Ford, John · published 1638 · first performed or written 1638 (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
Your poor Creature Lady; Out of your gentleness, please you to consider The brief of this petition, which contains All hope of my last fortunes. Give it from him. Here Madam— mark Vespucci, how the Wittol stares on his sometime wife! sure he imagines To be a cuckold, by consent, is purchase Of appprobation in a state. Good reason. The gain reprieved him from bankerours statute, And filed him in the charter of his freedom. she had seen the fellow, didst observe. Most punctually. Could call him by his name too, why 'tis possible, She has not yet forgot o' was her husband. That were strange, oh 'tis a precious trinket. Was ever puppet so slipped up? The tale Of Venus' Cat (man) changed into a woman, Was emblem but to this, she turns. 'A stands just like Action in the painted cloth No more. Friend we have read, and weighed the sum Of what your Scrivener, which in effect Is meant your counsel learned, has drawn for ye: 'Tis a fair hand insooth, but the contents Somewhat unseasonable, for let us tell ye, Y'ave been a spender, a vain spender, wasted Your stock of credit, and of Wares unthriftily. You are a faulty man, and should we urge Our Lord as often for supplies, as shame, Or wants drive you to ask, it might be construed An impudence, which we defy, an Impudence, Base in base Women, but in Noble sinful. Are ye not ashamed yet of yourself? Great Lady, Of my misfortunes I am ashamed. So, so, This jeer twangs roundly, does it not Vespucci? Why here's a Lady worshipful. Pray gentlemen, Retire awhile; this fellow shall resolve Some doubts that stick about me. As you please. To thee Fabricio, oh the change is cruel Since I find some small leisure, I must justify, Thou art unworthy of the name of man. These holy vows, which we by bonds of Faith, Recorded in the register of Truth, Were kept by me unbroken, no assaults Of jousts of courtship from the great and wanton, No threats, nor sense of poverty (to which Thy riots had betrayed me) could betray My warrantable thoughts, to impure folly. Why wouldest thou force me miserable? The scorn Of rumor, is reward enough, to brand My lewder actions, 'twas I thought impossible, A beauty fresh as was your youth, could brook The last of my decays, Did I complain? My sleeps between thine arms, were even as sound, My dreams as harmless, my contents as free, As when the best of plenty crowned our bride bed. Amongst some of a mean, but quiet fortune, Distrust of what they call their own, or jealousy Of those whom in their bosoms they possess Without control, begets a self unworthiness; For which fear, or what is worst desire, Or paltry gain, they practise art, and labour to Pander their own wives: those wives whose innocence Stranger to language, spoke obedience only, And such a wife was Flavia to Fabritio.
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Your poore Creature Lady; Out of your gentlenesse, please you to consider The briefe of this petition, which containes All hope of my last fortunes. Give it from him. Here Madam—marke Vespuci, how the Wittol stares on his sometime wife! sure he imagines To be a cuckold, by consent, is purchase Of appprobation in a state. Good reason. The gaine repriev'd him from bankerours statute, And fil'd him in the charter of his freedome. Shee had seene the fellow, didst observe. Most punctually. Could calhim by his name too, why 'tis possible, Shee ha's not yet forgot a' was her husband. That were strange, oh 'tis a precious trincket. Was ever puppet so slipt up? The tale Of Venus Cat (man) chang'd into a woman, Was embleme but to this, she turnes. 'A stands just like Action in the painted cloth No more. Friend we have read, and weighed the sum Of what your Scrivener, which in effect Is meant your counsell learned, ha's drawn for yee: 'Tis a faire hand insooth, but the contents Somewhat vnseasonable, for let us tell yee, Y'ave beene a spender, a vaine spender, wasted Your stocke of credit, and of Wares unthristily. You are a faulty man, and should we urge Our Lord as often for supplies, as shame, Or wants drive you to aske, it might be construed An impudence, which we desie, an Impudence, Base in base Women, but in Noble sinfull. Are yee not asham'd yet of your selfe? Great Lady, Of my misfortunes I am asham'd. So, so, This jeere twangs roundly, doe's it not Vespuci? Why heere's a Lady worshipfull. Pray gentlemen, Retire awhile; this fellow shall resolve Some doubts that stick about me. As you please. To thee Fabricto, oh the change is cruell Since I find some small leisure, I must justifie, Thou art unworthy of the name of man. These holy vowes, which we by bonds of Faith, Recorded in the register of Truth, Were kept by me unbroken, no assaults Of guists of courtship from the great and wanton, No threats, nor sence of poverty (to which Thy riots had betray'd me) could betray My warrantable thoughts, to impure folly. VVhy wouldest thou force me miserable? The scorne Of rumor, is reward enough, to brand My lewder actions, 'twas I thought impossible, A beauty fresh as was your youth, could brooke The last of my decayes, Did I complaine? My sleeps between thine arms, were even as sound, My dreames as harmelesse, my contents as free, As when the best of plenty crown'd our bride bed. Amongst some of a meane, but quiet fortune, Distrust of what they call their owne, or Iealousie Of those whom in their bosomes they possesse VVithout controule, begets a selfe unworthinesse; For which feare, or what is worst desire, Or paultry gaine, they practise art, and labor to Pander their own wives: those wives whose innocence Stranger to language, spoke obedience onely, And such a wife was Flavia to Fabritio.