Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 52 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 526 words
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ay, but then you know interest will run on it is no good husbandry to take it so long before the time it may be I shall not need it this seven night yet. Way Sir, if you be so provident that you reckon of weeks. it is time for me to be gone: I have other friends to pleasure, that scorn to stand upon two months passed before the sealing, from the time of the first be speaking the commodity resting from them until their security were provided. I'll see you some other time. Nay stay: I am not covetous. I hate it with my heart: if it may do thee a kindness I can be content to accept thy friendly offer, so thy commodity be vendible. I know thou comest in good will. Vendible Sir? yes that it is: and you will say so soon: no man will suffer it long in his house. What stuff is it? Of divers sorts: I know not myself: but they are finely packed up. I saw a car unloading with such ware even now as I came, it is a commodity more sought for by day and night then any I know. I tell you it troubles the Lord Maior, and all the justices to keep the people in order that gather these wares, they are so eager in catching at them. Of what value is the commodity? You may have 100l worth, or half, as you please. What will 100l worth yield to be sold? At a word it will yield you 60l readily: I'll not dissemble. What security? yourself and your friend such another. What say you M. Parvagracio? you know him. I know him well I warrant you he shall be taken. What will content you. What you please Sir, 40 shillings, I'll not ingrate upon you, Now let me cast up my account. 40l lost out of the principal at the first 10l the interest. 40 shillings the broker. All this is but 52l in the 100, 'tis reasonable as the world goes now: here is my hand. As I am a gentleman I'll have it upon these terms, so that the bargain be no worse than you speak of, put the bands to making. Now tell me what call you the commodity? The commodity Sir, is old rags, such as are found in street dunghills with raking day and night as I told you. What a villain art thou? old rags? how durst thou presume to offer me old rags? Why Sir, I tell you they are ready money at the paper mills. Paper me no mills. I'll not foul my fingers with them. You shall not need Sir, I will take order for selling them, and I hope you can abide to tell the money when I bring it. I wood your worship had 1000l worth of them, as filthy things as they be. So would I: but it shall never be said for my credit's sake that I took up a commodity of old rags or doublets. I have heard of many scurvy bargains, but never the like to this.
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I, but then you knowe interest will runne on it is no good husbandrie to take it so long before the time it may be I shall not need it this seauen night yet. Way Sir, if you bee so provident that you eckon of wekes. it is time for me to be gone: I haue other frends to pleasure, that scorne to stand vpon two months past before the sealing, from the time of the first be speaking the commoditie resting from them vntill their securitie were provided. Ile see you some other time. Nay ftaie: I am not covetous. I hate it with my heart: if it may doe the a kindnesse I can be content to accept thy friendly offer, so thy commoditie bee vendible. I knowe thou comest in good will. Vendible Sir? yes that it is: and you will say so soone: no man will suffer it long in his house. What stuffe is it? Of diverse sorts: I knowe not my selfe: but they are finelie pack't vp. I saw a car vnloading with such ware even now as I came, it is a commoditie more sought for by daie and night then anie I knowe. I tell you it troubles the Lord Maior, and all the Iustices to keepe the people in order that gather these wares, they are so eager in catching at them. Of what value is the commoditie? You may haue 100l worth, or halfe, as you please. What will 100l worth yeeld to be sold? At a word it will yeeld you 60l readilie: Ile not dissemble. What securitie? Your selfe and your friend such another. What saie you M. Parvagracio? you know him. I know him well I warrant you he shall be taken. What will content you. What you please Sir, 40 shillings, Ile not ingrate vpon you, Now let me cast vp my accompt. 40l lost out of the principall at the first 10l the interest. 40 shillings the broker. All this is but 52l in the 100, tis reasonable as the world goes now: here is my hand. As I am a gentleman Ile haue it vpon these tearmes, so that the bargaine be no worse then you speake of, put the bands to making. Now tell me what call you the commoditie? The commoditie Sir, is old ragges, such as are foūd in street dghills with raking day and night as I told you. What a villaine art thou? old ragges? how durst thou presume to offer me old ragges? Why Sir, I tell you they are readie monie at the paper mills. Paper me no mills. Ile not foule my fingers with them. You shall not need Sir, I wil take order for selling them▪ and I hope you can abide to tell the monie when I bring it. I wood your worship had 1000l worth of them, as filthie things as they be. So would I: but it shall never be said for my credit sake that I tooke vp a commoditie of old ragges or doublets. I haue heard of manie scurvie bargaines, but never the like to this.