Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 67 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
marry to have as little as she. And if I were as you I would serve her so, teach her to come empty handed to a man of your spending. Well: we must make the most of her that I can now I have her: and take no care for any thing. that's the way to live long and leave nothing. Gentlemen (you two I mean M. Securus and Sir Hermito) my master entreats you both to come to his chamber for a short space, he will go twice so fair for you any other time. Thank your master, we have dined already, and can eat nothing: another time we will see him if we have no business. O you mistake it Sir neither now, nor any other time for eating: there is no meat: my Master does not vie to quilt his friends stomachs with too much meat. No, he would speak with you about a note he hath caused to be drawn he will desire you to peruse it, and do him a favour it is in the nature of a certificate. Truly he shall have no hand of mine to any writing nor to any purpose, nor for my credit's sake will I come in his company. I do imagine what it is. He knoweth that we hear so much evil of him that he doubts we will speak as we find. And therefore he would have us give commendations of him to some friend of ours in some small request which he never means to sue for. But this our good report he will keep by him partly to stop our mouths (hoping we will not speak contrary to our testimony in writing, and partly for his credit to be showed upon every occasion against all that have cause to speak evil of him. Let him content himself we refuse to come near him. Honest friend: I marvel with what conscience thou canst serve one that is so generally marry Sir with as wide and large a conscience as any man hath, and as thoroughly tentered. My master & I are no niggards of our conscience. Besides I am bound by my 100l to serve him. Thou wert as good lose thy 100l at first, as at last for he will in the end deceive thee of it. If he do then I hope he will teach me cunning worth 100l to deceive others. & so I may double my 100l. For I do not think but he hath gotten many 100l with art. And I'll never leave him tell I get all his tricks and now he hath made me free he will use me as his fellow. By that means thou wilt accompany him to hell. Down the lane to the Devil. Nay an we go to no worse place then Hell I care not: for I do not think but my master hath craft enough for any Devil on 'em all.
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Mary to haue as little as she. And if I were you I would serue her so, teach her to come mptie handed to a man of your spending. Well: we must make the most of her that I can now haue her: and take no care for any thing▪ that the way to liue long and leaue nothing. Gentlemen (you two I meane M. and Sir ) my master intreats you boh to come to his chamber for a short space, he will go twice so faire for you any other time. Thanke your master, we haue din'd alreadie, and can eat nothing: another time we will see him if wee haue o businesse. O you mistake it Sir neither now, nor any other time for eating: there is no meat: my Master does not vie to quilt his frends stomack with too much meat. No, hee would speake with you about a note he hath caused to bee drawne he will you to prvse it, and do him a favour it is in the nature of a certificate. Truely he shall haue no hand of mne to any wriing nor to anie purpose, nor for my credit sake will I come n his companie. I doe agine what it is. He knoweth tht e heare so mch evill of him that he dubts we will speak s we finde. And therefore he would haue vs giue commē ations of him to some friend of our in some small request which he never meanes to sue for. But this our good repor he will keepe by him parly to stop our mouthes (hoping we will not speake contrarie to our testimonie in writing, and patly for his credi to be shewed vpon every ocason against all that haue cause to speake evill of him. Let him content himelfe we refse to come neere him. Honest friend: I marvll with what conscience rue one that is . Mary Sir with as wide and large a conscience as any man hath, and as throughly tentered. My master & I are no niggards of our conscience. Besides I am bound by my 100l to serue him. Thou wert as good lose thy 100l at first, as at lat for he will in the end deceaue thee of it. If he doe then I hope hee will teach mee cunning worth 100l to deceaue others. & so I may double my 100l. For I doe not thinke but hee hath gotten manie 100l with art. And Ile never leaue him tell I get all his tricks and now he hath made me free he will vse me as his fellow. By that meanes thou wilt accompanie him to ell. Downe the lane to the Divell. Nay an wee goe to no worse place hen Hell I care not: for I doe not think but my maste hath craft enough for any Divell on um all.