Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
No faith M. Conscience i'll not for and I should sell broom, the Maids would cozen me too competually with their old shone. And too I cannot work, and you would hang me out of the way. For when I was a miller, Will did grind the meal while I did play. Therefore i'll have as easy an occupation as I had when my Father was alive, Faith i'll go even a-begging, why 'tis a good trade a man shall be sure to thrive. For I am sure my prayers will get bread and cheese, and my singing will get me drink. Then shall not I do better than M. Conscience? tell me as you think. Therefore God Pan in the Kitchen, and God Pot in the buttery, Come and resist me, that I may sing with the more meliosity. But sire, mark my called countenance when I begin, But yonder is a fellow that gapes to bite me, or else to eat that which I sing. Why thou art a fool, canst not thou keep thy mouth straight together And when it comes snap at it as my father's dog would do at a liver. But thou art so greedy, That thou thinkest to eat it before it come nigh thee. Simplicity sings, and experience doth prove, No biding in London for Conscience and Love, The Country hath no pear. Where Conscience comes not once a year And Love so welcome to every town, s winde that blowes the houses downe. Sing down adown, down, down, down. Simplicity sings it, and spertence doth prove, No dwelling in London, no biding in London for Conscience and Love. Now sirrah, hast eaten up my song? and ye have ye shall eat no more today, For everybody may see your belly is grown bigger with eating up our play. He has filled his belly but I am never a whit the better, Therefore i'll go seek some victuals, and member for eating up my song you shall be my debtor. But signior Mercadorus tell me, did ye serve me well or no? That having gotten my money would seem the country to forego: You know I lent you two thousand ducats for three months space, And ere the time came you got another thousand by flattery, and thy smooth face. So when the time came that I should have received my money, You were not to be found, but were fled out of the country, Surely if we that be Jews should deal so one with another, We should not be trusted again of our own brother But many of you Christians make no conscience to falsify your faith and break your day. I should have been paid at three months end, and now it is two year you have been away. Well I am glad you be come again to Turkey now I trust I shall receive the interest of you so well as the principal
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No faith M. Conscience ile not for and I should sell broome, the Maides would coossen me too competually with their olde shooe. And too I cannot worke, and you would hang me out of the way. For when I was a miller, Will did grind the meale while I did play. Therefore ile haue as easie an occupation as I had when my Father was aliue, Faith ile go euen a begging, why tis a good trade a man shall be sure to thriue. For I am sure my praiers will get bread and cheese, and my singing wil get me drinke. Then shall not I do better than M. Conscience? tell me as you thinke. Therefore God Pan in the Kitchn, and God Pot in the buttery, Come and resist me, that I may sing with the more meliositie. But sir, marke my cauled countenance when I begin, But yonder is a fellow that gapes to be me, or els to eate that which I sing. Why thou art a foole, canst not thou keepe thy mouth strait together And when it comes sna at it as my fathers dogge wo do at a liuer. But thou art so greedie, That thou thinkest to eate it before it come ie thee. Simplicitie sings, and sperience doth proue, No biding in London for Conscience and Loue, The Country hath no peare. Where Conscience cmes not once a year And Loue so welcome to euery towne, s winde that blowes the houses downe. Sing downe adowne, downe, downe, downe. Simplicitie sings it, and spertence doth proue, No dwelling in London, no biding in London for Conscience and Loue. Now sirra, hast eaten vp my song? and ye haue ye shall eate no more to day, For euery body may see your belly is growne bigger with eating vp our play. He has his belly but I am neuer a whit the better, Therefore ile go seeke some vittels, and member for eating vp my song you shall be my debter. But seneor Mercadorus tell me, did ye serue me well or no? That hauing gotten my money would seeme the country to forgo: You know I lent you two thousand duckats for three mnthes space, And ere the time came you got another thousand by flatterie, and thy smooth face. So when the time came that I should haue receiued my money, You were not to be found, but were fled out of the countrey, Surely if we that be Iewes should deale so one with an other, We should not be trusted againe of our owne brother But many of you Christians make no conscience to falsifie your faith and breake your day. I should haue beene paid at three monthes end, and now it is two yeare you haue beene away. Well I am glad you be come againe to Turkie now I trust I shall receiue the interest of you so well as the principall