Englishmen for My Money, or A Woman Will Have Her Will · chunk 3 of 43
Haughton, William · published 1616 · first performed or written 1598 [Feb 18-May 9, payment] (Annals) comedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
But twelve year old? nay Father that's not so, Our Sexton told me I was three years more. I say but twelve: you're best tell me I lie. What sirrah Anthony. Here sir. Come here sir, & you light housewives get you in: Stare not upon me, move me not to ire: Nay sirrah stay you here, I'll talk with you: Did I retain thee (villain) in my house, Gave thee a stipend twenty Marks by year, And hast thou thus infected my three Girls, Urging the love of those, I most abhorred; Unthrifts, Beggars; what is worse, And all because they are your Countrymen? Why sir, I taught them not to keep a merchants Book, or cast account: yet to a word much like that word Account. A Knave past grace, is past recovery. Why sirrah Frisco, Villain, Loggerhead, where art thou? here's a calling indeed; a man were better to live a lord's life and do nothing, than a serving creature, and never be idle. Oh Master, what a mess of brewis stands now upon the point of spoiling by your hastiness; why they were able to have got a good Stomach with child even with the sight of them; and for a Vapour, oh precious Vapour, let but a Wench come near them with a Painted face, and you should see the Paint drop and curdle on her Cheeks, like a piece of dry Essex Cheese toasted at the fire. Well sirrah, leave this thought, & mind my words, Give diligence, inquire about For one that is expert in Languages, A good Musitian, and a Frenchman borne; And bring him hither to instruct my Daughters, I'll near trust more a smooth-faced Englishman. What, must I bring one that can speak Languages? what an old Ass is my Master; why he may speak flaunt taunt as well as French, for I cannot understand him. If he speak French, thus he will say, Awee awee: What, canst thou remember it? Oh, I have it now, for I remember my great Grandfathers Grandmothers sisters cousin told me, that Pigs and Frenchmen, speak one Language, awee awee; I am Dog at this: But what must he speak else? Dutch. Let's hear it? Haunce butterkin slowpin. Oh this is nothing, for I can speak perfect Dutch when I list. Can you, I pray let's hear some? Nay I must have my mouth full of Meat first, and then you shall hear me grumble it forth full mouth, as Haunce Butterkin slowpin frokin: No, I am a simple Dutchman: Well, I'll about it. Stay sirrah, you are too hasty; for he must speak one Language more. More Languages? I trust he shall have Tongues enough for one mouth: But what is the third? Italian. Why that is the easiest of all, for I can tell whether he have any Italian in him even by looking on him. Can you so, as how?
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But twelue yeare old? nay Father that's not ſo, Our Sexton told mee I was three yeares mo. I ſay but twelue: you'r beſt tell mee I lye. What ſirra Anthony. Heere ſir. Come here ſir, & you light huſwiues get you in: Stare not vpon me, moue me not to ire: Nay ſirra ſtay you here, Ile talke with you: Did I retaine thee (villaine) in my houſe, Gaue thee a ſtipend twenty Markes by yeare, And haſt thou thus infected my three Girles, Vrging the loue of thoſe, I moſt abhord; Vnthrifts, Beggers; what is worſe, And all becauſe they are your Country-men? Why ſir, I taught them not to keepe a Marchants Booke, or caſt accompt: yet to a word much like that word Accounte. A Knaue paſt grace, is paſt recouerie. Why ſirra Friſco, Villaine, Loggerhead, where art thou? Heere's a calling indeed; a man were better to liue a Lords life and doe nothing, then a Seruing creature, and neuer be idle. Oh Maiſter, what a meſſe of Breweſſe ſtandes now vpon the poynt of ſpoyling by your haſtineſſe; why they were able to haue got a good Stomacke with child euen with the ſight of them; and for a Vapour, oh precious Vapour, let but a Wench come neere them with a Painted face, and you ſhould ſee the Paint drop and curdle on her Cheekes, like a peece of dry Eſſex Cheeſe toaſted at the fire. Well ſirra, leaue this thought, & minde my words, Giue diligence, inquire about For one that is expert in Languages, A good Muſitian, and a French-man borne; And bring him hither to inſtruct my Daughters, Ile nere truſt more a ſmooth-fac'd Engliſh-man. What, muſt I bring one that can ſpeake Languages? what an old Aſſe is my Maiſter; why he may ſpeake flaunte taunte as well as French, for I cannot vnderſtand him. If he ſpeake French, thus he will ſay, Awee awee: What, canſt thou remember it? Oh, I haue it now, for I remember my great Grandfathers Grandmothers ſiſters cooſen told mee, that Pigges and French-men, ſpeake one Language, awee awee; I am Dogg at this: But what muſt he ſpeake elſe? Dutch. Let's heare it? Haunce butterkin ſlowpin. Oh this is nothing, for I can ſpeake perfect Dutch when I liſt. Can you, I pray let's heare ſome? Nay I muſt haue my mouth full of Meate firſt, and then you ſhall heare me grumble it foorth full mouth, as Haunce Butterkin ſlowpin frokin: No, I am a ſimple Dutchman: Well, Ile about it. Stay ſirra, you are too haſtie; for hee muſt ſpeake one Language more. More Languages? I truſt he ſhall haue Tongues enough for one mouth: But what is the third? Italian. Why that is the eaſieſt of all, for I can tell whether he haue any Italian in him euen by looking on him. Can you ſo, as how?