Day, John · published 1633 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 497 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Faith sit he hath entered his action in Cutids' Court, and means to proceed in the suit it should seem. Why didst not take my counsel in thy choice? Because I feared a chiding, for doubting their honourable thoughts would not have not have consented to my effeminate attempts, I stole this secret course, and manner of disguise, as best helping to access, which it hath begot, now what access will bring forth, I commit to unborn industry. It cannot but be prosperous: only the strict observance of our loves hinders the passage of our hopes. Indeed that's not the least hindrance, yet the Duke himself, and my acquaint disguise hath removed it out of my way, who not only takes me for a woman, but hath allowed me for my love's companion. Fortune deals kindly with thee, I am as far from access to my love, as when I was in Thrace. Dametas is the oystershell that holds thy pearl, our wits must fish for him. Will the Cod's head bite? Like an old Usurer at a young heir's inheritance, and I have it ready hooked for him: and here he comes, my plot is to prefer thee to his service. Prithee do, and i'll serve him in his right kind. Dametas, my love is yours. Which madam I am as proud of— As a malcontent of a change, or an old Lady of a new fashion. To be round, I have a suit to you in the behalf of this woodman To me sweet blossom, though I be somewhat strict in mine office, I cannot be stony to Ladies. Fellow is thy petition drawn? Petition? Your only way to move a foot by: Humbly complaining to your good worship, O 'tis most patheticke, & indeed, without money, can do just nothing with authority. Come hither stripling, whose son wert thou? I am not so wise a child as you take me for, I never knew my father. Didst not know thy father? A common fault, his betters forget themselves when they grow rich, then blame not him to forget his father. What was his name? If I may give credit to my mother, they called him Menalchas, who on his deathbed made me his heir, with this charge, to seek your worship's service, and gave me this gold as a remembrance to purchase your favour. Gold? him. Now doth my Master long more to singer that gold, than a young girl, married to an old man, doth to run her husband ashore at Cuckold's haven. Well, I could do for this fatherless youth. As many Executors and Overseers have done, cheat him of his portion, and then turn him out of doors a begging. But for I have the Gardianship of the Princess, I dare do nothing without the consent of the Duke. Come, come sir, your worship shall not refuse him. Well then I woe not, but 'tis for your sake I assure you.
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Faith ſit he hath entred his action in Cutids Court, and mean to proceed in the ſute it ſhould ſeeme. Why didſt not take my counſell in thy choice? Becauſe I fear'd a chiding, for doubting their honourable thoughts would not haue not haue conſented to my effeminate attempts, I ſtole this ſecret courſe, and manner of diſguiſe, as beſt helping to acceſſe, which it hath begot, now what acceſſe will bring forth, I commit to unborne induſtry. It cannot but be proſperous: only the ſtrict obſervance of our loues hinders the paſſage of our hopes. Indeed that's not the leaſt hinderance, yet the Duke himſelfe, and my quaint diſguiſe hath removed it out of my way, who not only takes me for a woman, but hath allowed me for my loues companion. Fortune deales kindly with thee, I am as farre from acceſſe to my loue, as when I was in Thrace. Dametas is the oyſterſhell that holds thy pearle, our wits muſt fiſh for him. Will the Cods head bite? Like an old Vſurer at a young heires inheritance, and I haue it ready hookt for him: and here he comes, my plot is to preferre thee to his ſervice. Prethee doe, and ile ſerue him in his right kind. Dametas, my loue is yours. Which madam I am as proud of— As a malecontent of a change, or an old Lady of a new faſhion. To be round, I haue a ſute to you in the behalfe of this woodman To me ſweet bloſſome, though I be ſomewhat ſtrict in mine office, I cannot be ſtony to Ladies. Fellow is thy petition drawne? Petition? Your onely way to moue a fute by: Humbly complayning to your good worſhip, O tis moſt patheticke, & indeed, without money, can doe juſt nothing with authority. Come hether ſtripling, whoſe ſonne wert thou? I am not ſo wiſe a child as you take me for, I never knew my father. Didſt not know thy father? A common fault, his betters forget themſelues when they grow rich, then blame not him to forget his father. What was his name? If I may giue credite to my mother, they cald him Menalchas, who on his death-bed made me his heire, with this charge, to ſeeke your worſhips ſervice, and gaue me this gold as a remembrance to purchaſe your favour. Gold? hem. Now doth my Maſter long more to ſinger thar gold, then a young girle, married to an old man, doth to run her husband aſhore at Cuckolds haven. Well, I could doe for this fatherleſſe youth. As many Executors and Overſeers haue done, cheate him of his portion, and then turne him out of doores a begging. But for I haue the Gardian-ſhip of the Princeſſe, I dare doe nothing without the conſent of the Duke. Come, come ſir, your worſhip ſhall not refuſe him. Well then I woo not, but tis for your ſake I aſſure you.