Your Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants) · chunk 35 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 · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
'Twas not you neither that finely cheated my little Novice at master Primero's house, of a Diamond and sapphire, and swore they were counterfeit, both glass, mere glass as you were a right gentleman; 'slife, why were we strangers all this while? 'sfoot I perceive we are all natural Brothers? a pox on's all are we found i'faith? A cheater? A these, a lecher, a bawd and a Broker? What mean they to be so merry, I'm afraid they laugh at us and make fools on's. Push, leave it to me— how now: who would you speak withal? Speak withal? have we waited all this while, for a suspected thief? How? you're scarce awake yet I think, look well, does any appear like a thief in this company▪ away you slaves, you stand loitering, when you should look to the common wealth? you catch knaves apace now, do you not? they may walk by your nose, you rascals? Sweet Master Goldstone. You lacked spirit in your company, till I came among you▪ here be five on's, let's but glue together, why now the world shall not come between us. If we be true among ourselves. Why true; we cannot lack to be rich; for we cannot lack riches, nor can our wenches want, nor we want wenches. Let me alone to furnish you with them. And me. There's one care past: and as for the knight's daughter, Our chiefest business, and least thought upon. That's true i'faith. How shall we agree for her. With as much ease as for the rest: tomorrow brings the night, let's all appear in the best shape we may; troth is, we have need on't, and when amongst us five she makes election, as one she shall choose. True, she cannot choose. That one so fortunate amongst us five, Shall bear himself more portly, live regarded, Keep house, and be a countenance to the rest. Admiral. For instance, put case yourself after some robbery done Were pursued hardly; why there were your shelter, You know your Sanctuary: nay say you were taken, His letter to the justice will strike't dead, 'Tis policy to receive one for the head. Let's hug thee Goldstone. What have I begot? What Sir? I must plot for you all, it likes me rarely. Prithee what is't sir? 'Twould strike Fitsgrave pale, And make the other Suitors appear blanks. For our united mysteries. What if we fiu: presented our full shapes In a Strange-gallant, and conceited mask? In a mask, your thoughts and mine were twins. So the device were subtle nothing like it. Some Post must ▪ Poet? you'll take the direct line to have us staged? why what lacks Bowser, are you too well, too safe, an absolute scholar, easy to be wrought, no danger in the operation. But have you so much interest. What in Bowser? why my least word commends him: Then no man fitter. And there's Maister Frip too, sh vs of making sie ow.
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'Twas not you neither that finely cheated my little Nouice at maiſter Primeroes houſe, of a Diamond and Saphire, and ſwore they were counterfet, both glaſſe, meere glaſſe as you were a right gentleman; Slife, why were we ſtrangers all this while? ſoot I perceicue wee are all naturall Brothers? a pox ons all are we found yfaith? A cheater? A theeſe, a lecher, a bawd and a Broker? What meane they to bee ſo merry, Im'e afraid they laugh at vs and make fooles on's. Puſh, leaue it to me—how now: who would you ſpeake withall? Speak withall? haue wee waited all this while, for a ſuſpected theefe How? your'r ſcarce awake yet I thinke, looke well, does any appeare like a theefe in this company▪ away you ſlaues, you ſtand loytring, when you ſhould looke to the common wealth? you catch knaues apace now, do you not? they may walke by your noſe, your as kalls? Sweete Maiſter Goldſtone. You lackt ſpirit in your company, till I came among you▪ here ee iue on's, lets but glew together, why now the world ſhall not come betweene vs. If we be true among our ſelues. Why true; we cannot lack to be rich; for we cannot lack riches, nor can our wenches want, nor we want wenches. Let me alone to furniſh you with them. And me. Theres one care paſt: and as for the Knights daughter, Our chiefeſt buſineſſe, and leaſt thought vpon. Thats true ifaith. How ſhall we agree for her. With as much eaſe as for the reſt: to morrow brings the night, lets all appeare in the beſt ſhape we may; troth is, we haue need on't, and when amongſt vs fiue ſhe makes election, as one ſhe ſhall chooſe. True, ſhe cannot chooſe. That one ſo fortunate amongſt vs fiue, Shall beare himſelfe more portly, liue regarded, Keepe houſe, and be a countenance to the reſt. Admirall. For inſtance, put caſe your ſelfe after ſome robbery done Were purſu'de hardly; why there were your ſhelter, You know your Sanctuary: nay ſay you were taken, His letter to the Iuſtice will ſtrik't dead, 'Tis policie to receiue one for the head. Lets hug thee Goldſtone. What haue I begot? What Sir? I muſt plot for you all, it likes me rarely. Prethee what iſt ſir? 'Twould ſtrike Fitſgraue pale, And make the other Suiters appeare blanckes. For our vnited miſteries. What if we fiu: preſented our full ſhapes In a Strange-gallant, and conceited maske? In a maske, your thoughts and mine wte wins. So the deuice were ſubtle nothing like it. Some Post muſt ▪ Poet? youle take the direct lne to haue vs ſta'gde? why what lacks Bowſer, are you too well, too ſafe, an abſolute ſcholler, eaſie to be wrought, o danger in the operation. But haue you ſo much intereſt▪ What in Bowſer? why my leaſt woo com him: Then no man fitte. And there's Maiſter Frip too, sh vs of making ſie ow.