D., J. · published 1640 · first performed or written c.1625 [revised c.1632] (Annals) comedy · Unknown · Fortune T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.82 · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
This is his walk, and without waiting long you may spy him. Say but that's he, and 'tis enough. Stand as close as you can: If he have but the least suspicion of an arrest, he's gone in a twinkling. But will not you stay and assist us? By no means; I'll but see him in hucksters handling, and be gone. Are you not paid your Fees aforehand, and— That's he now: Now let him scape upon your own peril. Farewell. If he do, say no more: Yeoman stand to me. Now let me see: whom shall I next encounter? Marry the Counter sir: for we arrest you. Ha, Counterfeits so nigh? Yet currant enough to carry you to prison. And yet your countertenor sounds but like scurvy Music: am I catched then? I pray you at whose suit? At three men's suit. Then three merry men, and three merry men be we, are we not honest Sergeants? well, there's a piece to begin withal: let's talk further of the business. You speak well sir, if you hold on as you begin: and if you can find good bail, ten to one but we shall prove as you late called us (Honest Sergeants.) methinks you do not speak like Varlets: May it please you, sir, to employ mine industry For any further service? Something more, Which in my former Letter I forgot, I would entreat you bear in memory: And that's but this— And in good time: Know you that reverend man? Know him sir, yes, for a worthy Doctor. He's mine own Uncle: will you take his word. And make it to me as a free discharge? If he but say (nay there's another piece) I'll see you satisfied? Yes could we hear him say so: for he's one whose word will not be questioned. 'Tis enough: Give me but so much leave as speak unto him, All I'll keep in fair distance: on my life, If he say not I'll see you satisfied, I will return your prisoner. 'Tis enough: for so far we dare trust you: you have paid for't well: but we will watch him at an inch. I know he will not suffer me to lie For such a petty sum: Now brain or never. Excuse my boldness Sir: though it be scarce manners, To interrupt your serious conference. With me sir is your business? Such a business, Which as it toucheth me in Charity, So should it you in Conscience. Speak it pray. Look well on these two men. He points at us. The one is an arch Brownist, and the other Cannot endure to see a surplice worn: Subject indeed to no conformity; Yet both so well persuaded of your learning, And spotless life, that what you shall propose theyare willing to subscribe too. I am as ready to give them my instructions. And please you say so, that they may hear you sir.
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Length
491 words · 640 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.824 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
This is his walk, and without waiting long you may ſpye him. Say but that's he, and 'tis enough. Stand as cloſe as you can: If he have but the leaſt ſuſpition of an arreſt, he's gone in a twinkling. But will not you ſtay and aſſiſt us? By no meunes; Ile but ſee him in huckſters handling, and be gone. Are you not paid your Fees afore-hand, and— That's he now: Now let him ſcape upon your owne perrill. Farewell. If he doe, ſay no more: Yeo man ſtand to me. Now let me ſee: whom ſhall I next encounter? Marry the Counter ſir: for we arreſt you. Ha, Counterfeits ſo nigh? Yet currant enough to carry you to priſon. And yet your Counter-tenour ſounds but like ſcurvy Muſicke: am I catcht then? I pray you at whoſe fuite? At three mens ſuite. Then three merry men, and three merry men be we, are we not honeſt Serjeants? well, there's a peece to begin withall: lets talke further of the buſineſſe. You ſpeake well ſir, if you hold on as you beginne: and if you can finde good baile, tenne to one but we ſhall prove as you late cald us (Honeſt Serjeants.) Me thinks you doe not ſpeak like Varlets: May it pleaſe you, ſir, to imploy mine induſtry For any further ſervice? Something more, Which in my former Letter I forgot, I would entreat you beare in memory: And that's but this— And in good time: Know you that reverend man? Know him ſir, yes, for a worthy Doctor. He's mine owne Vncle: will you take his word. And make it to me as a free diſcharge? If he but ſay (nay there's another peece) Ile ſee you ſatisfied? Yes could we heare him ſay ſo: for hee's one whoſe word will not be queſtioned. 'Tis enough: Give me but ſo much leaue as ſpeake unto him, All Ile keep in faire diſtance: on my life, If he ay not Ile ſee you ſatisfied, I will returne your priſoner. 'Tis enough: for ſo farre we dare truſt you: you have paid for't well: but we will watch him at an inch. I know he will not ſuffer mee to lye For ſuch a petty ſumme: Now braine or never. Excuſe my boldneſſe Sir: though it be ſcarce manners, To interrupt your ſerious conference. With me ſir is your buſineſſe? Such a buſineſſe, Which as it toucheth me in Charity, So ſhould it you in Conſcience. Speake it pray. Look well on theſe two men. He poynts at us. The one is an arch Browniſt, and the other Cannot endure to ſee a Surpleſſe worne: Subject indeed to no conformity; Yet both ſo well perſwaded of your learning, And ſpotleſſe life, that what you ſhall propoſe Th'are willing to ſubſcribe too. I am as ready to give them my inſtructions. And pleaſe you ſay ſo, that they may heare you ſir.