The Most Virtuous and Godly Susanna · chunk 24 of 29
Garter, Thomas · published 1578 · first performed or written 1569 [1563-1569] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T1 Death, grief and revenge · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T1: death, life, dead, die, blood, revenge, soul, father, heart, heaven.
Under a Mulberry tree I saw their conference, And under that tree she committed her offence, And meaning not for to conceal that fault, but it to tell, We mark the order and the tree, we also marked it well. Oh now thou liest thou wicked man, unto thy head I speak, And look that God his vengeance will with shame upon thee wreak. And lo thy sentence he hath heard, and thus he means to do, according to thy due desert, to cut thy life in two, And hearst thou bailie take thou aside, this vile and wicked wight, And so he cometh not to his mate, nor once within his sight. Now that this man is gone, I beseech you hear me speak, methinks he telleth still the tale, that he at first did break. Yea one man may still in one tale, in only order tell, But yet his Mate will not agree, do therefore mark him well. Hoe crier bring in voluptas there. Anon my Lord, see how he cometh here. Stand forth voluptas, and answer for thyself, Thou must stand forth, and show thee like an elf, Oh wicked seed of Canaan, and not of Iuda kind, Fairness hath thine eyes deceived, and lust hath made thee blind With Israel's daughters thus you dealt, and they for fear consent, But Iuda Daughter would not bide, your po●●es ●o 〈◊〉, Now if such thing thou sawest by her, as thou hast made report, What kind of tree I pray thee waste, where under they did sport. Under a pomegranate tree, she used filthy sport, And take her part that taketh it list, it was in shameful sort. Lo now thou liest naughty man, thy tongue hath thee betrayed, And calls thy fellows talk before, your filthy lust bewrayed, And now your filthy lust is spied, we see it very well, Oh wicked wight, oh devilish deed, oh act that sounds to hell. God's Angel standeth with his sword, even priest to spill thy blood, And to dismember both your corpses, which erst was never good. Crier call in the bailie with Sensualitas. Now God be praised, and thanks I give, to thee oh Daniel, And for this act I am most bound, God's glory forth to tell, He hath saved here the innocent blood, which in him put her trust, And by the words of their own mouth, hath cast down the unjust, Now praise be to his name therefore, both now and eke always, Let all the world that know his might, Amen with us here say. Here my Lord, here is Sensualitas. Set him by voluptas. Shall it please you Daniel now, their Sentence for to give, For all the world must needs confess, they are not meet to live. No Iudex, I have done Gods will, proceed you in your charge, And give them sentence to the death, do you yourself discharge.
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¶Under a Mulbery trée I saw their conference, And vnder that trée she committed her offence, And meaning not for to conceale that faulte, but it to tell, We marke the order and the trée, we also markt it well. ¶Oh now thou lyest thou wicked man, vnto thy head I speake, And looke that God his vengeance will with shame vpon thee wreake. And loe thy sentence he hath heard, and thus he means to doe, according to thy due desert, to cut thy lyfe in two, And hearst thou Bayly take thou asyde, this vyle and wicked wight, And so he commeth not to his mate, nor once within his sight. ¶Now that this man is gone, I beséech you here me speake, Me thinkes he telleth still the tale, that he at fyrst did breake. ¶Yea one man may still in one tale, in onely order tell, But yet his Mate will not agrée, doe therefore marke him well. ¶Hoe Cryer bring in Uoluptas there. ¶Anon my Lorde, see how he commeth here. ¶Stande forth Uoluptas, and aunswere for thy selfe, ¶Thou must stand forth, and show thée lyke an elfe, ¶Oh wicked séede of Canaan, and not of Iuda kynde, Fayrenesse hath thyne eyes deceaude, and lust hath made thée blynd With Israels daughters thus you delt, and they for feare consent, But Iuda Daughter would not byde, your poes o , Now if such thing thou sawest by her, as thou haste made reporte, What kynd of tree I pray thée waste, where vnder they did sport. ¶Under a pomgranate tree, she vsed fylthy sporte, And take her part that taketh it list, it was in shamefull sorte. ¶Loe now thou lyest naughty man, thy tongue hath thee betrayde, And calls thy fellowes talke before, your fylthy lust bewrayde, And now your fylthy lust is spyde, we see it very well, Oh wicked wight, oh diuelish deede, oh act that soundes to hell. Gods Aungell standeth with his sworde, euen prest to spill thy blood, And to dismember both your corpes, which earst was neuer good. ¶Cryer call in the Bayly with Sensualitas. Now God be praysed, and thankes I giue, to thée oh Danyell, And for this act I am most bound, Gods glory forth to tell, He hath saued here the innocent blood, which in him put her trust, And by the wordes of their owne mouth, hath cast downe the vniust, Now prayse be to his name therefore, both now and eake alway, Let all the world that know his might, Amen with vs here say▪ ¶Here my Lord, here is Sensualitas. ¶Set him by Uoluptas. Shall it please you Danyell now, their Sentence for to giue, For all the world must néedes confesse, they are not meete to liue. ¶No Iudex, I haue done Gods will, proceede you in your charge, And giue them sentence to the death, doe you your selfe discharge.