Tailor, Robert · published 1614 · first performed or written 1613 [Feb 21] (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 474 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
Garlic stinks to this, prove that you have not more whores to see this, then ere Garlic had. say I am a boaster of mine own works, disgrace me on the open stage, and bob me off with near a penny. O lord sir, far be it from us, to debar any worthy writer of his merit; but I pray you sir, what is the title you bestow upon it? Marry that which is full as forcible as Garlic, the name of it is who buys my four ropes of hard Onions, by which four ropes is meant four several kind of livers, by the onions hangers on, as at some convenient time I will more particularly inform you in so rare a hidden and obscure a mystery. I pray let me see the beginning of it, I hope you have made no dark sentence in't, for I'll assure our audience commonly very simple idle-headed people, and if they should hear what they understand not, they would quite forsake our house. O near fear it, for what I have writ is both witty to the wise, and pleasing to the ignorant; for you shall have these laugh at it far more heartily that understand it not, than those that do. methink the end of this staff is a foot too long. O no, sing it but in tune, and I dare warrant you. Why hear ye, And you that delight in trulls and minions, Come buy my four ropes of hard S. Thomas onions: Look you there S. Thomas might very well have been left out, beside, hard should have come next the onions, Fie no, the dismembering of a rhyme to bring in reason shows the more efficacy in the writer. Well as you please, I pray you sir what will the gratuity be, I would content you as near hand as I could. So I believe, Why M. Change-coat, I do not suppose we shall differ many pounds, pray make your offer, if you give me too much, I will most Doctor of physic like restore. You say well, look you sir, there's a brace of angels, besides much drink of free cost if it be liked. How M. Change-coat a brace of angels besides much drink of free cost if it be liked, I fear you have learned it by heart, if you have powdered up my plot in your sconce, you may home sir and instruct your Poet over a pot of ale, the whole method on't, but if you do so juggle, look to't Shrovetuesday is at hand, and I have some acquaintance with Bricklayers and plasterers. Nay, I pray sir be not angry, for as I am a true stagetrotter, I mean honestly and look ye, more for your love then otherwise, I give you a brace more.
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Garlicke ſtinkes to this, proue that you haue not more whores to ſee this, then ere Garlicke had. ſay I am a boaſter of mine owne workes, diſgrace me on the open ſtage, and bob me off with nere a penny. O lord ſir, farre be it from vs, to debarre any worthy writer of his merit; but I pray you ſir, what is the title you beſtow vpon it? Marry that which is full as forceable as Garlicke, the name of it is who buyes my fowre ropes of hard Onions, by which fowre ropes is meant fowre ſeueral kind of liuers, by the onions hangers on, as at ſome conuenient time I wil more particularly informe you in ſo rare a hidden and obſcure a miſtery. I pray let me ſee the beginning of it, I hope you haue made no darke ſentence in't, for Ile aſſure our audience commonly very ſimple idle-headed people, and if they ſhould heare what they vnderſtand not, they would quite forſake our houſe. O nere feare it, for what I haue writ is both witty to the wiſe, and pleaſing to the ignorant; for you ſhall haue theſe laugh at it farre more heartily that vnderſtand it not, then thoſe that doe. Me thinke the end of this ſtaffe is a foote too long. O no, ſing it but in tune, and I dare warrant you. Why heare ye, And you that delight in truls and minions, Come buy my fowre ropes of hard S. Thomas onions: Looke you there S. Thomas might very wel haue been left out, beſides, hard ſhould haue come next the onions, Fie no, the diſmembring of a rime to bring in reaſon ſhewes the more efficacy in the writer. Well as you pleaſe, I pray you ſir what wil the gratuity be, I would content you as neere hand as I could. So I beleeue, Why M. Change-coate, I do not ſuppoſe we ſhall differ many pounds, pray make your offer, if you giue me too much, I will moſt Doctor of Phicke like reſtoare. You ſay well, looke you ſir, theres a brace of angels, beſides much drinke of free coſt if it be lik't. How M. Change-coate a brace of angels beſides much drinke of free coſt if it be lik't, I feare you haue learned it by heart, if you haue powdred vp my plot in your ſconce, you may home ſir and inſtruct your Poet ouer a pot of ale, the whole methode on't, but if you do ſo iuggle, looke too't Shrouetuſeday is at hand, and I haue ſome acquaintance with Bricklayers and Playſterers. Nay, I pray ſir be not angry, for as I am a true ſtagetrotter, I meane honeſtly and looke ye, more for your loue then otherwiſe, I giue you a brace more.