The Conspiracy (Pallantus and Eudora) · chunk 8 of 63
Killigrew, Henry · published 1638 · first performed or written 1635 [Jan 8(?)] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men T46 Swords, quarrels and valour typicality 0.78 · 478 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
In the name of wonder what art thou? Why? what am I Sir? Nay, I know not, not does any but an Antiquary or a Conjurer, certainly thou art no man, or if be'st, I am sure, none of the last Edition. Were your troop absent I'd make you find, I were without those helps, 'twas so long since you saw a man, a true one, that you know not when you meet one, your Lordship's glass showed you none this morning. Whence cam'st thou? ay, that i'd fain know, here's no hole open In the earth. From Sea. From the bottom of it I think, there's nothing like thee above water. Of what profession art thou, a Soldier? Yes. Thou shouldst be hanged for thy very looks, if thou wert not, they are excusable in no calling else. These are some insolent scoffers which breathe their wits on all they see weaker than themselves against they meet the fool next, I wrong myself to talk with 'em. Dost hear? None of your wit yet. Thou bleedest! Was it that made me such a wonder? I do so. And much blood is spilled upon the ground know'st thou the cause? Yes, I was assaulted by two rank rascals which I let blood and cured? Hast thou not killed, and robbed 'em? Sr. your thoughts are base, and you do ill thus to insult upon mine innocence. Robbed 'em? moneys more below my thoughts then Earth, my education hath been noble, and though the Midwife leapt me not in Purple, nor Princes gossipped at my birth, I have dared to be as honest as the richest, my word hath commanded more than all your Land or money. Those deeds which I have done, dishonestly dared not to have looked on, they would have frighted your Lordship if but told you towards bed time. I never saw such fierceness. I begin to admire this fellow. Where hast thou bestowed 'em? Behind there, if you search 'em you may find more, if they had any money the Sea washed them clean on't before their deaths. Why, were they cast away? Yes, but it seems they had a land-fate. What's here; a rogue's Limbs, Beards: their two heads a piece. Her's a Paper confirms them most notorious Villains. Sure I have seen some faces like them. They were proper men. They were so, didst kill them both alone, I told you once so, I am no proud on't, to boast it over again, and tell you how I did it. Trust me, thou art a brave fellow, and I admire thy stoutness, thou look'st as if thou hadst been nursed in perils: dar'st thou withstand a bold one, but as honest as 'tis great? what sayst thou, canst thou like of us? Thou shalt not find us as we appeared at first.
nodes 347–380 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 8 of 63 in this edition
Length
478 words · 635 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T46 — Swords, quarrels and valourcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.781 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T42 · seed 44: T42 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
In the name of wonder what art thou? Why? what am I Sir? Nay, I know not, not does any but an Antiquary or a Conjurer, certainely thou art no man, or if beest, I am sure, none of the last Edition. Were your troope absent I'de make you finde, I were without those helpes, 'twas so long since you saw a man, a true one, that you know not when you meet one, your Lordships glasse shewd you none this morning. Whence cam'st thou? I, that i'de faine know, heeres no hole open In the earth. From Sea. From the bottome of it I thinke, theres nothing like thee above water. Of what profession art thou, a Souldier? Yes. Thou shouldst be hang'd for thy very lookes, if thou wert not, they are excusable in no calling else. These are some insolent scoffers which breath their wits on all they see weaker then themselves against they meete the foole next, I wrong my selfe to talke with 'em. Dost heare? None of your wit yet. Thou bleedest! Was it that made me such a wonder? I doe so. And much blood is spilt upon the ground knowst thou the cause? Yes, I was assaulted by two ranke rascalls which I let blood and cured? Hast thou not killd, and rob'd 'em? Sr. your thoughts are base, and you doe ill thus to insult upon mine innocence. Robd 'em? monyes more below my thoughts then Earth, my education hath beene noble, and though the Mid-wife lapt me not in Purple, nor Princes gossipt at my birth, I have dard to bee as honest as the richest, my word hath commanded more then all your Land or mony. Those deeds which I have donne, dishonestly dard not to have lookt on, they would have frighted your Lordship if but told you towards bedd time. I never saw such feircenesse. I begin to admire this fellow. Where hast thou bestowed 'em? Behind there, if you search 'em you may finde more, if they had any mony the Sea washt them cleane on't before their deaths. Why, were they cast away? Yes, but it seemes they had a land-fate. What's here; a roges Limbs, Beards: their two heads a peece. Her's a Paper confirms them most notorious Villaines. Sure I have seene some faces like them. They were propper men. They were so, didst kill them both alone, I tould you once so, Iam no proud on't, to boast it ore againe, and tell you how I did it. Trust me, thou art a brave fellow, and I admire thy stoutnesse, thou lookst as if thou hadst beene nurst in perills: darst thou withstand a bould one, but as honest as tis great? what sayst thou, canst thou like of us? Thou shalt not finde us as we appeard at first.