Like Will to Like (Quoth the Devil to the Collier) · chunk 6 of 23
Fulwell, Ulpian · published 1587 · first performed or written 1568 [1562-1568] (Annals) moral T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds typicality 0.82 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
Bid him welcome, hark he can play a knaves part: My friend you are welcome with all my heart. God a mercy good fellow, tell me what thou art. As very a knave as thou, though the best be to bad, I am one, which of thy company would be very glad. And I will not your company refuse of a certainty. So that to my conditions your manners do agree. It should appear by your sayings that we are of one mind, For I know that roisters and tosspots come of one kind. And as our names be much of one accord and much like, So I think our conditions be not far unlike. If your name to me you will declare and show: You may in this matter my mind the sooner know. Few words are best among friends this is true, Wherefore I shall briefly show my name unto you. Tom tosspot it is, it need not be painted, Wherefore with Rafe Roister I must needs be acquainted. In faith Rafe Roister if thou wilt be ruled by me, we will dance hand in hand like knaves all three. It is as unpossible for thee his company to deny: As it is for a camel to creep through a needle's eye. therefore did him welcome like a knave as thou art, By my troth Tom tospot you are welcome with all my heart, I thank you that mine acquaintance you will take in good part. And by my troth I will be your sworn brother: Tush like will to like it will be none other. For the virtuous will always the virtuous company seek out: A Gentleman never seeketh the company of a Lout. And Roisters and Ruffians do sober company eschew: For like will ever to like this is most true. Now friend tom tosspot seeing that we are brethren sworn: And neither of our companies from other may be forborn. the whole trade of my life to thee I will declare: And to tell you my properties also I shall not spare. Then my masters if you will a while abide it: Ye shall see two such Knaves so lively described that if hell should be raked even by and by indeed: Such another couple cannot be found I swear by my creed. Go to sirs say on your whole minds: And I shall paint you out in your right kinds. First tom tosspot plead thou thy cause and thy name: And I will sit in this chair and give sentence on the same. I will play the judge and in this matter give judgement: How say you my masters are you so content? By my truth for my part thereto I do agree, I were to blame if any fault should be in me. Then that I be in office neither of you do grudge? No indeed: Where learned you to stand capped before a judge? You sowterly knaves, show you all your manners at once. Why Nichol all we are content:
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Length
508 words · 610 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T47 — Knaves, thieves and bawdscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.817 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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seed 43: T46 · seed 44: T41 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
‡ Bid him welcome, hark he can play a knaues part: ‡ My freend you are welcome with all my hart. ¶ God a mercy good fellowe, tel me what thou art. ¶ As very a knaue as thou, though the best be to bad, ¶ I am one, which of thy company would be very glad. ¶ And I wil not your company refuse of a certaintie. So that to my conditions your maners doo agree. ¶ It should appeere by your sayings yt we are of one minde, For I knowe that roisters and tospots come of one kinde. And as our names be much of one accord and much like, So I think our condicions be not far vnlike. ¶ If your name to me you will declare and showe: You may in this matter my minde the sooner knowe. ¶ Few woords are best among freends this is true, Wherfore I shall breefly shew my name vnto you. Tom tospot it is, it need not be painted, Wherfore with Rafe Roister I must needs be acquainted. ¶ In faith Rafe Roister if thou wilt be ruled by me, we wil daunce hand in hand like knaues all three. It is as vnpossible for thée his company to deny: As it is for a Cammel to creep through a needles eye. therfore did him welcome like a knaue as thou art, ¶ By my troth Tom tospot you are welcome with all my hart, ¶ I thank you that mine acquaintāce you wil take in good part. And by my troth I wil be your sworn brother: ¶ Tush like wil to like it wil be none other. For the vertuous wil alwaies the vertuous company seek out: A Gentleman neuer seeketh the company of a Lout. And Roisters and Ruffians do sober company eschue: For like wil euer to like this is moste true. ¶ Now freend tom tospot seeing that we are bretheren sworne: And neither of our companies from other may be forborne. the whole trade of my life to thee I wil declare: ¶ And to tell you my properties also I shall not spare. ¶ Then my maisters if you will a while abide it: Ye shall see two such Knaues so liuely described that if hel should be raked euen by and by indeed: Such another couple cannot be found I swere by my creed. Go to sirs say on your whole mindes: And I shall paint you out in your right kindes. First tom tospot plead thou thy cause and thy name: And I wil sit in this chaire and giue sentence on the same. I will play the Iudge and in this matter giue iudgement: How say you my maisters are you so content? ¶ By my truth for my part therto I doo agree, ¶ I were to blame if any fault should be in me. ¶ Then that I be in office neither of you doo grudge? ¶ No indeed: ¶ Where learned you to stand capt before a Iudge? You sowterly knaues, shew you all your manners at once. ¶ Why Nichole all we are content: