Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
I wot not, but it made all my matter to halt. how say you, is this mine original or no? The self same that I wrote out of, so mote I go. Look you on your own fist, and I will look on this, And let this man be judge whether I read amiss. To mine own dear coney bird, sweet heart, and pigsny, Good mistress Custance, present these by and by. How now? doth not this superscription agree? read that is within, and there ye shall the fault see. Sweet mistress, where as I love you, nothing at all Regarding your richesse and substance: chief of all For your parsonage, beauty, demeanour and 〈◊〉 I commend me unto you: Never a whit Sorry to hear report of your good welfare. For (as I hear say) such your conditions are, That ye be worthy favour: Of no living man To be abhorred: of every honest man To be taken for a woman inclined to vice Nothing at all: to virtue giving her due price. Wherefore concerning marriage, ye are thought Such a fine Paragon, as near honest man bought. And now by these presents I do you advertise, That I am minded to marry you: In no wise For your goods and substance: I can be content To take you as you are: if ye will be my wife, Ye shall be assured for the time of my life, I will keep you right well: from good raiment and fare, Ye shall not be kept: but in sorrow and care Ye shall in no wise live: at your own liberty, Do and say what ye lust: ye shall never please me But when ye are merry: I will be all sad When ye are sorry: I will be very glad When ye seek your hearts ease: I will be unkind At no time: in me shall ye much gentleness find. But all things contrary to your will and mind Shall be done otherwise: I will not be behind To speak: And as for all they that would do you wrong, (I will so help and maintain ye) shall not live long. Nor any foolish doit shall cumber you, but I, ay, who ere say nay, will stick by you till I die. Thus good mistress Custance, the lord you save and keep. From me Roister Doister, whether I wake or sleep, Who favoureth you no less, (ye may be bold) Than this letter purporteth, which ye have unfold. Now sir, what default can ye find in this letter? Of truth in my mind there can not be a better. Then was the fault in reading, and not in writing, No nor I dare say in the form of inditing, But who read this letter, that it sounded so nought? I red it in deed. Ye red it not as ye ought. Why thou wretched villain was all this same fault in thee?
seed 43: T26 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I wote not, but it made all my matter to haulte. Howe say you, is this mine originall or no? The selfe same that I wrote out of, so moe I go. Loke you on your owne fist, and I will looke on this, And let this man be iudge whether I reade amisse. To myne owne dere coney birde, swéete heart, and pigsny, Good mistresse Custance, present these by and by. How now? doth ot this superscription agrée? Reade that is within, and there ye shall the fault sée. Swéete mistresse, where as I loue you, nothing at all Regarding your richesse and substance: chiefe of all For your personage, beautie, demeanour and I commende me vnto you: Neuer a whitte Sory to heare reporte of your good welfare. For (as I heare say) suche your conditions are, That ye be worthie fauour: Of no liuing man To be abhorred: of euery honest man To be taken for a woman enclined to vice Nothing at all: to vertue giuing hir due price. Wherfore concerning mariage, ye are thought Suche a sine Paragon, as nere honest man bought. And nowe by these presents I doe you aduertise, That I am minded to marrie you: In no wyse For your goodes and substance: I can be content To take you as you are: yf ye will be my wife, Ye shall be assured for the time of my life, I wyll kéepe you right well: from good raiment and fare, Ye shall not be kept: but in sorowe and care Ye shall in no wyse lyue: at your owne libertie, Doe and say what ye lust: ye shall neuer please me But when ye are merrie: I will bée all sadde When ye are sorie: I wyll be very gladde When ye seeke your heartes ease: I wyll be vnkinde At no time: in m shall ye muche gentlenesse finde. But all things contrary to your will and minde Shall be done otherwise: I wyll not be behynde To speake: And as for all they that woulde do you wrong, (I wyll so helpe and maintayne ye) shall not lyue long. Nor any foolishe doite shall cumber you, but I, I, who ere say nay, wyll sticke by you tyll I die. Thus good mistresse Custance, the lorde you saue and kepe. From me Roister Doister, whether I wake or slepe, Who fauourh you no lesse, (ye may be bolde) Than this letter purporteth, which ye haue vnfolde. Now sir, what default can ye finde in this letter? Of truth in my mynde there can not be a better. Then was the fault in readyng, and not in writyng, No nor I dare say in the fourme of endityng, But who read this letter, that it sonnded so nought? I redde it in déede. Ye red it not as ye ought. Why thou wretched villaine was all this same fault in thée?