Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
Nay good lady, send my fellow Simony, For I have an earnest suit to ye. Then Simony go do what I have wild. I run Madam your mind shall be fulfilled. Well well Lucar, uideo & taceo, I see and say nothing: But I fear the plague of God on thy head it will bring. Good lady grant that Love be your waiting maid, For I think being brought so low, she will be well apaid. Speakest thou in good earnest, or dost thou but dissemble? I know not how to have thee, thou art so variable. Lady, though my name be Dissimulation, yet I speak bona fide now, If it please you my petitions to allow. Stand by, i'll answer thee anon: what news Simony Bringest thou of thy fellow Usury? marry madam good news: for Usury has close Hid in a rich man's house, that will not let him lose, Until they see the matter brought to a good end, For Usury in this country hath many a good friend: And late I saw Hospitality carried to burying. I pray thee tell me who were they that followed him? There were many of the clergy and many of the nobility And many right worshipful rich Citizens, Substantial, gracious and very wealthy farmers. But to see how the poor followed him it was a wonder, Never yet at any burial was seen such a number. But what say the people to the murder? Many are sorry, and say 'tis great pity that he was slain: But who be they? the poor beggarly people that so complain: As for the other they say 'twas a cruel bloody fact, But I perceive none will hinder the murderer for this cruel act. 'tis well, I am glad of it, now Dissimulation if thou canst get loves good will. I am contented with all my heart to grant there until. Thanks to you lady, and I doubt not but she With a little entreaty will thereto agree. Now I have it in my breeches, and very well can tell, That I and my lady with mistars Lucar shall dwell. But if I be her serving fellow, and dwell there, I must learn to cog lie, foist and swear. And surely I shall never learn, marry and 'twere to lie a-bed all day, To that kind of lying I should give a good say. Or if 'twere to eat one's meat, than I knew what for to do. How say you sirrah, can I not, i'll be drudge by you? Now to you little mouse, did I not tell you before, That I should ere 'twere long turn you both out of door? How say you pretty soul, be't come to pass, yea or no? methinks I have pulled your peacocks plumes somewhat low. And yet you be so stout as though you felt no grief, But ere it be long you will come puling to me for relief.
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Nay good lady▪ send my fellow Simonie, For I haue an earnest suite to ye. Then Symonie go do what I haue wild. I runne Madam your mind shall be fulfild. Well well Lucar, udeo & tace, I see and say nothing: But I feare the plague of God on thy head it will bring. Good lady graunt that Loue be your waiting maid, For I thinke beeing brought so low, she will be well apaid. Speakest thou in good earnest, or doest thou but dissemble? I know not how to haue thee, thou art so variable. Lady, though my name be Dissimulation, yet I speake bon side now, Yf it please you my petitions to allow. Snd by, ile answere thee anon: what newes Symonie Bringest thou of thy fellowe Usurie? Mary madam good newes: for Usurie es close Hid in a rich mans house, that will not let him lose, Untill they see the matter brought to a good ende, For Usurie in this countrey hath many a good friend: And late I saw Hospitalitie carried to buryeng. I pray thee tell me who were they that followed him? There were many of the clergie and many of the nobiliti And many right worshipfull rich Cittizens, Substantiall, gratious and very wealthie Farmars. But to see how the poore followed him it was a wonder, Neuer yet at any buriall was seene such a number. But what say the people to the murder? Many are sorry, and say tis great pittie that he was slaine▪ But wh be they? the poore beggarly people that so complaine: As for the other they say twas a cruell bloudy fact, But I perceiue none will hinder the murderer for this cruell act. Tis well, I am glad of it, now Dissimulation if thou canst get Lones good will. I am contented with all my heart to graunt there vntill. Thankes to you ladie, and I doubt not but she With a litle intreatie will thereto agree. Now I haue it in my breeches, and very well can tell, That I and my ladie with mistars Lucar shall dwell. But if I be her seruing fellow, and dwell there, I must learne to cog lie, foyst and sweare. And surely I shall neuer learne, marie and twere to lie a bed all To that kind of lying I should giue a good say. Or if twere to eate ones meat, then I knew what for to do. How say you strra, can I not, ile be drudge by you? Now to you little mouse, did I not tell you before, That I should ere twere long turne you both out of doore? How say you pretie soule, ist come to passe, yea or no? Me thinkes I haue puld your peacockes plumes somewhat low. And yet you be so stout as though you felt no griefe, But ere it be long you will come puling to me for reliefe.