Your Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants) · chunk 1 of 40
Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 510 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
IS your pawn good and sound sir? I'll pawn my life for that sir; Place yourself there then, I will seek to prefer it presently: my Master is very jealous of the pestilence; marry the pox sits at meat and meal with him. Lent the fift day of September to mistress Onset upon her gown, taffety petticoat with three broad silver Laces, three pound fifteen shillings. Lent to justice Cropshin upon both his Velvet jackets, five pound ten shillings. Lent privately to my Lady Newcut, upon her gilt Casting-bottle, and her silver Lye-pot, fifty five shillings. Sir. Lent to Sir Oliver Needy upon his taffety cloak, Beaver hat, and perfumed leather-jerkin, 6. pound 5. shillings. May it please your worship— Lent to master Andrew Lucifer, upon his flame-coloured doublet, and blue taffeta-hose— top the candle sirrah, methinks the light burns blue when came that suit in. Tas lain above the year now? Fire and brimstone, cut it out into matches, the white linings will serve for tinder. And with little help sir, they are almost black enough already?— Sir here's another come with a pawn; Keep him aside awhile, and reach me hither the Bill of the last week; Tere at hand sir? Now sir what's your pawn? The second part of a Gentlewoman's gown sir, the lower half I mean; I apprehend you easily, the breeches of the gown! Very proper, for she wears the doublet at home, a guest that lies in my house sir; she looks every hour: for her cousin out a''h country. Oh her cousin lies here a may mistake in that? my friend of what parish is your pawn? Parish why? Saint Clement's sir,- I'll come to you presently, What parish is your pawn my friend. Saint Brides 5. Saint Dunstone's none; Saint Clement's 3. 3. at Clements, away with your pawn sir, your parish is infected, I will neither purchase the plague for six pence in the pound, and a groat Bill money, nor venture my small stock into contagious parishes: you have your answer fare-you-well, as fast as you can sir. The pox arrest you sir at the suit of the Suburbs. I welcome, welcome. For I think plague scorns your company. I rank with chief Gallants, I love to smell safely: lent in the vacation to master Proctor upon his Spiritual gown, 5. angels; and upon his Corporal doublet, 15. shillings. sum 3. pound 5. shillings. Sir. Now sir. here's one come in with a trunk of apparel. Whence comes it? From Saint Martin's in the field. Saint Martin's in the field,— Saint Mary Maudlin 2. Saint Martin's none, her's an Honest fellow, let him appear sir. You may come near sir, Oh welcome, welcome what's your pawn sir? Faith a Gentlewoman's whole suit sir. Whole suit? 'tis well. A poor kind soul, troubled with a bad husband; one that puts her to her shifts here. He puts her from her shifts methinks when she is feign to pawn her clothes? Look you sir, a fair Satin gown; new taffeta petticoat.
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IS your pawne good and ſound ſir? Ile pawne my life for that ſir; Place your ſelfe there then, I will ſeeke to preferre it preſently: my Maiſter is very iealous of the peſtilence; marry the po ſits at meate and meale with him. Lent the fift day of September to miſtreſſe Onſet vpon her gowne, Taffatie petticote with three broad ſiluer Laces, three pound fifteene ſhillings. Lent to Iuſtice Cropſhin vpon both his Veluet Iackets, fiue pound ten ſhillings. Lent priuately to my Lady New-cut, vpon her gilt Caſtingbottle, and her ſiluer Lye-pot, fiftie fiue ſhillings. Sir. Lent to Sir Oliuer Needy vpon his Taffatie cloake, Beuer hat, and perfumd lether-Ierkin, 6. pound 5. ſhillings. May it pleaſe your worſhip— Lent to maiſter Andrew Lucifer, vpon his flame-colourd doublet, and blew Taffity-hoſe—top the candle firrah, mee thinkes the light burnes blew-when came that ſuite in. Tas laine aboue the yeare now? Fire and brimſtone, cut it out into matches, the white linings will ſerue for tinder. And with little helpe ſir, they are almoſt black ynough allready?—Sir here's an other come with a pawne; Keepe him aſide awhile▪ and reach me hether the Bill of the laſt weeke; Tere at hand ſir? Now ſir what's your pawne? The ſecond part of a Gentlewomans gowne ſir, the lower halfe I meane; I apprehend you eaſily, the breeches of the gowne! Very proper, for ſhee weares the doublet at home, a ghueſt that lies in my houſe ſir; ſhe lookes euery houre: for her couſine out at'h country. Oh her couſine lies here a may miſtake in that? my firend of what pariſh is your pawne? Pariſh why? Saint Clements ſir, -Ile come to you preſently, What pariſh is your pawne my friend. Saint Brides 5. Saint Dunſts none; Saint Clements 3. 3. at Clements, away with your pawne ſir, your pariſh is infected, I will neither purchaſe the plague for ſix pence in the pound, and a groat Bill mony, nor venture my ſmal ſtocke into contagious pariſhes: you haue your anſwer fare-you-well, as faſt as you can ſir. The pox arreſt you ſir at the ſuite of the Suburbs. I welcome, welcome. For I thinke plague ſcornes your company. I rancke with chiefe Gallants, I loue to ſmell ſafely: lent in the vacation to maiſter Proctor vppon his Spirituall gowne, 5. angels; and vpon his Corporall doublet, 15. ſhillings. ſumme 3. pound 5. ſhillings. Sir. Now ſir. Heer's one come in with a trunke of apparrell. Whence comes it? From Saint Martins in the field. Saint Martins in the field,—Saint Mary Maudlin 2. Saint Martins none, her's an Honeſt fellow, let him appeare ſir. You may come neere ſir, Oh welcome, welcome what's your pawne ſir? Faith a Gentlewomans whole ſuite ſir. Whole ſuite? tis well. A poore kinde ſoule, troubled with a bad husband; one that puts her to her ſhifts here. Hee puts her from her ſhifts me thinkes when ſhe is faine to pawne her clothes? Looke you ſir, a faire Sattin gowne; new Taffaty petticote.