The Roaring Girl, or Moll Cutpurse · chunk 13 of 47
Dekker, Thomas / Middleton, Thomas · published 1611 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) comedy · Prince Henry's Men · Fortune unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 486 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
'tis well known he took me from a Lady's service, where I was well beloved of the steward, I had my latin tongue, and a spice of the French before I came to him, and now doth he keep a suburbian whore under my nostrils. There's ways enough to cry quite with him, hark in thine ear. There's a friend worth a Million. I'll try one spear against your chastity Mist. Tiltyard Though it prove too short by the burgh. Mass here she is. I'm bound already to serve her, though it be but a sluttish trick. Bless my hopeful young Mistress with long life and great limbs, send her the upper hand of all bailiffs, and their hungry adherents. How now, what art thou? A poor ebbing Gentleman, that would gladly wait for the young flood of your service. My service! what should move you to offer your service to me sir? The love I bear to your heroic spirit and masculine womanhood. So sir, put case we should retain you to us, what parts are there in you for a Gentlewoman's service. Of two kinds right Worshipful: movable, and immovable: movable to run of errands, and immovable to stand when you have occasion to use me. What strength have you. Strength Mistress Moll, I have gone up into a steeple, and stayed the great bell as 'thas been ringing; stopped a windmill going. And never struck down yourself. Stood as upright as I do at this present. Come I pardon you for this, it shall be no disgrace to you: I have struck up the heels of the high Germans size ere now,— what not stand. I am of that nature where I love, I'll be at my mistress foot to do her service. Why well said, but say your Mistress should receive injury, have you the spirit of fighting in you, durst you second her. Life I have kept a bridge myself, and drove seven at a time before me. I. But they were all Lincolnshire bullocks by my troth. Well, meet me in Grays-Inn fields, between three and four this afternoon, and upon better consideration we'll retain you. I humbly thank your good mistress-ship, I'll crack your neck for this kindness. Remember three. Nay if I fail you hang me. Good wench i'faith. whose's this. 'tis I Moll. Prithee tend thy shop and prevent bastards. We'll have a pint of the same wine i'faith Moll. Hark the bell rings, come Gentlemen. Jack Dapper where shall's all munch. I am for Parker's ordinary. he's a good guest to'm, he deserves his board, He draws all the Gentlemen in a term time thither, we'll be your follower's Iacke, lead the way, Look you by my faith the fool has feathered his nest well. Come shut up your shops, where's Master Openwork. Nay ask not me Master Tiltyard. where's his water dog, puh— pist— hur—
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Tis well knowne he tooke me from a Ladies seruice, where I was well beloued of the steward, I had my Lattine tongue, and a spice of the French before I came to him, and now doth he keepe a subberbian whoore vnder my nostrils. There's waies enough to cry quite with him, harke in thine eare. Theres a friend worth a Million. I'le try one speare against your chastity Mist. Tiltyard Though it proue too short by the burgh. Masse here she is. I'me bound already to serue her, tho it be but a sluttish tricke. Blesse my hopefull yong Mistresse with long life and great limbs, send her the vpper hand of all balifes, and their hungry adherents. How now, what art thou? A poore ebbing Gentleman, that would gladly wait for the yong floud of your seruice. My seruice! what should moue you to offer your seruice to me sir? The loue I beare to your heroicke spirit and masculine womanhood. So sir, put case we should retaine you to vs, what parts are there in you for a Gentlewomans seruice. Of two kinds right Worshipfull: moueable, and immoueable: moueable to run of arrants, and immoueable to stand when you haue occasion to vse me. What strength haue you. Strength Mistresse Mol, I haue gon vp into a steeple, and staid the great bell as 'thas beene ringing; stopt a windmill going. And neuer strucke downe your selfe. Stood as vpright as I do at this present. Come I pardon you for this, it shall bee no disgrace to you: I haue strucke vp the heeles of the high Germaines size ere now,—what not stand. I am of that nature where I loue, I'le bee at my mistresse foot to do her seruice. Why well said, but say your Mistresse should receiue iniury, haue you the spirit of fighting in you, durst you second her. Life I haue kept a bridge my selfe, and droue seuen at a time before me. I. But they were all Lincolneshire bullockes by my troth. Well, meete me in Graies-Inne fields, between three and foure this afternoone, and vpon better consideration weele retaine you. I humbly thanke your good Mistreship, Ile crack your necke for this kindnesse. Remember three. Nay if I faile you hange me. Good wench Ifaith. Whose this. Tis I Mol. Prithee tend thy shop and preuent bastards. Wele haue a pint of the same wine ifaith Mol. Harke the bell rings, come Gentlemen. Iacke Dapper where shals all munch. I am for Parkers ordinary. Hee's a good guest to'm, hee deserues his boord, He drawes all the Gentlemen in a terme time thither, Weele be your followers Iacke, lead the way, Looke you by my faith the foole has fetherd his nest well. Come shut vp your shops, where's Maister Openworke. Nay aske not me Maister Tiltyard. Wher's his water dog, puh—pist—hur—hur-pist