Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.81 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Oh 'tis a Secret delight we have amongst us, we that are used to keep birds in cages, have the heart to keep men in prison, I warrant you. I perceive I must crave a little more Aid from my wits, do but make shift for me this once, and I'll forswear ever to trouble you in the like fashion hereafter, I'll have better employment for you, and I live. You'll give me leave my masters to make Trial of my friends and raise all means I can. That's our desires sir. Master Wit-good. Oh art thou come! May I speak one word with you in private sir? No by my faith canst thou. I am in hell here and the Devils will not let me Come to thee. Do you call us devils, you shall find us Puritans bear him away, let 'em talk as they go, we'll not stand to hear 'em, ah sir, am I a devil, I shall think the better of myself as long as I live, a Devil i'faith. What a Sweet blessing hast thou Master Hoord above a multitude, wilt thou never be thankful? how dost thou think to be blessed another time? or dost thou count this the full measure of thy happiness by my troth I think thou dost: not only a wife large in possessions, but spacious in content, she's rich, she's young, she's fair, she's wife, when I wake I think of her lands that revives me, when I go to bed, I dream of her beauty, and that's enough for me, she's worth 4. hundred a year in her very smock, if a man knew how to use it, but the journey will be all in troth into the Country, to ride to her Lands in state and order following my Brother & other worshipful Gentlemen whose companies I ha' sent down for already, to ride along with us, in their goodly Decorum beards, their broad Velvet cassocks, and chains of gold twice or thrice double; against which time, i'll entertain some ten men of mine own, into Liveries, all of occupations or qualities, I will not keep an idle man about me, the sight of which will so vex my Adversary Lucre, for we'll pass by his door of purpose, make a little stand for nonce, & have our horses curvet before the window, certainly he will never endure it, but run up & hang himself presently? how now sirrah? what news? any that offer their service to me yet. Yes sir, there are some i'th' hall, that wait for your worship's liking, and desire to be entertained. Are they of occupation? They are men fit for your worship sir. Sayst so? send 'em all in!— to see ten men ride after me in watchet liveries with orange-tawny capes, 'twill cut his comb i'faith, how now? of what occupation are you sir. A tailor, an't please your worship. A tailor, oh very good, you shall serve to make all the Liveries— what are you sir?
before the Court;Blackfriars;Paul's;Indoor Professional
Genre (British Drama)
comedy
Play type
Boys Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEP
edition 614 · TCP A07511 · DEEP 506
Edition role
Representative edition — used in the analysis
Position
nodes 855–869 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 26 of 36 in this edition
Length
508 words · 655 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.810 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T27 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Oh tis a Secret delight we haue amongſt vs, we that are vſde to keepe birds in cages, haue the heart to keepe men in priſon, I warrant you. I perceiue I muſt craue a litle more Ayde from my wits, do but make ſhift for me this once, and Ile forſweare euer to trouble you in the like faſhion hereafter, Ile haue better employment for you, and I liue. Youle giue me leaue my maiſters to make Tryall of my friends and raiſe all meanes I can. Thats our deſires ſir. Maiſter Wit-good. Oh art thou come! May I ſpeake one word with you in priuate ſir? No by my faith canſt thou. I am in hell here and the Deuills will not let me Come to thee. Do you call vs diuuills, you ſhall find vs Puritanes beare him away, let em talke as they go, we'le not ſtand to heare 'em, ah ſir, am I a deuile, I ſhall thinke the better of my ſelfe as long as I liue, a Deuill ifaith. What a Sweet bleſſing haſt thou Maiſter Hoord aboue a multitude, wilt thou neuer be thankeful? how doſt thou thinke to be bleſt another time? or doſt thou count this the full meaſure of thy hapines by my troth I thinke thou doeſt▪ not only a wife large in poſſeſſions, but ſpatious in content, ſhe's rich, ſhe's yong, ſhe's fayre, ſhe's wife, when I wake I thinke of her lands that reuiues me, when I go to bed, I dreame of her beauty, and thats ynough for me, ſhe's worth 4. hundred a yeare in her very ſmock, if a man knewe how to vſe it, but the iourney will bee all introth into the Country, to ride to her Lands in ſtate and order following my Brother & other worſhipfull Gentlemen whoſe companies I ha ſent downe for already, to ride along with vs, in their goodly Decorum beards, their broad Veluet chaſhocks, and chaines of gold twice or thrice double; againſt which time, ile entertaine ſome ten men of mine own, into Liueries, all of occupations or qualities, I will not keepe an idle man about mee, the ſight of which will ſo vexe my Aduerſary Lucre, for weele paſſe by his dore of purpoſe, make a little ſtand for nonce, & haue our horſes Curuet before the window, certainly he will neuer endure it, but run vp & hang himſelf preſently? how now ſirra? what newes? any that offer their ſeruice to me yet. Yes ſir, there are ſome ith hall, that waite for your worſhips liking, and deſire to be entertainde. Are they of occupation? They are men fit for your worſhip ſir. Sayſt ſo? ſend e'm all in!—to ſee ten men ride after mee in watchet liueries with Orenge-tawny capes, twill cut his combe ifayth, how now? of what occupation are you ſir. A Taylor, an't pleaſe your worſhip. A taylor, oh very good, you ſhall ſerue to make all the Liueries—what are you ſir?