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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	abbess_n	religious_a	visit_v	19	3	10.5302	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59992	Six new playes ... the five first were acted at the private house in Black Fryers with great applause, the last was never acted / all written by James Shirley.; Plays. Selections	Shirley, James, 1596-1666.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650.	1653 (1653)	Wing S3486; ESTC R20878	80,770	488

onely Desire you would perswade some pretty Nun In this extremity to take upon her The Princess Fioretta whom Leonato Ne'r saw and be his Wife in honest marriage Ab. Can you be thus Unjust to him so late preserv'd your lives Flav. Trouble you not your reverend head with that He shall be satisfied and you remain Still mother of the Maid no more sour faces But turn your wit to 'th bufiness Ab. Never sir Flav. Take heed and have a care of this inclosure The Dukes breath makes all flat t is yet no common Y' are old and should be wise Ab. I would be honest Flav. Shew it in your obedience will you do 't Ab. Never Flav. D' ee hear I sent unto this holy place A Damzel call'd Iuliana she 's in your Catalogue And yet but in probation cause I see You make so nice a conscience so severe I' th' rules of honesty and would not have Your Virgin province touch'd with least defilement Pray let me speak with her it will concern you Ab. Would you pervert her Flav. I know not what you call perverting But she has not too much Nuns flesh And t is my charity to your chast Order To give you timely notice Ab. What do I hear Flav. No more than you may justifie in time If things prove right she was a merry soul And you ha' not spoild her if you mean to be No Midwife let me talk with her a while Ab. Protect us Virgin thoughts Exit Flav. So so this was reserv'd to wind up all It may be fortunate I know her spirit high and apt to catch at Ambitious hopes and freedom some good counsell May form her to my purpose I have plung'd Too farre to hope for safety by return I 'l trust my destiny to the stream and reach The point I see or leave my self a rock In the relentless waves shee 's here I 'm arm'd Enter Iuliana and Abbesse Iul. By your own goodness reverend Mother give No belief to him though he be a great man He hath not been held guilty of much virtue Yet t is my wonder he should stain my Innocence Pray in your presence give me leave to acquit My Virgin honor for the wealth of all The World I would not have this shame be whisper'd To the stain of our profession Enter Nunne N. Madam the Duke Ab. The Duke Flav. Peace to the fair Iuliana Exit Abbesse Iul. Y' are not noble A most dishonord Lord your titles cannot Bribe my just passion who will trust a man Oh sir you are as black nay have a soul As leprous with ingratitude as the Angels Are white with Innocence was 't not enough To rob me of my honor the chief wealth Of Virgins and confine me to my tears Which ne'r can wash away my guilt should I Live here to melt my soul into a stream With penitence but when I had resign'd The World with hope to pray and find out mercy You must thus haunt me with new shame and brand My forehead here as if you meant to kill My better essence by despair as you Have stain'd my body Flav. Deer Iuliana I Confess I injur'd thee thou knew'st no sin But from my charm 't was only I betraid thee To loss of thy dear honor then of liberty For 't was my practice not thy pure devotion Made thee a Recluse first but let not passion Lose what I would not only save from shipwrack But make as happy as thy thoughts can wish thee By thy wrong'd self t is true nor could I choose Another way than by discovery Of both our shames to right thee I am come To make thee satisfaction in so high And unexampled vvay of honor thou Shalt say I did deserve to be more vvicked When thou hast vveighed the recompence Iulia You amaze me Flav. Collect thy senses and discreetly mind me Thou canst not be concern'd so much alive In any other story hear me gently And prize the vvealth of every syllable Enter Duke and Abbesse Ab. Had you been pleas'd to have left your daughter still My charge and svveet companion I should Have left no duty unessaid to have shevvn In vvhat degree I honor'd her but I Must not dispute your royall pleasure though With some sad thoughts to separate I resign'd her To your commands Duke It was your virtue Madam she found no Consent to be profest nor love the Prince To whom I promis'd her a Wife although Our fears keep warm his hope in his belief Shee 's here inclos'd still but without thy help We are all lost Iulia The Prince Leonato Flav. Ther 's a preferment this is considerable Iulia If you my Lord be serious a Princess The change would do well Flav. Be but confident to manage it Iulia Hath he not seen the Princess by picture Fla. Never Iulia Strange Fla. 'T was a ceremony in the necessities of our state The Duke ne'r thought on I meant not to insert it As knowing Fioretta had no zeal To what her Father darkly had contracted His Highness doth expect thee Iulia It would be More for my honor if he took the pains To visit our Religious house and then Flav. It shall be so Iulia But t will be necessary You purge me to the Abbesse no suspition Must live within her thought Flav. I apprehend Oh! you have shot a trembling through my soul I dare not kiss your hand the Earth you tread on Would too much grace the lips have so prophan'd you Madam your pardon sir be you the witness I have wrong'd this noble Virgins honor It was my anger and revenge upon Your goodness that so late oppos'd me made Me careless where I flung disgrace and scandall Thus I implore her mercy and forgiveness Take her white thoughts to your agen she is As innocent from sinfull act by me As the chast womb that gave me life Duke T is piety Thus to restore the Innocent I conceive not His aym in this Abbesse T is satisfaction Iuli. VVhen I stray from your sweet precepts Abbes. In I am confirm'd Flav. All to our expectation shee 's prepar'd A Mistris for the Prince Duke But now I think on 't She must not marry him it will breed ill blood Flav. By all means marry him there 's no other way To send him hence and quit us of the Army I 'l instantly acquaint him how I prosper Exit Duke It must not be my honor will bleed for it I have been too much guided by Flaviano Madam Abesse Your face is troubled Duke No my heart VVhich you may cure with honor as I have Contriv'd it now Abbesse I shall study with my loss of life To gain your bosom peace Duke I like this Virgin I know my Lord here hath been practising But finds her not inclin'd to that extent VVe had propos'd she is virtuous you shall Counsell her onely but to take the name Of my Fioretta but not change her life To marry with the Prince I do