The Devil's Law Case (When Women Go to Law the Devil Is Full of Business) · chunk 8 of 45
Webster, John · published 1623 · first performed or written 1619 [1617-1621] (Annals) tragicomedy · Queen Anne's Men unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 467 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Oh you pretty ones, I have seen this Lord many a time and oft Set her in's lap, and talk to her of Love So feelingly, I do protest it has made me Run out of myself to think on't; oh sweet breathed Monkey, how they grow together? well, 'tis my opinion, He was no woman's friend that did invent A punishment for kissing. If he bear himself so nobly, The manliest office I can do for him, Is to afford him my pity, since he's like To fail of so dear a purchase: for your mother, Your goodness quits her ill; for your brother, He that vows friendship to a man, and proves A traitor deserves rather to be hanged, Than he that counterfeits money; yet for your sake I must sign his pardon too. Why do you tremble? Be safe, you are now free from him. Oh but sir, The intermission from a fit of an ague Is grievous: for indeed it doth prepare us, To entertain torment next morning. Why he's gone to sea. But he may return too soon. To avoid which, we will instantly be married. To avoid which, get you instantly to bed together, Do, and I think no Civil Lawyer for his fee Can give you better Council. Fie upon thee, prithee leave us. Be of comfort sweet Mistress. On one condition we may have no quarrel about Upon my life none. (this. None upon your honour? With whom? with Ercole? You have delivered him guiltless. With your Brother? he's part of yourself. With your complemental Mother? I use not sight with women Tomorrow we'll be married: Let those that would oppose this union, grow ne'er so subtle, and entangle themselves In their own work like Spiders, while we two Haste to our noble wishes, and presume, The hindrance of it will breed more delight, As black copartaments shows gold more bright. Am I well habited? Exceeding well; any man would take you for a Merchant: but pray sir resolve me, what should be the reason, that you being one of the most eminent Civil Lawyers in Spain, and but newly arrived from the East Indies, should take this habit of a Merchant upon you? Why my son lives here in Naples & in's riot Doth far exceed the exhibition I allowed him. So then, & in this disguise you mean to trace him. Partly for that, but there is other business Of greater consequence. Faith for his expense, 'tis nothing to your estate, What to Don Crispiano, the famous corregidor of Civil, who by his mere practice of the Law, in less time than half a jubilee, hath gotten thirty thousand Ducats a year. Well, I will give him line, Let him run on in's course of spending. Freely?
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Oh you pretty ones, I haue seene this Lord many a time and oft Set her in's lap, and talke to her of Loue So feelingly, I doe protest it has made me Run out of my selfe to thinke on't; oh sweet breath'd Monkey, how they grow together? well, tis my opinion, He was no womans friend that did inuent A punishment for kissing. If he beare himselfe so nobly, The manliest office I can doe for him, Is to affoord him my pitie, since h e's like To faile of so deare a purchase: for your mother, Your goodnesse quits her ill; for your brother, He that vowes friendship to a man, and prooues A traytor deserues rather to be hang d, Then he that counterfets money; yet for your sake I must signe his pardon too. Why doe you tremble? Be safe, you are now free from him. Oh but sir, The intermission from a it of an ague Is grieuous: for indeed it doth prepare vs, To entertaine torment next morning. Why hee's gone to sea. But he may returne too soone. To auoyd which, we will instantly be maried. To auoid which, get you instantly to bed together, Doe, and I thinke no Ciuill Lawyer for his fee Can giue you better Councell. Fye vpon thee, prethee leaue vs. Be of comfort sweet Mistris. On one condition we may haue no quarrell about Vpon my life none. (this. None vpon your honour? With whom? with Ercole? You haue deliuered him guiltlesse. With your Brother? Hee's part of your selfe. With your complementall Mother? I vse not sight with women To morrow weele be married: Let those that would oppose this vnion, grow nere so subtill, and intangle themselues In their owne worke like Spiders, while we two Haste to our noble wishes, and presume, The hindrance of it will breed more delight, As black copartaments shewes gold more bright. Am I well habited? Exceeding well; any man would take you for a Merchant: but pray sir resolue me, what should bee the reason, that you being one of the most eminent Ciuill Lawyers in Spaine, and but newly arriued from the East Indies, should take this habit of a Marchant vpon you? Why my sonne liues here in Naples & in's riot Doth farre exceed the exhibition I allowed him. So then, & in this disguise you meane to trace him. Partly for that, but there is other businesse Of greater consequence. Faith for his expence, tis nothing to your estate, What to Don Crispiano, the famous Corrigidor of Ciuill, who by his meere practise of the Law, in lesse time then halfe a Iubile, hath gotten thirtie thousand Duckets a yeare. Well, I will giue him line, Let him run on in's course of spending. Freely?