Technogamia, or The Marriages of the Arts · chunk 10 of 64
Holyday, Barten · published 1618 · first performed or written 1618 [Feb 13] (Annals) comedy · at University T3 Sickness, physic and doctors typicality 0.80 · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
MY Master is now in a consumption; he is come to putting up a Siquis already for want of custom; and if he had not lately been more beholding to Venus then to Mars, he had been quite spent, long ere this: She indeed now and then sends him in, those customers that are sick in her quarters; for most men now prevent physic, either by death or wariness; either by running upon violent and quick deaths, and so dying ere physic comes; or if they fall out, never coming to bloodshed, but only to a few foolish words in their idle choler. What? does he speak of me? nay, that's enough. But I'll put up my Siquis and pray most devoutly to Aesculapius, or else my Master will be the first that will have so much need of his own physic, as Salus herself will be scarce able to save him. Soft, Sir, did not you misuse me, behind my back? Misuse thee? alas! I thought not on thee. No! did not you say, Idle Choler? you shall know I am not idle. Why, how now Choler, are you so hot? Yes, Sanguis, as hot as you for your blood. I shall be about your ears, straight. I shall vex all the veins in your heart then. O, my head! my head's broke. 'Tis no matter, Sanguis; there's custom for thy Master, beyond his expectation. And beyond mine too; I'll pray no more this good while for this trick; the gods are quick of hearing, I perceive; Aesculapius has sent my Master a patient too soon, but the gods know 'tis a sorry one; but I shall remember you, Choler. Do, do; I gave you a remembrance on purpose; but, what had the Rogue in this Siquis? I'll put it together again. If there be any man woman, or child, that's affected with any disease, whether it be luxation or dislocation of the bones, rupture, inflammation, obstruction, impostumation, consumption, or any ulcer, whether it be pox, plague, or pestilence, or any destruction of nature, as dumbness, deafness, blindness, whether temporary and by accident, or continued from the birth; or whatsoever disease incident to the body of man, that hath been ever yet counted uncurable; may it please him, or her, or that child, to repair to the sign of the Urinal, and they shall find a speedy salvation. Why? do not I know Medicus? and did I ever know that he knew this before? well, he that performs all this, must be a god or a devil: but now I think on't better, I'm half sorry I broke Sanguis his head; for if my Master be hurt, he must repair to this Medicus; and then will Sanguis either pay my Master for my sake; or make my Master pay me for his sake: I see, he that strikes in his choler, doth but repent afterwards; well, I'll correct his hastiness of nature.
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Length
493 words · 664 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T3 — Sickness, physic and doctorscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.796 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T3 · seed 44: T4 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
MY Maſter is now in a conſumption; he is come to putting vp a Si-quis already for want of cuſtome; and if hee had not lately beene more beholding to Ʋenus then to Mars, he had beene quite ſpent, long er'e this: Shee indeed now and then ſends him in, thoſe cuſtomers that are ſicke in her quarters; for moſt men now preuent phyſicke, either by death or warineſſe; either by running vpon violent and quick deathes, and ſo dying er'e phyſicke comes; or if they fall out, neuer comming to bloud-ſhed, but onely to a few fooliſh wordes in their idle choler. What? does he ſpeake of me? nay, that's enough. But I'le put vp my Siquis and pray moſt deuoutly to Aeſculapius, or elſe my Maſter will be the firſt that will haue ſo much need of his owne phyſicke, as Salus her ſelfe will be ſcarce able to ſaue him. Soft, Sir, did not you miſvſe me, behind my backe? Miſvſe thee? alas! I thought not on thee. No! did not you ſay, Idle Choler? you ſhall know I am not idle. Why, how now Choler, are you ſo hot? Yes, Sanguis, as hot as you for your bloud. I ſhall be about your eares, ſtraight. I ſhall vexe all the veines in your heart then. O, my head! my head's broke. 'Tis no matter, Sanguis; ther's cuſtome for thy Maſter, beyond his expectation. And beyond mine too; I'll pray no more this good while for this tricke; the gods are quicke of hearing, I perceiue; Aeſculapius has ſent my Maſter a patient too ſoone, but the gods know 'tis a ſorry one; but I ſhall remember you, Choler. Doe, doe; I gaue you a remembrance on purpoſe; but, what had the Rogue in this Si-quis? I'll put it together againe. If there be any man woman, or child, that's affected with any diſeaſe, whether it be luxation or diſlocation of the bones, rupture, inflammation, obſtruction, impoſtumation, conſumption, or any vlcer, whether it be poxe, plague, or peſtilence, or any deſtruction of nature, as dumbneſſe, deafneſſe, blindneſſe, whether temporary and by accident, or continued from the birth; or whatſoeuer diſeaſe incident to the body of man, that hath beene euer yet counted vncurable; may it pleaſe him, or her, or that child, to repaire to the ſigne of the Vrinall, and they ſhall find a ſpeedy ſaluation. Why? doe not I know Medicus? and did I euer know that he knew this before? well, he that performes all this, muſt be a god or a deuill: but now I thinke on't better, I'me halfe ſorry I broke Sanguis his head; for if my Maſter be hurt, he muſt repaire to this Medicus; and then will Sanguis either pay my Maſter for my ſake; or make my Maſter pay me for his ſake: I ſee, he that ſtrikes in his choler, doth but repent afterwards; well, I'le correct his haſtineſſe of nature.