Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Ralph Roister Doister · chunk 14 of 39

Udall, Nicholas · published 1566 · first performed or written 1552 [1552-1554(?)] (Annals)
comedy
unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 477 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.

Well Trupenie never but flinging. and frisking? Well Tibet and Annot, 〈◊〉 swinging and whisking? But ye roil abroad. In the street every where. Where are ye twain, in chambers when ye meet me there? But come hither fools, I have one now by the hand, Servant to him that must be our mistress husband, Bid him welcome. To me truly is he welcome. Forsooth and as I may say, heartily welcome. I thank you mistress maids. I hope we shall better 〈◊〉 And when will our new master come. Shortly 〈...〉 I would 〈◊〉 were tomorrow: for till he resort Our mistress being a Widow hath small comfort, And I heard our nurse speak of an husband today Ready for our mistress, a rich man and a gay. And we shall go in our french 〈◊〉 every day, In our silk cassocks (I warrant you) 〈◊〉 and gay, In our trick 〈...〉 of gold, Brave in our suits of change seven double fold, Then shall ye see Tibet 〈◊〉 tread the moss so trim, Nay, why said I tread? ye shall see her glide and 〈◊〉▪ Not lumperdee-clumperdee like our spaniel Rig. marry then 〈◊〉 come toast me a fig, Who shall then know our Tib Talk apare trow ye? And why not Annot Alyface as 〈◊〉 as she. And what had Tom Trupenie, a 〈...〉 none? Then our pretty new come man will look to be one. We four I trust shall be a jolly merry knot. Shall we sing a fit to welcome our friend, Annot? Perchance he can not sing. I am at all assays. By cock and the better welcome to us always. A thing very fit For them that have wit, And are fellows knit Servants in one house to be, Is fast fast for to sit, And not oft to ●●itte, Nor vary a whit, But lovingly to agree. No man complaining, Nor other disdaining, For loss or for gaining, But fellows or friends to be. No grudge remaining, No work retraining, Nor help refraining, But lovingly to agree. No man for despite, By word or by write His fellow to twit, But further in honesty, No good turns entwite, Nor old fores recite, But let all go quite, And lovingly to agree. After drudgery, When they be weary, Then to be merry, To laugh and sing they be free With chip and cherry Heigh derie derie, Trill on the berry, And lovingly to agree. will you now in with us unto our mistress go? I have first for my master an errand or two. But I have here from him a taken and a ring, They shall have most thank of her that first doth it bring marry that will I. See and Tibet snatch not now. And why may not I sir, get thanks as well as you?
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Metadata, position in the edition, topic in the other seeds
PlayRalph Roister Doister
AuthorUdall, Nicholas
Publication year (edition)1566
First performance / composition (Annals)1552 [1552-1554(?)]
First performance (BritDrama)1552 [1550-1553]
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Play typeInterlude;Nonprofessional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 83 · TCP A14193 · DEEP 71
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 744–818 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 14 of 39 in this edition
Length477 words · 648 tokens
Topic (seed 42)unassigned by HDBSCAN · nearest topic T49 — Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens and letters at 0.788
Other seedsseed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Well Trupenie neuer but nging. and friking? Well Tibet and Annot, swingyng and whiskyng? But yeroile abroade. In the stréete euere where. Where are ye twaine, in chambers when ye mete me there? But come hther fles, I haue one nowe by the hande, Seruant to hym that must be our mistresse husbande, Byd him welcome. To me trly is he welcome. Forsooth and as I may say, heartily welcome. I thāk you mistresse maides. I hope we shal better And whē wil our new master come. Shortly I would were tomorow: for till he resorte Our mistresse being a Widow hath hall comforte, And I hearde our nourse speake of an husbande to day Ready for our mistresse, a riche man and a gay. And we shall go in our frenche euery day, In our silke assocks (I warrant you) and gay, In our tricke of golde, Braue in our sutes of chaunge seuen double folde, Then shall ye sée Tibet treade the mosse so trimme, Nay, why sayd I treade? ye shall sée hir glide and ▪ Not lumperdée sumperdée like our spaniell Rig. Mary then come toste me a fig, Who shall then know our Tib Talke apare trow ye? And why not Annot Alyface as as she▪ And what had Tom Trupeny, a none? Then our prety newe come man will looke to be one. We foure I trust shall be a ioily mery kno. Shall we sing a fitte to welcome our friende, Annot? Perchaunce he can not sing. I am at all assayes. By cocke and the better welcome to vs alwayes. A thing very fitte For them that haue witte, And are felowes knitte Seruants in one house to bée, Is fast fast for to sitte, And not oft to itte, Nor varie a whitte, But louingly to agrée. No man complainyng, Nor other disdayning, For losse or for gainyng, But felowes or friends to bée. No grdge remainyng, No worke retrainyng, Nor helpe reffrainyng, But loingly to agrée. No man for despite, By worde or by write His felowe to twite, But further in honestie, No good turnes entwite, Nor olde fores recite, But let all goe quite, And louingly to agrée. After drudgerie, When they be werie, Then to be merie, To laugh and sing they be free With chip and cherie Heigh derie derie, Trill on the berie, And louingly to agrée. Wyll you now in with vs vnto our mistresse go? I haue first for my maister an errand or two. But I haue here from him a taken and a ring, They shall haue moste thanke of hir that first doth it bring Mary that will I. Sée and Tibet snatch not now. And why may not I sir, get thanks as well as you?