MALINGUA

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)	Mali.
Words	474
Characters	2417
Typicality	0.32 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id	A18423
BritDrama no.	1891
Cluster	Cluster 14 — Law & judgment

Important excerpts

Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 14 (madestee, welse, enormity, bench, peopill, worshipful…). Matches are highlighted.

argue upon and hour together, if I were not presently to go to the hall to move in the Kings beneh upon and e ectione fir me. Then purge your self Granato from the crimes we charged you withal: and the end will try if you had not done better to take penan for your faults at our hands. Believe me Master Mureto, this Farmer hath made

Full speech

You complain without cause Mureto. Your case is far better then ours: for if one country or common ditie afford not gain, you can go into another, and chop and change as often as you list. We are tied to one country and place. You may offer your wares and are sure to have traffic as the times and princes be. We may not tender our service to any, but fit gaping in our chambers, as melancho lick as mice, until some body chance to knock at the door. What, a whole yard? what if I were never at the dancing school, and cannot caper so high? Nay; I know a trick worth two of that. For if our craft fail, I'll turn minister: and that I am sure will not decam . Who can endure this filthy Farmer to rail as he does at us two Mureto? Let us set upon him. Are you so free without fault Master Granate, that you may throw your stones so thick at others? Belike no complaints are made against you for hoarding up continued ne against a deer year, for selling to badgers at a deer rate, and not serving the mar ket: for mingling bade corn with the good, and fowl dres sing of the best. For deceitful plowing your neighbours ground that hires you at a hard rate, which makes the poor man weep at harvest. Beside many other country tricks which breed new cases among old Lawyers, which I could argue upon and hour together, if I were not presently to go to the hall to move in the Kings beneh upon and e ectione fir me. Then purge your self Granato from the crimes we charged you withal: and the end will try if you had not done better to take penan for your faults at our hands. Believe me Master Mureto, this Farmer hath made for himself a reasonable good Apology, and put us a hard case. It seems he hath studied well since our last parley. But what say you Granato to your evil words lavished out against Lawyers? therefore you must yet crave pardon. Since thou hast offered it, thou shalt not escape until that be tried, Here fit a couple that seem very wise by their silence, weel be judged by them. What say you Mureto? Gentlemen. We needs not report the causes of our reference unto you. All our jars, and wrangles you have herd. We entreat you to finish them with your doom. But now thou seest we may be as honest as you, if we will our selves. But hath this Hermits preaching done thee no good? canst thou be content to mend if we do so too? All our hands we will join together in manner of a vow that it shall be so.

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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