Barry, Lording · published 1611 · first performed or written 1608 [1608-1610(?)] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Here are two retainers, hangers on sir, Which will consume more than ten liveries, If by your means they be not strait shook off: I am arrested. Arrested? what's the sum? But thirteen pound, due to Beard the Butler, Do but bail me, and I will save you harmless. Why here's the end of Riot, I know the law, If you be bailed by me, the debt is mine, Which I will undertake. la there; Rogues, Foot I know he would not let me want For thirteen pounds. Provided, you seal a release, Of all your claim to Mistress Somerfield. Sergeants do your kind, hale me to the hole, Seal a release, sergeants come, to prison, Seal a release for Mistress Somerfield, First I will stink in jail, be eat with Lice, Endure an object worse than the Devil himself, And that's ten Sergeants peeping through the grates Upon my lousy linen, come to jail, Foot a release. there's no conscience in it. 'Tis a demand uncharitable. Nay choose. I can hold no longer, impudent man. My wife, foot my wife, let me go sergeants. O thou perfidious man darest thou presume To call her wife, whom thou so much hast wronged, What conquest hast thou got, to wrong a maid, A silly harmless maid? what glory is't That thou hast thus deceived a simple Virgin, And brought her from her friends? what honour was't For thee to make the Butler lose his office And run away with thee. Your tricks are known, Didst thou not swear thou shouldst be Baronized? And hadst both lands and fortunes? both which thou want'st. Foot that's not my fault, I would have lands If I could get 'em. I know your trick:, And know I now am wife unto this man. How? I thank her sir, she has now vouchsafed To cast herself on me. Therefore subscribe, Take somewhat of him for a full release, And pray to God to make you an honest man, If not, I do protest by earth and Heaven, Although I starve, thou never shalt enjoy me. Her vow is past, nor will she break her word; Look to it mitcher. I hope a will compound. Foot shall I give two thousand pound a year For nothing. Brother come, be ruled by me, Better to take a little then lose all. You see she's resolute, you'd best compound. I'll first be damned ere I will lose my right, Unless a give me up my forfeit mortgage, And bail me of this action. Sir you may choose, What's the mortgage worth? Let's have no whispering. Some forty pounds a year. Do it, do it, Come you shall do it, we will be rid of him At any rate. Dash, go fetch his mortgage, See that your friends be bound, you shall not claim Title, right, possession in part or whole, In time to come, in this my loved wife: I will restore the mortgage, pay this debt, And set you free.
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Here are two retainers, hangers on sir, Which will consume more then ten liueries, If by your meanes they be not straite shooke off: I am arrested. Arested? what's the summe? But thirteene pound, due to Beard the Butler, Do but baile me, and I will saue you harmelesse. Why heer's the end of Ryot, I know the law, If you be baild by me, the debt is mine, Which I will vndertake. Law there; Roagues, Foote I know hee would not let me want For thirteene pounds. Prouided, you seale a release, Of all your claime to Mistresse Somerfield. Sergeants doe your kinde, hale me to the hole, Seale a release, Sargeants come, to prison, Seale a release for Mistrisse Somerfield, First I will stinck in Iayle, be eate with Lyce, Indure an obiect worse then the Deuill himselfe, And that's ten Sergeants peeping through the grates Vpon my lowsie linnen, come to Iayle, Foote a release. Ther's no conscience in it. 'Tis a demand vncharitable. Nay choose. I can hold no longer, impudent man. My wife, foote my wife, let me go Sergiants. O thou perfidious man darst thou presume To call her wife, whom thou so much hast wrong'd, What conquest hast thou got, to wrong a maide, A silly harmelesse maide? what glory ist That thou hast thus deceiued a simple Virgin, And brought her from her friends? what honor wast For thee to make the Butler loose his office And runne away with thee. Your tricks are knowne, Didst thou not sweare thou shouldst be Baroniz'd? And hadst both lands and fortunes? both which thou wantst. Foote that's not my falt, I would haue lands If I could get em. I know your trick:, And know I now am wife vnto this man. How? I thanke her sir, she has now voutchsaft To cast her selfe on me. Therefore subscribe, Take some-what of him for a full release, And pray to God to make you an honest man, If not, I doe protest by earth and Heauen, Although I starue, thou neuer shalt inioy me. Her vow is past, nor will she breake her word▪ Looke to it mitcher. I hope a will compound. Foote shall I giue two thousand pound a yeare For nothing. Brother come, be rul'd by me, Better to take a little then loose all. You see shee's resolute, y'had best compound. Ile first be damn'd ere I will lose my right, Vnlesse a giue me vp my forfit morgage, And baile me of this action. Sir you may choose, What's the morgage worth? Lets haue no whispering. Some forty pounds a yeare. Doe it, doe it, Come you shall do it, we will be rid of him At any rate. Dash, go fetch his morgage, See that your friends be bound, you shall not claime Title, right, possession in part or whole, In time to come, in this my loued wife: I will restore the morgage, pay this debt, And set you free.