Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1606 [1604-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 514 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
Dispatch I say, dispatch, why where's my music? he's come indeed. Footman. My Lord. Run swiftly with my commendations to S. Iasper Topas we'll ride and visit him i'th' morning say. Your Lordship's charge shall be effected. That Courtly comely form, should present to me Sir Bounteous Progress. Y'ave found me out my Lord, I cannot hide myself, Your honour in most spaciously welcome. In this forgive me Sir, that being a stranger to your houses, And you, I make my way so bold, and presume Rather upon your kindness than your knowledge, Only your bounteous disposition. Fame hath divulged, and is to me well known. Nay, and your Lordship know my disposition, you know me better than they that know my person; your honour is so much the welcomer for that. Thanks good sir Bounteous. Pray pardon me, it has been often my ambition my L. both in respect of your honourable presence, and the prodigal fame that keeps even stroke with your unbounded worthiness; To have wished your Lordship, where your Lordship is A noble guest in this unworthy seat: Your Lordship near heard my Organs. Heard of 'em sir Bounteous, but never heard 'em. they're but double guilt my L. some hundred and fifty pound wilt fit your Lordship with such another pair. Indeed sir Bounteous? O my L. I have a present suit to you. To me sir Bounteous, and you could near speak at fitter time? for I'm here present to grant you. Your Lordship has been a traveler. Some five year sir. I have a Grandchild my L. I love him; and when I die I'll do somewhat for him: I'll tell your honour the worst of him, a wild lad he has been. So we have been all sir. So we have been all indeed my L. I thank your lordship's assistance; some comic pranks he has been guilty of; but I'll pawn my credit for him, an honest trusty bosom. And that's worth all sir. And that's worth all indeed my L. for he's like to have all when I die; imberbis juvenis, his chin has no more prickles yet then a midwives: there's great hope of his wit his hair's so long a coming; shall I be bold with your honour, to prefer this aforesaid Ganymede to hold a plate under your Lordship's cup? You wrong both his worth, and your bounty, and you call that boldness; Sir I have heard much good of that young Gentleman. Nay h'as a good wit i'faith my L. H'as carried himself always generously. Are you advised of that my L.? h'as carried many things cleanly: I'll show your Lordship my Will, I keep it above in an Outlandish box; the whoreson boy must have all: I love him, yet he shall near find it as long as I live. Well sir, for your sake, and his own deserving, I'll reserve a place for him nearest to my secrets. I understand your good Lordship, you'll make him your Secretary: my music, give my L. a taste of his welcome.
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Diſpath I ſay, diſpatch, why wher's my muſick? hee's come indeed. Footman. My Lord. Run ſwiftly with my cōmendations to S. Iaſper Topas Wee'le ride and viſit him i'th morning ſay. Your Lordſhips charge ſhal be effected. That Courtly comly forme, ſhould preſent to me Sir Bounteous Progreſſe. Y'aue found me out my Lord, I cannot hide my ſelfe, Your honour in moſt ſpatiouſly welcome. In this forgiue mee Sir, that being a ſtranger to your houſes, And you, I make my way ſo bold, and preſume Rather vpon your kindnes then your knowledge, Onely your bounteous diſpoſition. Fame hath diuulgd, and is to me well knowne. Nay, and your Lordſhip know my diſpoſition, you know me better then they that know my perſon; your honor is ſo much the welcomer for that. Thankes good ſir Bounteous. Pray pardon me, it has been often my ambition my L. both in reſpect of your honourable preſence, and the prodigall fame that keepes euen ſtroke with your vnbounded worthines; To haue wiſht your Lordſhip, where your Lordſhip is A noble gueſt in this vnworthy ſeate: Your Lordſhip nere heard my Organs. Heard of e'm ſir Bounteous, but neuer heared e'm. The're but double guilt my L. ſome hundred and fifty pound wilt fit your Lordſhippe with ſuch another paire. Indeed ſir Bounteous? O my L. I haue a preſent ſute to you. To me ſir Bounteous, and you could nere ſpeake at fitter time? for I'me here preſent to grant you. Your Lordſhip has been a traueller. Some fiue yeare ſir. I haue a Grandchild my L. I loue him; and when I die Ile doe ſomewhat for him: Ile tel your honor the worſt of him, a wilde lad he has beene. So we haue beene all ſir. So we haue been all indeed my L. I thanke your Lorſhips aſſiſtance; ſome comick prancks he has bin guilty of; but Ile pawne my credit for him, an honeſt truſty boſome. And thats worth all ſir. And thats worth all indeed my L. for hees like to haue all when I die; imberbis Iuuenis, his chin has no more prickles yet then a midwiues: theres great hope of his wit his haire's ſo long a comming; ſhall I be bold with your honor, to prefer this aforeſaid Ganimed to hold a plate vnder your Lordſhips cup? You wrong both his worth, and your bountie, and you cal that boldnes; Sir I haue heard much good of that yong Gentleman. Nay h'as a good wit yfaith my L. H'as caried himſelfe alwaies generouſly. Are you aduiſde of that my L.? h'as caried many things cleanely: Ile ſhew your Lordſhip my Will, I keep it aboue in an Out landiſh boxe; the whoreſon boy muſt haue all: I loue him, yet he ſhall nere find it as long as I liue. Well ſir, for your ſake, and his own deſeruing, Ile reſerue a place for him neereſt to my ſecrets. I vnderſtand your good Lordſhip, you'le make him your Secretary: my muſicke, giue my L. a taſte of his welcome.