Shirley, James · published 1632 · first performed or written 1632 [licensed for stage, Jan 10] (Annals) comedy · King's Revels Company (?); Prince Charles's Men (second) (?) · Salisbury Court unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
I fear you won't understand me. Speak no language, and I warrant, I know Greek and Latin, I learned my Accidence. Then know, I do not love you, Sir. You do not love me, Sir: then I have lost my labour, Sir. I make no doubt it will appear so, I could be of the humour of some mistresses, By some slight favours to encourage you, Accept your gifts, extol your wit, invent New ways to melt your gold, beside the Exchange, And petticoat embroideries. Thou shalt have smock embroideries; nay, thy very skin shall be embroidered. Have every day some progress for your Coach, And tire you worse than your four Flanders Mares; And then laugh at you too: but I am honest, And will deserve your nobler character: I tell you what you must expect, in troth I cannot love you, pray leave off in time, And let this satisfy you. This satisfy? why this is even as good nothing. It is all that I can promise you. Though you cannot love me, It shall be for your honour to marry me. By no means. What, not marry me neither? Then be no Lady, that I first pronounce: Secondly know, I am resolved, your Mother Shall understand it, by these Hilts. I would advise you rather to be silent, And take your leave like a good Christian Lover: If you betray my honest meaning so, And move her to impatience, I shall wish you Ith' West Indiaes. Here she comes. Sir I hope, you and my Daughter are agreed, And the conditions please me infinitely; Mother you never placed your commendation Upon a Gentleman so Noble, such Plenty of honour dwells in him, I must be happy in his embraces. Oh ho! is't come about again? Nay nay, I told you, you should find him honourable. we understand each other perfectly, He has so sweet a soul, I may have any thing; He has promised me the finest parrots. Oh ay, and Madgehowlets that can speak all languages. Nay, and he'll perform: Well, for this act of duty, I shall find Some gold beside thy portion, i'th' mean time I'll move thy father to conclude the marriage: And here he is already. Look you Sir, These turns you put me too; do not believe I bear one thought more of goodwill for this, If you suspect it otherwise; because I carry it sweet and pleasing to my mother, Who is so zealous in your cause, I'll swear Your worship is the most unwelcom'st man I'th' world to me. I'm glad she is not gone yet. What need you distrust? he'll know precisely when we must be married, Is jealous of delays, won't believe I love him, Till the Priest hath sealed me his i'th' Church, he says. These are tricks, demurs, your daughter is not sober. He means serious. She doth but mock— Who would think you could dissemble.
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: T7 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I feare you wo'not understand me. Speake no language, and I warrant, I know Greeke and Latine, I learn'd my Accidence. Then know, I doe not love you, Sir. You do not love me, Sir: then I have lost my labour, Sir▪ I make no doubt it will appeare so, I could be of the humour of some Mistrisses, By some slight favours to encourage you, Accept your gifts, extoll your wit, invent New wayes to melt your gold, beside the Exchange, And petticoat imbroyderies. Thou sha't have smocke imbroyderies; nay, thy very skinne shall be imbroydered. Have every day some progresse for your Coach, And tire you worse than your foue Flanders Maes▪ And then laugh at you too: but I am honest, And will deserve your nobler character: I tell you what you must expect, in troth I cannot love you, pray leave off in time, And let this satisfie you. This satisfie? why this is even as good nothing. It is all that I can promise you. Though you cannot love me, It shall be for your honour to marry me. By no meanes. VVhat, not marry me neither? Then be no Lady, that I first pronounce: Secondly know, I am resolved, your Mother Shall understand it, by these Hilts. I would advise you rather to be silent, And take your leave like a good Christian Lover: If you betray my honest meaning so, And move her to impatience, I shall wish you Ith' VVest Indiaes. Here shee comes. Sir I hope, you and my Daughter are agreed, And the conditions please mee infinitely; Mother you never plac'd your commendation Vpon a Gentleman so Noble, such Plenty of honour dwels in him, I must Bee happy in his imbraces. Oh ho! is't come about agen? Nay nay, I told you, you should find him honourable▪ Wee understand each other perfectly, Hee has so sweet a soule, I may have any thing; Hee has promised me the finest Parrats. Oh I, and Madgehowlets that can speake all languages▪ Nay, and hee'le performe: Well, for this act of duty, I shall finde Some gold beside thy portion, i'th meane time Ile move thy father to conclude the marriage: And here hee is already. Looke you Sir, These turnes you put mee too; doe not beleeve I beare one thought more of good-will for this▪ If you suspect it otherwise; because I carry it sweet and pleasing to my mother, Who is so zealous in your cause, I'le sweare Your worship is the most unwelcomm'st ma I'th world to mee. I'm glad shee is not gone yet. What need you distrust? Hee'l know precisely when we must be married, Is jealous of delayes, wo'not beleeve I love him, Till the Priest hath seald me his i'th Church, hee sayes. These are tricks, demurres, your daughter is not sober. He meanes serious. She doth but mocke— Who would thinke you could dissemble.