Heywood, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1607 [1606-1608] (Annals) tragedy · Queen Anne's Men · Red Bull unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 517 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
But one hour more & you shall all to rest, Now that your Lord is absent from this house, And that the Master's eye is from his charge, We must be careful and with providence Guide his domestic business, we ha' now Given over all feasting and lewd reveling, Which ill becomes the house whose Lo: is absent, We banish all excess till his return, In fear of whom my soul doth daily mourn. Madam so please you to repose yourself Within your Chamber leave us to our tasks, We will not loiter though you take your rest. Not so, you shall not overwatch yourselves Longer than I wake with you: for it fits Good housewives when their husbands are from home, To eye their servants labours and in care, And the true manage of his household state, Earliest to rise, and to be up most late. Since all his business he commits to me, I'll be his faithful steward till the camp Dissolve and he return, thus wives should do, In absence of their Lords be husband too. Madam the L. Turnus his man was thrice for you here to have entreated you home to supper, he says his L. takes it unkindly he could not have your company. To please a loving husband, I'll offend The love and patience of my dearest friend, methinks his purpose was unreasonable To draw me in my husband's absence forth To feast and banquet, 'twould have ill becomed me, To ha' left the charge of such a spacious house, without both L. & Mistress, I am opinioned thus, wives should not stray, Out of their doors their husbands being away: L. Turnus shall excuse me. Pray Madam set me right into my work, Being abroad I may forget the charge. Imposed me by my L. or be compelled To stay out late, which were my husband here, Might be without distaste, but he from hence, Which late a broad, there can no excuse dispense. Here take your work again, a while proceed, And then to bed, for whilst you sow, I'll read. I would have hazarded all my hopes, my wife had not been so late a reveling. Nor mine at this time of night a gambolling. They wear so much cork under their heels, they cannot choose but love to caper. Nothing does me good, but that if my wife were watching all theirs were wantoning, and if I halost, none can brag of their winnings. Now Collatine to yours, either Lucrece must be better employed then the rest, or you content to have her virtues ranked with the rest. I am pleased. Soft, soft, let's steal upon her as upon the rest, lest having some watchword at our arrival, we may give her notice to be better prepared, nay by your leave Collatine, we'll limit you no advantage. See Lords, thus Lucrece revels with her maids, In stead of Riot quaffing & the practice of high lavalties to the ravishing sound of chambering music, she like a good housewife Is teaching of her husband sundry chares. Lucrece.
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But one houre more & you shall all to rest, Now that your Lord is absent from this house, And that the Masters eie is from his charge, We must be carefull and with prouidence Guide his domestick busines, we ha now Giuen ore all feasting and leaud reuelling, Which ill becomes the house whose Lo: is absent, We banish all excesse til his returne, In feare of whom my soule doth daily mourne. Madam so please you to repose your selfe Within your Chamber leaue vs to our taskes, We will not loiter though you take your rest. Not so, you shall not ouerwatch your selues Longer then I wake with you: for it fits Good huswifes when their husbands are frō home, To ey their seruants labors and in care, And the true manage of his houshold state, Earliest to rise, and to be vp most late. Since all his busines he commits to me, Ile be his faithfull steward til the camp Dissolue and he returne, thus wiues should doe, In absence of their Lords be husband too. Madam the L. his mā was thrice for you here to haue entreated you home to supper, he saies his L. takes it vnkindly he could not haue your company. To please a louing husband, Ile offend The loue and patience of my dearest friend, Me thinkes his purpose was vnreasonable To draw me in my husbands absence forth To feast and banquet, twould haue ill becomd me, To ha left the charge of such a spacious house, without both L. & Mistres, I am opiniond thus, wiues should not stray, Out of their dores their husbāds being away: L. shal excuse me. Pray Madam set me right into my worke, Being abroad I may forget the charge. Imposde me by my L. or be compeld To stay out late, which were my husband here, Might be without distast, but he from hence, Which late a broad, there can no excuse dispence. Here take your worke againe, a while proceede, And then to bed, for whilst you sow, Ile read. I would haue hazsarded all my hopes, my wife had not beene so late a reuelling. Nor mine at this time of night a gamboling. They weare so much corke vnder their heeles, they cānot choose but loue to caper. Nothing does me good, but that if my wife were watching all theirs were wantoning, and if I halost, none can brag of their winnings. Now Collatine to yours, either Lucrece must bee better imploid then the rest, or you content to haue her vertues ranckt with the rest. I am pleasd. Soft, soft, lets steale vpon her as vpon the rest, lest hauing some watchword at our ariual, we may giue her notice to be better prepar'd, nay by your leaue Colltine, weel limit you no aduātage. See Lords, thus Lucrece reuels with her maids, In stead of Riot quaffing & the practise of hy laualties to the rauishing sound of chambring musique, she like a good huswife Is teaching of her husband sundry chares. Lucrece.