The Beauty and Good Properties of Women (Calisto and Melebea) (Celestina) · chunk 18 of 18
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 · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
Now that is well said mine one feat daughter Stand up therefore or I know verily That god is good & merciful ever To all sinners which will ask mercy And be repentant & in will clearly To sin no more he of his great goodness will grant them therefore his grace & forgif●…es Lo here ye may see what a thing it is To bring up young people virtuously In good custom/ fo●… gra●… doth never miss To them that use good prayers daily which hath preserved this maid undoubtedly And kept her from actual deed of shame Brought her to grace preseruy●… her good name wherefore ye virgins & 〈◊〉 maidens all Unto this example now take good h●…de Serve god daily the sone●… ye shall To honest & goodness no doubt proceed And god shall send you ever his grace at need To withstand all evil temptations That shall come to you by any occasions And ye faders moders & other which be Rulers of young folk your charge is doubtless To bring them up virtuously & to see Them occupied still in some good business Not in idle pastime or unthriftiness But to teach them some art craft or learning whereby to be able to get their lyffing The bringers up of youth in this region have done great harm because of their neclygens Not putting them to learning nor occupations So when they have no craft nor sciens And come to man's state ye see thexperience That many of them compelled be To beg or steal by very necessity But if there be therefore any remedy The heads & rulers must furst be diligent To make good laws & execute them straightly Upon such master that be neclygent Alas we make no laws but punishment when men have offended/ but laws evermore would be made to prevent the cause before if the cause of the mischief were seen before which by conjecture to fall be most likely And good laws & ordinances made therefore to put a way the cause/ that were best remedt what is the cause that there be so many Theft & robberies/ it is be cause men be driven thereto by need & poverty And what is the very cause of that need Be cause they ●…abur not for their lyffing And truth is they can not well labour in deed Be cause in youth of their ydyll upbrynging But this thing shall never come to reforming But the world continually shallbe nought As long as young people be evil upbrought wherefore the eternal god that raynyth on high Send his merciful grace & influens To all governors that they circumspectly May rule their inferiors by such prudence To bring them to virtue & dew obedyeus And that they & we all by his great mercy May be ꝑteners of his blessed glory.
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¶ Now yt is well sayd myne one fayte doughter Stand vp therfore or I know verely That god is good & mercyfull euer To all synners whych wyll ask mercy And be repentaunt & in wyll clerely To syn no more he of hys grete goodnes wyll graunt them therfore his grace & forgifes ¶ Lo here ye may see what a thyng it is To bryng vp yong people verteously In good custome / fo gra doth neuer mys To them that vse good prayers dayly which hath preseruyd thys mayde vndoutydly And kept her frō actuall dede of shame Brought her to grace preseruy her good name ¶ wherfore ye vyrgyns & maydens all Unto this example now take good hde Serue god dayly the sone ye shall To honeste & goodnes no dout procede And god shall send you euer his grace at nede To wtstand all euyll temptacions That shall come to you by any occasions ¶ And ye faders moders & other which be Rulers of yong folke your charge is dowtles To bryng them vp verteously & to see Them occupied styll in some good bysynes Not in idell pastyme or vnthryftynes But to teche them some art craft or lernyng whereby to be able to get theyr lyffyng ¶ The bryngers vp of youth in this region haue done gret harme because of theyr neclygēs Not puttyng them to lernyng nor occupacyons So when they haue no craft nor sciens And com to mans state ye see thexꝑience That many of them compellyd be To beg or stele by very necessite ¶ But yf there be therfore any remedy The hedys & rulers must furst be dylygent To make good lawes & execute them straytely Uppon such maystres that be neclygent Alas we make no laws but ponyshment when men haue offendyd / but laws euermore wold be made to preuent the cause before ¶ yf the cause of the myscheffe were seen before whych by cōiecture to fall be most lykely And good laws & ordynauncys made therfore to put a way the cause / yt were best remedt what is the cause that ther be so many Thefte & robberies / it is be cause mē be Dryuen therto by nede & pouerte ¶ And what is the verey cause of that nede Be cause they abur not for theyr lyffyng And trewth is they can not well labour in dede Be cause in youth of theyr ydyll vpbryngyng But this thyng shall neuer come to reformyng But the world cōtynually shalbe nought As long as yong pepyll be euell vpbrought ¶ wherfore the eternall god that raynyth on hye Send his mercifull grace & influens To all gouernours that they circumspectly May rule theyr inferiours by such prudence To bryng them to vertew & dew obedyeus And that they & we all by his grete mercy May be ꝑteners of hys blessyd glory.