The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 26 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 426 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
A pocks on you for a rogue. Our (impudent!) art thou not ashamed to talk thus? But to leave off all jesting, and to come to plain earnest; Hear me now (my child) and harken what I shall say unto thee. For, though I am called hither for one end, I am come for another. And albeit I have made myself a stranger unto thee, and as though I knew thee not, yet thou wast the only cause that drew me hither. My son, I am sure thou art not ignorant, how that your mother gave you unto me, your father being then alive; who, after thou went'st from me, died of no other grief, save only what she suffered for the uncertainty of thy life and person. For whose absence in those latter years of her elder age, she led a most painful, pensive and careful life. And when the time came, that she was to leave this world, she sent for me, and in secret recommended thee unto me, and told me, (no other witness being by, but heaven the witness to 〈◊〉 our works, our thoughts, our hearts, whom she alone interpose between her and me) that of all loves I should do so much 〈◊〉, as to make inquiry after thee, and when I had found thee, 〈◊〉 thee up, & foster thee as mine own: and that as soon as thou 〈◊〉 come to man's estate, & wert able to know how to govern thyself, and to live in some good manner and fashion; that then I should discover unto thee a certain place, where, under many a lock and key, she hath left thee more store of Gold and Silver, than all the revenues come to, that thy Master Calisto hath in his possession. And because I solemnly vowed, and bound myself by promise unto her, that I would see her desire, as far forth as lay in me, to be well and truly performed, she peacefully departed this mortal life; and though a man's faith ought to be inviolably observed both to the living and the dead, yet more especially to the dead; for they are not able to do any thing of themselves, they cannot come to me, and prosecute their right here upon earth. I have spent much time & money in inquiring & searching after thee, & could never till now hear what was become of thee: and it is not above three days since, that I first heard of your being, and where you abode.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
A pocks on you for a rogue. Our (impudent!) art thou not ashamed to talke thus? But to leaue off all jesting, and to come to plaine earnest; Heare me now (my childe) and hearken what I shall say vnto thee. For, though I am called hither for one end, I am come for another. And albeit I haue made my selfe a stranger vnto thee, and as though I knew thee not, yet thou wast the onely cause that drew mee hither. My sonne, I am sure thou art not ignorant, how that your mother gaue you vnto me, your father being then aliue; who, after thou wentst from me, dyed of no other griefe, saue onely what she suffered for the vncertainty of thy life and person. For whose absence in those latter yeeres of her elder age, she led a most painefull, pensiue and carefull life. And when the time came, that she was to leaue this world, shee sent for mee, and in secret recommended thee vnto me, and told me, (no other witnesse being by, but heauen the witnesse to our workes, our thoughts, our hearts, whom she alone interpoe betweene her and mee) that of all loues I should doe so much , as to make inquirie after thee, and when I had found thee, thee vp, & foster thee as mine own: and that as soon as thou come to mans estate, & wert able to know how to gouern thy selfe, and to liue in some good manner and fashion; that then I should discouer vnto thee a certain place, where, vnder many a lock and key, she hath left thee more store of Gold and Siluer, then all the reuenewes come to, that thy Master Calisto hath in his possession. And because I solemnly vow'd, and bound my selfe by promise vnto her, that I would see her desire, as far foorth as lay in me, to be well and truely performed, she peacefully departed this mortall life; and though a mans faith ought to be inuiolably obserued both to the liuing and the dead, yet more especially to the dead; for they are not able to doe any thing of themselues, they cannot come to me, and prosecute their right here vpon earth. I haue spent much time & mony in inquiring & searching after thee, & could neuer till now heare what was become of thee: and it is not aboue three daies since, that I first heard of your being, and where you abode.