Your Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants) · chunk 3 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 · 521 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Make me perfect in that trick that got you so much at Primero. Oh for the thread tied at your partners leg: the twitch? I that twitch and you callit so. That secret twitch got me five hundred pound, Ere 'twas first known and since I ha' sold it well Five hundred pound laid down shall not yet buy, The fee simple of my twitch I would be here with't, 'twas a blessed invention, I had been a beggar many a lousy year But for my twitch. It was the prettiest twitch? Many over-cheated gulls, have fatted Me with the bottom of their patrimonies e'en to the last Soap, gaped while I fed 'em; who now live by that Art that first undid 'em. But I must swear you to be secret, close, As a maid, at Ten. Had you sworn but two years higher I would here ha' believed you. Nay I let twelve alone, For after twelve has struck, maids look for one. I look for one too and a maid I think. What, to come hither? Sure she follows me? a pretty fat eyed wench, with a Venus in her cheek, did but Raiment smile upon her, she were Nectar for great Dons, boy and that's my suit to thee. And that's granted already: of what volume is this book, that I may fit a cover to't? Faith neither in folio, nor in Decimo sexto, but in Octavo between both, a pretty middle sized trug. Then I have fitted her already: in my eye i'faith: here came a pawn in e'en now will make shift to serve her as fit, look you sir Gallants, Satin, taffeta, Beaver, fall and all. Is it new. New? you see it bears her youth as freshly,— A pretty suit of clothes i'faith;— but put case the party should come to redeem 'em of a sudden? Puh then your wits sickly, have not I the policy think you to seem extreme busy and defer 'em till the morrow, against which time that pawn shall be secretly fetched home, and another carried out to supply the place. I like thy craft well there. A general course, oh Frippery is an unknown benefit sir Gallant! And what must I give you for the hire now i'faith. Of the who'll suit, for the month? I for the month. Go to, you shall give me but twelve pence a day, Master Primero your a friend, and I'll use you so, 'tis got up at your house in a afternoon i'faith, the hire of the who'll month: yea most think I can distinguish spirits and put a difference between you and others: you pay no more i'faith. I can have offered you no less, myself. Tut, a man most use a friend, as a friend may use him; your house has been a sweet house to me, both for pleasure and profit: i'll give you your due, omne tulit punctum, you have always kept fine punks in your house, that's for pleasure, qui miscuit utile dulci, and I have had sweet pawns from 'em, that's for profit now?
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Make me perfect in that tricke that got you ſo much at Primero. Oh for the thred tied at your partners leg: the twich? I that twich and you calt ſo. That ſecret twich got me fiue hundred pound, Ere twas firſt knowne and ſince I ha ſold it well Fiue hundred pound laide downe ſhall not yet buy, The f;ee ſimple of my twitch I would be here with't, Twas a bleſt inuention, I had bene a beggar many alowſie yeare But for my twitch. It was the prettieſt twitch? Many ouer-cheated gulls, haue fatted Mee with the bottome of their patrimonies Ee'n to the laſt Sope, gapte while I fed em; who now liue by that Art that firſt vndid e'm. But I muſt ſweare you to be ſecret, cloſe, As a maid, at Ten. Had you ſworne but two yeares higher I would here h'a beleeu'd you. Nay I let twelue alone, For after twelue has ſtruck, mades looke for one. I looke for one too and a maide I thinke. What, to come hether? Sure ſhe followes me? a pretie fat eyde wench, with a Venus in her cheeke, did but Rayment ſmile vpon her, ſhe were Nectar for great Dons, boy and thats my ſuite to thee. And thats granted already: of what volume is this booke, that I may fit a couer too't? Faith neither in folio, nor in Decimo ſexto, but in Octauo betweene both, a prety middle fizde trug. Then I haue fitted her already: in my eye ifaith: here came a pawne in e'en now will make ſhift to ſerue her as fit, looke you ſir Gallants, Sattin, Taffety, Beuer, fall and all. Is it new. New? you ſee it beares her youth as freſhly,— A prety ſuite of cloathes ifaith;—but put caſe the party ſhould come to redeeme em of a ſuddaine? Puh then your wits ſickly, haue not I the policy thinke you to ſeeme treame bufie and defer em til the morrow, againſt which time that pawne ſhall bee ſecretly fetcht home, and another carried out to ſupply the place. I like thy craft well there. A generall courſe, oh Frippery is an vnknowne benefit ſir Gallant! And what muſt I giue you for the hire now ifaith. Of the whole ſuite, for the month? I for the month. Go to, you ſhall giue me but twelue pence a day, Maiſter Primero your a friend, and Ile vſe you ſo, tis got vp at your houſe in an after-noone ifaith, the hire of the whole month: yea muſt thinke I can diſtinguiſh ſpirits and put a difference betweene you and others: you pay no more ifaith. I could haue offred you no leſſe, my ſelfe. Tut, a man muſt vſe a friend, as a friend may vſe him; your houſe has beene a ſweete houſe to mee, both for pleaſure and profit: ile giue you your due, omne tulit punctum, you haue alwaies kept fine puncks in your houſe, thats for pleaſure, qui miſcuit vtile dulci, and I haue had ſweete pawnes from em, thats for profit now?