Your Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants) · chunk 16 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 · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
As long as the poor fellow ventures the loss of his own money, who can be offended at his fortunes. I have a Master here? many a Gentleman would be glad to see his man come forward aha. Pray be persuaded sir: 'Slife, here's none cuts my throat in play but he I have observed it, an unluckily slave 'tis. methinks his luck's good enough sir. Upon condition Gentlemen that I may ever bar him from the board hereafter I am content to wink at him. Faith, use your own pleasure hereafter, has won our money now! come toth' table sir your master's friends with you. Pray Gentlemen. The fiends in't I think, I left a fair chain of pearl at my lodging too, like an ass and near remembered it; that would ha' been a good pawn now, speak what do you lend upon these Master Frip? I care not much if you take my Beaver hat too, for I perceive 'tis dark enough already, & it does but trouble me here. Very well sir why now I can lend you 3. pound sir— prithee do't quickly then? There 'tis in six angels. Very compendiously. Here Arthur, run away with these presently, i'll enter 'em intoth' shop-book tomorrow. Item one gilt hatched rapier and dagger, with a fair embroidered girdle, and hangers, with which came also a Beaver hat, with a correspondent band. Push, i'faith sir your to blame, you have snibbed the poor fellow too much, he can scarce speak, he cleaves his words with sobbing. Haff haff, haff, haff at all Gentlemen. Ah rogue, i'll make you know yourself. At the fairest. Out i'faith— two Aces. I am glad of that, come pay me all these goodman cloak-bag: Why are you the fairest sir? You need not doubt of that sir— five. angels you Scoundrel. Fie ath these Dice, not one hand tonight,— there they go Gentlemen at all i'faith. Pay all with 2. treas and a quater. All curses follow 'em, pay yourselves withal, i'll pawn myself to't, but i'll see a hand tonight, not once hold in? here Master Frip, lend me your hand, quick, quick, So. What do you borrow of this doublet now? near saw the world three days. Go too, in regard your a continual customer, i'll use you well, and pleasure you with five angels upon't. Let me not stand too long i'th' cold for them: Had ever country gentleman such fortune? All swooped away I'd, need repair toth' Brokers, If you be in that mind sir there sits a Gentleman will furnish you upon any pawn, as well as the publickst broker of 'em all: Say you so sir, there's comfort in that i'faith. Item, upon his orange tawny satin doublet, five angels, But by your leave sir? next comes the breeches,—. Oh I have tongue fit for any thing— Saving your tail sir? 'tis given me to understand that you are a Gentleman i'th' hundred, and deal in the premises aforesaid.
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As long as the poore fellow ventures the loſſe of his owne money, who can be offended at his fortunes. I haue a Maiſter here? many a Gentleman would bee glad to ſee his man come forward aha. Prey be perſwaded ſir: 'Slife, here's none cuts my throate in play but he I haue obſerude it, an vnluckly ſlaue tis. Me thinkes his lucks good inough ſir. Vpon condition Gentlemen that I may euer bar him frō the boord hereafter I am content to winck at him. Faith, vſe your owne pleaſure hereafter, has won our mony now! come to'th table ſir your maſter's friends with you. Pray Gentlemen. The fiends int I thinke, I left a faire chaine of pearle at my lodging too, like an aſſe and nere remembred it; that would ha bin a good pawn now, ſpeake what do you lend vpon theſe Maiſter Frip? I care not much if you take my Beuer hat too, for I perceiue tis darke inough already, & it dos but troble me here. Very well ſir why now I can lend you 3. pound ſir— Prethe do't quickly then?▪ There tis in ſix angels. Very compendiouſly. Here Arthur, runne away with theſe preſently, ile enter em into'th ſhop-booke to morrow. Item one gilt hatcht rapier and dagger, with a faire imbrodered girdle, and hangers, with which came alſo a Beuer hat, with a correſpondent band. Puſh, ifaith ſir your to blame, you haue ſnibd the poore fellow too much, hee can ſcarce ſpeake, hee cleaues his words with ſobbing. Haff haff, haff, haff at al Gentlemen. Ah roague, ile make you know your ſelfe. At the fayreſt. Out ifaith—two Aces. I am glad of that, come pay me al theſe good-man cloakebag: Why are you the fayreſt ſir? You neede not doubt of that ſir—fiue. angells you Scoundrell. Fie ath theſe Dice, not one hand to night,—there they go Gentlemen at al ifaith. Pay all with 2. treas and a quater. Al curſes follow em, pay your ſelues withall, ile pawne my ſelfe to't, but ile ſee a hand to night, not once hold in? here Maiſter Frip, lend me your hand, quick, quick, So. What do you borrow of this doublet now? Nere ſaw the world three daies. Go too, in regard your a continuall cuſtomer, ile vſe you well, and pleaſure you with fiue angels vpon't. Let me not ſtand too long ith cold for them: Had euer country gentleman ſuch fortune? All ſwoopt away ide, neede repaire to'th Brokers, If you be in that minde ſir there ſits a Gentleman will furniſh you vpon any pawne, as well as the publickſt broker of em all: Say you ſo ſir, there's comfort in that ifaith. Item, vpon his oringe tawny ſattin doublet, fiue angells, But by your leaue ſir? next comes the breeches,—. Oh I haue tongue fit for any thing— Sauing your taile ſir? tis giuen me to vnderſtand that you are a Gentleman ith hundred, and deale in the premiſes aforeſaide.