Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 22 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.81 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Stay awhile, you shall hear more to his face. Come hither Simplo. This honest man tells me, he is in speech with you about your land, and I was content to let you run on your course. But do you forget that it is pawned to me for your good behaviour? Sir, such a thing there was. But my hope is you will not be my hindrance. Your hindrance. No; but if this be true (as you cannot deny it) have you not forfeited your land and writings by your evil behaviour, offering to sell it to a stranger and not to me? That's a plain case Sir. I'll not meddle with his land, nor any of my neighbours shall, for I will tell them all: Nay, I may say to you Sir, I am told he hath no good title to it. Were you told so? Well, farewell neighbour Frith. How now Simplo. To keep your land, no man will be your Tenant? and to sell it, who will deal with you? Did you not hear him say it is reported you have no good title? Well; in hope you will do me true service, I will help you out of these briars. Tell me true. What should he have given for your land? Indeed Sir he should have paid me 150l. And if you help me not I am undone. It had been worth 150l. if it had not been thus disgraced, but now 'tis worth little. Well, if I give you 100l. for it, what will you say? If you will give me 100l. for it, I shall think myself much bound to you while I live. And so I doubt not but you will keep the land safe. For the title was as good as could be until you had my writings. It may be they took wet in the last great rain, and so they did shrink. I will give thee 100l. And no rain will shrink the money: the Sun will do it most hurt: for it will melt very fast. You know how to keep it from melting better than I. Let me entreat you to order it as your own. I will give thee my credit for that. It is much to be feared that this greedy griper will utterly spoil this poor man both of money and land, his mind is altogether upon deceit and ruin of others. 'tis pity any honest body should have to do with him that studieth nothing but mischief. I am sorry to see so much wickedness in one man as appears in him, he is able to infect a whole country. And it were a happy thing if he were banished the commerce of all Christians. Of all the music in the world there is none like to that which is found in hawking. For, the questing of Spaniels, the spring of partridges, the jingling of Hawks bells, and thundering of horse heels is the best consort, and pleaseth me above all delights.
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Length
508 words · 637 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.815 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: T9 · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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Stay awhile, you shall heare more to his face. Come hither Simplo. This honest man tels me, he is in speech with you about your land, and I was content to et you run your course. But doe you forget that it is pawn'd to me for your good behaviour? Sir, such a thing there was. But my hope is you will not be my hinderance. Your hinderance. No; but if this be true (as you cannot deny it) haue you not forfeited your land and w tings by your euill behaviour, offering to sell it o a strange and not to me? That's a plaine case Sir. Ile not with hi land, nor any of my neighbours shall, for I will them all Nay, I may say to you Sir, I am told he hath no good title to it. Were you told so? Well, farewell neighbour Frith. How now Simplo. To keepe your land▪ no man will be your Tenant? and to ell it, who will dea with you? Did you not heare him say it is reported you haue no good title? Well; in hope you will doe me true service, I will helpe you out of these bryers. Tell mee true▪ What should he haue given for your land? Indeed Sir he should haue pay'd me 150•. And if you helpe me not I am vndone. It had beene worth 150•. if it had not beene thus disgrac'd, but now 'tis worth litle. Well, if I giue you 100•. for it, what will you say? If you will giue me 100•. for it, I shall thinke my selfe much bound to you while I live. And so I doubt not but you will keepe the land safe. For the title was as good as could be vntill you had my writings. It may be they took wet in the last great raine, and so they did shrinke. I will giue thee 100•. And no raine will shrinke the mony: the Sunne will doe it most hurt: for it will melt very fast. You know how to keepe it from melting better then I. Let me intreat you to order it as your owne▪ I will giue thee my credit for that. It▪ is much to be fear'd that this greedie griper will vtterly spoile this poore man both of money and land, h minde is altogether vpon dece and ruine of others. Tispitie any onest bodie should haue to do with him that dieth nothing but mischiefe. I am sorry to see so much wickednesse in one man as appeares in him, hee is able to infect a whole countrie. And it were a happie thing if hee were banished the commerce of all Christians. Of all the musicke in the world there is none like to that which is found in hauking. For, the questing of Spaniels, the spring of paridges, the gingling of Haukes bels, and thundring of horse heeles is the best consort, and pleaseth me aboue all delights.