The Puritan, or The Widow of Watling Street (The Puritan Widow) · chunk 29 of 37
Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
And you'll keep your word with me now, Sir Iohn. that I shall have my Coach and my Coachman? i'faith. And two white Horses with black Feathers to draw it? Too, A guarded Lackey to run before't, and pied liveries to come trashing after't. Thou shalt Moll. And to let me have money in my purse to go wither I will. All this. Then come, whatsoe'er comes on't, we'll be made sure together before the Maids a'the Kitchen. How now? where's my Brother Sir Godfrey? went he forth this morning? O no madam, he's above at breakfast, with sir reverence a conjuror. A conjuror? what manner a fellow is he? Oh, a wondrous rare fellow Mistress, very strongly made upward, for he goes in a Buff-jerkin: he says he will fetch Sir Godfrey's Chain again, if it hang between heaven and earth. What he will not? then he's an exc'llent fellow I warrant. how happy were that woman to be blessed with such a Husband, a man a cunning? how does he look Frailty: very swartly I warrant, with black beard, scorched cheeks, and smoky eyebrows. Fooh— he's neither smoke-dried, nor scorched, nor black, nor nothing, I tell you madam, he looks as fair to see to, as one of us; I do not think but if you saw him once, you'd take him to be a Christian. So fair, and yet so cunning, that's to be wondered at Mother. Bless you sweet Lady. And you fair Mistress. Coades? what do you mean Gentlemen? fie, did I not give you your answers? Sweet Lady? Well, I will not stick with you now for a kiss, Daughter kiss the Gentleman for once. Yes forsooth. I'm proud of such a favour. Truly la, sir Oliver, you're much to blame to come again, when you know my mind, so well delivered— as a Widow could deliver a thing. But I expect a farther comfort Lady. Why la you now, did I not desire you to put off your suit quite & clean, when you came to me again, how say you, did I not. But the sincere love which my heart bears you, Go to, i'll cut you off. & Sir Oliver to put you in comfort afar off, my fortune is read me, I must marry again. O blessed fortune! But not as long as I can choose;— nay I'll hold out, well. Yet are my hopes now fairer. O Madam Madam. How now, what's the haste? Faith Mistress Francis I'll maintain you gallantly. I'll bring you to Court, wean you among the fair society of ladies poor Kinswomen of mine in cloth of silver, beside you shall have your monkey, your parrot, your Muskat, & your piss, piss, piss. It will do very well. What does he mean to conjure here then? how shall I do to be rid of these Knights,— please you Gentlemen to walk a while i'th' Garden, go gather a pink, or a gillyflower.
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And you'le keepe your word with mee now, Sir Iohn. that I shall haue my Coach and my Coach-man? I faith. And two white Horses with black Fethers to draw it? Too, A guarded Lackey to run befor't, and pyed liueries to come trashing after't. Thou shalt Moll. And to let me haue money in my purse to go whether I will. All this. Then come, what so ere comes on't, weele bee made sure together before the Maides a'the Kitchin. How now? where's my Brother Sir Godfrey? went hee forth this morning? O no Madame, hee's aboue at breake-fast, with sir reuerence a Coniurer. A Coniurer? what manner a fellow is he? Oh, a wondrous rae fellow Mistris, very strongly made vpward, for he goes in a Buff-ierkin: he sayes hee will fetch Sir Godfreys Chaine agen, if it hang betweene heauen and earth. What he will not? then hee's an exlent fellow I warrant. how happy were that woman to be blest with such a Husband, a man a cunning? how do's hee looke Frailtie: very swartlie I warrant, with black beard, scorcht cheekes, and smokie eyebrowes. Fooh—hee's neither smoake-dryed, nor scorcht, nor black, nor nothing, I tell you Madame, hee lookes as faire to see to, as one of vs; I do not thinke but if you saw him once, you d take him to be a Christian. So faire, and yet so cunning, that's to bee wonderd at Mother. Blesse you sweete Lady. And you faire Mistrisse. Coades? what doe you meane Gentlemen? fie, did I not giue you your answeres? Sweete Lady? Well, I will not stick with you now for a kisse, Daughter kisse the Gentleman for once. Yes forooth. Ime proud of such a fauour. Truly la, sir Oliuer, y are much to blame to come agen, when you know my minde, so well deliuerd — as a Widdow could deliuer a thing. But I expect a farther comfort Lady. Why la you now, did I not desire you to put off your sute quite & cleane, when you came to me againe, how say you did I not▪ But the sincere loue which my heart beares you, Go to, ile cut you off. & Sir Oliuer to put you in comfort a farre off, my fortune is read me, I must marry againe. O blest fortune! But not as long as I can choose;—nay Ile hold out, well. Yet are my hopes now fairer. O Madam Madam. How now, what's the hast? Faith Mistrisse Francis Ile maintaine you gallantly. Ile bring you to Court, weane you among the faire society of ladies poore Kinswomé of mine in cloth of siluer, beside you shall haue your Monckie, your Parrat, your Muskat, & your pisse, pisse, pisse. It will do very well. What dos he meane to coniure here the? how shall I do to bee tid of these Knights,—please you Gentlemen to walke a while ith Garden, go gather a pinck, or a Iilly-flower.