Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1592 [c.1590-1593] (Annals) comedy · Pembroke's Men (?) T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.84 · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
And thereof came it, that the man was mad. The venom clamours of a jealous woman, Poisons more deadly than a mad dog's tooth. It seems his sleeps were hindered by thy railing, And thereof comes it that his head is light. Thou sayst his meat was sauced with thy upbraid, Unquiet meals make ill digestions, Thereof the raging fire of fever bred, And what's a Fever, but a fit of madness? Thou sayest his sports were hindered by thy bralles. Sweet recreation barred, what doth ensue But moody and dull melancholy, Kinsman to grim and comfortless despair, And at her heels a huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures, and foes to life? In food, in sport, and life-preseruing rest To be disturbed, would mad or man, or beast: The consequence is then, thy jealous fits Hath scared thy husband from the use of wits. She never reprehended him but mildly, When he demeaned himself, rough, rude, and wildly, Why bear you these rebukes, and answer not? She did betray me to my own reproof, Good people enter, and lay hold on him. No, not a creature enters in my house. Then let your servants bring my husband forth Neither: he took this place for sanctuary, And it shall privilege him from your hands, Till I have brought him to his wits again, Or lose my labour in assaying it. I will attend my husband, be his nurse, Diet his sickness, for it is my Office, And will have no attorney but myself, And therefore let me have him home with me. Be patiented, for I will not let him stir, Till I have used the approved means I have, With wholesome syrups, drugs, and holy prayers To make of him a formal man again: It is a branch and parcel of mine oath, A charitable duty of my order, Therefore depart, and leave him here with me. I will not hence, and leave my husband here: And ill it doth beseem your holiness To separate the husband and the wife. Be quiet and departed, thou shalt not have him. Complain unto the Duke of this indignity. Come go, I will fall prostrate at his feet, And never rise until my tears and prayers Have won his grace to come in person hither, And take perforce my husband from the Abbess. By this I think the Dial points at five: Anon I' me sure the Duke himself in person Comes this way to the melancholy vale; The place of depth, and sorry execution, Behind the ditches of the Abbey here. Upon what cause? To see a reverent Syracusan Merchant, Who put unluckily into this Bay Against the Laws and Statutes of this Town, Beheaded publicly for his offence. See where they come, we will behold his death. Kneel to the Duke before he pass the Abbey. Yet once again proclaim it publicly, If any friend will pay the sum for him, He shall not die, so much we tender him.
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And thereof came it, that the man was mad. The venome clamors of a iealous woman, Poiſons more deadly then a mad dogges tooth. It ſeemes his ſleepes were hindred by thy railing, And thereof comes it that his head is light. Thou ſaiſt his meate was ſawc'd with thy vpbraidings, Vnquiet meales make ill digeſtions, Thereof the raging fire of feauer bred, And what's a Feauer, but a fit of madneſſe? Thou ſayeſt his ſports were hindred by thy bralles. Sweet recreation barr'd, what doth enſue But moodie and dull melancholly, Kinſman to grim and comfortleſſe diſpaire, And at her heeles a huge infectious troope Of pale diſtemperatures, and foes to life? In food, in ſport, and life-preſeruing reſt To be diſturb'd, would mad or man, or beaſt: The conſequence is then, thy iealous fits Hath ſcar'd thy husband from the vſe of wits. She neuer reprehended him but mildely, When he demean'd himſelfe, rough, rude, and wildly, Why beare you theſe rebukes, and anſwer not? She did betray me to my owne reproofe, Good people enter, and lay hold on him. No, not a creature enters in my houſe. Then let your ſeruants bring my husband forth Neither: he tooke this place for ſanctuary, And it ſhall priuiledge him from your hands, Till I haue brought him to his wits againe, Or looſe my labour in aſſaying it. I will attend my husband, be his nurſe, Diet his ſickneſſe, for it is my Office, And will haue no atturney but my ſelfe, And therefore let me haue him home with me. Be patient, for I will not let him ſtirre, Till I haue vs'd the approoued meanes I haue, With wholſome ſirrups, drugges, and holy prayers To make of him a formall man againe: It is a branch and parcell of mine oath, A charitable dutie of my order, Therefore depart, and leaue him heere with me. I will not hence, and leaue my husband heere: And ill it doth beſeeme your holineſſe To ſeparate the husband and the wife. Be quiet and depart, thou ſhalt not haue him. Complaine vnto the Duke of this indignity. Come go, I will fall proſtrate at his feete, And neuer riſe vntill my teares and prayers Haue won his grace to come in perſon hither, And take perforce my husband from the Abbeſſe. By this I thinke the Diall points at fiue: Anon I' me ſure the Duke himſelfe in perſon Comes this way to the melancholly vale; The place of depth, and ſorrie execution, Behinde the ditches of the Abbey heere. Vpon what cauſe? To ſee a reuerent Siracuſian Merchant, Who put vnluckily into this Bay Againſt the Lawes and Statutes of this Towne, Beheaded publikely for his offence. See where they come, we wil behold his death. Kneele to the Duke before he paſſe the Abbey. Yet once againe proclaime it publikely, If any friend will pay the ſumme for him, He ſhall not die, ſo much we tender him.