Chapman, George / Jonson, Ben / Marston, John · published 1605 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T57 Ships, merchants and pirates typicality 0.72 · 543 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T57: ship, sea, master, sail, home, money, pisaro, life, ships, till.
What young Planet reigns now trow, that old men are so foolish? What desperate young Swaggerer would have been abroad such a wether as this, upon the water? Ay me, see a neither remnant of this unfortunate shipwreck! or some other. A woman! i'faith, a woman, though it be almost at S. Kathrin's, I discern it to be a woman for all her body is above the water, & her clothes swim about her most handsomely. O they bear her up most bravely! has not a woman reason to love the taking up of her clothes the better while she lives, for this? Alas, how busy the rude Thames is about her? A pox of'at wave. It will drown her, i'faith, 'twill drown her. Cry God mercy, she has scaped it! I thank heaven she has scaped it. O, how she swims like a Mermaid! some vigilant body look out, and save her. That's well said, just where the Priest fell in, there's one sets down a Ladder, and goes to take her up: God's blessing a thy heart boy, now take her up in thy arms and to bed with her. she's up, she's up! she's a beautiful woman I warrant her, the Billows durst not devour her. How fare you now Lady? Much better, my good friend than I wish: as one desperate of her Fame, now my Life is preserved. Comfort yourself; That power that preserved you from death: can likewise defend you from infamy, howsoever you deserve it. Were not you one that took Boat, late this night, with a Knight, and other Gentlemen at Billingsgate? Unhappy that I am, I was. I am glad it was my good hap to come down thus far after you, to a house of my friends here in S. Katherine's, since I am now happily made a mean to your rescue, from the ruthless tempest; which (when you took Boat) was so extreme, and the Gentleman that brought you forth, so desperate and unsober, that I feared long ere this I should hear of your shipwreck, and therefore (with little other reason) made thus far this way: And this I must tell you, since perhaps you may make use of it, there was left behind you at our Tavern, brought by a Porter (hired by the young Gentleman that brought you) a Gentle woman's Gown, Hat, Stockings, and Shoes; which if they be yours, and you please to shift you, taking a hard bed here, in this house of my friend, I will presently go fetch you. Thanks my good friend, for your more than good news. The Gown with all things bound with it are mine; which if you please to fetch as you have promised, I will boldly receive the kind favour you have offered, till your return: entreating you, by all the good you have done in preserving me hitherto, to let none take knowledge of what favour you do me, or where such a one as I am bestowed, lest you incur me much more damage in my fame, than you have done me pleasure in preserving my life. Come in Lady, and shift yourself; resolve, that nothing, but your own pleasure, shall be used in your discovery.
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What yong Planet raignes now troe, that olde men are ſo fooliſh? What deſperate yong Swaggerer would haue bin abroad ſuch a wether as this, vpon the water? Ay me, ſee a nother remnant of this vnfortunate ſhip-wrack! or ſome other. A woman! yfaith, a woman, though it be almoſt at S. Kath'rins, I diſcerne it to be a woman for al her bodie is aboue the water, & her clothes ſwim about her moſt handſomely. O they beare her vp moſt brauely! has not a woman reaſon to loue the taking vp of her cloathes the better while ſhe liues, for this? Alas, how buſie the rude Thames is about her? A pox a'that waue. It wil drowne her, yfaith, twill drowne her. Crye God mercie, ſhee has ſcapt it! I thanke heauen ſhe has ſcapt it. O, how ſhe ſwimmes like a Mermaide! ſome vigilant body looke out, and ſaue her. That's well ſaid, iuſt where the Prieſt fell in, there's one ſets downe a Ladder, and goes to take her vp: Gods bleſſing a thy heart boy, now take her vp in thy armes and to bedde with her. Shee's vp, ſhee's vp! Shee's a beautifull woman I warrant her, the Billowes durſt not deuoure her. How fare you now Lady? Much better, my good friende then I wiſhe: as one deſperate of her Fame, now my Life is preſeru'd. Comfort your ſelfe; That power that preſerued you from death: can likewiſe defend you from infamie, howſoeuer you deſerue it. Were not you one that tooke Bote, late this night, with a Knight, and other Gentlemen at Billings-gate? Vnhappy that I am, I was. I am glad it was my good happe to come downe thus farre after you, to a houſe of my friends heere in S. Kath'rines, ſince I am now happily made a meane to your reſcue, from the ruthleſſe tempeſt; which (when you tooke Bote) was ſo extreame, and the Gentleman that brought you forth, ſo deſperate and vnſober, that I fear'd long ere this I ſhould heare of your ſhip-wracke, and therefore (with little other reaſon) made thus farre this way: And this I muſt tell you, ſince perhappes you may make vſe of it, there was left behinde you at our Tauerne, brought by a Porter (hyr'd by the yong Gentleman that brought you) a Gentle womans Gowne, Hat, Stockings, and Shooes; which if they be yours, and you pleaſe to ſhift you, taking a hard bed here, in this houſe of my friend, I will preſently goe fetch you. Thanks my good friend, for your more then good newes. The Gowne with all things bounde with it are myne; which if you pleaſe to fetch as you haue promiſt, I will bouldly receiue the kinde fauour you haue offered, till your returne: intreating you, by all the good you haue done in preſeruing me hitherto, to let none take knowledge of what fauour you doe me, or where ſuch a one as I am beſtowed, leſt you incurre mee much more damage in my fame, then you haue done me pleaſure in preſeruing my life. Come in Lady, and ſhift your ſelfe; reſolue, that nothing, but your owne pleaſure, ſhall bee vſde in your diſcouery.