Your Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants) · chunk 30 of 40
Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and typicality 0.73 · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
Nay let him come between two and three cozen, for we love to sit long at dinner i'th' City. Come sweet cousin. Nay cozen, keep your way cozen, Good cousin I will not i'faith cozen. Why how now sirrah, upon twelve of the clock, & not the cloth laid yet— must we needs keep Exchange time still. I am about it forsooth. You're about it forsooth; you're still about many things, but you near do one well, I am an Ass to keep thee inh' house now my husbands at sea, thou hast no audacity with thee, a foolish dreaming lad, fitter to be in the garret, then in any place else, no grace, nor manly behaviour; when didst thou ever come to me, but with thy head hanging down, oh decheerefull prentice, uncomfortable servant: pray heaven the Gull my cousin has so much wit left, as to bring master Taylbee along with him; my comfort, my delight, for that was the chiefest cause I did invite him, I bade him bring what Gentlemen he pleased to accompany him, as far as I durst go, why may he not then make choice of master Taylbee, had he my wit or feeling he would do't. where's my sweet cousin here, does she lack any guess? Ever such guess as you, you're welcome cozen. I am rude Lady. You're most welcome sir. There will be a gallant here anon coz, He promised faithfully. Who is't master Taylbee? Master Taylbee, no master Goldstone. mayst Goldstone; I could think well of that Goldstone, wert not for one wild trick he has. What's that Lady? In jest, he will pawn his punc es for suppers. That's a wild part in him i'faith, & he were my brother. Pray gentlemen sit a while, your dinner shall come presently. Ye mistress Newcut, at first give me a trip, A close bite always asks a secret nip. My cousin here is a very kind natured soul i'faith, in her humour. Puh you know her not so well as I coz, I have observed her in all her humours you near saw her a little waspish I think. I have i'faith. Puh, then yea near saw pretty humour in your life, I can bring her into't when I list. Would you could i'faith. Would I could? by my troth and I were sure thou couldst keep thy countenance coz, what a pretty jest have I thought upon already to entertain time before dinner. preach coz what is't, I love a jest a life i'faith. Ah but I am jealous you will not keep your countenance i'faith. Why yea shall see a pretty story of a humour. Faith i'll try you for once, you know my cousin will wonder when she comes in to see the cloth laid and near a salt upon the board. That's true i'faith. Now will I stand a while out of sight with it, and give her humour play a little.
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Nay let him come betweene two and three coozen, for we loue to ſit long at dinner ith' Citty. Come ſweete coozen. Nay coozen, keepe your way coozen, Good coozen I will not yfaith coozen. Why how now ſirtah, vpon twelue of the clock, & not the cloth laide yet—muſt we needs keepe Exchange time ſtill. I am about it forſooth. Y'are about it forſooth; y'are ſtill about many things, but you nere do one well, I am an Aſſe to keep thee inth' houſe now my husbands at ſea, thou haſt no audacity with thee, a fooliſh dreaming lad, fitter to be in the garret, thē in any place elſe, no grace, nor manly behauiour; when didſt thou euer come to mee, but with thy head hanging downe, oh decheerefull prentize, vncomfortable ſeruant: pray heauen the Gull my coozen has ſo much wit left, as to bring maiſter Taylbee along with him; my comfort, my delight, for that was the chiefeſt cauſe I did inuite him, I bad him bring what Gentlemen he pleazd to accompany him, as farre as I durſt goe, why may hee not then make choiſe of maiſter Taylbee, had hee my wit or feeling hee would doo't. Wher's my ſweet coozen here, dos ſhe lack any gueſſe? Euer ſuch gueſſe as you, y'are welcome coozen. I am rude Lady. Y'are moſt welcome ſir. There will be a gallant here anon cooze, Hee promiſt faithfully. Who iſt maiſter Taylbee? Maiſter Taylbee, no maiſter Goldſtone. Maiſt. Goldſtone; I could thinke well of that Goldſtone, wert not for one vilde trick he has. Whats that Lady? In ieſt, he will pawne his punc es for ſuppers. Thats a vilde part in him ifaith, & he were my brother. Pray gentlemen ſit a while, your dinner ſhall come preſently. Yee miſtreſſe New-cut, at firſt giue me a trip, A cloſe bite alwayes askes a ſecret nip. My coozen here is a very kind natur'd ſoule ifaith, in her humor. Puh you know her not ſo wel as I cooze, I haue obſeru'd her in all her humors you nere ſaw her a little waſpiſh I thinke. I haue Ifaith. Puh, then yea nere ſawe prety humor in your life, I ca bring her into't when I liſt. Would you could ifaith. Would I could? by my troth and I were ſure thou couldſt keepe thy countenance couze, what a prety ieſt haue I thought vpon already to entertaine time before dinner. Preche couze what iſt, I loue a ieſt a life ifaith. Ah but I am iealious you will not keepe your countenance ifaith. Why yea ſhall ſee a prety ſtory of a humor. Faith ile try you for once, you know my couzin will wonder when ſhe comes in to ſee the cloath layd and nere a ſalt vpon the boord. Thats true ifaith. Now will I ſtand a while out of ſight with it, and giue her humour play a little.