Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1575 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T52 Prodigals, portions and poor kin · 458 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T52: brother, father, uncle, cousin, son, poor, bread, old, given, master.
So they boarded them, & in the end overcame them, & brought the goods to Palermo, 〈◊〉 whence they came, and amongst other things that they had, was this villeine my servant, a boy at that time, I think not past five years old. Alas, I lost one of that same age there. And I being there, and liking the Child's favour well, proffered them four and twenty ducats for him, and had him. What? was the child a Turk? or had the Turks brought him from Otranto? They said he was a Child of Otranto, but what is that to the matter? once .xxiiij. Ducats he cost me, that I wots well. Alas, I speak it not for that sir, I would it were he whom I mean. Why, whom mean you sir? Beware sir, be not to lavish. Was his name Dulipo then? or had he not another name? Beware what you say sir. What the devil hast thou to do? Dulipo? no sir his name was Carino. Yea, well said, tell all and more to, do. O Lord, if it be as I think, how happy were I? & why did you change his name then? We called him Dulipo, because when he cried as children do sometimes, he would always cry on that name Dulipo. Well, than I see well it is my own only Child, whom I lost, when I lost my country: he was named Carino after his grandfather, and this Dulipo whom he always remembered in his lamenting, was his foster father that nourished him and brought him up. Sir, have I not told you enough of the falsehood of Ferara? this gentleman will not only pick your purse, but beguile you of your servant also, & make you believe he is his son. Well goodfellow, I have not used to lie. Sir not, but every thing hath a beginning. Fie, Philogano have you not the lest suspect that may be of me. Not marry, but it were good he had the most suspect that may be. Well, hold thou thy peace a little good follow. I pray you tell me Philogano had the child any remembrance of his father's name, his mother's name, or the name of his family? He did remember them, and could name his mother also, but sure I have forgotten the name. I remember it well enough. Tell it then. Nay, that I will not marry, you have told him too much all ready. Tell it I say, if thou can. Can? yes by the mass I can well enough: but I will have my tongue pulled out, rather than tell it, unless he tell it first: do you not perceive sir, what he goeth about?
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
So they boarded them, & in the end ouercame them, & brought the goods to Palermo, whence they came, and amōgſt other things that they had, was this villeine my ſeruaunt, a boy at that time, I thinke not paſt fiue yéeres olde. Alas, I loſt one of that ſame age there. And I beyng there, and liking the Childes fauour well, proffered them foure and twentie ducates for him, and had him. What? was the childe a Turke? or had the Turkes brought him from Otranto? They ſaide he was a Childe of Otranto, but what is that to the matter? once .xxiiij. Ducattes he coſt me, that I wot well. Alas, I ſpeake it not for that ſir, I woulde it were he whome I meane. Why, whom meane you ſir? Beware ſir, be not to lauiſh. Was his name Dulipo then? or had he not another name? Beware what you ſay ſir. What the deuill haſt thou to doe? Dulipo? no ſir his name was Carino. Yea, well ſaid, tell all and more to, doe. O Lord, if it be as I thinke, how happie were I? & why did you change his name then? We called him Dulipo, bycauſe when he cryed as Chrildren doe ſometimes, he woulde alwayes cry on that name Dulipo. Well, then I ſée well it is my owne onely Childe, whome I loſte, when I loſte my countrie: he was named Carino after his grandfather, and this Dulipo whome he alwayes remembred in his lamenting, was his foſter father that nouriſhed him and brought him vp. Sir, haue I not told you enough of ye falſhood of Ferara? this gentleman will not only picke your purſe, but beguile you of your ſeruaunt alſo, & make you beleue he is his ſon. Well goodfellow, I haue not vſed to lie. Sir no, but euery thing hath a beginning. Fie, Philogano haue you not the leaſt ſuſpecte that may be of me. No marie, but it were good he had the moſt ſuſpecte that may be. Well, hold thou thy peace a litle good follow. I pray you tell me Philogano had ye child any remembrance of his fathers name, his mothers name, or ye name of his familie? He did remember them, and could name his mother alſo, but ſure I haue forgotten the name. I remember it well enough. Tell it then. Nay, that I will not marie, you haue tolde him too much al ready. Tell it I ſay, if thou can. Cā? yes by ye maſſe I cā wel enough: but I wil haue my tong pulled out, rather thā tell it, vnleſſe he tell it firſt: doe you not perceiue ſir, what he goeth about?