Brome, Richard · published 1632 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Jul 29] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Blackfriars T3 Sickness, physic and doctors typicality 0.82 · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
she understands you not a word sir. If you will join hands and faith with him, Here's your portion, there's your jointure; if not, your way lies before you, pack directly. Good sir, consider her disease. If her understanding were direct, you might speak directly to her. But if I have any discretion she is too full of melancholy to be purged this way. What would you have me do? Or how in your discretion would you council me? Not to be mad sir, because she is melancholy, not by taking a wrong course for her recovery to ruin her, and forfeit your judgement Do you think, that commands with chidings, threats, or stripes have power to work upon her, when she has neither will nor reason within herself to do, or not to do anything whatsoever. Now the gigs up. If her health in sense and understanding were perfect: yet as she is Woman, her will were first to be wrought upon by fair and gentle treaty. But as she is at this time so sick in mind, that knowledge of what she is, what she do●, especially of what she should do is dead in her, her Mind must be first recovered; and that by a due course, in soft and temperate proceedings; to which fit time as well as means must be allowed. Moreover— Oh. No moreovers I beseech you, not more of her at this time. I understand your purpose already. I do directly. Therefore speedily take what course, and use what means shall in your discretion be thought fit. I will subscribe, I will directly subscribe to your discretion. My wife when she went out of the world left me as great a care behind her in the charge she gave me with this Woman, this quick sighted Guide of my house, a blind one were better. You should first see, if it pleased you, how her affection may be wrought upon by the Gentleman's own fair entreaty. Pray sir speak to her like a Suter, look upon him Sweet heart: This Gentleman loves you. Pray speak sir. Do you not? never credit me pretty Gentlewoman— Nor will I, fear it not. Nor any man that says he loves me. For alas! I was too lately scorned. You are a Lass indeed. I protest and vow, and such ●●ne, as I would be very sorry to appear any way, or in the least decree, as it were please you to understand me: for I'll be sworn, there is not in the World. Truth in swearing, less in promising. If you will believe me Lady. Nor ne man for your sake. There is not in the world I say— I say so too sir. What was't I pray. There is not in the world any Gentlewoman— Tell that no further; for we are all too gentle lessen men were less cruel. Hear him speak Constance.
Blackfriars;Globe;Indoor Professional;Outdoor Professional
Genre (British Drama)
comedy
Play type
Adult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEP
edition 981 · TCP A16924 · DEEP 793
Edition role
Representative edition — used in the analysis
Position
nodes 655–674 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 26 of 54 in this edition
Length
489 words · 604 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T3 — Sickness, physic and doctorscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.818 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T3 · seed 44: T4 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Shee vnderstands you not a word sir. If you will ioyne hands and faith with him, Here's your portion, there's your ioincture; if not, your way lies before you, pack directly. Good sir, consider her disease. If her vnderstanding were direct, you might speake directly to her. But if I haue any discretion shee is too full of melancholly to be purg'd this way. What would you haue me doe? Or how in your discretion would you councell me? Not to be mad sir, because shee is melancholly, not by taking a wrong course for her recouery to ruine her, and forfeit your iudgement Doe you thinke, that commands with chidings, threats, or stripes haue power to worke vpon her, when shee has neither will nor reason vvithin her selfe to doe, or not to doe anything whatsoeuer. Now the ggs vp. If her health in sense and vnderstanding were perfect: yet as shee is Woman, her will were first to be wrought vpon by faire and gentle treaty. But as shee is at this time so sicke in mind, that knowledge of what shee i, what shee do, especially of what shee should doe is dead in her, her Mind must bee first recouer'd; and that by a due course, in soft and temperate proceedings; to which fit time as well as meanes must bee ilovved. Moreouer— Oh. No moreouers I beseeh you, not more of her at this time. I vnderstand your purpose already. I doe directly. Therefore speedily take what course, and vse what meanes shall in your discretion be thought fit. I will subcribe, I will directly to your discreion. My wise when thee went out of the wol let me as great a ce behind her in the charge she gaue me with this Woman, this quick fighted Guide of my house, a blind one were better. You should first see, if it pleased you, how her affection may be wrought vpon by the Gentlemans owne faire intreaty. Pray sir speake to her like a Suer, looke vpon him Sweet heart: This Gentleman loues you. Pray speake sir. Doe you not? Nuer credit me pretty Gentlewoman— Nor will I, feare it not. Nor any man that sayes hee loues me. For alas! I was too lately scon'd. You are a Lsse indeed. I prost and vow, and such ne, as I would bee very rry to appeare any way, or in the least , as it were please you to vnderstand me: for Ile be sworne, hee is not in the World. Truth in swearing, lesse in promising. If you will beleeue me Lady. Nor ne man for your sake. There is not in the world I say— I say so too sir. What wast I pray. There is not in the world any Gentlewoman— Tell that no further; for wee are all too gentle lessen men were lesse cruell. Heare him speake Constance.