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The Wise Woman of Hogsdon · chunk 15 of 36

Heywood, Thomas · published 1638 · first performed or written c.1604(?) (Annals)
comedy · Unknown
unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 489 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.

Sit tibi bona dies: salus & quies. Into the withdrawing room, Sir Boniface. Without any compunction, I will make the Conjunction. Now keep thy countenance, Boy. Fear not me, I have as good a face in a Mask, as any Lady in the Land could wish to have: but to my heart, he comes, or he comes not; now am I in a pitiful perplexity, until I see the event of all. No more Jack now, but Mistress Luce. I warrant you Mistress: that it happens so luckily, that my name should be Luce too, to make the marriage more firm! My honey sweet Hag, where's Luce? Here sweet heart, but disguised and veiled, as you are vizarded. But what's the reason we are thus Hoodwinked? No discovery of yourselves for a million, there's Sir Boniface within, shall he blab who you are? Besides, there's a young Heir that hath stolen a lord's Daughter from the Court, and would not have their faces seen for a World: cannot you be content to fare well, and keep your own counsel, and see, yonder they come. gramercy my sugar-candy sweet Trot. Mum, no more words. If the great Heir and the young Lady be so dainty of their Complexions, they shall see (my sweet Luce) we can visard it with the best of them. That Gentleman, by the wise-woman's description, should be Master Chartley. (Meaning Boyster.) That gallant Wench, if my Grannam fable not, Should be Luce: but what be those other? You wrong me, but to ask, who but a young Heir, and a Lady of the Court: that's Luce, take her, and keep your promise. Pocas palabras. That's Chartley, take him Luce. But who be they? A Lord and Lady shall Sir Boniface stay, Rather than so, strive who should lead the way. Now Iack my Boy, keep thine own counsel, and countenance, and I shall cry quittance with my young Gallant. Well, by this time Sir Boniface is at his Book. But because there is a mistake, known only to my Boy and myself; the Marriage shall be no sooner ended, but I'll disturb them by some sudden outcry, and that too, before they have leisure to unmask, and make known themselves one to another; for if the deceit were known, I should fall into the danger of that young mad Rascal. And now this double apprehension of the Lord and the Lady shall fetch me off from all; I know it is Sir Boniface his custom, to make short work, and hath dispatched by this: And now Wise-woman, try if thou canst bestir thyself like to a Madwoman— shift for yourselves, Warrants and Pursuivants! Away, Warrants and Pursuivants! shift for yourselves. I'll take this way. I this. Curro Curris Curcurri: My cheeks are all Murry, And I am gone in an hurry. O Heaven! what shall become of me? I know what shall become of me already.
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PlayThe Wise Woman of Hogsdon
AuthorHeywood, Thomas
Publication year (edition)1638
First performance / composition (Annals)c.1604(?)
First performance (BritDrama)1623 [1613-1638]
Company (BritDrama)Unknown
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 1071 · TCP A03255 · DEEP 889
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 526–555 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 15 of 36 in this edition
Length489 words · 681 tokens
Topic (seed 42)unassigned by HDBSCAN · nearest topic T41 — Household service: masters, doors and porters at 0.809
Other seedsseed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Sit tibi bona dies: salus & quies. Into the withdrawing roome, Sir . Without any compunction, I will make the Conjunction. Now keepe thy countenance, Boy. Feare not mee, I have as good a face in a Maske, as any Lady in the Land could wish to have: but to my heart, hee comes, or he comes not; now am I in a pittifull rlexity, untill I see the event of all. No more Iacke now, but Mistris Luce. I warrant you Mistris: that it happens so luckily, that my name should be Luce too, to make the marriage more firme! My honey svveet Hagge, vvhere's Luce? svveet heart, but disguis'd and vail'd, as you are visarded. vvhat's the reason vvee are thus Hoodwinkt? No discovery of your selves for a million, there's Sir Boniface within, shall hee blab vvho you are? Besides, there's a yong Heire that hath stolne a Lords Daughter from the Court, and vvould not have their faces seene for a World: cannot you be content to fare well, and keepe your ovvne counsell, and see, yonder they come. Gramarcie my Sugar-candie svveet Trot. Mum, no more vvords. If the great Heire and the yong Lady be so dainty of their Complexions, they shall see (my svveet Luce) vvee can visard it vvith the best of them. That Gentleman, by the Wisevvomans description, should be Master Chartley. (Meaning Boyster.) That gallant Wench, if my Grannam fable not, Should be Luce: but vvhat be those other? You vvrong mee, but to aske, vvho but a yong Heire, and a Lady of the Court: that's Luce, take her, and keepe your promise. Poc palabras. That's Chartley, take him Luce. But who be they? A Lord and Lady shall Sir Boniface stay, Rather then so, strive who should leade the way. Now Iack my Boy, keepe thine owne counsell, and countennce, and I shall cry quittance with my yong Gallant. Well, by this time Sir Boniface is at his Booke. But because there is a mistake, knowne onely to my Boy and my selfe; the Marriage shall be no sooner ended, but Ile disturbe them by some sudden out-cry, and that too, before they have leasure to unmaske, and make knowne themselves one to another; for if the deceite were knowne, I should fall into the danger of that yong mad Rascall. And now this double apprehension of the Lord and the Lady shall fetch mee off from all; I know it is Sir Boniface his custome, to make short vvorke, and hath dispatcht by this: And novv Wise-vvoman, try if thou canst bstir thy selfe like to a Mad-vvoman—shift for your selves, Warrants and Pursevants! Away, Warrants and Pursevants! shift for your selves. Ile take this way. I this. Curris : My cheeks are all Murry, And I am gone in an hurry. O Heaven! vvhat shall become of me? I knovv vvhat shall become of me already.