Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 1 (nony, tailors, butler, mall, jesu, massinissa…). Matches are highlighted.
Mistress V sly forsooth? Here forsooth. And father, must I take place of my mother when I'm a Gentlewoman? Good father let me see Obrum too ah, he has a horn Like a Tom of Bedlam. Indeed Father I did not speak a word, no that I did not. Father, my gown is not silk yet. Yes forsooth Father. But forsooth father, my neckercher is
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If it please you forsoothsay. Father, good Father, forgive me but this once, I'll never Do so any more. Young Mistress I do thank you say. No, I wo'nt unless you'll give me those bracelets. And your gloves to. Stay while I put them on though. Two pins a game. How many shall we make up? Will you have Winter, or Summer? But you said Summer first, I wo'nt play. Begin then. So, so, you touched the other stone, now I must play. You lie, you did touch it, and you shall have no pins here. I that I will scratch, and bite too. You may go look 'vm, I wo'nt, as long as you gave Them me. Give a thing, and take a thing That's the Devils gold-ring. You Munkey. Do you abuse one's friends you Jade you? Do you call Whore? Your Cheesecakes? we have as good of our own. Who cares? then you shall gather no more Violets, nor Primroses in our Close. Au but I'll run home. And kiss your Master's daughter that's the next Thing you must practice. Truly me thinks I could e'ne love this Boy It's such a pretty thing; Father, I pray you Good Father, let him dwell with us. What shall I do? o what shall I do? what shall I do? My father's gone to get a rod, what shall I do? O, o, here comes my mother.— Mother, Mother, Mother, what shall I do? Um um, um. With all my heart good Father stick it on. Is his name Ieoffry? Father, good father do, pray you father let him dwell with us, you know you promised me, that you would hire a man, and buy him a Cloak, that he might go before me as they do before Gentlefolks daughters, when my new gown was made, I that you did, so marry did you. There's claglocks now 'ith house to make him a cloak Sweet—honey—sugar—comfit father let him. Cuds, cuds, these are Mr. Livelyes men and maids, that are come to dance upon the green. Pray you Father let me dance with them. Pray you forsooth, good-hony-sweete-plumpudding father, we'll have but one spirt Faith law; Sellengers round in sippits, or put on thy smock on Monday. Take me Ieoffry. I'll dance with our Ieoffry, or else I won't dance at all, no I won't, law you now. Prithee now Ieoffrey do, prithee now good Ieoffrey do, wu'd I might never stir law, if I don't make you a bisning posset, with a great lump of honey in't, when my father and mother be gone to bed, if you will. Prithee now Ieoffrey. Wu'd I was whipped if I do. Ieoffrey, Ieoffrey. Father forsooth shall I have as fine cloth's on as Mistress V sly forsooth? Here forsooth. And father, must I take place of my mother when I'm a Gentlewoman? Good father let me see Obrum too ah, he has a horn Like a Tom of Bedlam. Indeed Father I did not speak a word, no that I did not. Father, my gown is not silk yet. Yes forsooth Father. But forsooth father, my neckercher is not turned into Gold yet. O mother, I'll never be a gentlewoman more while I live, nor never talk of gold neckerchers, no that I won't truly. Good-hony-sweet-sugercandy Father, forgive me but this time, and if ever I do so any more, I'll never be seen neither bide, or hair again. Does he come a wooing Father? if he does, I'll run away, and make him believe I'm oy.— [She offers to run into the house. He puls her back with his hook.] Ah the Lord! but where's our Ieoffrey? Aim—I forgotten the rod. They laugh. I don't blush, you are a liar. Awe, but you lie though, I did not blush, I won't dance no more with you. Um, um, um, you might have let one dance a little longer, so you might, so you might; I am not yet hight in my gears. Exeunt Ant. Merda. What man is this Father? Oh the Lord! pray you forsooth Sir who soever you are do me quickly forsooth. What do you say Father forsooth?
Plot summary
Plot — The Rival Friends
With Placenta’s help, Constantina disguises herself as a boy and leaves her father’s house in search of her missing love, Cleopes; she leaves a former boy-actor in her place. The friends Neander and Lucius both love Pandora, but she cannot decide between them. Each asks old Lively to help him win her love, not for himself but for his friend. Favouring Lucius, Lively plans to arrange a bogus wedding that will remove Neander from the rivalry, leaving Pandora for Lucius, without being subsequently binding. The ‘boy’ whom Lively selects to pose as Neander’s bride is actually Constantina; but he allows the wedding to go ahead even after discovering her identity. Meanwhile Placenta advises Pandora to make her lovers jealous by pretending interest in someone else, so she woos the page Endymion. When she learns that Neander is married, and when Lucius claims to be a eunuch, she transfers her affections to Endymion in earnest. It emerges that Lucius has jilted Endymion’s sister Isabella, who subsequently disappeared. Constantina is brought in apparently dead, killed by Neander, and her brother Love-All recognizes her. In fact, she is only injured, and revives, calling for Cleopes. Neander admits that he is Cleopes: he had wooed her, but became more interested in Pandora, and feigned a voyage overseas; he then returned with a new identity to pursue Pandora. Love-All wants to know who was pretending to be his sister while Constantina has been out of the house; the ‘boy’ is brought in, and is recognized as the absent Isabella. Lucius agrees to marry her, waiving a dowry, and Pandora is allowed to marry Endymion. In one sub-plot, Lively’s house, a parsonage, will revert to the church upon his death. Pandora’s father, Justice Hook, has the living in his gift, and has promised it to whoever marries his other daughter, the deformed Ursely. Suitors flock to Hook’s house, but Lively intends to outlive them. While Hook is interviewing the candidates, Lively feigns death and names Hook his heir, but comes back to life when Hook rushes off to take possession of the property. Ursely herself wants to marry the misogynistic Anteros, and Anteros overhears Hook acceding to her wishes. To win the compliance of Anteros’ father Terpander, Hook surrenders a mortgage on his lands, which Anteros destroys. Placenta then reveals that the marriage cannot take place: Ursely is Anteros’ sister, given up at birth by her mother to simulate the results of a phantom pregnancy to Hook’s wife.…