Barry, Lording · published 1608 · first performed or written 1603 [c.1603-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 469 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
Refer that to me, I say, be that my care, all shall end in merriment, and no disgrace touch either of their reputations. Then take both word and hand, 'tis done, Club (mistress Purges prentice) shall be the Sumner. O my most precious dry-fat, may none of thy daughters prove vessels with foul bungholes, or none of thy Sons hogsheads, but all true and honourable Dryfats like thyself. Well Master Gerardine, I hope to see you a Familist before I die. That's most likely, for I hold most of their principles already: I never rail nor calumniate any man, but in love and charity; I never cozen any man for any ill will I bear him, but in love and charity to myself: I never make my neighbour a Cuckold for any hate or malice I bear him, but in love and charity to his wife. And may those principles fructify in your weak members: I'll be gone, and with most quick dexterity provide you a Crier: Tomorrow at my house (said you) they should appear. Be that the time, most honoured dry-fat, but be this known to none, most loved sir, save Club, or to some other whom your judgement shall select, as a fit person for our project. Thus enough time out of sight. Maria, thou art mine: earth's affection and nature's glory, woman of what an excellency, if her thoughts and acts were squared and leveled with the first celsitude of her creation: T'enjoy a creature, whose dishevelled locks, Like gems against the repercussive Sun, Gives light and splendour. whose starlike eyes Attract more gazar loves to see them move Then the Tartarians God, when first Egeon's Hill Amounts in triumph, a skin more pure and soft, Then is the silk-worm bed, to the more white Then newfallen Snow, or shining ivory, Is happiness sought by the Gods themselves, Celestial Venus borne without a mother, Be thou probitious, thee and I implore Not vulgar Venus, heavens scorn and Mars his whore. Good Aunt quiet yourself, ground not upon dreams, you know they are ever contrary. Minion, minion, coin no excuses; I grant dreams are deceitful, but a true judgement grounded upon knowledge never fails: what? have not I observed the rising and falling of the blood, the coming and going of the countenance, your qualms, your unlacings, your longings, most evident tokens, besides a more certain sign then all these too, you know't, I need not speak it; nay I am as skilful in that point as my husband: I can tell you Aristotle speaks English enough to tell me these secrets: Body of me, so narrowly looked too, and yet fly out? well, I see maids will hait, in spite of Laws or locks that restrain 'em, they will open, do men what they can.
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Refer that to me, I ſay, be that my care, all ſhall end in merriment, and no diſgrace touch either of their reputations. Then take both word and hand, tis done, Club (miſtriſſe Purges prentice) ſhall be the Sumner. O my moſt pretious Dryfat, may none of thy daughters proue veſſells with foule bungholes, or none of thy Sons hogſheads, but all true and honorable Drifats like thy ſelfe. VVell Maſter Gerardine, I hope to ſee you a Familiſt before I dy. Thats moſt likely, for J hold moſt of their principles already: I neuer rayle nor calumniate any man, but in loue and charity; I neuer couſen any man for any ill will I beare him, but in loue and charity to my ſelfe: I neuer make my neighbor a Cuckold for any hate or malice I beare him, but in loue and charity to his wife. And may thoſe principles fructify in your weake members: Ile be gone, and with moſt quick dexterity prouide you a Cryer: To morrow at my houſe (ſaid you) they ſhould appeare. Be that the time, moſt honored Dryfat, but be this known to none, moſt loued ſir, ſaue Club, or to ſome other whom your iudgement ſhall ſelect, as a fit perſon for our proiect. Thus ynough time out of ſight. Maria, thou art mine: earths affecton and natures glory, woman of what an excellency, if her thoughts and acts were ſquard and leueld with the fiſt celſitude of her creation: T'inioy a creature, whoſe diſheueld locks, Like gems againſt the repercuſſiue Sun, Giues light and ſplendor▪ whoſe ſtarlike eyes Attract more gazar loues to ſee them moue Then the Tartarians God, when firſt Egeons Hill Amounts in triumph, a ſkin more pure and ſoft, Then is the ſilke-worme bed, to the more white Then newfalne Snow, or ſhining Iuorie, Is happineſſe ſought by the Gods themſelues, Celeſtiall Venus borne without a mother, Be thou probitious, thee and I implore Not vulgar Venus, Heauens ſcorne and Mars his whoore. Good Aunt quiet your ſelfe, ground not vpon dreames, you know they are euer contrary. Mynion, mynion, coyne no execuſes; I graunt dreames are deceitfull, but a true iudgement grounded vpon knowledge neuer failes: what? haue not I obſeru▪d the riſing and falling of the bloud, the comming and going of the countenance, your qualmes, your vnlacings, your longings, moſt euident tokens, beſides a more certaine ſigne then all theſe too, you know't, I need not ſpeake it; nay I am as ſkilfull in that point as my huſband: I can tell you Ariſtotle ſpeakes Engliſh enough to tell me theſe ſecrets: Body of me, ſo narrowly lookt too, and yet fly out? well, I ſee maydes will ha'te, in ſpite of Lawes or lockes that reſtrayne 'hem, they will open, doe men what they can.