Barry, Lording · published 1611 · first performed or written 1608 [1608-1610(?)] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.60 · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
I have drawn his answer negative to all. Negative to all. The plaintive says, That William Goose, was son to Thomas Goose, And will a swear the general bill is false. 'a will. Then he forswears his father, 'tis well, Some of our clients will go prig to hell Before ourselves; has a paid all his fees. A lest them all with me. Then truss my points, And how thinkst thou of law? Most reverently, Law is the world's great light, a second sun, To this terrestrial Globe, by which all things Have life and being, and without which Confusion and disorder soon would seize The general state of men, wars, outrages, The ulcerous deeds of peace, it curbs and cures, It is the kingdoms eye, by which she sees The acts and thoughts of men. The kingdoms eye, I tell thee fool, it is the kingdoms nose, By which she smells out all these rich transgressors, Nor is't of flesh but merely made of wax, And 'tis, within the power of us Lawyers, To wrest this nose of wax which way we please. Or it may be as thou sayst an eye indeed. But if it be 'tis sure a woman's eye That's ever rolling. one knocks. Go see who 'tis, Stay, my chair, and gown, and then go see who knocks. Thus must I seem a Lawyer which am indeed, But merely dregs and offscum of the Law, I tricesimo primo Alberti Magni 'tis very clear. God save you sir. The place is very pregnant, Master Boucher; Most hearty welcome sir. You study hard, No I have a cushion. You ply this gear, You are no truant in the law, I see. Faith some hundred books in folio I have Turned over to better my own knowledge, But that is nothing for a student, Or a Stationer they turn them over too, But not as you do gentle Master Throat, And what? the Law speaks profit does it not? Faith some bad angels haunt us now and then, But what brought you hither. Why these small legs, You are conceited sir, I am in Law. But let that go, and tell me how you do, How does Will Smallshanks and his lovely bride, Introth you make me blush, I should have asked, His health of you, but 'tis not yet to late. Nay good sir Throat forbear your quillets now, By Heaven I deal most plain, I saw him not, Since last I took his Mortgage. Sir be not nice, (Yet I must needs herein commend your love) To let me see him; for know I know him wed, And that a stole away Somerfield's heir, Therefore suspect me not I am his friend, How wed to rich Somerfield's only heir, Is old Somerfield dead? Do you make it strange? By heaven I know it nor. Then am I grieved. I spoke so much (but that I know you love him. And is reserved for gross and hungry stomachs.
nodes 484–556 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 8 of 42 in this edition
Length
501 words · 656 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.603 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T9 · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I haue drawne his answer negatiue to all. Negatiue to all. The plaintiue sayes, That VVilliam Goose, was sonne to Thomas Goose, And will a sweare the generall bill is false. A will. Then he forsweares his father, 'tis well, Some of our clients will go prig to hell Before ourselues; has a paide all his fees. A lest them all with me. Then trusse my points, And how thinkst thou of law? Most reuerently, Law is the worlds great light, a second sunne, To this terrestriall Globe, by which all things Haue life and being, and with-out which Confusion and disorder soone would seaze The generall state of men, warres, outrages, The vlcerous deeds of peace, it curbes and cures, It is the kingdomes eye, by which shee sees The acts and thoughts of men. The kingdomes eye, I tell thee foole, it is the kingdomes nose, By which she smells out all these rich transgressors, Nor ist of flesh but meerely made of wax, And tis, within the power of vs Lawiers, To wrest this nose of waxe which way we please. Or it may be as thou saist an eye indeed. But if it be tis sure a womans eye Thats euer rowling. one knocks. Go see who tis, Stay, my chaire, and gowne, and then go see who knocks. Thus must I seeme a Lawyer which am indeed, But meerly dregs and offscumme of the Law, I tricesimo primo Alberti Magni Tis very cleere. God saue you sir. The place is very pregnant, Maister Boucher; Most harty welcome sir. You study hard, No I haue a cushion. You ply this geere, You are no trewant in the law, I see. Faith some hundred bookes in folio I haue Turnd ouer to better my owne knowledge, But that is nothing for a studient, Or a Stationer they turne them ouer too, But not as you doe gentill Maister Throat, And what? the Law speakes profit does it not? Faith some bad angells haunt vs now and then, But what brought you hether. Why these smale legs, You are conceited sir, I am in Law. But let that goe, and tell me how you doe, How does Will Smalshankes and his louely bride, Introth you make me blush, I should haue ask't, His health of you, but tis not yet to late. Nay good sir Throat forbeare your quillets now, By Heauen I deale most plaine, I saw him not, Since last I tooke his Morgage. Sir be not nyce, (Yet I must needs herein commend your loue) To let me see him; for know I know him wed, And that a stole away Sommerfields heire, Therefore suspect me not I am his friend, How wed to ritch Sommerfields onely heyre, Is old Sommerfield dead? Do you make it strang? By heauen I know it nor. Then am I greeued. I spake so much (but that I know you loue him. And is reseru'd for grose and hungry stomackes.