Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1616 · first performed or written 1613 [1613-1616] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns · 524 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
I wonder sweet heart you will offer this, you do not understand these Gentlemen: I will be short and pithy: I had rather cast you off by the way of charge: these are Creatures, that nothing goes to the maintenance of but Corn and Water. I will keep these fellows just in the Competency of two Hens: If you can cast it so Sir, you have my liking; if they eat less, I should not be offended: But how these, Sir, can live upon so little as Corn and Water. I am unbelieving. Why prithee sweet heart what's your Ale? is not that Corn and Water my sweet Widow? ay but my sweet Knight, where's the meat to this, and clothes that they must look for? In the short sentence Ale, is all included: Meat, Drink, and Cloth: these are no ravening footmen, no fellows that at Ordinaries dare eat their eighteen pence thrice out before they rise, and yet go hungry to play, and crack more nuts then would suffice a dozen Squirrels; besides the din, which is damnable: I had rather rail, and be confined to a Boat maker, than hue among such rascals; these are people of such a clean discretion in their diet, of such a moderate sustenance, that they sweat if they but smell hot meat. Porridge is poison, they hate a kitchen as they hate a counter, and show 'em but a Featherbed they swoon. Ale is their eating, and their drinking surely, which keeps their bodies clear, & soluble. Bread is a binder, and for that abolished even in their ale, whose lost room fills an apple, which is more air, and of subtler Nature. The rest they take, is little, and that little, as little easy: For like strict men of order, they do correct their bodies with a bench, or a poor stubborn table; if a chimney offer it self with some few broken rushes, they are in down: when they are sick, that's drunk, they may have fresh shaw, else they do despise these worldly pamperings. For their poor apparel, 'tis worn out to the diet; new they seek none, and if a man should offer, they are angry: scarce to be reconciled again with him: you shall not hear 'em ask one a cast doublet, once in a year, which is a modesty befitting my poor friends: you see their wardrobe, though slender, competent: For shirts I take it, they are things worn out of their remembrance. Lousy they will be, when they list, and Mangy, which shows a fine variety: and then to cure 'em, a tanner's limepit, which is little charge, two dogs, and these; these two may be cured for three pence. You have half persuaded me, pray use your pleasure: and my good friends since I do know your diet, I'll take an order, meat shall not offend you, you shall have ale. we ask no more, let it be mighty, Lady: and if we perish, than our own sins on us. Come forward gentlemen, to Church my boys, when we have done, I'll give you cheer in bouls.
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I wonder sweet heart you will offer this, you doe not vnderstand these Gentlemen: I will be short and pithy: I had rather cast you off by the way of charge: these are Creatures, that nothing goes to the maintenance of but Corne and Water. I will keepe these fellowes just in the Competency of two Hennes: If you can cast it so Sir, you haue my liking; if the eat lesse, I should not be offended: But how these, Sir, can liue vppon so little as Cone and Waer. I am vnbeleeuing. Why prethee sweet heart what's your Ale? is not that Corne and Water my sweet Widdow? I but my sweet Knight, wheres the meat to this, and cloathes that they must looke for? In th short sentence Ale, is all included: Meate, Drinke, and Cloth: these are no rauening foot-men, no fellowes tha at Ordinaries dare their eighteene pence thrice out before they rise, and yet goe hungry to play, and crack more nuts then would suffice a dozen Squirrels; besides the din, which is damnable: I had rather raile, and be confin'd to a Boat maker, then hue among such rascalls; these are people of such a cleane discretion in their dyet, of such a moderate sustenance, that they sweat if they but smell hot meate. Porredge is poyson, they hate a kitchen as they hate a counter, and show em but a Fetherbed they swound. Ale is their , and their drinking surely, which keeps their bodies cleere, & soluble. Bread is a binder, and for that abolisht euen in their ale, whose lost roome fills an apple, which is mo ayre, ad of Nature. The rest they take, is little, and that little, as little easie: For like strict men of order, they doe correct their bodies with a bench, or a poore stubborne table; if a chimney it with some few broken rushes, they are in downe: when they are sick, that's drunke, they may haue fresh shaw, else they doe despise these worldly pamperings. For their poore apparrell, tis worne out to the dyet; new they seeke none, and if a man should offer, they are angry: scarse to be reconcyl'd againe with him: you shall not heare em aske one a cast doublet, once in a yeare, which is a modesty besitting my poore friends: you see their pe, though slender, competent: For shirts I take it, they are things worne out of their remembrance. Lowsie they will be, when they list, and Mngie, which showes a fin̄e variety: and then to cure em, a Tanners lymepit, which is little charge, two dogs, and these; these two may be cur'd for three pence. You haue halfe perswaded me, pray vse your pleasure: and my good fiends since I doe know your dyet, Ile take an order, meate shall not offend you, you shall haue ale. Wee aske no more, let it be mighty, Lady: and if wee perish, then our owne sinnes on vs. Come forward gentlemen, to Church my boyes, when we haue done, Ile giue you cheere in boules.