Sharpham, Edward · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 492 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Who he? no sir, she scorns to speak with him, unless 'twear by an Attorney. Pray how doth your Husband good Mistress Correction. The better your asking good Master Wages. Indeed her Husband is a very honest painful man sir. O master Wages, no, no, master Wages, you are deceived in him, there's never a morning but I am ready and abroad, an hour before he's up: and when he is up, as I am a living woman, I can make him do nothing for my life. No, doth he not study? Yes, like the clerk of a great man's kitchen, what meat he shall have for dinner. Believe it but he is a good Scholar though, O he hath a passing head of his own. Hath he, I he hath indeed, if he knew all, & I can tell ye he may thank me for't too, for he went to school to tme in my first husband's time Pray what was your first husband M. Seldom the preacher an't like your worship, he preached in two of his benefices in one day, & sure 'twas the death of him, he never joyed himself after he so overstrained his voice. And than you married this man? Yes forsooth, & truly afterwards bought him a benefice, but he hath sold it again, & I may tell you though I am no Lady, yet he's called sir Iohn every word, & for all this now he makes no more account of me then your man Mai. Wages doth of an old shoe-clout which a never thinks off, but when a needs, and if he cannot find it, why any other thing serves his turn, and so he deals by me, & truly M. Wages I may tell you, I mean to put him away. Away I why ye cannot put him away for this. Yes I warrant ye, if you can find in your heart to love & marry me, let me alone for that? I'll keep ye like a man all days of your life: beside, if the stones of the street in the cive should be too hot, for ye, & that ye dare not walk on them for fear the wicked vanities of the world should catch hold of ye, as they have done to the utter overthrow & undoing of many a good man, yet I can get my living in the Suburbs, & what trade soever go down, I doubt not but mine will hold up as long as the kingdom yields either soldiers or younger brothers, which wants maintenance to keep wives of their own No M. Wages, my trade is a sweet trade, little doth anybody know what comings in I have daily, I keep 3. as good featherbeds going winter & summer, as any sinner in the suburbs: beside, I warrant ye, I get above 20 pound a year in Rhenish wine, at the second hand.
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Who hee? no sir, she scornes to speake with him, vnlesse tweare by an Atturney. Pra'y how doth your Husband good Mistris Correction. The better your asking good Maister Wages. Indeede her Husband is a verry honest painefull man sir. O maister Wages, no, no, maister Wages, you are deceiu'd in him, there's neuer a morning but I am ready and abroad, an houre before hee's vp: and when he is vp, as I am a liuing woman▪ I can make him doe nothing for my life. No, doth he not studdie? Yes, like the Clarke of a great mans kitchin, what meate he shall haue for dinner. Beleeue it but he is a good Scholler though▪ O hee hath a passing head of his owne. Hath he, I he hath indeed, if e knew al, & I can tel ye he may thank me for't too, for he went to schoole to in my first husbāds time Pra'y what was your first husbād M. Seldome the preacher an't like your worship, he preach'd in two of his benefices in one day, & sure t'was the death of him, he neuer ioyed himselfe after hee so ouerstrained his voice. And then you married this man? Yes forsooth, & truly afterwards bought him a benefice, but he hath sold it again, & I may tell you though I am no Lady, yethe's cald sir Iohn euery word, & for all this now he makes no more account of me then your man Mai. Wages doth of an old shoe-clout which a neuer thinks off, but when a needs, and if he cannot finde it, why any other thing serues his turne, and so he deales by me, & truely M. Wages I may tell you, I meane to put him away. Away I why ye cannot put him away for this. Yes I warrāt ye, if you can finde in your heart to loue & marry me, let me alone for y•? ile keep ye like a mā al daies of your life besides, if the stones of the street in y• ciue shold be too hot, for ye, & that ye dare not walk on them for feare the wicked vanities of the world shold catch hold of ye, as they haue done to the vtter ouerthrow & vndoing of many a good mā, yet I can get my liuing in the Suburbs, & what trade so euer go down, I doubt not but mine will hold vp as long as the kingdome yeeldes either souldiers or younger brothers, which wants maintenance to keep wiues of their own No M. Wages, my trade is a sweet trade, little doth any body know what cōmings in I haue daily, I keep 3. as good fetherbeds going winter & sūmer, as any sinner in the suburbs: besides, I warrant ye, I get aboue 20 poūd a yeare in Rennish wine, at the second hand.