Medwall, Henry · published 1530 · first performed or written c.1496 (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 470 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
Lord ye say well/ but woldgod ye would see Some manner help/ and remedy for this evil And let me not always/ live this like a dryvyll Sir ye know well/ that if so it were A man should suddenly/ come to a strange place Wherein he is/ but alyand and stranger He must needs be/ compelled in that case to put himself/ in the favour and grace Of some singular person/ that can show him the way Of all the behaviour/ and guise in that contrary So it is now/ that ye be hither sent this contrary as yet/ to you unknown In mine opinion/ it is expedient to take some other counsel than your own Of well enured men/ such as have grown In worldly experience/ and have thereof the drift And can best for you/ in time of need skyft Certes ye move/ right well and prudently and I am well content/ that it so be But as yet/ have I not the policy To know which men/ have most ability. Dare ye commit/ the matter unto me well/ I am fully content That all thing be done/ by your assignment Than thus I will/ that above all thing From hens forward/ ye be like and conformable Unto other parsons/ in all your demeaning Namely to such/ as be companable Be they never so vycouse/ or abominable For every man/ clepeth him wise That doth after the comen guise. And as for men/ that should do you service I know divers persons/ that be right honourable That can you serve/ always point device In all the world/ be there none so able So wise/ so politic/ ne yet so profitable Lo here is one of them/ that I speak fore and he himself can tell you/ where ye shall have more Worldly affection is this man's name He is well brained/ and wondrous of invention afore casting man/ and pain of shame ye shall not find/ in any christian region a wiser fellow/ in things to be done specially of matters/ that be concerning Worldly pleasure/ that is for you according Suffer him therefore/ never to depart But if it be/ for matters of great substance and for sensuality/ I pray you with all my heart To accept him to your favour and tendraunce He hath been long/ of mine acquaintance and on my faith/ my heart can not but grudge To think that ye should use him as a drudge Do as he adviseth you/ hardly now and than and despise not/ utterly his counsel Think that ye be here/ a worldly man and must do as men/ that in the world dwell ye are not bound/ to live like an angel Ne to be as god/ always immutable Mannys nature/ of himself is full miserable
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¶ Lord ye say well / but woldgod ye wold se Some maner helpe / and remedy for thys euyll And let me not alway / lyue thys lyke a dryuyll ¶ Syr ye know well / that yf so yt were A man shold sodenly / come to a straunge place Wherin he ys / but alyand and straunger He must nedys be / compelled in that case to put hym selfe / in the fauour and grace Of some syngler person / that can shew hym the way Of all the behauour / and gyse in that contray ¶ So yt ys now / that ye be hyder sent thys contray as yet / to you vnknowen In myne opynyon / yt ys expedyent to take some other counsell than your awne Of well enured men / suche as haue growne In worldly experyence / and haue therof the dryft And can best for you / in tyme of nede skyft ¶ Certes ye moue / ryght well and prudently and I am well content / that yt so be But as yet / haue I not the polycy To know whyche men / haue most abylyte. ¶ Dare ye commyt / the mater vnto me ¶ well / I am fully content That all thynge be done / by your assygnement ¶ Thā thus I wyll / that aboue all thyng From hens forward / ye be lyke and conformable Vnto other parsones / in all your demeanyng Namely to suche / as be companable Be they neuer so vycouse / or abhomynable For euery man / clepyth hym wyse That doth after the comen gyse. ¶ And as for men / that shold do you seruyce I know dyuers persones / that be ryght honorable That can you serue / alway poynt deuyce In all the worlde / be there none so able So wyse / so polytyke / ne yet so profytable Lo here ys one of theym / that I speke fore and he hym selfe can tell you / where ye shall haue more ¶ Worldly affeccyon ys thys mannys name He ys well brayned / and wonderous of inuencyon a fore castyng man / and payne of shame ye shall not fynde / in any crysten regyon a wyser felow / in thyngys to be done Specyally of maters / that be concernyng Worldly pleasure / that ys for you accordyng ¶ Suffer hym therfore / neuer to departe But yf yt be / for maters of great substaunce and for sensualyte / I pray you wyth all my harte To accept hym to your fauour and tendraunce He hath ben longe / of myne acquayntaunce and on my fayth / my harte can not but grudge To thynke that ye shold vse hym as a drudge ¶ Do as he aduyseth you / hardely now and than and dyspyse not / vtterly hys counsell Thynke that ye be here / a worldly man and must do as men / that in the world dwell ye ar not bounde / to lyue lyke an aungell Ne to be as god / alway immutable Mannys nature / of hym selfe ys full myserable