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 0.80 · 581 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
Summa totalis, a good Audit, ha' you made master Exigent: now attend my arbiterment: For you Gallants though you have incurred the danger of the Law, by using counterfeit keys, and putting your hands into the wrong pocket; yet because I see you punished and purged already, my advise is, that you learn the A.B.C. of better manners, go back and tell how you have been used in the City, and being thus scoured keep yourselves clean, and the bed undefiled. For you Master Purge, because I see your Evidence insufficient, and indeed too weak to foil your wives uprightness, and seeing jealousy and unkindness, hath only made her a stranger in your land of Ham; my counsel is that you readvance your Standard, give her new press money? You may enjoin me sir but— But not at me man, I will enjoin you, and conjoin you, and briefly thus, you have your Ring that has made this combustion and uproar, that keep still, wear it, and here by my edict be it proclaimed, to all that are jealous, to wear their wives Ring still on their fingers, as best for their security, and the only charm against Cuckoldry. Then wife at master doctor's enjointment (so thou wilt promise me to come no more at the Family) I receive thee into the lists of my favour. Truly Husband my love must be free still to God's creatures, yea nevertheless preserving you still as the head of my body, I will do as the Spirit shall enable me. Go too: thou hast a good wife, and there an end: upon you master Doctor (being solicited by so apparent proof) I can do no less than pronounce a severe sentence: and yet i'faith the reverence of your calling and profession doth somewhat check my austerity, what if master Gerardine (by my persuasion would yet be induced to take your Niece and father the child, would you launch with a thousand pound, besides her father's portion? Master Doctor I would, were it but to redeem her lost good name. Then foreknowing what would happen, I thought good in master Gerardine's name, to have this bond ready, which if you seal to, he shall take her with all faults. That will I instantly— So, this is done, which together with my Niece do I deliver by these presents to the use of master Gerardine. He thanks you heartily, and lets you know (they discover themselves That Indian mines and Tagus glistering oar To this bequest were unto me but poor. What! Gerardine, dry-fat and Club? The very same: your are welcome to our Club Law? The very same: your are welcome to our Club Law? Cease admiration here! what doubt remains I'll satisfy at full, now join with me, For approbation of our Family. Gentles whose favour have overspread this place, And shed the real influence of grace On harmless mirth. we thank you, for our hope Attracts such vigour and unmeasured scope From the reflecting splendour of your eyes, That grace presumed, fear in oblivion dies. Your judgement as it is the Touch and trier Of good from bad, so from your hearts comes fire, That gives both ardour to the wit refined, And sweetness th' Incense of each willing mind: O may that fire near die, nor let your savours Depart from us: give countenance to their labours Proposed a Sacrifice, which may no less Their strong desires, than our true zeals express.
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Length
581 words · 749 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T3 — Sickness, physic and doctorscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.802 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: T3 · seed 44: T4 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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Summa totalis, a good Audit, ha you made maſter Exigent: now attend my Arbitterment: For you Gallants though you haue incurd the daunger of the Law, by vſing counterfet keyes, and putting your hands into the wrong pocket; yet becauſe I ſee you puniſht and purgd already, my aduiſe is, that you learne the A.B.C. of better manners, goe backe and tell how you haue beene vſ'd in the Citty, and beeing thus ſcour'd keepe your ſelues cleane, and the bedd vndefiled. For you Maſter Purge, becauſe I ſee your Euidence inſufficient, and indeed too weake to foyle your wiues vprightneſſe, and ſeeing Iealouſy and vnkindneſſe, hath onely made her a ſtranger in your land of Ham; my counſell is that you readuance your Standard, giue her new preſſe mony? You may enioyne me ſir but — But not at mee man, I will inioyne you, and conioyne you, and briefly thus, you haue your Ring that has made this combuſtion and vproare, that keepe ſtill, weare it, and here by my edict bee it proclaymed, to all that are iealous, to weare theyr wiues Ring ſtill on their fingers, as beſt for their ſecuritie, and the only charme againſt Cuckoldry. Then wife at maſter Doctors enioyntment (ſo thou wilt promiſe me to come no more at the Familie) I receiue thee into the liſts of my fauor. Truelie Huſband my loue muſt be free ſtill to Gods creatures, yea neuertheleſſe preſeruing you ſtill as the head of my bodie, I will doe as the Spirite ſhall inable me. Go too: thou haſt a good wife, and there an end: vpon you maſter Doctor (beeing ſolicited by ſo apparant proofe) J can doe no leſſe then pronounce a ſeuere ſentence: and yet yfaith the reuerence of your calling and profeſſion doth ſomewhat checke my auſteritie, what if maſter Gerardine (by my perſwaſion would yet be induced to take your Neece and father the child, would you launch with a thouſand pound, beſides her fathers portion? Maſter Doctor I would, were it but to redeeme her loſt good name. Then foreknowing what would happen, I thought good in maſter Gerardines name, to haue this bond ready, which if you ſeale to, he ſhall take her with all faults. That will I inſtantly—So, this is done, which together with my Neece doe I deliuer by theſe preſents to the vſe of maſter Gerardine. He thanks you hartily, and lets you know (they diſcouer themſelues That Indian mines and Tagus gliſtering oare To this bequeſt were vnto me but poore. What! Gerardine, Dryfat and Club? The very ſame: your are welcome to our Club Lawe? The very ſame: your are welcome to our Club Lawe? Ceaſe admiration here! what doubt remaynes Ile ſatiſfie at full, now ioyne with me, For approbation of our Famylie. Gentles whoſe fauor haue or' ſpread this place, And ſhed the reall influence of grace On harmleſſe myrth▪ we thanke you, for our hope Atracts ſuch vigor and vnmeaſur'd ſcope From the reflecting ſplendor of your eyes, That grace preſumd, feare in obliuion dies. Your iudgement as it is the Touch and Tryer Of good from bad, ſo from your harts comes fier, That giues both ardor to the wit refin'd, And ſweetneſſe th' Incenſe of each willing mind: O may that fier nere dye, nor let your ſauors Depart from vs: giue countnance to their labors Propoſ'd a Sacrifice, which may no leſſe Their ſtrong deſires, then our true zeales expreſſe.