Satiromastix, or The Untrussing of the Humorous Poet · chunk 11 of 44
Dekker, Thomas · published 1602 · first performed or written 1601 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men and Children of Paul's (second) T8 Captains, gallants and cheats typicality 0.84 · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
Dear Captain. Come Jack. Nay Captain stay, we are of your band. March fair then: Horace farewell, adieu Asinius Ningle let's go to some tavern, and dine together, for my stomach rises at this scurvy leather Captain. No, they have choked me with mine own disgrace, Which (fools) i'll spit again even in your face. knaves, Varlets, what lungs, give me a dozen of stools there. Sesu plesse us all in our five senses a piece, what mean ye sir Kintilian Sorthose to stand so much on a dozen stools, here be not preeches enough to hide a dozen stools, unless you wiss some of us preak his sins. I say sir Vaughan no shin shall be broken here: what lungis, a chair with a strong back, and a soft belly, great with child; with a cushion for this reverend Lady. God never gave me the grace to be a Lady, yet I ha' been worshipped in my conscience to my face a thousand times, I cannot deny sir Vaughan, but that I have all implements, belonging to the vocation of a Lady. I trust mistress Minever you have all a honest oman should have? Yes perdie, as my Coach, and my fan, and a man or two that serve my turn, and other things which I'd be loath every one should see, because they shall not be common, I am in manner of a Lady in one point. I pray mistress Minevers, let us all see that point for our better understanding. For I ha' some things that were fetched (I am sure) as far as some of the Low Countries, and I paid sweetly for them too, and they told me they were good for Ladies. And much good do't thy good heart fair widow with them. I am fair enough to be a Widow, Sir Quintilian. In my soul and conscience, and well favoured enough to be a Lady: here is sir Quintilian Sorthose, and here is sir Adam Prickshaft, a sentleman of a very good brain, and well headed: you see he shoots his bolt seldom, but when Adam let's go, he hits: and here is sir Vaughan ap Rees, and I believe if God sud take us all from his mercy, as I hope he will not yet; we all three love you, at the bottom of our bellies, and our hearts: and therefore mistress Minever, if you please, you shall be knighted by one of us, whom you fall desire to put into your device and mind. One I must have sir Vaughan. And one of us thou shalt have widow. One I must have, for now every one seeks to crow over me. By Sesu and if I find any crowing over you, & he were a cock (come out as far as in Turkey's country) 'tis possible to cut his comb off.
Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men and Children of Paul's (second)
Genre (British Drama)
comedy
Play type
Boys Professional;Adult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEP
edition 444 · TCP A20081 · DEEP 344
Edition role
Representative edition — used in the analysis
Position
nodes 317–338 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 11 of 44 in this edition
Length
480 words · 614 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.844 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T11 · seed 44: T14 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Deare Captaine. Come Iacke. Nay Captaine stay, we are of your band. March faire then: Horace farewell, adue Asinius Ningle lets goe to some auerne, and dine together, for my stomacke rises at this scuruy leather Captaine. No, they haue choakt me with mine owne disgrace, Which (fooles) ile spit againe euen in your face. Knaues, Varlets, what Lungis, giue me a dozen of stooles there. Sesu plesse vs all in our fiue sences a peece, what meane yee sir Kintilian Sorthose to stand so much on a dozen stooles, heere be not preeches inuffe to hyde a dozen stooles, vnlesse you wisse some of vs preake his sinnes. I say sir Vaughan no shinne shal be broken heer▪ what lungis, a chayre with a stronge backe, and a soft belli, great with childe; with a cushion for this reuerend Lady. God neuer gaue me the grace to be a Lady, yet I ha beene worshipt in my conscience to my face a thousand times, I cannot denye sir Vaghan, but that I haue all implements, belonging to the vocation of a Lady. I trust mistris Mineuer you haue all a honest oman shud haue? Yes perdie, as my Coach, and my fan, and a man or two that turne, and other things which Ide bee loath euery one should see, because they shal not be common, I am in manner of a Lady in one point. I pray mistris Mineuers, let vs all see that point for our better vnderstanding. For I ha somethinges that were fetcht (I am sure) as farre as some of the Low Countries, and I payde sweetly for them too, and they tolde me they were good for Ladies. And much good do't thy good heart faire widdow with them. I am fayre enough to bee a Widdow, Sir Quintilian. In my soule and conscience, and well fauoured enough to be a Lady: heere is sir ntilian Sorthose, and heere is sir Adam Prickshaft, a sentleman of a very good braine, and well headed: you see he shootes his bolt sildome, but when Adam lets goe, he hits: and heere is sir Vaughan ap Rees, and I beleeue if God sud take vs all from his mercy, as I hope hee will not yet; we all three loue you, at the bottome of our bellyes, and our hearts: and therefore mistris Mineuer, if you please, you shall be knighted by one of vs, whom you fall desire to put into your deuice and minde. One I must haue sir Vaughan. And one of vs thou shalt haue widdow. One I must haue, for now euery one seekes to crow ouer me. By Sesu and if I finde any crowing ouer you, & he were a cocke (come out as farre as in Turkeys country) tis possible to cut his combe off.