Udall, Nicholas · published 1566 · first performed or written 1552 [1552-1554(?)] (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
If he have perfect health, I am as I would be. Such news will please him well, this is as it should be. I think now long for him. And he as long for you. When will he be at home? His heart is here ●en now His body cometh after. I would see that fain. As fast as wind and sail can carry it a main. But what two men are yond coming hitherward? Now I shrew their best Christmas cheeks both togetherward. WHat mean these lewd fellows thus to trouble me still? Sym Suresby here perchance shall thereof deem some ill, And shall suspect in me some point of naughtiness, And they come hitherward. What is their business? I have nought to them, nor they to me in sadness. Let us hearken them, somewhat there is I fear it. I will speak out aloud best, that she may hear it. Nay alas; ye may so fear her out of her wit. By the cross of my sword, I will hurt her no whit. Will ye do no harm in deed, shall I trust your word? By Roister Doister's faith I will speak but in board. Let us hearken them, somewhat there is I fears it. I will speak out aloud, I care not who hear it: Sirs, see that my harness, my tergat, and my shield, Be made as bright now, as when I was last in field, As white as I should to war again to morrow: For sick shall I be, but I work some folk sorrow. Therefore see that all shine as bright as saint George, Or as doth a key newly come from the Smith's forge. I would have my sword and harness to shine so bright, That I might therewith dim mine enemies sight, I would have it cast beams as fast I tell you plain, As doth the glittering grass after a shower of rain. And see that in case I should need to come to arming, All things may be ready at a minute's warning, For such chance may chance in an hour, do ye hear? As perchance shall not chance again in seven year. Now draw we near to her, and here what shall be said. But I would not have you make her too much afraid. Well found sweet wife (I trust) for all this your sour look. Wife? why call ye me wife? wife? this gear goeth acrook. Nay mistress Custance, I warrant you, our letter Is not as we red e'en now, but much better, And where ye half stomached this gentleman afore, For this same letter, ye will love him now therefore, Nor it is not this letter though ye were a queen, That should break marriage between you twain I ween. I did not refuse him for the letter's sake. Then ye are content me for your husband to take. You for my husband to take? nothing less truly. Yea say so, sweet spouse, afore strangers hardly.
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If he haue perfect helth, I am as I would be. Such newes will please him well, this is as it should be. I thinke now long for him. And he as long for you. When wil he be at home? His heart is here en now His body commeth after. I woulde sée that faine. As fast as wynde and sayle can cary it a maine. But what two men are yonde comming hitherwarde? Now I shrew their best Christmasse chekes both togetherward. WHat meane these lewde felowes thus to trouble me stil? Sym Suresby here perchance shal therof deme som yll, And shall supect in me some point of naughtinesse, And they come hitherward. What is their businesse? I haue nought to them, nor they to me in sadnesse. Let vs hearken them, somewhat there is I feare it. I will speake out aloude best, that she may heare it. Nay alas; ye may so feare hir out of hir wit. By the crosse of my sworde, I will hurt hir no whit. Will ye doe no harme in deede, shall I trust your worde? By Roister Doisters fayth I will speake but in borde. Let vs hearken them, somwhat there is I fears it. I will speake out aloude, I care not who heare it: Sirs, see that my harnesse, my tergat, and my shield, Be made as bright now, as when I was last in fielde, As white as I shoulde to warre againe to morrowe: For sicke shall I be, but I worke some folke sorow. Therfore sée that all shine as bright as sainct Gorge, Or as doth a key newly come from the Smis forge. I woulde haue my sworde and harnesse to shine so bright, That I might therwith dimme mine enimies sight, I would haue it cast beames as ast I tell you playne, As doth the glittryng grasse after a showre of raine. And sée that in case I shoulde néede to come to arming, All things may be ready at a minutes warning, For such chaunce may chaunce in an houre, do ye heare? As perchance shall not chaunce againe in seuen yeare. Now draw we neare to hir, and here what shall be sayde. But I woulde not haue you make hir too muche afrayde. Well founde swéete wife (I trust) for al this your soure looke. Wife? why cal ye me wife? wife? this gear goth acrk. Nay mistresse Custance, I warrant you, our letter Is not as we redde éen nowe, but much better, And where ye halfe stomaked this gentleman afore, For this same letter, ye wyll loue hym nowe therefore, Nor it is not this letter though ye were a quéene, That shoulde breake marriage betwéene you twaine I wéene. I did not refuse hym for the letters sake. Then ye are content me for your husbande to take. You for my husbande to take? nothing lesse truely. Yea say so, swéete spouse, afore straungers hardly.