Wilson, Robert · published 1592 · first performed or written c.1581 (Annals) moral · Leicester's Men unassigned nearest T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
Nay I believe ye, but of what religion are you can ye tell? marry sir of all religions, I know not myself very well. You are a Protestant now, and I think to that now will grant Indeed I have been a Catholic, marry now for the most part a Protestant. But and if my service may please her, hark in your care sir, I warrant you my religion shall not offend her. You say well, but if I help you to such great preferment, Would you be willing for my pain, I shall have yearly half the gain. For it is reason you know that if I help you to a living, That you should unto me be somewhat beholding, Yea sir, and reason good, i'll be as your mastership please, I care not what you do, so I may live at ease. Then this man is answered, sir Peter pleasian come with m And i'll prefer you straight way to my lady. Oh sir I thank it. You think I am going to market to buy roast meat, do ye not? But see how you are deceived, for well I wot, I am neither going to the Butchers to buy mutton, veal nor beef, But am going to a bloodsucker, and who is it? faith Usury that thief. Why sirs, 'twas no marckle he undood my father that was called Plain dealing, when he has undone my Lady and Conscience too with his usuring. Trust him not sirs, for he'll flatter bonation and sore, till he has gotten the baker's vantage, then he'll turn you out of door. Simplicity, now of mine honesty very heartily well met, What Semblation swear not, for thou swearest by that thou couldst never get: Thou have honesty now? thy honesty is quite gone: Marry thou hadst honesty at xi. of clock, but it went from you ere noon: why, how canst thou have honesty, when it dare not come me thee? I warrant Semblation, he that has less honesty than thou, may defy thee: thou hast honesty sir reverence, come out dog, where art thou? even as much honesty as hath my mother's great hoggish sow: No faith thou mayst put out mine eye with honesty, & thou hadst it here, Hast not left it at the alehouse in gage for a pot of strong beer? Pray thee leave prating Simplicity, and tell me what thou hast there? Why, 'tis nothing for thee, thou dost not deal with such kind of ware. Sirrah there is no deceit in a bag pudding, is there? nor in a plain pudding pie: Sirrah i'll tell thee, I will not tell thee, and yet i'll tell thee, now I member me too: Canst tell, or wouldst know whither with this parliament I go? Faith even to suckswill thy fellow Usury I am sent, With my lady Loves gown, and lady Conscience too, for a quarter's rent.
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Nay I beleeue ye▪ but of what religion are you can ye tell? Mary of all religions, I know not my selfe very well. You are a Prote stant now, and I thinke to that now wil grant Indeed I haue beene a Catholicke▪ mary now for the most part a Protestant. But and if my seruice may please her, harke in your care sir, I warrant you my religion shall not offend her. You say well, but if I helpe you to such great preferment, Would you be willing for my paine, I shall haue yearely halfe the gaine. For it is reason you know that if I helpe you to a liuing, That you should vnto me be somewhat beholding, Yea , and reason good, ile be as your mastership please, I care not what you do, so I may liue at ease. Then this man is answered, sir Peter pleasian come with m And ile preferre you straight way to my ladie. Oh sir I thanke yt. You thinke I am going to market to buy rost meat, do ye not? But see how you are deceiued, for well I wot, I am neither going to the Butchers to buy mutton, veale nor beefe, But am going to a bloudsucket, and who is it? faith Usurie that theefe. Why sirs, twas no marckle he vndood my father that was called Plaine dealing, when he has vndone my Lady and Conscience too with his vsuring. Trust him not sirs, for hele flatter bonacion and sore, till he has gotten the Bakers vauntage, then hele turne you out of doore. Simplicitie, now of mine honestie very hartily well met, What Semblation sweare not, for thou swearest by that thou couldst neuer get: Thou haue honestie now? thy honestie is quite gone: Mary thou hadst honestie at xi. of clocke, but it went from you ere noone: why, how canst thou haue honestie, when it dare not come me thee? I warrant Semblation, he that has lesse honestie than thou, may defie thee: thou hast honestie sir reuerence, come out dogge, where art thou? Euen as much honestie as hath my mothers great hoggish sow: No faith thou maist put out mine eye with honestie, & thou hadst it here, Hast not left it at the alehouse in gage for a pot of strong beere? Pray thee leaue prating Simplicitie, and tell me what thou hast there? Why, tis nothing for thee, thou doest not deale with such kinde of ware. Sirra there is no beceit in a bag pudding, is there? nor in a plaine pudding pie: Sirra ile tell thee, I will not tell thee, and yet ile tell thee, now I member me too: Canst tell, or wouldst know whither with this parlament I go? Faith euen to sckswill thy fellow Usurie I am sent, With my lady Loues gowne, and lady Conscience too, for a quarters rent.