| 1 | 0–39 | 476 | T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and | 0.79 | NOw trust me, here's a goodly day toward. Musco, call up my son Lorenzo: bid him rise: tell him, I have some b… |
| 2 | 40–89 | 506 | T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens | 0.77 | What would I have you do? mary Learn to be wise, and practise how to thrive, That I would have you do, and not… |
| 3 | 90–104 | 488 | unassigned | | signor Prospero. signor Prospero? A young gentleman of the family of Strozzi, is he not? ay, sir, the same: si… |
| 4 | 105–156 | 453 | unassigned | | Well, it is the strangest letter that ever I read. Is this the man, my son (so oft) hath praised To be the hap… |
| 5 | 157–176 | 460 | unassigned | | Whoreson Scanderbag rogue, oh that I had a horse; by God's lid i'd fetch him back again, with heave and ho. Wh… |
| 6 | 177–188 | 457 | T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and | 0.76 | Cousin Stephano: good morrow, good cousin, how fare you? The better for your ask, I will assure you. I have be… |
| 7 | 189–210 | 465 | unassigned | | Must I? nay then I pray you show me good cousin. I think this be the house: what howgh? Who's there? oh signor… |
| 8 | 211–230 | 515 | unassigned | | What Tib, show this gentleman up to signor Bobadilla: oh and my house were the Brazen head now, faith it would… |
| 9 | 231–255 | 513 | unassigned | | Faith some half hour to seven: now trust me you have an exceeding fine lodging here, very neat, and private. I… |
| 10 | 256–273 | 521 | T46 Swords, quarrels and valour | 0.76 | ay, and he thinks to carry it away with his manhood still where he comes: he brags he will give me the bastina… |
| 11 | 274–324 | 481 | unassigned | | Faith I have not past two shillings, or so. 'tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll c… |
| 12 | 325–377 | 483 | T40 Sin, guilt and violent loss within famil | 0.86 | Faith I know not what I should say to him: so God save me, I am e'en at my wit's end, I have told him enough, … |
| 13 | 378–422 | 526 | T40 Sin, guilt and violent loss within famil | 0.80 | Ha? Scavenger? well go to, I say little, but, by this good day (God forgive me I should swear) if I put it up … |
| 14 | 423–456 | 513 | T3 Sickness, physic and doctors | 0.78 | Sister Hesperida, I pray you fetch down the Rose water above in the closet: Sweet heart will you come in to br… |
| 15 | 457–483 | 467 | T46 Swords, quarrels and valour | 0.75 | So sir, and how then? God's foot, I have lost my purse, I think. How? lost your purse? where? when had you it?… |
| 16 | 484–532 | 465 | unassigned | | I had rather it were a Spaniard: but tell me, what shall I give you for it? and it had a silver hilt— Come, co… |
| 17 | 533–569 | 448 | unassigned | | I pray thee good friend be satisfied. Good signor: by Iesu you may do the part of a kind gentleman, in lending… |
| 18 | 570–585 | 473 | unassigned | | Yes sir strait, i'll but garter my hose; oh that my belly were hooped now, for I am ready to burst with laughi… |
| 19 | 586–606 | 485 | unassigned | | Indeed the best use we can turn it too, is to make a jest on't now: but i'll assure you, my father had the pro… |
| 20 | 607–631 | 476 | T46 Swords, quarrels and valour | 0.74 | Cousin, is it well? am I melancholy enough? Oh I, excellent. signor Bobadilla? why muse you so? He is melancho… |
| 21 | 632–676 | 482 | unassigned | | How say you cousin, I told you thus much. Where bought you it signor? Of a scurvy rogue Soldier, a pox of God … |
| 22 | 677–729 | 469 | unassigned | | But art thou sure he will stay thy return? Do I live sir? what a question is that? Well we'll prorogue his exp… |
| 23 | 730–783 | 484 | unassigned | | But he'll prate too, there's no talk of him. No, there were no course upon the earth to this, If I durst trust… |
| 24 | 784–813 | 483 | unassigned | | But Piso, this is not the secret I told thee of. No sir, I suppose so. Nay believe me it is not. I do believe … |
| 25 | 814–825 | 517 | unassigned | | Marry that, that will make any man out of love with them, I think: their bad conditions and you will needs kno… |
| 26 | 826–845 | 503 | unassigned | | That cannot be, if the proverb hold, a crafty knave needs no broker. True sir, but I need a broker, Ergo no cr… |
| 27 | 846–881 | 485 | unassigned | | Oh this speech would have done rare in apothecaries mouth. ay; close by Saint Anthony's: Doctor Clements. Oh, … |
| 28 | 882–922 | 498 | T3 Sickness, physic and doctors | 0.80 | Not I by this fair heaven, as I have a soul to be saved, by Phoebus. Oh rare! your cousin's discourse is simpl… |
| 29 | 923–956 | 480 | T41 Household service: masters, doors and po | 0.76 | What's signor Thorello gone? I sir. heart of me, what made him leave us so abruptly How now sirrah; what make … |
| 30 | 957–975 | 481 | unassigned | | Peto: ay: and make him a warrant, he shall not go, I but fear the knave. O divine Doctor, thanks noble Doctor,… |
| 31 | 976–1021 | 487 | unassigned | | Tut, fear not: I warrant thee, he will do it of himself with much impudency. Servant, what is that same I pray… |
| 32 | 1022–1046 | 490 | unassigned | | Oh admirable, the best that ever I heard. By this fair heavens, they are admirable, The best that ever I heard… |
| 33 | 1047–1096 | 495 | unassigned | | Why, how now? what's the matter? what stir is hear, Whence springs this quarrel, Pizo where is he? Put up your… |
| 34 | 1097–1129 | 498 | unassigned | | Why what's the matter? Oh he hath basted me rarely, sumptuously: but I have it hear will souse him, oh the doc… |
| 35 | 1130–1148 | 507 | unassigned | | Mary (God's my comfort) where I thought I should have had little comfort of your worship's service: How so? Oh… |
| 36 | 1149–1172 | 481 | unassigned | | I thank you good sir. I have made you stay somewhat long sir. Not a whit sir, I pray you what sir do you mean:… |
| 37 | 1173–1180 | 487 | T46 Swords, quarrels and valour | 0.82 | This is strange and vile as ever I heard. I will tell you sir upon my first coming to the city, they assaulted… |
| 38 | 1181–1217 | 467 | T46 Swords, quarrels and valour | 0.81 | Why are you so sure of your hand at all times? Tut, never mistrust upon my soul. Mass I would not stand in sig… |
| 39 | 1218–1242 | 526 | unassigned | | No harm done brother I warrant you: since there is no harm done, anger costs a man nothing: and a tall man is … |
| 40 | 1243–1269 | 486 | T11 Siblings, kin and confidants | 0.77 | I go sir. Ho Pizo, Cob, where are these villains trow? Oh, art thou there? Pizo hark thee here: Mark what I sa… |
| 41 | 1270–1308 | 480 | T11 Siblings, kin and confidants | 0.83 | Hayth I had very little confidence in mine own costancie if I durst not meet a man: but brother Prospero this … |
| 42 | 1309–1340 | 485 | unassigned | | Sir there is one Giulliano hath abused this gentleman and me, and we determine to make our amends by law, now … |
| 43 | 1341–1399 | 492 | T30 Constables, justices and the watch | 0.81 | The constable, the man is mad I think. Ho, who keeps house here? Oh, this is the female copes-mate of my son. … |
| 44 | 1400–1429 | 484 | unassigned | | Why what's the matter? what's here to do? What Cob art thou here? oh I am abused, And in thy house, was never … |
| 45 | 1430–1476 | 487 | unassigned | | You must go before master doctor Clement sir, to answer what these gentlemen will object against you, hark you… |
| 46 | 1477–1505 | 486 | unassigned | | Sir there's a gentleman in the court without desires to speak with your worship. A gentleman? what's he? A Sol… |
| 47 | 1506–1530 | 496 | T3 Sickness, physic and doctors | 0.84 | Marry sir he came to me and said he must arrest me, and he would use me kindly, and so forth. Oh Gods pity, wa… |
| 48 | 1531–1538 | 525 | T6 Money, debt and credit | 0.79 | Indeed this is it will make a man speak freely. But to the point, know then that I Musco (being somewhat more … |
| 49 | 1539–1560 | 536 | unassigned | | Well give me thy hand: Proh. superi ingenium magnum quis noscit Homerum. Illias 〈◊〉 si latuisset opus? I admir… |
| 50 | 1561–1623 | 538 | unassigned | | Oh he writes not in that height of style. No: we'll come a step or two lower then. From Catadupa and the banks… |
| 51 | 1624–1633 | 482 | unassigned | | I Lorenzo, but election is now governed altogether by the influence of humour, which instead of those holy fla… |
| 52 | 1634–1667 | 488 | unassigned | | He plays upon my fore head, brother Giulliano, I pray you tell me one thing I shall ask you: is my forehead an… |