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 · 506 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
Sir Lancelot? let me buss thee sir Lancelot, thou art the only friend that I honour and respect. I thank you for that Master Dampit. Farewell my bosom sir Lancelot. Gentlemen, and you love me, let me step behind you, and one of you fall a talking of me to him. Content— Master Dampit. So sir. Here came sir Lancelot to see you e'en now. Hang him rascal. Who sir Lancelot. Pythagorical rascal. Pythagorical? I he changes his cloak when he meets a sergeant. What a rogue's this? I wonder you can rail at him sir, he comes in love to see you. A louse for his love, his father was a Combmaker, I have no need of his crawling love, he comes to have longer day, the superlative rascal: 'sfoot I can no longer endure the rogue, Master Dampit, I come to take my leave once again sir? Who? my dear and kind Sir Lancelot? the only Gentleman of England, let me hug thee, farewell and a thousand. Composed of wrongs and slavish flatteries. Nay Gentlemen, he shall show you more Tricks yet, i'll give you another taste of him: is't possible? His memory is upon departing. Another cup of Sack. Mass then 'twill be quite gone: before he drink that, tell him there's a country client come up, and here attends for his Learned advice, Enough. One Cup more, and then let the Bell toll, I hope I shall be weak enough by that time. Master Dampit. Is the Sack spouting. 'tis coming forward sir,— here's a countryman a client of yours, waits for your deep and profound advice sir. A coxcombry? where is he? let him approach, set me up a peg higher. You must draw near sir. Now goodman foolaminy, what say you to me now Please your good worship, I am a poor man sir.— What make you in my Chamber then? I would entreat your worship's device in a just and honest cause sir.— I meddle with no such matters, I refer 'em, to Master No-man's Office. I had but one house left me in all the world sir which was my fathers, my Grandfathers, my great Grandfathers, and now a Villain has unjustly wrung me out, and took possession out. Has he such feats? thy best course is to bring thy ejection firm, and in seven year thou mayst shove him out by the Law. Alas, an't please your worship, I have small friends and less money. Hoyda, this gear will fadge well, hast no money, why then my advice is thou must set fire ath house & so get him out. That will break strife indeed, I thank your worship for your hot Counsel sir.— altering but my voice a little, you see he knew me not, you may observe by this that a Drunkard's memory, holds longer in the voice then in the person, but Gentlemen shall I show you a sight, behold the little dive-dapper of Damnation, Gulf the usurer, for his time worse than other.
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Sir Lancelot? let me buſſe thee ſir Lancelot, thou art the onely friend that I honor and reſpect. I thanke you for that Maiſter Dampit. Farewell my boſome ſir Lancelot. Gentlemen, and you loue mee, let mee ſtep behinde you, and one of you fall a talking of me to him. Content—Maiſter Dampit. So ſir. Here came ſir Lancelot to ſee you e'en now. Hang him raskall. Who ſir Lancelot. Pythagoricall raskall. Pythagoricall? I he changes his cloake when he meetes a Sergiant. What a rogues this? I wonder you can raile at him ſir, he comes in loue to ſee you. A louſe for his loue, his father was a Combe-maker, I haue no neede of his crawling loue, hee comes to haue longer day, the ſuperlatiue raskall: Sfoote I can no longer endure the rogue, Maiſter Dampit, I come to take my leaue once agen ſir? Who? my deere and kinde Sir Lancelot? the onely Gentleman of England, let me hug thee, farewell and a thouſand. Compoſde of wrongs and ſlauiſh flatteries. Nay Gentlemen, he ſhall ſhow you more Tricks yet, ile giue you another taſt of him: I'ſt poſſible? His memory is vpon departing. Another cup of Sack. Maſſe then twill be quite gon: before he drinke that, tell him theres a cuntry client come vp, and here attends for his Learned aduice, Inough. One Cup more, and then let the Bell toale, I hope I ſhall be weake inough by that time. Maiſter Dampit. Is the Sack ſpouting. Tis comming forward ſir,—heres a countryman a client of yours, waytes for your deepe and profound aduice ſir. A cockſcombry? where is he? let him approch, ſet me vp a pegge higher. You muſt draw nere ſir. Now good-man fooleaminy, what ſay you to me now Pleaſe your good worſhip, I am a poore man ſir.— What make you in my Chamber then? I would entreate your worſhips deuice in a iuſt and honeſt cauſe ſir.— I meddle with no ſuch matters, I refer e'm, to Maiſter No-mans Office. I had but one houſe left me in all the world ſir which was my fathers, my Grand-fathers, my great Grandfathers, and now a Villaine has vniuſtly wrung me out, and tooke poſſeſſion out. Has he ſuch feates? thy beſt courſe is to bring thy eiectione firme, and in Seauen yeare thou mayſt ſhoue him out by the Law. Alaſſe, ant pleaſe your worſhip, I haue ſmall friends and leſſe mony. Hoyda, this geere will fadge well, haſt no money, why then my aduice is thou muſt ſet fire ath houſe & ſo get him out. That will breake ſtrife indeed, I thanke your worſhip for your hot Counſell ſir.— altring but my voyce alitle, you ſee he knew me not, you may obſerue by this that a drunkards memory, holds longer in the voyce then in the perſon, but Gentlemen ſhall I ſhow you a ſight, behold the litle diue-dapper of Damnation, Gulfe the vſurer, for his time worſe then tother.