Beaumont, Francis · published 1613 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 511 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Well remembered wife, come up Rafe: I'll tell you Gentlemen, let them but lend him a suit of reparel, and necessaries, and by Gad, if any of them all blow wind in the tail on him, I'll be hanged. I pray you youth let him have a suit of reparel, I'll be sworn Gentlemen, my husband tells you true, he will act you sometimes at our house, that all the neighbours cry out on him: he will fetch you up a couraging part so in the garret, that we are all as feared I warrant you, that we quake again: we'll fear our children with him if they be never so unruly, do but cry, Rafe comes, Rafe comes to them, and they'll be as quiet as Lambs. Hold up thy head Rafe, show the Gentlemen what thou canst do, speak a huffing part, I warrant you the Gentlemen will accept of it. Do Rafe, do. By heaven methinks it were an easy leap To pluck bright honour from the pale-faced Moon, Or dive into the bottom of the sea, Where never fathom line touched any ground, And pluck up drowned honour from the lake of hell. How say you Gentlemen, is it not as I told you? Nay Gentlemen, he hath played before, my husband says, Musidorus before the Wardens of our Company. ay, and he should have played Ieronimo with a Shoemaker for a wager. He shall have a suit of apparel if he will go in. In Rafe, in Rafe, and set out the Grocery in their kind, if thou lov'st me. I warrant our Rafe will look finely when he's dressed. But what will you have it called? The grocer's honour. methinks The Knight of the burning Pestle were better. I'll be sworn husband, that's as good a name as can be. Let it be so, begin, begin, my wife and I will sit down. I pray you do. What stately music have you? you have shawms. shawms? no. No? I'm a thief if my mind did not give me so. Rafe plays a stately part, and he must needs have shawms: I'll be at the charge of them myself, rather then we'll be without them. So you are like to be. Why and so I will be: there's two shillings, let's have the waits of Southwark, they are as rare fellows as any are in England; and that will fetch them all o'er the water with a vengeance, as if they were mad. You shall have them: will you sit down then? ay, come wife. Sit you merry all Gentlemen, I'm bold to sit amongst you for my ease. From all that's near the Court, from all that's great. Within the compass of the City-walls, We now have brought our Scene: fly far from hence All private taxes, immodest phrases, whate'er may but show like vicious: For wicked mirth never true pleasure brings, But honest minds are pleased with honest things. Thus much for that we do: but for Rafe's part You must answer for yourself.
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Well remembred wife, come vp Rafe: Il'e tell you Gentlemen, let them but lend him a suit of reparrell, and necessaries, and by Gad, if any of them all blow winde in the taile on him, Il'e be hang'd. I pray you youth let him haue a suit of reparrell, Il'e be sworne Gentlemen, my husband tels you true, hee will act you sometimes at our house, that all the neighbours cry out on him: hee will fetch you vp a couraging part so in the garret, that we are all as feard I warrant you, that wee quake againe: wee'l feare our chlidren with him if they bee neuer so vn-ruly, do but cry, Rafe comes, Rafe comes to them, and they'l be as quyet as Lambes. Hold vp thy head Rafe, shew the Gentlemen what thou canst doe, speake a huffing part, I warrant you the Gentlemen will accept of it. Do Rafe, do. By heauen me thinkes it were an easie leap To plucke bright honour from the pale-fac'd Moone, Or diue into the bottome of the sea, Where neuer fathame line touch't any ground, And plucke vp drowned honor from the lake of hell. How say you Gentlemen, is it not as I told you? Nay Gentlemen, hee hath playd before, my husband sayes, Musidorus before the Wardens of our Company. I, and hee should haue playd Ieronimo with a Shooemaker for a wager. He shall haue a suite of apparrell if he will go in. In Rafe, in Rafe, and set out the Grocery in their kinde, if thou lou'st me. I warrant our Rafe will looke finely when hee's drest. But what will you haue it cal'd? The Grocers honour. Me thinks The Knight of the burning Pestle were better. Il'e be sworn husband, thats as good a name as can be. Let it be so, begin, begin, my wife and I wil sit downe. I pray you do. What stately mucsike haue you? you haue shawmes. Shawnes? no. No? Im'e a thiefe if my minde did not giue me so. Rafe playes a stately part, and he must needs haue shawnes: Il'e be at the charge of them my selfe, rather then wee'l be without them. So you are like to be. Why and so I will be: ther's two shillings, let's haue the waits of South-warke, they are as rare fellowes as any are in England; and that will fetch them all or'e the water with a vengeance, as if they were mad. You shall haue them: will you sit downe then? I, come wife. Sit you merry all Gentlemen, Im'e bold to sit amongst you for my ease. From all that's neere the Court, from all that's great. Within the compasse of the Citty-walles, We now haue brought our Sceane: flye farre from hence All priuate taxes, immodest phrases, What ere may but shew like vicious: For wicked mirth neuer true pleasure brings, But honest minds are pleas'd with honest things. Thus much for that we do: but for Rafes part You must answere for your selfe.