Rastell, John · published 1525 · first performed or written 1527 [c.1527-1530] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions · 476 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
Nay I have yet reasons last whereby I can myself of us all most gentleman That neither of you both can void by reason If thou have aught ellis to say now speak on Then to you both answer me this short clause Is not gentle conditions the most principal cause To make one to be a gentleman Peradventure it may be so what than peradventure qd a Nay I shall prove that by examples many on For music maketh one a musician Grammar to be good gramareon And also geomytry a god geometryeyon And chorlysh conditions a churl for to be And so of every other estate & degree And where gentle conditions be doubtless In any person there is gentyllnes Than as virtue maketh a good man So gentle conditions a gentleman All those poyntis I think must needs granted be what arguyst more therot forth let us see How sayst than to pride wrath & ennuy They be nought & evil I think verily what is meekness pacyens & charity every one a gentle & good ꝓꝑte what is covetous & liberality The furst good the other nought for surety what is gluttony sloth & lechery They be nought all who can that deny what abstynens good business & chastity Uerteous & gentle properties they be Sith ye have granted this I shall prove plain I am a gentleman so is none of your ●●ayn Furst for pride your raiment showeth what ye be L. i. For ye will never be content except that ye Have the finest cloth & silk for to were Of orient colours & all your gear So costly/ your houses gilt gloriously As though ye would therein yourself deyfy ye couet euermore goodꝭ landꝭ & rent what so ever ye get yet never content wrathful ye be moved to anger anon And envious disdaining every man And as for me I am content alway with a poor cottage & simple array I dysdayn no man & yet patiently Can suffer to be called knave and not angry Sometime I call him knave again in haste And when I have said my anger is passed ye have your beddies so pleasant & soft wherein ye ease yourself to long and to oft which maketh your bodies so tender to be that ye can not endure labour like me with no manner course food ye will be fede But with pleasand wines & most whitest breed with flesh & fish most dylycate & fat All frutis & spices that can be got And when ye have had such pleasant refections To assuage your carnal insurrections what so ever she be wife widow or maid If she come in the way she shallbe assayed Thou liest sklanderours churl for I think of troth Thou usyst such vyse more than we both
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Nay I haue yet reasons last wherby I can ꝓue my selfe of vs all most gentylman That nother of you both can voyde by reason If thou haue ought ellꝭ to say now speke on Then to you both answer me thys short clause Is not gētyll cōdycyons the most prīcypall cause To make one to be a gentylman Paraduenture it may be so what than ꝑaduenture qd a Nay I shall ꝓue that by examples many on For musyke makyth one a musycyon Grāmer to be good gram̄areon And also geomytry a godd geometryeyon And chorlysh condycyons a chorle for to be And so of euery other estate & degre And where gentyll condycyons be doutles In any ꝑson there is gentyllnes Than as vertew makyth a good man So gentyl condycyons a gentylman All those poyntꝭ I thynk must nedys graūtyd be what arguyst more therot forth let vs see How seyst than to pryde wrath & ēnuy They be nought & euyll I thynk verely what is mekenes pacyens & charyte Euerychone a gentyll & good ꝓꝑte what is couetous & lyberalyte The furst good the other nought for surete what is gloteny sloth & lechery They be nought all who can that deny what abstynens good besynes & chastyte Uerteous & gentyll ꝓpertees they be Syth ye haue graūytyd thys I shall proue playn I am a gentylman so is none of your ayn Furst for pryde your raymēt shewyth what ye be L. i. For ye wyll neuer be content except that ye Haue the fynest cloth & sylke for to were Of oryent colours & all your gere So costly / your housys gylt gloryously As though ye wold therin your self deyfy ye couet euermore goodꝭ landꝭ & rent what so euer ye get yet neuer content wrathfull ye be mouyd to anger anon And enuyous dysdaynyng euery man And as for me I am content alwey wyth a pore cotage & symple aray I dysdayn no man & yet pacyently Can suffer to be callyd knaue and not angry Somtyme I call hym knaue agayn in hast And when I haue sayd my anger is past ye haue your beddys so pleasaunt & soft wherein ye ease your self to long and to oft whych makyth your bodyes so tender to be that ye can not endure labour lyke me wyth no maner course fode ye wyll be fede But wyth pleasand wynys & most whytest brede wyth flesh & fysh most dylycate & fat All frutꝭ & spyces that can be gat And when ye haue had such pleasaunt refeccyons To aswage your carnall insurreccyons what so euer she be wyfe wedow or mayde If she come in the way she shalbe assayd Thou liest sklāderours chorle for I thīk of troth Thou vsyst sych vyse more then we both