The Pardoner and the Friar, the Curate, and Neighbor Pratte · chunk 10 of 10
Heywood, John · published 1533 · first performed or written 1519 [1513-1521] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 521 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
Why/ what is this nice fray I can not tell you/ one knave dysdaynes another Wherefore take ye the tone/ and I shall take the other We shall bestow them/ there as is most convenient For such a couple/ I trow they shall repent That ever they met in this church here neighbour ye be constable/ stand ye near Take ye that lay knave/ and let me alone With this gentleman/ by god and by saint Iohn I shall borrow upon prestholde somewhat For I may say to the neighbour prat It is a good deed to punish such to the ensample Of such other/ how that they shall mell In like fashion as these catyfes do In good faith master parson/ if ye do so Ye do but well/ to teach them to beware Master prat I pray ye me to spare For I am sorry/ for that that is done Wherefore I pray ye forgive me soon For that I have offended within your liberty And by my truth sir/ ye may trust me I will never come hither more while I live and god before Nay I am ones charged with the Wherefore by saint Iohn thou shalt not escape me Till thou hast scoured a pare of stokies Tut he weeneth all is but mocks Lay hand on him/ and come ye on sir frere Ye shall of me hardly have your hire Ye had none such this vii year I swear by god/ and by our lady dear Nay master parson/ for God's passion Entreat not me after that fashion For if ye do it will not be for your honesty Honesty or not/ but thou shall see What I shall do by and by Make no strogling/ come forth soberly For it shall not avail the I say Marry that shall we try/ even straight way I defy the churl priest/ & there be no more than thou I will not go with thee/ I make god a vow We shall see first which is the stronger God hath sent me bones I do the not fere Ye by thy faith/ wilt thou be there neighbour prat bring forth that knave And thou sir frere if thou wilt algates rave Nay churl I the defy I shall trouble the first Thou shalt go to prison by and by Let me see now do thy worst Help help neighbour prat neighbour prat In the worship of god/ help me somewhat Nay deal as thou canst with that elf For why I have enough to do myself Alas for pain I am almost deed The reed blood so runneth down about my heed Nay and thou canst I pray the help me Nay by the mass fellow it will not be I have more tow on my distaff/ than I can well spin The cursed frere doth the upper hand win Will ye leave than/ and let us in peace depart Ye by our lady/ even with all our heart Than adieu to the devil till we come again And a mischief go with you both twain.
seed 43: T46 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
¶Why / what is this nyſe fraye ¶I can not tell you / one knaue dyſdaynes another Wherfore take ye the tone / and I ſhall take the other We ſhall beſtow them / there as is moſt conuenyent For ſuche a couple / I trow they ſhall repente That euer they met in this chyrche here Neyboure ye be conſtable / ſtande ye nere Take ye that laye knaue / and let me alone With this gentylman / by god and by ſaynt Iohn̄ I ſhall borowe vpon preſtholde ſomwhat For I may ſay to the neybour prat It is a good dede to punyſh ſuch to the enſample Of ſuche other / how that they ſhall mell In lyke facyon as theſe catyfes do ¶In good fayth mayſter parſon / yf ye do ſo Ye do but well / to teche them to beware ¶Mayſter prat I pray ye me to ſpare For I am ſory / for that that is done Wherfore I pray ye forgyue me ſone For that I haue offendyd within your lybertye And by my trouthe ſyr / ye may truſt me I wyll neuer come hether more whyle I lyue and god before ¶Nay I am ones charged with the Wherfore by ſaynt Iohn̄ thou ſhalt not eſcape me Tyll thou haſt ſcouryd a pare of ſtokys ¶Tut he weneth all is but mockes Lay hande on hym / and com ye on ſyr frere Ye ſhall of me hardely haue your hyre Ye had none ſuche this .vii. yere I ſwere by god / and by our lady dere ¶Nay mayſter parſon / for goddys paſſyon Intreate not me after that facyon For yf ye do it wyll not be for your honeſty Honeſty or not / but thou ſhall ſe What I ſhall do by and by Make no ſtroglynge / com forthe ſoberly For it ſhall not auayle the I ſay ¶Mary that ſhall we trye / euen ſtrayt way I defy the chure preeſte / & there be no mo than thou I wyll not go with the / I make god a vow We ſhall ſe fyrſt which is the ſtronger God hath ſent me bonys I do the not fere ¶ Ye by thy fayth / wylt thou be there Neybour prat brynge forthe that knaue And thou ſyr frere yf thou wylt algatys raue ¶Nay chorle I the defy I ſhall trouble the fyrſt Thou ſhalt go to pryſon by and by Let me ſe now do thy worſte ¶Helpe helpe neybour prat neybour prat In the worſhyp of god / helpe me ſomwhat ¶Nay deale as thou canſt with that elfe For why I haue inoughe to do my ſelfe Alas for payn I am almoſte dede The reede blood ſo ronneth downe about my hede Nay and thou canſt I pray the helpe me Nay by the mas felowe it wyll not be I haue more tow on my dyſtaffe / thā I can well ſpyn The curſed frere dothe the vpper hande wyn Wyll ye leue than / and let vs in peace departe ¶Ye by our lady / euen with all our harte ¶Than adew to the deuyll tyll we come agayn ¶And a myſchefe go with you bothe twayne.