Day, John · published 1606 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
Soon in the evening at Adonis chapel. Art resolute? As your Adamant: think you 'twas fear made me keep out? no 'twas hope of these flattering sweet lipped drabs, I fear to marry my ladies daughter? no nor to go to bed with her neither. Why, I have counterfeited his hand & seal. He has been content with me, to come nearer to him, at his entertainment of the last Ambassador, when he was heat with drinking of healths. As I led him to his Chamber, I nimmed his Chain, and drew his Purse, and next morning persuaded him he lost it in the great Chamber at the Revels. He puts me in trust with his whole estate: he buys Manners, I purchase Farms: he builds houses, I pluck down Churches: he gets of the Duke, and I of the Commons: he beggars the Court, and I beggar the whole Country. These are notable knavish courses. What breeding hast had? Very good breeding Sir: My great Grandfather was a Rat-catcher, my grandsire a Hangman, my Father a Promoter, and myself an Informer. Thou wert a Knave by inheritance. And by education too: but Bawdy Informations growing stale, I gave up my cloak to a Broker, and crept into credit for a Gown, and of Manasses a penurious Informer, I turned Copy, & became Manasses, a most, precise, & illiterate expositor. Were you a Reader then? And a Writer too Bully; I set some of my Parishioners Wives such Copies, as their Husbands might cast their caps at it, but could never come near. But and you used such a high and elevate style, your auditories low and humble understandings should never crawl over't. Tush I could fashion the body, of my discourse fit to the ear of my auditor: for to cast Eloquence amongst a company of Stinkards, is all one as if a man should scatter Pearl amongst the hoggish animals yclept Swine: no I had paraphrastical admonitions of all sorts; Some against covetous Landlords, and that would I squirt amongst beggarly Tenants: Some against Usurers, and that would I throw in at Prison Grates amongst prodigal Banquets: Some against the pride of the Court, and that honeys the ear of the Citizen: Some against the fraud of the City, and that's Cake and Cheese to the Country: Some against Protestants, and that's plumps the lazy Catholic against Papist and Protestant, and that fattens the rank witted Puritan, against Papist, Puritan, and Protestant; and that tickles the ear of the luxurious Atheist. Why you never light upon any Atheists, do you? Oh very many. In the Country perhaps, and the outskirts of the city? In the very bosom of the City: and by your leave, here and there one in the Court too: But we fixed 'em all; for in deed we wandering Lights, have (as other tradesmen have) Commodities of all sorts, and prizes. How do they come by them? As many do by Offices, steal into them ere the Duke be aware of 'em.
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Soone in the euening at Adonis Chapell. Art reſolute? As your Adamant: thinke you t'was feare made me keepe out? no t'was hope of theſe flattering ſweete lipt drabs, I feare to marrie my Ladyes daughter? no nor to go to bed with her neither. Why, I haue counterfaited his hand & ſeale. He has been content with mee, to come nearer to him, at his entertainment of the laſt Embaſſadour, when he was heat with drinking of healthes. As I led him to his Chamber, I nimde his Chayne, and drew his Purſe, and next morning perſwaded him he loſt it in the great Chamber at the Reuels. He puts mee in truſt with his whole eſtate: he buyes Maners, I purchaſe Farmes: he buildes houſes, I plucke downe Churches: he gets of the Duke, and I of the Commons: he beggers the Court, and I begger the whole Countrey. Theſe are notable knauiſh courſes. What breeding haſt had? Verie good breeding Sir: My great Graundfather was a Rat-catcher, my Grandſier a Hangman, my Father a Promooter, and my ſelfe an Informer. Thou wert a Knaue by inheritaunce. And by education too: but Bawdie Informations growing ſtale, I gaue vp my cloake to a Broker, and crept into credite for a Gowne, and of Manaſſes a penurious Informer, I turned Coppie, & became Manaſses, a moſt, preciſe, & illiterate expoſitor. Were you a Reader then? And a Writer too Bullie; I ſet ſome of my Pariſhioners Wiues ſuch Coppies, as their Husbands might caſt their cappes at it, but could neuer come neare. But and you vſde ſuch a high and eleuate ſtile, your auditories low and humble vnderſtandings ſhould neuer crall ouer't. Tuſh I could faſhion the bodie, of my diſcourſe fit to the eare of my auditorre: for to caſt Eloquence amongſt a companie of Stinctards, is all one as if a man ſhould ſcatter Pearle amongſt the hoggiſh animals ecliped Swine: no I had paraphraſticall admonitions of all ſortes; Some againſt couetous Landlordes, and that would I ſquirt awongſt beggerlie Tennants: Some againſt Vſurers, and that would I throw in at Priſon Grates amongſt prodigall Banqeoutes: Some againſt the pride of the Court, and that honies the eare of the Citizen: Some againſt the fraude of the Citie, and that's Cake and Cheeſe to the Countrie: Some againſt Proteſtants, and that's plumpes the laſie Catholicke againſt Papiſt and Proteſtant, and that fattens the rancke witted Puritand, againſt Papiſt, Puritand, and Proteſtant; and that tickles the eare of the luxur ous Atheiſt. Why you neuer light vpon anie Atheiſtes, doe you? Oh verie manie. In the Countrie perhaps, and the out-skirtes of the citie? In the verie booſome of the Citie: and by your leaue, heere and there one in the Court too: But wee fit 'em all; for in deed wee wandering Lightes, haue (as other tradeſmen haue) Commodities of all ſortes, and priſes. How doe they come by them? As manie doe by Offices, ſteale into them ere the Duke be aware of 'em.