Sharpham, Edward · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
I keep their company most sir for good victuals, for you keep such a villainous house, as if 'twear always Easter eve, we still hope for better: and you know your Cook is gone already sir, for fear a should forget his occupation with you. Besides sir, if any man come to your house to dinner though he hop upon one leg, yet every man saith 'a comes to fast, and for mine own part sir, you have given me nothing since I came unto you. O thou pampered lade! what wouldst thou have? what wouldst thou feed on Quails? art thou not Fat? is not thy neck brawn, thy leg calf? thy head beef, & yet thou wants meat. No sir, but I would willingly have some wages. Well, i'll think on't, and so go call your mistress. Look you sir, here she comes without calling. Save your honesty then, and be gone without bidding. I vanish sir. Do so: O my sweet wife, my selected spouse, the very vessel of chastity, filled to the very brim with Hymen zeal & nuptial duty: how have I abused thee? but I have washed repentance even in tears, and in thy absence I have dedicated sacred sighs unto thee to appease thy wrath: therefore tell me sweet wife, when comes this pander, when comes he? I muse he stays so long, he should a been by promise here an hour since, and look here 'a comes? O you are welcome Sir, welcome i'faith, but when comes your Lord? is he at hand, will a come? My Lord sir, what Lord? Nay, come, come, make not the matter strange man, my wife hath told me all, you are an honest man, hold, hold, will ye but be friend me now, and watch another door unto my house, and give me notice when 'a comes, while I watch this. O now I see the trick on't, his wife hath gulled him with a lie & made him believe I am but a poor servingman only to enjoy my love: O kind woman! O sweet Lady! nay now I see she loves me. O excellent wife, how true she told me, what a beast have I been still to wrong her with suspect. Faith sir I see ye are a very worthy Gentleman, and for mine own part I shall be glad to do you any pleasure, for to tell you true, I think my Lord means to Cuckold you indeed. Why that's well said, hold hears one Angel more, and go but with my wife, she'll show you the other door while I watch this: and if a come, knock him down, kill him, and lay the fault on me, i'll please you for your pains, look, here's a club will hold. Give me, give me, come. Go wife, go with him, see a stand stiffly to't, and if occasion serve. I warrant ye husband, fear it not, but i'll do my part.
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I keepe their company moste sir for good vittailes, for you keepe such a villanous house, as if tweare alwaies Easter eue, wee still hope for better: and you know your Cooke is gone already sir, for feare a should forgette his occupation with you. Besides sir, if any man come to your house to dinner though he hop vppon one legge, yet euerie man saith a comes to fast, and for mine owne part sir, you haue giuen me nothing since I came vnto you. O thou pampred lade! what wouldst thou haue? what wouldst thou feede on Quailes? art thou not Fat? is not thy neck brawne, thy leg calfe? thy head beefe, & yet thou wants meate. No sir, but I would willingly haue some wages. Well, ile thinke on't, and so goe call your mistresse. Looke you sir, heere she comes without calling. Saue your honesty then, and be gone without bid ding. Ivannish sir. Do so: O my sweet wife, my selected spouse, the very vessel of chastitie, fild to the very btim with Hymen zeale & nuptial duetie: how haue I abus'd thee? but I haue washt repentance euen in teares, and in thy absence I haue dedicated sacred sighes vnto thee to appease thy wrath: therfore tel me sweet wife, when comes this pāder, when comes he? I muse he staies so long, he should a beene by promise here an houre since, and looke heere a comes? O you are welcome Sir, welcome yfaith, but when comes your Lord? is he at hand, wi a come? My Lord sir, what Lord? Nay, come, come, make not the matter strange mā, my wife hath told me all, you are an honest man, holde, holde, will ye but be friend mee now, and watch another dore vnto my huse, and giue me notice whe a comes, while I watch this. O now I see the trick on't, his wife hath guld him with a lie & made him beleeue I am but a pore seruingmā onely to injoy my loue: O kinde woman! O sweet Lady! nay now I see she loues me. O excellent wife, how trew she tolde me, what a beast haue I bin still to wrong her with suspect. Faith sir I see ye are a verie worthy Gentleman, and for mine owne part I shall be glad to doe you any pleasure, for to tell you true, I thinke my Lord meanes to Cuckolde you indeede. Why thats well saide, holde hear's one Angell more, and goe but with my wife, sheele show you the other dore while I watch this: and if a come, knocke him downe, kill him, and lay the fault on mee, ile please you for your paines, looke, here's a club will holde. Giue me, giue me, come. Goe wife, goe with him, see a stand stifly too't, and if occasion serue. I warrant yee husband, feare it not, but ile doe my part.