Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 55 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.85 · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
I hear the knave well enough, but I'll watch you for both. My horses shall have but little provender. I'll call at some farmer's house tomorrow, and eat a peck in his stable, and for sheets I'll lay them by, and change with my men. Sirrah, have you found Parvagracio? when will he come? To tell you the naked truth Sir I have been asleep till I heard you call for your galoshes: for I was so hungry, that if I had not slept I had committed Burglary somewhere to get victuals: Now I'll find him out. but I pray you Sir remember to give me my two shillings you promised me for bringing news of your dinner. Now you shall have money, I speak before it be gone. Yes, and before it be come. why dost thou tarry the Scrivener will think us long; and a worse matter; perhaps we shall give them too much time to inquire of our states. I can soon have him if all other things were ready: you know where you left him at the Ladies, where you both dined. He said he would follow you. I marvel he is so long. But I warrant they are up to the noses in the new book de flatibus. It is best for me to know if the bonds be ready before I fetch him, lest he be angry to leave the Lady's company before need require. Intrat Parvagracio. But look where he is come alone without carrying Sir, you saved me a labour. I was sent for you. Can you smell out good bargains? you come without calling. When thrift is in the market you are ever in the way? What good bargain crack is toward me? My Master shall have money, and you must be bound with him. Is that a good bargain wag? well, I have such another a-brewing for your Master to be bound with me. but where is he? Here, at hand. Now to the scrivener and broker go I. I am glad to hear of your good furniture toward, and I come to prostrate my seal and service at your worthy feet. Sir, with all compliments for such kind love, I receive your readiness. And do reciprocally promise to be ever at your beck. Sir, the bonds be ready for the seal. I have seen the commodity of rags, and I like them well. They never dusty you except they be stirred. But they are foul and heavy. I wood we had sold them by gold smith's weight for so much in silver. I did see a fellow lift a bundle of them up to a car, and he grunted hard; he made me remember my Lady's book de flatibus. For I looked ever when he would have let fly. Well let's go seal the bonds, and lose no time. Insatiato goes on staring, But what have we here? I'll see this sight for all the haste. Why 'tis a woman. Dost not see what it is?
nodes 674–688 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 55 of 68 in this edition
Length
507 words · 632 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.847 (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 heare the knaue well enough, but Ile watch you for both. My horses shall haue but litle provender. Ile call at some Farmers house to morrow, and ate a pke in his stable▪ and for sheetes Ile lay them by, and change with my men▪ Sirra, haue you found Parvagrac? when will he come▪ To tell you the naked truth Sir I haue beene asleep till I heard you call for your glasshes: for I was so hungrie, that if I had not slept I committed Burglary somewhere to get victuals: Now Ile finde him out. but I pray you Sir remember to giue mee my two shllings you promised mee for bringing newes of your dinner. Now you shall haue monie, I speake before it bee gone. Yes, and before it be come. why dost thou tarrie the Scrivener will thinke vong; and a worse matter; perhaps wee shall giue them too much time to enquire of our states. I can soone haue him if all other things were readie: you know where you left him at the Ladies, where you both dined. He said he would follow you. I marvaile hee is so long. But I warrant they are vp to the noses in the new booke de flatibus. It is best for me to know if the bonds bee readie before I fetch him, lest he be angrie to leaue the Ladies companie before neede require. Intrat Parvagracio. But looke where he is come alone without carying Sir▪ you sau'd me a labour. I was sent for you. Can you smell out good bargaines? you come without calling. When thrift is n the market you are ever in the way? What good bargaine cracke is toward me? My Master shall haue monie, and you must bee bound with him. Is that a good bargaine wagge? well, I haue such an other a-bruing for your Master to bee bound with mee. but where is he? Heere, at hand. Now to the srivener and broker goe I. I am glad to heare of your good furniture toward, and I come to prostrate my seale and service at you worthy feete. Sir, with all complements for such kinde loue, I receiue your readines. And doe reciprocally promise to be euer at your becke. Sir, the bonds be readie for the seale. I haue seene the commoditie of ragges, and I like them well. They never dustie you except they be stirr'd. But they are foule and heavy. I wood we had sold them by gold smiths weight for so much in silver. I did see a fellow lift a bundle of them vp to a carre, and he grunted hard; he made me remember my Ladies booke de flatibus. For I look'd euer when hee would haue let flye. Well lets goe seale the bonds, and lose no time. Instiat goes on saring, But what haue wee heere? Ile see this sight for all the haste. Why tis a woman. Dost not see what it is?