Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Nay I mean homeward to high, For that I suppose to be the best, And by all the means that in me doth lie, I will fulfil your masters request. I trust also you will consider my pain, Thereby I trust you shall not lose, For perchance I may prefer your gain, By mean which with my master I do use. As I find thee ready in furthering of me, So doubt thou not but thou shalt find, Me even as ready in pleasuring of thee, A word is enough, thou knowest my mind, Therefore hence let us now take the way. My master thinketh us long I dare say. I warrant you I will not be long behind, I know no cause why here I should stay, A company of my scholars I know where to find, Therefore toward them I will take the way. Whether shall I go, or which way shall I take, To find a Christian constant and just, Each man himself a Christian would make. Yet few or none, that a man may trust. But for the most part feigned, inclined to lust. As to insatiable covetousness, most abominable, Or some other vice, most vile and detestable. It is well known, what rigour doth reign, In that cruel tiger, my Landlord Greediness: Who in my house, would not let me remain, But hath thrust me out, with spiteful speediness. Having no respect, to my naked neediness, But altogether, regarding his gain, Hath bereaved my living from me, to my pain. What neighbourhood is, may also be seen, My neighbour supposed, is my deadly foe: What cruel chance, like to mine hath been, Both my house and living, I must now forego. What neighbour is he, that hath served me so? Thus cruelly to take my house, over my head, Wherein these forty years, I have been harboured and fed, And now being aged, must thus be thrust out, With mine impotent wife, charge, and family: Now how I shall live, I stand in great doubt, Leading and ending, my life in misery. But better do so, then as they live, by thee very, Catching and snatching, all that ever they can, Because that (say they) Tide tarrieth no Man. But God grant that they, in following that Tide, Lose not the tide of God's mercy and grace: I doubt that from them, away it will slide, If they still pursue the contrary race. As daily they do, God's laws to deface, To their own souls hurt, and to their neighbour's damage. Still following the instructions, of cursed Courage. I see whom I seek, is not here to be found, I mean Christianity, constant and just: I doubt that in bondage he lieth fast bound, Or else he is dead, and lieth buried in dust. But if he be living, to find him I trust, Therefore till I find him, I will nowhere stay, Neither in seeking of him, I will make delay.
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¶Nay I meane homeward to hye, For that I suppose to be the best, And by all the meanes that in me doth lye, I will fulfill your maysters request. ¶I trust also you will consider my payne, Thereby I trust you shall not loose, For perchaunce I may preferre your gayne, By meane which with my mayster I doe vse. ¶As I fynd thée ready in furthering of me, So doubt thou not but thou shalt fynd, Me euen as ready in pleasuring of thée, A word is ynough, thou knowest my minde, Therefore hence let vs now take the way. ¶My mayster thinketh vs long I dare say. ¶I warrant you I will not be long behind, I know no cause why here I should stay, A company of my schollers I know where to fynd, Therefore toward thm I will take the way. ¶Whether shall I goe, or which way shall I take, To fynd a Christian constant and iust, Ech man himselfe a Christian would make. Yet few or none, that a man may trust. But for the most parte fayned, inclined to lust. As to insaciable couetousenesse, moste abhominable, Or some other vice, moste vile and detestable. It is well knowen, what rigour doth raigne, In that cruell tyger, my Landlord Gréedinesse: Who in my house, would not let me remayne, But hath thrust me out, with spitefull spéedinesse. Hauing no respect, to my naked néedinesse, But altogether, regarding his gayne, Hath bereaued my liuing from me, to my payne. What neighbourhood is, may also be séene, My neighbour supposed, is my deadly foe: What cruell chaunce, like to mine hath béene, Both my house and liuing, I must now forgoe. What neighbour is he, that hath serued me so? Thus crewelly to take my house, ouer my head, Wherein these forty yeares, I haue bene harbored and And now being aged, must thus be thrust out, With mine impotent wife, charge, and famely: Now how I shall liue, I stand in great dout, Leading and ending, my life in misery. But better doe so, then as they liue, by thée uery, Catching and snatching, all that euer they can, Because that (say they) Tyde taryeth no Man. But God graunt that they, in following that Tyde, Loose not the tyde of Gods mercy and grace: I doubt that from them, away it will slyde, If they still pursue the contrary race. As dayly they doe, Gods lawes to deface, To their own soules hurte, and to their neighbours damage. Still following the instructions, of cursed Corage. I sée whome I séeke, is not here to be found, I meane Christianity, constant and iust: I doubte that in bondage he lyeth fast bound, Or else he is dead, and lyeth buryed in dust. But if he be liuing, to fynd him I trust, Therefore till I fynd him, I will no where stay, Neyther in seeking of him, I will make delay.