Hausted, Peter · published 1632 · first performed or written 1632 [Mar 19] (Annals) comedy · before the Court unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 522 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
Nay sir, I'll go to my horse if there were twenty Constables, they have nothing to do with me, for I am sure I did not strike a blow, no as I'm a living soul.— God's me, what will you do? were not you in the company with him? that makes you accessary; have you read so much law, and know not that? nay, will you in?— Ha, ha, he. What sayst thou now my Anteros? What say I? I say thou art an arch-dissembler, A workman in the trade: By all that's good, I should have been thus gulled myself, thou didst So smoothly act it, with such passion, And anger at their incredulity. I was afraid thou wouldst have beat the fool, Because he would not let himself be gulled So soon as thou wouldst have him, but stay now— How shall we dress our other brace? That province Is yours; as for mine own, you see I have Provided for them, and conveniently: Yet if you will embrace my counsel, write After the copy I have set you, do, Behold a pattern, and see (happily) A chest where Stipes in the days of old Has kept tame coneys, now uninhabited. Right, but I fear, 'tis not capacious Enough for both. 'Tis nothing, look you here, See you that fine spruce new erected hogsty On the other side of Stipes house? I do. And do you see it may be pinned without? Hist, easily, softly, I'll fill up the time With some discourse, till you have framed your countenance. would I might ne'er stir Mr. Mongrel, if I care a pin for a hundred such, an Inns o'th' Court man quoth 'a? ne'er go, I think they learn nothing there, but how to swagger, and be proud. Nay Sir, now I must chide you, will you accuse all, for the default of some particulars? by the same reason, I'll conclude, that all ye Scholars, are coxcombs, because I see one that is so. Meaning me Sir? Meaning you Sir? pardon me 'tis mere injustice in you, I'll assure you Sir, this whole realm, yields not better qualified Gentlemen, and more gentilely parted, than many of them are, and to whom, the common weal is more indebted. Because he has got a good suit of clothes upon his back (I'll be hanged if they be paid for yet) and a ring in 's band string, to play withal when he wants discourse, he thinks he may carry the ball on 's toe before him, and that no man must dare to meet him. No more Scholar, you have met with him sufficiently, why Anteros, when? and here's a brave Pylades too, that would not see his Orestes oppressed by multitude. Arrest me Sir? soft, and easily Sir, more words to a bargain; s'duds! I think my sword be mortised into a snail, I cannot entreat him out of his shell. Arrest me Sir? As I'm a Gentleman, and an elder brother, I owe no man a farthing that I mean to pay him. Nay come Sir, I am fleshed now i'faith.
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Nay ſir, I'le go to my horſe if there were twenty Conſtables, they haue nothing to doe with mee, for I am ſure I did not ſtrike a blow, no as I'm a living ſoule. — Gods mee, what will you doe? were not you in the company with him? that makes you acceſſary; haue you read ſo much law, and know not that? nay, will you in?— Ha, ha, he. What ſai'ſt thou now my Anteros? What ſay I? I ſay thou art an arch-diſſembler, A workman in the trade: By all that's good, I ſhould haue been thus gull'd my ſelfe, thou didſt So ſmoothely act it, with ſuch paſſion, And anger at their incredulitie. I was afraid thou would'ſt haue beat the foole, Becauſe he would not let himſelfe be gull'd So ſoone as thou wouldſt haue him, but ſtay now— How ſhall we dreſſe our other brace? That province Is yours; as for mine owne, you ſee I haue Provided for them, and conveniently: Yet if you will embrace my counſell, write After the copie I haue ſet you, doe, Behold a patterne, and ſee (happily) A cheſt where Stipes in the dayes of old Ha's kept tame Conies, now uninhabited. Right, but I feare, 'tis not capacious Enough for both. 'Tis nothing, looke you here, See you that fine ſpruce new erected hogſtie On the other ſide of Stipes houſe? I doe. And doe you ſee it may be pinn'd without? Hiſt, eaſily, ſoftly, I'le fill up the time With ſome diſcourſe, till you haue fram'd your count'nance. Wu'd I might ne're ſtirre Mr. Mungrell, if I care a pin for a hundred ſuch, an Inns oth' Court man quoth a? nere goe, I thinke they learne nothing there, but how to ſwagger, and bee proud. Nay Sir, now I muſt chide you, will you accuſe all, for the default of ſome particulars? by the ſame reaſon, I'le conclude, that all yee Schollers, are coxecombes, becauſe I ſee one that is ſo. Meaning mee Sir? Meaning you Sir? pardon mee 'tis meere iniuſtice in you, I'le aſſure you Sir, this whole realme, yeelds not better qualified Gentlemen, and more gentilely parted, then many of them are, and to whom, the common weale is more indebted. Becauſe hee has got a good ſuit of cloathes vpon his backe (I'le bee hang'd if they bee pay'd for yet) and a ring in 's band ſtring, to play withall when he wants diſcourſe, he thinkes hee may carry the ball on 's toe before him, and that no man muſt dare to meet him. No more Scholler, you haue met with him ſufficiently, why Anteros, when? and here's a braue Pylades too, that would not ſee his Oreſtes oppreſt by multitude. Arreſt mee Sir? ſoft, and eaſily Sir, more words to a bargaine; s'duds! I thinke my ſword be mortil'd into a ſnayle, I cannot entreate him out of his ſhell. Arreſt mee Sir? As I'm a Gentleman, and an elder brother, I owe no man a farthing that I meane to pay him. Nay come Sir, I am fleſh'd now i'ſaith.