Medwall, Henry · published 1530 · first performed or written c.1496 (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 458 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Nay nay on warantyse Now sirs who can me advise what is best to do Sir if ye lust to have mine acquaintance I am ready to give you attendance Happily my service shall you advance I am called shamefastness By your troth are ye the same ye forsooth that is my name alms deeds I can attame And help for to repress when ye have done offence or sin if ye will mercy and grace win with shame fastness ye must bygyn This way must ye take ye be the man without feigning That I wished for/ or ye came here and glad am I now of your coming praying you with heart enter when I have need thus to come near So will I do ye may trust it verily When soever ye call ye shall find me ready Sir is it your mind to do as ye say ye that is it as god me speed Hard ye all this matter ye or nay yes that I did in very deed O ghostly reason I have greater need Of your help than ever I had before Help me now & I shall never forsake you more Sith I forsook your company I have committed much folly I am ashamed certainly when I think thereon Bu●… now have I refused 〈◊〉 All such manner of company and three have I done verily Of mine own motion Than my help shall be ready as oft as ye me ta●… It is my duty so for to do And of your offences will I make no rehearsal But what soever ye have done hitherto To me ward set it pass and go Against god your offence is great Of the which matter I will not long treat But this comfort of me ye shall have if ye be contrite as ye pretend God is merciable if ye lust to crave Call for grace and soon he will it send And be not in purpose hereafter to offend accustom yourself in the ways of virtue And be not in doubt grace will ensue Sir it is my mind and intent Hereafter to be your true obedient and never more to assent To such folly again And upon that condition I take the unto my tuition with all hearts affection Never to part at wain And for this season Here we make an end Lest we should offend This audience/ as god defend It were not to be done ye shall understand nevertheless That there is much more of this process wherein we shall do our business and our true endeuure To show it unto you after our guise when my lord shall so devise It shallbe at his pleasure
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¶ Nay nay on warantyse Now syrs who can me aduyse what ys best to do ¶ Syr yf ye lust to haue myne acquayntaunce I am redy to geue you attendaunce Happely my seruyce shall you aduaunce I am called shamfastnes ¶ By your trouth are ye the same ¶ ye forsoth that ys my name Almys dedys I can attame And help for to represse whan ye haue done offence or syn yf ye wyll mercy and grace wyn wyth shame fastnes ye must bygyn Thys way must ye take ¶ ye be the man wythout faynyng That I wysshed for / or ye cam here and glad am I now of your comyng Prayng you wyth hart entere whan I haue nede thus to com nere ¶ So wyll I do ye may trust yt veryly Whan soeuer ye call ye shall fynde me redy ¶ Syr ys yt your mynde to do as ye say ¶ ye that ys yt as god me spede Hard ye all thys mater ye or nay ¶ yes that I dyd in very ded ¶ O gostly reson I haue greter nede Of your help than euer I had byfore Help me now & I shall neuer forsake you more Syth I forsoke your cumpany I haue commytted myche foly I am ashamed certaynly when I thynke theron Bu now haue I refused All suche maner of cumpany and thre haue I done veryly Of myne own mocyon ¶ Than my help shal be redy as oft as ye me ta It ys my duety so for to do And of your offencys wyll I make no rehersall But what soeuer ye haue done hyderto To me ward set yt passe and go Agaynst god your offence ys great Of the whych mater I wyll not longe treat ¶ But thys confort of me ye shall haue yf ye be contryte as ye pretend God ys mercyable yf ye lust to craue Call for grace and sone he wyll yt send And be not in purpose hereafter to offend accustom your selfe in the wayes of vertue And be not in doubt grace wyll ensue ¶ Syr yt ys my mynde and intent Hereafter to be your true obedyent and neuer more to assent To suche foly agayn ¶ And vpon that condycyon I take the vnto my tuycyon wyth all hartys affeccyon Neuer to part at wayn And for thys seson Here we make an end Lest we shuld offend Thys audyence / as god defend It were not to be don ye shall vnderstand neuer thelesse That there ys myche more of thys processe wherein we shall do our besynes and our true endeuure To shew yt vnto you after our guyse whan my lord shall so deuyse It shalbe at hys pleasure