Your Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants) · chunk 36 of 40
Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
Upon sufficient pawn I think I can sir▪ Pawn? I owe, here take my chain: pawns among brothers? we shall thrive? but we must still expect one rogue in five, and think us happy too. Last man we spoke on, Master Bowser. Little master Bowser, sweet master Bowser welcome i'faith? Are your fathers dead▪ gentlemen, you're so merry. By my troth a good jest, did not I commend his wit to you gentlemen, hark sirrah Rafe Bowser, could Bowser i'faith? there's a kind of portion in town, a girl of 15 hundred, whom we all powerfully affect, and determine to present our parts to her in a Mask. In a Mask! Right sir, now a little of thy brain for a device to present us firm, which we shall never be able to do ourselves thou know'st that; and with a kind of speech wherein thou mayst express what gallants are▪ bravely; Puh, how can I express 'em otherwise but bravely: now for a Mercury and all were fitted. Could not a boy supply it? Why none better. I have a boy shall put down all the Mercury's i'th' town, 'a will play a Mercury naturally, at his finger's end i'faith. Why then we are suited; for torchbearers and shield-boys, these are always the writers properties; you're not troubled with them. Come my little Bowser; do't finely now, to the life. I warrant you gentlemen. Hist; give me a little touch above the rest and you can possible, for I mean to present this chain of pearl to her. Now I know that let me alone to fit you. Come forth you wary private— why spring strumpet have we found your close. haunts, your private watch-towers, and your subtle means. How then? You can steal secretly hither, you mystical quean you, at twilight, twitterlights you have a privilege from your hat forsooth, to walk without a man, and no suspicion, But we poor gentlewomen that go in Tires Have no such liberty we cannot do thus▪ Custom grants that to you that's shame in us. Have you done yet? You broke the back of one husband already & now th' other's dead with grief at sea, with your secret expenses, close stealths cunning filches, and continued banquets in corners; then forsooth you must have your milk-baths to white you, your rose-leaves to sweeten you, your bean-flower bags, to sleek you, and make you soft, smooth, & delicate, for lascivious entertainment. So, and you think all this while you dance like a these in a mist you're safe, nobody can find you; pray were not you a pillmonger's daughter at first, that run away with a new Courtier for the love of Gentlewomen's clothes, and bought the fashion at a dear rate, with the loss of your name & credit, why what are all of you, but rustical insides, and city flesh, the blood of yeomen, and the bum of gentlewomen—
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Vpon ſufficient pawne I thinke I can ſir Pawne? Iwe, here take my ainepa wes among brothers? we ſhall thriue? but wee muſt ſtill expect one ongue in fiue, and thinke vs happy too. Laſt man we ſpoke on, Maiſter Bowſer. Little maiſter Bowſer, ſweete maiſter Bowſer welcome ifaith? Are your fathers dead▪ gentlemen, y'are ſo mrry. By my troth a good ieſt, did not I cond his wit to you gentlemen, harke rm Rafe Bowſer, co Bowſer ifaith? thers a kind of portion in towne, a girle of 15 hundred, whom we al powrefully affect, and determine to preſent our parts to her in a Maske. In a Maske! Right ſir, now a little of thy braine for a deuice to preſent vs firme, which wee ſhall neuer bee able to do our ſelues thou knowſt that; and with a kind of ſpeech wherein thou mayſt expreſſe what gallants are▪ brauely; Puh, how can I expreſſe em otherwiſe but brauely: now for a Mercury and al were fitted. Could not a boy ſupply it? Why none better. I haue a boy ſhal put down al the Mercuries ith towne, A will play a Mercury naturally, at his fingers end ifaith. Why then wee are ſuted; for torch-bearers and ſheeldboies, theſe are alwaies the writers properties; y'are not troubled with them. Come my little Bowſer; do't finely now, to the life. I warrant you gentlemen. Hiſt; giue me a little touch aboue the and you can poſſible, for I meane to preſent this chaine of pearle to her. Now I know that let me aoe to fit you. Come forth you ry priuate—why ſpring ſtrumpet haue we found your cloſſe. haunts, your priuate watchtowers, and your till meanes. How then? You can ſteale ſecretly hether, you miſticall queane you, at twylight, you haue a priviledge from your hat forſooth, to walke without a man, and no ſuſpition, But gentlewomen that goe in Ties Haue no ſuch liberty we cannot do thus▪ Cuſtome grants that to you thats ſhame in vs. Haue you donne yet? You broke the backe of one husband already & nowth' others dead with griefe at ſea, with your ſecret expences, cloſe elths cunning filches, and continued banquets in corners; then forſooth you muſt haue your milke-baths to white you, your oſe-leaues to ſweeten you, your beane-floure bags, to ſleeke you, and make you ſoft, ſmoothe, & delicate, for laſciuious entertainement. So, and you thinke all this while you dance like a theeſe in a ſt y'are ſafe, no body can finde you; pray were not you a Plmogers daughter at firſt, that runne away with a new Courtiar for the loue of Gentlewomens clothes, and bought the faſhion at a deere rate, with the loſſe of your name & credit, why what are all of you, but ruſticall inſides, and citty fleſh, the bloud of yeomn, and the bm of gentlewomen—