Sharpham, Edward · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 488 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
Pray when was Master Wrestler of the Guard at your house? Who he? in troth Mi. Punckit cannot abide him, she swears a looks for all the world like the Dominical Letter in his red Coat: no Master Wages no, I can tell ye I have other manner of Guests come to my house then he: I have Pensioners, and Gentlemen Ushers, Knights, Captains and Commanders, Lieutenants, and Ancients, voluntary Gentlemen, ay, & men that wear their cloaks lined through with velvet; I entertain no Mutton eating Inns a court men, no half lined cloak Citizens: nor flat capped Prentices, no, the best come to my house, Master newcome the Courtier was there the other day, and truly he would have had some dealing with Mi. Punckit, but that he had no siller: and yet I must needs say't, a would a put her in very good obscurity, for a brought a Gentleman with him that would a given his word in a consumption of twenty pound, that a should a paid her at next meeting, and truly but that her trade stands so much upon present payment, and partly for mortalities sake, I think else she would a taken it, and yet before a went, I must needs say't, a showed himself like an honest Gentleman and a Courtier, for a left his Periwig in pawn: but had you seen how a looked, for all the world like an Ostriches egg, with a face drawn of the one side. What other guests have ye? There comes master Exhibition of the Inns a court very often, and Master Angel-taker the counsellor comes sometimes, but Mistress Punckit doth so jest with him, she swears to him as she hopes to be saved, and I may tell you sir, there's great hope on't, for truly she useth just and upright dealing with every man, but as I said, as she hopes to be saved, she would not marry him of all the men in the world. No, why? Because she says that Lawyers are like Trumpeters, they sell their breath. she's a fool tell her, the Lawyers are the pillars of the Realm. Yes forsooth so I said but she said they were not only the Pillars but the Polers also, but I pray you sir of what profession are you? Faith of none Gentlewoman, only a young gallant as you see. A young Gallant, say you i'faith, i'll quickly try that by and by, doye hear sir, doye hear? What say you Gentlewoman? I pray can you give me ten shillings for a piece of gold. Yes that I can. O sir, O sir, I perceive you are no gallant i'faith, it would go deep my friend, I may tell you for a young gallant to change three groats for a shilling, & 'twere great fish, I may tell you too, to Angle for in a gallants great hose.
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Pra'y when was Maister Wrastler of the Guard at your house? Who he? in troth Mi. Punckit cannot abide him, she sweares a lookes for all the world like the Dominicall Letter in his red Coate: no Maister Wages no, I can tell ye I haue other manner of Guestes come to my house then e: I haue Pentioners, and Gentlemen Vshers, Knights, Captaines and Commaunders, Lieftennants, and Antients, volluntary Gentlemen, I, & men y• weare their clokes linde through with veluet; I entertaine no Muttō eating Innesa court men, no halfe linde cloake Citizens: nor flat capt Prentises, no, the best come to my house, Maister Newcome the Courtier was there the other day, and truely he wold haue had some dealing with Mi. Punckit, but that he had no siller: and yet I must needes say't, a would a put her in verie good obscuritie, for a brought a Gentleman with him that wold a giuē his word in a consumption of twentie pound, that a should a paied her at next meeting, and truely but that her trade standes so much vppon present payment, and partlie for mortallities sake, I thinke else she would a taken it, and yet before a went, I must needes say't, a shewde himselfe like an honest Gentleman and a Courtier, for a left his Perriwigge in pawne: but had you seene how a look'd, for all the world like an Estridges egge, with a face drawne of the one side. What other guestes haue ye? There comes maister Exhibition of the Innes a court verrie often, and Maister Angell-taker the counseller comes sometimes, but Mistris Punckit dooth so iest with him, she sweres to him as she hopes to be saued, and I may tell you sir, there's great hope on't, for truely shee vseth iust and vpright dealing with euerie man, but as I said, as shee hopes to bee saued, she would not marry him of all the men in the world. No, why? Because she saies that Lawyers are like Trumpeters, they sell their breath. Shee's a foole tell her, the Lawyers are the pillars of the Realme. Yes forsooth so I said but she said they were not onely the Pillers but the Polers also, but I pray you sir of what profession are you? Faith of none Gentlewoman, onely a young gallant as you see. A yong Gallant, say you lisaith, ile quickly try that by and by, do'y heare sir, do'y heare? What say you Gentlewoman? I pray can you giue me ten shillings for a peece of golde. Yes that I can. O sir, O sir, I perceiue you are no gallantifaith, it would goe deepe my friend, I may tell you for a young gallant to change three groates for a shilling, & twere great fish, I may tell you too, to Angle for in a gallants greate hose.