Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
If I must needs play the Fool in my old days, let me have the biggest instrument, because I can hold that best: I shall cough like a broken winded horse, if I gape once to sing once. No matter cough out thy Lungs. No Sir, though I'm old, and worm-eaten I'm not so rotten— Will your worship be rid of me now. feign, as rich-men's heirs would be of their gouty dads: that's the hothouse, where your parties are sweating: amble: go, tell the He parties I have sent 'em a Mast to their ship. Yes forsooth I'll do your errand. Half musty still by thundering Ioue: with what wedge of villainy might I cleave out an hour or two? fiddlers, come: strike up. march before me, the Chamberlain shall put a Crown for you into his bill of Items: you shall sing bawdy songs under every window i'th' Town: up will the Clowns start, down come the Wenches, we'll set the Men a fighting the Women a scolding, the Dogs a barking, you shall go on fiddling, and I follow dancing Lantara: curry your instruments: play and away. Sergeant Ambush, as thouart an honest fellow, scout in some back room, till the watchword be given for sallying forth. Duns the Mouse. A little low-woman sayst thou,— in a velvet-cap and one of' him in a Beaver? brother Honny-suckle, and brother Wafer, hark— they are they. But art sure their husbands are a-bed with 'em? I think so Sir, I know not, I left 'em together in one room: and what division fell amongst 'em, the fates can discover not I. Leave us good Chamberlain, we are some of their friends: leave us good Chamberlain: be merry a little: leave us honest Chamberlain— we are abused, we are bought and sold in Brainford Market; never did the sickness of one belied nurse-child, stick so cold to the hearts of three Fathers: never were three innocent Citizens so horribly, so abominably wrung under the withers. What shall we do? how shall we help ourselves? How shall we pull this thorn out off our foot before it rankle? Yes, yes, yes, well enough; one of us stay here to watch do you see: to watch: have an eye, have an ear. I and my brother Wafer, and Maist. Iustiniano, will set the town in an insurrection, bring hither the Constable, and his Billmen, break open upon hem, take 'em in their wickedness, and put 'em to their purgation. Agreed. Ha, ha, purgation. we'll have 'em before some Country justice of Coram (for we scorn to be bound to the Peace) and this justice shall draw his Sword in our defence, if we find 'em to be Malefactors we'll tickle 'em. Agreed: do not say, but do 't come. Are you mad? do you know what you do? whether will you run? To set the Town an an uproar.
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If I must needes play the Foole in my olde dayes, let mee haue the biggest instrument, because I can hold that best: I shall cough like a broken winded horse, if I gape once to sing once. No matter cough out thy Lungs. No Sir, tho Ime olde, and worme-eaten Ime not so rotten— Will your worship be ridde of me now. Faine, as rich-mens heyres would bee of their gowtye dads: thats the hot-house, where your parties are sweating: amble: goe, tell the Hee parties I haue sent 'hem a Maste their shippe. Yes forsooth Ile do your errand. Halfe musty still by thundring Ioue: with what wedge of villanie might I cleaue out an howre or two? Fidlers, come: strike vp. march before mee, the Chamberlaine shall put a Crowne for you into his bill of Items: you shall sing bawdie songs vnder euery window ith Towne: vp will the Clownes start, downe come the Wenches, wee'le set the Men a fighting the Women a scolding, the Dogs a barking, you shall go on fidling, and I follow dancing Lantara: curry your instruments: play and away. Serieant Ambush, as th'art an honest fellow, scowte in some back roome, till the watch-word be giuen for fallying forth. Duns the Mouse. —A little low-woman saist thou, —in a Veluet-cappe-and one of 'him in a Beauer? brother Honny-suckle, and brother Wafer, hearke—they are they. But art sure theyr husbands are a bed with 'hem? I thinke so Sir, I know not, I left 'hem together in one roome: and what diuision fell amongst 'hem, the fates can descouer not I. Leaue vs good Chamberlaine, wee are some of their friends: leaue vs good Chamberlaine: be merry a little: leaue vs honest Chamberlaine — Wee are abuzd, wee are bought and sold in Brainford Market; neuer did the sicknesse of one belyed nurse-child, sticke so cold to the heartes of three Fathers: never were three innocent Cittizens so horribly, so abhominably wrung vnder the withers. What shall wee do? how shall we helpe our selues? How shall we pull this thorne out off our foote before it rancle? Yes, yes, yes, well enough; one of vs stay here to watch doe you see: to watch: haue an eye, haue an eare. I and my brother Wafer, and Maist. Iustiniano, will set the towne in an insurrection, bring hither the Constable, and his Bill, breake open vpon hem, take 'hem in their wickednesse, and put 'hem to their . Agreed. Ha, ha, purgation. Wee'le haue 'hem before some Countrey Iustice of Coram (for we scome to be bound to the Peace) and this Iustice shall draw his Sword in our defence, if we finde 'hem to be Malefactors wee'le ticle 'hem. Agreed: doe not say, but come. Are you mad? do you know what you doe? whether will you runne? To set the Towne an an vprore.