Sharpham, Edward · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy typicality 0.89 · 541 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
Why that's well said, and if a come to this door, i'll teach him come to tie his mare in my ground, but what a slave have I been still thus to suspect my wife, I could never feel any horns I had, and yet I know my skull is so thin that if my wife should a Cuckold me with the least thing in the world, yet my horns would a grown through now am I for my Lord. Now fair mistress, this far through the mouth of danger am I come & made my passage even through her life. devouring jaws to feast mine eyes upon this beauty, which makes me think all danger's but a sport, so you receive and wrap me in your loves embracements, and take hold of this fair occasion, for well you know your husband's jealousy will turn this proffered time like fortune's wheel, and drown our fairest hopes even in despair, if you be tedious in our loves effects, and therefore since your wit hath safely plotted my arrival here; proceed even to the utmost lists of my desire, and make me happy in the fruition of your long desired love. O my Lord, shall a smile, a good word, a little kind behaviour, or the title of dear servant, make your hopes to swell into so great a sea of lust, as presently to overflow and drown the honour of your Mistress? O my Lord no, your judgement much deceives you of my disposition: beside, I sent not for ye, it was your lewd unbridled will, that made you thus come gallop hither: yet by my means I must confess as yet you are unknown, and in some sort I glad your being here, only to make you know, that neither fairest occasions nor greatest persuasions shall ever make me violate my faith to him I owe my love; No my Lord I know I durst to trust myself against the most of opportunity and strength of all temptation, and though my husband watch you at the door, yet know within, my conscience watcheth me though he be blinded with a trick, yet the clear all-light givers eyes do see: therefore good my Lord be gone, you see my husband is wilful bent, and if he chance to know you, I much doubt your safety. But is this my pains requital and my loves reward? Alas my Lord, what would you have? my love is not mine own. Well, farewell Lady, you may repent this yet ere long: yet peace fond breath, least threats my plots beguile: vengeance intended policy, must smile. Are ye going sir, are ye going, what will not your Lord come? I think not sir, his hour is passed long since, some other business hinders him. God's my passion, what do I see, this is he, I see his chain: nay but look you sit, when will you come again? by this light I see his signet ring. Assure yourself sir, i'll bring you notice before my Lord come. Nay, but will you sure? shall I trust to you? for look ye sir, and if you should not come, pray stay a little, methinks your band is torn.
nodes 309–319 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 16 of 46 in this edition
Length
541 words · 656 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T23 — Husbands, wives and jealousycross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.887 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T26 · seed 44: T28 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Why thats well saide, and if a come to this dore, ile teach him come to tie his mare in my ground, but what a slaue haue I bin still thus to suspect my wife, I could neuer feele any hornes I had, and yet I knowe my scull is so thin that if my wife should a Cuckold me with the least thing in the world, yet my hornes would a growne through now am I for my Lord. Now faire mistresse, this far through the mouth of danger am I come & made my passage euē through her life. deuoring Iawes to feaste mine eyes vppon this beautie, which makes mee thinke all danger's but a sport, so you receiue and wrap me in your loues imbracements, and take holde of this faire occation, for well you knowe your Husbands Iealousie will turne this proffered time like fortunes wheele, and drowne our fairest hopes euen in dispaire, if you be tedious in our loues effectes, and therefore since your wite hath safely plotted my arriuall heere; proceed euen to the vtmost listes of my desire, and make me happie in the fruition of your long desired loue. O my Lord, shal a smile, a good word, a little kind behauiour, or the title of deere seruant, make your hopes to swel into so greate a sea of lust, as presently to euer-flow and drowne the honour of your Misris? O my Lord no, your iudgement much deceiues you of my disposition: besides, I sent not for yee, it was your leud vnbrideled will, that made you thus come gallop heither: yet by my meanes I must confesse as yet you are vnknowne, and in some sort I glad your beeing heere, onely to make you knowe, that neither fairest occasions nor greatest perswasions shal euer make mee violate my faith to him I owe my loue; No my Lord I know I durst to trust my selfe against the moste of opportunitie and strength of all tempation, and though my husband watch you at the doore, yet know within, my conscience watcheth mee though he be blinded with a tricke, yet the cleare all-light giuers eyes doe see: therefore good my Lord be gone, you see my husband is wilfull bent, and if he chance to know you, I much doubt your safetie. But is this my paines requitall and my loues reward? Alasse my Lord, what would you haue? my loue is not myne owne. Well, farwel Lady, you may repent this yet ere lōg: yet peace fond breath, least threates my plots beguile: vē gence intended pollicie, must smile. Are ye going sir, are ye going, what will not your Lord come I thinke not sir, his houre is past long since, some other businesse hinders him. Gods my passion, what doe I see, this is hee, I see his chaine: nay but looke you sit, when will you come againe? by this light I see his signet ring. Assure your selfe sir, ile bring you notice before my Lord come. Nay, but will you sure? shall I trust to you? for looke ye sir, and if you should not come, pra'y stay a little, me thinkes your band is torne.