Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 461 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
O well bold Tom () we have precedents, for't: But I have a husband sir. You have, if the knave thy husband be rich, make him poor, that he may borrow money of this Merchant, and be laid up in the Counter, or Ludgate, so it shall be conscience in you old Gentleman, when he hath seized all thy goods, to take the horn and maintain thee. O well bold Tom () we have precedents for't. Well if you be not a Nobleman, you are some great valiant Gentleman, by your birth: and the fashion of your beard: and do but thus to make the Citizen merry, because you owe him some money. O you are a wag. You are very welcome. He is ta'en, excellent, excellent, there's one will make him merry: is it any imputation to help one's friend to a wench? No more than at my Lord's entreaty, to help my Lady to a pretty weighting woman: if he had given you a gelding, or the reversion of some Monopoly, or a new suit of Satin to have done this, happily your Satin would have smelled of the Pander: but what's done freely, comes like a present to an old Lady, without any reward, and what is done without any reward, comes like wounds to a Soldier, very honourably notwithstanding. This is my breeding Gentlewoman: and whether travail you? To London sir, as the old tale goes, to seek my fortune. Shall I be your fortune Lady? O pardon me sir, I'll have some young landed heir to be my Fortune, for they favour she fools more than Citizens. Are you married? Yes, but my husband is in garrison i'th' Low-countries, is his colonel's bawd, and his captains jester: he sent me word over, that he will thrive: for though is apparel lie i'th' Lombard, he keeps his conscience i'th' Muster-book. He may do his country good service Lady. I as many of your Captains do, that fight as the Geese saved the Capitol, only with prattling: well, well, if I were in some Nobleman's hands now, may be he would not take a thousand pounds for me. No. No sir: and yet may be at years end, would give me a brace of hundredth pounds to marry me to his Baily, or the Solicitor of his Law suits: whose's this I beseech you? I pray you forsooth be patient. Passion of my heart, Mistress Maybery. Now will she put some notable trick, upon her Cuckoldly husband. Why how now Wife, what means this? ha? Well, I am very well: o my unfortunate parents, would you had buried me quick, when you linked me to this misery. O wife be patient, I have more cause to rail wife.
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O well bould Tom ( ) we haue presedents, for't▪ But I haue a husband sir. You haue, if the knaue thy husband bee rich, make him poore, that he may borrow mony of this Merchant, and be layd vp in the Counter, or Ludgate, so it shall bee conscience in you old Gentleman, when he hath seized all thy goods, to take the horne and maintaine thee. O well bould Tom ( ) wee haue presedents for't. Well if you be not a Nobleman, you are some great valiant Gentleman, by your bearth: and the fashion of your beard: and do but thus to make the Cittizen merry, because you owe him some money. O you are a wag. You are very welcome. He is tane, excellent, excellent, ther's one will make him merry: is it any imputation to helpe ones friend to a wench? No more then at my Lords intreaty, to helpe my Lady to a pritty waighting woman: if he had giuen you a gelding, or the reuersion of some Monopoly, or a new sute of Sattin to haue done this, happily your Sattin would haue smelt of the Pander: but what's done freely, comes like a present to an old Lady, without any reward, and what is done without any rewarde, comes like wounds to a Souldier, very honourably not-withstanding. This is my breeding Gentlewoman: and whether trauaile you? To London sir, as the old tale goes, to seeke my fortune. Shall I be your fortune Lady? O pardon me sir, Ile haue some young landed heire to be my Forrune, for they fauour shee fooles more then Cittizens. Are you married? Yes, but my husband is in garrison ith' Low-countries, is his Colonels bawd, and his Captaines Iester: he sent me word ouer, that he will thriue: for though is apparell lie ith Lumbard, he keepes his conscience ith' Muter-booke. Hee may do his countrie good seruice Lady. I as many of your Captaines do, that fight as the Geese saued the Capitoll, onely with pratling: well, well, if I were in some Noblemans hands now, may be he would not take a thousand pounds for me. No. No sir: and yet may be at yeares end, would giue me a brace of hundreth pounds to marry me to his Bayly, or the Solicitor of his Law sutes: whose this I beseech you? I pray you forsooth be patient. Passion of my heart, Mistresse Maybery. Now will shee put some notable trick, vpon her Cuckoldly husband. Why how now Wife, what meanes this? ha? Well, I am very well: ô my vnfortunate parents, would you had buried me quick, when you linkt me to this misery. O wife be patient, I haue more cause to raile wife.