Anonymous · published 1609 · first performed or written 1607 [1599-1608] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
And he maintains me hear like I know not what. I, and what say, they are their wives head, well, if he be the head, she's the body, and the body is to bear the head, and the body is to bear the purse. They cannot miss us, yet they regard us not. Miss us! no faith, but would all women were of my mind, they call us the weaker vessels: they should find vessels of us, but no weak vessels I warrant them. Mistress my Master, calls for ye. Go, i'll come anon, he's not so hasty to give me what I want I warrant ye, No, would he were, little thinks the husband what goes through the wives hand, washing, wring and rubbing, up early, down late, & a thousand things they look not too. And yet they must have the government of all. And great reason they have for it, but a wise man will put in a Woman's hand, what? she'll save that he spends. You have a pretty Ruff, how deep is it? Nay this is but shallow, marry I have a Ruff is a quarter deep, measured by the yard. Indeed by the yard! By the standard, you have a pretty set too: how big is the steel you set it with? As big as a reasonable sufficient— Mistress, my Master would desire you to come in. What? she shall not come yet, if you lay down the bucklers you lose the victory. By my troth I must go, we shall have such a coil else. A coil! why have you not a tongue in your head? faith if ye win not all at that weapon, ye are not worthy to be a Woman, you hear not the news abroad: No, what news? No, I warrant ye, you never come abroad, this is to be troubled with a fat man, he never comes abroad himself, nor suffers his wife out of his sight: ye shall ever have a fat Host, either on his bench at the door, or in his chair in the chimney, & there he spits & spaules a room like twenty Tobacco takers, oh fie on them beasts. But I prithee what news? Oh woman! the most hard favoured news, and without all conscience, they say there's a statute made any woman that buries her husband, is not to marry again of two months after. A tedious time by Lady, a month were enough. I halfe a month, winter nights are long, and cold, i'll tell ye, I have buried six, and I thank my good fortune, I ever knew the next ere the other was in his winding sheet. Mistress, my master is angry, and the Guests call for their Hostess. Go, I come, Gossip when shall I see you again? Nay, when shall I see you abroad, seldom i'm sure. I must needs away, God buy you Gossip.
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And hee maintaines me heare like I knowe not what. I, and what ſay, they are their wiues head, well, if he be the head, ſhee's the body, and the body is to beare the head, and the body is to beare the purſſe. They cannot miſſe vs, yet they regard vs not. Miſſe vs! no faith, but would all women were of my minde, they call vs the weaker veſſels: they ſhould finde veſſels of vs, but no weake veſſels I warrant them. Miſtris my Maiſter, cals for ye. Goe, ile come anon, hee's not ſo haſtie to giue me what I want I warrant ye, No, would he were, little thinkes the husband what goes through the wiues hand, waſhing, wringing and rubbing, vp earely, downe late, & a thouſand things they looke not too. And yet they muſt haue the gouernment of all. And great reaſon they haue for it, but a wiſe man will put in a Womans hand, what? ſheele ſaue that hee ſpends. You haue a prettie Ruffe, how deepe is it? Nay this is but ſhallowe, marrie I haue a Ruffe is a quarter deepe, meaſured by the yard. Indeede by the yard! By the ſtandard, you haue a pretty ſet too: how big is the ſteele you ſet it with? As bigge as a reaſonable ſufficient— Miſtris, my Maiſter would deſire you to come in. What? ſhe ſhall not come yet, if you lay down the bucklers you loſe the victorie. By my troth I muſt goe, wee ſhall haue ſuch a coyle elſe. A coyle! why haue you not a tongue in your head? faith if ye win not all at that weapon, yee are not worthy to be a Woman, you heare not the news abroade: No, what newes? No, I warrant ye, you neuer come abroad, this is to be troubled with a fatte man, he neuer comes abroad himſelfe, nor ſuffers his wife out of his ſight: yee ſhal euer haue a fatte Hoſt, either on his bēch at the dore, or in his chair in the chimney, & there he ſpits & ſpaules a roome like twentie Tobacco takers, oh fye on them beaſts. But I prethee what newes? Oh woman! the moſte hard fauourd newes, and without al conſcience, they ſay there's a ſtatute made any woman that buries her husband, is not to marrie againe of two monethes after. A teadious time by Lady, a month were enough. I halfe a month, winter nights are long, and colde, ile tell ye, I haue buried ſixe, and I thank my good fortune, I euer knewe the next ere the other was in his winding ſheete. Miſtris, my maiſter is angrie, and the Gueſts cal for their Hoſteſſe. Goe, I come, Goſſip when ſhall I ſee you agē? Nay, when ſhall I ſee you abroad, ſildome i'me ſure. I muſt needes away, God buy you Goſſip.