the lawfulness of whoredom; for he said that marriage, as it is now used, was the only ringleader of all mischief. How did you heal him sir? Why Lady with certain pills of sound doctrine, and they purged his ill humours. That was very speedy. Then there was a Musician that run mad with crotchets, the fit was so violent upon him, that he would nothing but sound perpetually. How did you with him sir? I served him as Hercules served his Master Linus, broke his Fiddle about his pate, and sent him away without ere a penny, and that brought his head in tune. I'll remember this i'faith. Then there was a Huntsman that was very wood, he would nothing but hoop and hollow, and was wonderfully in love with an Echo. How did you reclaim him? Why I served him in his own kind, he had a very handsome wench to his wife, and while he was playing the Cephalus abroad, and courting his Aura, I turned him into an Actaeon at home, set a fair pair of horns on his head, and made him a tame beast. Husband that was excellent, was it not? I cured a poet too, and indeed, they are a generation that are little better than mad at all times: I was fain to give him over, because himself, and others took such delight in his fury. I could not tell what to make of him, his disease was so pretty and conceited, and he was no sooner well, but he would presently fall into a relapse. I could make relation of a thousand such, as Painters, Alchemists and the like, but it would be tedious. Nay sir, we are confirmed of your skill. Will you have my daughter brought forth to you sir, that you may see her in her fit? No by no means, 'twill spend her spirits too much. I'll take her home with me, and anoint her brows with a little Helleborum, and some other receipts that I'll give her, and I'll warrant you, I'll bring her safe too in three hours, and well recovered.
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 1669–1689 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 42 of 45 in this edition
Length
515 words · 656 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T3 — Sickness, physic and doctorscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.741 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T3 · seed 44: T4 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Onely with two or three ſentences out of Picus Mirandula, in confutation of the act; and as many out of Cornelius Agrippa, for the vanity of it. That was excellent. The next was a Souldier, and he was very furious; but I quieted him, by getting his arrerages payd, and a Penſion for his life. You tooke a hard taske in hand, Mr Doctour. But the moſt dangerous of all was a Puritan Chandler, and he ran mad with illuminations, he was very ſtrangely poſſeſt, and talkt idly, as if he had had a noyſe of bells in his head; he thought a man in a Surpleſſe to be the Ghoſt of Hereſy, and was out of love with his owne members, becauſe they were called Organs. O monſtrous! I and held very ſtrange poſitions, for he counted Fathers to be as unlawfull in the Church, as Plato did Poets in his Common-wealth, and thereupon grounded his concluſion for the lawfulneſſe of whoredome; for he ſaid that marriage, as it is now uſed, was the only ring-leader of all miſchiefe. How did you heale him ſir? Why Lady with certaine pills of ſound doctrine, and they purg'd his ill humours. That was very ſpeedy. Then there was a Muſician that runne mad with Crochets, the fit was ſo violent upon him, that he would nothing but ſound perpetually. How did you with him ſir? I ſerv'd him as Hercules ſerv'd his Maſter Linus, broke his Fiddle about his pate, and ſent him away without ere a penny, and that brought his head in tune. Ile remember this ifaith. Then there was a Huntſman that was very wood, he would nothing but hoope and hollow, and was wonderfully in love with an Eccho. How did you reclaime him? Why I ſerv'd him in his owne kind, he had a very handſome wench to his wife, and while he was playing the Cephalus abroad, and courting his Aura, I turn'd him into an Actaeon at home, ſet a faire paire of hornes on his head, and made him a tame beaſt. Husband that was exellent, was it not? I cured a poet too, and indeede, they are a generation that are little better then mad at all times: I was faine to giue him over, becauſe himſelfe, and others tooke ſuch delight in his fury. I could not tell what to make of him, his diſeaſe was ſo pretty and conceited, and he was no ſooner well, but he would preſently fall into a relapſe. I could make relation of a thouſand ſuch, as Painters, Alchymiſts and the like, but it would be tedious. Nay ſir, wee are confirm'd of your skill. Will you haue my daughter brought forth to you ſir, that you may ſee her in her fit? No by no meanes, 'twill ſpend her ſpirits too much. Ile take her home with mee, and anoynt her browes with a little Helleborum, and ſome other receipts that Ile giue her, and Ile warrant you, Ile bring her ſafe too in three houres, and well recovered.