Anonymous · published 1595 · first performed or written 1561 [1561-c.1563] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.76 · 519 words
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He saith the world is so ill it cannot be amended. And that we sin daily against the holy Ghost, Marry one thing cometh now to my remembrance, He crieth out upon suppressed lands: The abuse of them crieth to God for vengeance, For most of them are come into wicked men's hands. When the peddler told this tale, truly he wept: Alas, alas, quoth he, how are the poor Tenants handled? They which through their labours good houses kept, Now are they thrown out, their goods wasted & mangled. Of them to me he told a great process, Would to God quoth he, they had been reserved to the crown, They would have maintained the Princes with riches, And have kept wealthy Tenants, in every Town. As I have learned here by my brother's report, He intermeddleth with matters of religion: With men of all states and of mighty sort, Which will be an occasion, to move strife and sedition. He meddleth with Princes causes methink, These words are not tolerable in a subject, We had not need at such matters to wink, It is more than time him to correct. I pray thee amongst all his communication, What would he of judges say? Now truly my Lord, I never liked his conversation, Yet to know his mind, I held him up with yea and nay: Nay my Lord, if I should speak all that he have said, I might chance to get myself displeasure: Your honour knoweth that words are not weighed, Where the tongue useth no reasonable measure. I pray you tell me as much as you can, What he hath talked of any state? And I promise you, as I am true man, Of us you shall have neither displeasure nor hate. All judges quoth he, love rewards, and follow gifts, They pervert justice, and equal judgement: To save malefactors, they make foul shifts, And some receive money to condemn the innocent. He crieth out of strangers and free denizens, Which are devourers of this Realm: Not only devour they like monstrous Chameleons, But also steal, and send over by the stream. He saith that for money they are made free, And one of these paunch-bellied Alians, Devour more, than ten men of our country, Worse than Dogs, Epicures, and Arrians. Though certain of his words be true indeed, Yet there is a mean in time to speak, For his truth telling he shall have his meed, We will provide an halter his neck to break. Of all his talk thus he did conclude, Since men upon the earth was first create, Of enchanters and Conjurers, there was never such a multitude, Both of young and old, of every estate: So many saith he, be in the said Ilion, That all of whom we have spoken of here, Shall be altered and changed by evil spirits delusion, Into beasts, fowls, and fishes, within a year: So that Ilion, and the populous City tire, Shall be filled with monsters, fierce and hugeous: Insomuch that from heaven God shall send fire, To destroy those wicked and religious.
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He saith the world is so ill it cannot be amended. And that we sin daily against the holy Gost, Marry one thing commeth now to my remembrance, He crieth out vpon suppressed lands: The abuse of them crieth to God for vengeance, For most of them are come into wicked mens hands. VVhen the Pedler told this tale, truly he wept: Alas, alas, quoth he, how are the poore Tenants handled? They which through their labors good houses kept, Now are they throwne out, their goods wasted & mangled. Of them to me he told a great proces, Wold to God quoth he, they had bin reserued to the crown, They would haue mainteined the Princes with riches, And haue kept wealthy Tenants, in euery Towne. As I haue learned here by my brothers report, He entermedleth with matters of religion: VVith men of all states and of mightie sort, Which will be an occasion, to moue strife and sedition. He medleth with Princes causes me thinke, These words are not tollerable in a subiect, VVe had not need at such matters to winke, It is more then time him to correct. I pray thee amongst all his communication, VVhat would he of Iudges say? Now truly my Lord, I neuer liked his conuersation, Yet to know his mind, I held him vp with yea and nay: Nay my Lord, if I should speake all that he haue said, I might chance to get my selfe displeasure: Your honour knoweth that words are not weyed, VVhere the tongue vseth no reasonable measure. I pray you tell me as much as you can, VVhat he hath talked of any state? And I promise you, as I am true man, Of vs you shall haue neither displeasure nor hate. All Iudges quoth he, loue rewards, and follow gifts, They peruert iustice, and equall iudgement: To saue malefactors, they make fowle shifts, And some receiue mony to condemne the innocent. He cryeth out of strangers and free Denisons, Which are deuourers of this Realme: Not onely deuoure they like monstrous Camelions, But also steale, and send ouer by the streame. He saith that for mony they are made free, And one of these panch-bellied Alians, Deuoure more, then ten men of our country, Worse then Dogs, Epicures, and Arrians. Though certaine of his words be true indeed, Yet there is a meane in time to speake, For his truth telling he shall haue his meed, We will prouide an haulter his necke to breake. Of all his talke thus he did conclude, Since men vpon the earth was first create, Of Inchanters and Coniurers, there was neuer such a multitude, Both of yoong and old, of euery estate: So many saith he, be in the said Ilion, That all of whom we haue spoken of here, Shall be altered and changed by euill spirits delusion, Into beasts, fowles, and fishes, within a yeare: So that Ilion, and the populous Citie Tyre, Shall be filled with monsters, fierce and hugious: Insomuch that from heauen God shall send fire, To destroy those wicked and religious.