Wilson, Robert · published 1592 · first performed or written c.1581 (Annals) moral · Leicester's Men T30 Constables, justices and the watch typicality 0.84 · 509 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T30: constable, squire, tub, clay, worship, justice, turf, mr, hun, valentine.
Were it not for lucre, sure Love had lost her joys, Why, but must I be whipped master Constable indeed? You may save your labour, for I have no need. I must needs see thee punished, there is no remedy, Except thou wilt confess, and tell me. Where thy fellows are become that did the robbery. Indeed master Constable, I do not know of their stealing. For I did not see them since we went together a-begging: Therefore pray ye sir be miserable to me, and let me go, For I labour to get my living with begging you know. Thou wast seen in their company a little before the deed was done. therefore it is most likely thou knowest where they are become. Why master Constable, if a sheep go among wolves all day. Shall the sheep be blamed if they steal any thing away? Yea marry shall he, for it is a great presumption, that keeping them company, he is of like profession. But dispatch sirs, strip him, and whip him: Stand not to reason the question. Indeed 'twas fraud so it was, it was not I, And here he comes himself, ask him if I lie. What sayest thou villain? I would advise thee hold thy tongue. I know him to be a wealthy man, and a Burgess of the town. Sir, and it please your mastership, here's one slanders you with felonies He saith you were the chief doer of a robbery. What says the rascal? but you know, It standeth not with my credit to brawl: But good master Constable for his slanderous report, Pay him double, and in as great a matter command me you shall. M. Constable, must the countenance carry out the knave, Why then if one will face folks out, some fine repariment he must have. Come sir sack sauce: make quick dispatch at once, You shall see how finely we will fetch the skin from your bones. Nay but tell me be you both right handed or no? What is that to thee, why wouldst thou so same know? marry if you should both be right handed, the one would hinder the other, than it would not be done finely according to order: For if you whip me not with credit it is not worth a pin, therefore I pray you M. Constable, let me be whipped on the skin. Whereon dost thou think they would whip thee I pray thee declare? that thou puttest us in mind, and takest so great care. I was afraid you would have worn out my clothes with whipping, then afterward I should go naked a-begging. Have no doubt of that, we will savour thy clothes, Thou shalt judge that thyself, by feeling the blows. Serviceable Diligence, bring hither such prisoners as are in your custody. My diligence shall be applied very willingly. Pleaseth it you, there are but three prisoners so far as I know, which are Lucar and Conscience, with a deformed creature much like Bifrons the base daughter of Iuno.
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Were it not for lucar, sure Loue had lost her ioyes, Why, but must I be whipt maister Constable indeed? You may saue your labour, for I haue no need. I must needs see thee punished, there is no remedie, Except thou wilt confesse, and tell me. Where thy fellowes are become that did the robberie. Indeed maister Constable, I do not know of their ealing. For I did not see them since we went togither a begging: Therefore pray ye sir be miserable to me, and let me goe, For I labour to get my liuing with begging you know. Thou wast seene in their companie a little before the deed was done. therefore it is most likely thou knowest where they are become. Why maister Constable, if a sheepe go among wolues all day. Shall the sheepe be blamd if they seale any thing away? Yea mary shall he, for it is a great presumption, that keeping them companie, he is of like profession. But dispatch sirs, strip him, and whip him: Stand not to reason the question. Indeed twas fraud so it was, it was not I, And here he comes himselfe, aske him if I lie. What saiest thou villaine? I would aduise thee hold thy toong. I know him to be a wealthie man, and a Burgesse of the towne. Sir, and it please your mastership, heres one aunders you with He saith you were the chiefe doer of a robberie. What saies the rascall? but you know, It standeth not with my credite to braule: But good maister Constalbe for his slaunderous report, Pay him double, and in as great a matter commaund me you shall. M. Constable, must the countnance carry out the knaue, Why then if one will face folks out, some fine reparment he must haue. Come sir sacke sauce: make quicke dispatch at once, You shall see how finely we will fetch the skin from your bones. Nay but tell me be you both right handed or no? What is that to thee, why wouldst thou so same know? Mary if you should both be right handed, the one would hinde the other, then it would not be done finely according to order: For if you whip me not with credite it is not worth a pinne, therefore I pray you M. Constable, let me be whipt on the skinne. Wheron dost thou thinke they would whip thee I pray thee declare? that thou puttest vs in minde, and takest so great care. I was afraid you would haue worne out my clothe with whipping, then afterward I should go naked a begging. Haue no doubt of that, we will sauour thy clothes, Thou shalt iudge that thy selfe, by feeling the blowes. Seruiseable Diligence, bring hither such prisoners as are in your custodie. My diligence shall be applied very willinglie. Pleaseth it you, there are but three prisoners so farre as I know, which are Lucar and Conscience, with a deformed creature much like Bions the base daughter of Iuno.