Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1606 [1604-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 463 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
What's that Sir? Is it for certain, Lieutenant, that my Grandsire keeps an uncertain creature, a Quean? I that's too true Sir. So much the more preposterous for me, I shall hop shorter by that trick; she carries away the thirds at least; 'twill prove entailed land I am afraid when als done, i'faith nay, I have known a vicious-old-thought-acting Father, Damned only in his dreams, thirsting for game, (When his best parts hung down their heads for shame,) For his blanched harlot dispossess his son, And make the pox his heir, 'twas gravely done: How hadst thou first knowledge on't Lieutenant? Faith from discourse, yet all the policy That I could use, I could not get her name. Dull slave that ne'er couldst spy it. But the manner of her coming was described to me. How is the manner prithee? Marry sir she comes, most commonly coached. Most commonly coached indeed, for coaches are as common now adays, as some that ride in 'em, she comes most commonly coached. True, there I left sir, guarded with some leash of Pimps. Beside the coachman? Right sir, then alighting, she's privately received by master Gunwater. That's my grandsire's chief Gentleman i'th' chain of gold, that he should live to be a Pander, and yet look upon his chain and his velvet jacket Then is your Grandsire rounded i'th' ear, the key given after the Italian fashion, backward, she closely conveyed into his closet, there remaining, till either opportunity smile upon his credit, or he send down some hot caudle to take order in his performance. Peace, 'tis mine own i'faith, I hate. How now Sir? Thanks, thanks to any spirit, That mingled it 'mongst my inventions. Why master Folly-wit? Captain? Give me scope and hear me, I have begot that means which will both furnish me, And make that quean walk under his conceit. That were double happiness, to put thyself into money and her out of favour. And all at one dealing? 'Sfoot I long to see that hand played, And thou shalt see't quickly i'faith; nay 'tis in grain, I warrant it hold colour: Lieutenant, step behind yon hanging; if I mistook not at my entrance, there hangs the lower part of a gentlewoman's gown, with a mask and a chin-clout; bring all this way: Nay, but do't cunningly now, 'tis a friend's house, and I'd use it so, there's a taste for you. But prithee what wilt thou do with a Gentlewoman's lower part? Why use it. Y'ave answered me indeed in that, I can demand no farther. Well said Lieutenant. What will you do now sir? Come, come, thou shalt see a woman quickly made up here. But that's against kind Captain, for they are always long a making ready.
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What's that Sir? Is it for certaine, Lieftenant, that my Grandſire keepes an vncertaine creature, a Queane? I that's too true Sir. So much the more 'prepoſterous for mee, I ſhall hop ſhorter by that tricke; ſhe carries away the thirds at leaſt; twill proue en-tayld land I am afraid when al's done, yfaith nay, I haue knowne a vicious-old-thought-acting Father, Damb'd onely in his dreames, thirſting for game, (When his beſt parts hung downe their heads for ſhame,) For his blancht harlot diſpoſſeſſe his ſonne, And make the pox his heire, twa's grauely done: How had'ſt thou firſt knowledge on't Lieftenant? Faith from diſcourſe, yet all the pollicie That I could vſe, I could not get her name. Dull ſlaue that ne're could'ſt ſpie it. But the māner of her coming was deſcrib'd to me. How is the manner prethee? Marry ſir ſhe comes, moſt commonly coacht. Moſt commonly coacht indeed, for coaches are as common now adayes, as ſome that ride in e'm, ſhee comes moſt commonly coacht. True, there I left ſir, guarded with ſome leaſh of Pimps. Beſide the coachman? Right ſir, then alighting, ſhee's priuatly receiu'd by maſter Gunwater. That's my Grandſires chiefe Gentleman it'h chaine of gold, that hee ſhould liue to bee a Pander, and yet looke vpon his chaine and his veluet iacket Then is your Grandſire rounded it'h eare, the key giuen after the Italian faſhion, backward, ſhe cloſly conuaid into his cloſet, there remaining, till either opportunitie ſmile vpon his credit, or hee ſend downe ſome hot caudle to take order in his performance. Peace, tis mine owne yfaith, I haa'te. How now Sir? Thankes, thankes to any ſpirit, That mingled it mongſt my inuentions. Why maſter Folly-wit? Captaine? Giue me ſcope and heare me, I haue begot that meanes which will both furniſh me, And make that queane walke vnder his conceit. That were double happines, to put thy ſelfe into money and her out of fauour. And all at one dealing? S'foot I long to ſee that hand plaid, And thou ſhalt ſee't quickly yfaith; nay tis in graine, I warrant it hold colour: Leiftenant, ſtep behind yo'n hanging; if I miſtooke not at my entrance, there hangs the lower part of a gentlewomans gowne, with a maske and a chinclout; bring all this way: Nay, but doo't cunningly now, tis a friends houſe, and I'de vfe it ſo, ther's a taſt for you. But prethee what wilt thou doe with a Gentlewomans lower part? Why vſe it. Y'aue anſwered me indeed in that, I can demand no farder. Well ſaid Leiftenant. What will you do now ſir? Come, come, thou ſhalt ſee a woman quickely made vp here. But that's againſt kind Captaine, for they are alwaies long a making ready.