Excerpts from <title level="m">The Staple of News

Excerpts from <title level="m">The Staple of News Author Ben Jonson Printer John Beale Printer James Dawson Printer Bernard Alsop Printer Thomas Fawcett Bookseller Richard Meighen Bookseller Thomas Walkley Compiler Melanie Chernyk Transcriber Melanie Chernyk Transcriber Kate LeBere Encoder Kate LeBere Markup Editor Kate LeBere Transcription Proofreader Kate LeBere Data Manager Tye Landels Junior Programmer Joey Takeda Programmer Martin Holmes Associate Project Director Kim McLean-Fiander Project Director Janelle Jenstad The Map of Early Modern Londonhttp://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/includes.xmlVictoria, BC, Canada

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Source: Jonson, Ben. The vvorkes of Beniamin Ionson. Containing these playes, viz. 1 Bartholomew Fayre. 2 The staple of newes. 3 The Divell is an asse. London: John Beale, James Dawson, Bernard Alsop and Thomas Fawcet for Richard Meighen and Thomas Walkley, 1641. STC 14754.

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THO. But the 4. Cardinall Quarters— P.IV. I, those Thom—

THO. The Court, Sir, Pauls, Exchange, and Westminster-hall.

P.IV. Who is the Chiefe? which hath preceedencie?

THO. The gouernour o’the Staple, Master Cymball. He is the Chiefe; and after him the Emissaries: First Emissary Court, one Master Fitton, He’s a Ieerer too. P.IV. What’s that? FAS. A Wit. THO. Or halfe a Wit, some of them are Halfe-wits, Two to a Wit, there are a set of ’hem. Then Master Ambler, Emissary Paules, A fine pac’d gentleman, as you shall see, walke The middle Ile: And then my Froy Hans Buz, A Dutch-man; he’s Emissary Exhange.

FAS. I had thought Mr. Burst the Marchant had had it.

THO. No,This line appears to the side. He has a rupture, hee has sprung a leake, Emissarie Westminster’s vndispos’d of yet; Then the Examiner, Register, and two Clerkes, They mannage all at home, and sort, and file, And seale the newes, and issue them. CLE. Sir, I tell her, she must stay Till Emissary Exchange, or Pauls send in, And then I’ll fit her. CYM. And as they are issued. I haue the iust meoytie For my part: then the other moeytie Is parted into seuen. The foure Emissaries; Whereof my Cozen Fitton here’s for Court, Ambler for Pauls, and Buz for the Exchange, Picklocke, for Westminster, with the Examiner, And Register, they haue full parts: and then one part Is vnder-parted to a couple of Clarkes; And there’s the iust diuision of the profits! CYM. True Paules bred, I’the Church-yard. P. IV. And this at the West-dore, O’th other side,

MIRTH. I remember it gossip, I went with you, by the same token, Mrs. Trouble Truth diswaded vs, and told vs, hee was a prophane Poet, and all his Playes had Diuels in them. That he kept schole vpo’ the Stage, could coniure there, aboue the Schole of Westminster, and Doctor Lamb too:

SHV. What Lick-finger? mine old host of Ram-Alley? SHV. Hee minds A curtesie no more, then London-bridge, What Arch was mended last. P. SE. Where is’t you eat? P. IV. Hard by, at Picklock’s lodging. Old Lickfinger’s the Cooke, here in Ram-Alley. P. CA. No ’faith, Dine in ApolloI.e., room in the Devil’s Tavern. For more information about the Apollo, see Sugden 23-24. with Pecunia, At braue Duke Wadloos, haue your friends about you, And make a day on’t. FIT. From a right hand I assure (you, The Eele-boats here, that lye before Queen-Hyth, Came out of Holland. THO. The perpetuall Motion, Is here found out by an Alewife in Saint Katherines, At the signe o’ the dancing Beares. SHV. Cannot your Office tell vs, what braue fellowes Doe eat together to day, in towne, and where? THO. Yes, there’s a Gentleman, the braue heire, yong Peny-boy. Dines in Apollo.I.e., room in the Devil’s Tavern. For more information about the Apollo, see Sugden 23-24. MAD. Come, let’s thither then, I ha’ supt in Apollo!I.e., room in the Devil’s Tavern. For more information about the Apollo, see Sugden 23-24.

P. SE. Well bring your sixe in. Where ha’ you left Pecunia?

BRO. Sir, in Apollo,I.e., room in the Devil’s Tavern. For more information about the Apollo, see Sugden 23-24. they are scarce set.

P.SE. It is no pride in me! But paine, paine; what’s your errand, Sir, to me? Broker, returne to your charge, be Argus-eyed, Awake, to the affaire you haue in hand, Serue in Apollo,I.e., room in the Devil’s Tavern. For more information about the Apollo, see Sugden 23-24. but take heed of Bacchus. Goe on, Sir.

CENSVRE. A notable tough Rascall! this old Peny-boy! right City-bred!

MIRTH. In Siluer-streete, the Region of money, a good seat for a Vsurer.

TAT. I haue had better newes from the bake-house, by ten thousand parts, in a morning: or the conduicts in Westminster! all the newes of Tutle-street, and both the Alm’ries! the two Sanctuaries long, and round Wool-staple! with Kings-street, and Chanon-row to boot!

MIRTH. I, my Gossip Tatle knew what fine slips grew in Gardiners-lane; who kist the Butchers wife with the Cowes-breath; what matches were made in the bowling-Alley, and what bettes wonne and lost; how much grieft went to the Mill and what besides: who coniur’d in Tutle-fields, and how many? when they neuer came there. And which Boy rode vpon Doctor Lambe, in the likenesse of a roaring Lyon, that runne away with him in his teeth, and ha’s not deuour’d him yet.

SHV. Haue at you, then Lawyer. They say, there was one of your coate in Bet’lem, lately,

ALM. I wonder all his Clients were not there.

MAD. They were the madder sort.

PIC. In all the languages in Westminster-Hall, Pleas, Bench, or Chancery. Fee-Farme, Fee-Tayle, Tennant in dower, At will, For Terme of life, By Copy of Court Roll, Knights seruice, Homage, Fealty, Escuage, Soccage, or Frank almoigne, Grand Sergeanty, or Burgage.