Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 491 words
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No Gods my judge, but I was ashamed to go into prison. I am told sir, that you spend your credit and your coin upon a light woman. I ha' seen light gold sir, pass away amongst Mercers. And that you have laid thirty or forty pounds upon her back in taffeta gowns, and silk petticoats. None but Tailors will say so, I near laid any thing upon her back: I confess I took up a petticoat and a razed forepart for her, but who has to do with that? Mary that has everybody Master Philip. Leave her company, or leave me, for she's a woman of an ill name. Her name is Dorothy sir, I hope that's no ill name. What is she? what wilt thou do with her? 'sblood sir what does he with her? Dost mean to marry her? of what birth is she? what are her comings in, what does she live upon? Rents sir, Rents, she lives upon her Rents, and I can have her. You can. Nay father, if destiny dog me I must have her: you have often told me the nine Muses are all women, and you deal with them, may not I the better be allowed one than you so many? look you Sir, the Northern man loves white-meats, the Southery man Salads, the Essex man a Calf, the Kentishman a Wagtail, the Lancashire man an Egg-pie, the Welshman Leeks and Cheese, and your Londoners raw Mutton, so Father good-bye, I was borne in London. Stay, look you Sir, as he that lives upon Salads without Mutton, feeds like an Ox, (for he eats grass you know) yet rises as hungry as an Ass, and as he that makes a dinner of leeks will have lean cheeks, so, thou foolish Londoner, if nothing but raw mutton can diet thee, look to live like a fool and a slave, and to die like a beggar and a knave, come Master Maiberie, farewell boy. Farewell father Snot— Sir if I have her, I'll spend more in mustard & vinegar in a year, than both you in beef. More saucy knave thou. AM I like a fiddlers base viol (new set up,) in a good case boys? is't neat, is it terse! am I handsome? ha! Admirable, excellent. An under sheriff cannot cover a knave more cunningly. 'sfoot if he should come before a Churchwarden, he would make him pew-fellow with a lord's steward at least. If I had but a staff in my hand, fools would think I were one of Simon and Iudes gentlemen ushers, and that my apparel were hired: they say three Tailors go to the making up of a man, but I'm sure I had four Tailors and a half went to the making of me thus: this Suit though it ha' been canvased well, yet 'tis no lawsuit, for 'twas dispatched sooner than a posset on a wedding night.
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No Gods my Iudge, but I was asham'd to goe into prison. I am told sir, that you spend your credit and your coine vpon a light woman. I ha seene light gold sir, passe away amongst Mercers. And that you haue layd thirty or fortie pounds vpon her back in taffaty gownes, and silke petticoates. None but Taylors will say so, I nere lay'd any thing vpon her backe: I confesse I tooke vp a petticoate and a raiz'd fore-part for her, but who has to do with that? Mary that has euery body Maister Philip. Leaue her company, or leaue me, for shee's a woman of an ill name. Her name is Dorothy sir, I hope thats no il name. What is she? what wilt thou do with her? Sbloud sir what does he with her? Doest meane to marry her? of what birth is shee? what are her commings in, what does she liue vpon? Rents sir, Rents, shee liues vpon her Rents, and I can haue her. You can. Nay father, if destiny dogge mee I must haue her: you haue often tould mee the nine Muses are all women, and you deale with them, may not I the better bee allowed one than you so many? looke you Sir, the Northerne man loues white-meates, the Southery man Sallades, the Essex man a Calfe, the Kentishman a Wag-taile, the Lancashire man an Egg-pie, the Welshman Leekes and Cheese, and your Londoners rawe Mutton, so Father god-boy, I was borne in London. Stay, looke you Sir, as hee that liues vpon Sallades without Mutton, feedes like an Oxe, (for hee eates grasse you knowe) yet rizes as hungry as an Asse, and as hee that makes a dinner of leekes will haue leane cheekes, so, thou foolish Londoner, if nothing but raw mutton can diet thee, looke to liue like a foole and a slaue, and to die like a begger and a knaue, come Maister Maiberie, farewell boy. Farewell father Snot — Sir if I haue her, Ile spend more in mustard & vineger in a yeare, then both you in beefe. More saucy knaue thou. AM I like a fidlers base violl (new set vp,) in a good case boies? ist neate, is it terse! am I hansome? ha▪ Admirable, excellent. An vnder sheriffe cannot couer a knaue more cunningly. Sfoot if he should come before a Church-warden, he wud make him peu-fellow with a Lords steward at least. If I had but a staffe in my hand, fooles wud thinke I were one of Simon and Iudes gentlemen vshers, and that my apparell were hir'd: they say three Taylors go to the making vp of a man, but Ime sure I had foure Taylors and a halfe went to the making of me thus: this Suite tho it ha bin canuast well, yet tis no law-suite, for twas dispatcht sooner than a posset on a wedding night.