Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1603 [1603-1604] (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men T32 Rings and jewels as tokens typicality 0.88 · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T32: ring, ti, gave, finger, jewel, lady, lord, love, invisible, away.
I must be patiented: You that have turned off a first so noble wife, May justly diet me. I pray you yet, (Since you lack virtue, I will lose a husband) Send for your Ring, I will return it home, And give me mine again. I have it not. What Ring was yours I pray you? Sir much like the same upon your finger. Know you this Ring, this Ring was his of late. And this was it I gave him being a bed. The story than goes false, you threw it him Out of a Casement. I have spoke the truth. My Lord, I do confess the ring was hers. You boggle shrewdly, every feather starts you: Is this the man you speak of? I, my Lord. Tell me sirrah, but tell me true I charge you, Not fearing the displeasure of your master: Which on your just proceeding, I'll keep off, By him and by this woman here, what know you? So please your Majesty, my master hath been an honourable Gentleman. Tricks he hath had in him, which Gentlemen have. Come, come, to ' th' purpose: Did he love this woman? Faith sir he did love her, but how. How I pray you? He did love her sir, as a Gent. loves a Woman. How is that? He loved her sir, and loved her not. As thou art a knave and no knave, what an equivocal Companion is this? I am a poor man, and at your Majesty's command. he's a good drum my Lord, but a naughty Orator. Do you know he promised me marriage? Faith I know more than I'll speak. But wilt thou not speak all thou knowst? Yes so please your Majesty: I did go between them as I said, but more than that he loved her, for indeed he was mad for her, and talked of Satan, and of Limbo, and of Furies, and I know not what: yet I was in that credit with them at that time, that I knew of their going to bed, and of other motions, as promising her marriage, and things which would derive me ill will to speak of, therefore I will not speak what I know. Thou hast spoken all already, unless thou canst say they are married, but thou art too fine in thy evidence, therefore stand aside. This Ring you say was yours. I my good Lord. Where did you buy it? Or who gave it you? It was not given me, nor I did not buy it. Who lent it you? It was not lent me neither. Where did you find it then? I found it not. If it were yours by none of all these ways, How could you give it him? I never gave it him. This woman's an easy glove my Lord, she goes off and on at pleasure. This Ring was mine, I gave it his first wife. It might be yours or hers for aught I know.
nodes 2036–2085 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 45 of 46 in this edition
Length
501 words · 624 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T32 — Rings and jewels as tokenscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.882 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T33 · seed 44: T32 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I muſt be patient: You that haue turn'd off a firſt ſo noble wife, May iuſtly dyet me. I pray you yet, (Since you lacke vertue, I will looſe a husband) Send for your Ring, I will returne it home, And giue me mine againe. I haue it not. What Ring was yours I pray you? Sir much like the ſame vpon your finger. Know you this Ring, this Ring was his of late. And this was it I gaue him being a bed. The ſtory then goes falſe, you threw it him Out of a Caſement. I haue ſpoke the truth. My Lord, I do confeſſe the ring was hers. You boggle ſhrewdly, euery feather ſtarts you: Is this the man you ſpeake of? I, my Lord. Tell me ſirrah, but tell me true I charge you, Not fearing the diſpleaſure of your maſter: Which on your iuſt proceeding, Ile keepe off, By him and by this woman heere, what know you? So pleaſe your Maieſty, my maſter hath bin an honourable Gentleman. Trickes hee hath had in him, which Gentlemen haue. Come, come, to' th' purpoſe: Did hee loue this woman? Faith ſir he did loue her, but how. How I pray you? He did loue her ſir, as a Gent. loues a Woman. How is that? He lou'd her ſir, and lou'd her not. As thou art a knaue and no knaue, what an equiuocall Companion is this? I am a poore man, and at your Maieſties command. Hee's a good drumme my Lord, but a naughtie Orator. Do you know he promiſt me marriage? Faith I know more then Ile ſpeake. But wilt thou not ſpeake all thou know'ſt? Yes ſo pleaſe your Maieſty: I did goe betweene them as I ſaid, but more then that he loued her, for indeede he was madde for her, and talkt of Sathan, and of Limbo, and of Furies, and I know not what: yet I was in that credit with them at that time, that I knewe of their going to bed, and of other motions, as promiſing her marriage, and things which would deriue mee ill will to ſpeake of, therefore I will not ſpeake what I know. Thou haſt ſpoken all alreadie, vnleſſe thou canſt ſay they are maried, but thou art too fine in thy euidence, therefore ſtand aſide. This Ring you ſay was yours. I my good Lord. Where did you buy it? Or who gaue it you? It was not giuen me, nor I did not buy it. Who lent it you? It was not lent me neither. Where did you finde it then? I found it not. If it were yours by none of all theſe wayes, How could you giue it him? I neuer gaue it him. This womans an eaſie gloue my Lord, ſhe goes off and on at pleaſure. This Ring was mine, I gaue it his firſt wife. It might be yours or hers for ought I know.