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 · 492 words
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Shall I remember thee of another promise far stronger than the first. I'd fain know that. 'twould call shame to thy cheeks. Shame. Hark in your ear.— will he come of thinkst thou, and pay my Debts roundly. Doubt nothing, there's a Release a drawing and all to which you must set your hand. Excellent. But methinks i'faith you might have made some shift to discharge this yourself, having in the mortgage, and never have burdened my conscience with it. A my troth I could not, for my creditor's cruelties extend to the present. No more,— why do your worst for that, I defy you. You're impudent, i'll call up witnesses. Call up thy wits for thou hast been devoted to follies a long time. Wife, you're too bitter? Master Wit-good, and you my Masters, you shall hear a mild speech come from me now, and this it is, 'tas been my fortune, Gentlemen, to have an extraordinary blessing poured upon me o'late, and here she stands, I have wedded her and bedded her, & yet she is little the worse, some foolish words she hath passed to you in the Country, and some peevish debts you owe here in the City, set the hare's head to the Goose— giblet, release you her of her words, and i'll release you of your debts sir: Would you so, I thank you for that sir, I cannot blame you i'faith. Why are not debts better than words sir? Are not words promises, and are not promises debts sir. He plays at back-Racket with me. Come hither Master Wit-good come hither, be ruled by fools once: We are Citizens and know what belong to't. Take hold of his offer pax on her, let her go, if your debts were once discharged, I would help you to a widow myself worth ten of her. Mass partner and now you remember me on't, there's Master Muligrub's sister newly fallen a widow. Cuds me, as pat as can be, there's a widow left for you, ten thousand in money, beside Plate, jewels et caetera I warrant it a match, we can do all in all with her, prithee dispatch we'll carry thee to her presently. My Uncle will near endure me, when he shall hear I set my hand to a release: Hark, i'll tell thee a Trick for that, I have spent five hundred pound in suits in my time, I should be wise, thou it now a prisoner, make a release, takte of my word, whatsoever a man makes as long as he is in durance, 'tis nothing in law, not thus much. Say you so sir? I have paid for't I know't. Proceed then, I consent. Why well said: How now my Masters, what have you done with him? With much ado sir, we have got him to consent. Ah— a— a,— and what came his debts to now? Some eight score odd pounds sir.
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Shall I remember thee of an other promiſe far ſtronger then the firſt. Ide faine knowe that. Twould call ſhame to thy cheeks. Shame. Harke in your ear.—will hee come of thinkſt thou, and pay my Debts roundly. Doubt nothing, theres a Releaſe a drawing and all to which you muſt ſet your hand. Excellent. But mee thinkes ifaith you might haue made ſome ſhift to diſcharge this your ſelfe, hauing in the morgage, and neuer haue burdned my conſcience with it. A my troth I could not, for my creditors cruelties extend to the preſent. No more,—why do your worſt for that, I defie you. Y'are impudent, ile call vp witneſſes. Call vp thy wits for thou haſt beene deuoted to follies a long time. Wife, y'are too bitter? Maiſter Wit-good, and you my Maiſters, you ſhal heare a milde ſpeech come from me now, and this it is, tas beene my fortune, Gentlemen, to haue an extraordinary bleſſing powr'd vpon me alate, and here ſhe ſtands, I haue wedded her and bedded her, & yet ſhe is little the worſe, ſome fooliſh wordes ſhee hath paſt to you in the Country, and ſome peeuiſh debts you owe here in the Citty, ſet the Hares head to the Gooſe—giblet, releaſe you her of her words, and ile releaſe you of your debts ſir: Would you ſo, I thanke you for that ſir, I cannot blame you ifayth. Why are not debts better then words ſir? Are not words promiſes, and are not promiſes debts ſir. He plaies at back-Racket with me. Come hether Maiſter Wit-good come hether, be rulde by fooles once: We are Cittizens and know what belong toote. Take hold of his offer pax on her, let her goe, if your debts were once diſcharg'd, I would helpe you to a widdow my ſelfe worth ten of her. Maſſe partner and now you remember mee on't, there's Maiſter Muligrubs ſiſter newly falne a widdow. Cuds mee, as pat as can be, there's a widdow left for you, ten thouſand in mony, beſide Plate, Iewells et caetera I warrant it a match, wee can do all in all with her, prethee diſpatch weele carry thee to her preſently. My Vncle wil nere endure me, when he ſhall heare I ſet my hand to a releaſe: Harke, ile tell thee a Trick for that, I haue ſpent fiue hundred pound in ſuites in my time, I ſhould be wiſe, thou it now a priſoner, make a releaſe, takte of my worde, whatſoeuer a man makes as long as he is in durance, tis nothing in lawe, not thus much. Say you ſo ſir? I haue payde for't I know't. Proceede then, I conſent. Why wel ſayde: How now my Maiſters, what haue you done with him? With much a doe ſir, we haue got him to conſent. Ah—a—a,— and what came his debts to now? Some eight ſcore od pounds ſir.