Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
she'll take the enterprise upon her father, If you advise it. It is not my consent, But my entreaty too. Little have you to say When you depart from him, but soft and low, Remember now my brother. Fear me not. Nor gentle daughter, fear you not at all: He is your husband on a precontract: To bring you thus together 'tis no sin, Sith that the justice of your title to him Doth flourish the deceit. Come, let us go, Our Corne's to reap, for yet our Tithes to sow. Come hither sirrah; can you cut off a man's head? If the man be a Bachelor Sir, I can: But is he be a married man, he's his wife's head, And I can never cut off a woman's head. Come sir, leave me your snatches, and yield me a direct answer. To morrow morning are to die Claudio and Barnardine: here is in our prison a common executioner, who in his office lacks a helper, if you will take it on you to assist him, it shall redeem you from your Gyves: if not, you shall have your full time of imprisonment, and your deliverance with an unpitied whipping; for you have been a notorious bawd. Sir, I have been an unlawful bawd, time out of mind, but yet I will be content to be a lawful hangman: I would be glad to receive some instruction from my fellow partner. What hoa, Abhorson: where's Abhorson there? Do you call sir? Sirrah, here's a fellow will help you to morrow in your execution: if you think it meet, compound with him by the year, and let him abide here with you, if not, use him for the present, and dismiss him, he cannot plead his estimation with you: he hath been a Bawd. A Bawd Sir? fie upon him, he will discredit our mystery. Go too Sir, you weigh equally: a feather will turn the Scale. Pray sir, by your good favour: for surely sir, a good favour you have, but that you have a hanging look: Do you call sir, your occupation a Mystery? I Sir, a Mystery. Painting Sir, I have heard say, is a Mystery; and your Whore's sir, being members of my occupation, using painting, do prove my Occupation, a Mystery: but what Mystery there should be in hanging, if I should be hanged, I cannot imagine. Sir, it is a Mystery. Proof. Every true man's apparel fits your Thief. If it be too little for your thief, your true man thinks it big enough. If it be too big for your Thief, your Thief thinks it little enough: So every true man's apparel fits your Thief. Are you agreed? Sir, I will serve him: For I do find your Hangman is a more penitent Trade then your Bawd: he doth oftener ask forgiveness. You sirrah, provide your block and your Axe to morrow, four a clock. Come on (Bawd) I will instruct thee in my Trade: follow.
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Shee'll take the enterprize vpon her father, If you aduiſe it. It is not my conſent, But my entreaty too. Little haue you to ſay When you depart from him, but ſoft and low, Remember now my brother. Feare me not. Nor gentle daughter, feare you not at all: He is your husband on a pre-contract: To bring you thus together 'tis no ſinne, Sith that the Iuſtice of your title to him Doth flouriſh the deceit. Come, let vs goe, Our Corne's to reape, for yet our Tithes to ſow. Come hither ſirha; can you cut off a mans head? If the man be a Bachelor Sir, I can: But iſ he be a married man, he's his wiues head, And I can neuer cut off a womans head. Come ſir, leaue me your ſnatches, and yeeld mee a direct anſwere. To morrow morning are to die Claudio and Barnardine: heere is in our priſon a common executioner, who in his office lacks a helper, if you will take it on you to aſſiſt him, it ſhall redeeme you from your Gyues: if not, you ſhall haue your full time of impriſonment, and your deliuerance with an vnpittied whipping; for you haue beene a notorious bawd. Sir, I haue beene an vnlawfull bawd, time out of minde, but yet I will bee content to be a lawfull hang-man: I would bee glad to receiue ſome inſtruction from my fellow partner. What hoa, Abhorſon: where's Abhorſon there? Doe you call ſir? Sirha, here's a fellow will helpe you to morrow in your execution: if you thinke it meet, compound with him by the yeere, and let him abide here with you, if not, vſe him for the preſent, and diſmiſſe him, hee cannot plead his eſtimation with you: he hath beene a Bawd. A Bawd Sir? fie vpon him, he will diſcredit our myſterie. Goe too Sir, you waigh equallie: a feather will turne the Scale. Pray ſir, by your good fauor: for ſurely ſir, a good fauor you haue, but that you haue a hanging look: Doe you call ſir, your occupation a Myſterie? I Sir, a Miſterie. Painting Sir, I haue heard ſay, is a Miſterie; and your Whores ſir, being members of my occupation, vſing painting, do proue my Occupation, a Miſterie: but what Miſterie there ſhould be in hanging, if I ſhould be hang'd, I cannot imagine. Sir, it is a Miſterie. Proofe. Euerie true mans apparrell fits your Theefe. If it be too little for your theefe, your true man thinkes it bigge enough. If it bee too bigge for your Theefe, your Theefe thinkes it little enough: So euerie true mans apparrell fits your Theefe. Are you agreed? Sir, I will ſerue him: For I do finde your Hang-man is a more penitent Trade then your Bawd: he doth oftner aske forgiueneſſe. You ſirrah, prouide your blocke and your Axe to morrow, foure a clocke. Come on (Bawd) I will inſtruct thee in my Trade: follow.