Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court T45 Widows, wooing and remarriage typicality 0.87 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T45: widow, widows, hoord, master, gentlemen, wife, randalls, wit, mistress, married.
Master Wit-good I have forborn my money long. I pray speak low sir, what do you mean? We hear you are to be married suddenly to a rich Country widow? What can be kept so close but you creditors here on't, well, 'tis a lamentable state, that our chiefest afflicters should first hear of our fortunes, why this is no good course i'faith sirs, if ever you have hope to be satisfied, why do you seek to confound the means that should work it, there's neither piety, no nor policy in that, shine favourably now, why I may rise and spread again, to your great comforts. He says true i'faith. Remove me now, and I consume for ever. Sweet Gentleman? How can it thrive which from the Sun you sever. It cannot indeed? Oh then show patience, I shall have enough to satisfy you all. ay, if we could be content a shame take us. For look you, I am but newly sure yet to the widow, & what a Rend might this discredit make: within these 3. days will I bind you lands for your securities. No, good Master Wit-good, Would 'twere as much as we dare trust you with? I know you have been kind, however now either by wrong report, or false incitement your gentleness is injured, in such a state as this a man cannot want foes. If on the sudden he begin to rise, No man that lives can count his enemies. You had some intelligence I warrant ye, from an ill-willer. Faith we heard you brought up a rich widow sir, and were suddenly to marry her. ay, why there it was, I knew 'twas so, but since you are so well resolved of my faith toward you, let me be so much favoured of you, I beseech you all— Oh, it shall not need i'faith sir,— As to lie still a while, and bury my debts in silence, till I be fully possessed of the widow, for the truth is, I may tell you as my friends— Oh— o— o— I am to raise a little money in the City, toward the setting forth of myself, for mine own credit, and your comfort, now if my former debts should be divulged, all hope of my proceedings were quite extinguished! Do you hear sir, I may deserve your custom hereafter, pray let my money be accepted before a stranger's, here's forty pound I received as I came to you, if that may stand you in any stead make use on't, nay pray sir, 'tis at your service— You do so ravish me with kindness, that I'm constrained, to play the maid and take it? Let none of them see it I beseech you. Fah— I hope I shall be first in your remembrance after the marriage rites. Believe it firmly. So, what do you walk sirs? I go— take no care sir for money to furnish you, within this hour i'll send you sufficient: come Master Cockpit we both stay for you.
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Maiſter Wit-good I haue forborne my money long. I pray ſpeake lowe ſir, what do you meane? We heare you are to be married ſuddainely to a rich Country widdow? What can bee kept ſo cloſſe but you creditors here on't, wel, tis a lamentable ſtate, that our cheifeſt afflicters ſhould firſt heare of our fortunes, why this is no good courſe yfaith ſirs, if euer you haue hope to bee ſatiſfied, why doe you ſeeke to confound the meanes that ſhould worke it, there's neither piety, no nor policy in that, ſhine fauorably now, why I may rize and ſpred agen, to your great comforts. He ſaies true yfaith. Remoue me now, and I conſume for euer. Sweete Gentleman? How can it thriue which from the Sun you ſeuer. It cannot indeed? Oh then ſhow patience, I ſhall haue ynough to ſatiſfie you all. I, if we could be content a ſhame take vs. For looke you, I am but newly ſure yet to the widdow, & what a Rend might this diſcredit make: within theſe 3. daies will I binde you lands for your ſecurities. No, good Maiſter Wit-good, Would twere as much as we dare truſt you with? I know you haue beene kinde, how euer now either by wrong report, or falſe incitement your gentleneſſe is iniurde, in ſuch a ſtate as this a man cannot want foes. If on the ſuddaine he begin to rize, No man that liues can count his enimyes. You had ſome intelligence I warrant yee, from an ill-willer. Faith wee heard you brought vp a rich widdow ſir, and were ſuddainely to marry her. I, why there it was, I knew twas ſo, but ſince you are ſo wel reſolude of my faith toward you, let me be ſo much fauor'd of you, I beſeech you all — Oh, it ſhall not need ifaith ſir, — As to lie ſtill a while, and bury my debts in ſilence, till I be fully poſſeſt of the widdow, for the truth is, I may tell you as my friends — Oh—o—o— I am to raiſe a little money in the Citty, toward the ſetting forth of my ſelfe, for mine owne credit, and your comfort, now if my former debts ſhould be diuulg'd, all hope of my proceedings were quite extinguiſht! Do you heare ſir, I may deſerue your cuſtome heereafter, pray let my money be accepted before a ſtrangers, here's fortie pound I receiu'd as I came to you, if that may ſtand you in any ſtead make vſe on't, nay pray ſir, tis at your ſeruice — You doe ſo rauiſh mee with kindneſſe, that I'me conſtrainde, to play the maide and take it? Let none of them ſee it I beſeech you. Fah— I hope I ſhall be firſt in your remembrance after the marriage rites. Beleeue it firmely. So, what do you walke ſirs? I goe—take no care ſir for money to furniſh you, within this houre ile ſend you ſufficient: come Maiſter Cock-pit wee both ſtay for you.