Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1575 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 473 words · other edition — not in the analysis
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 pennie-worth 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. Can 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: Carion 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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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
MAiſter, what the Diuel meane you to goe ſéeke gueſtes at this time of the day? the Maiors officers haue dined ere this time, which are alway the laſt in the market. I come to ſéeke Paſiphilo, to the ende he may dine with mée. As though ſixe mouthes and the cat for the ſeuenth, bée not ſufficient to eate an harlotrie ſhotterell, a pennieworth of cheeſe, and halfe a ſcore ſpurlings: this is all the dainties you haue dreſſed for you and your familie. Ah gréedie gut, art 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 fleſh and all? Bicauſe ſhe hath none. If ſhe had any fleſh, I thinke you had eaten hir your ſelfe by this time. She may thanke you then, for your good attendāce. Nay ſhe may thanke you for your ſmall allowance. In faith now let me alone. Holde thy peace drunken knaue, and eſpie 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 friendes. Could 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 vnderſtand where he is: good fellow art not thou one of Damons ſeruaunts? 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 maſter 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 woulde but knowe if it concerne mée, I pray thée tell mée. 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 know that it came by me, I were better die a thouſand deaths. He ſhall neuer know it, ſay on. Yea, but what aſſurance ſhall I haue? I lay thée my faith and honeſtie in paune. A pretie paune, the fulkers will not lend you a farthing on it.