Day, John · published 1608 · first performed or written 1604 [1604-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.74 · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Your reason Adam. I knew one of that faculty in one term eat up a hole Town, Church, Steeple and all. I wonder the Bells rung not all in his belly. No sir, he sold them to buy his wife a taffeta Gown, and himself a velvet jacket. What a proved Jack was that? but I wonder at Lawyers for one thing, many of them use to take their fees aforehand. For a twofold policy, one is they were commonly greedy, the other for fear if their Clients follow their Counsel long, they will not be worth a fee. 'tis well said Lady, you do well to jest with an old man. A says true, for if you should jest too much with a young man, it might prove earnest, & so the fruits of your jests make you both ashamed on't. Well said Adam, but leaving at a full jest, Uncle, what earnest business brought you hither? Your honour's sudden Metamorphosis, Told by your trusty Servant, and confirmed By public rumor. Why what says Goody Fame, and my trusty Servant This is the worst my Lord that you expend Your treasure on that lady's maintenance. 'Sfoot say I do, what, has the worm-eaten bawd Fame: or ere a pander-like fool else to do with it? give her maintenance, why she is of my near affinity, should I see my she affinity go in tatters? I allow my Servant rags, & I were worse than a Iew, if I should suffer my she affinity to go naked. Law takes your part, & if your purse grow short Rather than spend the public treasury, I'll lend your Grace a brace of thousand pounds, Provided this, that as our Bookmen write I have security. A Lawyer right? Security? Leases and old rents, Castle and Townships, able men, good security, Towns are no Starters, they'll hold out wind and weather. I crave no more, let me have pawns and use. How? Lords turn Usurers? those that should punish broke age deal upon pawns? If it were once his own, he'd lend him money on his dukedom's crown But faith Uncle tell me, what think you of this Lady? would she not make a pretty pert Duchess? she's fair, nor do I discommend your choice I wish her yours, a private friend or so, I know mad jerks, and know that Law allows, Princes their private pleasures, and myself Will do my best to gain your honour's love, I will not absolutely say there are, But there may be, if so your honour please, Sellers and Vaults, which from your private Garden May under ground lead to your bedchamber. Whither, I will not name myself, but some close friend, May unsuspected bring your beauteous Lady. Lord what a broking Advocate is this? He was some Squiers scrivener, and hath scraped Gentility out of attorneys fees: His bastard actions prove him such a one, For true worth scorns to turn Chameleon.
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Length
496 words · 650 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.738 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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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)
Your reaſon Adam. I knew one of that facultie in one terme eate vp a hole Towne, Church, Steeple and all. I wonder the Bels rung not all in his belly. No ſir, he ſolde them to buy his wife a Taffety Gowne, and himſelfe a veluet Iacket. What a prou'd Iacke was that? but I wonder at Lawyers for one thing, many of them vſe to take their fees afore-hand. For a two-folde pollicy, one is they were commonly greedie, the other for feare if their Clyents follow their Counſell long, they will not be worth a fee. Tis well ſaid Lady, you doe well to ieſt with an oldeman. A ſaies true, for if you ſhold ieſt too much with a young man, it might proue earneſt, & ſo the fruites of your ieaſts make you both a ſham'd on't. Well ſaid Adam, but leauing at a full ieſt, Vncle, what earneſt buſineſſe brought you hither? Your honours ſudden Metamorphoſis, Tolde by your truſtie Seruant, and confirmd By publique rumor. Why what ſaies Goody Fame, and my truſtie Seruant This is the worſt my Lord that you expend Your treaſure on that Ladies maintenance. S'foot ſay I doe, what, has the worme-eaten bawd Fame: or ere a pander-like foole elſe to doe with it? giue her maintenance, why ſhe is of my nere affinitie, ſhould I ſee my ſhee affinitie goe in tatters? I allow my Seruant rags, & I were worſe then a Iew, if I ſhould ſuffer my ſhee affinitie to goe naked. Law takes your part, & if your purſſe grow ſhort Rather then ſpend the publique treaſurie, Ile lend your Grace a brace of thouſand pounds, Prouided this, that as our Booke-men write I haue ſecuritie. A Lawyer right? Securitie? Leaſes and old rents, Caſtle and Towne-ſhips, able men, good ſecuritie, Townes are no Starters, theile hold out winde and weather. I craue no more, let me haue pawnes and vſe. How? Lords turne Vſurers? thoſe that ſhould punniſh broke age deale vppon pawnes? If it were once his owne, Hee'de lend him mony on his Duke-domes crowne But faith Vncle tell me, what think you of this Lady? would ſhe not make a prettie peart Dutches? Shee's faire, nor do I diſcommend your choiſe I wiſh her your's, a priuate friend or ſo, I know mad Ierks, and know that Lawe allowes, Princes their priuate pleaſures, and my ſelfe Will doe my beſt to gaine your honours loue, I will not abſolutely ſay there are, But there may be, if ſo your honour pleaſe, Sellers and Vaults, which from your priuate Garden May vnder ground lead to your bed-chamber. Whither, I will not name my ſelfe, but ſome cloſe friend, May vnſuſpected bring your beautious Lady. Lord what a broaking Aduocate is this? He was ſome Squiers Scriuenor, and hath ſcrapt Gentilitie out of Atturneys fees▪ His baſtard actions proue him ſuch a one, For true worth ſcornes to turne Camelion.