Marmion, Shackerley · published 1632 · first performed or written 1631 [Dec] (Annals) comedy · Prince Charles's Men (second) · Salisbury Court unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
What will you say, if I show you a way To get a general credit? Can you do it? I can, and will; I'll have you out of hand, The master of a good horse, and a good dog, And be known by them. Will that do it? Will it? Why when you once have matched your horse, or dog. The adverse party being a man of note, 'Twill raise an inquisition after you. Whose is the horse, says one, Mr, Capritio's. What he, says another? a Noble Gentleman. 'Twill draw the eyes of a whole Shire upon you, Besides the Citizens that go down to bet. Why this is rare indeed. And then 'twill furnish you With fitting discourse for any man's table. A horse and a dog, no better a subject To exercise your tongue in, many Ladies Talk in that dialogue; beside, there being A kind of near relation in the nature Of you and those beasts. the good qualities That are in them, may be thought to be yours. I'll buy me a dancing horse that can caper, And have him called Capritio, by my name. You may do so. Lady, by your leave I will. Sir, what you please. Her desires go with yours. Observe but what a wife she's like to prove, That is no more imperious being a Mistress. Brother come hither. I am busy here. How do you like the fabric of this Watch? Pray let me see it, a rare piece of work. It cost me twelve pound, by this light, this morning. But that it was so dear, I would have begged it. 'Tis at your service, Lady. I'll make use of Your courtesy, with many thanks, Sir. Nay, but You must not have it. Will you go from your word? I'll give you as good, but this is none of mine, By this hand I borrowed it. You said you bought it. I said so indeed. You should do well to buy you A better memory, as I shall hereafter, To keep at distance with you. Is she gone? Gone in a fume. How did you anger her? She would have begged my Watch, and I excused it. She beg your Watch? she scorns to beg any thing. She has more than she can tell what to do with. Perhaps she longed for yours, and would receive it As a courtesy, why would you show it her, Unless you meant to part with it? I know not: I think my wit was cramped, You must ne'er look for, The like occasion offered you; why this Was such a time to win her love: a gift Would put her every hour in mind of you. What shall I do? Best send it after her. Do you carry it; tell her withal, I'll send her A Coach and four horses, to make her amends. Give me the Watch, if I do make all good, Will you perform your promise?
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What will you ſay, if I ſhew you a way To get a generall credit? Can you doe it? I can, and will; I'll haue you out of hand, The maſter of a good horſe, and a good dogge, And be knowne by them. Will that doe it? Will it? Why when you once haue match'd your horſe, or dogge. The adverſe party being a man of note, 'Twill raiſe an inquiſition after you. Whoſe is the horſe, ſayes one, Mr, Capritioes. What he, ſayes another? a Noble Gentleman. 'Twill draw the eyes of a whole Shire upon you, Beſides the Citizens that goe downe to bett. Why this is rare indeed. And then 'twill furniſh you With fitting diſcourſe for any mans table. A horſe and a dogge, no better a ſubiect To exerciſe your tongue in, many Ladies Talke in that dialogue; beſides, there being A kind of neare relation in the nature Of you and thoſe beaſts. the good qualities That are in them, may be thought to be yours. I'll buy me a dancing horſe that can caper, And haue him call'd Capritio, by my name. You may doe ſo. Lady, by your leaue I will. Sir, what you pleaſe. Her deſires go with yours. Obſerue but what a wife ſh'is like to proue, That is no more imperious being a Miſtris. Brother come hither. I am buſie here. How doe you like the fabricke of this Watch? Pray let me ſee it, a rare peece of worke. It coſt me twelve pound, by this light, this morning. But that it was ſo deare, I would haue begg'd it. 'Tis at your ſervice, Lady. I'll make vſe of Your courteſie, with many thankes, Sir. Nay, but You muſt not haue it. Will you goe from your word? I'll giue you as good, but this is none of mine, By this hand I borrowed it. You ſaid you bought it. I ſaid ſo indeed. You ſhould doe well to buy you A better memorie, as I ſhall hereafter, To keepe at diſtance with you. Is ſhe gone? Gone in a fume. How did you anger her? She would haue begd my Watch, and I excus'd it. She beg your Watch? ſhe ſcorns to beg any thing. Shee has more than ſhee can tell what to doe with. Perhaps ſhee long'd for yours, and would receiue it As acourteſie, why would you ſhew it her, Vnleſſe you meant to part with it? I know not: I thinke my wit was crampt, You muſt nere looke for, The like occaſion offerd you; why this Was ſuch a time to win her loue: a gift Would put her every houre in minde of you. What ſhall I doe? Beſt ſend it after her. Doe you carry it; tell her withall, I'll ſend her A Coach and foure horſes, to make her amends. Give me the Watch, if I doe make all good, Will you performe your promiſe?