Anonymous · published 1609 · first performed or written 1607 [1599-1608] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
zounds an Ass? A Fool? A Knave without respect? I, for an Ass can bear, a Fool abide, and a Knave deserve: Help, help! Prithee let's away. fools oftentimes brings wisemen to trouble, Farewell, another time i'll pay ye double. Bring your Clubs out of doors, there go in my fine hosts, i'll talk to the proudest: what knaves are i'th' street, my door is my door, my house is my castle, go in dame Helena, let thine host alon with this: he that knocks at my hobby, while I have Ale in my house, shall pay for a Surgeon: the honest shall come in, the knaves shall go by: bring Clubs I say. Nay sir, the hear is past, they that did it have took them to their heels, for indeed here are of us— Away with your Clubs then, welcome my brave Bullies, my Guests shall take no wrong, but welcome my Bullies. Indeed sir I am a man of few words, I have put up a little blood shed, marry I hope it shall be no stain to my manhood, if I keep it out of my clothes. He shall pay for the bloodshed, my guests shall take no wrong: mine Host will spend his Cruse as frank as an Emperor: welcome my brave bullies. Sir, be pacifical, the fellow was possessed with some critic frenzy, and we impute it to his madness. Mad! by Gods slid if he were as mad as a weaver, I can hardly put it up: for my blow: I care not so much, but he called me fool: slid if I live till I die, the one of us shall prove it. Some profane Villain, i'll warrant him. Do you think I may not have an action against him? There's so many swaggerers, but alas, how selye out? By the welkin I gave him not a foul word: first he calls me fool, than he makes a full blow at my body, and if by good chance I had not warded it with my head, he might have spoiled me. There, there, my fine fil-pots: give the word as you pass: anon anon sir, anon: here and there in the twinkling, look well to the bar, there again my little Mercuries, froth them up to the brim, and fill as 'tis needful: if their pates be full of Wine, let your Pottles be three quarters, trip and go, here and there: now any brave Lad wash thy wounds with good Wine: bid am welcome my little Sibyl: put sugar in his hole there, I must in to my guests, sleep sound till morning: Canary is a jewel, and a Fig for Browne-bastard. Gentlemen, ye are welcome, though my husband be a little talkative, yet truly he is an unreasonable honest man, ye shall find his words and his sayings all one. I think no less, yet I would desire to enter as time and place shall serve.
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zoundes an Aſſe? A Foole? A Knaue without reſpect? I, for an Aſſe can beare, a Foole abide, and a Knaue deſerue: Helpe, helpe! Prethee lets away. Fooles oftentimes brings wiſemen to trouble, Farwell, another time ile pay ye double. Bring your Clubs out of doores, there goe in my fine hoſtes, ile talke to the proudeſt: what knaues are i'th ſtreete, my dore is my dore, my houſe is my caſtell, goe in dame Helena, let thine hoſt alon with this: he that knocks at my hobby, while I haue Ale in my houſe, ſhall pay for a Surgeon: the honeſt ſhal come in, the knaues ſhall go by: bring Clubs I ſay. Nay ſir, the heare is paſt, they that did it haue tooke them to their heeles, for indeede heere are of vs— Away with your Clubs then, welcome my braue Bullies, my Gueſts ſhal take no wrong, but welcome my Bullies. Indeede ſir I am a man of few words, I haue put vp a little blood ſhed, marrie I hope it ſhall be no ſtaine to my manhoode, if I keepe it out of my clothes. He ſhall pay for the blood-ſhed, my gueſtes ſhal take no wrong: mine Hoſt will ſpend his Cruſe as franke as an Emperor: welcome my braue bullies. Sir, be pacificall, the fellowe was poſſeſt with ſome critique frenzie, and wee impute it to his madnes. Madde! by Gods ſlid if he were as madde as a weauer, I can hardly put it vp: for my blow: I care not ſo much, but he cald me foole: ſlid if I liue till I dye, the one of vs ſhall proue it. Some prophane Villaine, ile warrant him. Doe you thinke I may not haue an action againſt him? There's ſo many ſwaggerers, but alaſſe, how felye out? By the welkin I gaue him not a foule word: firſt he calles me foole, then he makes a full blowe at my body, and if by good chance I had not warded it with my head, he might haue ſpoild me. There, there, my fine fil-pots: giue the word as you paſſe: anon anon ſir, anon: heere and there in the twinckling, looke well to the barre, there againe my little Mercuries, froath them vp to the brimme, and fill as tis needefull: if their pates be full of Wine, let your Pottles be three quarters, trip and goe, here and there: now any braue Lad waſh thy woundes with good Wine: bidde am welcom my little Sybil: put ſugar in his hole there, I muſt in to my gueſts, ſleepe ſoundly till morning: Canarie is a Iewell, and a Figge for Browne-baſtard. Gentlemen, ye are welcom, though my huſbād be a little talkatiue, yet truly he is an vnreaſonable honeſt man, yee ſhall finde his words and his ſayings all one. I thinke no leſſe, yet I would deſire to enter as time and place ſhall ſerue.