Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
A Barber sir. A Barber very needful, you shall shave all the house, and if need require stand for a Reaper i'th' Summer time,— You sir? A Perfumer? I smelled you before, Perfumers of all men had need carry themselves uprightly, for if they were once knaves they would be smelled out quickly,— to you sir? A falconer an't please your worship— Sa ho, sa ho, sa ho— and you sir? A Huntsman sir. There boy, there boy, there boy? I am not so old but I have pleasant days to come, I promise you my Masters I take such a good liking to you, that I entertain you all, I put you already into my countenance, and you shall be shortly in my livery? but especially you two my jolly falconer, and my bonny huntsman, we shall have most need of you at my wife's Manor-houses i'th' Country, there's goodly parks and Champion-grounds for you, we shall have all our sports within ourselves, all the Gentlemen ath Country shall be beholding to us and our pastimes: And we'll make you worship admire sir: Sayst thou so do but make me admire, and thou shalt want for nothing,— my tailor? Anon sir. Go presently in hand with the liveries. I will sir. My Barber. Here sir. Make 'em all trim fellows, louse 'em well, especially my huntsman, and cut all their beards of the Polonian fashion: my perfumer: Under your nose sir: Cast a better savour upon the knaves, to take away the scent of my tailors feet, and my barber's Lotium-water: It shall be carefully performed sir. But you my falconer and Huntsman, the welcom'st men alive i'faith: And we'll show you that sir, shall deserve your worships favour? I prithee show me that: go you knaves all, and wash your lungs i'th' Buttery, go— byth' mass, and well remembered, i'll ask my wife that question, wife, mistress Iane Hoord! Sir? would you with me. I would but know sweet wife, which might stand best to thy liking, to have the wedding dinner kept here or i'th' Country? Hum. faith sir 'twould like me better here, here you were married, here let all rites be ended. Could a marquis give a better answer? Hoord bear thy head aloft, thou'st a wife will advance it, what haste comes here now? ye a letter: some dreg of my adversaries malice: come hither, what's the news! A thing that concerns my Mistress sir. Why then it concerns me knave? I and you knave too, (cry your worship mercy) you are both like to come into trouble I promise you sir, a precontract How a precontract sayst thou? I fear they have too much proof on't sir, old Lucre he runs mad up and down and will to law as fast as he can, young Wit-good laid hold on by his creditors, he exclaims upon you a other side, says you have wrought his undoing, by the injurious detaining of his contract.
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A Barber ſir. A Barber very needefull, you ſhall ſhaue all the houſe, and if neede require ſtand for a Reaper ith Sommer time,— You ſir? A Perfumer? I ſmelt you before, Perſumers of all men had neede carry themſelues vprightly, for if they were once knaues they would be ſmelt out quickly, —to you ſir? A Fawlkner an't pleaſe your worſhip— Sa ho, ſa ho, ſa ho—and you ſir? A Huntſman ſir. There boy, there boye, there boye? I am not ſo old but I haue pleaſant daies to come, I promiſe you my Maiſters I take ſuch a good liking to you, that I entertaine you all, I put you already into my countenance, and you ſhall be ſhortly in my liuerie? but eſpecially you two my olly Fawlkner, and my bonny huntſman, wee ſhall haue moſt neede of you at my wifes Mannor-houſes ith Country, there's goodly parkes and Champion-grounds for you, we ſhall haue all our ſports within our ſelues, all the Gentlemen ath Country ſhall bee beholding to vs and our paſtimes: And weele make you worſhip admire ſir: Sayſt thou o do but make mee admire, and thou ſhalt want for nothing,—my Taylor? Anon ſir. Go preſently in hand with the liueries. I will ſir. My Barber. Here ſir. Make e'm all trim fellowes, lowſe e'm well, eſpecially my huntſman, and cut all their beards of the Polonian faſhion: my perfumer: Vnder your noſe ſir: Caſt a better ſauour vpon the knaues, to take away the ſent of my Taylors feete, and my Barbers Lotium-water: It ſhall be carefully performde ſir. But you my Faulkner and Huntſman, the welcomſt men aliue ifayth: And weele ſhow you that ſir, ſhall deſerue your worſhippes fauour? I prethee ſhow mee that: goe you knaues all, and waſh your lungs ith Buttery, go—byth maſſe, and well remembred, ile aske my wife that queſtion, wife, Miſtrs Iane Hoord! Sir? would you with me. I would but know ſweet wife, which might ſtād beſt to thy liking, to haue the wedding dinner kept here or ith Country? Hum? faith ſir twould like me better here, here you were married, here let all rites be ended. Could a Marqueſſe giue a better anſwere? Hoord beare thy head aloft, thou'ſt a wife will aduance it, what haſte comes here now? yee a letter: ſome dregge of my Aduerſaries malice: come hether, whats the newes! A thing that concernes my Miſtris ſir. Why then it concernes me knaue? I and you knaue too, (cry your worſhippe mercy) you are both like to come into trouble I promiſe you ſir, a praecontract How a praecontract ſayſt thou? I feare they haue too much proofe on't ſir, old Lucre he runs mad vp and downe and will to lawe as faſt as he can, yong Wit-good layde hold on by his creditors, hee exclaymes vpon you a tother ſide, ſaies you haue wrought his vndoing, by the iniurious detayning of his contract.