Peele, George · published 1593 · first performed or written 1591 [1590-1593] (Annals) history · Unknown unassigned nearest T15 Friars and holy orders in plot · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T15: friar, lord, holy, friars, robin, peggy, lacie, angelo, love, nun.
O could I with the riches of my crown, Buy better thoughts for my renowned Nell, Thy mind sweet Queen should be as beautiful, As is thy face, as is thy features all. Fraught with pure honour, treasure, and enriched, With virtues and glory incomparable. Ladies about her Majesty, see that the Queen your mother know not so much, but at any hand our pleasure is, that our young son be in this Mantle borne to his Christening, for special reasons is thereto moving, from the Church as best it please your women's wits to devise, yet sweet Joan see this faithfully performed, and hear you daughter, look you be not last up when this day comes, lest Gloster find another Bride in your steed, David go with me. she riseth early Joan, that beguileth thee of a Gloster. believe him not sweet Niece, women can speak smooth for advantage. We men do you mean my good uncle? Well be the accent where it will women are women, I will believe you for as great a matter as this comes to my lord. Gramercies sweet lady, & habebis fidei mercedem contrà. Come fellows, cast yourselves even round in a string, a ring I would say, come merely on my word for the Queen is most liberal, and if you will please her well she will pay you royally, so lawful to brave well thy british lustily, to solace our good Queen God save her Grace, and give our young Prince a carpell in their kind, come on come on set your crowds and beat your heads together and behave you handsomely. I have a budget in my nose this gay morning, and now will I try how clerkly the Friar can behave himself, 'tis a common fashion to get gold which stand, deliver your purses, Friar Dauies will once in his days get money by wit, there is a rich Farmer should pass this ways to receive a round sum of money, if he come to me the money is mine, and the law shall take no vantage, I will cut off the law as the hangman would cut a man down when he hath shaken his heels half an hour under the gallows, well I must take some pains for this gold, and have at it. 'tis an old said saying I remember I red it in Cato's Pueriles, that Cantabit vaenus coram latrone viator. A man's purse penniless may sing before a thief, true as I have not one penny, which makes me so partly pass through these thickets, but indeed I receive a hundred marks, and all the care is how I shall pass again, well. I resolved either to ride twenty miles about, or else to be so well accompanied that I will not care for these rufflers. Did ever man play with such uncircumcised hands, since ace to eleven and lose the chance. God speed good fellow, why chafest thou so fast, there's nobody will win thy money from thee.
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O could I with the riches of my crowne, Buy better thoughts for my renowmed Nel, Thy minde sweete Queen should be as beautifull, As is thy face, as is thy features all. Fraught with pure honor, treasure, and enricht, VVith vertues and glorie incomparable. Ladies about her Maiestie, se that the Queen your mother know not so much, but at any hand our pleasure is, that our young sonne be in this Mantle borne to his Christening, for speciall reasons is thereto mouing, from the Church as best it please your womens wittes to deuise, yet sweete Ione see this faithfullie perfourmed, and heare you daughter, looke you be not last vp when this day coms, least Gloster find another Bride in your steed, Dauid goe with me. . Shee riseth earelie Ione, that beguileth thee of a Gloster. beleeue him not sweete Neece, wemen can speake smooth for aduantage. VVe men doe you mean my good vnckle? VVell be the accent where it will women are women, I will beleeue you for as great a matter as this comes to my lord. Gramercies sweet ladie, & habebis fidei mercedem contrà. Come fellowes, cast your selues euen round in a string, a ring I would say, come merelie on my word for the Queene is most liberall, and if you will please her well shee wil paie you roially, so lawful to braue wel thy Brittishe lustilie, to solace our good Queene God saue her Grace, and giue our young Prince a carpell in their kinde, come on come on set your crouds and beate your heads together and behaue you handsomelie. I haue a budget in my nose this gaie morning, and now wil I trie how clarkly the Frier can behaue him selfe, tis a common fashion to get golde wich stand, deliuer your purses, Frier Dauies wil once in his daies get money by witte, there is a rich Farmer should passe this waies to receaue a round summe of money, if hee come to me the money is mine, and the law shall take no vantage, I wil cut off the law as the hangman would cutte a man downe when he hath shaken his heeles halfe an hour vnder the gallowes, wel I must take some pains for this golde, and haue at it. Tis an olde saide saying I remember I redde it in Catoes Pueriles, that Cantabit vanus coram larone viator. A mans purse pennilesse may sing before a thiefe, true as I haue not one pennie, which makes me so peartly passe through these thickets, but indeede I receaue a hundred marks, and al the care is how I shal passe againe, wel. I resolued either to ride twenty miles about, or else to be so well accompanied that I will not care for these ruffelers. Did euer man play with such vncircumcised handes, sice ace to eleuen and lose the chaunce. God speed good fellow, why chafest thou so fast, thers no body will win thy money from thee.