Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and typicality 0.90 · 506 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
How could you hear of that sir? Oh pardon me, It was your will to have it kept from me I perceive now. Not for any defect of Love I protest Uncle. Oh 'twas Unkindness Nephew, fie, fie, fie. I am sorry you take it in that sense sir. Puh, you cannot colour it i'faith Nephew. Will you but hear what I can say in my just excuse sir. Yes faith will I, and welcome. You that know my danger i'th' City sir so well, how great my debts are, and how extreme my Creditors could not out of your pure judgement sir, have wished us hither. Mass a firm reason indeed, Else my uncles house, why 'thas been the only make— Match.— Nay and thy credit. My credit? nay my countenance, push, nay I know uncle you would have wrought it so by your wit you would have made her believe in time the whole house had been mine— I and most of the goods too— La you there; well, let 'em all prate what they will there's nothing like the bringing of a widow to ones uncles house. Nay let Nephews be ruled as they list, they shall find their uncles house, the most natural place when all's done. There they may be bold. Life, they may do any thing there man, and fear neither Beadle nor sumner, an uncles house! a very coal-harbour? Sirrah, I'll touch thee near now, hast thou so much interest in thy widow, that by a token thou couldst presently send for her? Troth I think I can uncle. Go too, let me see that? Pray command one of your men hither Uncle. George? Here sir. Attend my Nephew? I love a life to prattle with a rich widow, 'tis pretty methinks when our tongues go together, and then to promise much and perform little; I love that sport a life i'faith, yet I am in the mood now to do my Nephew some good, if he take me handsomely: what have you dispatched? I ha' sent sir? Yet I must condemn you of unkindness Nephew. Heaven forbid Uncle? Yes faith must I; say your debts be many, your creditors importunate, yet the kindness of a thing is all Nephew, you might have sent me close word on't, without the least danger, or prejudice to your fortunes. Troth I confess it Uncle, I was too blame there, but indeed my intent was to have clapped it up suddenly, and so have broke forth like a joy to my friends, and a wonder to the world, beside there's a trifle of a forty pound matter toward the setting of me forth, my friends should near have known on't, I meant to make shift for that myself. How Nephew? let me not hear such a word again, I beseech you,— shall I be beholding to you? To me alas, what do you mean Uncle? I charge you upon my love: you trouble nobody but myself. Y'ave no reason for that Uncle.
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How could you heare of that ſir? Oh pardon me, It was your will to haue it kept from me I perceiue now. Not for any defect of Loue I proteſt Vncle. Oh twas Vnkindnes Nephew, fie, fie, fie. I am ſory you take it in that ſence ſir. Puh, you cannot coulour it ifaith Nephew. Will you but heare what I can ſay in my iuſt excuſe ſir. Yes faith will I, and welcome. You that know my danger ith Citty ſir ſo well, how great my debts are, and how extreame my Creditors could not out of your pure iudgment ſir, haue wiſht vs hether. Maſſe a firme reaſon indeed, Elſe my Vncles houſe, why tad beene the onely make— Match.— Nay and thy credit. My credit? nay my countenance, puſh, nay I know vncle you would haue wrought it ſo by your wit you would haue made her beleeue in time the whole houſe had beene mine — I and moſt of the goods too — La you there; wel, let e'm al prate what they will ther's nothing like the bringing of a widdow to ones Vncles houſe. Nay let Nephewes be rulde as they liſt, they ſhall finde their Vncles houſe, the moſt naturall place when all's done. There they may be bold. Life, they may do any thing there man, and feare neither Beadle nor Somner, an Vncles houſe! a very coale-harbour? Sirra, Ile touch thee neere now, haſt thou ſo much intereſt in thy widdow, that by a token thou couldſt preſently ſend for her? Troth I thinke I can vncle. Go too, let me ſee that? Pray command one of your men hether Vncle. George? Here ſir. Attend my Nephew? I loue a life to prattle with a rich widdow, tis prety me thinkes when our tongues goe togither, and then to promiſe much and performe little; I loue that ſport a life yfaith, yet I am in the moode now to do my Nephew ſome good, if he take me handſomely: what haue you diſpacht? I ha ſent ſir? Yet I muſt condemne you of vnkindneſſe Nephew. Heauen forbid Vncle? Yes fayth muſt I; ſay your debts bee many, your creditors importunate, yet the kindneſſe of a thing is all Nephew, you might haue ſent me cloſe word on't, without the leaſt danger, or praeiudice to your fortunes. Troth I confeſſe it Vncle, I was too blame there, but indeed my intent was to haue clapt it vp ſuddainely, and ſo haue broke forth like a ioye to my friends, and a wonder to the world, beſide there's a trifle of a forty pound matter towarde the ſetting of mee forth, my friends ſhould nere haue knowne on't, I meant to make ſhift for that my ſelfe▪ How Nephew? let me not heare ſuch a word agen, I beſeech you,—ſhall I be beholding to you? To me alaſſe, what do you meane Vncle? I charge you vpon my loue: you trouble no body but my ſelfe. Y'aue no reaſon for that Vncle.