The Dutch Courtesan (Cockle de Moye) · chunk 19 of 35
Marston, John · published 1605 · first performed or written 1605 [1603-1605] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
O bloody villains, nothing is defamed but by his proper self, Physicians abuse remedies, Lawyers spoil the Law, and women only shame women, you ha' vowed my death? My lust, not I, before my reason would, yet I must use lust, that I a man of sense should conceive endless pleasure in a body whose soul I know to be so hideously black. That a man at twenty three should cry, O sweet pleasure, and at forty three should sigh, O sharp Pox: but consider man furnished with omnipotency and you overthrow him, thou must cool thy impatient appetite. 'Tis Fate, t's Fate. I do malign my creation that I am subject to passion, I must enjoy her. I have it mark, I give a mask tonight To my loves kindred, in that thou shalt go: In that we two make show of falling out, Give seeming challenge, instantly depart, With some suspicion to present fight. We will be seen as going to our swords, And after meeting, this Ring only lent, I'll lurk in some obscure place, till rumor (The common Bawd to loose suspicions) Have feigned me slain, which (in respect myself NVill not bee found, and our late seeming quarrell) Will quickly sound to all as earnest truth: Then to thy wench, protest me surely dead. Show her this Ring, enjoy her, and blood cold we'll laugh at folly. O but think of it. Think of it, come away, virtue let sleep thy passions," What old times held as crimes, are now but fashions. I am not at this time furnished, but there's my bond for your Plate. Your bill had been sufficient you're a good man, a standing cup parcel guilt, of 32. ounces. 11. pound, 7. shillings, the first of Iuly, good plate, good man, good day good all. 'tis my hard fortune, I will hang the knave, no, first he shall half rot in fetters in the Dungeon, his conscience made despairful, i'll hire a Knave a purpose, shall assure him he is damned, and after see him with mine own eyes, hanged without singing any Psalm. Lord that he has but one neck. You are too tyrannous, you'll use me no further. No Sir, lend me your servant, only to carry the plate home, I have occasion of an hours absence. With easy consent, sir haste and be careful, Be very careful I pray thee to my wife's own hands. Secure yourself sir. To her own hand. Fear not, I have delivered greater things than this, to a woman's own hand. monsieur, please you to buy a fine delicate ball, sweet ball; a camphor ball. Pre thee away. One a ball to scour, a scouring ball, a ball to be shaved For the love of god talk not of shaving, I have been shaved, mischief and 1000. devils cease him, I have been shaved.
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O bloody villaines, nothing is defamed but by his proper ſelfe, Phiſitions abuſe remedies, Lawyers ſpoyle the Lawe, and women onely ſhame women, you ha vow'd my death? My luſt, not I, before my reaſon would, yet I muſt vſe , that I a man of ſence ſhould conceiue endeleſſe pleaſure in a body whoſe ſoule I know to be ſo hideouſly blacke. That a man at twentie the ſhould cry, O ſweete pleaſure, and at fortie three ſhould ſigh, O ſharpe Poxe: but conſider man furniſhed with omnipotencie and you ouerthrowe him, thou muſt coole thy impatient appetite. Ti's Fate, ti's Fate. I doe malign my creation that I am ſubiect to paſſion, I muſt inioy her. I haue it marke, I giue a maske to night To my loues kindred, in that thou ſhalt goe: In that we two make ſhew of falling out, Giue ſeeming challenge, inſtantly depart, With ſome ſuſpition to preſent fight. VVe will be ſeene as going to our ſwordes, And after meeting, this Ring onely lent, Ile lurke in ſome obſcure place, till rumor (The common Bawde to looſe ſuſpitions) Haue fayned me ſlaine, which (in reſpect my ſelfe NVill not bee found, and our late ſeeming quarrell) VVill quickly ſound to all as earneſt truth: Then to thy wench, proteſt me ſurely dead. Shew her this Ring, inioy her, and bloud colde VVeele laugh at folly. O but thinke of it. Thinke of it, come away, vertue let ſleepe thy paſſions, "VVhat old times held as crimes, are now but faſhions. I am not at this time furniſhed, but ther's my bond for your Plate. Your bill had ben ſufficient y'are a good man, a ſtanding cup parcell guilt, of 32. ounces. 11. pound, 7. ſhillings, the firſt of Iuly, good plate, good man, good day good all. Tis my hard fortune, I will hang the knaue, no, firſt he ſhall halfe rot in fetters in the Dungeon, his conſcience made deſpairfull, ile hyre a Knaue a purpoſe, ſhal aſſure him he is damn'd, and after ſee him with mine owne eyes, hanged without ſinging any Pſalme. Lord that hee has but one necke. You are too tyrannous, you'le vſe me no further. No Sir, lend mee your ſeruant, onely to carry the plate home, I haue occaſion of an houres abſence. VVith eaſie conſent, ſir haſt and be carefull, Be very carefull I pray thee to my wifes owne hands. Secure your ſelfe ſir. To her owne hand. Feare not, I haue deliuered greater thinges than this, to a womans owne hand. Mounſier, pleaſe you to buy a fine delicate bll, ſweet ball; a Camphyer ball. Pre thee away. One a ball to ſkower, a ſkowring ball, a ball to be ſhaued For the loue of god talke not of ſhauing, I haue been ſhaued, miſcheife and 1000. diuells ceaſe him, I haue been ſhaued.