Jonson, Ben · published 1631 · first performed or written 1614 [Oct 31] (Annals) comedy · Lady Elizabeth's Men unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
Sir, your beginning shall bring on your ending, for us. We are no Catchpoles nor Constables. That you are to undertake, is this; you saw the old fellow, with the black box, here? The little old Governor, Sir? That same: I see, you have flown him to a mark already. I would ha' you get away that box from him, and bring it us. Would you ha' the box and all, Sir? or only that, that is in't? I'll get you that, and leave him the box, to play with still: (which will be the harder o'the two) because I would gain your worship's good opinion of me. He says well, 'tis the greater Mastery, and 'twill make the more sport when 'tis missed. I, and 'twill be the longer a missing, to draw on the sport. But look you do it now, sirrah, and keep your word: or— Sir, if ever I break my word, with a Gentleman, may I never read word at my need. Where shall I found you? Somewhere i'th' Fair, hereabouts. Dispatch it quickly. I would feign see the careful fool deluded! of all Beasts, I love the serious Ass. He that takes pains to be one, and plays the fool, with the greatest diligence that can be. Than you would not choose, Sir, but love my Guardian, justice Overdoo, who is answerable to that description, in every hair of him. So I have heard. But how came you, Mistress Welborne, to be his Ward? or have relation to him, at first? Faith, through a common calamity, he bought me, Sir; and now he will marry me to his wife's brother, this wise Gentleman, that you see, or else I must pay value o'my land 'Slid, is there no device of disparagement? or so? talk with some crafty fellow, some pick lock o'the Law! Would I had studied a year longer i'the Inns of Court, and't had been but i'your case. I Master Quarlous, are you proffering? You'd bring but little aid, Sir. (I'll look to you i'faith, Gamester.) An unfortunate foolish Tribe you are fall'n into, Lady, I wonder you can endure 'hem. Sir, they that cannot work their fetters of; must wear 'hem. You see what care they have on you, to leave you thus. Faith the same they have of themselves, Sir. I cannot greatly complain, if this were all the plea I had against 'hem. 'Tis true! but will you please to withdraw with us, a little, and make them think, they have lost you. I hope our manners ha' been such hitherto, and our language, as will give you no cause, to doubt yourself, in our company. Sir, I will give myself, no cause; I am so secure of mine own manners, as I suspect not yours. Look where Iohn Little-wit comes. Away, I'll not be seen, by him. Not, you were not best, he'd tell his mother, the widow. Heat, what do you mean?
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Sir, your beginning ſhall bring on your ending, for vs. We are no Catchpoles nor Conſtables. That you are to vndertake, is this; you ſaw the old fellow, with the blacke boxe, here? The little old Gouernour, Sir? That ſame: I ſee, you haue flowne him to a marke already. I would ha' you get away that boxe from him, and bring it vs. Would you ha' the boxe and all, Sir? or onely that, that is in't? I'le get you that, and leaue him the boxe, to play with ſtill: (which will be the harder o'the two) becauſe I would gaine your worſhips good opinion of me. He ſayes well, 'tis the greater Maſtry, and 'twill make the more ſport when 'tis miſt. I, and 'twill be the longer a miſſing, to draw on the ſport. But looke you doe it now, ſirrah, and keepe your word: or— Sir, if euer I breake my word, with a Gentleman, may I neuer read word at my need. Where ſhall I find you? Some-where i'the Fayre, heereabouts. Diſpatch it quickly. I would faine ſee the carefull foole deluded! of all Beaſts, I loue the ſerious Aſſe. He that takes paines to be one, and playes the foole, with the greateſt diligence that can be. Then you would not choſe, Sir, but loue my Guardian, Iuſtice Ouerdoo, who is anſwerable to that deſcription, in euery haire of him. So I haue heard. But how came you, Miſtis Welborne, to be his Ward? or haue relation to him, at firſt? Faith, through a common calamity, he bought me, Sir; and now he will marry me to his wiues brother, this wiſe Gentleman, that you ſee, or elſe I muſt pay value o'my land S'lid, is there no deuice of diſparagement? or ſo? talke with ſome crafty fellow, ſome pick locke o'the Law! Would I had ſtudied a yeere longer i'the Innes of Court, and't had beene but i'your caſe. I Maſter Quarlous, are you proffering? You'ld bring but little ayde, Sir. (I'le looke to you 'ifaith, Gamſter.) An vnfortunate fooliſh Tribe you are falne into, Lady, I wonder you can endure 'hem. Sir, they that cannot worke their fetters off; muſt weare 'hem. You ſee what care they haue on you, to leaue you thus. Faith the ſame they haue of themſelues, Sir. I cannot greatly complaine, if this were all the plea I had againſt 'hem. 'Tis true! but will you pleaſe to withdraw with vs, a little, and make them thinke, they haue loſt you. I hope our manners ha' beene ſuch hitherto, and our language, as will giue you no cauſe, to doubt your ſelfe, in our company. Sir, I will giue my ſelfe, no cauſe; I am ſo ſecure of mine owne manners, as I ſuſpect not yours. Looke where Iohn Little-wit comes. Away, I'le not be ſeene, by him. No, you were not beſt, hee'ld tell his mother, the widdow. Heatt, what doe you meane?