Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	husband_n	particular_a	wife_n	3,246	5	7.4684	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77565	Five new playes, (viz.) The madd couple well matcht. Novella. Court begger. City witt. Damoiselle. By Richard Brome.	Brome, Richard, d. 1652?; Brome, Alexander, 1620-1666.; Cross, Thomas, fl. 1632-1682, engraver.	1653 (1653)	Wing B4870; Wing B4866; Wing B4868; Thomason E1423_1; ESTC R202038	142,986	500

man you should ha' put her to that her Husband 's but a Bungler Bel. How know you that Al. I doe but guesse Bel. Nay shee swore deeply and I believ'd her there too no man besides her husband but my selfe had e're injoy'd her but let me tell you Lady as shee was amply pleas'd she may thanke you Al. For sending you I know shee did and will Bel. That was the first respect but not the greatest For in our Act of love our first and second Act Al. Indeed Bel. In reall deed I can speak now like an embolden'd Lover Al. Well but what in your Acts of Love Bel. I had you still in my imagination and that enabled mee to be more gratefull to her Ladyship which wrought her thankfulnesse to you exprest in a hundred pieces sent by me more then I tould before which are your own shee sayes since tother morning shee was here with you Al. That token confirmes all Had I the spirit of Witchcraft when puting upon chance for my Revenge to find Reward Have you the money Bel. Safe at my Chamber for you Al. O you are cunning lesse I should breake with you you thought to oblige me by 't Bel. I 'le rather run and fetch you twice the summe I conceal'd it onely to give it you unexpectedly Al. Sweete Bellamy I am yours I could be sorry now I have lost so much of thee This Kisse and Name your time Sal. Would they had done whispering once that I might enter safe in my manners Bel. To morrow night Al. Shall you be ready so soone thinke you after your plentifull Lady-feast Bel. O with all fulnesse both of Delight and Appetite Al. And with all faith and secresie I am undone else you know my vowes unto my Lord Bel. And can you thinke I dare be found your meane to break 'em Al. No more my husband comes Pray Sir returne my thanks unto my Lord for his right noble bounty and not mine alone for so my husband in much duty bound also presents his thanks unto his Lordship Sal. Yes I beseech you sir Bel. I am your willing Messenger Sal. Hee is my most honored Lord and has so many wayes obliged me both by my wife and in mine owne particular that Bel. I take my leave Exit Sal. Still this is an Assinego I can never get him to stand a Conference or a Complement with mee But Sapientia mea mihi what was that friend you made mee send thanks for to his Lordship what new favour has hee done us besides his councell These Clothes the cost was mine you told mee out of the odd hundred pound you tooke what late Honour has hee done us Al. I st not enough I know Friend will you ever transgresse in your impertinent inquisitions Sal. I cry you mercy friend I am corrected justly Al. Will you never be governd by my judgement and receive that onely fit for you to understand which I deliver to you undemanded Doe not I know the weight of your floore thinke you Or doe it you on purpose to infringe friendship or breake the peace you live in Sal. Never the sooner for a hasty word I hope Friend Al. Did you not Covenant with mee that I should weare what I pleased and what my Lord lik'd that I should be as Lady-like as I would or as my Lord desir'd that I should come and go at mine own pleasure or as my Lord requir'd and that we should be alwayes friends and call so not after the sillie manner of Citizen and Wife but in the high courtly way Sal. All this and what you please sweete Courtly friend I grant as I love Court-ship it becomes thee bravely Al. O dos it so Sal. And I am highly honor'd And shall grow fat by the envy of my repining Neighbours that cannot maintaine their Wives so like Court-Ladies some perhaps not knowing wee are friends will say shee 's but Tom Salewares Wife and shee comes by this Gallantry the Lord knowes how or so But Sapientia mea mihi let the Assinegos prate while others shall admire thee sitting in thy Shop more glorious then the Maiden-head in the Mercers armes and say there is the Nonparrell the Paragon of the Citie the Flower-de-luce of Cheapside the Shop Court-ladie or the Courtshop Mistris ha' my sweet Courtlie friend Al. How do you talke As if you meant to instruct 'em to abuse me Sal. Sapientia mea mihi Al. To prevent that I will remove out of their walke and keepe shop no more Sal. Never the lesse for a hasty word I hope Friend Al. Fie 't is uncourtly and now I 'le tell you Friend unaskd what I have done for you besides in my late absence and all under one Sal. Under one yes I could tell her under whom if I durst Al. What 's that you say Friend mee thinkes you mutter Sal. No Friend I was guessing what that other thing might bee that you have done for mee all under one You have taken the House I 'le warrant that my Lord lik'd so Al. By my Lords favour and direction I have taken it And I will furnish it so Courtly you 'l admire Sal. Must I then give up Shop or lie so far remote Al. No you must keepe your Shop Friend and lie here if you please Sal. And not with you but there Al. No not with me at all Friend that were most uncourtly Sal. But I shall have a Chamber in your house and next to yours Then in my Gowne and Slippers Friend at Midnight or the first Cock Al. Softly for stumbling Friend I 'le doe you any honourable offices with my Lord as by obtaining sutes for you for which you must looke out and finde what you may fitly beg out of his power and by courtly favour But keepe your Shop still Friend and my Lord will bring and send you such custome that your Neighbours shall envy your wealth and not your Wife you shall have such commings in abroad and at home that you shall be the first head nominated i' the next Sheriffe season but I with my Lord will keepe you from pricking Bee you a Cittizen still Friend 't is enough I am Courtly Sal. Here 's a new Courtlie humour I see no remedy unlesse I run my selfe out of credit defie the life of a Cittizen and turn Courtly too Al. What 's that you say doe you not mutter now Friend Sal. No not a sillable Friend but may not I give up Shop and turne Courtly too Friend Al. As you respect my Lord and your own profit you must be a Cittizen still and I am no more a Cittizens Wife else and shee must be a Cittizens Wife that wust doe all in all with my Lord Friends Though my Lord loves the Clothes of the Court hee loves the diet of the City best Friend what ever I weare outwardly hee must finde me Cittizens Wife which Friend O hee 's a sweet Lord Sal. Well it shall be then as the sweete Lord will

and for which I hate her now I having paid so great a fine and Tane possession thought after to deale Rent-free La. A Pepper-corne a quarter if shee be Pepperproofe Thr. But shee at my very next approach which was but yesterday denyes me Egresse except I make it a new purchase at the same former rate and so for all times after La. Troth 't is unreasonable a hundred pound a time How rich would Citizens be if their wives were all so paid and how poore the Court and Country But husht here comes Mr. Saveall with your Nephew I take it A handsome Gentleman could hee be so debauch'd Enter Saveall Carelesse Sav. Sir I have brought you home a Reformado and doe intreat for what I have said unto him and he hath fairely answered unto me that words may not by you be multiplied Thr. Not a word of unkindnesse Nephew you are welcome give me your hand George thou art welcome Car. I shall be George o' horse-back once more I see In all humility I thanke you Sir Thr. Nay now thou speakest and look'st too tamely George I would have thee keepe and use the lively spirit that thou hadst but not to let it flie at randome as it has done George Car. Sir I have learnt now by the inconveniences I have met with in those extravagant out flights the better to containe it within the limits of your leave and faire allowance hereafter Thr. Well said and againe welcome George But and this you shall give me leave to say Mr. Saveall I remit your thanks for any inclination I had towards this reconcilement till I doe you some further kindnesse only you had good advocates who pleaded friendly for you Mr. Saveall and your Aunt there before she ever saw you whom you may thanke Car. A man must be so tied now Thr. Pray take notice of her Car. I cannot use respect enough Sir Thr. I like that modesty Sav. Doubt him in nothing for he is come home Car. Madam as you are my gracious Patronesse and my selfe so all unworthy my duty checks me in my approach to you La. You are the more intirely welcome Cosen Kisse Car. Shee Kisses like an old mans wife That is as a Child late sterv'd at Nurse sucks a fresh flowing Breast La. You must not Sir be bashfull Car. 'T will lesse become mee to presume good Madam Thr. George here 's a Lodging for you in this house and my Table has a place for you send for your man to wait upon you Ha' you Wat still Car. Yes Sir an honest true hearted civill fellow he is as I have manag'd him he can say grace now Thr. The world 's well mended To morrow you shall give me a note of your debts George which I 'le take order for if I may presume you have any Car. Some driblets Sir My credit has not lately wrong'd me much Sav. You speake sententiously for credit sought With Trades-men then their wares are dearer bought So Gentlemen are wronged Thr. Then not to wrong our selves le ts in to Dance Exeunt omnes ACT II. SCENE I. Alicia Lady Servingman Prentice Al. ALL Cheape-side and Lombard streete Madam could not have furnish'd you with a more compleat bargaine you will find it in the wearing and thanke me both for the goodnesse of the stuffe and of the Manufacture La. But now the price Mistris Saleware I grant your Commodity is good The Gold and Silver Laces and the Frienges are rich and I hope well wrought Has your Man made a note of the particulars and their prices at the rate of ready-money for I buy so and not as you would booke 'em to an under-ag'd heire or a Court-Cavalier to expect payment two or three yeares hence and finde it perhaps never I come with Here is one for tother Al. I know your Ladiships payment such And they are priz'd so Madam to a farthing La. Let mee see broad plate Silver and Gold-lace 206 Ounces halfe and a dram at five and ten pence the Ounce 60 l. 5 s. 3 d. ob 4. five and ten pence an Ounce is deare Al. I protest unto you Madam that parcell of Lace for a Bed as you intend it was bespoken and agreed for at six shillings the Ounce by a very great person but because ready money came not to fetch it off Fortune reserv'd it here for you you could not have been so fitted on the sodaine else within London walls and I am glad the same fortune was so favourable to me as by my hands to designe it for your Ladiships use and pleasure I hope Madam we shal hear of a young heir a comming shortly and that will make it a rich and fortunate Bed indeed And then Sir Olyver would thanke me too La. What a bold slut it is well then the rest of the particulars here of Laces and Frienges Loopes and Buttons makes the sum of all an hundred pound eight shillings foure pence halfe-penny I am no good Arithmetician but if any be overcast and overpaid you must allow restitution Al. Yes good Madam La. Is all put up into this Box Al. All Madam La. Give mee my Purse Take you home that while I make payment for it your Gold-weights Mistris Saleware Exit Servant Al. Here Madam all in readinesse La. You take no Gold but what is weight I presume Al. 'T is but light paines to weigh it Madam But let me save your Ladiship that labour La. Nor shall it be your trouble command your Servant I pray for a glasse of your beere Al. Some beere for my Lady presently Exit Prentice La. That I may tell you in more privacy what perhaps you would not have him heare for Prentises though they are bound to keepe their Masters secrets are not all privy to their Mistresses that 's more a Journeymans Office Al. Your Ladiship is pleas'd La. Not very well with my selfe for I have gone beyond my Commission in this bargaine and exceeded my Husbands allowance Here 's one hundred pounds eight shillings 4 d. ob in the Bill and he allowes me but the bare hundred pound Al. The od money is but a small matter Madam La. A great matter in an honest poore Countrey Ladies purse may serve her a whole Christmas at Post and Pare or Farthing gleeke when the gay Gamsters wives o' the City may command the hundreds out of the purses of such poore Ladies Husbands But here is the odd money eight shillings foure pence half penny and so all 's paid Al. What meanes your Ladiship La. Doe you not understand mee then I 'le tell you that which I thought fit to conceale from your servant And from your husband too had hee been here perhaps he knowes not on 't My husband left with you or lent you the last Terme a hundred pound which hee assign'd to me and now I have it in Commodity Had you forgot it when it was to do you a good turne when your absent husband faild you and you wanted