Medwall, Henry · published 1530 · first performed or written c.1496 (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
Thus he thou shalt see me devise it even straight It is but tapes that gear with me I have none other study a days pard but how I may new fashions find and thereon I set all my labour and mind Sir our master shall have a gown That all the galandies in this town Shall on the fashion wonder It shall not be sowed but with a face betwixt every some a space Of two handful asunder Than a doublet of the new make Close before and open on the back No sleeve upon his arm Under that a shirt as soft as silk and as white as any milk to keep the carcase warm Than shall his hosen be striped of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And wh●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 There 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 men will say huf 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ye shall see these fol●…s on him gaze and muse as it w●…reon a maze New brought into the land Ha ha ha now by the marrow virgin This will set him on a merry pin Even as it should be But ever I am in great fere That Reason will whyster him in the ere and tome his mind clean fro this gear This thing feareth me Reason nay nay hardly He is forsaken utterly Sith I came to his company He would not once appear Nevertheless for a surte Worldly affection I advise the as shortly as ever it may be For speed of the matter To bring him shortly in acquaintance With all the company of mine affiance and settheym give continual attendance Every man busily after the property of his office Than shall ye see him utterly dospyce Reason's counsel on waran●…yse and forsake him utterly Nay nay sirs care ye nothing That matter is sped well and fine Is it so. ye by heaven king. Even as we sat together at the wine Thou shalt have God's blessing and mine but is it true ye sir by this day Our master and Reason have made a great fray Now so forth we sat together hereby who should come together and margery you ●…rde so pra●…ly the last morning while 〈◊〉 say ●…pyng I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ye ●…ne well I now that is nothing to this purpose on thy tale for god avow I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 had I wypt my nose I spied them anon I rose an●… called them unto me by name And without more tarrying anon they came And sat down with us/ & made nothing strange as they be full courteous/ ye know it well And anon our masters colour began to change whereof it came/ I can not tell His cheer was appalled/ every dell and scant that he could speak to me one word But s●…ert him even up and rose fro the board He said he would go/ lie down on a bed and prayed me for the manners sake That margery might come hold his heed
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¶ Thus he thou shalt se me deuyse it euē streyght It ys but tapes that gere wyth me I haue none other study a dayes parde but how I may new fassyons fynde and theron I set all my labour and mynde ¶ Syr our mayster shall haue a gown That all the galandys in thys town Shall on the fassyon wonder It shall not be sowed but wyth a face by twyxt euery some a space Of two handfull a sonder ¶ Than a doublet of the new make Close byfore and open on the bak No sleue vpon hys arme Vnder that a shyrt as soft as sylk and as whyte as any mylk to kepe the carcas warm ¶ Than shall hys hosen be stryped of And ¶ And wh There men wyll say huf ye shall se these fols on hym gase and muse as yt wreon a mase New brought into the land ¶ Ha ha ha now by the mary vyrgyn Thys wyll set hym on a mery pyn Euen as yt shuld be But euer I am in great fere That Reason wyll whyster hym in the ere and tome hys mynd clene fro thys gere Thys thynge fereth me ¶ Reason nay nay hardely He ys forsaken vtterly Syth I cam to hys company He wold not onys appere Neuerthelesse for a surte Worldly affeccyon I aduyse the as shortely as euer yt may be For spede of the mater To bryng hym shortly in acquayntaunce Wyth all the company of myne affyaunce and settheym gyue contynuall attendaunce Euery man bysyly after the propertye of hys offyce Than shall ye se hym vtterly dospyce Reasons counsell on waranyse and forsake hym vtterly ¶ Nay nay syrs care ye nothynge That mater ys sped well and fyne ¶ Is yt so. ye by heuen kyng. Euen as we sat togeder at the wyne ¶ Thou shalt haue goddys blessyng and myne but ys yt true ¶ ye syr by thys day Our mayster and Reason haue made a great fray ¶ Now so ¶ farth we sat together herby who shuld come together and margery you rde so praly the last mornyng whyle say pyng ¶ I ye ne well I now that ys nothyng to thys purpose on thy tale for god auow ¶ I had I wypt my nose I spyde theym anon I rose an called theym vnto me by name And wythout more taryeng anon they came ¶ And sat down with vs / & made nothyng straūg as they be full curteys / ye know yt well And anon our maysters colour bygan to chaunge wherof yt cam / I can not tell Hys chere was appalled / euery dell and scant that he coulde speke to me one word But sert hym euen vp and rose fro the bord ¶ He sayd he wold go / ly down on a bed and prayd me for the maners sake That margery myght com hold hys hede