Brome, Richard · published 1632 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Jul 29] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Blackfriars T8 Captains, gallants and cheats typicality 0.86 · 488 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
Sir I have perceived humanity in you and do love it in you. But I know not what to do, nor whom to hear. I am fallen into the pit of bondage, and will take any course for my Redemption. Oh Master Bulfinch. This will make to my purpose. Sir I am wronged beyond expression. This Gentleman is an eye witness of my sufferings. Pray come in Sir. I will hear your counsel together with this Gentleman's advice. Madame, your case is in my apprehension, most desperate, yet 〈...〉 comfort in regard you seek advice and counsel. Mine is ever ready, and more fortunate oftentimes the Judicious. For I do nothing but upon good reason and deliberation. Sir I beseech your worship, deal not so severely with me. Sirrah I will teach you how to deal with Dealers, and not with virtuous Gentlewomen; bring Innocency before justice; and be able to lay nothing to her charge. Indeed sir, the Captain informed me of her; and said he would be here ready to accuse her. Good sir. Most officious Sir. What warrant had you? None. What is the captain's name? you know not. Where's his lodging? you are ignorant. But here was your cunning; it appears most plainly, that you thinking her to be one of the trade, thought to make a Prey of her purse: which since your affrightment, could not make her open unto you, you thought to make her Innocency smart for't. I will make your Knavery smart for't directly. Come is the Mittimus ready? gi' me't— Good your worship, hold your hand. For my poor family's sake. Here take him forth, and let the next Constable convey him to Newgate. Sir 'tis the first time that ever I offended in this kind. I pray your worship be of a better mind towards me. Away I say directly. As I am in my right Mind and Midlesex. I will show my justice on thee. Ah, ha, ha. does the Knave laugh? Bring him back. May a man ask the cause of your Mirth? Vex. Sir I have laughed at the vexation of a thousand in my days. I hope I may have leave once in my life to laugh at mine own. Oh is it so? Pray hold you merry sir. Ah, ha, ha, ha— Now Lady, whereas you were brought before me as a Delinquent, I retain you as my Mistress. I like her beyond measure. A pretty young thing: new brought to a pace! Ah, h●! She has committed a little Country folly, as she privately confesses. What's that ● It may stand in rank with that they call virtue here; and than she is content to live as privately as I please. She shall up, I will winter and summer her before she shall see a high way of this Town. she's for my turn directly. Mistress Holdup, is your name say you?
Blackfriars;Globe;Indoor Professional;Outdoor Professional
Genre (British Drama)
comedy
Play type
Adult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEP
edition 981 · TCP A16924 · DEEP 793
Edition role
Representative edition — used in the analysis
Position
nodes 871–887 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 34 of 54 in this edition
Length
488 words · 630 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T8 — Captains, gallants and cheatscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.856 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 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)
Sir I hae per'd humanity in you and doe loue it in you. But I know not what to doe, nor whom to heare. I am fallen nto the pit of bondage, and will take any course for my Redemption. Oh Master Bulfinch. This will make to my purpose. Sir I am wrong byond epression. This Gentleman is an eye witnes of my suffrings. Pray come in Sir. I will heare your counsell together with this Gentlemans aduise. Madam, your case is in my apprehension, most dsperate, yet comfort in regard you seeke adise and counsel. Mine is euer ready, and more fortunate oftentimes the . For I doe nothing but vpon good reason and deberation. Sir I besch your worship, deale not so seuerely with mee. Sirah I will teach you how to deale with Dealers, and not with vertuous Gentlewomen; bring Innocency before Iustice; and be able to lay nothing to her charge. Indeed sir, the Captaine inform'd me of her; and said he would be here ready to accuse her. Good sir. Most officious Sir. What warrant had you? None. What is the Captaines name? you know not. Where's his lodgeing? you are ignorant. But here was your cunning; it appeares most plainely, that you thinking her to bee one of the trade, thought to make a Prey of her puse: which since your affrightment, could not make her open vnto you, you thought to make her Innocency smart for't. I will make your Knauery smart for't directly. Come is the Mittimus ready? gi' mee't— Good your worship, hold your hand. For my poore familie sake. Here take him forth, and let the next Constable conuey him to Nowgate. Sir 'tis the first time that euer I offended in this kind. I pray your worship be of a better mind towards me. Away I say directly. As I am in my right Mind and Midlesex. I will shew my iustice on thee. Ah, ha, ha. Do's the Knaue laugh? Bring him backe. May a man aske the cause of your Mirth? Vex. Sir I haue laught at the vexation of a thousand in my dayes. I hope I may haue leae once in my life to laugh at mine owne. Oh is it so? Pray hold you merry sir. Ah, ha, ha, ha— Now Lady, whereas you were brought before me as a Delinquent, I retaine you as my Mistris. I like her beyond measure. A pretty young thing: new brought to a pace! Ah, h! Shee has committed a little Countrey folly, as shee priutely confesses. Whats that It may stand in ranke with that they call vertue here; and then shee is content to lie as priuately as I please. Shee shall vp, I will winter and sommer her before shee shall see a high way of this Towne. Shee's for my turne directly. Mistris Holdup, is your say you?