The Blind Beggar of Alexandria (Irus) · chunk 12 of 26
Chapman, George · published 1598 · first performed or written 1596 [Feb 12] (Annals) comedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.80 · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Be ruled by me yet, and I warrant you, She quickly shall believe you love her not, What shall I do Madam. Look not on her so much. I cannot choose my neck stands never right, Till it be turned aside and I behold her. Now trust me such a wry necked love was never seen, But come with me my Lord and I'll instruct you better So madam I leave you now from our love sports, To Antistenes and his great suit with Leon, See the burgomaster Antistenes and Leon. Comes together stay master burgomaster. What reason made you use your office on the Lord Antistenes seizing on all his movables, And goods at the suit of Leon. I will tell your grace the reason of it or any Thing else for I know you are a wise prince, And apt to learn. I thank you for your good opinion sir, But the reason of your office done upon this noble man And his lands. The reason why I have put in office or execution, My authority upon this nobleman consisteth, in three principal points or members, Which indeed are three goodly matters. I pray you let's hear them. The first is the credit of this honest man because he is rich. Why is he honest because he is rich. Oh I learn that in any case, the next is the forfeit of his assurance and the last I will not trouble your grace with all. But this it is whereof I most complain unto your grace, That having occasion in your grace's service, To borrow money of this Leon here, For which I mortgaged all my lands and goods He only did agree that paying him four thousand pound at the day I should receive safely, in which now not only falsely he denies. (my statute But that he hath received one penny due, Which this my friend can witness I repaid, Upon the stone of Irus the blindman, four thousand pound in jewels and in gold, And therefore crave I justice in this case, Vouchsafe dread sovereign an unpartial ear. To that I have to say for my reply, He pleads the payment of four thousand pound, Upon the stone before blind Irus' cave, To which I answer and do swear by heaven, He spoke with me at the foresaid place, And promised payment of four thousand pound, If I would let him have his statutes in, And take other assurance for another thousand, Some three months to come or thereabouts. Which I refusing he repaid me none, But parted in a rage and card not for me. Oh monstrous whoever hard the like. My Lord I will be sworn he paid him, On poor Irus' stone four thousand pound, Which I did help to tender and hast thou A hellish conscience and such a brazen forehead, To deny it against my witness, And his noble word.
nodes 595–654 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 12 of 26 in this edition
Length
490 words · 588 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.799 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T9 · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Be ruld by me yet, and I warrant you, She quickly shall beleeue you loue her not, VVhat shall I doe Madam. Looke not on her so much. I cannot chuse my neck standes neuer right, Till it be turnd asside and I behold her. Now trust me such a wrie neck loue was neuer sene, But come with me my Lord and Ile instruct you better So maddam I leaue you now from our loue sportes, To Antistenes and his great ute with Len, See the Burgomaister Antistenes and Leon. Comes togeather stay maister Burgomaister. VVhat reason made you vse your office on the Lord Antistenes seazing on al his moueables, And goodes at the sute of Leon. I will tell your grace the reason of it or any Thinge els for I know you are a wise prince, And apt to learne. I thanke you for you good opinion sir, But the reason of your office done vpon this noble man And his landes. The reason why I haue put in office or execution, My authoritie vpon this nobleman consisteth, in three principall poyntes or members, VVhich indeede are three goodly matters. I pray you lets heare them. The first is the credit of this honest man because he is rich. VVhy is he honest because he is rich. Oh I learne that in any case, the next is the forfaite of his assurance and the last I will not trouble your grace with all. But this it is whereof I most complaine vnto your grace, That haung occasion in your graces seruice, To borow mony of this Leon heere, For which I morgagd al my landes and goods He onely did agree that paying him foure thousand pound at the day I should receiue safely, in which now not onely falsely he denies▪ (my statute But that he hath receiued one penny due, VVhich this my friend can wittnes I repay de, Vpon the stone of Irus the blindeman, Foure thousand pound in Iewels and in golde, And therefore craue I iustice in this case, Voutchsafe dre soueraigne an vnpartiall are. To that I haue to say for my , He pleades the paynt of foure thousand pounde, Vpon the stone before blinde Irus caue, To which I answere and do sweare by heauen, He spake with me at the foresayde place, And promist payment offoure thousand pound, If I would let him haue his statues in, And take other assurance for another thousand, Some three monthes to come or thereaboutes. VVhich I refusing he repayde me none, But parted in a rage and card not for me. Oh monstrous who euer hard the like. My Lord I will be sworne he payde him, On poore Irus stone foure thousand pound, VVhich I did helpe to tender and hast thou A hellish conscience and such a brasen forhead, To denye it agaynst my wittnesse, And his noble woorde.