Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Thou wilt not believe how the Knave did prate, Ye citizens repent, thus he did cry, Look about in time quoth he, or it be to late, For the vengeance of God at hand is full nigh. As though he knew what were in God's mind, Surely it is a shame, they are so suffered to lie. But in my talk great profit thou dost find, They are all liars as their talk doth try, By my doctrine thou hast great profit and gain, Great riches and substance, thereby thou dost win: To instruct thee daily I take great pain, Which way thou shalt thy riches bring in. Thou dost so in deed, and thanks I thee give, But sirrah, now I remember a thing: Which made me not long since, to laugh in my sleeve, To me a young Gentleman the Broker did bring, Whose Father was dead of late as it seemed, And his lands in Mortgage to a Merchant was laid, Wherefore it behoved the same were redeemed, For the day was at hand, when the same should be paid, And I perceiving his need to be such, I thought I would pinch him or that I went, To give mine own asking, he did not greatly grudge, And when I had girded him, thence I him sent. More shame for thee, and such as thou art, That with life thou art permitted, it is great pity, Thou art a Christian with a cankered heart, And the cause of reproach to a whole city. Christianity by thee is greatly abused, Of his righteous Armour, thou dost him bereave, And in stead thereof, by him to be used, The Armour of Sathan, with him thou dost leave. Why would you not have me, how to invent, Which way were best to bring in my gain? But not in such sort, to set thine intent, That all the world of thee should complain. I cry you mercy, I know where you are now. In a courtiers behalf, this oration you make, Of late there was one, complained how, Excessive gain of him I did take. It is the cast of them all so to say, When prodigally their money is spent: Or if the Prince will them not pay, Then on the Merchant, some lies they invent. Art thou not ashamed of thy Prince to speak ill? Thine own abused doing to excuse: No marvel though the city have all men's ill will, When both in word and deed, thyself thou dost misuse. Sed Reginum est male, audire cum besecerint, Antisthenes doth truly this saying recite, It is given to Princes (sayeth he) though they be benevolent, To be evil spoken of which is against all right.
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¶Thou wilt not beléeue how the Knaue did prate, Ye cittizens repent, thus he did crye, Looke about in time quoth hée, or it be to late, For the vengeaunce of God at hand is full nye. As though he knew what were in Gods minde, Surely it is a shame, they are so suffred to lye. ¶But in my talke great profyte thou doste fynde, They are all lyers as their talke doth trye, By my doctrine thou haste great profyte and gayne, Great riches and substaunce, therby thou doest win: To instruct thée dayly I take great payne, Which way thou shalt thy riches bring in. ¶Thou doest so in déede, and thankes I thee giue, But syrra, now I remember a thing: Which made me not long since▪ to laugh in my sléeue, To me a yong Gentleman the Broker did bring, Whose Father was dead of late as it séemed, And his landes in Morgage to a Marchaunt was layde, Wherefore it behooued the same were redéemed, For the day was at hand, when the same should be payde, And I perceauing his néede to be such, I thought I would pinch him or that I went, To giue mine owne asking, he did not greatly grudge, And when I had girded him, thence I him sent. ¶More shame for thée, and such as thou art, That with life thou arte permitted, it is great pitty, Thou arte a Christyan with a canckered heart, And the cause of reproch to a whole citty. Christianity by thée is greatly abused, Of his righteous Armour, thou doest him bereaue, And in stead thereof, by him to be vsed, The Armour of Sathan, with him thou doste leaue. ¶Why would you not haue me, how to inuent, Which way were best to bring in my gayne? ¶But not in such sort, to set thine intent, That all the world of thée should complayne. ¶I crye you mercy, I know where you are now. In a Courtyers behalf, this oration you make, Of late there was one, complayned how, Excessiue gayne of him I did take. It is the cast of them all so to say, When prodigally their money is spent: Or if the Prince will them not pay, Then on the Marchaunt, some lyes they inuent. ¶Arte thou not ashamed of thy Prince to speake ill? Thine owne abused doing to excuse: No marueyle though the citty haue all mens ill will, When both in word and déede, thy selfe thou doest misvse. Sed Reginum est male, audire cum besecerint, Antisthenes doth truely this saying resite, It is geuen to Princes (sayeth he) though they be beneuolēt, To be euell spoken of which is agaynst all right.