Day, John · published 1633 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T13 Knights, squires and ladies typicality 0.82 · 500 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
T'would put the poor Wenches out of conceit with themselves, and there should not be some contending for them. We are in the way to catch the old one, and then our aim 〈…〉. We are i'faith: Invention could not weave, 〈…〉, Suspicion to deceive. Come, pass off this grovelling imitation; a Lovers 〈…〉 must be ambitious, and like the Eagle, scorning the base 〈…〉 where Kites and Crows lie flagging: mount the clear sky of 〈…〉, and overpeere all hindrances: The Ladies themselves are willing. Ready to embark upon the next tide of occasion whatsoever. Let me alone to work it then▪ But here comes my Boy. 'Twere more for your credit Sir, and you could say your man: but men and war were worn out of fashion both in a Summer. I am of thy belief in that Boy. Would my Lord were so too sir. Suppose I were Sir, what then? I should (as many upstarts have done) prove rich: for I believe you would make me your heir. Is that part of your belief? A principal point sir. Renounce it then, for I believe you'll never be saved by't. I am sure I cannot lose by't. I believe further, that many Knights, and some Ladies, were never of Gods making. Of whose then, wag? I'll tell you: the Minters coin Gold, Gold makes Heralds, Herald's maketh Knights, and Knights stamp Ladies. And what do Ladies? They live not idle neither; they make some Knights, and mar many Gentlemen. Ladies are good workwomen too, then? far better than any Tailor: they'll make you an end of a suit, especially a Court suit, when all the Tailors in a Country know not how to set a stitch in't▪ I am of the belief you are a knave, sir. I had no faith, should I say you were not? Well, what a Knave? In a Knave's belief sir. Because in yours? Do you say't, and i'll swear it, my Lord. No more Boy, I am weary of your jests. That confirms them to be good sir. Your reason for that, sir? Because travellers and lovers, are soon weary of goodness. Goodly ones indeed: but leaving this highway of circumstance; I sent you for Manasses. The learned Scribe attends you. Will you fall off sir? Like an Apple at Michaelmas, without shaking. Welcome Manasses: I have present employment for thee, in which I must borrow— Pardon me Madam, I learned of my Lord, to lend nothing without security and pawns. 'Tis not money (Manasses) but counsel and furtherance that we desire. Good counsel is worth good money Madam. Thou shalt be well considered; there's twenty Crowns in earnest. Nay Madam, this hand is like a fellow that takes every thing in jest; if you be in earnest, let me feel it here: So Lady, now betwixt earnest and jest, if your Will be ready drawn, before your friend delivered as your deed, and put me in trust to execute it.
Other edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics
Position
nodes 781–822 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 24 of 43 in this edition
Length
500 words · 682 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T13 — Knights, squires and ladiesreviewed — decision pending · typicality 0.822 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
Other seeds
seed 43: T20 · seed 44: T17 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
T'vvould put the poore Wenches out of conceit vvith themſelues, and there ſhould not be ſome contending for them. We are in the way to catch the old one, and then our ayme . We are ifaith: Invention could not weaue, , Suſpition to deceiue. Come, paſſe off this groveling imitation; a Lovers muſt bee ambitious, and like the Eagle, ſcorning the baſe where Kites and Crowes lie flagging: mount the cleare sky of , and overpeere all hindrances: The Ladies themſelues are willing. Ready to embarke upon the next tide of occaſion whatſoever. Let mee alone to worke it then▪ But here comes my Boy. 'Twere more for your credite Sir, and you could ſay your man: but men and warre were worne out of faſhion both in a Summer. I am of thy beliefe in that Boy. Would my Lord were ſo too ſir. Suppoſe I were Sir, what then? I ſhould (as many upſtarts haue done) proue rich: for I beleeue you would make me your heire. Is that part of your beliefe? A principall poynt ſir. Renounce it then, for I beleeue you'l never be ſaved by't. I am ſure I cannot looſe by't. I beleeue further, that many Knights, and ſome Ladies, were never of Gods making. Of whoſe then, wagge? Ile tell you: the Minters coyne Gold, Gold makes Heralds, Heralds makes Knights, and Knights ſtampe Ladies. And what doe Ladies? They liue not idle neither; they make ſome Knights, and marre many Gentlemen. Ladies are good worke-women too, then? Farre better then any Taylor: they'l make you an end of a ſuite, eſpecially a Court ſuite, when all the Taylors in a Countrey know not how to ſet a ſtitch in't▪ I am of the beliefe you are a knaue, ſir. I had no faith, ſhould I ſay you were not? Well, what a Knaue? In a Knaues beliefe ſir. Becauſe in yours? Doe you ſay't, and ile ſweare it, my Lord. No more Boy, I am weary of your jeſts. That confirmes them to be good ſir. Your reaſon for that, ſir? Becauſe travellers and lovers, are ſoone weary of goodneſſe. Goodly ones indeed: but leaving this high-way of circumſtance; I ſent you for Manaſſes. The learned Scribe attends you. Will you fall off ſir? Like an Apple at Michaelmas, without ſhaking. Welcome Manaſſes: I haue preſent employment for thee, in which I muſt borrow— Pardon me Madam, I learned of my Lord, to lend nothing without ſecuritie and pawnes. 'Tis not money (Manaſſes) but counſell and furtherance that we deſire. Good counſell is worth good money Madam. Thou ſhalt bee well conſidered; there's twenty Crownes in earneſt. Nay Madam, this hand is like a fellow that takes every thing in jeſt; if you be in earneſt, let me feele it here: So Lady, now betwixt earneſt and jeſt, if your Will be ready drawne, before your friend delivered as your deed, and put me in truſt to execute it.