Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
By my faith he hath brought in Reason In such wise that at no season Nothing can be wrought B●…t Reason must be called thereto I fear me he will us all undo within few days As soon as gluttony had espied all this gear he would not abide but went even his ways Our master prayed him to t●…ry a season Nay nay quoth he/ now have I done I may no longer tarry For age and I may not together dwell and straight way he departed fair and well Bodily lust stood by and saw that gluttony would needs be gone haue with the gluttony quoth he anon For I must go with the So that. 〈◊〉. be gone together am there none of them both hither Never a one that I see Well they be gone some other way to get a new master as soon as they may They can not be ou● urueyd and as fore as they. two. were gone Our master sent for covetise anon and courtesy him prayed to await on him well for a year or two and he hath promised him so to do as for a year or twain But Reason may not thereof know Reason quod a/ no so I trow He will that disdain but where hath covetise been many a day He dwelled with a priest as I herd say For he loveth well Men of the church/ and they him also and lawyers the/ when they may tend thereto will follow his counsel So men say these as I dwell but sensuality canst thou tell Now in this case what were best for us to do Marry I hold it best that we go near by to some place and semble together all our company to here there minds by and by and every man's opinion what shallbe best for to do By my troth and be it so I hold it welldon Sir I have oft times you advised to live virtuously/ and showed you the way and that not withstanding/ ye have me despised And followed sensuality/ many a day will ye so continue/ ye or nay If ever ye purpose yourself to amend It is time/ for your life draweth fast to thend I can not continue/ though I would For age hath waned me clean therefro and yet Reason/ when ye me told Of this gear many day a go I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉/ I should 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of your Words/ great story and d●… Would god that my life were to bygyn again Seeke not thereof/ that may not be a thing done/ can not be called again but the thing/ that most feareth me On your behalf/ I tell you plain Is that ye would/ in no wise abstain From sinful lusts/ as I willed you to do Till now that age compelleth you thereto
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¶ By my fayth he hath brought in Reason In suche wyse that at no season Nothyng can be wrought Bt Reason must be called therto I fere me he wyll vs all vndo wythin few dayes As sone as Glotony had espyde all thys gere he wold not abyde but went euen hys wayes Our mayster prayed hym to try a season Nay nay quod he / now haue I done I may no lengar tary For age and I may not togeder dwell and streyght way he departed fayre and well Bodyly lust stode by and saw that Glotony wold nedys be gon aue wyth the Glotony quod he anon For I must go wyth the So that. . be gon togeder am there none of theym both heder ¶ Neuer a one that I se ¶ Well they be gon some other way to get a new mayster as sone as they may They can not be ou urueyd and as for as they. ii. were gon Our mayster sent for couetyse anon and rtesy hym prayd to awayt on hym well for a yere or two and he hath promysed hym so to do as for a yere or twayn But Reason may not therof know ¶ Reason quod a / no so I trow He wyll that dysdayn but where hath couetyse ben many a day ¶ He dwelled wyth a prest as I herd say For he loueth well Men of the chyrche / and they hym also and lawyars the / whan they may tend therto wyll folow hys counsell ¶ So men say these as I dwell but Sensualyte canst thou tell Now in thys case what were best for vs to do ¶ Mary I hold yt best that we go Nere by to som place and semble togeder all our cumpany to here there myndys by and by and euery mannys opynyon what shalbe best for to do ¶ By my trouth and be yt so I hold yt welldon ¶ Syr I haue oft tymes you aduysed to lyue vertuously / and shewd you the way and that not wythstandyng / ye haue me dyspysed And folowed Sensualyte / meny a day wyll ye so contynue / ye or nay If euer ye purpose your selfe to amend It ys tyme / for your lyfe draweth fast to thend ¶ I can not contynue / though I wold For age hath wayned me clene therfro and yet Reason / whan ye me told Of thys gere meny day a go I / I shuld of your wordys / great story and d Wold god that my lyfe were to bygyn agayn ¶ Seke not therof / that may not be a thyng don / can not be called agayn but the thyng / that most fereth me On your behalue / I tell you playn Is that ye wold / in no wyse abstayn From synfull lustys / as I wylled you to do Tyll now that age compelleth you therto