Technogamia, or The Marriages of the Arts · chunk 59 of 64
Holyday, Barten · published 1618 · first performed or written 1618 [Feb 13] (Annals) comedy · at University unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 473 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Well, let's hasten in to the celebration of the marriage; for we're expected before this time; my heart's almost at my mouth with fear, and Dances, methinks, as if it were at the wedding already. This Polites is a subtle fellow, and he'll take us when we little think on't; but we'll go voluntarily, and so he shall not need to send out a Capias ad respondendum, for us. Well, I think when all comes to all, our best means to wash away these faults, will be our Distillation of tears. ALl happiness attend the Nuptials. All happiness attend the Nuptials. Physica, you now behold the blessed union of your dearest child. And with joy, thanks to the gods and most honoured Polites. How now, sirrah? what do you here? you serve nobody here, get you our again. I won't, Sir: they say here's a mask to be seen. won't you, Sir? I'll try that. What's the matter there? Why, and't please you, Sir, Phantastes is shifted in here to see a mask, which he says, he heard should be here, but he is deceived, and I'd have him out again. Come, let him alone, let him alone, this once; he'll sooner shift to see such a toy then a better thing: but wisemen's marriages nowadays can be thriftily celebrated without Fiddlers. Sirrah, now I will stand here in spite of your teeth. You may thank Polites, or else i'faith I'd ha' trounced you. Silence: Since the gods have afforded us the happiness of so frequent an Assembly, I think it the next happiness to use a prevenient discretion, upon this offered occasion, for the reformation of some dangerous abuses, which most stealingly have crept into the commonwealth: and therefore are the more dangerous, by how much they are the more secret. Magus and Astrologia, depart the Bench. we? we? Obey, or justice shall be violent to enforce you. Choler, are the two rogues, Physiognomus, and Cheiromantes apprehended, as I gave command? Yes, Sir, and at hand. Let them be brought in then; and with them Causidicus. I? who's my accuser? Thine own actions, and thy man Sanguis shall cry loud against thee. O the gods! and't please you, Polites, this little rogue Cheiromantes being unwilling to come, as I was drawing him, picked my pocket. 'Sbones, these Varlets are worse than witches, for they say when they are in hold, they must leave their devil, but a man had as lief have the devil in hold as these, for they'll have his money in hold, or it shall scape 'em hardly. Physiognomus, and Cheiromantes, do you know this Gentleman? Yes, Sir. Yes, Sir. And did you never know a purse of his? I protest unto your Honour, there was nothing but a few idle papers in't, but not a penny of money.
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Well, let's haſten in to the celebration of the marriage; for wee're expected before this time; my heart's almoſt at my mouth with feare, and Dances, me thinks, as if it were at the wedding alreadie. This Polites is a ſubtill fellow, and he'l take vs when we little thinke on't; but wee'll goe voluntarily, and ſo hee ſhall not need to ſend out a Capias ad respondendum, for vs. Well, I thinke when all comes to all, our beſt meanes to waſh away theſe faults, will be our Diſtillation of teares. ALl happineſſe attend the Nuptials. All happineſſe attend the Nuptials. Phyſica, you now behold the bleſt vnion of your deareſt child. And with ioy, thanks to the gods and moſt honor'd Polites. How now, ſirrah? what doe you here? you ſerue no body here, get you our againe. I woun't, Sir: they ſay here's a maske to be ſeene. Woun't you, Sir? Ile trie that. What's the matter there? Why, and't pleaſe you, Sir, Phantaſtes is ſhifted in here to ſee a maske, which he ſayes, he heard ſhould be here, but he is deceiu'd, and I'd haue him out againe. Come, let him alone, let him alone, this once; hee'll ſooner ſhift to ſee ſuch a toy then a better thing: but wiſemens marriages now-adayes can be thriftily celebrated without Fiddlers. Sirrah, now I will ſtand here in ſpight of your teeth. You may thanke Polites, or elſe i'faith I'd ha' trounc'd you. Silence: Since the gods haue afforded vs the happineſſe of ſo frequent an Aſſembly, I thinke it the next happineſſe to vſe a preuenient diſcretion, vpon this offred occaſion, for the reformation of ſome dangerous abuſes, which moſt ſtealingly haue crept into the common-wealth: and therefore are the more dangerous, by how much they are the more ſecret. Magus and Aſtrologia, depart the Bench. Wee? Wee? Obey, or iuſtice ſhall be violent to inforce you. Choler, are the two rogues, Phyſiognomus, and Cheiromantes apprehended, as I gaue command? Yes, Sir, and at hand. Let them be brought in then; and with them Cauſidicus. I? who's my accuſer? Thine owne actions, and thy man Sanguis ſhall cry lowd againſt thee. O the gods! and't pleaſe you, Polites, this little rogue Cheiromantes being vnwilling to come, as I was drawing him, pickt my pocket. 'Sbones, theſe Varlets are worſe then witches, for they ſay when they are in hold, they muſt leaue their deuill, but a man had as leife haue the deuill in hold as theſe, for they'l haue his mony in hold, or it ſhall ſcape 'hem hardly. Phyſiognomus, and Cheiromantes, doe you know this Gentleman? Yes, Sir. Yes, Sir. And did you neuer know a purſe of his? I proteſt vnto your Honour, there was nothing but a few idle papers in't, but not a peny of mony.