Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T3 Sickness, physic and doctors · 503 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
Whup hoyda: what in all the haste? see a foolish device: as soon as she heard me at the door, she straight falls in labour: Davus, this was not half cunningly contrived of thee, each thing in his due time. What, by me? Why make you it so strange, have you forgot your scholar? I wot not what you say. If this knave had set his craft a brooch against me unawares, and in a marriage meant in good earnest: what pranks would he then have played me, trow you? But now, be it upon his peril: as for me I am safe. HItherto Archillis I see all good signs of health in her, that are usual & ought to be in a woman in her case: Now first and foremost, cause you those things to be washed, and then give her that drink, and the same quantity that I appointed for her. I will come back again hither by and by. Before god there is a jolly bouncing boy borne unto Pamphilus: Now I pray God send him long to live, because he hath so honest a man to his father, who had care & conscience not to deal amiss with this kind hearted young woman. And who that knew thee, would not judge this also to be a craft of thy budget. And what is that, I pray you? She did not will them while she was in the house, to do what was needful for the woman that lies in, but after she was come forth, she kept a prattling out of the street, unto them which were within doors. Why Davus, am I so little set by of thee? Or I pray thee, do I seem so fit a man, for thee to seek to beguile, with such manifest fraud and falsehood? At least wise thou dost thy diligence, so as I may well seem to be put in fear by thee: Surely if I had known it before. Now in good faith this man beguiles himself, I do not. Why, did I not give thee straight charge to the contrary? did I not threaten thee with punishment, that thou shouldst not do it? did it fear thee a whit? what hath it booted? Shall I now give thee credit in this: that she there, is brought a-bed of child by Pamphilus? O, ho, I see now wherein he is deceived: I wot well what I will do. Dost thou not answer me? What should you give me credit? as though it was not told you before, that these things would come so to pass. Did anybody tell me so? Why then, did you of yourself, find that this is a feigned matter? He laughs me to scorn. No doubt it was told you before, for how else should it come upon you to suspect it? How? marry because I knew thee. As who should say, it was done by my device. Yea I am well assured of that.
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Whup hoyda: what in all the haſt? ſée a fooliſh deuiſe: as ſoone as ſhe heard me at the dore, ſhée ſtraight falles in labour: Dauus, this was not halfe cunningly contriued of thée, ech thing in his due time. What, by mée? Why make you it ſo ſtrange, haue you forgot your ſcholler? I wot not what you ſay. If this knaue had ſet his craft a broche againſt me vnawares, and in a marriage ment in good earneſt: what prancks would hée than haue played mée, trow you? But now, be it vpon his perill: as for me I am ſafe. HItherto Archillis I ſée all good ſignes of health in her, that are vſuall & ought to bée in a woman in her caſe: Now firſt and formoſt, cauſe you thoſe things to be waſhed, and then geue her that drink, and the ſame quantity that I apappointed for her. I will come backe againe hither by and by. Before god there is a iolly bouncing boy borne vnto Pamphilus: Now I pray God ſend him long to liue, bycauſe he hath ſo honeſt a man to his father, who had care & conſcience not to deale amis with this kinde harted young woman. And who that knew thée, would not iudge this alſo to be a craft of thy budget. And what is that, I pray you? Shée did not will them while ſhe was in the houſe, to doo what was néedefull for the woman that lyes in, but after ſhee was come furth, ſhe kept a pratling out of the ſtréet, vnto them which were within doores. Why Dauus, am I ſo little ſet by of thée? Or I pray thée, doo I ſéeme ſo fit a man, for thée to ſéeke to beguile, with ſuch manifeſt fraud and falſhood? At leaſt wiſe thou doſt thy diligence, ſo as I may wel ſéeme to bée put in feare by thée: Surely if I had knowen it before. Now in good faith this man beguiles himſelfe, I doo not. Why, did I not geue thée ſtraight charge to the contrary? did I not threaten thée with puniſhment, that thou ſhouldſt not doo it? did it feare thée a whit? what hath it booted? Shall I now geue thée credite in this: that ſhée there, is brought a bed of childe by Pamphilus? O, ho, I ſée now wherein he is deceiued: I wot well what I wil doo. Doſt thou not anſweare mée? What ſhould you geue mée credite? as though it was not told you before, that theſe things would come ſo to paſſe. Did any body tell mée ſo? Why than, did you of your ſelfe, finde that this is a fained matter? Hée laughes mée to ſcorn. No doubt it was told you before, for how els ſhould it come vpon you to ſuſpect it? How? marry bycauſe I knew thée. As who ſhould ſay, it was done by my deuiſe. Yea I am well aſſured of that.