Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 16 (nat, ningle, chould, numps, terry, dery…). Matches are highlighted.
I but now, just now I see pottle pots thrown down the stairs, just Like Sergeants and Yeomen, one i'th neck of another. A plague of Friday morning's, the unfortunate day in the whole week. O luck. The pottle pots will sleep in peace to night. The clattering of pipes. The more wine boy, the nimble a on, non sir. Come, come,
Full speech
Look out Captain, there's matter of employment at foot o'th hill. Yes, and hopeful, there's a morning bird, his flight it seems for London, he hallows and sings sweetly, prithee let us go and put him out of tune. Which way took he? Then we should see him man, he was just in mine eye when we were at foot o'th hill, and to my thinking stood here loo king towards us upon the bridge. Let's spur towards Comb house, he struck that way, sure he's not upon the Road. Let's scour towards Comb house, but if we miss him. Dost know the place to fetch it again? Away, let's spur. Exit. The Rogue rise right, and has out stripped us this was staying in Kingstone with our unlucky Hostess, that must be dandled, and made drunk next her heart, she made us slip the very Cream o'th morning, if any thing stand augward, a woman's at one end on't. O these sweet hundred pieces, how I will kiss you, and hug you with that zeal a Usurer does his bastard money, when he comes from Church, Wertenberg not for them, where were our Hope's, but come, they shall be sure to thunder in the Taverns, I but now, just now I see pottle pots thrown down the stairs, just Like Sergeants and Yeomen, one i'th neck of another. A plague of Friday morning's, the unfortunate day in the whole week. O luck. The pottle pots will sleep in peace to night. The clattering of pipes. The more wine boy, the nimble a on, non sir. Come, come, we must make friends. Exeunt. Pox on ye hei ding. You must drink another Sir, you drunk to no body. Ever that when ye drink to no body. He's a dead man I warrant him. Why here's all fire, wit, where he will or no. Hark you sir, if she had, and cooed be tempted too't, have you a mind to marry: wooed you marry her? Give me but a piece from you. Pray give me but a piece from you, I'll pay this reckoning intoth' argaine, and if I have not a trick to make it your own, I'll give you ten for't—here's my witness. Do not you be too rash, for she observes you, and is infinitely affected to good breeding. Doo't daintily, theyl'e stay all night. What of that? Do you hear Corporal, yonder's Sergeant Slice man, and the brave crew that supped with us have called for three or four gallons of wine, and are offering money. I desire to ki your hand Sir.
Plot summary
Plot — A Match at Midnight
Old Bloodhound is training his younger son Tim in the family pawnbroking business, since Alexander, the elder son, is a drunken wastrel. He intends to marry his daughter Mary to the informer Earlack, even though she prefers Ensign Young, while he himself will marry the young widow Wag. The widow has other suitors, including her servant Jarvis, but wants to get rid of them. She arranges a midnight assignation with Old Bloodhound, intending not to turn up. Jarvis arranges a substitute, and tells Bloodhound that his mistress has come incognito and must be addressed as Mistress Coot; in fact it really is a Mistress Coot, an old bawd, whom Bloodhound takes home that night in preparation for a wedding the next morning. Meanwhile, Mary plans to elope with Young that ' night, retrieving his mortgage from her father’s papers. 1622 The widow's Welsh suitor, Randall, hears about Mary and, though he has never met her, decides he prefers her to Wag. The servant Sim fixes Randall up with an assignation that night, but he ends up encountering Wag's maid, who is returning from a late errand and who also happens to be named Mary. Tim visits the tavern to give Alexander some pawn- money, and becomes enamoured of Sue Shortheels, thinking her a lady of noble descent. In fact, she is a prostitute. Alexander gets into the widow’s bedroom and hides under her bed, then forces her to agree to marry him by threatening to undress just as neighbours appear to be arriving. The various wedding plans unravel in the morning. Earlack has sneaked the opportunity to sleep with the widow — who is really Coot the bawd and a somewhat less desirable prospect in bed once seen in daylight. Meanwhile, Tim has married Sue, not knowing her true profession until it is too late, and Mary has married Young, to the dismay of Randall, who finds that he has accidentally married a servant. Only Alexander seems on course for the wedding he wants, until the widow points out that Jarvis has a prior claim: when he tried to seduce her months ago, she demanded that he should prove himself by living in her household as her servant. Now, however, she intends to honour her dead husband by never remarrying. Jarvis reveals his true identity: he is Wag himself, the widow’s husband, still alive, and satisfied that his ruse has proven his wife’s fidelity.