Master Arden of Faversham in Kent · chunk 35 of 40
Anonymous / Kyd, Thomas / Shakespeare, William / Watson, Thomas · published 1592 · first performed or written 1591 [1588-1592] (Annals) tragedy · Pembroke's Men (?) unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
But Michael hark to me a word or two, When my husband is come in lock the street door: He shall be murdered ere the guests come in. Husband what mean you to bring mosby home? Although I wished you to be reconciled, 'twas more for fear of you, than love of him, Black Will and Green, are his companions, And they are cutters, and may cut you short, Therefore I thought it good to make you friends. But wherefore do you bring him hither now, You have given me my supper with his sight, M. Arden methinks your wife would have me gone. No good M. Mosbie, women will be prating, Alice bid him welcome, he and I are friends. You may enforce me to it, if you will. But I had rather die than bid him welcome, Die company hath purchest me ill frends. And therefore will I near frequent it more. Oh how cunningly she can dissemble. Now he is here you will not serve me so. I pray you be not angry or displeased I'll bid him welcome seeing you'll have it so, You are welcome M. Mosbie will you sit down. I know I am welcome to your loving husband, But for yourself, you speak not from your heart. And if I do not, sir think I have cause. Pardon me M. Arden, I'll away. No good M. Mosbie. We shall have guests enough, though you go hence I pray you M. Arden let me go I pray thee Mosbie let her prate her fill, The doors are open sir, you may be gone. Nay that's a lie, for I have locked the doors. Sirrah fetch me a cup of Wine. I'll make them friends. And gentle M. Alice, seeing you are so stout, You shall begin, frown not, I'll have it so. I pray you meddle with that you have to do. Why Alice? how can I do too much for him, Whose life I have endangered without cause. 'tis true, & seeing 'twas partly through my means I am content to drink to him for this once. Here M. Mosbie, and I pray you hence forth, Be you as strange to me, as I to you Your company hath purchased me ill friends. And I for you God knows, have undeserved Been ill spoken of in every place. Therefore henceforth frequent my house no more. I'll see your husband in despite of you, Yet Arden I protest to thee by heaven, Thou near shalt see me more, after this night. I'll go to Roome rather than be forsworn. Tush I'll have no such vows made in my house. Yes I pray you husband let him swear, And on that condition Mosbie pledge me here. I as willingly as I mean to live. Come Alice, is our supper ready yet? It will by then you have played a game at tables, Come M. Mosbie, what shall we play for?
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But michaell hearke to me a word or two, When my husband is come in lock the streete doore: He shall be murthred or the guests come in. Husband what meane you to bring mosby home? Although I wisht you to be reconciled, Twas more for feare of you, then loue of him, Black Will and Greene, are his companions, And they are cutters, and may cut you shorte, Therefore I thought it good to make you frends. But wherefore do you bring him hether now, You haue giuen me my supper with his sight, M. Arden me thinks your wife would haue me gone. No good M. Mosbie, women will be prating, Ales bid him welcome, he and I are frends. You may inforce me to it, if you will. But I had rather die then bid him welcome, Die company hath purchest me ill frends. And therefore wil I nere frequent it more. Oh how cunningly she can dissemble. Now he is here you wil not serue me so. I pray you be not angree or displeased Ile bid him welcome seing youle haue it so, You are welcome M. Mosbie will you sit down. I know I am welcome to your louing husband, But for your selfe, you speake not from your hart. And if I do not, sir think I haue cause. Pardon me M. Arden, Ile away. No good M. Mosbie. We shal haue guests enough, thogh you go hence I pray you M. Arden let me go I pray thee Mosbie let her prate her fill, The dores are open sir, you may be gone. Nay thats a lye, for I haue lockt the dores. Sirra fetch me a cup of Wine. Ile make them freends. And gentle M. Ales, seeing you are so stout, You shal beginne, frowne not, Ile haue it so. I pray you meddle with that you haue to do. Why Ales? how can I do too much for him, Whose lyfe I haue endaungered without cause. Tis true, & seeing twas partly through my means I am content to drinke to him for this once. Here M. Mosbie, and I pray you hence forth, Be you as straunge to me, as I to you Your company hath purchased me ill freends. And I for you God knowes, haue vndeserued Beene ill spoken of in euery place. Therefore hencefoorth frequent my house no more. Ile see your husband in dispight of you, Yet Arden I protest to thee by heauen, Thou nere shalt see me more, after this night. Ile go to Roome rather then be forsworne. Tush Ile haue no such vowes made in my house. Yes I pray you husband let him sweare, And on that condition Mosbie pledge me here. I as willingly as I meane to liue. Come Ales, is our supper ready yet? It wil by then you haue plaid a game at tables, Come M. Mosbie, what shall we play for?