Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.74 · 479 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Gallants with them! I de laugh at that. four Gallants by this light, Mai▪ Monopoly is one of them. Monopoly? I'd laugh at that in faith. Would you laugh at that! why do ye laugh at it then, they are there by this time, I cannot stay to give you more particular intelligence: I have received a letter from my wife hear, if you will call me at Putney, I'll bear you company. uds'foot what a Rogue is Sergeant Ambush, I'll undo him by this light. I met Sergeant Ambush, and willed him come to this house to you presently, so Gentlemen I leave you! Bawd I have nothing to say to you now; do not think to much in so dangerous a matter for in women's matters 'tis more dangerous to stand long deliberating▪ than before a battle. This fellows poverty hath made him an arrant knave. will your worship drink any Aquavitae? Apox on your Aquavitae. Monopoly, that my wife urged me to arrest gone to Brainford. here's comes the varlet. I am come sir to know your pleasure. What hath Monopoly paid the money yet? No sir, but he sent for money. You have not carried him to the counter, he is at your house still. O Lord I sir as melancholic etc. You lie like an arrant varlet, by this candle I laugh at the jest And yet he's ready to cry. he's gone with my wife to Brainford, and there be any Law in England I'll tickle ye for this. Do your worst, for I have good security & I care not, besides it was his cousin your wine's pleasure that he should go along with her. Hoy day, her cousin, well sir, your security. Why sir two Diamonds here. O my heart: my wives two Diamonds, Well, you'll go along and justify this. That I will sir. Who am I? What the murrain care I who you are, hold off your Fingers, or I'll cut them with this Diamond. I'll see 'em i'faith, So, I'll keep these Diamonds tell I have my silk gown, and six else of cambric. By this light you shall not. No, what do you think you have Fops in hand, sue me for them. As you respect your credit let's go. Good Luce as you love me let me have them, it stands upon my Credit, thou shalt have any thing, take my purse. I will not be crossed in my humour sir. You are a damned filthy punk, what an unfortunate Rogue was I, that ever I came into this house. Do not spurn anybody in my house you were best. Well, well. Excellent Luce, the getting of these two Diamonds may chance to save the Gentlewomen's credit; thou heardst all. O ay, and by my troth pity them, what a filthy Knave was that betrayed them.
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Length
479 words · 627 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.735 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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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)
Gallants with them! I de laugh at that. Foure Gallants by this light, Mai▪ Monopoly is one of them. Monopoly? I de laugh at that in faith. Would you laugh at that! why do ye laugh at it then, they are ther by this time, I cannot stay to giue you more particular intelligence: I haue receiued a letter from my wife heare, if you will cal me at Putney, Ile beare you company. Od'sfoot what a Rogue is Sergeant Ambush, Ile vndo him by this light. I met Sergeant Ambush, and wild him come to this house to you presently, so Gentlemen I leaue you Bawd I haue nothing to say to you now; do not thinke to much in so dangerous a matter for in womens matters tis more dangerous to stand long deliberating▪ then before a battaie. This fellowes pouerty hath made him an arrant knaue. will your worship drinke any Aquavitae? Apox on your Aquavitae. Monopoly, that my wife vrged me to arrest gon to Brainford. heres comes the varlet. I am come si to know your pleasure. What hath Monopoly paid the mony yet? No sir, but he sent for mony. You haue not caried him to the counter, he is at your house stil. O Lord I sir as melancholike &c. You lie like an arrant varlet, by this candle I laugh at the iest And yet hees ready to cry. Hees gone with my wife to Brainford, and there bee any Law in England Ile tickle ye for this. Do your worst, for I haue good security & I care not, besides it was his cosin your wines pleasure that he should goe along with her. Hoy day, her cosin, el sir, your security. Why sir two Diamonds here. O my hart: my wiues two Diamonds, Wel, youle go along and instifie this. That I wil sir. Who am I? What the Murrion care I who you are, hold off your Fingers, or Ile cut them with this Diamond. Ile see em ifaith, So, Ile keepe these Diamonds tell I haue my silke gowne, and six els of Cambricke. By this light you shal not. No, what do you think you haue Fops in hand, sue me for them. As you respect your credit lets go. Good Luce as you loue me let me haue them, it stands vpon my Credit, thou shalt haue any thing, take my pursse. I will not be crost in my humour sir. You are a dam'd filthy punke, what an vnfortunate Rogue was I, that euer I came into this house. Do not spurne any body in my house you were best. Well, well. Excellent Luce, the getting of these two Diamondes mai chaunce to saue the Gentlewomens credit; thou heardst all. O I, and by my troath pittye them, what a filthy Knaue was that betraied them.