Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 17 (nat, leaguer, assyrian, mowche, bashas, andalle…). Matches are highlighted.
nimble now, what hay married, tide this knot? A gallant one, much cost is threatened. And the good old knight unbuckles from his back, the libe rall load of honour, dos proclaim triumphs, and welcome unto all, calls for his wife, charges her care, commands his servant James to invite his guests, which in a roll stands quo ted,
commands his servant James to invite his guests, which in a roll stands quo ted, theres a new come pothecary, and he bribes, even grace her self in this assembly, and dos promise his furtherance in the business, on the sudden you are missed, daggers and di uels the knight cries where my daughter? one up ascends to search the chambers,
Full speech
My son for one. Why then the bride. Brookest thou this disgrace. I am mad to think on't boy, but— We will attend your coach. The night draws on, 'tis time to partly. I think sir, if I see my house to night, there will come warrants to make open way to their recovery, thinking they are with me, whom I protest I have, not seen, and un acquainted with her subtle stealth, am now as clear as is the babe new born, I neither knew of it, nor where they are, I do beshrew their hearts, right I have in him for it. Sir, I will trouble you to nigh, by this sad time his moan does challenge comfort, and the council whose loves he hath so often visited, heartened on by the Earl of Tu mults means, they will add present purpose as he begs it. And we are prayed unto, our sons are gentleme ̄ , what rests then, but we sail nearer to the point? Why all we have. Fairest of beauty's, love her seemly self, For thy two eyes are Cupid's, which do shoot From thy inamor'd bow, shafts all of gold, Headed with mettle of immortal propose. In thy fair bosom lives two hearts relenting, Thine penetrable, through atoning pity, Mine longing by desire to scale the fort Of loves fair presence, make me happy, Sign to my suit, but you, for 'tis thy censure Makes me thus bold, pronounce fair judgement, Either of life or death, I that plead love, Doubly devoted, challenge from thy diety A maiden answer, let it come bright fire, To try the substance of my loves resolve. Neglect me so. Then whom you will, call you this modesty to be so waspish? given to slight men off with incivility, give me leave to remember. You sir. If ever you used speed, be swift as lightning, Shoot as the stars in their celestial spheres, Go and return as Paris did from Greece, With that immatchles Hellen, tell the Priest It must be done, he will believe your haste, Because it quickened with the former grant, And promised by the knight himself. Where the knight? If ever you were swift be nimble now, what hay married, tide this knot? A gallant one, much cost is threatened. And the good old knight unbuckles from his back, the libe rall load of honour, dos proclaim triumphs, and welcome unto all, calls for his wife, charges her care, commands his servant James to invite his guests, which in a roll stands quo ted, theres a new come pothecary, and he bribes, even grace her self in this assembly, and dos promise his furtherance in the business, on the sudden you are missed, daggers and di uels the knight cries where my daughter? one up ascends to search the chambers, another runs to seek for this lost daughter. I knowing more then much in this her absence, singled my self to warn you of his search, hither will he come, for he fears young Filbon, missing the futers, calling for the merchant, I answered not (being absent) in this heat: the welch man, where is he? none can be found, cries out he knows not what, and all his word is now, a plot, a plot, a plot. And I will see the rest, what will you sir do? Thank you sir. My son returned, surrenders to your doombe his life, for yours so lately lost, deputed in your daughter, for she is dead sir, buried in the isle of Scilly. Come son upon my blessing Take from thy eyes thy heart adoring shine, Offer no more thy altar bearing thoughts To one so giantlike, whose reach sits High, Above the compass of a gentle eye. Peace. Him will I busily attend, go you dispatch while I detain the father, if this prove, 'tis comic pleasure in the school of love. I'll be his bale. True vantings of resolve, 'tis late, and custom chal lenges no right in me, to be so hurtful to my self, the eve nings air is raw and cold. Signior no, you're welcome to the wife I woo, Conclude, isle busy him, Sir Rafe. Then partly, and every one be silent. There is a feast appointed at the knights.
Plot summary
Plot — The Two Maids of More-Clacke
Before the action, James Humil wrote to his wife from what he took to be his deathbed. Believing herself widowed, she made swift arrangements for her remarriage to Sir William Vergir, with the support of her son, who hoped to marry one of Sir William’s daughters, Now, on her way back from the wedding, she sees James in the street. She loses her glove, and offers a reward for its discovery: the person who finds . it will have the honour of deciding the festivities in celebration of her second marriage. This is a ruse to enable her to see James, who has found the glove. She tells him that, though she genuinely thought him dead, she contracted her second marriage as a means of paying his debts and securing a desirable match for ===== PAGE 471 ===== 1608 their son. She takes on James as a servant, and tells her second husband that she will only consummate the marriage once Young Humil is married to his elder daughter, Mary. Since both daughters are already engaged, Sir William tries to put off the fiancés by setting impossible conditions: Toures will only be allowed to marry Mary after she has died and come back to life; Young Filbon will get Tabitha only if he becomes a woman. Filbon sends a letter to Tabitha via Touch, Sir William’s servant, but the letter is found and Touch dismissed; Tabitha becomes estranged from her father. Toures visits Mary disguised as a tinker, and they go off to Putney to get married. Tabitha has two other suitors ~ Auditor, Toures’s father, and the Welsh knight Sir Robert, who is really Touch in disguise — but she tells them she is only interested in Filbon. The creation of Sir Robert is a ruse to allow Filbon access to her, despite her father’s opposition: when he releases her to be married to the Welsh knight, Touch hands over the role to Filbon. Toures and Mary are married, and escape by ship, but Mary falls ill during a storm at sea. She appears to die and is buried with all her possessions in a trunk on the beach in the Scilly Isles. The Governor of the Scillies digs up the trunk, thinking it booty, and finds her inside, still alive; he happens to be her uncle. Humil finds his mother in bed with James, and tells Vergir. He is unable to substantiate the charge of adultery because, by the time Vergir arrives to see for himself, James has left the bed (but is still in the room). Vergir suggests that Humil has slandered his mother, but is secretly impressed with his fidelity to his stepfather. However, he then discovers that his…