Shakespeare, William · published 1602 · first performed or written 1597 [Apr 23] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men · before the Court unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 492 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
Why my maidens Ant, Gilliā of Brainford. A witch, have I not forewarned her my house, Alas we are simple we, we know not what Is brought to pass under the colour of fortune, Telling. Come down you witch, come down. Away you witch get you gone. By Ieshu I verily think she is a witch indeed, I espied under her muster a great beard. Pray come help me to search, pray now. Come we'll go for his mind's sake. By my troth he beat him most extremely. I am glad of it, what shall we proceed any further? No faith, now if you will let us tell our husbands of it. For mine I am sure hath almost fretted himself to death. Content, come we'll go tell them all, And as they agree, so will we proceed. Sir here be three Gentlemen come from the Duke the Stanger sir, would have your horse. The Duke, what Duke? let me speak with the Gentlemen, do they speak English? I'll call them to you sir. No Bardolfe, let them alone, I'll sauce them: They have had my house a week at command, I have turned away my other guess, They shall have my horses Bardolfe, They must come off, I'll sauce them. Well wife, here take my hand, upon my soul I love thee dearer than I do my life, and joy I hnue so true and constant wife, my jealousy shall never more offend thee. Sir I am glad, & that which I have done, Was nothing else but mirth and modesty. I mistresses Ford, Falstaff hath all the grief, And in this knavery my wife was the chief. No knavery husband, it was honest mirth. Indeed it was good pastimes & merriments. But sweet heart shall we leave old Falstaff so? O by no means, send to him again. I do not think he'll come being so much deceived. Let me alone, I'll to him once again like Brook, and know his mind whether he'll come or not. There must be some plot laid, or he'll not come. Let us alone for that. Hear my device. Oft have you heard since Horn the hunter died, That women to affright their little children, Sesse that he walks in shape of a great stag. Now for that Falstaff hath been so deceived, As that he dares not venture to the house, we'll send him word to meet us in the field, Disguised like Horn, with huge horns on his head, The hour shallbe just between twelve and one, And at that time we will meet him both: Then would I have you present there at hand, With little boys disguised and dressed like Fairies, For to affright fat Falstaff in the woods. And then to make a period to the jest, Tell Falstaff all, I think this will do best. 'tis excellent, and my daughter Anne, Shall like a little Fairy be disguised.
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Why my maidens Ant, Gilliā of Brainford. A witch, haue I not forewarned her my house, Alas we are simple we, we know not what Is brought to passe vnder the colour of fortune▪ Telling. Come downe you witch, come downe. Away you witch get you gone. By Ieshu I verily thinke she is a witch indeed, I espied vnder her muster a great beard. Pray come helpe me to search, pray now. Come weele go for his minds sake. By my troth he beat him most extreamly. I am glad of it, what shall we proceed any further? No faith, now if you will let vs tell our husbands of it. For mine I am sure hath almost fretted himselfe to death. Content, come weele goe tell them all, And as they agree, so will we proceed. Syr heere be three Gentlemen come from the Duke the Stanger sir, would haue your horse. The Duke, what Duke? let me speake with the Gentlemen, do they speake English? Ile call them to you sir. No Bardolfe, let them alone, Ile sauce them: They haue had my house a weeke at command, I haue turned away my other guesse, They shall haue my horses Bardolfe, They must come off, Ile sawce them. Well wife, heere take my hand, vpon my soule I loue thee dearer then I do my life, and ioy I hnue so true and constant wife, my iealousie shall neuer more offend thee. Sir I am glad, & that which I haue done, Was nothing else but mirth and modestie. I misteris Ford, Falstaffe hath all the griefe, And in this knauerie my wife was the chiefe. No knauery husband, it was honest mirth. Indeed it was good pastimes & merriments. But sweete heart shall wee leaue olde Falstaffe so? O by no meanes, send to him againe. I do not thinke heele come being so much deceiued. Let me alone, Ile to him once againe like Brooke, and know his mind whether heele come or not. There must be some plot laide, or heele not come. Let vs alone for that. Heare my deuice. Oft haue you heard since Horne the hunter dyed, That women to affright their litle children, Ses that he walkes in shape of a great stagge. Now for that Falstaffe hath bene so deceiued, As that he dares not venture to the house, Weele send him word to meet vs in the field, Disguised like Horne, with huge horns on his head, The houre shalbe iust betweene twelue and one, And at that time we will meet him both: Then would I haue you present there at hand, With litle boyes disguised and dressed like Fayries, For to affright fat Falstaffe in the woods. And then to make a period to the Iest, Tell Falstaffe all, I thinke this will do best. Tis excellent, and my daughter Anne, Shall like a litle Fayrie be disguised.