The Most Virtuous and Godly Susanna · chunk 9 of 29
Garter, Thomas · published 1578 · first performed or written 1569 [1563-1569] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T57 Ships, merchants and pirates · 528 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T57: ship, sea, master, sail, home, money, pisaro, life, ships, till.
You say I do assure you, as I myself do think, The time that we have here to live, it lasteth but a wink, And when that we are dead and gone, then rest we in the ground, And out of doubt beside this life, none other life is found, Therefore I do assure you, I mente and do mean still, By right or wrong, by force or fraud, to live and have my will, To eat and drink to quaff and play, I care not in what sort, To lead my life full merrily in every kind of sport. And for to have the company of such a one as she, I will oppress a thousand fools to give her gold and fee. Marry always in our Garments sad and grave we must us show, And that shall still our lightness hide, that no man shall it know, But yet our enterprise seemeth great, that we do mean to do, For Susan is a secret Dame, report me unto you. And eke her credit is so great, that if she do deny, The most and least in all the world, believe her by and by. And therefore let us seek and know each danger still afore▪ And so our ship shall safely sail▪ and we may keep on shore. And therefore if we could by craft, some slander on her raise, It might help well our credit when, we seek our lust to please. I promise thee I must account, thy wits to be divine, Thy senses are of such effect, how for do they pass mine. I know a ma●e full meet for this, if I knew his resort, A fellow for this too alone, his name is Ill Report Why see how good our fortune is, see how he cometh yond And we to see his entrance now, in Corner here will stand. Twixt Dover and Kent, Except I misu●nt, Is miles five and dirty, Twixt London and Paul's, Are cods headed nolls, A shameful company, Twixt Fressingfield & feuersham, And Norwich and Ludham, A mile and a half, Twixt Dunington and Dawbny If you will believe me, Is a Cow and a Calf, At ●ramlingtowne Steeple, Amongst all the people, Are Oysters to sell. At the sign of the Blow, Is a very fair Sow, I know her by the smell. At Baddingham Kay, A woman hard say, Lay ships at an Anchor: The best red wine. That ever drank swine, at the sign of the Tanker, On shooters hill, Is such a Windmill. To grind Gunpowder withal as old women's bones, Are saved for the nonce, To keep work withal. Who Robin who, How far wilt thou go, From Rommey to Rome, Well it makes no matter, Who can lie and flatter, May come again soon. Why what kind of weather, Did bring me hither, Or what make I here: Examine me well, For I cannot tell, Is not this good gear, Well even like a mome, I must pack and be gone, To one place or other, My Dad is so black, That what I do lack, I ask of my mother.
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¶You say I doe assue you, as I my selfe doe thinke, The time that we haue here to liue, it lasteth but a winke, And when that we are dead and gone, then rest we in the ground, And out of doubt besyde this lyfe, none other life is found, Therefore I doe assure you, I mente and doe meane still, By right or wrong, by force or frawde, to lyue and haue my will, To eate and drinke to quaffe and play, I care not in what sort, To leade my lyfe full merrily in euery kinde of sporte. And for to haue the company of such a one as shee, I will oppresse a thousand fooles to giue her gold and fée. Marr alwayes in our Garmentes sad and graue we must vs show, And that shall still our lightnesse hyde, that no man shall it know, But yet our enterpryse seemeth great, that we doe meane to doe, For Susan is a secrete Dame, reporte me vnto you. And eake her credite is so great, that if she doe denye, The moste and least in all the world, beleeue her by and by. And therefore let vs séeke and know eche daunger still afore▪ And so our ship shall safely sayle▪ and we may keepe on shore. And therefore if we could by crafte, some slaunder on her rayse, It might helpe well our credite when, we seeke our lust to please. ¶I promise thee I must accoumpt, thy wits to be deuyne, Thy sences are of such effect, how fr do they passe myne. I know a mae full meete for this, if I knew his resorte, A fellow for this to alone, his name is Ill Report Why see how good our fortune is, see how he commeth yond And we to see his entraunce now, in Corner here will stand. ¶Twixt Douer and Kent, Except I misunt, Is myles fyue and durty, Twixt London and Powles, Are coddes headed nowles, A shamefull company, Twixt Freshingfield & feuershā, And Norwich and Ludham, A myle and a halfe, Twixt Dunington and Dawbny If you will beleeue mee, Is a Cow and a Calfe, At ramlingtowne Stéeple, Amongest all the people, Are Oysters to sell. At the signe of the Plow, Is a very fayre Sow, I know her by the smell. At Baddingham Kay, A woman harde say, Lay ships at an Anker: The best red wyne. That euer dranke swyne, at the signe of the Tanker, On shooters hill, Is such a Wyndmill. To grinde Gonpowder withall as old womens bones, Are saued for the nones, To kéepe worke withall. Who Robin who, How far wilt thou go, From Rommey to Rome, Well it makes no matter, Who can lye and flatter, May come agayne soone. Why what kynde of weather, Did bring me hither, Or what make I here: Examine me well, For I cannot tell, Is not this good geare, Well euen lyke a mome, I must pack and be gone, To one place or other, My Dad is so black, That what I doe lack, I aske of my mother.