Heywood, Thomas / Brome, Richard · published 1634 · first performed or written 1634 (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Globe unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
Nay then I'll try Conclusions. Mare Mare, see thou be, And where I point thee carry me. I see what Man is loath to entertain, Offers itself to him most frequently, And that which we most covet to embrace, Doth seldom court us, and proves most averse; For I, that never could conceive a thought Of this my woman worthy a rebuke, (As one that in her youth bore her so fairly That she was taken for a seeming Saint) To render me such just occasion, That I should now distrust her in her age; Distrust! I cannot, that would bring me in The poor aspersion of fond jealousy; Which even from our first meeting I abhorred. The Gentile fashion sometimes we observe To sunder beds; but most in these hot months Iune, Iuly August, so we did last night. Now I (as ever tender of her health) And therefore rising early as I use, Entering her Chamber to bestow on her A customed Visit; find the Pillow swelled, Unbruised with any weight, the sheets unruffled, The Curtains neither drawn, nor bed laid down; Which shows, she slept not in my house tonight. Should there be any contract betwixt her And this my Groom, to abuse my honest trust; I should not take it well, but for all this Yet cannot I be jealous. Robin— Is my horse safe, lusty, and in good plight? What, feeds he well? Yes sir, he's broad buttocked and full flanked, he doth not bate an ace of his flesh. When was he rid last? Not sir since you backed him. Sirrah, take heed I find you not a Knave, Have you not lent him to your Mistress late? So late as this last Night? Who I sir, may I die sir, if you find me in a lie sir. Then I shall find him where I left him last. No doubt Sir. Give me the Key o'th' Stable. There Sir. Sirrah, your Mistress was abroad all night, Nor is she yet come home, if there I find him not, I shall find thee, what to this present hour I never did suspect; and I must tell thee Will not be to thy profit. Well sir, find what you can, him you shall find, and what you find else; it may before that, instead of Gramercy horse, you may say Gramercy Robin; you will believe there are no Witches! had I not been late bridled, I could have said more, but I hope she is tied to the rack that will confess something, and though not so much as I know, yet no more than I dare justify— Have you found your Gelding sir? Yes, I have. I hope not spurred, nor put into a sweat, you may see by his plump belly and sleek legs he hath not been sore travailed. Y'are a saucy Groom to receive horses Into my Stable, and not ask me leave. Is't for my profit to buy Hay and Oats For every strangers jades?
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Nay then Ile try Conclusions. Mare Mare, see thou be, And where I point thee carry me. I see what Man is loath to entertaine, Offers it selfe to him most frequently, And that which we most covet to embrace, Doth seldome court us, and proves most averse; For I, that never coo'd conceive a thought Of this my woman worthy a rebuke, (As one that in her youth bore her so fairely That she was taken for a seeming Saint) To render me such just occasion, That I should now distrust her in her age; Distrust! I cannot, that would bring me in The poore aspersion of fond jealousie; VVhich even from our first meeting I abhorr'd. The Gentile fashion sometimes we observe To sunder beds; but most in these hot monthes Iune, Iuly August, so we did last night. Now I (as ever tender of her health) And therefore rising early as I use, Entring her Chamber to bestow on her A custom'd Visite; finde the Pillow swell'd, Vnbruis'd with any weight, the sheets unruffled, The Curtaines neither drawne, nor bed layd down; Which showes, she slept not in my house to night. Should there be any contract betwixt her And this my Groome, to abuse my honest trust; I should not take it well, but for all this Yet cannot I be jealous. Robin Is my horse safe, lusty, and in good plight? What, feeds he well? Yes sir, he's broad buttock'd and full flanck'd, he doth not bate an ace of his flesh. When was he rid last? Not sir since you backt him. irrah, take heed I finde you not a Knave, Have you not lent him to your Mistresse late? So late as this last Night? Who I sir, may I dye sir, if you finde me in a lye sir. Then I shall finde him where I left him last. No doubt Sir. Give me the Key o'th Stable. There Sir. Sirrah, your Mistresse was abroad all night, Nor is she yet come home, if there I finde him not, I shall finde thee, what to this present houre I never did suspect; and I must tell theee Will not be to thy profit. Well sir, finde what you can, him you shall finde, and what you finde else; it may befor that, instead of Gramercy horse, you may say Gramercy Robin; you will beleeve there are no Witches! had I not been late brideled, I coo'd have sayd more, but I hope she is ty'd to the racke that will confesse something, and though not so much as I know, yet no more then I dare justifie— Have you found your Gelding sir? Yes, I have. I hope not spurr'd, nor put into a sweat, you 'may see by his plump belly and fleeke legs he hath not bin sore travail'd. Y'are asawcy Groome to receive horses Into my Stable, and not aske me leave. Is't for my profit to buy Hay and Oates For every strangers jades?