R., W. · published 1633 · first performed or written 1622 [1621-1623] (Annals) comedy · Red Bull (Revels) Company (first) (?) T45 Widows, wooing and remarriage typicality 0.72 · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T45: widow, widows, hoord, master, gentlemen, wife, randalls, wit, mistress, married.
Zounds, was not Prittish so good as English? Yes, Where there's Wisdom, Wit, and Valour, but as amongst our English, we may have one Fool, a Knave, a coxcomb, and a Coward, she bid me tell ye, she has seen such wonders come out of Wales in one shirt, y'are an Ass, and she'll have none of you Augh, S. Tavie, Owen Morgan, and aule her cousins, was Widow herself say so? Good sir, let every circumstance make up one answer, take it with you. And the Roman answer is, the English goose Sir. Sounds, her was kill now, gog, and gogmagog, a whole dozen of shiants, make fool of Randalls, Randalls was wished to as brave match as widows was, know one Mary Bloodhound, was ha all, when her father kick up heels, and begar though her never saw her, her will send her Love letters presently, get her good wills, and go to shurch and marry, and her were eight and thirty, two hundred and nine and fifty widows, mark her now. He pelts as he goes pitifully. Where's Mary? marry. Pray go to Algate, to my sempstress for my ruff, I must use it say too morrow, did ye bid her hollow it just in the French fashion cut? Yes forsooth. 'twas well, we have no other proof in use, that we are English, if we do not Zany them, let Iohn go with you. Yes forsooth: But pray forsooth, how do you mean to dispose of your suitors? Shall I tell thee, for this thou hast given him this cure, and he is past care, for old Bloodbound the Saw-monger, I writ to him, to meet me soon at ten in the dark, upon the change, and if I come not by ten, he should stay while twelve, intimating something mystically, that to avoid surprisals of other Rivals, I mean to go from thence with him to lie at his house all night, and go to Church with him i'th' morning, when my meaning is only knavery, to make myself merry, and let him cool his heels there till morning. And now have I a whimsy, newly jumped into the coll of ingenious apprehensive, to sauce him daintily, that for that, what think ye of the Gentleman that brought a stool with him out of the Hall, and sat down at dinner with ye in the parlour? They say he's an Ancient, but I affect not his Colours. But what say ye to the mad victorious Alexander? A wild mad Roarer, a trouble not worth minding. He will mind you ere morning: troth Mistress There waits a Gentleman i'th' next room, that hath a long time loved you, and has watched for such an hour, when all was out of doors, to tell you so; and none being within but you and I, he desires you would hear him speak, and there's an end on't. What is he? An honest man.
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Zounds, was not Prittish so good as English? Yes, Where ther's Wisedome, Witt, and Valour, but as amongst our English, wee may have one Foole, a Knave, a Coxecombe, and a Coward, shee bid mee tell yee, shee has seene such wonders come out of Wales in one shirt, y'are an Asse, and sheele have none of you Augh, S. Tauie, Owen Morgan, and aule her Cosins, was Widdow her selfe ay so? Good sir, let every circumstance make up one answere, take it with you. And the Rmane answere is, the English goose Sir. Sounds, her vvas kill novv, gog, and gogmagog, a whole dozen of shiants, make oole of Randals, Randalls vvas vvisht to as prave match as widows vvas, know one Mary Bloodhound, was ha aule, when her father kicke up heeles, and becat though her never saw her, her will send her Love letters presently, get her good wills, and goe to shurch and marry, and her were eight and thirtie, two hundred and nine and fifty widdowes, marke her novv. He pelts as he goes pittifully. Where's Mary? Mary. Pray goe to Algate, to my Sempstris for my rue, I must use it say too morrow, did yee bid her hollow it just in the French fashion cut? Yes forsooth. Twas well, we have no other proofe in use, that we are English, if wee doe not Zany them, let Iohn goe with you. Yes forsooth: But pray forsooth, how doe you meane to dispose of your suitors? Shall I tell thee, for this thou hast given him this cure, and he is past care, for old Bloodbound the Saw-monger, I writ to him, to meet me soone at ten in the darke, vpon the change, and if I come not by ten, he should stay while twelue, intimating something mystically, that to avoid surprizalls of other Rivals, I meane to goe from thence with him to lye at his house all night, and goe to Church with him i'th morning, when my meaning is onely knvery, to make my selfe merry, and let him coole his heeles there till morning. And now have I a whimsey, newly jumpt into the coll of ingenious apprehensive, to sawce him daintisy, that for that, what thinke yee of the Gentleman that brought a a stoole with him out of the Hall, and sate downe at dinner with ye in the parler? They say hee's an Ancient, but I affect not his Cllours. But what say ye to the mad victorious Alexander? A wild mad Roarer, a trouble not worth minding. Hee will minde you ere morning: troth Mistris There waytes a Gentleman i'th next roome, that hath a long time loued you, and has watcht for such an houre, when all was out of doores, to tell you so; and none being within but you and I, hee desires you would heare him speake, and there's an end on't. What is he? An honest man.