GRANATO

in Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools — Anonymous

Metadata

Play	Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools
Author	Anonymous
Year (catalogued)	1619
First performance	1619
Decade	1610s
Genre	Satirical Dialogue
Play type	Private (?); University (?)
Speech prefix(es)	Gra.
Words	563
Characters	2902
Typicality	0.36 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id	A18423
BritDrama no.	1891
Cluster	Cluster 14 — Law & judgment

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Full speech

It is merry when fishermen complain of Hearing men. Surely the world might well spare of both sorts of you a great number. Concerning you Master Mureto, it is clear that you play the merchant with us, who bite and whine at your impositions. although you loose nothing; but the whole burden thereof falls upon them who spend the commodities, and must ere they buy, pay the shot of your impositions whatsoever it be. And for you Master Lawyer, that grow fat with the drops which falls from other men's brows, and be merry with the frets that gall the Clients hearts: whose grief is always to hear of peace and charity; and rejoice with the Fox, that the hens fallen out for their perch: what faul find you with this world that was never so rich with envy, and full of suits? You are Like the bo e among gamesters, which gains whosoever loose. But if all men were of my temper, I would make you leap a yard high for a groat. Then thou shouldst have but two pence. Woe be to that P is that shall have a Lawyer to their Pastor some be already troubled sufficiently with citations; they need no common Law writs. And without a capias utlegaium, a Lawyer can never preach. I am so far from any such confession and submis sion, that I offer to maintain every word spoken in our last contention. And for judgement I appeal from you both; and know that I am your ancient from the time that Adam dug the earth for his living. For the high princes of corn (which falsely and absurdly you impute unto husbandmen) if you had either wit or honesty you would soon grant that there are two main reasons for it which lie not in our power to redress, but in the States wisdom to help. One is, the vncontrol led and improvident liberty for all sorts & degrees to mar rye, so that many are grandmothers at 30 years old. The other is the multitude of Enclosures and decay of tillage. And if we corne-men did not till all the ground we can get; how deer (think you) would corn be shortly? Many other Reasons for brevity sake I omit, but these will hold argument against you for term of both your lives, and after your decease to your heirs males lawfully begotten ten. Not I truly. For I gave you no worse speeches then you give one another at the bar, nor so evil. For there you fallen out Like any skoulds: but the worst is, you will be friends at dinner, yet never in charity I think. And I see no reason I should stoop to either of you, considering the goodness of my cause. For I will be judged by any indiffe rend man, if I, and such as I am, be not honester and better then both your factions. A match. I'll refuse no men opinion that is not of your ranks. I say little. Why? I can be content to be as disho nest as you. I am not proud of my honesty, nor do I love to be singular. Who denies that? I stand not much upon that neither. Yes, with all my heart. And I'll be good before both you if you mend not the faster.

Plot summary

Plot — Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools

Proberio returns to England from his overseas travels, bringing with him the Italianated Antonio. Aton sets up in business, giving Proberio employment an house-room in return for an investment in the business. Simplo asks to enter his service as an apprentice in order to learn his tricks, and is ies ar provided that Antonio is granted the use of his lan and money. ” Securus asks Hermito to.advise him on a series © issues. They sit down to watch the debates, and witness the rest of the play’s action. Several rustics argue over whether holy days should be abolished: because no work gets done, weeds grow in the gardens and os in the fields. They appeal to Hermito, who rules in favour of Sunday observance. Sperato and Spurco disagree over whether hawking or hunting is the better sport, while Gulato avers that drinking is better than both. The husband Rustico and the bachelor Hortano debate the virtues of marriage: Hortano is afraid of marrying a shrew, whereas Rustico has already done so. His wife Lamia has conceived her son in his absence, and now ===== PAGE 161 ===== 1619 spoils the boy whilst beating Rustico, who reflects that at least he will go straight to heaven when he dies, having endured purgatory on earth. A lawyer, a merchant, and a farmer debate the relative merits and vices of their professions; asked for an opinion, Securus rules in the farmer’s favour, but Hermito argues that all three have their place in society and all three are open to abuse. They also adjudicate in a similar argument between a soldier, an intelligencer, and a musician, declaring each to be as bad as the other: they could do useful service, but have degenerated of late. Antonio’s business dealings prove unethical. He misappropriates borrowed goods, reneges on contracts, and dishonours debts, tearing his authenticating seal off a bill when it is presented to him by a poor widow. He and Noverindo plan to set up a livery company of usurers, in order to make it easier for them to charge exorbitant rates of interest. They employ Proberio to procure them a coat of arms, but since Proberio has been cheated by Antonio, he refuses to hand over the design before receiving his fee; it turns out to show Judas being hanged by the Devil, which Noverindo thinks might not be as good for business as they hoped. ' Insatiato the courtier is in financial difficulties. His brother offers him a partnership in a commodity of rags, which are in heavy demand by the paper industry. Insatiato feigns…

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