Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
I have two wives I must needs confess, I have to many by one I had rather have less: To say truth to my first wife I have most right, But I can not love her I swear by this light: I married her only for her goods and riches. She is an old crust none would marie her for love, Her mouth would slaver ever when I did her kiss, Therefore to take another my mind did me move Who is both young and honest as her deeds do well prove: But the Bishop doth trouble me whereby I know well, He will have me again with that old jade to dwell. A tired jade by thee I think she hath not been, For she is properly a jade that hath been over riden: And because thou hast spared her now she is fresh and lusty. Therefore higher her out for an hackney, and she will bring thee money. The devil shall ride her if I set her out to hire, I would she were with him in the midst of hell fire. haddest thou any riches by her, any lands or woods? I had three hundredth pounds by her besides her other goods. She may be very glad that on thee her goods did spare That would let her forth to be the devils hackney mare. So I were rid on her I cared not where she were. Thou shalt be sped herein even as thou dost require: I will find means with witness to be proved That she before her marriage to another was betrothed. Whereby with thy young wife thou shalt live at ease: Thou mayst thank Money my old friend I wiss, Or else thou mayst trust me I would not have done this. I thank you Sir heartily for the pains you have taken, I will remember you every year with a chrismas capon. These be goodly old angels take heed you do not lose them, Have not they pretty wings that could fly into your bosom? I will keep them safe enough, I must needs love them, It is a crooked matter that I will not make straight for them. There is some jolly suitor, do not you hear him knock? Softer Sir, softer, lest you break the lock. Let him in quickly whatsoever he be. If Money have sent him he is welcome to me. Come near to my Lord and tell him your matter, Did my grandfather Money will you come hither? I think I had come in vain unless he had sent me, Sir here is a dozen Portuguese if you will help me. Now I am ready to hear thee tell it out along, I will help thee without doubt, be it right or wrong. Either right or wrong thy matter must needs be, Therefore thou mayst speak, thou speed'st I'll warrant thee I.
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¶ I haue two wiues I must needes confesse, I haue to manie by one I had rather haue lesse: To say trueth to my first wife I haue most right, But I can not loue her I swere by this light: I maried her onely for her goods and riches. She is an olde croust none would marie her for loue, Her mouth would slauer euer when I did her kisse, Therefore to take an other my minde did me moue Who is both yong and honest as her deedes do well proue: But the Bishop doeth trouble me whereby I knowe well, He will haue me againe with that olde iade to dwell. ¶ A tyred Iade by thee I thinke she hath not ben, For she is properly a Iade that hath bene ouer ryden: And because thou hast spared her nowe she is freshe and lustie. Therefore hyer her out for an hacknie, and she wil bring thee money. ¶ The deuill shall ride her if I set her out to hyre, I would she were with him in the middest of hell fyre. ¶ Hadest thou any riches by her, anie lands or woods? ¶ I had three hundreth pounds by her besides her other goods. ¶ She may be verie glad that on thee her goods did spare That would let her foorth to be the deuils hacknie mare. ¶ So I were rid on her I cared not where she were. ¶ Thou shalt be sped herein euen as thou doest require: I will finde meanes with witnes to be proued That she before her mariage to an other was betrothed. Whereby with thy yong wife thou shalt liue at ease: Thou maist thanke Money my olde friende I wisse, Or els thou maist trust me I would not haue done this. ¶ I thanke you Sir hartily for the paynes you haue taken, I will remember you euery yere with a chrismas capon. ¶ These be goodly olde angelles take heede you do not lose them, Haue not they pretie winges that could flie into your bosome? ¶ I will keepe them safe ynough, I must needes loue them, It is a crooked matter that I will not make straight for them. ¶ There is some iollie suiter, do not you heare him knocke? Softer Sir, softer, least you breake the locke. ¶ Let him in quickly whatsoeuer he be. If Money haue sent him he is welcome to me. ¶ Come neare to my Lorde and tell him your matter, Did my grandfather Money will you come hether? ¶ I thinke I had come in vaine vnles he had sent me, Sir here is a dossen Portagewes if you will helpe me. ¶ Nowe I am readie to heare thee tell it out a long, I will helpe thee without doubt, be it right or wrong. ¶ Either right or wrong thy matter must needes bee, Therefore thou mayst speake, thou speedst Ile warrant thee I.