Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 1 (nony, tailors, butler, mall, jesu, massinissa…). Matches are highlighted.
is well. Daughter I say, I will take any course so thou wilt leave thy passton; indeed it hurts thee child, I'll sing and be merry, wear as fine clothes, and as delicate dressings as thou wilt have me, so thou wilt pacify thy self, and be at peace with me. O how hight am I rather then I would dress such a neither dinner this twelve
Full speech
Would, would, would! she's overcome with joy at my conversion. I'll dress the dinner, though I drip my sweat. How brag he is of his liberty, but the holy day carries it. They ring backwards me thinks. Welcome Bride arnell. Oh husband, Oh guests, Oh son, Oh Gentlemen, such a chance in a Kitchen was never herd of, all the meat is flown out of the chimney top I think, and nothing instead of it, but Snakes, Bat S, Frogs, Beetles, Hornets, and Humble-bees; all the Salads are turned to Jews-ears, Mushrooms, and Puck fists; and all the Custards into Cow shards! Nay sir if you please to stay, now that the many are frighted away, I have some good cold meats, and half a dozen bottles of Wine. And we are all at this instant as well and as sensible of our former errors, as you can wish us to be. There was a deft Lad and a Lass fell in love, with a fa la la, fa la la, Langtidowne dilly; With kissing and toying this Ma den did prove, with a fa la la, fa la la, Langtidowne dilly; So wide ' that wast, and her Belly so high, That unto her mother the Maiden did cry, Oh Langtidowne dilly, Oh Langtidowne dilly, fa la la Langtidowne, Long idowne dilly. Enough Child, thou art mine and all is well. Daughter I say, I will take any course so thou wilt leave thy passton; indeed it hurts thee child, I'll sing and be merry, wear as fine clothes, and as delicate dressings as thou wilt have me, so thou wilt pacify thy self, and be at peace with me. O how hight am I rather then I would dress such a neither dinner this twelve month, I would wish Wedding quite out of this years Almanac Yes Sir. Daughter I say. Yes sir. Yes I will teach her manners, or put her out to spin two penny tow: so you deer husband will but take me into favour: i'll talk with you dame when the strangers are gone. You are so frolic and so cranck now, upon the truce is taken amongst us, because our wrangling shall not wrong the Wedding, but take heed (you were best) how you behave your self, lest a day to come may pay for all. Indeed child, isle do so no more. It out of my hand, and is into I think.
Plot summary
Plot — The Late Lancashire Witches
Arthur hopes for a subvention from his uncle, Seely, to help him redeem a mortgage, but strange things are going on in the Seely household: the father is dominated by the son, Gregory, who is mastered in turn by his servant, Lawrence; there is a similar inversion of hierarchy among the women of the house. Gregory disapproves of his father’s plans to help Arthur, so the money is not forthcoming; but fortunately Arthur’s friend Generous helps out instead. The truth is that the Seelys have been bewitched in reprisal for some harsh words spoken to an old woman. Many other supernatural events are going on. Mall Spencer, owner of an amazing self-propelled milk-pail, gives Generous’s groom Roberta a high-speed horse so that he can fetch wine from his master’s favourite London tavern in a single overnight journey. Anyone who spends the night in a haunted mill is assaulted, so Gretty the miller gives up his tenancy, and Generous gives it to a poor, demobilized soldier. A witch and her spirit take the form of greyhounds; when Gretty’s son tries to whip the dogs, they scare and then abduct him. Lawrence marries his fellow servant Parnell, but a spirit turns the wedding cake into crumbs, and the rest of the meal magically becomes even less appetizing; the real food is taken to supply the witches’ feast. Mall Spencer gives Lawrence a codpiece point, which makes him impotent, causing marital difficulties. He and Parnell are mocked with a skimmington, but the relationship returns to normal when they burn the codpiece point. Mistress Generous has developed the habit of riding out alone at night. Acting on her husband’s orders, Robert refuses her a horse, so she rides him instead. It turns out that she is meeting with the witches: she is their leader. Gretty’s son escapes from their feast and tells his father about them. The new miller has a bad night, but cuts off the paw of one of the cats who are attacking him. What is found on the ground, however, is a severed human hand wearing rings identifiably belonging to Mistress Generous. She falls sick, and is found to have a stump where her hand should be. Generous orders her arrest. The witches are rounded up, confronted with their magical misdeeds, and sent for trial.