Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 [1603-1604] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 486 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Lying, or being in the said County in the Tenor and occupation aforesaid. No more then, a writ of course upon the matter of— Silence. Oh o-o-o-yes Carlo Turbulenzo, appear or lose twenty mark in the suits. Ha? whether have my thoughts conveyed me? I am now within the Dizzy murmur of the law. So that then, the cause being found clear, upon the last citation. Carlo turbulenzo, Come into the Court. Now, now, now, now, now, upon my knees I praise Mercury the God of law, I have two suits at issue, two suits at issue. Do you hear sir? I will not hear, i've other business. I beseech you my learned Counsel. Beseech not me, beseech not me, I am a mortal man, a Client as you are, beseech not me. I would do all by your worship's direction. Then hang thyself. Shall I take out a special supplicavit. Mad me not, torment me not, tear me not, you'll give me leave to hear mine own cause, mine own cause Nay moreover, and farther— Well said my Lawyer, well said, well said. All the opprobious speeches that man could invent all malicious invectives, called Wittol to his face. That's I, that's I, thank you my learned counsel for your good remembrance: I hope I shall overthrow him horse and foot. Nay but good sir. No more sir, he that brings me happy news first i'll relieve first. Sound executions rot thy cause and thee. ay, ay, ay, pray so still, pray so still, they'll thrive the better I wonder how this fellow keeps out madness? What stuff his brains are made on? I suffer, I suffer,— till I hear a judgement. What old signor? Prithee I will not know thee now, 'tis a busy time, a busy time with me. What not me signior? Oh cry thee mercy, give me thy hand,— fare thee well,— has no relief again me then,— his demurs will not help him, his Sursarara's will but play the knaves with him. The justice: 'tis he Have I found thee i'faith? I thought where I should smell thee out old Tangle. What old signior justicer,— embrace me another time and you can possible: how does all thy wives children,— well? that's well said i'fath. Hear me old Tangle. Prithee do not ravish me, let me go. I must use some of thy counsel first. Sirrah, I ha' brought him to an Exigent, hark that's my cause, that's my cause yonder, I twinge him, I twinge him. My Niece is stolen away. Ah, get me a ne exeat Regno quickly, nay you must not stay upon'nt, I'd fain have you gone. A ne exeat Regno, i'll about it presently,— adieu. You seek to catch her justice, she'll catch you. A judgement, a judgement. What, what, what? Overthrown, overthrown, overthrown. Ha, a, a. News, news, news. The devil, the devil, the devil.
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Lying, or being in the ſaid Countie in the Tenor and occupation aforeſaide. No more then, a writ of courſe vpon the matter of— Silence. Oh o-o-o-yes Carlo Turbulenzo, appeare or looſe twentie marke in the ſuites. Ha? whether haue my thoughts conueyed me? I am now within the Dizzie murmur of the law. So that then, the cauſe being found cleere, vpon the laſt Scitation. Carlo turbulenzo, Come into the Court. Now, now, now, now, now, vpon my knees I praiſe Mercury the God of law, I haue two ſuits at iſſue, two ſuites at iſſue. Doe you heare ſir? I wil not heare, i'ue other buſines. I beſeech you my learned Counſell. Beſeech not me, beſeech not me, I am a mortall man, a Clyent as you are, beſeech not me. I would doe all by your worſhips direction. Then hang thy ſelfe. Shall I take out a ſpeciall ſupplycauit. Mad me not, torment me not, teare me not, youle giue me leaue to heare mine own cauſe, mine owne cauſe Nay moreouer, and farder— Well ſaid my Lawyer, well ſaide, well ſaide. All the opprobious ſpeeches that man could inuent all malicious inuectiues, called Wittoll to his face. Thats I, thats I, thank you my learned counſell for your good remembrance: I hope I ſhall ouerthrowe him horſe and foote. Nay but good ſir. No more ſir, he that brings me happy newes firſt ile releeue firſt. Sound executions rot thy cauſe and thee. I, I, I, pray ſo ſtill, pray ſo ſtill, theile thriue the better I wonder how this fellow keepes out madnes? What ſtuffe his braines are made on? I ſuffer, I ſuffer,—till I here a iudgement. What old Signior? Prethee I will not knowe thee nowe, tis a buſie time, a buſie time with me. What not me Signeur? Oh crie thee mercie, giue me thy hande,—fare thee well,—ha's no reliefe agen mee then,—his demurs will not help him, his Surſararaes wil but play the knaues with him. The Iuſtice: tis hee Haue I found thee yfaith? I thought where I ſhould ſmell thee out old Tangle. What old Signeur Iuſticer,—embrace me another time and you can poſſible: how do's all thy wiues children,—well? that's well ſaid yfayth. Heare me olde Tangle. Prethee doe not rauiſh me, let me goe. I muſt vſe ſome of thy counſaile firſt. Sirrah, I ha brought him to an Exigent▪ hark that's my cauſe, thats my cauſe yōder, I twind'g him, I twind'g him. My Neece is ſtolne away. Ah, get mee a ne exeat Regno quickly, nay you muſt not ſtay vppo'nt, ide faine haue you gone. A ne exeat Regno, ile about it preſently,—adue. You ſeeke to catch her Iuſtice, ſheele catch you. A iudgement, a iudgement. What, what, what? Ouerthrowne, ouerthrowne, ouerthrowne. Ha, a, a. Newes, newes, newes. The diuell, the diuell, the diuell.