Sharpham, Edward · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 479 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
Nay, like enough, for I see he would willingly prove an accessary to the stealing of his own goods. True, and look here he comes, but I pray thee say nothing, let me tell him of it. Who I? not a word, my mouth is as close as a falconer's pouch, or a country wench's placket. She would never cuckold me, but that she hath some reason for't True sir, there is nothing done, but there's reason for it, (if a man could find it) for what's the reason your citizens wives continually wear hats, but to show the desire they have always to be covered. Or why do your sempsters spend their time in pricking, and your Ladies in poking of ruffs; but only to show they do as they would be done unto? or why do your Inns of court men lie with his Laundress in a long vacation, but because he hath no money to go abroad? Or why do your old judges widows always marry young Gentlemen, but to show that they love execution better than judgement. O, but I wonder much she would not give me leave to make my first child myself. Foe: she knew you were but a prentice to the occupation, and commonly Prentices spoil their first work, and being unskilful, she was loath you should practise in a good Shop, and therefore she befriended you, because she would have it well done: she got a better workman to do it for you. For what's the reason the younger brothers (according to the old wives tails) always proved the wisest men, but because the Fathers grew more skilful at last than they were at the first? but I think your wives eldest Son will prove an excellent fellow, because she had the help of so many in the making of it. For commonly if one have a thing to be done, as a conveyance to be drawn, or a case in the law to be argued, a man would have the help of as many good Lawyers as he could get: now this case of making of children, and a case in the law, is something like, for as one Lawyer takes his fee, and deals in't, another Lawyer comes and argues the case more profoundly: but in the end when all is done, leaves it to be tried by the jury, in whom the right is, and so must you: when they and you and all have done your best, yet in the end, must leave it to be tried by your wife, whose's the child is, for a woman's knowledge in this case, is better than twelve men's. O Slack, I hate worse than the worst sin that is. And I pray which sin do you most hate? That which is most like her, which if thou wilt repeat—
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Nay, like enough, for I see he would willinglye proue an accessarie to the stealing of his owne goods. True, and looke heere he comes, but I pray thee say nothing, let me tell him of it. Who I? not a word, my mouth is as close as a faulconers pouch, or a countrie wenches placket. She would neuer nckold me, but that she hath some reason for't True sir, there is nothing done, but there's reason for it, (if a man could finde it) for whats the reason your Cittizens wiues continually weare hats, but to show the desire they haue alwaies to be couered. Or why doe your Semsters spend their time in pricking, and your Ladies in poking of ruffes; but onely to shew they doe as they would be don vnto? or why doe your Innes of court men lie with his Laundresse in a long vacation, but because hee hath no mony to go abroad? Or why doo your old iudges widdowes alwaies marry young Genlemen, but to show that they loue execution better then iudgement. O, but I wonder much she would not giue me leaue to make my first childe my selfe. Foe: she knew you were but a prentice to the occupation, and commonly Prentices spoile their first worke, and being vnskilfull, she was loath you should practise in a good Shop, and therefore she befriended you, because she would haue it well done: she gaa better workemā to doe it for you. For whats the reason the younger brothers (according to the olde wiues tailes) alwaies prooued the wisest men, but because the Fathers grewe more skilfull at last then they were at the first? but I thinke your wiues eldest Sonne will proue an excellent fellow, because she had the helpe of so many in the making of it. For commonly if one haue a thing to be done, as a conueyance to be drawn, or a case in the law to be argued, a man would haue the helpe of as many good Lawyers as hee could get: now this case of making of children, and a case in the lawe, is something like, for as one Lawyer takes his fee, and deales in't, another Lawyer comes and argues the case more profoundly: but in the end whn all is done, leaues it to bee tryed by the Iury, in whome the right is, and so must you: when they and you and al haue done your best, yet in the end, must leaue it to be tryed by your wife, whose the childe is, for a womans knowledge in this case, is better then twelue mens. O Slacke, I hate worse then the worst sinne that is. And I pa'y which sinne doe you moste hate? That which is moste like her, which if thou wilt repeate—