Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1606 [1604-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 514 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
We met a company with hampers after 'em. Oh those were they, those were they, a pox hamper 'em. Bless us all again. They have hampered me finely sirrah. how sir. How sir, I lent the rascals properties to furnish out their play, a chain, a jewel, and a watch, & they watched their time, and rid quite away with 'em. Are they such creatures. Hark, hark gentlemen, by this light the watch rings alarum in his pocket, there's my watch come again, or the very cozen German too't, whose is't, whose is't? byth' mass 'tis he, hast thou one son? prithee bestow it upon thy Grandsire, I now look for mine again i'faith, nay come with a good will or not at all. I'll give thee a better thing a piece, a piece gentlemen. Great or small, At once I have drawn chain, jewel, watch & all. By my faith you have a fortunate hand sir. Nay all to come at once. A vengeance of this soolecy. Have I scape the Constable to be brought in by the watch? O destiny, have I married a Thief mother? Comfort thyself, thou art before hand with him daughter. Why son, why gentlemen, how long have you been my Lord Owemuch his servants i'faith? Faith Grandsire, shall I be true to you? I think 'tis time, thoust been a these already. I knowing the day of your feast, & the natural inclination you have to pleasure and pastime, presumed upon your patience for a jest as well to prolong your days as— Whoop, why then you took my chain along with you to prolong my days did you? Not so neither sir & that you may be seriously assured of my hereafter stableness of life, I have took another course. What? Took a wife. A wife? 'sfoot, what is she for a fool would marry thee a madman? when was the wedding kept in Bedlam? she's both a gentlewoman and a virgin. Stop there, stop there, would I might see her. You have your wish, she's here. Ah, ha, ha, ha, this makes amends for all. How now? Captain do you hear? is she your wife in earnest? How then? Nothing but pity you sir. Speak son is't true? Can you gull us, and let a quean gull you. Ha. What I have been is past, be that forgiven, And have a soul true both to thee and heaven. Is't come about, tricks are repaid I see. The best is sirrah you pledge none but me And since I drink the top, take her and hark, I spice the bottom with a thousand mark. By my troth, she is as good a cup of Nectar, as amy Bachelor needs to sip at. Tut give me gold, it makes amends for vice, Maids without coin, are candles without spice. Come gentlemen tooth feast, let not time waste, We have pleased our ear, now let us please our taste Who lives by cunning mark it, his fates cast, When he has gulled all, then is himself the last.
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We met a company with hampers after em. Oh thoſe were they, thoſe were they, a pox hamper em. Bleſſe vs all agen. They haue hamperd me finely ſirrah. Howe ſir. How ſir, I lent the raſcals properties to furniſh out their play, a chaine, a iewell, and a watch, & they watcht their time, and rid quite away with em. Are they ſuch creatures. Hearke, hearke gentlemen, by this light the watch rings alarum in his pocket, thers my watch come agen, or the very Coſen German toot, whoſe iſt, whoſe iſt? by'th maſſe tis he, haſt thou one ſonne? prethee beſtow it vpon thy Grandſire, I now looke for mine agen yfaith, nay come with a good wil or not at all. Ile giue thee a better thing a peece, a peece gentlemen. Great or ſmall, At once I haue drawne chaine, iewell, watch & all. By my faith you haue a fortunate hand ſir. Nay all to come at once. A vengeance of this ſoolecy. Haue I ſcape the Conſtable to be brought in by the watch? O deſtiny, haue I married a Theefe mother? Comfort thy ſelfe, thou art before hand with him daughter. Why ſon, why gentlemen, how long haue you bin my Lord Ow-much his ſeruants yfaith? Faith Grandſire, ſhall I be true to you? I thinke tis time, thouſt beene a theeſe already. I knowing the day of your feaſt, & the natural inclination you haue to pleaſure and paſtime, preſumde vpon your patience for a ieſt as well to prolong your daies as— Whoop, why then you tooke my chaine along with you to prolong my daies did you? Not ſo neither ſir & that you may be ſeriouſly aſſured of my herafter ſtableneſſe of life, I have took another courſe. What? Tooke a wife. A wife? ſfoot, what is ſhe for a foole would marry thee a madman? when was the wedding kept in Bedlam? Shees both a gentlewoman and a virgin. Stop there, ſtop there, would I might ſee her. You haue your wiſh, ſhees here. Ah, ha, ha, ha, this makes amends for all. How now? Captain do you heare? is ſhe your wife in earneſt? How then? Nothing but pitty you ſir. Speake ſonne iſt true? Can you gull vs, and let a queane gull you. Ha. What I haue bin is paſt, be that forgiuen, And haue a ſoule true both to thee and heauen. Iſt come about, tricks are repaid I ſee. The beſt is ſirrah you pledge none but me And ſince I drinke the top, take her and harke, I ſpice the bottome with a thouſand marke. By my troth, ſhe is as good a cup of Nectar, as amy Batchelor needs to ſip at. Tut giue me gold, it makes amends for vice, Maydes without coine, are candles without ſpice. Come gentlemen toth feaſt, let not time waſte, We haue pleaſd our eare, now let vs pleaſe our taſte Who liues by cunning marke it, his fates caſt, When he has guld all, then is himſelfe the laſt.