Fair Em, the Miller's Daughter of Manchester · chunk 13 of 23
Anonymous · published 1591 · first performed or written 1590 [c.1589-1591] (Annals) comedy · Derby's (Strange's) Men unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 504 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
I hold that man most shameless in his sin That seeks to wrong an honest Lady's name Whom he thinks worthy of his marriage bed. In hope your oath is true, I leave your grace till the appointed time. O happy William, blessed in thy love: Most fortunate in Mariana's love, Well Lubeck well, this courtesy of thine I will requite if God permit me life. Valingford, so hardly I digest an injury Thou hast proffered me, as were not that I detest to do what stands Not with the honour of my name, Thy death should pay thy ransom of thy fault. And Mountney, had not my revenging wrath Incensed with more than ordinary love been such for to deprive thee of thy life, Thou hadst not lived to brave me as thou dost wretch as thou art, wherein hath Valingford offended thee? That honourable bond which late we did confirm In presence of the Gods, When with the Conqueror we arrived here For my part hath been kept inviolably Till now too much abused by thy villainy, I am enforced to cancel all those bands, By hating him which I so well did love. Subtle thou art, and cunning in thy fraud, That giving me occasion of offence, Thou pickest a quarrel to excuse thy shame. Why Valingford, was it not enough for thee To be a rival twixt me and my love, But counsel her to my no small disgrace, That when I came to talk with her of love, She should seem deaf, as feigning not to hear. But hath she Mountney used thee as thou sayest? Thou knowest too well she hath: Wherein thou couldst not do me greater injury. Then I perceive we are deluded both. For when I offered many gifts of Gold and jewels To entreat for love, she hath refused them with a coy disdain, Alleging that she could not see the Sun. The same conjectured I to be thy drift, That feigning so she might be rid of me. The like did I by thee. But are not these natural impediments? In my conjecture merely counterfeit: Therefore let's join hands in friendship once again, Since that the jar grew only by conjecture. With all my heart: Yet let's try the truth hereof. With right good will. We will straight unto her father, And there to learn whither it be so or no. Come on my love, the comfort of my life: Disguised thus we may remain unknown. And get we once to Seas, I force not then, We quickly shall attain the English shore. But this I urge you with your former oath. You shall not seek to violate mine honour, Until our marriage rights be all performed. Mariana, here I swear to thee by heaven, And by the honour that I bear to Arms, Never to seek or crave at hands of thee The spoil of honourable chastity Until we do attain the English coast, Where thou shalt be my right espoused Queen.
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I hold that man most shameles in his sinne That seekes to wrong an honest Ladies name Whome he thinkes worthie of his mariage bed. In hope your othe is true, I leaue your grace till the appoynted tyme. O happie William, blessed in thy loue: Most fortunate in Marianaes loue, Well Lubeck well, this courtesie of thine I will requite if God permit me life. Valingford, so hardlie I disgest an iniurie Thou hast profered me, as were not that I detest to doe what stands Not with the honor of my name, Thy death should paie thy ransome of thy fault. And Mountney, had not my reuenging wrath Incenst with more than ordinarie loue beene such for to depriue thee of thy life, Thou hadst not liude to braue me as thou doest wretch as thou arte, wherein hath Valingford offended thee? That honourable bond which late we did confirme In presence of the Gods, When with the Conqueror we arriued here For my part hath beene kept inuiolably Till now too much abused by thy villanie, I am inforced to cancell all those bands, By hating him which I so well did loue. Subtil thou art, and cunning in thy frawd, That giuing me occasion of offence, Thou pickst a quarrell to excuse thy shame. Why Valingford, was it not enough for thee To be aryuall twixt me and my loue, But counsell her to my no small disgrace, That when I came to talke with her of loue, Shee should seeme deafe, as fayning not to heare. But hath shee Mountney vsed thee as thou sayest? Thou knowest too well shee hath: Wherein thou couldest not do me greater iniurie. Then I perceiue we are deluded both. For when I offered many gifts of Gold and Iewels To entreat for loue, shee hath refused them with a coy disdaine, Alledging that shee could not see the Sunne. The same coniectured I to be thy drift, That fayning so shee might be ridd of mee. The like did I by thee. But are not these naturall impediments? In my coniecture merely counterfeit: Therefore lets ioyne hands in frindship once againe, Since that the iarre grewe only by coniecture. With all my heart: Yet lets trye the truth hereof. With right good will. We wil straight vnto her father, And there to learne whither it be so or no. Come on my loue, the comfort of my life: Disguised thus we may remaine vnknowen. And get we once to Seas, I force not then, We quickly shall attaine the English shore. But this I vrge you with your former oath. You shall not seeke to violate mine honour, Vntill our marriage rights be all performed. Mariana, here I sweare to thee by heauen, And by the honour that I beare to Armes, Neuer to seeke or craue at hands of thee The spoyle of honourable chastitie Vntill we do attaine the English coast, Where thou shalt be my right espoused Queene.