Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Why sot why call'st thou me fool? For examining wiser than thyself. So doth many more than I in Scotland. Yea those are such, as have more authority than wit, And more wealth than honesty. This is my little brother with the great wit, ware him, But what canst thou do, tell me, that art so inquisitive of us? Any thing that concerns a gentleman to do, that can I do. So you are of the gentle trade? True. Then gentle sir, leave us to ourselves, For hear comes one as if he would lack a servant ere he went. Ateu. Why so Ateukin? this becomes thee best, Wealth, honour, ease, and angels in thy chest: Now may I say, as many often sing, No fishing to the sea, nor service to a king. Unto this high promotions doth belong, Means to be talked of in the thickest throng: And first to fit the humours of my Lord, Sweet lays and lines of love I must record. And such sweet lines and love lays I'll indite: As men may wish for, and my leech delight, And next a train of gallants at my heels, That men may say, the world doth run on wheels. For men of art, that rise by indirection, To honour and the favour of their King, Must use all means to save what they have got, And win their favours whom he never knew. If any frown to see my fortunes such, A man must bear a little, not too much: But in good time these bills partend, I think, That some good fellows do for service seek. If any gentleman, spiritual or temporal, will entertain out of his service, a young stripling of the age of 30. years, that can sleep with the soundest, eat with the hungriest, work with the sickest, lie with the loudest, face with the proudest, etc. that can wait in a Gentleman's chamber, when his master is a mile of, keep his stable when 'tis empty, and his purse when 'tis full, and hath many qualities worse than all these, let him write his name and go his way, and attendance shall be given. By my faith a good servant, which is he? Truly sir that am I? And why dost thou write such a bill, Are all these qualities in thee? O Lord I sir, and a great many more, Some better, some worse, some richer some poorer, Why sir do you look so, do they not please you? Truly no, for they are nought and so art thou, If thou hast no better qualities, stand by. O sir, I tell the worst first, but and you lack a man, I am for you, i'll tell you the best qualities I have. Be brief then.
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Why sot why calst thou me foole? For examining wiser then thy selfe. So doth many more then I in Scotland. Yea those are such, as haue more autthoritie then wit, And more wealth then honestie. This is my little brother with the great wit, ware him, But what canst thou do, tel me, that art so inquisitiue of vs? Any thing that concernes a gentleman to do, that can I do. So you are of the gentle trade? True. Then gentle sir, leaue vs to our selues, For heare comes one as if he would lack a seruant ere he went. Ateu. Why so Ateukin? this becomes thee best, Wealth, honour, ease, and angelles in thy chest: Now may I say, as many often sing, No fishing to the sea, nor seruice to a king. Vnto this high promotions doth belong, Meanes to be talkt of in the thickest throng: And first to fit the humors of my Lod, Sweete layes and lynes of loue I must record. And such sweete lynes and louelayes ile endite: As men may wish for, and my leech delight, And next a traine of gallants at my heeles, That men may say, the world doth run on wheeles. For men of art, that rise by indirection, To honour and the fauour of their King, Must vse all meanes to saue what they haue got, And win their fauours whom he neuer knew. If any frowne to see my fortunes such, A man must beare a little, not too much: But in good time these billes partend, I thinke, That some good fellowes do for seruice seeke. If any gentleman, spirituall or temperall, will entertaine out of his seruice, a young stripling of the age of 30. yeares, that can sleep with the soundest, eate with the hungriest, work with the sickest, lye with the lowdest, face with the proudest, &c. that can wait in a Gentlemans chamber, when his maister is a myle of, keepe his stable when tis emptie, and his purse when tis full, and hath many qualities woorse then all these, let him write his name and goe his way, and attendance shall be giuen. By my faith a good seruant, which is he? Trulie sir that am I? And why doest thou write such a bill, Are all these qualities in thee? O Lord I sir, and a great many more, Some better, some worse, some richer some porer, Why sir do you looke so, do they not please you? Trulie no, for they are naught and so art thou, If thou hast no better qualities, stand by. O sir, I tell the worst first, but and you lack a man▪ I am for you, ile tell you the best qualities I haue. Be breefe then.