Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) T13 Knights, squires and ladies typicality 0.78 · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
The troth is sir, one of the poor instruments caught a sore mischance last night: his most base bridge fell down, and belike they are making a gathering for the reparations of that. When they come, let's have 'em with apox. Well sir, you shall sir. Stay Chamberlin: where's our knight sir Gozlin? where's sir Gozlin. Troth sir, my master, and sir Gozlin are guzzling: they are dabbling together fathom deep: the Knight hath drunk so much Health to the Gentleman yonder, on his knees, that he has almost lost the use of his legs. O for love, let none of 'em enter our room, fie. I would not have 'em cast up their accounts here, for more than they mean to be drunk this twelvemonth. Good chamberlain keep them and their healths out of our company. I warrant you, their healths shall not hurt you. ay, well said: they're none of our giving: let 'em keep their own quarter: Nay I told you the man would soak him if he were ten Knights: if he were a Knight of Gold they'll fetch him over. Out upon him? There's a Lieutenant and a Captain amongst 'em too. Nay, then look to have somebody lie on the earth for't: It's ordinary for your Lief tenant to be drunk with your Captain, and your Captain to cast with your Knight. Did you never hear how sir Fabian Scarerow (even such another) took me up one night before my husband being in wine. No indeed, how was it? But I think I took him down with a witness, How? Good Tenterhooke. Nay I'll have all your ears take part of it. Come, on then. Hevsd to frequent me and my Husband diverse times▪ And at last comes he out one morning to my husband, and says, master Tenterhook says he, I must trouble you to lend me 200. pound about a commodity which I am to deal in, and what was that commodity but his knighthood. So. Why you shall Master Scarecrow says my good man: So within a little while after, Master Fabian was created Knight. Created a Knight! that's no good heraldry: you must say dubbed. And why not Created pray. I well done, put him down at's own weapon. Not Created, why all things have their being by creation. Yes by my faith is't. But to return to my tale. I mary: mark now. When he had climbed up this costly ladder of preferment, he disburses the money back again very honourably: comes home, and was by my husband invited to supper: There supped with us besides, another Gentleman incident to the Court, one that had bespoke me of my husband to help me into the banqueting house and see the reveling: a young Gentleman, and that wag (our schoolmaster) master Parenthesis, for I remember he said grace, methinks I see him yet, how he turned up the white a'th' eye, when he came to the last Gasp, and that he was almost past Grace.
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The troth is sir, one of the poore instruments caught a sore mischance last night: his most base bridge fell downe, and belike they are making a gathering for the reparations of that. When they come, lets haue em with apox. Well sir, you shall sir. Stay Chamberlin: wheres our knight sir Gozlin? wheres sir Gozlin. Troth sir, my master, and sir Gozlin are guzling: they are dabling together fathom deepe: the Knight hath drunke so much Helth to the Gentleman yonder, on his knees, that hee has almost lost the vse of his legs. O for loue, let none of em enter our roome, fie. I wud not haue em cast vp their accounts here, for more then they meane to be drunke this tweluemonth. Good Chamberlin keepe them and their Helthes out of our company. I warrant you, their Helthes shall not hut you. I, well said: they're none of our giuing: let em keep their owne quarter: Nay I told you the man would soake him if hee were ten Knights: if he were a Knight of Gold theyd fetch him ouer. Out vpon him? Theres a Liefetennant and a Captaine amongst em too. Nay, then looke to haue some body le on the earth fort: Its ordinary for your Liefe tennant to be drunke with your Captaine, and your Capten to cast with your Knight. Did you neuer hear how sir Fabian Scarerow (euen such another) tooke me vp one night before my husband being in wine. No indeede, how was it? But I thinke I tooke him downe with a witnesse, How? Good Tenterhooke. Nay Ile haue all your ears take part of it. Come, on then. Hevsd to freequent me and my Husband diuerse times▪ And at last comes he out one morning to my husband, and sayes, maister Tenterhooke saies he, I must trouble you to lend mee200. pound about a commodity which I am to deale in, and what was that commdity but his knighthood. So. Why you shall Maister Scarcrow saies my good man: So within a little while after, Maister Fabian was created Knight. Created a Knight! thats no good heraldry: you must say dubd. And why not Created pray. I wel done, put him downe ats owne weapon. Not Created, why al things haue their being by creation. Yes by my faith ist. But to returne to my tale. I mary: marke now. When he had climb'd vp this costly ladder of preferment, he disburses the mony backe agen very honorably: comes home, and was by my husbande invited to supper: There supt with vs besides, another Gentleman incident to the Court, one that hadde bespoke me of my husband to help me into the banqueting house and see the reuelling: a young Gentleman, and that wagge (our schoolemaister) marster Parenthesis, for I remember he said grace, methinks I see him yet, how he turn'd vp the white a'th eie, when he came to the last Gaspe, and that he was almost past Grace.