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 · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
I will therefore take a fair house in the City: no matter though it be a Tavern that has blown up his Master: it shall be in trade still, for I know diverse Taverns i'th' Town, that have but a Wall between them and a hothouse. It shall then be given out, that I'm a Gentlewoman of such a birth, such a wealth, have had such a breeding, and so forth, and of such a carriage, and such qualities, and so forth: to set it off the better, old Iack Hornet shall take upon him to be my Father. Excellent, with a chain about his neck and so forth. For that, Saint Martin's and we will talk: I know we shall have gudgeons bite presently: if they do boys, you shall live like Knights fellows; as occasion serves, you shall wear liveries and wait, but when Gulls are my windfalls, you shall be Gentlemen, and keep them company: seek out Iack Hornet incontinently. we will; come Charely, we'll play our parts I warrant. Do so:— The world's a stage, from which strange shapes we borrow: Today we are honest, and rank knaves tomorrow. Where is your Mistress, villain? when went she abroad? Abroad Sir, why assoon as she was up Sir. Up Sir, down Sir, so sir: Master Bellamont, I will tell you a strange secret in Nature, this boy is my wives bawd. O fie sir, fie, the boy he does not look like a Bawd, he has no double chin. No sir, nor my breath does not stink, I smell not of Garlic or Aquavitae: I use not to be drunk with Sack and Sugar: I swear not God damn me, if I know where the party is, when 'tis a lie and I do know: I was never Carted (but in harvest) never whipped but at School: never had the Grincoms: never sold one Maidenhead ten several times, first to an Englishman, then to a Welshman, then to a Dutchman, then to a pocky Frenchman, I hope Sir I am no Bawd then. Thou art a baboon, and hold'st me with tricks, whilst my Wife grafts grafts, away, trudge, run, search her out by land, and by water. Well Sir, the land I'll ferret, and after that I'll search her by water, for it may be she's gone to Brainford. Inquire at one of mine Ants. One of your Ants are you mad? Yea, as many of the twelve companies are, troubled, troubled. I'll chide you: go too, I'll chide you soundly. Oh master Bellamont! Oh Master Maybery! before your Servant to dance a Lancashire Hornpipe: it shows worse to me, then dancing does to a deaf man that sees not the fiddles: 'sfoot you talk like a Player. If a Player talk like a madman, or a fool, or an Ass, and knows not what he talks, then I'm one: you are a Poet Master Bellamont, I will bestow a piece of Plate upon you to bring my wife upon the Stage, would not her humour please Gentlemen.
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I will therefore take a faire house in the Citty: no matter tho it be a Tauerne that has blowne vp his Maister: it shall be in trade sill, for I know diuerse Tauernes ith Towne, that haue but a Wall betweene them and a hotte-house. It shall then bee giuen out, that I'me a Gentlewoman of such a birth, such a wealth, haue had such a breeding, and so foorth, and of such a carriage, and such quallities, and so forth: to set it off the better, old Iack Hornet shall take vppon him to bee my Father. Excellent, with a chaine about his neck and so forth. For that, Saint Martins and wee will talke: I know vve shall haue Gudgions bite presently: if they doe boyes, you shall liue like Knights felowes; as occasion serues, you shall vveare liueries and vvaite, but vvhen Gulls are my winde-falls, you shall be Gentlemen, and keepe them company: seeke out Iack Hornet incontinently. Wee will; come Charely, vveele playe our partes I warrant. Doe so:— The world's a stage, from which strange shapes we borrow: To day we are honest, and ranke knaues to morrow. Where is your Mistris, villaine? when went she abroad? Abroad Sir, why assoone as she was vp Sir. Vp Sir, downe Sir, so sir: Maister Bellamont, I will tell you a strange secret in Nature, this boy is my wiues bawd. O fie sir, fie, the boy he doe's not looke like a Bawde, he has no double chin. No sir, nor my breath does not stinke, I smell not of Garlick or Aqua-vitae: I vse not to bee drunke with Sack and Sugar: I sweare not God dam me, if I know vvhere the party is, when 'tis a lye and I doe know: I was neuer Carted (but in haruest) neuer vvhipt but at Schoole: neuer had the Grincoms: neuer sold one Maiden-head ten seuerall times, fst to an Englishman, then to a Welshman, then to a Dutchman, then to a pocke Frenchman, I hope Sir I am no Bawd then. Thou art a Baboune, and holdst me with trickes, vvhilst my Wife grafts grafts, away, trudge, run▪ search her out by land, and by water. Well Sir, the land Ile ferret, and after that Ile search her by water, for it may be shees gone to Brainford. Inquire at one of mine Aunts. One of your Aunts are you mad? Yea, as many of the twelue companies are, troubled, troubled. Ile chide you: goe too, Ile chide you soundly. Oh maister Bellamont! Oh Maister Maybery! before your Seruant to daunce a Lancashire Horne-pipe: it shewes worse to mee, then dancing does to a deafe man that sees not the fiddles: Sfoot you talke like a Player. If a Player talke like a mad-man, or a foole, or an Asse, and knowes not vvhat hee talkes, then Ime one: you are a Poet Maister Bellamont, I vvill bestow a piece of Plate vpon you to bring my wife vpon the Stage, wud not her humor please Gentlemen.