Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
Well, this is agreed: and if you will have 3000l speak but the word, and give three days warning, we'll come at your whistle as your wife was wont to do: but there's a thing I must impart to you which (I hope) you will take well at my hands, being but the relator. What? is any bankrupt that hath my sums put forth? Not one, they are as safe as in your chest. Let it be what it will then, I care not a rush. Sir it is some discredit to you if it be true. If it be true, and discredit I weigh it not. Ah noble Antony pardon me if I be bold with your worship, for no man could have spoken more pithily, and more like our own corporate brother then this was: why Sir for all the world so are we, never moved say what men will: we could not live richly if men had cause to speak well of us, give me your hand, I'll live & die with you for that word; and lo here with this hand of mine I reach you the hearts of all our company; now I dare say any thing to you without fear, or blushing. That which I was so unwilling to utter was no more but this: it is very credibly reported that you never deal, or contract with any but you cavil, wrangle, palter, wrench, shift, chop, change, deny, refuse, go back from your word, break off, and play all manner of fowl play; whereupon all men speak evil of you, and as many as had once commerce will never more meddle with you. All this is nothing, I have heard twenty times so much with my own ears, and smile at the poor fellows that they spend their time with talking of me. But didst thou ever hear but I gained by them all. Nay, that's certain: they all agree on that as a verdict. Why, there's it then. Now thou seest where wit lodgeth, with me, or with them. Faith 'tis true. And they have nothing to charge a man withal but Conscience and Religion, and such impertinent stuff. But I think I have taken down some of them about the word Religion of the oldest stamp, that you should be tainted withal, and I trow I have so silenced them that you shall not need to trouble yourself with studying to revenge it. ay, they talk their pleasure behind my back, but I wish they would speak one word to ground an action upon. Didst thou hear him (whosoever he was) say, I am a Papist? O, no Sir, I warrant you, they dare not for forty pound say so. But that you were one, that you look like one, that your heart is so still, if you durst for losing some of your goods, that you were honester when you stuck to it. That now you dissemble. And such like words full of suspicion, but not to bear an action. They are crafty enough for that. But I trow. Sir, you are too wise, and so I answered for you.
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Well, this is agreed: and if you will haue 3000l peak but the word, and giue three daies warning, weele come at your whistle as your wife was wont to doe: but theres a thing I must impart to you which (I hope) you will take well at my hands, being but the relator. What? is any Backrupt that hath my summes put forth▪ Not one, they are as safe as in your chest. Let it be what it will then, I care not a rush. Sir it is some discredit to you if it be true. If it be true, and discredit I weigh it not. Ah noble Antony pardon me if I be bold with your worship, for no man could haue spoken more pithely, and more like our owne corporate brother then this was: why Sir for all the world so are wee, never mou'd say what men will: wee could not liue richly if men had cause to speake well of vs, giue me your hand, Ile liue & die with you for that word▪ and leo here with this handof mine I reach you the hearts of all our company; now I dare say any thing to you without feare, or blushing. That which I was so vnwillidg to vtter was no more but this: it is very credibly reported that you never deale, or contract with any but you avill, wrangle, paulter, wrench, shift, chapp, change, deny, efuse, goe backe from your word, breake off, and play all manner offowle play; wherevpon all men speak evill of you, and as many as had once commerce will never more meddle with you. All this is nothing, I haue heard twentie times so much with my owne eares, and smile at the poore fellowes that they spend their time with talking of me. But didst thou euer heare but I gain'd by them all. Nay, that's certaine: they all agree on that as a verdict. Why, there's it then. Now thou seeft where wit lodgeth, with me, or with them. Faith 'tis true. And they haue nothing to charge a man withall but Conscience and Religion, and such impertinent stuffe. But I thinke I haue taken downe some of the about the word Religion of the oldest stampe, that you should be tainted withall, and I trow I haue so silenc'd them that you shall not neede to trouble your selfe with studying to reveng it. I, they talke their pleasure behind my backe, but I wish they would speake one word to ground an action vpon▪ Didst thou heare him (whosoeuer he was) say, I am a Papist? O, no Sir, I warrant you, they dare not for fortie pound say so. But that you were one, that you looke like one, that your heart is so still, if you durst for losing some of your goods, that you were honester when you stucke to it. That now you dissemble. And such like words full of suspition, but not to beare an action. They are crafty enough for that. But I trow. Sir, you are too wise, and so I answered for you.