Chapman, George / Jonson, Ben / Marston, John · published 1605 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 575 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
AND whether with you now? what loose action are you bound for? come what comrades are you to meet withal? where's the supper? where's the supper? where's the rendezvous? Indeed, and in very good sober truth, Sir. Indeed, and in very good sober truth Sir? Behind my back thou wilt swear faster than a french foot boy, and talk more bawdily than a common midwife, and now indeed and in very good sober truth Sir: but if a privy search should be made, with what furniture are you rigged now? Sirrah I tell thee, I am thy master William Tutchstone Goldsmith: and thou my Prentice Francis Quicksilver: and will see whether you are running. Work upon that now. Why Sir I hope a man may use his recreation with his masters profit. Prentices recreations are seldom with their masters profit. Work upon that now. You shall give up your cloak though you be no Alderman. Heyday, ruffians hall. Sword, pumps, here's a Racket indeed. Work upon that now. Thou shameless Varlet dost thou jest at thy lawful master contrary to thy Indentures? Why 'zblood sir, my mother's a Gentlewoman: and my father a justice of Peace, and of Quorum, and though I am a younger brother and a prentice yet I hope I am my father's son: and by God's lid, 'tis for your worship and for your commodity that I keep company. I am entertained among gallants, true: They call me cozen Frank, right; I lend them moneys, good; they spend it, well. But when they are spent, must not they strive to get more? must not their land fly? and to whom? shall not your worship ha, the refusal? well, I am a good member of the City if I were well considered. How would merchants thrive, if Gentlemen would not be unthrifts? How could Gentlemen be unthrifts if their humours were not fed? How should their humours be fed but by whit meat, and cunning secondings? well, the City might consider us. I am going to an Ordinary now; the gallants fall to play, I carry light gold with me: the gallants call cozen Frank some gold for silver, I change, gain by it, the gallants lose the gold; and then call cozen Francke lend me some silver. Why— Why? I cannot tell, seven score pound art thou out in the cash, but look to it, I will not be gallanted out of my moneys. And as for my rising by other men's fall; God shield me. Did I gain my wealth by Ordinaries? no: by exchanging of gold? no: by keeping of gallants company? no. I hired me a little shop, fought low, took small gain, kept no debt book, garnished my shop for want of Plate, with good wholesome thrifty sentences; As, Touchstone, keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. Light gains makes heavy purses. 'tis good to be merry and wise: And when I was wived, having something to stick too, I had the horn of Suretyship ever before my eyes: You all know the device of the Horn, where the young fellow slips in at the Butt end, and comes squeezed out at the Buckall: and I grew up, and I praise providence, I bear my brows now as high as the best of my neighbours: but thou-well look to the accounts, your father's bond lies for you: seven score pound is yet in the rear.
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AND whether with you now? what looſe action are you bound for? come what comrades are you to meete withall? whers the ſupper? whers the ſupper? whers the randeuous? Indeed, and in very good ſober truth, Sir. Indeed, and in very good ſober truth Sir? Behinde my backe thou wilt ſweare faſter then a french foot boy, and talke more bawdily then a common midwife, and now indeede and in very good ſober truth Sir: but if a priuie ſearch ſhould be made, with what furniture are you riggd now? Sirrah I tell thee, I am thy maiſter William Tutchſtone Goldſmith: and thou my Prentiſe Francis Quick-ſiluer: and will ſee whether you are running. Worke vpon that now. Why Sir I hope a man may vſe his recreation with his maiſters profit. Prentiſes recreations are ſeldome with their maiſters profit. Worke vpon that now. You ſhall giue vp your cloake tho you be no Alderman. Heyday, Ruffins hall. Sword, pumps, heers a Racket indeed. Worke vpon that now. Thou ſhamleſſe Varlet doſt thou ieſt at thy lawfull maiſter contrary to thy Indentures? Why zbloud ſir, my mother's a Gentlewoman: and my father a Iuſtice of Peace, and of Quorum, and tho I am a yonger brother and a prentiſe yet I hope I am my fathers ſonne: and by Gods lidde, tis for your worſhip and for your commoditie that I keepe companie. I am intertaind among gallants, true: They call me coozen Franke, right; Ilend them monnies, good; they ſpend it, well. But when they are ſpent, muſt not they ſtriue to get more? muſt not their land flye? and to whom? ſhall not your worſhip ha, the refuſall? well, I am a good member of the Citty if I were well conſidered. How would Morchants thriue, if Gentlemen would not be vnthriftes? How could Gentlemen be vnthriſts if their humours were not fed? How ſhould their humours be fedde but by whit meate, and cunning ſecondings? well, the Cittie might conſider vs. I am going to an Ordinary now; the gallants fall to play, I carry light golde with me: the gallants call coozen Francke ſome golde for ſiluer, I change, gaine by it, the gallants looſe the gold; and then call coozen Francke lend me ſome ſiluer. Why— Why? I cannot tell, ſeuē ſcore pound art thou out in the caſh, but looke to it, I will not be gallanted out of my monies. And as for my riſing by other mens fall; God ſhield me. Did I gaine my wealth by Ordinaries? no: by exchanging of gold? no: by keeping of gallants company? no. I hired me a little ſhop, fought low, tooke ſmall gaine, kept no debt booke, garniſhed my ſhop for want of Plate, with good wholſome thriftie ſentences; As, Touchſtone, keepe thy ſhopp, and thy ſhoppe will keepe thee. Light gaines makes heauy purſes. Tis good to be merry and wiſe: And when I was wiu'd, hauing ſomething to ſtick too, I had the horne of Suretiſhip euer before my eyes: You all know the deuiſe of the Horne, where the young fellow ſlippes in at the Butte end, and comes ſqueſd out at the Buckall: and I grew vp, and I praiſe prouidence, I beare my browes now as high as the beſt of my neighbours: but thou-well looke to the accounts, your fathers bond lyes for you: ſeuen ſcore pound is yet in the reere.