Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Cambises, King of Persia · chunk 21 of 26

Preston, Thomas · published 1570 · first performed or written 1561 [c.1558-1569] (Annals)
tragedy
unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 516 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.

Not, not, what I have said to you. I mean to have it so: For counsel theirs I mean not I, in this respect to go. But to my Palace let us go, the marriage to prepare: For to avoid my will in this, I can it not forbear. O God forgive me if I do amiss: The king by compulsion, enforceth me this. Unto the Gods for your estate, I will not cease to pray: That you may be a happy Queen. and see most joyful day. Come on my Lords with gladsome hearts, let us rejoice with glee: Your Music show to joy this deed, at the request of me. For to obey your grace's words our honours do agree. O the Passion of me, marry as ye say, yonder is a royal court There is triumphing and sport upon sport. Such loyal Lords, with such Lordly exercise: Frequenting such pastime as they can devise. Running at tilt, justing, with running at the King: Masking and mumming, with each kind of thing, Such dancing, such singing, with musical harmony: Believe me I was loath to absent their company. But will you believe? Iesu what hast they made till they were married? Not for a Million of pounds one day longer they would have tarried O there was a banquet royal and superexelent: Thousands, and thousands at that banquet was spent. I muse of nothing but how they can be married so soon: I care not if I be married before to morrow at noon. If marriage be a thing that so may be had: How say you maid? to marry me will ye be glad? Out of doubt I believe it is some excellent treasure: Else to the same belongs abundant pleasure. Yet with mine ears I have heard some say: That ever I was married, now cursed be the day. Those be they, that with curse wives be matched: That husband for hankes meat, of them is up snatched. Head broke with a bedstaf, face all to be scratched. Knave slave and villain, a coild cote now and than: When the wife hath given it, she will say alas good man. Such were better unmarried my masters I trow: Then all their life after to be matched with a shrew. With speed I am sent all things to prepare: My message to do as the king did declare. His grace doth mean a banquet to make: Meaning in this place repast for to take. Well the cloth shallbe laid and all things in readiness: To court to return when done is my business. A proper man and also a fit. For the King's estate to prepare a banquet. What Ambidexter? thou art not unknown: A wischéef on all good faces, so that I curse not mine own. Now in the knaves name shake hands with me. Well said goodman pouchmouth your reverence I see. I will teach ye, if your manners no better be. A ye slave, the king doth me a gentleman allow: Therefore I look, that to me ye shall how.
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PlayCambises, King of Persia
AuthorPreston, Thomas
Publication year (edition)1570
First performance / composition (Annals)1561 [c.1558-1569]
First performance (BritDrama)1569 [autumn] [1559-1569]
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Play typeInterlude;Nonprofessional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 96 · TCP A10041 · DEEP 85
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 964–1016 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 21 of 26 in this edition
Length516 words · 652 tokens
Topic (seed 42)unassigned by HDBSCAN · nearest topic T28 — Marriage-making: weddings, brides and matches at 0.820
Other seedsseed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
No, no, what I haue ſaid to you. I meane to haue it ſo: For counſel theirs I meane not I, in this reſpect to go. But to my Pallaice let vs go, the mariage to prepare: For to auoid my wil in this, I can it not forbeare. O God forgiue me if I doo amiſſe: The king by compultion, inforſeth me this. Vnto the Gods for your eſtate, I wil not ceaſe to pray: That you may be a happy Quéen. and ſée moſte ioyful day. Come on my Lords with gladſome harts, let vs reioice wt glée: Your Muſick ſhowe to ioy this déed, at the requeſt of me. For to obey your graces woords our honours doo agrée. O the Paſſion of me, mary as ye ſay, yonder is a royal court There is triumphing and ſport vpon ſporte. Such loyall Lords, with ſuch Lordly exerciſe: Frequenting ſuch paſtime as they can deuiſe. Running at tilt, Iuſting, with running at the King: Maſking and mumming, with eche kinde of thing, Such dauncing, ſuch ſinging, with muſicall hermony: Beleeue me I was lothe to abſent their company. But wil you beleue? Ieſu what haſte they made til they were maried? Not for a Miliō of poūds one day longer they would haue taried Oh there was a banquet royall and ſuperexelent: Thouſands, and thouſands at that banquit was ſpent. I muſe of nothing but how they can be maried ſo ſoon: I care not if I be maried before to morow at noone. If mariage be a thing that ſo may be had: How ſay you maid? to mary me wil ye be glad? Out of dout I beléeue it is ſome excellent treaſure: Els to the ſame belongs abundant pleaſure. Yet with mine eares I haue heard ſome ſay: That euer I was maried, now curſed be the day. Thoſe be they, that with curſe wiues be matched: That huſband for hankes meat, of thē is vp ſnatched. Hed broke with a bedſtaf, face all to be ſcratched. Knaue ſlaue and villain, a coild cote now and than: Whē the wife hath giuē it, ſhe wil ſay alas good man. Such were better vnmaried my maiſters I trowe: Then all their life after to be matched with a ſhrowe. With ſpéed I am ſent all things to prepare: My meſſage to doo as the king did declare. His grace dooth meane a banquit to make: Meaning in this place repaſte for to take. Wel the cloth ſhalbe laid and all things in redynes: To court to return when doon is my buſines. A proper man and alſo a fit. For the Kings eſtate to prepare a banquit. What Ambidexter? thou art not vnknowen: A wiſchéef on all good faces, ſo that I curſe not mine owne. Now in the knaues name ſhake hands with me. Wel ſaid goodman pouchmouth your reuerence I ſée. I will teach ye, if your manners no better be. A yée ſlaue, the king dooth me a gentleman alow: Therfore I look, that to me ye ſhall how.