Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
It is pity that he is no better examined, He goeth about the country under this pretence: To work some mischief he is determined, We shall hear more I dare lay forty pence. By my troth, if I should speak indifferently, His talk is according to most men's report. That unhappy writer, writeth unreverently, All that I said, I spoke but in sport. Although perchance some hath offended, Yet ye ought not the whole company to defame: He runneth far that cannot be amended, For one man's faults, you may not all men blame. Who would any sentence regard, Spoken of such a runagate as this is, But if such licentious things may be heard, We shall say that all is amiss: But as for the worshipful state of merchandise, Is known to the public wealth to be necessary: Therefore he that speak against that exercise, To the Commonwealth is an utter adversary. He is indeed sir, you will not say the contrary, But he that writ the book somewhat hath seen, He prayeth God, that some of you may soon miscarry, For the whole decay of that you have been, If English pure Coin in other countries, Be but worth an half penny in a shilling more than it is here, You will find means to deceive all degrees, And convey the most part over in a year. Much wind thou dost waste I tell thee in vain, But if things be amiss as thou dost express: As they are not, as to all men doth appear plain, Yet are not we able any thing to redress. Who should hold with the shoe but the sole? The Mariner and the traveler are all one: In the realm already you have a foul hole, Whereof you shall know more of my mind anon. I supposed that our fortunes thou couldst have told, Such talk as this who would regard? You are not like to live till you be old, Your fortune is to die upward. Surely thou wilt never die in thy bed, For Sursumcorda belong to such idle peddlers: Ere it be long I will cause you to be sped, And also with you, such slanderous meddlers. Your state will continue but a while, When Iuno shall be divorced from Iupiter, Then for pride, covetousness, excess, and guile, Shall perish every venturing traveler, There shall not be left one merchant saith he, And no man shall buy your merchandise any more, That time will come that thus it shall be, Therefore evil gotten goods do you again restore. Thou speakest to us of Iupiter and Iuno, But let us know what thou meanest thereby: Thou shalt declare thy sayings before thou go, Or else thy words again recant and deny. Iupiter over a far country, Creta was a King, Iuno the daughter of Saturnus was his wife: unchaste was he, and wrought many an evil thing, Therefore between them two, there was an evil life.
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It is pitie that he is no better examined, He goeth about the country vnder this pretence: To worke some mischiefe he is determined, VVe shall heare more I dare laie fortie pence. By my troth, if I should speake indifferently, His talke is according to most mens report. That vnhappie writer, writeth vnreuently, All that I said, I spake but in sport. Although perchance some hath offended, Yet ye ought not the whole company to defame: He runneth far that cannot be amended, For one mans faults, you may not all men blame. VVho would any sentence regard, Spoken of such a runnagate as this is, But if such licencious things may be heard, We shall say that all is amisse: But as for the worshipfull state of marchandise, Is knowne to the publike wealth to be necessary: Therefore he that speake against that exercise, To the Common-wealth is an vtter aduersary. He is indeed sir, you wil not say the contrary, But he that writ the booke somewhat hath seene, He praieth God, that some of you may soone miscarry, For the whole decaie of that you haue bene, If English pure Coyne in other countries, Be but worth an halfe peny in a shilling more then it is here, You will finde meanes to deceiue all degrees, And conuey the most part ouer in a yeare. Much wind thou doest waste I tell thee in vaine, But if things be amisse as thou doest expresse: As they are not, as to all men doth appeare plaine, Yet are not we able any thing to redresse. VVho should hold with the shoe but the sole? The Mariner and the Traueller are all one: In the realme alteadie you haue a fowle hole, VVhereof you shall know more of my mind anon. I supposed that our fortunes thou couldst haue told, Such talke as this who would regard? You are not like to liue till you be old, Your fortune is to die vpward. Surely thou wilt neuer die in thy bed, For Sursumcorda belong to such idle Pedlers: Ere it be long I will cause you to be sped, And also with you, such slaunderous medlers. Your state will continue but a while, When Iuno shall be desorsed from Iupiter, Then for pride, couetousnesse, excesse, and guile, Shall perish euery ventring Traueller, There shall not be left one marchant saith he, And no man shall buy your marchandise any more, That time will come that thus it shall be, Therefore euill gotten goods do you againe restore. Thou speakest to vs of Iupiter and Iuno, But let vs know what thou meanest thereby: Thou shalt declare thy sayings before thou go, Or else thy words againe recant and deny. Iupiter ouer a farre country, Creta was a King, Iuno the daughter of Saturnus was his wife: Vnchaste was he, and wrought many an euil thing, Therefore betweene them two, there was an euill life.