Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1616 · first performed or written 1613 [1613-1616] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat typicality 0.84 · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Admit it true, that she were far beyond me in all respects, does that give you a licence to forswear yourself? Forswear myself, how? Perhaps you have forgot the innumerable oaths you have uttered in disclaiming all for wives but me: I'll not remember you: God give you joy. Nay but conceive me, the intent of oaths is ever understood. Admit I should protest to such a friend, to see him at his lodging tomorrow: Divines would never hold me perjured, if I were struck blind, or he hid him where my diligent search could not find him: so there were no cross act of mine own in't. Can it be imagined I meant to force you to marriage, and to have you whether you will or no? Alas you need not. I make already tender of myself, and than you are forsworn. Some sin I see indeed must necessarily fall upon me, as whosoever deals with women shall never utterly avoid it: yet I would choose the least ill; which is to forsake you, that have done me all the abuses of a malignant woman, contemned my service, and would have held me prating about marriage, till I had been past getting of children: then her that hath forsook her family, and put her tender body in my hand, upon my word. Which of us swore you first to? Why to you. Which oath is to be kept then. I prithee do not urge my sins unto me, Without I could amend 'em. Why you may by wedding me. How will that satisfy my word to her? 'tis not to be kept, and needs no satisfaction, 'tis an error fit for repentance only. Shall I live to wrong that tender hearted virgin so? It may not be. Why may it not be? I swear I had rather marry thee then her: but yet mine honesty. What honesty? 'tis more preserved this way: Come, by this light servant thou shalt, I'll kiss thee on't. This kiss indeed is sweet, pray God no sin lie under it. There is no sin at all, try but another. O my heart. Help sister, this lady swoons. How do you? Why very well, if you be so. Sure a quiet mind lives not in any woman: I shall do a most ungodly thing. Hear me one word more, which by all my hopes I will not alter. I did make an oath when you delayed me so; that this very night I would be married. Now if you will go without delay, suddenly, as late as it is, with your own Minister to your own Chapel, I'll wed you, and to bed. A match dear servant. For if you should forsake me now, I care not, she would not though for all her injuries, such is her spirit, If I be not ashamed to kiss her now I part, may I not live.
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Admit it true, that she were farre beyond me in all respects, do'es that giue you a licence to forsweare your selfe? Forsweare my selfe, how? Perhaps you haue forgot the innumerable oathes you haue vttered in disclaiming all for wiues but m: Ile not remember you: God giue you ioy. Nay but conceiue mee, the intent of oaths is euer vnderstood. Admit I should protest to such a friend, to see him at his lodging to morrow: Diuines would neuer hold me periur'd, if I were struck blinde, or he hid him where my diligent search could not finde him: so there were no crosse act of mine owne in't. Can it bee imagined I meant to force you to marriage, and to haue you whether you will or no? Alas you neede not. I make already tender of my selfe, and then you are forsworne. Some sinne I see indeede must necessarily fall vpon me, as whosoeuer deals with women shal neuer vterly auoide it: yet I would chuse the least ill; which is to forsake you, that haue done me all the abuses of a malignant woman, contemn'd my seruice, and would haue held me prating about marriage, till I had bene past getting of children: then her that hath forsooke her family, and put her tender bodie in my hand, vpon my word. Which of vs swore you first to? VVhy to you. VVhich oath is to be kept then. I prethee doe not vrge my sinnes vnto me, Without I could amend vm. VVhy you may by wedding me. How will that satisfie my word to her? Tis not to be kept, and needs no satisfaction, Tis an error fit for repentance onely. Shall I liue to wrong that tender hearted virgin so? It may not be. VVhy may it not be? I sweare I had rather marry thee then her: but yet mine honesty. VVhat honesty? Tis more preseru'd this way: Come, by this light seruant thou shalt, Ile kisse thee on't. This kisse indeede is sweet, pray God no sin lie vnder it. There is no sinne at all, tri but another. O my heart. Helpe sister, this ladie swounes. How doe you? Why very well, if you be so. Suce a puiet minde liues not in any woman: I shal doe most vngodly thing. Heare me one word more, vvhich by all my hopes I will not alter. I did make an oath when you delaid me so; that this very night I would be marrted. Now if you will goe without delay, suddenly, as late as it is, vvith your owne Minister to your owne Chappel, Ile wed you, and to bed. A match deare seruant. For if you should forsake me now, I care not, she would not though for all her iniuies, such is her spirit, If I bee not ashamed to kisse her now I part, may I not liue.