Sharpham, Edward · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels T35 Fools, wit and railing typicality 0.85 · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
I think ye spend most of your time with your Scholars here: ye keep little other company. Yes sometimes sir, here was yesterday Master Nucome the Courtier, do you not know him sir? O very well sir. He is a fine Gentleman, a good Scholar, and an excellent Naturalist: and truly fell into a great disputation, (peace these Boys there) and our Argument was, whether a Fool or a wiseman made the best Lawyer. He stood for the Wise man, and I most Scholastically, stood for the Fool: and thus I began my Syllogism, (peace these Boys when I bid ye) your wiseman (said I) useth few words, your Fool, much babbling; your best Lawyers use much babbling. Ergo, your Fools makes the best Lawyers. And believe me sir, 'twas well proved. A flash, a flash, a foolish School-point, a foolish School-point. O ay, and confuted me too, only by reason of a scurvy old Proverb which says, Children and Fools do always tell true: but your best Lawyers do not always tell true: Ergò, your Fools make not your best Lawyers, a most strong and strange Argument. I pray Master Correction, let me entreat a Playday for your Scholars. O Master Wages, they do nothing else, they do nothing but play, nothing but play. Nay good sir, do not deny me, for I have some private business with you of great importance. Nay then sir you shall prevail indeed: you shall, yet I remember; Dyonisius ille Tyrannus, Scyciliae crudelissimus, crudelissimus Sciciliae Tyrannus ille Dyonisius: says to one of his Pupils: Hue ades, haec animo, concipe dictatuo. So I say unto you all my Masters, reverere Maiores: pluck off your Hats to your betters, and look ye give the Woman the wall, and so go your ways. Gratias: Gratias: Gratias: Gratias: Morrow Mistress Correction. Morrow good Wages. Morrow sweet Wife, sweet Frisset, sweet Nuptial. O Master Wages! how doth your good Master, sir Timothie Troublesome? what, doth he think he is a Cuckold still? An arrant Cuckold (Wife) believe it. Come, come, Husband, you are such another; why do you say so? Because it is true, Wife. Sir, Master Correction you are mistaken, I think he be no Cuckold. Good Master Wages talk no more of Cuckolds; I would they were all in the Sea for my part. Husband, can you swim? No Wife, nor I desire not to learn. I would have you in any case appoint with my Husband that I may come masked. Peace, that plot is already drawn, Master Correction, I am sent unto you from my master, who commends his Love unto you, entreating you will give your diligent attendance this Evening at the Church, because himself upon his Divorce, is privately to be married to a new wife: three other couples he brings with him, they all come masked, yet I will give you private notice what each one is: only I must desire you not to sail.
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Length
494 words · 704 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T35 — Fools, wit and railingcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.851 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T58 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I thinke yee spend most of your time with your Schollers heere: yee keepe little other companie. Yes sometimes sir, here was yesterday Maister Nucome the Courtier, doe you not knowe him sir? O very well sir. Hee is a fine Gentleman, a good Scholler, and an excellent Naturalist: and truly fell into a great disputation, (peace these Boyes there) and our Argument was, whether a Foole or a wiseman made the best Lawyer. He stood for the Wise man, and I most Scholastically, stoode for the Foole: and thus I began my Syllogisme, (peace these Boyes when I bid ye) your wiseman (said I) vseth few words, your Foole, much babling; your best Lawyers vse much babling. Ergo, your Fooles makes the best Lawyers. And belieue me sir, t'was well prooued. A flash, a flash, a foolish Schoole-point, a foolish Schole-point. O I, and confuted mee too, onely by reason of a scuruie old Prouerbe which sayes, Children and Fooles doe alwayes tell true: but your best Lawyers doe not alwayes tell true: Ergò, your Fooles make not your best Lawyers, a most strong and strange Argument. I pray Maister Correction, let mee intreat a Playday for your Schollers. O Maister Wages, they do nothing else, they do nothing but play, nothing but play. Nay good sir, do not deny me, for I haue some priuate busines with you of importance. Nay then sir you hall preuaile indeed: you shall, yet I remember; Dyonisius ille Tyrānus, Scyciliae crudelissimus, crudelissimus Sciciiae Tyrannus ille Dyonisius: sayes to one of his Pupils: Hue ades, haec animo, concipe dictatuo. So I say vnto you all my Maisters, reuerere Maiores: plucke off your Hats to your betters, and looke yee giue the Woman the wall, and so goe your wayes. Gratias: Gratias: Gratias: Gratias: Morrow Mistris Correction. Morrow good Wages. Morrow sweet Wife, sweete Frisset, sweet Nuptiall. O Maister Wages! how doth your good Maister, sir Timothie Troublesome? what, doth he thinke he is a Cuckold still? An arrant Cuckold (Wife) belieue it. Come, come, Husband, you are such another; why doe you say so? Because it is true, Wife. Syr, Maister Correction you are mistaken, I thinke hee be no Cuckold. Good Maister Wages talke no more of Cuckolds; I would they were all in the Sea for my part. Husband, can you swim? No Wife, nor I desire not to learne. I would haue you in any case appoint with my Husband that I may come masked. Peace, that plot is already drawne, Maister Correction, I am sent vnto you from my maister, who cōmends his Loue vnto you, intreating you will giue your diligent attendance this Euening at the Church, because himselfe vpon his Diuorce, is priuately to be marryed to a new wife: three other couples he brings with him, they all come masked, yet I will giue you priuate notice what each one is: onely I must desire you not to saile.