Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 43 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.75 · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Yes, with all my heart. And I'll be good before both you if you mend not the faster. Content. Let us all amend: for I think in my conscience it is even high time. All our hands we will join together in manner of a vow that it shallbe so. Now, could I meet my merchant Noverindo, I have here a whole library for his learning. Here he may study while he spend his heartblood with struggling, yet never reach the depth with his pettitoes. How long I think until I meet Noverindo. All is ready at our office, but the Blazonry of our coat of Arms to be set up, and for want of that we lose many hours. For there be store of suitors without, that think long to seal they care not what. But we will not open the door until we furnish it with that gashful spectacle to affront them. Yet time is precious with us, who must account to an hour, else I'll not give a fart for a money-monger that shall lose a minute negligently. This caitiff is careful of losing time in his wrath-heaping gain; but that this time be well spent, he takes no care at all. Well Sir, you shall not complain of me for keeping you too long from the Devil, the sooner you go, the better for the country you live in. Noverindo: why fret you yourself? I have more need to be choleric for staying here this hour, waiting your leisure, while I might have gotten 20l. by other employments. I cry you mercy Master Proberio. I am sorry for that. And I thought you had not dispatched our business. I pray you let me see it. All our occasions are at a stand until it come, for it must be set up before any be admitted thither, or else the world will think it to be a new devised trick, and not appendent to our corporation. None but fools will think so when they view it well, they shallbe caught to acknowledge that it was due to you long since, even from your first denomination. Well said Proberio, so would I have it appear indeed. Unfold, let me see it quickly. I am with child till I see it. With child? with the Devil you are. But soft Sir, is there no more in the case than you make show of? what presently see it, and have it, and set it up? No. Why should there be any more circumstances used? is it not ours, and belongs to us only? But Sir, have you forgotten my two pieces you promised me upon finishing the business? I warrant you I have deserved it you need not grudge me. If I like it, I will perform your two pieces. Will you not trust me for 44. shillings? Why should you ask me such a question? Is there any man in Christendom or in Kent, that you will trust for 40. shillings without good security?
nodes 492–505 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 43 of 68 in this edition
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505 words · 630 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.749 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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Yes, with all my heart. And Ile bee good before both you if you mend not the faster. Content. Let vs all amend: for I thinke in my conscience it is euen high time. All our hands wee will ioyne together in manner of a vow that it shalbe so. Now, could I meete my merchant Noverindo, I haue heere a whole library for his learning. Heere he may studie while he spend his heart-blood with struggling, yet neer reach the depth with his petitoes. How long I thinke vntill I meete Noverindo. All is readie at our office, but the Blazonrse of our coate of Armes to be set vp, and for want of that we lose many howres. For there be store of suitors without, that thinke long to seale they care not what. But wee will not open the doore vntill wee furnish it with that gashefull spectacle to affront them. Yet time is pretious with vs, who must accompt to an howre, els Ile not giue a fart for a monie-monger that shall lose a minute negligently. This catiffe is carefull of losing time in his wrathheaping gaine; but that this time be well spent, he takes no careat all. Well Sir, you shall not complaine of me for keeping you too long from the Divell, the sooner you goe, the better for the countrie you liue in. Noverindo: why fret you your selfe? I haue more neede to bee chollericke for staying here this howre, waiting your leisure, while I might haue gotten 20 by other imployments. I crie you mercie Master Proberio. I am sorrie for that. And I thought you had not dispatch'd our busines. I pray you let me see it. All our occasions are at a stand vntil it come, for it must be set vp before any be admitted thither, or els the world will thinke it to be a new devised trick, and not appendant to our corporation. None but fooles will thinke so when they view it well, they shalbe caught to acknowledge that it was due to you long since, euen from your first denomination. Well said Proberio, so would I haue it appeare indeed. Vnfould, let me see it quickly. I am with childe till I see it. With childe? with the Divell you are. But soft Sir, is there no more in the case then you make shew of? what presently see it, and haue it, and set it vp? No. Why should there be any more circumstances vsed? is it not ours, and belongs to vs onely? But Sir, haue you forgotten my two pieces you promis'd mee vpon finishing the busines? I warrant you I haue deserv'd it you neede not grudge me. If I like it, I will performe your two pieces. Will you not trust me for 44. shillings? Why should you aske me such a question? Is there any man in Christendome or in Kent, that you will trust for 40. shillings without good securitie?