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 · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Above wealth. I above life: I have been wild and rash Committed many and unnatural crimes, Which I have since repented. 'twas well spent. I was mad, stark mad, nine years together. I pray! as how? Going to law, i'faith it made me mad. With the like frenzy not an hour since An aged man was struck. Alas I pity him. he's not worth pitying, for 'twas still his gladness to be at variance. Yet a man's worth pity, My quiet blood has blessed me with this gift, I have cured some, and if his wits be not Too deeply cut, I will assay to help 'em. Sufferance does teach you pity. O Master, Master, your abominable next neighbour came into the house, being half in drink, and took away your best Carpet. Has he it? Alas sir: Let him go, trouble him not, lock the door quietly after him, and have a safer care who comes in next. But sir, might I advise you, in such a cause as this, a man might boldly, nay with conscience go to Law. Oh, i'll give him the table too first. Better endure a fist then a sharp sword: I had rather they should pull off my clothes then flay of my skin, and hang that on mine enemy's hedge. Why, for such good causes was the law ordained: True, and in itself 'tis glorious and divine, Law is the very Master piece of heaven: But see yonder. there's many Clouds between the sun and us, There's too much cloth before we see the Law: I'm content with that answer, be mild still, 'tis honour to forgive those you could kill. There do I keep. Reach me your hand, I love you, And you shall know me better. 'tis my suit. The night grows deep— and— Come away, this way, this way. Who be those? stand close a little. Oh, you're come as well as ere you came in your life, my master's new gone to bed, give me your Knightly hand, I must lead you into the blind Parlour, my mistress will be down to you presently. I tell you our safest course will be to arrest him when he comes out a'th' Tavern: for then he will be half drunk, and will not stand upon his weapon. Our safest course indeed, for he will draw. That he will, though he put it up again, which is more of his courtesy, then of our deserving. The world is nothing but vexation, Spite and uncharitable Action. Did you see the Gentleman? Not I. Where should he be, it may be he's passed by, Good sir, let's overtake him. Here sir, now you are there sir, she'll come down to you instantly, I must not stay with you, my Mistress would be jealous, you must do nothing to me, my mistress would find it quickly.
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Aboue wealth. I aboue life: I haue been wilde and raſh Committed many and vnnaturall crimes, Which I haue ſince repented. Twa's well ſpent. I was mad, ſtarke mad, nine yeares together. I pray! as how? Going to law, yfaith it made me mad. With the like frenzie not an houre ſince An aged man was ſtrucke. Alaſſe I pittie him. Hee's not worth pittying, for twa's ſtil his gladnes to be at variance. Yet a mans worth pittie, My quiet blood ha's bleſt me with this guift, I haue cur'd ſome, and if his wits be not Too deepely cut, I will aſſay to helpe e'm. Sufferance does teach you pittie. O Maiſter, Maiſter, your abhominable next neighbor came into the houſe, being halfe in drink, and tooke away your beſt Carpet. Has hee it? Alaſſe ſir: Let him goe, trouble him not, lock the doore quietly after him, and haue a ſafer care who comes in next. But ſir, might I aduize you, in ſuch a cauſe as this, a man might bouldlye, nay▪ with conſcience goe to Law. Oh, ile giue him the table too firſt. Better indure a fiſt then a ſharpe ſword: I had rather they ſhould pull off my cloathes then flea of my skin, and hang that on mine enemies hedge. Why, for ſuch good cauſes was the law ordaind: True, and in it ſelfe tis glorious and deuine, Law is the verie Maiſter peece of heauen: But ſee yonder. Ther's many Clowdes betweene the ſunne and vs, There's too much cloath before we ſee the Law: I'me content with that anſwere, be milde ſtill, Tis honour to forgiue thoſe you could kill. There doe I keepe. Reach me your hand, I loue you, And you ſhall knowe me better. Tis my ſute. The night growes deepe—and— Come away, this way, this way. Who be thoſe? ſtand cloſe a little. Oh, y'are come as well as ere you came in your life, my Maiſter's new gone to bed, giue me your Knightly hand, I muſt leade you into the blind Parlor, my miſtris will be downe to you preſentlye. I tell you our ſafeſt courſe will bee to arreſt him when hee comes out a'th Tauerne: for then he will bee halfe drunke, and will not ſtand vppon his weapon. Our ſafeſt courſe indeede, for hee will drawe. That he will, though he put it vp agen, which is more of his courteſie, then of our deſeruing. The world is nothing but vexation, Spite and vncharitable Action. Did you ſee the Gentleman? Not I. Where ſhould he be, it may be hee's paſt by, Good ſir, lets ouertake him. Here ſir, now you are there ſir, ſheele come downe to you inſtantlye, I muſt not ſtay with you, my Miſtris would be iealous, you muſt doe nothing to me, my miſtris would finde it quickly.