Nabbes, Thomas · published 1640 · first performed or written 1640 (Annals) not in BritDrama · Beeston's Boys · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
How I shall determine, And reconcile these differences to truth Is hard. Be firm my resolution: I will be satisfied, and yet prevent The danger that is her. My Cosin Raven Is certainly a villain. You have been sir The comfortable messenger of pardon That ere engaged a man; and if you please To be the instrument of farther good, You'll find us grateful. Command both me and mine husband. Pray take this gentlewoman to your care, Whilst I go back to make acknowledgement Of the great benefits are done me. I will along with thee likewise. By no means Let him be satisfied of all that's past Which I'll instruct him how without his danger, Whilst you are absent. Shall she be your charge? She shall go to our house. And welcome with my husband's good liking. To your house? as if the entertainment of constables on a sharing day were not chargeable enough, but you must compliment away wine and sweet meats. 'Tis enough that we wish them well; let others do them good. Sweet wife be patient; I have found out another way. Observe me sir, I will discover more. D'you think 'tis fit my cosin go alone sir? Suppose those baffled roarers (whom he did Justly correct) waylay him; may there not Be danger in't? You say well sir. Standish and Dash my Clerks shall along with him. Or what think you of my neighbour Catch the Marshals man? the sight of him would fright them. Do you mark that sir he would have you guarded. Would you were off: I'll tell you more by th' way. I'll along with you Cosin, so I may Borrow a weapon. You may have one of these. Let's on; I will return to our full joys; I go but to prepare them. And find out The meaning of these riddles. My prayers go with thee. By this, what I intend shall be conferred Upon those roarers, that will carry circumstance To make it credited, and quit me wholly Of all suspect. In mischief there's content, When we on others lay the punishment. Come Mistress Bride, we will walk and see some rarities and antiquities till they return. There is one in the neighbourhood is stored with them; as if he had translated the Capital hither. The motion's good: it should have been mine sir. You shall see the feathers of a Phoenix; the beak of a Pelican, and the skins of birds, beasts and fishes, stuffed with hay, enough to bring down the marker. For coins and medals he hath those with inscriptions that speak their date 500 years before the use of letters. He hath the fingers and toes of a Colossus, and three hairs of a giant's upper lip, each of them as big as a bull rush. Then he hath the the members of a pygmy, that cannot be discerned but through a multiplying glass. Yet it is thought he would gladly part with all he hath for the Philosophers stone; I or the Unicorns horn at Windsor.
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How I shall determine, And reconcile these differences to truth Is hard. Be firme my resolution: I will be satisfid, and yet prevent The danger that is her. My Cosin Raven Is certainly a villaine. You have been sir The con fortablest messenger of pardon That ere ingag'd a man; and if you please To be the instrument of farther good, You'l find us gratefull. Command both me and mine husband. Pray' take this gentlewoman to your care, Whilst I go back to make acknowledgemen Of the greate benefits are done me. I will along with thee likewise. By no meanes▪ Let him be satisfied of all that's past Which I'le instruct him how without his danger, Whilst you are absent. Shall shee be your charge? She shall go to our house. And welcome with my husbands good liking. To your house? as if the enterteinment of constables on a sharing day were not chargeable enough, but you must complement away wine and sweet meats. 'Tis enough that we wish them well; let others do them good. Sweet wie ; I have found out another way. Observe me sir, I will discover more. D'you thinke 'tis fit my cosin go alone sir? Suppose those bassled roarers (whom he did Justly correct) way ly him; may there not Be danger i't? You say well sir. Standish and Dash my Clerkes shall a long with him. Or what thinke you of my neighbour Catch the Marshalls man? the sight of him would fright them. Do you marke that sir he would have you guarded. Would you were off: I'le tell you more by th' way. I'le along with you Cosin, so I may Borrow a weapon. You may have one of these. Lett's on; I will returne to our full joyes; I go but to prepare them. And find out The meaning of these riddles. My prayers go with thee. By this, wht I intend shall be conferr'd Upon those roarers, that will carry circumstance To make it creditted, and quit me wholly Of all suspect. In mischeife ther's content, When we on others lay the punishment. Come Mistresse Bride, wee will walke and see some rarities and antiquities till they return. There is one in the neighbourhood is stor'd with them; as if he had translated the Capitall hither. The motion's good: it should have been mine sir. You shall see the feathers of a Phenix; the beake of a Pelican, and the skins of irds, beasts and fishes, stufft with hay, enough to bring down the marker. For coynes and meddalls he hath those with inscriptions that speake their date 500 yeeres before the use of letters. He hath the fingers and toes of a Colossus, and three hayres of a giants upper lip, each of them as big as a bull rush. Then he hath the the members of a pignie, that cannot be discern'd but through a multiplying glas. Yet it is thought he would gladly part with all he hath for the Phylosophers stone; I or the Unicornes horne at Windsor.