Jonson, Ben · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.82 · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
I possess as much in your wish sir, as if I were made Lord of the Indies; and I pray you believe it. I have a better opinion of his Faith, than to think it will be so corrupted. Come brother, I'll bring you acquainted with Gentlemen, & good fellows, such as shall do you more grace, than— Brother, I hunger not for such acquaintance: Do you take heed, least:— hushed: my Brother sir, for want of education sir, somewhat nodding to the Boor, the Clown; but I request you in private sir. By Iesu, it's a very fine suit of clothes. Do you observe that, signor? there's another Humour has new cracked the shell. What? he is enamoured of the Fashion, is he? O you forestall the jest. I mar'le what it might stand him in? Nephew? 'Fore God it's an excellent Suit, and as neatly becomes him. What said you Uncle? When saw you my Niece? Mary yesternight I supped there. That kind of Boot does very rare too. And what news hear you? The guilt Spur and all: would I were hanged, but 'tis exceeding good. Say you? Your mind is carried away with somewhat else: I ask what news you hear? Troth we hear none: in good faith I was never so pleased with a fashion days of my life; O (and I might have but my wish) I'd ask no more of God now, but such a Suit, such a Hat, such a Band, such a Doublet, such a Hose, such a Boot, and such a— They say there's a new Motion of the city of Nineveh, with Ionas and the Whale, to be seen at Fleet-bridge? you can tell cousin? Here's such a world of question with him now: Yes, I think there be such a thing, I saw the picture: would he would once be satisfied. Let me see, the Doublet, say fifty shillings the Doublet, & between three or four pound the Hose; then Boots, the Hat, and Band: some ten or eleven pound would do it all, and suit me for the heavens. I'll see all those devices, and I come to London once. God's 'slid, and I could compass it, 'twere rare: hark you Uncle. What says my Nephew? Faith Uncle, I'd ha' desired you to have made a motion for me to my father in a thing, that; walk aside and I'll tell you sir, no more but this: there's a parcel of Law books, (some twenty pounds worth) that lie in a place for little more than half the money they cost; and I think for some twelve pound or twenty mark, I could go near to redeem 'em: there's Plowden, Diar, Brook, and Fitz-Herbert; divers such as I must have ere long: and you know I were as good save five or six pound as not, Uncle: I pray you move it for me. That I will: when would you have me do it? presently?
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498 words · 665 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.820 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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I possesse as much in your wish sir, as if I were made Lord of the Indies; and I pray you beleeue it. I haue a better opinion of his Faith, than to thinke it will be so corrupted. Come brother, I'le bring you acquainted with Gentlemen, & good fellows, such as shall do you more grace, than— Brother, I hunger not for such acquaintance: Do you take heed, least:— Husht: my Brother sir, for want of education sir, somewhat nodding to the Boore, the Clowne; but I request you in priuat sir. By Iesu, it's a very fine sute of cloathes. Doe you obserue that, Signior? there's another Humour has new crackt the shell. VVhat? he is enamour'd of the Fashion, is hee? O you forestall the jeast. I mar'le what it might stand him in? Nephew? 'Fore God it's an excellent Ste, and as neatly becomes him. VVhat said you Vncle? VVhen saw you my Neece? Mary yesternight I supt there. That kind of Boot does very rare too. And what newes heare you? The guilt Spurre and all: would I were hang'd, but 'tis exceeding good. Say you? Your mind is carried away with somewhat else: I aske what newes you heare? Troth wee heare none: in good faith I was neuer so pleas'd with a fashion daies of my life; O (nd I might haue but my wish) I'ld aske no more of God no but such a Suit, such a Hat, such a Band, such a Doublet, such a Hose, such a Boot, and such a— They say there's a new Motion of the citie of Nineueh, with Ionas and the VVhale, to be seene at Fleet-bridge? you can tell cousin? Here's such a world of question with him now: Yes, I thinke there be such a thing, I saw the picture: would hee would once be satisfi'd. Let me see, the Doublet, say fiftie shillings the Doublet, & betwene three or four pound the Hose; then Bootes, the Hat, and Band: some ten or eleuen pound would do it all, and suit me for the heauens. I'le see all those deuises, and I come to London once. Gods s'lid, and I could compasse it, 'twere rare: harke you Vncle. VVhat sayes my Nephew? Faith Vncle, I'ld ha' desir'd you to haue made a motion for me to my father in a thing, that; walke aside and I'le tell you sir, no more but this: there's a parcell of Law books, (some twentie pounds worth) that lie in a place for little more than halfe the money they cost; and I thinke for some twelue pound or twentie marke, I could goe neere to redeeme 'hem: there's Plowden, Diar, Brooke, and Fitz-Herbert; diuers such as I must haue ere long: and you know I were as good saue fiue or sixe pound as not, Vncle: I pray you mooue it for me. That I will: when would you haue me do it? presently?