The Beauty and Good Properties of Women (Calisto and Melebea) (Celestina) · chunk 13 of 18
Rastell, John · published 1525 · first performed or written 1527 [c.1527-1530] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 515 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
now gracious damsel I thank you than That to give audyens ye be so priest wt lyberall redynes to me old woman which gyffyth me boldness to show what I can Of one that lieth in danger by sickness remitting his languor to your gentyllnes what meanyst thou I pray the good mother Go forth which thy demand as thou hast done On the one part thou provokyst me to anger And on the other side to compassion I know not how thy answer to fashion The words which thou spekyst in my presence Be so misty/ I ꝑseyve not thy sentence I said I laft one in danger of sickness Drawing to death for aught that I can see Now chose you or no to be murderes Or revive him which a word to come from the I am happy if my word be of such necessity To help any crystyn man or else goddis forbade To do a good deed is liking to god For good dedis to good men be allowable And specially to needy above all other And ever to good deeds ye shall find me agreeable trusting ye will exhort me to non other Therefore fear not speak your petition good mother For they that may he'll sekefolk & do refuse them surely of their death they can not excuse them Full well & graciously the case ye consider For I never believed that god in vain would give you such countenaunnce & beauty together But charity therewith to relieve folk in pain And as god hath given you so give him again For folkis be not made for themself only For then they should life like bestis all rudely Among which bestis yet some be pitiful The unicorn humblyth hy●… self to a maid And a dog in all his power ireful Let a man fall to ground his anger is delayed Thus by nature pity is conveyed The kok when he skrapith & happeth meet to find Lallith for his hen lose the gentle kind Should human creatures than be of cruelness Should not they to their neighbours show charity And specially to them wraped in sickness Than they that may he'll them cause the infirmity Mother without delay for godde sake show me I pray the heartily without more praying where is the patient that so is paining Fair damsel thou mayst well have knowledge hereto That in this Light is a young knight And of clear lineage called Calisto whose life & body is all in the I plight The pellycan to show natures right Fedyth his birds me thinketh I should not ●…ch the Thou wot what I mean lo nature should tech the A ha is this the intent of thy conclusion Tell me no more of this matter I charge thee Is this the dolent for whom thou makyst petition Art thou come hither thus to desseyve me Thou bearded dame shameless thou seemest to be Is this he that hath the passion offolishnes Thikyst thou rybaud I am s●…ch one of lewdness
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now gracyous damsell I thank you than That to gyf audyens ye be so prest wt lyberall redynes to me old woman whych gyffyth me boldnes to shew what I can Of one that lyeth in daunger by sekenes Remyttyng hys langour to your gētyllnes ¶ what meanyst thou I pray the good moder Go forth wt thy demaund as thou hast done On the one ꝑte thou prouokyst me to anger And on the other syde to compassyon I know not how thy answere to fassyon The wordes whych thou spekyst in my presence Be so mysty / I ꝑseyue not thy sentence ¶ I sayd I laft one in daunger of sekenes Drawyng to deth for ought that I can se Now chose you or no to be murderes Or reuyue hym wt a word to come from the I am happy yf my word be of such necessyte To help any crystyn man or ells goddꝭ forbod To do a good dede is lykyng to god ¶ For good dedꝭ to good men be alowable And specyally to nedy aboue all other And euer to good dedys ye shall fynd me agreable Trustyng ye wyll exhort me to non other Therfor fere not spek your peticiō good mother For they that may hele sekefolk & do refuse theym Suerly of theyre deth they can not excuse theym ¶ Full well & gracyously the case ye consyder For I neuer beleuyd that god in vayn wold gyff you such countenaunnce & bewte to gedyr But charyte therwith to releue folke in payn And as god hath gyffyn you so gyff hym agayn For folkꝭ be not made for them self onely For then they shuld lyff lyke bestꝭ all rudely ¶ Among whych bestꝭ yet some be pyteful The vnicorne humblyth hy self to a mayd And a dog in all his power yrefull Let a man fall to ground his anger is delayd Thus by nature pyte is conueyd The kok when he skrapith & happith mete to fynd Lallith for his henne lo se the gentyll kynde ¶ Shuld humayn creaturys than be of cruelnes Shuld not they to theyre neybours shew charyte And specyally to them wrappyd in sekenes Than they that may hele theym cause y• infirmyte Mother without delay for godde sake shew me I pray the hartly wythout more prayeng where is the pacient that so is paynyng ¶ Fayre dāsell thou maist well haue knowlege herto That in this Lyte is a yong knyght And of clere lynage callyd Calisto whose lyfe & body is all in the I plyght The pellycan to shew naturys ryght Fedyth his byrdys me thynkith I shuld not ch the Thou wotist what I meane lo nature shuld tech the ¶ A ha is this the entent of thy conclusyon Tell me no more of this matter I charge the Is thys the dolent for whom thow makyst petycyō Art thow come hyther thus to desseyue me Thow berdyd dame shameles thou semest to be Is this he that hath the passiō offolishnes Thikyst thow rybaud I am sch one of lewdnes