Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1575 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T30 Constables, justices and the watch · 570 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T30: constable, squire, tub, clay, worship, justice, turf, mr, hun, valentine.
SIr, we have done as you had us, and here is the key. Well, go then Nevola and seek master Casteling the jailer, he dwelleth by S. Antony's gate, desire him too lend me a pair of the fetters he useth for his prisoners, and come again quickly. Well sir. Hear you, if he ask what I would do with them, say you can not tell, and tell neither him nor any other, what is become of Dulipo. I warrant you sir. Fie upon the Devil, it is a thing almost unpossible for a man now a days to handle money, but the metal will stick on his fingers: I marveled always at this fellow of mine Dulipo, that of the wages he received, he could maintain himself so bravely appareled, but now I perceive the cause, he had the disbursing and receipt of all my master's affairs, the keys of the granary, Dulipo here, Dulipo there, favour with my master, in favour with his daughter, what would you more, he was Magister factotum: he was as fine as the Crusado, and we silly wretches as course as canvas: well, behold what it is come to in the end, he had been better to have done less. Thou sayst true Nevola, he hath done to much in deed. From whence comest thou in the devils name? Out of the same house thou camest from, but not out of the same door. We had thought thou hadst been gone long since. When I arose from the table, I felt a rumbling in my belly, which made me run to the stable, and there I fell on sleep upon the straw, and have line there ever since: And thou whether goest thou? My master hath sent me on an errand in great haste. Whether I pray thee? Nay I may not tell: Farewell. As though I need any further instructions: O God what news I heard even now, as I lay in the stable: O good Erostrato and poor Cleander, that have so earnestly striven for this damsel, happy is he that can get her I promise' you, he shall be sure of more than one at a clap that catcheth her, either Adam or Eve within her bely. O God, how men may be deceived in a woman? who would have believed the contrary but that she had been a virgin? ask the neighbours and you shall hear very good report of her: mark her behaviours & you would have judged her very maidenly: seldom seen abroad but in place of prayer, and there very devout, and no gazer at outward sights, no blazer of her beauty above in the windows, no stolen at the door for the bypassers: you would have thought her a holy young woman. But much good do it Domine Doctor, he shall be sure to lack no CORN in a dear year, whatsoever he have with her else: I beshrew me if I let the marriage any way. But is not this the old scabbed quean that I heard disclosing all this gear to her master, as I stood in the stable ere now? it is she. Wither goeth Psiteria? TO a Gossip of mine hereby. What? to tattle of the goodly stir that thou keptst concerning Polinesta. Not not: but how knew you of that gear? You told me. I? when did I tell you?
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
SIr, we haue done as you hadde vs, and here is the key. Well, go then Neuola and ſéeke maſter Caſteling the iayler, he dwelleth by S. Antonies gate, deſire him too lend me a paire of the fetters he vſeth for his priſoners, and come againe quickly. Well ſir. Heare you, if he aſke what I would do with them, ſay you cā not tell, and tell neither him nor any other, what is become of Dulipo. I warant you ſir. Fye vpon the Deuill, it is a thing almoſt vnpoſſible for a man nowe a dayes to handle money, but the mettal will ſticke on his fingers: I maruelled alway at this fellowe of mine Dulipo, that of the wages he receiued, he could maintaine himſelfe ſo brauely apparelled, but nowe I perceiue the cauſe, he had the diſburſing and receit of all my maſters affaires, the keys of the granair, Dulippo here, Dulippo there, fauoure with my maiſter, in fauoure with his daughter, what woulde you more, he was Magiſter factotum: he was as fine as the Cruſadoe, and wée ſilly wretches as courſe as canuas: wel, behold what it is come to in the ende, he had bin better to haue done leſſe. Thou ſaiſt true Neuola, he hath done to much in déed. From whence commeſt thou in the deuils name? Out of the ſame houſe thou cameſt from, but not out of the ſame dore. We had thought thou hadſt bene gone long ſince. When I aroſe from the table, I felte a rumbling in my belly, whiche made me runne to the ſtable, and there I fell on ſléepe vppon the ſtrawe, and haue line there euer ſince: And thou whether goeſt thou? My maſter hath ſent me on an errand in great haſt. Whether I pray thée? Nay I may not tell: Farewell. As though I néede any further inſtructions: O God what newes I heard euē now, as I lay in the ſtable: O good Eroſtrato and pore Cleander, that haue ſo earneſtly ſtrouen for this damſel, happie is he that can get hir I promiſe you, he ſhall be ſure of mo than one at a clap that catcheth hir, eyther Adam or Eue within hir belie. Oh God, how men may be deceiued in a woman? who wold haue beléeued the contrary but that ſhe had bin a virgin? aſke the neighbours and you ſhall heare very good report of hir: marke hir behauiors & you would haue iudged hir very maydenly: ſeldome ſéene abroade but in plac of prayer, and there very deuout, and no gaſer at outwarde ſightes, no blaſer of hir beautie aboue in the windowes, no ſtale at the doore for the bypaſſers: you would haue thought hir a holy yong woman. But muche good doe it Domine Doctor, hee ſhall be ſure to lacke no CORNE in a deare yere, whatſoeuer he haue with hir elſe: I beſhrewe me if I let the mariage any way. But is not this the old ſcabbed queane that I heard diſcloſing all this géere to hir maſter, as I ſtoode in the ſtable ere nowe? it is ſhée. Whither goeth Pſiteria? TO a Goſſip of myne héereby. What? to tattle of the goodly ſtirre that thou keptſt concerning Polyneſta. No no: but how knew you of that géere? You tolde me. I? when did I tell you?