Work for Cutlers (Sword, Rapier, and Dagger) · chunk 4 of 4
Anonymous · published 1615 · first performed or written 1615 [1614-1615] (Annals) entertainment; academic entertainment · at University T46 Swords, quarrels and valour typicality 0.78 · 460 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
I wonder they should choose him: Why he does every thing on the sudden. Oh he plots shrewdly. If they had not looked too it, He had undermined the whole parlement-house. I but he's Nobody nowadays, he's blown up long ago. Well, if either you, or any body else should meet with Powder, yet it's a hundred to one, if he meet not with his match. Nay, you should let him alone Dagger, and you should see that Swords ' as notable a bragger as Powder. He thinks he shall near be matched too: but he shall, and overmatched too, by Rapier; I warrant him. Come Sword, after your long Parley, Dare you go into the Fields? Dare I? You shall soon see that: Go, and I'll follow you. Well said, desperate Dick. Sword, You may be ashamed to offer it. You know you are twohanded- Sword, and Rapier has but one hand (unless I help him) to do any good withal, and yet you'd have him go into the Fields with you. Come, there's neither of you shall go. Do not you know that Duels are put down? You'll be bound toth' Peace ever hereafter, if you strike but one stroke. Therefore you had best let me decide your controversy for you. Why, you are a backe-Friend to us both Dagger. Nay, you know I'm equally allied to you both, and therefore shall prove an impartial judge: How say you, will you be ruled by me? Nay let him choose, Rapiers at a good point, whether he will or no. Why are are you so long Sword before you speak? Are duels put down? Then I am forced to be Friends: Speak then. Then in brief it shall be thus. Sword, you shall bear Chief force i'th' Camp, and be made General of the Field, to bear sway every where. As for you Rapier, since Duels are put down, you shall live quietly and peaceably here i'th' Court, and go every day in Velvet: You shall be Friends with every one, and be on every one's side, that if occasion serve, and Sword be absent, so that matters are driven to a push, Rapier shall be the only man to perform a Combat: And I myself will back you both, as occasion shall serve. How say ye, are ye content? We are. Then go before to my House, to the Dagger in Cheap: and there we'll conclude all. A longsword. Our weapons drawn, and yet no hurt ye find, Did Dagger then defend unto your mind? He that defended others not long sense, At last he dares not stand in's own defence; But this he hopes, with you it will suffice, To crave a pardon for a scholars Prize.
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Length
460 words · 596 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T46 — Swords, quarrels and valourcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.781 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T42 · seed 44: T42 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I wonder they ſhould chuſe him: Why he does euery thing on the ſudden. Oh he plottes ſhrevvdly. If they had not look't too it, Hee had vndermined the vvhole parlement-houſe. I but hees No-body now-adayes, Hees blovvne vp long agoe. Well, if eyther you, or any body elſe ſhuld meete with Povvder, yet its a hundred to one, if he meete not vvith his match. Nay, you ſhould let him alone Dagger, and you ſhould ſee that Swords' as notable a bragger as Povvder. He thinks hee ſhall nere be matcht too: but hee ſhall, and ouer-matcht too, by Rapier; I vvarrant him. Come Sworde, after your long Parley, Dare you goe into the Fieldes? Dare I? You ſhall ſoone ſee that: Goe, and Ile follovv you. Well ſaide, deſperate Dicke. Sword, You may be aſham'd to offer it. You knovve you are tvvo-handed-Sworde, and Rapier has but one hand (vnleſſe I helpe him) to do any good vvithall, and yet youde haue him go into the Fieldes vvith you. Come, theres neyther of you ſhall goe. Doe not you knovve that Duells are put downe? Youle bee bound to'th Peace euer heere-after, if you ſtrike but one ſtroke. Therefore you had beſt let me decide your controuerſie for you. Why, you are a backe-Friend to vs both Dagger. Nay, you knowe Ime equally allyed to you both, and therefore ſhall proue an impartiall Iudge: How ſay you, will you be rulde by me? Nay let him chooſe, Rapiers at a good poynt, whether he will or no. Why are are you ſo long Sword before you ſpeake? Are duells put downe? Then I am forc'de to be Friends: Speake then. Then in briefe it ſhall bee thus. Sworde, you ſhall beare Chiefe force ith Campe, and be made Generall of the Field, to beare ſway euery where. As for you Rapier, ſince Duells are put downe, you ſhall liue quietly and peaceablie heere 'ith Court, and goe euery day in Veluet: You ſhall be Frendes with euerie one, and bee on euery ones ſide, that if occaſion ſerue, and Sworde be abſent, ſo that matters are driuē to a puſh, Rapier ſhall be the onely man to performe a Combate: And I my ſelfe will backe you both, as occaſion ſhall ſerue. How ſay yee, are yee content? Wee are. Then goe before to my Houſe, to the Dagger in Cheape: and there weele conclude all. A Long-Sword. Our weapons drawne, and yet no hurt yee finde, Did Dagger then defend vnto your minde? Hee that defended others not long ſence, At laſt hee dares not ſtand ins owne defence; But this hee hopes, with you it will ſuffize, To craue a pardon for a Schollers Prize.