Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 511 words
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This is the end of all whores, to fall into the hands of knaves. Drawer, tie my shoe pry thee: the new knot as thou seest this: Philip is a good honest Gentleman, I love him because he'll spend, but when I saw him on his Father's Hobby, and a brace of Punks following him in a coach, I told him he would run out, hast done boy? Yes forsooth: by my troth you have a dainty leg. How now goodman rogue. Nay sweet Mistress Doll. Doll! you reprobate! out you Bawd for seven years by the custom of the City. Good Mistress Dorothy; the pox take me, if I touched your leg but to a good intent. Prate you: the rotten toothed rascal, will for six pence fetch any whore to his masters customers: and is every one that swims in a taffety gown lettuce for your lips? uds life, this is rare, that Gentlewomen and Drawers, must suck at one Spigot: Do you laugh you unseasonable puckfist? do you grin? Away Drawer: hold pry thee good rogue, hold my sweet Doll, a pox a this swaggering. Pox a your guts, your kidneys; mew: hang ye, rook: I'm as melancholy now as Fleetstreet in a long vacation. Melancholy? come we'll ha' some mulled Sack. When begins the term? Why? hast any suits to be tried at Westminster? My Suits you base ruffian have been tried at Westminster already: so soon as ever the term begins, I'll change my lodging, it stands out a the way; I'll lie about Charing-Cross, for if there be any stirrings, there we shall have 'em: or if some Dutch-man would come from the States! oh! these Flemmings pay soundly for what they take. If thou'lt have a lodging Westward Doll, I'll fit thee. At Tyburn will you not? a lodging of your providing? to be called a lieutenant's, or a captains wench! oh! I scorn to be one of your Low-country commodities, I; is this body made to be maintained with Provant and dead pay? no: the Mercer must be paid, and Satin gowns must be ta'en up. And gallon pots must be tumbled down. Stay: I have had a plot a breeding in my brains— Are all the Quest-houses broken up? Yes, long since: what then? What then? mary then is the wind come about, and for those poor wenches that before Christmas fled Westward with bag and baggage, come now sailing alongst the lee shore with a Northerly wind, and we that had warrants to lie without the liberties, come now dropping into the freedom by Owl-light sneakingly. But Doll, what's the plot thou spak'st off? Mary this: Gentlemen, and tobacco-stinkers, and such like are still buzzing where sweet meats are (like Flies) but they make any flesh stink that they blow upon: I will leave those fellows therefore in the hands of their Laundresses: Silver is the king's stamp, man God's stamp, and a woman is man's stamp, we are not currant till we pass from one man to another. Very good.
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This is the end of all whores, to fall into the hands of knaues. Drawer, tye my shoe pry thee: the new knot as thou seest this: Philip is a good honest Gentleman, I loue him because heele spend, but when I saw him on his Fathers Hobby, and a brace of Punkes following him in a coach, I told him hee would run out, hast done boy? Yes forsooth: by my troth you haue a dainty legge. How now good-man rogue. Nay sweete Mistresse Doll. Doll! you reprobate! out you Bawd for seauen yeares by the custome of the Citty. Good Mistris Dorothy; the pox take mee, if I toucht your legge but to a good intent. Prate you: the rotten toothd rascall, will for sixe pence fetch any whore to his maisters customers: and is euery one that swims in a Taffatie gowne Lettis for your lippes? vds life, this is rare, that Gentlewomen and Drawers, must suck at one Spiggot: Doe you laugh you vnseasonable puck-fist? doe you grin? Away Drawer: hold pry thee good rogue, holde my sweete Doll, a pox a this swaggering. Pox a your gutts, your kidneys; mew: hang yee, rooke: I'me as melancholy now as Fleet-streete in a long vacation. Melancholy? come weele ha some muld Sack. When begins the teme? Why? hast any suites to be tryed at Westminster? My Sutes you base ruffian haue beene tryed at Westminster already: so soone as euer the terme begins, Ile change my lodging, it stands out a the way; Ile lye about Charingcrosse, for if there be any stirrings, there we shall haue 'em: or if some Dutch-man would come from the States! oh! these Flemmings pay soundly for what they take. If thou't haue a lodging West-ward Doll, Ile fitte thee. At Tyburne will you not? a lodging of your prouiding? to bee cald a Lieutenants, or a Captaines wench! oh! I scorne to bee one of your Low-country commodities, I; is this body made to bee mainteined with Prouant and dead pay? no: the Mercer must bee paide, and Sattin gown bee tane vp. And gallon pots must be tumbled downe. Stay: I haue had a plot a breeding in my braines— Are all the Qest-houses broken vp? Yes, long since: what then? What then? mary then is the wind come about, and for those poore wenches that before Christmasse fled West-ward with bag and baggage, come now sailing alongst the lee shore with a Notherly winde▪ and we that had warrants to lie without the liberties, come now dropping into the freedome by Owle-light sneakingly. Bt Doll, whats the plot thou spakst off? Mary this: Gentlemen, and Tobacco-stinckers, and such like are still buzzing where sweete meates are (like Flyes) but they make any flesh stinke that they blow vpon: I will leaue those fellowes therefore in the hands of their Landresses: Siluer is the Kings stampe, man Gods stampe, and a woman is mans stampe, wee are not curant till wee passe from one man to another. Very good.