Greene's Tu Quoque, or The City Gallant · chunk 17 of 47
Cooke, John · published 1614 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) comedy · Queen Anne's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Et tu quoque. I would be better acquainted with you. And I with you. Pray let us salute again. With all my heart sir. Behold yonder the oak and the ivy how they embrace. Excellent acquaintance, they shall be the Gemini. Shall I desire your name sir? Master Scattergood. Of the Scattergood's of London? No indeed sir, of the Scattergood's of Hampshire. Good Master Scattergood. Come Gentlemen, here's dice. Please you advance to the Table? No indeed sir. Pray will you go? I will go sir over the whole world for your sake, But in courtesy I will not budge a foot. Here is the Cash you sent me for, and master Rash, Here is a Letter from one of your sisters. I have the dice, set Gentlemen. From which sister? From the madcap, I know by the hand. For me, six. And six that. Nine; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8: eighteen shillings. What's yours sir? Mine's a baker's dozen: master Bubble tell your money. In good faith I am but a simple Gamester, and do not know what to do. Why you must tell your money, and he'll pay you. My money! I do know how much my money is, but he shall not pay me, I have a better conscience than so: what for throwing the dice twice, i'faith he should have but a hard bargain of it. Witty rascal, I must needs away. Why what's the matter? Why the lovers can not agree, thou shalt along with me, and know all. But first let me instruct thee in the condition of this Gentleman, whom dost thou take him to be? Nay, he's a stranger, I know him not. By this light but you do, if his beard were off, 'tis Staines. The devil it is as soon: and what's his purpose in this disguise? Why cheating, do you not see how he plays upon his worshipful Master, and the rest. By my faith he draws apace. A pox upon these dice, give's a fresh bale. Ha ha, the dice are not to be blamed, a man may perceive this is no Gentlemanly gamester, by his chasing: do you hear, my friend, fill me a glass of beer, and there's a shilling for your pains. Your worship shall sir. Why how now Frank, what hast lost? fifteen pounds and upwards: is there never an honest fellow. What do you lack money sir? Yes, canst furnish me? Upon a sufficient pawn sir. You know my shop, bid my man deliver you a piece of three pile velvet, and let me have as much money as you dare adventure upon't. You shall sir. A pox of this luck, it will not last ever: Play sir, I'll set you. Frank, better fortune befall thee: and Gentlemen, I must take my leave, for I must leave you. Must you needs be gone? Indeed I must. Et tu quoque? Yes truly. At your discretion's Gentlemen. Farewell.
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Et tu quoque. I would be better acquainted with you. And I with you. Pray let vs salute againe. With all my heart sir. Behold yonder the oke and the Iuy how they imbrace. Excellent acquaintance, they shall be the Gemini. Shall I desire your name sir? Maister Scattergood. Of the Scattergoods of London? No indeed sir, of the Scattergoods of Hampshire. Good Maister Scattergood. Come Gentlemen, heere's dice. Please you aduance to the Table? No indeede sir. Pray will you goe? I will goe sir ouer the whole world for your sake, But in curesie I will not budge a foote. Heere is the Cash you sent me for, and master Rash, Heere is a Letter from one of your sisters▪ I haue the dice, set Gentlemen. From which sister? From the mad-cap, I know by the hand. For me, six. And six that. Nine; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8: eighteene shillings. What's yours sir? Mine's a Bakers dozen: master Bubble tel your mony. In good faith I am but a simple Gamster, and doe not know what to doe. Why you must tell your money, and hee'le pay you. My mony! I do know how much my mony is, but he shall not pay me, I haue a better conscience then so: what for throwing the dice twice, yfaith he should haue but a hard bargaine of it. Witty rascall, I must needes away. Why what's the matter? Why the louers can not agree, thou shalt along with me, and know all. But first let mee instruct thee in the condition of this Gentleman, whom dost thou take him to be? Nay, hee's a stranger, I know him not. By this light but you doe, if his beard were off, 'tis Stined. The diuell it is as soone: and what's his purpose in this disguise? Why cheating, doe you not see how he playes vpon his worshipfull Maister, and the rest. By my faith he drawes apace. A pox vpon these dice, giue's a fresh bale. Ha ha, the dice are not to be blamed, a man may perceiue this is no Gentlemanly gamster, by his chasing: do you heare, my friend, fill me a glasse of beere, and ther's a shilling for your paines. Your worship shall sir. Why how now Franke, what hast lost? Fifteene pounds and vpwards: is there neuer an honest fellow. What doe you lacke money sir? Yes, canst furnish me? Vpon a sufficient pawne sir. You know my shop, bid my man deliuer you a piece of three pile veluet, and let me haue as much money as you dare aduenture vpon't. You shall sir. A pox of this lucke, it will not last euer: Play sir, I'le set you. Franke, better fortune befa'l thee: and Gentlemen, I must take my leaue, for I must leaue you. Must you needes be gone? Indeede I must. Et tu quoque? Yes truely. At your discretions Gentlemen. Farewell.