Chapman, George / Jonson, Ben / Marston, John · published 1605 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T13 Knights, squires and ladies typicality 0.83 · 466 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
Has the Court near a trot? No, but a false gallop, Lady. And if she will not go to bed The knights come forsooth. Is my knight come? O the Lord. my band? Sister do my cheeks look well? give me a little box a the ear that I may see me to blush: now, now. So, there, there, there! here he is: O my dearest delight, Lord, Lord, and how do my Knight? Fie, with more modesty. Modesty! why I am no citizen now, modesty? am I not to be married? you're best to keep me modest now I am to be a Lady. Boldness is good fashion and courtlike. ay, in a country Lady I hope it is: as I shall be. And how chance ye came no sooner knight? Faith, I was so entertained in the Progress with one Count Epernoum a Welsh knight: we had a match at balloon too, with my Lord Whachum, for four crowns. At Baboon? Iesu! you and I will play at Baboon in the country? Knight. O sweet Lady: 'tis a strong play with the arm. With arm, or leg, or any other member, if it be a court-sport. And when shall's be married my Knight? I come now to consummate it; and your father may call a poor Knight, Son in Law. Sir, ye are come, what is not mine to keep, I must not be sorry to forego: A 100. li. Land her Grandmother left her, 'tis yours, herself (as her mother's gift) is yours. But if you expect aught from me, know, my hand and mine eyes open together; I do not give blindly: Work upon that now. Sir, you mistrust not my means? I am a Knight. Sir, Sir; What I know not, you will give me leave to say, I am ignorant of. Yes, that he is a Knight; I know where he had money to pay the Gentlemen Ushers, and Heralds their Fees. ay, that he is a Knight: and so might you have been too, if you had been aught else then an Ass, as well as some of your neighbours. And I thought you would not ha' been Knighted, (as I am an honest woman) I would ha' dubbed you myself, I praise God I have wherewithal. But as for you daughter.— I mother, I must be a Lady tomorrow: and by your leave mother (I speak it not without my duty, but only in the right of my husband) I must take place of you, Mother. That you shall Lady-daughter, and have a Coach as well as I too. Yes mother. But by your leave mother, (I speak it not without my duty but only in my husband's right) my Coach-horses must take the wall of your Coach-horses.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Has the Court nere a trot? No, but a falſe gallop, Ladie. And if ſhe will not goe to bed The knights come forſooth. Is my knight come? O the Lord. my band? Siſter doo my cheekes looke well? giue me a little boxe a the eare that I may ſee me to bluſh: now, now. So, there, there, there! here he is: O my deareſt delight, Lord, Lord, and how doe my Knight? Fye, with more modeſtie. Modeſtie! why I am no cittizen now, modeſtie? am I not to bee married? y'are beſt to keepe me modeſt now I am to be a Ladie. Boldnes is good faſhion and courtlike. I, in a countrie Ladie I hope it is: as I ſhall be. And how chaunce ye came no ſooner knight? Faith, I was ſo intertaind in the Progreſſe with one Count Epernoum a welch knight: wee had a match at Baloone too, with my Lord Whachum, for foure crownes. At Baboone? Ieſu! you and I will play at Baboone in the countrey? Knight. O ſweet Lady: tis a ſtrong play with the arme. With arme, or legge, or any other member, if it bee a court-ſport. And when ſhal's be married my Knight? I come now to conſumate it; and your father may call a poore Knight, Sonne in Law. Sir, ye are come, what is not mine to keepe, I muſt not be ſorry to forgoe: A 100. li. Land her Grandmother left her, tis yours, her ſelfe (as her mothers gift) is yours. But if you expect ought from me, know, my hand and mine eyes open together; I doe not giue blindly: Worke vpon that now. Sir, you miſtruſt not my meanes? I am a Knight. Sir, Sir; What I know not, you will giue me leaue to ſay, I am ignorant of. Yes, that he is a Knight; I know where he had money to pay the Gentlemen Vſhers, and Heralds their Fees. I, that he is a Knight: and ſo might you haue beene too, if you had beene ought elſe then an Aſſe, aſwell as ſome of your neighbours. And I thought you would not ha beene Knighted, (as I am an honeſt woman) I would ha dub'd you my ſelf, I praiſe God I haue wherewithall. But as for you daughter.— I mother, I muſt bee a Ladie to morrow: and by your leaue mother (I ſpeake it not without my dutie, but onely in the right of my husband) I muſt take place of you, Mother. That you ſhall Lady-daughter, and haue a Coach as well as I too. Yes mother. But by your leaue mother, (I ſpeake it not without my dutie but onely in my husbands right) my Coach-horſes muſt take the wall of your Coach-horſes.