Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 508 words
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Who talketh here? O Chremes, you come, in as good time as may be: hear me what I shall say. I have heard every word already. What, have you heard all this talk? I tell thee I heard all from the beginning. I pray you and have you heard it in deed? fie, out upon these lewd pranks: Now should this same quean be had hence into Bridewell. This same is the man thou dost mock: think not then, that thou mockest Davus. Alas for me unhappy wench that I am: In good sooth, old father, I have told nothing but truth. I know the whole matter already: but is Simo within. Yes. Touch me not thou varlet. By God if I tell not all this unto Glicerie, [never credit me.] Why thou foolish wench, thou perceivest not what is done. What should I perceive? This man is the Bride's father: it might not otherwise be compassed, to make him understand these things that we would have him. Why then, thou shouldst have told me so before. I pray thee now, and dost thou think but small difference between that, that one doth in good earnest, and that which is done for the nonce. IT was told me, that here in this street, dwelled Chrysis, who chose rather in this town to gather goods with dishonesty, than to lead an honest poor life, in her own country. By whose death, those same goods, by right of law, are come to me. But I see now of whom I may inquire. God speed you. I pray you whom do I see? Is not this Crito, cousin germane to Chrysis? it is even he. O Mysis, God save you. And you too good Crito. Alack for pity, and is Chrysis dead indeed? Yea truly forsooth, we poor souls are undone by her death. Why, what do you? how goeth the world with you here, all well? What we? Truly (as the proverb goeth) we do as we may, sith we may not as we would. How fares Glycerie, hath she found out yet who be her parents here? Would God she had. Why then, & hath she not yet? Than in an ill hour am I come hither. For in good faith if I had known this, I would never have set foot forward in this journey. For she hath ever been held and reputed for Chrysis own sister. She is in present possession of all that the other had. And now, for me a stranger to go follow suits and brabbles in law, how easy and profitable a matter were that for me here to do, even the examples of others do foreshow me. Besides that, I cannot but think, that she hath now some friend and defender, for she was of meetly good age and stature, when she went from us. I should be exclaimed upon to be a beggarly fogger, greedily hunting after heritage. And moreover, it were no reason to spoil her of that she hath.
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Who talketh here? O Chremes, you come, in as good time as may be: heare me what I ſhall ſay. I haue heard euery word alredy. What, haue you hard all this talke? I tell thee I hard all from the beginning. I pray you and haue you hard it in déede? fye, out vppon theſe lewd pranks: Now ſhould this ſame queane be had hence into Bridewell. This ſame is the man thou doſt mock: think not then, that thou mockeſt Dauus. Alas for me vnhappy wench that I am: In good ſooth, olde father, I haue tolde nothing but truth. I know the whole matter already: but is Simo within. Yes. Touch me not thou varlet. By God if I tell not all this vnto Glicerie, [neuer credit me.] Why thou fooliſh wench, thou perceiueſt not what is don. What ſhould I perceiue? This man is the brides father: it might not otherwiſe be compaſſed, to make him vnderſtād theſe things that we would haue him. Why then, thou ſhouldſt haue told me ſo before. I pray thée now, and doſt thou thinke but ſmall difference betwéene that, that one doth in good earneſt, and that which is done for the nones. IT was tolde me, that héere in this ſtréete, dwelt Chryſis, who choſe rather in this town to gather goods with diſhoneſty, than to lead an honeſt poore life, in her owne countrey. By whoſe death, thoſe ſame goods, by right of law, are come to me. But I ſée now of whom I may enquire. God ſpéede you. I pray you whom doo I ſée? Is not this Crito, coſin germain to Chryſis? it is euen he. O Myſis, God ſaue you. And you too good Crito. Alack for pity, and is Chryſis dead indéede? Yea truly forſooth, we poore ſoules are vndon by hir death. Why, what do you? how goeth the world with you here, all well? What we? Truly (as the prouerb goeth) Wee doo as wee may, ſith wee may not as wee would. How fares Glycerie, hath ſhe found out yet who be her parents here? Would God ſhe had. Why than, & hath ſhe not yet? Than in an il howre am I come hether. For in good faith if I had knowen this, I would neuer haue ſet foot forward in this iourney. For ſhe hath euer bin held and reputed for Chryſis own ſiſter. She is in preſent poſſeſſion of al that ye other had. And now, for me a ſtranger to go follow ſutes and brables in law, how eaſy and profitable a matter were that for me here to doo, euen the examples of others doo foreſhew me. Beſides that, I cannot but thinke, that ſhe hath now ſome frend and defender, for ſhe was of méetely good age and ſtature, when ſhe went from vs. I ſhould be exclaimed vpon to bée a beggerly fogger, gréedily hunting after heritage. And moreouer, it were no reaſon to ſpoyle her of that ſhe hath.