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 0.87 · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
Well, 'twill not be for any man to follow him, if this were known once. Lord how all the boys in the town would flock about him as he walks the streets, as 'twere about a bagpipe, and hoot the poor Cuckold out of his horncase. Well, and I were worthy to give him counsel, he should e'en fair and well hang himself. No, no, keep it from him, and say thou found'st her at a woman's labour. A plague of her labour, the captains brows sweat while she labours. If I were in thy case, I should laugh out right when I saw him. That dare not I do, but as often as he turns his back to me, I shall be here V with him that's certain: or when I follow him and his cheating stock Innocentio, in the streets, I shall imagine still I am driving an Ox and an Ass before me, and cry phtroh, ho, ptrough. 'Slight Captain take this and take all. Not a word for the world, for if we should take notice of his words the slave would deny all, leave it to me to sift it in private. Now sir, what news with you? where's your Mistress, that you range thus at your pleasure? In health sir I trust. Come forward you rogue you: come forward, whither creep you behind so? where's your Mistress sir? At a poor woman's labour sir. Very well sir, come Lieutenant, go you afore, and do you follow him sir. What afore my Captain sir: you shall pardon me. Afore you rogue, afore. signor Lorenzo, and Gasparo, you're very welcome, we shall have good company and sport to entertain you ere long I hope, shall we not Angelo? Yes sir, I have invited all you commanded me. This is the honest man indeed, that took the pains to come for me. And for me also. No pains but pleasure sir, I was glad I had such good means to be known to your Worship. Nay, I have known you before, to be the servant of signor Honorio here, I take it. Not my servant signor Lorenzo, but my sons. O, your son Aurelio's servant? believe me you or your son (in mine opinion, though I say it before him) made good choice of him: for he hath a good honest face, and to a man of judgement (I tell you) that's as good as a good surety for him. I will be better acquainted with you sir, pray you give me your hand. Both my hand and heart sir, shall be ever at your service. Thanks my good friend, I'll make thee laugh anon Angelo. I thank your Worship, you have done so often. A notable wag signor Gasparo. How curiously Lorenzo thinks he carries the matter? How now Gentlemen, is't a merry secret, that you smile so? No secret signor Lorenzo, but a merry conceit we were thinking on, to furnish our show anon, if it had been thought on in time. What was that I pray?
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Length
512 words · 656 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.872 (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)
Well, 'twill not be for any man to follow him, if this were knowne once. Lord how all the boyes in the towne would flocke about him as he walks the streets, as 'twere about a bagge-pipe, and hoote the poore Cuckold out of his hornecase. Well, and I were worthy to giue him counsaile, he should e'ne faire and well hang himselfe. No, no, keepe it from him, and say thou found'st her at a womans labour. A plague of her labour, the Captaines browes sweate while shee labours. If I were in thy case, I should laugh out right when I saw him. That dare not I doe, but as often as he turnes his backe to me, I shall be here V with him thats certaine: or when I follow him and his cheating stocke Innocentio, in the streets, I shall imagine still I am driuing an Oxe and an Asse before me, and cry phtroh, ho ptrough. S'light Captaine take this and take all. Not a word for the world, for if we should take notice of his words the slaue would denie all, leaue it to me to sif it in priuae. Now sir, what newes with you? where's your Mistris, that you range thus at your pleasure? In health sir I trust. Come forward you rogue you: come forward, whither creepe you behinde so? where's your Mistris sir? At a poore womans labour sir. Very well sir, come Lieftenant, goe you afore, and doe you follow him sir. What afore my Captaine sir: you shall pardon me. Afore you rogue, afore. SIgnior Lorenzo, and Gasparo, y'are very welcome, we shall haue good company and sport to entertaine you ere long I hope, shall we not Angelo? Yes sir, I haue enuited all you commanded me. This is the honest man indeede, that tooke the paines to come for me. And for me also. No paines but pleasure sir, I was glad I had such good meanes to be knowne to your Worship. Nay, I haue knowne you before, to be the seruant of Signior Honorio here, I take it. Not my seruant Signior Lorenzo, but my sonnes. O, your sonne Aurelios seruant? beleeue me you or your sonne (in mine opinion, though I say it before him) made good choice of him: for he hath a good honest face, and to a man of iudgement (I tell you) that's as good as a good surety for him. I will be better acquainted with you sir, pray you giue me your hand. Both my hand and heart sir, shall be euer at your seruice. Thanks my good friend, Ile make thee laugh anone Angelo. I thanke your Worship, you haue done so often. A notable wagge Signior Gasparo. How curiously Lorenzo thinks he carries the matter? How now Gentlemen, ist a merry secret, that you smile so? No secret Signior Lorenzo, but a merry conceipt we were thinking on, to furnish our show anone, if it had beene thought on in time. What was that I pray?