Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat typicality 0.83 · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
The next day following, Chremes came to me exclaiming what a shameful Act it was, that Pamphilus (as he had found out for certainty) used this strange noughty pack even as his wife: I straight way denied that there was any such matter, he earnestly affirms that it was so: well, in the end I parted from him, as one then utterly refusing to match his Daughter to my son. Did you not then rebuke your Son for it? No, nor this was not cause great enough to rebuke him. How so I pray you? He inought have answered thus: Father you yourself have set a time when these things shall cease: iwis it is not long hence that I must live after another's pleasure: suffer me then, now in the meanwhile to live as I list myself. What occasion then is left to rebuke him? marry, if for cause of this love he shall refuse to take a wife, Than lo, for that offence will I first correct him to begin with all. And now my endeavour is this, that by means of this feigned marriage, I may have unfeigned cause to rebuke him, if he do not agree to it: And with all that the naughty knave Davus, if he have any subtle device, may spend it now, while his craft can do no harm: whom I verily believe will labour with tooth and nail, to the uttermost that in him lieth, and so much the rather that he may work me a displeasure, than for any care he hath to follow my sons fancy. Why so? Ask you why so? An ill mind, an ill meaning: whom if I shall perceive, But what need I use many words, and if so be it, all do fall out as I would, that there be no let or delay in my son Pamphilus: Than resteth that I entreat Chremes for his Daughter, and that I hope to bring to pass well enough. Now is it thy part to set on a good face in feigning this same marriage: to make Davus thoroughly afraid, and to be a watch over my son, espying what he doth, and whereof Davus and he do consult together. You have said enough. I will see to it: we may now go in. Go thou first, I will come anon. THere is no doubt of this, but that my Son will refuse to have a wife: I noted such fear ere while in Davus, as soon as he heard that there was a marriage towards: but lo where he comes forth himself. I marveled if this matter should pass away so, and still I feared whereto my Masters long gentleness would grow at length: who after he heard that she whom he thought of, should not be given in marriage to his son, did, (notwithstanding) never speak word to any of us, nor yet was any thing moved at it.
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The next day following, Chremes came to me exclaming what a ſhamefull Act it was, that Pamphilus (as he had found out for certenty) vſed this ſtrāge noughtie pack euen as his wife: I ſtraight way denyed that there was any ſuch matter, he earneſtly affirmes that it was ſo: well, in the end I parted from him, as one then vtterly refuſing to match his Daughter to my ſonne. Did you not then rebuke your Sonne for it? No, nor this was not cauſe great inough to rebuke him. How ſo I pray you? Hée inought haue aunſwered thus: Father you your ſelfe haue ſet a time when theſe things ſhall ceaſe: ywis it is not long hence that I muſt liue after an others pleaſure: ſuffer me than, now in the meane while to liue as I lyſt my ſelfe. What occaſion then is left to rebuke him? Mary, if for cauſe of this loue hée ſhall refuſe to take a wife, Than lo, for that offence will I firſt correct him to begin with all. And now my indeuour is this, that by meanes of this fained marriage, I may haue vnfayned cauſe to rebuke him, if he doo not agrée to it: And with all that the naughtie knaue Dauus, if he haue any ſuttle deuice, may ſpende it now, while his craft can doo no harme: whom I verely beleeue wil labour with tooth and nayl, to the vttermoſt that in him lyeth, and ſo much the rather that he may worke mee a diſpleaſure, than for any care hee hath to followe my ſonnes fancy. Why ſo? Aſke you why ſo? An ill minde, an ill meaning: whom if I ſhall perciue, But what néede I vſe many words, and if ſo be it, all doe fall out as I would, that ther be no let or delay in my ſonne Pamphilus: Than reſteth that I entreate Chremes for his Daughter, and that I hope to bring to paſſe well inough. Now is it thy parte to ſet on a good face in faining this ſame marriage: to make Dauus thorowly afrayed, and to be a watch ouer my ſonne, eſpying what he doth, and whereof Dauus and he do conſult together. You haue ſaid inough. I will ſée to it: wée may now goe in. Goe thou firſt, I will come anon. THere is no doubt of this, but that my Sonne will refuſe to haue a wife: I noted ſuch feare er while in Dauus, as ſoone as he hard that there was a marriage towards: but lo where he comes forth himſelfe. I meruailed if this matter ſhould paſſe away ſo, and ſtill I feared whereto my Maſters long gentlenes would grow at length: who after he heard that ſhée whom hee thought of, ſhould not bée geuen in marriage to his ſon, did, (notwithſtanding) neuer ſpeake woorde to an of vs, nor yet was any thing mooued at it.