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 0.86 · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
And what's a Husband is not a Husband a stranger at first, and will you lie with a stranger before you lie with your own Uncle? take heed what ye do Niece, I counsel you for the best: strangers are drunken fellows I can tell you, they will come home late a-nights, beat their wives, and get nothing but Girls: look to't, if you marry, your stubbornness is your Dowry: five thousand Crowns were bequeathed to you, true, if you marry with my consent: but if ere you go to marrying by my consent, i'll go to hanging by yours: go too, be wise and love your Uncle. I should have cause then to repent indeed. Do you so far forget the Offices Of blushing modesty? uncles are half Fathers, Why they come so near our bloods theyare e'en part of it. Why now you come to me Niece: if your Uncle be part of your own flesh and blood, is it not then fit your own flesh and blood should come nearest to you? answer me to that Niece. You do allude all to incestuous will, Nothing to modest purpose: turn me forth, Be like an Uncle of these latter days, perjured enough, enough unnatural, Play your Executorship, in Tyranny, Restrain my fortunes, keep me poor, I care not, In this alone most women i'll excel, I'll rather yield to beggary then to hell. Very good, a my troth my Niece is Valiant, she's made me richer by five thousand Crowns, the price of her Dowry: are you so honest, I do not fear but I shall have the Conscience to keep you poor enough Niece, or else I am quite altered a late— The News, may it please you sir? Sir, there's an old fellow, a kind of Law-driver, entreats conference with your worship. A Law-driver, prithee drive him hither. No, no I say if it be for defect of Appearance, take me out a special Significavit. Very good sir. Then if he purchase an Alias or Capias, which are Writs of custom, only to delay time, your Procedendo does you Knights service— that's nothing at all, get your Distringas out as soon as you can for a jury. I'll attend your god worships coming out. Do I prithee, attend me, i'll take it kindly, a Voluntate. What, old Seigneur Tangle! I am in debt to your worship's remembrance. My old master of Fence: come, come, come, I have not exercised this twelve Moons, I have almost forgot all my Law-weapons. They are under fine and Recovery, your worship shall easily recover them. I hope so: when there? Sir. The Rapler and Dagger foils instantly: and what's thy suit to me old Tangle, i'll grant it presently. Nothing but this sir, to set your worship's hand to the commendation of a Knave whom nobody speaks well on. The more shame for 'em, what was his offence I pray?
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And what's a Husband is not a Husband a ſtrāger at firſt, and wil you lye with a ſtranger before you lie with your owne Vncle? take heede what yee doe Neece, I counſell you for the beſt: ſtrangers are drunken fellowes I can tell you, they will come home late a nights, beate their wiues, and get nothing but Girles: look too't, if you marry, your ſtubbernes is your Dowrie: fiue thouſand Crownes were bequeathed to you, true, if you marry with my conſent: but if ere you goe to marrying by my conſent, ile goe to hanging by your's: goe too▪ be wiſe and loue your Vncle. I ſhould haue cauſe then to repent indeede. Do you ſo far forget the Offices Of bluſhing modeſtie? Vncles are halfe Fathers, Why they come ſo neare our bloods th'are ene part of it. Why now you come to mee Neece: if your Vncle be part of your owne fleſh and blood, is it not then fit your owne fleſh and bloud ſhould come neereſt to you? anſwere me to that Neece. You doe allude all to inceſtuous will, Nothing to modeſt purpoſe: turne me foorth, Be like an Vncle of theſe latter daies, Periurde ynough, ynough vnnaturall, Play your Executorſhip, in Tyranny, Reſtraine my fortunes, keepe me poore, I care not, In this alone moſte women ile excell, Ile rather yelde to beggery then to hell. Very good, a my troth my Neece is Valiant, ſha's made me ritcher by fiue thouſand Crownes, the price of her Dowrie: are you ſo honeſt, I doe not feare but I ſhall haue the Conſcience to keepe you poore ynough Neece, or elſe I am quite altered a late—The Newes, may it pleaſe you ſir? Sir, theres an olde fellowe, a kinde of Law-driuer, entreates conference with your worſhip. A Law-driuer, prethee driue him hither. No, no I ſay if it bee for defect of Apparance, take me out a ſpeciall Significauit. Verie good ſir. Then if he purchaſe an Alias or Capias, which are Writs of cuſtome, onely to delay time, your Procedendo do's you Knights ſeruice—that's nothing at all, get your Diſtringas out as ſoone as you can for a Iurie. Ile attend your god worſhips comming out. Do I prethee, attend me, ile take it kindly, a Voluntate. What, old Seigneur Tangle! I am in debt to your worſhips remembrance. My old maſter of Fence: come, come, come, I haue not exerciz'd this twelue Moones, I haue almoſt forgot all my Law-weapons. They are vnder fine and Recouerie, your worſhip ſhall eaſily recouer them. I hope ſo: when there? Sir. The Rapler and Dagger foyles inſtantly: and whats thy ſuite to mee olde Tangle, ile graunt it preſently. Nothing but this ſir, to ſet your worſhips hand to the commendation of a Knaue whome no bodye ſpeakes well on. The more ſhame for e'm, what was his offence I pray?