Field, Nathan · published 1618 · first performed or written 1611 [c.1610-1611] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 485 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
I beseech you madam to neglect that desire, though I know your Lady-ships understanding to be sufficient to partake or take in the greatest secret; can be imparted: yet.— Nay prithee tell the cause, come here's none but friends. Faith madam, heigh ho, I was (to confess truly) a little foolish in my last service, to believe men's oaths, but I hope my example, though prejudicial to myself, will be beneficial to other young Gentlewomen in service, my mistress's brother (the Gentleman you named e'en now, master Bold) having often attempted my honour, but finding it impregnable, vowed love, and marriage to me, at the last I, a young thing and raw, being seduced, set my mind upon him, but friends contradicting the match, I fell into a grievous consumption, and upon my first recovery, lest the intended sacred ceremonies of Nuptials should succeed, his sister knowing this, thought it fit in her judgement, we should be farther asunder, and so put me out of her service. Ha, ha, ha. God a mercy for this discovery i'faith, Oh man what art thou? when thy cock is up? come will your lordship walk in? 'tis dinner time. whose's this? whose's this? This is our Landlord, Master Seldom, An exceeding wise Citizen, a very sufficient understanding man, and exceeding rich. Miracles are not ceased. Good morrow Landlord, where have you been sweating? Good morrow to your Honours, thrift is industrious, your Ladyship knows we will not stick to sweat for our pleasures, how much more ought we to sweat for our profits? I am come from master Ingen this morning, who is married or to be married, and though your Ladyships did not honour his Nuptials with your presence, he hath by me sent each of you a pair of gloves, and Grace Seldom my wife is not forgot. God give him joy, God give him joy. Let all things most impossible change now. Oh perjured man! oaths are but words I see. But wherefore should not we that think we love Upon full merit, that same worth once ceasing Surcease our love to, and find new desert? Alas we cannot, love's a pit, which, when We fall into we ne'er get out again, And this same horrid news which me assaults I would forget, love blanches blackest faults: Oh! what path shall I tread for remedy? But darkest shades, where love with death doth lie. Sir I have often heard my husband speak of your acquaintance. Nay my virtuous wife, Had it been but acquaintance, this his absence Had not appeared so uncouth, but we two Were Schoolfellows together, borne and nursed, Brought up, and lived since like the Gemins, Had but one suck, the Tavern or the Ordinary. Ere I was married, that saw one of us Without the other, said we walked by halves, Where dear, dear friend have you been all this while?
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I beseech you Madame to neglect that desire, though I know your Lady-ships vnderstanding to be sufficient to partake or take in the greatest secret; can be imparted: yet.— Nay prithie tell the cause, come heer's none but freinds. Faith Madame, heigh ho, I was (to confesse truly) a little foolish in my last seruice, to beleeue mens oaths, but I hope my example, though preiudiciall to my selfe, will be beneficiall to other yong Gentle-women in seruice, my mistresses brother (the Gentle-man you nam'd e' now, master Bould) hauing often attempted my honor, but finding it impregnable, vow'd loue, and marriage to me, at the last I, a yong thing and raw, being seduced, set my minde vpon him, but friends contradicting the match, I fell into a greiuous consumption, and vpon my first recouerie, least the intended sacred ceremonies of Nuptials should succede, his sister knowing this, thought it fit in her iudgement, we should be farther a sunder, and so put me out of her seruice. Ha, ha, ha. God a mercie for this discouerie ifaith, Oh man what art thou? when thy cock is vp? come wil your lordship walke in? tis dinner time. Whose this? whose this? This is our Land-lord, Master Seldome, An exceeding wise Citizen, a very sufficient vnderstanding man, and exceeding rich. Miracles are not ceasd. Good morrow Land-lord, where haue you beene sweating? Good morrow to your Honors, thrift is industrious, your Lady-ship knowes we will not stick to sweat for our pleasures, how much more ought wee to sweat for our profits? I am come from master Ingen this morning, who is married or to be married, and though your Ladyships did not honor his Nuptials with your presence, he hath by me sent each of you a paire of gloues, and Grace Seldome my wife is not forgot. God giue him ioy, God giue him ioy. Let all things most impossible change now. Oh periur'd man! oathes are but words I see. But wherefore should not we that thinke we loue Vpon full merrit, that same worth once ceasing Surceae our loue to, and finde new desert? Alas we cannot, loue's a pit, which, when We fall into we ne're get out againe, And this same horrid newes which me assaults I would forget, loue blanches blackest faults: Oh! what path shall I treade for remedie? But darkest shades, where loue with death doth lie. Sir I haue often heard my husband speake of your acquaintance. Nay my vertuous wife, Had it beene but acquaintance, this his absence Had not appear'd so vncouth, but we two Were Schoole-fellowes together, borne and nurs'd, Brought vp, and liu'd since like the Gemins, Had but one suck, the Tauerne or the Ordinarie. Ere I was married, that saw one of vs Without the other, said we walk't by halfes, Where deere, deere friend haue you beene all this while?