Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 484 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.
all's clear, sir, but the reckoning; and that you must clear, and pay before you go, I assure you. I pay? 'Slight, I eat not a bit since I came into the house, yet. Why, you may when you please, sir, 'tis all ready below, that was bespoken. Bespoken? not by me, I hope? By you, sir? I know not that: but 'twas for you, and your company, I am sure. My company? 'Slid, I was an invited guest, so I was. Faith, we have no thing to do with that, sir, they're all gone but you, and we must be answered; that's the short and the long on't. Nay, if you will grow to extremities, my masters, than would this pot, cup, and all were in my belly, if I have a cross about me. What, and have such apparel? do not say so, signor, that mightily discredits your clothes. As I am an honest man, my tailor had all my money this morning, and yet I must be feign to alter my suit too: good sirs, let me go, 'tis friday night, and in good truth I have no stomach in the world, to eat any thing. That's no matter, so you pay, sir. Pay? gods light, with what conscience can you ask me to pay that I never drank for? Yes, sir, I did see you drink once. By this cup, (which is silver) but you did not, you do me infinite wrong, I looked in the pot once, indeed, but I did not drink. Well sir, if you can satisfy our master, it shall be all one to vs. (by and by.) Lose not yourself now signor. TVt, sir, you did bear too hard a conceit of me in that, but I will now make my love to you most transparent, in spite of any dust of suspicion, that may be raised to cloud it: and henceforth, since I see it is so against your humour, I will never labour to persuade you. Why, I thank you, signor, but what's that you tell me may concern my peace so much? Faith, sir, 'tis thus. Your wives brother, signor FUNGOSO, being at supper to night at a tavern, with a sort of gallants, there happened some division amongst 'em, and he is left in pawn for the reckoning: now, if ever you look that time shall present you with a happy occasion to do your wife some gracious and acceptable service, take hold of this opportunity, and presently go, and redeem him; for, being her brother, and his credit so amply engaged as now it is, when she shall hear (as he cannot himself, but he must out of extremity report it) that you came, and offered yourself so kindly, and with that respect of his reputation, why, the benefit cannot but make her dote, and grow mad of your affections.
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Al's cleere, sir, but the reckoning; and that you must cleare, and pay before you goe, I assure you. I pay? Slight, I eate not a bit since I came into the house, yet. Why, you may when you please, sir, 'tis all readie below, that was bespoken. Bespoken? not by me, I hope? By you, sir? I know not that: but 'twas for you, and your companie, I am sure. My companie? S'lid, I was an inuited guest, so I was. Faith, we haue no thing to doe with that, sir, they're all gone but you, and we must be answer'd; that's the short and the long on't. Nay, if you will grow to extremities, my masters, then would this pot, cup, and all were in my belly, if I haue a crosse about me. What, and haue such apparell? doe not say so, signior, that mightily discredits your clothes. As I am an honest man, my taylor had all my monie this morning, and yet I must be faine to alter my sute too: good sirs, let me goe, 'tis friday night, and in good truth I haue no stomacke in the world, to eate anie thing. That's no matter, so you pay, sir. Pay? gods light, with what conscience can you aske me to pay that I neuer dranke for? Yes, sir, I did see you drinke once. By this cup, (which is siluer) but you did not, you doe mee infinite wrong, I look't in the pot once, indeed, but I did not drinke. Well sir, if you can satisfie our master, it shall bee all one to vs. (by and by.) Lose not your selfe now signior. TVt, sir, you did beare too hard a conceit of me in that, but I will now make my loue to you most transparent, in spight of any dust of suspition, that may bee raysed to cloud it: and henceforth, since I see it is so against your humour, I will neuer labour to perswade you. Why, I thanke you, signior, but what's that you tell mee may concerne my peace so much? Faith, sir, 'tis thus. Your wiues brother, signior FVNGOSO, being at supper to night at a tauerne, with a sort of gallants, there happened some diuision amongst 'hem, and he is left in pawne for the reckoning: now, if euer you looke that time shall present you with a happie occasion to doe your wife some gracious and acceptable seruice, take hold of this opportunitie, and presently goe, and redeeme him; for, being her brother, and his credit so amply engag'd as now it is, when she shall heare (as hee cannot himselfe, but hee must out of extremitie report it) that you came, and offered your selfe so kindly, and with that respect of his reputation, why, the benefit cannot but make her dote, and grow madde of your affections.