Tomkis, Thomas · published 1615 · first performed or written 1615 [Mar 9] (Annals) comedy · before the Court T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.85 · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
It was, and so is this. signor Antonio, for this courtesy Call me your servant. Farewell good servant, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. I know not so much as his name! ten pound? this change is better than my birth: for in all the years of my yeomanry I could never yoke two crowns, and now I have herded ten fair twenty shilling pieces. Now will I go to this ginger, and hire him turn my Cart to a caroche, my four jades to two pair of Dutch mares, my mistress Armellina to a Lady, my plowboy Dick to two guarded footmen: then will I hurry myself to the mercer's books, wear rich clothes, be called Tony by a great man, sell my lands, pay no debts, hate Citizens, and beat Sergeants: and when all fails, sneak out of Antonio with a twopenny looking-glass, and turn as true Trincalo as ever. signor Antonio, welcome. My life here's ten pound more. I thank you heartily. Never in fitter season could I find you. If you remember sir, before you went To Barbary, I lent you ten pound in gold. Faith I remember no such thing excuse me. What may I call your name? My name is Harpax, Your friend and neighbour, of your old acquaintance, What Harpax! I am your servant, I kiss your hands: You must excuse me, you never lent me money. Sir, as I live, ten twenty-shilling pieces. Dangers at Sea, I find, have hurt my memory. Why here's your own hand-writing sealed and signed, In presence of your cozen Iulio. 'Tis true, 'tis true; but I sustained great losses By reason of the shipwreck. Here's five pieces, Will that content you? and tomorrow morning Come to my house and take the rest. Well sir, Though my necessity would importune you For all, yet on your worship's word, the rest I'll call for in the morning. Farewell Antonio. I see we gentlemen can sometime borrow As well as lend, and are as loath to pay As meaner men. I'll home, lest other creditors Call for the rest. signor Antonio? I saw you as you landed, And in great haste followed to congratulate Your safe return, with these most wish't embraces. And I accept your joy with like affection. How do you call yourself? Have you forgot Your dear friend Ronca, whom you loved so well? O I remember now my dear friend Ronca. Thanks to the fortune of the seas that saved you. I fear I owe him money: how shall I shift him? How does your body Ronca? My dear Antonio, Never so well as now I have the power Thus to embrace my friend, whom all th'Exchange Gave drowned for three whole months. My dear Antonio. I thank you sir. I thank you. While my dear Ronca Clipped me, my purse shook dangerously; yet both his arms And hands embraced my neck: here's none behind me, How can this be?
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Length
494 words · 658 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.846 (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)
It was, and so is this. Signior Antonio, for this curtesie Call me your seruant. Farewell good seruant, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. I know not so much as his name! ten pound? this change is better then my birth: for in all the yeares of my yeomanry I could neuer yoke two crownes, and now I haue hearded ten faire twenty shilling peeces. Now will I goe to this Astrologer, and hire him turne my Cart to a Caroch, my foure Iades to two paire of Dutch mares, my mistres Armellina to a Lady, my Plow-boy Dick to two guarded foot-men: then will I hurry my selfe to the Mercers bookes, weare rich cloathes, be cal'd Tony by a great man, sell my lands, pay no debts, hate Citizens, and beate Sergeants: and when all failes, sneake out of Antonio with a two-peny looking-glasse, and turne as true Trincalo as euer. SIgnior Antonio, welcome. My life here's ten pound more. I thanke you heartily. Neuer in fitter season could I finde you. If you remember sir, before you went To Barbary, I lent you ten pound in gold. Faith I remember no such thing excuse me. What may I call your name? My name is Harpax, Your friend and neighbour, of your old acquaintaince, What Harpax! I am your seruant, I kisse your hands: You must excuse me, you neuer lent me money. Sir, as I liue, ten twenty-shilling peeces. Dangers at Sea, I find, haue hurt my memory. Why here's your owne hand-writing seal'd and sign'd, In presence of your Cosen Iulio. 'Tis true, 'tis true; but I sustain'd great losses By reason of the shipwracke. Here's fiue peeces, Will that content you? and to morrow morning Come to my house and take the rest. Well sir, Though my necessity would importune you For all, yet on your worships word, the rest I'le call for in the morning. Farewell Antonio. I see we gentlemen can sometime borrow As well as lend, and are as loath to pay As meaner men. I'le home, lest other creditors Call for the rest. SIgnior Antonio? I saw you as you landed, And in great hast follow'd to congratulate Your safe returne, with these most wish't embraces. And I accept your ioy with like affection. How do you call your selfe? Haue you forgot Your deere friend Ronca, whom you lou'd so well? O I remember now my deere friend Ronca. Thanks to the fortune of the seas that sau'd you. I feare I owe him money: how shall I shift him? How do's your body Ronca? My deere Antonio, Neuer so well as now I haue the power Thus to embrace my friend, whom all th'Exchange Gaue drown'd for three whole months. My deere Antonio. I thank you sir. I thank you. While my deere Ronca Clipt me, my purse shooke dangerously; yet both his armes And hands embrac'd my necke: here's none behinde me, How can this be?