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 0.75 · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
'twas long of your Attorney there, he might a staid the execution of Capias vt Legatum, and removed you with a Supersedeas non molestandum into the Court of Equity. Pox on him, he fell out of my hand when I had most need of him, I was bound to follow the suit sir. Thou couldst do no less than overthrow me, I must needs say so. You had recovered cost else sir. And now byth' mass I think I shall hardly recover without cost. Nay, that's Certoscio, an execution is very chargeable. Well, it shall teach me wit as long as I am a justice: I perceive by this trial, if a man have a sound fall in Law, he shall feel it in his bones all his life after. Nay, that's Recto upon Record, for I myself was overthrown in eighty eight by a tailor, and I have had a Stitch in my side ever since, oh! Why Latronello, Furtivo, Fucato, where be these lazy knaves that should truss me, not one stirring yet? Follow, follow, follow. What news there? This way, this way, follow, follow. Hark you sluggish Soporiferous villains, there's knaves abroad when you are a-bed, are ye not asham'd on't, a justices men should be up first, and give example all knaves. Oh I beseech your good worship. Your worshipful worship. thieves, my two hand sword, i'm robbed i'th' Hall, Latronello, Knaves, come down, my two hand sword I I am Latronello, I beseech your worship, (say. Thou Latronello, thou liest, my men scorn to have beards. We forget our beards, now I beseech your worship quickly remember us. How now? Nay there's no time to talk of how now, 'tis done. Follow, follow, follow. four mark and a Livery is not able to keep life and soul together, we must fly out once a quart, 'tis for your worship's credit to have money in our purse, our Fellow Furtivo is taken in the Action. A pox on him for a lazy knave, would he be taken? They bring him along to your worship, your the next justice, now or never show yourself a good master, an upright Magistrate, and deliver him out of their hands. Nay, he shall find me— apt enough to do him good I warrant him. He comes in a false beard sir. 'Sfoot what, should he do here else? there's no coming to me in a true on: if he had one,— the slave to be taken: do not I keep Geldings swift enough? The goodliest Geldings of any Gentleman in the shire. Which did the whoreson knave ride upon? Upon one of your best sir. Stand and deliver. Upon Stand and Deliver: the very Gelding I choose for mine own riding, as nimble as Pegasus the flying horse yonder: go shift yourselves into your coats, bring hither a great chair, and a little table.
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484 words · 670 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.747 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: T9 · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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Twa's long of your Atturney there, hee might a ſtaide the execution of Capias vt Legatum, and remou'd you with a Superſedeas non moleſtandum into the Court of Equitie. Pox on him, he fell out of my hand when I had moſt neede of him, I was bound to follow the ſuite ſir. Thou couldſt doe no leſſe then ouerthrowe me, I muſt needes ſay ſo. You had recouered coſt elſe ſir. And now by'th maſſe I thinke I ſhal hardly recouer without coſt. Nay, that's Certoſcio, an execution is very chargeable. Well, it ſhall teach mee witte as long as I am a Iuſtice: I perceiue by this tryall, if a man haue a ſound fall in Law, hee ſhall feele it in his bones all his life after. Nay, that's Recto vpon Record, for I my ſelfe was ouerthrowne in eighty eight by a Taylor, and I haue had a Stitch in my ſide euer ſince, oh! Why Latronello, Furtiuo, Fucato, where be theſe lazie knaues that ſhould truſſe me, not one ſtirring yet? Followe, followe, followe. What newes there? This way, this way, follow, follow. Hark you ſluggiſh Soporiferous villaines, ther's knaues abroad when you are a bed, are ye not a ſham'd on't, a Iuſtices men ſhould be vp firſt, and giue example all knaues. Oh I beſeech your good worſhip. Your worſhipfull worſhip. Theeues, my two hand ſword, ime rob'd 'ith Hal, Latronello, Knaues, come down, my two hand ſword I I am Latronello, I beſeech your worſhip, (ſay. Thou Latronello, thou lyeſt, my men ſcorne to haue beardes. We forget our beards, now I beſeech your worſhip quickly remember vs. How now? Nay theres no time to talke of how now, tis don. Follow, follow, follow. Foure marke and a Liuerie is not able to keepe life and ſoule together, wee muſt flye out once a quarte, tis for your worſhips credit to haue moneye in our purſſe, our Fellow Furtiuo is taken in the Action. A pox on him for a lazie knaue, would hee bee taken? They bring him along to your worſhip, your the next Iuſtice, now or neuer ſhow your ſelfe a good maiſter, an vpright Magiſtrate, and deliuer him out of their hands. Nay, he ſhal finde me—apt enough to doe him good I warrant him. Hee comes in a falſe beard ſir. S'foot what, ſhould hee doe here elſe? there's no comming to me in a true on: if he had one,—the ſlaue to be taken: doe not I keepe Geldings ſwift enough? The goodlyeſt Geldings of any Gentleman in the ſhire. Which did the whorſon knaue ride vpon? Vpon one of your beſt ſir. Stand and deliuer. Vpon Stand and Deliuer: the verie Gelding I chuſe for mine owne riding, as nimble as Pegaſus the flying horſe yonder: goe ſhift your ſelues into your coates, bring hither a great chaire, and a little table.