Chapman, George / Jonson, Ben / Marston, John · published 1605 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T57 Ships, merchants and pirates · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T57: ship, sea, master, sail, home, money, pisaro, life, ships, till.
But alas Francke, how will all this be maintained now? Your place maintained it before. Why and I maintained my place. I'll to the Court, another manner of place for maintenance I hope then the silly City. I heard my father say, I heard my mother sing an old Song and a true: Tou art a she fool, and know'st not what belongs to our male wisdom. I shallbe a Merchant forsooth: trust my estate in a wooden Trough as he does? What are these Ships, but Tennis Balls for the winds to play withal? tossed from one wave to another; Now underline; Now over the house; Sometimes Brickwalled against a Rock, so that the guts fly out again: sometimes struck under the wide Hazzard, and farewell Mast. Marchant. Well Francke, well; the Seas you say are uncertain: But he that sails in your Court Seas, shall find 'em ten times fuller of hazard; wherein to see what is to be seen, is torment more than a free Spirit can endure; But when you come to suffer, how many Injuries swallow you? What care and devotion must you use, to humour an imperious Lord? proportion your looks to his looks? smiles to his smiles? fit your sails to the wind of his breath? Tush he's no journeyman in his craft, that can not do that. But he's worse than a Prentice that does it, not only humouring the Lord, but every Trencherbearer, every Groom that by indulgence and intelligence crept into his favour, and by Panarism into his Chamber; He rules the roast: And when my honourable Lord says it shall be thus, my worshipful Rascal (the Groom of his close stool) says it shall not be thus, claps the door after him, and who dares enter? A Prentice, quoth you? 'tis but to learn to live, and does that disgrace a man? he that rises hardly, stands firmly: but he that rises with ease, Alas, falls as easily. A pox on you, who taught you this morality? 'tis long of this witty Age, Master Francis. But indeed, Mistress sindefy, all Trades complain of inconvenience, and therefore 'tis best to have none. The Merchant he complains, and says, Traffic is subject to much uncertainty and loss: let 'em keep their goods on dry land with a vengeance, and not expose other men's substances to the mercy of the winds, under protection of a wooden wall (as Master Francis says) and all for greedy desire, to enrich themselves with unconscionable gain, two for one, or so: where I, and such other honest men as live by lending money, are content with moderate profit; thirty, or forty i'th' hundred: so we may have it with quietness, and out of peril of wind and weather, rather than run those dangerous courses of trading, as they do. I Dad thou mayst well be called Security, for thou takest the safest course.
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But ah-las Francke, how will all this bee maintain'd now? Your place maintain'd it before. Why and I maintainde my place. Ile to the Court, another manner of place for maintenance I hope then the ſilly Cittie. I heard my father ſay, I heard my mother ſing a nolde Song and a true: Tou art a ſhee foole, and know'ſt not what belongs to our male wiſedome. I ſhallbee a Marchaunt for-ſooth: truſt my eſtate in a wooden Troughe as hee does? What are theſe Shippes, but Tennis Balles for the windes to play withall? Toſt from one waue to another; Nowe vnder-line; Nowe ouer the houſe; Sometimes Bricke-wal'd againſt a Rocke, ſo that the guttes flye out againe: ſometimes ſtrooke vnder the wide Hazzard, and farewell Maſt. Marchant. Well Francke, well; the Seas you ſay are vncertaine: But hee that ſayles in your Court Seas, ſhall finde 'hem tenne times fuller of hazzard; wherein to ſee what is to bee ſeene, is torment more then a free Spirite can indure; But when you come to ſuffer, howe many Iniuries ſwallowe you? What care and deuotion muſt you vſe, to humour an imperious Lord? proportion your lookes to his lookes? ſmiles to his ſmiles? fit your ſayles to the winde of his breath? Tuſh hee's no Iourney-man in his craft, that can not doe that. But hee's worſe then a Prentiſe that does it, not onely humouring the Lorde, but euery Trencherbearer, euery Groome that by indulgence and intelligence crept into his fauour, and by Pandatiſme into his Chamber; He rules the roſte: And when my honourable Lorde ſayes it ſhall bee thus, my worſhipfull Raſcall (the Groome of his cloſe ſtoole) ſayes it ſhall not bee thus, claps the doore after him, and who dares enter? A Prentiſe, quoth you? tis but to learne to liue, and does that diſgrace a man? hee that riſes hardly, ſtands firmely: but hee that riſes with eaſe, Alas, falles as eaſily. A pox on you, who taught you this mor rallitie? Tis long of this wittie Age, Maiſter Francis. But indeede, Miſtris Synnedefie, all Trades complaine of inconuenience, and therefore tis beſt to haue none. The Marchaunt hee complaines, and ſayes, Trafficke is ſubiect to much vncertaintie and loſſe: let 'hem keepe their goods on dry land with a vengeaunce, and not expoſe other mens ſubſtances to the mercie of the windes, vnder protection of a woodden wall (as Maiſter Francis ſayes) and all for greedie deſire, to enrich themſelues with vnconſcionable gaine, two for one, or ſo: where I, and ſuch other honeſt men as liue by lending money, are content with moderate profite; Thirtie, or Fortie i'th'hundred: ſo wee may haue it with quietneſſe, and out of perill of winde and weather, rather then runne thoſe daungerous courſes of trading, as they doe. I Dad thou mayſt well bee called Securitie, for thou takeſt the ſafeſt courſe.