Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T15 Friars and holy orders in plot typicality 0.88 · 513 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T15: friar, lord, holy, friars, robin, peggy, lacie, angelo, love, nun.
I must leave you. One word sir, our watch sir have indeed comprehended two aspitious persons, and we would have them this morning examined before your worship. Take their examination yourself and bring it me, I am now in great haste, as it may appear unto you. It shall be suffigance. Drink some wine ere you go: far you well. My lord, they stay for you, to give your daughter to her husband. I'll wait upon them, I am ready. Go good partner, go get you to Francis seacoal, bid him bring his pen and inckehorne to the jail: we are now to examination these men. And we must do it wisely. We will spare for no wit I warrant you: here's that shall drive some of them to a noncome, only get the learned writer to set down our excommunication, and meet me at the jail. Come Friar Francis, be brief, only to the plain form of marriage, and you shall recount their particular duties afterwards. You come hither, my lord, to marry this lady. No. To be married to her: Friar, you come to marry her. Lady, you come hither to be married to this count. I do. If either of you know any inward impediment why you should not be conjoined, I charge you on your souls to utter it. Know you any, Hero? None my lord. Know you any, Count? I dare make his answer, None. O what men dare do! what men may do! what men daily do, not knowing what they do! How now! interjections? why then, some be of laughing, as, ah, ha, he. Stand thee by Friar, father, by your leave, Will you with free and unconstrained soul Give me this maid your daughter? As freely son as God did give her me. And what have I to give you back whose worth May counterpoise this rich and precious gift? Nothing, unless you render her again. Sweet Prince, you learn me noble thankfulness: There Leonato, take her back again, Give not this rotten orange to your friend, she's but the sign and semblance of her honour: Behold how like a maid she blushes here! O what authority and show of truth Can cunning sin cover itself withal! Comes not that blood, as modest evidence, To witness simple Virtue? would you not swear All you that see her, that she were a maid, By these exterior shows? But she is none: She knows the heat of a luxurious bed: Her blush is guiltiness, not modesty. What do you mean my lord? Not to be married, Not to knit my soul to an approved wanton. Dear my lord, if you in your own proof, Have vanquished the resistance of her youth, And made defeat of her virginity. I know what you would say: if I have known her, You will say, she did embrace me as a husband, And so extenuate the forehand sin: No Leonato, I never tempted her with word too large, But as a brother to his sister, showed Bashful sincerity, and comely love.
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I must leaue you. One word sir, our watch sir haue indeede comprehended two aspitious persons, and wee woulde haue them this morning examined before your worship. Take their examination your selfe and bring it me, I am now in great haste, as it may appeare vnto you. It shall be suffigance. Drinke some wine ere you goe: fare you well. My lord, they stay for you, to giue your daughter to her husband. Ile wait vpon them, I am ready. Go good partner▪ goe get you to Francis Sea-cole, bid him bring his penne and inckehorne to the Gaole: we are now to examination these men. And we must do it wisely. We will spare for no witte I warrant you: heeres that shall driue some of them to a noncome, only get the learned writer to set downe our excommunication, and meet me at the Iaile. Come Frier Francis, be briefe, onely to the plaine forme of marriage, and you shall recount their particular dueties afterwards. You come hither, my lord, to marry this lady. No. To bee married to her: Frier, you come to marry her. Lady, you come hither to be married to this counte. I do. If either of you know any inward impediment why you should not be conioyned, I charge you on your soules to vtter it. Know you any, Hero? None my lord. Know you any, Counte? I dare make his answer, None. O what men dare do! what men may do! what men daily do, not knowing what they do! Howe nowe! interiections? why then, some be of laughing, as, ah, ha, he. Stand thee by Frier, father▪ by your leaue, Will you with free and vnconstrained soule Giue me this maide your daughter? As freely sonne as God did giue her mee. And what haue I to giue you backe whose woorth May counterpoise this rich and pretious gift? Nothing, vnlesse you render her againe. Sweete Prince, you learne me noble thankfulnes: There Leonato, take her backe againe, Giue not this rotten orenge to your friend, Shee's but the signe and semblance of her honor: Behold how like a maide she blushes heere! O what authoritie and shew of truth Can cunning sinne couer it selfe withall! Comes not that blood, as modest euidence, To witnesse simple Vertue? would you not sweare All you that see her, that she were a maide, By these exterior shewes? But she is none: She knowes the heate of a luxurious bed: Her blush is guiltinesse, not modestie. What do you meane my lord? Not to be married, Not to knit my soule to an approoued wanton. Deere my lord, if you in your owne proofe, Haue vanquisht the resistance of her youth, And made defeate of her virginitie. I know what you would say: if I haue knowne her, You will say, she did imbrace me as a husband, And so extenuate the forehand sinne: No Leonato, I neuer tempted her with word too large, But as a brother to his sister, shewed Bashfull sinceritie, and comelie loue.