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 0.81 · 506 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
'Sblood how thy trades men haunt thee. Alas they that live by men, must haunt'em, God save you Sir. How now Cutberd, what news out of Barbary? Sir, I would borrow a word with you in private. Be brief then Cutbeard, thou look'st lean methinks, I think thouart newly married. I am indeed Sir. I thought so, keep on thy hat man, 'twill be the less perceived, what, is not my tailor and you friends yet? I will have you friends that's certain, I'll maintain you both else. I know no enmity betwixt us Sir, you know Captain I come about another matter. Why but Cutbeard, are not you neighbours? your Trade's cozen german, the tailor and the Barber? does not the tailor sow? dost not thou Barber reap? and do they not both band themselves against the common enemy of mankind, the louse? are you not both honest men alike? is not he an arrant knave? you next door to a knave, because next door to him? Alas Sir, all this is to no purpose, there are certain odd crowns betwixt us you know. True Cutbeard, wilt thou lend me as many more to make'em even Boy? Faith Sir, they have hung long enough a conscience. Cut'em down then Cutbeard, it belongs to thy profession if they hang too long. Well Sir if this be all, I'll come by'em as I can, and you had any honesty. 'Sblood honesty you knave? do you tax any Gentleman in this company for his honesty? Blame me not sir, I am undone by him, and yet I am still of as good credit in my Parish as he too. 'Sblood Rascal, as good credit as I? Nay pray thee Captain forbear. Good Captain be gone. Let me alone; I'll not strike him by this hand, why hark ye Rogue: put your credit in balance with mine? dost thou keep this company? here's signor Lodovico, one of the Clarissimi, a man of worship: here's a Gentleman of Padua, a man of rare parts, an excellent scholar, a fine Ciceronian. Well sir. And here's my Lieutenant, I hope thou know'st the Worshipful man his father with the blue beard, and all these are my companions; and dare you a barbarous slave, a squirting companion, compare with me? but here's the point; now behold and see: signor Giovenelle, lend me four or five pounds, let it be five pounds, if you have so much about you. Here's my purse sir, I think there be just so much in't. Very good, now Cutbeard, are you a slanderous cutthroat or no? will thy credit do this now? without scrip or scroll. But thou wilt think this is done for a colour now; do you not lend it me simply? What a question's that? For how long? At your pleasure Captain. Why so, here you poling Rascal, here's two crowns out of this money: now I hope wilt believe 'tis mine, now the property is altered. Why you might a done this before then.
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Length
506 words · 692 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.813 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: T11 · seed 44: T14 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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S'blood how thy trades men haunt thee. Alas they that liue by men, must haunt'em, God saue you Sir. How now Cutberd, what newes out of Barbary? Sir, I would borrow a word with you in priuate. Be briefe then Cutbeard, thou look'st leane me thinks, I thinke th'art newly marryed. I am indeede Sir. I thought so, keepe on thy hat man, twill be the lesse perceiu'd, what, is not my Taylor and you friends yet? I will haue you friends thats certaine, Ile maintaine you both else. I know no enmity betwixt vs Sir, you know Captaine I come about another matter. Why but Cutbeard, are not you neighbours? your trades Cosen german, the Taylor and the Barber? does not the Taylor sow? doest not thou Barber reape? and doe they not both band themselues against the common enemy of mankinde, the louse? are you not both honest men alike? is not he an arrant knaue? you next dore to a knaue, because next dore to him? Alas Sir, all this is to no purpose, there are certaine odde crownes betwixt vs you know. True Cutbeard, wilt thou lend me as many moe to make'em euen Boy? Faith Sir, they haue hung long enough a conscience. Cut'em downe then Cutbeard, it belongs to thy profession if they hang too long. Well Sir if this be all, Ile come by'em as I can, and you had any honesty. S'blood honesty you knaue? doe you taxe any Gentleman in this company for his honesty? Blame me not sir, I am vndone by him, and yet I am still of as good credit in my Parish as he too. S'blood Rascall, as good credit as I? Nay pre thee Captaine forbeare. Good Captaine be gone. Let me alone; Ile not strike him by this hand, why hearke yee Rogue: put your credit in ballance with mine? do'st thou keepe this company? here's Signior Lodouico, one of the Clarissimi, a man of worship: here's a Gentleman of Padua, a man of rare parts, n excellent scholler, a fine Ciceronian. Well sir. And here's my Lieftenant, I hope thou know'st the Worshipfull man his father with the blew beard, and all these are my companions; and dare you a barbarous slaue, a squirting companion, compare with me? but here's the point; now behold and see: Signior Giouenelle, lend me foure or fiue pounds, let it be fiue pounds, if you haue so much about you. Here's my purse sir, I thinke there be iust so much in't. Very good, now Cutbeard, are you a slanderous cut-throat or no? will thy credit doe this now? without scrip or scrowle. But thou wilt thinke this is done for a colour now; doe you not lend it me simply? What a question's that? For how long? At your pleasure Captaine. Why so, here you poling Rascall, here's two crownes out of this money: now I hope wilt beleeue 'tis mine, now the property is altered. Why you might a done this before then.