Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1606 [1604-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.88 · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
A fair hour sweet Lady. Good morrow gentlemen, Master Inesse, and M. Possibility. where's the little sweet Lady your daughter? even at her book sir. So religious? 'tis no new motion sir, sh'as took it from an infant. May we deserve a sight of her, Lady? Upon that condition you will promise me gentlemen, to avoid all profane talk, wanton compliments, undecent phrases, and lascivious courtings. (which I know my daughter will sooner die than endure,) I am contented your suits shallbe granted. Not a bawdy syllable I protest. syllable was placest there, for indeed your one syllables are your bawdiest words, prick that down. She may make nightwork on't, 'twas well recovered, He Cats and Courtesans stroll most i'th' night, Her friend may be received and conveyed forth, nightly, He be at charge for watch and ward, for watch & ward i'faith, and here they come. Give your worship good even. Welcome my friends, I must deserve your diligence in an employment serious: the troth is, there is a cunning plot laid, but happily discovered, to rob my house: the night uncertain when, but fixed within the circle of this month: nor does this villainy consist in numbers: Or many partners, only some one Shall in the form of my familiar friend, Be received privately into my house, By some perfidious servant of mine own, Addressed fit for the practice. O abominable! If you be faithful watchmen, show your goodness, And with these Angels shore up your eyelids: Let me not be purloined, purloined indeed; the merry Greeks conceive me: there is a gem I would not lose, Kept by the Italian under lock and key: we English men are careless creatures: well, I have said enough. And we will do enough sir. Why well said, watch me a good turn now, so, so, so, Rise villainy with the Lark, why 'tis prevented, Or steal't by with the leather winged Bat: The evening cannot save it, peace; Oh Lady Gulman, my wife's only company! welcome; and how does the virtuous Matron, that good old Gentlewoman thy mother? I persuade myself, if modesty be in the world she has part on't: a woman of an excellent carriage all her life time, in Court, City, and Country. she's always carried it well in those places sir; witness three bastards a piece: how does your sweet bedfellow sir? you see I'm her boldest visitant. And welcome sweet Virgin, the only companion, my soul wishes for her; I left her within at her Lute, prithee give her good counsel. Alas, she needs none sir. Yet, yet, yet, a little of thy instructions will not come amiss to her. I'll bestow my labour sir. Do, labour her prithee; I have conveyed away all her wanton Pamphlets, as Hero and Leander, Venus and Adonis, oh two luscious marrowbone pies for a young married wife, here, here, prithee take the resolution, and read to her a little. she's set up her resolution already sir.
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A faire hower ſweete Lady. Good morrow gentlemen, Maſter Ineſſe, and M. Poſsibilitie. Wher's the litle ſweete Lady your daughter? Euen at her booke ſir. So religious? Tis no new motion ſir, ſh'as tooke it from an infant. May we deſerue a ſight of her, Lady? Vpon that condition you will promiſe me gentlemen, to auoid all prophane talke, wanton complements, vndecent phrazes, and laſciuious courtings▪ (which I knowe my daughter will ſooner die then endure,) I am contented your ſuits ſhalbe granted. Not a bawdy ſillable I proteſt. Sillable was plac'ſt there, for indeed your one ſillables are your bawdieſt words, pricke that downe. She may make nightwork ont, twas wel recouered, Hee Cats and Curtizans ſtrowle moſt i'th night, Her friend may be receiude and conuayde forth, nightly, He be at charge for watch and ward, for watch & ward yfaith, and here they come. Giue your worſhip good euen. Welcome my friends, I muſt deſerue your diligence in an imployment ſerious: the troth is, there is a cunning plot laid, but happily diſcouered, to robbe my houſe: the night vncertaine when, but fixt within the circle of this month: nor do's this villany conſiſt in numbers: Or many partners, onely ſome one Shall in the forme of my familiar friend, Be receiude priuately into my houſe, By ſome perfidious ſeruant of mine owne, Addreſt fit for the practiſe. O abominable! If you be faithfull watchmen, ſhew your goodnes, And with theſe Angels ſhoare vp your eye-lids: Let me not be purloind, purloind indeed; the merry Greekes conceiue me: there is a Iem I would not looſe, Kept by the Italian vnder locke and key: we Engliſh men are careleſſe creatures: well, I haue ſaid enough. And we wil do enough ſir. Why wel ſaid, watch me a good turne now, ſo, ſo, ſo, Riſe villany with the Larke, why tis preuented, Or ſteal't by with the leather winged Bat: The euening cannot ſaue it, peace; Oh Lady Gulman, my wifes onely company! welcome; and how do's the vertuous Matron, that good old Gentlewoman thy mother? I perſwade my ſelfe, if modeſty be in the world ſhe has part on't: a woman of an excellent carriage all her life time, in Court, Citie, and Countrey. Sha's alwaies carried it well in thoſe places ſir; witneſſe three baſtards a piece: how do's your ſweete bedfellow ſir? you ſee I'me her boldeſt viſitant. And welcome ſweete Virgin, the onely companion, my ſoule wiſhes for her; I left her within at her Lute, prethee giue her good counſell. Alas, ſhe needes none ſir. Yet, yet, yet, a little of thy inſtructions will not come amiſſe to her. Ile beſtow my labour ſir. Doe, labour her prethee; I haue conuay'd away all her wanton Pamphlets, as Hero and Leander, Venus and Adonis, oh two luſhious mary-bone pies for a yong married wife, here, here, prethie take the reſolution, and reade to her a little. Sha's ſet vp her reſolution alreadie ſir.