Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 [1603-1604] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and typicality 0.80 · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
Ah my sweet Niece, let me kiss thee, & drop a tear between thy lips: one tear from an old man is a great matter, the cocks of age are dry, thou hast lost a virtuous father, to gain a notable uncle. My hopes now rest in you next under heaven Let 'em rest, let 'em rest. Sir? You're most welcome ere ye begin sir. We are both led by oath and dreadful promise, Made to the dying man at his last sense, First to deliver these into your hands, The sureties and revealers of his state. Good. With this his only daughter and your Niece, Whose fortunes are at your disposing set, Uncle and father are in you both met. Good i'faith, a well spoken Gentleman, you're not an Esquire sir? Not sir. Not sir? more's the pity: by my faith better men than you are, but a great many worse: you see I have been a Scholar in my time, though I'm a justice now: Niece you're most happily welcome, the charge of you is wholly and solely mine own: and since you are so fortunately come Niece, I'll rest a perpetual widower. I take the meaning chaster than the words: Yet I hope well of both, since it is thus, His phrase off ends least that's known humourous. I make my brother (says he) full and whole Executor, honestly done of him i'faith, seldom can a man get such a brother: and here again says he, very virtuously, I bequeath all to him and his disposing: an excellent fellow o' my troth, would you might all die no worse, Gentlemen. But as much better as might be. Bless your uprightness master justice, You're most soberly welcome sir: daughter you'ave that ye kneel for, rise, salute your weeping cozen. Weeping cozen? I cozen. Eye to weeping is very proper, and so is the party that spoke it believe me, a pretty, fine, slender, straight, delicate knit body. Oh how it moves a pleasure through our senses! How small are women's wastes to their expenses? I cannot see her face, that's under water yet. News as cold to the heart as an old man's kindness: my uncle dead? I have lost the dearest Father. If she marry by your consent, choice and liking make her dowry five thousand crowns: hum, five thousand crowns? therefore by my consent she shall near marry, I will neither choose for her, like of it, nor consent to't. Now by the pleasure of my blood a pretty cousin: I would not care, if I were as near kin to her, as I have been to her kinswoman. Daughter, what Gentleman might this be? No Gentleman sir, he's a Knight. Is he but a knight? troth, I would a sworn had been a Gentleman, to see, to see, to see. he's my husband's own brother, I can tell you (sir: Thy husband's brother: speak certainly prithee.
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Ah my ſweete Neece, let me kiſſe thee, & drop a teare betweene thy lips: one teare from an old man is a great matter, the cockes of age are drie, thou haſt loſt a vertuous father, to gaine a notable vncle. My hopes now reſt in you next vnder heauē Let 'em reſt, let 'em reſt. Sir? Y'are moſt welcome ere ye begin ſir. We are both led by oath and dreadfull promiſe, Made to the dying man at his laſt ſence, Firſt to deliuer theſe into your hands, The ſuerties and reuealers of his ſtate. Good. With this his onely daughter and your Neece, Whoſe fortunes are at your diſpoſing ſet, Vncle and father are in you both met. Good yfaith, a well ſpoken Gentleman, y'are not an Eſquire ſir? Not ſir. Not ſir? more's the pitie: by my faith better men then you are, but a great many worſe: you ſee I haue beene a Scholler in my time, tho I'me a Iuſtice nowe: Neece y'are moſt happily welcom, the charge of you is wholy and ſoly mine owne: and ſince you are ſo fortunately come Neece, Ile reſt a perpetuall widower. I take the meaning chaſter then the words: Yet I hope well of both, ſince it is thus, His phraiſe off ends leaſt that's knowne humourous. I make my brother (ſaies he) full and whole Executor, honeſtly done of him yfaith, ſeldome can a man get ſuch a brother: and here again ſaies he, very vertuouſly, I bequeath all to him and his diſpoſing: an excellent fellow a my troth, would you might all die no worſe, Gentlemen. But as much better as might be. Bleſſe your vprightneſſe maiſter Iuſtice, You'r moſt ſoberly welcome ſir: daughter y'aue that ye kneele for, riſe, ſalute your weeping coozen. Weeping coozen? I coozen. Eye to weeping is verie proper, and ſo is the partie that ſpake it beleeue me, a prettie, fine, ſlender, ſtreight, delicate knit bodie. Oh how it moues a pleaſure through our ſenſes! How ſmall are womens waſtes to their expences? I cannot ſee her face, that's vnder water yet. Newes as cold to the heart as an old mans kindneſſe: my vncle dead? I haue loſt the deereſt Father. If ſhe marry by your conſent, choyce and liking make her dowrie fiue thouſand crowns: hum, fiue thouſand crownes? therefore by my conſent ſhee ſhall nere marry, I will neither chuſe for her, like of it, nor conſent too't. Now by the pleaſure of my blood a pretty coozen: I would not care, if I were as nere kin to her, as I haue beene to her kinſwoman. Daughter, what Gentleman might this be? No Gentleman ſir, hee's a Knight. Is he but a knight? troth, I would a ſworne had beene a Gentleman, to ſee, to ſee, to ſee. Hee's my husbands owne brother, I can tel you (ſir: Thy husbands brother: ſpeak certainly prethee.