SPERATO

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)	Sper ▪ \| Spe. \| Sper.
Words	387
Characters	2054
Typicality	0.36 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id	A18423
BritDrama no.	1891
Cluster	Cluster 16 — Errand servants & brief parts

Important excerpts

Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 16 (nat, ningle, chould, numps, terry, dery…). Matches are highlighted.

hunter carry the Bell, but not for any good doing, no more then you do by carrying the horn to very men house. What time and order your hounds ob serve with their natural harmony, I will not dispute (they and their keepers being seldom in order) but of this I am sure, that there are few kennels of hounds in England but while

and he more carrion he eam teth the more egregiou he smelleth: but the hawk ador eth a kings , beside the admirable conquest the faulk ner makes in a would kes natum e, bringing the wild Haggard having all the earth & seas to scour over uncontrollable, attend and obey her keeper so, that at his very voice she turns towards

Full speech

Indeed you hunter carry the Bell, but not for any good doing, no more then you do by carrying the horn to very men house. What time and order your hounds ob serve with their natural harmony, I will not dispute (they and their keepers being seldom in order) but of this I am sure, that there are few kennels of hounds in England but while some are in chase after Hare, or Fox, others are killing sheep in full cry of the poor harmless beast: whereupon is grown that proverb. The Foxkills the lambs and the hounds the old sheep. But I cannot endure you should chal lenge hunting to better with a gentlema ̄ then hawking. Every Clown can keep a dog, and he more carrion he eam teth the more egregiou he smelleth: but the hawk ador eth a kings , beside the admirable conquest the faulk ner makes in a would kes natum e, bringing the wild Haggard having all the earth & seas to scour over uncontrollable, attend and obey her keeper so, that at his very voice she turns towards and stoops to his glove. Hounds are so pre judieiall to the commonwealth, that I dare undertake to prove, that (next unto drunkards) they are the greatest sp le of poor men's bred. The immoderate and excessive disorder in drinking, and more then swinish swallowing, that neither belly nor head can contain, but must recoil by the way it entered in, is the most pernicious inconvenience that this kingdom suffers. Like matter, Like patron was his valour in his drink? or was he best able to perform a noble exploit, when his legs failed his giddy head No, he was ever Like a Swine, When strength of drink closed his Then. You are grown very eloquent of late. I think the Ale hath oiled your tongue. Nay, let that alone until and other time. I under stand already as much as I need for that matter: I must be gone. You are so troublesome when you fallen into this case that I cannot skill of your company. I believe it beforehand. What need you more? That you may easily do Gulato. For if singing the same song over again may pleasure you, I can do it with much addition of voluntary.

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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