Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Marry thus Sir: I am of late grown passing familiar with M. Gripe, And for Ploddall he takes me for his second self; Now Sir, I'll fit myself to the old crummy churl's humours, and make them believe I'll persuade Lelia to marry Peter Ploddall, and so get free access to the wench at my pleasure: Now oath other side I'll fall in with the Scholar, and him I'll handle cunningly too; I'll tell him that Lelia has acquainted me with her love to him: And for because her Father much suspects the same, He mews her up as men do mew their hawks, And so restrains her from her Sophos sight. I'll say, because she doth repose more trust, Of secrecy in me, then in another man, In courtesy she hath requested me, To do her kindest greetings to her Love, An excellent device, i'faith. I Sir, and by this means, I'll make a very gull of my fine Diogenes. I shall know his secrets even from the very bottom of his heart: Nay more Sir, you shall see me deal so cunningly, that he shall make me an instrument to compass his desire; When God knows I mean nothing less. Qui nescit dissimulare, nescit vivere. Why this will be sport alone, But what would you have me do in this action? Marry as I play with to hand, play you with other. Fall you aboard with Peter Ploddall, Make him believe you'll work miracles, And that you have a powder will make Lelia love him. Nay what will he not believe, and take all that comes (you know my mind) And so we'll make a gull of the one, and a goose of the other. And if we can invent any device, to bring the scholar in disgrace with her: I do not doubt but with your help to creep between the bark and the tree, and get Lelia myself. Tush man, I have a device in my head already to do that: But they say her brother Fortunatus loves him dearly. Tuthees out of the Country, He follows the drum and the flag. He may chance to be killed with a double Canon before he come home again: But what's your device? Marry I'll do this; I'll frame an Indictment against Sophos, in manner and form of a Rape, and the next Law day you shall prefer it; that so Lelia may loathe him, Her Father still deadly hate him, And the young Gallant her brother utterly forsake him. But how shall we prove it? Sounds we'll hire some Strumpet or other to be sworn against him. Now (by the substance of my soul) 'tis an excellent device. Well, let's in, I'll first try my cunning otherwise, and if all fail, we'll try this conclusion. I'faith Margot you must e'en take your daughter Peg home again, For she'll not be ruled by me.
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Marrie thus Sir: I am of late growne paſſing familiar with M. Gripe, And for Ploddall he takes me for his ſecond ſelfe; Now Sir, Ile fit my ſelfe to the olde crummy Churls humors, and make them belieue Ile perſwade Lelia to marry Peter Ploddall, and ſo get free acceſſe to the wench at my pleaſure: Now oth other ſide Ile fall in with the Scholler, and him Ile handle cunningly too; Ile tell him that Lelia has acquainted me with hir loue to him: And for becauſe hir Father much ſuſpects the ſame, He mewes hir vp as men do mew their hawkes, And ſo reſtraines hir from hir Sophos ſight. Ile ſay, becauſe ſhe doth repoſe more truſt, Of ſecrecie in me, then in another man, In courteſie ſhe hath requeſted me, To do hir kindeſt greetings to hir Loue, An excellent deuiſe, yfaith. I Sir, and by this meanes, Ile make a very gull of my fine Diogenes. I ſhall knowe his ſecrets euen from the very bottome of his heart: Nay more Sir, you ſhall ſee me deale ſo cunningly, that he ſhall make me an inſtrument to compaſſe his deſire; When God knowes I meane nothing leſſe. Qui diſſimular neſcit iere. Why this will be ſport alone, But what would you haue me doe in this action? Marry as I play with to hand, play you with tother. Fall you aboard with Peter Ploddall, Make him belieue youle worke miracles, And that you haue a powder will make Lelia loue him. Nay what wil he not belieue, and take all that comes (you know my mind) And ſo weele make a gull of the one, and a gooſe of the other. And if wee can inuent any deuiſe, to bring the ſcholler in diſgrace with hir: I doe not doubt but with your helpe to creep between the bark and the tree, and get Lelia my ſelfe. Tuſh man, I haue a deuiſe in my head already to doe that: But they ſay hir brother Fortunatus loues him dearely. Tuthees out of the Countrey, He followes the drumme and the flagge. He may chance to be kild with a double Canon before hee come home againe: But whats your deuiſe? Marrie Ile do this; Ile frame an Inditement againſt Sophos, in manner and forme of a Rape, and the next Law day you ſhall preferre it; that ſo Lelia may loath him, Hir Father ſtill deadly hate him, And the young Gallant hir brother vtterly forſake him. But how ſhall we prooue it? Sounds weele hire ſome Strumpet or other to be ſworne againſt him. Now (by the ſubſtance of my ſoule) tis an excellent deuiſe. Well, lets in, Ile firſt try my cunning otherwiſe, and if all faile, weele trie this concluſion. Yfaith Marget you muſt eene take your daughter Pegge home againe, For ſheele not bee rul'd by mee.