The Nature of the Four Elements (Natura Naturata) · chunk 18 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 · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
Than thou takyst good & wise ways And so shalt thou best please All this hole company For the foolish arguing that thou hast had with that knave experiens that hath made All these folk thereof weary For all they that be now in this hall They be the most part my servants all And love principally Disportis as dancing syngyuge Toys tryfuls laughing jesting For cunning they set not by I see well such company ever more As sensuell appetite is gone fore will please well this audyens ye that I suppose they will But pease hark I pray the be still I ween they be not far hens P●ase sirs pease now pease sirs all why who is that so high doth call Silence I say be you among For we be disposed to sing a song Come in then boldly a 'mong this presence For here ye shall have good audyens. Time to pass with goodly sport our sprytꝭ to Time to pass etc. Time to pass etc. revive & comfort to pipe to sing to dance 〈…〉 with pleasure & delight following sensual appetite to pipe etc. I ●an you thank y● is done well It is pity ye had not a minstrel For to augment your solas As for minstrel it maketh no force ye shall see me dance a course without a minstrel be it better or worse Follow a●l I will lead a trace Now have a 'mong you by this light That is well said be god almight Make room sirs & gy● them p●ace So merely let us dance aye/ so merely &c And I can dance it gyngerly & I &c And I can foot it by & by & I &c And I can prank it properly And I can countenaunse comely And I can kroke it courteously And I can leap it lustily And I can torn it trimly And I can fryske it freshly And I can look it lordly I can the thank sensual appetite That is y● best dance with out a py●e That I saw this seven year This dance would do much better yet if we had a kit or taberet But alas there is none here Then let us go to the tavern again There shall we be sure of one or twain Of mynstrellis that can well play Then go I pray ye by & by And purvey some minstrel ready And he & I will follow shortly As fast as ever we may There with I am right well content Then will I go in continent And prepare every thing That is meetly to be done And for lack of mynstrellis y● mean season Now will we begin to sing Now we will here begin to sing For dance can we nomore For mynstrellis here be all lacking To the tavern we will therefore
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¶Than thou takyst good & wyse weys And so shalt thou best please All this hole company For the folyshe arguynge yt thou hast had with that knaue experiens yt hath made All these folke therof wery ¶For all they that be nowe in this hall They be the most ꝑte my seruauntꝭ all And loue pryncypally Disportis as daunsynge syngyuge Toys tryfuls laughynge gestynge For connynge they set not by I se well suche company euer more As sensuell appetyte is gone fore wyll please well this audyens ¶ye that I suppose they wyll But pease harke I prey the be styll I wene they be not far hens Pase syrs pease now pease syrs all why who is that so hye doth call Sylence I say be you among For we be dysposyd to syng a song Come in then boldely a mong this presens For here ye shall haue good audyens. Tyme to pas with goodly sport our sprytꝭ to Tyme to pas &c. Tyme to pas &c. reuyue & cōfort to pipe to sīge to daūce with plesure & delyte folowīg sēsual appetyte to pipe &c. I an you thank y• is done well It is pyte ye had not a mynstrell For to angment your solas As for mynstrell it maketh no force ye shall se me daunce a cours without a mynstrell be it better or wors Folow al I wyll lede a trace Now haue a monge you by this lyght That is well sayd be god almyght Make rome syrs & gy them pace So merely let vs daunce ey / so merely &c And I can daunce it gyngerly & I &c And I can fote it by & by & I &c And I can pranke it ꝓperly And I can countenaunse comely And I can kroke it curtesly And I can lepe it lustly And I can torn it trymly And I can fryske it freshly And I can loke it lordly I can the thanke sensuall apetyte That is y• best daunce with out a pye That I saw this seuen yere This daunce wold do mych better yet yf we had a kyt or taberet But alas ther is none here Then let vs go to ye tauerne agayne There shall we be sure of one or twayn Of mynstrellꝭ yt can well play Then go I pray ye by & by And puruey some mynstrell redy And he & I wyll folow shortly As fast as euer we may Ther with I am ryght well content Then wyll I go in contynent And prepare euery thyng That is metely to be done And for lacke of mynstrellꝭ y• mean seasō Now wyll we begyn to syng ¶Now we wyll here begyn to syng For daunce can we nomore For mynstrellꝭ here be all lackyng To ye tauerne we wyll therfore