Children of the Queens Revels (Children of the Whitefriars) (?)
Theater
before the Court;Whitefriars;Whitehall;Indoor Professional
Speech prefix(es)
Cou. | Count. | Count
Words
744
Characters
3823
Typicality
0.38 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A00725
BritDrama no.
1599
Cluster
Cluster 9 — Boon companions & bluff banter
Important excerpts
Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 9 (ralph, blastfield, bully, abram, rees, signiour…). Matches are highlighted.
hast them I pray. Captain, what thinkest thou of such a woman in a long Sea Voyage, where there were a dearth of Victuals? What Countrymen, were your Ancestors S. Abram. Take heed what you say Sir, he's a Soldier. Nay good Sir Abraham, you shall not leave us. My Bride will never be ready I think: her are the other Sisters. Fie
again, Sir John will you go along, and my two worshipful Elders, I pray be you witnesses, Priest go Neu. Scud. Bell. Stram. Kate. Whispers in one partly. Pend. Sir Abram. & Wag. in another. not you away, Heart I have so rumi nated on a Wife, that I must have one this night, or I shall run proud. Mistress Lucida, you did once love
Full speech
Is Sir John Wordly up, Boy? Is my Bride up yet. No, and the Morn so fair. Thou'ast a good Taylor, and art very fine. O, Good-morrow Tailor, I abhor bills in a Morning. I wonder my invited guests are so tardy, What's a clock. And what news Pendant ? What thinkest thou of my present marriage? How shows the Beauty to thee I shall wed? But then her fortune Matched with her beauty, makers her up a match. And that her Sister then should love me to, Is it not strange? Why man, why? Pendant thou'lt make me dote upon my self, How knowest thou that? Th'art a rare Rascal; 'Tis not for nothing That men call thee my Commendations. Good Morrow, and good welcome Captain Pouts. But how haps it Captain, that your intended ma riage with my Father in Laws third daughter, is not so lemnized to day. See Boy, if they be up yet, Maids are long liars I perceive. Why should not they admit you my Lord, you cannot Commit with em my Lord. But what should be the reason of her sudden alte ration, she listened to thee once: Would, Not I, I swear. O, 'tis young Strange. That is the man, yet believe me Captaiue, it is a noble sprightly Citizen. Infinitely wealthy. Nay, you shall dedicate this day to me, We speak but by the way man, never despair; I can assure you, she's yet as free as Air. Sfut, he shall have my bound to do him good. Here's more Guess. Young M. Abraham, cry you mercy Sir. De'e hear how. Long mayest thou wear thy Knights-hood, & thy spurs Prick thee to Honour on, and prick off Curs. Sfut as much as a Triple I think, hast them I pray. Captain, what thinkest thou of such a woman in a long Sea Voyage, where there were a dearth of Victuals? What Countrymen, were your Ancestors S. Abram. Take heed what you say Sir, he's a Soldier. Nay good Sir Abraham, you shall not leave us. My Bride will never be ready I think: her are the other Sisters. Fie Captain, you are too blame. Put Spirit in your Fingers; Louder still, And the vast Air with your enchantments fill. Exeunt Om. Come, come, Captain, pray shake the hand of acquaintance with this Gentleman, he is in bodily fear of you. I but perhaps your nose she does despise. I think so to. I hold my life one of them was broke, and cost so much the healing. How now, who's this? I say the word, do it. Sweet is the love purchased with difficulty. Yes. I'll be your second then. Good-morrow brother, Come, let's be merry in despite of all, And make this day (as should be) festival. Faith you had, I must needs say so to. O this Music and good Wine is the soul of all the world. Whole? How now, whose this? This trust in Servants is a Jewel; Come, Let us to Bowls i'th Garden. Exeunt But do you think he will come at all? Where are the Caps. Come help me on with mine. Come, come, away for shame. But where's the Bride and Nevil ? This Nevil, this is Scudmore. But here's my Lady, What Riddle's this? This is the very Priest that married me, Is it not Sister? I have the Privilege then. Heart, what a deal a Knavery a Priests cloak can hide, if it be not one of the honestest friendliest Coozena ges that ere I saw, I am no Lord. But I pray Sir how came you unto this knowledge Tell him all Scudmore, while I go a wooing again, Sir John will you go along, and my two worshipful Elders, I pray be you witnesses, Priest go Neu. Scud. Bell. Stram. Kate. Whispers in one partly. Pend. Sir Abram. & Wag. in another. not you away, Heart I have so rumi nated on a Wife, that I must have one this night, or I shall run proud. Mistress Lucida, you did once love me, if you do still, no more words, but give me your hand, why are you doubtful? Is it a match? Then Bacchus squeeze Grapes with a plenteous hand. Parson you'll take some pains with us to night; Come Brother's come, fly Willow to the woods, And Like the Sea, for healths let's drink whole floods. What is the matter?
Plot summary
Plot — A Woman Is a Weathercock
Scudmore is in love with Bellafront, and his friend Nevill persuades him, with difficulty, to show the love- letter he has received from her. There is a slight complication: Nevill is on his way to .Bellafront’s wedding. She is to marry Count Frederick that morning. The whole family is mired in matrimonial competition. Bellafront’s sister Lucida also loves Frederick, and has sworn never to marry for his sake; but she is being courted by the foolish Sir Abraham Ninny, who has got himself knighted expressly to make himself a more eligible son-in-law. The youngest daughter, Katherine, is also to be married that morning, to Strange the merchant, but she too has another admirer, Captain Pouts. Unbeknown to Scudmore, Nevill impersonates the parson who is to officiate at the wedding. Scudmore tries to catch Bellafront at the church door, but she refuses him; this convinces him that all women are perfidious. After the wedding, Pouts publicly declares that Katherine has slept with him on many previous occasions. Strange seems reluctant to seek legal redress for this slander, but only because he doesn’t want anyone to stop him secretly taking a more immediate revenge. He tries to see Pouts at his lodging, but Pouts assumes he has come to serve a writ and will not let him in. Pouts then prepares to flee England and his creditors, but Strange intercepts him disguised as a soldier, claiming that Katherine engaged him to murder her new husband and that she loves only Pouts. Pouts admits that he slandered her; Strange wounds him in a fight and forces him to sign a document affirming her innocence. By a pretext, Scudmore gets in to see Bellafront, rebukes her, and returns her love-letters. She tells him that her father forced her to marry Frederick, and that she will kill herself rather than consummate the marriage. He mistrusts her, but Nevill arranges for him to participate in a wedding masque that evening. He and Bellafront sneak away during the dancing and are married, this time by the right parson. Suspicions of polyandry are dispelled when Nevill explains that the parson that morning was really him, so that the marriages are invalid. Strange brings Pouts to apologise to the gathering, but is almost arrested for his own murder until he reveals his identity. Pouts returns to the war, abjuring women. Strange is confirmed as Katherine’s husband, and Frederick will marry Lucida. In the sub-plot, Wagtail is pregnant, but wants to ensure that the child has a wealthier…