The Beauty and Good Properties of Women (Calisto and Melebea) (Celestina) · chunk 9 of 18
Rastell, John · published 1525 · first performed or written 1527 [c.1527-1530] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
How sayst to this thou pretty parmeno Thou knowest not the world nor no delytis therein Dost understand me infeyth I trow no Thou art young enough the game to begin Thy ●…aisterhath waded himself so far in And to bring him out lieth not in me old poor Thou shnldyst say it lieth not in me old hore A hotesona a shame take such a knau●… How darest thou with me thou boy be so 〈◊〉 Because such knowledge of the I have why who art/ pineno son to albert the old I dwelled which the by the river where wine was sold And thy mother I trow height claudena That a wild fire burn the celestena But thy ●…oder was as old a hore as I Lome hydyr thou little fool let me see thee A it is even he by our blessed lady what little urchin hast forgotyn me when thou layst at my bed feet how merry were we A thou old matron it were alms thou were ded How woldestthou pluk me up to thy bed head And inbrace me hard unto thy belly And for thou smelledest oldly I ran from the A shameful whoreson fie upon thefy fie Lome hither and now shortly I charge thee That all this foolish speaking thou let be Leave wantonness of youth than shalt thou do well Follow the doctrine of thy Elders and counsel To whom thy parent on whose soulis god have 〈◊〉 In pain of cursing bad the be obedient In pain whereof I command the straightly To much i mastership put not thine intent No trust is in them if thine owen be spent Masters now adays coveyt to bring about All for themself & let their servants go without Thy mai●…er men say and as I think he be But light karych not who come to his service Fair word shall not lak but ●…inal reward trust me Make sempronio thy friend in any wise For he can handle him in the best guise Keep this & for thy profit tell it to none But look that sempronio and thou be one Mother celestine I wots not what ye mean Calisto is my master and so I will take him And as for riches I de●…ye it clean For who so ever with wrong rich doth make him Sooner than he got it/ it will forsake him I love to life in yoyfull poverty And to serve my 〈◊〉 with truth and honest ●…roth and honest ●…e riches of the name But surety of wealth is to have riches And after that for to get him good fa●…e By report of fryndꝭ this is truth doubtless Than no such manner friend can I express As sempronyo for both your ꝑfettꝭ to speed which lieth in my handis now if ye be agreed O ꝑmeno what a life may we endure Sempronyo loveth the daughter of elyso
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¶ How seyst to this thou praty parmeno Thou knowyst not the world nor no delytis therin Dost vnderstand me infeyth I tro no Thou art yong inough the game to begyn Thy aisterhath wadyd hymself so farr in And to bryng hym out lyeth not in me old pore Thou shnldyst sey it lyeth not in me old hore ¶ A hotesona a shame take such a knau How darst thou wyth me thou boy be so Because such knolege of the I haue why who art / pineno son to albert the old I dwelt wt the by the ryuer where wyne was sold And thy moder I trow hyght claudena That a wyld fyre bren the celestena ¶ But thy oder was as olde a hore as I Lome hydyr thou lytyll fole let me see the A it is euen he by our blyssyd lady what lytyll vrchyn hast forgotyn me whē thou layst at my bedde fete how mery were we A thou old matrone it were almys thou were ded How woldestthou pluk me vp to thy bedde hed ¶ And inbrace me hard vnto thy bely And for thou smelly dyst oldly I ran from the A shamefull horeson fy vppon thefy fy Lome hyther aud now shortly I charge the That all this folysh spekyng thou let be Leue wantonnes of youth than shalt thou do well Folow the doctryne of thy Elders and counsell ¶ To whō thy parēte on whos soulis god haue In payn of cursyng bad the be obedyent In payn wherof I command the straytly To much i mastership put not thyne intent No trust is in theym if thyne owen be spent Maysters now adays coveyt to bryng about All for theym self & let theyre seruantes go without ¶ Thy maier men sey and as I thynk he be But lyght karych not who come to his seruyce Faire worde shall not lak but inal rewarde trust me Make sempronio thy frynd in any wyse For he can handle hym in the best gyse Kepe thys & for thy profet tell it to none But loke that sempronio and thou be one ¶ Moder celestyne I wot not what ye meane Calisto is my mayster and so I wyll take hym And as for ryches I deye it clene For who so euer with wrong rych doth make hym Soner than he gat it / it wyll forsake hym I loue to lyfe in yoyfull pouerte And to serue my wt trewth and honeste ¶ roth and honeste e ryches of the name But surete of welth is to haue ryches And after that for to get hym good fae By report of fryndꝭ thys is truth dowtles Than no such maner frynd can I exp̄sse As sempronyo for both your ꝑfettꝭ to spede whych lyeth in my handꝭ now yf ye be agreyd ¶ O ꝑmeno what a lyfe may we endure Sempronyo louyth the doughter of elyso