The Pardoner and the Friar, the Curate, and Neighbor Pratte · chunk 2 of 10
Heywood, John · published 1533 · first performed or written 1519 [1513-1521] (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.
Which to here the word of god would be glad And as soon as I/ thereof knowledge had I hither hied me as fast as I might intended by the grace of god almight And by your patience/ and supportation Here to make/ a simple collation Wherefore I require all ye in this press For to abide/ and give due audience But first of all Now here I shall To god my prayer make To give ye grace All in this place His doctrine for to take. And than kneeleth down the frere saying his prayers/ and in the mean while entereth the pardoner with all his relics/ to declare what each of them been/ and the hole power and virtue thereof. God and saint Leonarde send ye all his grace As many as been assembled in this place Good devout people/ that here do assemble I pray good/ that ye may all well resemble The image/ after which you are wrought And that ye save/ that Chryst in you bought devout christian people/ ye shall all wit That I am comen hither/ ye to vysytte Wherefore let us pray/ thus or I begin Our saviour preserve ye/ all from sin And enable ye to receive/ this blessed pardon Which is the greatest/ under the son Granted by the pope/ in his bulls under lead Which pardon ye shall find/ when ye are deed That offereth/ either groats or else pens To these holy relics/ which or I go hens I shall here show/ in open audience Exorting ye all/ to do to them reverence But first ye shall know well/ that I come fro Rome o here my bulles / al and some Our liege lord seal/ here on my patent I bear with me/ my body to warrant That no man be so bold/ be he priest or clerk Me to disturb/ of Christ'S holy work Nor have no disdain/ nor yet scorn Of these holy relics/ which saints have worn first here I show ye/ of a holy Jew's sheep A bone/ I pray you take good keep To my words/ and mark them well If any of your beasts bellies do swell dip this bone in the water/ that he doth take Into his body/ and the swelling shall slake And if any worm/ have your beasts stung Take of this water/ and wash his tongue And it will be hole anon/ and furthermore Of pocks and scabs/ and every sore He shall be quite hole/ that drinketh of the well That this bone is dipped in/ it is truth that I tell And if any man that any best oweth Ones in the week/ or that the cock croweth Fasting will drink/ of this well a draught As that holy Iew hath us taught His beasts and his store/ shall multeply And masters all/ it helpeth well Though a man be foul/ in jealous rage Let a man with this water/ make his pottage And nevermore shall he/ his wife mystryst Though he in sooth the fault by her wist
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Which to here the worde of god wolde be glad And as ſone as I / therof knolege had I hyder hyed me as faſt as I myght Entendyd by the grace of god almyght And by your pacyens / and ſupportacyon Here to make / a ſymple colacyon Wherfore I requyre all ye in this preſe For to abyde / and gyue dew audyence ¶But fyrſt of all Now here I ſhall To god my prayer make To gyue ye grace All in thys place His doctryne for to take. ¶ And than kneleth downe the frere ſayenge his prayers / and in the meane whyle entreth the pardoner with all is relyues / to declare what eche of them ben / and the hole power and vertu therof. ¶God and ſaynt Leonarde ſende ye all his grace As many as ben aſſembled in this place ¶ deuoute people / that here do aſſemble I pray good / that ye may all well reſemble The ymage / after whiche you are wrought And that ye ſaue / that Chryſt in you bought ¶Deuoute Chryſten people / ye ſhall all wytte That I am comen hyther / ye to vyſytte Wherfore let vs pray / thus or I begynne Our ſauyoure preſerue ye / all from ſynne And enable ye to receyue / this bleſſed pardon Whiche is the greateſt / vnder the ſon Graunted by the pope / in his bulles vnder lede Whiche pardon ye ſhall fynde / whan ye are dede That offereth / outher groes or els pens To theſe holy relyques / whiche or I go hens I ſhall here ſhewe / in open audyence Exortynge ye all / to do to them reuerence ¶ But fyrſt ye ſhal knowe well / yt I com fro Rome o here my bulles / al and ſome Our lyege lorde ſeale / here on my patent I bere with me / my body to warant That no man be ſo bode / be he preeſt or clarke Me to dyſturbe / of Chryſtes holy warke Nor haue no dyſdayne / nor yet ſcorne Of theſe holy relyques / whiche ſayntes haue worne ¶Fyrſt here I ſhewe ye / of a holy Iewes ſhepe A bone / I pray you take good kepe To my wordes / and marke them well Yf any of your beſtes belyes do ſwell Dyppe this bone in the water / that he dothe take Into his body / and the ſwellynge ſhall ſake And yf any worme / haue our beeſtes ſtonge Take of this water / and waſſhe his tonge And it wyll be hole anon / and furthermore Of pockes and ſcabbes / and euery ſore He ſhall be quyte hole / that drynketh of the well That this bone is dipped in / it is treuth that I tell And yf any man that any beſte oweth Ones in the weke / or that the cocke croweth Faſtynge wyll drynke / of this well a draughte As that holy Iew hath vs taught His beeſtes and his ſtore / ſhall multeply And mayſters all / it helpeth well Thoughe a man be foule / in ielous rage Let a man with this water / make his potage And neuermore ſhall he / his wyfe myſtryſt Thoughe he in ſothe the faut by her wyſt