Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
If you contract yourself to one person, thinking her another. The, error fortunae. If she be a beggar, and you thought her rich. Then, error qualitatis. If she prove stubborn, or headstrong, that you thought obedient. How? is that, sir a lawful impediment? One at once, I pray you gentlemen. I, ante copulam, but not post copulam, sir. Mr. Parson says right. Nec post nuptiarum benedictionem. It doth indeed but irrita reddere sponsalia, annul the contract: after marriage it is of no onstancy. Alas, sir, what a hope are we fallen from, by this time! The next is conditio: if you thought her free borne, and she prove a bondwoman, there is impediment of estate and condition. I, but Mr. Doctor, those servitudes are sublatae, now, among us christians. By your favour, master Parson— You shall give me leave, master Doctor. Nay, gentlemen, quarrel not in that question; it concerns not my case: pass to the third. Well then, the third is votum. If either party have made a vow of chastity. But that practice, as master Parson said of the other, is taken away among us, thanks be to discipline. The fourth is cognatio: if the persons be of kin, within the degrees. I: do you know, what the degrees are, sir? No, nor I care not, sir: they offer me no comfort in the question, I am sure. But, there is a branch of this impediment may, which is cognitio spiritualis. If you were her godfather, sir, than the marriage is incestuous. That comment is absurd, and superstitious, master Doctor. I cannot endure it. Are we not all brothers and sisters, and as much a kin in that, as godfathers, and god-daughters? O me! to end the controversy, I never was a godfather, I never was a godfather in my life, sir. Pass to the next. The fift is crimen adulterij: the known case. The sixth, cultus disparitas, difference of religion: have you ever examined her, what religion she is of? No, I would rather she were of none, then be put to the trouble of it! You may have it done for you, sir. By no means, good sir, on, to the rest: shall you ever come to an end, think you? Yes, he has done half, sir. (On, to the rest) be patient, and expect, sir. The seventh is, vis: if it were upon compulsion, or force. O no, it was too voluntary, mine: too voluntary. The eight is, or do: if ever she have taken holy orders. That's superstitious, too. No matter, master Parson: would she would go into a nunnery yet. The ninth is, ligamen: if you were bound, sir, to any other before. I thrust myself too soon into these fetters. The tenth is, publica honestas: which is inchoata quaedam affinitas. I, or affinitas orta ex sponsalibus: and is but leave impedimentum. I feel no air of comfort blowing to me, in all this.
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If you contract your selfe to one person, thinking her another. The, error fortunae. If shee be a begger, and you thought her rich. Then, error qualitatis. If shee proue stubborne, or head-strong, that you thought obedient. How? is that, sir a lawfull impediment? One at once, I pray you gentlemen. I, ante copulam, but not post copulam, sir. Mr. Parson saies right. Nec post nuptiarum benedictionem. It doth indeed but irrita reddere sponsalia, annull the contract: after marriage it is of no onstancy. Alas, sir, what a hope are we fall'n from, by this time! The next is conditio: if you thought her free borne, and shee proue a bond-woman, there is impediment of estate and condition. I, but Mr. Doctor, those seruitudes are sublatae, now, among vs christians. By your fauour, master Parson— You shall giue me leaue, master Doctor. Nay, gentlemen, quarrell not in that question; it concernes not my case: passe to the third. Well then, the third is votum. If either partie haue made a vow of chastitie. But that practice, as master Parson said of the other, is taken away among vs, thanks be to discipline. The fourth is cognatio: if the persons be of kinne, within the degrees. I: doe you know, what the degrees are, sir? No, nor I care not, sir: they offer me no comfort in the question, I am sure. But, there is a branch of this impediment may, which is cognitio spiritualis. If you were her god-father, sir, then the marriage is incestuous. That comment is absurd, and superstitious, master Doctor. I cannot endure it. Are we not all brothers and sisters, and as much a kinne in that, as god-fathers, and god-daughters? O me! to end the controuersie, I neuer was a god-father, I neuer was a god-father in my life, sir. Passe to the next. The fift is crimen adulterij: the knowne case. The sixt, cultus disparitas, difference of religion: haue you euer examin'd her, what religion shee is of? No, I would rather shee were of none, then bee put to the trouble of it! You may haue it done for you, sir. By no meanes, good sir, on, to the rest: shall you euer come to an end, thinke you? Yes, hee has done halfe, sir. (On, to the rest) be patient, and expect, sir. The ſeuenth is, vis: if it were vpon compulſion, or force. O no, it was too voluntarie, mine: too voluntarie. The eight is, or do: if euer ſhee haue taken holy orders. That's ſuperſtitious, too. No matter, maſter Parſon: would ſhee would goe into a nunnerie yet. The ninth is, ligamen: if you were bound, ſir, to any other before. I thruſt my ſelfe too ſoone into theſe fetters. The tenth is, publica honeſtas: which is inchoata quaedam affinitas. I, or affinitas orta ex ſponſalibus: and is but leue impedimentum. I feele no aire of comfort blowing to me, in all this.