Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 [1604-1606] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 471 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Boy? Here sit! Lay by my conscience, give me my Gown, That weed is for the country, We must be civil now, and match out Evil, Who first made Civil, black; he pleased the Devil; So; now know I where I am, methinks already I grasp best part of the Autumnian blessing In my contentious fathom, my hand's free, From wronger and from wronged I have fee, And what by sweat from the rough earth they draw, Is to enrich this silver harvest, Law, And so through wealthy variance, and fat brawl, The barn is made but Steward to the Hall; Come they up thick enough? Oh like hops and harlot's sir! Why dost thou couple them? Oh very aptly, for as the hop well boiled will make a man not stand upon his legs: so the harlot in time will leave a man no legs to stand upon! Such another and be my heir, I have no Child, Yet have I wealth would redeem beggary, I think it be a curse both here and foreign, Where bags are fruitful'st, there the womb's most barren, The poor has all our children, we their wealth; Shall I be prodigal when my life cools, Make those my heirs whom I have beggared; Fools? It would be wondrous; rather beggar more, Thou shalt have heirs enough, thou keep'st a whore, And here comes kindred too with no mean purses, Yet strive to be still blessed with client's curses. What subtlety have we here? a fellow Shrugging for life's kind benefits, shift and heat, Crept up in 3. Terms, wrapped in silk and silver, So well appointed too with Page and Pandar, It was a happy gale that blew him hither. And like Asses use such men, When their load's off, turn 'em to graze again. And may our wish have full effect, Many a suit, and much neglect. And as it hath been often found, Let the client's cups come round. Help your poor kinsmen when you ha' got 'em. You may drink deep, leave us the bottom; Or when there is a lamb fallen in, Take you the lamb, leave us the skin. Your duty and regard hath moved us, Never till now we thought you loved us, Take comfort from our words, and make no doubt, You shall have suits come sixteen times about. We humbly thank the patron of our hopes. With what a vassal— appetite they Gnaw, On our reversions; and are proud, Coldly to taste our meats, which eight returns Serve in to us as courses; One day our writs like wildfowl fly abroad, And then return o'er Cities, Towns, and Hills, With Clients like dried straws between their bills; And 'tis no few birds pick to build their Nests, Nor no small money that keeps Drabs and Feasts!
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
BOye? Here ſit! Lay by my conſcience, giue mee my Gowne, That weede is for the country, We muſt be ciuill now, and match out Euill, Who firſt made Ciuill, blacke; he pleas'd the Deuill; So; now know I where I am, me thinkes already I graſpe beſt part of the Autumnian bleſſing In my contentious fadome, my hand's free, From wronger and from wronged I haue fee, And what by ſweat from the rough earth they drawe, Is to enrich this ſiluer harueſt, Lawe, And ſo through wealthy variance, and fat brawle, The Barne is made but Steward to the Hall; Come they vp thicke inough? Oh like hops and harlots ſir! Why do'ſt thou couple them? Oh very aptlye, for as the hop well boiled will make a man not ſtand vppon his leggs: ſo the harlot in time will leaue a man no leggs to ſtand vppon! Such another and bee my heyre, I haue no Childe, Yet haue I wealth would redeeme beggery, I thinke it be a curſe both here and forraine, Where bags are fruitful'ſt, there the womb's moſt barren, The poore ha's all our children, we their wealth; Shall I be prodigall when my life cooles, Make thoſe my heyres whome I haue beggar'd; Fooles? It would be wondrous; rather beggar more, Thou ſhalt haue heyres enow, thou keep'ſt a whore, And here comes kindred too with no meane purſes, Yet ſtriue to be ſtill bleſt with Clients curſes. What ſubtiltie haue we here? a fellowe Shrugging for lifes kind benefits, ſhift and heate, Crept vp in 3. Termes, wrapt in ſilke and ſiluer, So well appointed too with Page and Pandar, It was a happy gale that blew him hether. And like Aſſes vſe ſuch men, When their load's off, turne e'm to graze agen. And may our wiſh haue full effect, Many a ſuite, and much neglect. And as it hath beene often found, Let the Clients cups come round. Helpe your poore kinſmen when you ha got e'm. You may drinke deepe, leaue vs the bottom; Or when there is a lambe falne in, Take you the lambe, leaue vs the skin. Your dutie and regard hath mou'd vs, Neuer till now wee thought you lou'd vs, Take comfort from our words, and make no doubt, You ſhall haue ſuites come ſixteen times about. We humbly thanke the patron of our hopes. With what a vaſſaile—appetite they Gnawe, On our reuerſions; and are proud, Coldly to taſt our meates, which eight returnes Serue in to vs as courſes; One day our writs like wilde-fowle flye abroad, And then returne or'e Cities, Townes, and Hills, With Clyents like dryed ſtrawes betweene their bills; And 'tis no few birds picke to build their Neaſts, Nor no ſmall money that keeps Drabs and Feaſts!