Heywood, John · published 1534 · first performed or written 1534 [1533-1534] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T37: wealth, riches, money, god, rich, poverty, men, learning, poor, ic.
In some case he feeleth much more pleasure than he And in some case he feeleth even as muchelesse Between the more and the less it seemeth to me That between their pleasures no choice is to guess Wherefore I give judgement in short process Set the tone pleasure eviu to the t'other Womanly spoken masters by the roods mother Who heareth this tale with in different mind And seethe of these twain each one so full bend To his own part that neither in heart can find To change pleasures with other must needs assent That she in these words hath given right judgement In affirmance whereof I judge and award Both these pleasures of yours as one in regard well sins I think ye both without corruption I shall move no matter of interruption Nor I but masters though I say nought in this May I not think my pleasure more than his Affection unbridled may make us all think That each of us hath done other wrong But where reason taketh place it can not sink sins cause to be percial here is none us among That one head that would think his own wit so strong That on his judges he might judgement devise what judge in so judging could judge him wise well mine estate right well contenteth me And I with mine as well content as ye So should ye both likewise be contented Each other to see content in such degree As on your parts our judgement hath awarded your neighbour in pleasure like yourself to be Gladly to wish Christ's precept doth byndeye Thus contentation should always prefer One man to joy the pleasure of an other True and contention may be in like case All though no health yet help and great relief In both your pains for ye having such grace To be contented in sufferance of grief Shall by contentation avoid much mischief Such as the contrary shall surely bring you pain to pain as painful as your pain is now Thus not we four but all the world beside Knowledge themself or other in joy or pain Hath need of contentation for a guide Having joy or pain content let us remain In joy or pain of other flee we disdain Be we content wealth or woe, and each for other Rejoice in the tone and pity the other sins such contention may hardly accord In such kind of love as here hath ben meant Let us seek the love of that loving lord who to suffer passion for love was content whereby his lovers that love for love assent Shall have in fine above contentation The feeling pleasure of eternal salvation which lord of lords whose joyful and blessed birth Is now remembered by time presenting This accustomed time of honest mirth That lord we beseech in most humble meaning That it may please him by merciful hearing Thestate of this audyens long to endure In mirth, health, and wealth, to grant his pleasure
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In ſome caſe he feleth much more pleaſure then he And in ſome caſe he feleth euen as mucheleſſe Betwene the more and the leſſe it ſemeth to me That betwene their pleaſures no choiſe is to geſſe Wherfore I giue iudgement in ſhort proceſſe Set the tone pleaſure euiu to the tother Womanly ſpoken maiſtres by the roodes mother Who heareth this tale wyth in different minde And ſeeth of theſe twaine eche one ſo full bent To his owne parte that nother in harte can finde To chaunge pleaſures with other muſt nedes aſſent That ſhe in theſe wordes hath gyuen ryght iudgement In affirmance wherof I iudge and awarde Both theſe pleaſures of yours as one in regarde wel ſyns I thinke ye both without corrupcion I ſhall moue no mater of interrupcion Nor I but mayſters though I ſay nought in this May I not thinke my pleaſure more than his Affeccion vnbridled may make vs al thynke That eche of vs hath done other wronge But where reaſon taketh place it can not ſinke Syns cauſe to be percial here is none vs amonge That one hed that wolde thinke his owne wit ſo ſtrong That on his iudges he myght iudgement deuiſe what iudge in ſo iudging coulde iudge hym wyſe well myne eſtate ryght wel contenteth me And I with myne as well content as ye So ſhulde ye both likewiſe be contented Eche other to ſee content in ſuch degree As on your partes our iugement hath awarded your neyghbour in pleaſure lyke your ſelfe to be Gladly to wiſhe Chriſtes precept doth byndeye Thus contentacion ſhulde alway prefer One man to ioy the pleaſure of an other True and contencion may be in like caſe All though no helth yet helpe and greate relefe In both your paynes for ye hauing ſuch grace To be contented in ſufferaunce of grefe Shall by contentacion auoide much myſchiefe Such as the contray ſhall ſuerly bring you Payne to paine as paineful as your paine is nowe Thus not we foure but al the worlde beſide Knowledge them ſelfe or other in ioy or payne Hath nede of contentacion for a gyde Hauinge ioy or payne content let vs remayne In ioy or payne of other flee we diſdaine Be we content welth or woo, and eche for other Reioyſe in the tone and pyte the tother Syns ſuch contencion may hardly acorde In ſuch kynde of loue as here hath ben ment Let vs ſeke the loue of that louyng lorde who to ſuffer paſſion for loue was content wherby his louers that loue for loue aſſent Shall haue in fyne aboue contentacyon The felyng pleaſure of eternall ſaluacyon which lorde of lordes whoſe ioyfull and bleſſed byrth Is now remembred by tyme preſentyng This accuſtomyd tyme of honeſt myrth That lorde we beſeche in moſt humble meanyng That it may pleaſe hym by mercyfull hearyng Theſtate of this audyens longe to endure In myrth, helth, and welth, to graunt his pleaſure