Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1575 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 507 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.
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 Cathanea, out of all doubt, if I were not I would be loath to tell you so. O, see the boldness of this brute beast, what a brazen face he setteth on it? Well, you may believe me if 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 fawchion in your paunch: if my master Erostrato found 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 Ferara, and now may you see, it falleth out accordingly. Friend, you do not well to slander the City, these men are no Ferrarese you may know by their tongue. Well, there is never a barrel better herring, béetwene 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 aught to have their ears as open to hear of such offences, as the In-gates be to receive guests. Hold thy peace fool. By the mass I am a feared that we shall be proved fools both two. Well, what shall we do? I would think best we should go seek Erostrato himself. I will wait upon you willingly, and either at the schools, or at the convocations, we shall found him. By our Lady I am weary, I will run no longer about to seek him, I am sure hither he will come at the last. Sure, my mind gives me that we shall found a new Erostrato ere it be long. Look where he is, whether runs he? stay you awhile, I will go tell him that you are here: Erostrato, Erostraro, ho Erostrato, I would speak with you. Now can I hide me no longer. Alas what shall I do: I will set a good face on, to bear out the matter. O Erostrato, Philogano your father is come out of Sicilia. Tell me that I know not, I have been with him and seen him already. Is it possible? and it seemeth by him that you know not of his coming.
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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 Cathanea, out of all doubte, if I were not I would be loth 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 if you liſte: what wonder you? I wonder at thy impudencie, for thou, nor nature that framed thée, can euer counterfaite thee 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 conney ſkins thā I gat theſe twelue monethes: come you in againe ſir, and let this Curre barke here till he 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 Ferara, 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, béetwene 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 little as may bée, 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 receiue gueſts. Holde thy peace foole. By the maſſe I am a fearde that we ſhall be proued fooles both two. Well, what ſhall we doe? I would thinke beſt we ſhould go ſéeke Eroſtrato him ſelfe. I will waite vpon you willingly, and either at the ſchooles, or at the conuocations, we ſhall find him. By our Lady I am wery, I will run no longer about to ſeke him, I am ſure hither he will come at the laſt. Sure, my mind giues me that we ſhall find a new Eroſtrato ere it be long. Looke where he is, whether runnes he? ſtay you awhile, I will goe tell him that you are here: Eroſtrato, Eroſtraro, ho Eroſtrato, I would ſpeake with you. NOwe can I hide me no longer. Alas what ſhall I doe: I will ſet a good face on, to beare out the matter. O Eroſtrato, Philogano your father is come out of Sicilia. Tell me that I knowe not, I haue bene with him and ſéene him alredy. Is it poſſible? and it ſéemeth by him that you know not of his comming.