Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
Oh cousin Hugh it grieves me thou wantest learning, & art so pretty a man I will tell thee fool, how thy name is Hugh, and mine William, Though thou knowest it not thyself, I may not much blame thee, It is so long ago since thou waste in my country. His no Letter, but an asperation, Which may be left out in many a fashion. Helin with an H, hark and be attentive, Or Elin without an H, is not offensive. So whether the H be put in, or the H be left out, The word stands indifferent, this is no doubt, Now take the H from thy name, than it stands like an Ewe, And some friend hath put in Tr, and so calls thee true, As by a familiar example, I know a false knave or two, That are ostlers in inns, yet men call them true, Therefore leave of Tragayne, fie man for shame, And be called Hugh again, for that is thy Christen name, And now to my own name, first we are children & then grow to men And Will for William is heard often then, And Children at first when they learn to prattle, In steed of Will, do ill often tattle, Thus being young, and called Ill for Will, Men for a custom do call me so still, And it contents me well to hear the same, Because for my purpose it often doth frame, And I myself did never seek it to amend, Because by good learning I can it defend, Aphaeresis is a figure which Latinists use, And Apocope another which they will not refuse. The one from the beginning of a word a syllable may cut, The other from the end, another may shut. Now twixt Aphaeresis and apocope you may see full plain, That Ill for William is used without shame, Lo thus do you see that we both have take maims, By figurative calling of our Christen names, But as for that kindreds do not always agree, In their christen names, as every man doth see. But in the sir name consanguinity doth grow, And so every kinsman his kinsman doth know, As Thomson to Thomson, and so in in like sort, gentle master William, thou Hugh Report. Such a definition heard you never I trow, Sir you can make a Silligismus in Buccardo. I beshrew your heart, you smell of learning, This Knave hath been at Oxford, I give you warning, In Buccardo (quoth you) I swear by saint Meg. Once was I there a year fast tied by the leg, And at my coming forth I scaped a check, That had not heels helped hands, my arte had break my neck. Exore tuo te iudeco, thou hast been an old thief, Now shalt thou be hanged in sign of relief, Lo True Report for all his great cunning, Himself hath bewrayed his knavery in something. Ill Report troth will be troth whosoever say no, And thou must be hanged before thou do go. Nay by the mass then have I ill luck, If words will not serve I will fight a pluck.
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¶Oh Cosin Hugh it gréeues me thou wantest lerning, & art so prety a man I will tell thée foole, how thy name is Hugh, and myne Wylliam, Though thou knowest it not thy selfe, I may not much blame thée, It is so long ago since thou waste in my countrey. His no Letter, but an asperation, Which may be left out in many a fashion. Helin with an H, harke and be attentiue, Or Elin without an H, is not offensyue. So whether the H be put in, or the H be left out, The worde standes indifferent, this is no doubt, Now take the H from thy name, then it standes lyke an Ewe, And some friend hath put in Tr, and so calles thée trew, As by a familyer example, I know a false knaue or two, That are Hostlers in Innes, yet men call them trew, Therefore leaue of Tragayne, fye man for shame, And be cald Hugh agayne, for that is thy Christen name, And now to my owne name, first we are children & then grow to men And Wyll for Wylliam is heard often then, And Children at fyrst when they learne to prattle, In stéede of Will, doe ill often tattle, Thus being yong, and called Ill for Will, Men for a custome doe call me so still, And it contentes me well to heare the same, Because for my purpose it often doth frame, And I my selfe did neuer séeke it to amend, Because by good learning I can it defende, Aphaeresis is a figure which Latinestes vse, And Apocope another which they will not refuse. The one from the beginning of a word a sillable may cut, The other from the end, another may shut. Now twixt Aphaeresis and Appocope you may sée full playne, That Ill for Wylliam is vsde without shame, Loe thus doe you sée that we both haue take maymes, By figuratiue calling of our Christen names, But as for that kindreds doe not alwayes agrée, In their christen names, as euery man doth sée. But in the syr name consanguinitie doth grow, And so euery kinseman his kinseman doth know, As Thomson to Thomson, and so in in lyke sorte, gentle mayster Wyllyam, thou Hugh Reporte. ¶Such a diffinition heard you neuer I trow, Syr you can make a Silligismus in Buccardo. ¶I beshrew your hart, you smell of learning, This Knaue hath bene at Oxforde, I giue you warning, In Buccardo (quoth you) I sweare by saint Megge. Once was I there a yeare fast tyed by the legge, And at my comming forth I scaped a check, That had not héeles helped handes, my ar had breke my neck. ¶Exore tuo te iudeco, thou hast bene an olde théefe, ¶Now shalt thou be hanged in signe of releefe, Loe True Reporte for all his great cunning, Himselfe hath bewrayed his knauery in something. ¶Ill Report troth will be troth whosoeuer say no, And thou must be hanged before thou doe go. ¶Nay by the masse then haue I ill luck, If wordes will not serue I will fight a pluck.