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 · 468 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
O most true Master Purge, little knows a man what Elements a is to pass, when a puts his head under a woman's girdle: your passion Master Purge is over heard, and (plain tale to tell) we were eye witnesses of your wives treachery, and if need be will be ready to depose as much. What master Lipsalve and master Guggin are you disguised testimonies, nay then Revenge look big? elf and Fairy Help to revenge the wronged Pothecary? Why now a speaks like himself, get me a Parritor for her strait? Conceal the Ring, my little Purge, let not thy wife know thou hast it, until she comes to her trial. Your advices are very pithy, therefore in private let me disclose my intent. Off boys, shrimp what dost thou think of thy Master, is a not a rare gull? I think a will swallow, and pocket more disgraces then large consenst Lawyer Fees in a Michaelmas Term. Thy master my honest periwinkle comes not much short of a fool to, but that a is a Courtier. Draw somewhat near, and overhear their conference? This shape of the Crier, must Club tomorrow assume: Are you fitted for Popin the Proctor? Excellent! and have spent some study in the mystical cases of Venery: I can describe how often a man may lie with another man's wife, before a come to the white sheet. How long is that? Why till a be taken tardy. How long all women kind may by the statute profess and swear they are maids. And how long is that? Why till their bellies be so big that it cannot be no longer concealed, but come forward towards Glisters. It must be so: let the sumner tickle her, you shall bring in these allegations and let us alone to swear them; who's this Master dry-fat? Opportunely met sir, and whither so fast? The news, the news? Faith Gentlemen, I think to relate for news what I here of Doctor Glister would come stale to your hearings. O the getting of his niece with child, tut that's apparently known to all the company, but in the name of Jupiter what art thou? or from whence camest thou? Why sir? I come from compassing the corners of the Land. Of what trade in the name of Pluto? Of the devils trade, for I live as he does, by the sins of the people, in brief sir, I am Placket the Paritor. As the devil would, we have (my noble Partor) instant, employment for thee; A grey groat is to be purchased without sneaking my little sumner, where's thy Quorum nomina my honest Placket? Sir, according to the old Ballad; my quorum nomina ready have I, with my pen and inkhorn hanging by: her name sir, her name?
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Length
468 words · 617 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T3 — Sickness, physic and doctorscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.740 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
O moſt true Maſter Purge, little knows a man what Elements a is to paſſe, when a puts his head vnder a womans girdle: your paſſion Maſter Purge is ouer heard, and (plaine tale to tell) we were eye witneſſes of your wiues trechery, and if need be will be ready to depoſe as much. What maſter Lipſalue and maſter Guggin are you diſguiſed teſtimonies, nay then Reuenge looke big? Elphe and Phayrie Helpe to reuenge the wronged Poticary? Why now a ſpeakes like himſelfe, get me a Parritor for her ſtraite? Conceale the Ring, my little Purge, let not thy wife know thou haſt it, vntill ſhe comes to her triall. Your aduices are very pithy, therefore in priuate let me diſcloſe my intent. Off boyes, Shrimpe what doſt thou thinke of thy Maſter, is a not a rare gull? J thinke a will ſwallow, and pocket more diſgraces then large conſenſt Lawyer Fees in a Michaelmaſſe Terme. Thy maſter my honeſt Periwincle comes not much ſhorte of a foole to, but that a is a Courtier. Draw ſomewhat neere, and ouer-heare their conference? This ſhape of the Crier, muſt Club to morrow aſſume: Are you fitted for Popin the Proctor? Excellent! and haue ſpent ſome ſtudy in the myſticall caſes of Venery: J can deſcribe how often a man may lye with another mans wife, before a come to the white ſheete. How long is that? Why till a be taken tardy. How long all women kind may by the ſtatute profeſſe and ſweare they are maides. And how long is that? Why till their bellies bee ſo bigge that it cannot bee no longer conceal'd, but come forward towardes Gliſters. It muſt be ſo: let the ſumner tickle her, you ſhall bring in theſe allegations and let vs alone to ſweare them; who's this Mayſter Dryfat? Oportunely met ſir, and whyther ſo faſt? The newes, the newes? Faith Gentlemen, I think to relate for newes what I heere of Doctor Gliſter woulde come ſtale to your hearings. O the getting of his neece with child, tut thats apparantly known to all the companie, but in the name of Jupiter what art thou? or from whence camſt thou? VVhy ſir? I come from compaſſing the corners of the Land. Of what trade in the name of Pluto? Of the deuils trade, for J liue as hee does, by the ſinnes of the people, Jn breefe ſir, I am Placket the Paritor. As the diuell would, we haue (my noble Partor) inſtant, imployment for thee; A grey groat is to be purchaſed without ſneaking my little Sūner, wher's thy Quorum nomina my honeſt Placket? Sir, according to the old Ballad; my quorum nomina ready haue I, with my pen and inkehorne hanging by: her name ſir, her name?