2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody (The Second Part of Queen Elizabeth's Troubles) · chunk 2 of 44
Heywood, Thomas · published 1606 · first performed or written 1605 [1604-1605; revised c.1632] (Annals) history · Queen Anne's Men T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and typicality 0.80 · 485 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
Good: but withal, What do they think in general of the Bargain? That if the King confirm and seal your Patent, London will yield you partners enough. I think no less: Go fit you for the sea, I mean to send you into Barbarie: You unto Venice, You to Portingale, Provide you presently: where much is spent, Some must be got, thrift should be provident: Come hither cousin, all the rest depart. I had as good depart too, for he'll ring a peal in mine 'twill sound worse than a passing bell. (care, I have ta'en note of your bad husbandry, Careless respect, and prodigal expense, And out of my experience counsel you. And I hope good Uncle, you think, I am as ready to take good counsel, as you to give it, & I doubt not, but to clear, myself of all objections that foul-mouthed envy shall intimate against me. How can you satisfy the great complaint Preferred against you by old Mistress Blunt. A woman of approved honesty. That's true, her honesty hath been proved ofter than once or twice: but do you know her Uncle? are you inward with her course of life, she's a common midwife for trade-fallen virginity, there are more maidenheads charged and discharged in her house in a year, than pieces at the Artillery yard. She bring sin further proof, that you miscalled her. I never called her out of name, by this hand Uncle, to my remembrance: No: she says you called her Bawd. True; and I have known her answer to't a thousand times; tut Uncle 'tis her name, and I know who gave it her too, by the same token her Godfather gave her a bowed angel standing at the door which she hath kept time out a mind. Antonio reports you love his wife. Love, why alas, Uncle, I hold it parcel of my duty to love my neighbours, and should I hate his wife, no man would hold me a fit member for a common wealth. He hates you for't. Why, alas Uncle, that's not my fault, i'll love him ne'ertheless, you know we are commanded to love our enemies, and though he would see me hanged, yet will I love his wife. He told me, you bestowed a gown of a strumpet. Why, alas Uncle, the poor whore went naked, and you know the text commands us to clothe the naked, and deeds of mercy be imputed to us for faults, God help the elect. Well, if your prodigal expenses be aimed At any virtuous and religious end, 'tis the more tolerable, and I am proud You can so probably excuse yourself. Well Uncle to approve my words, as indeed good words without deeds are like your green figtree without fruit. I have sworn myself to a more conformable and strict course of life. Well cousin, hoping you'll prove a new man.
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Good: but withall, What doe they thinke in generall of the Bargaine? That if the King confirme and seale your Pattent, London will yeelde you partners ynow. I thinke no lesse: Goe fit you for the sea, I meane to send you into Barbarie: You vnto Venice, You to Portingall, Prouide you presently: where much is spent, Some must be got, thrift should be prouident: Come hether Cosin, all the rest depart. I had as good depart too, for heele ring a peale in mine T'will sound worse then a passing bell. (care, I haue tane note of your bad husbandrie, Carelesse respect, and prodigall expence, And out of my experience counsell you. And I hope good Vncle, you thinke, I am as readie to take good counsell, as you to giue it, & I doubt not, but to cleere, my selfe of all obiections that foule-mouthed envic shall intimate against me. How can you satisfie the great complaint Preferd against you by old Mistresse Blunt. A woman of approued honestie. That's true, her honestie hath beene prooued ofter then once or twice: but doe you know her Vncle? are you inward with her course of life, shee's a common midwife for tradefalne virginitie, there are more maidenheads chargde and dischargde in her house in a yeare, then peeces at the Artillerie yard. She bring sin further proofe, that you miscal'd her. I neuer cal'd her out of name, by this hand Vncle, to my remembrance: No: she sayes you cald her Bawde. True; and I haue known her answere too't a thousand times; tut Vncle tis her name, and I know who gaue it her too, by the same token her Godfather gaue her a bowd angell standing at the doo re which she hath kept time out a minde. Antonio reports you loue his wife. Loue, why alas, Vncle, I hold it percell of my dutie to loue my neighbours, and should I hate his wife, no man would hold me a fit member for a common wealth. He hates you fort. Why, ahlas Vncle, that's not my fault, ile loue him nerethelesse, you know we are commanded to loue our enemies, and though he would see me hang'd, yet will I loue his wife. He told me, you bestow'd a gowne of a strumpet. Why, ahlas Vncle, the poore whore went naked, and you know the text commandes vs to cloath the naked, and deeds of mercie be imputed to vs for faults, God helpe the elect. Well, if your prodigall expences be aym'd At any vertuous and religious end, Tis the more tollerable, and I am proud You can so probably excuse your selfe. VVell Vncle to approoue my wordes, as indeed good words without deeds are like your greene fig-tree without fruit. I haue sworne my selfe to a more conformable and strikt course of life. VVell Cosin, hoping youle prooue a new man.