Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1597 [c.1597-1598] (Annals) history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
A shall answer it: some pigeons Davy, a couple of short legged hens, a joint of mutton, and any pretty little tinie Kick-shawes, tell william Cook. Doth the man of war stay all night sir? Yea Davy, I will use him well, a friend i'th' court is better than a penny in purse: use his men well Davy, for they are arrant knaves, and will backbite. No worse than they are backbitten sir, for they have marvels foul linen. Well conceited Davy, about thy business Dauy. I beseech you sir to countenance William Visor of Woncote against Clement Perkes a'th' hill. There is many complaints Davy against that Visor, that Visor is an arrant knave on my knowledge. I grant your worship that he is a knave sir: but yet God forbidden sir, but a knave should have some countenance at his friend's request, an honest man sir is able to speak for himself, when a knave is not: I have served your worship truly sir this eight years and I cannot once, or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have little credit with your worship: the knave is mine honest friend sir, therefore I beseech you let him be countenaunst. Go to I say ●e shall have no wrong, look about Davy: where are you sir John? come, come, come, off with your boots, give me your hand master Bardolfe. I am glad to see your worship. I thank thee with my heart kind master Bardolfe, and welcome my tall fellow, come sir Iohn. I'll follow you good master Robert Shallow: Bardolfe, look to our horses: if I were sawed into quantities, I should make four dozen of such berded hermits staves as master Shallow: it is a wonderful thing to see the semblable coherence of his men's spirits, and his, they, by observing him, do bear themselves like foolish justices: he, by conversing with them, is turned into a lustice-like servingman, their spirits are so married in conjunction, with the participation of society, that they flock together in consent, like so many wild-geese. If I had a suit to master Shallow, I would humour his men with the imputation, of being near their master: if to his men, I would curry with master Shallow, that no man could better command his servants. It is certain, that either wise bearing, or ignorant carriage is caught, as men take diseases one of another: therefore let men take heed of their company. I will devise matter enough out of this Shallow, to keep prince Harry in continual laughter, the wearing out of six fashions, which is four terms, or two actions, and a shall laugh without interuallums. O it is much that a lie, with a slight oath, and a jest, with a sad brow, will do with a fellow that never had the ache in his shoulders: O you shall see him laugh till his face be like a wet cloak ill laid up.
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A shall answer it: some pigeons Dauy, a couple of short legg'd hens, a ioynt of mutton, and any pretty little tinie Kick-shawes, tell william Cooke. Doth the man of warre stay all night sir? Yea Dauy, I will vse him well, a friend i'th court is better then a penie in purse: vse his men wel Dauy, for they are arrant knaues, and will backbite. No worse then they are back-bitten sir, for they haue maruailes foule linnen. VVell conceited Dauy, about thy businesse Dauy. I beseech you sir to countenance VVilliam Visor of Woncote against Clement Perkes a'th hill. There is many complaints Dauy against that Visor, that Visor is an arrant knaue on my knowledge. I graunt your worship that he is a knaue sir: but yet God forbid sir, but a knaue should haue some countenance at his friends request, an honest man sir is able to speake for himselfe, when a knaue is not: I haue serude your worship truly sir this eight yeares and I cannot once, or twice in a quarter beare out a knaue against an honest man, I haue litle credit with your worship: the knaue is mine honest friend sir, therfore I beseech you let him be countenaunst. Go to I say e shal haue no wrong, look about Dauy: where are you sir Ion? come, come, come, off with your boots, giue me your hand master Bardolfe. I am glad to see your worship. I thank thee with my heart kind master Bardolfe, and welcome my tall fellow, come sir Iohn. Ile follow you good maister Robert Shallow: Bardolfe, looke to our horses: if I were sawed into quantities, I should make foure dozen of such berded hermites staues as maister Shallow: it is a wonderfull thing to see the semblable coherence of his mens spirits, and his, they, by obseruing him, do beare themselues like foolish Iustices: hee, by conuersing with them, is turned into a lustice-like seruingman, their spirits are so married in coniunction, with the participation of society, that they flocke together in consent, like so many wild-geese. If I had a suite to master Shallow, I would humour his men with the imputation, of beeing neere their maister: if to his men, I would curry with maister Shallow, that no man could better commaund his seruants. It is certaine, that eyther wise bearing, or ignorant cariage is caught, as men take diseases one of another: therefore let men take heede of their company. I will deuise matter enough out of this Shallow, to keepe prince Harry in continuall laughter, the wearing out of sixe fashions, which is foure termes, or two actions, and a shal laugh without interuallums. O it is much that a lie, with a slight oathe, and a iest, with a sad browe, will doe with a fellow that neuer had the ach in his shoulders: O you shall see him laugh til his face be like a wet cloake ill laide vp.