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 0.81 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
Peace Nephew let me hear no more of 'em, it mads me, thou shalt prevent 'em all, no words to the widow of my coming hither, let me see, 'tis now upon nine, before twelve. Nephew we will have the bargain struck, we will faith boy. Oh my precious Uncle. Niece, sweet Niece, prithee have a care to my house, I leave all to thy discretion, be content to dream a while, i'll have a husband for thee shortly, put that care upon me wench, for in choosing wives and husbands I am only fortunate, I have that gift given me. But 'tis not likely you should choose for me, Since Nephew to your chiefest enemy: Is he whom I affect, but oh forgetful, Why dost thou flatter thy affections so: With name of him, that for a widows bed, Neglects thy purer love, can in be so? Or does report dissemble: how now sir? A letter with which came a private charge. Therein I thank your care— I know this hard, Dearer than sight, what the world reports of me yet believe not, rumour will alter shortly, be thou constant, I am still the same that I was in love, and I hope to be the same in fortunes. I am resolved, no more shall fear or doubt, Raise their pale powers to keep affection out. You're very welcome Gentlemen, Dick show those Gentlemen the pomegranate there,— Hist— Up those stairs Gentlemen. Pist Drawer,— Anon sir? prithee ask at the Bar, if a gentlewoman came not in lately? William at the Bar did you see any Gentlewoman come in lately, speak you ay, speak you no. No, none came in yet but mistress Florence. He says none came in yet sir, but one Mistress Florence. What is that Florence? a widow! Yes a Dutch widow. How? That's an English drab sir, give your worship good morrow. A merry knave i'faith, I shall remember a dutch widow the longest day of my life. Did not I use most art to win the widow. You shall pardon me for that sir, Master Hoord knows I took her at best vantage. What's that sweet Gentlemen, what's that? He will needs bear me down that his art only, wrought with the widow most. Oh you did both well Gentlemen, you did both well, I thank you. I was the first that moved her. You were i'faith. But it was I that took her at the bound. ay, that was you, faith Gentlemen, 'tis right. I boasted least, but 'twas I joined their hands, Byth' mass I think he did, you did all well gentlemen, you did all well, contend no more: Come you rooms fittest: True 'tis next the door? Your very welcome, please you to walk up stairs clothes laid sir. Up stairs! troth I am weary Master Wit-good Rest yourself here a while widow, we'll have a cup of Muscadine in this little Room. A cup of Muscadine, you shall have the best sir. But do you hear sirrah.
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Peace Nephew let mee heare no more of e'm, it mads mee, thou ſhalt preuent e'm all, no words to the widdow of my comming hether, let mee ſee, tis now vpon nine, before twelue. Nephew we will haue the bargaine ſtruck, wee will faith boye. Oh my pretious Vncle. Neece, ſweete Neece, prethee haue a care to my houſe, I leaue al to thy diſcretion, be content to dreame a while, ile haue a huſband for thee ſhortly, put that care vpon me wench, for in chooſing wiues and huſbands I am onely fortunate, I haue that gift giuen me. But tis not likely you ſhould chuſe for me, Since Nephew to your cheifeſt enimy: Is he whome I affect, but oh forgetfull, Why doſt thou flatter thy affections ſo: With name of him, that for a widdowes bed, Neglects thy purer loue, can in be ſo? Or do's report diſſemble: how now ſir? A letter with which came a priuate charge. Therein I thanke your care—I knowe this hard, Deerer then ſight, what the world reports of me yet beleeue not, rumour will alter ſhortly, be thou conſtant, I am ſtill the ſame that I was in loue, and I hope to be the ſame in fortunes. I am reſolude, no more ſhall feare or doubt, Raiſe their pale powers to keepe affection out. You're very welcome Gentlemen, Dick ſhowe thoſe Gentlemen the Pomgranite there,— Hiſt— Vp thoſe ſtaires Gentlemen. Piſt Drawer,— Anon ſir? Prethe aske at the Bar, if a gentlewomā came not in lately? William at the Bar did you ſee any Gentlewoman come in lately, ſpeake you I, ſpeake you no. No, none came in yet but miſtres Florence. Hee ſaies none came in yet ſir, but one Miſtres Florence. What is that Florence? a widdow! Yes a duch widdow. How? Thats an Engliſh drab ſir, giue your worſhip good morrow. A merry knaue ifaith, I ſhall remember a dutch widdow the longeſt day of my life. Did not I vſe moſt art to win the widdow. You ſhall pardon mee for that ſir, Maiſter Hoord knowes I tooke her at beſt vantage. What's that ſweete Gentlemen, what's that? He will needs beare me downe that his art onely, wrought with the widdow moſt. Oh you did both well Gentlemen, you did both well, I thanke you. I was the firſt that mou'd her. You were ifaith. But it was I that tooke her at the bound. I, that was you, faith Gentlemen, tis right. I boaſted leaſt, but twas I ioynd their hands, By'th maſſe I thinke hee did, you did all well gentlemen, you did al wel, contend no more: Come you roomes fitteſt: True tis next the doore? Your verie welcome, pleaſe you to walke vp ſtais cloths layde ſir. Vp ſtaires! troth I am weary Maiſter Wit-good Reſt your ſelfe here a while widdowe, wee'le haue a cup of Muſcadine in this little Roome. A cup of Muſcadine, you ſhall haue the beſt ſir. But do you heare ſirrah.