Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T18: king, lord, wallace, earl, edward, england, scotland, rebels, bruce, english.
Alas poor fellow, he seemeth to be a stark idiot. Good fellow if thou wilt go beg thy pardon of the King, I will speak for thee. Will you in faith, and I will give you a tawdry lace. Madam here comes an unruly crew let's be gone. The King & his Nobles think they may sleep in quiet, Now they have given us a little holy water at the Court, But there's no such matter, we be no such fools To be bobbed out with words and after come to hanging: What do the thing thou comest for, If thou wilt be ruled by me, we'll not leave it so. Ran tara have at all my boys. Sayest thou so my heart, than farewell my pardon: For I'll do as ye do, hang together for company. Neighbours and friends never yield, But fight it lustily in the field: For God will give you strength and might, And put your enemies to flight: To stand against them day and night, For of mine honesty your quarrels right. O Parson Ball, before you all, If all fall out not well, by following thy counsel, And that by listening to thy talk, To the Gallows we do walk: Parson Ball I will tell thee. And swear it of mine honesty, Thou shalt be hanged as well as we. Peace here comes the King I trow. What company be those Newton we do see? Be them of those that promised us to part? Even part of those my good and Gracious Lord, That promised your highness to depart. Why then I see they stand not to their words, And sure they should not break it so with me, That have so carefully remembered them: This is a part of great ingratitude. And it like your Majesty the Essex men, With far more better minds have parted company, And every man be ta'en him to his home. The chiefest of these Rebels be of Kent, Of base degree and worse conditions all, And vowed as I am given to understand, To nothing but to havoc and to spoil. Lord Maior, if it be so I wot, It is a dangerous and unnatural resolution. I pray thee Newton go and speak with them, Ask them what more it is that they require. My Masters, you that be the chiefest of the rout, The King entreats you kindly here by me, To come and speak with him a word or two. Sirrah, if the King would any thing with us, Tell him the way is indifferent to meet us. You are too many to be talked with all, Besides you owe a duty to your Prince. Sirrah, give me the sword thou wearest there, Becomes it thee to be armed in my presence. Sir I wear my weapon for mine own defence, And by your leave will wear it yet a while. What wilt thou villain, give me it I say.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Alas poore fellow, he ſeemeth to be a ſtarke nidiot. Good fellow if thou wilt goe beg thy pardon of the King, I will ſpeake for thee. VVill you in faith, and I will giue you a tawdrie lace. Madam here comes an vnrulie crew lets be gone. The King & his Nobles thinke they may ſleepe in quiet, Now they haue giuen vs a little holy water at the Court, But thers no ſuch matter, we be no ſuch fooles To be bobd out with words and after come to hanging: Wat doe the thing thou comſt for, If thou wilt be ruld by me, wele not leaue it ſo. Ran tara haue at all my boyes. Saieſt thou ſo my hart, then farewell my pardon: For Ile doe as yee doe, hang together for companie. Neighbours and friends neuer yeeld, But fight it luſtilie in the field: For God will giue you ſtrength and might, And put your enemies to flight: To ſtand againſt them day and night, For of mine honeſtie your quarrels right. O Parſon Ball, before you all, If all fall out not well, by following thy counſell, And that by liſtning to thy talke, To the Gallowes we doe walke: Parſon Ball I will tell thee. And ſweare it of mine honeſtie, Thou ſhalt be hangd as well as we. Peace here comes the King I trow. VVhat companie be thoſe Newton we doe ſee? Be them of thoſe that promiſed vs to part? Euen part of thoſe my good and Gratious Lord, That promiſed your highnes to depart. VVhy then I ſee they ſtand not to their words, And ſure they ſhould not breake it ſo with me, That haue ſo carefully remembred them: This is a part of great ingratitude. And it like your Maieſtie the Eſſex men, With far more better mindes haue parted companie, And euerie man be tane him to his home. The chiefeſt of theſe Rebels be of Kent, Of baſe degree and worſe conditions all, And vowd as I am giuen to vnderſtand, To nothing but to hauocke and to ſpoile. Lord Maior, if it be ſo I wot, It is a dangerous and vnnaturall reſolution. I pray thee Newton goe and ſpeake with them, Aske them what more it is that they require. My Maſters, you that be the chiefeſt of the rout, The King intreats you kindly here by me, To come and ſpeake with him a word or two. Sirra, if the King would any thinge with vs, Tell him the way is indifferent to meete vs. You are too many to be talkt with all, Beſides you owe a dutie to your Prince. Sirra, giue me the ſword thou weareſt there, Becomes it thee to be armd in my preſence. Sir I weare my weapon for mine owne defence, And by your leaue will weare it yet a while. VVhat wilt thou villaine, giue me it I ſay.