Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T58: jack, john, daw, dauphine, amorous, mistress, trve, ladies, wit, madame.
How doth she bring up thy son Jack? Admirably well: for lest he should prove an idolater she will not let him ask blessing upon his knees. And lest he should abate of his mettle and stomach, he must never put off his hat to us, nor be denied any thing he calls for: so that being now but six years old he will fight, scratch, and tumble himself upon the ground, crying until his heart break if he may not have his will in every thing. Then is there no way but give it him, or else he will die with screaming. O, he will prove a man of outrageous spirit. It makes me sometimes doubt he should not be my child, he hath so noble a stomach, far beyond mine. And, but that I know his mother to be a very religious professor, I assure you it would trouble me much, he discovereth so much fury in his fashions, and such might by his madness, that I think many times some giant got him when my wife was asleep, for I am sure she would never suffer it waking. Nay, nay, if your wife be a woman of that command as you describe her to be, and as she makes show of no less by her part, it may well be, the Boy takes his courage from her, and his outward parsonage from you. You say well neighbour Hortano, that may be; but I do half mistrust my own worth in getting such a child: but yet I love him as well as if he were my own. I came hither to seek a kind of husband that I have. He wants government and discipline (I am sure) ere this time: for I have not seen him these three days past: the poor man willbe undone, if I light not on him shortly. O, she seeks me. What a good woman is this? I must needs go to her. Stand by neighbour, and note how zealously she will edify me. How do you good wife? I knew it was you so soon as I saw you any thing near me. May I be so bold as to ask where you have been these two or three days? My boy Jack and I think long until you come home. Why should you ask so foolish a question? you know that I must frequent my contemplation: in which I cannot be less than two or three days: the fervour of spirit is such among the elect that they may not depart in short time from their meditations, especially having such learned Teachers among us, that are never wearied, and willing to accompany and conduct us in the darkest dangers. O the delights, pleasures, and sweet delectations that we feel during the time of these contemplations, that we think no time contentedly spent but when we are employed in these exercises. I think verily my goodly boy Jack was begotten and conceived in these deep contemplations.
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How doth shee bring vp thy sonne Iacke? Admirably well: for lest he should proue an Idolatour shee will not let him aske blessing vpon his knees. And lest he should abate of his mettle and stomacke, he must never put off his hat to vs, nor be denied any thing he cals for: so that being now but sixe yeares old he will fight, scratch, and tumble himselfe vpon the ground, crying vntill his hart breake if he may not haue his will in every thing. Then is there no way but giue it him, or els he will die with skreming. O, he will proue a man of outragious spirit. It makes me sometimes doubt he should not be my child, he hath so noble a stomacke, farre beyond mine. And, but that I know his mother to be a verie religious professour, I assure you it would trouble me much, he discovereth s much furie in his fashions, and such might by his madnesse, that I thinke many times some gyant got him when my wife was asleepe, for I am sure she would never suffer it waking. Nay, nay, if your wife bee a woman of that command as you describe he to be, and as she makes shew of no lesse by her part, it may well be, the Boy takes his courage from her, and his outward personage from you. You say well neighbour Hortano, that may be; but I doe halfe mistrust my owne worth in getting such a child: but yet I loue him as well as if he were my owne. I came hither to seeke a kinde of husband that I haue. He wants gouerment and discipline (I am sure) ere this time: for I haue not seene him these three dayes past: the poore man wilbe vndone, if I light not on him shortly. O, shee seekes me. What a good woman is this? I must needes goe to her. Stand by neighbour▪ and note how zealously she will edifie me. How doe you good wife? I knew it was you so soone as I saw you any thing neere me. May I be so bold as to aske where you haue been these two or three daies? My boy Iacke and I thinke long vntill you come home. Why should you aske so foolish a question? you knowe that I must frequent my contemplation: in which I cannot be lesse then two or three daies: the fervour of spirit is such among the elect that they may not depart in short time from their meditations, especially having such learned Teachers among vs, that are never wearied, and willing to accompanie and conduct vs in the darkest dangers. O the delights, pleasures, and sweet delectations that we feele during the time of these contemplations, that wee thinke no time contentedly spent but when we are imployed in these exercises. I thinke verily my goodly boy Iacke was begotten and conceiued in these deepe contemplations.