Jonson, Ben · published 1631 · first performed or written 1626 [Feb] (Annals) comedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Sir, I tell her, she must stay Till Emissary Exchange, or Paul's sand in, And than I'll fit her. Do good woman, have patience, It is not now, as when the Captain lived. You'll blast the reputation of the Office, Now i'the Bud, if you dispatch these Groats, So soon: let them attend in name of policy. IN troth they are dainty rooms; what place is this? This is the outer room, where my Clerks sit, And keep their sides, the Register i'the midst, The Examiner, he sits private there, within, And here I have my several Rolls, and Files Of News by the Alphabet, and all put up Under their heads. But those, too, subdivided? Into Authentical, and Apocryphal. Or News of doubtful credit, as Barber's news. And Tailor's News, Porters, and Waterman's news, Whereto, beside the Coranti, and Gazetti. I have the News of the season. As vacation news, Terme-nerves, and Christmas-news. And news O' the faction. As the Reformed news, Protestant news, And Pontificial news, of all which several, The Day-books, Characters, Precedents are kept. Together with the names of special friends— And men of Correspondence i'the Country— Yes, of all ranks, and all Religions.— Factors, and Agents— Leigers, that lie out Through all the Shires o'the kingdom. This is fine! And bears a brave relation! but what says Mercurius Britannicus to this? O Sir, he gains by't half in half. Nay more I'll stand to't. For, where he was want to get In, hungry Captains, obscure Statesmen. Fellows To drink with him in a dark room in a Tavern, And eat a Sausage. We ha' seen't, As feign, To keep so many politic pens Going, to feed the press. And dish our news, Were't true, or false. Now all that charge is saved The public Chronicler. How, do you call him there? And gentle Reader. He that has the maidenhead Of all the books. Yes, dedicated to him, Or rather prostituted. You are right, Sir. Not more shall be abused, nor country- Parsons O' the Inquisition, nor busy justices, Trouble the peace, and both torment themselves, And their poor ignorant Neighbours with inquiries After the many, and most innocent Monsters, That never came i'th' Counties they were charged with. Why, me thinks Sir, if the honest common people Will be abused, why should not they ha' their pleasure, In the believing Lies, are made for them; As you i'th' Office, making them yourselves? O Sir! it is the printing we oppose. We not forbidden that any News, be made, But that it be printed; for when News is printed, It leaves Sir to be News. while 'tis but written— Though it be ne'er so false, it runs News still. See divers men's opinions! unto some, The very printing of them, makes them News; That ha' not the heart to believe any thing, But what they see in print. I, that's an Error Has abused many; but we shall reform it, As many things beside (we have a hope) Are crept among the popular abuses.
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Sir, I tell her, ſhe muſt ſtay Till Emiſſary Exchange, or Pauls ſend in, And then I'll fit her. Doe good woman, haue patience, It is not now, as when the Captaine liu'd. You'll blaſt the reputation of the Office, Now i'the Bud, if you diſpatch theſe Groats, So ſoone: let them attend in name of policie. IN troth they are dainty roomes; what place is this? This is the outer roome, where my Clerkes ſit, And keepe their ſides, the Regiſter i'the midſt, The Examiner, he ſits priuate there, within, And here I haue my ſeuerall Rowles, and Fyles Of Newes by the Alphabet, and all put vp Vnder their heads. But thoſe, too, ſubdiuided? Into Authenticall, and Apocryphall. Or Newes of doubtfull credit, as Barbers newes. And Taylors Newes, Porters, and Watermens newes, Whereto, beſide the Coranti, and Gazetti. I haue the Newes of the ſeaſon. As vacation newes, Terme-nerves, and Chriſtmas-newes. And newes O' the faction. As the Reformed newes, Proteſtant newes, And Pontificiall newes, of all which ſeuerall, The Day-bookes, Characters, Precedents are kept. Together with the names of ſpeciall friends— And men of Correſpondence i'the Countrey— Yes, of all ranks, and all Religions.— Factors, and Agents— Liegers, that lie out Through all the Shires o'the kingdome. This is fine! And beares a braue relation! but what ſayes Mercurius Britannicus to this? O Sir, he gaines by't halfe in halfe. Nay more I'll ſtand to't. For, where he was wont to get In, hungry Captaines, obſcure Stateſmen. Fellowes To drinke with him in a darke roome in a Tauerne, And eat a Sawſage. We ha' ſeen't, As faine, To keepe ſo many politique pennes Going, to feed the preſſe. And diſh our newes, Were't true, or falſe. Now all that charge is ſau'd The publique Chronicler. How, doe you call him there? And gentle Reader. He that has the maidenhead Of all the bookes. Yes, dedicated to him, Or rather proſtituted. You are right, Sir. No more ſhall be abus'd, nor countrey-Parſons O' the Inquiſition, nor buſie Iuſtices, Trouble the peace, and both torment themſelues, And their poore ign'rant Neighbours with enquiries After the many, and moſt innocent Monſters, That neuer came i'th' Counties they were charg'd with. Why, me thinkes Sir, if the honeſt common people Will be abus'd, why ſhould not they ha' their pleaſure, In the belieuing Lyes, are made for them; As you i'th' Office, making them your ſelues? O Sir! it is the printing we oppoſe. We not forbid that any Newes, be made, But that 't be printed; for when Newes is printed, It leaues Sir to be Newes. while 'tis but written — Though it be ne're ſo falſe, it runnes Newes ſtill. See diuers mens opinions! vnto ſome, The very printing of them, makes them Newes; That ha' not the heart to beleeue any thing, But what they ſee in print. I, that's an Error Ha's abus'd many; but we ſhall reforme it, As many things beſide (we haue a hope) Are crept among the popular abuſes.