If It Be Not Good, the Devil Is in It (If This Be Not a Good Play, the Devil Is in It) · chunk 16 of 44
Dekker, Thomas · published 1612 · first performed or written 1611 [1611-1612] (Annals) comedy · Queen Anne's Men · Red Bull T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.70 · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
I'll turn the wheels: and spin the hours up faster The City-clocks then strike, and kill thy Master. Would all the city-sextons, at my cost Were drunk this day 4. hours. Troth so would I, And we their jackesath Clockhouse. we'd strike merrily. Fly up toth' topath house, There sir, I'll sit, And croak like a Raven, to damn thee in hell's pit. How goes this month? Much shorter than the last. Weddings this month 12. thousand: not worth the scoring, But think there's little marrying, we ha' so much whoring. Grinding mills so much-used; about the city Such grinding, yet no more money; suits in law, Full brought to an end this month, no more but ten: This law will beggar us: had I the bags again, I bought this cumbrous office with, the King Should make his best of't: he that did farm't before Had it for less than I, yet received more. How much remains of the salt tribute due? 7000. crowns. That's well: a savoury sum: These our Italian tributes, were well devised, methinks 'tis fit a subject should not eat But that his Prince from every dish of meat Should receive nourishment: for (being the head) Why should he pine, when all the body is fed? Besides, it make us more to awe a King, When at each bit we are forced to think on him. What payment's this? The pension of the Stews, you need not untie it, I brought it but now from the sealer's office: there's not a piece there, but has a hole in't, because men may know where 'twas had, and where it will be taken again: bless your worship? Stew-money sir, Stew-prune cash sir. They are sure, though not the soundest pay masters, Read what's the sum. But bore 200. crowns. They are bare crowns indeed sir, and they came from Animals and vermin that are more bare: we that are clerks of these flesh-markets have a great deal of rotten mutton lying upon our hands, and find this to be a sore payment. Well, well, the world will mend. So our surgeons tell'em every day; but the pox of mendment I see. Do not your gallants come off roundly then? Yes sir, their hair comes off fast enough, we turn away cracked french crowns every day. I have a suit to your worship in behalf of all our dealers in small wares, our freewhores sir, you know my meaning. If your whores are known, what's thy suit? I should have brought a petition from 'em, but that 'tis put off sir, till cleansing-week, that they may all be able to set to their hands, or else a whore's mark. Well, well, what's their request? marry sir, that all the she-tobaccoshops, that creep up daily in every hole about the City, may be put to silence. Why pray thee honest fellow?
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Length
482 words · 670 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.703 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Ile turne the wheeles: and spin the howers vp faster The Citie-clockes then strike, and kill thy Master. Would all the Citie-Sextons, at my cost Were dunke this day 4. howres. Troth so wud I, And wee their Iackesath Clocke-house. Wee'de strike merily. Fly vp to'th topath house, There sir, Ile sit, And coake like a Ruen, to damb thee in hels pit. How goes this moneth? Much shorter than the last. Weddings this moneth 12. thousand: not worth the scoring, But thinke ther's little marying, we ha so much whoring. Grynding milles so much-vsde; about the citie Such grinding, yet no more mony; suites in law, Full brought to an end this moneth, no more but ten: This law will begger vs: had I the bags againe, I bought this combrous office with, the King Should make his best of't: hee that did farm't before Had it for lesse than I, yet receiude more. Hw much remaines of the salt tribute due? 7000. Crownes. Thats well: a sauorie summe: These our Italian tributes, were well deuisde, Me thinkes tis fit a subiect should not eate But that his Prince from euery dish of meate Should receiue nourishment: for (being the head) Why should he pine, when all the body is fed? Besides, it make vs more to awe a King, When at each bit we are forc'd to thinke on him. What payment's this? The pension of the Stewes, you neede not vntye it, I brought it but now from the sealers office: ther's not a peece there, but has a hole in't, because men may knowe where twas had, and where it will be taken againe: blesse your worship? Stew-mony sir, Stew-Prunc cash sir. They are sure, tho not the soundest pay maiers, Read whats the summe. Bu bare 20. crownes. They are bare crownes indeede sir, and they came from Animals and vermin that are more bare: wee that are clarkes of these flesh-markets haue a great deale of rotten mutton lying vpon our hands, and finde this to bee a sore payment. Well, well, the world will mend. So our surgeons tell'em euery day; but the pox of mendment I see. Doe not your gallants come off roundly then? Yes sir, their haire comes off fast enough, we turne away crack't french crownes euery day. I haue suite to your worship in behalfe of all our dealers in small wares, our freewhores sir, you know my meaning. If your whores are knowne, whats thy suite? I should haue brought a petition from 'em, but that tis put off sir, till clensing-weeke, that they may all be able to set to their hands, or else a whores marke. Well, well, whats their request? Mary sir, that all the shee-tobacco-shops, that creepe vp daily in euery hole about the Citie, may bee put to scilence. Why pray thee honest fellow?