Shakespeare, William · published 1630 · first performed or written 1597 [Apr 23] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 505 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
That silk will I go buy, and in that time Shall M. Slender steal my Nan away, And marry her at Eton: go, send to Falstaff strait. Nay. I'll to him again in the name of Broome, he'll tell me all his purpose: sure he'll come. Fear not you that; Go get us properties And tricking for our fairies. Let us about it, It is admirable pleasures, and ferry honest knaveries. Go Mis. Ford, Send quickly to Sir John, to know his mind; I'll to the Doctor, he hath my good will, And none but he to marry with Nan Page; That Slender (though well landed) is an idiot, And he, my husband best of all affects; The Doctor is well moneyed and friends Potent at Court; he, none but he shall have her, Though twenty thousand worthier come to crave her. What wouldst thou have? (boor) what? (thick skin) speak, breathe, discuss; brief, short, quick, nap. Marry Sir, I come to speak with Sir Iohn Falstaff from Master Slender. There's his Chamber, his House, his Castle his standing bed and truckle-bed: 'tis painted about with the story of the prodigal, fresh and new: go, knock and call: he'll speak like an Anthropophaginian unto thee; knock I say. There's an old woman, a fat woman gone up into his chamber; i'll be so bold as stay Sir till she come down I come to speak with her indeed. Ha'▪ A fat woman? The Knight may be robbed; I'll call. Bully-Knight, Bully Sir John; speak from thy Lungs Military; Art thou there? It is thine Host, thine Ephesian calls. How now mine Host? Here's a Bohemian-Tartar tarries the coming down of thy fat-woman. Let her descend (Bully) let her descend▪ my Chambers are honourable; Fie, privacy? Fie. There was (mine Host) an old-fat-woman even now with me, but she's gone. Pray you Sir, was't not the Wise-woman of Brainford? I marry was it (Mussel-shell) what would you with her? My Master (Sir) my master Slender, sent to her seeing her go through the streets, to know (Sir) whether one Nim (Sir) that beguiled him of a chain, had the chain or no▪ I spoke with the old woman about it. And what says she, I pray Sir? Marry she says, that the very same man that beguiled Master Slender of his chain, cozoned him of it. I would I could have spoken with the Woman herself, I had other things to have spoken with her too, from him. What are they? let us know. I; come, quick. I may not conceal them (Sir.) Conceal them, or thou diest. Why sir, they were nothing but about Mistress Anne Page, to know if it were my Master fortune to have her, or no. 'Tis, 'tis his fortune▪ What Sir? To have her, or no: go; say the woman told me so. May I be bold to say so Sir? I Sir: like who more bold. I thank your worship: I shall make my Master glad with these tidings.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
That ſilke will I go buy, and in that time Shall M. Slender ſteale my Nan away, And marry her at Eaton: go, ſend to Falſtaffe ſtraight. Nay. Ile to him againe in the name of Broome, Hee'l tell me all his purpoſe: ſure hee'l come. Feare not you that; Go get vs properties And tricking for our Fayries. Let vs about it, It is admirable pleaſures, and ferry honeſt knaueries. Go Miſ. Ford, Send quickly to Sir Iohn, to know his minde; Ile to the Doctor, he hath my good will, And none but he to marry with Nan Page; That Slender (though well landed) is an Ideot, And he, my husband beſt of all affects; The Doctor is well monied and friends Potent at Court; he, none but he ſhall haue her, Though twenty thouſand worthier come to craue her. What wouldſt thou haue? (Boore) what? (thick skin) ſpeake, breathe, diſcuſſe; breefe, ſhort, quicke, nap. Marry Sir, I come to ſpeake with Sir Iohn Falſtaffe from Maſter Slender. There's his Chamber, his Houſe, his Caſtle his ſtanding bed and truckle-bed: 'tis painted about with the ſtory of the Prodigall, freſh and new: goe, knocke and call: hee'l ſpeake like an Anthropophaginian vnto thee; Knocke I ſay. There's an olde woman, a fat woman gone vp into his chamber; ile be ſo bold as ſtay Sir till ſhe come down I come to ſpeake with her indeed. Ha▪ A fat woman? The Knight may be robb'd; Ile call. Bully-Knight, Bully Sir Iohn; ſpeake from thy Lungs Military; Art thou there? It is thine Hoſt, thine Epheſian cals. How now mine Hoſt? Here's a Bohemian-Tartar taries the comming downe of thy fat-woman. Let her deſcend (Bully) let her deſcend▪ my Chambers are honourable; Fie, priuacy? Fie. There was (mine Hoſt) an old-fat-woman euen now with me, but ſhe's gone. Pray you Sir, was't not the Wiſe-woman of Brainford? I marry was it (Muſſel-ſhell) what would you with her? My Maſter (Sir) my maſter Slender, ſent to her ſeeing her go thorough the ſtreets, to know (Sir) whether one Nim (Sir) that beguil'd him of a chaine, had the chaine or no▪ I ſpake with the old woman about it. And what ſayes ſhe, I pray Sir? Marry ſhee ſayes, that the very ſame man that beguil'd Maſter Slender of his Chaine, cozon'd him of it. I would I could haue ſpoken with the Woman her ſelfe, I had other things to haue ſpoken with her too, from him. What are they? let vs know. I; come, quicke. I may not conceale them (Sir.) Conceale them, or thou di'ſt. Why ſir, they were nothing but about Miſtris Anne Page, to know if it were my Maſter fortune to haue her, or no. 'Tis, 'tis his fortune▪ What Sir? To haue her, or no: goe; ſay the woman told me ſo. May I be bold to ſay ſo Sir? I Sir: like who more bold. I thanke your worſhip: I ſhall make my Maſter glad with theſe tydings.