Anonymous / Fletcher, John / Massinger, Philip · published 1621 · first performed or written 1617 [1613-1621] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · Blackfriars T57 Ships, merchants and pirates typicality 0.90 · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T57: ship, sea, master, sail, home, money, pisaro, life, ships, till.
Zones down with him, do you prate? Keep your first word as you are gentlemen, and let me stand, alas what do you mean? To tie you to us Sir, bind you in the knot of friendship. Alas Sir, all the physic in Europe cannot bind me. You should have jewels about you, stones, precious stones. Captain away, there's company within hearing, if you stay longer we are surprised. Let the devil come, i'll pillage this frigate a little better yet. Foot we are lost, they are upon us. Ha, upon us, make the least noise, 'tis thy parting gasp. Which way shall she make Sir? Every man his own; do you hear, only bind me before you go, and when the company's past, make to this place again, this carvel should have better lading in him, you are slow, why do you not tie harder? You are sure enough I warrant you Sir. Darkness befriend you, away. What Tyrants have I met with, they leave me alone in the dark; yet would not have me cry. I shall grow wondrous melancholy if I stay long here without company; I was wont to get a nap with saying my prayers, i'll see if they will work upon me now; but then if I should talk in my sleep, and they hear me, they would make a recorder of my windpipe, slit my throat: heaven be praised, I hear some noise, it may be new purchase, and then I shall have fellows. They are gone past hearing, now to task Devitry, help, help, as you are men help, some charitable hand, relieve a poor distressed miserable wretch; thieves, wicked thieves have robbed me, bound me. Foot would they had gagged you too, your noise will betray us, and fetch 'em again. What blessed tongue spoke to me, where, where are you Sir? A plague of your bawling throat, we are well enough, if you have the grace to be thankful for't, do but snore to me, and 'tis as much as I desire, to pass away time with till morning, then talk as loud as you please Sir, I am bound not to stir, wherefore lie still and snore I say. Then you have met with thieves too I see? And desire to meet with no more of 'em. Alas what can we suffer more? they are far enough by this time; have they not all, all that we have Sir? No by my faith have they not Sir, I gave 'em one trick to boot, for their learning, my boots Sir, my boots, I have saved my stock, and my jewels in them, and therefore desire to hear no more of them. Now blessing on your wit Sir, what a dull slave was I, dreamt not of your conveyance? help to unbind me Sir, and i'll undo you, my life for yours no worse these than myself meets you again this night. Reach me thy hands.
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Zones downe with him, do you prate? Keepe your first word as you are gentlemen, and let me stand, alas what do you meane? To tie you to vs Sir, bind you in the knot of friendship. Alas Sir, all the physicke in Europe cannot bind me. You shold haue iewels about you, stones, precious stones. Captaine away, there's company within hearing, if you stay longer we are surpris'd. Let the diuell come, i'le pillage this frigot a little better yet. Foote we are lost, they are vpon vs. Ha, vpon vs, make the least noyse, 'tis thy parting gaspe. Which way shall she make Sir? Euery man his owne; do you heare, only bind mee before you go, and when the companie's past, make to this place againe, this karuell should haue better lading in him, you are slow, why do you not tie harder? You are sure enough I warrant you Sir. Darknesse befriend you, away. What Tyrants haue I met with, they leaue mee alone in the darke; yet would not haue me cry. I shall grow wondrous melancholy if I stay long here without company; I was wont to get a nap with saying my prayers, ile see if they will worke vpon me now; but then if I should talke in my sleepe, and they heare me, they would make a recorder of my windpipe, slit my throate: heauen be prais'd, I heare some noyse, it may bee new purchase, and then I shall haue fellows. They are gone past hearing, now to taske Deuitry, helpe, helpe, as you are men helpe, some charitable hand, releeue a poore distressed miserable wretch; theeues, wicked theeues haue rob'd me, bound me. Foote would they had gag'd you too, your noyse will betray vs, and fetch em againe. What blessed tongue spake to mee, where, where are you Sir? A plague of your bawling throate, we are well enough, if you haue the grace to be thankefull for't, do but snore to mee, and 'tis as much as I desire, to passe away time with till morning, then talke as loude as you please Sir, I am bound not to stirre, wherefore lie still and snore I say. Then you haue met with theeues too I see? And desire to meete with no more of em. Alas what can we suffer more? they are far enough by this time; haue they not all, all that we haue Sir? No by my saith haue they not Sir, I gaue em one tricke to boote, for their learning, my bootes Sir, my bootes, I haue sau'd my stocke, and my iewells in them, and therefore desire to heare no more of them. Now blessing on your wit Sir, what a dull slaue was I, dreampt not of your conueiance? helpe to vnbind me Sir, and i'le vndo you, my life for yours no worse theese then my selfe meetes you againe this night. Reach me thy hands.