Greene's Tu Quoque, or The City Gallant · chunk 18 of 47
Cooke, John · published 1614 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) comedy · Queen Anne's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Cry you mercy sir, I am chanced with you all Gentlemen: here I have 7, here 7, and here 10. 'tis right sir, and ten that. And nine that. Two fives at all. One and five that. Vnh, and can a suite of Sattin cheate so grossely? By this light there's nought on one die but fiues and sixes, I must not be thus gull'd. Come Master Spendall, set. No sir, I have done. Why then let us all leave, for I think dinner's near ready. Your meat's upon the Table. On the Table! come Gentlemen, we do our stomachs wrong: M. Bubble, what have you lost? That's no matter, what I have lost, I have lost; nor can I choose but smile at the foolishness of the dice. I am but your steward Gentlemen, for after dinner I may restore it again. M. Scattergood, will you walk in? I'll wait upon you sir, come Gentlemen, will you follow? Yes sir, I'll follow you. Hear you sir, a word. Ten if you please. I have lost fifteen pounds. And I have found it. You say right, found it you have indeed, But never won it: do you know this die? Not I sir. You seem a Gentleman, and you may perceive. I have some respect unto your credit, To take you thus aside, will you restore What you ha' drawn from me unlawfully? Sirrah, by your outside you seem a citizen, Whose Coxcomb, I were apt enough to break, But for the Law; go you're a prating Jack, Nor' be't your hopes, of crying out for clubs, Can save you from my chastisement, if once You shall but dare to utter this again. You lie, you dare pot. Lie! nay villain, now thou tempest me to thy death. So 't, you must buy it dearer, The best blood flows within you is the price. darest thou resist, thou art no Citizen. I am a Citizen. Say thou art a Gentleman, and I am satisfied, For then I know thou'lt answer me in field. I'll say directly what I am, a Citizen, And I will meet thee in the field as fairly As the best Gentleman that wears a sword. I accept it, the meeting place. Beyond the Maze in Tuttle. What weapon? Single rapier. The time. Tomorrow. The hour. Twixt nine and ten. 'tis good, I shall expect you, farewell. Farewell sir. Why I commend thee Girl, thou speak'st as thou thinkst, thy tongue and thy heart are Relatives, and thou wert not my sister, I should at this time fall in love with thee. You should not need, for and you were not my brother, I should fall in love with you, for I love a proper man with my heart, and so does all the Sex of us, let my sister dissemble never so much, I am out of charity with these nice and squeamish tricks, we were borne for men, and men for us, and we must together.
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Cry you mercy sir, I am chanc'd with you all Gentlemen: heere I haue 7, heere 7, and heere 10. T'is right sir, and ten that. And nine that. Two fiues at all. One and fiue that. Vnh, and can a suite of Sattin cheate so grossely? By this light there's nought on one die but fiues and sixes, I must not be thus gull'd. Come Maister Spendall, set. No sir, I haue done. Why then let vs all leaue, for I thinke dinner's nee ready. Your meat's vpon the Table. On the Table! come Gentlemen, we do our stomackes wrong: M. Bubble, what haue you lost? That's no matter, what I haue lost, I haue lost; nor can I chuse but smile at the foolishnes of the dice. I am but your steward Gentlemen, for after dinner I may restore it againe. M. Scatter-good, will you walke in? I'le wait vpon you sir, come Gentlemen, will you follow? Yes sir, I'le follow you. Heare you sir, a word. Ten if you please. I haue lost fifteene pounds. And I haue found it. You say right, found it you haue indeed, But neuer wonne it: doe you know this die? Not I sir. You seeme a Gentleman, and you may perceiue. I haue some respect vnto your credite, To take you thus aside, will you restore What you ha drawne from me vnlawfully? Sirra, by your out-side you seeme a cittizen, Whose Cockes-comb, I were apt enough to breake, But for the Lawe; goe y' are a prating Iacke, Nor 'ist your hopes, of crying out for clubbes, Can saue you from my chasticement, if once You shall but dare to vtter this againe. You lie, you dare pot. Lie! nay villaine, now thou tempest me to thy death. So 't, you must buy it dearer, The bst bloud flowes within you is the price. Darst thou resist, thou art no Cittizen. I am a Cittizen. Say thou arte a Gentleman, and I am satisfied, For then I know thou'lt answer me in field. Ile say directly what I am, a Citizen, And I will meete thee in the field as fairely As the best Gentleman that weares a sword. I accept it, the meeting place. Beyond the Maze in Tuttle. What weapon? Single rapier. The time. To morrow. The houre. Twixt nine and ten. Tis good, I shall expect you, farewell. Farewell sir. Why I commend thee Gerle, thou speak'st as thou thinkst, thy tongue and thy heart are Relatiues, and thou wert not my sister, I should at this time fall in love with thee. You should not need, for and you were not my brother, I should fall in loue with you, for I loue a proper man with my heart, and so does all the Sex of vs, let my sister dissemble neuer so much, I am out of charity with these nice and squemish tricks, we were borne for men, and men for vs, and wee must together.