Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 513 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
You shall hear more of that hereafter, I'll make Ware and him stink ere he goes, if I be a tailor, the rogues naked weapon shall not fright me, I'll beat him and my wife both out ath Town with a tailors yard. O Valiant sir Tristram; room there. News father, most strange news out of the Low-countries, your good Lady and Mistress that set you to work upon a dozen of cheese-trenchers is new lighted at the next Inn, and the old venerable Gentleman's father with her. Let the gates of our Inn be locked up, closer than a Nobleman's gates at dinner time. Why sir, why? If she enter here, the house will be infected: the plague is not half so dangerous, as a she-hornet: Philip this is your shuffling a the cards, to turn up her for the bottom card at Ware. No as I'm virtuous sir, ask the two Gentlemen. No in troth sir; she told us, that inquiring at London for you or your son, your man chalked out her way to Ware. I would Ware might choke 'em both, Master Maybery, my horse and I will take our leaves of you? I'll to Bedlam again rather than stay her. Shall a woman make thee fly thy country? stay, stand to her though she were greater than Pope Joan, what are thy brains conjuring for, my poetical bayleaf-eater? For a sprite a the buttery, that shall make us all drink with mirth if I can raze it: stay, the chicken is not fully hatched, hit I beseech thee: So; come! will you be secret Gentlemen and assisting. With brown bills if you think good. What will you say, if by some trick we put this little Hornet into Fetherstone's bosom, and marry 'em together. Fuh, 'tis impossible. Most possible, I'll to my trencher-woman, let me alone for dealing with her: Fetherstone Gentlemen shallbe your patient. How! how? Thus: I will close with this country Pedlar mistress Dorothy (that travels up and down to exchange pins for coney-skins) very lovingly, she shall eat of nothing but sweetmeats in my company (good words) whose taste when she likes, as I know she will, then will I play upon her with this Artillery, that a very proper man, and a great heir (naming Fetherstone) spied her from a window, when she lighted at her Inn, is extremely fallen in love with her, vows to make her his wife, if it stand to her good liking, even in Ware; but being (as most of your young Gentlemen are) somewhat bashful, and ashamed to venture upon a woman. City and suburbs can justify it: so sir. He sends me (being an old friend) to undermine for him: I'll so whet the wench's stomach, and make her so hungry, that she shall have an appetite to him, fear it not; Greenshield shall have a hand in it too, and to be revenged of his partner, will I know strike with any weapon. But is Fetherstone of any means? else you undo him and her.
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You shall heare more of that hereafter, Ile make Ware and him stinck ere he goes, if I bee a Taylor, the roagues naked weapon shall not fright me, Ile beate him and my wife both out ath Towne with a Taylors yard. O Valiant sir Trstram; roome there. Newes father, most strang newes out of the Low-countries, your good Lady and Mistris that set you to worke vpon a dozen of cheese-trenchers is new lighted at the next Inne, and the old venerable Gentlemans father with her. Let the gate of our Inne be lockt vp, closer than a Noble-mans gates at dinner time. Why sir, why? If shee enter here, the house wil be infected: the plague is not halfe so dangerous, as a Shee-hornet: Philip this is your shuffling a the cardes, to turne vp her for the bottom carde at Ware. No as Ime vertuous sir, aske the two Gentlemen. No in troth sir; shee told vs, that inquiring at London for you or your sonne, your man chalkt out her way to Ware. I wud Ware might choake 'em both, Maister Maybery, my horse and I will take our leaues of you? Ile to Bedlam agen rather than stay her. Shall a woman make thee flie thy country? stay, stand to her tho shee were greater than Pope Ioane, what are thy braines coniuring for, my poeticall bay-leafe-eater? For a sprite a the buttry, that shall make vs all drinck with mirth if I can raize it: stay, the chicken is not fully hatcht, hit I beseech thee: So; come! wil you be secret Gentlemen and assisting. With browne bills if you thinke good. What wil you say, if by some trick we put this little Hornet into Fetherstones bosome, and marry 'em togither. Fuh, tis impossible. Most possible, Ile to my trencher-woman, let me alone for dealing with her: Fetherstone Gentlemen shalbe your patient. How! how? Thus: I will close with this country Pedlar mistrisse Dorothy (that trauels vp and downe to exchange Pinnes for Cunny-skins) very louingly, she shall eate of nothing but sweet-meates in my company (good words) whose taste when she likes, as I know shee will, then will I play vpon her with this Artillery, that a very proper man, and a great heyre (naming Fetherstone) spyed her from a window, when shee lighted at her Inne, is extreamly falne in loue with her, vowes to make her his wife, if it stand to her good liking, euen in Ware; but being (as most of your young Gentlemen are) some-what bashfull, and ashamde to venture vpon a woman. Citty and suburbes can iustifie it: so sir. Hee sends mee (being an old friend) to vndermine for him: Ile so whet the wenches stomack, and make her so hungry, that she shall haue an appetite to him, feare it not; Greenesheild shall haue a hand in it too, and to bee reuengde of his partner, will I know strike with any weapon. But is Fetherstone of any meanes? els you vndoe him and her.