Ben Jonson,
The Case is Altered — Act V Scene II
(1609)
“ Oni. You will not imbezzle my servantwith your benevolence, will you? hold, boy,there's a portmanteau for thee.Fin. Lord, sir!Oni. Do, take it, boy; it's three pounds ten shillings, a portmanteau.Fin. I thank your lordship. [Exit Finio.] Junip. Sirrah Ningle, thou art a traveller,and I honour thee. I prithee discourse, cherish thy muse, discourse.Val. Of what, sir?Junip. Of what thou wilt; 'sblood, hang sorrow.Oni. Prithee, Valentine, assoile me one thing.Val. 'Tis pity to soil you, sir, your new apparel.Oni. Mass thou say'st true, apparel makes a man Forget himself. ”
