Medwall, Henry · published 1530 · first performed or written c.1496 (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 478 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
I have told you now/ my counsel and advise And ye have promised/ to be ruled thereby Now set each man/ execute his office and see how wisely/ ye can them occupy To increase the world/ and it thereto ye must apply Now address you thereto/ and demean you thus I shallbe to you ever good and prosperous of this courtesy ●…nde 〈◊〉 as yet, but be ye sure I sh●… 〈◊〉 self/ endeavour busily to do that may be/ to your pleasure And for the season/ that I shall her endure I shall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉/ and to my power maintain That unto you in any wise do pertain Than to bygyn with all I will advise you to put this man/ from your company I tell you/ every man will despise you As long as ye/ be ruled by innocency to follow such counsel/ it is but folly For he can neither good neither evil and therefore he is taken/ but for a dryvyll By my faith/ even as ye say It liketh me not right well With innocency long to dwell therefore according to your counsel I will not after this day with his company myself affere As me wet as it were a grey frere I suppose there is no man here what soever he be That could in in his mind be content all ways to be called an innocent Wherefore it is mine intent to do as ye advise me ye hardly do even so Forsooth and I hold me well content to depart at your commandment ye shall find me obedient What soever ye bid me do So the company is well amend Let him go to the devil of hell He is but a boy I warn you well and should ye follow his counsel All mighty god defend if ever ye sust to play the man It is time that ye now began Mary to play the boy now and than For your 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It forceth not though ye do Wh●… ye may have ●●ser thereto And among I will help you also In due time and place ye that ye will indeed But now sir will ye any thing Command me before my departing Nothing at all to my wetyng But our lord have you in his kyping And send you well to speed Worldly affection come hither/ ye are politic and much better enured/ in this world than I I pray you dispose for me/ as ye think most like That I may live here well and honourably ye sir I shall. Doubt ye not hardly if it like you/ to put me in so great trust And I true ye shall find me/ true and just I wot well I shall. Surely you be bound To the world/ that hath given you so great cōmendacy●●
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¶ I haue tolde you now / my counsell and aduyse And ye haue promysed / to be ruled therby Now set eche man / execute hys offyce and se how wysely / ye can theym occupy To encreace the world / and yt therto ye must apply Now addresse you therto / and demeane you thus I shalbe to you euer good and prosperouse ¶ of thys curtesy nde as yet, but be ye sure I sh selfe / endeuour bysyly to do that may be / to your pleasure And for the season / that I shall her endure I shall / and to my power mayntayne That vnto you in any wyse do partayne ¶ Than to bygyn wyth all I wyll aduyse you to put thys man / from your company I tell you / euery man wyll despyse you As long as ye / be ruled by innocency to folow suche counsell / yt ys but foly For he can neyther good neyther euyll and therfore he ys taken / but for a dryuyll ¶ By my fayth / euyn as ye say It lyketh me not ryght well Wyth innocency longe to dwell therfore accordyng to your counsell I wyll not after thys day wyth hys company my selfe affere As me wet as yt were a gray frere I suppose there ys no man here what soeuer he be That could in in hys mynde be content all wayes to be called an innocent Wherfore yt ys myne intent to do as ye aduyse me ¶ ye hardely do euyn so ¶ Forsoth and I hold me well content to departe at your commaundement ye shall fynde me obedyent What soeuer ye byd me do ¶ So the company ys well amend Let hym go to the deuyll of hell He ys but a boy I warn you well and shuld ye folow hys counsell All myghty god defend yf euer ye sust to play the man It ys tyme that ye now bygan Mar to play the boy now and than For your It forceth not though ye do Wh ye may haue ser therto And among I wyll helpe you also In due tyme and place ¶ ye that ye wyll indede But now syr wyll ye any thyng Commaund me byfore my departyng ¶ Nothyng at all to my wtyng But our lord haue you in hys kypyng And send you well to spede ¶ Worldly affeccyon come hyder / ye are polytyke and myche better enured / in thys world than I I pray you dyspose for me / as ye thynk most lyke That I may lyue here well and honorably ¶ ye syr I shall. Dout ye not hardely yf yt lyke you / to put me in so great trust And I trew ye shall fynde me / trew and iust ¶ I wote well I shall. Surely you be bound To the world / that hath gyuen you so great cōmendacy