Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Ralph Roister Doister · chunk 15 of 39

Udall, Nicholas · published 1566 · first performed or written 1552 [1552-1554(?)] (Annals)
comedy
unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 476 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.

Yet get ●e not all, we will go with you both. And have part of your thanks be ye never so loath. So my hands are rid of it: I care for no more. I may now return home: so burst I not afore. NAy come forth all three: and come hither pretty maid: Will not so many forewarnings make you afraid? Yes forsooth. But 〈◊〉 be a runner up & down Still be a bringer of tidings and tokens to town. No forsooth mistress. Is all your delight and joy In whisking and ramping abroad like a Tomboy. Forsooth these were there too, Annot and Trupenie. Yea but ye alone took it, ye can not deny. Yea that ye did. But if I had not, ye twain would. You great calf ye should have more wit, so ye should: But why should any of you take such things in hand? Because it came from him that must be your husband. How do ye know that? Forsooth the boy did say so. What was his name? We asked not. No did? He is not far gone of likelihood. I will see. If thou canst find him in the street bring him to me. Yes. Well ye naughty girls, if ever I perceive That henceforth you do letters or tokens receive, To bring unto me from any person or place, Except ye first show me the party face to face, Either thou or thou, full truly abye thou shalt. Pardon this, and the next time powder me in salt. I shall make all girls by you twain to beware. If I ever offend again do not me spare. But if ever I see that false boy any more By your mistress-ship licence I tell you afore I will rather have my coat twenty times swinged, Than on the naughty wag not to be avenged. Good wenches would not so ramp abroad idly, But keep within doors, and ply their work earnestly, If one would speak with me that is a man likely, Ye shall have right good thank to bring me word quickly. B otherwyse with messages to come in post From henceforth I promise you, shall be to your cost. Get you in to your work. Yes forsooth. Hence both twain. And let me see you play me such a part again. Mistress, I have run past the far end of the street, Yet can I not yonder crafty boy see nor meet. No? Yet I looked as far beyond the people. As one may see out of the top of Paul's steeple. Hence in at doors, and let me no more be vexed. Forgive me this one fault, and lay on for the next. Now will I in too, for I think so God me mend, This will prove some foolish matter in the end.
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Metadata, position in the edition, topic in the other seeds
PlayRalph Roister Doister
AuthorUdall, Nicholas
Publication year (edition)1566
First performance / composition (Annals)1552 [1552-1554(?)]
First performance (BritDrama)1552 [1550-1553]
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Play typeInterlude;Nonprofessional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 83 · TCP A14193 · DEEP 71
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 819–877 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 15 of 39 in this edition
Length476 words · 600 tokens
Topic (seed 42)unassigned by HDBSCAN · nearest topic T49 — Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens and letters at 0.797
Other seedsseed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Yet get e not all, we will go with you both. And haue part of your hanks be ye neuer so loth. So my handes are ridde of it: I care for no more. I may now returne home: so burst I not afore. NAy come forth all thrée: and come hither pretie mayde: Will not so many forewarnings make you afrayde? Yes forsoth. But be a runnner vp & downe Still be a bringer of tidings and tokens to towne. No forsooth mistresse. Is all your delite and ioy In whiskyng and ramping abroade like a Tomboy. Forsoth these were there too, Annot and Trupenie. Yea but ye alone tooke it, ye can not denie. Yea that ye did. But if I had not, ye twaine would. You great calfe ye should haue more witte, so ye should: But why shoulde any of you take such things in hande? Bicause it came from him that must be your husbande. How do ye know that? Forsoth the boy did say so. What was his name? We asked not. No did? He is not farre gone of likelyhod. I will sée. If thou canst finde him in the streete bring him to me. Yes. Well ye naughty girles, if euer I perceiue That henceforth you do letters or tokens receiue, To bring vnto me from any person or place, Ecept ye first shewe me the partie face to face, Eyther thou or thou, full truly abye thou shalt. Pardon this, and the next tyme pouder me in salt. I shall make all girles by you twaine to beware. If I euer offende againe do not me spare. But if euer I sée that false boy any more By your mistreshyps licence I tell you afore I will rather haue my cote twentie times swinged, Than on the naughtie wag not to be auenged. Good wenches would not so rampe abrode ydelly, But kéepe within doores, and plie their worke earnestly, If one would speake with me that is a man likely, Ye shall haue right good thanke to bring me worde quickly. B otherwyse with messages to come in post From henceforth I promise you, shall be to your cost. Get you in to your work. Yes forsoth. Hence both twaine. And let me sée you play me such a part againe. Maistresse, I haue runne past the farre ende of the stréete, Yet can I not yonder craftie boy sée nor méete. No? Yet I looked as farre beyonde the people. As one may see out of the toppe of Paules stéeple. Hence in at doores, and let me no more be vext. Forgeue me this one fault, and lay on for the next. Now will I in too, for I thinke so God me mende, This will proue some foolishe matter in the ende.