Glapthorne, Henry · published 1640 · first performed or written 1636 [licensed for stage, Mar 12] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · before the Court T8 Captains, gallants and cheats typicality 0.64 · 474 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
What does this Tom Thumb mean trow? Why sirrah Dandiprat, you might have given attendance. What without a summons, you can send Jack Shirke your Beadle; to congregate the meaner branches of the Brotherhood, not a Pickpocket I warrant you, but had notice of it: and must I be forgotten? by my manhood 'tis base. You have given the Captain too bold a touch Senior Pirke; thou art just like the Mouse to the Elephant, borne to vex him: but prithee for my sake let him read them. Your sake prevails, or otherwise— Attend then Cosen Sconce; our Orders I'll assure you are such, as the most envious Justice, nor their Goose-quill Clarks, that smell at new Bridewell, and Finsbury shall not exclaim on. Imprimis, it is generally decreed. How, generally without me? Fire of Styx this is insufferable. Good Captain Pirke, on cosen Fortress. That no knight of the Twibill; as Whiskin or ally gentleman shall presume to lead or convey any of the sisters of the order, viz. Striker, Cockatrice, or Gynimeg through the watch after twelve, unless he see them asleep, or be in see with the Constable, under the penalty of being sent to the house of Correction. Renounce me sir, this order I'll not sign to, it savours of cowardice, fear to convey a sister through the watch, 'tis against Our noble institution Next it is enacted, that none of the grooms of our wardrobe shall offer to deprive any man of cloak, coat, or hat, unless it be in the dark, as they fear to answer it at the next assizes, and be burned in the hand for it. 'twould be a hot touch for them cosen Fortress. Next it is decreed, that the receivers of our rents and customs, to wit divers Rooks, and Saint Nicholas Clerks shall certainly use no more slights to get more than they can clearly come off with, under penalty of being carried up Holborn in a cart, and at Tyburn executed, which may tend to the dissolution of our whole fraternity. But have you concluded nothing for the sisters, I long to hear them? O yes cosen, we have confined them to a certain price, a stipend reasonable, so that they shall not need to dive into pockets. They will do that if you would hang them cosen. I do disclaim that order, Captain Fortress. your wisdom should have well considered at what charge they are, for coach or hand litter, specially those of the gentile garb, next their ushers must be maintained, paint paid for, clothes, provided and the matron satisfied, these things considered, could you be so cruel as to confine them to a price by valour sir, I am ashamed on't. 'tis mended by the next order, they are prescribed from wearing Plush and Satin, unless in petticoats.
before the Court;Phoenix/Cockpit;Indoor Professional
Genre (British Drama)
comedy
Play type
Boys Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEP
edition 1148 · TCP A01773 · DEEP 980
Edition role
Representative edition — used in the analysis
Position
nodes 744–761 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 18 of 40 in this edition
Length
474 words · 641 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.638 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T11 · seed 44: T14 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
What does this Tom Thumbe meane troe? Why sirrah Dandiprat, you might have given attendance. What without a summons, you can send Iacke Shirke your Beadle; to congregate the meaner branches of the Brotherhood, not a Picke-pocket I warrant you, but had notice of it: and must I be forgotten? by my man-hood tis base. You have given the Captaine too bold a touch Senior Pirke; thou art just like the Mouse to the Elephant, borne to vexe him pethee for my sake let him read them. Your sake prevailes, or otherwise— Attend then Cosen Sconce; our Orders Ile assure you are such, as the most envious Justice, nor their Goose-quill Clarks, that smell at new Bridewell, and Finsbury shall not exclaime on. Imprimis, it is generally decreed. How, generally without me? Fire of Styx this is insufferable. Good Captaine Pirke, on cosen Fortresse. That no knight of the Twibill; as Whiskin or allye gentleman shall presume to lead or convey any of the sisters of the order, viz. Striker, Cockatrice, or Gynimeg through the watch after twelve, unlesse he see them asleepe, or be in see with the Constable, under the penalty of being sent to the house of Correction. Renounce me sir, this order Ile not signe to, it savors of cowardise, feare to convey a sister through the watch, tis against Our noble institution Next it is enacted, that none of the groomes of our wardrobe shall offer to deprive any man of cloake, coate, or hat, unlesse it be in the darke, as they feare to answer it at the next assises, and be burn'd in the hand for it. Twould be a hot touch for them cosen Fortresse. Next it is decreed, that the receivers of our rents and customes, to wit divers Rookes, and Saint Nicholas Clearkes shall certainely use no more slights to get more then they can clearely come off with, under penalty of being carried up Holborne in a cart, and at Tiburne executed, which may tend to the dissolution of our whole fraternity. But have you concluded nothing for the sisters, I long to heare them? O yes cosen, we have confinde them to a certaine price, a stipend reasonable, so that they shall not need to dive into pockets. They will doe that if you would hang them cosen. I doe disclaime that order, Captaine Fortresse. your wisedome should have well considerd at wha charge they are, for coach or hand litter, specially those of the gentile garbe, next their ushers must be maintaind, paint payd for, cloaths, provided and the matron satisfied, these things considerd, could you bee so cruell as to confine them to a price by valour sir, I am asham'd on't. Tis mended by the next order, they are prescrib'd from wearing Plush and Sattin, unlesse in peticoats.