Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1592 [c.1590-1593] (Annals) comedy · Pembroke's Men (?) T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.84 · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Saving your merry humour: here's the note How much your Chain weighs to the utmost charect, The fineness of the Gold, and chargeful fashion, Which doth amount to three odd Ducats more Than I stand debted to this Gentleman, I pray you see him presently discharged, For he is bound to Sea, and stays but for it. I am not furnished with the present money: Besides I have some business in the town, Good Signior take the stranger to my house, And with you take the Chain, and bid my wife Disburse the sum, on the receipt thereof, Perchance I will be there as soon as you. Then you will bring the Chain to her yourself. No bear it with you, lest I come not time enough. Well sir, I will? Have you the Chain about you? And if I have not sir, I hope you have: Or else you may return without your money. Nay come I pray you sir, give me the Chain: Both wind and tide stays for this Gentleman, And I too blame have held him here too long. Good Lord, you use this dalliance to excuse Your breach of promise to the Porpentine, I should have chid you for not bringing it, But like a shrew you first begin to brawl. The hour steals on, I pray you sir dispatch. You hear how he importunes me, the Chain. Why give it to my wife, and fetch your money. Come, come, you know I gave it you even now. Either send the Chain, or send me by some token. Fie, now you run this humour out of breath, Come where's the Chain, I pray you let me see it. My business cannot brook this dalliance, Good sir say, whenever you'll answer me, or no: If not, I'll leave him to the Officer. I answer you? What should I answer you. The money that you own me for the Chain. I own you none, till I receive the Chain. You know I gave it you halfe an hour since. You gave me none, you wrong me much to say so. You wrong me more sir in denying it. Consider how it stands upon my credit. Well Officer, arrest him army suit. I do, and charge you in the Duke's name to obey me. This touches me in reputation. Either consent to pay this sum for me, Or I attach you by this Officer. Consent to pay thee that I never had: Arrest me foolish fellow if thou darest. here is thy fee, arrest him Officer. I would not spare my brother in this case, If he should scorn me so apparently. I do arrest you sir, you hear the suit. I do obey thee, till I give thee bail. But sirrah, you shall buy this sport as dear, As all the metal in your shop will answer. Sir, sir, I shall have Law in Ephesus, To your notorious shame, I doubt it not.
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Length
496 words · 616 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.842 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T9 · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Sauing your merrie humor: here's the note How much your Chaine weighs to the vtmoſt charect, The fineneſſe of the Gold, and chargefull faſhion, Which doth amount to three odde Duckets more Then I ſtand debted to this Gentleman, I pray you ſee him preſently diſcharg'd, For he is bound to Sea, and ſtayes but for it. I am not furniſh'd with the preſent monie: Beſides I haue ſome buſineſſe in the towne, Good Signior take the ſtranger to my houſe, And with you take the Chaine, and bid my wife Disburſe the ſumme, on the receit thereof, Perchance I will be there as ſoone as you. Then you will bring the Chaine to her your ſelfe. No beare it with you, leaſt I come not time enough. Well ſir, I will? Haue you the Chaine about you? And if I haue not ſir, I hope you haue: Or elſe you may returne without your money. Nay come I pray you ſir, giue me the Chaine: Both winde and tide ſtayes for this Gentleman, And I too blame haue held him heere too long. Good Lord, you vſe this dalliance to excuſe Your breach of promiſe to the Porpentine, I ſhould haue chid you for not bringing it, But like a ſhrew you firſt begin to brawle. The houre ſteales on, I pray you ſir diſpatch. You heare how he importunes me, the Chaine. Why giue it to my wife, and fetch your mony. Come, come, you know I gaue it you euen now. Either ſend the Chaine, or ſend me by ſome token. Fie, now you run this humor out of breath, Come where's the Chaine, I pray you let me ſee it. My buſineſſe cannot brooke this dalliance, Good ſir ſay, whe'r you'l anſwer me, or no: If not, Ile leaue him to the Officer. I anſwer you? What ſhould I anſwer you. The monie that you owe me for the Chaine. I owe you none, till I receiue the Chaine. You know I gaue it you halfe an houre ſince. You gaue me none, you wrong mee much to ſay ſo. You wrong me more ſir in denying it. Conſider how it ſtands vpon my credit. Well Officer, arreſt him army ſuite. I do, and charge you in the Dukes name to obey me. This touches me in reputation. Either conſent to pay this ſum for me, Or I attach you by this Officer. Conſent to pay thee that I never had: Arreſt me fooliſh fellow if thou dar'ſt. Heere is thy fee, arreſt him Officer. I would not ſpare my brother in this caſe, If he ſhould ſcorne me ſo apparantly. I do arreſt you ſir, you heare the ſuite. I do obey thee, till I giue thee baile. But ſirrah, you ſhall buy this ſport as deere, As all the mettall in your ſhop will anſwer. Sir, ſir, I ſhall haue Law in Epheſus, To your notorious ſhame, I doubt it not.