Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1573 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 473 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
master, what the devil mean you to go seek guests at this time of the day? the majors officers have dined ere this time, which are always the last in the market. I come to seek Pasiphilo, to the end he may dine with me. As though six mouths and the cat for the seventh, be not sufficient to eat an harlotry shotterel, a pennyworth of cheese, and halfe a score spurlings, this is all the dainties you have dressed for you and your family. Ah greedy gut, art thou afeard thou shalt want? I am afeard in deed, it is not the first time I have found it so. Shall I make some sport with this gallant? what shall I say to him? Thou art afeard belike that he will eat thee and the rest. Nay, rather that he will eat your mule, both hear and hide. Hear and hide? and why not flesh and all? Because she hath none, if she had any flesh, I think you had eaten her yourself by this time. She may thank you then, for your good attendance. Nay she may thank you for your small allowance. In faith now let me alone. Hold thy peace drunken knave, and espy me Pasiphilo. Since I can do no better, I will set such a stance between him and Pasiphilo, that all this town shall not make them friends. Could you not have sent to seek him, but you must come yourself? surely you come for some other purpose, for if you would have had Pasiphilo to dinner, I warrant you he would have tarried here an hour since. Hold thy peace, here is one of Damon's servants, of him I shall understand where he is: good fellow art not thou one of Damon's servants? Yes sir, at your commandment. Gramercy, tell me then, hath Pasiphilo been there this day or no? Yes sir, and I think he be there still, ah, ah, ah. What laughest thou? At a thing, that every man may not laugh at. What? Talk, that Pasiphilo had with my master this day. What talk I pray thee? I may not tell it. Doth it concern me? Nay I will say nothing. Tell me. I can say no more. I would but know if it concern me, I pray thee tell me. I would tell you, if I were sure you would not tell it again. Believe me I will keep it close: Carrion give us leave a little, go aside. If my master should know that it came by me, I were better die a thousand deaths. He shall never know it, say on. Yea, but what assurance shall I have? I lay thee my faith and honesty in pawn. A pretty pawn, the fulkers will not lend you a farthing on it.
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MAister, what the diuell meane you to goe séeke guestes at this time of the day? the Maiors officers haue dyed ere this time, which are alway the last in the market. I come to séeke Pasiphilo, to the ende he maye dyne with me. As though sixe mouthes and the cat for the seuenth, be not sufficiente to eate an harlotrie shotterell, a pennieworthe of chese, and halfe a score spurlinges, this is all the dainties you haue dressed for you and your familie. Ah gréedie gut, arte thou afearde thou shalt want? I am afearde in déede, it is not the first time I haue founde it so. Shall I make some sporte with this gallant? what shall I say to him? Thou arte afearde belike that he will eate thée and the rest. Nay, rather that he will eate your mule, both heare and hyde. Heare and hyde? and why not fleshe and all? Bicause she hath none, if she had any fleshe, I thinke you had eaten hir your selfe by this time. She may thanke you then, for your good attendance. Nay she may thanke you for your small allowance. In faith now let me alone. Holde thy peace drunken knaue, and espye me Pasiphilo. Since I can doe no better, I will set such a staunce betwéene him and Pasiphilo, that all this towne shall not make them frendes. Coulde you not haue sent to séeke him, but you must come your selfe? surely you come for some other purpose, for if you would haue had Pasiphilo to dinner, I warant you he would haue taried here an houre since. Holde thy peace, here is one of Damons seruaunts, of him I shall vnderstande where he is: good fellow arte not thou one of Damons seruauntes? Yes sir, at your knamandement. Gramercie, tell me then, hath Pasiphilo bene there this day or no? Yes sir, and I thinke he be there still, ah, ah, ah. What laughest thou? At a thing, that euery man may not laugh at. What? Talke, that Pasiphilo had with my maister this day. What talke I pray thée? I may not tell it. Doth it concerne me? Nay I will say nothing. Tell me. I can say no more. I would but know if it concerne me, I praye thée tel me. I would tell you, if I were sure you would not tell it againe. Beleue me I will kepe it close: Carion giue vs leaue a litle, goe aside. If my maister shoulde knowe that it came by me, I were better die a thousande deathes. He shall neuer know it, say on. Yea, but what assurance shall I haue? I lay thée my faith and honestie in paune. A prettie paune, the fulkers will not lend you a farthing on it.