Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 [1603-1604] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court T8 Captains, gallants and cheats typicality 0.78 · 486 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
Why, that in our Country makes him a Gentleman. Go to, tell your money Captain. Read aloft Scrivener. 1.2.— To all good and honest Christian people, to whom this present writing shall come: know you for a certain, that I Captain, for and in the consideration of the sum of five hundred crowns, have clearly bargained, sold, given, granted, assigned and set over, and by these presents do clearly bargain, sell, give, grant, assign and set over, all the right, estate, title, interest, demand, possession, and term of years to come, which I the said Captain have, or aught to have.— If I were as good as I should be,— In and to Madonna Castiza, my most virtuous, modest, loving, and obedient wife.— By my troth my Lord and so she is.— 3.4.5.6.7. The more Slave he that says it, and not sees it. Together, with all and singular those admirable qualities with which her noble breast is furnished. Well said Scrivener, hast put'em all in: you shall hear now my L. In primis, the beauties of her mind, chastity, temperance, and above all, patience: You have bought a jewel i'faith, my L, nine and thirty, forty. Excellent in the best of Music, in voice delicious: in conference wise and pleasing: of age contentful: neither too young to be a pish, nor too old to be sottish You have bought as lovely a pennyworth my Lord, as ere you bought in your life. Why should I buy her else Captain? And which is the best, of a wife a most comfortable sweet companion. I could not afford her so i'faith, but that I am-going to sea and have need of money. A most comfortable sweet companion. What again? the Scrivener reads in passion. I read as the words move me: yet if that be a fault it shall be seen no more,— which said Madonna Castiza lying, & yet being in the occupation of the said captain nineteen— occupation? Pox out, out with occupation, a Captain is of no occupation, man. Nor thou of no religion. Now I come to the Habendum, to have and to hold, use and— Use? put out use too for shame. Till we are all gone, I prithee. And to be acquitted of and from all former bargains, former sales: Former sails, nine & twenty thirty, by my troth my Lord, this is the first time that ever I sold her. Yet the writing must run so Captain. Let it run on then, nine and forty, fifty,— Former sales, Gifts, Grants, Surrenders. re-entries.— For re-entries, I will not swear for her. And furthermore (I the said) of and for the consideration of the some of five hundred Crowns to set me a board before these presents utterly disclaim for ever, any Title, estate, right, interest, demand, or possession, in or to the said Madonna Castiza, my late virtuous, and unfortunate wife.
nodes 557–588 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 16 of 40 in this edition
Length
486 words · 661 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.778 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T11 · seed 44: T14 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Why, that in our Countrey makes him a Gentleman. Goe to, tell your money Captaine. Read aloft Scriuener. 1.2.— To all good and honeſt Chriſtian people, to whō this preſent writing ſhal come: know you for a certain, that I Captaine, for and in the conſideration of the ſum of fiue hundred crownes, haue clearly bargained, ſolde, giuen, graunted, aſſigned and ſet ouer, and by theſe preſents doe cleerly bargaine, ſell, giue, graunt, aſſigne and ſet ouer, al the right, eſtate, title, intereſt, demaund, poſſeſſion, and tearme of yeares to come, which I the ſaide Captaine haue, or ought to haue.— If I were as good as I ſhould be,— In and to Madona Caſtiza, my moſt vertuous, modeſt, louing, and obedient wife.— By my troth my Lord and ſo ſhe is.— 3.4.5.6.7. The more Slaue he that ſayes it, and not ſees it. Togither, with all and ſingular thoſe admirable qualities with which her noble breſt is furniſht. Well ſaid Scriuener, haſt put'em all in: you ſhal heare now my L. In primis, the beuties of her minde, chaſtitie, temperance, and aboue all, pacience: You haue bought a Iewell yfaith, my L, nine and thirtie, fortie. Excellent in the beſt of Muſicke, in voice delicious: in conference wiſe and pleaſing: of age contentful: neither too yōg to be a piſh, nor too old to be ſottiſh You haue bought as louely a penny-woorth my Lord, as ere you bought in your life. Why ſhould I buy her elſe Captaine? And which is the beſt, of a wife a moſt comfortable ſweete companion. I could not affoord her ſo y faith, but that I am-going to ſea and haue need of money. A moſt comfortable ſweete companion. What agen? the Scriuener reades in paſſion. I read as the words moue me: yet if that be a faul it ſhall be ſeen no more,—which ſaid Madona Castia lying, & yet being in the occupatiō of the ſaid captain Ninteene—occupation? Pox out, out with occupation, a Captaine is of no occupation, man. Nor thou of no religion. Now I come to the Habendum, to haue and to holde, vſe and— Vſe? put out vſe too for ſhame. Till we are all gone, I prethee. And to be acquited of and from all former bargaines, former ſales: Former ſailes, nine & twenty thirty, by my troth my Lord, this is the firſt time that euer I ſolde her. Yet the writing muſt run ſo Captaine. Let it run on then, nine and fortie, fiftie, — Former ſales, Guiftes, Grants, Surrenders. Reentryes. — For Reentryes, I will not ſweare for her. And furdermore (I the ſaid) of and for the conſideration of the ſomme of fiue hundred Crownes to ſet me a boord before theſe preſents vtterly diſclaime for euer, any Title, eſtate, right, intereſt, demaund, or poſſeſſion, in or to the ſaid Madona Caſtiza, my late vertuous, and vnfortunate wife.