The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 119 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
Mother, you make my hair stand on end, to hear these strange things, which you recount unto us; would your Nobles, your Knights, and Learned men fall so low? I am sure, they are not all of them so bad as you make them to be. No (my son) Ioue forbid that I should raise any such report, or lay a general scandal upon any of their rank. For, there were many old good men amongst them, with whom I had but small dealings, and could scarce endure to see me: But amongst the greatest, as they grew great in number, so had I a great number of them: some of one sort, and some of another; some I found very chaste, and some that took the charge upon them to maintain such Traders as myself. And I am still of this belief, that of these there is no lack; and these, forsooth, would send their Squires and young men to wait upon me, whithersoever I went: and I should scarce have set my foot within mine own doors, but straight at the heels of me, you should have one come in with chickens, another with Hens, a third with Geese, a fourth with Ducks. This man sends me in Partridges, that man Turtle Doves, he a gammon of Bacon, such a one a Tart, or a Custard; and some good fellow or other a good sucking Pig, or two: for every one, as soon as he had a convenient present, so they came presently to register them in my house; that I, and those their pretty souls, might merrily eat them together: and as for wine, we wanted none; the best that a man could lay his lips to in the whole City, was sent unto me from diverse parts and corners of the Town: as that of Monviedro, of Lugne, of Toro, of Madrigal, of San-Martin, and many other Towns and Villages; And indeed so many, that albeit I still keep the differences of their taste and relish in my mouth, yet do I not retain the diversity of their foils in my remembrance. For it is enough for such an old woman as I, that when a good cup of wine comes neer my nose, I can be able to say, This is such a wine, or it comes from such a place, or person; why, your presents from all parts, from all sorts came upon me as thick as hops, as flies to a pot of honey, or as stones that are thrown upon a stage: boys came tumbling in at my door, with as much provision, as they could carry on their backs. But now those good days are past, I have eaten all my white bread in my youth, and know not how in the world to live, being fallen from so happy an estate.
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Mother, you make my haire stand on end, to heare these strange things, which you recount vnto vs; would your Nobles, your Knights, and Learned men fall so low? I am sure, they are not all of them so badde as you make them to be. No (my son) Ioue forbid that I should raise any such report, or lay a generall scandall vpon any of their ranke. For, there were many old good men amongst them, with whom I had but small dealings, and could scarce endure to see me: But amongst the greatest, as they grew great in number, so had I a great number of them: some of one sort, and some of another; some I found very chaste, and some that took the charge vpon them to maintaine such Traders as my selfe. And I am still of this beliefe, that of these there is no lack; and these, forsooth, would send their Squires and young men to waite vpon me, whithersoeuer I went: and I should scarce haue set my foote within mine owne doores, but straight at the heeles of me, you should haue one come in with chickens, another with Hens, a third with Geese, a fourth with Ducks. This man sends me in Partriges, that man Turtle Doues, he a gammon of Bacon, such a one a Tart, or a Custard; and some good fellow or other a good sucking Pigge, or two: for euery one, as soone as he had a conuenient present, so they came presently to register them in my house; that I, and those their pretty soules, might merrily eat them together: and as for wine, we wanted none; the best that a man could lay his lips to in the whole City, was sent vnto me from diuers parts and corners of the Towne: as that of Monviedro, of Lugne, of Toro, of Madrigall, of San-Martin, and many other Townes and Villages; And indeed so many, that albeit I still keepe the differences of their taste and relish in my mouth, yet doe I not retaine the diuersity of their foyles in my remembrance. For it is enough for such an old woman as I, that when a good cuppe of wine comes neer my nose, I can be able to say, This is such a wine, or it comes from such a place, or person; why, your presents from all parts, from all sorts came vpon me as thicke as hops, as flies to a pot of hony, or as stones that are throwne vpon a stage: boyes came tumbling in at my doore, with as much prouision, as they could carry on their backs. But now those good daies are past, I haue eaten all my white bread in my youth, and know not how in the world to liue, being fallen from so happy an estate.