Jonson, Ben · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.80 · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Excellent Sir, as ever you had any Hat in your life. Nay faith Sir, the Hat's as good as any man i' this town can serve you. And will maintain Fashion as long, ne'er trust me for a groat else. does it apply well to my suit? Exceeding well sir. How lik'st thou my suit Haberdasher? By my troth sir 'tis very rarely well made, I never saw a suit sit better I can tell on. Nay, we have no Art to please our friends, we. Here Haberdasher tell this same. Good faith sir, it makes you have an excellent body. Nay (believe me) I think I have as good a body in clothes as another. You lack points to bring your apparel together. I'll have points anon: how now? is't right? Faith sir 'tis too little, but upon farther hopes. Good morrow to you sir. Farewell good Haberdasher, well now master Smp let me see your bill. methinks he discharges his followers too thick, O therein he saucily imitates some Great man. I warrant you though he turns off them, he keeps this tailor in place of a Page to follow him still. This Bill is very reasonable in faith, hark you master Snip. Troth sir I am not altogether so well furnished at this present, as I could wish I were: but— If you'll do me the favour to take part in hand, you shall have all I have by Iesu. Sir— And but give me credit for the rest, till the beginning of the next Term. O Lord sir— 'Fore God and by this light I'll pay you to the utmost, and acknowledge myself very deeply engaged to you by this hand. Why how much have you there Sir? Marry I have here four Angels, and fifteen shillings of White money, it's all I have as hope to be saved. You will not fail me at the next Term with the rest. No and I do, pray God I be hanged. Let me never breathe again upon this mortal Stage, as the Philosopher calls it. By this air, and (as I am a Gentleman) I'll hold. He were an iron-hearted fellow in my judgement, that would not credit him upon these monstrous others. Well sir, I'll not stick with any Gentleman for a trifle: you know what 'tis remains? ay sir, and I give you thanks in good faith, O God how happy am I made in this good fortune. Well, now I'll go seek out monsieur Briske. God's so, I have forgot Ribbon for my shoes; and points. 'Slid what luck's this? how shall I do? Master Snip, pray let me reduct some two or three shillings for points and Ribbon, by Iesu I have utterly disfurnished myself in the default of memory, pray, le' me be beholding to you, it shall come home i'the bill believe me. Faith sir, I can hardly depart with money, but I'll take up and send you by my boy presently. What coloured Ribbon would you have?
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507 words · 665 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.804 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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Excellent Sir, as euer you had any Hat in your life. Nay faith Sir, the Hat's as good as any man i' this towne can serue you. And will maintaine Fashion as long, ne're trust me for a groat else. Do's it apply well to my sute? Exceeding well sir. How lik'st thou my suit Haberdasher? By my troth sir 'tis very rarely well made, I neuer saw a sute sit better I can tell on. Nay, we haue no Art to please our friends, we. Here Haberdasher tell this same. Good faith sir, it makes you haue an excellent bodie. Nay (beleeue me) I thinke I haue as good a bodie in cloths as another. You lacke points to bring your apparrell together. I'le haue points anone: how now? is't right? Faith sir 'tis too little, but vpon farther hopes. Good morrow to you sir. Farewell good Haberdasher, well now maister Smp let me see your bill. Mee thinkes he discharges his followers too thicke, O therin he faucily imitates some Great man. I warrant you though he turnes off them, he keepes this Taylor in place of a Page to follow him still. This Bill is very reasonable in faith, harke you maister Snip. Troth sir I am not altogether so well furnisht at this present, as I could wish I were: but—If you'le doe me the fauour to take part in hand, you shall haue all I haue by Iesu. Sir— And but giue me credite for the rest, till the beginning of the next Tearme. O ord sir— 'Fore God and by this light I'le pay you to the vtmost, and acknowledge my selfe very deepely engag'd to you by this hand. Why how much haue you there Sir? Marry I haue here foure Angels, and fifteene shillings of White money, it's all I haue as'hope to be sau'd. You will not faile mee at the next Tearme with the rest. No and I doe, pray God I bee hang'd. Let me neuer breath againe vpon this mortall Stage, as the Philosopher cals it. By this aire, and (as I am a Gentleman) I'le hold. He were an yron-hearted fellow in my judgement, that would not credite him vpon these monstrous others. VVell sir, I'le not sticke with any Gentleman for a trifle: you know what 'tis remaines? I sir, and I giue you thankes in good faith, O God how happie am I made in this good fortune. VVell, now I'le goe seeke out Mounsieur Briske. Gods so, I haue forgot Ribband for my shoes; and points. S'lid what lucke's this? how shall I doe? Maister Snippe, pray let me reduct some two or three shillings for points and Ribband, by Iesu I haue vtterly disfurnisht my selfe in the default of memorie, pray, le' mee bee beholding to you, it shall come home i'the bill beleeue mee. Faith sir, I can hardly depart with money, but I'le take vp and send you by my boy presently. VVhat colour'd Ribband would you haue?