Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and typicality 0.86 · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
Hum. see like a Beast if I have not forgot the name, puh, and out yonder again, goodly grown woods and fair meadows, pax on't, I can near hit of that place neither, he; why has Wit-good of Wit-good-Hall, he, an unknown thing. Is he so sir, to see how rumor will alter, trust me sir we heard once he had no lands, but all lay mortgaged to an Uncle he has in town here. Push, 'tis a tale, 'tis a tale. I can assure you sir 'twas credibly reported to my Mistress. Why do you think i'faith he was ever so simple to mortgage his lands to his Uncle? or his uncle so unnatural to take the extremity of such a mortgage. That was my saying still sir. Puh, near think it. Yet that report goes currant. Nay then you urge me, Cannot I tell that best that am his Uncle, How sir! what have I done. Why how now in a sown, man. Is your worship his Uncle sir. Can that be any harm to you sir. I do beseech your sir do me the favour to conceal it, what a Beast was I to utter so much: pray sir do me the kindness to keep it in, I shall have my coat pulled o'er my ears, an't should be known, for the truth is an't please your worship, to prevent much rumour and many suitors, they intend to be married very suddenly and privately. And dost thou think it stands with my judgement to do them injury, must I needs say the knowledge of this marriage comes from thee? am I a fool at fifty four? do I lack subtlety now that have got all my wealth by it? there's a leash of Angels for thee, come let me woe thee, speak where lie they? So I might have no anger sir— Passion of me not a jot, prithee come. I would not have it known it came by my means,— Why am I a man of wisdom? I dare trust your worship sir, but I'm a stranger to your house, and to avoid all Intelligencers I desire your worships ear. This fellow's worth a matter of trust— come sir, why now thou'rt an honest lad: ah sirrah Nephew? Please you sir now I have begun with your worship when shall I attend, for your advice upon that doubtful point, I must come warily now. Tut, fear thou nothing, to morrows evening shall resolve the doubt. The time shall cause my attendance. Fare thee well: there's more true honesty in such a Country Servingman, then in a hundred of our cloak companions, I may well call 'em companions, for since blue coats have been turned into cloaks, we can scarce know the man from the Master— George— Anon sir? List hither,— keep the place secret, commend me to my Nephew, I know no cause tell him but he might see his Uncle? I will sir. And do you hear sir, take heed you use him with respect and duty.
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Hum, ſee like a Beaſt if I haue not forgot the name, puh, and out yonder agen, goodly growen woods and faire meado ves, pax ont, I can nere hit of that place neither, hee; why hes Wit-good of Wit-good-Hall, hee, an vnknowe thing. Is he ſo ſir, to ſee how rumor will alter, truſt me ſir we heard once he had no lands, but all lay morgagde to an Vncle he has in towne here. Puſh, tis a tale, tis a tale. I can aſſure you ſir twas credibly reported to my Miſtris. Why doe you thinke ifaith hee was euer ſo ſimple to morgage his lands to his Vncle? or his vncle ſo vnnaturall to take the extremity of ſuch a morgage. That was my ſaying ſtill ſir. Puh, nere thinke it. Yet that report goes currant. Nay then you vrge me, Cannot I tell that beſt that am his Vncle, How ſir! what haue I donne. Why how now in a Sowne, man▪ Is your worſhip his Vncle ſir. Can that be any harme to you ſir. I do beſeech your ſir do me the fauour to conceale it, what a Beaſt was I to vtter ſo much: pray ſir doe mee the kindneſſe to keepe it in, I ſhall haue my coate pull'd ore my eares, ant ſhould bee knowne, for the truth is an't pleaſe your worſhippe, to preuent much rumour and many ſuiters, they entend to bee married verie ſuddenly and priuately. And do'ſt thou thinke it ſtands with my Iudgement to doe them iniury, muſt I needes ſay the knowledge of this marriage comes from thee? am I a foole at fifty foure? doe I lacke ſubteltie now that haue got all my wealth by it? there's a leaſh of Angells for thee, come let mee wo thee, ſpeake where lie they? So I might haue no anger ſir— Paſſion of me not a iot, prethe come. I would not haue it knowne it came by my meanes,— Why am I a man of wiſdome? I dare truſt your worſhip ſir, but I'me a ſtranger to your houſe, and to auoyde al Intelligencers I deſire your worſhippes eare. This fellowe's worth a matter of truſt—come ſir, why now thou'rt an honeſt lad: ah ſirrah Nephew? Pleaſe you ſir now I haue begunne with your worſhip when ſhall I attend, for your aduice vpon that doubtfull poynt, I muſt come warily now. Tut, feare thou nothing, to morrowes euening ſhall reſolue the doubt. The time ſhall cauſe my attendance. Fare thee well: there's more true honeſty in ſuch a Cuntrie Seruingman, then in a hundred of our cloake companions, I may well call e'm companions, for ſince blew coates haue beene turn'd into cloakes, wee can ſcarce knowe the man from the Maiſter—George— Anon ſir? Liſt hether,—keepe the place ſecret, commend mee to my Nephewe, I knowe no cauſe tell him but hee might ſee his Vncle? I will ſir. And doe you heare ſir, take heede you vſe him with reſpect and duty.