Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 40 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.86 · 527 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
In lodging? I am ashamed to hear such a word, (though you be not to allege so base a reckoning) I had always my own sheets, except sometimes when mine were finer, you would change with me for worse. And the great diet I had was sometimes a piece of chief, and one egg; for which benefits, I have travailed like a Porter, & written like a clerk. Is this your gratitude for good turns passed? and are all your promises thus performed? How? gratitude? every beggar talks of gratitude. It is for such as you to sue for mercy, not to talk of gratitude, which is among equals. These were not your words to me, when you were a beggar, and a borrower from me, and had need of the poorest help; but then you found no beggar of me, but your best friend. A proper reckoning. This fellow looks for recompense. Why, he had my countenance which made him many times respected. And I could yet be content to speak for him, but doth he expect farther? why, the fellow knows not the world. Simplo, tell him that if my word may do him any good, he shall have it: but if he love his liberty, let him challenge no deeds at my hands. He never had more of me then my word for that he now claimeth. And doth he think to build castles upon my word? if he do, they shall come down apace. Now he is gone to remove his stuff, bid my attorney take out execution against his surety. This is cold comfort for me. Sir, you make me half afraid, you will turn me off at the worst time of the year. I am not able to deserve so well at your hands as he hath done, and yet so lightly regarded. That is very hardly done. Dost thou fear turning off? it comes with a fear, and ends with a fever. Thou mayst go assoon as thou wilt after him. If it please you to give me my 100ˡ I will take my leave now. Soft a while, where is your witness that I have 100l. of yours? And if I had, thou wert content I should use it as mine own. But go to, I'll pay thee. There was a knave ran away with 100l. of mine, I'll change with thee; seek him out, take the money, and hang him, that's interest. This is a poor help for my 100l. for all this I'll not leave his service until I get my 100l. or somewhat for it. I wood I had my land again at a venture. Sir, I have removed my stuff into your garden room; but there it is not safe from robbing. And at your Inn I can have no lodging. I must sit by my stuff all night. It willbe so much the safer. I hear besides that my surety is in execution at your suit for the six pound. That may be. I cannot help it unless I be paid. You know I owe you nothing of that money. I know not that.
nodes 449–463 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 40 of 68 in this edition
Length
527 words · 663 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.857 (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)
In lodging? I am ashamed to heare such a word, (though you be not to alleage so base a reckoning) I had alwayes my owne sheetes, except sometimes when mine were finer, you would change with me for worse. And the great dyet I had was sometimes a piece of cheefe, and one egge; for which benefites, I haue travailed like a Porter, & written like a Clarke. Is this your gratitude for good turnes past? and are all your promises thus performed? How? gratitude? every begger talkes of gratitude. It is for such as you to ue for mercie, not to talke of gratitude, which is among equals. These were not your words to me, when you were a begger, and a borrower from me, and had neede of the poorest helpe; but then you found no begger of me, but your best friend. A proper reckoning. This fellow lookes for recompence. Why, he had my countenance which made him many times respected. And I could yet be content to speake for him, but doth he expect farther? why, the fellow knowes not the world. Simplo, tell him that if my word may doe him any good, he shall haue it: but if he loue his libertie, let him challenge no deeds at my hands. He never had more of me then my word for that he now claimeth. And doth hee thinke to build castles vpon my word? if he doe, they shall come downe apace. Now he is gone to remoue his stuffe, bid my Attourney take out execution against his suretie. This is cold comfort for mee. Sir, you make mee halfe afraid, you will turne mee off at the worst time of the yeare. I am not able to deserue so well at your hands as he hath done, and yet so lightly regarded. That is verie hardly done. Dot thou feare turning off? it comes with a feare, and ends with a fever. Thou maist goe assoone as thou wilt after him. If it please you to giue me my 100l. I will take my leaue now. Soft a while, where is your witnesse that I haue 100. of yours? And if I had, thou wert content I should vse it as mine owne. But goe to, Ile pay thee. There was a knaue ranne away with 100. of mine, Ile change with thee; seeke him out, take the monie, and hang him▪ that's interest. This is a poore helpe for my 100l. for all this Ile not leaue his service vntil I get my 100l. or somewhat for it. I wood I had my land againe at a venture. Sir, I haue remoued my stuffe into your garden roome; but there it is not safe from robbing. And at your Inne I can haue no lodging. I must sit by my stuffe all night. It wilbe so much the safer. I heare besides that my suretie is in execution at your suite for the sixe pound. That may be. I cannot helpe it vnlesse I be paide. You know I owe you nothing of that money. I know not that.