Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
I commend him for it. While he might, & while it stood with his youthful years, he gave himself to love: nor then neither, but secretly: for he took heed that it should not at any time bring him to ill name, even as became a manly man to do. Now it is meet for him to have a wife, he hath settled his mind on marriage. methought that he was somewhat sad. Not a whit for this matter, but there is some cause why he is not well pleased with you. What is that? A trifling matter. What is it, I say? Nothing in effect. But yet tell me what it is? He saith that there is too much niggardness used in this matter. What, by me? Yea by you. He scarcely (quoth he) bestowed forty pence in cates, and doth he seem to marry his son to a wife: what man of calling (of my friends and equals) shall I bid to my wedding feast, as the case now stands? And you likewise, here be it spoken, are too much sparing indeed, which I do not commend in you. Sirrah hold you your peace. I have moved his patience. I will see those things cared for well enough: but what is the meaning of this? what is it that this deceitful knave goeth about? surely if any thing happen otherwise than well, even that same varlet is the chief worker of it. IN good sooth Lesbia, it is very true as you say: one shall hardly find a man that is faithful and true of his word to a woman. This maid belongs to her of Andros, how sayest thou? She doth so. And yet this young man Pamphilus. What saith she? Was as good as his word. What? I would to God that either the old man were deaf, or that prattling wench dumb. For were it man child or woman child that my mistress were delivered of, he took order for the nursing of it. O the king of heaven, what is this I hear? Why, all is past help, at least if it be true that this maid tells. He is a good natured young man, by your saying. Yea of an excellent good nature: But do you follow me in presently, that she need not to stay for you. I come after you. What remedy now may I find for this mischief? What means this? doth he dote so much on this strange harlot indeed? Now I perceive how this gear cottons: I scarce found it out now at last, foolish man that I am. What doth he say that he hath found out? That knave seeks to abuse me with this falsehood first and foremost. They feign that this quean is brought a-bed, to th'end that so they may drive Chremes from giving his daughter. Oh lady Iuno Lucina, help and save me I beseech thee.
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I commend him for it. While he might, & while it ſtood with his youthfull yéeres, he gaue himſelfe to loue: nor then neither, but ſecretly: for he tooke héede that it ſhould not at any tyme bring him to ill name, euen as became a manly man to do. Now it is méete for him to haue a wife, hée hath ſetled his minde on marriage. Mée thought that he was ſomewhat ſad. Not a whit for this matter, but there is ſome cauſe why he is not wel pleaſed with you. What is that? A trifling matter. What is it, I ſay? Nothing in effect. But yet tell me what it is? He ſaith that there is too much niggardnes vſed in this matter. What, by mée? Yea by you. Hée ſcarcely (quoth hée) beſtowed forty pence in cates, and doth hée ſéeme to marry his ſonne to a wife: what man of calling (of my fréendes and equalles) ſhall I bid to my wedding feaſt, as the caſe now ſtands? And you likewiſe, here be it ſpoken, are too much ſparing indéede, which I do not commend in you. Sirra hold you your peace. I haue mooued his patience. I will ſée thoſe things cared for well inough: but what is the meaning of this? what is it that this deceitfull knaue goeth aboute? ſurely if any thing happen otherwiſe than well, euen that ſame varlet is the chéefe woorker of it. IN good ſooth Lesbia, it is very true as you ſay: one ſhall hardly finde a man that is faithfull and true of his woord to a woman. This mayde belongs to her of Andros, how ſaieſt thou? Shée doth ſo. And yet this yong man Pamphilus. What ſaieth ſhée? Was as good as his woord. What? I would to God that either the olde man were deafe, or that pratling wench dumbe. For were it man childe or woman childe that my miſtres were deliuered of, hée tooke order for the nurſing of it. O the king of heauen, what is this I heare? Why, all is paſt helpe, at leaſt if it bee true that this mayde tells. He is a good natured yong man, by your ſaying. Yea of an excellent good nature: But doo you follow me in preſently, that ſhe néede not to ſtay for you. I come after you. What remedy now may I find for this miſchéefe? What meanes this? doth he dote ſo much on this ſtrange harlat indéede? Now I perceiue how this geare cottens: I ſcarſe found it out now at laſt, fooliſh man that I am. What doth he ſay that he hath found out? That knaue ſéekes to abuſe me with this falſhood firſt and formoſt. They faine that this quean is brought a bed, to thend that ſo they may driue Chremes from geuing his daughter. Oh lady Iuno Lucina, helpe and ſaue mée I beſéech thée.