Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 519 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Is he no more graced amongst 'em, then? say you? Faith, like a pawn, at Chess: fills up a room, that's all. O monster of men! can the earth bear such an envious caitiff? Well, I repent me, I e'er credited him so much: but (now I see what he is, and that his masking vizor is off) I'll forbear him no longer. All his lands are mortgaged to me, and forfeited: besides, I have bonds of his in my hand, for the receipt of now fifty pound, now a hundred, now two hundred: still, as he has had a fan but wagged at him, he would be in a new suit. Well, I'll salute him by a Sergeant, the next time I see him, i'faith, I'll suit him. Why, you may soon see him, sir, for he is to meet signor PUNTARVOLO at a Notaries, by the Exchange, presently: where he means to take up, upon return— Now, out upon thee, JUDAS; canst thou not be content to backbite thy friend, but thou must betray him? willt thou seek the undoing of any man? and of such a man too? and will you, sir, get your living by the counsel of traitors? Dear wife, have patience. The house will fall, the ground will open, and swallow us: I'll not bind here, for all the gold, and silver in heaven. O, good MACILENTE, let's follow and appease her, or the peace of my life is at an end. Now pease, and not peace, feed that life, whose head bangs so heavily over a woman's manger. Help me, brother: odds body, and you come here, I'll do myself a mischief. Nay, hear me, sweet wife, unless thou willt have me go, I will not go. Tut, you shall ne'er ha' that vantage of me, to say, you are undone by me: I'll not bid you stay, I. Brother, sweet brother, here's four angels, I'll give you toward your suit: for the love of gentry, and as ever you came of christen creature, make haste to the water fide (you know where Master FASTIDIUS uses to land) and give him warning of my husband's malicious intent; & tell him of that lean rascals treachery: O heavens! how my flesh rises at him! nay, sweet brother, make haste: you may say, I would have writ to him, but that necessity of the time would not permit. He cannot choose but take it extraordinarily from me: and commend me, to him, good brother, say, I sent you. Let me see, these four angels, and then, forty shillings more I can borrow on my gown in Fetter-lane. Well, I will go presently, say on my suit, pay as much money as I have, and swear myself into credit with my tailor, for the rest. O, on my soul you wrong her, MACILENTE, Though she be froward, yet I know she is honest. Well, then have I no judgement: would any woman (but one that were wild in her affections) have broke out into that immodest and violent passion against her husband? or is't possible—
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Is he no more grac't amongst 'hem, then? say you? Faith, like a pawne, at Chesse: fills vp a roome, that's all. O monster of men! can the earth beare such an euious caytiffe? Well, I repent me, I e're credited him so much: but (now I see what he is, and that his masking vizor is off) I'le forbeare him no longer. All his lands are morgag'd to me, and forfeited: besides, I haue bonds of his in my hand, for the receit of now fifty pound, now a hundred, now two hundred: still, as he has had a fan but wagg'd at him, he would be in a new sute. Well, I'le salute him by a Sergeant, the next time I see him, yfaith, I'le sute him. Why, you may soone see him, sir, for hee is to meet signior PVNTARVOLO at a Notaries, by the Exchange, presently: where he meanes to take vp, vpon returne— Now, out vpon thee, IVDAS; canst thou not be content to back-bite thy friend, but thou must betray him? wilt thou seeke the vndoing of any man? and of such a man too? and will you, sir, get your liuing by the counsell of traytors? Deare wife, haue patience. The house will fall, the ground will open, and swallow vs: I'le not bīde here, for all the gold, and siluer in heauen. O, good MACILENTE, let's follow and appease her, or the peace of my life is at an end. Now pease, and not peace, feed that life, whose head bangs so heauily ouer a womans manger. Helpe me, brother: 'ods body, and you come here, I'le doe my selfe a mischiefe. Nay, heare me, sweet wife, vnlesse thou wilt haue mee goe, I will not goe. Tut, you shall ne're ha' that vantage of me, to say, you are vndone by me: I'le not bid you stay, I. Brother, sweet brother, here's foure angels, I'le giue you toward your sute: for the loue of gentry, and as euer you came of christen creature, make haste to the water fide (you know where Master FASTIDIVS vses to land) and giue him warning of my husbands malitious intent; & tel him of that leae rascals trechery: O heuens! how my flesh rises at him! nay, sweet brother, make haste: you may say, I vvould haue writ to him, but that necessitie of the time would not permit. He cannot choose but take it extraordinarily from me: and commend me, to him, good brother, say, I sent you. Let me see, these foure angels, and then, fortie shillings more I can borrow on my gowne in Fetter-lane. Well, I will goe presently, say on my sute, pay as much money as I haue, and sweare my selfe into credit vvith my taylor, for the rest. O, on my soule you wrong her, MACILENTE, Though shee be froward, yet I know shee is honest. Well, then haue I no iudgement: would any vvoman (but one that were wild in her affections) haue broke out into that immodest and violent passion against her husband? or is't possible—