The Magnetic Lady, or Humors Reconciled · chunk 16 of 45
Jonson, Ben · published 1640 · first performed or written 1632 [licensed for stage, Oct 12] (Annals) comedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Sir, do but make her worshipful Aunt a Countess, And she is yours: her Aunt has worlds to leave you! The wealth of six East Indian Fleets at lest! Her Husband, Sir Iohn Loadstone, was the Governor O' the Company. seven years. And came there home, Six Fleets in seven years? I cannot tell, I must attend my Gossip, her good Ladyship. And will you make me a Vi-countesse too? For, How do they make a Countess? in a Chair? Or 'pon a bed? Both ways, sweet bird, I'll show you. The truth is, Mr. Practice, now we are sure That you are of, we dare come on the bolder: The portion left, was sixteen thousand pound, I do confess it, as a just man should. And call here Mr. Compass, with these Gentlemen, To the relation: I will still be just. Now for the profits every way arising, It was the Donors' wisdom, those should pay Me for my watch, and breaking of my sleeps; It is no petty charge, you know, that sum; To keep a man awake, for fourteen year. But (as you knew to use it i' that time) It would reward your waking. That's my industry; As it might be your reading, study, and counsel; And now your pleading, who denies it you? I have my calling too. Well, Sir, the Contract Is with this Gentleman, ten thousand pound. (An ample portion, for a younger brother, With a soft, tender, delicate rib of man's flesh, That he may work like wax, and print upon.) He expects no more than that sum to be tendered, And he receive it: Those are the conditions. A direct bargain, and sale in open market. And what I have furnished him with all o' the by, To appear, or so: A matter of four hundred, To be deduced upo' the payment—. Right. You deal like a just man still. Draw up this Good Mr. Practice, for us, and be speedy. But here's a mighty gain Sir, you have made Of this one stock! the principal first doubled, In the first seven year; and that redoubled I'the next seven! beside six thousand pound, There's threescore thousand got in fourteen year, After the usual rate of ten i'the hundred, And the ten thousand paid. I think it be! How will you scape the clamour, and the envy? Let 'em exclaim, and envy: what care I? Their murmurs raise no blisters i'my flesh. My moneys are my blood, my parents, kindred: And he that loves not those, he is unnatural: I am persuaded that the love of money Is not a virtue, only in a Subject, But might befit a Prince. And (were there need) I found me able to make good the Assertion. To any reasonable man's understanding. And make him to confess it. Gentlemen, Doctors, and Scholars, you'll hear this, and look for As much true secular wit, and deep Lay-sense, As can be shown on such a common place.
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Sir, doe but make her worſhipfull Aunt a Counteſſe, And ſhe is yours: her Aunt has worlds to leave you! The wealth of ſix Eaſt Indian Fleets at leaſt! Her Husband, Sir Iohn Loadſtone, was the Governour O' the Company. ſeven yeares. And came there home, Six Fleets in ſeven yeares? I cannot tell, I muſt attend my Goſſip, her good Ladiſhip. And will you make me a Vi-counteſſe too? For, How doe they make a Counteſſe? in a Chaire? Or 'pon a bed? Both wayes, ſweet bird, Ile ſhew you. The truth is, Mr. Practiſe, now wee are ſure That you are off, we dare come on the bolder: The portion left, was ſixteene thouſand pound, I doe confeſſe it, as a juſt man ſhould. And call here Mr. Compaſſe, with theſe Gentlemen, To the relation: I will ſtill be juſt. Now for the profits every way ariſing, It was the Donors wiſedome, thoſe ſhould pay Me for my watch, and breaking of my ſleepes; It is no petty charge, you know, that ſumme; To keepe a man awake, for fourteene yeare. But (as you knew to uſe it i' that time) It would reward your waking. That's my induſtry; As it might be your reading, ſtudie, and counſell; And now your pleading, who denies it you? I have my calling too. Well, Sir, the Contract Is with this Gentleman, ten thouſand pound. (An ample portion, for a younger brother, With a ſoft, tender, delicate rib of mans fleſh, That he may worke like waxe, and print upon.) He expects no more then that ſumme to be tendred, And hee receive it: Thoſe are the conditions. A direct bargaine, and ſale in open market. And what I have furniſh'd him with all o' the by, To appeare, or ſo: A matter of foure hundred, To be deduc'd upo' the payment—. Right. You deale like a juſt man ſtill. Draw up this Good Mr. Practiſe, for us, and be ſpeedy. But here's a mighty gaine Sir, you have made Of this one ſtock! the principall firſt doubled, In the firſt ſeven yeare; and that redoubled I'the next ſeven! beſide ſixe thouſand pound, There's threeſcore thouſand got in fourteene yeare, After the uſuall rate of ten i'the hundred, And the ten thouſand paid. I thinke it be! How will you ſcape the clamour, and the envie? Let 'hem exclaime, and envie: what care I? Their murmurs raiſe no bliſters i'my fleſh. My monies are my blood, my parents, kindred: And he that loves not thoſe, he is unnaturall: I am perſwaded that the love of monie Is not a vertue, only in a Subject, But might befit a Prince. And (were there need) I find me able to make good the Aſſertion. To any reaſonable mans underſtanding. And make him to confeſſe it. Gentlemen, Doctors, and Schollers, yo'll heare this, and looke for As much true ſecular wit, and deepe Lay-ſenſe, As can be ſhowne on ſuch a common place.