Medwall, Henry · published 1530 · first performed or written c.1496 (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 463 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
ye but where shall I these preparatyfies find Thou shalt them find wythm thine own breast Of the it must come/ it must be thy deed For voluntary sacrifice pleaseth god best Thou canst not thereof have help or meed But if this gear of thine own heart proceed Well I shall endeavour me to the uttermost And trll I have found them I shall never rest But how shall I know them that wot I near I pray you show me that before your departing It needeth not thereof to inquire Thou shalt know them at the first me●…yng Of. 〈◊〉. contraries there is but one serving That ys to say whan thou knowyst well that o The other contrary is known anon Who so woteth histories/ of scripture well for your 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It fort not thou●… ye do When ye 〈◊〉 haue 〈◊〉 for there●…o And among I wrll help you also In due the and place ye that ye wrll in deed But now ●…ye will ye any thing Com●…nd me before mr ●…yng Nothing at all to my w●…tyng But our lord have you in his kyping And send you well to speed Wo●…dly 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 s●… 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●… ye sir some men had liefer than a thousand pound They might be commended/ of the same fashion But sir let pass/ all this commendation and answer to me/ I pray you fruitfully In that I shall move you/ substantially Sir at few Words/ I you exhort Sith that ye be come to your own Cast yourself to bear such a port That as ye be/ ye may be known Eke it is necessary/ for that behove that there be made/ some manner of purveyance Whereby/ ye may veer out your countenance Will it like you therefore/ that I survey And see thex●…ent'of all your land and there upon/ in all the hast purvey Both for you and yours/ all manner of v●…nd with other vtensy●…tys/ ready at your hand So that ye be puruerd/ all times ●…rely and late Of each thing/ that belongeth to your estate your counsel is good/ do as ye think best I comm●…t all such thing/ to your discretion I shall do my new/ business at the lest To bring all things/ to good conclusion
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ye but where shall I these preparatyfys fynde ¶ Thou shalt theym fynde wythm thyn own brest Of the yt must com / yt must be thy dede For voluntary sacrafyce pleaseth god best Thou canst not therof haue help or mede But yf thys gere of thyn own hart procede ¶ Well I shall endeuoure me to the vttermost And trll I haue found theym I shall neuer rest But how shall I know theym that wote I nere I pray you shew me that byfore yout departyng ¶ It nedeth not therof to enquere Thou shalt know theym at the fyrst meyng Of. . contrarys there ys but one seruyng That ys to say whan thou knowyst well that o The other contrary ys knowen anon ¶ Who so woteth hystoryes / of scrypture well for your It forteth not thou ye do When ye aue for thereo And among I wrll helpe you also In due te and place ¶ ye that ye wrll in dede But now ye wyll ye any thyng Comnd me byfore mr yng ¶ Nothyng at all to my wtyng But our lord haue you in hys kypyng And send rou well to spede ¶ Wodly 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 s 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 ¶ ye syr some men had leuer than a thowsand pound They myght be commended / of the same fassyon But syr let passe / all thys commendacyon and answere to me / I pray you frutefully In that I shall meue you / substancyally ¶ Syr at few wordys / I you exhorte Syth that ye be come to your own Cast your selfe to bere suche a porte That as ye be / ye may be knowen Eke yt ys necessary / for that behoue that there be made / some maner of puruyaunce Wherby / ye may vere out your countenaunce ¶ Wyll yt lyke you therfore / that I suruey And se thexent'of all your land and there vppon / in all the hast puruey Both for rou and yours / all maner of vnd wyth other vtensytys / redy at your hand So that ye be puruerd / all tymes rely and late Of eche thyng / that belongeth to your estate ¶ your counsell ys good / do as ye thynk best I commt all suche thyng / to your dyscrecyon ¶ I shall do my ew / bysynes at the lest To bryng all thyngys / to good conclusyon