in Your Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants) — Middleton, Thomas
Metadata
Play
Your Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants)
Author
Middleton, Thomas
Year (catalogued)
1608
First performance
1607
Decade
1600s
Genre
Comedy
Play type
Boys Professional
Company
Children of the Queen's Revels
Theater
Blackfriars;Indoor Professional
Speech prefix(es)
Bung. | Bun. | Bu. | Bung ▪ | Bungl. | Bung
Words
1037
Characters
5295
Typicality
0.24 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A68468
BritDrama no.
1528
Cluster
Cluster 3 — Citizens, tradesfolk & neighbors
Important excerpts
Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 3 (numps, numpes, blastfield, wares, parson, nidden…). Matches are highlighted.
there.— Why upon paths made of fig-frailes, & white blankets cut out in steaks. Where's my sweet cozen here, dos she lack any guess? My cozen here is a very kind natured soul i'faith, in her humour. Would you could i'faith. Preach couze what is't, I love a jest a life i'faith. Why yea shall see a pretty story of a humour. Why?
Full speech
For all Scholars know, that Musicam est Ars. why? what have I done, Why is't not Latin sir, Not a whole month since you were entered Ladies? I care not much i'faith, if I write down to my father presently, to send up my sister in all haste, that I may place her here at this Music school. So are we Gentlemen. I and with their Maids to i'faith. As long as the poor fellow ventures the lose of his own money, who can be offended at his Fortune's. Me thinks his lucks good enough sir. Had ever country gentleman such fortune? All swoopt away idem, need repair to'th Brokers, Say you so sir, there's comfort in that i'faith. But by your leave sir? next comes the breeches,—. Saving your tail sir? 'tis given me to understand that you are a Gentleman ith hundred, and deal in the premises aforesaid. Why what say you to my Grandfathers seal ring here Nay view it well, and ancient arms, I can tell you. The great codpeice with nothing int. The word about it, partur junt montes. Nay I have you fast enough boy, you rogue. Mass Like enough. Had he such friends? How now Mar aduke whats the wager; You sir. O a fine Merchant's wife,— Trust me and thats the roperer phrase here at Lon done, and 'tis as absurd too, to call him ine Merchant, for be king at sea, a man knows not what pickle he is in. Yet my couze will be served in plate I can tell you, she has her silver lug and her gilded Tankards. In Powles. No I stay a little for a Gentleman's coming too. Fare you well sir: I wonder Master Goldstone spares my company so long, it's now about the navel of the day, upon the belly of noon. I am bold to salute you sir. Is Mistress New-cut your cozen sir. Then I am a cozen of yours, by the Sisters side. I am a bidden guest here too. Faith invited this morning. I walk a turn or two here for a Gentleman, but I think heel either overtake me, or be before me. Nay let him come between two and three cozen, for we love to fit long at dinner ith' City. Nay cozen, keep your way cozen, Good cozen I will not i'faith cozen. There will be a gallant here anon cooze, He promised faithfully. Master Taylbee, no master Goldstone. I have I'faith. Couze dost thou love me, and thou wilt ever do any thing for me, do't. Why dost thou think Ime and ass couze? Why do not I know that, away, stand close, so, so mum cozen? a merry companion i'faith, here will be good sport a non,—whist she comes? Puh. The tenor bell salt; o here comes Master Goldstone now cozen, he may tell us some news on him. Did you not meet a fellow about door, with a great silver salt under his arm. He tells you true sir. Who I, no, it's well known, if I be disposed, I'll forget any man in a sevennight, and yet look him in the face: nay let him ride but ten mile from me, and come home again, it shall be at my choice whither I'll remember him or no, I have tried that. It's as a man gives his mind too it sir: and now you bring me in; I remember 'twas once my fortune to be cozened of all my clothes, and with my clothes my money; a poor Shepherd pitting me, took me in, and relieu de me. Nay you shall see now, 'twas his fortune likewise not long after, to come to me in much distress i'faith, and with weeping eyes, and do you think I remembered him. By my troth not , I sorgot him quite, and never remem bred him to this hour. As well as I know you i'faith— It's a gift given to some above others. You promise to mount us. So it should seem by the Story, for so our names came to be Bunglers Alas good gentleman? Come I'll be his surety for once: He will mend, a may prove and honest man for all this, I know gallant Gentlemen now, that have done as much as this comes too in their youth. And as for Bridewell, that will but make him worse, a will learn more knavery there in one week, then will furnish him and his heirs for a hundredth year. Nay I tell you true Sir, ther's none goes in there a quean, but she comes out and arrant whore I warrant you. No you had better forgive him by ten parts. Thank my sweet couze, isle munch with her say. Marmaduke— Will there be any stockfish thinkest thou? Tell my couze I've a great appetite to stockfish i'faith—Master Goldstone isle entreat you to be the gentleman that shall accompany me. Nay you shall see a house dressed v i'faith, you must not think oh tread ath ground when you come there.— Why upon paths made of fig-frailes, & white blankets cut out in steaks. Where's my sweet cozen here, dos she lack any guess? My cozen here is a very kind natured soul i'faith, in her humour. Would you could i'faith. Preach couze what is't, I love a jest a life i'faith. Why yea shall see a pretty story of a humour. Why? Your cozen yonder. Cozen, hist cozen. Puh, I call not you, I call my cozen, come forth with the salt cozen: would, how, nobody: why uva not he that came in even now your cozen? Do's any make such a wonder at this; why alas 'tis nothing to forget others; what say you to those that forget themselves? 'Tis ill to curse the dead sir. Thats true i'faith. Some great business detains him couzin, but heel not be long now? How? cozen:—sings—cozen, cozen, did call couze. A pickpocket, nay you shall to Newgate luck you: is this your Boy sir. Theres ten of em. I caught him once in mine. There you make your honour sir By my troth concluded, what state bears thy couze irrah?
Plot summary
Plot — Your Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants)
The bawd-gallant Primero needs to dress Novice, his new courtesan, attractively, so he hires a recently pawned gown from Frip, the broker-gallant, in return for a lesson in how to cheat at cards. The heiress Katherine is the object of many suitors, including five gallants and Fitzgrave. Fitzgrave gives 1607 her a chain of pearl, which is almost immediately stolen for the pocket-gallant Pursenet. Katherine wishes to be left alone for a month, so Fitzgrave decides to spend the time in disguise, spying on his rivals, the gallants, in the hope of discovering something to their discredit. He joins them in visiting Primero’s brothel, where his pocket is picked and a jewel he received from Katherine is stolen. Pursenet-gives the pearls and the jewel to a courtesan, but afterwards she gives them to the whore-gallant Tailby, whom she loves. The gallants repair to a tavern. The cheating gallant Goldstone steals two beakers, replacing them with replicas of lesser value; he also steals a goblet, using sealing-wax to stick it to the underside of the table so that it will not be noticed when sought. Tailby gambles, but keeps losing and pawns his clothes to Frip to get more stake-money. The next day, he receives new clothes and money sent by importunate mistresses; one of them wants an assignation with him in her husband’s absence. He goes off to see her, but first tells Pursenet, who ambushes him on the way and robs him of his money and the pearls. Pursenet recognizes the latter, and realizes that they must be sharing the courtesan. He also attempts to rob Fitzgrave, but retires wounded when Fitzgrave fights back. Pursenet confronts the courtesan with the chain of pearls; she makes an excuse, claiming they were borrowed by her brother, and takes them back. The gallants return to the tavern. Pursenet’s boy is caught picking Bungler’s pocket. Pursenet intervenes and threatens the boy with Bridewell, whereupon Bungler relents to save the boy from such a corrupting environment. Goldstone purloins Fitzgrave’s cloak and pawns it to Frip, who goes out wearing it. Pursenet mistakes him for Fitzgrave and wounds him in reprisal for the injury he sustained during the robbery. Fitzgrave recognizes the cloak and demands that Goldstone return it; but Goldstone says it was stolen from him. Bungler is invited to dine with Mistress Newcut, with an open invitation to bring friends; she was hoping to entertain Tailby, but Bungler brings Goldstone instead, and he steals a valuable…