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Wily Beguiled · chunk 20 of 40

Anonymous · published 1606 · first performed or written 1602 [1601-1602] (Annals)
comedy · Unknown
unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 518 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.

Will she not? why how now I say? What? you puling peevish thing, you untoward baggage? Will you not be ruled by your Father? Have I ta'en care to bring you up to this? And will you do as you list? Away I say, hang, starve, beg; be gone, pack I say: out of my sight, Thou near getst pennyworth of my goods, for this: Think on't, I do not use to jest: Be gone I say; I will not hear thee speak. I pray you Sir patient yourself: she's young. I hold my life this beggarly Scholar hankers about her still, makes her so untoward: But I'll home, I'll set her a harder task: I'll keep her in, and look to her a little better than I ha' done, I'll make her have little mind of gadding, I warrant her. Come Neighbour, send your son to my house, for he's welcome thither, and shall be welcome, and I'll make Lelia bid him welcome too ere I ha' done with her: Come Peter follow us. Why this is excellent, better and better still, This is beyond expectation: Why now this gear begins to work, But beshrew my heart, I was afraid that Lelia would have yielded, when I saw her father take her by the hand & call me for a witness, my heart began to quake. But to say the truth shee had little reason to take a Cullian, lugloafe, milkesop saue; When she may have a Lawyer, a Gentleman, that stands upon his reputation in the Country: One whose diminutive defect of Law may compare with his little Learning. Well: I see that Churmes must be the man must carry Lelia when all's done. How now Master Churmes, what news abroad? methink you look very spruce: you're very frolic now a late. What fellow Robin, how goes the squares with you? youare waxen very proud o'late, you will not know your old friends. Faith I e'en came to seek you, to bestow a quart of wine of you. That's strange: you were near wont to be so liberal. Tush man, one good turn asks another: clear gains man, clear gains: Peter Ploddall shall pay for all: I have gulled him once, And I'll come over him again and again, I warrant ye. Faith, Lelia has e'en given him the doff off here, and has made her father almost stark mad. O all the better: than I shall be sure of more of his custom. But what success have you in your suit with her? Faith all hitherto goes well, I have made the motion to her, But as yet we are grown to no conclusion: But I am in very good hope. But do you think you shall get her father's good will? Tut, if I get the wench I care not for that: That will come afterward: And I'll be sure of something in the mean time. For I have outlawed a great number of his debtors, And I'll gather up what money I can amongst them, And Gripe shall near know of it neither.
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PlayWily Beguiled
AuthorAnonymous
Publication year (edition)1606
First performance / composition (Annals)1602 [1601-1602]
First performance (BritDrama)1602 [1601-1606]
Company (BritDrama)Unknown
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Play typeBoys Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 548 · TCP A15549 · DEEP 434
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 844–889 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 20 of 40 in this edition
Length518 words · 685 tokens
Topic (seed 42)unassigned by HDBSCAN · nearest topic T51 — Parents and children: blessing, birthright and inheritance at 0.835
Other seedsseed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Will ſhe not? why how now I ſay? What? you pewling peeuiſh thing, you vntoward baggage? Will you not be rul'd by your Father? Haue I tane care to bring you vp to this? And will you do as you liſt? Away I ſay, hang, ſtarue, begge; be gone, packe I ſay: out of my ſight, Thou nere getſt penny-worth of my goods, for this: Thinke ont, I do not vſe to ieſt: Be gon I ſay; I will not heare thee ſpeake. I pray you Sir patient your ſelfe: ſhees young. I hold my life this beggerly Scholler hankers about hir ſtill, makes hir ſo vntoward: But Ile home, Ile ſet hir a harder taske: Ile keep hir in, and look to hir a little better then I ha done, Ile make hir haue little mind of gadding, I warrant hir. Come Neighbour, ſend your ſonne to my houſe, for hees welcome thither, and ſhall be welcome, and Ile make Lelia bid him welcome too ere I ha done with hir: Come Peter follow vs. Why this is excellent, better and better ſtill, This is beyond expectation: Why now this geare begins to worke, But beſhrew my heart, I was afraide that Lelia would haue yeelded, whē I ſaw hir father take hir by the hand & cal me for a witneſſe, my heart began to quake. But to ſay the truth ſhee had little reaſon to take a Cullian, lugloafe, milkeſop ſaue; When ſhe may haue a Lawyer, a Gentleman, that ſtands vpon his reputation in the Country: One whoſe diminutiue defecte of Law may compare with his little Learning. Well: I ſee that Churmes muſt be the man muſt carrie Lelia when alls done. How now Maſter Churmes, what newes abroad? Me thinke you looke very ſpruce: yare very frolicke now a late. What fellow Robin, how goes the ſquares with you? Yare waxen very proude alate, you will not know your olde friends. Faith I eene came to ſeeke you, to beſtow a quart of wine of you. Thats ſtrange: you were nere wont to be ſo liberall. Tuſh man, one good turne askes another: cleare gaines man, cleare gaines: Peter Ploddall ſhall pay for all: I haue guld him once, And Ile come ouer him againe and againe, I warrant ye. Faith, Lelia has een giuen him the doff off here, and has made hir father almoſt ſtarke mad. O all the better: then I ſhall bee ſure of more of his cuſtome. But what ſucceſſe haue you in your ſuit with hir? Faith all hitherto goes well, I haue made the motion to hir, But as yet we are growne to no concluſion: But I am in very good hope. But doe you thinke you ſhall get hir fathers good will? Tut, if I get the wench I care not for that: That will come afterward: And Ile be ſure of ſomething in the meane time. For I haue outlaw'd a great number of his debtors, And Ile gather vp what money I can amongſt them, And Gripe ſhall nere know of it neither.