How a Man May Choose a Good Wife from a Bad · chunk 26 of 43
Anonymous · published 1602 · first performed or written 1602 [c.1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Worcester's Men unassigned nearest T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
So, who gives thanks? Sir that will I. I pray you too it by and by, where's Pipkin, Wait at the board, let M. reason's man Be had into the buttery, but first give him A napkin and a trencher. Well said Hugh, Wait at your masters elbow, now say grace. Gloria deo, sirs proface, Attend me now whilst I say grace. For bread and salt, for grapes and malt, For flesh and fish, and every dish: Mutton and beef, of all meats chief: For Cow-heels, chitterlings, tripes and sowse, And other meat that's in the house: For racks, for breasts, for legs, for loins, For pies with raisins, and with prunes: For fritters, pancakes, and for frays, For venison pasties and minced pies: Sheepshead and garlic, brawn and mustard, Wafers, spiced cakes, tart and custard, For capons, rabbits, pigs and geese, For apples, caraways and cheese: For all these and many more, Benidicanus domino. Amen. I con you thanks, but sir Aminadab, Is that your scholar? now I promise you He is a toward stripling of his age. Who I forsooth, yes indeed forsooth I am his scholar, I would you should well think I have profited under him too, you shall hear if he will pose me. I pray you let's hear him. Huc ades Pipkin. Adsum. Quot Casus sunt, how many Cases are there? Mary a great many: Well answered a great many, there are six, six a great many, 'tis well answered, And which be they? A Bow-case, a Capcase, a Comb-case, a lute-case, a Fiddle-case, and a Candle-case. I know them all, again well answered: Pray God my youngest boy profit no worse. How many parsons are there? I'll tell you as many as I know, if you'll give me leave to reckon them. I prithee do. The Parson of Fanchurch, the Parson of Pancridge, and the Parson of. Well sir about your business: now will I Temper the Cup my loathed wife shall drink: Daughter methinks you are exceeding sad: Faith daughter so thou art exceeding sad: 'tis but my countenance, for my heart is merry, Mistress were you as merry as you are welcome, You should not sit so sadly as you do. 'tis but because I am seated in your place, Which is frequented seldom with true mirth. The fault is neither in the place nor me. How say you Lady to him you last did lie by? All this is no more prebibo tibi. I thank you sir, Mistress this draft shall be To him that loves both you and me. I know your meaning. Now to me; If she have either love or charity. Hear M. justice, this to your grave years, A mournful draft God wot, half wine, half tears. Let come my wench, here youngsters, to you all, You are silent, here's that will make you talk. Wenches, methink you sit like Puritans, Never a jest abroad to make them laugh?
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So, who giues thankes? Sir that will I. I pray you too it by and by, where's Pipkin, Wait at the boord, let M. Reasons man Be had into the buttry, but first giue him A napkin and a trencher. Well said Hugh, Wait at your Maisters elbow, now say grace. Gloria deo, sirs proface, Attend me now whilst I say grace. For bread and salt, for grapes and malt, For flesh and fish, and euery dish: Mutton and beefe, of all meates cheefe: For Cow-heels, chitterlings, tripes and sowse, And other meate thats in the house: For racks, for brests, for legges, for loines, For pies with raisons, and with proines: For fritters, pancakes, and for frayes, For venison pasties and minct pies: Sheephead and garlick, brawne and mustard, Wafers, spiced cakes, tart and custard, For capons, rabets, pigges and geese, For apples, carawaies and cheese: For all these and many moe, Benidicanus domino. Amen. I con you thankes, but sir Aminadab, Is that your scholler? now I promise you He is a toward stripling of his age. Who I forsooth, yes indeed forsooth I am his scholler, I would you should well thinke I haue profited vnder him too, you shall heare if he will pose me. I pray you lets heare him. Huc ades Pipkin. Adsum. Quot Casus sunt, how many Cases are there? Mary a great many: Well answered a great many, there are sixe, Sixe a great many, tis well answered, And which be they? A Bow-case, a Cap-case, a Combe-case, a Lutecase, a Fidle-case, and a Candle-case. I know them all, againe well answered: Pray God my yongest boy profit no worse. How many parsons are there? Ile tell you as many as I know, if youle giue me leaue to reckon them. I prethee doo. The Parson of Fanchurch, the Parson of Pancridge, and the Parson of. Well sir about your businesse: now will I Temper the Cup my loathed wife shall drinke: Daughter me thinkes you are exceeding sad: Faith daughter so thou art exceeding sad: Tis but my countenance, for my hart is mery, Mistris were you as merie as you are welcome, You should not sit so sadlie as you do. Tis but because I am seated in your place, Which is frequented seldome with true mirth. The fault is neither in the place nor me. How say you Ladie to him you last did lie by? All this is no more prebibo tibi. I thanke you sir, Mistris this draught shall be To him that loues both you and me. I know your meaning. Now to me; If she haue either loue or charitie. Heare M. Iustice, this to your graue yeares, A mournfull draught God wot, halfe wine, halfe teares. Let come my wench, here youngsters, to you all, You are silent, here's that will make you talke. Wenches, me thinke you sit like Puritants, Neuer a Ieast abroad to make them laugh?