Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 [1604-1606] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat typicality 0.68 · 509 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
The horn were a fit place. For Venison, fit, The horn having chaste it, At the horn— we'll Rhyme to that.— Taste it. Wast it. Cast it. That's the true rhyme indeed, we hunt our Venison twice I tell you, first out a'th' park, next out a'th' Belly. First dogs take pains to make it fit for men, Than men take pain to make it fit for dogs. Right. Why this is kindness, a kind Gallant, you, And love to give the dogs more than their due, We shall attend you sir. I pray do so. The horn. Easily remembered that you know! But now unto my present business, the Daughter yields, and Quomodo consents, only my mistress Quomodo, her mother without regard runs full against me, and sticks hard! Is there no law for a woman that will run upon a man at her own apperil. Why should not she consent, knowing my state, my sudden fortunes, I can command a custard, and other bake-meats, death of sturgeon, I could keep house with nothing, what friends have I? how well am I beloved, e'en quite throughout the scullery, not consent? 'tis e'en as I have writ, I'll be hanged, and she love me not herself & would rather preserve me, as a private friend to her own pleasures, than any way advance her daughter upon me to beguile herself, then how have I relieved her in that point, let me peruse this letter. Good mistress Quomodo, or rather as I hope ere the Term end, mother Quomodo, since only your consent keeps a loof off and hinders the copulation of your daughter, what may I think, but that it is a mere affection in you, doting upon some small inferior virtue of mine, to draw me in upon yourself, if the case stand so, I have comfort for you: for this you may well assure yourself, that by the marriage of your daughter I have the better means and opportunity to yourself, and without the least suspicion. This is moving stuff, and that works best with a citizen's wife, but who shall I get to convey this now: my Page I ha' sent forth, my Pandar I have employed about the country, to look out some third sister, or entice some discontented Gentlewoman from her husband, whom the laying out of my appetite shall maintain, nay I'll deal like an honourable Gentleman, I'll be kind to women, that which I gather i'th' day, I'll put into their purses at night, you shall have no cause to rail at me, no faith, I'll keep you in good fashion Ladies, no meaner men than knights shall ransom home your gowns, and recover your smocks, I'll not dally with you— some poor widow woman would come as a necessary bawd now: and see where fitly comes— my mother! curse off poverty does she come up to shame me, to betray my birth, and cast soil upon my new Suit, let her pass me, I'll take no notice of her, Scurvy— murrey—
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The horne were a fit place. For Veniſon, fit, The horne hauing chaſt it, At the horne—weele Rime to that.— Taſt it. Waſt it. Caſt it. Thats the true rime indeed, wee hunt our Veniſon twice I tell you, firſt out a'th parke, next out a'th Bellie. Firſt dogs take paines to make it fit for men, Then men take payne to make it fit for dogs. Right. Why this is kindnes, a kind Gallant, you, And loue to giue the dogs more than their due, We ſhall attend you ſir. I pray doo ſo. The horne. Eaſily remembred that you know! But now vnto my preſent buſines, the Daughter yeildes, and Quomodo conſents, onely my miſtris Quomodo, her mother without regard runs full againſt mee, and ſticks hard! Is there no law for a woman that will run vpon a man at her owne apperill. Why ſhould not ſhee conſent, knowing my state, my ſudaine fortunes, I can command a cuſterd, and other bakemeats, death of ſturgeon, I could keepe houſe with nothing, what friends haue I? how wellam I beloued, ee'n quite throughout the ſcullery, not conſent? tis ee'n as I haue writ, Ile be hang'd, and ſhee loue mee not herſelfe & wold rather preſerue me, as a priuate friend to her own pleaſures, than any way aduance her daughter vpon me to beguile herſelfe, then how haue I relieued her in that poynt, let me peruſe this letter. Good miſtris Quomodo, or rather as I hope ere the Terme end, mother Quomodo, ſince only your conſent keeps a loofe off and hinders the copulation of your daughter, what may I thinke, but that it is a meere affection in you, doating vppon ſome ſmall inferiour vertue of mine, to draw me in vpon your ſelf, if the caſe stand ſo, I haue comfort for you: for this you may well aſſure your ſelfe, that by the marriage of your daughter I haue the better meanes and opportunity to your ſelfe, and without the leaſt ſuſpition. This is moouing ſtuffe, and that workes best with a Citizens wife, but who ſhall I get to conuey this now: my Page I halent forth, my Pandar I haue imployd about the country, to looke out ſome third ſiſter, or entice ſome diſcontented Gentlewoman from her husband, whōe the laying out of my appetite ſhall maintaine, nay Ile deale like an honourable Gentleman, Ile bee kinde to women, that which I gather i'th day, Ile put into their purſes at night, you ſhall haue no cauſe to raile at me, no faith, Ile keepe you in good faſhion Ladyes, no meaner men then knights ſhall ranſome home your gownes, and recouer your ſmocks, Ile not dallye with you—ſome poore widdow woman would come as a neceſſary bawd now: and ſee where fitly comes—my mother! curſe off pouerty do's ſhee come vp to ſhame me, to betray my birth, and caſt ſoyle vpon my new Suite, let her paſſe me, Ile take no notice of her, Scuruye—murrey—Carſey!