Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 26 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.77 · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Sir, the writings are done, when you please I am ready to seal. I think the Lawyer is a very honest man, he hath made them reasonable methinks: for I am but to warrant it from all men, I have nothing to do with women. It is well. we will go presently. But I must stay until Proberio come: for I do not well know where I am until he have done a business of mine. Sir I met him in Chancery Lane, he promised to be here before me, but I made great haste to tell you the writings were ready. I would so fain be a sealing. I am wonderfully fallen out with my land. Sir, the bargain with Master Pohssib is the worst that ever was made: for if he or his wife do live 30 years, (as by probability they will) you lose 17000l. by the bargain at least. And if they die sooner, you shall save little. Therefore my advice is, that either you buy it absolutely for ready money, or yield it back with reasonable consideration for your money lent, so shall you be free from exclamations. I thought so, I warrant thou art as fearful of exclamations, as of thunderbolts: there is nothing with you but exclamations, imputations, infamy, reports, discredit, and the like. A rush, a rush, and they are all one to me. Well, I thank you for your pains. Now ply the Knight & his Father-in-law about the 1000l. account. I will. then until the next need I am cashiered. What is your opinion sir Hermito of this man's disposition? Alas, I could wish the poor man would consider better of his soul's state. He seemeth to have a great wit, which he bendeth wholly to gather worldly wealth, not regarding how he gets it. We that have put riches in the last place of our care, or rather fly from them as pernicious do indeed, condemn for folly all the carking and study to increase our own hurts as they will prove to be, especially gotten by indirect means. Do you call him poor, who is reckoned very rich, and full of money to put out for gain? such men are nowadays highly esteemed, much sued unto, and among their praises that is chief, that he excelleth others in money at use. And in the country among plain fellows it is a special mark or token that he is a good man (as they call him) if he have 100l. or tow at use, and without that he is not counted sound, or out of debt. More is the pity. It was wont to be a thing odious among Christians, and used by none but Jews. And therefore we call such men poor, as being needy of goodness and grace, have they never so great abundance so gotten as they make their owners beggarly for grace.
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Length
487 words · 620 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.770 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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Sir, the writings are done, when you please I am readie to seale. I thinke the Lawyer is a verie honest man, he hath made them reasonable me thinkes: for I am but to warrant it from all men, I haue nothing to doe with women. It is well. Wee will goe presently. But I must stay vntill Proberio come: for I doe not well know where I am vntill he haue done a busines of mine. Sir I met him in Chauncery Lane, he promised to be heere before me, but I made great haste to tell you the writings were readie. I would so faine be a sealing. I am wonderfully fallen out with my land. Sir, the bargaine with Master Pohssib is the worst that ever was made: for if he or his wife doe liue 30 yeares, (as by probabilitie they will) you lose 17000l. by the bargaine at least. And if they die sooner, you shall saue litle. Therefore my advice is, that either you buy it absolutely for readie monie, or yeeld it backe with reasonable consideration for your monie lent, so shall you be free from exclamations. I thought so, I warrant thou art as fearefull of exclamations, as of thunder-bolts: there is nothing with you but exclamations, imputations, infamie, reports, discredite, and the like. A rush, a rush, and they are all one to me. Well, I thanke you for your paines. Now ply the Knight & his Father-in-law about the 1000l. accompt. I will. then vntill the next neede I am cashier'd. What is your opinion sir Hermito of this mans disposition? Alas, I could wish the poore man would consider better of his soules state. Hee seemeth to haue a great wit, which he bendeth wholly to gather worldly wealth, not regarding how he gets it. We that haue put riches in the last place of our care, or rather flye from them as pernicious doe indeed, condemne for follie all the carking and studie to encrease our owne hurts as they will proue to be, especially gotten by indirect meanes. Doe you call him poore, who is reckoned very rich, and full of money to put out for gaine? such men are now-a-dayes highly esteemed, much sued vnto, and among their praises that is chiefe, that he excelleth others in mony at vse. And in the countrie among plaine fellowes it is a speciall marke or token that he is a good man (as they call him) if he haue 1001. or tow at vse, and without that he is not counted sound, or out of debt. More is the pitie. It was wont to bee a thing odious among Christians, and vsed by none but Iewes▪ And therefore we call such men poore, as being needie of goodnes and grace, haue they never so great aboundance so gotten as they make their owners beggerly for grace.