Brome, Richard · published 1632 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Jul 29] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
Sister no more, though I have never seen her. No Bishopric i'th' land from me shall win her. If you will go, and clap hands with your knight, come; I would see you matched first: because that will add some honour to the Widgines, when myself shall be brother to a Lady. I shall write first of that name. And then am I no sooner married, Governor, but we will set our travels afoot: to know Countries, and Nations, Sects and Factions, Men and Manners; Language and Behaviour. And so in height of compliment grow complete More goes to making of a Man, then meat. Pray tell me; and tell me truly. What is the most has passed between you? If it be the main loss of your Maidenhead, it shall ne'er go further: therefore let me know it. As I live Mistress Trainwell, all that ere he had o'me was but a kiss. But I must tell ye, I wished it a thousand, thousand till him. How often have you seen him? Faith but that bare eance neither, and your seln were by too. Trow ye that I'd not tell ye and 'twere maer. By my conscience Mrs. Trainwell I lee not. That once that I saw him with you, your Uncle was there, too, in the Orchard, but last week. Vary true, Mine Uncle was then by too. And he brought sir Philip to see his Orchard. And what did he then do, trow you, but took me thus by th' hand, and thus he kissed me; he said I were a deft Lass: but there he fiend. But for my life I could not but think, he war the likest man that I had seen with mine eyen; and could not devise the thing I had, might be unbeggen by him. Then by and by as we walked, he asked mine Uncle, gin he would give him me to make a Lady till him. And by my troth Mistress Trainwell, I lee not, I blushed and looked upon him as I would feign a head it so: Mine Uncle said yes, and sir Philip shook my hand, and good faith my heart joyed at it. God gin the Priest had been by. But I thought all sure enough; and would not ha' sold my part for the Spanish lady's jointure. But straight anon mine Uncle and he fell on other talk, of Lords and Ladies, and many foud like things, I minded not: For I is we'll sure, this kept me waking ere since. And God pardon me what I misthought every hour i'th' night. How have you made me wrong this Gentleman, to challenge him as if he had been your due upon this idle compliment? when I undertook the Message, I presumed (for so your words did intimate to me) you had been sure, as fast as faith could bind you, man and wife. Where was my discretion? Now I perceive this was but common Courtship; and no assurance of a Marriage promise.
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Sster no moe, though I haue never seene her. No Bishoprick i'th' land from me shall winne her. If you will goe, and clap hands with your knight, come; I would see you matchd first: because that will add some honour to the Widgine, when my selfe shall bee brother to a Lady. I shall write first of that name. And then am I no sooner married, Gouernour, but wee will set our trauels a foot: to know Countries, and Nations, Sects and Factions, Men and Manners; Language and Behauiour. And so in height of complement grow compleat More goes to making of a Man, the meat. Pray tell me; and tell me truely. What is the most has past betweene you? I it bee the maine losse of your Mayden-head, it shall neare go further: theefore let mee know it. As I liue Mistris Trainewell, all that ere he had o'me was but a kisse. But I mun tell yee, I wish'd it a thoosnnd, thoosand till him. How often haue you seene him? Feath but that bare eance nother, and your seln were by too. Trow yee that Ide not tell yee and twere maer. By my conscience Mrs. Trainewell I lee not. That once that I saw him with you, your Vcle was there, too, in the Orchard, but last weeke. Vary true, Mine Vncle was than by too. And hee brought sir Phillip to see his Orchard. And what did hee than doe, trow you, but tuke me thus by th' haund, and thus hee kust mee; hee sed I were a deaft Lasse: but ther he feind. But for my life I could not but thinke, he war the likest man that I had seene with mine eyne; and could not devaise the thing I had, might be vnbeggen by him. Then by and by as we walkd, he askd mine Vncle, gin hee would giue him me to make a Lady till him. And by my trouth Mistris Trainwell, I lee not, I blush'd and luk'd vpon him as I would feine a hed it so: Mine Vncle said yes, and sir Phillip shuke my haund, and gude feath my heart ioyd at it. God gin the Priest had beene by. But I thought all sure enough; and would not ha' sold my part for the Spanish Ladies Ioincture. But streight anon mine Vncle and he fell on other talke, of Lords and Ladies, and many foud like things, I minded not: For I is weell sure, this keept me waking ere sine. And God pardon mee what I misthought euery houre i'th' night. How haue you made me wrong this Gentleman, to challenge him as if hee had beene your due vpon this idle complement? when I vndertooke the Message, I presum'd (for so your words did intimae to me) you had beene sure, as fast as faith could bind you, man and wife. Where was my discretion? Now I perceiue this was but common Courtship; and no assurance of a Mariage promise.