Your Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants) · chunk 18 of 40
Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns typicality 0.82 · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
By my troth Vintner we'll have a privy search for this; What? we are not all one woman's children. I beseech ye Gentlemen, have not that conceit of me, that I suspect your worships. Tut, you are an Ass; do you know every man's nature: There's a Broker i'th' company. 'slife you have not stole the Goblet, boy, have you? Not I sir. I was afraid,— 'tis a good cause i'faith, let each man search his fellow, we'll begin with you. I shall save somebody a labour Gentlemen, for I'm half searched already. I thought the Goblet had hung here i'faith— none here, nor here. Seek about flower,— What was the Goblet worth vintner. Three pound ten shillings sir no more. Pox on't Gentlemen, 'tis but Angels a piece, it shall be a brace of mine, rather than I would have our reputations breathed upon by all comers, for you must think they'll talk on't in all companies; such a night, in such a company, such a Goblet, 'sfoot it may grow to a gangrene in our credits and be incurable. Faith I am content. So am I. There's my Angel too. So, and mine, I'll tell thee what, the missing of this goblet has dismayed the Gentlemen much. I am sorry for that sir. Yet they send thee this comfort by me, if they see thee but rest satisfied, and depart away contented, which will appear in thy countenance; not three times thrice the worth of the Goblet shall hang between them and thee, both in their continual custom, and all their acquaintances. I thank their worships all--- I am satisfied. Say it again: do you hear Gentlemen? I thank your worships all I am satisfied. Why la, was not this better than hazarding our reputations upon trifles, and in such public as a Tavern, such a questionable place. True. Faith it was well thought on. Nay keep your way Gentlemen: I have sworn master Bowcer, I will be last i'faith----- Rascal the goblet. Where sir? Peep yond sir under. Here sir. My husband is rode from home, make us delay, I know if your will be as free as your horse, you will see me yet ere dinner: From Kingston this eleventh of November---- Ha? these women are such creatures such importunate sweet souls: they'll scarce give a man leave to be ready, that's their only fault i'faith, if they be once set upon a thing, why there's no removing of 'em, till their pretty wills be fulfilled— O pity thy poor oppressed client here sweet Cupid, that has scarce six hours vacation in a month, his causes hang in so many Courts, yet never suffer my French adversary, nor his big swollen confederates to overthrow me,--- Who without mercy would my blood carouse, And lay me in prison in a doctor's house: Thy clemency great Cupid: peace, who comes here? Sir Gallant, well encountered. I both salute, and take my leave together. Why whether so fast sir.
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By my troth Vintner weele haue a priuy ſearch for this; What? we are not all one womans children. I beſeech yee Gentlemen, haue not that conceit of me, that I ſuſpect your worſhips. Tut, you are an Aſſe; do you know euery mans nature: There's a Broker ith' company. Slife you haue not ſtole the Goblet, boy, haue you? Not I ſir. I was afraide,—tis a good cauſe ifaith, let each man ſearch his fellow, weele begin with you. I ſhall ſaue ſome body a labour Gentlemen, for Ime halfe ſearcht already. I thought the Goblet had hung heere ifaith—none heere, nor heere. Seeke about flower,—What was the Goblet worth Vintne. Three pound ten ſhlings ſir no more. Pox on't Gentlemen, tis but Angels a peece, it ſhall be a brace of mine, rather then I would haue our reputations breathed vpon by all commers, for you muſt thinke theile talke ont in all companies; ſuch a night, in ſuch a company, ſuch a Goblet, Sfoote it may growe to a gangrene in our credits and bee incurable. Faith I am content. So am I. There's my Angell too. So, and mine, Ile tell thee what, the miſſing of this goblet has diſmaide the Gentlemen much. I am ſory for that ſir. Yet they ſend thee this comfort by me, if they ſee thee but reſt ſatisfied, and depart away contented, which will appeare in thy countenance; not three times thrice the worth of the Goblet ſhall hang betweene them and thee, both in their continuall cuſtome, and all their acquaintances. I thanke their worſhips all▪I am ſatisfied. Say it againe: do you heare Gentlemen? I thanke your worſhips all I am ſatiſfied. Why la, was not this better then hazarding our reputations vpon trifles, and in ſuch publicke as a Tauerne, ſuch a queſtionable place. True. Faith it was well thought on. Nay keepe your way Gentlemē: I haue ſworne maiſter Bowcer, I will bee laſt ifaith▪ Raſcall the goblet. Where ſir? Peepe yon ſir vnder. Heere ſir. My husband is rode from home, make us delay', I know if your will bee as free as your horſe, you will ſee 'ee yet re dinner: From Kingston this eleuenth of Nouvember▪ Ha? theſe womē are ſuch creatures ſuch importunate ſweet ſoules: theile ſcaſe giue a mā leaue to be ready, that's their onely fault ifaith, if they be once ſet vpon a thing, why there's no remoouing of em, till their pritty wils be fulfild—O pitty thy poore oppreſſed client here ſweete Cupid, that has ſcarce ſixe houres vacation in a moneth, his cauſes hang in ſo many Courts, yet neuer ſuffer my French aduerſary, nor his big ſwolne confederates to ouerthrow me,▪Who without mercy would my bloud carouſe, And lay me in priſon in a Doctors houſe: Thy clemencie great Cupid: peace, who comes here? Sir Gallant, well encountred. I both ſalute, and take my leaue together. Why whether ſo faſt ſir▪