Like Will to Like (Quoth the Devil to the Collier) · chunk 12 of 23
Fulwell, Ulpian · published 1587 · first performed or written 1568 [1562-1568] (Annals) moral T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds typicality 0.79 · 468 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
By gog's wounds it doth me good to the heart: to see how cleanly I played this part. While they stood thrusting together in the throng: I began to go them among. And with this knife which here you do see: I cut away his purse cleanly. See to your purses my masters be ruled by me. For Knaves are abroad therefore beware: You are warned and ye take not heed I do not care. And also so soon as I had espied, A woman in the throng whose purse was fat: I took it by the strings and cleanly it untied, She knew no more of it, than Gib our Cat. Yet at the last she hied apace, And said the money in my hand she saw: Thou whore said I, I will have an action of the case, And seeing thou sayst so I will try the law. How sayst thou Pierce pickpurse art thou not agreed? these two booties equally to divide. Then let us count the total sum, And divide it equally when we have done. My masters here is a good fellow that would fain have some. What Nichol Newfangle be you here? So God help me I am glad with all my heart: Then ere we depart we will have some cheer. And of this booty you shall have your part. I thank you both heartily. And I will do somewhat for you by and by: Are not you two sworn brothers in every booty? Yes that we are truly. Then will I tell you news which you do not know: Such news as will make you glad I trow. But first tell me this Pierce Pickpurse, Whether is the elder thou or Cutbert cutpurse, In faith I think we are both of one age well nigh. I suppose there is no great difference truly. But wherefore ask you? I pray thee tell me why, I will tell you the cause without delay, For a piece of land is fallen as I hear say. A proper plot it is this is most true. which by succession must come to one of you. For thou Cutbert Cutpurse, wast Cutbert Cutthroats son, And thou Pierce pickpurse, by that time thou hast done, Canst derive thy pedigree from an ancient house: thy father was tom thief, thy mother tib louce. This piece of land whereto you inheritors are, Is called the land of the two legged mare. In this piece of ground there is a mare in deed: Which is the quickest mare in England for speed. Therefore if you will come anon unto me: I will put you in possession and that you shall see. I cannot believe that such luck is happened unto us. It is true that I to you do discuss.
nodes 599–651 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 12 of 23 in this edition
Length
468 words · 574 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T47 — Knaves, thieves and bawdscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.787 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: T41 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
¶ By Gogs wounds it dooth me good to the hart: to see how clenly I plaid this parte. VVhile they stood thrusting togither in the throng: I began to goe them among. And with this knife which heere you doo see: I cut away his purse clenly. ‡ See to your purses my maisters be ruled by me. For Knaues are abroad therfore beware: You are warned and ye take not heed I doo not care. ‡ And also so soon as I had espied, A woman in the throng whose pursse was fat: I took it by the strings and clenly it vntide, She knew no more of it, then Gib our Cat. Yet at the last she hied apace, And said the money in my hand she saw: Thou whore said I, I wil haue an action of the case, And seing thou saist so I will trye the lawe. ‡ How saist thou Pierce pickpurse art thou not agreed? these two booties equally to deuide. ‡ Then let vs count the totall summe, And deuide it equally when we haue doone. ‡ My maisters heere is a good fellowe that would faine haue some. ‡ VVhat Nicole Newfangle be you heere? So God help me I am glad with all my hart: ¶ Then ere we depart we wil haue some cheere. And of this booty you shall haue your parte. ¶ I thank you both hartely. And I will doo somewhat for you by and by: Are not you two sworn brothers in euery bootye? ‡ Yes that we are truely. ‡ Then will I tell you newes which you doo not knowe: Such newes as wil make you glad I trowe. But first tel me this Pierce Pickpurse, VVhether is the elder thou or Cutbert cutpurse, ¶ In faith I think we are both of one age well nye. ¶ I suppose there is no great differonce truely. But wherfore ask you? I pray thee tell me why, ¶ I wil tell you the cause without delay, For a peece of land is fallen as I heare say. A proper plot it is this is most true. which by sucsession must come to one of you. For thou Cutbert Cutpurse, wast Cutbert cutthroses sonne, And thou Pierce pickpurse, by that time thou hast doon, Canst deriue thy pedigree from an ancient house: thy father was tom theef, thy mother tib louce. This peece of land wherto you inheritours are, Is called the land of the two legged mare. In this peece of ground there is a mare in deed: VVhich is the quickest mare in England for speede. Therfore if you will come anon vnto me: I will put you in possession and that you shall see. ¶ I cannot beleeue that such luck is happened vnto vs. ‡ It is true that I to you doo discusse.