Brome, Richard · published 1632 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Jul 29] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T45 Widows, wooing and remarriage · 467 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T45: widow, widows, hoord, master, gentlemen, wife, randalls, wit, mistress, married.
Did he say so? 'twas either so, or so much I am sure. But he did not make me repeat, as you did, till I had con it by heart. Well Howdie get you down. And do you hear Howdee? If sir Paul Squelch come, bring him up. I will forsooth Mistress. I bade you learn to call me madam. I shall forsooth madam. You shall forsooth madam. 'tis but a day to't; and I hope one may be a Lady one day before her time. A day too soon ● doubt in this forward age. In the mean time, let me study my remembrances for after marriage. Imprimis, To have the whole sway of the house; and all domestical affairs; as of accounts of household charges, placing and displacing of all servants in general; To have free liberty, to go on all my visits; and though my knight's occasions be never so urgent, and mine of no moment, yet to take from him the command of his Coach; To be in special fee with his best trusted servant; nor to let one live with him, that will not bewray all his counsels to me. To study and practise the Art of jealousy; To feign anger, melancholy, or sickness, to the life. These are Arts that women must be well practised in, ere they can attain to wisdom, and aught to be the only study of a widow, from the death of her first husband, to the second: From the second to the third, matters of deeper moment; From the third to the fourth deeper yet; And so proportionably to the seventh, if she be so long blessed with life: But of these I may find time hereafter to consider in order as they fall. Besides, in all, to be singular in our will; to reign, govern, ordain laws and break 'em, make quarrels and maintain' him; profess truths, devise falsehoods; protest obedience, but study nothing more than to make our husbands so; Control, controvert, contradict, and be contrary to all conformity: To which end we must be sure to be armed always with prick and praise of the deceased; and carry the Inventory of our goods, and the gross sum of our Dowry perpetually in our mouths. Then does a husband tickle the spleen of a woman, when she can anger him to please him; chide him to kiss him; Mad him to humble him; make him stiff necked to supple him; and hard-hearted to break him; to set him up, and take him down, and up again, and down again, when, and as often as we list. madam. I marry, now thou sayst well. An'dt please your Ladyship. Well said again. One M. Tridewell, ● Gentleman, desires to speak with your Ladyship, from Sir Philip.
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Did hee say so? Twas either so, or so much I am sure. But he did not make me repeat, as you did, till I had cond it by heart. Well Howdie get you downe. And oe you heare Howdee? If sir Paul Squelch come, bring him vp. I will forsooth Mistris. I bad you learne to call me Madame. I shall forsooth Ma-dame. You shall forsooth Madame. Tis but a day to't; and I hope one may be a Lady one day before her time. A day too soone doubt in this forward age. In the meane time, let me study my remembrances for after mariage. Imprimis, To haue the whole sway of the house; and all domesticall affaires; as of accounts of houshold chardges, placing and displacing of all seruant in generall; To haue free liberty, to goe on all my visits; and though my knights occasions bee never so vrgent, and mine of no moment, yet to take from him the command of his Coach; To be in speciall fee with his best trusted seruant; nor to let one liue with him, that will not bewray all his counsells to mee. To study and practise the Art of iealousie; To faine anger, melancholly, or sicknsse, to the life. These are Arts that women must bee well practis'd in, ere they can attaine to wisedome, and ought to be the onely study of a widow, from the death of her first husband, to the second: From the second to the third, matters of deeper moment; From the third to the fourth deeper yet; And so proportionably to the seauenth, if shee be so long blest with life: But of these I may finde time hereafter to consider in order as they fall. Besides, in all, to be singular in our will; to raigne, gouerne, ordaine lawes and breake 'hem, make quarrells and maintaine 'him; professe truthes, deuise falshoods; protest obedience, but study nothing more then to make our husbands so; Controle, controuert, contradict, and be contrary to all conformity: To which end wee must be sure to be arm'd alwayes with prick and praise of the deceased; and cary the Inuentory of our goods, and the grosse summe of our Dowry perpetually in our mouthes. Then dos a husband tickle the spleene of a woman, when shee can anger him to please him; chide him to kisse him; Mad him to humble him; make him stiffe necked to supple him; and hard-hearted to breake him; to st him vp, and take him downe, and vp againe, and downe againe, when, and as often as we list. Madame. I marry, now thou say'st well. Andt please your Ladiship. Well said againe. One M. Tridewell, Gentleman, desires to speak with your Ladiship, from Sir Phillip.