Marmion, Shackerley · published 1633 · first performed or written 1633 [1632-1633] (Annals) comedy · Prince Charles's Men (second) · before the Court unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
Why sir, your Citizens widows are the only rubbish of the kingdom, to fill up the breaches of decayed houses. What's her preferment then, Crochet? Why then sir, she shall be made a Lady at the least, and take place of her mother. She shall have clients wait at her gates with presents, and yet have their servile offices pass unregarded, she shall manage her husband's estate, and advise him in his office. Is that all? No sir, she shall have more privileges than that, to be as proud as she list, and have new ways to express it, she shall ride up and down in her Litter, and have a Coach, and four Horses follow after, full of Gentlemen Ushers and waiting women. And yet the foolish girl will not perceive it. Alas sir, though you and I have so much wit to look into these things, how should my young Mistress be capable of it, when her husband that shall be is not able to put the case to her? Go, fetch her hither, I'll advise myself. O these perverse girls, that are led with nothing, but fancy foolish things, and yet have wit to be obstinate, if they set upon a toy, they must have it because they are wilful, than they are as changeable in love as a Chameleon, and think they can live by the air of it. They will venture to sell their father's fortunes and their own, for a night's lodging. Come Aemilia, these showers are unseasonable. They will extinguish the torch, that should burn bright before thy nuptial; be not dismayed, you are young and so is Aurora, she looks fresh every morning: yet disdains not to kiss her old Tithou, and lies all night with him, and when she rises, betrays with her blushes, the wanton heat of her paramour. Good sir, think your power may command my duty, but not my affection. Tempt not my patience, I would not willingly use the authority of a father to command, what I had rather win by entreaty. You know sir, the inconvenience still happens to these forced matches, they never come to good, and if you compel me to like of him, you must expect the same issue, you shall never make me any other precedent. Not when I entreat you? I shall never love him. And you know sir, what an ominous thing it is, when a woman does not love her husband, she will either cuckold him, or poison him, and so be burnt for a Martyr in wedlock. a Lit. She must fashion herself to love him, I have undertaken it. And then I'll undertake for the tother. Will she have her liberty restrained? will she renounce my protection? shall not I dispose of her? if not, let her use her pleasure, betray herself, like her other sister to beggary, be like Scylla, cut the purple hair of my life, and then turn Monster, let her.
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Why ſir, your Citizens widdows are the onely rubbiſh of the kingdom, to fill vp the breaches of decayed houſes. Whats her preferment then, Crochet? Why then ſir, ſhee ſhall be made a Lady at the leaſt, and take place of her mother. Shee ſhall haue clyents waite at her gates with preſents, and yet haue their ſervile offices paſſe vnregarded, ſhee ſhall mannage her husbands eſtate, and adviſe him in his office. Is that all? No ſir, ſhee ſhall haue more privileges then that, to be as proud as ſhee liſt, and haue new wayes to expreſſe it, ſhee ſhall ride vp and downe in her Litter, and haue a Coach, and foure Horſes follow after, full of Gentlemen Vſhers and waiting women. And yet the fooliſh girle will not perceiue it. Alas ſir, though you and I haue ſo much wit to looke into theſe things, how ſhould my yong Miſtriſſe be capable of it, when her husband that ſhall be is not able to put the caſe to her? Go, fetch her hither, Ile adviſe my ſelfe. O theſe perverſe girles, that are led with nothing, but fancy fooliſh things, and yet have wit to bee obſtinate, if they ſet vpon a toy, they muſt haue it becauſe they are wilfull, then they are as changeable in love as a Camelion, and thinke they can liue by the ayre of it. They wil venter to ſell their fathers fortunes and their owne, for a nights lodging. Come Aemilia, theſe ſhowers are vnſeaſonable. They will extinguiſh the torch, that ſhould burne bright before thy unptiall; be not diſmayd, you are young and ſo is Aurora, ſhee lookes freſh every morning: yet diſdaines not to kiſſe her old Tithou, and lyes all night with him, and when ſhee riſes, betrayes with her bluſhes, the wanton heat of her paramour. Good ſir, thinke your power may command my duty, but not my affection. Tempt not my patience, I would not willingly vſe the authority of a father to command, what I had rather winne by entreaty. You know ſir, the incovenience ſtill happens to theſe forc'd matches, they never come to good, and if you compell mee to like of him, you muſt expect the ſame iſſue, you ſhall neuer make mee any other preſident. Not when I entreat you? I ſhall never love him. And you know ſir, what an ominous thing it is, when a woman does not loue her husband, ſhee will either cuckold him, or poyſon him, and ſo be burnt for a Martyr in wedlock. a Lit. Shee muſt faſhion her ſelfe to loue him, I have vndertooke it. And then Ile vndertake for the tother. Will ſhee haue her liberty reſtrain'd? will ſhee renounce my protection? ſhall not I diſpoſe of her? if not, let her vſe her pleaſure, betray her ſelfe, like her other ſiſter to beggery, be like Scylla, cut the purple haire of my life, and then turne Monſter, let her.