The Magnetic Lady, or Humors Reconciled · chunk 45 of 45
Jonson, Ben · published 1640 · first performed or written 1632 [licensed for stage, Oct 12] (Annals) comedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and · 528 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
I should be unnatural To my own flesh, and blood, would I not thank him. I thank you Sir: and I have reason for it. For here your true Niece stands, fine Mrs. Compass. (I'll tell you truth, you have deserved it from me.) To whom you are by bond engaged to pay The sixteen thousand pound, which is her portion, Due to her husband, on her marriage-day. I speak the truth, and nothing but the truth. You'll pay it now, Sir Moth, with interest? You see the truth breaks out on every side of you. Into what nets of cozenage am I cast On every side? each thread is grown a noose: A very mesh: I have run myself into A double break, of paying twice the money. You shall be released of paying me a penny, With these conditions. Will you leave her than? Yes, and the sum, twice told, ere take a wife, To pick out Mounsieur Needles basting threads. Gossip you are paid: though he be a fit nature, Worthy to have a Whore justly put on him; He is not bad enough to take your Daughter, On such a cheat. Will you yet pay the portion? What will you 'bate? No penny the Law gives. Yes, Bias' money. What? your friend in Court? I will not rob you of him, nor the purchase, Nor your dear Doctor here, stand altogether. Birds of a nature all, and of a feather. Well, we are all now reconciled to truth. There rests yet a Gratuity from me, To be conferred upon this Gentleman; Who (as my Nephew Compass says) was cause, First of th' offence, but since of all th' amendss, The Quarrel caused th' affright; that fright brought on The travel, which made peace; the peace drew on This new discovery, which endeth all In reconcilement. When the portion Is tendered, and received. Well, you must have it, As good at first as last. 'Tis well said brother. And I, if this good Captain will accept me, Give him myself, endow him with my estate, And make him Lord of me, and all my fortunes: He that hath saved my hour, though by chance, I'll really study his, and how to thank him. And ● embrace you, Lady, and your goodness, And vow to quit all thought of war hereafter; Save what is fought under your colours, Madam. Moore work than for the Parson; I shall cap The Loadstone with an Ironside, I see. And take in these, the forlorn Couple, with us, Needle, and's Thread, whose portion I will think on; As being a business, waiting on my bounty: Thus I do take possession of you, Madam, My true Magnetic Mistress, and my Lady. WEll, Gentlemen, I now must under seal, And th' Author's charge, waive you, and make my ' appeal To the supremest power, my LORD, the KING; Who best can judge of what we humbly bring. He knows our weakness, and the Poet's faults; Where he doth stand upright, go firm, or halts; And he will doom him. To which voice he stands, And prefers that, 'fore all the People's hands.
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I ſhould be unnaturall To my owne fleſh, and blood, would I not thanke him. I thanke you Sir: and I have reaſon for it. For here your true Neice ſtands, fine Mrs. Compaſſe. (Ile tell you truth, you have deſerv'd it from me.) To whom you are by bond engag'd to pay The ſixteene thouſand pound, which is her portion, Due to her husband, on her marriage-day. I ſpeake the truth, and nothing but the truth. You'll pay it now, Sir Moath, with intereſt? You ſee the truth breaks out on every ſide of you. Into what nets of cous'nage am I caſt On ev'ry ſide? each thred is growne a noofe: A very meſh: I have run my ſelfe into A double breake, of paying twice the money. You ſhall be releas'd of paying me a penny, With theſe conditions. Will you leave her then? Yes, and the ſumme, twice told, ere take a wife, To pick out Mounſieur Needles baſting threds. Goſſip you are paid: though he be a fit nature, Worthy to have a Whore juſtly put on him; He is not bad enough to take your Daughter, On ſuch a cheat. Will you yet pay the portion? What will you 'bate? No penny the Law gives. Yes, Bias's money. What? your friend in Court? I will not rob you of him, nor the purchaſe, Nor your deare Doctor here, ſtand altogether. Birds of a nature all, and of a feather. Well, wee are all now reconcil'd to truth. There reſts yet a Gratuitie from me, To be conferr'd upon this Gentleman; Who (as my Nephew Compaſſe ſayes) was cauſe, Firſt of th' offence, but ſince of all th' amends, The Quarrell caus'd th' affright; that fright brought on The travell, which made peace; the peace drew on This new diſcovery, which endeth all In reconcilement. When the portion Is tender'd, and receiv'd. Well, you muſt have it, As good at firſt as laſt. 'Tis well ſaid brother. And I, if this good Captaine will accept me, Give him my ſelfe, endow him with my eſtate, And make him Lord of me, and all my fortunes: He that hath ſav'd my houre, though by chance, Ile really ſtudy his, and how to thanke him. And imbrace you, Lady, and your goodneſſe, And vow to quit all thought of warre hereafter; Save what is fought under your colours, Madam. More worke then for the Parſon; I ſhall cap The Loadſtone with an Ironſide, I ſee. And take in theſe, the forlorne Couple, with us, Needle, and's Thred, whoſe portion I will thinke on; As being a buſines, waiting on my bounty: Thus I doe take poſſeſſion of you, Madam, My true Magnetick Miſtris, and my Lady. WEll, Gentlemen, I now muſt under ſeale, And th' Authors charge, waive you, and make my 'appeale To the ſupremeſt power, my LORD, the KING; Who beſt can judge of what wee humbly bring. Hee knowes our weakneſſe, and the Poets faults; Where he doth ſtand upright, goe firme, or halts; And hee will doome him. To which voice he ſtands, And prefers that, 'fore all the Peoples hands.