Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and typicality 0.73 · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
So, farewell the acquaintance of all the mad Devils that haunt jealousy, why should a man be such an ass to play the antic for his wives appetite? Imagine that I, or any other great man have on a velvet Nightcap, and put case that this nightcap be to little for my ears or forehead, can any man tell me where my Nightcap wrings me, except I be such an ass to proclaim it; Well, I do play the fool with my misfortune very handsomely. I am glad that I am certain of my wives dishonesty; for a secret strumpet, is like mines prepared to ruin goodly buildings. Farewell my care, I have told my wife I am going for Stoad; that's not my course, for I resolve to take some shape upon me, and to live disguised here in the City; they say for one Cuckold to know that his friend is in the like headache, and to give him counsel, is as if there were two partners, the one to be arrested, the other to bail him: my estate is made over to. My friends, that do verily believe, I mean to leave England. Have amongst you City dames? You that are indeed the fittest, and most proper persons for a Comedy, nor let the world lay any imputation upon my disguise, for Court, City, and Country, are merely as masks one to the other, envied of some, laughed at of others, and so to my comical business. Moll. What would heart? Where's my cashier, are the sums right? Are the bonds sealed? Yea sir. Will you have the bags sealed? O no sir, I must disburse instantly▪ we that be Courtiers have more places to send money to, than the devil hath to send his spirits: there's a great deal of light gold. O sir, 'twill away in play, and you will stay till tomorrow you shall have it all in new sovereigns. No, introth 'tis no matter, 'twill away in play, let me see the bond? let me see when this money is to be paid? the tenth of August. The first day that I must tender this money, is the first of dog-days. I fear 'twill be hot staying for you in London then. Scrivener, take home the bond with you. Will you stay to dinner sir? Have you any Partridge Moll? No introth heart, but an excellent pickled Goose, a new service: pray you stay. Sooth I cannot: by this light I am so infinitely, so unboundably beholding to you? Well signor, I'll leave you; My cloak there? When will you come home heart? Introth self I know not, a friend of yours and mine hath broke. Who sir? Master Justiniano the Italian. Broke sir. Yea sooth, I was offered forty yesterday upon the Exchange, to assure a hundred. By my troth I am sorry. And his wife is gone to the party. Gone to the party? O wicked creature? Farewell good master Monopoly, I prithee visit me often.
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So, farewell the acquaintance of all the mad Deuils that haunt Iealiousie, why should a man bee such an asse to play the antick for his wiues appetite? Immagine that I, or any other great man haue on a veluet Night-cap, and put case that this night-cap be to little for my eares or forehead, can any man tell mee where my Night-cap wringes me, except I besuch an asse to proclaime it; Well, I do play the foole with my misfortune very hand somly. I am glad that I am certaine of my wiues dishonesty; for a secret strumpet, is like mines prepard to ruine goodly buildings. Farewel my care, I haue told my wife I am going for Stoad; thats not my course, for I resolue to take some shape vpon me, and to liue disguised heere in the Citty; they say for one Cuckolde to knowe that his friend is in the like head-ake, and to giue him counsell, is as if there were two partners, the one to bee arrested, the other to baile him: my estate is made oue to. My friends, that doe verily beleeue, I meane to leaue England. Haue amongst you Citty dames? You that are indeede the fittest, and most proper persons for a Comedy, nor let the world lay any imputation vpon my disguise, for Court, Citty, and Countrey, are meerely as maskes one to the other, enuied of some, laught at of others, and so to my comicall businesse. Moll. What would hart? Wheres my Casheire, are the summes right? Are the bonds seald? Yea sir. Will you haue the bags seald? O no sir, I must disburs instantly▪ we that be Courtyers haue more placs to send mony to, then the diuell hath to send his spirits: theres a great deale of light gold. O sir, twill away in play, and you will stay till to morrow you shall haue it all in new soueraignes. No, in-troth tis no matter, twill a way in play, let me see the bond? let me see when this mony is to bee paid? the tenth of August. The first day that I must tender this mony, is the first of Dog-daies. I feare twill be hot staying for you in London then. Scriuener, take home the bond with you. Will you stay to dinner sir? Haue you any Partridge Moll? No in-troth hart, but an excellent pickeld Goose, a new seruice: pray you stay. Sooth I cannot: by this light I am so infinitly, so vnboundably beholding to you? Well Signior, Ile leaue you; My cloake there? When will you come home hart? Introth selfe I know not, a friend of yours and mine hath broke. Who sir? Maister Iustinino the Italian. Broke sir. Yea sooth, I was offred forty yesterday vpon the Exchange, to assure a hundred. By my troth I am sorry. And his wife is gone to the party. Gone to the party? O wicked creature? Farewell good maister Monopoly, I pre-thee visit mee ofn.