Heywood, John · published 1544 · first performed or written 1520 [c.1520-1522] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T26 Devils, hell and fiends · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T26: devil, hell, devils, sure, soul, fiend, sr, wife, lord, men.
Sir ye have sought her wonders well And where ye found her as ye tell To here the chance ye found in hell I find ye were in great apparel. His tale is all much parellous But part is much more marvelous As where he said the devils complain That women put them to such pain By their conditions so crooked and crabbed Frowardly fashonde so wayward and wrabbed So far in division and stirring such strife That all the devils be weary of their life This in effect he told for truth Whereby much muruell to me ensueth That women in hell such shrews can be And here so gentle as far as I see Yet have I seen many a mile And many a woman in the while Nat one good city, town, nor borough In cristendom but I have been through And this I would ye should understand I have seen women .v. hundred thousand And oft with them have longe time married Yet in all places where I have been Of all the women that I have seen I never saw nor knew in my conscience Any one woman out of paciens. By the mass there is a greatly I never hard a greater by our lady A greater nay know ye any so great. Sir whether that I lose or get For my part judgement shall be prayed. And I desire as he hath said proceed and ye shall be obeyed. Then shall not judgement be delayed Of all these three if each man's tale In Paul's church yard were set on sale In some man's hand that hath the sleight He should sure sell these tales by weight For as they weigh so be they worth But which weyth best to that now forth Sir all the tale that ye did tell I bear in mind and yours as well And as ye saw the matter meetly So lied ye both well and discreetly Yet were your lies with the lest trust me For if ye had said ye had made flee Ten tampyons out of ten women's tails Ten times ten mile to ten castles or jails And fill ten rivers ten times so deep As ten of that whiche your aen ones dy Or if ye ten times had bodily Fet ten souls out of purgatory And ten times so many out of hell Yet by these ten bonnes I could right well Ten times sooner all that have believed Then the tenth part of that he hath moved. Two knaves before i lacketh ii knaves of five Then one and then one and both knaves a live Then two and then two and three at a cast Thou knave and thou knave and thou knave at last Nay knave if ye thyme me by number I will as knavyshly you accomber Your mind is all on your privy tithe For all in ten me thinketh your wit lieth
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¶Syr ye haue ſought her wonders well And where ye founde her as ye tell To here the chaunce ye founde in hell I fynde ye were in great parell. ⚜His tale is all muche parellous But parte is muche more meruaylous As where he ſayde the deuyls complayne That women put them to ſuche payne By theyr condicions ſo croked and crabbed Frowardly faſhonde ſo waywarde and wrabbed So farre in deuiſion and ſturrynge ſuche ſtryfe That all the deuyls be wery of theyr lyfe This in effect he tolde for tueth Wherby muche muruell to me enſueth That women in hell ſuche ſhrewes can be And here ſo gentyll as farre as I ſe Yet haue I ſene many a myle And many a woman in the whyle Nat one good cytye, towne, nor borough In criſtendom but I haue ben through And this I wolde ye ſhulde vnderſtande I haue ſene women .v. hundred thouſande And oft with them haue longe tyme maryed Yet in all places where I haue ben Of all the women that I haue ſene I neuer ſawe nor knewe in my conſyens Any one woman out of paciens. ¶By the maſſe there is a greatlye ⚜I neuer harde a greater by our lady ¶A greater nay knowe ye any ſo great. Syr whether that I loſe or get For my parte iudgement ſhall be prayed. ❧And I deſyer as he hath ſayd ¶Procede and ye ſhall be obeyed. ¶Then ſhall nat iudgement be delayd Of all theſe thre yf eche mannes tale In Poules churche yarde were ſet on ſale In ſome mannes hande that hath the ſleyghte He ſhulde ſure ſell theſe tales by weyght For as they wey ſo be they worth But whiche weyth beſte to that now forth Syr all the tale that ye dyd tell I bere in mynde and yours as well And as ye ſawe the mater metely So lyed ye bothe well and diſcretely Yet were your lyes with the leſt truſte me For yf ye had ſayd ye had made fle Ten tampyons out of ten womens tayles Ten tymes ten myle to ten caſtels or iayles And fyll ten ryuers ten tymes ſo depe As ten of that whiche your aen ones dy Or yf ye ten tymes had bodely Fet ten ſoules out of purgatory And ten tymes ſo many out of hell Yet by theſe ten bonnes I coulde ryght well Ten tymes ſonner all that haue beleued Then the tenth parte of that he hath meued. ¶Two knaues before .i. lacketh .ii. knaues of fyue Then one and then one and bothe knaues a lyue Then two and then two and thre at a caſt Thou knaue and thou knaue and thou knaue at laſte Nay knaue yf ye tyme by nomber I wyll as knauyſhly you accomber Your mynde is all on your pryuy tythe For all in ten me thynketh your wit lythe