Brome, Richard · published 1632 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Jul 29] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Blackfriars T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma typicality 0.80 · 511 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
I do believe you sir sufficiently good Master Nonsense. No more of your impertinent speeches. But follow her, and put her to't I say, to't directly. Take her into the Orchard 'twas there she fell in love they say It may be the place is O neno ●. Sir, there will be no way for her recovery, but to remove. her lodging, and have some good Physicians about her. Where you please; and use whose help you please: she is your own; dispose of her freely, as I will of what is 〈...〉 course of life directly. Let me see. she is lost, past recovery. Say I should marry, I might yet have an 〈...〉 mine own. Yes, but of whose getting sir? There might rise a fearful question. Think not of it sir. A man of your years, and gravity, with the respect the World gives you for your place and worship in the Common Wealth, together with the riches you have piled up in a Mountainous estate; to cast all down with yourself, and fortune at the foot of a stranger I Think what would be thought of you, if such a dotage should possess you she's falling into a tedious Lecture. Pray how was Master Spartledirt talked on other day for doing such a trick? yet he was held a wise Lawyer: You see a fair example in the late Marriage of sir Philip Luckless, and his Fitchow, a Match of your own making, and cause of your Nieces and your own Misfortune. No more I beseech you. There's tugging for a Mastery, and buffetting for the breeches. He barks at her, she snaps at him; she breaks his wine Glass, he her looking Glass; she puts away his Servants, he turns away hers; she locks her Chamber door, he bolts his, begetting nothing but a World of strife and disorder. I pray shut up that point, I will not marry. No directly I will not, though the truth is my purpose: was to have cast myself and fortune wholly upon you, if it might have seemed well in your discretion, umh umh. I pray stay a little sir, take me along with you. Not a step further, this way by your leave. I think I have puzzled her discretion. Understand me sir. As I would not have you fall rashly upon anything; no more would I have you fly suddenly from any purpose, without advise and sober deliberation. If you should marry one that would be a Comfortable Nurse unto you, as (though I say) you partly know— Say you nothing, ●er I do know nothing, nor I will know nothing more of this matter directly: For if ever I marry, let me suffer all that the-Law provides for Perjury; let me be cropped and slit worse than a French Curtall, or a parliamental delinquent for blaspheming the blood royal. No, I will now bestow my wealth in Monumental good deeds, and charitable uses in my life time, to be talked well on when I am dead.
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I doe beleeue you sir sufficienly good Master Nonsense. No more of your impertinent speeces. But follow her, and put her to' I say, to' directl. Take her into the Orchard as there shee fell in loue they say It may bee the place is O neno . Sir, there will bee no way for her recouery, but to remu. her lodging, and haue some good Phisicians about her. Where you please; and vse vvhose helpe you please: she is your ovvne; dispose of her treely, as I vvill of what is course of life directly. Let me see. Shee , past recouery. Say I should marry, I might yet haue an mine ovvne. Yes, but of whose getting sir? There might rise a fearefull question. Thinke not of it sir. A man of your yeares, and grauity, vvith the respect the World giues you for your place and vvorship in the Common Wealth, together vvith the riches you haue pld vp in a Mountainous estate; to cast all dovvne vvith your , and fortune at the foot of a stranger I Thinke vvhat vvould be thought of you, if such a dotage should possesse you Shee's falling into a tedious Lecture. Pray hovv vvas Master Spartledirt talk'd on tother day for doing such a tricke? yet he vvas held a vvise Lavvyer: You see a faire example in the late Mariage of sir Phillip Lucklesse, and his Fitchow, a Match of your ovvne making, and use of your Neeces and your ovve Misfortune. No more I beseech you. There's tugging for a Mastery, and buffetting for the breeches. He barks at her, shee snaps at him; shee breaks his wine Glasse, hee her looking Glasse; shee puts away his Seruants, hee turnes away hers; shee locks her Chamber dore, he bolts his, begetting nothing but a World of strife and disorder. I pray shut vp that point, I will not marry. No directly I will not, though the truth is my purpose: was to haue cast my selfe and fortune wholly vpon yu, if might houe seem'd well in your discretion, vmh vmh. I pray stay a little sir, take me along with you. Not a step further, this way by your leaue. I thinke I haue pusseld er discretion. Vnderstand me sir. As I would not haue you fall rashly vpon anything; no more would I haue you flie sodainly from any purpose, without advise and sober deliberation. If you should marry one that would be a Comfortable Nurse vnto you, as (though I say') you partly know— Say you nothing, er I doe know nothing, nor I will know nothing more of this matter directly: For if euer I mary, let me suffer a that the-Law prouides for Periuty; let me bee cropt and slitt worse then a French Curtall, or a parliamentall delinquent for blaspheming the blood royall. No, I wi now bestow my wealth in Moumentall good deedes, and chritable vses in my life time, to bee talkd well on when I am dead.