Anonymous · published 1607 · first performed or written 1602 [1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Unknown unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 504 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
And you want words sirrah, i'll teach thee words; Thou shouldst have come to every one of us As thus: thou wretch, thou miser thou wild slave And drudge to money, bondman to thy wealth, Apprentice to a penny, thou that hoards up The fry of silver pence and halfpennies, With show of charity to give the poor, But putst them to increase, where in short time They grow a child's part, or a daughter's portion. Thou that invent'st new clauses for a bond To cousin simple plainness: O not a Dragon, No, nor the devils fangs are half so cruel As are thy claws; thus, thus thou shouldst have railed: The forfeit of his bond, O I could spit My heart into his face; thou bloodhound that dost hunt The dear, dear life of noble Gentry. Cripple, 'tis known I am an honest man; But for thy words, Barnard shall fare the worse: As for thyself. Who he sir, never regard him, I know the vildest thing by him, O 'tis abominable! Dost thou so Fiddle, speak, hold, take thou that speak of his shame, speak freely, i'll protect thee. I tell you sir, 'twill make your hair to stand on end as stiff as a Rubbing-brush, to hear his villainies. What's this you have given me? A shilling Fiddle. Have you any skill in Arithmetic? Why dost thou ask? Sir, I would have you to multiply; could you not make this one shilling two or three? I would not be known to beg, but if out of your cunning you can do this trick of multiplication, I shall speak the better. O there's another shilling for thee, now let me hear what villainies thou canst charge the Cripple with. So sir, this is multiplication, now sir, if you know the Rule of addition you are an excellent Scholar: can you not add? What dost thou mean? another shilling sir. There is another shilling; now Fiddle speak. Why then attend you Hills and Dales, and stones so quick of hearing, this Cripple is. What is he villain? An honest man, as any is in all the town. An honest man! I by this silver, and as good a fellow as ever went upon four legs, if you would multiply till midnight, I would never speak otherwise. Fiddle, thou art a knave, and so is he: Come let us home; Barnard, look to thy bond, If thou do break thy day, I do protest, By yond chaste Moon. The chaste Moon, why the Moon is not chaste. How provest thou that? Why sir, there's a man in the middle of her, how can she be chaste then? Then by my life I swear, i'll clap him up Where he shall see neither the sun nor moon, Till I be satisfied the utmost penny, And so farewell. Gallants good-night; if time and place were in prosperity, I were yours for an hours society, I must after yond mulberry with my torch: adieu dear hearts, adieu.
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And you want words sirra, ile teach thee words; Thou shouldst haue come to euery one of vs As thus: thou wretch, thou miser thou vilde slaue And drudge to money, bond-man to thy wealth, Apprentice to a penny, thou that hourds vp The frie of siluer pence and half-penies, With shew of charitie to giue the poore, But putst them to increase, where in short time They grow a childs part, or a daughters portion. Thou that inuents new clauses for a bond To cousin simple plainenesse: O not a Dragon, No, nor the deuils fangs are halfe so cruell As are thy clawes; thus, thus thou shouldst haue railde: The forfeit of his bond, O I could spit My heart into his face; thou blood-hound that dost hunt The deere, deere life of noble Gentrie. Cripple, tis knowne I am an honest man; But for thy wordes, Barnard shall fare the worse: As for thy selfe. Who he sir, neuer regard him, I know the vildest thing by him, O tis abhominable! Dost thou so Fiddle, speake, hold, take thou that speake of his shame, speake freely, ile protect thee. I tell you sir, twill make your haire to stand on end as stiffe as a Rubbing-brush, to heare his villanies. What's this you haue giuen me? A shilling Fiddle. Haue you any skill in Arithmeticke? Why dost thou aske? Sir, I would haue you to multiply; could you not make this one shilling two or three? I would not be knowne to beg, but if out of your cunning you can doe this tricke of multiplication, I shall speake the better. O ther's another shilling for thee, now let mee heare what villanies thou canst charge the Cripple with. So sir, this is multiplication, now sir, if you know the Rule of addition you are an excellent Scholler: can you not adde? What dost thou meane? An other shilling sir. There is another shilling; now Fiddle speake. Why then attend you Hilles and Dales, and stones so quicke of hearing, this Cripple is. What is he villaine? An honest man, as any is in all the towne. An honest man! I by this siluer, and as good a fellow as euer went vpon foure legges, if you would multiply till mid-night, I would neuer speake otherwise. Fiddle, thou art a knaue, and so is hee: Come let vs home; Barnard, looke to thy bond, If thou doe breake thy day, I do protest, By yon chaste Moone. The chaste Moone, why the Moone is not chaste. How prou'st thou that? Why sir, ther's a man in the middle of her, how can she be chaste then? Then by my life I sweare, ile clap him vp Where he shall see neither the sunne nor moone, Till I be satisfied the vtmost penny, And so fare-well. Gallants good-night; if time and place were in prosperitie, I were yours for an houres societie, I must after yon mulbery with my torch: adue deare hearts, adue.