The Three Lords and Three Ladies of London · chunk 25 of 41
Wilson, Robert · published 1590 · first performed or written 1588 [1588-1590] (Annals) moral · Queen Elizabeth's Men (?) T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.80 · 520 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
And for the time that they in pleasure spend, 'tis limited to such an honest end, Namely, for recreation of the mind, With no great cost, yet liberal in that kind, That pleasure vows with all delights he can To do them good, till death to be their man. Of policy they trial have at large: Then let us go and each man to his charge. ay sir? Why alas I bought them of a stranger, an old French man for good gold, and to be worth ten pound, for so be told me, I have good witness, for my own wife was by, and lent me part of the money. And what did they cost you? Ten shillings every penny. That argues you are guilty: Why? could ye buy so many rings and buttons of gold think ye for ten shillings? Of whom did ye buy them? Of an old French man, the old French disease take him. And where dwells that old French man? In France I think, for he told me he was to go over the next tide, or the next day, my wife can tell as well as I, if ye think I lie, for she was by. A good answer, he dwells in France and you dwell here, and for uttering copper for gold you are like to lose both your ears upon the pillory, and besides lose your freedom. Nay, if I lose my ears, I care not for my freedom, keep you my freedom, so I may keep my ears, is there no remedy for this M. Usury? None, except you can find out that old French man. Peradventure I can, if you'll let me go into France to seek him: So we may lose you, and never see him, nay that may not be. You have a good pawn there, good master Usury be good unto me. Nay, now I'll pinch ye, you villain, ye know how ye have ever used me, but now off goes your ears at least, Nay, good master Usury take all my goods and let me go, What's the matter Usury, that this poor knave cries so: O Master Fraud, speak to him to let me go: Fraud? Ye villain, call me not by my name, and ye shall see I will speak to him to let ye go free: Usury, of all old fellowship let this poor knave pack, if the matter be not too heinous. No sir, his fault is odious, look here what stuff he would utter for gold, flat copper, & he saith, he bought them of an old frenchman But thou didst not sell them, didst thou? No sir, I would have but laid them to pawn for five pounds to him. That was more than they be worth, I promise thee a foul matter, well, thou must lose thy ware and be glad to escape, so Usury, at my request ye shall let the poor man go. Well, for this once I will, sirrah, get ye packing, and take heed of such a piece of work again while ye live.
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Length
520 words · 644 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.797 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
And for the time that they in pleasure spend, Tis limmitted to such an honest end, Namely, for recreatien of the mind, With no great cost, yet liberall in that kind, That pleasure vowes with all delightes he can To doe them good, till death to be their man. Of pollicy they triall haue at large: Then let vs go and each man to his charge▪ I sir? Why alas I bought them of a stranger, an old French man for good gold, and to be worth ten pound, for so be told me, I haue good witnesse, for my owne wife was by, and lent mee part of the money. And what did they cost you? Ten shillings euery penny. That argues you are guilty: Why? could ye buy so many rings and buttons of gold thinke ye for ten shillings? Of whome did ye buy them? Of an olde French man, the olde French disease take him. And where dwels that old French man? In Fraunce I thinke, for he told me he was to goe ouer the next tide, or the next day, my wife can tell as wel as I, if ye thinke I lie, for she was by. A good answere, he dwels in Fraunce and you dwel here, and for utering copper for gold you are like to loose both your eares vpon the pillorie, and bsides loose your freedome. Nay, if I loose my eares, I care not for my fréedome, kéepe you my freedome, so I may kéepe my eares, is there no remedy for this M. Vsury? None, except you can find out that old French man. Peraduenture I can, if you'il let mee go into Fraunce to seeke him: So we may loos you, and neuer see him, nay that may not be. You haue a good pawne there, good maister Vsury be good vnto me. Ny, now Ile pinch ye, you villaine, ye know how ye haue euer vsed me, but now off goes your eares at least, Nay▪ good maister Vsurie take all my goodes and lt me go, What's the matter Vsurie, that this poore knaue cries so: O Maister Fraud, speake to him to let me goe: Fraud? Ye villaine, cal me not by my name, and ye shall sée I wil speak to him to lt ye goe free: Vsury, of al old fellowship let this poore knaue packe, if the matter be not too hainous. No sir, his fault is odious, look here what stuffe hee would vtter for gold, flat copper, & he saith, he bought them of an old frenchman But thou didst not sel them, didst thou? No sir, I would haue but laid them to pawne for fiue pounds to him. That was more than they be woorth, I promise thée a foule matter, wel, thou must loose thy ware and be glad to escape, so Vsurie, at my request ye shal let the poore man goe. Wel, for this once I will, sirra, get ye packing, and take héede of such a peece of worke againe while ye liue.