Jonson, Ben · published 1620 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T3 Sickness, physic and doctors · 465 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
Please you, Master Doctor. Please you, good Master Parson. I would hear the Canon law speak first. It must give place to positive Divinity, Sir. Nay, good Gentlemen, do not throw me into circumstances. Let your comforts arrive quickly at me, those that are. Be swift in affording me my peace, if so I shall hope any. I love not your Dispurations, or your Court-tumults. And that it be not strange to you, I will tell you. My Father, in my education, was wont to advise me, that I should always collect, and contain my mind, not suffering it to flow loosely; that I should look to what things were necessary to the carriage of my life, and what not: embracing the one and eschewing the other. In short, that I should endear myself to rest, and avoid turmoil: which now is grown to be another nature to me. So that I come not to your public pleadings, or your places of noise; not that I neglect those things, that make for the dignity of the Commonwealth: but for the mere avoiding of clamours, and impertinences of Orators, that know not how to be silent. And for the cause of noise, am I now a suitor to you You do not know in what a misery I have been exercised this day, what a torrent of evil! My very House turns round with the tumult! I dwell in a Windmill! The perpetual about motion is here, and not at Eltham. Well, good Master Doctor, will you break the ice? Master parson will wade after. Sir, though unworthy, and the weaker, I will presume. 'Tis no presumption, Domine Doctor. Yet again! Your question is, for how many causes a man may have divortium legitimum, a lawful Divorce. First, you must understand the nature of the word Divorce, a divertendo— No excursions upon words, good Doctor, to the question briefly. I answer then, the Canon-law affords Divorce but in few cases, and the principal is in the common case, the adulterous case. But there are duodecim impedimenta, twelve impediments (as we call 'em) all which do not dirimere contractum, but irritum reddere matrimonium, as we say in the Canon-law, not take away the bond, but cause a nullity therein. I understood you, before: good Sir, avoid your impertinency of Translation. He cannot open this too much, Sir, by your favour. Yet more! O, you must give the learned men leave, Sir. To your impediments, Master Doctor. The first is impedimentum erroris. Of which there are several species. ay, as error personae. If you contract yourself to one person, thinking her another. Then, 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.
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Pleaſe you, Maſter Doctor. Pleaſe you, good Maſter Parſon. I would heare the Canon law ſpeake firſt. It muſt giue place to poſitiue Diunitie, Sir. Nay, good Gentlemen, doe not throw me into circumſtances. Let your comforts ariue quickly at me, thoſe that are. Be ſwift in affoording mee my peace, if ſo I ſhall hope any. I loue not your Diſpurations, or your Court-tumults. And that it be not ſtrange to you, I will tell you. My Father, in my education, was woont to aduiſe mee, that I ſhould alwayes collect, and contayne my mind, not ſuffring it to flow looſely; that I ſhould looke to what things were neceſſarie to the carriage of my life, and what not: embracing the one and eſchewing the other. In ſhort, that I ſhould endeare my ſelfe to reſt, and auoid turmoile: which now is growne to bee another nature to mee. So that I come not to your publike pleadings, or your places of noyſe; not that I neglect thoſe things, that make for the dignitie of the Common-wealth: but for the meere auoyding of clamours, and impertinences of Orators, that know not how to bee ſilent. Aud for the cauſe of noyſe, am I now a ſutor to you You doe not know in what a miſerie I haue beene exercis'd this day, what a torrent of euill! My very Houſe turnes round with the tumult! I dwell in a Wind-mill! The perpetuall about motion is here, and not at Eltham. Well, good Maſter Doctor, will you breake the ice? Maſter parſon will wade after. Sir, though vnworthy, and the weaker, I will preſume. 'Tis no preſumption, Domine Doctor. Yet againe! Your queſtion is, for how many cauſes a man may haue diuortium legitimum, a lawfull Diuorce. Firſt, you muſt vnderſtand the nature of the word Diuorce, a diuertendo— No excurſions vpon words, good Doctor, to the queſtion briefly. I anſwere then, the Canon-law affords Diuorce but in few caſes, and the principall is in the common caſe, the adulterous caſe. But there are duodecim impedimenta, twelue impediments (as wee call 'hem) all which doe not dirimere contractum, but irritum reddere matrimonium, as wee ſay in the Canon-law, not take away the bond, but cauſe a nullitie therein. I vnderſtood you, before: good Sir, auoyd your impertinencie of Tranſlation. He cannot open this too much, Sir, by your fauour. Yet more! O, you muſt giue the learned men leaue, Sir. To your impediments, Maſter Doctor. The firſt is impedimentum erroris. Of which there are ſeuerall ſpecies. I, as error perſonae. If you contract your ſelfe to one perſon, thinking her another. Then, error fortunae. If ſhe be a Begger, and you thought her rich. Then, error qualitatis. If ſhee prooue ſtubborne, or head-ſtrong, that you thought obedient.