Stevenson, William · published 1575 · first performed or written 1553 [c.1552-1563] (Annals) comedy · at University unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
It is a shame ich tell you plain, for such false knaves entreat He has almost undone us all, that is as true as steel: And yet for all this great a do'cham never the near my needle. Canst thou not say any thing to that diccon, wish least or most? Yea marry sir, thus much I can say well, the needle is lost. Nay canst not thou tell which way, that needle may be found No by my fay sir. though I might have an hundred pound. Thou liar lickdish, didst not say the needle would be gitten? No hodge, by the same token, you where that time beshitten? For fear of Hobgoblin, you wot well what I mean, As long as it is sense, I fear me yet ye be scarce clean. Well master rat, you must both learn, & teach us to forgive Since Diccon hath confession made, & is so clean shrove, If ye to me consent, to amend this heavy chance. I will enjoin him here, some open kind of penance: Of this condition, where ye know my fee is twenty pence For the bloodshed, I am agreed with you here to dispense, Ye shall go quite, so that ye grant, the matter now to run, To end with mirth among us all, even as it was begun. Say yea master vicar, & he shall sure confess to be your dotter And all we that be hear present, will love you much the better My part is the worst, but since you all here on agree. Go even to master bailie, let it be so for me, How sayest thou diccon, art content this shall on me depend Go to M. bailie say on your mind, I know ye are my friend: Then mark ye well, to recompense this thy former action Because thou hast offended all, to make them satisfaction, Before their faces, here kneel down, & as I shall the teach. For thou shalt take on oath, of hodges leather breach First for master Doctor, upon pain of his curse, Where he will pay for all, thou never draw thy purse, And when ye meet at one pot, he shall have the first pull, And thou shalt never offer him the cup, but it be full. To good wife chat thou shalt be sworn, even on the same wise If she refuse thy money once, never to offer it twice. Thou shalt be bound by the same here, as thou dost take it When thou mayst drink of free cost, thou never forsake it: For gammer Gurton's sake, again sworn shalt thou be To help her to her needle again if it do lie in thee And likewise be bound: by the virtue of that To be of good abering to Gib her great Cat: Last of all for Hodge, the oath to scan, Thou shalt never take him, for fine gentleman.
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¶ It is a shame ich tel you plaine, for such false knaues intreat He has almost vndone vs al, that is as tre as steele▪ And yet for al this great a do'cham neuer the nere my neele. ¶ Canst yu not say any thing to that diccon, wish least or most▪ ¶ Yea mary sir, thus much I can say wel, the nedle is lost. ¶ Nay canst not thou tel which way, that nedle may be found ¶ No by my fay sir. though I might haue an hundred pound. ¶ Thou lier lickdis, didst not say the neele wold be gitten? ¶ No hodge, by the same token, you where that time be sitten? For feare of Hobgobling, you wot wel what I meane, As long as it is sence, I feare me yet ye be scarce cleane. ¶ Wel master rat, you must both learne, & teach vs to forgeue Since Diccon hath confession made, is so cleane shreue, If ye to me conscent, to amend this heauie chaunce. I wil inioyne him here, some open kind of penaunce: Of this condition, where ye know my fee is twenty pence For the bloodshed, I am agreed with you here to dispence, Ye shal go quite, so that ye graunt, the matter now to run, To end with mirth emong vs al, euen as it was begun. ¶ Say yea master vicar, & he shal sure confes to be your dotter And al we that be heare present, wil loue you much the better ¶ My part is the worst, but since you al here on agree. Go euen to master Bayly▪ let it be so for mee, ¶ How saiest thou diccon, art content this shal on me depend ¶ Go to M. Bayly say on your mind, I know ye are my frend▪ ¶Then marke ye wel, to recompence this thy former action Because thou hast offended al, to make them satisfaction, Before their faces, here kneele downe, & as I shal the teach. For thou shalt take on othe, of hodges leather breache First for master Doctor, vpon paine of his cusse, Where he wil pay for al▪ thou neuer draw thy pure. And when ye mete at one pot, he shall haue the first pull, And thou shalt neuer offer him the cup, but it be full. To good wife cht thou shalt be sworne, euen on the same wyse If he refuse thy money once, neuer to offer it twise. Thou shalt be bound by the same here, as thou dost take it When thou maist drinke of free cost, thou neuer forsake it: For gammer gurtons sake, againe sworne shalt thou bee To helpe hir to hir nele againe if it do lie in thee And likewise be bound: by the vertue of that To be of good abering to Gib hir great Cat: Last of al for Hodge, the othe to scanne, Thou shalt neuer take him, for fine gentleman.