Gough, J. · published 1640 · first performed or written 1640 [1624-1640] (Annals) romance unassigned nearest T32 Rings and jewels as tokens · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T32: ring, ti, gave, finger, jewel, lady, lord, love, invisible, away.
O King, my Lord and husband, I have nothing To say unto it; but take heed, and read it yourself, the same shall teach you well and truly. Persina do you own this character As your own hand, and know the birth to be Legitimate and true? By Sun and Moon I swear it. Although you told me that my daughter died. I yet believe she was exposed forth As here is mentioned but who was the man That took her up and carried her to Egypt, How shall I know that he was taken with her, Or this is she, or whether the exposed Be dead or no, besides whether some man When he happed to find this might his good luck Abuse, and make her play this famed part, Mocking the great desire we have of issue By the suborning of some changeling and Colouring the truth with this devised Fascia. All these doubts must be cleared ere I believe. I can resolve you in the first, for I Was he that took her up, and carried her With me to Egypt, when you sent me thither Ambassador (you know we may not lie Who are Gymnosophists) I know this Fascia, Written with Aethiopias royal letters. Therefore you need not doubt that it is forged. Besides 'tis signed with Persinas hand; But there are other tokens that I gave To him that did receive you at my hands Can you produce them? Yes, lo here they are What are they? do you know them? Yes with wonder. These jewels were my mothers, but this ring Was yours, I think you know the Pantarbe well. I do and all the rest, but whether you Came by them as my daughter, that I know not, You might have got them by some other means, For to omit all other needles questions, Your colour's strange and the like never seen In Aethiopia. She was also white That I brought up, and with this virgin's age Doth correspond the term of years when she Was forth exposed being seventeen years, So old seems this fair maid. Sysimethres In my opinion you have showed yourself An advocate in this cause, not a judge, Beware lest while you strive to clear this doubt, I may suspect Persina hath been false, For how is't possible that such a thing Should be in nature, we two being black To have an issue white? this is against All humane sense, and reason natural. The Fascia tells you how this came to pass, in the act of generation Contemplatively eyeing the fair picture Of beautiful Andromeda, and firing A strong imagination thereupon, Conceived in her womb the very figure Of Perseus' Mistress when she was bound fast Unto the rock, and he redeemed her thence, For proof let that same picture be presented, And then compare them, you shall find the substance And shadow nothing different but in life.
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O King, my Lord and huſband, I have nothing To ſay unto it; but take heed, and read it Your ſelfe, the ſame ſhall teach you well and truelie. Perſina doe you owne this character As your owne hand, and know the birth to be Legitimate and true? By Sunne and Moone I sweare it. Although you tould me that my daughter dy'd. I yet believe ſhe was expoſed forth As heere is mention'd but who was the man That tooke her up and carryed her to Aegypt, How ſhall I know that he was taken with her, Or this is ſhe, or whether the expoſed Be dead or no, beſides whether ſome man When he hap'd to finde this might his good luck Abuſe, and make her play this famed part, Mocking the great deſire we have of iſſue By the ſuborning of ſome changelinge and Colouring the truth with this deviſed Faſcia. All theſe doubts muſt be cleer'd ere I believe. I can reſolve you in the firſt, for I Was he that tooke her up, and carried her With me to Aegypt, when you ſent me thither Embaſſadour (you know we may not lye Who are Gymnoſophiſts) I know this Faſcia, Written with Aethiopias royall letters. Therefore you need not doubt that it is forg'd. Beſides tis ſigned with Perſinas hand; But there are other tokens that I gave To him that did receive you at my hands Can you produce them? Yes, loe heere they are What are they? doe you know them? Yes with wonder. Theſe jewells were my mothers, but this ringe Was yours, I thinke you know the Pantarbe well. I doe and all the reſt, but whether you Came by them as my daughter, that I know not, You might have got them by ſome other meanes, For to omit all other needles queſtions, Your colour's ſtrange and the like never ſeene In Aethiopia. She was alſo white That I brought up, and with this virgins age Doth correſpond the terme of yeeres when ſhe Was forth expoſed being ſeuenteene yeeres, So old ſeemes this faire mayd. Syſimethres In my opinion you have ſhow'd your ſelfe An advocate in this cauſe, not a judge, Beware leaſt while you ſtrive to cleere this doubt, I may ſuſpect Perſina hath beene falſe, For how iſt poſſible that ſuch a thing Sould be in nature, we two being black To have an iſſue white? this is againſt All humane ſence, and reaſon naturall. The Faſcia tells you how this came to paſſe, in the act of generation Contemplatively eying the faire picture Of beautifull Andromeda, and firing A ſtrong imagination thereupon, Conceived in her wombe the very figure Of Perſeus Miſtris when ſhe was bound faſt Unto the rocke, and he redeem'd her thence, For proofe let that ſame picture be preſented, And then compare them, you ſhall finde the ſubſtance And ſhadow nothing different but in life.