Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1606 [1604-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T32 Rings and jewels as tokens · 513 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T32: ring, ti, gave, finger, jewel, lady, lord, love, invisible, away.
He make it hold sir, my daughter is a couple, She was married yesterday. Sir Boun. Buz. Nay to no buzzard neither, a right Hawk When ere you know him. Away, he cannot be but a Rascal, walk in walk in, bold guests, that come unsent for— post, I perceive how my jewels went now, to grace her marriage. Would you with me sir? ay, how happed it wench, you put the slip upon me, Not three nights since? I name it gently to you, I term it neither Pilfer, Cheat, nor Shark. youare past my reach. I'm old and past your reach, very good; but you will not deny this I trust. With a safe conscience, sir. Ye? give me thy hand, fare thee well, I have done with her. Give me your hand, sir, you near yet begun with me. Whew, whew? O audacious age. She denies me and all, when on her fingers, I spied the Ruby sit, that does betray her, And blushes for her fact, well there's a time for't, For als too little now for entertainment. Feast, mirth, I harmony, and the play to boot. A jovial Season. How now, are you ready? even upon readiness sir. Keep you your hat on. I have a suit to your worship. Oh cry you mercy, than you must stand bare. We could do all to the life of action sir, both for the credit of your worship's house, and the grace of our Comedy. Cuds me, what else sir? And for some defects (as the custom is) we would be bold to require your worship's assistance. Why with all my heart, what is't you want? speak. One's a chain for a justices hat sir. Why here, here, here, here whoreson, will this serve your turn? What else lack you? We should use a ring with a stone in't. Nay whoop, I have given too many rings already, talk no more of rings I pray you, here, here, here, make this jewel serve for once. Oh this will serve sir. What have you all now? All now sir— one i' time is brought i'th' middle of the play, and I would desire your worship's watch time. My watch, with all my heart, only give time a charge that he be not fiddling with it. You shall near see that sir. Well now you are furnish sir, make haste away. e'en as fast as i can sir,— I'll set my fellows going first, they must have time and leisure, or they're dull else. He stay and speak a prologue, yet o'ertake 'em, I cannot have conscience i'faith to go away and speak near a word to 'em, my Grandsire has given me three shares here, sure I'll do somewhat for 'em. More lights, more stools, sit sit, the play begins. Have you players here Sir Bounteous? We have 'em for you sir, fine nimble Comedians, proper actors most of them. Whose men I pray you sir? Oh, there's their credit sir, they serve an honourable popular Gentleman, yclept my Lord Owemuch.
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He make it hold ſir, my doughter is a couple, She was married yeſterday. Sir Boun. Buz. Nay to no buzzard neither, a right Hauke When ere you know him. Away, he cannot be but a Raſcal▪ walke in walke in, bould gueſts, that come vnfent for—poſt, I perceiue how my Iewels went now, to grace her marriage. Would you with me ſir? Ey, how hapt it wench, you put the ſlip vpon me, Not three nights ſince? I name it gently to you, I terme it neither Pilfer, Cheat, nor Sharke. Y'ear paſt my reach. I'me old and paſt your reach, very good; but you will not deny this I truſt. With a ſafe conſcience, ſir. Yee? giue me thy hand, fare thee wel, I haue done with her. Giue me your hand, ſir, you nere yet begun with me. Whew, whew? O audacious age. She denies me and all, when on her fingers, I ſpide the Ruby ſit, that do's betray her, And bluſhes for her fact, well theres a time ſor't, For al's too little now for entertainment. Feaſt, mirth, I harmony, and the play to boote. A Iouiall Seaſon. How now, are you ready? Euen vpon readineſſe ſir. Keepe you your hat on. I haue a ſuit to your worſhip. Oh cry you mercy, then you muſt ſtand bare. We could do all to the life of action ſir, both for the credit of your worſhips houſe, and the grace of our Comedy. Cuds me, what elſe ſir? And for ſome defects (as the cuſtome is) we would be bold to require your worſhips aſſiſtance. Why with all my heart, what iſt you want? ſpeake. One's a chaine for a Iuſtices hat ſir. VVhy here, here, here, here whoreſon, wil this ſerue your turne? VVhat elſe lacke you? VVe ſhould vſe a ring with a ſtone int. Nay whoope, I haue giuen too many rings already, talke no more of rings I pray you, here, here, here, make this Iewell ſerue for once. Oh this will ſerue ſir. What haue you all now? All now ſir—one y time is brought i'th middle of the play, and I would deſire your worſhips watch time. My watch, with all my heart, onely giue time a charge that he be not fidling with it. You ſhall nere ſee that ſir. Well now you are furniſhe ſir, make haſte away. Ee'n as faſt as i can ſir,—Ile ſet my fellows going firſt, they muſt haue time and leaſure, or they'r dull elſe. He ſtay and ſpeake a prologue, yet o'retake e'm, I cannot haue conſcience yfaith to go away and ſpeake nere a word to e'm, my Grādſire has giuen me three ſhares here, ſure Ile do ſomewhat for e'm. More lights, more ſtooles, ſit ſit, the play begins. Haue you players here Sir Bounteous? We haue e'm for you ſir, fine nimble Comedians, proper actors moſt of them. Whoſe men I pray you ſir? Oh▪ there's their credit ſir, they ſerue an honorable popular Gentleman, eclipped my Lord Ow-much.