Heywood, Thomas · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 [1592-1599] (Annals) history · Derby's (Strange's) Men unassigned nearest T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
Oh I have sound him now. Because my Niece his wife is beautiful, And well reputed for her virtuous parts: He in his fond conceit misdoubts the King, Doth dote on her in his affection. I know not cousin how she way be changed, By any cause in you procuring it, From the fair carriage of her wonted course: But well I wot, I have oft heard you say, She merited no scruple of mislike. If now some giddy fancy in your brain, Make you conceive sinisterly of her, And with a person of such difference. I tell you cousin, more for her respect, Then to soothe you in such sottishness, I would reveal ye open to the world, And let your folly justly plague yourself. Uncle you are too forward in your rage, And much mistake me in this suddenness, Your Niece's reputation have I prized, And shrined as devoutly in my soul As you, or any that it can concern. Nor when I tell you that it is the King, Comes muffled like a common Servingman, Do I infer thereby my wife is false? Or swerves one jot from wonted modesty. Though in my shop she sit, more to respect, Her servants duty, then for any skill, She doth, or can pretend in what we trade, Is it not strange, that ever when he comes, It is to her, and will not deal with me? Ah Uncle Frank, nay, would all her kin, Were here to censure of my cause aright: Though I misdeem not her, yet give me leave, To doubt what his sly walking may intend. And let me tell ye, he that is possessed, Of such a beauty, fears undermining guests: Especially a mighty one, like him, Whose greatness may guild over ugly sin. But say his coming is not to my wife, Then hath he some sly aiming at my life, By false compounded metals, or light gold, Or else some other trifle to be sold. When kings themselves so narrowly do pry Into the world, men fear, and why not I? Believe my brother in this doubtful case I know not well how I should answer ye, I wonder in this serious busy time, Of this great gathered benevolence, For his regaining of his right in France, The day and nightly turmoil of his Lords, Yea of the whole estate in general, He can be spared from these great affairs, And wander here disguised in this sort. But is not this your boy? Yes marry is it: how now, what news with thee? Master, my mistress by a Nobleman, Is sent for to the King in a close Coach, she's gone with him, these are the news I bring. How? my niece sent for to the King? By a Nobleman, and she is gone with him? Nay, than I like it not? How, gone sayst thou? Be patient Uncle, storm not gentle Frank: The wrong is mine, by whom? a king, To talk of such it is no common thing. She is gone thou sayst?
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Oh I haue sound him now. Because my Niece his wife is beautifull, And well reputed for her vertuous parts: He in his fond conceit misdoubts the King, Doth doate on her in his affection. I know not Cosin how she way be changde, By any cause in you procuring it, From the faire cariage of her wonted course: But well I wot, I haue oft heard you say, Shee merited no scruple of mislike. If now some gyddie fancie in your braine, Make you conceiue sinisterly of her, And with a person of such difference. I tell you Cosin, more for her respect, Then to sooth you in such sottishnes, I would reucale yée open to the world, And let your folly iustly plague your selfe. Vnckle you are too forward in your rage, And much mistake me in this suddennes, Your Nieces reputation haue I prizde, And shrined as deuoutly in my soule As you, or any that it can concerne. Nor when I tell you that it is the King, Comes muffled like a common Seruingman, Doe I inferre thereby my wife is false? Or swerues one iot from wonted modestie. Though in my shop shée sit, more to respect, Her seruants dutie, then for any skill, Shee doth, or can pretend in what we trade, Is it not strange, that euer when he comes, It is to her, and will not deale with me? Ah Vncle Franke, nay, would all her kin, Were here to censure of my cause aright: Though I misoéeme not her, yet giue me leaue, To doubt what his slie walking may entend. And let me tell yée, hee that is possest, Of such a beautie, feares vndermining guests: Especially a mightie one, like him, Whose greatnes may guilde ouer vgly sinne. But say his comming is not to my wife, Then hath he some slie ayming at my life, By false compounded mettals, or light gold, Or else some other trifle to be sold. When kings themselues so narrowly do prie Into the world, men feare, and why not I? Beléeue my brother in this doubtful case I know not well how I should answere yee, I wonder in this serious busie time, Of this great gathered beneuolence, For his regaining of his right in France, The day and nightly turmoile of his Lords, Yea of the whole estate in generall, He can be spared from these great affaires, And wander here disguised in this sort. But is not this your boy? Yes marie is it: how now, what newes with thée? Maister, my mistresse by a Nobleman, Is sent for to the King in a close Coach, Shées gon with him, these are the newes I bring. How? my sent for to the King? By a Nobleman, and she is gone with him? Nay, then I like it not? How, gone saist thon? Be patient Vnckle, storme not gentle Franke: The wrong is , by whom? a king, To talke of such it is no common thing. She is gone thou saist?