Jonson, Ben · published 1631 · first performed or written 1614 [Oct 31] (Annals) comedy · Lady Elizabeth's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 469 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
I'faith? He was the first, Sir, that ever baited the fellow i'the bear's skin, an't like your worship: no dog ever came near him, since. And for fine motions! Is he good at those too? can he set out a Masque trow? O Lord, Master! sought to far, and near, for his inventions: and he engrosses all, he makes all the Puppets i'the Fair. Dost thou (in noth) old velvet jerkin? give me thy hand. Nay, Sir, you shall see him in his velvet jerkin, and a scarf, too, at night, when you hear him interpret Master Little-wit's Motion. Speak no more, but shut up shop presently, friend. I'll buy both it, and thee too, to carry down with me, and her hamper, beside. Thy shop shall furnish out the Masque, and hers the Banquet: I cannot go less, to set out any thing with credit. what's the price, at a word, o'thy whole shop, case, and all as it stands? Sir, it stands me in six and twenty shillings seven pence, halfpenny, besides three shillings for my ground. Well, thirty shillings will do all, than! And what comes yours too? Four shillings, and eleven pence, Sir, ground, and all, an't like your worship. Yes, it does like my worship very well, poor woman, that's five shillings more, what a Masque shall I furnish out, for forty shillings? (twenty pound scotch) and a Banquet of Gingerbread? there's a stately thing! Numps? Sister? and my wedding gloves too? (that I never thought on afore.) All my wedding gloves, Gingerbread? O me! what a device will there be? to make 'em eat their finger's ends! and delicate Brooches for the Bridemen! and all! and than I'll ha' this poesy put to 'em: For the best grace, meaning Mistress Grace, my wedding poesy. I am beholden to you, Sir, and to your Bartholmew-wit. You do not mean this, do you? is this your first purchase? Yes faith, and I do not think, Numps, but thou'lt say, it was the wisest Act, that ever I did in my wardship. Like enough! I shall say any thing, I! I Cannot beget a Project, with all my political brain, yet; my Project is how to fetch of this proper young man, from his debauched company: I have followed him all the Fair over, and still I find him with this songster: And I begin shrewdly to suspect their familiarity; and the young man of a terrible taint, Poetry! ●●ith which idle disease, if he be infected, there's no hope of him, in a state-course. Actum est, of him for a commonwealths-man: if he go to't in Rhyme, once. Yonder he is buying o'Ginger-bread: set in quickly, before he part with too much on his money. My masters and friends, and good people, draw near, etc.
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I'faith? Hee was the firſt, Sir, that euer baited the fellow i'the beare's skin, an't like your worſhip: no dog euer came neer him, ſince. And for fine motions! Is hee good at thoſe too? can hee ſet out a Maſque trow? O Lord, Maſter! ſought to farre, and neere, for his inuentions: and hee engroſſes all, hee makes all the Puppets i'the Fayre. Do'ſt thou (in noth) old veluet Ierkin? giue mee thy hand. Nay, Sir, you ſhall ſee him in his veluet Ierkin, and a ſcarfe, too, at night, when you heare him interpret Maſter Little-wit's Motion. Speake no more, but ſhut vp ſhop preſently, friend. I'le buy both it, and thee too, to carry downe with me, and her hamper, beſide. Thy ſhop ſhall furniſh out the Maſque, and hers the Banquet: I cannot goe leſſe, to ſet out any thing with credit. what's the price, at a word, o'thy whole ſhop, caſe, and all as it ſtands? Sir, it ſtands me in ſixe and twenty ſhillings ſeuen pence, halfe-peny, beſides three ſhillings for my ground. Well, thirty ſhillings will doe all, then! And what comes yours too? Foure ſhillings, and eleauen pence, Sir, ground, and all, an't like your worſhip. Yes, it do's like my worſhip very well, poore woman, that's fiue ſhillings more, what a Maſque ſhall I furniſh out, for forty ſhillings? (twenty pound ſcotſh) and a Banquet of Ginger-bread? there's a ſtately thing! Numps? Siſter? and my wedding gloues too? (that I neuer thought on afore.) All my wedding gloues, Ginger-bread? O me! what a deuice will there be? to make 'hem eate their fingers ends! and delicate Brooches for the Bride-men! and all! and then I'le ha' this poeſie put to 'hem: For the beſt grace, meaning Miſtreſſe Grace, my wedding poeſie. I am beholden to you, Sir, and to your Bartholmew-wit. You doe not meane this, doe you? is this your firſt purchaſe? Yes faith, and I doe not thinke, Numpes, but thou'lt ſay, it was the wiſeſt Act, that euer I did in my wardſhip. Like inough! I ſhall ſay any thing, I! I Cannot beget a Proiect, with all my politicall braine, yet; my Proiect is how to fetch off this proper young man, from his debaucht company: I haue followed him all the Fayre ouer, and ſtill I finde him with this ſongſter: And I begin ſhrewdly to ſuſpect their familiarity; and the young man of a terrible taint, Poetry! ith which idle diſeaſe, if he be infected, there's no hope of him, in a ſtate-courſe. Actum eſt, of him for a common-wealths-man: if hee goe to't in Rime, once. Yonder he is buying o'Ginger-bread: ſet in quickly, before he part with too much on his money. My maſters and friends, and good people, draw neere, &c.