Anonymous · published 1596 · first performed or written 1594 [Oct 23] (Annals) tragicomedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men unassigned nearest T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness · 474 words
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God wrought these things, we do applaud his works See how by mute embrace these friends embrace, Mark how they whisper in each others ears, Their troublous fortunes, cares, & discontents, And now love works, see how Lelio hand in hand joins Sempronio with his Lucida, The holy hermit knitteth up the knot, And all applaud this unity of peace. How now? what seeks this maid? Pardon for my father. comest thou to plead for Seruio Phillida? Go fetch him forth, joy shall have fullness now: Sempronio stand aside, we'll make some sport. Now Seruio, for thy forfeit to the state, What fine wilt thou afford for liberty. Dread Lord, those lands and profits fell to me, By dear Sempronios death, my near a kin, I frankly give in lieu of my contempt. What wilt thou make bequeath of others lands: Why man he lives again. First tell me I am dead my Lord. Thou must restore to him his goods again. O misery, Is he restored to life, to take away my goods Command me death, nay prisonment, and what ye will, So he revive not, so I meet him not. See here the picture of true avarice, Where men prefer their goods before their friends, How far you uncle? Iesus bless me, a spirit. What cousin? I uncle, the same, and grieve not to yield your kinsman his right. Nay force perforce he shall restore thy own. Phillida behold, thy uncle lives: See my Lords, no care of kindred holdeth her, She runs to meet Orphinio, love conducteth her. Are you returned my Lord, what safe returned? Returned to keep my faith with Phillida. Knit up that knot within with jollity, And Register record this commodity. Nay stay my Lord, before this comic end, Let, measure knacks to find out honest men, For all these listening ears would find them out. Who list to know a perfect honest man, Shall see his purse still open to the poor, His tongue detesting lewd detractions, He scorns to grieve the needful heart with grief, But lives as borne to every man's relief: A knave will gain by all unlawful means, But good men still their goods by virtue gleans. A knave makes shift his thrift, forswears and lies, An honest man on love and faith relies: A knave makes lust his love, respects no friend, An honest man for friendship life will spend. Oh how I should tyre both tongue, thought, and pen, To scan out knaves from perfect honest men: Point where I list, if so my finger light On honesty, I swear I point aright. Thanks good Sempronio for this worthy skill, To register the memory of this, Henceforth where ere this history is heard, The world shall praise thee, in whose life began, The perfect knack to know an honest man.
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God wrought theſe things, we do applaud his works See how by mute imbrace theſe friends imbrace, Marke how they whiſper in each others eares, Their troublous fortunes, cares, & diſcontents, And now loue workes, ſee how Lelio hand in hand Ioynes Sempronio with his Lucida, The holy hermit knitteth vp the knot, And all applaud this vnitie of peace. How now? what ſeekes this maide? Pardon for my father. Comſt thou to plead for Seruio Phillida? Go fetch him forth, ioy ſhall haue fulnes now: Sempronio ſtand aſide, wele make ſome ſport. Now Seruio, for thy forfeit to the ſtate, What fine wilt thou affoord for libertie. Dread Lord, thoſe lands and profits fell to me, By deare Sempronios death, my neere a kin, I frankly giue in lieu of my contempt. What wilt thou make bequeath of others lands: Why man he liues againe. Firſt tell me I am dead my Lord. Thou muſt reſtore to him his goods againe. O miſery, Is he reſtord to life, to take away my goods Command me death, nay priſonment, and what ye wil, So he reuiue not, ſo I meet him not. See here the picture of true auarice, Where men preferre their goods before their friends, How fare you vnkle? Ieſus bleſſe me, a ſpirit. What coſin? I vnkle, the ſame, and grieue not to yeeld your kinſman his right. Nay force perforce he ſhall reſtore thy owne. Phillida behold, thy vnkle liues: See my Lords, no care of kindred holdeth her, She runs to meet Orphinio, loue conducteth her. Are you returnd my Lord, what ſafe returnd? Returnd to keepe my faith with Phillida. Knit vp that knot within with iollitie, And Regiſter record this commoditie. Nay ſtay my Lord, before this comicke end, Let, meaſure knackes to finde out honeſt men, For all theſe liſtning eares would finde them out. Who liſt to know a perfect honeſt man, Shall ſee his purſe ſtill open to the poore, His tongue deteſting lewd detractions, He ſcornes to grieue the needfull heart with griefe, But liues as borne to euerie mans releefe: A knaue will gaine by all vnlawfull meanes, But good men ſtill their goods by vertue gleanes. A knaue makes ſhift his thrift, forſweares and lies, An honeſt man on loue and faith relyes: A knaue makes luſt his loue, reſpects no friend, An honeſt man for friendſhip life will ſpend. Oh how I ſhould tire both tong, thought, and pen, To ſcan out knaues from perfect honeſt men: Point where I liſt, if ſo my finger light On honeſtie, I ſweare I point aright. Thankes good Sempronio for this worthie skill, To regiſter the memorie of this, Henceforth where ere this hiſtorie is heard, The worlde ſhall praiſe thee, in whoſe life began, The perfect knacke to knowe an honeſt man.