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 0.76 · 514 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
Mean sir? No marry Captain, there will never be mean in his practice I warrant him. O finely taken; Sirrah, Clarissimo, this fellow was an arrant ass this forenoon, afore he came to be an Ancient. But where's your Lieutenant Captain? 'sounds man, he's turned swaggerer. Is't possible? Swaggerer by this light he; and is in the next room writing a challenge to this tall Gentleman my Ancient here. What, mutinous in your own company? 'Sfoot man, who can bridle the ass's valour? 'Sblood and any man think to bridle me. But what was the quarrel? Why sir, because I entertained this Gentleman for my Ancient, (being my dear friend and an excellent scholar) he takes pepper i'th' nose and sneezes it out upon my Ancient; now sir (he being of an uncoal-carrying spirit) falls foul on him, calls him gull openly; and ever since I am feign to drink with 'em in two rooms, dare not let'em come together for my life, but with pen and inkhorns, and so my Lieutenant is in the next chamber casting cold Ink upon the flame of his courage, to keep him from the blot of cowardice, see where he comes with his challenge: good Clarissimo hold my Ancient. Good Ancient, forbear in a Tavern. Revenge noble Lieutenant, hast thou done it? 'Slight I think I have peppered him, but 'twas his own seeking you know. That's certain. 'sounds my seeking sir? Hold him Leonoro; and if it be possible, persuade him to hear the challenge from the enemies own mouth. I'll undertake he shall Captain: Good Ancient let me entreat you. Well sir, because you're a stranger to me, you shall do more with me. Thank you good ancient. read fiery Lieutenant, read boy, legibly. Here it is sir: signor Giovenelli, it is not ignorant unto you, that even now you crossed me over the coxcomb. I did so sir: I will not deny it I warrant you. Good Ancient peace. And that openly, or else it would never have grieved me. That openly was all indeed. And moreover, very unreverendly to call me gull, and ass to my face: And therefore, though I held it good discretion in me to wink at the blow, not seeing to take notice of it. Good discretion in deed. Yet know that I will have satisfaction from you. Well sir, and you shall. Nay good Ancient hear him. And desire you to send me word, whether you will maintain it or no, hoping that you will not offer that discourtesy to do me wrong, and stand to it when you have done. That were foul indeed. And as for the words, in that you called me gull, and Ass to my face, resolve me by letter (for I do not think fit we should meet) first whether you spoke any such words or no: and secondly by whom you mean'em. And it by me (as I think you durst not) confess you are sorry for'em: and if I have offended you, I heartily ask you forgiveness. And so farewell.
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514 words · 681 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.762 (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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Meane sir? No marry Captaine, there will neuer be meane in his practise I warrant him. O finely taken; Sirha, Clarissimo, this fellow was an arrant Asle this fore-noone, afore he came to be an Antient. But where's your Lieftenant Captaine? Sownds man, hee's turnd swaggerer. Ist possible? Swaggerer by this light he; and is in the next roome writing a challenge to this tall Gentleman my Antient here. What, mutinous in your owne company? S'fut man, who can bridle the asses valour? S'blood and any man thinke to bridle me. But what was the quarrell? Why sir, because I entertaind this Gentleman for my Antient, (being my deare friend and an excellent scholler) he takes pepper ith' nose and sneeses it out vpon my Antient; now sir (he being of an vncol-carrying spirit) fals foule on him, cals him gull openly; and euer since I am faine to drinke with 'em in two roomes, dare not let'em come together for my life, but with pen and inke-hornes, and so my Lieftenant is in the next chamber casting cold Inke vpon the flame of his courage, to keepe him from the blot of cowardise, see where he comes with his challenge: good Clarissimo hold my Antient. Good Antient, forbeare in a Tauerne. Reuenge noble Lieftenant, hast thou done it? S'light I thinke I haue pepperd him, but twas his owne seeking you know. Thats certaine. Sownds my seeking sir? Hold him Leonoro; and if it be possible, perswade him to heare the challenge from the enemies owne mouth. Ile vndertake he shall Captaine: Good Antient let me entreate you. Well sir, because y'are a stranger to me, you shall doe more with me. Thanke you good ancient. Reade fiery Lieftenant, reade boy, legibly. Here it is sir: Signior Giouenelli, it is not ignorant vnto you, that euen now you crost me ouer the cocks-comb. I did so sir: I will not denie it I warrant you. Good Ancient peace. And that openly, or else it would neuer haue greeu'd me. That openly was all indeede. And moreouer, very vnreuerendly to call me gull, and asse to my face: And therefore, though I held it good discretion in me to winke at the blow, not seeing to take notice of it. Good discretion in deede. Yet know that I will haue satisfaction from you. Well sir, and you shall. Nay good Ancient heare him. And desire you to send me word, whether you will maintaine it or no, hoping that you will not offer that discourtesie to doe me wrong, and stand to it when you haue done. That were foule indeede. And as for the words, in that you call'd me gull, and Asse to my face, resolue me by letter (for I do not thinke fit we should meete) first whether you spake any such words or no: and secondly by whom you meant'em. And it by me (as I thinke you durst not) confesse you are sorry for'hem: and if I haue offended you, I heartily aske you forgiuenesse. And so farewell.