Chapman, George · published 1611 · first performed or written 1602 [1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T8 Captains, gallants and cheats typicality 0.83 · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
Come sweet cousin, do not cloy your husband with your love so, especially to hinder his preferment; who shall the Duke have to employ in these martial necessities if not Captain Quintiliano, he bears an honourable mind, and 'tis pity but he should have employment. Let him get a company now, and he will be able to maintain you like a Duchess hereafter. Well said signor Angelo, gossave me you speak like a true Cousin indeed, does he not Quint? He does so, and I thank him; yet see how the fool puts finger i'th' eye still. I'll cheer her up, I warrant you Captain; come coz, let's in to tables. Farewell sweet Mistress. Farewell my good servant. Now take away thy hand, and show thou didst laugh all this while; good Lord who would not marry to have so kind a wife make much on him? After Boy, give your attendance. Could you not spare me money for mine hostess, where you put me to board? you're a whole fortnight arrearages. Attend I say, the hosts of the Lion has a leg like a Giant, want for nothing Boy, so she score truly. Faith Sir, she has chalked up twenty shillings already, and swears she will chalk no more. Then let her choke, and choke thou with her: 'Sblood hobby horse, and she had chalked up twenty pounds, I hope the world knows I am able to pay it with a wet finger. Alas Sir, I think you're able, but the world does not know it. Then the worlds an ignorant Sir, and you are an innocent, vanish Boy, away. I hope he will foist some money for my score, out of this gull here. 'Tis a plaguy good wag Quint. is't not? I'll make him a good one 'ere I ha' done with him; but this same loving fool my wife now, will never leave weeping, till I make her believe I will not have a company. Who would be cumbered with these soft hearted creatures, that are ever in extremes, either too kind, or too unkind? Save me, 'tis true, 'tis a hard thing must please'em in sadness. Damn me, if I do not pity her with my heart; plague on her kindness, she has half persuaded me to take no company. Nay sweet Quint: then how shall I be a Lieutenant? Well, and my promise were not passed to thee, I am a villain if all the world should part Frank and me; think I love thee therefore, and will do thee credit: It will cost me a great deal a this same foolish money to buy me drum and ensign, and furnish me thoroughly, but the best is I know my credit. 'sfoot Quint, we'll want no money man, I'll make my row of houses fly first. Let'em walk, let'em walk; Candle rends: if the wars hold, or a plague come to the town, they'll be worth nothing.
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Length
493 words · 641 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.834 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T11 · seed 44: T14 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Come sweet Cozen, doe not cloy your husband with your loue so, especially to hinder his preferment; who shall the Dke haue to employ in these Marshall necessities if not Captaine Quintiliano, he beares an honorable minde, and tis pitty but he should haue employment. Let him get a company now, and he will be able to maintaine you like a Duches hereafter. Well said Signior Angelo, gossaue me you speake like a true Cozen indeede, does he not Quint? He does so, and I thanke him; yet see how the foole puts finger ith' eye still. Ile cheere her vp, I warrant you Captaine; come Cuze, lets in to tables. Farewell sweet Mistris. Farewell my good seruant. Now take away thy hand, and show thou didst laugh all this while; good Lord who would not marry to haue so kinde a wife make much on him? After Boy, giue your attendance. Could you not spare me money for mine hostesse, where you put me to boarde? y'are a whole fortnight arrrages. Attend I say, the hostes of the Lyon has a legge like a Cyant, want for nothing Boy, so shee score truly. Faith Sir, shee has chaulk't vp twenty shillings already, and sweares shee will chaulke no more. Then let her choke, and choke thou with her: S'blood hobby horse, and she had chaulkt vp twenty pounds, I hope the world knowes I am able to pay it with a wet finger. Alas Sir, I thinke y'are able, but the world does not know it. Then the worlds an ignorant Sir, and you are an innocent, vanish Boy, away. I hope he will foist some money for my score, out of this gull here. 'Tis a plaguy good wagge Quint. ist not? Ile make him a good one 'ere I ha done with him; but this same louing foole my wife now, will neuer leaue weeping, till I make her beleeue I will not haue a company. Who would be combred with these soft hearted creatures, that are euer in extreames, either too kinde, or too vnkind? Saue me, 'tis true, 'tis a hard thing must please'em in sadnesse. Damne me, if I doe not pitty her with my heart; plague on her kindnesse, she has halfe perswaded me to take no company. Nay sweet Quint: then how shall I be a Lieftenant? Well, and my promise were not past to thee, I am a villaine if all the world should part Franke and me; thinke I loue thee therefore, and will doe thee credit: It will cost me a great deale a this same foolish money to buy me drum and ensigne, and furnish me throughly, but the best is I know my credit. Sfut Quint, wee'll want no money man, Ile make my row of houses flie first. Let'em walke, let'em walke; Candle rents: if the warres hold, or a plague come to the towne, theill be worth nothing.