2 The Honest Whore (2 The Converted Courtesan) · chunk 26 of 47
Dekker, Thomas · published 1630 · first performed or written 1605 [1604-c.1605] (Annals) comedy · Prince Henry's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Is this no lie now? Damn me if— Oh prithee stay there. The twenty crowns, sir. Before he has his work done? but on my Knightly word, he shall pay't thee. I thought thou hadst been gone into thine own Country. No faat la, I cannot go dis four or tree days. Look thee, yonder's the shop, and that's the man himself. Thou shalt but cheapen, and do as we told thee, to put a jest upon him, to abuse his patience. I faat, I doubt my pate shall be knocked: but sa crees sa me, for your shakes, I will run to any Linen Draper in hell, come preddy. Save you Gallants. Oh, well met! You'll give no more you say? I cannot take it. Truly I'll give no more. It must not fetch it. What would you have, sweet Gentlemen? Nay, here's the Customer. The Garden-house you say? we'll boult out your roguery. I will but lay these parcels by— My men are all at Customhouse unloading Wares, if cambric you would deal in, there's the best, all Milan cannot sample it. Do you hear? 1. 2. 3. 'Sfoot, there came in 4. Gallants, sure your wife is slipped up, and the 4th. man I hold my life, is grafting your Warden tree. Ha, ha, ha: you Gentlemen are full of jest. If she be up, she's gone some wares to show, I have above as good wares as below. Have you so? nay then— Now Gentlemen, is't cambrics? I predee now let me have de best wares. What's that he says, pray' Gentlemen? marry he says we are like to have the best wares. The best wares? all are bad, yet wares do good, And like to Surgeons, let sick kingdom's blood. Faat a Devil pratest tow so, a pox on dee, I prithee let me see some holland, to make Linen shirts, for fear my body be lousy. Indeed I understand no word he speaks. marry, he says, that at the siege in Holland there was much bawdry used among the Soldiers, though they were lousy. It may be so, that's likely, true indeed, In every garden, sir, does grow that weed. Pox on de gardens, and de weeds, and de fool's cap dear, and de clouts; hear? dost make a Hobby-horse of me. Oh fie, he has torn de cambric. 'Tis no matter. It frets me to the soul. So dost not me. My Customers do oft for remnants call, These are two remnants now, no loss at all. But let me tell you, were my Servants here, It would ha' cost more.— Thank you Gentlemen, I use you well, pray know my shop again. Ha, ha, ha; come, come, let's go, let's go. How am I suited, Front? am I not gallant, ha? Yes, sir, you are suited well. Exceeding passing well, and to the time. The tailor has played his part with you.
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Is this no lie now? Dam me if— Oh prethee stay there. The twenty crownes, sir. Before he has his worke done? but on my Knightly word, he shall pay't thee. I thought thou hadst beene gone into thine owne Country. No faat la, I cannot goe dis foure or tree dayes. Looke thee, yonders the shop, and that's the man himselfe. Thou shalt but cheapen, and doe as we told thee, to put a iest vpon him, to abuse his patience. I faat, I doubt my pate shall be knocked: but sa crees sa me, for your shakes, I will runne to any Linnen Draper in hell, come preddy. Saue you Gallants. Oh, well met! You'll giue no more you say? I cannot take it. Truly Ile giue no more. It must not fetch it. What wud you haue, sweet Gentlemen? Nay, here's the Customer. The Garden-house you say? wee'll boult out your roguery. I will but lay these parcels by—My men are all at Custome-house vnloding Wares, if Cambricke you wud deale in, there's the best, all Millan cannot sample it. Doe you heare? 1. 2. 3. S'foot, there came in 4. Gallants, sure your wife is slipt vp, and the 4th. man I hold my life, is grafting your Warden tree. Ha, ha, ha: you Gentlemen are full of Iest. If she be vp, she's gone some wares to show, I haue aboue as good wares as below. Haue you so? nay then— Now Gentlemen, is't Cambricks? I predee now let me haue de best wares. What's that he saies, pray 'Gentlemen? Mary he saies we are like to haue the best wares. The best wares? all are bad, yet wares doe good, And like to Surgeons, let sicke Kingdomes blood. Faat a Deuill pratest tow so, a pox on dee, I preddee let me see some Hollen, to make Linnen shirts, for feare my body be lowsie. Indeed I vnderstand no word he speakes. Mary, he saies, that at the siege in Holland there was much bawdry vsed among the Souldiers, tho they were lowsie. It may be so, that's likely, true indeed, In euery garden, sir, does grow that weed. Pox on de gardens, and de weedes, and de fooles cap dere, and de cloutes; heare? doest make a Hobby-horse of me. Oh fie, he has torne de Cambricke. 'Tis no matter. It frets me to the soule. So doest not me. My Customers doe oft for remnants call, These are two remnants now, no losse at all. But let me tell you, were my Seruants here, It would ha cost more.—Thanke you Gentlemen, I vse you well, pray know my shop agen. Ha, ha, ha; come, come, let's goe, let's goe. How am I suited, Front? am I not gallant, ha? Yes, sir, you are suited well. Exceeding passing well, and to the time. The Taylor has plaid his part with you.