Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Body a me? He will have utmost satisfaction. The law shall give him recompense he says. Alas his creditors so merciless, my state being yet uncertain, I deem it not unconscionable to further him. True sir— Wife, what says that letter let me construe it. Cursed be my rash and unadvised words, I'll set my foot upon my tongue, And tread my inconsiderate grant to dust. Wife— A pretty shift i'faith, I commend a woman when she can make away a letter from her husband handsomely, and this was cleanly done by my troth. I did sir? Some foolish words I must confess did pass, Which, now litigiously he fastens on me. Of what force? let me examine 'em. Too strong I fear, would I were well freed of him. Shall I compound? No sir, i'd have it done some Nobler way Of your side; i'd have you come off with honour, Let baseness keep with them: why have you not the means sir, the occasions offered you. Where? how? dear wife. He is now caught by his creditors, the slave's needy, his debts petty, he'll rather bind himself, to all inconveniences then rot in prison, by this only means you may get a release from him, 'tis not yet come to his uncles hearing, send speedily for the creditors, by this time he's desperate, he'll set his hand to any thing, take order for his debts, or discharge 'em quite, a pax on him, let's be rid of a rascal. Excellent, thou dost astonish me, go, run, make haste, bring both the creditors and Wit-good hither. This will be some revenge yet. In the mean space I'll have a release drawne-within there. Sir. Sirrah, come take derictions, go to my Scrivener. I'm yet like those, whose riches lie in dreams, If I be waked they're false, such is my fate, Who ventures deeper than the desperate state. Though I have find yet could I become new, For where I once vow, I am ever true. Away, Dispatch, on my Displeasure, quickly, happy occasion, pray heaven he be in the right Vain now to set his hand to't, that nothing alter him; grant that all his follies may meet in him at once, to besot him enough. I pray for him i'faith, and here he comes; What would you with me now, my uncles spiteful adversary. Nay I am friends, I when your mischiefs spent. I heard you were arrested. Well, what then? you will pay none of my debts I am sure. A wiseman cannot tell, There may be those Conditions 'greed upon, May move me to do much, I when 'tis thou perjured Woman, O no name Is vild enough to match thy treachery, That art the cause of my confusion. Out you penurious slave. Nay wife you are too froward, Let him alone, give losers leave to talk.
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Body a me? He will haue vtmoſt ſatiſfaction. The lawe ſhall giue him recompence he ſaies. Alaſſe his creditors ſo mercileſſe, my ſtate beeing yet vncertaine, I deeme it not vnconſcionable to furder him. True ſir— Wife, what ſaies that letter let me conſtrue it. Curſt be my raſh and vnaduiſed words, Ile ſet my foote vpon my tongue, And tread my inconſiderate grant to duſt. Wife— A prety ſhift yfaith, I commend a woman when ſhee can make away a letter from her huſband handſomely, and this was cleanely done by my troth. I did ſir? Some fooliſh words I muſt confeſſe did paſſe, Which, now letigiouſly he faſtens on me. Of what force? let me ezamine e'm. Too ſtrong I feare, would I were well free'd of him. Shall I compound? No ſir, ide haue it done ſome Nobler way Of your ſide; ide haue you come off with honor, Let baſeneſſe keepe with them: why haue you not the meanes ſir, the occaſions offerd you. Where? how? deere wife. Hee is now caught by his creditors, the ſlaue's needie, his debts petty, hee'le rather binde himſelfe, to all inconueniences then rot in pryſon, by this onely meanes you may get a releaſe from him, 'tis not yet come to his Vncles hearing, ſend ſpeedily for the creditors, by this time hee's diſperate, hee'le ſet his hand to any thing, take order for his debts, or diſcharge e'm quite, a pax on him, lets be rid of a raskall. Excellent, thou doſt aſtoniſh mee, go, runne, make haſt, bring both the creditors and Wit-good hether. This will be ſome reuenge yet. In the meane ſpace Ile haue a releaſe drawne-within there. Sir. Sirrah, come take derictions, goe to my Scriuener. Ime yet like thoſe, whoſe riches lie in dreames, If I be wakte the're falſe, ſuch is my fate, Who ventures deeper then the deſperate ſtate. Though I haue find yet could I become new, For where I once vow, I am euer true. Away, Diſpatch, on my Diſpleaſure, quickly, happy occaſion, pray heauen hee bee in the right Vayne now to ſet his hand toot, that nothing alter him; grant that al his follyes may meete in him at once, to beſot him inough. I pray for him ifaith, and here he comes; What would you with me now, my Vncles ſpitefull aduerſary. Nay I am friends, I when your miſcheifes ſpent. I heard you were arreſted. Wel, what then? you wil pay none of my debts I am ſure. A wiſeman cannot tell, There may be thoſe Conditions greed vpon, May moue me to do much, I when Tis thou periured Woman, O no name Is vild inough to match thy trechery, That art the cauſe of my confuſion. Out you penurious ſlaue. Nay wife you are too froward, Let him alone, giue looſers leaue to talke.