Stevenson, William · published 1575 · first performed or written 1553 [c.1552-1563] (Annals) comedy · at University unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 532 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Bym say sir that ye shall, What matter soever here was done, ich can fell your mashly My Gammer gurton hear see now, sat her down at this door see now: And as she began to stir her, see now, her needle fell in the floor, see now, And while her staff she took, see now, at Gyb her Cat to fling, see now, Her needle was lost in the floor, see now is not this a wondrous thing, see now? Then came the quean Dame Chat see now to ask for her black cup, see now: And even here at this gate, see now: she took that needle up see now: My Gammer than she yeede, see now her needle again to bring, see now And was caught by the head see now is not this a wondrous thing, see now She tore my Gammers coat see now and scratched her by the face, see now Chad thought shed stopped her throat, see now is not this a wondrous case, see now? When ich saw this, ich was worth see now and start between them twain, see now Else ich durst take a book oath, see now my Gammer had been slain, see now. This is even the whole matter, as Hodge has plainly told And chould fain be quiet for my part that chould But help us good master, beseech ye that ye do Else shall we both be beaten and lose our needle too. What would ye have me to do tell me that I were gone I will do the best that I can, to set you both at one But be ye sure dame Chat hath this your needle found: Here comes the man that see her take it up on the ground, Ask him yourself master Rat if ye believe not me. And help me to my needle, for God's sake and saint charity. Come near diccon and let us hear, what thou can express. Wilt y• be sworne y• haue▪ ¶ Nay by S. Benit wil I not, then might ra. ¶ Why did deny it I marry gammer: but I said I would not abide by it. Will you say a thing, and not stick do it to try it. Stick to it quoth you master rat, marry sir I defy it. Nay there is many an honest man, when he such blasts hath blown In his friends ears, he would be loath the same by him were known If such a toy be used oft among the honesty It may beseem a simple man, if your and my degree. Then we be never the nearer, for all that you can tell. Yes marry sir, if ye will do by mine advise and counsel, If mother chat see all us here, she knoweth how the matter goes Therefore I read you three go hence, and within keep close, And I will into dame chats house, and so the matter use, That or you could go twice to church, I warrant you hot now, She shall look well about her, but I durst say a pledge, Ye shall of gammers needle, have shortly better knowledge.
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¶ Bym say sir that ye shall, What matter so euer here was done, ich can fell your mashly My Gammer gurton heare see now, sat her downe at this doore see now: And as she began to stirre her, see now, her neele fell in the floore, see now, And whie her staffe shee tooke, see now, at Gyb her Cat to flynge, see now, Her neele was lost in the floore, see now is not this a wondrous thing, see now? Then came the queane Dame Chat see now to aske for hir blacke cup, see now: And euen here at this gate, see now: she tooke that neele vp see now: My Gammer then she yeede, see now hir neele againe to bring, see now And was caught by the head see now is not this a wondrous thing, see now She tare my Gammers cote see now and scratched hir by the face, see now Chad thought shad stopt hir throte, see now is not this a wondrous case, see now▪ When ich saw this, ich was worthe see now and start betwene them twaine, see now Els ich durst take a booke othe, see now my Gammer had bene slaine, see now. ¶ This is euen the whole matter, as Hodge has plainly tolde And chould faine be quiet for my part that chould But helpe vs good master, beseech ye that ye doo Els shall we both be beaten and lose our neele too. ¶ What wold ye haue me to doo tel me that I were gone I will do the best that I can, to set you both at one But be ye sure dame Chat hath this your neele founde: ¶ Here comes the man that see hir take it vp o the ground, Aske him your selfe master Rat if ye beleue not me. And helpe me to my neele, for gods sake and saint charitie. ¶ Come nere diccon and let vs heare, what thou can expresse. Wilt y• be sworne y• haue▪ ¶ Nay by S. Benit wil I not, then might ra. ¶ Why did deny it ¶ I mary gammer: but I said I by it. ¶ Will you say a thing, and not sticke do it to trie it. ¶ Stick to it quoth you master rat, mary r I dey it. Nay there is many an honest man, when he suche blastes hath blowne In his freindes eares, he woulde be loth the same by him were knowne If such a toy be vsed oft among the honestie It may be seme a simple man, if your and my degre ¶ Then we be neuer the nearer, for all that you can tell. ¶ Yes mary sir, if ye will do by mine aduise and counsaile, If mother chat se al vs here, she knoweth how the matter goes Therfore I red you three go hence, and within keepe close, And I will into dame chats house, and so the matter vse, That or you cold go twise to church, I warant yu hote nowe, She shall looke wel about hir, but I durst ay a pledge, Ye shal of gammers neele, haue shortly better knowledge.