Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat typicality 0.84 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Well sir, you do not yet thoroughly know what manner of man I am. do not I know thee knave? But when I begin to tell you any thing, you straight way think that I go about to beguile you. That is a lie. So as in good faith, now a days, I dare not scarce open my lips to you. This one thing I am sure of, that here is no woman delivered of child. Have you understood so? But nevertheless ere it be long, the child shall be brought here and laid before the door: Master, I tell you of it now before hand, that you may certainly know what will follow: lest hereafter you should say, that this was done by the counsel or craft of Davus: And I would in any wise, that this evil opinion which you have of me, were clean out of your mind. How camest thou to know this? I heard it, and I believe it be true. There be many things more than one, which cause me to conjecture as I do: Even now, is the first time that this quean declared herself to be with child by Pamphilus, which is but a false device. Moreover, now that she sees preparation at home for the wedding, the maid forsooth, in all haste is sent for the midwife to come to her, and withal to bring also a child with her. Well, without that it come so to pass that you do see the child with your own eyes, nothing will hinder the course of this marriage. What sayest thou? when thou once understoodst that they purposed such a matter, why didst thou not then presently tell it unto Pamphilus? Why then, who else hath withdrawn him from these harlots but myself? for certainly we all know how exceedingly he loved this woman. Now he is desirous to have a wife, and as for that matter, let me alone withal: yet nevertheless go you on forward still with this marriage as you do: and I hope God will prosper it. Very well, go thy ways in, stay there till I come: and provide what is needful. He could not drive it into my head, to make me believe all this, neither am I certain whether all that he told me be true or no: But I pass not greatly for that. Marry the matter I stand most upon, is the promise which my son himself made unto me: Now will I go meet with Chremes: I will entreat him for his daughter to my son in marriage, and if I do obtain her, why should I make any more daying for the matter, but marry them out of the way? for as touching my sons promise, I have no doubt at all, if he shall refuse to perform it, but I may full rightly compel him to it. But lo yonder where Chremes himself comes towards me, even in as good time as may be. GOD save you neighbour Chremes.
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Well ſir, you doo not yet throughly know what manner of man I am. Doo not I know thée knaue? But when I begin to tell you any thing, you ſtraight way thinke that I go about to beguyle you. That is a lye. So as in good faith, now a daies, I dare not ſcarce open my lips to you. This one thing I am ſure of, that here is no woman deliuered of childe. Haue you vnderſtoode ſo? But neuertheleſſe ere it be long, the childe ſhall be brought here and laid before the doore: Maiſter, I tel you of it now before hand, that you may certainly know what will follow: leaſt hereafter you ſhould ſay, that this was don by the counſaile or craft of Dauus: And I would in any wiſe, that this euil opinion which you haue of mée, were cleane out of your minde. How cameſt thou to know this? I heard it, and I beléeue it be true. There be many things mo than one, which cauſe me to coniecture as I doo: Euen now, is the firſt tyme that this queane declared her ſelfe to be with childe by Pamphilus, which is but a falſe deuiſe. Moreouer, now that ſhe ſées preparation at home for the wedding, the maid forſooth, in all haſt is ſent for the midwife to come to her, and withall to bring alſo a childe with her. Well, without that it come ſo to paſſe that you do ſée the childe with your owne eies, nothing will hinder the courſe of this marriage. What ſayeſt thou? when thou once vnderſtoodeſt that they purpoſed ſuch a matter, why didſt thou not than preſently tell it vnto Pamphilus? Why than, who els hath withdrawen him from theſe harlots but my ſelfe? for certeynly we all know how excéedingly he loued this woman. Now he is deſirous to haue a wife, and as for that matter, let mée alone withall: yet neuertheleſſe go you on forward ſtill with this marriage as you doo: and I hope God will proſper it. Very well, go thy waies in, ſtay there till I come: and prouide what is néedfull. He could not driue it into my head, to make me beléeue all this, neither am I certaine whether all that hée told me be true or no: But I paſſe not greatly for that. Marry the matter I ſtand moſt vpon, is the promiſe which my ſonne himſelfe made vnto me: Now will I go méete with Chremes: I will intreate him for his daughter to my ſonne in marryage, and if I doo obteine her, why ſhould I make any more daying for the matter, but marry them out of the way? for as touching my ſonnes promiſe, I haue no doubt at all, if hée ſhall refuſe to performe it, but I may full rightly compel him to it. But lo yonder where Chremes himſelfe comes towards mée, euen in as good time as may be. GOD ſaue you neighbour Chremes.