Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 [1604-1606] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
Nay you're no less Master Blastfield, look to't, by my troth, I must needs confess sir, you ha' been uncommonly kind to me, since I ha' been in Town, but master Alsup shall know on't. That's my Ambition sir. I beseech you sir. Stay, this is Lethe's haunt, see, we have catched him. Master Blastfield and Master Esay, you're kind Gentlemen both. Is that the beauty you famed so? The same. Who be those so industrious about her? Rerage and Salewood: I'll tell you the unmannerliest trick of 'em, that ever you heard in your life. Prithee what's that? I invited 'em hither to look upon her, brought 'em along with me, gave 'em leave to salute her in kindness, what do they but most saucily fall in love with her, very impudently court her for themselves, and like two crafty Attorneys, finding a hole in my lease, go about to defeat me of my right. ha' they so little conscience? The most uncivil'st part that you have seen, I know they'll be sorry for't when they have done, for there's no man but gives a sigh after his sin of women, I know it by myself. You parcel of a rude, saucy and unmannerly nation. One good thing in him, he'll tell 'em on't roundly. Cannot a Gentleman purchase a little fire to thaw his appetite by, but must you that have been daily singed in the flame, be as greedy to beguile him on't? how can it appear in you but maliciously, and that you go about to engross hell to yourselves? heaven forbid, that you should not suffer a stranger to come in, the Devil himself is not so unmannerly, I do not think but some of them rather will be wise enough to beg Offices there before you, and keep you out, marry all the spite will be they cannot sell 'em again. Come, are you not to blame— not to give place?— To us I mean— A worse and a worse disgrace. Nay Gentlemen, you wrong us both then, stand from me, I protest i'll draw my silver Bodkin upon you. Clubs, clubs,— Gentlemen stand upon your Guard. A Gentlewoman must swagger a little now and then I perceive, there would be no civility in her Chamber else, though it be my hard fortune to have my keeper there a coward, the thing that's kept is a Gentlewoman borne. And to conclude a Coward, infallible of your side, why do you think i'faith I took you to be a Coward? do I think you'll turn your back to any man living? you'll be whipped first. And then indeed she turns her back to some man living. But that man shows himself a Knave, for he dares not show his own face when he does it, for some of the common Counsel in Henry the eights days thought it modesty at that time, that one vizard should look upon another.
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Nay y'are no leſſe Maiſter Blaſtfield, looke too't, by my troth, I muſt needes confeſſe ſir, you ha bene vncommonly kinde to me, ſince I ha beene in Towne, but maiſter Alſup ſhall know on't. That's my Ambition ſir. I beſeech you ſir. Stay, this is Lethes haunt, ſee, we haue catcht him. Maiſter Blaſtfield and Maiſter Eaſie, y'are kinde Gentlemen both. Is that the beauty you famde ſo? The ſame. Who be thoſe ſo induſtrious about her? Rerage and Salewood: le tell you the vnmannerlyeſt tricke of e'm, that euer you heard in your life. Prethee whats that? I nuyfed e'm hyther to looke vpon her, brought e'm along with me, gaue e'm leaue to ſalute her in kindnes, what doe they but moſte ſawcilie fall in loue with her, verye impudently court her for themſelues, and like two craftye Atturneyes, finding a hole in my leaſe, goe about to defeate me of my right. Ha they ſo little conſcience? The moſte vnciuilſt part that you haue ſeene, I know theile be ſorry for't when they haue done, for ther's no man but giues a ſigh after his ſin of women, I knowe it by my ſelfe. You parcell of a rude, ſawcie and vnmannerly nation. One good thing in him, heele tell e'm ont roundly. Cannot a Gentleman purchaſe a little fire to thawe his appetite by, but muſt you that haue beene dayly ſindg'd in the flame, be as greedy to beguile him on't? how can it appeare in you but maliciouſly, and that you goe about to engroſſe hell to your ſelues? he auen forbid, that you ſhould not ſuffer a ſtranger to come in, the Deuill himſelfe is not ſo vnmannerly, I doe not thinke but ſome of them rather will be wiſe enough to beg▪ Offices there before you, and keepe you out, marry all the ſpite will bee they cannot ſell e'm agen. Come, are you not to blame—not to giue place?— To vs I meane— A worſe and a worſe diſgrace. Nay Gentlemen, you wrong vs both then, ſtand from me, I proteſt ile draw my ſiluer Bodkin vpon you. Clubs, clubs,—Gentlemen ſtand vppon your Guard. A Gentlewoman muſt ſwagger a little now and then I perceiue, there would bee no ciuilitie in her Chamber elſe, though it be my hard fortune to haue my keeper there a coward, the thing that's kept is a Gentlewoman borne. And to conclude a Coward, infallible of your ſide, why doe you thinke yfaith I tooke you to be a Coward? doe I thinke youle turne your backe to anye man liuing? youle be whipt firſt. And then indeede ſhe turnes her backe to ſome man liuing. But that man ſhowes himſelfe a Knaue, for he dares not ſhowe his owne face when hee does it, for ſome of the common Counſell in Henry the eights daies thought it modeſtie at that time, that one Vizzard ſhould looke vppon another.