Anonymous · published 1565 · first performed or written 1514 [1513-1514] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 504 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
Sir if it please you to do thus Forsake them and do after us The better shall you do Sire he shall do well enough Though he be ruled by neither of you therefore crack no longer here Lest thou have on the ear And that a good knock lightly see thou avoid the place Or I shall give thee on the face Youth I trow that he would Make you holy or ye be old And I swear by the road It is time enough to be good When that ye be old Sir by my truth I the say I will make merry whiles I may I can not tell you how long Ye sir so moat I thrive Thou art not certain of thy life therefore thou were a stark fool to leave mirth and follow their school Sir I shall him exhort Unto us to resort And you to forsake Ask him if he will do so To forsake us and follow you two Nay I warrant you nay That shall you see even anon I will unto him gone And see what he will say Hardly go on thy way I know well he will say nay Ye sir by God that me dear bought Me think ye labour all for nought Weenest thou that I will for thee Or they brother charity Forsake this good company Nay I warrant the No master I pray you of that For any thing for sake us not And all our counsel rule you by Ye may be Emperor or ye die while I have life in my body Shall I be ruled by Riot and the Sir than shall ye do well For we be true as steel Sir I can teach you to play at the dice At the queens game and at the Irish The Treygobet and the hazard also And many other games more Also at the cards I can teach you to play At the triumph and on and thirty Post, pinion, and also aumsase And at an other they call dewsace Yet I can tell you mor & ye will con me thanke Pink and drink and also at the blank And mane sports more I thank the Riot so moat I the For the counsel thou haste given me I will follow thy mind in every thing And guide me after thy learning youth leave that counsel for it is nought And amend that thou hast myswrought That thou mayst save that God hath bought what say ye master Charity what hath God bought for me By my troth I know not whether that he goeth in white or black He came never at the stews Nor in no place where I do use Iwis he bought not my cap Nor yet my jolly hat I wots not what he hath bought for me And he bought any thing of mine I will give him a quart of wine The next time I him meet
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Syr if it pleaſe you to do thus Forſake them and do after vs The better ſhall you do Syre he ſhall do well inowe Thoughe he be ruled bi neither of you therfore crake no longer here Leaſt thou haue on the eare And that a good knocke Lyghtlye ſe thou auoyde the place Or I ſhall gyue thee on the face Youth I trowe that he wolde Make you holy or ye be olde And I ſwere by the rode It is time inoughe to be good Whan that ye be olde Syr by my truthe I the ſay I wyll make mery whiles I may I can not tell you howe longe Ye ſir ſo mote I thryue Thou art not certaine of thy life therfore thou were a ſtarke foole to leue myrth and folowe their ſcole Syr I ſhall hym exhorte Vnto vs to reſorte And you to forſake Aſke him if he wyll do ſo To forſake vs and folowe you two Nay I warrant you nay That ſhall you ſe euen anone I will vnto him gone And ſe what he wyll ſaye Hardely go on thy waye I knowe well he will ſaye naye Ye ſyr by God that me dere bought Me thinke ye laboure all for nought Weneſt thou that I wyll for thee Or they brother Charytie Forſake this good companye Nay I warrant the No mayſter I praye you of that For anye thinge for ſake vs nat And all oure counſell rule you by Ye may be Emperour or ye dye while I haue life in my body Shall I be ruled by Riot and the Sir than ſhall ye do well For we be true as ſtele Syr I can teache you to play at the dice At the quenes game and at the Iryſhe The Treygobet and the haſarde alſo And many other games mo Alſo at the cardes I can teche you to play At the triumph and on and thirtye Poſt, pinion, and alſo aumſaſe And at an other they call dewſace Yet I can tel you mor & ye wyll con me thanke Pinke and drinke and alſo at the blanke And mane ſportes mo I thanke the Riot ſo mote I the For the counſell thou haſte geuen me I wyll folowe thy minde in euery thinge And guide me after thy learninge youth leue that counſell for it is nought And amende that thou haſt myſwrought That thou maiſt ſaue that God hath boughte what ſaie ye maiſter Charitie what hath God bought for me By my trouth I knowe not whether that he goeth in white or blacke He came neuer at the ſtues Nor in no place where I do vſe Iwis he bought not my cap Nor yet my ioylie hat I wot not what he hath bought for me And he bought any thinge of myne I wyll geue hym a quarte of wyne The nexte tyme I hym meete