Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
Tush man none of us can do amiss, For we do always take time while time is. And wherever we go like counsel we give, Telling all men that here they shall not still live. Therein hurtful Help, thou dost very well, The Tide tarrieth no man, thou must always tell. Indeed hurtful Help, that is my name, But I would not that all men should know the same. For I am a broker the truth is so, Wherefore if men in me hurtfulness should know, There are few or none that with me would deal, Therefore this word hurtful I never reveal. My name I say, plain Help to be, Wherefore each man for help doth come unto me, Good master Help, help to that or this, And of good reward you shall not miss. And as thou from Help, hurtful dost throw, So painted, from Profit, I must forego, For if any man know me, for profit but painted, Men will but little with me be acquainted. My master who a good gentleman is, Thinketh me as profitable as he can wish. So that plain Profit, be thinketh my name, And before his face, my deeds show the same. Farewell my masters for I may hence walk, For I see you two will have all the talk. What feigned Furtherance are you so coy, Will you never leave the tricks of a boy, Come again I say, lest I do you fet, And say what thou wilt, here shall no man let. Fet me? Yea fet thee. Marry do what thou dare. That will I not spare. Good sir hold your hand, and bear with his rudeness, Nay I cannot nor will not suffer his Lewdness. Tush a fig for him, let him do what he can. Alas sir who are you, but a merchants man, Good sir what you are, we know right well, Who is your master, and where you do dwell, You profess that your master you do greatly further. And yet for his goods, you would him gladly murder. If so I do wish, it is long of thee, For thou thereunto baste encouraged me. What hushed I say, no more of these words, For appeaching oft, the appeacher disturbs. Be friends again as you were at the first, Let each man say the best, and leave out the worst. I for my part do thereunto consent. Then give me thy hand if thou be content. Now are we friends, as at first we were, Therefore straight way thy mind let us here. Truly I mean to do even as do the rest, For in mine opinion that is the best, And as hurting help, hath hurting foregone, And painted profit, is profit alone, So I feigned furtherance, henceforth do mind, To be furtherance plain, leaving feigned behind: Other men's furtherance to seek I will say, Yet will I seek mine own as much as I may.
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¶Tush man none of vs can doe amisse, For we doe alwayes take time while time is. And where euer we goe like counsayle we giue, Telling all men that here they shall not still liue. ¶Therein hurtefull Helpe, thou doste very well, The Tyde taryeth no man, thou must alwayes tell. ¶Indéede hurtefull Helpe, that is my name, But I would not that all men should know the same. For I am a broker the truth is so, Wherefore if men in me hurtfulnesse should know, There are few or none that with me would deale, Therefore this word hurtfull I neuer reueale. My name I say, playne Helpe to be, Wherefore ech man for helpe doth come vnto me, Good mayster Helpe, helpe to that or this, And of good reward you shall not misse. ¶And as thou from Helpe, hurtfull doste throw, So paynted, from Profyte, I must forgoe, For if any man know me, for profyte but paynted, Men will but little with me be acquaynted. My mayster who a good gentleman is, Thinketh me as profitable as he can wish. So that playne Profite, be thinketh my name, And before his face, my deedes shew the same. ¶Farewell my maysters for I may hence walke, For I sée you two will haue all the talke. ¶What fayned Furtheraunce are you so coy, Will you neuer leaue the trickes of a boy, Come agayne I say, least I doe you fet, And say what thou wilt, here shall no man let. ¶Fet mée? ¶Yea fet thée. ¶Marry doe what thou dare. ¶That will I not spare. ¶Good syr hold your hand, and beare with his rudenesse, ¶Nay I cannot nor will not suffer his Lewdenesse. ¶Tush a sigge for him, let him doe what he can. ¶Alas syr who are you, but a Marchauntes man, Good syr what you are, we know right well, Who is your mayster, and where you doe dwell, You professe that your mayster you doe greatly further. And yet for his goodes, you would him gladly murther. ¶If so I doe wish, it is long of thée, For thou therevnto baste encouraged mée. ¶What husht I say, no more of these wordes, For appeaching oft, the appeacher disturbes. Be friendes agayne as you were at the first, Let ech man say the best, and leaue out the worst. ¶ for my part doe therevnto consent. ¶Then geue me thy hand if thou be content. Now are we friendes, as at first we were, Therefore straight way thy mind let vs here. ¶Truely I meane to doe euen as doe the rest, For in mine opinion that is the best, And as hurting helpe, hath hurting forgone, And paynted profyte, is profyte alone, So I fayned furtheraunce, henceforth doe minde, To be furtheraunce playne, leauing fayned behind: Other mens furtheraunce to séeke I will say, Yet will I séeke mine owne as much as I may.