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 · 477 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Under your leave sir, i'll show myself a Gentleman. Do, and welcome Master Esay. I have commission for what I do Lady from your Husband. You may have a stronger commission for the next, an't please you, that's from myself. You teach me the best law Lady. Beshrew my blood, a proper, springful, and a sweet Gentleman. My Son: Sim Quomodo? here's more work for you Master Esay, you must salute him too, for he's like to be heir of thy land I can tell thee. Vim, vitam, sprinque salutem. He shows you there he was a Cambridge man sir, but now he's a templar, has he not good grace to make a Lawyer? A very good grace to make a Lawyer. For indeed he has no grace at all. Some gave me counsel to make him a Divine. Fie, fie. But some of our livery think it an unfit thing, that our own Sons should tell us of our vices: others, to make him a Physician, but then being my heir, i'm afraid he would make me away: now a Lawyer they're all willing too, because 'tis good for our trade and increaseth, the number of cloth-gowns, and indeed 'tis the fittest for a citizen's Son, for our word is, what do ye lack? and their word is what do you give. Exceeding proper. Master Idem welcome. I have seen the cloth sir. Very well. I am but a young setter up, the uttermost I dare venture upon 'tis threescore pound. What? If it be for me, so, I am for it: if not, you have your doth and I have my money. Nay, pray master Blastfield refuse not his kind offer. A bargain than master Idem, clap hands— he's finely cheated: come, let's all to the next Tavern and see the money paid. A match. I follow you Gentlemen, take my Son along with you. Now to my keys: i'm Master Idem, he must fetch the money, first have I caught him in a bond for two hundred pound, and my two hundred pounds worth a doath again for threescore pound: admire me all you students at inns for cozenage. You talk of an alteration, here's the thing itself, what base birth does not raiment make glorious? and what glorious births do not rags make infamous? why should not a woman confess what she is now? since the finest are but deluding shadows, begot between Tire-women and Tailors? for instance, behold their Parents. Say what you will, this wire becomes you best, how say you tailor? I promise you 'tis a wire would draw me from my work seven days a week. Why do you work a sundaies tailor? Hardest of all a Sundaie, because we are most forbidden Troth and so do most of us women, the better day the better deed we think.
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Vnder your leaue ſir, ile ſhow my ſelfe a Gentleman. Doe, and welcome Maiſter Eaſie. I haue commiſſion for what I doe Lady from your Husband. You may haue a ſtronger commiſſion for the next, an't pleaſe you, that's from my ſelfe. You teach me the beſt law Lady. Beſhrew my blood, a proper, ſpringfull, and a ſweet Gentleman. My Sonne: Sim Quomodo? heere's more worke for you Maiſter Eaſie, you muſt ſalute him too, for hee's like to be heire of thy land I can tell thee. Vim, vitam, ſprin que ſalutem. He ſhowes you there he was a Cambridge man ſir, but now hee's a Templer, ha's he not good grace to make a Lawyer? A very good grace to make a Lawyer. For indeede he ha's no grace at all. Some gaue me counſell to make him a Diuine. Fye, fie. But ſome of our liuerie thinke it an vnfit thing, that our owne Sonnes ſhould tell vs of our vices: others, to make him a Phiſitian, but then being my heyre, i'me afraide hee would make me away: now a Lawyer thei'r all willing too, becauſe tis good for our trade and encreaſeth, the number of Cloath-gownes, and indeede tis the fitteſt for a Citizens Sonne, for our word is, what doe yee lacke? and their word is what doe you giue. Exceeding propper. Maiſter Idem welcome. I haue ſeene the cloath ſir. Verie well. I am but a yong ſetter vp, the vttermoſt I dare ventture vppon 'tis three-ſcore pound. What? If it be for me, ſo, I am for it: if not, you haue your doth and I haue my money. Nay, pray maiſter Blaſtfield refuſe not his kinde offer. A bargaine then maiſter Idem, clap hands—hee's finely cheated: come, let's all to the next Tauerne and ſee the money paide. A match. I follow you Gentlemen, take my Sonne along with you. Now to my keyes: me Maiſter Idem, hee muſt fetch the money, firſt haue I caught him in a bond for two hundred pound, and my two hundred poundes worth a doath agen for three-ſcore pound: admire me all you ſtudyents at Innes for couſenage. You talke of an alteration, heer's the thing it ſelfe, what baſe birthe does not rayment make glorious? and what glorious birthes do not agges make infamous? why ſhould not a woman confeſſe what ſhe is now? fince the fineſt are but deluding ſhadowes, begot betweene Tyromen and Taylors? for inſtance, beholde their Parents. Say what you wil, this wire becomes you beſt, how ſay you Taylor? I promiſe you tis a wire would draw mee from my worke ſeauen daies a weeke. Why doe you worke a ſundaies Taylor? Hardeſt of al a Sundaie, becauſe we are moſt forbidden Troth and ſo doe moſte of vs women, the better day the better deede we thinke.