Medwall, Henry · published 1530 · first performed or written c.1496 (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 504 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
Which is the worthyar? forsooth I trow neither we be good fellows. Nay my friend not so Thou ought to obey me/ where so ever I go Nay that shall I never do/ for to die I shallbe thy fellow be/ look thou never so high And therefore hardly/ be somewhat fellowlike Leave thine hawt conceyties/ and take a meetly way For shame of the world man/ let us not stick at a matter of tight nought/ and travers here all day Have me in few words man/ and hark what I say Medyll thou in no point/ that belongeth to me and I shall promise thee/ never to meddle with the And standing the nonage/ of this gentleman On my apparel/ take no care therefore I shall demean it/ as well as I can till he be passed. xl. years and more and reason than/ if ye will undershore His crooked old age/ when lusty youth is spent Than take upon you. I hold me content For trust ye me/ the very troth is this this man is put/ in his own liberty And certainly/ the free choice is his whether he will be governed/ by the or by me Let us therefore put it/ to his own jeopardy and therein stand/ to his arbitrement To which of us twain/ he had sever assent Nar syrnot so/ I know his frailty the body is/ disposed for to fall Rather to the worse/ than the better part Butrt be helped/ by power supernal yet Reason/ when thou hast said all if thou see him not/ take his own way Call me cut/ when thou meetest me another day For cartayne yet/ according to mine office I must advertise/ and counsel him at the lest to hawnt virtue/ and show all vice And therein assist him/ to the uttermost and if he will/ algates be a best And take none heed/ to my lore and doctrine The apparel and hurt/ shallbe his and not mine Sirs I shall answer/ for this man as yet That he is maiden/ for all such folly as should disdain nature/ or dishonour it Brought up with me/ full well and tenderly wherefore I dare/ the surelyar testify for innocency/ that he is yet virgin Both for deed/ and eke consent of sin And longer will not I be of his acquaintance Than he is virtuous/ and of good living for fleshly lust/ and worldly pleasance is with innocency/ nothing according But if his behaviour/ and daily demeaning Be of such draft/ as reason will allow I shall him favour/ and love as I do now Well spoken and wisely/ now have ye all done? Or have ye ought else/ to this man to say O sir ye. piece no more of this dysputacyd Here be many fantasies/ to drive forth the day That one chatreth like apye/ that other like aiay And yet when they both/ have done what they can Mangry them teeth/ I shall rule the man
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¶ Whyche ys the worthyar? forsoth I trow neyther we be good felowys. Nay my frend not so Thou ought to obey me / where so euer I go ¶ Nay that shall I neuer do / for to dye I shalbe thy felow be / loke thou neuer so hye ¶ And therfore hardely / be somwhat selo wlyke Leue thyn hawt conceytys / and take a metely way For shame of the world man / let vs not styk at a mater of tyght noght / and trauers here all day Haue me in few wordys man / and hark what I say Medyll thou in no poynt / that belongeth to me and I shall promyse the / neu er to medyll wyth the ¶ And standyng the nonage / of thys gentylman On my parell / take no care therfore I shall demean yt / as well as I can tyll he be passyd. xl. yerys and more and reason then / yf ye wyll vndershore Hys croked old age / when lusty youth ys spent Than take vppon you. I hold me content ¶ For trust ye me / the very trouth ys thys thys man ys put / in hys owne lybertye And certaynly / the fre choyce ys hys Wheder he wyll be gouerned / by the or by me Let vs therfore put yt / to hys owne ieopardye and therin stande / to hys arbytrement To whyche of vs twayne / he had seuer assent ¶ Nar syrnot so / I know hys fraylte the body ys / dysposed for to fall Rather to the worse / than the better parte Butrt be holpen / by power supernall ¶ yet Reason / whan thou hast sayd all yf thou se hym not / take hys owne way Call me cut / when thou metest me another day ¶ For cartayne yet / accordyng to myne offyce I must aduertyse / and counsell hym at the lest to hawnt vertue / and schew all vyce And therin assyst hym / to the vttermest and yf he wyll / algatys be a best And take none hede / to my lore and doctryne The parell and hurt / shalbe hys and not myne ¶ Syrs I shall answere / for thys man as yet That he ys mayden / for all suche foly as shold dystayne nature / or dyshonour yt Brought vp wyth me / full well and tenderly wherfore I dare / the surelyar testyfye for innocencye / that he ys yet vyrgyn Both for dede / and eke consent of syn ¶ And lengar wyll not I be of hys acquayntaunce Than he ys vertuouse / and of good lyuyng for fleshly lust / and worldly plesaunce ys wyth innocencye / nothyng accordyng But yf hys behauyour / and dayly demeanyng Be of suche draught / as reason wyll alow I shall hym fauour / and loue as I do now ¶ Well spoken and wysely / now haue ye all done? Or haue ye ought ellys / to thys man to say ¶ O syr ye. pece no more of thys dysputacyd Here be many fantasyes / to dryue forth the day That one chatreth lyke apye / that other lyke aiay And yet whan they both / haue done what they can Māgry theym teeth / I shall rule the man