Barry, Lording · published 1608 · first performed or written 1603 [c.1603-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels T56 Magic, spells and conjuring typicality 0.82 · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T56: magic, faustus, charms, charm, conjure, spirits, skill, ho, power, spells.
Then sir know i'll effect it; but understand withal, the apparition will be most horrid, if it appear in his proper form, and will so amaze and dull your senses, that your appetite will be lost and weak, though mistress Purge should attend it naked Now sir, could you name a friend with whom you are most conversant, in his likeness should the spirit appear. Of all men living, my conversation is most frequent with Lipsalve the Courtier. 'tis enough: i'll to my Spirit— are these whips come there? Ready here sir. So lie thou there; my noble gallants i'll so firk you: Sir my Spirit agrees in lipsalve's shape; tomorrow twixt the hours of four and five, shall mistress Purge be rapt with a whirlwind into Lipsalve's chamber, that's the fittest place: for by the break of day Lipsalve shall be mounted, and forsake the City for three days, so my Spirit resolves me: Now sir, by my Art, at that very hour shall his chamber door fly open, into which boldly enter in this sort accoutered: put me on a pure clean shirt, leave off your doublet, (for Spirits endure nothing polluted) take me this whip in your hand, and being entered you shall see the Spirit in lipsalve's shape, in the self same form that you appear; speak these words here ready written, take three bold steps forward, then whip him soundly, who straight vanisheth and leaves mistress Purge to your will. ay but shall your Spirit come armed with a whip too? He shall, but have no power to strike. Is this infallible, have you seen the proof? Probatum upon my word, I have seen the experience, if it fail, say I am a fool, and no Magician. Master Doctor I would you had some suit at Court, by the faith of a Courtier, I would beg it for you: Fare you well Sir, I shall report of you, as I find your charm. And no otherwise sir; let me understand how you thrive: ha, ha, ha, now to my friend Lipsalve, I must possess him with the same circumstance, wherein I am assured to get perpetual laughter in their follies, and my revenge. O which way shall I turn, or shift, or go, To lose one thought of care, no soothing hope Gives intermission, or beguiles one hour Of tedious Time, which never will have end, Whilst love pursues, in vain my absent friend, Thou continent of wealth, whose want of store For that it could not poise th'unequal Scale Of Avarice giv'st matter to my moan, O dross the level of insatiate Eyes The devils Engine, and the soul's corrupter, Thou playst th' Attorney 'gainst the lawful force Of true affection, dost interpose a Bar, twixt Hearts conjoined: Cursed be thy seed of strife, Whose progress chokes the natural course of life. O help, help, help.
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482 words · 649 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T56 — Magic, spells and conjuringcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.825 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: T45 · seed 44: T51 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Then ſir know ile effect it; but vnderſtand withal, the apparition will be moſt horrid, if it appeare in his proper forme, and will ſo amaze and dull your ſences, that your appetite will be loſt and weake, though miſtriſſe Purge ſhould attend it naked Now ſir, could you name a friend with whome you are moſt conuerſant, in his likeneſſe ſhould the ſpirit appeare. Of all men liuing, my conuerſation is moſt frequent with Lipſalue the Courtier. Tis ynough: ile to my Spirit— are theſe whips come there? Ready here ſir. So lie thou there; my noble gallants ile ſo firke you: Sir my Spirit agrees in Lipſalues ſhape; to morrow twixt the howres of foure and fiue, ſhall miſtriſſe Purge be rapt with a whirlwind into Lypſalues chamber, thats the fitteſt place: for by the breake of day Lipſalue ſhall be mounted, and forſake the City for three dayes, ſo my Spirit reſolues me▪ Now ſir, by my Art, at that very houre ſhall his chamber doore fly open, into which boldly enter in this ſort accoutered: put me on a pure cleane ſhirt, leaue off your doublet, (for Spirits indure nothing polluted) take me this whip in your hand, and being entred you ſhall ſee the Spirit in Lipſalues ſhape, in the ſelfe ſame forme that you appeare; ſpeake theſe words here ready written, take three bold ſteps forward, then whippe him ſoundly, who ſtraight vaniſheth and leaues miſtris Purge to your will. I but ſhall your Spirit come arm'd with a whippe too? He ſhall, but haue no power to ſtrike. Is this infallible, haue you ſeen the proofe? Probatum vpon my word, I haue ſeene the experience, if it fayle, ſay I am a foole, and no Magician. Maſter Doctor I would you had ſome ſuite at Court, by the faith of a Courtier, J would beg it for you: Fare you well Sir, I ſhall reporte of you, as I find your charme. And no otherwiſe ſir; let me vnderſtand how you thriue: ha, ha, ha, now to my friend Lipſalue, I muſt poſſeſſe him with the ſame circumſtance, wherein J am aſſured to get perpetuall laughter in their follies, and my reuenge. O which way ſhall J turne, or ſhift, or goe, To looſe one thought of care, no ſoothing hope Giues entermiſſion, or beguiles one howre Of tedious Time, which neuer will haue end, Whilſt loue purſues, in vayne my abſent friend, Thou continent of wealth, whoſe want of ſtoare For that it could not peiz thvnequall Scale Of Auarice giu'ſt matter to my moane, O droſſe the leauell of inſatiate Eyes The Diuells Engine, and the ſoules corrupter, Thou plaiſt th' Atturney gainſt the lawfull force Of true affection, doſt enterpoſe a Barr, twixt Harts conioyn'd: Curſt be thy ſeede of ſtrife, VVhoſe progreſſe choakes the naturall courſe of life. O helpe, helpe, helpe.