The Nature of the Four Elements (Natura Naturata) · chunk 14 of 19
Rastell, John · published 1520 · first performed or written 1517 [c.1517-c.1518] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 488 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
By god I would a pint of that were p●wryd tuyn upon thy pate Before all this presence yet I had lever she and I where both to gether secretly In some corner in the expense For by god it is a pretty girl It is a world to see her whirl Dancing in a round O lord god how she will trip She will bounce it she will whip ye clean above the ground well let all such matters pass I say And get the hens and go thy way About this other matter Than I go straight lo fare ye well But look yet thou remember ●uerydell That I spoke of full ere yes I warrant you do not fere Goddis lord s●ist not who is here now what study●us desire what newis with you ye shall know sir or I go what art thou here I see well I The more kn●●ys the worse company Thy lewd conditions thou dost still occupy As thou art wont to do But I s●y who is this here in presence Sir this is the man called experiens That I spoke of before Experyens why is this he Sir ye are right welcome unto me And shall be ever more Sir I thank you thereof heartily But I assure you faithfully I have small courage here to tarry As long as this man is here why whoreson what eylyst at me For thou hast ever so lewd a ꝓperte Science to despise and yet thou art he That nought canst nor nought wilt lere Marry avaunt knave I make god avow I think myself as cunning as thou And that shall I prove shortly I shall put the a question now come near Let me see how well thou canst answer How spellest this word tom Couper In true a●tografye Tom co●per qd a a wise question herdly ye I tell y● again yet/ tom couꝑ how spellyst it Lo he hath for gotten ye may see The first word of his a b c. Hark foal hark I will teach thee P. a. pa. t. ●. r. ●er. do to gether tom couper is not this a sore matter Loo here ye may see him provided a fool He had more need to go to school Than to come hither to clatter Certain this is a solution Meet for such a boys question Sensual appetite I pray the Let pass all such trifles and vanity For a wy●e it shall not long be And depart I the require For I would talk a word or two with this man here or he hens go For to satisfy my desire why goggis soul will ye so shortly Break pointment with yonder company where ye should come to supper I trust ye will not break ꝓmys so I care not greatly if I do it is but a tavern matter
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By god I wolde a pynt of that were pwryd uyn vpon thy pate Before all this presence ¶yet I had leuer she and I where both to gyther secretly In some corner in the spence For by god it is a prety gyrle It is a worlde to se her whyrle Daunsynge in a rounde O lorde god how she wyll tryp She wyll bounce it she wyll whyp ye clene aboue the grounde ¶well let all suche matters passe I sey And get the hens and goo thy way Aboute this other matter ¶Than I goo streyght lo fare ye well ¶But loke yet thou remembre uerydell That I spake of full ere ¶yes I warrant you do not fere ¶Goddis lorde sist not who is here now what studyꝰ desire what newis with you ¶ye shall knowe syr or I go ¶what art thou here I se well I The mo knys the worse company ¶Thy lewde condycyons thou doest styll occupy As thou art wont to do ¶But I sy who is this here in presence ¶Syr this is the man callyd experiens That I spake of before ¶Experyens why is this he Syr ye ar ryght welcome vnto me And shall be euer more ¶Syr I thanke you therof hertely But I assure you feythfully I haue small courage here to tary As longe as this man is here ¶why horson what eylyst at me ¶For thou hast euer so leude a ꝓperte Science to dispyse and yet thou art he That nought canst nor nought wylt lere ¶Mary auaūt knaue I make god auowe I thynke my selfe as cōnynge as thou And that shall I proue shortly I shall put the a questyon now come nere Let me se how well thou canst answere How spellest this worde tom Couper In trewe atografye ¶Tom coper qd a a wyse qustyō herdly ¶ye I tel y• agayne yet / tom couꝑ how spellyst it Lo he hath for gotten ye may se The furste worde of his a b c. Harke fole harke I wyll teche the P. a. pa. t. . r. er. do to gyther tom couper ys not this a sore matter Loo here ye may se hym ꝓuyd a fole He had more nede to go to scole Than to come hyther to clatter ¶Certeyne this is a solucyon Mete for suche a boyes questyon ¶Sensuall apetyte I prey the Let passe all suche tryfles and vanyte For a wye it shall not longe be And departe I the require For I wolde talke a worde or two with this man here or he hens go For to satysfy my desyre ¶why goggis soule wyll ye so shortly Breke poyntment with yonder company where ye shulde come to supper I trust ye wyll not breke ꝓmys so ¶I care not greatly yf I do yt is but a tauerne matter