Heywood, Thomas · published 1633 · first performed or written c.1627 (Annals) tragicomedy · Lady Elizabeth's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.81 · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
What Reignald; I but now met with the man, Of whom I bought you house. What, did you Sir? But did you speak of aught concerning that Which I last told you? Yes, I told him all. Then am I cast: But I pray tell me Sir, Did he confess the murder? No such thing; Most stiffly he denies it. Impudent wretch; Then serve him with a warrant, let the Officer Bring him before a justice, you shall hear What I can say against him; 'sfoot deny't: But I pray Sir excuse me, yonder's one With whom I have some business; Stay you here, And but determine what's best course to take, And note how I will follow't. Be brief then. Now, If I can as well put off my use-man, This day, I shall be master of the field. That should be Lionells man. The same, I know him. After so many frivolous delays, There's now some hope. He that was wont to shun us, And to absent himself, accosts us freely; And with a pleasant countenance: Well met Reignald, What's this money ready? Never could you Have come in better time. Where's your master, young Lionell, it something troubles me, That he should break his day. A word in private, Tush, Private me no privates, in a word, Speak, are my moneys ready? Not so loud. I will be louder yet; Give me my moneys, Come, tender me my moneys. We know you have a throat, wide as your conscience; You need not use it now— Come, get you home. Home? Yes, home I say, return by three a Clocke, And I will see all canceled. 'Tis not past two, and I can stay till three, I'll make that now my business, otherways, With these loud clamours, I will haunt thee still; Give me my Use, give me my Principal. This burr will still cleave to me; what, no means To shake him off; I near was caught till now. Come come, y'are troublesome. Prevent that trouble, And without trifling, pay me down my cash; I will be fooled no longer. So so so. I have been still put off, from time to time, And day today; these are but cheating tricks, And this is the last minute i'll forbear Thee, or thy Master: Once again, I say, Give me my Use, give me my Principal. Pox a this use, that hath and one so many: And now will confound me. Hast thou heard this? Yes Sir, and to my grief. Come hither Reignald. Here Sir; Nay, now I am gone. What use is this? What Principal he talks of? in which language He names my Son; And thus upbraideth thee, What is't you owe this man? A trifle Sir, Pray stop his mouth; And pay't him. I pay, what? If I say pay't him; Pay't him. What's the Sum?
nodes 1357–1426 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 22 of 42 in this edition
Length
482 words · 660 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.814 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T9 · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
What Reignald; I but now met with the man, Of whom I bought you house. What, did you Sir? But did you speake of ought concerning that Which I last told you? Yes, I told him all. Then am I cast: But I pray tell me Sir, Did he confesse the murder? No such thing; Most stiffely he denies it. Impudent wretch; Then serue him with a warrant, let the Officer Bring him before a Iustice, you shall heare What I can say against him; Sfoot deni't: But I pray Sir excuse me, yonder's one With whom I haue some businesse; Stay you here, And but determine what's best course to take, And note how I will follow't. Be briefe then. Now, If I can aswell put off my Vse-man, This day, I shall be master of the field. That should be Lionells man. The ame, I know him. After so many friolous delaies, There's now some hope. He that was wont to shun vs, And to absent himselfe, accoasts vs freely; And with a pleasant countenance: Well met Reignald, What's this money ready? Neuer could you Haue come in better time. Where's your master, yong Lionell, it something troubles me, That hee should breake his day. A word in priuate, Tush, Priuate me no priuates, in a word, Speake, are my moneys ready? Not so loud. I will be louder yet; Giue me my moneys, Come, tender me my moneys. We know you haue a throat, wide as your consience; You need not vse it now—Come, get you home. Home? Yes, home I say, returne by three a Clocke, And I will see all cancell'd. 'Tis no past two, and I can stay till three, Ile make that now my businesse, otherwayes, With these lowd clamors, I will haunt thee still; Give me my Vse, giue me my Principall. This burre will still cleaue to me; what, no meanes To shake him off; I neere was caught till now. Come come, y'are trouble . Preuent that trouble, And without trifling, pay me downe my cash; I will be fool'd no longer. So so so. I haue beene still put off, from time to time, And day to day; these are but cheating tricks, And this is the last minute ile forbeare Thee, or thy Master: Once againe, I say, Giue me my Vse, give me my Principall. Pox a this vse, that hath and one so many: And now will confound mee. Hast thou heard this? Yes Sir, and to my griefe. Come hither Reignald. Heere Sir; Nay, now I am gone. What vse is this? What Principall hee talkes of? in which language Hee names my Sonne; And thus vpbraideth thee, What is't you owe this man? A trifle Sir, Pray stop his mouth; And pay't him. I pay, what? If I say pay't him; Pay't him. What's the Summe?