Brome, Richard · published 1632 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Jul 29] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T3 Sickness, physic and doctors · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
Question 〈◊〉, we should know one another sir Paul: or else one of us two were both very ignorant. To proceed in my Metamorphosis. I will change you most confused Roarer, into an accomplished Knight. And bid you welcome, noble sir Philip Luckless. I like the change well, and thank you sir. Next sir of you Roarer, or Iieter, or whatsoever you are, I will make a complete Gentleman, most answerable to you name Master Tridewell. Very well sir. But out of you Master Doctor, I will pick a certain knave. Where is my Niece sirrah? Which of your Nieces sir? Have I so many sir? I mean my only one Constance, find her me, ●r I will translate you out of an Aesculapian Cock into a Newgate Bird immediately. Sir if you will Metamorphose me out of a Bachelor, into a Bridegroom, I'll show you your Niece. This my Niece? O have I found you Mistress? Sir this is the Gentlewoman I brought before your worship today. Hold they peace; art in thy right mind? As I am in my right mind and Midlesex, it is she sir. I had not matter enough then to lay to her charge; for which I thank your worship I kissed Newgate. But now I have sir; she has left a Child upon our Parish, I am sure got by an unknown father; and has been a loose Liver, both at Duke Humfrey's, and most of thee winked it houses about the Town these four years: which I can sufficiently prove. Hold thy peace Knave. I'll put these plums i' thy mouth else Sir, my Child shall trouble your Parish no longer, here is a Father, my troth plight Husband, sufficient to keep it and me, wilt thou not Duck? Duck? my name is Widgine, you mistake the man sure. Sure I do not. This Gentleman, and this Gentlewoman, and this trusty Servant of ours are my witnesses, I am your Wife sir. O I am undone, quite cast away. Sister help me now with your Law wit, or I perish for ever. This is not to be endured: cheating, and vile abuse, This contract can not be lawful. One person mistaken for another a lawful impediment to be divorced for, though they were married. I might doe well if (as hee conesses himselfe) he had not made all too sure, as well within as withut. Sir Philip, while they wrangle out their cause, let us agree: Find you but the means to make her lawfully your Wife, and here take her with my faithful promise, of the equal half of any estate presently. Sir Paul I thank you. I say this is no lawful contract: And though we are legally divorced, yet neither he nor I may lawfully marry, while we both live, having been lawfully married. And till you can disprove that, sir I'll forbid your Banes good sir Philip, and lay your hopes a cooling, friendly Master Tridewell, for your love in managing this business.
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Question , we should know one another sir Paul: or else oe of vs two were both very ignorant. To proceed in my Metamorphosis. I will change you most confus'd Roarer, into an accomplisht Knight. And bid you welcome, noble sir Phillip Lucklesse. I like the change well, and thanke you sir. Next sir of you Roarer, or Iieter, or whatsoeuer you are, I will make a compleat Gentleman, most answerable to you name Master Tridewell. Very well sir. But out of you Master Doctor, I will pick a certaine Knane. Were is my Neece slrah? Which of your Neces sir? Haue I so many sir? I meane my only one Constance, find her me, r I will translate you out of an Aesculapian Cocke into a Newge ird immediatly. Sir if you will Metamorphose me out of a Batch lor, into a Bridegroome, Ile shew you your Neece. This my Neece? O haue I found you Mistris? Sir this is the Gentlewoman I brought before your worship to day. Hold they peace; art in thy right mind? As I am in my right mind and Midlesex, it is she sir. I had not matter enough then to lay to her charge; for which I thanke your worship I kist Newgate. But now I haue sir; she has lest a Child vpon our Parish, I am sure got by an vnknowne father; and has beene a loose Liuen, both at Duke Humfreyes, and most of the winkd it houses about the Towne these foure yeares: which I can sufficiently proue. Hold thy peace Knaue. Ile put these plums i' thy mouth else Sir, my Child shall trouble your Parish no longer, here is a Father, my troth plight Husband, sufficient to keepe it and me, wilt thou not Duck? Duck? my name is Widgie, you mistake the man sure. Sure I doe not. This Gentleman, and this Gentlewoman, and this trusty Seruant of ours are my witnesses, I am your Wife sir. O I am vnone, quite cast away. Sister helpe mee now with your Law wit, or I perish for euer. This is not to bee endured: cheating, and vile abuse, This contract can not bee lawfull. One person mistaken for another a lawfull impediment to be diuore'd for, though they were married. I might doe well if (as hee conesses himselfe) he had not made all too sure, as well within as withut. Sir Phillip, while they wrangle out their cause, lt vs agree: Find you but the meanes to make her lawfully your Wife, and here take her with my faithfull promise, of the equall halfe of any estate presently. Sir Paul I thanke you. I say this is no lawfull contract: And though we are legally diuorc'd, yet neither he nor I may lawfully marry, while w both liue, hauing beene lawfully married. And till you can disproue that, sir Ile forbid your Banes good sir Phillip, and lay your hopes a cooling, frendly Master Tridewell, for your loue in managing this businesse.