Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 510 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.
O Signieur Dew should be a Gentleman: perpend my words O Signieur Dew, and mark: O Signieur Dew, thou diest on point of Fox, except O Signieur thou do give to me egregious Ransom. O prennes miserecordie aye pitez de moy. Moy shall not serve, I will have forty Moyes: for I will fetch thy rymme out at thy Throat, in drops of Crimson blood. Est il impossible d'eschapper le force de ton bras. Brass. Cur? thou damned and luxurious Mountain Goat, offerest me Brass? O perdonne moy. sayst thou me so? is that a Ton of Moyes? Come hither boy, ask me this slave in French what is his Name. Escoute comment estes vous appelle? Mounsieur le Fer. He says his Name is M. Fer. M. Fer: I'll far him, and firk him, and ferret him: discuss the same in French unto him. I do not know the French for far, and ferret, and firk. Bid him prepare, for I will cut his throat. Que dit il Mounsieur? Il me commande a vous dire que vous faite vous prost, car ce soldat icy est disposee tout asture de couppes vostre gorge. Owy, cuppele gorge permafoy peasant, unless thou give me Crowns, brave Crowns, or mangled shalt thou be by this my Sword. O je vous supplie pour l'amour de Dieu: ma pardonner, je suis le Gentilhome de bon maison, garde ma vie, & je vous donneray deux cent escus. What are his words? He prays you to save his life, he is a Gentleman of a good house, and for his ransom he will give you two hundred Crowns. Tell him my fury shall abate, and I the Crowns will take. Petit Monsieur que dit il? Encore qu il et contra son jurement, de pardonner aucune prisonner: neant-moins pour les escues que vous layt a promets, il est content a vous donnes lo liberie le franchisement. Sur mes genoux se vous donnes mills remercious, et je me estime heurex que je entomb, entre les main. d'vn Chevalier je peuse le plus bran valiant et tres destiny signieur d' Anglererre. Expound unto me boy. He gives you upon his knees a thousand thanks, and he esteems himself happy, that he hath fall'n into the hands of one (as he thinker) the most brave, valorous and thrice-worthy signeur of England. As I suck blood, I will some mercy show. Fellow me. Saaue vous lo grand Capitaine? I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart: but the saying is true. The empty vessel makes the greatest sound, Bardolfe and Nym had ten times more valour, than this roaring devil i' th' old play, that every one may pair his nails with a wooden dagger, and they are both hanged, and so would this be, if he durst steal any thing adveuturously. I must stay with the Lackeys with the luggage of our camp, the French might have a good pray of us, if he knew of it, for there is none to guard it but boys.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
O Signieur Dewe ſhould be a Gentleman: perpend my words O Signieur Dewe, and marke: O Signieur Dewe, thou dyeſt on point of Fox, except O Signieur thou doe giue to me egregious Ranſome. O prennes miſerecordie aye pitez de moy. Moy ſhall not ſerue, I will haue fortie Moyes: for I will fetch thy rymme out at thy Throat, in droppes of Crimſon blood. Eſt il impoſſible d'eſchapper le force de ton bras. Braſſe▪ Curre? thou damned and luxurious Mountaine Goat, offer'ſt me Braſſe? O perdonne moy. Say'ſt thou me ſo? is that a Tonne of Moyes? Come hither boy, aske me this ſlaue in French what is his Name. Eſcoute comment eſtes vous appelle? Mounſieur le Fer. He ſayes his Name is M. Fer. M. Fer: Ile fer him, and firke him, and ferret him: diſcuſſe the ſame in French vnto him. I doe not know the French for fer, and ferret, and firke. Bid him prepare, for I will cut his throat. Que dit il Mounſieur? Il me commande a vous dire que vous faite vous proſt, car ce ſoldat icy est diſpoſee tout aſture de couppes voſtre gorge. Owy, cuppele gorge permafoy peſant, vnleſſe thou giue me Crownes, braue Crownes▪ or mangled ſhalt thou be by this my Sword. O Ie vous ſupplie pour l'amour de Dieu: ma pardonner, Ie ſuis le Gentilhome de bon maiſon, garde ma vie, & Ie vous donneray deux cent eſcus. What are his words? He prayes you to ſaue his life, he is a Gentleman of a good houſe, and for his ranſom he will giue you two hundred Crownes. Tell him my fury ſhall abate, and I the Crownes will take. Petit Monſieur que dit il? Encore qu il et contra ſon Iurement, de pardonner aucune priſonner: neant-mon pour les eſcues que vous layt a promets, il eſt content a vous donnes lo liberie le franchiſement. Sur mes genoux ſe vous donnes milles remercious, et Ie me eſtime heurex que Ie intombe, entre les main. d'vn Cheualier Ie peuſe le plus brane valiant et tres diſtinie ſignieur d' Anglererre. Expound vnto me boy. He giues you vpon his knees a thouſand thanks, and he eſteemes himſelfe happy, that he hath falne into the hands of one (as he thinker) the moſt braue, valorous and thrice-worthy ſigneur of England. As I ſucke blood, I will ſome mercy ſhew. Follow mee. Saaue vous lo grand Capitaine? I did neuer know ſo full a voyce iſſue from ſo emptie a heart: but the ſaying is true. The empty veſſel makes the greateſt ſound, Bardolſe and Nym had tenne times more valour, then this roaring diuell i' th olde play, that euerie one may payre his nayles with a woodden dagger, and they are both hang'd, and ſo would this be, if hee durſt ſteale any thing adueuturouſly. I muſt ſtay with the Lackies with the luggage of our camp, the French might haue a good pray of vs, if he knew of it, for there is none to guard it but boyes.