Brome, Richard · published 1632 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Jul 29] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
What things are these! I shall marry into a fine stock! How untimely some considerations fall into my mind▪ My cousin's council, which hath ever been oraculously good; against which I violently bear myself, to mix my blood amongst a race of fools. Had but these thoughts been mine but one day past, they had prevented all that may prove dangerous in this, so great and doubtful undertaking. Sir, there's a gentlewoman would speak with you. Who is it? Do you not know her? I never saw her before sir. I asked her name. But I perceived some displeasure in her look (whether it were shame, grief, or anger I know not) that made her conceal it: Only telling me she was a woman very hurtless, and warrantable against your fear. I warrant 'tis my sister. she frowned, did she not, and looked fightingly? If she did, 'tis my sister, your wife that shall be. She will look so at you, I can tell you, or me, or my Governor, for all he is a Captain. she fears no colours i'faith, to tell you true, she beat him once for a jest he broke upon her Monkey. Is it not she, thinkst thou? No sir it is not she. I know my Lady that shall be. My Lady that shall be! how sweetly it chimes. Here's something for that word. Go bring her up. Good brother widgeon, fly into the next room, with your Governor. I'll wait on you presently. My Lady! And brother widgeon! I must admire. Our house is raised by this two stories higher.— There's no recalling time; and vows of this high nature are no trifles. Sir I suppose you are sir Philip Luckless. I am the man Lady. And you are shortly to marry a City Widow, one Mistress Fitchow? Most true. For whose dear sake you purchased a four hundred pounds knighthood, to go a-wooing in: out of which she is to give nine thousand pounds for a Ladyship for term of life. What mean you Gentlewoman? Sir not to scold, or brawl, (a vice to frequent in our Sex.) But, in few words (and civil ones) to make you sensible of a little of that infinite injury, you have done to one, whose unvaluable portion of virtue makes her fit, (besides the right she has already in you) to take a Bride's place, before your later choice, or any she, whose wealth might weigh down hers. You stand as if you knew not who I mean. Nor what neither. Sure my name's abused. Pray sir bethink yourself. Has there not been a former contract made betwixt you and some other. No. Nor any faithful promise neither. That I may well believe, when you forget it. I pray speak nearer to my understanding: whom may you suggest to be the woman so much forgotten?
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What things are these! I shall marry into a fine stocke! How vntimely some considerations fall into my mind▪ My Cosens councell, which hath ever beene oraculously good; against which I violently beare my selfe, to mixe my blood amongst a race of fooles. Had but these thoughts beene mine but one day past, they had preuented all that may proue dangerous in this, so great and doubtfull vndertaking. Sir, there's a gentlewoman would speake with you. Who is it? Doe you not know her? I never saw her before sir. I askt her name. But I perceiu'd some displeasure in her looke (whether it were shame, griee, or anger I know not) that made her conceale it: Only telling me shee was a woman very hurtlesse, and warrantable against your feare. I warrant tis my sister. Shee frownd, did shee not, and look'd fightingly? If shee did, 'tis my sister, your wife that shall be. Shee will looke so at you, I can tell you, or me, or my Governour, for all he is a Captaine. Shee feares no colours I faith, to tell you true, shee beate him once for a iest he broke vpon her Monkey. Is it not shee, thinkst thou? No sir it is not shee. I know my Lady that shall be. My Lady that shall bee! how sweetly it chimes. Heres something for that word. Goe bring her vp. Good brother VVidgine, fly into the next roome, with your Governour. Ile waite on you presently. My Lady! And brother VVidgine! I must admire. Our house is rays'd by this two stories higher.— There's no recalling time; and vowes of this high nature are no trifles. Sir I suppose you are sir Phillip Luckles. I am the man Lady. And you are shortly to marry a Citty Widdow, one Mistresse Fitchow? Most true. For whose deare sake you purchas'd a foure hundred pounds knighthood, to goe a woing in: out of which shee is to giue nine thousand pounds for a Ladiship for terme of life. What meane you Gentlewoman? Sir not to scold, or brawle, (a vice to frequent in our Sexe.) But, in few words (and ciuill ones) to make you sensible of a little of that infinite iniury, you haue done to one, whose vnvaluable portion of vertue makes her fit, (besides the right shee has already in you) to take a brides place, before your later choy, or any shee, whose wealth might weigh downe hers. You stand as if you knew not who I meane. Nor what neither. Sure my name's abus'd. Pray sir bethinke your selfe. Has there not beene a former contract made betwixt you and some other. No. Nor any faithfull promise neither. That I may well beleeue, when you forget it. I pray speake nearer to my vnderstanding: whom may you suggest to be the woman o much forgotten?