Anonymous · published 1594 · first performed or written 1592 [Jun 10] (Annals) moral · Derby's (Strange's) Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 503 words
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Truly sir, I am sorry, you are fallen into decay, In that you want to maintain household charge, And whereof comes this want, I will tell you sir, 'tis only throw your great housekeeping: Be ruled by me, and do as I advise you: You must learn to leave so great a train of men, And keep no more than needs of force you must, And those you keep, let them be simple men, For they will be content with simple fare, Keep but a boy or two within your house, To run of errants, and to wait on you, And for your kitchen, keep a woman cook, One that will serve for thirty shillings a year: And by that means you save two liveries, And if ye will keep retainers towards you, Let them be Farmers, or rich husbandmen, For you shall find great profit (sir) in keeping them: For if you stand in need of corn or hay, Send but to them, and you may have it straight: And if you kill a Beef, let it be so lean The Butcher nor the grazier will not buy it, Your drink is too strong, and tastes too much of malt, Tush, single beer is better far, both for your profit, and your servants health And at a Christmas time feast none at all, But such as yield you some commodity: I mean such as will send you now and then, Fat Geese and Capons to keep house withal, To these and none else would I have you liberal. Why neighbour, my goods are lent me to no other end But to relieve my needy brethren, but God I hope hath in store for me. ay, trust you to that, & you may hap die a beggar: Why sir, if he should not trust in God, in whom should he trust, for God is the giver of all good whatsoever. True, and yet 'tis good for a man to trust to himself now and then: for if you be down, and bid God help you up, and do not help yourself, you may fortune lie and perish: and therefore, serve God on Sundaies, as you are appointed, and thereby hope to be saved, for by your alms deeds you cannot, for if you give to the poor, there be many will say, he thinks to be saved by his alms deeds: and thus you shall be ill thought on for your good will, and therefore learn to provide for yourself, let God provide for the poor I tell you neighbour, my great grandfather, & all my predecessors have been held in good regard for their good housekeeping, and (God willing) their good names shall never take an exigent in me, for I will (God willing) keep such hospitality to my death, as my state can maintain, and I will rather sell my land, to maintain housekeeping, then keeping my land make sale of my good name for housekeeping, but stay, who comes here.
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Truly sir, I am sorrie, you ar fallen into decay, In that you want to maintaine houshould charge, And whereof comes this want, I will tell you sir, Tis only throw your great housekeeping: Be ruled by me, and doe as I aduise you: You must learne to leaue so great a trae of men, And keepe no more than needs of force you must, And those you keepe, let them be simple men, For they will be content with simple fare, Keepe but a boy or two within your house, To run of errants, and to wait on you, And for your kitchin, keep a woman cooke, One that will serue for thirtie shillings a yeare: And by that means you saue two liueries, And if ye will keep retainers towards you, Let them be Farmers, or rich husbandmen, For you shal find great profit (sir) in keeping them: For if you stand in need of corne or hay, Send but to them, and you may haue it strait: And if you kill a Beefe, let it be so leane The Butcher nor the Grasyer will not buy it, Your drinke is too strong, and tastes too much of malt, Tush, single beere is better far, both for your profit, and your seruants health And at a Christmasse time feast none at al, But such as yeeld you some commoditie: I meane such as will send you now and then, Fat Geese and Capons to keep house withall, To these and none els would I haue you liberall. Why neighbor, my goods are lent me to no other end But to releeue my needie brethren, but God I hope hath in store for me. I, trust you to that, & you may hap die a begger: Why sir, if he should not trust in God, in whom should he trust, for God is the giuer of all good whatsoeuer. True, and yet tis good for a man to trust to himselfe now and then: for if you be downe, and bid God help you vp, and do not help your self, you may fortune lie and perish: and therefore, serue God on Sundaies, as you are appointed, and thereby hope to be saued, for by your almes deeds you cannot, for if you giue to the poore, there be manie wil say, he thinks to bee saued by his almes deedes: and thus you shal be ill thought on for your good wil, and therfore learn to prouide for your self, let God prouide for the pore I tel you neighbor, my great grandfather, & all my predecessors haue bene held in good regard for their good housekeeping, and (God willing) their good names shal neuer take an exigent in me, for I wil (God willing) keepe such hospitalitie to my death, as my state can maintaine, and I will rather sell my land, to maintain hous-keeping, then keeping my land make sale of my good name for housekeeping, but stay, who comes here.