Tomkis, Thomas · published 1615 · first performed or written 1615 [Mar 9] (Annals) comedy · before the Court T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.76 · 492 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Just Aesop's Crow, prinked up in borrowed feathers. My veins are filled with newness: o for a Chirurgeon To ope this Arm, and view my gentle blood, To try if't run two thousand pounds a year. I feel my understanding is enlarged With the rare knowledge of this latter age. A sacred fury oversways me. Prime! Deal quickly, play, discard, I set ten shillings six pence. You see't? my rest, five and fifty. Boy, more cards; And as thou go'st, lay out some roaring oaths For me; I'll pay thee again with interest. O brave Albumazar! How his imagination boils, and works in all things He ever saw or heard! At gleek? content. A mournival of asses, gleek of Knaves, Just nine apiece. Sir my grey Barbarie 'Gainst your dun cow, three train scents and th'course, For fifty pound: as I am a gentleman I'll meet next Cocking, and bring a haggard with me That stoops as free as lightning, strikes like thunder. I lie? my reputation you shall hear on't. O brave Albumazar! he'll grow stark mad I fear me. Now I know I am perfectly transformed, my mind incites me To challenge some brave fellow for my credit, And for more safety, get some friend in private To take the business up in peace and quiet. signor Antonio? There's not a crumb of Trincalo. In all this frame, but th'love of Armellina: Were't not for thee I'd travail, and home again As wise as I went over. signor Antonio? welcome ten thousand times: Blessed be the Heavens and seas for your return. I thank you sir: Antonio is your servant, I am glad to see you well. Fie, I kiss your hands: and thus accost you. This three months all your kindred, friends and children, Mourned for your death. And so they well might do, For five days I was under water; and at length Got up and spread myself upon a chest, Rowing with arms, and steering with my feet; And thus in five days more got land: believe it I made a most incredible escape, And safe return from Barbarie: at your service. Welcome ten thousand times from Barbarie. No friend more glad to see Antonio Then I: nor am I thus for hope of gain; But that I find occasion to be grateful By your return. Do you remember sir, Before you went, as I was once arrested, And could not put in bail; you passing by, Lent me ten pound, and so discharged the debt? Yes, yes, as well as 'twere but yesterday. Oft have I waited at your house with money, And many thanks: but you were still beyond seas. Now am I happy of this fair occasion To testify my honest care to pay you: For you may need it. Sir, I do indeed, Witness my treasure cast away by shipwreck. Here sir. Is the gold good, for mine was good I lent you.
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Length
492 words · 656 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.762 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T9 · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Iust Aesop's Crow, prink't vp in borrowed feathers. My veines are fild with newnesse: ô for a Chyrurgian To ope this Arme, and view my gentle blood, To try if't run two thousand pounds a yeare. I feele my vnderstanding is enlarg'd With the rare knowledge of this latter age. A sacred fury ouer-swayes me. Prime! Deale quickly▪ play, discard, I set ten shillings six pence. You see't? my rest, fiue and fifty. Boy, more cards; And as thou go'st, lay out some roaring oathes For me; I'le pay thee againe with interest. O braue Albumazar! How his imagination boyles, and workes in all things He euer saw or heard! At gleeke? content. A morneuall of Ases, gleeke of Knaues, Iust nine apeece. Sir my gray Barbarie 'Gainst your dun cow, three traine sents and th'course, For fiftie pound: as I am a gentleman I'le meet next Cocking, and bring a haggard with me That stoopes as free as lightning, strikes like thunder. I lye? my reputation you shall heare on't. O braue Albumazar! Hee'l grow starke mad I feare me. Now I know I am perfectly transform'd, my mind incites me To chalenge some braue fellow for my credit, And for more safety, get some friend in priuate To take the businesse vp in peace and quiet. Signior Antonio? There's not a crum of Trincalo. In all this frame, but th'loue of Armellina: Wer't not for thee I'de trauaile, and home againe As wise as I went ouer. Signior Antonio? welcome ten thousand times: Blest be the Heau'ns and seas for your returne. I thanke you sir: Antonio is your seruant, I am glad to see you wel. Fy, I kisse your hands: and thus accost you. This three months all your kindred, friends and children, Mourn'd for your death. And so they well might do, For fiue dayes I was vnder water; and at length Got vp and spred my selfe vpon a chest, Rowing with armes, and stearing with my feet; And thus in fiue dayes more got land: beleeue it I made a most incredible escape, And safe returne from Barbarie: at your seruice. Welcome ten thousand times from Barbarie. No friend more glad to see Antonio Then I: nor am I thus for hope of gaine; But that I finde occasion to be gratefull By your returne. Do you remember sir, Before you went, as I was once arrested, And could not put in baile; you passing by, Lent me ten pound, and so discharg'd the debt? Yes, yes, as well as 'twere but yesterday. Oft haue I waited at your house with money, And many thankes: but you were still beyond seas. Now am I happy of this faire occasion To testifie my honest care to pay you: For you may need it. Sir, I doe indeed, Witnesse my treasure cast away by shipwracke. Here sir. Is the gold good, for mine was good I lent you.