Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
Master I doubt not but my sudden coming Appeareth strange as being unexpected, The cause whereof I will relate unto you Without more circumstance, or vain preambles; I come here to accuse myself unto you; And to receive such punishment as your Discretion shall think fit for my offence; By me sir you have partly lost your son, I do confess I was an accessary, Though much against my will; when I perceived My mistress lived not well, but wronged your bed, Not only provident to shun the danger Might light upon myself for keeping counsel (If it should come to light by any other) But chiefly sorrowful for your mishap, Who should in recompense of all your kindness Unto your wife, reap such disgrace from her, I came one night to my young master Cnemon, (My self not daring to acquaint you with it) And told him there was one who used to play The lecher with my mistress, he enraged, Thinking that then they were in bed together, Took suddenly his sword into his hand, And notwithstanding that I told them then They were not at their sport, he would not hear me, But thinking that I had repented of Bewraying it, ran like a mad man forth Unto your bedside with intent to kill Th'adulterer, what followed sir you know: Now to confirm that this I say is true, If so you please, this night i'll show your wife My mistress Demeneta with her friend a-bed together in a neighbour's house Without the City. If thou canst do this, I'll make thee free, and pardon all thy faults, For I suppose I should revive again So I revenged were on my enemy; I had such a suspicion in my head That she was false, but kept it to myself, Because I wanted clear proofs to convince her, But what must I do Thisbe, tell me wench? You know the garden where the monument Of Epicures doth stand, there come a little Before the night and stay for me; adieu. My old acquaintance welcome, welcome Thisbe. Thanks good Arsinoe, will you teach me now A lesson on the Virginals? You jeer me, I fain would learn of you: but prithee tell me What business brought thee hither? I will tell thee, You know Feledemus the dancer Yes. We too must dance la volta here tonight, Let's have a chamber and a bed made ready Sweet sister, for I've promised him this night He shall come first, and I will follow after, as soon as I to bed have brought my mistress. All things shall be according to thy wish, My better half. But when he comes I pray you Be out the way, for he is very shamefaced As being a novice in this art. Is he Not entered yet? Not yet I can assure ye, His flower is yet to spend and strength of youth. That flower thou soon wilt crop, and waste the seed. In time I may, at night expect me sister. I'll wait you home.
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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Maſter I doubt not but my ſudden comming Appeareth ſtrange as being unexpected, The cauſe whereof I will relate unto you Without more circumſtance, or vaine preambl; I come here to accuſe my ſelfe unto you; And to receive ſuch puniſhment as your Diſcretion ſhall thinke fit for my offence; By me ſir you have partly loſt your ſonne, I doe confeſſe I was an acceſſary, Though much againſt my will; when I perceiv'd My miſtris liv'd not well, but wrong'd your bed, Not onely provident to ſhun the danger Might light upon my ſelfe for keeping counſell (If it ſhould come to light by any other) But chiefly ſorrowfull for your miſ-hap, Who ſhould in recompence of all your kindneſſe Vnto your wife, reape ſuch diſgrace from her, I came one night to my yong maſter Cnemon, (My ſelfe not daring to acquaint you with it) And told him there was one who us'd to play The lecher with my miſtris, he enrag'd, Thinking that then they were in bed together, Tooke ſuddenly his ſword into his hand, And notwithſtanding that I told them then They were not at their ſport, he would not heare me, But thinking that I had repented of Bewraying it, ran like a mad man forth Unto your bed-ſide with intent to kill Th'adulterer, what followed ſir you know: Now to confirme that this I ſay is true, If ſo you pleaſe, this night ile ſhew your wife My miſtris Demeneta with her friend A bed together in a neighbours houſe Without the City. If thou canſt doe this, Ile make thee free, and pardon all thy faults, For I ſuppoſe I ſhould revive againe So I reveng'd were on my enemy; I had ſuch a ſuſpition in my head That ſhe was falſe, but kept it to my ſelfe, Becauſe I wanted cleere proofes to convince her, But what muſt I doe Thisbe, tell me wench? You know the garden where the monument Of Epicures doth ſtand, there come a little Before the night and ſtay for me; adiew. My old acquaintance welcome, welcome Thisbe. Thanks good Arſinoe, will you teach me now A leſſon on the Virginals? You jeere me, I faine would learne of you: but prethee tell me What buſineſſe brought thee hither? I will tell thee, You know Feledemus the dauncer Yes. We too muſt daunce la volta here to night, Let's have a chamber and a bed made ready Sweet ſiſter, for I've promis'd him this night He ſhall come firſt, and I will follow after, Aſſoone as I to bed have brought my miſtris. All things ſhall be according to thy wiſh, My better halfe. But when he comes I pray you Be out the way, for he is very ſhame-fac'd As being a novice in this art. Is he Not entred yet? Not yet I can aſſure yee, His flower is yet to ſpend and ſtrength of youth. That flower thou ſoone wilt crop, and waſt the ſeed. In time I may, at night expect me ſiſter. Ile waite you home.