The Three Lords and Three Ladies of London · chunk 26 of 41
Wilson, Robert · published 1590 · first performed or written 1588 [1588-1590] (Annals) moral · Queen Elizabeth's Men (?) T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing typicality 0.82 · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
There is divers pieces of work in that box, pray ye give me some of my goods again, a ring or something. Not an inch, and be glad ye scape as ye do, Alas, I am undone, there's all the wealth & stock I have. Do ye long to lose your ears, be gone ye foolish knave. I thank ye Master Fraud: I'll not go so far, but I'll be near to hear and see what the meaning of these fellows in this canvas should be, for I know Fraud, Dissimulation, and simony to be those three: here I think I am unseen. Usury, thank me for this good booty, for it is I that holy ye to it, for I sold them to him for gold indeed in the shape of an old French artificer, come give me half for I deserve it, for my part was the first beginning of this Comedy, I was ever afraid, lest the fool should have known me, for ye see now though disguised, he calm by my name. Did a so? I am glad I have found the french man, now I'll raise the street, but I'll have my wares again, & prove ye as ye were, ever both false knaves I believe. kill him, stab him, out villain, he will betray us all. What a fool were you to speak before he was gone, now you have lost your part of this too, for he will go complain, you will be sought for, and I made to restore these things again. Not if thou be wise, thou wilt not tarry the reckoning, for seest thou not us three? Dissimulation simony and myself? Yes: What means these canvas suits? Will ye be Sailors? Usury make one, this is our intent: let's see that none hear us now: the Spaniards are coming thou hearest with great power, here is no living for us in London, men are grown so full of conscience and religion, that Fraud, Dissimulation and Simony are deciphered, and being deciphered are also despised: and therefore we will slip to the sea, and meet and join with the enemy, and if they conquer as they may, for they are a great army by report, our credit may rise again with them, if they fail and retire, we may either go with them and live in Spain, where we and such good fellows are tolerated and used, or come fitly again hither, so long as none knows but friends. But will you do thus you two? And thou too I hope, why, what should we do? Whatsoever ye do, be not traitors to your native country. 'tis not our native country, thou knowest, I Simony am a Roman, Dissimulation a Mongrel, half an Italian, half a Dutchman Fraud so too, half French, and half Scottish: and thy parents were both Jews, though thou wert borne in London, and here Usury thou art cried out against by the preachers: join with us man to better thy state, for in Spain preaching toucheth us not.
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There is diuers péeces of work in that box, pray ye giue me some of my goods againe, a ring or something. Not an inch, and be glad ye scape as ye doe, Alas, I am vndone, ther's al the wealth & stock I haue. Do ye long to loose your eares, be gone ye foolish knaue. I thanke ye Maister Fraud: Ile not goe so far, but Ile be néere to heare and see what the meaning of these fellowes in this canuas should be, for I know Fraud, Dissimulation, and simony to be those thrée: here I think I am vnséene. Vsury, thanke me for this god bootie, for it is I that holy ye to it, for I sould them to him for gold indéed in the shape of an old French artificer, come giue me halfe for I deserue it, for my part was the first beginning of this Comedie, I was euer affraid, least the foole should haue knowne me, for ye see now though disguisde, hee calme by my name. Did a so? I am glad I haue found the french man, now Ile raise the street, but Ile haue my wares again, & prooue ye as ye were, euer both false knaues I beleeue. Kil him, stab him, out villaine, he wil betray vs all. What a foole were you to speake before e was gone, now you haue lost your part of this too, for he will goe complaine, you will bee sought for, and I made to restore these things againe. Not if thou be wise, thou wilt not tarie the reckoning, for seest thou not vs three? Dissimulation simony and my selfe? Yes: What meanes these canuas suites? Will yee be Sailers? Vsury make one, this is our intent: let's sée that none heare vs now: the Spaniards are comming thou hearest with great power, here is no liuing for vs in London, men are growen so full of conscience and religion, that Fraud, Dissimulation and Simony are disciphered, and being disciphered are also dispised: and therefore wee will slip to the sea, and meet and ioine with the enemie, and if they conquere as they may, for they are a great armie by report, our credite may rise againe with them, if they faile and retire, we may either goe with them and liue in Spaine, where we and such good fellowes are tollerated and vsed, or come sitly again hether, so long as none knows but friends. But wil you do thus you two? And thou too I hope, why, what should we do? Whatsoeuer ye doe, be not traitors to your natiue countrie. Tis not our natiue countrie, thou knowest, I Simony am a Roman, Dissimulation a Mongrel, half an Italian, halfe a Dutchman Fraud so too, halfe French, and halfe Scottish: and thy parentes were both Iewes, though thou wert borne in London, and here Vsury thou art cried out against by the preachers: ioine with vs man to better thy state, for in Spain preaching toucheth vs not.