The Most Virtuous and Godly Susanna · chunk 19 of 29
Garter, Thomas · published 1578 · first performed or written 1569 [1563-1569] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
As every Knave sayth now: In faith I was an honest man, But I cannot tell when, Come sport me to you. is it not pretty gear, That I must spend and wear, My Shoes in this sort, And trot about the country, Upon my ten toed Palfray▪ It is a pretty sport. Know you not Joachim's wife, it is a piece with a mischief, She must have two at ones: There is never a wench here. But in her best gear, Would have flesh without bones Why, why, do you wink, Shame to you that shame think, it is but your kind: So you may do it covertly, And cloak it honestly, You care not where you find. well I would master jailer would come Then shall all and some, Know the cause of my coming: it is as I fear, For other manner of gear, Then for masking or mumming. What Ill Report how do ye? I come to seek a Knave I think it be ye. What swear not fellow, it is not an hour ago, Since we were both Knaves, the people sayeth so. But what business hast thou to do? Why you shitten Knave, what is that to you, The cause why I come hither now, is my masters will to done And to tell thee that Susanna shall be here arraigned soon. And worthy to I make God avow, but what ill luck had I, That could not get grant, to hunt in her haunt before that she die. Dispatch I pray thee, for yonder I see, the judges are coming, And therefore take pain, I say once again, let us do something. We need not since we are here ready. Who liveth in this world, and hath to guide the people to, Have work enough I warrant you, and more than he can do Here have I now a business, that is of marvelous weight, The way to find the truth thereof, is also very straight. But yet in doing of the same, I would we had begun, The sooner that we do begin, the sooner is it done. What bailie have ye here the cry, that I wild you to make? Yea my Lord. Then let the Crier here an O yes make, And you yourself do to him make the order of the cry, And let him speak it after you, come of and do you high. Ill Report make an O yes here. Help me up. O yes. All manner creatures, That have human features, And dwell within this Land, Come in and disclose, What you hear and suppose, By this woman Susan, And what you can tell, Shall now be heard well; As reason it is, Your work shall be good, In saving her blood, If she did not amiss, But if she be guilty, Then is it necessity, That she dies for her sin, Than what you can say, Let us know straight way, For the Court doth begin.
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As euery Knaue sayth now: In fayth I was an honest man, But I cannot tell whan, Come sporte me to you. is it not prety geare, That I must spend and weare, My Shooes in this sorte, And trot about the countrey, Upon my ten toed Palfray▪ It is a prety sporte. Know you not Ioachims wyfe, it is a péece with a mischéefe, She must haue two at ones: There is neuer a wench here. But in her best geare, Would haue flesh without bones Why, why, do you winke, Shame to you that shame thinke, it is but your kynde: So you may do it couertly, And cloke it honestly, You care not where you fynde. wel I wold maister gailer would come Then shall all and some, Know the cause of my comming: it is as I feare, For other manner of geare, Then for masking or mumming. ¶What Ill Reporte how do ye? ¶I come to séeke a Knaue I thinke it be ye. ¶What sweare not fellow, it is not an hower ago, Since we were both Knaues, the people sayeth so. But what busynesse haste thou to do? ¶Why you shitten Knaue, what is that to you, ¶The cause why I come hither now, is my maisters will to done And to tell thée that Susanna shall be here araigned soone. ¶And worthy to I make God auow, but what ill luck had I, That could not get graunt, to hunt in her haunt before that she dye. Dispatche I pray thée, for yonder I sée, the Iudges are comming, And therefore take payne, I say once agayne, let vs doe something. ¶We néede not synce we are here redy. ¶Who liueth in this world, and hath to guide the people to, Haue worke ynough I warrant you, and more then he can do Here haue I now a busynesse, that is of meruaylous waight, The way to fynde the truth thereof, is also very straight. But yet in doing of the same, I would we had begone, The sooner that we do begin, the sooner is it done. What Bayly haue ye here the crye, that I wilde you to make? ¶Yea my Lorde. ¶Then let the Cryer here an O yes make, And you your selfe doe to him make the order of the crye, And let him speake it after you, come of and do you hye. ¶Ill Reporte make an O yes here. ¶Helpe me vp. ¶O yes. All manner creatures, That haue humayne features, And dwell within this Lande, Come in and disclose, What you heare and suppose, By this woman Susan, And what you can tell, Shall now be heard well; As reason it is, Your worke shall be good, In sauing her blood, If she did not amis, But if she be guilty, Then is it necessitie, That she die for her sinne, Then what you can say, Let vs know straight way, For the Court doth begin.