Tailor, Robert · published 1614 · first performed or written 1613 [Feb 21] (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns · 470 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
OUR long time rumoured Hog, so often crossed By unexpected accidents, and tossed From one house to another, still deceiving Many men's expectations, and bequeathing To some lost labour, is at length got loose, Leaving his servile yoke-stick to the goose, Hath a knight's licence, and may ravage at pleasure, Spite of all those that envy our Hogs treasure: And thus much let me tell you, that our Swine Is not as divers critics did define, Grunting at State affairs, or invecting Much, at our City vices; no, nor detecting The pride, or fraud, in it, but were it now He had his first birth, wit should teach him how To tax these times abuses, and tell some How ill they did in running oft from home, For to prevent (O men more hard than flint) A matter that shall laugh at them in print: Once to proceed in this play we were mindless, Thinking we lived 'mongst Jews that loved no Swine's flesh: But now that troubles past, if it deserve a hiss, (As questionless it will through our amiss,) Let it be favoured by your gentle sufferance, wisemen are still endued with patience, we are not half so skilled as strolling Players, Who could not please here as at Country fairs, We may be pelted off for aught we know, With apples, eggs, or stones from thence below; In which we'll crave your friendship if we may, And you shall have a dance worth all the play, And if it prove so happy as to please, we'll say 'tis fortunate like Pericles. HOe, whose's within here? ha' ye any money to pay you knock with such authority sir? What if I have not, may not a man knock without money sir? Seldom, women and Servants they will not put it up so sir. How say you by that sir, but I prithee is not this one Atlas his house a Porter? I am the rent payer thereof. In good time sir. Not in good time, neither sir, for I am behind with my Landlord a year and three quarters at least. Now if a man would give but observance to this fellows prating, a would weary his ears sooner than a Barber, d'ee hear sir, lies there not one Haddit a gentleman at this house? Here lies such a gentleman sir whose clothes (were they not greasy) would bespeak him so. Then I pray sir when your leisure shall permit, that you would vouchsafe to help me to the speech of him. We must first crave your oath, sir that you come not with intent to molest, perturb, or endanger him, for he is a gent. whom it hath pleased fortune to make her tennis ball of, and therefore subject to be struck by every fool into hazard.
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OVR long time rumor'd Hogge, ſo often croſt By vnexpected accidents, and toſt From one houſe to another, ſtill deceiuing Many mens expectations, and bequeathing To ſome loſt labour, is at length got looſe, Leauing his ſeruile yoake-ſticke to the gooſe, Hath a Knights licence, and may rauage at pleaſure, Spight of all thoſe that envy our Hogges treaſure: And thus much let me tell you, that our Swyne Is not as diuers Crittickes did define, Grunting at State affaires, or inuecting Much, at our Citty vices; no, nor detecting The pride, or fraude, in it, but were it now He had his firſt birth, wit ſhould teach him how To taxe theſe times abuſes, and tell ſome How ill they did in running oft from home, For to preuent (O men more hard then flint) A matter that ſhall laugh at them in print: Once to proceede in this play we were mindleſse, Thinking we liu'd mongſt Iewes that lou'd no ſwines fleſh: But now that troubles paſt, if it deſerue a hiſſe, (As queſtionleſſe i wil through our amiſſe,) Let it be fauoured by your gentle ſufferance, Wiſe-men are ſtill indu'd with patience, Wee are not halfe ſo skild as ſtrowling Players, Who could not pleaſe heere as at Country faiers, We may be pelted off for ought we know, With apples, egges, or ſtones from thence belowe; In which weele craue your friendſhip if we may, And you ſhall haue a daunce worth all the play, And if it proue ſo happy as to pleaſe, Weele ſay tis fortunate like Pericles. HOe, Whoſe within here? Ha ye any mony to pay you knock with ſuch authority ſir? What if I haue not, may not a man knock without money ſir? Seldome, women and Seriaunts they will not put it vp ſo ſir. How ſay you by that ſir, but I prethee is not this one Atlas his houſe a Porter? I am the rent payer thereof. In good time ſir. Not in good time, neither ſir, for I am behinde with my Land-lord a yeere and three quarters at leaſt. Now if a man would giue but obſeruance to this fellowes prating, a would weary his eares ſooner then a Barber, dee heare ſir, lies there not one Haddit a gentleman at this houſe? Here lies ſuch a gentleman ſir whoſe cloathes (were they not greaſie) would be ſpeake him ſo. Then I pray ſir when your leaſure ſhall permit, that you would vouchſafe to helpe me to the ſpeech of him. We muſt firſt craue your oath, ſir that you come not with intent to moleſt, perturbe, or indaunger him, for he is a gent. whom it hath pleaſed fortune to make her tennis ball of, and therefore ſubiect to be ſtrucke by euery foole inro haſſard.