The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 50 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T3 Sickness, physic and doctors · 464 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
forsooth, she perfumes Calls, Vails, and the like; she makes your sublimate Mercury, and hath some thirty several Trades beside; she is very skilful in herbs; she can cure little children: And some call her, The old woman, The Lapidary, for her great dealing in stones. All this makes me never a whit the wiser. Tell me her name, if thou know'st it. If I knew it? Why, there is neither young nor old in all this City, but knows it. And should not I then know it? If you know it so well, why then do not you tell it me? I am ashamed, forsooth. Go too, you fool; Tell me her name; Do not anger me by this your delay. Her name (saving your Reverence) is Celestina. Hi, hi, hi! Now beshrew your fingers; O my heart! O my sides! I am not able to stand for laughing, to see that the loathing which thou hast of this poor old woman, should make thee ashamed to name her unto me. Now I call her to mind; Go too; you are a wag; No more of this. she (poor soul) is come to beg somewhat of me. Bid her come up. Aunt, it is my Mistress pleasure, you come up. My good Lady; All blessings abide with you, and your noble daughter. My many griefs and infirmities have hindered my visiting of this your house, as in duty I was bound to do; But heaven knows how fair are the entrails of my inward affection, how free from any spot of foulness. It knows the sincerity of my heart, and trueness of my love. For, distance of place displaceth not that love, which is lodged in the heart: So that what heretofore in myself I did much desire, now my necessity hath made me to perform. And amongst other my many Crosses and miseries in this life, my Crosses in my purse grow daily less and less; so that I have no better remedy to help myself withal, and to relieve this my poor estate, than to sell this little parcel of yarn of mine own spinning to make Coifs, and Kerchiefs; and understanding by your maid, that you had need thereof (howbeit I am poor in every thing, I praise my fate, save the richness of this grace) it is wholly at your command, if either it or I may do you any service. Honest neighbour, thy discourse and kind offer move me to compassion: and so move me, that I had rather light upon some fit occasion, whereby I might supply thy wants, then diminish thy web, still thanking thee for thy kind offer: and if it be such as will serve my turn, I shall pay you well for it.
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Fosooth, she persumes Calls, Vailes, and the like; she makes your sublimate Mercury, and hath some thirty seuerall Trades besides; shee is very skilfull in hearbs; shee can cure little children: And some call her, The old woman, The Lapidary, for her great dealing in stones. All this makes me neuer a whit the wiser. Tell mee her name, i thou nowst it. If I knew it? Why, there is neither young nor old in all this City, but knowes it. And should not I then know it? If you know it so well, why then doe not you tell it me? I am ashamed, forsooth. Goe too, you foole; Tell mee her name; Doe not anger mee by this your delay. Her name (sauing your Reuerence) is Celestina. Hi, hi, hi! Now beshrew your fingers; O my heart! O my sides! I am not able to stand for laughing, to see that the lothing which thou hast of this poore old woman, should make thee ashamed to name her vnto me. Now I call her to minde; Goe too; you are a wagge; No more of this. Shee (poore soule) is come to begge somewhat of mee. Bid her come vp. Aunt, it is my Mistresse pleasure, you come vp. My good Lady; All blessings abide with you, and your noble daughter. My many griefes and infirmities haue hindred my visiting of this your house, as in duty I was bound to doe; But heauen knowes how faire are the intralls of my inward affection, how free from any spot of foulnesse. It knowes the sincerity of my heart, and trunesse of my loue. For, distance of place displaceth not that loue, which is lodged in the heart: So that what heeretofore in my selfe I did much desire, now my necessity hath made mee to performe. And amongst other my many Crosses and miseries in this life, my Crosses in my purse grow dayly lesse and lesse; so that I haue no better remedy to helpe my selfe withall, and to relieue this my poore estate, then to sell this little parcell of yarne of mine owne spinning to make Coyfes, and Kerchiefes; and vnderstanding by your maid, that you had need thereof (howbeit I am poore in euery thing, I praise my fate, saue the richnesse of this grace) it is wholy at your command, if either it or I may doe you any seruice. Honest neighbour, thy discourse and kinde offer moue me to compassion: and so moue me, that I had rather light vpon some fit occasion, whereby I might supply thy wants, then diminish thy web, still thanking thee for thy kinde offer: and if it be such as will serue my turne, I shall pay you well for it.