Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1606 [1605-1606] (Annals) comedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
You may think it. Let her o'ercome. What witnesses have you, To make good your report? Our consciences. And heaven, that never fails the innocent. These are no testimonies. Not in your courts, Where multitude, and clamour overcomes. Nay, than you do wax insolent. Here, here, The testimony comes, that will convince, And put to utter dumbness their bold tongues. See here, grave fathers, here's the ravisher, The rider on men's wives, the great impostor, The grand voluptuary! do you not think, These limbs should affect venery? or these eyes Covet a concubine? 'pray you, mark these hands. Are they not fit to stroke a lady's breasts? Perhaps, he doth dissemble? So he does. Would you ha' him tortured? I would have him proved. Best try him, then, with goads, or burning Irons; Put him to the strappado: I have heard, The rack hath cured the gout, faith, give it him, And help him of a malady, be courteous. I'll undertake, before these honoured fathers, He shall have, yet, as many left diseases, As she has known adulterers, or thou strumpets. O, my most equal hearers, if these deeds, Acts, of this bold, and most exorbitant strain, May pass with sufferance, what one citizen, But owes the forfeit of his life, yea fame, To him that dares traduce him? which of you Are safe, my honoured fathers? I would ask (With leave of your grave fatherhoods) if their plot Have any face, or colour like to truth? Or if, unto the dullest nostril, here, It smell not rank, and most abhorred slander? I crave your care of this good gentleman, Whose life is much endangered, by their fable; And, as for them, I will conclude with this, That vicious persons when they are hot, and fleshed In impious acts, their constancy abounds: Damned deeds are done with greatest confidence. Take 'em to custody, and sever them. 'Tis pity, two such prodigies should live. Let the old gentleman be returned, with care: I'm sorry, our credulity wronged him. These are two creatures! I have an earthquake in me! Their shame (even in their cradles) fled their faces. You have done a worthy service to the state, sir, In their discovery. You shall hear, ere night, What punishment the court decrees upon 'em. We thank your fatherhoods. How like you it? Rare. I'd ha' your tongue, sir, tipped with gold, for this; I'd ha' you be the heir to the whole city; The earth I'd have want men, ere you want living: theyare bound to erect your statue, in St. MARKS. signor CORVINO, I would have you go, And show yourself, that you have conquered. Yes. It was much better, that you should profess yourself a cuckold, thus, then that the other Should have been proved. Nay, I considered that: Now, it is her fault. Then, it had been yours. True, I do doubt this Advocate, still. I'faith, You need not, I dare ease you of that care.
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You may thinke it. Let her o'recome. VVhat witnesses haue you, To make good your report? Our consciences. And heauen, that neuer failes the innocent. These are no testimonies. Not in your courts, VVhere multitude, and clamour ouercomes. Nay, then you do waxe insolent. Here, here, The testimonie comes, that will conuince, And put to vtter dumbnesse their bold tongues. See here, graue fathers, here's the rauisher, The rider on mens wiues, the great impostor, The grand voluptuary! do you not think, These limbes should affect venery? or these eyes Couet a concubine? 'pray you, marke these hands. Are they not fit to stroake a ladies brests? Perhaps, he doth dissemble? So he do's. Would you ha' him tortur'd? I would haue him prou'd. Best try him, then, with goades, or burning Irons; Put him to the strappado: I haue heard, The racke hath cur'd the gout, faith, giue it him, And helpe him of a maladie, be courteous. I'le vndertake, before these honour'd fathers, He shall haue, yet, as many left diseases, As she has knowne adulterers, or thou strumpets. O, my most equall hearers, if these deedes, Acts, of this bold, and most exorbitant straine, May passe with sufferance, what one citizen, But owes the forfeit of his life, yea fame, To him that dares traduce him? which of you Are safe, my honour'd fathers? I would aske (With leaue of your graue father-hoods) if their plot Haue any face, or colour like to truth? Or if, vnto the dullest nostrill, here, It smell not rancke, and most abhorred slander? I craue your care of this good gentleman, Whose life is much indanger'd, by their fable; And, as for them, I will conclude with this, That vicious persons when they are hot, and flesh'd In impious acts, their constancy abounds: Damn'd deeds are done with greatest confidence. Take 'hem to custody, and seuer them. 'Tis pittie, two such prodigies should liue. Let the old gentleman be return'd, with care: I'am sorry, our credulitie wrong'd him. These are two creatures! I haue an earthquake in me! Their shame (euen in their cradles) fled their faces. You' haue done a worthy seruice to the state, sir, In their discouerie. You shall heare, ere night, What punishment the court decrees vpon 'hem. We thanke your fatherhoods. How like you it? Rare. I'ld ha' your tongue, sir, tipt with gold, for this; I'ld ha' you be the heire to the whole citie; The earth I'ld haue want men, ere you want liuing: They'are bound to erect your statue, in St. MARKES. Signior CORVINO, I would haue you goe, And shew your selfe, that you haue conquer'd. Yes. It was much better, that you should professe Your selfe a cuckold, thus, then that the other Should haue beene prou'd. Nay, I consider'd that: Now, it is her fault. Then, it had beene yours. True, I doe doubt this Aduocate, still. I'faith, You need not, I dare ease you of that care.