Anonymous · published 1594 · first performed or written 1592 [c.1592-1594] (Annals) comedy · Unknown unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Thanks Alfonso, for that's your name I guess, I understand my son hath set his mind And bent his liking to your daughter's love, And for because he is my only son, And I would gladly that he should do well, I tell you sir, I not mislike his choice, If you agree to give him your consent, He shall have living to maintain his state, Three hundred pounds a year I will assure To him and to his heirs, and if they do join, And knit themselves in holy wedlock band, A thousand massy in gets of pure gold, And twice as many bars of silver plate, I freely give him, and in writing straight, I will confirm what I have said in words. Trust me I must commend your liberal mind, And loving care you bear unto your son, And here I give him freely my consent, As for my daughter I think he knows her mind, And I will in large her dowry for your sake. And solemnize with joy your nuptial rites, But is this gentleman of Cestus too? He is the Duke of Cestus thrice renowned son, Who for the love his honour bears to me: Hath thus accompanied me to this place. You wear to blame you told me not before, Pardon me my Lord, for if I had known Your honour had been here in place with me, I would have done my duty to your honour. Thanks good Alfonso: but I did come to see whenas these marriage rites should be performed, And if in these nuptials you vouchsafe, To honour thus the prince of Cestus friend, In celebration of his spousal rites, He shall remain a lasting friend to you, What says Aurelius father. I humbly thank your honour good my Lord, And ere we part before your honour here: Shall articles of such content be drawn, As twixt our houses and posterities, Eternally this league of peace shall last, Inviolate and pure on either part: With all my heart, and if your honour please, To walk along with us unto my house, We will confirm these leagues of lasting love. Come then Aurelius I will go with you. Master the haberdasher has brought my Mistress home her cap here. Come hither sirrah: what have you there? A velvet cap sir and it please you. Who spoke for it? didst thou Kate? What if I did, come hither sirrah, give me The cap, I'll see if it will fit me. O monstrous: why it becomes thee not, Let me see it Kate: here sirrah take it hence, This cap is out of fashion quite. The fashion is good enough: belike you, Mean to make a fool of me. Why true he means to make a fool of thee, To have thee put on such a curtailed cap, sirrah begone with it. Here is the tailor too with my Mistress gown. Let me see it tailor: what with cuts and jags? Sounes you villain, thou hast spoiled the gown.
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Thankes Alfonſo, for thats your name I geſſe, I vnderſtand my ſon hath ſet his mind And bent his liking to your daughters loue, And for becauſe he is my only ſon, And I would gladly that he ſhould doo well, I tell you ſir, I not miſlike his choiſe, If you agree to giue him your conſent, He ſhall haue liuing to maintaine his ſtate, Three hundred poundes a yeere I will aſſure To him and to his heyres, and if they do ioyne, And knit themſelues in holy wedlock bande, A thouſand maſſie in gots of pure gold, And twiſe as many bares of ſiluer plate, I freely giue him, and in writing ſtraight, I will confirme what I haue ſaid in wordes. Truſt me I muſt commend your liberall mind, And louing care you beare vnto your ſon, And here I giue him freely my conſent, As for my daughter I thinke he knowes her mind, And I will in large her dowrie for your ſake. And ſolemniſe with ioie your nuptiall rites, But is this gentleman of Ceſtus too? He is the Duke of Ceſtus thriſe renowned ſon, Who for the loue his honour beares to me: Hath thus accompanied me to this place. You weare to blame you told me not before, Pardon me my Lord, for if I had knowne Your honour had bin here in place with me, I would haue donne my dutie to your honour. Thankes good Alfonſo: but I did come to ſee When as theſe marriage rites ſhould be performed, And if in theſe nuptialls you vouchſafe, To honour thus the prince of Ceſtus frend, In celebration of his ſpouſall rites, He ſhall remaine a laſting friend to you, What ſaies Aurelius father. I humbly thanke your honour good my Lord, And ere we parte before your honor here: Shall articles of ſuch content be drawne, As twixt our houſes and poſteities, Eternallie this league of peace ſhall laſt, Inuiolat and pure on either part: With all my heart, and if your honour pleaſe, To walke along with vs vnto my houſe, We will confirme theſe leagues of laſting loue. Come then Aurelius I will go with you. Maſter the haberdaſher has brought my Miſtreſſe home her cappe here. Come hither ſirra: what haue you there? A veluet cappe ſir and it pleaſe you. Who ſpoake for it? didſt thou Kate? What if I did, come hither ſirra, giue me The cap, Ile ſee if it will fit me. O monſtrous: why it becomes thee not, Let me ſee it Kate: here ſirra take it hence, This cappe is out of faſhion quite. The faſhion is good inough: belike you, Meane to make a foole of me. Why true he meanes to make a foole of thee, To haue thee put on ſuch a curtald cappe, ſirra begon with it. Here is the Taylor too with my Miſtris gowne. Let me ſee it Taylor: what with cuts and iagges? Sounes you villaine, thou haſt ſpoiled the gowne.