Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
A Heavy purse makes a light heart: O the consideration of this pouch, this pouch! Why he that has money, has heart's ease and the world in a string. O this red chink, and silver coin, it is the consolation of the World. I can sit at home quietly in my chair, and send out my angels by sea, and by land, and bid fly villains & fetch in ten in the hundred, I and a better penny too. Let me see, I have but two children in all the world to bestow my goods upon, Fortunatus my son & Lelia my daughter. For my son, he follows the wars, and that which he gets with swaggering, he spends in swaggering: but I'll curb him, his allowance whilst live shall be small, and so he shall be sure not to spend much: And if I die I will leave him a portion, that (if he will be a good husband and follow his father's steps) shall maintain him like a gentleman: and if he will not, let him follow his own humour till he be weary of it, and so let him go: now for my daughter she is my only joy, & the staff of my age, and I have bestowed good bringing up upon her (by’r lady): why she is e'en modesty itself, it does me good to look on her. Now if I can hearken out some wealthy marriage for her, I have my only desire. Mas, and well remembered, here's my neighbour Ploddall hard by, has but one only son, and (let me see) I take it, his Lands are better than five thousand pounds; now if I can make a match between his son and my daughter, and so join his Land and my money together, O 'twill be a blessed union. Well I'll in, and get a Scrivener, I'll write, to him about it presently: But stay here come M. Churmes the Lawer, I'll desire him to do so much. Good morrow M. Gripe. O good morrow M. Churms. What says my two debtor, that I lent 200. pound to? will they not pay use and charges of suit? Faith Sir I doubt they are bankrupts: I would you had your principal. Nay I'll have all, or I'll imprison their bodies: But M. Churms there is a matter I would fain have you do, but you must be very secret. O sir fear not that I'll warrant you. Why then this it is: my neighbour Ploddall hereby, you know is a man of very fair Land, and he has but one son, upon whom he means to bestow all that he has: Now I would make a match between my daughter Lelia and him; what think you of it. Marry I think 'twould be a good match, but the young man has had very simple bringing up.
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A Heauy purſe makes a light heart: O the conſideration of this pouch, this pouch! Why hee that has money, has hearts eaſe and the world in a ſtring. O this red chink, and ſiluer coine, it is the conſolation of the World. I can ſit at home quietly in my chayre, and ſend out my angels by ſea, and by land, and bid fly villanes & fetch in ten in the hundred, I and a better penny too. Let me ſee, I haue but two children in al the world to beſtow my goods vpon, Fortunatus my ſon & Lelia my daughter. For my ſon, he followes the wars, and that which he gets with ſwaggering, he ſpendes in ſwaggering: but Ile curbe him, his allowance whileſt liue ſhall bee ſmall, and ſo hee ſhall bee ſure not to ſpend much: And if I die I will leaue him a portion, that (if he will be a good husband and follow his fathers ſteps) ſhall maintaine him like a gentleman: and if he will not, let follow his owne humor til he be weary of it, and ſo let him go: now for my daughter ſhe is my only ioy, & the ſtaff of my age, and I haue beſtowed good bringing vp vpon hir (barlady): why ſhe is een modeſty it ſelf, it does me good to look on hir. Now if I can harken out ſome wealthy mariage for hir, I haue my only deſire. Mas, and well remembred, heer's my neighbour Ploddall hard by, has but one only ſonne, and (let me ſee) I take it, his Lands are better than fiue thouſand pounds; now if I can make a match betweene his ſonne and my daughter, and ſo ioine his Land and my mony together, O twil be a bleſſed vnion. Well Ile in, and get a Scriuener, Ile write, to him about it preſently: But ſtay heere come M. Churmes the Lawer, Ile deſire him to do ſo much. Good morrow M. Gripe. O good morrow M. Churms. What ſayes my two debters, that I lent 200. pound to? wil they not pay vſe and charges of ſuit? Faith Sir I doubt they are bankrouts: I would you had your principall. Nay Ile haue all, or Ile impriſon their bodies: But M. Churms ther is a matter I would faine haue you do, but you muſt be very ſecret. O ſir feare not that Ile warrant you. Why then this it is: my neighbour Ploddall hereby, you know is a man of very faire Land, and hee has but one ſon, vpon whom he means to beſtow all that hee has: Now I would make a match betweene my daughter Lelia and him; what thinke you of it. Marrie I thinke twould be a good match, but the young man has had very ſimple bringing vp.