Chapman, George · published 1611 · first performed or written 1602 [1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing typicality 0.68 · 511 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
I'faith Sir I take it for some matter of policy, that concerns town government. Town-bull government, do you not mean so Sir? O no Sir, but for the general business of the City I take it. Well sir well we will not examine it too far, but guess at it. So sir when he comes forth do you take one corner to encounter him as I will do another, and taking him for Snail, imagine he went about stealing of City venison, (though he do not,) and make what sport you think good with him, always provided it be cleanly, and that he may still think he goes invisible. I warrant ye signor Lodovico, and thank you heartily for this good cause of our honest recreation. Scarce honest neither sir, but much good do it you, as it is, O that my son, your friend Aurelio, were here to help to candy this jest a little. Alas sir, his sick stomach can abide no sweet meats, he's all for aye me, we'll make the jest relish well enough I warrant you: Lorenzo my uncle an old Senator, one that has read Marcus Aurelius, Gesta Romanorum, the Mirror of Magistrates, etc. to be led by the nose like a blind Bear that has read nothing. Let my man read how he deserves to be baited. 'Tis a pretty wonder i'faith signor Lodovico. 'slife, 'twere a good deed, to get boys to pin cards at his back, hang squibs at his tail, ring him through the town with basins, besnowball him with rotten eggs, and make him ashamed of the Commission before he scale it. What says signor Lodovico, I beseech you sir? methinks his pleasant disposition should intend some waggery. I will tell you signor Gasparo, but in any case you must say nothing. In no case will I say any thing sir. Then this is the case: signor Lorenzo (your probable father in law) in the case of Snail the chimney sweeper, will straight tread the streets for his pleasure. For his pleasure? For his pleasure sir, say it be so, wonder not, but jest at it, consider what pleasure the world says he is most given to, and help bait him hereafter, but in any case cleanly, and say nothing. O monstrous, I conceive you, my father in law, will his daughter have his tricks think you? Faith for that you must even take fortune de la pace, kiss the Pax, and be patient like your other neighbours. So, here stand I, chose you another place. O me, what if a man should call him to sweep a chimney in earnest, what would he do? I'll put him to't a my credit, and here will I stand. How now sir, are you well yet think you? A little more here good Angelo. Very well sir, you shall have enough. It will be the most perfect disguise that ever was imitated. I'll warrant you that i'faith sir; you're fitted beyond the forehead for a right counterfeit; It is well now sir?
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Yfaith Sir I take it for some matter of pollicy, that concernes towne gouernment. Towne-bull gouernment, do you not meane so Sir? O no Sir, but for the generall businesse of the Citie I take it. Well sir well we will not examine it too farre, but gesse at it. So sir when he comes forth do you take one corner to encounter him as I will doe another, and taking him for Snayle, imagine hee went about stealing of Citie venison, (though he do not,) and make what sport you thinke good with him, alwaies prouided it be cleanly, and that he may still thinke he goes inuisible. I warraut yee Signior Lodouico, and thanke you hartily for this good cause of our honest recreation. Scarce honest neither sir, but much good do it you, as it is, O that my sonne, your friend Aurelio, were heere to helpe to candy this ieast a little. Alas sir, his sicke stomacke can abide no sweete meates, hee's all for aye me, wee'll make the Ieast rellish well enough I warrant you: Lorenzo my vncle an old Senator, one that has read Marcus Aurelius, Gesta Romanorum, the Mirror of Magistrates, &c. to be led by the nose like a blind Beare that has read nothing. Let my man reade how hee deserues to be bayted. 'Tis a pretty wonder yfaith Signior Lodouico. Slife, 'twere a good deed, to get boyes to pinne cards at his backe, hang squibs at his tayle, ring him through the towne with basons, besnowball him with rotten egges, and make him asham'de of the Commission before hee scale it. What saies Signior Lodouico, I beseech you sir? me thinkes his pleasant disposition should intend some waggerie. I will tell you Signior Gasparo, but in any case you must say nothing. In no case will I say any thing sir. Then this is the case: Signior Lorenzo (your probable father in law) in the case of Snayle the chimney sweeper, will straight tread the streets for his pleasure. For his pleasure? For his pleasure sir, say it be so, wonder not, but ieast at it, consider what pleasure the world sayes he is most giuen to, and helpe baite him hereafter, but in any case cleanly, and say nothing. O monstrous, I conceiue you, my father in law, will his daughter haue his tricks thinke you? Faith for that you must euen take fortune de la pace, kisse the Paxe, and be patient like your other neighbours. So, here stand I, chose you another place. O me, what if a man should call him to sweepe a chimney in earnest, what would he doe? Ile put him too't a my credit, and here will I stand. How now sir, are you well yet thinke you? A little more here good Angelo. Very well sir, you shall haue enough. It will be the most perfect disguise that euer was imitated. Ile warrant you that yfaith sir; ya're fitted beyonde the forehead for a right counterfaite; It is well now sir?