Marston, John · published 1606 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
Domina Garbetza, did he not ever protest, you were his most only elected Mistress. He did. Domina Donella, did he not ever protest you were his most only elected Mistress? He did. Domina Poveia, did he not ever protest, that you were his most only elected Mistress. He did. Mercy. Our mercy is nothing, unless some Lady will beg thee. Out upon him, dissembling perfidious liar. Indeed 'tis no reason Ladies should beg liars. Thus he that loveth many if once known, is justly plagued to be beloved of none. An act against counterfeiting of Cupid's royal coin, & abusing his subjects with false money. To the bar Sir Amaros. In most lamentable form complaineth to your blind celsitude, your distressed Orators, the women of the world, that in respect that many spendthrifts, who having exhausted and wasted their substance, and in stranger parts have with empty shows, treasonably purchased ladies' affections, without being of ability to pay them for it with currant money, and therefore have deceitfully sought to satisfy them with counterfeit metal, to the great displeasure, and no small loss of your humblest subjects. May it therefore with your pitiful assent been acted, that what Lord, Knight, or gentleman soever, knowing himself insufficient, bankrupt, exhausted and wasted, shall traitorously dare to entertain any lady, as wife, or mistress, ipso facto to be severed from all commercement with women, his wife or mistress in that state offending, to be forgiven with a pardon of course, and himself instantly to be pressed to sail in the ship of fools, without either bail or mainprize. Sir Amorous is arrested. judgement of the court. I take my oath upon thy brother's body, 'tis none of thine. By the heart of dissemblance, this Fawn has wrought with us as strange tailors work in corporate cities, where they are not free all inward, inward, he lurked in the bosom of us, & yet we know not his profession: Sir let me have counsel? 'tis in great Cupid's case, you may have no counsel. death a justice, are we in Normandy, what is my Lady's doom then? Acquitted by the express parol of the statute, hence and in thy ignorance be quietly happy, away with him. on. An Act against forgers of love letters, false braggarts of ladies' favours, and vain boasters of counterfeit tokens. 'tis I, 'tis I, I confess guilty, guilty. I will be most humane and right courteously languaged in thy correction, and only say, thy vice from apparent here, has made thee an apparent beggar, and now of a false knave, hath made thee a true fool: Folly to the ship with him, and twice a day let him be ducked at the mainyard. Proceed. An Act against slanderers of Cupid's liege ladies' names, and lewd defamers of their honours. 'tis I, 'tis I, I weep and cry out, I have been a most contumelious offender, my only cry is miserere.
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Domina Garbetza, did hee not euer protest, you were his most onely elected Mistres. He did. Domina Donella, did hee not euer protest you were his most onely elected Mistresse? He did. Domina Poueia, did hee not euer protest, that you were his most onely elected Mistresse. He did. Mercy. Our mercy is nothing, vnlesse some Lady will beg thee. Out vpon him, dissembling perfidious lyer. Indeed tis no reason Ladies should beg liers. Thus he that loueth many if once knowne, is iustly plagued to be belou'de of none. An act against counterfeiting of Cupids royall coine, & abusing his subiectes with false money. To the barre Sir Amaros. In most lamentable forme complaineth to your blinde celsitude, your distressed Orators, the women of the world, that in respect that many spend thriftes, who hauing exhausted and wasted their substance, and in stranger partes haue with emptie showes, treasonably purchased Ladies affections, without being of ability to pay them for it with currāt money, and therefore haue deceitfully sought to satisfie thē with counterfeite mettell, to the great displeasure, and no smal losse of your humblest subiectes. May it therefore with your pittifull assent been acted, that what Lord, Knight, or gentlemā soeuer, knowing himselfe insufficient, bankerout, exhausted and wasted, shal trayterously dare to entertaine any lady, as wife, or mistresse, ipso facto to be seuered from all commercement with women, his wife or mistresse in that state offēding, to be forgiuen with a pardon of course, and himselfe instantly to be pressed to saile in the ship of fooles, without either baile or main-prise. Sir Amarous is arrested. Iudgement of the court. I take my oath vpon thy brothers body, tis none of thine. By the hart of dissemblance, this Fawne has wrought with vs as strāge Taylors work in corporate cities, where they are not free all inward, inward, he lurkt in the bosome of vs, & yet wee know not his profession: Sir let me haue counsell? T'is in great Cupids case, you may haue no counsell. death a iustice, are we in Normandy, what is my Ladies doome then? Acquited by the expresse parol of the statute, hence and in thy ignorance be quietly happie, away with him. on. An Act against forgers of loue letters, false braggarts of ladies fauours, and vaine boasters of counterfeit tokens. Tis I, tis I, I confesse guiltie, guilty. I will bee most humaine and right courteously languaged in thy correctiō, and onely say, thy vice frō apparāt here, has made thee an apparant beggar, and now of a false knaue, hath made thee a true foole: Folly to the shippe with him, and twice a day let him be duckt at the mayne-yeard. Proceede. An Act against slanderers of Cupids liege ladies names, and lewde defamers of their honors. Tis I, tis I, I weepe and crie out, I haue been a most cō tumelious offender, my onely crie is misercre.