Edwards, Richard · published 1571 · first performed or written 1564 [1564-1568] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys) · before the Court unassigned nearest T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions · 462 words
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I follow the proverb: Amicus Vsque ad auras. Where can you say, I ever lost mine honesty. You never lost it, for you never had it, as far as I know. Say you so friend Aristippus whom I trust so well? Because you trust me, to you the truth I tell. Will you not stretch one point? to bring me in favour again? I love no stretching, so may I breed mine own pain. A friend aught to shun no pain, to stand his friend in stead. Where true friendship is, it is so in very deed. Why sir? hath not the chain of true friendship, linked us two together? The chiefest link lacked thereof, it must needs desever. What link is that? feign would I know. Honesty. Doth honesty knit the perfect knot in true friendship, Yea truly, and that knot so knit will never slip. Belike then there is no friendship but between honest men. Between the honest only, for Amicitia inter bonus: saith a learned man Yet evil men use friendship in things unhonest, where fancy doth serve That is no friendship, but a lewd liking, it lasts but a while. What is the perfectest friendship among men that ever grew? Where men loved one another, not for profit but for virtue. Are such friends both a like in joy and also in smart? They must needs, for in two bodies they have but one heart. Friend Aristippus, deceive me not with Sophistry, there no perfect friendship, but where is virtue and honesty? What a Devil than meant Carisophus, To join in friendship with fine Aristippus? In whom is as much virtue, truth and honesty, As there are true feathers in the three Craines of the ventrie: Yet these fethers haue the shadow of liuely feathers the truth to sa But Carisophus, hath not the shadow of an honest man, To be plain, because I know thy villainy: In abusinge Dionysius, to many men's injury: Under the cloak of friendship, I played with his head, And sought means how thou with thine own fancy might be lead, My friendship thou soughtest for thine own commodity, As worldly men do by profit measuring amity: Which I perceiving, to the like myself I framed, Wherein I know of the wise I shall not be blamed: If you ask me Quare. I answer, Quia prudentis est multum To speak more plainer, as the proverb doth go, In faith Carisophus, Cum cretence cretiso: Yet a perfect friend I show myself to thee in one thing, I do not dissemble, now I say I will not speak for thee to the King, Therefore sink in thy sorrow, I do not deceive thee, A false knave I found thee, a false knave I leave thee.
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I folow the prouerbe: Amicus Vsque ad auras. Where can you say, I euer lost mine honestie. You neuer lost it, for you neuer had it, as farre as I know. Say you so friend Aristippus whom I trust so well? Because you trust me, to you the truth I tell. Wyll you not stretche one poynt? to bringe me in fauour agayne▪ I loue no stretching, so may I bréede myne owne payne. A friende ought to shonne no payne, to stand his friend in stead. Where true friendship is, it is so in very déede. Why sir? hath not the chaine of true friendship, linked vs two together▪ The cheifest linke lacked therof, it must néedes deseuer. What linke is that? faine would I know. Honestie. Doth honestie knit the perfect knot in true friendship, Yea truly, and that knot so knit wyll neuer slippe. Belike then there is no frindship but betwéene honest men. Betwéene the honest only, for Amicitia inter bonus: saith a learned man et euell men vse frindship in thinges vnhonest, wher fancy doth serue That is no frindship, but a lewde likeing, it lastes but a while. What is the perfectst frindship among men that euer grew? Where men loued one another, not for profit but for vertue. Are such frindes both a like in ioy and also in smarte? They must néedes, for in two bodies they haue but one harte. Friend Aristippus, deceaue me not with Sophistrie, there no perfect frindship, but where is vertue and honestie? What a Deuell then ment Carisophus, To ioyne in frindship with fine Aristippus? In whom is asmuch vertue, trueth and honestie, As there are true fethers in the thrée Craines of the ventrie: Yet these fethers haue the shadow of liuely feathers the truth to sa But Carisophus, hath not the shadowe of an honest man, To be playne, because I know thy villany: In abusinge Dionisius, to many mens iniury: Under the cloke of frindship, I playd with his head, And sought meanes how thou with thine owne fancy might be lead, My frindship thou soughtest for thine owne commoditie, As worldly men doo by profite measuring amitie: Which I perceauing, to the lyke my selfe I framed, Wherein I know of the wise I shall not be blamed: If you aske me Quae. I answere, Quia prudentis est multu disimul ▪ To speake more playner, as the prouerbe doth go, In faith Carisophus, Cum cretence cretiso: Yet a perfect frinde I shew my selfe to thée in one thing, I doo not dessemble, now I say I wyll not speake for thée to the King, Therfore sinke in thy sorrow, I doo not deceaue thée, A false knaue I found thée, a false knaue I leaue thée.