Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court unassigned nearest T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
Come I must help you whereabouts left you, I'll proceed. Though you beget, 'tis I must help to breed, Speak what is't, I'd fain conceive it. So, so, so, thou shall presently take the name and form upon thee of a rich country widow four hundred a year valiant, in Woods, in Bullocks, in Barns and in Rye-stacks, we'll to London, and to my covetous Uncle. I begin to applaud thee, our States being both desperate, they are soon resolute, but how for horses? Mass that's true, the jest will be of some continuance, let me see, Horses now, a bott's on 'em; Stay, I have acquaintance with a mad Host, never yet Bawd to thee, I have rinsed the whoresons gums in Mull-sack many a time and often, put but a good Tale into his ear now, so it come off cleanly, and there's Horse and man for us I dare warrant thee. Arm your wits then speedily, there shall want nothing in me, either in behaviour, discourse or fashion, that shall discredit your intended purpose. I will so artfully disguise my wants, And set so good a courage on my state, That I will be believed. Why then all's furnished; I shall go nigh to catch that old Fox mine Uncle, though he make but some amends for my undoing, yet there's some comfort in't— he cannot otherwise choose (though it be but in hope to cozen me again) but supply any hasty want that I bring to town with me, the Device well and cunningly carried, the name of a rich Widow, and four hundred a year in good earth, will so conjure up a kind of usurers love in him to me, that he will not only desire my presence, which at first shall scarce be granted him, I'll keep off a purpose, but I shall find him so officious to deserve, so ready to supply, I know the state of an old man's affection so well, if his Nephew be poor indeed, why he lets God alone with him, but if he be once rich, than he'll be the first man that helps him. 'tis right the world, for in these days an old man's love to his kindred, is like his kindness to his wife, 'tis always done before he comes at it. I owe thee for that jest, be gone, here's all my wealth; prepare thyself, away? I'll to mine Host with all possible haste, and with the best Art, & most profitable form, power the sweet circumstance into his ear, which shall have the gift to turn all the wax to honey; how no; oh the right worshipful Seniors of our Country— whose's that; Oh the common Rioter, take no note of him. You will not see me now, the comfort is ere it be long you will scarce see yourselves. I wonder how he breathes, has consumed all upon that Courtesan? We have heard so much.
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Come I muſt helpe you where abouts left you, Ile proceed. Tho you beget, tis I muſt helpe to breed, Speake what iſt, Ide faine conceaue it. So, ſo, ſo, thou ſhall preſently take the name and forme vpon thee of a rich country widdow foure hundred a yeare valiant, in Woods, in Bullocks, in Barnes and in Rye-ſtacks, weele to London▪ and to my couetous Vncle. I begin to applaud thee, our States beeing both deſperate, they' are ſoone reſolute, but how for horſes? Maſſe that's true, the Ieſt will bee of ſome continuance, let mee ſee, Horſes now, a bottes on em; Stay, I haue acquaintance with a madde Hoſte, neuer yet Bawde to thee, I haue rinzde the whoreſons gums in Mull-ſack many a time and often, put but a good Tale into his eare now, ſo it come off cleanely, and there's Horſe and man for vs I dare warrant thee. Arme your wittes then ſpeedily, there ſhall want nothing in mee, eyther in behauiour, diſcourſe or faſhion, that ſhall diſcredit your entended purpoſe. I will ſo art-fully diſguiſe my wants, And ſet ſo good a courage on my ſtate, That I will be beleeued. Why then all's furniſht; I ſhall goe nigh to catch that olde Foxe mine Vncle, tho hee make but ſome amends for my vndooing, yet there's ſome comfort in't — hee cannot otherwiſe chooſe (tho it bee but in hope to coozen mee agen) but ſupply any haſtie want that I bring to towne with mee, the Deuice well and cunningly carryed, the name of a riche Widdow, and foure hundred a yeare in good earth, will ſo coniure vp a kinde of Vſurers loue in him to mee, that hee will not onely deſire my preſence, which at firſt ſhall ſcarce bee granted him, Ile keepe off a purpoſe, but I ſhall finde him ſo officious to deſerue, ſo ready to ſupply, I know the ſtate of an old mans affection ſo well, if his Nephew bee poore indeed, why hee letts God alone with him, but if hee be once rich, then heele bee the firſt man that helpes him. Tis right the world, for in theſe dayes an olde mans loue to his kindred, is like his kindneſſe to his wife, 'tis alwayes done before hee comes at it. I owe thee for that Ieſt, bee gone, here's all my wealth; prepare thy ſelfe, away? Ile to mine Hoſte withall poſſible haſt, and with the beſt Art, & moſt profitable forme, powre the ſweet circumſtance into his eare, which ſhall haue the gift to turne all the waxe to hunny; how no; oh the right worſhipful Seniors of our Country — Whoſe that; Oh the common Rioter, take no note of him. You will not ſee me now, the comfort is ere it be long you will ſcarce ſee your ſelues. I wonder how hee breathes, ha's conſum'd all vpon that Curtizan? We haue heard ſo much.