Anonymous · published 1594 · first performed or written 1592 [c.1592-1594] (Annals) comedy · Unknown unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
It shall be done my Lord come help to bear him hence, Come gentlemen now that suppers done, How shall we spend the time till we go to bed? Faith if you will in trial of our wives, Who will come soonest at their husbands call. Nay then Ferando he must needs sit out, For he may call I think till he be weary, Before his wife will come before she list. 'tis well for you that have such gentle wives, Yet in this trial will I not sit out, It may be Kate will come as soon as yours. My wife comes soonest for a hundred pound. I take it: I'll lay as much to yours, That my wife comes as soon as I do send. How now Ferando you dare not lay belike. Why true I dare not lay indeed; But how, so little money on so sure a thing, A hundred pound: why I have laid as much Upon my dog, in running at a deer, She shall not come so far for such a trifle, But will you lay five hundred marks with me, And whose wife soonest comes when he doth call, And shows herself most loving unto him, Let him enjoy the wager I have laid, Now what say you? dare you adventure thus? I wear it a thousand pounds I durst presume On my wives love: and I will lay with thee. How now sons what in conference so hard, May I without offence, know whereabouts. Faith father a weighty cause about our wives Five hundred marks already we have laid, And he whose wife doth show most love to him, He must enjoy the wager to himself. Why then Ferando he is sure to lose, I promise thee son thy wife will hardly come, And therefore I would not wish thee lay so much. Tush father were it ten times more, I durst adventure on my lovely Kate, But if I lose I'll pay, and so shall you. Upon mine honour if I lose I'll pay. And so will I upon my faith I vow. Then sit we down and let us send for them. I promise thee Ferando I am afraid thou wilt lose I'll send for my wife first, Valeria Go bid your Mistress come to me. I will my Lord. Now for my hundred pound. Would any lay ten hundred more with me, I know I should obtain it by her love. I pray God you have not laid too much already. Trust me Ferando I am sure you have, For you I dare presume have lost it all. Now sirrah what says your mistress? She is something busy but she'll come anon. Why so, did not I tell you this before, She is busy and cannot come. I pray God your wife send you so good an answer She may be busy yet she says she'll come. Well well: Polidor send you for your wife.
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It ſhall be don my Lord come helpe to beare him hence, Come gentlemen now that ſuppers donne, How ſhall we ſpend the time till we go to bed? Faith if you will in triall of our wiues, Who will come ſowneſt at their husbands call. Nay then Ferando he muſt needes ſit out, For he may call I thinke till he be weary, Before his wife will come before ſhe liſt. Tis well for you that haue ſuch gentle wiues, Yet in this triall will I not ſit out, It may be Kate will come as ſoone as yours. My wife comes ſooneſt for a hundred pound. I take it: Ile lay as much to youres, That my wife comes as ſoone as I do ſend. How now Ferando you dare not lay belike. Why true I dare not lay indeede; But how, ſo little mony on ſo ſure a thing, A hundred pound: why I haue layd as much Vpon my dogge, in running at a Deere, She ſhall not come ſo farre for ſuch a trifle, But will you lay fiue hundred markes with me, And whoſe wife ſooneſt comes when he doth call, And ſhewes her ſelfe moſt louing vnto him, Let him inioye the wager I haue laid, Now what ſay you? dare you aduenture thus? I weare it a thouſand pounds I durſt preſume On my wiues loue: and I will lay with thee. How now ſons what in conference ſo hard, May I without offence, know where abouts. Faith father a waighty cauſe about our wiues Fiue hundred markes already we haue layd, And he whoſe wife doth ſhew moſt loue to him, He muſt inioie the wager to himſelfe. Why then Ferando he is ſure to loſe, I promiſe thee ſon thy wife will hardly come, And therefore I would not wiſh thee lay ſo much. Tuſh father were it ten times more, I durſt aduenture on my louely Kate, But if I loſe Ile pay, and ſo ſhall you. Vpon mine honour if I looſe Ile pay. And ſo will I vpon my faith I vow. Then ſit we downe and let vs ſend for them. I promiſe thee Ferando I am afraid thou wilt loſe Ile ſend for my wife firſt, Valeria Go bid your Miſtris come to me. I will my Lord. Now for my hundred pound. Would any lay ten hundred more with me, I know I ſhould obtaine it by her loue. I pray God you haue not laid too much already. Truſt me Ferando I am ſure you haue, For you I dare preſume haue loſt it all. Now ſirra what ſaies your miſtris? She is ſomething buſie but ſhele come anon. Why ſo, did not I tell you this before, She is buſie and cannot come. I pray God your wife ſend you ſo good an anſwere She may be buſie yet ſhe ſayes ſhele come. Well well: Polidor ſend you for your wife.