Tailor, Robert · published 1614 · first performed or written 1613 [Feb 21] (Annals) comedy T11 Siblings, kin and confidants typicality 0.71 · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
Morrow father Hog, I come to tell you strange news, my sister is stolen away tonight, 'tis thought by necromancy, what necromancy is, I leave to the readers of the seven champions of Christendom. But is it possible your sister should be stolen, sure some of the household servants were confederates in't. Faith, I think they would have confessed then, for I am sure my lord and father hath put them all to the bastinado twice this morning already, not a waiting-woman but has been stowed i'faith. Trust me a says well for the most part. Then my lord your father is far impatient. Impatient, I ha' seen the picture of Hector in a haberdasher's shop, not look half so furious, he appears more terrible than wild fire at a play. But father Hog, when is the time your daughter and I shall to this wedlock druggery. Troth my lord when you please, she's at your disposure, and I rest much thankful that your Lordship will so highly honour me, she shall have a good portion my lord, though nothing in respect of your large revenues; call her in Peter, tell her my most respected lord Welthies here, to whose presence I will now commit her, and I pray you my Lord, prosecute the gain of her affectation with the best affecting words you may, and so I bid good morrow to your lordship Moreover, father Hog, to prosecute the gain of her affectation with the best affecting words, as I am a Lord, a most rare phrase: well I perceive age is not altogether ignorant, though many an old justice is so. How now Peter is thy young mistress up yet? Yes indeed she's an early stirrer, and I doubt not hereafter, but that your lordship may say she's abroad before you can rise. Faith and so she may, for 'tis long ere I can get up when I go soxt to bed; but Peter has she no other suitors besides myself. No and it like your lordship, nor is fit she should. Not fit she should, I tell thee Peter, I would give away as much as some Knights are worth, and that's not much, only to wipe the noses of some dozen or two of Gallants, and to see how pitifully those parcels of man's flesh would look when I had caught the bird, which they had beaten the bush for. Indeed your lordship's conquest would have seemed the greater. Foot, as I am a Lo. it angers me to the guts, that nobody hath been about her. For any thing I know, your lordship may go without her. An I could have enjoined her to some pale faced lovers distraction, or been envied for my happiness, it had been somewhat. But see where she comes, I knew she had not power enough to stay another sending, for o lords! what are we? our very names enforce beauty to fly, being sent for aside. Morrow pretty Beck: how dost?
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Length
502 words · 632 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T11 — Siblings, kin and confidantscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.706 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T15 · seed 44: T12 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Morrow father Hogge, I come to tel you ſtrange newes, my ſiſter is ſtolne away to night, tis thought by Nigromancy, what Nigromancy is, I leaue to the readers of the ſeauen champions of chiſtendome. But is it poſsible your ſiſter ſhould be ſtolne, ſure ſome of the houſhold ſeruants were confederates in't. Faith, I thinke they would haue confeſt then, for I am ſure my lord and father hath put them all to the baſtinado twice this morning already, not a wayting-woman but has been ſtowed ifaith. Truſt me a ſayes wel for the moſt part. Then my lord your father is farre impatient. Impatient, I ha ſeene the picture of Hector in a Haberdaſhers ſhop, not looke halfe ſo furious, he apprares more terrible then wilde fire at a play. But father Hogge, when is the time your daughter and I ſhall to this wedlock druggery. Troth my lord when you pleaſe, ſhee's at your diſpoſure, and I reſt much thankfull that your Lordſhip will ſo highly honour me, ſhe ſhal haue a good portion my lord, though nothing in reſpect of your large reuenues; call her in Peter, tel her my moſt reſpected lord Welthies here, to whoſe preſence I will now commit her, and I pray you my Lord, proſecute the gaine of her affectation with the beſt affecting words you may, and ſo I bid good morrow to your lordſhip Moreouer, father Hogge, to proſecute the gaine of her affectation with the beſt affecting words, as I am a Lord, a moſt rare phraſe: well I perceiue age is not altogether ignorant, though many an old Iuſtice is ſo. How now Peter is thy young miſtris vp yet? Yes indeed ſhee's an early ſtirrer, and I doubt not hereafter, but that your lordſhip may ſay ſhee's abroad before you can riſe. Faith and ſo ſhe may, for tis long ere I can get vp when I goe ſoxt to bed; but Peter has ſhe no other ſuters beſides my ſelfe. No and it like your lordſhip, nor is fit ſhe ſhould. Not fit ſhe ſhould, I tell thee Peter, I would giue away as much as ſome Knights are worth, and that's not much, only to wipe the noſes of ſome dozen or two of Gallants, and to ſee how pittifully thoſe percels of mans fleſh would looke when I had caught the bird, which they had beaten the buſh for. Indeed your lordſhips conqueſt would haue ſeem'd the greater. Foot, as I am a Lo. it angers me to the guts, that no body hath been about her. For any thing I know, your lordſhip may goe without her. An I could haue inioin'd her to ſome pale fac't louers diſtraction, or beene enuied for my happineſſe, it had beene ſomewhat. But ſee where ſhee comes, I knewe ſhe had not power enough to ſtay another ſending, for ô lords! what are we? our very names enforce beauty to fly, being ſent for aſide. Morrow pretty Becke: how dooſt?