Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1619 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · Globe T46 Swords, quarrels and valour typicality 0.75 · 520 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
And a slight note I have about me for you, for the delivery of which, you must excuse me; it is an office that friendship calls upon me to do, and no way offensive to you, since I desire but right on both sides. 'tis a challenge Sir, is it not? 'tis an inviting to the field. An inviting? O cry you mercy, what a complement he delivers it with? he might as agreeably to my nature present me poison with such a speech: umh reputation, umh call you to an account, umh forced to this, umh with my sword, umh like a gentleman, umh dear to me, umh satisfaction: 'tis very well Sir, I do accept it, but he must await an answer this thirteen weeks. Why Sir, he would be glad to wipe off his stain as soon as he can, Sir upon my credit I am already engaged to two hundred and twelve, all which must have their stains wiped off, if that be the word before him. Sir, if you be truly engaged but to one, he shall stay a competent time. Upon my faith Sir to two hundred and twelve, and I have a spent body too much bruised in battle, so that I cannot fight, I must be plain with you, above three combats a day: All the kindness I can do him, is to set him resolutely in my roll the two hundred and thirteenth man, which is something: for I tell you, I think there will be more after him, then before him, I think so pray ye commend me to him, and tell him this. I will Sir, good morrow to you. Good morrow good Sir. Certainly my safest way were to print myself a coward, with a discovery how I came by my credit, and clap it upon every post: I have received above thirty challenges within this two hours, marry all but the first I put off with engagement, and by good fortune the first is no madder of fighting than I, so that that's reserved. The place where it must be ended, is four days journey of, and our arbitrators are there: He has chosen a gentleman in travel, and I have a special friend, with a quartern ague likely to hold him this time here, for mine; and when his man comes home, we are to expect my friend's health: If they would send me challenges thus thick, as long as I lived I would have no other living; I can make seven shillings a day oh th' paper to the Grocers: yet I learn nothing by all these but a little skill in comparing of styles. I do find evidently that there is some one Scrivener in this Town, that has a great hand in writing of challenges, for they are all of a cut, and six of 'em in a hand; and they all end, my reputation is dear to me, and I must require satisfaction: whose's there? more paper I hope; no, 'tis my Lord Bacurius, I fear all is not well betwixt us.
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Length
520 words · 642 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T46 — Swords, quarrels and valourcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.752 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
And a ſlight note I haue about me for you, for the deliuerie of which, you muſt excuſe me; it is an office that friendſhip calles vpon mee to doe, and no way offenſiue to you, ſince I deſire but right on both ſides. Tis a challenge Sir, is it not? Tis an inuiting to the field. An inuiting? O crie you mercie, what a complement he deliuers it with? he might as agreeablie to my nature preſent mee poyſon with ſuch a ſpeech: vm reputation, vm call you to an account, vm forſt to this, vm with my ſword, vm like a gentleman, vm deare to me, vm ſatiſfaction: Tis verie well Sir, I doe accept it, but he muſt awaite an anſwere this thirteene weekes. Why Sir, he would be glad to wipe off his ſtaine as ſoone as hee can, Sir vpon my credit I am already ingag'd to two hundred and twelue, all which muſt haue their ſtaines wipt off, if that be the word before him. Sir, if you be truly ingaged but to one, he ſhall ſtay a competent time. Vpon my faith Sir to two hundred and twelue, and I haue a ſpent bodie too much bruiſ'd in battle, ſo that I cannot fight, I muſt be plaine with you, aboue three combates a day: All the kindneſſe I can doe him, is to ſet him reſolutely in my rowle the two hundred and thirteenth man, which is ſomething: for I tell you, I thinke there will be more after him, then before him, I ſo pray ye commend me to him, and tell him this. I will Sir, good morow to you. Good morow good Sir. Certenly my ſafeſt way were to print my ſelfe a coward, with a diſcouerie how I came by my credit, and clap it vpon euery poſt: I haue receiued aboue thirty challenges within this two houres, marry all but the firſt put off with ingagement, and by good fortune the firſt is no madder of fighting then I, ſo that that's referu'd. The place where it muſt be ended, is foure dayes iourney of, and our arbytrators are there: He has choſen a gentleman in trauell, and I haue a ſpeciall friend, with a quarterne ague likely to hold him this time here, for mine; and when his man comes home, wee are to expect my friends health: If they would ſend me challenges thus thicke, as long as I liu'd I would haue no other liuing; I can make ſeauen ſhillings a day o th paper to the Grocers: yet I learne nothing by all theſe but a little skill in comparing of ſtiles. I doe find euidently that there is ſome one Scriuener in this Towne, that has a great hand in writing of challenges, for they are all of a cut, and ſix of vm in a hand; and they all end, my reputation is deare to me, and I muſt require ſatiſfaction: whoſe there? more paper I hope; no, tis my Lord Bacurius, I feare all is not well betwixt vs.