Anonymous · published 1594 · first performed or written 1592 [Jun 10] (Annals) moral · Derby's (Strange's) Men T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.81 · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Why so, 'tis an ill wind blows no man to profit And he is but a fool that when all fails cannot live upon his wit, I have attired myself like a very civil citizen, To draw four score pound from a couple of fools, A Gentleman having made over his land by deed of gift, Means to cozen a broker with a false conveyance: all's one to me, I shall lose nothing by the bargain, But here comes the Broker, I will walk as I regarded him not God save you sir, I see you keep your hour, But hear you sir, hath the Gentleman that conveyance you told me of ready, I hope sir, I shall need misdoubt no deceit in the matter, for I mean plainly, and so I hope do you. Sir, as concerning the conveyance, I assure you 'tis so good And he hath such good interest in it, That were I furnished with so much money presently, No man in the world should have it but myself, And for my own part, you need not suspect me, For I would not discredit myself for a thousand pound, For the Gentleman is my very friend, And being in some want, is enforced to pawn land. For the supplying of a present necessity. Tush, the interest is good, I warrant you. And that's much worth, some will say, A crafty knave needs no broker, But here is a crafty knave and a broker to: Then imagine there wants not a knave. But tell me sir, when did he promise to be here, What, will it be long ere be come? Nay, it will not be long ere he come, For the conveyance was made ere I came from the scriveners, And in good time, here he comes, God save you sir, Here is the man I told you of, that would lend you the money, He is a very honest man, and but for my sake I know He would not do it, but is the land dispatched another way: If you be ready to seal, he is ready with the money, Hear you (sir) you have a good bargain, dispatch it quickly. Being advertised by my friend, this honest merchant, That you have certain land to pawn for present money, Now I had not so much money of mine own at this time, But I made means to borrow so much of a friend of mine, Because I would not have you fall into bad men's handling I thank you sir for this unspeakable favour, If you deal amiss with me, I am undone for ever. I would not deal amiss with any man for a thousand pound, And yet he will cut a man's throat for twelve pence, Here is a cluster of knaves here lacks but the daily of Hexham Well sir, here is the money, will it please you seal the assurance With all my heart.
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Length
494 words · 601 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.809 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T9 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Why so, tis an il wind blewes no man to profit And he is but a foole that when al failes cannot liue vpon his wit, I haue attyred my selfe lyke a very ciuill citizen, To drawe foure score pound from a couple of fooles, A Gentleman hauing made ouer his land by deed of gift, Means to cosen a broker with a false conueiance: Al's one to me, I shall loose nothing by the bargaine, But here comes the Broker, I wil walk as I regarded him not God saue you sir, I see you keep your houre, But heare you sir, hath the Gentleman that conueiance you told me of redy, I hope sir, I shal need misdoubt no deceit in the matter, for I meane plainly, and so I hope do you. Sir, as concerning the conueiance, I assure you tis so good And he hath such good interest in it, That were I furnisht with so much money presently, No man in the world should haue it but my selfe, An for my owne part, yuu neede not suspect me, For I would not discredit my selfe for a thousand pound, For the Gentlemn is my very friend, And being in some want, is enforst to pawne lande. For the supplying of a present necessitie. Tush, the interest is good, I warrant you. And thats much worth, some wil say, A crafty knaue needs no broker, But here is a crafeie knaue and a broker to: Then imagin there wants not a knaue. But tell me sir, when did he promise to be here, What, will it be long ere be come? Nay, it will not be long ere he come, For the conueyance was made ere I came from the scriuenars, And in good time, here he comes, God saue you sir, Here is the man I told you of, that wold lend you the money, He is a very honest man, and but for my sake I know He would not do it, but is the land dispatcht another way: If you be ready to seale, he is readie with the money, Hare you (sir) you haue a good bargain, dispatch it quicklie. Being aduertised by my friend, this honest merchant, That you haue certaine land to pawne for present money, Now I had not so much money of mine owne at this tyme, But I made meaes to borrow so much of a friend of mine, Because I would not haue you fal into bad mens handling I thank you sir for this vnspeakeable fauour, If you deale amisse with me, I am vndone for euer. I would not deal amisse with any man for a thousand pound, And yet he wil cut a mans throte for twelue pence, Here is a cluster of here lackes but the daily of Hexham Wel sir, here is the mony, wil it please you seale the assurance With all my heart.