May, Thomas · published 1622 · first performed or written 1620 (Annals) comedy · Red Bull (Revels) Company (first) unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Be like yourself, let not a cruel doom Pass those fair lips, that never were ordained To kill, but to revive. Neither my Lord Lies in the power to do. Yes sweet to me. Whom your scorn kills, and pity will revive. Pity is showed to men in misery. And so am I, if not relieved by you. 'twere pride in me, my Lord, to think it so. I am your beauties captive. Then my Lord, What greater gift than freedom can I give, 'tis that that Captives most desires, and that You shall command, you're free from me my Lord, Your beauty contradicts that freedom Lady. come noble Count, I must for this time interrupt you You'll find time enough within to talk. I'll wait upon your Lordship. Thus in disguise I have discovered all, And found the cause of my reported death, Which did at first amaze me, but 'tis well, 'tis to draw on the match between my sister And this rich Count, heaven grant it be content As well as fortune to her, but I fear She cannot love his age, how it succeeds I shall perceive, and whilst unknown I stay, I cannot hurt the project, help I may. This will make good work for you in the spiritual Court, Shallow is a rich man. I marry Sir, Those are the men we look for, there's somewhat To be got, the Court has many businesses at this Time, but they are little worth, a few waiting Women got with child by serving-men or so, scarce Worth the citing. Do not their Masters get 'em with child sometimes. Yes no doubt, but They have got a trick to put 'em off upon their Men, and for a little portion save their Own credits; beside, these private marriages Are much out of our way, we cannot know when There is a fault. Well, these are no Starters I warrant you, Shallow shall not deny it, And for the Wench she need not confess it, she has A mark that will betray her. I thank you Sir for your good intelligence, I hope 'tis certain. Fear not that, is your citation ready. I have it here. Well step aside, and come when I call, I hear 'em coming. Set forward there, Francisco what make you here. I come to claim my right, Parson take heed, Thou art the Author of adultery If thou conjoin this couple, she's my wife. you saucebox. Father, I thought she had been mine, I hope I shall not lose her thus. Francisco, dare not to interrupt us, for I swear thou shalt endure the law's extremity For thy presumption. do your worst, I fear not, I was contracted to her. What witness have you. Heaven is my witness, whose imperial eye saw our contract. What an Ass is this to talk of contracting, he that will get a wench, must make her bigger as I have done, and not contract.
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Be like your ſelfe, let not a cruell doome Paſſe thoſe faire lips, that neuer were ordain'd To kill, but to reuiue. Neither my Lord Lyes in the power to doe. Yes ſweete to me. Whom your ſcorne kils, and pitty will reuiue. Pitty is ſhew'd to men in miſery. And ſo am I, if not relieu'd by you. Twere pride in me, my Lord, to thinke it ſo. I am your beauties captiue. Then my Lord, What greater gift then freedome can I giue, Tis that that Captiues moſt deſires, and that You ſhall command, y'are free from me my Lord, Your beauty contradicts that freedome Lady. come noble Count, I muſt for this time interrupt you You'le finde time enough within to talke. Ile wait vpon your Lordſhip. Thus in diſguiſe I haue diſcouer'd all, And found the cauſe of my reported death, Which did at firſt amaze me, but tis well, Tis to draw on the match betweene my ſiſter And this rich Count, heauen grant it be content As well as fortune to her, but I feare She cannot loue his age, how it ſucceedes I ſhall perceiue, and whilſt vnknowne I ſtay, I cannot hurt the proiect, helpe I may. This will make good worke for you in the ſpirituall Court, Shallow is a rich man. I marry Sir, Thoſe are the men we looke for, ther's ſomewhat To be got, the Court has many buſineſſes at this Time, but they are little worth, a few waiting Women got with child by Seruingmen or ſo, ſcarce Worth the citing. Do not their Maſters get Vm with child ſometimes. Yes no doubt, but They haue got a trick to put vm off vpon their Men, and for a little portion ſaue their Owne credits; beſides, theſe priuate marriages Are much out of our way, we cannot know when There is a fault. Well, theſe are no Starters I warrant you, Shallow ſhall not deny it, And for the Wench ſhe neede not confeſſe it, ſhe hs A marke that will betray her. I thanke you Sir for your good intelligence, I hope tis certaine. Feare not that, is your citation ready. I haue it heere. Well ſtep aſide, and come when I call, I heare vm comming. Set forward there, Franciſco what make you here. I come to claime my right, Parſon take heede, Thou art the Author of adultery If thou conioyne this couple, ſhee's my wife. you ſaucebox. Father, I thought ſhe had beene mine, I hope I ſhall not looſe her thus. Franciſco, dare not to interrupt vs, for I ſweare thou ſhalt endure the lawes extremity For thy preſumption. doe your worſt, I feare not, I was contracted to her. What witneſſe haue you. Heauen is my witneſſe, whoſe imperiall eye ſaw our contract. What an Aſſe is this to talke of contracting, hee that will get a wench, muſt make her bigger as I haue done, and not contract.