Anonymous · published 1565 · first performed or written 1514 [1513-1514] (Annals) not in BritDrama T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.77 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Lo masters here you may see before that the weed overgroweth the corn Now may ye see all in this tide How vice is taken, & virtue set aside yonder ye may see youth is not stable But evermore changeable And the nature of men is frail that he wotteth not what may avail Virtue for to make O good Lord it is a pitiful case Sith GOD hath lent me wit and grace To choose of good and evil that man should voluntarily To such things himself apply that his soul should spill Christ that was crucified & crowend with thorn And of a virgin for than was borne Some knowledge send to me Of my brother Charity Dear brother Humility ye be welcome unto me Where have ye be so long I shall do you to understand That I have said mine evensong But sit I pray you tell me now How this case happened to you I shall tell you anon The fellows that I told you on Have me thus arrayed Sir I shall undo the bands From your feet and your hands Sir I pray you tell me anon Whether they be gone And when they come again Sir to the tavern they begun And they will come again anon And that shall you see Then will we them exhort Unto virtue to resort, & so forsake sin I will help you that I can To convert that wicked man Aback galantes and look unto me And take me for your special For I am promoted to high degree By right I am king eternal Neither duke ne lord, Baron ne knight that may be likened unto me they be subdued to me by right As servants to their masters should be Ye be welcome to this place here we think ye labour all in vain wherefore your brains we will steer And keel you a little again Sayest thou my brains thou wilt steer I shall late the on the ear were thou borne in trumpyngton And brought up at Hogs norton By my faith it seemeth so well go knave go Do by our counsel and our read And ask mercy for thy misdeed And endeavour the for god's sake For thy sins amends to make Or ever that thou die Hark youth for god avow He would have the a saint now But youth I shall you tell A young saint an old devil Therefore I hold the a fool And thou follow his school I warrant thee I will not do so I will be ruled by you two Then shall ye do well if ye be ruled by our counsel we will bring you to high degree And promote you to dignity Sir it is a pitiful case That ye would forsake grace And to vice apply why knave doth it grieve thee Thou shall not answer for me when my soul hangeth on the hedge once Then take thou and cast stones As fast as thou wilt
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¶Lo maiſters here you maie ſe beforn that the wede ouergroweth the corne Nowe maie ye ſee all in this tide Howe vice is taken, & vertue ſet aſide yonder ye maye ſee youth is not ſtable But euermore chaungeable And the nature of men is frayle that he wotteth not what may auaile Vertue for to make O good Lorde it is a pitifull caſe Syth G hath lent me wit ād grace To choſe of good and euyll that man ſhulde voluntarilie To ſuche thynges hym ſelfe applye that hys ſoule ſhuld ſpyll Chriſt yt was crucified & crowend with thorne And of a virgin for̄ than was borne Some knoweledge ſende to me Of my brother Charitie Dere brother Humilitie ye be welcome vnto me Where haue ye be ſo longe I ſhall do you to vnderſtande That I haue ſayd mine euenſonge But ſit I praye you tel me nowe Howe this caſe happened to you I ſhall tell you anone The felowes that I tolde you on Haue me thus arayed Sir I ſhall vndo the bandes From your feete and your handes Sir I praye you tell me anone Whether they be gone And when they come againe Sir to the tauerne they begone And they wyll come againe anone And that ſhall you ſee Then wyll we them exhorte Vnto vertue to reſorte, & ſo forſake ſin I wyll helpe you that I can To conuert that wicked man Abacke galantes and loke vnto me And take me for your ſpeciall For I am promoted to hye degree By right I am kinge eternall Neither duke ne lord, Barō ne knight that maye be likened vnto me they be ſubdued to me by ryght As ſeruantes to their maſters ſhuld be Ye be welcome to this place here we thynke ye labour all in vaine wherefore your braynes we wyll ſtere And kele you a lytel againe Saieſt thou my braines thou wylt ſtere I ſhall late the on the eare were thou borne in trumpyngton And brought vp at Hogges norton By m faith it ſemeth ſo well go knaue go Do by our counſell and our rede And aſke mercie for thy miſdede And endeuer the for goddes ſake For thy ſinnes amendes to make Or euer that thou die Harke youth for god auowe He wolde haue the a ſainte nowe But youth I ſhall you tell A yonge ſainte an olde deuyll Therfore I holde the a foole And thou folowe his ſcole I warrant thee I wyll not do ſoo I wyll be ruled by you two Then ſhall ye do well yf ye be ruled by our counſell we wyll bringe you to hie degree And promote you to dignitie Sir it is a pitifull caſe That ye wolde forſake grace And to vyce applye whie knaue dothe it greue thee Thou ſhall not anſwer for me when my ſoule hangeth on the hedge once Then take thou and caſte ſtones As faſte as thou wylte