Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Hog Hath Lost His Pearl · chunk 5 of 34

Tailor, Robert · published 1614 · first performed or written 1613 [Feb 21] (Annals)
comedy
T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.75 · 491 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.

Well, good words do much, I cannot now be angry with you, but see henceforward, you do like him that would please a new married wife, show your most at first, lest some other come between you and your desires, for I protest had you not suddenly shown your good nature, another should have had it though t'had been for nothing. Troth I am sorry I gave you such cause of impatiency, but you shall see hereafter if your invention take, I will not stand off for a brace more or less, desiring I may see your works before another. Nay before all others, and shortly expect a notable piece of matter such a jig whose tune with the natural whistle of a carman, shall be more ravishing to the ears of shopkeepers than a whole consort of barbers at midnight. I am your man for't, I pray you command all the kindness belongs to my function, as a box for your friend at a new play although I procure the hare of all my company. No I'll pay for it rather, that may breed a mutiny in your whole house. I care not, I ha' played a king's part any time these ten years, if I cannot command such a matter 'twere poor i'faith. Well Master change coat you shall now leave me, for I'll to my study, the morning hours are precious and my muse meditates most upon an empty stomach. I pray sir when this new invention is produced let not me be forgotten. I'll sooner forget to be a jig maker. So here's four angels I little dreamt of Nay and there be money to be gotten by foolery, I hope fortune will not see me want. What was my country cose here since. Why did he promise to come again seeing how the case stood weigh. Ye and to advance my down fallen fortunes Atlas. But ye are not sure a meant it ye when he spoke it. No nor is it in man to conjecture rightly the thought by the tongue. Why then i'll believe it when I see it, if you had been in prosperity when a had promised you this kindness, I had not needed it. But being now you do, I fear you must go without it. If I do Atlas be it so, I'll e'en go write this rhyme over my bed's head. Undone by folly, fortune lend me more, Canst thou, and wilt not, pox on such a where, And so i'll set up my rest, but see Atlas here's a little of that that dambs Lawyers, take it in part of a further recompense. No pray keep it, I am conceited of your better fortunes, and therefore will stay out that expectation. Why if you will you may, but the surmounting of my fortunes is as much to be doubted, as he whose estate lies in the lottery, desperate.
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Metadata, position in the edition, topic in the other seeds
PlayThe Hog Hath Lost His Pearl
AuthorTailor, Robert
Publication year (edition)1614
First performance / composition (Annals)1613 [Feb 21]
First performance (BritDrama)1613 [Feb]
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Play typeNonprofessional;Private
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 730 · TCP A13345 · DEEP 609
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 97–120 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 5 of 34 in this edition
Length491 words · 593 tokens
Topic (seed 42)T6 — Money, debt and credit cross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.750 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seedsseed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Well, good words doe much, I cannot now be angry with you, but ſee henceforward, you doe like him that would pleaſe a new married wife, ſhew your moſt at firſt, leaſt ſome other come betweene you and your deſires, for I proteſt had you not ſuddenly ſhowne your good nature, another ſhould haue had it though t'ad bin for nothing. Troth I am ſory I gaue you ſuch cauſe of impatiency, but you ſhall ſee hereafter if your inuention take, I will not ſtand off for a brace more or leſſe, deſiring I may ſee your works before another. Nay before al others, and ſhotly expect a notable peece of matter ſuch a Iigge whoſe tune with the naturall whiſtle of a carman, ſhall be more rauiſhing to the eares of ſhopkeepers then a whole conſort of barbors at midnight. I am your man for't, I pray you commaund al the kindneſſe belongs to my function, as a box for your friend at a new play although I procure the hare of all my company. No Ile pay for it rather, that may breede a muteny in your whole houſe. I care not, I ha plaid a Kings part anie time theſe ten yeeres, if I cannot commaund ſuch a matter twere poore ifaith. Well Maiſter chaunge coate you ſhal now leaue me, for Ile to my ſtudie, the morning houres are precious and my muſe meditates moſt vpon an empty ſtomacke. I pray ſir when this new inuention is produc't let not me be forgotten. Ile ſooner forget to be a Iigge maker. So heres foure angels I little dreampt of Nay and there bee mony to be gotten by foolery, I hope fortune will not ſee me want. What was my country coſe here ſince. Why did he promiſe to come againe ſeeing how the caſe ſtoode wye. Ye and to aduaunce my downe falne fortunes Atlas. But ye are not ſure a meant it yee when he ſpake it. No nor is it in man to coniecture rightly the thought by the tongue. Why then ile beleeue it when I ſee it, if you had beene in proſperitie when a had promiſt you this kindeneſſe, I had not needed it. But being now you doe, I feare you muſt goe without it. If I doe Atlas be it ſo, Ile ene goe write this rime ouer my beds head. Ʋndone by folly, fortune lend me more, Canſt thou, and wilt not, pox on ſuch a where, And ſo ile ſet vp my reſt, but ſee Atlas heres a little of that that dambs Lawyers, take it in part of a further recompence. No pray keepe it, I am conceited of your better fortunes, and therefore will ſtay out that expectation. Why if you will you may, but the ſurmounting of my fortunes is as much to be doubted, as he whoſe eſtate lies in the lotterie, deſperate.