Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
No indeed. Very well: you being then (if you be remembered) cracking the stones of the foresaid prewyns. I, so I did indeed. Why, very well: I telling you then (if you be remembered) that such a one, and such a one, were past cure of the thing you wots of, unless they kept very good diet, as I told you. All this is true. Why very well then. Come: you are a tedious fool: to the purpose: what was done to Elbows wife, that he hath cause to complain of? Come me to what was done to her. Sir, your honour cannot come to that yet. No sir, nor I mean it not. Sir, but you shall come to it, by your honours leave: And I beseech you, look into Master Froth here sir, a man of fourscore pound a year; whose father died at Hallowmas: Was't not at Hallowmas Master Froth? Allhallond-Eue. Why very well: I hope here be truths: he Sir, sitting (as I say) in a lower chair, Sir, 'twas in the bunch of Grapes, where indeed you have a delight to sit, have you not? I have so, because it is an open room, and good for winter. Why very well then: I hope here be truths. This will last out a night in Russia When nights are longest there: I'll take my leave, And leave you to the hearing of the cause; Hoping you'll find good cause to whip them all. I think no less: good morrow to your Lordship. Now Sir, come on: What was done to Elbows wife, once more? Once Sir? there was nothing done to her once. I beseech you Sir, ask him what this man did to my wife. I beseech your honour, ask me. Well sir, what did this Gentleman to her? I beseech you sir, look in this Gentleman's face: good Master Froth look upon his honour; 'tis for a good purpose: doth your honour mark his face? I sir, very well. Nay, I beseech you mark it well. Well, I do so. Doth your honour see any harm in his face? Why no. I'll be supposed upon a book, his face is the worst thing about him: good then: if his face be the worst thing about him, how could Master Froth do the Constable's wife any harm? I would know that of your honour. He's in the right (Constable) what say you to it? First, and it like you, the house is a respected house; next, this is a respected fellow; and his Mistress is a respected woman. By this hand Sir, his wife is a more respected person then any of us all. Varlet, thou liest; thou liest wicked varlet: the time is yet to come that she was ever respected with man, woman, or child. Sir, she was respected with him, before he married with her. Which is the wiser here; justice or Iniquity? Is this true?
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No indeede. Very well: you being then (if you be remembred) cracking the ſtones of the foreſaid prewyns. I, ſo I did indeede. Why, very well: I telling you then (if you be remembred) that ſuch a one, and ſuch a one, were paſt cure of the thing you wot of, vnleſſe they kept very good diet, as I told you. All this is true. Why very well then. Come: you are a tedious foole: to the purpoſe: what was done to Elbowes wife, that hee hath cauſe to complaine of? Come me to what was done to her. Sir, your honor cannot come to that yet. No ſir, nor I meane it not. Sir, but you ſhall come to it, by your honours leaue: And I beſeech you, looke into Maſter Froth here ſir, a man of foure-ſcore pound a yeare; whoſe father died at Hallowmas: Was't not at Hallowmas Maſter Froth? Allhallond-Eue. Why very well: I hope here be truthes: he Sir, ſitting (as I ſay) in a lower chaire, Sir, 'twas in the bunch of Grapes, where indeede you haue a delight to ſit, haue you not? I haue ſo, becauſe it is an open roome, and good for winter. Why very well then: I hope here be truthes. This will laſt out a night in Ruſsia When nights are longeſt there: Ile take my leaue, And leaue you to the hearing of the cauſe; Hoping youle finde good cauſe to whip them all. I thinke no leſſe: good morrow to your Lordſhip. Now Sir, come on: What was done to Elbowes wife, once more? Once Sir? there was nothing done to her once. I beſeech you Sir, aske him what this man did to my wife. I beſeech your honor, aske me. Well ſir, what did this Gentleman to her? I beſeech you ſir, looke in this Gentlemans face: good Maſter Froth looke vpon his honor; 'tis for a good purpoſe: doth your honor marke his face? I ſir, very well. Nay, I beſeech you marke it well. Well, I doe ſo. Doth your honor ſee any harme in his face? Why no. Ile be ſuppoſd vpon a booke, his face is the worſt thing about him: good then: if his face be the worſt thing about him, how could Maſter Froth doe the Conſtables wife any harme? I would know that of your honour. He's in the right (Conſtable) what ſay you to it? Firſt, and it like you, the houſe is a reſpected houſe; next, this is a reſpected fellow; and his Miſtris is a reſpected woman. By this hand Sir, his wife is a more reſpected perſon then any of vs all. Varlet, thou lyeſt; thou lyeſt wicked varlet: the time is yet to come that ſhee was euer reſpected with man, woman, or childe. Sir, ſhe was reſpected with him, before he married with her. Which is the wiſer here; Iuſtice or Iniquitie? Is this true?