Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Who talks here? O Mysis, welcome. God save you master Pamphilus. How doth thy mistress? do you not know? she is in labour with child: And for this the silly woman takes care and thought, because heretofore your marriage was appointed to be made as this day: Moreover she is in great fear lest you will forsake her. O Lord, should I find in my heart to do so? Alas poor soul, should I suffer her to be deceived through me, which committed her whole trust unto me, and even put her life in my hands? Shall I deal so by her (whom I have entirely loved as my wife) that through need and necessity her chaste behaviour and well ordered life should be corrupted and changed? No, I will never do it. I would not fear at all, if it lay only in you, but I fear how you will be able to hide the brunt of your father. What, dost thou think me so faint hearted, or moreover, so unkind, or uncourteous, or so cruel, as that neither our daily familiarity, nor love, nor yet very shame, can move me nor put me in mind to keep promise with her? This one thing I wot well: she hath deserved that you should be mindful of her. That I should be mindful of her? O Mysis Mysis, those words of Chrysis remain yet printed in my mind, which she spoke unto me, as touching Glycerie: Being near the point of Death, she calls me to her: I came, and after you were gone aside and nobody left but we two: thus she began: Friend Pamphilus, you see of what beauty and years this same maiden is: neither are you to be told, what inconvenience these two things are unto her, both for saving her honesty and her stock: And therefore I pray you by this right hand of yours, and your honesty: I beseech you also on your faith and troth, and in respect of the solitary state of this maiden, that you will neither part her from you, nor forsake her: even as I have loved you as mine own brother, and as she always esteemed you alone above all men living, and was in all things ready at your commandment. I bequeath you to her, as husband, friend, tutor, and father. These our goods I commit unto you, and charge you with them of trust. Hereupon she delivered Glycerie unto me in way of marriage, and by and by gave up the Ghost: I received Glycerie of her, and having once received her, I will keep her still. Truly I hope no less. But why art thou come from her? I go for the midwife. high thee apace: and hearst thou me? beware thou speak not one word of the marriage, lest that also increase her grief. O, I understand you.
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Who talkes héere? O Myſis, welcome. God ſaue you maiſter Pamphilus. How dooth thy miſtres? Doo you not know? ſhe is in labour with childe: And for this the ſilly woman takes care and thought, bycauſe heretofore your mariage was appointed to bée made as this day: Moreouer ſhe is in great feare leaſt you will forſake her. O Lord, ſhould I finde in my hart to do ſo? Alas poore ſowle, ſhould I ſuffer her to bée deceiued thorough me, which committed her whole truſt vnto me, and euen put her life in my hands? Shall I deale ſo by her (whom I haue intirely loued as my wife) that through néed and neceſſity her chaſt behauiour and wel ordered life ſhould be corrupted and changed? No, I wil neuer doo it. I would not feare at all, if it lay onely in you, but I feare how you will be able to hide the brunt of your father. What, doſt thou thinke me ſo faint harted, or moreouer, ſo vnkinde, or vncurteous, or ſo cruell, as that neither our daily familiarity, nor loue, nor yet very ſhame, can mooue me nor put mée in minde to kéepe promiſe with her? This one thing I wot well: ſhée hath deſerued that you ſhould be mindefull of her. That I ſhould be mindfull of her? O Myſis Myſis, thoſe woordes of Chryſis remaine yet printed in my minde, which ſhe ſpake vnto mée, as touching Glycerie: Being néere the point of Death, ſhee calles mée to her: I came, and after you were gone aſide and no body left but wée twoo: thus ſhée began: Frend Pamphilus, you ſée of what beauty and yéeres this ſame mayden is: neither are you to bée tolde, what inconuenience theſe twoo thinges are vnto her, both for ſauing her honeſty and her ſtocke: And therefore I pray you by this right hand of yours, and your honeſty: I beſéech you alſo on your faith and troth, and in reſpect of the ſolitary ſtate of this maiden, that you will neither part her from you, nor forſake her: euen as I haue loued you as myne owne brother, and as ſhée alwaies eſtéemed you alone aboue all men liuing, and was in all things ready at your commaundement. I bequeath you to her, as huſband, frend, tutor, and father. Theſe our goods I commit vnto you, and charge you with them of truſt. Herevpon ſhée deliuered Glycerie vnto mee in way of marriage, and by and by gaue vp the Ghoſt: I receiued Glycerie of her, and hauing once receiued her, I will kepe her ſtill. Truly I hope no leſſe. But why art thou come from her? I go for the midwife. Hye thée apace: and hearſt thou mée? beware thou ſpeake not one woorde of the marriage, leaſt that alſo increaſe her griefe. O, I vnderſtand you.