Anonymous / Fletcher, John / Massinger, Philip · published 1621 · first performed or written 1617 [1613-1621] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · Blackfriars T8 Captains, gallants and cheats typicality 0.89 · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
Foot what mean you you will not rob the exchequer? Do you prate? Hold, hold, here captain. Why I could have done this before you. And I. And I. You have done this, brave man be proud to make him happy, by the bread of god man thou hast a bony countenance, comrade man of vrship, St. Tavy be her patron, out upon you, you uncurried colts, walking cans that have no souls in you, but a little rosin, to keep your ribs sweet, and hold in liquour. Why, what would you have us to do Captain? Beg, beg, and keep Constables waking, wear out stocks and whipcord, mander for butter milk, die of the jaundice, yet have the cure about you, lice, large lice, begot of your own dust, and the heat of the brick-kilns; may you statue, and fear of the gallows which is a gentle consumption to't, only prefer it; or may you fall upon your fear, and be hanged for selling those purses to keep you from famine whose moneys my valour empties, and be cast without other evidence; here is my fort, my castle of defence, who comes by shall pay me tolle, the first purse is your mittimus slaves. The purse, foot we'll share in the money Captain, if any come within a furlong of our fingers. Did you doubt but we could steal as well as yourself, did not I speak Welsh? We are thieves from our cradles, and will die so. Then you will not beg again. Yes, as you did, stand, and deliver. Hark, here comes handsel, 'tis a trade quickly set up, and as soon cast down. Have goodness in your minds varlets, and to't like men; he that has more money than we, cannot be our friend, and I hope there is no law for spoiling the enemy. You need not instruct us farther, your example pleads enough. Disperse yourselves, and as their company is, fall on. Come, there are a band of 'em, i'll charge single. 'Tis wonderful dark, I have lost my man, and dare not call for him, lest I should have more followers than I would pay wages too; what throws am I in, in this travail? these be honourable adventures; had I that honest blood in my veins again Queen, that your feats and these frights have drained from me, honour should pull hard ere it drew me into these brakes. Who goes there? hay ho, here's a pang of preferment. Heart, who goes there? He that has no heart to your acquaintance, what shall I do with my jewels, and my letter, my codpiece, that's to loose, good, my boots, who is't that spoke to me, here's a friend? We shall find that presently, stand, as you love safety stand. That unlucky word of standing, has brought me to all this, hold or I shall never stand you. I should know that voice, deliver. All that I have is at your service gentlemen, and much good may it do you.
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Length
507 words · 674 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.889 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T11 · seed 44: T14 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Foote what meane you you will not robbe the Excheckor? Do you prate? Hold, hold, here captaine. Why I could haue done this before you. And I. And I. You haue done this, braue man be proud to make him happy, by the bread of god man thou hast a bony countenance, comrade man of vrship, St. Tauy be her patron, out vpon you, you vncurried colts, walking cans that haue no soules in you, but a little rosin, to keepe yonr ribs sweete, and hold in liquor. Why, what would you haue vs to do Captaine? Beg, beg, and keepe Constables waking, weare out stockes and whipcord, mander for butter milke, die of the iandize, yet haue the cure about you, lice, large lice, begot of your owne dust, and the heate of the bricke-kills; may you statue, and feare of the gallowes which is a gentle consumption too't, only preferre it; or may you fall vpon your feare, and bee hanged for selling those purses to keepe you from famine whose monies my valour empties, and bee cast without other euidence; here is my fort, my castle of defence, who comes by shall pay me tolle, the first purse is your mittimus slaues. The purse, foote we'le share in the mony Captaine, if any come within a furlong of our fingers. Did you doubt but wee could steale as well as your selfe, did not I speake welch? We are theeues from our cradells, and will die so. Then you will not beg againe. Yes, as you did, stand, and deliuer. Harke, here comes handsell, 'tis a trade quickly set vp, and as soone cast downe. Haue goodnesse in your minds varlets, and too't like men; he that has more mony then we, cannot be our friend, and I hope there is no law for spoyling the enemy. You need not instruct vs farther, your example pleads enough. Disperse your selues, and as their company is, fall on. Come, there are a band of em, i'le charge single. 'Tis wonderfull darke, I haue lost my man, and dare not call for him, lest I should haue more followers then I would pay wages too; what throws am I in, in this trauaile? these bee honorable aduentures; had I that honest blood in my vcines againe Queene, that your feates and these frights haue draind from me, honor should pull hard ere it drew mee into these brakes. Who goes there? Hey ho, here's a pang of preferment. Hart, who goes there? He that has no hart to your acquaintance, what shall I do with my iewells, and my letter, my cod-peece, that's to loose, good, my boots, who ist that spoke to me, here's a friend? We shal find that presently, stand, as you loue safety stand. That vnlucky word of standing, has brought mee to all this, hold or I shall neuer stand you. I should know that voice, deliuer. All that I haue is at your seruice gentlemen, and much good may it do you.