Jonson, Ben · published 1631 · first performed or written 1614 [Oct 31] (Annals) comedy · Lady Elizabeth's Men unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
By whose warrant, Sir, have you done all this? Warrant? thou art a wise fellow, indeed, as if a man need a warrant to loose any thing, with. Yes, justice Overdoo's warrant, a man may get, and loose with, I'll stand to't. justice Overdoo? Dost thou know him? I lie there, he is my brother in Law, he married my sister: pray thee show me the way, dost thou know the house? Sir, show me your warrant, I know nothing without a warrant, pardon me. Why, I warrant thee, come along: thou shalt see, I have wrought pillows there, and cambric sheets, and sweet bags, too. Pray thee guide me to the house. Sir, I'll tell you; go you thither yourself, first, alone; tell your worshipful brother your mind; and but bring me three lines of his hand, or his Clerks, with Adam Overdoo, underneath; here I'll stay you, I'll obey you, and I'll guide you presently. 'Slid, this is an Ass, I ha' found him, pox upon me, what do I talking to such a dull fool; farewell, you are a very Coxcomb, do you hear? I think, I am, if justice Overdoo sign to it, I am, and so we are all, he'll quit us all, multiply us all. GEntlemen, this is no way that you take: you do but breed one another trouble, and offence, and give me no contentment at all. I am not she, that affects to be quarrelled for, or have my name or fortune made the question of men's swords. 'Sblood, we love you. If you both love me, as you pretend, your own reason will tell you, but one can enjoy me; and to that point, there leads a director line, than by my infamy, which must follow, if you fight. 'Tis true, I have professed it to you ingenuously, that rather than to be yoked with this Bridegroom is appointed me, I would take up any husband, almost upon any trust. Though Subtlety would say to me, (I know) he is a fool, and has an estate, and I might govern him, and enjoy a friend, beside. But these are not my aims, I must have a husband I must love, or I cannot live with him. I shall ill make one of these politic wives! Why, if you can like either of us, Lady, say, which is he, and the other shall swear instantly to desist. Content, I accord to that willingly. Sure you think me a woman of an extreme levity, Gentlemen, or a strange fancy, that (meeting you by chance in such a place, as this, both at one instant, and not yet of two hours' acquaintance, neither of you deserving afore the other, of me) I should so forsake my modesty (though I might affect one more particularly) as to say, This is be, and name him. Why, wherefore should you not? What should hinder you?
seed 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)
By whoſe warrant, Sir, haue you done all this? Warrant? thou art a wiſe fellow, indeed, as if a man need a warrant to loſe any thing, with. Yes, Iuſtice Ouerdo's warrant, a man may get, and loſe with, I'le ſtand to't. Iuſtice Ouerdoo? Doſt thou know him? I lye there, hee is my brother in Law, hee marryed my ſiſter: pray thee ſhew me the way, doſt thou know the houſe? Sir, ſhew mee your warrant, I know nothing without a warrant, pardon me. Why, I warrant thee, come along: thou ſhalt ſee, I haue wrought pillowes there, and cambricke ſheetes, and ſweete bags, too. Pray thee guide me to the houſe. Sir, I'le tell you; goe you thither your ſelfe, firſt, alone; tell your worſhipfull brother your minde; and but bring me three lines of his hand, or his Clerkes, with Adam Ouerdoo, vnderneath; here I'le ſtay you, Ile obey you, and I'le guide you preſently. S'lid, this is an Aſſe, I ha' found him, poxe vpon mee, what doe I talking to ſuch a dull foole; farewell, you are a very Coxcomb, doe you heare? I thinke, I am, if Iuſtice Ouerdoo ſigne to it, I am, and ſo wee are all, hee'll quit vs all, multiply vs all. GEntlemen, this is no way that you take: you do but breed one another trouble, and offence, and giue me no contentment at all. I am no ſhe, that affects to be quarell'd for, or haue my name or fortune made the queſtion of mens ſwords. S'lood, wee loue you. If you both loue mee, as you pretend, your owne reaſon will tell you, but one can enioy me; and to that point, there leads a directer line, then by my infamy, which muſt follow, if you fight. 'Tis true, I haue profeſt it to you ingenuouſly, that rather then to be yoak'd with this Bridegroome is appointed me, I would take vp any husband, almoſt vpon any truſt. Though Subtilty would ſay to me, (I know) hee is a foole, and has an eſtate, and I might gouerne him, and enioy a friend, beſide. But theſe are not my aymes, I muſt haue a husband I muſt loue, or I cannot liue with him. I ſhall ill make one of theſe politique wiues! Why, if you can like either of vs, Lady, ſay, which is he, and the other ſhall ſweare inſtantly to deſiſt. Content, I accord to that willingly. Sure you thinke me a woman of an extreme leuity, Gentlemen, or a ſtrange fancy, that (meeting you by chance in ſuch a place, as this, both at one inſtant, and not yet of two hours acquaintance, neither of you deſeruing afore the other, of me) I ſhould ſo forſake my modeſty (though I might affect one more particularly) as to ſay, This is be, and name him. Why, wherefore ſhould you not? What ſhould hinder you?