Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy typicality 0.88 · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
O God I shall never endure them. Endure them, you are a fool: make it your case, as it may be many women's of the Freedom; that you had a friend in private, whom your husband should lay to his bosom: and he in requital should lay his wife to his bosom: what treads of the toe, salutations by winks, discourse by bitings of the lip, amorous glances, sweet stolen kisses when your husband's backs turned, would pass between them, bear yourself to Greenshield as if you did love him for affecting you so entirely, not taking any notice of his journey: they'll put more tricks upon you: you told me Greenshield means to bring his Sister to your house, to have her board here. Right, she's some cracked demi-culverin, that hath miscarried in service: no matter though it be some charge to me for a time I care not. Lord was there ever such a husband? Why, wouldst thou have me suffer their tongues to run at large, in Ordinaries and Cockpits; though the Knaves do lie, I tell you Master Bellamont, lies that come from stern looks, and Satin outsides, and guilt Rapiers also, will be put up and go for currant. Right sir, 'tis a small spark, gives fire to a beautiful woman's discredit. I will therefore use them like informing knaves in this kind, make up their mouths with silver, and after be revenged upon them: I was in doubt I should have grown fat of late: & it were not for law suits: and fear of our wives, we rich men should grow out of all compass: they come, my worthy friends welcome: look my wives colour rises already. You have not made her acquainted with the discovery. O by no means: ye see Gentlemen the affection of an old man; I would fain make all whole again. Wife give entertainment to our new acquaintance, your lips wife, any woman may lend her lips without her husband's privity 'tis allowable. You are very welcome; I think it be near dinner time Gentlemen: I'll will the maid to cover, and return presently. God's precious why doth she leave them? O I know her stomach: she is but retired into another chamber, to ease her heart with crying a little: it hath ever been her humour, she hath done it 5. or 6. times in a day, when Courtiers have been hear, if any thing hath been out of order, and yet every return laughed and been as merry: & how is it Gentlemen, you are well acquainted with this room, are you not? I had a delicate banquet once on that table. In good time: but you are better acquainted with my bed chamber. Were the cloth of gold Cushions set forth at your entertainment? Yes Sir. And the cloth of Tissue Valance. They are very rich ones. God refuse me, they are lying Rascals, I have no such furniture.
nodes 409–427 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 15 of 42 in this edition
Length
494 words · 638 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T23 — Husbands, wives and jealousycross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.878 (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)
O God I shall neuer indure them. Indure them, you are a foole: make it your case, as it may be many womens of the Freedome; that you had a friend in priuate, whom your husband should lay to his bosome: and he in requitall should lay his wife to his bosome: what treads of the toe, salutations by winckes, discourse by bitings of the lip, amorous glances, sweete stolne kisses when your husbands backs turnd, would passe betweene them, beare your selfe to Greeneshield as if you did loue hm for affecting you so intirely, not taking any notice of his iourney: theile put more tricks vpon you: you told me Greeneshield meanes to bring his Sister to your house, to haue her boord here. Right, shee's some crackt demy-culuerin, that hath miscaried in seruice: no matter though it be some charge to me for a time I care not. Lord was there euer such a husband? Why, wouldst thou haue me suffer their tongues to run at large, in Ordinaries and Cock-pits; though the Knaues doe lye, I tell you Maister Bellamont, lyes that come from sterne lookes, and Sattin out-sides, and guilt Rapiers also, will be put vp and goe for currant. Right sir, 'tis a small sparke, giues fire to a beautifull womans discredit. I will therefore vse them like informing knaes in this kinde, make vp their mouthes with iluer, and after bee reeng'd vpon them: I was in doubt I should haue growne fat of late: & it were no for law suites: and feare of our wiues, we rich men should grow out of all compasse: they come, my worthy friends welcome: looke my wiues colour rises already. You haue not made her acquainted with the discouery. O by no meanes: yee see Gentlemen the affection of an old man; I would faine make all whole agen. Wife giue entertainment to our new acquaintance, your lips wife, any womā may lend her lips without her husbands priuity tis alowable. You are very welcome; I thinke it be neere dinner time Gentlemen: Ile will the maide to couer, and returne presently. Gods pretious why doth she leaue them? O I know her stomack: shee is but retirde into another chamber, to ease her heart with crying a little: it hath euer bin her humor▪ she hath done it 5. or 6. times in a day, when Courtiers haue beene heare, if any thing hath bin out of order, and yet euery returne laught and bin as merry: & how is it Gentlemen, you are well acquainted with this roome, are you not? I had a dellicate banquet once on that table. In good time: but you are better acquainted with my bed chamber. Were the cloath of gold Cushins set forth at your entertainement? Yes Sir. And the cloath of Tssew Valance▪ They are very rich ones. God refuse me, they are lying Rascols, I haue no such furniture.