The Puritan, or The Widow of Watling Street (The Puritan Widow) · chunk 35 of 37
Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 473 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Master Edmond, kind, honest, dainty Master Edmond. Faugh, sweet Captain Father in-law a rare perfume i'faith. What are the Brides stirring? may we steal upon 'em thinkst thou Master Edmond. Faugh, there e'en upon readiness I can assure you? for they were at their Torch e'en now, by the same token I tumbled down the stairs. Alas poor Master Edmond. O the musicians I pray thee Master Edmond call 'em in and liquor 'em a little. That I will sweet Captain father in law and make each of them as drunk as a common fiddler. Whewh Mistress Moll, Mistress Moll. Who's there? Who Sir Iohn Penidub O you're an early cock i'faith, who would have thought you to be so rare a stirrer. Prithee Moll let me come up. No by my faith Sir Iohn, I'll keep you down, for you Knights are very dangerous if once you get above. I'll not stay i'faith. i'faith you shall stay, for Sir Iohn you must note the nature of the Climates your Northern wench in her own Country may well hold out till she be fifteen, but if she touch the South once, and up to London, here the Chimes go presently after twelve. O th' art a mad wench Moll, but I pray thee make haste, for the Priest is gone before. Do you follow him, I'll not be long after. O monstrous unheard of forgery. Knight, I never heard of such villainy in our own country, in my life. Why 'tis impossible, dare you maintain your words? Dare we? e'en to their weazen pipe;, we know all their plots, they cannot squander with us, they have knavishly abused us, made only properties on's to advance their selves upon our shoulders, but they shall rue their abuses, this morning they are to be married. 'tis too true, yet if the Widow be not too much besotted on slights and forgeries, the revelation of their villainies will make 'em loathsome, and to that end, be it in private to you, I sent late last night to an honourable parsonage, to whom I am much indebted in kindness, as he is to me, and therefore presume upon the payment of his tongue, and that he will lay out good words for me, and to speak truth, for such needful occasions, I only preserve him in bond, and sometimes he may do me more good here in the City by a free word of his mouth, than if he had paid one half in hand, and took Doomsday for t' other. In troth Sir, without soothing be it spoken, you have published much judgement in these few words. For you know, what such a man utters will be thought effectual and to weighty purpose, and therefore into his mouth we'll put the approved theme of their forgeries.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Maister Edmund, kinde, honest, dainty Maister Edmond. Fogh, sweete Captaine Father inlaw a rare perfume isayth. What are the Brides stirring? may wee steall vpon 'em thinkst thou Maister Edmond. Faw, there e'en vpon red dines I can assure you? for they were at there Totch e'en now, by the same token I tumbled downe the staires. Alas poore Maister Edmond. O the musitians I prce the Maister Edmond call' em in and licquour 'em a little. That I will sweete Captaine father in law and make ech of them as drunck as a common fiddeler. Whewh Mistris Mol, Mistris Mol. Who's there? Who Sir Iohn Penidub O you'r an early cocke ifayth, who would haue thought you to be so rare a stirrer. Pree the Mol let me come vp. No by my faith Sir Iohn, Ile keepe you downe, for you Knights are very dangerous if once you get aboue. Ile not stay ifaith. Ifaith you shall staie, for Sir Iohn you must note the nature of the Climates your Northen wench in her owne Countrie may well hold out till shee bee fifteene, but if she touch the South once, and vp to London, here the Chimes go presently after twelue. O th' art a mad wench Moll, but I pree thee make hast, for the Priest is gone before. Do you follow him, Ile not be long after. O monstrous vn-heard of forgeie. Knight, I neuer heard of such villany in our owne countrie, in my life. Why 'tis impossible, dare you maintaine your words? Dare wee? een to their wezen pipe;, we know all their plots, they cannot squander with vs, they haue knauishly abusd vs, made onely properties on's to aduance their selues vpon our shoulders, but they shall rue their abuses, this morning they are to bee married. Tis too true, yet if the Widdow be not too much besotted on slights and forgeries, the reue'ation of their villanies will make 'em loathsome, and to that end, be it in priuate to you, I sent late last night to an honourable personage, to whom I am much indebted in kindnesse, as he is to me, and therefore presume vpon the paiment of his tongue, and that hee will lay out good words for me, and to speake truth, for such needfull occasions, I onely preserue him in bond, and some-times he may doe mee more good here in the Cittie by a free word of his mouth, then if hee had paide one halfe in hand, and tooke Doomesday for t' other. In troth Sir, without soothing bee it spoken, you haue publisht much iudgement in these few words. For you know, what such a man vtters will be thought effectuall and to waighty purpose, and therefore into his mouth weel put the approoued theame of their forgeries.