Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Poetaster, or The Arraignment · chunk 33 of 57

Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1601 (Annals)
comedy · Children of the Chapel (second)
unassigned nearest T8 Captains, gallants and cheats · 507 words · other edition — not in the analysis

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.

'Tis very well; pray let's go, I long to be at it. Gentlemen, shall we'pray your companies along? You shall not only pray, but prevail, lady. Come, sweet Captain. Yes, I follow: but thou must not talk of this now, my little bankrupt. Captain, look here: mum. I'll go write, sir. Do, do, stay: there's a drachm, to purchase gingerbread, for thy muse. COme, let us talk, here; here we may be private: shut the door, You are a player, you say. ay, an't please your worship. Good: and how are you able to give this intelligence? marry, sir, they directed a letter to me, and my fellow-sharers. Speak lower, you are not now i'your theater, Stager: my sword, knave. They directed a letter to you, and your fellow-sharers: forward. Yes, sir; to hire some of our properties; as a sceptre, and a crown, for JOVE; and a caduceus for MERCURY: and a petasus— Caduceus? and petasus? Let me see your letter. This is a conjuration; a conspiracy, this. Quickly, on with my buskins: I'll act a tragedy, i' faith. Will nothing but our gods serve these poets to profane? dispatch. Player, I thank thee. The Emperor shall take knowledge of thy good service. Who's there now? Look, knave. A crown, and a sceptre? this is good: rebellion, now? 'Tis your pothecary, sir, master MINOS. What tell'st thou me of pothecaries, knave? Tell him; I have affairs of state, in hand; I can talk to no pothecaries, now. Heart of me! Stay the pothecary there. You shall see, I have fished out a cunning piece of plot now: They have had some intelligence, that their project is discovered, and now have they dealt with my pothecary, to poison me; 'tis so; knowing, that I meant to take physic today: As sure as death, 'tis there. JUPITER, I thank thee, that thou hast yet made me so much of a politician. You are welcome, sir; take the potion from him there; I have an antidote more than you wot off, sir; throw it on the ground there: So. Now fetch in the dog; And yet we cannot tarry to try experiments, now: arrest him, you shall go with me, sir; I'll tickle you, pothecary; I'll give you a glister, i' faith. Have I the letter? I: 'tis here. Come, your fasces, LICTORS: The half pikes, and the halberds, take them down from the lares, there. Player, assist me. Whither now, ASINIUS LUPUS, with this armory? I cannot talk now; I charge you, assist me: Treason, treason. How? treason? I: if you love the Emperor, and the state, follow me. GOds, and Goddesses, take your several seats. Now, MERCVRY, move your caduceus, and in Jupiter's name command silence. In the name of JUPITER; silence. The crier of the court hath too clarified a voice. Peace, Momus. Oh, he is the God of reprehension; let him alone. 'Tis his office. MERCURY, go forward, and proclaim after PHOEBUS, our high pleasure, to all the Deities that shall partake this high banquet.
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Metadata, position in the edition, topic in the other seeds
PlayPoetaster, or The Arraignment
AuthorJonson, Ben
Publication year (edition)1616
First performance / composition (Annals)1601
First performance (BritDrama)1601 [autumn]
Company (BritDrama)Children of the Chapel (second)
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Play typeBoys Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 423 · TCP A04632 · DEEP 5074.08
Edition roleOther edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics
Positionnodes 1170–1196 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 33 of 57 in this edition
Length507 words · 795 tokens
Topic (seed 42)unassigned by HDBSCAN · nearest topic T8 — Captains, gallants and cheats at 0.792
Other seedsseed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
'Tis very well; pray' let's goe, I long to be at it. Gentlemen, shall we'pray your companies along? You shall not only pray, but preuaile, ladie. Come, sweet Captaine. Yes, I follow: but thou must not talke of this now, my little bankerupt. Captaine, looke here: mum. I'le goe write, sir. Doe, doe, stay: there's a drachme, to purchase ginger-bread, for thy muse. COme, let vs talke, here; here we may bee priuate: shut the dore, You are a plaier, you say. I, and't please your worship. Good: and how are you able to giue this intelligence? Mary, sir, they directed a letter to me, and my fellow-sharers. Speake lower, you are not now i'your theater, Stager: my sword, knaue. They directed a letter to you, and your fellow-sharers: forward. Yes, sir; to hire some of our properties; as a scepter, and a crowne, for IOVE; and a caduceus for MERCVRY: and a petasus— Caduceus? and petasus? Let me see your letter. This is a coniuration; a conspiracy, this. Quickly, on with my buskins: I'le act a tragoedie, i' faith. Will nothing but our gods serue these poets to prophane? dispatch. Plaier, I thanke thee. The Emperour shall take knowledge of thy good seruice. Who's there now? Looke, knaue. A crowne, and a scepter? this is good: rebellion, now? 'Tis your pothecary, sir, master MINOS. What tell'st thou me of pothecaries, knaue? Tell him; I haue affaires of state, in hand; I can talke to no pothecaries, now. Heart of me! Stay the pothecary there. You shall see, I haue fish't out a cunning peece of plot now: They haue had some intelligence, that their proiect is discouer'd, and now haue they dealt with my pothecary, to poison me; 'tis so; knowing, that I meant to take physick to day: As sure as death, 'tis there. IVPITER, I thanke thee, that thou hast yet made me so much of a politician. You are welcome, sir; take the potion from him there; I haue an antidote more then you wote off, sir; throw it on the ground there: So. Now fetch in the dogge; And yet we cannot tarrie to trie experiments, now: arrest him, you shall goe with me, sir; I'le tickle you, pothecarie; I'le giue you a glister, i' faith. Haue I the letter? I▪ 'tis here. Come, your fasces, LICTORS: The halfe pikes, and the halberds, take them downe from the lares, there. Plaier, assist me. Whither now, ASINIVS LVPVS, with this armorie? I cannot talke now; I charge you, assist me: Treason, treason. How? treason? I: if you loue the Emperour, and the state, follow me. GOds, and Goddesses, take your seuerall seates. Now, MRCVRY, moue your caduceus, and in IVPITERS name command silence. In the name of IVPITER; silence. The cryer of the court hath too clarified a voice. Peace, Momus. Oh, he is the God of reprehension; let him alone. 'Tis his office. MERCVRY, goe forward, and proclaime after PHOEBVS, our high pleasure, to all the Deities that shall partake this high banquet.