Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Northern Lass · chunk 29 of 54

Brome, Richard · published 1632 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Jul 29] (Annals)
comedy · King's Men · Blackfriars
unassigned nearest T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns · 490 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.

Yes, build Alms houses and Hospitals for beggars, and provide in Bridewell, and houses of Correction for your friends and kindred. Pray give enough to Bedlam, you may feel some part of that benefit yourself before you die, if these sits hold you. she would have me do no good with that I have neither. Let me consider. The most I have to say directly hath not been very well gotten. Were it not a point of good conscience, to spend that prodigally, and save a 〈...〉 And that which I have got well and honestly, hath been with much care and travel; were it not then a point of equity to myself, to spend that with ease and pleasure? 'tis done directly, what I have is mine own; and I will be merry with it. Within there ho. What's the toy now? Sirrah. Take there twenty pieces. B stow it all presently in choicest meats, and richest Wines for my Supper. This one nights Supper directly. What I have is mine own: and I will be merry with it. Cl●. Bless us! Six brace of Partridges, and six Pheasants in a Dish. Godwits, Knots, Quails, and the rest of the meres answerable for half a score, or a dozen persons of the best quality: whom I will think of presently. Brain of a down right justice! What means my Master, to leap out of thirty shillings a Week house keeping into twenty pounds a Supper? I may sell my Clerks place: for sure he means to thrust himself out of the Commission. He can be no justice long if this humour hold. Who shall be the Guests trow? I have it directly. You shall go to the Ordinaries, and from thence invite such young Gallants as you find to be Gamesters. I mean of the highest cut. Men that you do not know sir? I directly. If they know me, or have heard of me 'tis sufficient: we shall be soon acquainted. Bring not a man with any paid for gold Lase or Scarlet about him, I charge you, nor without a Protection in his pocket. You run a great hazard in this sir. You may perhaps be cheated of all you have, if I have any discreation. And much good do't their good hearts. What I have is mine own, and I will be merry with it directly. You have put me by one or two courses: But not all your discretion shall beat me out of this. If you take some care in the business, and housewife the entertainment to make it brave for my credit, you may get a Gown or a jewel by it. If not— Sir i'll obey you. If he be mad I will not be foolish, bat strike in for a ●●are. And for your Guests sir, let me alone. My man is best acquainted at the Ordinaries. Why now you speak.
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Metadata, position in the edition, topic in the other seeds
PlayThe Northern Lass
AuthorBrome, Richard
Publication year (edition)1632
First performance / composition (Annals)1629 [licensed for stage, Jul 29]
First performance (BritDrama)1629 [Jul]
Company (BritDrama)King's Men
TheaterBlackfriars;Globe;Indoor Professional;Outdoor Professional
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 981 · TCP A16924 · DEEP 793
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 731–744 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 29 of 54 in this edition
Length490 words · 622 tokens
Topic (seed 42)unassigned by HDBSCAN · nearest topic T44 — Drinking: wine, ale and taverns at 0.690
Other seedsseed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Yes, build Almes houses and Hospitals for beggers, and prouide in Bridewell, and houses of Correction for your frends and kided. Pray giue enough to Bedlem, you may feele some part of that benefit your selfe before you die, if these sits hold you. Shee would haue me doe no good with that I haue n ther. Let mee consider. The most I haue to say directly not beene very well gotten. Were it not a point of good conscience, to spend that prodigally, and saue a And that which I haue gt well and honestly, hath beene much care and trauell; were it not then a point of equity to my selfe, to spend that with ease and pleasure? Tis done directly, what I haue is mine owne; and I will be merry with it. Within there ho. What's the toy now? Sirah. Take there twenty peeces. B stow it all presently in choycest meates, and richest Wines for my Supper. This one nights Supper directly. What I haue is mine owne: and I will be merry with it. Cl. Blesse vs! Six brace of Partriches, and sixe Pheasants in a Dish. Godvvits, Knots, Quailes, and the rest of the meares ansvverable for halfe a score, or a dosen persons of the best quality: vvhom I vvill thinke of presently. Braine of a dovvne right Iustice! VVhat meanes my Master, to leape out of thirtie shillings a Weeke house keeping into tvventie pounds a Supper? I may sell my Clearks place: for sure he meanes to thrust himselfe out of the Commission. Hee can be no Iustice long if this humor hold. Who shall be the Guests tro? I hue it directly. You shall goe to the Ordinaries, and from thence inuite such young Gllants as you find to be Ga rs. I meane of the highest cut. Men that you doe not know sir? I directly. If they know me, or haue heard of me tis sufficient: we shall be s one acquainted. Bring not a man with any paid for gold Lase or Searlet about him, I charge you, nor without a Protection in his pocket. You run a great hazard in this sir. You may perhaps be cheated of all you haue, if I haue any discreation. And much good do't their good hearts. What I haue is mine owne, and I will bee merry with it directly. You haue put me by one or two courses: But not all your discretion shall beat me out of this. If you take some care in the busines, and huswife the intertainement to make it braue for my credit, you may get a Gowne or a Iewell by it. If not— Sir ile obey you. If he bee mad I will not bee foolish, bat strike in for a are. And for your Guests sir, let me alone. My man is bst acquainted at the Ordinaries. Why now you speake.