Chapman, George · published 1606 · first performed or written 1602 [Sep 18] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (second) unassigned nearest T45 Widows, wooing and remarriage · 516 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T45: widow, widows, hoord, master, gentlemen, wife, randalls, wit, mistress, married.
'tis enough, 'tis enough, as long as they have land enough, but now muster your third person afore us I beseech you, The third person and second knight blunt Sir Cut. Rudesby, is indeed blunt at a sharp wit, and sharp at a blunt wit a good bustling gallant talks well at Rovers; he is two parts soldier; as slovenly as a Swisser, and somewhat like one in face too; for he wears a bush beard will dead a Cannon shot better than a woolpack: he will come into the presence like your Frenchman in foul boots: and dares eat garlic as a preparative to his Courtship; you shall know more of him hereafter; but good wags let me win you now, for the Geographical parts of your Ladies in requital. That you shall Sir, and the Hydrographical too and you will; first my Lady the widow, and Countess Eugenia, is in earnest, a most worthy Lady, and indeed can do more than a thousand other Ladies can do I can tell ye. What's that I pray thee? Mary Sir, he means she can do more than sleep, and eat and drink; and play at noddy, and help to make herself ready. Can she so? She is the best scholar of any woman but one in England, she is wise and virtuous, Nay she has one strange quality for a woman beside, though these be strange enough that he has reckoned. For God's sake what's that? She can love reasonable constantly, for she loved her husband only, almost a whole year together. That's strange indeed, but what is your fair Lady Sir? My Lady Sir, the Lady Hippolita. That is as chaste as ever was Hippolytus. (True my pretty Parenthesis) is half a maid, half a wife, and halfe a widow. Strange tale to tell; how canst thou make this good my good Assumpsit. Thus Sir, she was betrothed to a gallant young gentleman that loud her with such passion and admiration that he never thought he could be so blessed as to enjoy her in full marriage, till the minister was marrying them, and even then when he was saying I Charles take thee Hippolita; with extreme joy he began to look pale, then going forwards saying to my wedded wife, he looked paler, and, then pronouncing, for richer for poorer as long as we both shall live, he looked extreme pale; Now sir when she comes to speak her part, and said, I Hippolyta take thee Charles, he began to faint for joy, then saying to my wedded husband, he began to sink, but then going forth too for better for worse, he could stand no longer but with very conceit it seemed, that she whom he tendered as the best of all things, should pronounce the worst, and for his sake too, he sunk down right, and died suddenly: And thus being half married, & her half husband wholly dead, I hope I may with discretion affirm her, halfe a maid, half a wife, and halfe a widow; do ye conceive me Sir?
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Tis enough, tis enough, as long as they haue land enough, but now muster your thirde person afore vs I beseech you, The thirde person and second knight blunt Sir Cutt. Rudesby, is indeed blunt at a sharpe wit, and sharpe at a blun wit a good bustling galant talkes well at Rouers; he is two parts souldier; as slouenlie as a Switzer, and somewhat like one in face too; for he weares a bush beard wil dead a Cannon shott better then a woolpacke: hee will come ino the presence like yor Frenchman n foule bootes▪ and dares eate garlik as a prepatiue to his Courship; you shall knowe moe of hi hreafter; but good wags let me winne you now, for the Geographicall parts of your Ladies in requitall. That you shall Sir, and the Hydrographicall too and you will; first my Ladie the widowe, and Countes ugenia, is in earnest, a most worthy Ladie, and indeede can doe more then a thousand other Ladies can doe I can tell ye. Whats that I pray thee? Mary Sir, he meanes she can do more then sleep, and eate and drinke; and play at noddy, and helpe to make hir selfe readie. Can she so? She is the best scholler of any woman but one in England, she is wie and vertuous, Nay shee has one strage qualitie for a woman besides, tho these be strange enough that hee has rekoned. For Gods sake whats that? She can loue reasoable constantly, for she loued her husband only, almost a whole yeere togeather. Thats strange indeed, but what is youre faire Ladie Sir? My Ladie Sir, the Ladie Hippolita. That is as chast as euer was Hippolitus. (True my prettie Parenthesis) is halfe a maid, halfe a wife, and hale a widdowe. Strange tale to tell; howe canst thou make this good my good Assumpsit. Thus Sir, he was betroathed to a gallant young gentleman that loude hir with such passion and admiration that he neuer thought he could bee so blessed as to enoy her in sull marriage, till the minister was marrying them, and euen then when he was saying I Charles take thee Hippolita; with extreame ioy he began to looke pale, then going forwardes saying to my wedded wife, he lookt paler, and, then pronouncing, for richer for poorer as long as we both shall liue, he lookt extreame pale; Now sir when she comes to speake her parte, and said, I Hippolota take thee Charles, hee began to faint for ioy, then saying to my wedded husband, hee began to sinke, but then going forth too for better sor woe, he coulde stand no longer but with verie conceit it seemd, that shee whome hee tendred as the best of all thinges, shoulde pronounce the worst, and for his sake too, hee suncke downe right, and died sodenly: And thus being halfe married, & her halfe husband wholy dead, I hope I may with discretion affirme her, halfe a maide, halfe a wife, and halfe a widdowe; do ye conceiu me Sir?