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 · 471 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
The tailor sir, entreats you to remember your day. My day? God's light, my day? why what doth a take me for, I think? A takes you for a Gentleman sir, I think. A Gentleman, and remember my day, no, i'll hold my life he takes me for some Merchant or Citizen, but i'll make him know my strength, ere I leave him, he shall find a second Sampson of me. I can break my bond's boy, I can, I can. But come sir, will you try your doublet first. O ay, come, come pluck, but take heed of my ruff I pray thee: this doublet is too little, a pox in him. Not now, he is on sir. No when he is off, I mean boy. Believe it sir, but it becomes ye well though. Doth it indeed? mass I think it do, methinks I have a reasonable good leg in't. So you have sir, but your heel is a little too short. Yea, why too short? Because your long heel sir doth always best become your great Calf. Why? my Calf is not very great. O sir yes, why a man shall not see a greater Calf of your age, for I think you are not above twenty. Not so much, but come help off my doublet now. I will sir. Come, i'll see how 'twill look here, and go thou and watch the door, that nobody come the whilst, hum, hum, hum, if I had a band for't. Why that about your neck sir. But what if anybody should come the whilst? Why do not I keep the door? Mass that's true: hum, hum, hum. O 'tis Master Newcome, I know him, a fine Gentleman i'faith i'll salute him by and by as I pass. Master Newcome I take it, I cry ye heartily mercy good Master Newcome, I am glad to see you in good health sir, I shall entreat you to pardon me, I protest I did not know you in that suit, you have a very fair doubleton, the Gods give you joy sir: There is never a Lord in the Land may be ashamed to wear it sir, rap, rap, rap, rap. God's light carry away my Doublet quickly, quickly, quickly. I warrant ye sir. God's precious my Band, what shall I do now? By your leave sir, my mistress, mistress Peg sent to see how your worship doth. I thank her very heartily, I pray commend me to her. I'll do your commendations sir, but I pray you be covered sir, I pray yond be covered. I thank ye heartily, 'tis for mine ease, the weather is hot, hot, very hot. So it is indeed sir, well sir, by your leave sir, i'll be so bold sir as to carry your commendations sir.
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The Taylor sir, intreates you to remember your day. My day▪ Gods light, my day? why what dooth take me for, I thinke? A takes you for a Gentleman sir, I thinke. A Gentleman, and remember my day, no, ile hold my life hee takes mee for some Marchant or Cittizen, but ile make him knowe my strength, ee I leaue him, hee shall finde a second Sampson of mee. I can breake my bonds boy, I can, I can. But come sir, will you trye your doublet first. O I, come, come plucke, but take heede of my ruffe I pray thee this doublet is too little, a pox in him. Not now, hee is on sir. No when he is off, I meane boy. Beleeue it sir, but it becomes ye well though. Doth it indeede? masse I thinke it doe, me thinkes I haue a reasonable good legge in't. So you haue sir, but your heele is a little too short. Yea, why too short? Because your long heele sir doth alwaies best b come your great Calfe. Why? my Calfe is not verrie greate. O sir yes, why a man shall not see a greater Calfe of your age, for I thinke you are not aboue twentie. Not so much, but come helpe off my doublet now. I will sir. Come, ile see how twill looke heere, and goe thou and watch the doore, that no body come the whilst, hum, hum, hum, if I had a band for't. Why that about your necke sir. But what if any body should come the whilst? Why doe not I keepe the doore? Masse that's trew: hum, hum, hum. O tis Maister Nuecome, I knowe him, a fine Gentleman yfaith ile salute him by and by as I passe. Maister Nuecome I take it, I crie ye hartily mercy good Maister Nuecome, I am glad to see you in good health sir, I shall intreat you to pardon mee, I protest I did not knowe you in that suite, you haue a verrie faire doublton, the Gods giue you ioy sir: There is neuer a Lord in the Land may be asham'd to weare it sir, rap, rap, rap, rap. Gods light carrie away my Doublet quickly, quickly, quicklie. I warrant ye sir. Gods pretious my Bande, what shall I doe now? By yeur leaue sir, my istris, mistris Peg sent to see how your worship doth. I thanke her verry heartily, I pray commend me to her. Ile doe your commendations sir, but I pray you bee couered sir, I pray yon be couered. I thanke ye heartily, tis for mine ease, the weather is hot, hot, verie hot. So it is indeede sir, well sir, by your leaue sir, ile be so bold sir as to carrye your commendations sir.