Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 21 (gar, shillings, alii, yongrave, ogenes, nat…). Matches are highlighted.
and suppose I did know them what then? I will suffer one to keep me in diet, another in apparel; another in Physic; another to pay my house rend. I am just of the Nature of Alcumy; I will suffer every plod ding fool to spend money upon me, marry none but some wor thie friend to enjoy my more retired and useful faithfulness. Oh
Full speech
A pox of the Knight that was here last night, he promised to have sent me some wild foul; he was drunk I'll bestewed else. Hang them: S no more in fashion for them to keep their promises, then 'tis for men to pay their debts. He will lie faster then a Dog tro S: what a filthy knocking was at door last night; some puny Inn-a-court-men, I'll hold my contributi on. You, pray you unblind me, Captain Whirlpool, no mai ster Lynstock: pray unblind me, you are not sir Gozling Glowworm, for he we res no Rings of his fingers! Master Freeze-leather, Oh your are George the drawer at the Miter, pray you unblind me, Captain Puckfoist, Master Counterpaine the Lawyer, what the di vel mean you, beshrew your heart you have a very dry hand, are you not mine host Dogbolt of Brainford, Mistress Birdlyme, mai ster Honeysuckle, Master Wafer. Oh how dost thou good Cousin. Faith I can name many that I do not know, and suppose I did know them what then? I will suffer one to keep me in diet, another in apparel; another in Physic; another to pay my house rend. I am just of the Nature of Alcumy; I will suffer every plod ding fool to spend money upon me, marry none but some wor thie friend to enjoy my more retired and useful faithfulness. Oh I, 'tis the curse that is laid upon our quality, what we glean from others we lavish upon some trothless welfac'd youn her Brother, that Loves us only for maintenance. A pox on the Term, and n w I think oh to, says a gen tleman last night let the pox be in the Town seven year, West minster never breeds Cobwebs, & yet 'tis as catching as the plagu, though not also general, there be a thousand bragging lacks in London, that will protest they can wrest comfort from me when (I swear) not one of them know whether my palm be moist or not: In troth I love thee: You promised me seven Else of Cam brick. Wafer knocks and enters, Whose that knocks? Oh God let him not come up, 'tis the swaggringst wild-oats. What trick should this be, I have never a brother, I e hold my life some franker customer is come, that she slides him off so smoothly. Who am I? I'll see em i'faith, So, I'll keep these Diamonds tell I have my silk gown, and six else of Cambricke. No, what do you think you have Fops in hand, sue me for them. I will not be crossed in my humour sir. Oh I, and by my troath pity them, what a filthy Knave was that betrayed them.
Plot summary
Plot — Westward Ho
Through the bawd Birdlime, an earl is trying to corrupt Mistress Justiniano, but despite her husband’s jealous suspicions she has so far resisted his advances and remained chaste. He pretends bankruptcy, and tells her he is going abroad; but in fact he remains in London disguised as a writing teacher, Parenthesis. Meanwhile his wife, feeling the force of her poverty, is tempted by the Earl The wives of three citizens, Tenterhook, Wafer, and Honeysuckle, have a tavern assignation (arranged by ‘Parenthesis’) with Sir Gosling Glow-worm and friends; there they plan a journey westward by boat for a sexual night out in Brentford, with the wives’ absence explained by a ruse. ‘Parenthesis’ agrees to report that they have gone to visit Wafer’s sick child, and does so disguised as a collier. Mistress Tenterhook arranges for her kinsman Monopoly to be arrested for an unpaid debt to her husband, then bribes the arresting officer to free him so that he can join the party going to Brentford. ‘While their wives are away, the three citizens all try fo visit the same prostitute; Birdlime tries to juggle 1604 them, but they discover each other’s identities. Justiniano reveals himself and tells them where their wives really are, then takes his wife’s place, cross- dressed, at her assignation with the Earl. Discovering the substitution, the Earl thinks he has been visited by a succubus. Justiniano pretends he has poisoned his wife and shows the dead body; this is only a ruse, but the Earl is duly struck with conscience. At Brentford, the wives resist the gallants’ plans to seduce them, and Sir Gosling Glow-worm induces the local fiddlers to disturb the neighbourhood with bawdy songs. When the husbands arrive expecting to catch their wives in the act of adultery, they find them chaste. Monopoly’s debt is discharged through Justiniano’s intervention, and Sir Gosling attacked by outraged locals. The party returns home to London.