Shirley, James · published 1629 · first performed or written 1626 (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T46 Swords, quarrels and valour · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
If he come, somebody shall smell ill favouredly, ere he and I part:— ha! by this flesh 'tis he; Cam, go tell him I am sick. Master Lodam. A brace of bullets to my hair. Here can I stand and behold the Champions. I have expected you this two hours, which is more than I had one to all the men I ha' fought withal, since I slew the high German in Tutle. Whorson, mole-catcher. Draw Spider. Wellslye toad. Let us confer a little. Confer me no conferrings: I will have no more mercy on thee, than an Infidel: and thou'dst been wise, thou mightest ha' kept thee at home, with thy melancholy Cat, that keeps thy Study, with whom thou art in Commons, and dost feed on Rats a Sundays; then perhaps a leg or an arm, with thy Jews ears had satisfied me, when I met thee next: draw I say, why dost not draw? I come to give you satisfaction. What with words? Sirrah Tartar, my Fox shall scratch thy guts out, which I will send to the bear-garden: Dost hear usuring dog, i'll tell thee my resolution. I do mean to give thee as many Wounds before I kill thee, as a surgeon's sign has; and when I am weary of scarifying thy flesh, i'll bore thy heart— which done: mark what I say; I will divide thy quarters: observe and tremble; then will I ha' thee put into a tub or Barrel, and powder thee, and after three days in pickle, this thing that was thy servant, this Cacodaemon whom thou didst statue once, Chameleon, shall in revenge of his pitiful famine, eat thee up, devour thee, and grow fat i'the ribs again with thy flesh. Mammon— I hungrily thank your Worship. What have I scaped? Which is more, after thou art dead, I won't leave thy soul quiet, i'll torment thy Ghost: for I will straight to thy house where I will break open thy Chests, lined with white and yellow mettle, which I will cast away on pious uses: then summon all thy debtors by a Drum, and give 'em in, all their Bills, Bonds, Evidences, Indentures, defeasances, Mortgages, Statutes. I shall be undone.— And there were a million on 'em. I'll home, and shut up my doors, for fear he kill Iasper and use me so indeed. If thou dost offer to look home again, till they ha' done, i'll cut thee off at thigh. Ah— Draw I say. Since there is no remedy. His sword appears Cam. If he were a coward you were able to conjure a spirit into him, with those threatenings. Pox a'my dulues: dost hear scoundrel, if I should incline to mercy, what submission? ha? let me see— I, ay, live, thou shalt upon thy knees confess thy rascality, and ask me forgiveness in private, in the presence of mistress Iane, and the twelve Companies which at thy charge shallbe feasted that day, in More-fields.
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If he come, some body shal smell ll auouredly, re he and I part:—ha! by this sh tis he; Cam, go ell him I am sicke. Master Lodam. A brace of bullets to my heare. Here can I stand and behold the Champions. I haue expected you this two hours, which is more then I had one to all the men I ha fought withall, since I slew the high Germaine in Tutle. Whrson, moale-cather. Draw Spider. Wel y toade. Let vs cnferre a little. Conerie me no conferrings: I will haue no more mercy on thee, then an Infidell: and t'hadst beene wise, thou mightest ha kept thee at home, with thy melancholy Cat, that keepes thy Study, with whom thou art in Commons, and doest feede on Rats a Sundayes; then perhaps a legge or an arme, with thy Iewes eares had satisfied me, when I met thee next: draw I say, why doest not draw? I come to giue you satisfaction. What with words? Sirra Tartar, my Foxe shall scratch thy guts out, which I will send to the Beare-Garden: Doest heare Vsuring dog, ile tell thee my resolution. I doe meane to giue thee as many Wounds before I kill thee, as a Surgeons signe has; and when I am weary of skarrifying thy flesh, ile bore thy heart — which done: mark what I say; I will diuide thy quarters: obserue and tremble; then will I ha thee put into a tub or Barrell, and powder thee, and after three dayes in pickle, this thing that was thy seruant, this Cacodemon whom thou didst statue once, Cameleon, shall in reuenge of his pityfull famine, eate thee vp, deuoure thee, and grow fat i'the ribs agen with thy flesh. Mammon — I hungrily thanke your Worship. What haue I sapt? Which is more, after thou art dead, I wonot leaue thy soule quiet, ile torment thy Ghost: for I will streight to thy house where I will breake open thy Chests, lin'd with white and yellow mettle, which I will cast away on pious vses: then summon all thy debrors by a Drum, and giue em in, all their Bills, Bonds, Euidences, Indentures, Defesances, Morgages, Statutes. I shall be vndone.— And there were a million on em. Ile home, and shut vp my doores, for feare he kill Iasper and vse me so indeede. If thou doest offer to looke home agen, till they ha done, ile cut thee off at thigh. Ah— Draw I say. Since there is no remedy. His sword appeares Cam. If he were a coward you were able to coniure a spirit into him, with those threatnings. Pox a'my dulues: dost heare scoundrell, if I should incline to mercy, what submission? ha? let mee see — I, I, liue, thou shalt vpon thy knees confesse thy rascality, and aske me forgiuenesse in priuate, in the presence of mistresse Iane, and the twelue Companies which at thy charge shalbe feasted that day, in More-fields.