Anonymous · published 1595 · first performed or written 1561 [1561-c.1563] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T56 Magic, spells and conjuring · 459 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T56: magic, faustus, charms, charm, conjure, spirits, skill, ho, power, spells.
A straw for points, by them thou canst have no loss. But I suppose you cannot tell what points they be: When thou comest home to my house, than I will see. I will come anon, but I am past care, Sing and be merry, hab or nab, away the mare. It beginneth, it springeth, it flourisheth, Woe be unto them that such plants nourisheth. I dare lay as much as I am worth, That strange monsters they shall bring forth. Did you never hear of an Island called Thewle? Near to the Orcades compassed with the sea, Near the same place there is a pleasant land, Wherein is great wonders as I understand. This land was sometime full of men, Such, as one of them were as good as ten: Now are they altered into beasts and fowls, As into lions, Bears, Kites, Swine, and Owls. God is able to take from them their beastly heart, And into the shape of men again them convert. Seven years to declare his pomp, He punished the mighty king Nabuchodonozor, If all men had seen these men, as I have seen, And see them at these days, it would make them weep I ween. Saint Clement saith, written unto saint Iames, That he is a right interpreter of holy writ: Which standeth not upon words, Countries, and names, But such one as expoundeth the meaning of the spirit. An Interpreter thereof, I am called by name: For of the tongues I am able to make translation, My practice hath been long time in the same. And of Mysteries I am able to make declaration: It grieveth me at the heart, God I take to record, To see the variety, and chiefly in religion, That it may be soon amended, I beseech Christ our Lord, Or else let us look shortly for a grievous destruction. My coming hither truly at this season, Is chiefly to hear the talk of a peddler: I will be glad by learning with him to reason, For I hear say, that in high matters he is a meddler. Where is this peddler? where is this runagate? What sirrah is he one of your scholars? It is your pleasure all things well to interpret, But they are not the best judges, that were golden collars, I heard of such a fellow indeed as you have done, And hither am I come with him to dispute: And if he were here you should perceive soon, That by good learning I would his folly confute. Dispute, nay I would not stand to dispute I trow, But I wot, through the liberty of your preaching, Much mischief among men beginneth to grow, I tell you, many men like not your teaching.
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A straw for points, by them thou canst haue no losse. But I suppose you cannot tell what points they bee: When thou commest home to my house, then I wil see. I wil come anon, but I am past care, Sing and be mery, hab or nab, away the mare. It beginneth, it springeth, it flourisheth, Woe be vnto them that such plants nourisheth. I dare laie as much as I am worth, That straunge monsters they shall bring forth. Did you neuer heare of an Iland called Thewle? Neare to the Orcardes compassed with the sea, Neare the same place there is a pleasant land, Wherein is great wonders as I vnderstand. This land was sometime full of men, Such, as one of them were as good as ten: Now are they altered into beasts and fowles, As into Lyons, Beares, Kytes, Swine, and Owles. God is able to take from them their beastly heart, And into the shape of men againe them conuert. Seuen yeares to declare his pompe, He punished the mightie king Nabuchodonozor, If all men had seene these men, as I haue seene, And see them at these dayes, it would make them weepe I weene. Saint Clement saith, written vnto saint Iames, That he is a right interpreter of holy writ: Which standeth not vpon words, Countries, and names, But such one as expoundeth the meaning of the spirit. An Interpretor thereof, I am called by name: For of the tongues I am able to make translation, My practise hath bene long time in the same. And of Mysteries I am able to make declaration: It greeueth me at the heart, God I take to record, To see the varietie, and chiefly in religion, That it may be soone amended, I beseech Christ our Lord, Or else let vs looke shortly for a greeuous destruction. My comming hither truly at this season, Is chiefly to heare the talke of a Pedler: I will be glad by learning with him to reason, For I heare say, that in high matters he is a medler. Where is this Pedler? where is this runnagate? What sirra is he one of your schollers? It is your pleasure all things well to interpret, But they are not the best Iudges, that were golden collers, I heard of such a fellow indeed as you haue done, And hither am I come with him to dispute: And if he were here you should perceiue soone, That by good learning I would his folly confute. Dispute, nay I would not stand to dispute I trow, But I wot, through the libertie of your preaching, Much mischiefe among men beginneth to grow, I tell you, many men like not your teaching.