Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
I will make thee confess a part of mine, Or else I will make thy bones to smart. When the residue do thereto agree, Then will I also give thee a part: But if they no part will give unto thee, If I give thee any, beshrew my heart. Yea friend Help, are you at that point, I will make you otherwise to say: Or else I will heat you in every joint, Now master Help, how like you this play. What hold thy hand man, art thou so mad, To confess me a part, I will make thee glad. A part thou shalt have, when home we do come. Upon that condition mine anger is done. A sirrah think you, to make me your knave, And yet all the profit yourselves you would have. What joy is like the linked life? What hope might hold me from my wife? Can man his tongue so frame, Or eke dispose me from my dame? What doth my substance good to me, I will therefore be frank and free. Where couples young do meet, That pliant piece so sweet. My joy for to declare, Whose beauty is so rare. In coffers locked to lie, To serve my wife and I. Then do you wisely, I swear by S. Anne Take time while time is, for time will away: The niggard is never counted a man. Therefore remember to do as you say. I warrant thee, what I have said, Nothing I mean shallbe delayed. I will the same fulfil, To ease and please my will. Truly sir you do wisely therein, For what good of hoarding ensues: Undoubtedly I think it a sin, And beasts they are, which the same do use. Use it who list, for me he shall, I mean to hoard no store, I mean to serve my time withal, and then I seek no more. Iesus husband what do you mean, To run abroad, and leave me at home: You are such a man, as I have not seen, I see well, hereafter you will leave me alone. That so soon begin, from me to be straying, What man, it is yet but honey moon. What woman would you have me always playing? So may we shortly both be undone. As for pleasure there is a time, So for profit there is the like: Therefore I pray thee gentle wife mine, Be contented that my profit I seek. Yea but husband I say consider in your mind, That now we are young, and pliant to play: But age approaching, makes us lame and blind, And lusty courage doth then draw away. Then what may substance us avail, For age no pleasure doth regard: Therefore good sweet heart do not quail, Think never that the world is hard. Undoubtedly most true it is. The woman herein doth truly say: Sir have not you heard before this, Tide tarrieth no man, but will away.
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¶I will make thée confesse a parte of mine, Or else I will make thy bones to smart. ¶When the residue doe thereto agrée, Then will I also geue thée a parte: But if they no part will giue vnto thée, If I giue thée any, beshrew my harte. ¶Yea friend Helpe, are you at that poynt, I will make you otherwise to say: Or else I will heate you in euery ioynt, Now mayster Helpe, how like you this play. ¶What hold thy hand man, arte thou so mad, ¶To confesse me a part, I will make thée glad. ¶A parte thou shalt haue, when home we doe come. ¶Upon that condicion mine anger is done. A syrra thinke you, to make me your knaue, And yet all the profite your selues you would haue. ¶What ioy is like the linked life? What hope might hold me from my wife? Can man his tongue so frame, Or eke dispose me from my dame? What doth my substaunce good to mée, I will therefore be franke and frée. Where couples yong do méete, That plyaunt péece so swéete. My ioy for to declare, Whose bewty is so rare. In cofers lockt to lye, To serue my wyfe and I. ¶Then doe you wisely, I sweare by S. Anne Take time while time is, for time will away: The niggard is neuer counted a man. Therefore remember to doe as you say. ¶I warrant thée, what I haue sayd, Nothing I meane shalbe delayed. I will the same fulfill, To ease and please my will. ¶Truely syr you doe wisely therein, For what good of hoording insues: Undoubtedly I thinke it a sinne, And beastes they are, which the same doe vse. ¶Use it who list, for me he shall, I meane to hoord no store, I meane to serue my time withall, and then I séeke no more. ¶Iesus husband what doe you meane, To run abroade, and leaue me at home: You are such a man, as I haue not séene, I sée well, hereafter you will leaue me alone. That so soone begin, from me to be straying, What man, it is yet but honny moone. ¶What woman would you haue me alwayes playing? So may we shortly both be vndone. As for pleasure there is a time, So for profite there is the like: Therefore I pray thée gentle wife mine, Be contented that my profite I seeke. ¶Yea but husband I say consider in your mind, That now we are yong, and plyaunt to play: But age approaching, makes vs lame and blind, And lusty corage doth then draw away. Then what may substaunce vs auayle, For age no pleasure doth regard: Therefore good sweete harte doe not quayle, Thinke neuer that the world is hard. ¶Undoubtedly moste true it is. The woman herein doth truely say: Sir haue not you heard before this, Tyde taryeth no man, but will away.