Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
Sirs, he was at us erewhile too, it is no matter, it is a simple soul called Simplicity. But here come two of the Ladies, therefore make ready. But which of us all shall first break the matter? marry let Simony do it, for he finely can flatter. Nay sirs, because none of us shall have pre-eminence above other, we will sing in fellowship together like brother and brother. Of troth agreed my masters let it be so. Nay and they sing, i'll sing too. Good Ladies take pity, and grant our desire. Speak boldly and tell me what dost you require. Your service good Ladies, is that we do crave. We like not nor list not such servants to have, If you entertain us, we trusty will be, but if you refrain us, then most unhappy: We will come we will run we will bend at our beck, we will ply, we will hie, for fear of a check. You do feign, you do flatter, you do lie, you do prate, you will steal, you will rob, you will kill in your hate: I deny you, I defy you, then cease off your talking, I refrain you, I disdain you, therefore get you walking. What Fraud, Dissimulation, Usury, and Simony, How dare you for shame presume so boldly, As once to show yourselves before Love and Conscience, Not yielding your lewd lives first to repentance? Think you not that God will plague your wicked practises, If you intend not to amend your lives so far amiss? Think you not God knows your thoughts words and works, And what secret mischiefs in your hearts there lurks? then how dare you offend his heavenly majesty, With your dissembling deceit, your flattery, and your Usury? Tut sirs, seeing lady Conscience is so scrupulous, I will not speak to her, for I see it is frivolous. But what say you lady Love, will you grant us favour? I'll no such servants so ill of behaviour: Servants more fitter for Lucar than Love, And happy are they which refrain for to prove: Shameless, pitiless, graceless, and quite past honesty, then who of good conscience but will hate your company. Here is scrupulous Conscience and nice Love indeed, Tush, if they will not, others will, I know we shall speed. But lady I stand still behind, for I am none of their company. Why, what art thou? oh I know thou art simplicity. i'faith, I am simplicity, and would fain serve ye. No, I may have no fools to dwell with me. Why, then lady Love will you have me than? Yes simplicity thou shalt be my man. But shall I be your good man? Yea my good man indeed. ay but I would be your goodman, & swap up a wedding with speed No, Love may not marry in any case with Simplicity, But if thou wilt serve me, i'll receive it willingly, And if thou wilt not, what remedy. Yes i'll serve ye, but will you go in to dinner, for I am hungry?
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Sirs, he was at vs erewhile too, it is no matter, it is a simple soule called Simplicitie. But here come two of the Ladies, therefore make readie. But which of vs all shall first breake the matter? Mary let Symonie doo it, for he finely can flatter. Nay sirs, because none of vs shal haue preheminence aboue other, we will sing in fellowship together like brother and brother. Of troth agreed my masters let it be so. Nay and they sing, ile sing too. Good Ladies take pittie, and graunt our desire. Speake boldly and tell me what st you require. Your seruice good Ladies, is that we doo craue. We like not nor list not such seruants to haue▪ If you entertaine vs, we trusty will be, but if you refraine vs, then most vnhappy: We will come we will runne we will bend at our becke, we will plie, we will hie, for feare of a checke. You doe faine, you doe flatter, you do lie, you doe prate, you will steale, you will robbe, you will kill in your hate: I denie you, I defie you, then cease off your talking, I refraine you, I disdaine you, therefore get you walking. What Fraud, Dissimulation, Usurie, and Symonie, How dare you for shame presume so boldly, As once to shew your selues before Loue and Conscience, Not yeelding your lewd liues first to repentance? Thinke you not that God will plague your wicked practises, If you intend not to amend your liues so farre amisse? Thinke you not God knowes your thoughts words and works, And what secret mischiefs in your hearts there lurks? then how dare you offend his heauenly maiestie, With your dissembling deceit, your flatterie, and your Usurie? Tut sirs, seeing lady Conscience is so scrupulous, I will not speake to her, for I see it is friuolous. But what say you lady Loue, will you graunt vs fauour? Ile no such seruants so ill of behauiour: Seruants more fitter for Lucar than Loue, And happie are they which refraine for to proue: Shamelesse, pittilesse, gracelesse, and quite past honestie, then who of good conscience but will hate your companie. Here is scrupulous Conscience and nice Loue indeed, Tush, if they will not, others will, I know we shall speed. But lady I stand still behind, for I am none of their compan. Why, what art thou? oh I know thou art simplicitie. I faith, I am simplicitie, and would faine serue ye. No, I may haue no fooles to dwell with me. Why, then lady Loue will you haue me than? Yes simplicitie thou shalt be my man. But shall I be your good man? Yea my good man indeed. I but I would be your goodman, & swap vp a wedding with speed No, Loue may not marry in any case with Simplicitie, But if thou wilt serue me, ile receiue it willingly, And if thou wilt not, what remedie. Yes ile serue ye, but will you go in to dinner, for I am hungry?