Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court T42 English historical figures: a mixed clus typicality 0.78 · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T42: harry, percy, lord, king, god, falstalffe, frances, mowbray, life, mortimer.
E'en when thou wilt again; Tramplers of time, Motions of Fleetstreet, and Visions of Holborn, here I have fees of one, there I have fees of another, my clients come about me, the Foolaminy and coxcombry of the Country, I still trashed and trotted for other men's causes, thus was poor Harry Dampit made rich by others' laziness, who, though they would not follow their own Suits, I made 'em follow me with their purses. Didst thou so old Harry? ay, and I souc'st 'em with bills of Charges i'faith, twenty pound a year have I brought in for boat-hire, and I near stepped into boat in my life. Tramplers of time. ay, Tramplers of time, Rascals of time, bull-beggars: Ah thou'rt a mad old Harrie? kind Master Gulf, I am bold to renew my acquaintance. I embrace it sir. My Adversary evermore twits me with my Nephew, forsooth my Nephew: why may not a virtuous uncle have a dissolute Nephew? what though he be a brotheler, a waste-thrift, a common surfeiter, and to conclude a beggar, must sin in him, call up shame in me: since we have no part in their follies, why should we have part in their infamies? for my strict hand toward his mortgage that I deny not, I confess I had an uncles penworth: let me see, half in half, true, I saw neither hope of his reclaiming, nor comfort in his being, and was it not then better bestowed upon his Uncle, then upon one of his Ants, I need not say bawd, for every own knows what Aunt stands for in the last Translation now sir. there's a Country serving-man sir, attends to speak with your worship. I'm at best leisure now, send him in to me; Bless your venerable worship. Welcome good fellow. He calls me thief at first sight, yet he little thinks I am an Host? What's thy business with me? Faith sir, I am sent from my Mistress to any sufficient Gentleman indeed, to ask advise upon a doubtful point, 'tis indifferent sir, to whom I come, for I know none, nor did my Mistress direct me to any particular man, for she's as mere a stranger here as myself, only I found your worship within, and 'tis a thing I ever loved sir to be dispatched as soon as I can: A good blunt honesty, I like him well what is thy Mistress? faith a Country Gentlewoman and a widow sir, yesterday was the first flight of us, but now she intends to stay till a little Term business be ended. Her name I prithee? It runs there in the writings sir, among her Lands, widow Medler? Meddler? mass have I near heard of that widow? Yes, I warrant you, have you sir, not the rich widow in Staffordshire: Cuds me, there 'tis indeed, thou hast put me into memory, there's a widow indeed, ah that I were a bachelor again.
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E'en when thou wilt agen; Tramplers of time, Motions of Fleete-ſtreete, and Viſions of Holborne, here I haue fees of one, there I haue fees of another, my clients come about me, the Fooli-aminy and Cockſ-combri of the Country, I ſtil traſht and trotted for other mens cauſes, thus was poore Harry Dampit made rich by others lazineſſe, who, tho they would not follow their owne Suites, I made e'm follow mee with their purſes. Did'ſt thou ſo old Harry? I, and I ſouc'ſt e'm with bills of Charges ifayth, twentie pound a yeare haue I brought in for boate-hire, and I nere ſtept into boate in my life. Tramplers of time. I, Tramplers of time, Raſkalls of time, Bulbeggars: Ah thou'rt a mad old Harrie? kinde Maiſter Gulfe, I am bould to renew my acquaintance. I embrace it ſir. My Aduerſary euermore twittes mee with my Nephew, forſooth my Nephew: why may not a vertuous vncle haue a diſſolute Nephewe? what tho hee bee a Brotheller, a waſt-thrift, a common Surfetter, and to conclude a beggar, muſt ſinne in him, call vp ſhame in mee: ſince wee haue no part in their follies, why ſhould wee haue part in their infamies? for my ſtrickt hand toward his morgage that I denie not, I confeſſe I had an Vncles penworth: let me ſee, halfe in halfe, true, I ſawe neyther hope of his reclayming, nor comfort in his beeing, and was it not then better beſtow'd vpon his Vncle, then vpon one of his Aunts, I neede not ſay bawde, for euery owne knowes what Aunt ſtands for in the laſt Tranſlation now ſir. Ther's a Country Seruing-man ſir, attends to ſpeake with your worſhip. Ime at beſt leiſure now, ſend him in to me; Bleſſe your venerable worſhip. Welcome good fellow. Hee calles me theefe at firſt ſight, yet he little thinkes I am an Hoſt? What's thy buſines with me? Faith ſir, I am ſent from my Miſtriſſe to any ſufficient Gentleman indeed, to aske aduiſe vpon a doubtfull point, 'tis indifferent ſir, to whome I come, for I know none, nor did my Miſtres direct mee to any perticuler man, for ſhee's as meere a ſtranger here as my ſelfe, onely I found your worſhip within, and tis a thing I euer lou'd ſir to be diſpacht as ſoone as I can: A good blunt honeſty, I like him wel what is thy Miſtres? Fayth a Cuntry Gentlewoman and a widdow ſir, yeſterday was the firſt flight of vs, but now ſhee entends to ſtay till a little Tearme buſineſſe be ended. Her name I prethee? It runnes there in the writings ſir, among her Lands, widdow Medler? Meddler? maſſe haue I neere heard of that widdow? Yes, I want you, haue you ſir, not the rich widdowe in Staffordſheere: Cuds me, there tis indeede, thou haſt put me into memorie, there's a widdow indeed, ah that I were a batchiler agen.