Chapman, George / Jonson, Ben / Marston, John · published 1605 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 510 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Sir, for Securities Case, I have told him; Say he should be condemned to be carted, or whipped, for a Bawd, or so, why I'll lay an Execution on him o'two hundred pound, let him acknowledge a judgement, he shall do it in half an hour, they shall not all fetch him out, without paying the Execution, o'my word. But can we not be bailed M. Bramble? Hardly, there are none of the judges in Town, else you should remove yourself (in spite of him) with a Habeas Corpus: But if you have a Friend to deliver your tale sensibly to some justice o'the Town, that he may have feeling of it, (do you see) you may be bailed. For as I understand the Case, 'tis only done, In Terrorem, and you shall have an Action of false Imprisonment against him, when you come out: and perhaps a thousand pound Costs. How now, M, Wolf? What news? what return? Faith, bad all: yonder will be no Letters received. He says the Sessions shall determine it. Only, M. Deputy Golding commends him to you, and with this token, wishes he could do you other good. I thank him. Good M. Bramble, trouble our quiet no more; do not molest us in Prison thus, with your winding devices: Pray you depart. For my part, I commit my cause to him that can succour me, let God work his will. M. Wolf, I pray you let this be distributed, among the Prisoners, and desire 'em to pray for us. It shall be done, M. Francis. An excellent temper! Now God send him good-luck. But what said my Father in Law, M. Wolf? Here's one would speak with you, Sir. I'll tell you anon Sir Petronel. who is't? A Gentleman, Sir, that will not be seen. Where is he? M. Deputy! your wor. is welcome.— Peace! Away, Sirrah. Good faith, M. Wolf, the estate of these Gentlemen, for whom you were so late and willing a Suitor, doth much affect me: and because I am desirous to do them some fair office, and find there is no means to make my Father relent, so likely, as to bring him to be a Spectator of their Miseries; I have ventured on a device, which is, to make make myself your Prisoner: entreating, you will presently go report it to my Father, and (feigning, an Action, at suit of some third person) pray him by this Token, that he will presently, and with all secrecy, come hither for my Bail; which train, (if any) I know will bring him abroad; and then, having him here, I doubt not but we shall be all fortunate, in the Event. Sir, I will put on my best speed, to effect it. Please you come in. Yes; And let me rest concealed, I pray you. See, here a Benefit, truly done; when it is done timely, freely, and to no Ambition. I will sail by you, and not hear you, like the wise Ulysses. Dear Father. Husband. Father. M. Touchstone.
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Sir, for Securities Caſe, I haue told him; Say he ſhould be condemned to be carted, or whipt, for a Bawde, or ſo, why Ile lay an Execution on him o'two hundred pound, let him acknowledge a Iudgement, he ſhal do it in halfe an howre, they ſhal not all fetch him out, without paying the Execution, o'my word. But can we not be bay'ld M. Bramble? Hardly, there are none of the Iudges in Towne, elſe you ſhould remoue your ſelfe (in ſpight of him) with a Habeas Corpus: But if you haue a Friend to deliuer your tale ſenſibly to ſome Iuſtice o'the Towne, that hee may haue feeling of it, (doe you ſee) you may be bayl'd. For as I vnderſtand the Caſe, tis onely done, In Terrorem, and you ſhall haue an Action of falſe Impriſonment againſt him, when you come out: and perhaps a thouſand pound Coſtes. How now, M, Woolfe? What newes? what returne? Faith, bad all: yonder will bee no Letters receiued. He ſayes the Seſſions ſhall determine it. Onely, M. Deputie Golding commends him to you, and with this token, wiſhes he could doe you other good. I thanke him. Good M. Bramble, trouble our quiet no more; doe not moleſt vs in Priſon thus, with your winding deuiſes: Pray you depart. For my pat, I co mm t my cauſe to him that can ſuccour mee, let God worke his will. M. Woolfe, I pray you let this be diſtributed, among the Priſoners, and deſire 'hem to pray for vs. It ſhall bee done, M. Francis. An excellent temper! Nowe God ſend him good-lucke. But what ſaid my Father in Lawe, M. Woolfe? Here's one would ſpeake with you, Sir. Ile tell you anon Sir Petronell. who is't? A Gentleman, Sir, that will not be ſeene. Where is he? M. Deputie! your wor: is wel-come.— Peace! Away, Srah. Good faith, M. Woolfe, the eſtate of theſe Gentlemen, for whome you were ſo late and willing a Sutor, doth much affect mee: and becauſe I am deſirous to doe them ſome faire office, and find there is no meanes to make my Father relent, ſo likely, as to bring him to be a Spectator of their Miſeries; I haue ventur'd on a deuice, which is, to make make my ſelfe your Priſoner: entreating, you will preſently goe report it to my Father, and (ſayning, an Action, at ſute of ſome third perſon) pray him by this Token, that he will preſently, and with all ſecrecie, come hether for my Bayle; which trayne, (if any) I know will bring him abroad; and then, hauing him here, I doubt not but we ſhall be all fortunate, in the Euent. Sir, I wil put on my beſt ſpeede, to effect it. Pleaſe you come in. Yes; And let me reſt conceal'd, I pray you. See, here a Benefit, truely done; when it is done timely, freely, and to no Ambition. I will ſayle by you, and not heare you, like the wiſe Vliſſes. Deare Father. Husband. Father. M. Touchstone.