Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
But whom shall we invite unto the Wedding? ay, thereby hangs a Tale, we will have no more at our marriage, but myself, to say, I take thee Luce; thou to say, I Luce take thee Robin: the Vicar to put us together, and you Father, to play the Clerk, and cry Amen. Your reason for that. I would not for a world it should be known to my Friends, or come to my Father's care. It may be ten thousand pounds out of my way for the present: therefore this is my conceit, Let us be married privately, and Luce shall live like a Maid still, and bear the Name. 'tis nothing Luce: it is a common thing in this age to go for a Maid, and be none. I'll frequent the house secretly: fear not Girl, though I revel abroad a days, I'll be with thee to bring a nights, my little Whiting mop. But so I may incur a public scandal, By your so oft frequenting to my Chamber. Scandal? what scandal? Why to stop the mouth of all scandal, after some few days do I appear in my likeness, married man and honest housekeeper, and then what becomes of your scandal? Come, send for Mr. Vicar, and what we do, let's do suddenly. Cold comfort for me. If you purpose to be so privately married, I know one excellent at such an exploit: are you not acquainted with the Wise-woman of Hogsdon? O the Witch, the Beldame, the Hag of Hogsdon. The same, but I hold her to be of no such condition. I will anon make a step thither, and punctually acquaint her with all our proceedings: she is never without a Sir Iohn at her elbow, ready for such a stratagem. Well, be't so then. Heigh hoe: have I disguised myself, and stolen out of the Country thus far, and can light of no better news to entertain me? Oh this wild-headed wicked Chartley, whom nothing will tame. To this Gallant was I poor Gentlewoman betrothed, and the Marriage day appointed: But he out of a fantastic and giddy humour, before the time prefixed, posts up to London. After him come I thus habited, and you see my welcome, to be an earwitness of his second Contracting. Modesty would not suffer me to discover myself, otherwise, I should have gone near to have marred the match. I heard them talk of Hogsdon, and a Wise-woman, where these Aims shall be brought to Action. I'll see if I can insinuate myself into her service: that's my next project: and now good luck of my side. Fie, fie, what a toil, and a moil it is, For a woman to be wiser than all her neighbours? I pray good people, press not too fast upon me; Though I have two ears, I can hear but one at once. You with the Urine.
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But whom shall wee invite unto the Wedding? Ey, thereby hangs a Tale, we will have no more at our marriage, but my selfe, to say, I take thee Luce; thou to say, I Luce take thee Robin: the Vicar to put us together, and you Father, to play the Clerke, and cry Amen. Your reason for that. I would not for a world it should bee knowne to my Friendes, or come to my Fathers care. It may bee tenne thousand pounds out of my way for the present: therefore this is my conceite, Let us bee marryed privately, and Lce shall live like a Mayde still, and beare the Name. Tis nothing Lce: it is a common thing in this age to goe for a Mayde, and bee none. Ile frequent the house secretly: eare not Girle, though I revell abroad a dayes, Ile bee with thee to bring a nights, my little Whiting Mopp. But so I may incurre a publike scandall, By your so oft frequenting to my Chamber. Scandall? what scandall? Why to stopp the mouth of all scandall, after some few dayes do I appeare in my likenesse, marrid man and honest hous-keeper, and then what becomes of your scandall? Come, send for Mr. Vicar, and what we doe, lets doe suddenly. Cold comfort for me. If you purpose to be so privately married, I know one excellent at such an exployt: are you not acquainted with the of Hogsdon? O the Witch, the Beldame, the Hagge of Hogdon. The same, but I hold her to bee of no such condition. I will anone make a steppe thither▪ and punctually acquaint her vvith all our proceedings: shee is never without a Sir Iohn at her elbow, ready for such a stratagem. Well, bee't so then. Heigh ho: have I disguis'd my selfe, and stolne out of the Countrey thus farre, and can light of no better newes to entertaine mee? Oh this wild-headed wicked Chartley, whome nothing will tame. To this Gallant was I poore Gentle-woman betroathed, and the Marriage day appoynted: But hee out of a fantastick and giddy humour, before the time prefixed, posts up to London. After him come I thus habited, and you see my welcome, to bee an are-witnesse of his second Contracting. Modestie would not suffer mee to discover my selfe, otherwise, I should have gone neere to have marred the match. I heard them talke of Hogsdon, and a Wise-woman, where these Aymes shall bee brought to Action. Ile see if I can insinuate my selfe into her service: that's my next project: and now good luck of my side. Fie, fie, what a toyle, and a moyle it is, For a woman to bee wiser then all her neighbours? I pray good people, presse not too fast upon me; Though I have two ares, I can heare but one at once. You with the Vrie.