Chapman, George · published 1611 · first performed or written 1602 [1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and typicality 0.85 · 514 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
Why, you're i'th' right sir, and now you talk of your uncle, I heard say Captain Quintiliano cheated him yesterday of five pounds, as he did a young Gentleman of Padua this morning of as much more. Faith sir he drew such a kind of tooth from him indeed. Is it possible he should be so wrought upon by him? Now certain I have ever held him a most wise Gentleman. An arrant Rook by this light; a capable cheating stock; a man may carry him up and down by the ears like a pipkin. But do you think he will let the Captain pass so? Why alas, what should he do to him sir? the pasture is so bare with him, that a goose cannot graze upon't. Marry sir then would I watch him a time when he were abroad, and take out my penniworths of his wife, if he drew a tooth from me, I would draw another from her. Well, God be with your worships: chimney sweeper, I thought I should never have been rid of them, Chimney sweep. What old Snail, dost thou cry chimney sweep still? why they say thou art turned mighty rich of late. I would they said true sir? Yes by the mass, by the same token, that those riches make thy old name for venery increase upon thee. Foolish tales sir, foolish tales. Yes by the mass, Snail, but they be told for such certain tales, that if thou hast a daughter to marry with ten thousand crowns, I would see her pit-hole, afore I would deal with her, for fear she should trot through her father's trumperies. Alas sir your worship knows, I have neither daughter nor riches, Idle talk sir, Idle talk: chimney sweep. Nay stay Snail, and come into my house, thou shalt earn some money of me, I have a chimney to sweep for thee. I thank your worship, I will wait upon you next morning early sir: but now I have promised to sweep another man's chimney in truth. But good Snail take mine in the way. What does he cry chimney sweep, and refuse to sweep 'em? No master, alas you know I liue by it, and now I crie as I go to worke that I haue promi'st, that I may get more against other times: what would ye haue me do tre? Alas poor Snail; farewell good Snail, farewell. Lord keep your good worship.— And a very vengeance, I beseech the black father of vengeance. Poor uncle, he begins to be melancholy, has lost his song among's Was never such man touched with such oversight? Bear with age, signor Gasparo, bear with age, and let us all tender his credit as we have vowed, and be silent; he little thought to have been thus betrayed as he is; and where secrecy is assured, it bears with many bad actions in the very best I can tell you, and so good signor Lodovico adieu, and I heartily thank you. adieu good signor Honorio. adieu to you likewise sir.
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Why, y'are ith' right sir, and now you talke of your vncle, I heard say Captaine Quintiliano cheated him yesterday of fiue pounds, as hee did a yong Gentleman of Padua this morning of as much more. Faith sir he drew such a kinde of tooth from him indeede. Is it possible he should be so wrought vpon by him? Now certaine I haue euer held him a most wise Gentleman. An arrant Rooke by this light; a capable cheating stocke; a man may carry him vp and downe by the eares like a pipkin. But do you thinke he will let the Captaine passe so? Why alas, what should he doe to him sir? the pasture is so bare with him, that a goose cannot graze vpon't. Marry sir then would I watch him a time when he were abroad, and take out my penniworthes of his wife, if hee drew a tooth from me, I would draw another from her. Well, God be with your worships: chimney sweeper, I thought I should neuer haue bene ridde of them, Chimney sweepe. What old Snayle, do'st thou crie chimney sweepe still? why they say thou art turnd mightie rich of late. I would they said true sir? Yes by the masse, by the same token, that thos riches make thy old name for venery encrease vpon thee. Foolish tales sir, fooish tales. Yes by the masse, Snayle, but they be told for such certaine tales, that if thou hast a daughter to marrie with tenne thousand crownes, I would see her pithole, afore I would deale with her, for feare she should trot through her fathers trumperies. Alas sir your worship knowes, I haue neither daughter nor riches, Idle talke sir, Idle talke: chimney sweepe. Nay stay Snayle, and come into my house, thou shalt earne some money of mee, I haue a chimney to sweepe for thee. I thanke your worship, I will waite vpon you next morning early sir: but now I haue promi'st to sweepe another mans chimney in truth. But goodd Snayle take mine in the way. What does he crie chimney sweepe, and refuse to sweepe 'em? No master, alas you know I liue by it, and now I crie as I go to worke that I haue promi'st, that I may get more against other times: what would ye haue me do tre? Alas poore Sayle; farewell good Snayle, farewell. Lord keepe your good worship. — And a very vengeance, I beseech the blacke father of vengeance. Poore vncle, he begins to be melancholy, has lost his song among's Was neuer such man touch't with such ouersight? Beare with age, Signior Gasparo, beare with age, and let vs all tender his credite as we haue vow'd, and be silent; he little thought to haue beene thus betrayed as he is; and where secrecy is assur'd, it beares with many bad actions in the very best I can tell you, and so good Signior Lodouico adew, and I heartily thanke you. Adue good Signior Honorio. Adue to you likewise sir.