D., J. · published 1640 · first performed or written c.1625 [revised c.1632] (Annals) comedy · Unknown · Fortune T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.78 · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Thou art still my honest Sergeant. That fellow hath something in his mouth. Yes my tongue and my teeth, and what of all that. Nay, something else sure, for he is not troubled with the Mumps, and yet see how one side of his cheeks bumps out. I am afraid, we shall find him a Cheater. Sirrah know I am an Officer, I charge you open your mouth, and let us see what you have in it, etc. Well sir, I have a twenty shillings piece, what then? And this man misseth a twenty shilling piece out of his pocket. Plead well Sergeant and thou shalt have thy see. Well, there it is, what can you make of it? Marry twenty shillings good and lawful currant money, Puss, was not this the piece that I put in my pocket this morning? I know it by that mark. And she's witness sufficient in conscience. Do you see Gentlemen. I am here brought to public penance for a Cheater, and here's a plain fellow that (it seems) in his simplicity would outdo me: if I be thus censured merely for suspicion; shall he scape free that is taken in the very action? No, no, mount him, mount him. Nay, by your favour Gentlemen, I have driven a Cart often for my pleasure, and would be loath to ride in one now for my punishment. It is penance enough for me to part with my piece, which cannot be more currant of Coin, then his is Arrant for Knavery. He's gone, I am still here, now Gentlemen, If heretofore there hath been any Doll, Any bold Beachum, and any Cutpurse Moll. Any Bawd fat with wealth, or with care meager, That spends her time in Garrison or leaguer, Grace me so far to say, that of a Cheater Though some have been more grave; scarce any greater, But Gentlemen; what need we more repeating? Knowing, that even in all Trades there is cheating? 'tis common both in buying and in selling, In all Commerce; nay, even in money telling. 'tis frequent twixt the Pander and the Whore, We ourselves find it at the Playhouse door. And though (for an example) here I stand, I am not all the Cheaters in the land. Some here (no question) know it but I vow, (They what they please) I will cheat none of you. We understand their humours, And the cause of their distempers; And have too long suffered such weeds As these to flourish in our soil, But now no longer shall this earth of ours, Like a kind Mother lend her fruits increase, To cherish those would eclipse her worth. But those whose aims and acts are imitable, Crown with green Garlands, and with Bowls brimmed full. Music proclaim a general Festival, A Jubilee of joy and mirth to all: May love and truth, never like comfort miss, Nor Knave in Grain, scape a reward like this.
nodes 1849–1894 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 46 of 46 in this edition
Length
493 words · 654 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.780 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Thou art ſtill my honeſt Sergeant. That fellow hath ſomething in his mouth. Yes my tongue and my teeth, and what of all that. Nay, ſomething elſe ſure, for hee is not troubled with the Mumps, and yet ſee how one ſide of his cheeks bumps out. I am afraid, we ſhall finde him a Cheater. Sirrah know I am an Officer, I charge you open your mouth, and let us ſee what you have in it, &c. Well ſir, I have a twenty ſhillings piece, what then? And this man miſſeth a twenty ſhilling piece out of his pocket. Plead well Sergeant and thou ſhalt have thy ſee. Well, there it is, what can you make of it? Marry twenty ſhillings good and lawfull currant mony, Puſs, was not this the piece that I put in my pocket this morning? I know it by that mark. And ſhe's witneſſe ſufficient in conſcience. Doe you ſee Gentlemen. I am here brought to publike penance for a Cheater, and here's a plain fellow that (it ſeems) in his ſimplicity would out-doe me: if I be thus cenſured meerly for ſuſpicion; ſhall hee ſcape free that is taken in the very action? No, no, mount him, mount him. Nay, by your favour Gentlemen, I have driven a Cart often for my pleaſure, and would bee loth to ride in one now for my puniſhment. It is penance enough for mee to part with my peece, which cannot be more currant of Coine, then his is Arrant for Knavery. He's gone, I am ſtill here, now Gentlemen, If heretofore there hath been any Doll, Any bold Beachum, and any Cut-purſe Moll. Any Bawd fat with wealth, or with care meager, That ſpends her time in Garriſon or Leager, Grace me ſo farre to ſay, that of a Cheater Though ſome have been more grave; ſcarce any greater, But Gentlemen; what need we more repeating? Knowing, that even in all Trades there is cheating? Tis common both in buying and in ſelling, In all Commerce; nay, even in mony telling. Tis frequent 'twixt the Pander and the Whore, We our ſelves finde it at the Play-houſe doore. And though (for an example) here I ſtand, I am not all the Cheaters in the land. Some here (no queſtion) know it but I vow, (They what they pleaſe) I will cheat none of you. We underſtand their humours, And the cauſe of their diſtempers; And have too long ſuffered ſuch weeds As theſe to flouriſh in our ſoyle, But now no longer ſhall this earth of ours, Like a inde Mother lend her fruits increaſe, To cheriſh thoſe would eclipſe her worth. But thoſe whoſe aymes and acts are imitable, Crown with green Garlands, and with Bowls brim'd full. Muſique proclaime a generall Feſtivall, A Jubile of joy and mirth to all: May love and truth, never like comfort miſſe, Nor Knave in Grain, ſcape a reward like this.