Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Good honest Wench. Nay in troth, she's now entering into bond for 5. pounds more, the Scrivener is but new gone up to take her bond. Come, let her not enter into bond, I'll lend her 5. pound, i'll pay the rest of her debts, Call down the Scrivener? I pray you when he comes down, stand muffled, and I'll tell him you are her brother. If a man have a good honest wench, that lives wholly to his use, let him not see her want. O, mist. Luce, mist. Luce, you are the most unfortunate gentlewoman that ever breathed: your young wild brother came newly out of the Country, he calls me Bawd, swears I keep a Bawdy house, says his sister is turned whore, and that he will kill, & slay any man that he finds in her company. What conveyance will you make with mistress Birdlime. O God let him not come up, 'tis the swaggringst wild-oats. I have pacified him somewhat, for I told him, that you were a Scrivener come to take a band of her, now as you go forth say she might have had so much money if she had pleased, and say, she is an honest Gentlewoman and all will be well. Enough, farewell good Luce. Come change your voice, and muffle you. What trick should this be, I have never a brother, I'll hold my life some franker customer is come, that she slides him off so smoothly. The Gentlewoman is an honest Gentlewoman as any is in London, and should have had thrice as much money upon her single bond for the good report I hear of her. No sir her friends can furnish her with money. By this light I should know that voice, Wafer, od'sfoot are you the Gentlewoman's Brother? Are your turned a Scrivener Tenterhook? I am spoiled. Tricks of mistress birdlime by this light. Hoick Covert, hoick covert, why Gentlemen is this your hunting? A Consort, what make you here Honeysuckle? Nay what make you two hear, O excellent mistress Bird. thou hast more tricks in thee then a Punk hath Uncles, cousins, Brothers. Sons or Fathers: an infinite Company. If I did it not to make your good worships merry, never Believe me, I will drink to your worship a glass of Sack. God save you. Master Iustiniano welcome from Stoad. Why Gentlemen I never came there. Never there! where have you been then? Mary your daily guest I thank you. Ours. I yours. I was the pedant that learned your wives to write, I was the collier that brought you news your child was sick, but the truth is, for aught I know, the Child is in health, and your wives are gone to make merry at Brainford. By my troth good wenches, they little dream where we are now. You little dream what gallants are with them.
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Good honest Wench. Nay in troth, shees now entring into bond for 5. poundes more, the Scriuener is but new gon vp to take ber bond. Come, let her not enter into bond, Ile lend her 5. pound, ile pay the rest of her debts, Call downe the Scriuener? I pray you when he comes downe, stand mufled, and Ile tell him you are her brother. If a man haue a good honest wench, that liues wholy to his vse, let him not see hir want. O, mist. Luce, mist. Luce, you are the most vnfortunate gentlewoman that euer breathde: your young wild brother came newly out of the Countrey, he calles me Bawd, sweares I keepe a Bawdy house, saies his sister is turned whore, and that he wil kill, & slay any man that he finds in her company. What conuayance wil you make with mistris Birdlime. O God let him not come vp, tis the swaggringst wild-oats. I haue pacified him somwhat, for I told him, that you were a Scriuener come to take a band of her, now as you go oorth say she might haue had so much mony if she had pleased, and say, she is an honest Gentlewoman and al wil be wel. Inough, farewel good Luce. Come change your voice, and muffle you. What trick should this be, I haue neuer a brother, Ie hold my life some franker customer is come, that shee slides him off so smoothly. The Gentlewoman is an honest Gentlewoman as any is in London, and should haue had thrice as much money vpon her single bond for the good report I heare of her. No sir hir friends can furnish her with mony. By this light I should know that voice, Wafer, od'sfoote are you the Gentlewomans Brother? Are your turnd a Scriuener Tenterhooke? I am spoild. Tricks of mistris Birdlyme by this light. Hoick Couert, hoick couert, why Gentlemen is this your hunting? A Consort, what make you here Honysuckle? Nay what make you two heare, O excellent mistris Bird. thou hast more trickes in thee then a Punke hath Vckles, cosins, Brothers. Sons or Fathers: an infinit Company. If I did it not to make your good worships merry, neuer eleue me, I wil drinke to your worship a glasse of Sack. God saue you. Maister Iustiniano welcome from Stad. Why Gentlemen I neuer came there. Neuer there where haue you bin then? Mary your daily guest I thanke you. Ours. I yours. I was the pedant that learnt your wiues to write, I was the Colliar that brought you newes your childe was sicke, but the truth is, for ought I knowe, the Child is in health, and your wiues are gone to make merry at Brainford. By my troth good wenches, they little dreame where we are now▪ You little dreame what gallants are with them.