Barry, Lording · published 1608 · first performed or written 1603 [c.1603-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels T3 Sickness, physic and doctors typicality 0.74 · 486 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
My master being set last night in his shop, comes master Doctor Glister (as his manner is) squirting in suddenly, and after some conference, tells my master that by his own knowledge you were young with Child, to which my master replied, why master Doctor, will you put me to more Charges yet? Thou art a fool, In that my husband spoke as wisely as if the master of his company had spoke, he knows Doctors have receipts for women, which makes them most apt to conceive, and he promising a had ministered the same lately to me, thereupon spoke it, Lead on with your link? Art ready? Ready. Then speak pitifully, look scurvily, and dissemble cunningly, and we shall quickly prove two of the fraternity Benediction and Sanctity; love and Charity: fall on Mistress Purge, Sister of the family. And what I pray be you two? Two newly converted from the rags of Christianity; to become good members in the house of the family. Who I pray converted you? dry-fat the merchant. And from what sins hath he converted you? From two very notorious Crimes, The first was from eating fish on fridays, and the second from speaking reverently of the Clergy: but a resolved us, your talon in edifying young men went far beyond his. A talent I have therein, I must confess, nor am I very nice at fit times to show it; for your better instructions therefore, you must never hereafter frequent Taverns nor Tap-houses, no Masks nor Mummeries, no pastimes nor playhouses. Must we have no recreation? Yes, on the days which profane lips call Holidays, you may take your Spaniel and spend some hours at the Duckingpond. What are we bound unto, during the time we remain in the Family. During the light of the Candle, you are to be very attentive, which being extinguished, how to behave yourselves, I will deliver in private whisper. 'tis now come to a whisper, what young Familists be these? i'faith I'll make one, i'll trip you wife, I sent your footing wife. For Gallus writes, Paraselsus can tell, Pothecaries have brains, and Noses eke to smell, We shall with much diligence observe it. I fear I shall have small cause to thank that diligence, but do your worst, He that hath red fine hairballs in one year, can find a trick which shall prevent this gear, they are going, follow Purge, close, close and softly, like a horse-keeper in a lady's matted Chamber at midnight. Who knocks? Brethren and a Sister in the Family. Enter in peace. Brethren and a sister, that's the word, How beastly was I mistaken last day, I should have said a Brother in the Family— And I said a Familiar brother, for which I and my family were thrust out of doors: but as Titus Silus of Holborn bridge most learnedly was wont to say, qd— whose's there?
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Length
486 words · 638 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T3 — Sickness, physic and doctorscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.741 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
My maiſter being ſet laſt night in his ſhoppe, comes maiſter Doctor Gliſter (as his maner is) ſquerting in ſuddenlye, and after ſome conference, tells my mayſter that by his owne knowledge you were young with Childe, to which my maiſter replied, why maiſter Doctor, will yoe put me to more Charges yet? Thou art a foole, In that my huſband ſpake as wifelie as if the maiſter of his company had ſpoke▪ hee knowes Doctors haue receites for women, which makes them moſte apt to conceyue, and hee promiſing a had miniſtred the ſame lately to me, thereupon ſpake it, Lead on with your link? Art ready? Readie. Then ſpeak pittifully, looke ſcuruily, and diſſemble cunningly, and we ſhall quickly prooue two of the fraternity Benediction and Sanctitie; loue and Charity: fall on Miſtreſſe Purge, Syſter of the family. And what I pray be you two? Two newly cōuerted from the rags of Chriſtianity; to become good members in the houſe of the family. VVho I pray conuerted you? Dryfat the merchant. And from what ſinnes hath he conuerted you? From two very notorious Crimes, The firſt was from eating fiſhe on frydaies, and the ſecond from ſpeaking reuerently of the Clergy: but a reſolu'd vs, your talent in edifying yong men went far beyond his. A tallent I haue therein, I muſt confeſſe, nor am I very nice at fit times to ſhow it; for your better inſtructions therefore, you muſt neuer hereafter frequent Tauernes nor Taphouſes, no Maſkes nor Mummeries, no paſtimes nor Playhouſes. Muſt we haue no recreation? Yes, on the dayes which prophane lips call Hollidayes, you may take your Spaniell and ſpend ſome howres at the Duckingpond. What are we bound vnto, during the time we remaine in the Family. During the light of the Candle, you are to be very attentiue, which being extinguiſhed, how to behaue your ſelues, I will deliuer in priuate whiſper. Tis now come to a whiſper, what yong Familiſts be theſe? yfaith Ile make one, ile trip you wife, I ſent your footing wife. For Gallus writes, Paraſelſus can tell, Pothicaries haue braines, and Noſes eke to ſmell, We ſhall with much diligence obſerue it. J feare I ſhall haue ſmall cauſe to thanke that diligence, but doe your worſt, He that hath red fine hear-balls in one yeare, can finde a tricke which ſhall preuent this geare, they are going, follow Purge, cloſe, cloſe and ſoftly, like a Horſekeeper in a Ladies matted Chamber at midnight. VVho knockes? Brethren and a Siſter in the Family. Enter in peace. Brethren and a ſiſter, thats the word, How beaſtly was I miſtaken laſt day, J ſhould haue ſayd a Brother in the Family—And I ſaid a Familiar brother, for which J and my family were thruſt out of dores: but as Titus Silus of Holborn bridge moſt learnedly was wont to ſay, qd — VVhoſe there?