Brome, Richard · published 1640 · first performed or written 1638 [1636-1638] (Annals) not in BritDrama · Salisbury Court T3 Sickness, physic and doctors typicality 0.76 · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
Let him enjoy his fancy. Doctor Hughball Hath soothed him in't, so that nothing can Be said against it, he begins to govern With purpose to reduce the manners Of this country to his own, h'has constituted The Doctor his chief officer; whose Secretary I am to be, you'll see a Court well ordered. I see th'event already, by the aim The Doctor takes, proceed you with your play, And let him see it in what state he pleases. I go my Lord. Trust me, this same Extempore, (I know not's t'other name) pleases me better For absolute action then all the rest. You were best beg him of his Lord. Say you so? He's busy, or I'd move him, Prithee do so, Good Mistress Blaze; go with her gentle Lady. Do as she bids you, you shall get a child by't. I'll do as anybody bids me for a child. Diana yet be wise, bear not the name Of sober chastity to play the beast in. Think not yourself, nor make yourself a beast, Before you are one, and when you appear so, Then thank yourself; your jealousy durst not trust me, Behind you in the country, and since I'm here, I'll see and know, and follow th'fashion; if It be to cuckold you, I cannot help it. I now could wish my son had been as far In the Antipodes as he thinks himself, Ere I had run this hazard. You're instructed. And I'll perform't I warrant you my Lord. Why should you wish so? had you rather lose Your son then please your wife? you show your love both ways. Now what's the matter? Nothing, nothing.— Sit, the Actors enter. What's he a King? No 'tis the City Governor, And the chief Judge within their Corporation. Here's a City Like to be well governed then.— Yonder's a king, do you know him? 'tis your son, My joyless, now you're pleased. Would you were pleased, To cease your housewifry in spinning out The Play at length thus. Here sir, you shall see A point of Justice handled. Officer. My Lord. Call the defendant, and the Plaintiff in. Their counsel and their witnesses. How now! How long ha' you been free oath Pointmakers, Good master hilt and scabbard carrier; (Which is in my hands now) do you give order For counsel and for witnesses in a cause Fit for my hearing, or for me to judge, haw? I must be ruled and circumscribed by Lawyers must I, And witnesses haw? no you shall know I can give judgement, be it right or wrong, Without their needless proving and defending: So bid the Lawyers go and shake their ears, If they have any, and the witnesses, Preserve their breath to prophesy of dry summers. Bring me the plaintiff, and defendant only: But the defendant first, I will not hear Any complaint before I understand What the defendant can say for himself.
nodes 1600–1673 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 24 of 44 in this edition
Length
491 words · 642 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T3 — Sickness, physic and doctorscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.756 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T3 · seed 44: T4 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Let him injoy his fancy. Doctor Hughball Hath sooth'd him in't, so that nothing can Be said against it, he begins to governe With purpose to reduce the manners Of this country to his owne, h'has constituted The Doctor his chiefe officer; whose Secretary I am to be, you'l see a Court well orderd. I see th'event already, by the ayme The Doctor takes, proceed you with your play, And let him see it in what state he pleases. I goe my Lord. Trust me, this same Extempore, (I know not's tother name) pleases me better For absolute action then all the rest. You were best beg him of his Lord. Say you so? He's busie, or Ide move him, Prithee doe so, Good Mistres Blaze; goe with her gentle Lady▪ Doe as she bids you, you shall get a child by't. Ile doe as any body bids me for a childe. Diana yet be wise, beare not the name Of sober chastity to play the beast in. Thinke not your selfe, nor make your selfe a beast, Before you are one, and when you appeare so, Then thanke your selfe; your jealousie durst not trust me, Behinde you in the country, and since Ime here, Ile see and know, and follow th'fashion; if It be to cuckold you, I cannot helpe it. I now could wish my sonne had beene as farre In the Antipodes as he thinkes himselfe, Ere I had runne this hazzard. Y'are instructed. And Ile perform't I warrant you my Lord. Why should you wish so? had you rather loose Your son then please your wife? you shew your love both waies. Now whats the matter? Nothing, nothing. — Sit, the Actors enter. What's he a King? No tis the City Governor, And the chiefe Judge within their Corporation. Here's a City Like to be well govern'd then.— Yonder's a king, doe you know him? Tis your sonne, My Ioylesse, now y'are pleas'd. Would you were pleas'd, To cease your huswifry in spinning out The Play at length thus. Heere sir, you shall see A poynt of Justice handled. Officer. My Lord. Call the defendant, and the Plaintiffe in. Their counsell and their witnesses. How now! How long ha you beene free oth Poyntmakers, Good master hilt and scaberd carrier; (Which is in my hands now) do you give order For counsell and for witnesses in a cause Fit for my hearing, or for me to judge, haw? I must be rul'd and circumscrib'd by Lawyers must I, And witnesses haw? no you shall know I can give judgement, be it right or wrong, Without their needlesse proving and defending: So bid the Lawyers goe and shake their eares, If they have any, and the witnesses, Preserve their breath to prophesie of dry summers. Bring me the plaintiffe, and defendant only: But the defendant first, I will not heare Any complaint before I understand What the defendant can say for himselfe.