Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Without doubt you never spent better, As fine Ienuper as any is in Fangringosse wood, But I pray you let me answer your daughter, Of her I tell you, you may have very great joy, She is yours, and you have dearly bought her, But yet you must bid her beware of one evil toy. Well maid I pray you let me see your hand, I will keep counsel, I swear by mine honesty. Say what thou wilt, thou shalt not see my hand, For in thee is neither manners nor modesty. He may see your hand perdie so he may, I cry you mercy, as angry as a thing of nought: He shall see no hand of mine here today, I am as I am, and as you have me up brought. I can tell as much by your face and look, As I can tell by looking the lines of your hand: Now surely of late I read in a book, That few maidens shallbe left in the land. But to my words I would have you be attendant, The sin of maiden's God hath already so punished, That a man cannot get an honest maid servant, Dead they are I ween, and clean extinguished: But when the dog holdeth the bull with the golden horns, Then thus it shall come to pass, I dare lay my head: That for money we shall get no new Ale in corns, For all English maids that year shall be dead. When the Rambe pusheth against the Serpent, Then perish all peddlers and peaking Proctors: The day will come that the Lion will be fervent, Then take heed all dreamers, and doting Doctors. Passion of God, now am I put to my trump, Mother, I perceive your daughter hath gone to school: Marry there she paid me home again jump. But mother, I pray you let me ask you one thing, Can your daughter work at times void? Yea forsooth, she worketh from morning to evening, With the needle, and very well she can inbraid. Well, to housewifery let her apply her mind: For within a while shall be one Eclipse of the Sun, As by good learning, surely I do find, That then shall be finished that now is begun. Proud looks, stretched out necks, and wanton eyes, Their frolic cheer, their fine walks, and tripping: With all their pleasures which they now do devise, Their feasting, disguising, their kissing and clipping, Rich shows, strange funerals, precious abiliments, Golden collars, spangs, bracelets, bonnets, and hoods, Painted and laid out hair, filides, and neither ornaments. Their chains, & sumptuous apparel, that cost great goods, ear-ring jewels, gems, to set out their faces, Change of garments, cassocks, vales, lawns fine, Needles, glasses, partlets, fillets, and bungraces, With colours curious to make the face shine. After this your needle work will be nought worth, Therefore some other occupation you must learn: You that intend to set your children forth, Must teach them to labour, their livings to earn.
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Without doubt you neuer spent better, As fine Ienuper as any is in Fangringosse wood, But I pray you let me answere your daughter, Of her I tell you, you may haue very great ioy, She is yours, and you haue dearly bought her, But yet you must bid her beware of one euil toy. Well mayd I pray you let me see your hand, I will keep counsell, I sweare by mine honestie. Say what thou wilt, thou shalt not see my hand, For in thee is neither maners nor modestie. He may see your hand perde so he may, I cry you mercy, as angry as a thing of nought: He shall see no hand of mine here to day▪ I am as I am, and as you haue me vp brought. I can tell as much by your face and looke, As I can tell by looking the lines of your hand: Now surely of late I red in a booke, That fewe maidens shalbe left in the land. But to my words I would haue you be attendant, The sin of maidens God hath already so punished, That a man cannot get an honest maid seruant, Dead they are I weene, and cleane extinguished: But when the dog holdeth the bull with the golden hornes, Then thus it shall come to passe, I dare laie my head: That for mony we shall get no new Ale in cornes, For all English maids that yeare shall be dead. When the Rambe pusheth against the Serpent, Then perish all Pedlers and peaking Proctors: The day will come that the Lion will be feruent, Then take heed all dreamers, and doating Doctors. Passion of God, now am I put to my trumpe, Mother, I perceiue your daughter hath gone to schoole: Marry there she paid me home againe iumpe. But mother, I pray you let me aske you one thing, Can your daughter worke at times voyd? Yea forsooth, she worketh from morning to euening, With the needle, and very well she can inbrayd. Well, to huswiferie let her applie her minde: For within a while shall be one Eclipse of the Sun, As by good learning, surely I do finde, That then shall be finished that now is begun. Proud lookes, stretched out neckes, and wanton eies, Their frolike cheare, thkir fine walkes, and tripping: With all their pleasures which they now do deuise, Their feasting, disguising, their kissing and clipping, Rich showes, strange funerals, precious abilliments, Golden collers, spangs, bracelets, bonets, and hoods, Painted and laid out haire, filides, and nether ornaments. Their chains, & sumptuous apparrell, that cost great goods, Earing iewels, iemmes, to set out their faces, Chaunge of garments, cassocks, vales, launes fine, Needles, glasses, partlets, fillets, and bungraces, With cullours curious to make the face shine. After this your needle worke will be naught worth, Therefore some other occupation you must learne: You that intend to set your children forth, Must teach them to labour, their liuings to earne.