Heywood, John · published 1544 · first performed or written 1520 [c.1520-1522] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T3 Sickness, physic and doctors · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
Ye marry now I can ye thank In presents of this the rest be blank Would god this relic had come rather Kiss that relic well good father Such is the pain that ye palmers take To kiss the pardon bowl for the drink sake O holy yeste that looketh full sour and stale For god's body help me to a cup of ale The more I be hold thee, the more I thirst The oftener I kiss thee, more like to burst But sins I kiss the so devoutly Hire me and help me with drink till I die What so much praying and so little speed Ye for god knoweth when it is need To send folks drink but by saint Antony I ween he hath sent you to much all ready. If I have never the more for the Then be the relykes no riches to me Nor to thyself except they be More beneficial than I can see richer is one box of his treacle Then all thy relics that do no myrakell It thou hadst prayed but half so much to me As I have prayed to thy relics and the Nothing concerning mine occupation But straight should have wrought in operation And as in value I pas you an a Here lieth much richesse in little space I have a box of rhubarb here Which is as dainty as it is dear So help me god and hollydam Of this I would not give a deam To the best friend I have in England's ground Though he would give me twenty pound For though the stomach do it abhor It pourget you 〈◊〉 from the colour And maketh your stomach sore to walter That ye shall never come to the halter Then is that ●●●ycyn a sovereign thing To preserve a man from hanging. If ye will ●wprd● out this crome that ye see If ever ye be ha●●ed never trust me Here have I dia●●mpholicus A special ointment as doctors discuse For a fistela or a canker This ointment is even shot anchor For this medicine helpeth one and other Or bringeth them in case that they need no other Here is syrapus de Byzansis A little thing is Enough of this For even the weight of one scryppull Shall make you strong as a cryppull Here be other as diosfialios Diagalanga and stechados Blanka manna diospoliticon Mercury sublime and metridaticon Pelitory and arsefetita Cassy and colloquintita These be the things that break all strife Between man's sickness and his life From all pain these shall you deliver And set you even at rest for ever Here is a medicine no more like the same Which commonly is called thus by name Alikakabus or Alkakengy A goodly thing for dogs that be mangy such be these medicines that I can Help a dog as well as a man Nat one thing here particularly But worketh universally
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¶Ye mary now I can ye thanke In preſents of thys the reſte be blanke Wolde god this relyke had come rather Kyſſe that relyke well good father Suche is the payne that ye palmers take To kyſſe the pardon bowle for the drynke ſake O holy yeſte that loketh full ſowr and ſtale For goddes body helpe me to a cuppe of ale The more I be holde the, the more I thurſte The oftener I kyſſe the, more lyke to burſte But ſyns I kyſſe the ſo deuoutely Hyre me and helpe me with drynke tyll I dye What ſo muche prayenge and ſo lytell ſpede ¶Ye for god knoweth whan it is nede To ſende folkes drynke but by ſaynt Antony I wene he hath ſent you to muche all redy. ¶If I haue neuer the more for the Then be the relykes no ryches to me Nor to thy ſelfe excepte they be More benefycyall then I can ſe Rycher is one boxe of his tryacle Then all thy relykes that do no myrakell It thou haddeſt prayed but halfe ſo muche to me As I haue prayed to thy relykes and the Nothynge concernynge myne occupacion But ſtreyght ſhulde haue wrought in operacyon And as in value I pas you an a Here lyeth muche ycheſſe in lytell ſpace I haue a boxe of rarb here Whiche is as deynty as it is dere So helpe me god and hollydam Of this I wolde nat geue a deam To the beſte frende I haue in Englandes grounde Though he wolde geue me .xx. pounde For though the make do it abhor It pourget you from the color And maketh you omake ſore to walter That ye ſhall come to the halter ¶Then is that ycyn a ſouerayn thynge To preſerue a mrom hangynge. ¶If ye wyll wprd out thys crome that ye ſe If euer ye be haed neuer truſte me Here haue I diampholicus A ſpeciall oyntement as doctours diſcuſe For a fiſtela or a canker Thys oyntement is euen ſhot anker For this medecyn helpeth one and other Or bryngeth them in caſe that they nede no other Here is ſyrapus de Byzanſis A lytell thynge is Inough of this For euen the weyght of one ſcryppull Shall make you ſtronge as a cryppull Here be other as dioſfialios Diagalanga and ſticados Blanka manna dioſpoliticon Mercury ſublyme and metridaticon Pelitory and arſefetita Caſſy and colloquintita Theſe be the thynges that breke all ſtryfe Betwene mannes ſycknes and his lyfe From payne theſe ſhall you deleuer And ſet you euen at reſte for euer Here is a medecyn no mo lyke the ſame Whiche comenly is called thus by name Alikakabus or Alkakengy A goodly thynge for dogges that be mangy Suche be theſe medycynes that I can Helpe a dogge as well as a man Nat one thynge here partycularly But worketh vniuerſally