Chapman, George / Jonson, Ben / Marston, John · published 1605 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T8 Captains, gallants and cheats typicality 0.78 · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
But is there such treasure there Captain, as I have heard? I tell thee, Gold is more plentiful there then Copper is with us: and for as much red Copper as I can bring, I'll have thrice the weight in Gold. Why man all their dripping Pans and their Chamber pots are pure Gold; and all the Chains, with which they chain up their streets, are massy Gold; all the Prisoners they take, are fettered in Gold: and for Rubies and Diamonds, they go forth on holidays and gather 'em by the Seashore, to hang on their children's Coats, and stick in their Caps, as commonly as our children wear Saffron guilt Brooches, and groats with holes in 'em. And is it a pleasant Country withal? As ever the Sun shined on: temperate and full of all sorts of excellent viands; wild Boar is as common there, as our tamest Bacon is here: Venison, as Mutton. And than you shall live freely there, without sergeants, or Courtiers, or Lawyers, or Intelligencers. Then for your means to advancement, there, it is simple, and not preposterously mixed: You may be an Alderman there, and never be scavenger; you may be any other officer, and never be a Slave. You may come to preferment enough, and never be a To Riches, and Fortune enough and have never the more Villainy, nor the less wit. Besides, there, we shall have no more Law than Conscience, and not too much of either; serve God enough, eat and drink enough, and enough is as good as a Feast. God's me! and how far is it thither? Some six weeks sail, no more, with any indifferent good wind: And If I get to any part of the coast of Africa, I'll sail thither with any wind. Or when I come to Cape Finister, there's a foreright wind continual wastes us till we come at Virginia. See, our colonel's come. Well met good Captain Seagull, and my Noble Gentlemen! Now the sweet hour of our freedom is at hand. Come Drawer. Fill us some carouses; and prepare us for the mirth, that will be occasioned presently: Here will be a pretty wench Gentlemen, that will bear us company all our voyage. Whatsoever she be; here's to her health Noble Colonel, both with Cap and Knee. Thanks kind Captain Seagull. she's one I love dearly; and must not be known till we be free from all that know us: And so Gentlemen, here's to her health. Let it come worthy Colonel, we do hunger and thirst for it, Afore heaven, you have hit the phrase of one that her presence will touch, from the foot to the forehead, if ye knew it. Why then we will join his forehead, with her health, sir: and Captain Scapethrift, here's to 'em both, See, see, Master Bramble; fore heaven their voyage cannot but prosper, they are o'their knees for success to it. And they pray to God Bacchus.
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496 words · 667 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.780 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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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)
But is there ſuch treaſure there Captaine, as I haue heard? I tell thee, Golde is more plentifull there then Copper is with vs: and for as much redde Copper as I can bring, Ile haue thrice the waight in Golde. Why man all their dripping Pans and their Chamber pottes are pure Gold; and all the Chaines, with which they chaine vp their ſtreetes, are maſſie Golde; all the Priſoners they take, are fetterd in Gold: and for Rubies and Diamonds, they goe forth on holydayes and gather 'hem by the Sea-ſhore, to hang on their childrens Coates, and ſticke in their Capps, as commonly as our children weare Saffron guilt Brooches, and groates with hoales in 'hem. And is it a pleaſant Countrie withall? As euer the Sunne ſhinde on: temperate and full of all ſorts of excellent viands; wilde Boare is as common there, as our tameſt Bacon is here: Veniſon, as Mutton. And then you ſhall liue freely there, without Sargeants, or Courtiers, or Lawyers, or Intelligencers. Then for your meanes to aduancement, there, it is ſimple, and not prepoſterouſly mixt: You may be an Alderman there, and neuer be Scauinger; you may be any other officer, and neuer be a Slaue. You may come to preferment enough, and neuer be a To Riches, and Forune inough and haue neuer the more Villany, nor the leſſe wit. Beſides, there, we ſhall haue no more Law then Conſcience, and not too much of either; ſerue God inough, eate and drinke inough, and inough is as good as a Feaſt. Gods me! and how farre is it thether? Some ſix weekes ſayle, no more, with any indifferent good winde: And If I get to any part of the coaſte of Affrica, Ile ſaile thether with any winde. Or when I come to Cape Finiſter, ther's a foreright winde continuall waſts vs till we come at Virginia. See, our Collonell's come. Well mette good Captaine Seagull, and my Noble Gentlemen! Nowe the ſweete houre of our freedome is at hand. Come Drawer. Fill vs ſome carowſes; and prepare vs for the mirth, that will be occaſioned preſently: Here will be a prety wenche Gentlemen, that will beare vs company all our voyage. Whatſoeuer ſhe be; here's to her health Noble Colonell, both with Cap and Knee. Thankes kinde Captaine Seagull. Shee's one I loue dearely; and muſt not bee knowne till we bee free from all that knowe vs: And ſo Gentlemen, heer's to her health. Let it come worthy Collonell, Wee doe hunger and thirſt for it, Afore heauen, you haue hitte the phraſe of one that her preſence will touch, from the foote to the forehead, if ye knew it. Why then we wil ioyne his forehead, with her health, ſir: and Captaine Scapethrift, here's to 'hem both, See, ſee, Maiſter Bramble; fore heauen their voyage cannot but proſper, they are o'their knees for ſucceſſe to it. And they pray to God Bacchus.