Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 [1603-1604] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.76 · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Oh sir, the properties altered, you shall see less fighting every day then other, for every one gets him a Mistress, and she gives him wounds enough, and you know, the Surgeons cannot be here and there too, if there were red wounds too, what would become of the Reinish wounds? Thou sayst true i'faith, they would be but ill favouredly looked to then. Very well sir. I expect you sir. I lie in this court for you sir, my rapier is my Attorney, and my Dagger his clerk. Your Attorney wants a little oiling, methinks, he looks very Rustily. 'tis but his proper colour sir, his Father was an Iremonger, he will near look brighter, the rust has so eat into him, has never any leisure to be made clean. Not in the vacation. Non Vacat exiguis rebus adesse iovi. Then Ioue will not be at leisure to scour him, because he near came to him before. You're excellent at it sir— and now you lest think on't, I arrest you sir. Very good sir. Nay very bad sir by my faith— I follow you still, as the Officers will follow you as long as you have a penny. You speak sentences sir— by this time have I tried my friends, and now I thrust in bail— This bail will not be taken sir, they must be two Citizens that are no Cuckolds. by’r lady then I'm like to lie by it, I had rather 'twere a hundred that were. Take heed I bring you not to an Nisiprius sir. I must ward myself as well as I may sir. 'tis Court day now, Declarat Atturnatus, my Attorney gapes for money. You shall have no Advantage yet, I put in my Answer. I follow the suit still sir. I like not this Court by’r lady— I: take me out a writ of Remove, a writ of Remove, do you see sir? Very well sir. And place my cause higher. There you started me sir— yet for all your Demurs, Plures, and Sursurarers, which are all Longswords: that's Delays: all the comfort is, in nine years a man may overthrow you. You must thank your good friends then sir. Let nine years pass, five hundred crowns cast away a both sides, and the suit not twenty, my Counsellors wife must have another hood you know, and my Attorneys wife will have a new forepart, yet see at length law, I shall have law: now beware, I bring you to a narrow exigent, and by no means can you avoid the Proclamation— Oh! Now follows a writ of execution, a Capias, vt Legatum, gives you a wound mortal, trips up your heels, and lays you i'th' Counter. O Villain! I cry your worship heartily mercy sir, I thought we had been in Law together, Aduersarius contra aduersarium by my troth. Oh! reach me thy hand, I near had such an overthrow in my life.
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Length
493 words · 658 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.760 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T9 · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Oh ſir, the properties altred, you ſhall ſee leſſe fighting euerie day then other, for euerie one gets him a Miſtris, and ſhe giues him woundes enowe, and you knowe, the Surgeons cannot beehere and there too, if there were red woundes too, what wold become of the Reiniſh woundes? Thou ſaiſt true yfaith, they would bee but il favouredly lookt to then. Verie well ſir. I expect you ſir. I lye in this court for you ſir, my Rapyer is my Atturney, and my Dagger his Clarke. Your Atturney wants a little oyling, me thinkes, he lookes very Ruſtily. Tis but his proper colour ſir, his Father was an Iremonger, he will nere look brighter, the ruſt ha's ſo eat into him, ha's neuer any leaſure to be made cleane. Not in the vacation. Non Vacat exiguis rebus adeſſe Ioui. Then Ioue will not be at leyſure to ſcoure him, becauſe he ere came to him before. Y'are excellent at it ſir—and now you leaſt thinke on't, I arreſt you ſir. Very good ſir. Nay very bad ſir by my faith—I followe you ſtill, as the Officers wil followe you as long as you haue a penny. You ſpeake ſentences ſir—by this time haue I tryed my friendes, and now I thruſt in baile— This baile will not be taken ſir, they muſt be two Cittizens that are no Cuckolds. Berlady then 'ime like to lye by it, I had rather twere a hundred that were. Take heede I bring you not to an Niſiprius ſir. I muſt ward my ſelfe as well as I may ſir. Tis Court day now, Declarat Atturnatus, my Atturney gapes for money. You ſhall haue no Aduantage yet, I put in my Anſwere. I follow the ſute ſtill ſir. I like not this Court birlady—I: take me out a writ of Remoue, a writ of Remoue, doe you ſee ſir? Very well ſir. And place my cauſe higher. There you ſtarted me ſir—yet for all your Demurres, Plures, and Surſurarers, which are all Longſwords: that's Delaies: al the comfort is, in nine yeares a man may ouerthrowe you. You muſt thanke your good friendes then ſir. Let nine yeares paſſe, fiue hundred crownes caſt away a both ſides, and the ſuite not twentie, my Counſellors wife muſt haue another hood you knowe, and my Atturneyes wife wil haue a new forepart, yet ſee at length law, I ſhal haue law: now beware, I bring you to a narrowe exigent, and by no meanes can you auoide the Proclamation— Oh! Now followes a writ of execution, a Capias, vt Legatum, giues you a wound mortall, trippes vp your heeles, and layes you ith Counter. O Villaine! I crie your worſhip heartily mercie ſir, I thought we had beene in Lawe together, Aduerſarius contra aduerſarium by my troth. Oh! reach me thy hand, I nere had ſuch an ouerthrowe in my life.