Peele, George · published 1593 · first performed or written 1591 [1590-1593] (Annals) history · Unknown T15 Friars and holy orders in plot typicality 0.80 · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T15: friar, lord, holy, friars, robin, peggy, lacie, angelo, love, nun.
What Friar art thou still labouring so hard, will you have any thing more to S. Francis? Good lord are you here sweet S. Francis receiver, how doth his holiness and all his good family? In good health faith friar, hast thou any Nobles for him? You know the dice are not partial and Saint Francis were ten S. they will favour him no more than they would favour the Devil if he play at dice, in very truth my friend they have favoured the Friar, and I have won a C. marks of S. Francis, come Sir I pray. sirrah draw it over I know sirrah he is a good man and never deceives none. Draw it over, what meanest thou by that? Why in numeratis pecuniis legem pone, pay me my winnings. What ass is this, should I pay thee thy winnings? Why art not thou sirrah Saint Francis received? Indeed I do receive for Saint Francis. Then we make you pay for S. Francis that's flat. Help help I am robbed I am robbed. Villain you wrong the man, hands off. masters I beseech you leave this brawling and give me leave to speak, so it is I went to dice with S. Francis & lost five Nobles, by good fortune his Cashier came by received it of me in ready cash. I being very desirous to try my fortune further, played still, and as the dice not being bound prentice to him or any man, favoured me, I drew a hand and won a hundred marks, now I refer it to your judgements whither the Friar is to seek his winnings. marry Friar the Farmer must and shall pay thee honestly ere he pass. Shall I sir, why will you be content to pay half a you promise me. I Farmer if you had been robbed of it, but if you be a gamester I'll take no charge of you I. Alas I am undone. So sir friar, now you have gathered up your winnings I pray you stand up and give the messengers their charge that Robin Hood may receive his toll. And shall my Lord. Our thrice renowned Lluellen Prince of Wales and Robin Hood of the great mountain, doth will and command all passengers at the sight of Richard servant unto me Friar Davidep Tucke to lay down their weapons, and quietly to yield for custom towards the maintenance of his highness wars, the half of all such gold, silver, money, and money worth, a the said messenger hath then about him, but if he conceal any part or parcel of the same, then shall he forfeit all that he possesseth at that present, and this sentence is irrevocable confirmed by our Lord Lluellen Prince of Wales, and Robin Hood of the great mountains. So vail your budgets to Robin of the mountain, but what art thou that disdainest to pay this custom, as if thou scornest the greatness of the prince of Wales?
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
What Frier art thou stil laboring so hard, wil you haue anie thing more to S. Francis? God lord are you here sweet S. Francis receauer, how doth his holines and al his good familie? In good health faith Frier, hast thou anie Nobles for im? You knowe the dice are not partiall and Saint Francis were ten S. they wil fauor him no more thē they would fauour the Diuel if he plaie at dice, in verie truth my friend they haue fauored the Frier, and I haue won a C. marks of S. Francis, come Sir I praie. draw it ouer I know sirra e is a good man and nuer deceaues none. Draw it ouer, what meanest thou by that? Why in numeatis pecuniis legem pone, paie me my winnings. What asse is this, should I pay thee thy winnings? Why art not thou sirra Saint Francis receaue? Indeede I doe receaue for Saint Francis. Then e make you paie for S. Francis thats flat. Helpe helpe I am robde I am robde. Ville you wrong the man, hands off. Maisters I bese you leaue this brawing and giue me leaue to speake, so it is I went to dice with S. Francis & lost fiue Nobles, by good fortune his Cashier came by receaued it of me in readie cash. I being ver desous to trie my fortune fer, plaide stil, and as the dice not being bound to him or anie an, fauored me, I drew a hand and wonne a hundred marks, now I reser it to your iudgements whither the Frier is to seeke is winnings. Mrie Frier the Farmer must and shall paie thee honestly ere he passe. Shall I sir, why will you be content to paie halfe a you promiss me. I Farmer if you had beene robde of it, but if you bee agamester ile take no charge of you I. Alas I am vndone. So sir Frier, now you haue gathered vp your winnings I pray you stand vp and giue the messeugers their charge that Robin Hood may receaue his Toule. And shal my Lord. Our thrise renowmed Lluellen Prince of Wales and Robin Hood of the great mountaine, doth will and command all passengers at the sight of Richard seruaunt vnto me Frier Tucke to lay downe their weapons, and quietlie to yeeld for cum towards the maintenance of his highnes wars, the se of al such golde, siluer, money, and money worth, a the saide messenger hath then about him, but if he concal anie part or parcel of the same, then shall he forfaie all that he possesseth at that present, and this sentence is irreuocable confirmed by our Lord Lluellen Prince of Wales, and Robin Hood of the great montaines. So vae your budgettes to Robin of the mountaine, but what art thou that disdnest to paie thi custōe, as if thou scornest the greatnes of the prince of Wales?