Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
Come let's go to dinner cousin, for the Gentleman I think hath almost dined. But if I get victuals enough i'll warrant you i'll not be behind. What if thou canst not get it, then how wilt thou eat? marry on this fashion, with both hands at once, ye shall see when I get meat. why his name was Nemo, and Nemo hath no being. I believe cousin you be not hungry, that you stand prating, Faith i'll go do him a pleasure, because the hath need. why and he'll needs have meat eat, a shall see how i'll feed, I believe he will not did me come again to him, Mass and he do, a shall find a fellow that has his eating. Lady Conscience, is there anybody within your house can you tell? There is nobody at all be ye sure, I know certainly well. You know when one comes to take possession of any piece of land There must not be one within, for against the order of law it doth stand. Therefore I thought good to ask you, but I pray you think not amiss: For both you, and almost all other knows, that an old custom it is. You say truth, take possession when you please, good leave have ye Doubt you not, there is neither man, woman, nor child, that will or shall hinder you. Why then I will boldly enter. Who is more bold than Usury to venture? He maketh the matter dangerous where is no need at all, But he thinks it no perilous to seek every man's fall: Both he and Lucar hath so pinched us, we know not what to do, Were it not for Hospitality, we knew not whither to go. Great is the misery that we poor ladies abide, And much more is the cruelty of Lucar and Usury beside. O Conscience, thou art not accounted of, O Love, thou art little set by, For almost every one, true love, and pure conscience doth deny: So hath Lucar crept into the bosom of man, woman and child, That every one doth practise his dear friend to beguile. But God grant Hospitality be not by them over priest, In whom all our stay and chiefest comfort doth rest: But Usury hates Hospitality and cannot him abide, Because he for the poor and comfortless doth provide. Here he comes, that hath undone many an honest man, And daily seeks to destroy, deface, and bring to ruin if he can. Now sir, have you took possession as your dear lady wild your I have done, and I think you have received your money, But this to you: my lady willed me to bid you provide some other house out of hand, For she would not by her will have Love and Conscience to dwell on her land: Therefore 'tis best to provide yer So shall you save charges, for a less house may serve it.
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Come lets go to dinner coossen, for the Gentleman I think hath almost dinde. But if I get vittels inough ile warrant you ile not be behind. What if thou canst not get it, then how wilt thou eate? Mary on this fashion, with both hands at once, ye shall see when I get meate. why his name was Nemo, and Nemo hath no beeing. I beleeue coossen you be not hungry, that you stand prating, Faith ile go do him a pleasure▪ because the hath need. why and hle needs haue meate eate, a shall see how ile feed, I beleeue he will not did me come againe to him, Mas and he do, a shall find a fellow that has his eating. Lady Conscience, is there any body within your house can you tell? There is no body at all be ye sure, I know certainely well. You know when one comes to take possession of any peece of land There must not be one within, for against the order of lawe it doth stand. Therefore I thought good to aske you, but I pray you thinke not amisse: For both you, and almost all other knowes, that an old custome it is. You say truth, take possession when you please, good leaue haue Doubt you not, there is neither man, woman, nor child, that will or shall hinder you. Why then I will boldly enter. Who is more bold than Usurie to venter? He maketh the matter dangerous where is no need at all, But he thinks it no peillous to seeke euery mans fall: Both he and Lucar hath so pincht vs, we know not what to doe, Were it not for Hospitalitie, we knew not whither to goe. Great is the miserie that we poore ladyes abide, And much more is the crueltie of Lucar and Usury beside. O Conscience, thou art not accounted of, O Loue, thou art little set by, For almost euery one, true loue, and pure conscience doth denie: So hath Lucar crept into the bosome of man, woman and child, That euery one doth practise his deare friend to beguile. But God graunt Hospitalitie be not by them ouer prest, In whom all our stay and chiefest comfort doth rest▪ But Usurie hates Hospitalitie and cannot him abide, Because he for the poore and comfortlesse doth prouide. Here he comes, that hath vndone many an honest man, And daily seeks to destroy, deface, and bring to ruine if he can. Now sir, haue you tooke possession as your deare lady wild you I haue done, and I thinke you haue receiued your money, But this to you: my lady wild me to bid you prouide some other hou out of hand, For she would not by her will haue Loue and Conscience to dwell on her land: Therefore tis best to prouide ye So shall you saue charges, for a lesse house may serueyt.