Chapman, George · published 1606 · first performed or written 1602 [Sep 18] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (second) unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
I by my faith shall ye. By my faith, but you shall answer as I wood have you then. Always put in with advice of your secretary, niece, come, what answer you? Since you needs will have my Answer, I'll Answer briefly to the first, and last part of his letter. Do so Niece, and leave the midst for himself a God's name, what is your answer? I cannot but suffer you to love, if you do love. Why very good, there it is, and will requite your love; say you so? beshrew my lips then my Lord. beshrew my fingers but you shall; what, you may promise to requite his love, and yet not promise him marriage I hope; well, and will requite your love. Nay good my Lord hold your hand, for i'll be sworn, i'll not set my hand to't. Well hold of your hand good madam till it should come on, I'll be ready for it anon, I warrant ye now forth; my Love is without passion, and therefore free from alteration, what answer you to that madam? even this my Lord, your Love being mental, needs no bodily Requital. I am Content with that, and here it is; but in heart. What but in heart? Hold of your hand yet I say, I do embrace and repay it, You may write uncle, but if you get my hand to it, Alas Niece this is nothing, is't any thing to a bodily marriage, to say you love a man in Soul if your hearts agree and your bodies meet not? simple marriage rites, now let us forth: he is in the way to felicity, and desires your hand. My hand shall always sign the way to felicity. Very good, may not any woman say this now. Conclude now sweet Niece. And so God prosper your journey. Charitably concluded, though far short of that love I wood have shown to any friend of yours Niece I swear to you, your hand now, and let this little stay his appetite. Read what you have writ my Lord. What needs that madam, you remember it I am sure. Well if it want sense in the Composition, let my secretary be blamed for't, their's my hand. Thanks gentle Niece, now i'll read it. Why now, more than before I pray? That you shall see strait, I cannot but suffer you to love if you do love and will requite your love. Remember that requital was of your own putning it, but it shall be after my fashion I warrant ye. Interrupt me no more, your love being mental needs no bodily requital, but in heart I embrace & repay it; my hand shall always sign the way to felicity, and myself knit with you in the bands of marriage ever walk with you, in it, and so God prosper our journey: God's me life, 'tis not thus I hope.
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I by my faith shall ye. By my faith, but you shal answere as I wood haue you then. Alwaies put in with aduice of your secretarie, neece, come, what answere you? Since you needes will haue my Answere, Ile Answere to the first, and last part of his letter. Doe so Neece, and leaue the midst for himselfe a gods name, what is your answeare? I cannot but suffer you to loue, if you do loue. Why vry good, there it is, and will requit your loue; say you so? Beshrowe my lipps then my Lord. Beshrowe my fingers but you shall; what, you may promise to requite his loue, and yet not promise him marriage I hope; wel, and will requite your loue. Nay good my Lord hold your hand, for ile bee sworne, ile not set my hand oo't. VVell hold of your hand good madam till it shood come on, Ile be readie for it anon, I warrant ye now forth; my Loue is without passion, and therefore free from alteration, what answere you to that madam? Euen this my Lorde, your Loue being mentall, needes no bodely Requitall. I am Content with that, and here it is; but in hart. VVhat but in hart? Hold of your hand yet I say, I doe embrace and repaie it, You may write vnckle, but if you get my hand to it, Alas Neece this is nothing, ist any thing to a bodely marriage, to say you loue a mā in Soule if your harts agree and your bodies meet not? simple marriarge rites, now let vs foorth: hee is in the way to felicitie, and desires your hand. My had shall alwaies signe the way to felicitie. Very good, may not any woman say this now. Conclud now sweet Neece. And so God prosper your Iourney. Charitably concluded, though farre short of that oue I wood haue showen to any friend of yours Neece I sweare to you, your hand now, andlet this little stay his appetite. Read what you haue writ my Lord. What needs that madam, you remember it I am sure. Well if it want sence in the Composition, let my secretarie be blam'd for't, theirs my hand. Thanks gentle Neece, now ile reade it. VVhy now, more then before I pray? That you shall see straite, I cannot but suffer you to loue if you doe loue and wil requite your loue. Remember that requitall was of your own putning it, but it shal be after my fashion I warrant ye. Interrupt me no more, your loue being mentoll needs no bodely requital, but in hart I embrace & repay it; my hand shall alwaies signe the way to felicitie, and my selfe knit with you in the bandes of marriage euer walke with you, in it, and so God prosper our iourney: Gods me life, tis not thus I hope.