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 0.81 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
The sale (sweet heart) of the poor Tenement I told thee off, only to make a little money to send thee down furniture for my Castle, to which my hand shall lead thee. Very well: Now give me your Pen I pray. It goes down without chewing i'faith. Your worships deliver this as your deed? we do. So now Knight farewell till I see thee. All farewell to my sweet heart. Good-bye, son Knight. Farewell my good Mother. Farewell Francke, I would feign take thee down if I could. I thank your good Ladyship; Farewell Mistress Syndifie. O tedious Voyage, where of there is no end! What will they think of me? Think what they list; They longed for a vagary into the Country, and now they are fitted: So a woman marry to ride in a Coach, she cares not if she ride to her Ruin; 'tis the great end of many of their marriages: This is not first time a Lady has rid a false journey in her Coach I hope. Nay, 'tis no Matter, I care little what they think; he that ways men's thoughts, has his hands full of nothing: A man in the course of this world should be like a surgeon's instrument, work in the wounds of others, and feel nothing himself. The sharper, and subtler, the better. As it falls out now Knight, you shall not need to devise excuses, or endure her out cries, when she returns; we shall now be gone before, where they can not reach us. Well my kind compear, you have now Th'assurance we both can make you; let me now entreat you, the money we agreed on may be brought to the blue Anchor, near to Billingsgate, by Six a Clocke: where I and my chief friends, bound for this voyage, will with Feasts attend you. The money my most honourable compear, shall without fail observe your appointed hour. Thanks my dear Gossip. I must now impart To your approved love, a loving secret: As one on whom my life doth more rely In friendly trust, than any man alive. Nor shall you be the chosen Secretary Of my affections, for affection only; For I protest, (if God bless my return,) To make you Partner, in my actions gain As deeply, as if you had ventured with me Half my expenses. Know then, honest Gossip, I have enjoyed with such divine contentment, A Gentle woman's Bed, whom you well know, That I shall near enjoy this tedious Voyage, Nor live the lest part of the time it asketh, Without her presence; So I thirst and hunger To taste the dear feast of her company. And if the hunger and the thirst you vow (As my sworn Gossip) to my wished good Be (as I know it is) unfeigned and firm, Do me an easy favour in your Power. be sure brave Gossip, all that I can do To my best Nerve, is wholly at your service: Who is the woman (first) that is your friend?
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The ſale (ſweete heart) of the poore Tenement I tolde thee off, onely to make a little money to ſende thee downe furniture for my Caſtle, to which my hand ſhall lead thee. Very well: Now giue me your Pen I pray. It goes downe without chewing y'faith. Your worſhips deliuer this as your deede? Wee doe. So now Knight farewell till I ſee thee. All farewell to my ſweet heart. God-boye, ſonne Knight. Farewell my good Mother. Farewell Francke, I would faine take thee downe if I could. I thanke your good Ladiſhip; Farewell Miſtrie Syndifie. O tedious Voyage, where of there is no ende! What will they thinke of me? Thinke what they liſt; They long'd for a vagarie into the Countrie, and now they are fitted: So a woman marry to ride in a Coach, ſhe cares not if ſhe ride to her Ruine; Tis the great ende of many of their mariages: This is not firſt time a Lady has ridde a falſe iournie in her Coach I hope. Nay, tis no Matter, I care little what they thinke; hee that wayes mens thoughts, has his handes full of nothing: A man in the courſe of this worlde ſhould bee like a Surgeons inſtrument, worke in the woundes of others, and feele nothing himſelfe. The ſharper, and ſubtler, the better. As it falles out nowe Knight, you ſhall not neede to deuiſe excuſes, or endure her out cryes, when ſhee returnes; wee ſhall now bee gone before, where they can not reachevs. Well my kinde Compere, you haue now Th'aſſurance we both can make you; let mee now entreate you, the money wee agree'd on may bee brought to the Blewe Ancor, nere to Billings-gate, by Six a Clocke: where I and my cheife friends, bound for this voyage, will with Feaſtes attend you. The money my moſt honorable Compere, ſhall without fayle obſerue your appointed howre. Thankes my deare Goſſip. I muſt now impart To your approued loue, a louing ſecret: As one on whome my life doth more relie In friendly truſt, then any man aliue. Nor ſhall you be the choſen Secretarie Of my affections, for affection onely; For I proteſt, (if God bleſſe my returne,) To make you Partner, in my actions gaine As deepely, as if you had ventur'd with me Halfe my expences. Know then, honeſt Goſſip, I haue inioyed with ſuch diuine contentment, A Gentle womans Bedde, whome you well knowe, That I ſhall nere enioy this tedious Voiage, Nor liue the leſt part of the time it asketh, Without her preſence; So I thirſt and hunger To taſte the deare feaſt of her companie. And if the hunger and the thirſt you vow (As my ſworne Goſſip) to my wiſhed good Be (as I knowe it is) vnfainde and firme, Doe mee an eaſie fauour in your Power. Bee ſure braue Goſſip, all that I can doe To my beſt Nerue, is wholly at your ſeruice: Who is the woman (firſt) that is your friend?