The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 165 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 379 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
Command me to kill ten men, to do you service, rather than to put me to walk a League on foot for you. Why then did you play away your horse? You must be a Dicer with a murrain; had it not been for me, thou hadst been hanged long since. Thrice have I freed thee from the gallows; four times have I disempawned thee, first from this, and then from that Ordinary, whenas thou might'st have rotted in prison, had not I redeemed thee, and paid thy debts. O that I should have any thing to do with such a Villain? that I should be such a fool? that I should have any affiance in such a false-hearted, white-livered slave? that I should believe him and his lies? that I should once suffer him to come within my doors? What a devil is there good in him? his hair is curled, and shagged like a water Spaniel; his face scotched, and notched; he hath been twice whipped up and down the Town; he is lame on his sword-arm, and hath some thirty whores in the common Stews. Get thee out of my house, and that presently too; look me no more in the face; speak not to me; no not a word; neither say thou, that thou didst ever know me; lest, by the bones of my father, who begot me, & of my mother, who brought me forth; I cause 2000. Bastinadoes to be laid upon that miller's back of thine. For, I would thou shouldst know, I have a friend in a corner, that will not stick to do a greater matter than that for me, and come off handsomely with it, when he has done. The fool is mad, I think. But do you hear, Dame? if I be nettled, I shall sting somebody; if my choler be moved, I shall draw tears from some; I shall make somebody put finger in the eye; I shall, i'faith. But for once, I will go my ways and say nothing; I will suffer all this at your hands, lest somebody may come in, or the neighbour's chance to hear us. I will in, for that is no true sound of sorrow, which sends forth threatenings and revilings.
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: T30 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Command mee to kill tenne men, to doe you seruice, rather then to put me to walke a League on foot for you. Why then did you play away your horse? You must be a Dicer with a murraine; had it not beene for mee, thou hadst beene hang'd long since. Thrice haue I freed thee from the gallowes; foure times haue I disimpawnd thee, first from this, and then from that Ordinary, when as thou might'st haue rotted in prison, had not I redeem'd thee, and paid thy debts. O that I should haue any thing to doe with such a Villaine? that I should be such a foole? that I should haue any affiance in such a false-hearted, white-liuer'd slaue? that I should beleeue him and his lies? that I should once suffer him to come within my doores? What a diuell is there good in him? his hayre is culed, and shagg'd like a water Spaniell; his face scotcht, and notcht; he hath beene twice whipt vp and downe the Towne; hee is lame on his sword-arme, and hath some thirty whores in the common Stewes. Get thee out of my house, and that presently too; looke mee no more in the face; speake not to mee; no not a word; neyther say thou, that thou did'st euer know mee; lest, by the bones of my father, who begot me, & of my mother, who brought me forth; I cause 2000. Bastinadoes to be laid vpon that Millers backe of thine. For, I would thou shouldst know, I haue a friend in a corner, that will not sticke to doe a greater matter then that for mee, and come off handsomely with it, when he has done. The foole is mad, I thinke. But doe you heare, Dame? if I be nettled, I shall sting some body; if my choller be moued, I shall drawe teares from some; I shall make some body put finger in the eye; I shall, yfaith. But for once, I will goe my wayes and say nothing; I will suffer all this at your hands, lest some body may come in, or the neighbours chance to heare vs. I will in, for that is no true sound of sorrow, which sends forth threatnings and reuilings.