Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)Kyffin, Maurice · published 1588 · first performed or written 1588 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 485 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
O gaffer Crito, in good sooth full well dost thou keep thy old wont still. Well, sith I am come hither, bring me to her, that I may yet see her. With a very-good will. I will follow these, but I would not for any thing, that the old man should now see me. WELL neighbour Simo, you have now had trial enough and enough again, of my love and friendship towards you. I began to enter into danger far enough for you. Now at length cease your entreating: for while I bent myself to follow your fancy, I had well nigh cast away my daughter. Nay rather (neighbour Chremes) I most instantly request and beseech you, that you will now perform in deed, the good turn that ere while you promised me on your word. See how unreasonable you are, respecting your own desire: so you may bring to pass what you would have, you neither regard a mean in courtesy, nor yet consider what you request at my hands: for if you did, you would (now at last) give over to surcharge me with your unreasonableness. With what unreasonableness? Why, & do you ask me with what? marry sir, you enforced me thus far, that to a loose young man entangled in love with a strange harlot, and utterly misliking marriage, I should give my daughter to wife, to be in daily discord, and uncertain state of wedlock, to th'end that with her travail, and trouble, I might heal your sons disease. You obtained this at my hands, and I went about it while there was any boot: now it boots not, you must therefore bear with me. They say, that same woman is free born of this City. She is delivered of a child. Seek to us no further. I beseech you for God's sake, not to give your mind to credit those, whose greatest profit groweth by my sons lewdest living: All this, is but forged and framed for the nonce, by reason of this marriage: when the cause why they do this, is once taken away, Than they will cease. You are deceived, for I myself saw her maid chiding and brawling with Davus. I grant you. Nay but in right good earnest, whenas neither of them both was aware of my being there. I believe it well, and that they would do so, Davus foretold me a pretty while since, but I wot not how, otherwise than I meant, I forgot to tell you somuch. AT my word, now (at length) set your heart at rest: See where Davus is. Whence comes he? What through my help, and yonder stranger. What knavery is that? I have not seen a meeter man, a more seasonable coming, nor a fitter time. Whom doth this varlet prays thus? Now all is out of danger. Why do I linger to speak to him?
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O Gaffar Crito, in good ſooth full well doſt thou kéepe thy old wont ſtill. Well, ſith I am come hether, bring me to her, that I may yet ſée her. With a very-good will. I will follow theſe, but I would not for any thing, that the old man ſhould now ſée me. WEL neighbour Simo, you haue now had tryall enough and enough againe, of my loue and frendſhip towards you. I began to enter into daunger far enough for you. Now at length ceaſe your entreating: for whyle I bent my ſelfe to follow your fancie, I had well nigh caſt away my doughter. Nay rather (neighbour Chremes) I moſt inſtantly requeſt and beſeech you, that you will now performe in déede, the good turne that ere whyle you promiſed me on your woord. See how vnreaſonable you are, reſpecting your owne deſire: ſo you may bring to paſſe what you would haue, you neither regard a meane in courteſie, nor yet conſider what you requeſt at my hands: for if you did, you would (now at laſt) geue ouer to ſurcharge mee with your vnreaſonablenes. With what vnreaſonablenes? Why, & do you aſke me with what? mary ſir, you enforced me thus far, that to a looſe young man entangled in loue with a ſtrange harlot, and vtterly miſliking marriage, I ſhould giue my daughter to wife, to be in daily diſcord, and vncertaine ſtate of wedlock, to thend that with her trauail, and trooble, I might heale your ſonnes diſeas. You obteyned this at my hands, and I went about it while there was any boote: now it boots not, you muſt therefore beare with me. They ſay, that ſame woman is frée born of this Cittie. She is deliuered of a childe. Séeke to vs no further. I beſech you for Gods ſake, not to giue your minde to credit thoſe, whoſe greateſt profit groweth by my ſonnes lewdeſt liuing: All this, is but forged and framed for the nones, by reaſon of this marriage: when the cauſe why they do this, is once taken away, Then they will ceaſe. You are diceyued, for I my ſelfe ſaw her maide chiding and brawling with Dauus. I graunt you. Nay but in right good earneſt, when as neither of them both was aware of my being there. I beléeue it well, and that they would do ſo, Dauus fortolde me a prety while ſince, but I wot not how, otherwiſe than I ment, I forgot to tell you ſomuch. AT my word, now (at length) ſet your hart at reſt: Sée where Dauus is. Whence comes he? What thorough my helpe, and yonder ſtranger. What knauery is that? I haue not ſéene a méeter man, a more ſeaſonable comming, nor a fitter time. Whome doth this varlet prays thus? Now all is out of danger. Why doo I linger to ſpeake to him?