Marmion, Shackerley · published 1633 · first performed or written 1633 [1632-1633] (Annals) comedy · Prince Charles's Men (second) · before the Court unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 478 words
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Well she may play with the line, I'll give her scope enough, but when I have her fast, I'll twitch her, and draw her as I list to me. Do but hear what I say to you, and it shall fall out, no Prognostication like it. Sure 'tis some fury, it cannot be a woman she is so impudent. When I am your wife, if you are so hardy to venture on me, your whole study shall be to please me, and yet I will not grace it with acceptance; I will live as your Empress, lie a-bed, and command you, and your servants, and you shall not dare to anger me. Not dare to anger you. No if you do, I will fill the house with noise, and deaf thee with clamours. Sweet heart you shall have all content, I love a life these spirited wenches, that are all fire and motion, they stir a quickness in a man, infuse an activity. He will not be put off, I must terrify him farther: and for your estate, you shall not meddle with it, I'll take up your rents for you, and dispose of them, as I think fit; only I'll allow you to carry some farthings in your pouch to give to Beggars. And what will you do with the rest sweeting? For the rest, I'll spend it upon myself in bravery: there shall not be a new fashion, but I'll have it. I'll look after nothing else; your house shall be a mart for all trades. I'll keep twenty continually at work for me; as Tailors, Perfumers, Painters, Apothecaries, Coach-makers, Sempsters, and Tire-women. Besides Embroiderers, and Pensions for intelligencers. she'll waste all I have in a month: the expenses of an Army will not maintain her. Besides, I will have acquaintance with all the Ladies in Court, and entertain them with banquets, yet for all that I will make my complaint of you to them, traduce your infirmities, and they shall conspire against you, and pity me. I had rather be under twenty Executions, than the lash of their tongue. Then you shall kiss me very seldom, and when I vouchsafe you the favour: and you shall do it not as a husband, but as a father, not a smack of lasciviousness. What a sanctified creature shall I enjoy? I will lie with you the first year once a month, as a Parson uses to instruct his Cure, and yet not be questioned for neglect, or non residence: marry the next year, if you live so long, once a quarter shall suffice you. The next year if I live so long? she thinks of my death already. These are the least of your evils. I will have one to cuckold you, and you shall take it for a courtesy, and use him the kindlier for it.
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Well ſhee may play with the line, Ile giue her ſcope enough, but when I haue her faſt, Ile twitch her, and draw her as I liſt to me. Doe but heare what I ſay to you, and it ſhall fall out, no Prognoſtication like it. Sure tis ſome fury, it cannot be a woman ſhee is ſo impudent. When I am your wife, if you are ſo hardy to venter on me, your whole ſtudy ſhall be to pleaſe me, and yet I will not grace it with acceptance; I will liue as your Empreſſe, lye a bed, and command you, and your ſervants, and you ſhall not dare to anger me. Not dare to anger you. No if you doe, I will fill the houſe with noyſe, and deafe thee with clamours. Sweet heart you ſhall haue all content, I loue a life theſe ſpirited wenches, that are all fire and motion, they ſtirre a quickneſſe in a man, in fuſe an activity. Hee will not be put off, I muſt terrifie him farther: and for your eſtate, you ſhall not meddle with it, Ile take up your rents for you, and diſpoſe of them, as I thinke fit; onely Ile allow you to carry ſome farthings in your pouch to giue to Beggers. And what will you doe with the reſt ſweeting? For the reſt, Ile ſpend it upon my ſelfe in bravery: there ſhall not be a new faſhion, but Ile haue it. Ile looke after nothing elſe; your houſe ſhall be a mart for all trades. Ile keepe twenty continually at worke for me; as Taylors, Perfumers, Painters, Apothecaries, Coach-makers, Sempſters, and Tire-women. Beſides Embroyderers, and Penſions for intelligencers. Shee'l waſte all I haue in a moneth: the expences of an Army will not maintaine her. Beſides, I will haue acquaintance with all the Ladies in Court, and entertaine them with banquets, yet for all that I will make my complaint of you to them, traduce your infirmities, and they ſhall conſpire againſt you, and pitty mee. I had rather bee under twenty Executions, then the laſh of their tongue. Then you ſhall kiſſe mee very ſeldome, and when I vouchſafe you the favour: and you ſhall doe it not as a huſband, but as a father, not a ſmacke of laſciviouſneſſe. What a ſanctified creature ſhall I enioy? I will lye with you the firſt yeare once a moneth, as a Parſon vſes to inſtruct his Cure, and yet not bee queſtion'd for neglect, or non reſidence: marry the next yeare, if you liue ſo long, once a quarter ſhall ſuffice you. The next yeare if I liue ſo long? ſhee thinkes of my death already. Theſe are the leaſt of your evils. I will haue one to cuckold you, and you ſhall take it for a curteſie, and uſe him the kindlier for it.