The Nature of the Four Elements (Natura Naturata) · chunk 9 of 19
Rastell, John · published 1520 · first performed or written 1517 [c.1517-c.1518] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
For mine advantage marry than I come Beware sirs how let me have room Lo here I am what saist thou Marry thus here is a gentleman I say That nother eat nor drank this day Therefore ●ell me I the pray if thou have any good wine ye shall have spayneshe wine & gascoyn Risen colour whit claretrampyon Tyre capryck and maluesyne Sak raspyce alycaunt rumney Greek ipocrase new made clary Such as ye never had For if ye drink a draught or too it will make you or ye thence go By goggꝭ body stark mad I wots thou art not without good wine But here is a gentleman hath list to dine Canst thou get him any good meet what meet master would ye have I care not so god me save So that it be wholesome to eat I would we had a good stewed capon As for capons ye can get none The king's taker took up each one I wots well there is none to get Though all capons be gone what than yet I can get you a stewed hen That is ready dight. if she be fat it will do well Fat or leanly I cannot tell But as for this I wots well She lay at the stews all night. Thou art a mad gest be this light. ye sir it is a fellow that never faylys But canst get my master a dish of quails small birds swallows or wagtaylꝭ They be light of digestion. Light of digestion for what reason For physic puttyth this reason thereto Because those birds flee to & fro And be continual moving Then know I a lighter meet than y● I pray the tell me what if ye will needs know at short & long It is euyn a woman's tongue For that is ever steering Sir I pray the let such fanteses be And come heder near & hark to me And do after my bidding. Go purvey us a dyner even of the mos● Of all manner dishes both sod and roast That thou canst get spare for no cost if thou make three course Tha● ye get nother goose nor swain But a dish of dreggys' a dish of bra●e A dish of draff and I trow than ye can not get three worse what whoreson wouldst thou purvey Bran draff & stinking dreggꝭ I say I hold the mad I trow Gogs passion said ye not thus That I should purvey you three course dysshe● And these be course Enough Three course dishes qd a what mad ●ole thou miss takest me clean I see well thou wottest not what I mean And understandyst a miss I mean this wise I would have the To purvey meet so great plenty That thou sholdyst of necessity Serve them at three coursies That is to understand at one ●●rde Thou shouldst bring them unto y●●or● At three several tymes●
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
¶For myne auaūtage mary thā I come Beware syrs how let me haue rome Lo here I am what seyst thou Mary thus here is a gentylman I say That nother ete nor dranke this day Therfor ell me I the praye yf thou haue any good wyne ye shall haue spayneshe wyne & gascoyn Rose coloure whyt claretrampyon Tyre capryck and maluesyne Sak raspyce alycaunt rumney Greke ipocrase new made clary Suche as ye neuer had For yf ye drynke a draught or too yt wyll make you or ye thens go By goggꝭ body starke madde I wot thou art not without good wyne But here is a gentylmā hath lyst to dyne Canst thou get hym any good mete what mete mayster wolde ye haue I care not so god me saue So that it be holsome to ete I wolde we had a good stewyd capon As for capons ye can gette none The kyngys taker toke vp eche one I wot well there is none to get Though all capons be gone what than yet I can get you a stewed hen That is redy dyght. yf she be fat yt wyll do well Fat or lene I cannot tell But as for this I wot well She lay at the stewes all nyght. Thou art a mad gest be this lyght. ye syr it is a felow that neuer faylys But cāst get my mayster a dyshe of quales smal byrdes swalowes or wagtaylꝭ They be lyght of dygestyon. Lyght of dysgestyon for what reason For physyk puttyth this reason therto Bycause those byrdes fle to & fro And be contynuall mouynge Then know I a lyghter mete than y• I pray the tell me what yf ye wyll nedys know at short & longe It is euyn a womans tounge For that is euer sterynge Syr I pray the let suche fanteses be And come heder nere & harke to me And do after my byddynge. Goo pruey vs a dyner euyn of the mos Of all maner dysshes both sod and roste That thou canst get spare for no coste yf thou make thre course ¶Tha ye get nother gose nor swane But a dyshe of dreggys a dyshe of brae A dysshe of draffe and I trowe than ye can not get thre worse ¶what horson woldyst thou puruey Bran draffe & stynkynge dreggꝭ I sey I holde the mad I trowe ¶Gogges passyon sayd ye not thus That I shulde puruey you thre course dysshe And these be course Inowe ¶Thre course dysshes qd a what mad ole thou mys takest me clene I se well thou wotest not what I mene And vnderstandyst a mys I mene this wyse I wolde haue the To puruey mete so great plente That thou sholdyst of necessyte Serue them at thre coursys ¶That is to vnderstande at one rde Thou shuldest brynge them vnto y• or At thre seuerall tymes