The Most Virtuous and Godly Susanna · chunk 23 of 29
Garter, Thomas · published 1578 · first performed or written 1569 [1563-1569] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 514 words
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Where be these wicked people two, that would have shed the blood, Of guiltless Susan, for that she▪ their filthy lust withstood. voluptas and Sensualitas, hold up your hands. Here my Lord. Amongst each things that beareth life, there is nothing so excellent Then man, nor yet there is nothing more pestilent. God made of man an Innocent, thereby to show his power, Man made himself a wicked wight, as you see at this hour. God also did make Magistrates, the poor to help and stay, Yet some do vile examples show, which now do bear a sway, I speak it not I will you know, the worst man to offend, But for that such as guilty be, their guilt may soon amend. And you that wicked are in deed, have you none other trust, God will confound your acts and deeds, & turn yourselves to dust And then for your just desert, he will place you to dwell, In Pluto's Pit a fiery Lake, the deepest dyke in Hell. And therefore I advertise you, do learn yourselves to know, And read God's books where you shall find, I nought but truth do show And let these wicked Elders two, be sample to you all, View well their lofty state of late, and now do mark their fall. What witness shall we have to try, that they would do this act, So closely twixt themselves they have, this filthy crime compact. Command that these two wicked men may straight be put asunder, And how they shall accuse themselves, it will make you to wonder. Crier take aside voluptas, while Sensualitas be examined. Come on you Knave, thou bawdy wretch, I hope to have thy coat, And for exchange thereof thou shalt be strangled in a rope. marry sir a bloody gown upon my back, will make me look a high, And then that I am Ill Report, no worldly man can spy. Well friend I would not have thee prate, nor place thy words awry For all the world doth know right well, thou art as ill as I. gog's wounds knave thou shitten slave, hast thou none to check but me I am an honest man, prove it he that can, I will not be judged by thee No God shall judge thee. What hast thou learned that Lesson now? Had you learned it sooner, it had been better for you. What sayest thou now Sensualitas, now that thy mate is gone, And no man is to help thee here, but thou art left alone. Oh old and crooked cankered Carl, whose ancient wickedness, And rape and rigour thou hast done, now thus detected is. What false decrees hast thou decreed, what Innocentes oppressed, What guilty folk hast thou set free, which good folk do detest, Thou hast forgot what God doth say, O wicked thou knowest when Thou shalt not hurt the Innocent, nor yet the righteous man. Well if that thou the truth hast spoke, then tell under what tree, The mutual talk between these two, in Orchard thou didst see?
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¶Where be these wicked people two, that would haue sed the blood, Of guiltlesse Susan, for that she▪ their fylthy lust withstoode. ¶Uoluptas and Sensualitas, holde vp your handes. ¶Here my Lord. ¶Amongest ech thinges that beareth lyfe, there is nothing so excelent Then man, nor yet there is nothing more pestilent. God made of man an Innocent, thereby to show his power, Man made himselfe a wicked wight, as you sée at this hower. God also did make Maiestrates, the pore to helpe and stay, Yet some doe vyle examples show, which now doe beare a sway, I speake it not I will you know, the worst man to offende, But for that such as guiltie be, their guilt may soone amende. And you that wicked are in déede, haue you none other trust, God will confound your acttes and deedes, & turne your selues to dust And then for your iust deserte, he will place you to dwell, In Plutoes Pit a fyery Lake, the déepest dyke in Hell. And therefore I aduertise you, doe learne your selues to know, And reade Gods bokes where you shall fynde, I nought but truth doe showe And let these wicked Elders two, be sample to you all, Uiew well their lofty state of late, and now doe marke their fall. ¶What witnesse shall we haue to trye, that they would do this act, So closely twixt themselues they haue, this fylthy cryme compact. ¶Cōmaund that these two wicked men may straight be put asunder, And how they shall accuse themselues, it will make you to wonder. ¶Cryer take asyde Uoluptas, while Sensualitas be examined. ¶Come on you Knaue, thou bawdy wretch, I hope to haue thy cote, And for exchaunge thereof thou shalt be strangled in a rope. Mary syr a bloody gowne vpon my back, will make me looke a hye, And then that I am Ill Reporte, no worldly man can spye. ¶Well friend I would not haue thée prate, nor place thy words awry For all the world doth know right well, thou art as ill as I. ¶Gogs woūds knaue thou shittē slaue, hast thou none to check but me I am an honest man, proue it he that can, I will not be iudged by thee ¶No God shall iudge thée. ¶What haste thou learned that Lesson now? Had you learned it sooner, it had bene better for you. ¶What sayest thou now Sensualitas, now that thy mate is gone, And no man is to helpe thée here, but thou art left alone. Oh olde and crooked cancred Carle, whose auncient wickednesse, And rape and rygor thou haste done, now thus detcted is. What false decrées hast thou decreed, what Innocentes opprest, What guilty folke haste thou set frée, which good folke doe detest, Thou haste forgot what God doth say, O wicked thou knowest whan Thou shalt not hurt the Innocent, nor yet the righteous man. Well if that thou the truth haste spoke, then tell vnder what tree, The mutuall talke betweene these two, in Orchard thou didst see?