Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 54 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue unassigned nearest T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns · 509 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
First bring me a crusty manchet, and a single pot of beer. It shallbe done Sir here's a hot guest I perceive by the single pot. What will you have to supper Sir, that we may bespeak it for we are very hungry? It is not wisdom to eat a meal when you are hungry, for then you eat too much and surfeit. even as it is not good to fight or correct scholars when you are in choler, for then you will do it beyond measure. I am as hungry as you, yet I will eat but a manchet, and drink twice of one pot. What Sir? will you take up the best chamber, and spend but two pence for your part. And this at Croyden so near London? No more. And but for the best chamber I would spend but a penny, a pint of beer and a half penny bread. What a shame were this if your friends should hear it? Leave the disgrace to me. I can bear it. Passi graviora. Come Purgato, thou and I will bespeak our supper. 20d a piece we will spend to stop this current of rumour. Here is a delicate manchet Sir. what meat to your supper? This is not crusty enough. Change it. But we have no better in the house. I will have it changed. Well Sir, I will do my best. what shall my Mistress provide for your supper? When thou hast changed the manchet thou shalt know. A long journey have I ridden, and all day fasting, except a breakfast at my friend's house. Now if I should fill my belly, two shillings will not serve in sheer meat for me and my two men. This way yet I save somewhat: for these hungry knaves out of their own purses spend three shillings two pence: for I will allow but pence a piece. I hope they will not compare with me to ask two pence a piece as I spend. O tomorrow, tomorrow at dinner will I carry in for fear of foul weather, when I come to Master Remraf his house, my continual host and friend, whom I cannot balk, he is so conveniently in my way, and keeps good cheer. Oh, by that time my stomach will be tanquamignis accensus, a flaming fire, dispatching all meats it toucheth. And it is Physic sometimes to keep a stomach so fiery: for it will consume the very worms if any crawl up to the stomach for lack of nutriment in the maw. Sir, I have been with all the bakers in the town for a crusty loaf. Thou hast done well. this is as it should be. Now Sir, what to supper? my Mistress stands at gaze until I tell her. My friend. I have a very evil stomach, it will endure nothing toward night but bread and drink, my men I think will have something. Here is a customer for Paltock's Inn, but we'll nick him well enough in his horse-meat, and scurvy sheets.
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First bring me a crustie manchet, and a single pot of beere. It shalbe done Sir heere's a hot guest I perceiue by the single pot. What will you haue to supper Sir, that wee may bespeake it for we are verie hungrie? It is not wisedome to eate a meale when you are hungrie, for then you eate too much and surfeite. Euen as it is not good to fight or correct schollers when you are in choller, for then you will doe it beyond measure. I am as hungrie as you, yet I will eate but a manchet, and drinke twice of one pot. What Sir? will you take vp the best chamber, and spend but two pence for your part. And this at Croyden so neere London? No more. And but for the best chamber I would spend but a penie, a pint of beere and a halfe penie bread. VVhat a shame were this if your friends should heare it? Leaue the disgrace to me. I can beare it. Pass graviora. Come Purgato▪ thou and I will bespeake our supper. 20d a peece wee will spend to stoppe this current of rumour. Here is a delicate manchet Sir. what meat to your supper? This is not crustie enough. Change it. But we haue no better in the house. I will haue it chang'd. Well Sir, I will doe my best. what shall my Mistris provide for your supper? When thou hast chang'd the manchet thou shalt know. A long journey haue I ridden, and all day fasting, except a breake-fast at my friends house. Now if I should fill my bellie, two shillings will not serue in sheere meate for me and my two men. This way yet I sue somewhat: for these hungrie knaues out of their owne purses pend three shillings two pence: for I will allow but pence a pce. I hope they will not compare with mee to aske two pence a peece as I spend. O to morrow, to morrow at dinner will I carry in for feare of fowle weather, when I come to Master Remaf his house, my continuall host and friend, whom I cannot bauke, he is so conveniently in my way, and keepes good cheare. Oh, by that time my stomacke will be tanquamignis accensus, a flaming fire, dispatching all meates it toucheth. And it is Physcke sometimes to keepe a stomacke so fierie: for it will consume the verie wormes if anie crawle vp to the stomacke for lacke of nutriment in the maw. Sir, I haue beene with all the bakers in the towne for a crustie loafe. Thou hast done well. this is as it should be. Now Sir, what to supper? my Mistris stands at gaze vntill I tell her. My friend. I haue a verie euill stomacke, it will endure nothing toward night but bread and drinke, my men I thinke wil haue something. Heere is a customer for Paltocks Inne, but weele nicke him well enough in his horse-meate, and scurvie sheetes.