Chapman, George · published 1605 · first performed or written 1601 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · before the Court T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy typicality 0.74 · 486 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
Avoid, I charge thee in name of this divorce: Thou mightst have looked to it in time, yet this I will do for thee; if thou canst spy out any other man that thou wouldest cuckold, thou shalt have my letter to him: I can do no more: more Ink master Notary, I wright my name at large. Here is more Sir. Ah ass that thou could not know thy happiness till thou hadst lost it, how now? my nose bleed? shall I write in blood? what only three drops? 'sfoot this's ominous: I will not set my hand to't now certain, master Notary I like not this abodement: I will defer the setting too of my hand till the next court day: keep the divorce I pray you, and the woman in your house together. Burn the divorce, burn the divorce. Not so Sir, it shall not serve her turn M. Notary, keep it at your peril, & gentlemen you may be gone a God's name, what have you to do to flock about me thus? I am neither owlet, nor cuckoo: gentlewomen for God's sake meddle with your own cases, it is not fit you should haunt these public assembles. well, farewell Cornelio. Use the gentlewoman kindly master Notary, As mine own wise, I assure you Sir. signor Cornelio I cannot but in kindness tell you that Balerio by counsel of Rinaldo hath whispered all this jealousy into your ears, not that he knew any just cause in your wise, but only to be revenged on you, for the gull, you put upon him, when you drew him with his glory to touch the Theorbo. May I believe this? As I am a gentleman: and if this accident of your nose had not fallen out, I would have told you this before you set too your hand. It may well be, yet have I cause enough To perfect my divorce, but it shall rest, Till I conclude it with a Counterbuff, given to these noble rascals: Claudio thanks: What comes of this, watch but my brain a little, And ye shall see, if like two parts in me, I leave not both these gullers' wits embriered, Now I perceive well where the wild wind sits, Here's Gull for Gull and wits at war with wits. Fortune the great commandress of the world, Hath divers ways to advance her followers: To some she gives honour without deserving, To other some deserving without honour, Some wit, some wealth: and some wit without wealth: Some wealth without wit, some, nor wit nor wealth But good smock-faces: or some qualities, by nature without judgement, with the which They live in sensual acceptation, And make show only, without touch of substance; My fortune is to win renown by Gulling, Gostanzo, Darioto, and Cornelio: All which suppose in all their different kinds, Their wits entire, and in themselves no piece,
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Length
486 words · 634 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T23 — Husbands, wives and jealousycross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.737 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Auoyde, I charge thee in name of this diuorce: Thou mightst haue lookt to it in time, yet this I will doe for thee; if thou canst spie out any other man that thou wouldest cuckolde, thou shalt haue my letter to him: I can do no more: more Inke maister Notary, I wright my name at large. Here is more Sir. Ah asse that thou could not knowthy happinesse till thou hadst lost it, how now? my nose bleed? shall I write in blood? what onely three drops? Sfoote thi's Omninous: I will not set my hand toot now certaine, maister Notary I like not this abodement: I will deferre the setting too of my hand till the next court day: keepe the diuorce I pray you, and the woman in your house together. Burne the diuorce, burne the diuorce. Not so Sir, it shall not serue her turne M. Notary, keep it at your perill, & gentlemen you may be gone a Gods name, what haue you to doe to flocke about me thus? I am neither Howlet, nor Cuckooe: gentlewomen for gods sake medle with your owne cases, it is not fit you should haunt these publike assembles. well, farewell Cornlio. Vse the gentlewoman kindely maister Notary, As mine owne wise, I assure you Sir. Signior Cornelio I cānot but in kindenes tell you that Balerio by counsaile of Rinaldo hath whispered all this into your eares, not that he knew any iust cause in your wise, but only to be reuengd on you, for the gull, you put vpon him, when you drew him with his glory to touch the Theorbo. May I beleeue this? As I am a gentleman: and if this accident of your nose had not falne out, I would haue told you this before you set too your hand. It may well be, yet haue I cause enough To perfect my diuorce, but it shall rest, Till I conclude it with a Counterbuffe, giuen to these noble rascals: Claudio thankes: What comes of this, watch but my braine a little, And yee shall see, if like two partes in me, I leaue not both these gullers wits Imbrierd, Now perceiue well where the wilde winde sits, Heres Gull for Gull and wits at warre with wits. Fortune the great commandresse of the world▪ Hath diuers wayes to aduance her followers: To some she giues honour without deseruing, To other some deseruing without honour, Some wit, some walth: and some wit without wealth: Some wealth without wit, some, nor wit nor wealth But good smocke-faces: or some qualities, by nature without iudgement, with the which They liue in sensuall acceptation, And make show onely, without touche of substance; My fortune is to winne renowne by Gulling, Gostanzo, Darioto, and Cornelio: All which suppose in all their different kindes, Their witts entyre, and in themselues no piece,