May, Thomas · published 1622 · first performed or written 1620 (Annals) comedy · Red Bull (Revels) Company (first) unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
I must obey and will, Dear Luce be constant. Till death Here's a fine wedding towards, the Bridegroom when he comes for his bride, Shall find her great with child by another man, Passion a me minion, how have you hid it so long? Fearing your anger Sit, I strived to hide it. Hide it one day more then, or be damned, Hide it till Shallow be married to thee, And then let him do his worst. Sir I should too much wrong him. Wrong him, there be great Ladies have done the like, 'tis no news to see a bride with child. Good Sir. Then be wise, lay the child to him, he's a rich man, tother's a beggar. I dare not Sir. Do it I say, and he shall father it. He knows he never touch me Sir. That's all one, lay it to him, we'll out face him 'tis his: but hark, he is coming, I hear the Music, swear thou wilt do thy best to make him think 'tis his, swear quickly. I do. Go step aside, and come when thy que is, thou shalt hear us talk. Morrow Father. Son bridegroom welcome, you have been looked for here. My Tailor a little disappointed me, but is my Bride ready. Yes long ago, but you and I will talk a little, send in your Music. Go wait within, and tell me father, did she not Think it long till I came. I warrant Her she did, she loves you not a little. Nay that I dare swear, she has given me many Tastes of her affection. What before you Were married. I mean, in the way Of honesty father. Nay that I doubt, Young wits love to be trying, and to say Truth, I see not how a woman can deny a man Of your youth and person upon those terms, You'll not be known on't now. I have kissed Her or so. Come, come, I know you are no Fool, I should think you a very Ass, nay I tell You plainly, I should be loath to marry my Daughter to you if I thought you had not tried Her in so long acquaintance, but you have tried Her, and she poor soul could not deny you. Ha ha hae. Faith tell me son, 'tis but a Merry question, she's yours. Upon my Virginity father. Swear not by that, I'll ne'er believe you. Why then as I am A Gentleman I never did it that I remember. That you remember, oh is't thereabouts. he'll take it upon him presently. You have been so familiar with her, You have forgot the times, but did you never Come in half fuddled, and then in a kind humour, Caetera quis nescit. Indeed I was wont to serve my mother's maids so when I came half foxed as you said, and then next morning I should laugh to myself.
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I muſt obey and will, Deare Luce be conſtant. Till death Here's a fine wedding towards, the Bridegroome when he comes for his bride, Shall find her great with child by another man, Paſſion a me minion, how haue you hid it ſo long? Fearing your anger Sit, I ſtriu'd to hide it. Hide it one day more then, or be damn'd, Hide it till Shallow be married to thee, And then let him do his worſt. Sir I ſhould too much wrong him. Wrong him, there bee great Ladies haue done the like, tis no newes to ſee a bride with childe. Good Sir. Then be wiſe, lay the child to him, he's a rich man, tother's a beggar. I dare not Sir. Do it I ſay, and he ſhall father it. He knowes he neuer touch me Sir. Thats all one, lay it to him, weele out face him tis his: but harke, he is comming, I heare the Muſicke, ſweare thou wilt doe thy beſt to make him thinke tis his, ſweare quickly. I doe. Go ſtep aſide, and come when thy que is, thou ſhalt heare vs talke. Morrow Father. Sonne bridegroome welcome, you haue beene lookt for here. My Tayler a little diſappointed me, but is my Bride ready. Yes long ago, but you and I will talke a little, ſend in your Muſicke. Go wait within, and tell me father, did ſhe not Thinke it long till I came. I warrant Her ſhe did, ſhe loues▪ you not a little. Nay that I dare ſweare, ſhe has giuen me many Taſts of her affection. What before you Were marryed. I meane, in the way Of honeſty father. Nay that I doubt, Yong wits loue to be trying, and to ſay Truth, I ſee not how a woman can deny a man Of your youth and perſon vpon thoſe tearmes, Youle not be knowne ont now. I haue kiſt Her or ſo. Come, come, I know you are no Foole, I ſhould thinke you a very Aſſe, nay I tell You plainely, I ſhould be loth to marry my Daughter to you if I thought you had not tride Her in ſo long acquaintance, but you haue tride Her, and ſhe poore ſoule could not deny you. Ha ha hae. Faith tell me ſonne, tis but a Merry queſtion, ſhe's yours. Vpon my Virginity father. Sweare not by that, Ile nere beleeue you. Why then as I am A Gentleman I neuer did it that I remember. That you remember, oh iſt thereabouts. Heele take it vpon him preſently. You haue beene ſo familiar with her, You haue forgot the times, but did you neuer Come in halfe fudled, and then in a kinde humour, Caetera quis neſcit. Indeed I was wont to ſerue my mothers maide ſo when I came halfe foxt as you ſayd, and then next morning I ſhould laugh to my ſelfe.