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 0.75 · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
Why there's partly a confession: the child we know is innocent and not new borne neither: for it should seem by the letter he is able to call his dad, knave. You take me wrong master Proctor? Under correction thus much can I say for my client's Justification; Indeed he hath travelled well in the beating of pulses, and hath been much conversant in women's Jordan, but he had ever a care to raise his patient, being before cast down: his charitable disposition hath been such to poor folk, that he never took above four pence for the casting of a water, which good custom was so well known among all his patients, that if sixpence were at any time offered him they might be bold to ask and have two pence again. He hath been so skilful and painful withal, in the cure of the green sickness, that of my knowledge) he hath risen at all hours in the night to pleasure maids that have had it. And for that foul mouthed disease termed by a fine phrase— a pox on't what d'ee call't? o! the Grincomes, at that he hath played his doctor's prize, and writes Nil vltra to all Mountebanks. So that the wise woman in Pissing alley, nor she in Do-little lane are more famous for good deeds than he. Then master Doctor, out of these presumptions, besides his flat denial (a more infallible ground) you may gather his innocence, and let him have his purgation. No Master Exigent it is not so to be foisted off. Nay master Doctor what say you to his own Niece that looks big upon him, an arrow that sticks for the upshot against all comers, which by his restraint of her, from master Gerardine an honest Gentleman that loved her, and upon that Colour from the sight and intercourse of other men, must by all presumptions be his own Act. O monstrous! this is a foul Blot in your Tables indeed. Wife thou hast no shame nor womanhood in thee, thy conscience knows me. True of thy flesh who knows not that? thy beard speaks for thee: ay, I, thou liest by me like a Stone, but abroad th' art like a stone horse you old Timelifter. Cease your clamour, and attend my speech; most Worshipful, reverend and judicial Doctor, for the quickening of your memory I will give you a Breviat of all that hath been spoken: Master Doctor Glister hath a cradlefull and a belly full (you see) thrust upon him, and master Purge a head fool. Your wife is an angry honeyless wasp, whose sting I hope you need not fear? and yours carries honey in her mouth, but her sting makes your forehead swell: your wife makes you deaf with the shrill treble of her tongue, and yours makes you horn mad with the tenor of her Tail. In fine, master doctor's refuge is his conscience, and Master Purge runs at his wives Ring.
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Length
499 words · 635 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T3 — Sickness, physic and doctorscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.750 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T3 · seed 44: T4 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
VVhy thers partly a confeſſion: the child wee know is innocent and not new borne neyther: for it ſhould ſeeme by the letter he is able to call his dad, knaue. You take me wrong maſter Proctor? Vnder correction thus much can I ſay for my clients Juſtification; Indeed hee hath trauel'd well in the beating of pulſes, and hath been much conuerſant in womens Iordanes, but he had euer a care to raiſe his patient, beeing before caſt downe: his charitable diſpoſition hath beene ſuch to poore folke, that he neuer tooke aboue foure pence for the caſting of a water, which good cuſtome was ſo well knowne among all his patients, that if ſixpence were at any time offered him they might be bold to aſke and haue two pence againe. Hee hath been ſo ſkilfull and painfull withall, in the cure of the greene ſicknes, that of my knowledge) hee hath riſen at all houres in the night to pleaſure maides that haue had it. And for that foule mouth'd diſeaſe tearm'd by a fine phraſe— a pox on't what dee cal't? ô! the Grincomes, at that he hath plaid his doctors prize, and writes Nil vltra to all Bountibāckes. So that the wiſe woman in Piſſing alley, nor ſhe in Do-little lane are more famous for good deeds thē he. Then maiſter Doctor, out of theſe preſumptions, beſides his flatte denyall (a more infallible ground) you may gather his innocence, and let him haue his purgation. No Maiſter Exigent it is not ſo to be foyſted off. Nay mayſter Doctor what ſaye you to his own Neece that looks big vpon him, an arrow that ſticks for the vpſhot againſt al commers, which by his reſtraint of her, from maſter Gerardine an honeſt Gentleman that lou'd her, and vpon that Colour from the ſight and enter-courſe of other men, muſt by all preſumptions be his owne Act. O monſtrous! this is a foule Blot in your Tables indeede. VVife thou haſt no ſhame nor womanhood in thee, thy conſcience knowes mee. True of thy fleſh who knowes not that? thy bearde ſpeakes for thee: I, J, thou lieſt by me like a Stone, but abroade th' art like a ſtone horſe you old Timelifter. Ceaſe your clamour, and attend my ſpeach; moſt Worſhipfull, reuerend and iudiciall Doctor, for the quickning of your memory I will giue you a Breuiat of all that hath beene ſpoken: Maſter Doctor Gliſter hath a cradlefull and a bellie full (you ſee) thruſt vpon him, and maſter Purge a head foole. Your wife is an angry honileſſe waſpe, whoſe ſting I hope you need not feare? and yours carries honny in her mouth, but her ſting makes your forehead ſwell: your wife makes you deafe with the ſhrill treble of her tong, and yours makes you horne mad with the tenor of her Taile. In fine, mayſter Doctors refuge is his conſcience, and Maſter Purge runnes at his wiues Ring.