Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T30 Constables, justices and the watch · 510 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T30: constable, squire, tub, clay, worship, justice, turf, mr, hun, valentine.
Princes and Counties! surely a Princely testimony, a goodly Count, Comfect, a sweet Gallant surely, O that I were a man for his sake! or that I had any friend would be a man for my sake! But manhood is melted into curtsies, valour into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones too: he is now as valiant as Hercules, that only tells a lie, and swears it: I cannot be a man with wishing, therefore I will die a woman with grieving. Tarry good Beatrice, by this hand I love thee. Use it for my love some other way then swearing by it. Think you in your soul the Count Claudio hath wronged Hero? Yea, as sure as I have a thought, or a soul. Enough, I am engaged, I will challenge him, I will kiss your hand, and so leave you: by this hand Claudio shall render me a dear account: as you hear of me, so think of me: go comfort your cousin, I must say she is dead, and so farewell. Is our whole dissembly appeared? O a stool and a cushion for the Sexton. Which be the malefactors? Marry that am I, and my partner. Nay that's certain, we have the exhibition to examine. But which are the offenders that are to be examined, let them come before master Constable. Yea marry, let them come before me, what is your name, friend? Borachio. Pray writ down Borachio. Yours sirrah. I am a Gentleman sir, and my name is Conrade. Writ down Master gentleman Conrade: masters, do you serve God: masters, it is proved already that you are little better than false knaves, and it will go near to be thought so shortly, how answer you for yourselves? Marry sir, we say we are none. A marvelous witty fellow I assure you, but I will go about with him: come you hither sirrah, a word in your ear sir, I say to you, it is thought you are false knaves. Sir, I say to you, we are none. Well, stand aside, 'fore God they are both in a tale: have you writ down that they are none? Master Constable, you go not the way to examine, you must call forth the watch that are their accusers. Yea marry, that's the eftest way, let the watch come forth: masters, I charge you in the Prince's name, accuse these men. This man said sir, that Don Iohn the Prince's brother was a villain. Writ down, Prince Iohn a villain: why this is flat perjury, to call a Prince's brother villain. Master Constable. Pray thee fellow peace, I do not like thy look I promise thee. What heard you him say else? Marry that he had received a thousand ducats of Don Iohn, for accusing the Lady Hero wrongfully. Flat Burglary as ever was committed. Yea by th' mass that it is. What else fellow? And that Count Claudio did mean upon his words, to disgrace Hero before the whole assembly, and not marry her.
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Princes and Counties! ſurelie a Princely teſtimonie, a goodly Count, Comfect, a ſweet Gallant ſurelie, O that I were a man for his ſake! or that I had any friend would be a man for my ſake! But manhood is melted into curſies, valour into complement, and men are onelie turned into tongue, and trim ones too: he is now as valiant as Hercules, that only tells a lie, and ſweares it: I cannot be a man with wiſhing, therfore I will die a woman with grieuing. Tarry good Beatrice, by this hand I loue thee. Vſe it for my loue ſome other way then ſwearing by it. Thinke you in your ſoule the Count Claudio hath wrong'd Hero? Yea, as ſure as I haue a thought, or a ſoule. Enough, I am engagde, I will challenge him, I will kiſſe your hand, and ſo leaue you: by this hand Claudio ſhall render me a deere account: as you heare of me, ſo thinke of me: goe comfort your cooſin, I muſt ſay ſhe is dead, and ſo farewell. Is our whole diſſembly appeard? O a ſtoole and a cuſhion for the Sexton. Which be the malefactors? Marry that am I, and my partner. Nay that's certaine, wee haue the exhibition to examine. But which are the offenders that are to be examined, let them come before maſter Conſtable. Yea marry, let them come before mee, what is your name, friend? Borachio. Pray write downe Borachio. Yours ſirra. I am a Gentleman ſir, and my name is Conrade. Write downe Maſter gentleman Conrade : maiſters, doe you ſerue God: maiſters, it is proued alreadie that you are little better than falſe knaues, and it will goe neere to be thought ſo ſhortly, how anſwer you for your ſelues? Marry ſir, we ſay we are none. A maruellous witty fellow I aſſure you, but I will goe about with him: come you hither ſirra, a word in your eare ſir, I ſay to you, it is thought you are falſe knaues. Sir, I ſay to you, we are none. Well, ſtand aſide, 'fore God they are both in a tale: haue you writ downe that they are none? Maſter Conſtable, you goe not the way to examine, you muſt call forth the watch that are their accuſers. Yea marry, that's the efteſt way, let the watch come forth: maſters, I charge you in the Princes name, accuſe theſe men. This man ſaid ſir, that Don Iohn the Princes brother was a villaine. Write down, Prince Iohn a villaine: why this is flat periurie, to call a Princes brother villaine. Maſter Conſtable. Pray thee fellow peace, I do not like thy looke I promiſe thee. What heard you him ſay elſe? Mary that he had receiued a thouſand Dukates of Don Iohn, for accuſing the Lady Hero wrongfully. Flat Burglarie as euer was committed. Yea by th' maſſe that it is. What elſe fellow? And that Count Claudio did meane vpon his words, to diſgrace Hero before the whole aſſembly, and not marry her.