Shakespeare, William · published 1630 · first performed or written 1597 [Apr 23] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 510 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
What shall de honest man do in my closet, here is no honest man dat shall come in my closet. I beseech you be not so phlegmatic; hear the truth of it. He came of an errand to me, from Parson Hugh. Vell. I forsooth: to desire her to— Peace, I pray you. Peace-a-your tongue: speake-a-your Tale. To desire this honest Gentlewoman (your Maid) to speak a good word to Mistress Anne Page, for my Master in the way of Marriage. This is all indeedla: but i'll ne'er put my finger in the fire, and need not. Sir Hugh send you? Rugby, baton me some paper: tarry you a littell-a while. I am glad he is so quiet: if he had been throughly moved, you should have heard him so loud, and so melancholy; but notwithstanding man, I'll do you your Master what good I can; and the very yea, and the no is that French Doctor my Master, (I may call him my Master, look you, for I keep his house; and I wash, ring, brew, bake, scour, dress meat and drink, make the beds, and do all myself.) 'Tis a great charge to come under one bodies hand. Are you a uised o' that? you shall find it a great charge: and to be up early, and down late; but notwithstanding, (to tell you in your ear, I would have no words of it) my Master himself is in love with Mistress Anne Page; but notwithstanding that I know Ans mind, that's neither here nor there. You, jack ' Nape; glue-'a this Letter to Sir Hugh, by gar it is a challenge: I will cut his throat in de park, and I will teach a scurvy jack-a-nape Priest to meddle, or make:— you may be gone: it is not good you tarry here; by gar I will cut all his two stones; by gar, he shall not have a stone to throw at his dog. Alas, he speaks but for his friend. It is no matter'a for dat; do not you tell-a-me dat I shall have Anne Page for myself? by gar, I vill kill de Jacke Priest; and I have appointed mine Host of de Jarteer to measure our weapon, by gar, I will myself have Anne Page. Sir, the maid loves you, and all shall be well; we must give folks leave to prate; what the good ier. Rugby, come to the Court with me: by gar, if I have not Arm Page, I shall turn your head out of my door: follow my heels, Rugby. You shall have An-fooles head of your own; No, I know Ans mind for that; never a woman in Windsor knows more of Ans mind than I do, nor can do more than I do with her, I thank heaven. Who's with in there, hoa? Who's there, I troa? Come near the house I pray you. How now (good woman) how dost thou? The better that it pleases your good Worship to ask? What news? how does pretty Mistress Anne?
seed 43: T5 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
What ſhall de honeſt man do in my Cloſſet, here is no honeſt man dat ſhall come in my Cloſſet. I beſeech you be not ſo flegmaticke; heare the truth of it. He came of an errand to mee, from Parſon Hugh. Vell. I forſooth: to deſire her to— Peace, I pray you. Peace-a-your tongue: ſpeake-a-your Tale. To deſire this honeſt Gentlewoman (your Maid) to ſpeake a good word to Miſtris Anne Page, for my Maſter in the way of Marriage. This is all indeed-la: but ile nere put my finger in the fire, and neede not. Sir Hugh ſend-a you? Rugby, ballow me ſome paper: tarry you a littell-a while. I am glad hee is ſo quiet: if hee had bin throughly moued, you ſhould haue heard him ſo loud, and ſo melancholly; but notwithſtanding man, Ile doe yoe your Maſter what good I can; and the very yea, and the no is that French Doctor my Maſter, (I may call him my Maſter, looke you, for I keepe his houſe; and I waſh, ring, brew, bake, ſcowre, dreſſe meate and drinke, make the beds, and doe all my ſelfe.) 'Tis a great charge to come vnder one bodies hand. Are you a uis'd o' that? you ſhall finde it a great charge: and to be vp early, and downe late; but notwithſtanding, (to tell you in your eare, I would haue no words of it) my Maſter himſelfe is in loue with Miſtris Anne Page; but notwithſtanding that I know Ans mind, that's neither heere nor there. You, Iack 'Nape; glue-'a this Letter to Sir Hugh, by gar it is a ſhallenge: I will cut his troat in de Parke, and I will teach a ſcuruy Iack-a-nape Prieſt to meddle, or make:—you may be gon: it is not good you tarry here; by gar I will cut all his two ſtones; by gar, he ſhall not haue a ſtone to throw at his dogge. Alas, he ſpeakes but for his friend. It is no matter'a vr dat; do not you tell-a-me dat I ſhall haue Anne Page for my ſelfe? by gar, I vill kill de Iacke Prieſt; and I haue appointed mine Hoſt of de Iarteer to meaſure our weapon, by gar, I will my ſelfe haue Anne Page. Sir, the maid loues you, and all ſhall bee well; Wee muſt giue folkes leaue to prte; what the good ier. Rugby, come to the Court with me: by gar, if I haue not Anne Page, I ſhall turne your head out of my dore: follow my heeles, Rugby. You ſhall haue An-fooles head of your owne; No, I know Ans mind for that; neuer a woman in Windſor knowes more of Ans minde then I doe, nor can doe more then I doe with her, I thanke heauen. Who's with in there, hoa? Who's there, I troa? Come neere the houſe I pray you. How now (good woman) how doſt thou? The better that it pleaſes your good Worſhip to aske? What newes? how do's pretty Miſtris Anne?