Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat typicality 0.89 · 492 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
I know it full well: your father met me erewhile and told me that he would marry you this day to a wife, besides many things else, which now is no time to rehearse. By and by I hasted me and ran every foot to the market place, to tell you of this: and when I could not find you there, I got me up, on a high standing, and looked round about me, you were nowhere to be seen. By chance I spied Byrria this man's servant, I ask him for you, he said he saw you not. This troubled me: Than I bethink me what to do: and as I was returning thence, I fell to mistrust whether there were any marriage towards or no, I remembered there was very small provision of meat: he himself was very sad: The marriage was to be made on the sudden, This did not hang well together. What of all this? I presently got me to Chremes house, and being come thither, there was nobody stirring about the door, I was glad of that. You say well. Tell on. I stay there a while, and could see nobody either going in, or coming out, I went my ways in, and looked narrowly, there was never an elderly woman, no trimming up of the house, no stur or preparation. I grant you, it is great likelihood. Nay but do these things seem to agree with a marriage matter? No Davus, as I guess. Guess say you? you take your mark amiss: The matter is out of all doubt: Moreover, as I was coming thence, I met with Chremes boy, carrying potherbs and a halpwoorth of small fish for the old man's supper. Davus, I am rid out of danger this day by thy means. Truly but you are never the nearer. How can that be? for surely Chremes will not give his daughter in marriage to him. O wise woodcok, as though it must needs follow, if he give not his Daughter to him, that therefore you shall marry her: unless you see better unto it, and unless you make suit to the old man's friends, you do but throw your cap in the wind. You advise me well, I will go thither, although in good faith, this hope hath deceived me already more than once or twice. Farewell. WHat means my father then? why doth he dissemble with us? marry I shall tell you, if so be it he be now in a chafe because Chremes will not marry his daughter unto you: Then lo, may he think with himself that he doth you wrong: But yet he will think it no wrong at all, before such time as he shall perceive how your mind is settled towards marriage. But if you shall refuse to marry, then will he lay all the fault upon you, and then will be old stir and hurleburly.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I know it full well: your father met me erewhile and told me that he would marry you this day to a wiefe, beſides many things elſe, which now is no time to rehers. By and by I haſted me and ran euery foote to the market place, to tel you of this: and when I could not finde you there, I got me vp, on a high ſtanding, and looked round about me, you were no where to be ſéene. By chaunce I ſpied Byrria this mans ſeruant, I aſke him for you, he ſayd he ſawe you not. This troubled me: Then I bethink me what to doo: and as I was returning thence, I fell to miſtruſt whether there were any marriage towards or no, I remembred there was verie ſmall prouiſion of meate: he himſelfe was very ſad: The marriage was to be made on the ſoddeyn, This did not hang well together. What of all this? I preſently got me to Chremes houſe, and being come thither, there was no body ſturring about the doore, I was glad of that. You ſay well. Tell on. I ſtay there a while, and could ſée no body either going in, or comming out, I went my waies in, and looked narrowly, there was neuer an elderly woman, no tryming vp of the houſe, no ſtur or preparacion. I graunt you, it is great likelihood. Nay but doo theſe thinges ſéeme to agrée with a marriage matter? No Dauus, as I gheſſe. Gheſſe ſay you? you take your marke amis: The matter is out of al doubt: Moreouer, as I was comming thence, I met with Chremes boy, carrying potherbs and a halpwoorth of ſmall fiſh for the old mans ſupper. Dauus, I am ryd out of danger this day by thy meanes. Truely but you are neuer the néerer. How can that be? for ſurely Chremes will not giue his daughter in marriage to him. O wiſe woodcok, as though it muſt néedes folow, if he giue not his Daughter to him, that therefore you ſhall marry her: vnles you ſée better vnto it, and vnleſſe you make ſute to the olde mans fréends, you do but throw your cap in the winde. You aduiſe me well, I will go thither, although in good faith, this hope hath deceyued me alredy more than once or twiſe. Farewell. WHat meanes my father then? why doth he diſſemble with vs? Mary I ſhal tel you, if ſo be it he be now in a chafe bycauſe Chremes will not marry his daughter vnto you: Then lo, may he thinke with himſelfe that he doth you wrong: But yet he will thinke it no wrong at all, before ſuch time as he ſhall perceyue how your minde is ſetled towards marriage. But if you ſhall refuſe to marry, then will he lay all the fault vpon you, and then will be old ſturre and hurleburly.