Nabbes, Thomas · published 1638 · first performed or written 1638 (Annals) comedy · Prince Charles's Men (second) (?); King's Revels Company (?) · Salisbury Court T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy typicality 0.82 · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
I'll dance with you Mr. Changelove. One cup more, I'll be for the exercise. You'll have more anon husband, than your head will well carry. She means horns. Which if I fail to give her, may I turn Chastities convert, and be mortified From my concupiscence with hourly discipline. Why how now husband? you'll be tippled presently. Hold good wife, before strangers? Tother dozen, and then I'm gone. I would you were gone once for me. So would I. Gentlemen, a health to— Whom sir? All the Cuckolds in the strand. Fie husband, you forget yourself. Nay, gentlemen he is such another man; when he hath got a cup or two he'll not stick to abuse his betters. I beseech you bear with him, I shall be ready to bear with any of you. Wife, you shall drink a health to all the Cuckold-maker in Cornwall. You mean wrestler's sweetheart; you are so taken with your Cornish Prentice. I tell ye gentlemen, hearing him talk the other day of the hug, I wished him to show me what 'twas: the stiff knave presently gives me a fall: but it was upon a soft bed. Otherwise there had been danger. Come sweet Mistress, the other dance. Will you make one sir? Alas fair Mistress, my gross body wants A mimic activeness. But you can move sir? Bestir your stumps a little sir. Are women such bugbears, especially handsome ones? for I have been flattered. Well said Wife; to him Wife. I durst undertake yet, had you one of us in a corner. How she instructs me! nay then. Will you be gone George? After him Wife, put him to't, and tickle him home. I'll warrant husband I'll bring him into play. It seems this gentleman loves not the company of women. At least wise 'tis pretended. Were't a plot To gull her husband, I should love it dearly. Why did not I attempt it, that have had More opportunities than ever made Sin fruitful in the pleasure? If't be so, The next share shall be mine. I love a wench As well as he or any. Tother health, and then farewell, Mr. Stitchwell is your name? A tailor in the Strand; and I am as good a man there as Deputy Tagg in the City, though he think himself an Alderman's fellow, and no Cuckold. You mind Cuckolds much: good sir remember yourself. By your leave then; I must, and I will, I will and I must. What must you sir? Why, you may do what you will; and I will do what I list. The tailor's paid. By your favour, 'tis a lie. And his Wife too by this. Follow me gentlemen, and if he prevent it not, we'll share some pastime. Sweet, I'll return presently. Can my chaste thoughts within their spotless circuit Retain a good opinion of this gentleman, Who gives free scope to his libidinous will In actions that stain conscience?
Prince Charles's Men (second) (?); King's Revels Company (?)
Theater
Salisbury Court;Indoor Professional
Genre (British Drama)
comedy
Play type
Adult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEP
edition 1077 · TCP A07978 · DEEP 899
Edition role
Representative edition — used in the analysis
Position
nodes 797–848 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 16 of 33 in this edition
Length
494 words · 667 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T23 — Husbands, wives and jealousycross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.820 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T26 · seed 44: T28 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I'le dance with you Mr. Changelove. One cup more, Ile be for the exercise. You'l have more anon husband, then your head will well carry. She meanes hornes. Which if I fayle to give her, may I turne Chastities convert, and be mortifi'd From my concupiscence with hourely discipline. Why how now husband? you'l be tippled presently. Hold good wife, before strangers? T'other dozen, and then I'm gone. I would you were gone once for me. So would I. Gentlemen, a health to— Whom sir? All the Cuckolds in the strand. Fye husband, you forget your selfe. Nay, gentlemen hee is such another man; when hee hath got a cup or two hee'l not stick to abue his betters. I beseech you beare with him, I shall be ready to beare with any of you. Wife, you shall drinke a health to all the Cuckold-maker in Cornwall. You meane wrestlers sweet-heart; you are so taken with your Cornish Pentice. I tell yee gentlemen, hearing him talke the other day of the hugge, I wisht him to shew me what 'twas: the stiffe knave presently gives me a fall: but it was upon a soft bed. Otherwise there had beene danger. Come sweet Mistris, the other dance. Will you make one sir? Alas faire Mistris, my grosse body wants A mimick activenesse. But you can move sir? Bestir your stumps a little sir. Are women such bugbears, especially handsome ones? for I have been flatter'd. Well said Wife; to him Wife. I durst undertake yet, had you one of us in a corner. How she instructs me! nay then. Will you be gone George? After him Wife, put him too't, and tickle him home. Ile warrant husband Ile bring him into play. It seemes this gentleman loves not the company of women. At least wise tis pretended. Wer't a plot To gull her husband, I should love it dearely. Why did not I attempt it, that have had More opportunities then ever made Sinne fruitfull in the pleasure? If't be so, The next share shall be mine. I love a wench As well as he or any. T'other health, and then farewell, Mr. Stitchwell is your name? A Taylor in the Strand; and I am as good a man there as Deputy Tagg in the City, though he thinke himselfe an Aldermans fellow, and no Cuckold. You mind Cuckolds much: good sir remember your selfe. By your leave then; I must, and I will, I will and I must. What must you sir? Why, you may doe what you will; and I will doe what I list. The Taylor's paid. By your favor, 'tis alye. And his Wife too by this. Follow mee gentlemen, and if hee prevent it not, wee'l share some pastime. Sweet, I'le returne presently. Can my chast thoughts within their spotles circuit Retaine a good opinion of this gentleman, Who gives free scope to his libidinous will In actions that staine conscience?