The Puritan, or The Widow of Watling Street (The Puritan Widow) · chunk 10 of 37
Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) T8 Captains, gallants and cheats typicality 0.82 · 470 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
For I have a farther reach to profit us better by the missing on't only, then if we had it outright, as my discourse shall make it known too you?— when thou hast the chain, do but convey it out at backdoor into the Garden, and there hang it close in the Rosemary bank, but for a small season; and by that harmless device, I know how to wind Captain Ydle, out of prison, the Knight thy Master shall get his pardon and release him, & he satisfy thy Master with his own chain & wondrous thanks on both hands. That were rare indeed la: pray let me know how? Nay 'tis very necessary thou shouldst know, because thou must be employed as an Actor? An Actor? O no, that's a Player? and our Parson rails again Players mightily I can tell you, because they brought him drunk upo'th' Stage once,— as he will be horribly drunk. Mass I cannot blame him then, poor Church-spout? Why as an Intermeddler then? Ay that, that. Give me Audience then? when the old Knight thy Master has raged his fill for the loss of the chain, tell him thou hast a Kinsman in prison, of such exquisite Art, that the devil himself is french Lackey to him, and runs bareheaded by his horse-belly (when he has one) whom he will cause with most Irish Dexterity to fetch his chain, though 'twere hid under a mine of seacoal, and near make Spade or Pickaxe his instruments, tell him but this with farther instructions thou shalt receive from me, and thou showst thyself a Kinsman indeed. A dainty Bully. An honest— book keeper. And my three times thrice honey Cousin. Nay grace of God I'll rob him on't suddenly? and hang it in the Rosemary bank, but I bear that mind Cousin I would not steal any thing methinks for mine own Father. He bears a good mind in that Captain! Why well said, he begins to be an honest fellow faith. In troth he does. You see Cousin, I am willing to do you any kindness, always saving myself harmless? Why I thank thee, fare thee well, I shall requite it. 'twill be good for thee Captain, that thou hast such an egregious Ass to thy cousin. ay, is he not a fine fool Corporal? But George thou talk'st of Art and conjuring, How shall that be? Puh, be't not in your care, Leave that to me and my directions; Well Captain doubt not thy delivery now, E'en with the vantage man, to gain by prison, As my thoughts prompt me: hold on brain and plot, I aim at many cunning far events, All which I doubt not but to hit at length, I'll to the Widow with a quaint assault, Captain be merry.
nodes 190–219 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 10 of 37 in this edition
Length
470 words · 607 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.816 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T11 · seed 44: T14 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
For I haue a farder reach to profit vs better by the missing on't onelie, then if wee had it out-right, as my discourse shall make it knowne too you?—when thou hast the chaine, do but conuay it out at back-dore into the Garden, and there hang it close in the Rosemary banck, but for a small season; and by that harmlesse deuise, I know how to winde Captaine Ydle, out of prison, the Knight thy Maister shall get his pardon and release him, & he satisfie thy Maister with his own chaine & wondrous thankes on both hands. That were rare indeed lapray let me know how? Nay tis very necessary thou shouldst know, because thou must be imploide as an Actor? An Actor? O no, that's a Plaier? and our Parson railes againe Plaiers mightily I can tell you, because they brought him drunck vpp'oth Stage once,—as hee will bee horribly druncke. Masse I cannot blame him then, poore Church-spout? Why as an Intermedler then? I that, that. Giue me Audience then? when the old Knight thy Maister has radge his fill for the losse of the chaine, tell him thou hast a Kinsman in prison, of such exquisit Art, that the diuill himselfe is french Lackey to him, and runnes bare-headed by his horse—bellie (when hee has one) whome hee will cause with most Yrish Dexterity to fetch his chaine, tho twere hid vnder a mine of sea-cole, and nere make Spade or Pickae his instruments, tell him but this with farder instructions thou shalt receiue from mee, and thou shoust thy selfe a Kinsman indeed. A dainty Bullie. An honest—Booke-keeper. And my three times thrice hunnie Couzen. Nay grace of God Ile robbe him on't suddainlie? and hang it in the Rosemary banck, but I beare that minde Couzen I would not steale any thing mee thinkes for mine owne Father. He beares a good minde in that Captaine! Why well sayde, he begins to be an honest fellow faith. In toth he does. You see Couzen, I am willing to do you any kindnesse, alwaies sauing my selfe harmelesse? Why I thanke thee, fare thee well, I shall requite it. Twill bee good for thee Captaine, that thou hast such an egregious Asse to thy Coozen. I, is hee not a fine foole Corporall? But George thou talkst of Art and Coniuting, How shall that bee? Puh, bee't not in your care, Leaue that to me and my directions; Well Captaine doubt not thy deliuerie now, E 'en with the vantage man, to gaine by prison, As my thoughts prompt me: hold on braine and plot, I ayme at many cunning far euents, All which I doubt not but to hit at length, Ile to the Widdow with a quaint assault, Captaine be merry.