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 · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
O Gentlemen! did you not see a wife of mine? I ha' lost my little wife, as I shall be trusted: my little pretty Win, I left her at the great woman's house in trust yonder, the Pig-woman's, with Captain Iordan, and Captain Whit, very good men, and I cannot hear of her. Poor fool, I fear she's stepped aside. Mother, did you not see Win? If this grave Matron be your mother, Sir, stand by her, Et digito compesce labellum, I may perhaps spring a wife for you, anon. Brother Bartholomew, I am sadly sorry, to see you so lightly given, and such a Disciple of enormity: with your grave Governor Humphrey: but stand you both there, in the middle place; I will reprehend you in your course. Mistress Grace, let me rescue you out of the hands of the stranger. Pardon me, Sir, I am a kinsman of hers. Are you so? of what name, Sir? Win-wife, Sir: Master Win-wife? I hope you have won no wife of her, Sir. If you have, I will examine the possibility of it, at fit leisure. Now, to my enormities: look upon me, O London! and see me, O Smithfield; The example of justice, and Mirror of Magistrates: the true top of formality, and scourge of enormity. Hearken unto my labours, and but observe my discoveries; and compare Hercules with me, if thou darest, of old; or Columbus; Magellan; or our country man Drake of later times: stand forth you weeds of enormity, and spread. First, Rabbi Busy, thou superlunatical hypocrite, next, thou other extremity, thou profane professor of Puppetry, little better than Poetry: than thou strong Debaucher, and Seducer of youth; witness this easy and honest young man: now thou Esquire of Dames, Madams, and twelvepenny Ladies: now my green Madam herself, of the price. Let me unmasque your Ladyship. O my wife, my wife, my wife! Is she your wife? Red te Harpocrates! By your leave, stand by my Masters, be uncovered. O stay him, stay him, help to cry, Nightingale; my pan, my pan. What's the matter? He has stolen gammer Ursula's pan. Yes, and I fear no man but justice Overdoo. Ursula? where is she? O the Sow of enormity, this! welcome, stand you there, you Songster, there. An please your worship, I'm in no fault: A Gentleman stripped him in my Booth, and borrowed his gown, and his hat; and he ran away with my goods, here, for it. Than this is the true madman, and you are the enormity! You are i'the right, I am mad, but from the gown outward. Stand you there. Where you please, Sir. O lend me a basin, I am sick, I am sick; where's Mr. Overdoo? Bridget, call hither my Adam. How? Die very own wife, i'fait, worshipful Adam. Will not my Adam come at me? shall I see him no more than?
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O Gentlemen! did you not ſee a wife of mine? I ha' loſt my little wife, as I ſhall be truſted: my little pretty Win, I left her at the great woman's houſe in truſt yonder, the Pig-womans, with Captaine Iordan, and Captaine Whit, very good men, and I cannot heare of her. Poore foole, I feare ſhee's ſtepp'd aſide. Mother, did you not ſee Win? If this graue Matron be your mother, Sir, ſtand by her, Et digito compeſce labellum, I may perhaps ſpring a wife for you, anone. Brother Bartholmew, I am ſadly ſorry, to ſee you ſo lightly giuen, and ſuch a Diſciple of enormity: with your graue Gouernour Humphrey: but ſtand you both there, in the middle place; I will reprehend you in your courſe. Miſtreſſe Grace, let me reſcue you out of the hands of the ſtranger. Pardon me, Sir, I am a kinſman of hers. Are you ſo? of what name, Sir? Winwife, Sir: Maſter Winwife? I hope you haue won no wife of her, Sir. If you haue, I will examine the poſſibility of it, at fit leaſure. Now, to my enormities: looke vpon mee, O London! and ſee mee, O Smithfield; The example of Iuſtice, and Mirror of Magiſtrates: the true top of formality, and ſcourge of enormity. Harken vnto my labours, and but obſerue my diſcoueries; and compare Hercules with me, if thou dar'ſt, of old; or Columbus; Magellan; or our countrey man Drake of later times: ſtand forth you weedes of enormity, and ſpread. Firſt, Rabbi Buſy, thou ſuperlunaticall hypocrite, next, thou other extremity, thou prophane profeſſor of Puppetry, little better then Poetry: then thou ſtrong Debaucher, and Seducer of youth; witneſſe this eaſie and honeſt young man: now thou Eſquire of Dames, Madams, and twelue-penny Ladies: now my greene Madame her ſelfe, of the price. Let mee vnmaſque your Ladiſhip. O my wife, my wife, my wife! Is ſhe your wife? Redde te Harpocratem! By your leaue, ſtand by my Maſters, be vncouer'd. O ſtay him, ſtay him, helpe to cry, Nightingale; my pan, my panne. What's the matter? Hee has ſtolne gammar Vrſla's panne. Yes, and I feare no man but Iuſtice Ouerdoo. Vrſla? where is ſhe? O the Sow of enormity, this! welcome, ſtand you there, you Songſter, there. An' pleaſe your worſhip, I'am in no fault: A Gentleman ſtripp'd him in my Booth, and borrow'd his gown, and his hat; and hee ranne away with my goods, here, for it. Then this is the true mad-man, and you are the enormity! You are i'the right, I am mad, but from the gowne outward. Stand you there. Where you pleaſe, Sir. O lend me a baſon, I am ſicke, I am ſicke; where's Mr. Ouerdoo? Bridget, call hither my Adam. How? Dy very owne wife, i'fait, worſhipfull Adam. Will not my Adam come at mee? ſhall I ſee him no more then?