Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
Come lady Conscience, will you walk home from this company? With right good will, for their sights likes not me. Fraud is the clubbish knave, and Usury the hard hearted knave And Simony the diamond dainty knave, And Dissimulation the spiteful knave of spade. Come there any more knaves, come there any more: I see four knaves stand on a row. Away Drudge, be gone quickly. I wis, do thrust out mine eyes with a Lady. Did you ever see Gentleman so ranted at before, But it skills not, I hope one day to turn them both out at door. We were arrantly flouted, railed at, and scoffed in our kind, That same Conscience is a vild terror to man's mind: Yet faith I care not, for I have borne many more than these, When I was conversant with the Clergy beyond the Seas, And he that will live in this world must not care what such say, For they are blossoms blown down, not to be found after May. Faith care that care will, for I care not a point, I have shifted hitherto, and whilst I live I will jeopard a joint: And at my death I will leave my inheritor behind, That shall be of the right stamp to follow my mind: Therefore let them prate till their hearts ache, and spit out their evil, She cannot quail me, if she came in likeness of the great devil. Mass Fraud, thou hast a doughty heart to make a hangman of, For thou hast good skill to help men from the cough, But we were arrantly flouted, yet I thought she had not known me, But I perceive though Dissimulation do disguise him, Conscience can see. What though Conscience perceive it, all the world cannot beside? Tush there be a thousand places where we ourselves may provide: But look sirs, here cometh a lusty Lady towards us in haste, But speak to her if you will, that we may be all placed. I pray thee do, for thou art the likeliest to speed. Why then i'll to it with a stomach in hope of good speed, Fair Lady, all the Gods of good fellowship kiss ye (I would say bless ye) Thou art very pleasant & full of thy roperipe, I would say rhetoric Lady you took me at the worst, I beseech you therefore, To pardon my boldness offending no more. We do, the matter is not great, but what wouldst thou have? How shall I call thee, and what be't thou dost crave? I am called Dissimulation, and my earnest request, Is to crave entertainment for me and the rest, Whose names are Fraud, Usury, and Simony, Great cators for your health, wealth, and prosperity. Fraud, Dissimulation, Usury, and Simony, Now truly I thank you for proffering your service to me: You are all heartily welcome, and I will appoint straight way, where each one in his office in great honour shall stay. But Usury didst thou never know my grandmother the old Lady Lucar of Venice.
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Come lady Conscience, wil you walk home from this companye? With right good will, for their sights likes not me. Fraud is the clubbish knaue, and Usury the hard harted knaue And Symonie the diamond dainty knaue, And Dissimulation the spitefull knaue of spade. Come there any moe knaues, come there any moe: I see foure knaues stand on a rowe. Away Drudge, be gone quickly. I wis, doe thrust out mine eyes with a Lady. Did you euer see Gentleman so rated at before, But it skils not, I hope one day to turne them both out at dore. We were arrantly flowted, rayled at, and skoft in our kind, That same Conscience is a vild terrour to mans mind: Yet faith I care not, for I haue borne many more than these, When I was conuersant with the Clergie beyond the Seas, And he that will liue in this world must not care what such say, For they are blossoms blown down, not to be found after May. Faith care that care will, for I care not a point, I haue shifted hitherto, and whilest I liue I will ieopard a ioynt: And at my death I will leaue my inheritour behind, That shall be of the right stampe to follow my mind: Therefore let them prate till their hearts ake, and spit out their euill, She cannot quaile me, if she came in likenesse of the great deuill. Masse Fraud, thou hast a doughtie hart to make a hangman of, For thou hast good skill to helpe men from the coffe, But we were arrantly flowted, yet I thought she had not knowne me, But I perceiue though Dissimulatiō do disguise him, Conscience can see. What though Conscience perceiue it, all the world cannot beside? Tush there be a thousand places where we our selues may prouide: But looke sirs, here commeth a lusty Lady towards vs in haste, But speake to her if you will, that we may be all plaste. I pray thee doe, for thou art the likeliest to speed. Why then ile to it with a stomacke in hope of good speed, Faire Lady, all the Gods of good fellowship kisse ye (I would say blesse ye) Thou art very pleasant & ful of thy roperipe, I would say rhetorick Lady you tooke me at the worst, I beseech you therefore, To pardon my boldnesse offending no more. We do, the matter is not great, but what wouldst thou haue? How shall I call thee, and what ist thou doest craue? I am called Dissimulation, and my earnest request, Is to craue entertainment for me and the rest, Whose names are Fraud, Usurie, and Symonie, Great caters for your health, wealth▪ and prosperitie. Frad, Dissimulation, Usurie, and Symonie, Now truly I thanke you for proffering your seruice to me: You are all hartily welcome, and I will appoint straight way, where each one in his office in great honor shall stay. But Usurie didst thou neuer know my grandmother the old Ladie Lucar of Uenice.