Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 19 (piety, thalander, crimes, blessings, loathed, pretend…). Matches are highlighted.
husbands pleasure taken upon me this habit of jealousy: Ime sorry for you, virtue glories not in the spoil but in the victory. Well, I am very well: o my unfortunate parents, would you had buried me quick, when you linked me to this misery.
Full speech
How Sir, into what Sir, have I turned you? Good Sir, lend me patience. I know not what you mean. With me! if ever I had thought unclean, In detestation of your nuptial pillow: Let Sulphur drop from Heaven, and nail my body Dead to this earth: that slave, that damned fury (Whose whips are in your tongue to torture me) Casting and eye unlawful on my cheek, Haunted your threshold daily, and threw forth All tempting baits which lust and credulous youth, Apply to our frail sex: but those being weak The second siege he laid was in sweet words. At last he takes me sitting at your door, Seizes my palm, and by the charm of oaths (Back to restore it straight) he wone my hand, To crown his finger with that hoop of gold. I did demand it, but he mad with rage And with desires unbridled, fled and vowed, That ring should me undo: and now belike His spells have wrought on you. But I beseech you, To dare him to my face, and in mean time Deny me bedroom driven me from your board, Disgrace me in the habit of your slave, Lodge me in some discomfortable vault Where neither Sun nor Moon may touch my sighed, Till of this slander I my soul acquit. O we shall have murder—you kill my heart. You are very welcome; I think it be near dinner time Gentlemen: I'll will the maid to cover, and return presently. I but will you do it faithfully? Tell me then I beseech you, do not you think this minx is some naughty pack whom my husband hath fallen in love with, and means to keep under my nose at his garden house. Oh I cannot believe it, I know by her eyes she is not honest, why should my husband proffer them such kindness? that have abused him and me; so intolerable: and will not luffer me to speak; theres the hellont not suffer me to speak. I'll be ruled by you Sir, for you are very Like mine uncle. So have I a hundred times. Well sir. Exit. Sir this Language, to me is strange, I understand it not. Sir I am still my self, I know not by what means you have grown upon ̄ my husba ̄ worser, he is much deceived in you I take it: will you go in to dinner—Oh God that I might have my will of him & it were not for my husba ̄ worser idem scratch out his eyes prese ̄ tly. Ex. Will you go in to dinner sir? No sweet forsooth weel follow you. Oh Master Bellamont : as ever you took pity upon the simpli city of a poor abused gentlewoman: will you tell me one thing. At your pleasure sir. Good Master Bellomont, Let him not do me violence: deer Sir, Should any but your self shoot out these names, I would put off all female modesty, To be revenged on him. Yes Sir, this ring is mine, he was a villain, That stole it from my hand: he was a villain: That put it into yours. Oh God I shall never endure them. Lord was there ever such a husband? You have, prove it, prove it: where the Courti er, you should have taken in my bosom: I'll spit my gall in's face, that can tax me of any dishonour: have I lost the pleasure of mine eyes, the sweets of my youth, the wishes of my blood: and the portion of my friends, to be thus dishonord, to be reputed vild in London, while my husband prepares common diseases for me at Beware, Oh God Oh God. I remember them, I, they are two as cogging, disho norable damned forsworn beggarly gentleme ̄ , as are in all Lon done, and ther's a reverent old gentleman to, your pander in my conscience. Speak Sir did you ever know me answer your wishes. I will then no longer be a lose woman, I have at my husbands pleasure taken upon me this habit of jealousy: Ime sorry for you, virtue glories not in the spoil but in the victory. Well, I am very well: o my unfortunate parents, would you had buried me quick, when you linked me to this misery.
Plot summary
Plot — Northward Ho
Luke Greenshield has failed to seduce Moll Mayberry in her husband’s absence; now he dines with Mayberry at Ware and describes how he slept with an unnamed wife, showing him her wedding ring. Mayberry grows jealous and hurries back to London to confront Moll, but is satisfied by her explanation that the ring was stolen. Seeking revenge, he has her play up to Greenshield’s advances on his next visit to the house. Greenshield arranges lodgings at one of Mayberry’s houses for himself and Kate, a young woman whom he introduces as his sister, but who is actually his wife. The servants are soon aware that they are sleeping together, and also that Kate has a habit of sleep- walking around the house and ending up in Featherstone’s bedroom; actually she is shamming with a view to visiting Featherstone, her lover. ===== PAGE 241 ===== 1605 Meanwhile, Philip is arrested for debt after spending lavishly on the prostitute Doll. His father Bellamont grudgingly pays up and he is released; the price of Philip’s freedom is to have to listen to some moralistic exhortation. In response, he conspires with Doll (who has a tendency to swindle her clients out of money and valuables by way of love-gifts). She poses as a wealthy lady who wants to hire Bellamont to write some verses; Philip then introduces her as the girlfriend whom Bellamont criticized. Doll is smitten with the old man and visits him at home; but when she arrives, he is engaged with Captain Jenkins, Doll’s client, who also wants to buy his poetical talents to write a love poem for her. Jenkins hides during Bellamont’s meeting with Doll, and hears her ease her conscience by confessing that she is a common whore; he proceeds to blacken her name among her other lovers. Doll blames Bellamont and swears vengeance. The characters now gravitate back northward to Ware. Featherstone plans an assignation there with Kate, using a ruse to get Greenshield out of London. Mayberry encourages Greenshield to think that Moll is also going there for sexual purposes, and they follow together, accompanied by Bellamont, Philip, and others. Bellamont proposes that they enliven the journey by playing practical jokes on one another, and he is the first victim when they stop off at Bedlam and the young men try to have him committed as a lunatic. On arrival at Ware, the old men trick Greenshield into offering Mayberry the disguised Kate for a night’s pleasure. Greenshield also learns that Featherstone has been sleeping with Kate;…