Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1573 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 476 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
WOuld you speak with me sir? Yea sir, I would feign know whence you are. Sir I am a Sicilian, at your commandment. What part of Sicilia? Of Cathanea. What shall I call your name? My name is Philogano. What trade do you occupy? Merchandise. What merchandise brought you hither? None, I came only to see a son that I have here, whom I saw not these two years. What call they your son? Erostrato. Is Erostrato your son? Yea verily. And are you Philogano. The same. And a merchant of Cathanea? What need I tell you so often? I will not tell you a lie. Yes, you have told me a false lie, and thou art a villain and no better. Sir, you offer me great wrong with these injurious words. Nay, I will do more than I have yet proffered to do, for I will prove thee a liar, and a knave to take upon thee that thou art not. Sir I am Philogano of Cathenea, out of all doubt, if I were not I would be loath to tell you so. Oh, see the boldness of this brute beast, what a brazen face he setteth on it? Well, you may believe me of you list: what wonder you? I wonder at thy impudency, for thou, nor nature that framed thee, can ever counterfeit thee to be me, ribald villain, and lying wretch that thou art. Shall I suffer a knave to abuse my masters father thus? hence villain, hence, or I will sheathe this good falchion in your paunch: if my master Erostrato find you prating here on this fashion to his father, I would not be in your coat for more coney skins than I got these twelve months: come you in again sir, and let this Cur bark here till he burst. LItio, how likest thou this gear? Sir, I like it as evil as may be, but have you not often heard tell of the falsehood of Ferrara, and now may you see, it falleth out accordingly. Friend, you do not well to slander the City, these men are no Ferrareses you may know by their tongue. Well, there is never a barrel better herring, between you both: but in deed your officers are most to blame, that suffer such faults to escape unpunished. What know the officers of this? think you they know of every fault? Nay, I think they will know as little as may be, specially when they have no gains by it, but they ought to have their ears as open to hear of such offences, as the Ingates be to receive guests. Hold thy peace fool. By the mass I am afeard that we shall be proved fools both two. Well, what shall we do? I would think best we should go seek Erostrato himself.
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WOuld you speake with me sir? Yea sir, I would faine knowe whence you are. Sir I am a Sicilian, at your commaundement. What part of Sicilia? Of Cathanea. What shall I call your name? My name is Philogano. What trade doe you occupie? Marchandise. What marchandise brought you hither? None, I came onely to sée a sonne that I haue here, whom I saw not these two yeares. What call they your sonne? Erostrato. Is Erostrato your sonne? Yea verily. And are you Philogano. The same. And a marchant of Cathanea? What néede I tell you so often? I will not tell you a lye. Yes, you haue tolde me a false lie, and thou arte a villaine and no better. Sir, you offer me great wrong with these iniurious wordes. Nay, I will doe more than I haue yet proffered to doe, for I will proue thée a lyer, and a knaue to take vpon thée that thou art not. Sir I am Philogano of Cathenea, out of all doubte, if I were not I would be lothe to tell you so. Oh, sée the boldnesse of this brute beast, what a brasen face he setteth on it? Well, you may beleue me of you liste: what wonder you? I wonder at thy impudencie, for thou, nor nature that framed thée, can euer counterfaite thée to be me, ribauld villaine, and lying wretch that thou arte. Shall I suffer a knaue to abuse my maisters father thus? hence villaine, hence, or I will sheath this good fawchiō in your paūch: if my maister Erostrato find you prating here on this fashiō to his father, I wold not be in your coate for mo cunnie skinnes than I gat these twelue monethes: come you in againe sir, and let this Curre barke here till hée burst. LItio, how likest thou this géere? Sir, I like it as euill as may be, but haue you not often heard tell of the falsehood of Ferrara, and now may you sée, it falleth out accordingly. Friend, you do not well to slaunder the Citie, these men are no Ferrareses you may know by their tong. Well, there is neuer a barrell better herring, betwene you both: but in déed your officers are most to blame, that suffer such faultes to escape vnpunished. What knowe the officers of this? thinke you they know of euery fault? Nay, I thinke they will knowe as litle as may be, specially when they haue no gaines by it, but they ought to haue their eares as open to heare of such offēces, as the Ingates be to receyue guests. Holde thy peace foole. By the masse I am afearde that we shal be proued fooles both two. Well, what shall we do? I would thinke best we should go séeke Erostrato him selfe.