Your Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants) · chunk 33 of 40
Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.65 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
every bawd exceeds me in fortune: master Primero was robbed of a carcanet upon monday last▪ laid the goldsmiths and found it. I ha' laid goldsmith's jeweller, Burnisher Broker, and the devil and all I think, yet could never so much as here of that chain of pearl, he was a notable thief, he works close; peace, who be these, ha' me see, by this light there it 'tis back lest they see thee; a happy minute, Goldstone what an age do we breathe in, who, that saw him now would think he were maintained by purses: so, who, that meets me, would think I were maintained by wenches, as far as I can see 'tis all one case, and holds both in one Court, we are both maintained by the common road way? Keep thou thine own heart, thou liv'st unsuspected, I lose you again now. But I pray you tell me, met you no Gentlewomen by the way you came? Not any what should they be? Nay I do but ask, Because a Gentlewoman's glove was found, near to the place I met you? Faith we saw none sir. good officers, upon suspicion of felony. Very good sir What call you the thieves name you do suspect? Master Iustinian Goldstone. Remember, master justice Goldstone, a terrible world the whilst, my Masters. Look you that's he; upon him officers. I see him not yet, which is he sir. Why that. He a thief sir, who that Gentleman i'th' Satt in? e'en he. Farewell sir, you're a merry Gentleman. As you will answer it officers, I'll bear you out, I'll be your warrant. Nay and you say so, what's his name then. Iustinian Goldstone. Master Iustinian Goldstone, we apprehend you sir upon suspicion of felony. Me. You sir. I charge you in the king's name gentlemen to assist us. Master Taylbee? The same man sir. Life what's the news? ha' you forgot Come-parke? Come-parke? no, 'tis in Kingston way. I believe you'll find it so. I not deny it. Bear witness has confessed. What have I confessed, pair of coxcombs indubitable? I was robbed finely of this chain of Pearl there, And forty fair Spur-Royals. Did I rob you? There where I find my goods I may suspect sir. I dreamed this would be his end. See how I am wronged Gentlemen: As I have a soul, I found this chain of pearl, Not three yards from this place, just when I met you. Ha, ha! Yet the law's such, if he but swear 'tis you, you're gone. Pox on't, that ere I saw't. Can you but swear 'tis he, do but that, and you tickle him i'faith? Nay and it come once to swearing let me alone: Say and hold, he called my jewels counterfeit, and so cheated the poor wench of 'em: Come bring him away, come? 'twill call my state in question! I think what's got by theft doth never prosper, Now lost my chain of pearl— come master Goldstone, let's go this mine i'faith,
nodes 1346–1397 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 33 of 40 in this edition
Length
508 words · 711 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.652 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T9 · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
euery bawd exceeds mee in fortune: maiſter Primero was rob'd of a Carkanet vpon monday laſt▪ laid the goldſmiths and found it. I h'a laid goldſmits Ieweller, Burniſher Broker, and the deuill and all I thinke, yet could neuer ſo much as here of that chaine of pearle, he was a notable theefe, hee workes cloſe; peace, who be theſe, halet mee ſee, by this light there it 'tis backe leaſt they ſee thee; a happy minute, Goldſtone what an age do we breath in, who, that ſaw him now would thinke hee were maintaind by purſes: ſo, who, that meets me, would thnke I were maintaind by wenches, as far as I can ſee tis all one caſe, and holds both in one Court, wee are both maintaind by the common roade way? Keep thou thine owne heart, thou liu'ſt vnſuſpected, I leeſe you againe now. But I pray you tell me, met you no Gentlewomen by the way you came? Not any what ſhould they be? Nay I do but aſke, Becauſe a Gentlewomans gloue was found, Neere to the place I met you? Faith we ſaw none ſir. good officers, vpon ſuſpition of fellony. Very good ſir What call you the theefs name you do ſuſpect? Maiſter Iuſtinian Goldstone. Remember, maiſter Iuſtice Goldſtone, a terrible world the whilſt, my Maiſters. Looke you that's he; vpon him officers. I ſee him not yet, which is he ſir. Why that. He a theefe ſir, who that Gentleman ith' Satt in? Een hee. Farewell ſir, y'are a merry Gentleman. As you will anſwer it officers, Ile beare you out, Ile be your warrant. Nay and you ſay ſo, what's his name then. Iuſtinian Goldſtone. Maiſter Iuſtinian Goldſtone, wee apprehend you ſir vpon ſuſpition of fellonie. Mee. You ſir. I charge you in the Kings name gentlemen to aſſiſt vs. Maiſter Taylbee? The ſame man ſir. Life whats the newes? Ha you forgot Come-parke? Come-parke? no, tis in Kingſtone way. I beleeue youle finde it ſo. I not deny it. Beare witneſſe has confeſt. What haue I confeſt, paire of cockſcombes indubitable? I was robd finely of this chaine of Pearle there, And forty faire Spur-Royals. Did I rob you? There where I finde my goods I may ſuſpect ſir. I dreamt this would be his end. See how I am wrongd Gentlemen: As I haue a ſoule, I found this chaine of pearle, Not three yeards from this place, iuſt when I met you. Ha, ha! Yet the law's ſuch, if he but ſweare 'tis you, y'are gon. Pox ont, that ere I ſaw't. Can you but ſweare 'tis he, do but that, and you tickle him yfaith? Nay and it come once to ſwearing let me alone: Say and hold, hee call'd my Iewells counterfet, and ſo cheated the poore wench of 'em: Come bring him away, come? T will call my ſtate in queſtion! I thinke what's got by theft doth neuer proſper, Now loſt my chaine of pearle—come maiſter Goldſtone, lets go this mine yfaith,