Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 29 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.75 · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
I have had such a stir with this same beggar Pohssib, his wife, and his friends: and so many complaints they have made to the King and Council, and turn themselves into all shapes and faces to force me either to go through with the bargain or give it over, that divers of my friends are brought to favour his part for stark equity's sake. But do all what they can I will have it, and not have it: I will hold it, and not hold it. And I will none of the purchase, and yet not give it over. I told you Sir, what an intricate business it would prove to be, and full of slander: therefore I wished you to end it by yielding the bargain back, for that willbe the end of it. Thou knowest not what willbe the end of it, nor I myself; but I can best guess, because I know his poor estate. I have made a privy search into his debts; and some creditors I have pulled upon him sooner than they meant. And in writing I have every sum he oweth to neighbours, to workmen, and to his very servants. And this is the plummet I sound withal. This must bring the fish into my net Proberio. But what have you done with the Knight and his Father-in-Law Master Eloc, for the 1000l. account? Sir, that account goes otherwise than you would have it; for they prove that there was 1200l. taken up, and of that you are to pay 400l. Are you sure of that? I am so sure, that I am ashamed ever to have spoken in a matter so contrary to good conscience. You are so spiced-conscienced, that there is no dealing with you. Will you demand if they will swear in Chancery, that so is the account. That I will do, and I am sure they will not refuse it. this is but to colour his dishonest meaning, he knoweth the truth as well and better than they. These fellows are so rash, that a little thing will satisfy them. I am partly persuaded the accounts be as he speaketh, but it is good to be sure. Thus thou must do Simplo in like cases, if thou wilt be a wise, politic and wary fellow. I hear it well Sir, and have locked it up safely in my memento. I give you many thanks for the 100l. you gave me for my land, and for your careful putting out the money as your own. I again for my part have sealed the writings, and am ready to do any thing else for making it sure to you. 'Tis a good hearing that Master and man agree so well as your worship and I do now. Now they say 'tis a good title, and they will not make question of it, since you have gotten it. No, I think not: for all their babbling they will not easily begin suite with me to recover it away.
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Length
507 words · 628 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.754 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T9 · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I haue had such a stirre with this same begger Pohssib, his wife, and his friends: and so many complaints they haue made to the King and Councill, and turne themselues into all shapes and faces to force mee either to goe through with the bargaine or giue it ouer, that diverse of my friends are brought to favour his part for starke equities sake. But doe all what they can I will haue it, and not haue it: I will hold it, and not hold it. And I will none of the purchase, and yet not giue it over. I told you Sir, what an intricate businesse it would proue to be, and full of slander: therefore I wisht you to end it by yeelding the bargaine backe, for that wilbe the end of it. Thou knowest not what wilbe the end of it, nor I my selfe; but I can best guesse, because I know his poore estate. I haue made a priuie search into his debts; and some creditors I haue pull'd vpon him sooner then they meant. And in writing I haue every summe he oweth to neighbors, to workemen, and to his very servants. And this is the plummet I sound withall. This must bring the fih into my net Proberio. But what haue you done with the Knight and his Father-in-Law Master Eloc, for the 1000l. accompt? Sir, that accompt goes otherwise then you would haue it; for they proue that there was 1200l. taken vp, and of that you are to pay 400l. Are you sure of that? I am so sure, that I am ashamed euer to haue spoken in a matter so contrarie to good conscience. You are so spic'd-conscienc'd, that there is no dealing with you. Will you demand if they will sweare in Chancery, that so is the accompt. That I will doe, and I am sure they will not refuse it. this is but to colour his dishonest meaning, he knoweth the truth as well and better then they. These fellowes are so rash, that a litle thing will satisfie them. I am partly perswaded the accompts be as he speaketh, but it is good to be sure. Thus thou must do Simplo in like cases, if thou wilt be a wise, politicke and warie fellow. I heare it well Sir, and haue lock'd it vp safely in my memento. I giue you many thankes for the 100l. you gaue me for my land, and for your carefull putting out the money as your owne. I againe for my part haue sealed the writings, and am ready to doe any thing els for making it sure to you. 'Tis a good hearing that Master and man agree so well as your worship and I doe now. Now they say 'tis a good title, and they will not make question of it, since you haue gotten it. No, I thinke not: for all their babling they will not easily beginne suie with me to recover it away.