The Queen's Entertainment at Woodstock · chunk 9 of 17
Anonymous · published 1585 · first performed or written 1575 [Sep] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
I dare myself for her part undertake, that on her side resistance willbe small, To what request her father here shall make, the cause once known, and circumstance withal; To compass your good will is her desire, wherefore demand the thing that you require. Gaudina this long time you have given rain, to serve your choice and feed your fancy still, Wherein as you have suffered part of pain, so I became partaker of your ill, Now is the time to come to reason's school, which can alone these hot affections cool. For love to leave the land where you were borne, to tread your Father's tears quite under feet. To stray you wot not where as one forlorn, to wander stranger like in such a heat: Doth ill beseem a person of your port, which being done, to reason now resort. You are mine only child, heir to my state, the wealth whereof doth rest upon your choice, Which willbe well if you in taking mate, do use advise of Father's careful voice, Mark well, hereon doth hang your Father's love, besides the good by you my state may prove. I will (considering both birth and your degree, whereto at first I cast my chief respect) To country's good you chiefly have an eye, which calls you home, and wills you to neglect, The Love of him which led you so astray, and for her sake to take a better way. A dainty choice my Lord you offer me, old rooted love still wedded to conceit, With rueful look appearing in mine eye, and to your suit presenting still debate, Whom Countries good and nature bids obey, whereby my tongue knows not what's best to say. But good my Lord sith you which may command, do give me leave for my defence to plead, May it please you in short to understand, how things have passed twixt him and me indeed, Which being heard, if you be not content, my will to yours shall presently be bent: How worth in him did work love first in me, in Princely state while I did live at home, yourself therewith displeased did right well see, which banishing him enforced me to roam, Because the bait which love for us had laid, held us so fast as it could not be stayed. By land and Sea I wandered far and near, not finding rest till Sibyl told me plain, het hap of that I hop'd remained here, where I should rest and finish all my pain: Success confirmed her speech, and here I found, to whom by chained link love hath me bound. For farther link in marriage to proceed, because therein I had not your consent, I followed still Apollo's holy reed, whose priest in that restrained mine intent, And willed me not to marriage to give place, till he should like of whom I took my race.
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I dare my selfe for her part vndertake, that on her side resistance wilbe small, To what request her father here shal make, the cause once knowen, and circumstance withall; To compasse your good will is her desire, wherefore demaund the thing that you require. Gaudina this long time you haue giuen raine, to serue your choise and feed your fancy still, Wherin as you haue suffered part of payne, so I became partaker of your yll, Now is the time to come to reasons schoole, which can alone these hot affections coole. For loue to leaue the land where you were borne, to tread your Fathers teares quite vnder feet. To stray you wote not where as one forlorne, to wander stranger like in such a heat: Doth ill beseem a person of your port, which being done, to reason now resort. You are mine only child, heire to my state, the wealth wherof doth rest vpon your choyce, Which wilbe wel if you in taking mate, do vse aduise of Fathers careful voyce, Mark wel, hereon doth hang your Fathers loue, besides the good by you my state may proue. I wil (considering both birth and your degree, wherto at first I cast my chiefe respect) To Countries good you chiefly haue an eie, which calles you home, and wils you to neglect, The Loue of him which led you so astray, and for her sake to take a better way. A dainty choyse my Lord you offer me, old rooted loue stil wedded to conceit, With rufull looke appearing in mine eye, and to your suit presenting stil debate, Whom Countries good and nature bids obay, wherby my tongue knowes not whats best to say. But good my Lord sith you which may command, doe giue me leaue for my defence to plead, May it please you in short to vnderstand, how things haue past twixt him and me indeed, Which being heard, if you be not content, my wil to yours shal presently be bent: How worth in him did worke loue first in me, in Princely state while I did liue at home, Your selfe therewith displeasd did right wel see, which banishing him inforced me to rome, Because the baite which loue for vs had layde, held vs so fast as it could not be stayde. By land and Sea I wandred farre and neere, not finding rest til Sibil told me plaine, het hap of that I hop'd remained here, where I should rest and finish al my payne: Successe confirm'd her speech, and here I found, to whom by chained linke loue hath me bound. For farther linke in marriage to proceed, because therein I had not your consent, I followed stil Apollos holy reed, whose priest in that restrained myne intent, And wild me not to marriage to giue place, til he should like of whom I tooke my race.