The Miseries of Enforced Marriage · chunk 28 of 47
Wilkins, George · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 [1605-1606] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 522 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
Mary, I will tell you sir, Coming to the top of the hill where you (Right worshipful) were robbed at the bottom, & seeing some a scuffling together, my mind straight gave me there were knaves abroad. Now sir, I knowing myself to be old, tough, and unwieldy, not being able to do as I would, as much as to say; Rescue you (right Worshipful,) I like an honest man, one of the king's liege people, and a good subject A says well Sir. Got me up to the top of that tree: The tree (if it could speak) would bear me witness, that there I might see which way the knaves took, then to tell you of it, and you right worshipfully to send hue to cry after 'em. Was it so. Nay 'twas so sir. Nay then I tell thee they took into this wood. And I tell thee (setting thy worsh. knighthood aside) he lies in his throat that says so: Had not one of them a white Frock? Did they not bind your worship's knighthood by the thumbs? then faggoted you and the fool your man, back to back. He says true. Why then so truly, came not they into this wood, but took over the Lawns, & left Winno steeple on the left hand. It may be so, by this they are out of reach, Well, farewell it. Ride with more men, good knight. It shall teach me wit. So, If this be not played a weapon beyond a scholars Prize, let me be hissed at. Now to the next. Come out you Hedgehogs? O Butler, thou deservest to be chronicled for this. Do not belie me, If I had my right I deserve to be hanged for't. But come, down with your dust, our morning's purchase. here 'tis, Thou hast played well, Thou deservest two shares in it. Three hundred pound: A pretty breakfast: Many a man works hard all his days and never sees half the money. But come, Though it be badly got, it shallbe better bestowed. But do ye hear gallants, I ha' not taught you this trade to get your livings by. Use it not, for if you do, though I scaped by the Nut tree, be sure you'll speed by the Rope: But for your pains at this time, There's a hundred pounds for you, how you shall bestow it, I'll give you instructions. But do you hear, Look you go not to your gills, your Punks, and your Cock-tricks with it, If I hear you do: as I am an honest thief, though I helped you now out of the briars, I'll be a means yet to help you to the Gallows. How the rest shall be employed I have determined, and by the way I'll make you acquainted with it. To steal is bad, but taken where is store, The faults the less, being done to help the poor Sure I ha' said my prayers, and lived virtuously a late, that this good fortunes befallen me. Look Gallants: I am sent for to come down to my Father's burial.
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Mary, I will tell you sir, Comming to the top of the hill where you (Right worshipfull) wer robd at the bottome, & seeing some a scuffling together, my mind strait gaue me ther were knaues abroad. Now sir, I knowing my selfe to be olde, tough, and vnwieldy, not being able to doe as I would, as muche as to say▪ Rescue you (right Worshipfull,) I like an honest man, one of the Kings liege people, and a good subiect A sayes well Sir. Got me vp to the top of that tree: The tree (if it could speake) would beare me witnesse, that there I might see which way the knaues tooke, then to tell you of it, and you right worshipfullie to send hue to cry after em. Was it so. Nay twas so sir. Nay then I tell thee they tooke into this wood. And I tell thee (setting thy worsh. knighthood aside) he lyes in his throat that saes so: Had not one of them a white Frocke? Did they not bind your worships knighthoode by the thumbs? then fagoted you and the fool your man, back to back. He sayes true. Why then so truly, came not they into this wood, but tooke ouer the Lawnes, & left Winno steeple on the left hand. It may be so, by this they are out of reach, Well, farewell it. Ride with more men, good knight. It shall teach me wit. So, If this bee not playd a weapon beyonde a Schollers Prize, let me be hist at. Now to the next. Come out you Hedghogs? O Butler, thou deserust to be chronicled for this. Do not bely me, If I had my right I deserue to be hanged fort. But come, Downe with your dust, our mornings purchase. Heer tis, Thou hast playd well, Thou deserust two shares in it. Three hundred pound: A pretty breakfast: Many a mā workes harde all his daies and neuer sees halfe the money. But come, Tho it be badly got, it shalbe better bestowd. But do ye heare Galants, I ha not taught you this trade to get your liuings by. Vse it not, for if you doe, though I scapt by the Nut tree, be sure youle speed by the Rope: But for your paynes at this tyme, Theres a hundred pounds for you, how you shall bestow it, Ile giue you instructions. But do you heare, Looke you goe not to your Gilles, your Punkes, and your Cock-tricks with it, If I hear you do: as I am an honest theefe, tho I helpt you now out of the Bryers, Ile be a meanes yet to helpe you to the Gallowes. How the rest shall be employd I haue determined, and by the way Ile make you acquainted with it. To steale is bad, but taken where is store, The faults the lesse, being don to helpe the pore Sure I ha sed my prayers, and liud vertuously a late, that this good fortunes befalne me. Looke Gallants: I am sent for to come downe to my Fathers buriall.