Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.78 · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
No lamb, baa sheep, if a woman will be free in this intricate labyrinth of a husband, let her marry a man of a melancholy complexion, she shall not be much troubled with him. By my sooth my Husband hath a hand as dry as his brains, and a breath as strong as six common gardens. Well my husband is gone to arrest Monopoly. I have dealt with a Sergeant privately, to entreat him, pretending that he is my aunt's Son, by this means shall I see my young gallant that in this has played his part. When they owe money in the City once, they deal with their Lawyers by attorney, follow the Court though the Court do them not the grace to allow them their dyer. O the wit of a woman when she is put to the pinch. Come Sergeant Ambush, come yeoman Clutch, yond's the Tavern▪ the Gentleman will come out presently: thou art resolute. Who I, I carry fire & sword that fight for me, hear, and hear. I know most of the knaves about London, and most of the Thieves to, I thank God▪ and good intelligence. I wonder thou dost not turn Broker then. Pew; I have been a Broker already; for I was first a Puritan, than a Bankrupt, than a Broker, than a Fencer, and then Sergeant, were not these Trades would make a man honest? peace the door opes, wheel about yeoman Clutch. And ere I come to sup in this Tavern again. There's no more attendance than in a jail, and there had been a Punk or two in the company than we should not have been rid of the drawers: now were I in an excellent humour to go to a vaulting house▪ I would break down all their Glass-windows, hew in pieces all their joint-stools, tear silk petticoats, ruffle their periwigs, and spoil their Painting, O the Gods what I could do: I could undergo fifteen bawds by this darkness, or if I could meet one of these Varlets that were Pannier ally on their backs (Sergeants) I would make them scud so fast from me, that they should think it a shorter way between this and Ludgate, than a condemned Cutpurse thinks it between Newgate and Tyburn. You are for no action tonight. No I'll to bed. Am not I drunk now: Implentur veteris bacchi, pinquisque Tobacco. Faith we are all heated. Captain Whirlpool when wilt come to Court and dine with me? One of these days Frank, but I'll get me two gauntlets for fear I lose my fingers in the dishes, their be excellent shavers I hear in the most of your under offices? I protest I have often come thither, sat down drawn, my knife, and ear I could say grace all the meat hath been gone. I have risen, and departed thence as hungry, as ever came Country Attorney from Westminster? Good night honest Frank, do not swagger with the watch Frank.
nodes 438–449 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 20 of 45 in this edition
Length
500 words · 639 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.779 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
No lamb, baa sheep, if a woman will be free in this intricate laborinth of a husband, let her marry a man of a melancholy complexion, she shal not be much troubled with him. By my sooth my Husbad hath a hand as dry as his braines, and a breath as stronge as six cōmon gardens. Wel my husband is gon to arrest Monopoly. I haue dealt with a Sargeant priuatly, to intreate him, pretending that he is my Aunts Son, by this meanes shal I see my young gallant that in this has plaid his part. When they owe mony in the Citty once, they deale with their Lawyers by atturny, follow the Court though the Court do them not the grace to allow them their dyer. O the wit of a woman when she is put to the pinch. Come Sergeant Ambush, come yeoman Clutch, yons the Tauerne▪ the Gentleman will come out presently: thou art resolute. Who I, I carry fire & sword that fight for me, hear, and heare. I know most of the knaues about London, and most of the Theeues to, I thanke God▪ and good intelligence. I wonder thou dost not turne Broker then. Pew; I haue bin a Broker already; for I was first a Puritan, then a Banquerout, then a Broker, then a Fencer, and then Sergeant, were not these Trades woulde make a man honest? peace the doore opes, wheele about yeoman Clutch. And eare I come to sup in this Tauerne again. Theres no more attendance then in a Iaile, and there had bin a Punk ot two in the company then we should not haue bin rid of the drawers: now were I in an excellēt humor to go to a valting house▪ I wold break downe all their Glass-windowes, hew in peeces all their ioyne stooles, tear silke petticotes, ruffle their Periwigges, and spoyle their Painting, O the Gods what I could do: I could vndergo fifteene bawds by this darknes, or if I could meete one of these Varlets that were Pannier ally on their baks (Sergeants) I would make them scud so fast from me, that they should think it a shorter way betweene this and Ludgate, then a condemned Cupurse thinkes it between Newgate and Tyburne. You are for no action to night. No Ile to bed. Am not I drunke now: Implentur veteris bacchi, piquis que Tobacco. Faith we are all heated. Captaine Whirlepoole when wilt come to Court and dine with me? One of these daies Franke, but Ile get mee two Gaunlets for eare I lose my fingers in the dishes, their bee excellent shauers I heare in the most of your vnder offices? I protest I haue often come thether, sat downe drawne, my knife, and eare I could say grace all the meate hath bin gone. I haue risen, and departed thence as hungry, as euer came Countrey Atturny from Westminster? Good night honest Franke, doe not swagger with the watch Franke.