2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody (The Second Part of Queen Elizabeth's Troubles) · chunk 11 of 44
Heywood, Thomas · published 1606 · first performed or written 1605 [1604-1605; revised c.1632] (Annals) history · Queen Anne's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Spend it, God send me but once to finger it, and if I do not make a Flanders reckoning on't, and that is as I have heard mad wags say, receive it hear and revel it away in another place: let me be spit out of the room of good fellowship, and never have so much favour to touch the skirt of a taffety petticoat. Tut I am young, mine uncle's an old chuff, And i'll not want by God, since he hath enough. I must not let this same wainscot-face, yea & nay, hear me tho. Here Iohn, accept my duty to my Master, I must tell you Iohn, I would not have trusted you Iohn, without so sufficient a discharge. I am the less beholding unto you, but now I have't, because you preached to me upon my demand of it, i'll be so bold to lecture to you upon your delivery, Timothie you know the Proverb good Timothy, That the still Sow eats all the draff: and no question the most smooth tongued fellow, the more arrant knave: God forbid I should call you so Timothy, yet I will leave this for your further remembrance. Under the yea and nay, men often buy Much cozenage, find many a lie: He that with yea and nay makes all his sayings, Yet proves a Iudas in his dealings, Shall have this written o'er his grave, Thy life seemed pure, yet died a knave. Do you hear Iohn, you know the chapman's word in London, I'll trust you but no further than I see you, you have the hundred pound Iohn, but for that you have wronged us that love to be edified, I will go with you to my Master, and see the money delivered. Why, a trusted me to come with't. I care not by yea, and nay, i'll go by yea and nay, I will. Let me but ask thee this question, Whither dost thou go, in any love to thy master, or to me? Though my master be my master, yet you have stirred my stomach. I thought there was the fruit of your Puritan patience, come let's along, and if I do not show your religion a trick shall be scarce digested with pepins or cheese, let me be called Cut, Come along. Fellow Quick, pray thee have a care if thou canst see Iohn the Upholster, I must needs arrest him. How much is the debt? Some 50. li. Dost thou think he is able to put in bail to the action? I think scarce enough. Why then we'll arrest him to the popes-head, call for the best cheer in the house, first feed upon him, and then if he will not come off, carry him to the counter, but if he will stretch some 4. or 5. li. being the sums so great he shall pass, we'll make him swear he shall not tell he was arrested, and we'll swear to the creditor we cannot meet with him.
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Spend it, God send mee but once to finger it, and if I doe not make a Flanders reckoning on't, and that is as I haue heard mad wags say, receiue it heare and reuell it away in an other place: let me bee spit out of the roome of good fellowship, and neuer haue so much fauour to touch the skirt of a Taffatie peticote. Tut I am yong, mine Vncle's an old chuffe, And ile not want by God, since he hath enough. I must not let this same wainscot-face, yea & nay, heare me tho. Here Iohn, accept my dutie to my Master, I must tell you Iohn, I would not haue trusted you Iohn, without so susficient a discharge. I am the lesse beholding vnto you, but now I hau't, because you preach't to me vpon my demande of it, ile be so bold to lecture to you vpon your deliuerie, Timothie you know the Prouerbe good Timothy, That the still Sow eates a l the draffe: and no question the most smooth tongu'd fellow, the more arrant knaue: God forbid I should call you so Timothy, yet I will leaue this for your further remembrance. Vnder the yea and nay, men often buy Much cosonage, finde many alye: He that with yea and nay makes all his sayings, Yet prooues a Iudas in his dealings, Shall haue this written o're his graue, Thy life seem'd pure, yet di'd a knaue. Doe you heare Iohn, you know the Chapmans word in London, Ile trust you but no further then I see you, you haue the hundred pound Iohn, but for that you haue wrong'd vs that loue to be edified, I will goe with you to my Master, and see the money deliuered. Why, a trusted me to come with't. I care not by yea, and nay, ile goe by yea and nay, I will. Let me but aske thee this question, Whither dost thou goe, in any loue to thy master, or to me? Though my master be my master, yet you haue stur'd my stomack. I thought there was the fruit of your Puritane patience, come let's along, and if I doe not shew your religion a trick shall be scarse disgested with pepins or cheese, let me bee cal'd Cut, Come along. Fellow Quicke, pray thee haue a care if thou canst see Iohn the Vpholster, I must needes airest him. How much is the debt? Some 50. li. Dost thou thinke he is able to put in bayle to the action? I thinke scarse ynough. Why then wee'le arrest him to the popes-head, call for the best cheere in the house, first feede vpon him, and then if he wil not come off, carry him to the counter, but if he wil stretch some 4. or 5. li. being the sums so great he shal passe, weele make him sweare he shall not tell he was arrested, and weele sweare to the creditor we cannot meet with him.