Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Englishmen for My Money, or A Woman Will Have Her Will

Haughton, William, published 1616 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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21,461words
2topics
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Metadata

TitleEnglishmen for My Money, or A Woman Will Have Her Will
AuthorHaughton, William
Publication year (edition)1616
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 336 · edition 762 · TCP A02800 · DEEP 642
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1598 [Feb 18-May 9, payment]
First performance (BritDrama)1598 [spring]
Company (BritDrama)Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
Company (Annals)Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
PrinterWhite, William
PublisherWhite, William
FormatQuarto
STC12931
Greg336a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.1120
Title pageENGLISH-MEN For my Money: OR, A pleasant Comedy, called, A Woman will haue her Will.
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Topic composition (share of words)

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10–63463unassignedHOw smug this gray-eyed Morning seems to be, A pleasant sight; but yet more pleasure have I To think upon this…
264–131539unassignedNo Gentlewomen, Anthony hath learned To read a Lector of more pleasing worth. Marina, read these lines, young …
3132–170489unassignedBut twelve year old? nay Father that's not so, Our Sexton told me I was three years more. I say but twelve: yo…
4171–225503unassignedMarry by these three points; a Wanton Eye. Pride in his Apparel, and the Devil in his Countenance. Well, God k…
5226–280514unassignedWhom, Anthony our friend? Say man, how fares our Loves? How doth Mathea? Can she love Ned? how doth she like m…
6281–325529unassignedNay faith, I would do nothing with him, unless I set him to teach Parrots to speak: marry the old Ass my Maste…
7326–384512unassignedThat's my good Girls, and I'll pay you for all. Come to th' Exchange, and when I feel decay, Send me such Wenc…
8385–435502T57 Ships, merchants and pirates0.81Would you have aught with me, I pray now speak. Sir, I think you understand our suit, By the repairing we have…
9436–487509T57 Ships, merchants and pirates0.83Marry he saith, these witless luckless dolts, Have met, and are beset with Spanish Galleys, As they did sail a…
10488–536501T57 Ships, merchants and pirates0.79Next week, sir. Came you sir from Spain lately? ay sir; Why ask you that? Marry sir, thou seems to have been i…
11537–583501T57 Ships, merchants and pirates0.86nought is too good an epithet by much, For to distinguish such contrariousness: Hath not swift Fame told you o…
12584–641507unassignedAnd if you be so hot upon your dinner, Your best way is, to haste Pisaro on, For he is cold enough, and slow e…
13642–693509unassignedCertes me dincke de mine depeteta de little Angloise, de me Matresse Pisaro is un net, un becues, vn fra, et u…
14694–732472unassignedsignior Pisaro, ne soiat so malcontento de Gentlewoman your filigola did parlour but a litella to, de gentle h…
15733–748492unassignedNon da Monsieur, and he be so granda amorous op de Damosella, he sal have Mawdlyn de wit wench in de kitchen b…
16749–794487unassignedNay I think you have not met with no peasant: Hear you M. Mouse, (so your name is I take it) I have considered…
17795–849518unassignedUnmannerly, untaught, unnurtured Girls, Do I bring Gentlemen, my very friends To feast with me, to revel at my…
18850–885511unassignedYes marry Gentlemen, I will, I will. Alvaro to your task, fall to your task, I'll bear away those three, who b…
19886–924506unassignedTut that's a French cog; sure I think, There's near a Wench in France not half so fond, To woe and sue so for …
20925–965479unassignedHow this news glads me, and revives my soul: How say you sirs, what will you have a jest worth the telling; na…
21966–994519unassignedOh monstrous, who would think my Master had so much wit in his old rotten budget: and yet i'fath he is not muc…
22995–1055481unassignedAnthony, thanks Is too too small a guerdon for this news; You must be English: Well sir signior sowse, I'll te…
231056–1100478unassignedHe brings me word my wife is new fallen sick, And that my daughter cannot come tonight: Or if she does, it wil…
241101–1152505unassignedGoes the case so well signior bottlenose? It may be we shall overreach your drift; This is the time the Wenche…
251153–1193504unassignedWhat sir; why Leadenhall, could you not see the four Spouts as you came along? Certenemento Leden hall, I hit …
261194–1230505unassignedBut you, and you be Master Mouse that dwell here, tell your matressa Laurentia datt her sweet heart Master Van…
271231–1262495unassignedWho do der ander? Amis? Oh brave; it's nobody but M. Pharoo and the Frenchman going to our House, on my life: …
281263–1292505unassignedThe same, the same: Hark ye honesty, methinks you might do well to have an M. under your Girdle, considering h…
291293–1330492unassignedGo to then. M. Heigham, oh sweet M Higham, doth my Father think that his unkindness can part you & poor Lauren…
301331–1393503unassignedI'll put the Light out, lest I be espied, For closely I have stolen me forth a doors, That I might know, how m…
311394–1467519unassignedThat voice assures me, that it is my Love: Say truly, Art thou my Ned? art thou my Love? 'swounds who should I…
321468–1529493unassignedBe not so testy, hear what we can say. Will you be wived? first learn to keep a wife, Learn to be thrifty, lea…
331530–1587478unassigneday, well said Mouche, now I see thy love, And thou shalt see mine, one day if I live. None but my daughter's s…
341588–1631511unassignedI M. Mendall; why forsooth I was at his Chamber, and we were coming hitherward, and he was very hot, and bade …
351632–1681494unassignedYes sir, now you may choose, whether you'll stay till I let him down, or whether I shall cut him down? Cut him…
361682–1746492unassignedWhom Anthony our friend, our Schoolmaster? Now help us Gentle Anthony, or never. What is your hasty running ch…
371747–1806491T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat0.80She's better than she was, I thank God for it, Now afore God she is a sweet smug Girl, One might do good on he…
381807–1831484unassignedTut, near fear me, We two a-bed shall never disagree. I have stood still all this while, and could not speak f…
391832–1896513unassignedThen this it is. Young Haruie late last night, Full weak and sickly came unto his lodging, From whence this su…
401897–1940496unassignedMaster Pisaro, follow mine advice: You see the Gentleman cannot escape, Then let him straight be wedded to you…
411941–1996491unassignedWhat interest we have, we yield it you: Are you now satisfied, or rests there ought? Nay Father, nothing doth …
421997–2052495unassignedHe tells you true, Laurentia is my Wife; Who knowing that her Sisters must be wed; Presuming also, that you'll…
432053–2097474unassignedA bed at your house? tell me I am mad, Did not I let her in adores myself, Spoke to her, talked with her, and …