The Night Walker, or The Little Thief · chunk 19 of 39
Fletcher, John / Shirley, James · published 1640 · first performed or written c.1611(?) [revised by Shirley and re-licensed for stage, May 11, 1633] (Annals) comedy · Lady Elizabeth's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T1 Death, grief and revenge · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T1: death, life, dead, die, blood, revenge, soul, father, heart, heaven.
He shall not laugh thus at my misery, And kill my child, and steal away her body, And keep her Portion too. Let him be hanged for't, You have my voice. These women not come yet? A son in law, I'll keep a Conjurer, But I'll find out his knavery. Do, and I'll help him; And if he were here this whip should conjure him, Here's a capias, and it catch hold on's breech, I'd make him soon believe the devil were there. An old Usurer. He married the money, that's all he looked for, For your daughter, let her sink or swim. I'll swim him; This is his house, I wonder they stay thus, That we might rail him out on's wits. They'll come, Fear not Madam, and bring Clappers with 'em, Or some have lost their old wont, I have heard No disparagement to your Ladyship, some o'their tongues Like Tom a Lincoln three miles off. Oh fie, How tedious are they? What and we lost no time, You and I shall make a shift to begin with him, And tune our Instruments, till the comfort come To make up the full noise, I'll knock. Who's that? raps so saucily? 'tis I, Toby, come down, or else we'll fetch you down, Alas, this is but the saunce-bell, here's a Gentlewoman Will ring you another peal, come down, I say. Some new fortifications, look to my doors, Put double bars, I will not have her enter, Nor any of her Tribe, they come to terrify me? Keep out her tongue too if you can. I hear you, And I will send my tongue up to your worship, The Echo of it shall fly o'er the street; My Daughter, that thou killed'st with kindness (Iew) That thou betrayd'st to death, thou double Iew, And after stolest her body. Iew's too good for him. I defy you both; Thy daughter played the villain and betrayed me. Betrayed my honour. Honour, Rascal, And let that bear an action, I'll try it with thee, Honour? Oh Reprobate! Thou musty justice, Buy an honourable halter, and hang thyself. A worshipful ropes end is to good for him. Get honour that way, thou wot die a dog else. Come and be whipped first. Where is her Porrion. Where I'll keep it safely. Traitor, thou shalt not keep it. More of the kennel? put more bolts toth' doors there, And arm yourselves, hell is broke loose upon us. I am glad you're come, we'll blow the house down. Oh Nurse, I have such cause— villain, viper, although you had no cause, we are bound To help. Yes, and believe, we come not here to examine, And if you please we'll fire the house. Call the Constable. A charitable motion, fire is comfortable. No, no, we'll only let him know our minds, We will commit no outrage, he's a Lawyer. Give me my Musket. where's my daughter's body, That I may bury it? Speak, or we'll bury thee,
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He shall not laugh thus at my misery, And kill my child, and steale away her body, And keepe her Portion too. Let him be hang'd fort, You have my voyce. These women not come yet? A sonne in law, Ile keepe a Conjurer, But Ile finde out his knavery. Doe, and Ile helpe him; And if he were here this whip should conjure him, Here's a capias, and it catch hold on's breech, Ide make him soone beleeve the devill were there. An old Usurer. He married the mony, thats all he lookt for, For your daughter, let her sinke or swimme. Ile swimme him; This is his house, I wonder they stay thus, That we might raile him out on's wits. They'le come, Feare not Madam, and bring Clappers with 'em, Or some have lost their old wont, I have heard No disparagement to your Ladyship, some o'their tongues Like Tom a Lincolne three miles off. Oh fie, How tedious are they? What and we lost no time, You and I shall make a shift to beginne with him, And tune our Instruments, till the confort come To make up the full noise, Ile knocke. Who's that? raps so sawcily? Tis I, Toby, come downe, or else we'le fetch you downe, Alas, this is but the Sauncebell, here's a Gentlewoman Will ring you another peale, come downe, I say. Some new fortifications, looke to my doores, Put double barres, I will not have her enter, Nor any of her Tribe, they come to terrifie me? Keepe out her tongue too if you can. I heare you, And I will send my tongue up to your worship, The Eccho of it shall flye o're the streete; My Daughter, that thou killedst with kindnesse (Iew) That thou betrayedst to death, thou double Iew, And after stol'st her body. Iew's too good for him. I defie you both; Thy daughter plaid the villaine and betray'd me. Betray'd my honor. Honor, Rascall, And let that beare an action, Ile try it with thee, Honor? Oh Reprobate! Thou mustie Iustice, Buy an honorable halter, and hang thy selfe. A worshipfull ropes end is to good for him. Get honor that way, thou wot die a dogge else. Come and be whipt first. Where is her Porrion. Where Ile keepe it safely. Traitor, thou shalt not keepe it. More of the kennell? put more bolts to'th doores there, And arme your selves, hell is broke loose upon us. I am glad y'are come, wele blow the house downe. Oh Nurse, I have such cause — Vilaine, viper, although you had no cause, we are bound To helpe. Yes, and beleeve, we come not here to examine, And if you please weele fire the house. Call the Constable. A charitable motion, fire is comfortable. No, no, wele onely let him know our minds, We will commit no outrage, he's a Lawyer. Give me my Musket. Wheer's my daughters body, That I may bury it? Speake, or weele bury thee,