Anonymous · published 1609 · first performed or written 1607 [1599-1608] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Neither i'faith, kneel not, rise, rise, I pray You both confess you have offended me. We do, we have. Then for this offence, be this your doom, Tully must die, but not till fates decree To cut your vital thread, or Terentia Find in her heart to be your Deathes-man? Faith the Fates may do as they may, but Terentia will never find in her heart to kill him, she'll first bury him quick. The like is doomed to fair Terentai, How say you both, are ye content? My thoughts are plunged in admiration. But can your honour bury such a wrong? I can, I can, here Tully, take Terentia, Live many happy years in faithful love, This is no more than friendship's laws allow, Think me thyself another Cicero. 'tTwere better my Lord, you did persuade her to think you another Cicero, so you might claim some interest in her now and then. That I would claim with you, fair Lady, hark in your ear, nay, I must conclude with you. you'll not bite my Lord? No, of my faith my Lady. Thus far my love, our hopes have good success, One storm more past, my griefs were much the less. Friendship itself hath been more prodigal, Then a bold face could beg upon a friend. Why then, there's a bargain. Strike hands upon the same, I am yours to command. I'll love with ye, i'll lie with ye, i'll love with all my heart, With all my strength, with all my power and virtue: Sealed and delivered in the presence of us: Marcus, Tullius, and Cicero. Then you deliver this as your act and deed? I do, and seal it with this— Why well said, 'tis done, see, we begin but now, And are as ready to go to Church as you: What needs further ceremony? Yes, a little matrimony. I Lady, come Tully and Terentia, One day shall shine on both our Nuptials, Fear not, i'll quench the fire of your Father's heat With my consent. I prithee appoint the time. About a week hence love. Oh, 'tis too intolerable long. Then four days. Four days is four times four & twenty hours that's too long too. We cannot sooner be ready: Yes and unready too, in a day and a half. Well then two days. Till than we'll feed on conceit, Tully thank me but for your company, I would not tarry so long: come Tully since we shall be married all at one time, we'll go to bed so, and he shall be master of the Cockpit, that bids his Gossips first. Nay quick Graccus, lest our hour forestall us, i'll in and deal for your disguise, tarry thou, & give mine host a share of our intent, marry charge him to keep it as secret as his Garbage. He undoes our drift and clothes the fool in sackcloth during his life.
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Neither yfaith, kneele not, riſe, riſe, I pray You both confeſſe you haue offended me. We doe, we haue. Then for this offence, be this your doome, Tulley muſt die, but not till fates decree To cut your vitall threed, or Terentia Finde in her heart to be your Deatheſ-man? Faith the Fates may doe as they may, but Terentia will neuer finde in her heart to kill him, ſheele firſt burie him quick. The like is doomde to faire Terentai, How ſay you both, are yee content? My thoughts are plung'd in admiration. But can your honour burie ſuch a wrong? I can, I can, heere Tully, take Terentia, Liue many happie yeares in faithfull loue, This is no more then friendſhips lawes allow, Thinke me thy ſelfe another Cicero. Twere better my Lord, you did perſwade her to think you another Cicero, ſo you might claim ſome intereſt in her now and then. That I would claime with you, faire Ladie, hark in your eare, nay, I muſt conclude with you. Y'oule not bite my Lord? No, of my faith my Lady. Thus far my loue, our hopes haue good ſucceſſe, One ſtorme more paſt, my griefes were much the leſſe. Friendſhip it ſelfe hath beene more prodigal, Then a bolde face could begge vpon a friend. Why then, theres a bargaine. Strike hands vpon the ſame, I am yours to commaund. Ile loue with ye, ile lie with ye, ile loue with all my heart, With all my ſtrength, with all my power and vertue: Seald and deliuered in the preſence of vs: Marcus, Tullius, and Cicero. Then you deliuer this as your act and deede? I doe, and ſeale it with this— Why well ſaid, tis done, ſee, we begin but now, And are as ready to goe to Church as you: What needes further ceremony? Yes, a little matrimony. I Lady, come Tully and Terentia, One day ſhall ſhine on both our Nuptialls, Feare not, ile quench the fire of your Fathers heate With my conſent. I prethee appoint the time. About a weeke hence loue. Oh, tis too intollerable long. Then foure daies. Foure daies is foure times foure & twenty hours that's too long too. We cannot ſooner be readie: Yes and vnreadie too, in a day and a halfe. Well then two daies. Til then weele feede on conceite, Tully thanke me but for your companye, I would not tarrie ſo long: come Tully ſince wee ſhall bee married all at one time, weele goe to bed ſo, and he ſhall be maiſter of the Cockpit, that bids his Goſſips firſt. Nay quicke Graccus, leaſt our houre fore-ſtall vs, ile in and deale for your diſguiſe, tarrie thou, & giue mine hoſt a ſhare of our intent, marry charge him to keep it as ſecret as his Garbage. Hee vndoes our drift and cloathes the foole in ſack-cloath during his life.