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Your Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants)

Middleton, Thomas, published 1608 · comedy · Boys Professional;Professional

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TitleYour Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants)
AuthorMiddleton, Thomas
Publication year (edition)1608
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeBoys Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 266 · edition 628 · TCP A68468 · DEEP 520
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1607
First performance (BritDrama)1607 [1605-1608]
Company (BritDrama)Children of the Queen's Revels
Company (Annals)Children of Paul's (second) (?)
TheaterBlackfriars;Indoor Professional
Theater typeIndoor
PrinterEld, George
PublisherBonian, Richard
FormatQuarto
STC17907
Greg266a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.1528
Title pageYour fiue Gallants.
Title-page performance noteAs it hath beene often in Action at the Black-friers.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1744 · witness single

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10–38510unassignedIS your pawn good and sound sir? I'll pawn my life for that sir; Place yourself there then, I will seek to pre…
239–67515unassignedStay, this petticoat has been turned? Often turned up and down & you will, but never turned sir. Cry you mercy…
368–103521unassignedMake me perfect in that trick that got you so much at Primero. Oh for the thread tied at your partners leg: th…
4104–140500unassignedYou flatter, you flatter sir Gallant? but whist, here she enters; I prithee question her? oh you're welcome. I…
5141–164495T6 Money, debt and credit0.75My hopes are not yet faint. Nor my. Tut man? nothing in women's hearts sooner win place, than a brave o' side …
6165–235480unassignedYou do your Beauty's injury, sweet virgin, To lose the time they must rejoice in youth: There's no perfection …
7236–272479T6 Money, debt and credit0.76Her Chain of Pearl. I snecked it away finely. Active boy, thy masters best revenue, his life & soul Thou keep'…
8273–329486unassignedTo fools, and strangers these are Gentlewomen of sort, and worship: Knights heirs, great in portions, Boarded …
9330–389493unassignedLatin? Why then let the next to't be lattin too: So enough? Nay I can assure you thus far, I that never knew t…
10390–453490T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.86Push, pray sir, Hark you, go too, you have lost much by unkindness, go your ways. 'sfoot. But yet there's no t…
11454–505501unassignedI know I might, but what's their course? the rogues comes me up all together, with Geese and Capons, and petit…
12506–558505T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.83Upon thy lip I seal sincerity. Was this your vow to me? Pox, what's a kiss to be quite rid of her, she's sued …
13559–613507unassignedVallee loo lo lillee lilo, Vallee loo le lo lil'o. Ah sweet gentleman, he keeps it up stately. Well held i'fai…
14614–644504unassignedGood your worship; I am glad they are out of his fingers, my wife shall lock 'em up presently, they shall see …
15645–699507unassignedMew, where should I wish the pox, but among bones. He tells you right sir. I near have any luck at these odd h…
16700–736502unassignedAs long as the poor fellow ventures the loss of his own money, who can be offended at his fortunes. I have a M…
17737–788504unassignedMaster Bungler, Master Bungler, you're mightily mistook, I am content to do a gentleman a pleasure for once, s…
18789–819500T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns0.82By my troth Vintner we'll have a privy search for this; What? we are not all one woman's children. I beseech y…
19820–863503unassignedExcuse me pray, I'm in a little haste, My horse waits for me. What some journey toward? A light one i'faith si…
20864–887516T6 Money, debt and credit0.83hear me but what I say sir, I do protest I would not be he that should betray a man, to be Prince of the world…
21888–931475unassignedLela ha, ho? There boy, again, what news there? Master, pist, master? How now boy. I have descried a prize. An…
22932–989485unassignedNay read forward, I have found 3. of your Gallants, like your bewitching shame merely sophistical, there's you…
23990–1029494T6 Money, debt and credit0.72Why how now, what has fate sent us here, in the name of Venus' goddess of Cypress. A freebooter's pink sir, th…
241030–1076503unassignedThe boy is well descended, though he be a rogue and has no feeling on't, yet for my sake, & for my reputations…
251077–1114504unassignedthere's no doubt to be had of that sir— your mistress name I pray? you're much preciously welcome. I thank you…
261115–1147498unassignedAnd hark thee tell thy mistress as I'm a Gentleman, I'll dispatch her out of hand, the first thing I do a my c…
271148–1180496unassignedWhat may I conjecture of this Goldstone? he has not only pawned to me this cloak, but the very Diamond and sap…
281181–1222483unassignedFie. Nay you shall see a house dressed up i'faith, you must not think to tread ath ground when you come there.…
291223–1252488unassignedNo you're deceived my mother gave that sir. what's thy mothers, is thy fathers; I'm sorry it holds in the Rams…
301253–1286496T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and0.73Nay let him come between two and three cozen, for we love to sit long at dinner i'th' City. Come sweet cousin.…
311287–1318478T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and0.81coz dost thou love me, and thou wilt ever do any thing for me, do't. Marry I build upon you countenance. Why d…
321319–1345457T6 Money, debt and credit0.80This forty pound came fortunately to redeem my chain of pearl from mortgage, I would not care how often I swoo…
331346–1397508T6 Money, debt and credit0.65every bawd exceeds me in fortune: master Primero was robbed of a carcanet upon monday last▪ laid the goldsmith…
341398–1417492T6 Money, debt and credit0.80The chain of pearl? By my trothit's mine; By my troth much good do't you sir? I'm glad in my soul fie— Gnaws, …
351418–1464499unassigned'Twas not you neither that finely cheated my little Novice at master Primero's house, of a Diamond and sapphir…
361465–1488490unassignedUpon sufficient pawn I think I can sir▪ Pawn? I owe, here take my chain: pawns among brothers? we shall thrive…
371489–1561478unassignedWhat shall we suffer a changeable forepart to out-tongue us, take that. Murder, murder— How now? why Ladies, a…
381562–1613484unassignedThe device for him; a Cuckoo sitting on a tree? The word, En avis ex auibus; one bird made of many; for you kn…
391614–1684493unassignedI a pox on him, I think was in my pocket now, and truth were known. I caught him once in mine. Suppose the shi…
401685–1743492unassignedPeamont and the rest. Where's Boucer? Here. we are all betrayed. Betrayed▪ y' are new forth to betrayed, you h…