Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
I'm bold to press myself under the colours of of your company, hearing that Gentlewoman was in the room: A word mistress? How now, what says he? Zounds what she? a Bawd, byth' Lord Is't not? No indeed, sir Gozlin she's a very honest woman, and a midwife. At the Lion in Shoreditch? And would he not read it? nor write to me? I'll poison his Supper? But no words that I bewrayed him. Gentlemen I must be gone. I cannot stay in faith: pardon me: I'll meet tomorrow: come Nurse, cannot tarry by this element. Mother, you: Grannam drink ere you go. Bird: I am going to a woman's labour, indeed sir, cannot stay. I hold my life the black-beard her husband whistles for her. A reckoning: Break one, break all. Here Hans, draw not, I'll draw for all as I'm true knight. Let him: amongst women this does stand for law, the worthiest man (though he be fool) must draw. What book is that sweet heart? Why the book of bonds that are due to you. Come, what do you with it? Why do you trouble yourself to take care about my business? Why sir, doth not that which concerns you, concern me. You told me Monopoly had discharged his bond, I find by the book of accounts here, that it is not canceled. Ear I would suffer such a cheating companion to laugh at me, I'd see him hanged I▪ Good sweet heart as ever you loved me, as ever my bed was pleasing to you, arrest the knave, we were never beholding to him for a pin, but for eating up our victuals. Good Mouse enter an action against him. In troth love I may do the gentleman much discredit, and besides it may be other actions may fall very heavy upon him. Hang him, to see the dishonesty of the knave. O wise, good words: A Courtier, A gentleman. Why may not a Gentleman be a knave, that were strange in faith: but as I was a saying, to see the dishonesty of him, that would never come since he received the money to visit us you know. Master Tenterhook he hath hung long upon you. Master Tenterhook as I am virtuous you shall arrest him. Why, I know not when he will come to Town. he's in town: this night he sups at the Lion in Shoreditch, good husband enter your action, and make haste to the Lion presently, there's an honest fellow (Sergeant Ambush) will do it in a trice, he never salutes a man in Courtesy, but he catches him as if he would arrest him. Good heart let sergeant Ambush lie in wait for him. Well at thy entreaty I will do it. Give me my Cloak there, buy a link and meet me at the Counter in Woodstreet; buss me Moll. Why now you love me. I'll go to bed sweet heart. Do not sleep till I come Moll.
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I'me bold to presse my selfe vnder the Cullors of of your company, hearing that Gentlewoman was in the roome: A word mistris? How now, what saies he? Zounds what she? a Bawd, bith Lord Ist not? No indeed, sir Gozlin shees a very honest woman, and a Mid-wie. At the Lyon in Shoredich? And would he not read it? nor write to me? Ile poyson his Supper? But no words that I bewrayd him. Gentlemen I must be gone. I cannot stay in faith: pardon me: Ile meete to morrow: come Nurse, cannot tarry by this element. Mother, you: Grannam drinke ere you goe. Bird: I am going to a womans labour, indeede sir, cannot stay. I hold my life the blacke-beard her husband whissels for her. A reckoning: Breake one, breake all. Here Hans, draw not, Ile draw for all as Ime true knight. Let him: amongst women this does stand for law, the worthiest man (tho he be foole) must draw. What booke is that sweet hart? Why the booke of bonds that are due to you. Come, what doe you with it? Why do you trouble your selfe to take care about my businesse? Why sir, doth not that which concerns you, concerne me. You told me Monopoly had discharged his bond, I finde by the booke of accounts heere, that it is not canceld. Eare I would suffer such a cheating companion to laugh at me, Ide see him hāged I▪ Good sweete hart as euer you loued me, as euer my bedde was pleasing to you, arrest the knaue, we were neuer beholding to him for a pin, but for eating vp our victuals. Good Mouse enter an action against him. In troth loue I may do the gentlemā much discredit, and besides it may be other actions may fall very heauy vpon him. Hang him, to see the dishonesty of the knaue. O wise, good words: A Courtier, A gentleman. Why may not a Gentleman be a knaue, that were strange in faith: but as I was a saying, to see the dishonesty of him, that would neuer come since he receiued the mony to visit vs you know. Maister Tenterhook he hath hung long vpon you. Maister Tenterhooke as I am vertuous you shall arrest him. Why, I know not when he will come to Towne. Hees in town: this night he sups at the Lyon in Shoaredich, good husband enter your action, and make hast to the Lyon presently, theres an honest fellow (Sergeant Ambush) will doe it in a trice, he neuer salutes a man in Curtesie, but he catches him as if he would arrest him. Good hart let Seriant Ambush ly in waite for him. Well at thy entreaty I will doe it. Giue me my Cloake there, buy a linck and meet me at the Counter in Woodstreete; busse me Moll. Why now you loue me. Ile goe to bed sweet hart. Do not sleep till I come Moll.