Day, John · published 1633 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 508 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
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 Lady's daughter? no nor to go to bed with her neither, Why, I have counterfeited his hand and 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 nimd●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, and became Manasses, a most precise and 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 auditory: 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 Bankrupts; 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 plumps the lazy Catholic; against Papist and Protestant, and that fattens the ranke-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 out-skirts of the City. In the very bosom of the City, and by your leave, here and there one in the Court too: But we fit 'em all; for indeed we wand'ring Lights have (as other Tradesmen have) Commodities of all sorts and prices. How do they come by them? As many do by Offices, steal into them ere the Duke be aware of 'em. Some buy 'em at Booksellers stalls, but the best they bespeak of Poets.
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As your Adamant: thinke you 'twas feare made me keepe out? no twas hope of theſe flattering ſweet lipt dabs. I feare to marry my Ladies daughter? no nor to goe to bed with her neither, Why, I haue counterfeited his hand and ſeale. Hee has beene content with mee, to come neerer to him, at his entertainement of the laſt Embaſſadour, when hee was heate with drinking of healths. As I led him to his Chamber, I nimdhis Chaine, and drew his Purſe, and next morning perſwaded him he lot it in the great Chamber at the Revels. Hee puts me in truſt with his whole eſtate: he buyes Maners, I purchaſe Farmes: he builds 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 knaviſh courſes. What breeding haſt had? Very good breeding ſir: My great Grandfather was a Rat-catcher, my Grandſier a Hangman, my father a Promooter, and my ſelfe an Informer. Thou wert a knave by inheritance. And by education too: but bawdy Informations growing ſtale, I gave up my cloake to a Broker, and crept into credite for a Gowne, and of Manaſſes a penurious Informer, I turned Coppy, and became Manaſſes, a moſt preciſe and illiterate expoſitor. Were you a Reader then? And a Writer too Bullie, I ſet ſome of my Pariſhioners wives ſuch coppies, as their husbands might caſt their caps at it, but could never come neere. But and you us'd ſuch a high and elevate ſtile, your auditories low and humble underſtandings ſhould never crall over't. Tuſh, I could faſhion the body of my diſcourſe fit to the eare of my auditory: for to caſt Eloquence amongſt a company of Stinkards, is all one as if a man ſhould ſcatter pearle amongſt the hoggiſh animals ecliped Swine: no, I had paraphraſticall admonitions of all ſorts; Some againſt couetous Land-lords, and that would I ſquirt amongſt beggarly Tennants; Some againſt Vſurers, and that would I throw in at Priſon Grates amongſt prodigall Bankroutes; Some againſt the pride of the Court, and that honies the eare of the Citizen; Some againſt the fraud of the city, and that's cake and cheeſe to the Countrey; Some againſt Proteſtants, and that plumps the laſy Catholike; againſt Papiſt and Proteſtant, and that fattens the ranke-witted Puritan; againſt Papiſt, Puritan, and Proteſtant, and that tickles the eare of the luxurious Athieſt. Why you never light upon any Athieſts, doe you? Oh very many. In the countrey perhaps, and the out-skirts of the City. In the very boſome of the City, and by your leave, here and there one in the Court too: But wee fit em all; for indeed wee wandring Lights have (as other Tradeſ-men have) Commodities of all ſorts and prices. How doe they come by them? As many doe by Offices, ſteale into them ere the Duke be aware of em. Some buy em at Booke-ſellers ſtalls, but the beſt they beſpeake of Poets.