Heywood, John · published 1544 · first performed or written 1520 [c.1520-1522] (Annals) not in BritDrama T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions typicality 0.77 · 483 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
By the mass learn to make courtesy Courtesy before and courtesy behind him And thenon each side the devil blind him Nay when I have it perfitly Ye shall have the devil and all of courtesy But it is not soon learned brother One knave to make courtesy to another Yet when I am angry that is the worst I shall call my master knave at the first. Then would some master perhaps clowtye But as for me ye need not doubt ye For I had liefer be without ye Then have such business about ye. So help me god so were ye better What should a beggar be a ietter It were no whit your honesty To have us twain jet after ye. Sir be ye sure he telleth you true If we should wait this would ensue t wolde be sayd truste me at a worde Two knaves made courtesy to the third Now by my troth to speak my mind sins they be so loath to be assyned To let them lose I think it best And so shall ye live best in rest Sir I am not on them so fond To compel them to keep their bond And since ye list not to wait on me I clearly of waiting discharge ye. Marry sir I heartily thank you. And I like wise I make god avow Now be ye all even as ye began No man hath lost nor no man hath won Yet in the debate wherewith ye began By way of advise I will speak as I can I do perceive that pilgrimage Is chief the thing ye have in usage Whereto in effect for love of Chryst Ye have or should have been entyst And who so doth with such intent Doth well declare his time well spent And so do ye in your pretence If ye procure thus indulgence Unto your neighbours charitably For love of them in god only All this may be right well applied To shewell you both well occupied For though ye walk not both one way Yet walking thus this dare I say That both your walks come to one end And so for all that do pretend By aid of god's grace to ensue Any manner kind of virtue As some great almyse for to give Some in wilful povetie to live Some to make high ways and such other works And some to maintain priests and clerks To sing and pray for soul departed These with all other virtues well marked All though they be of sundry kinds Yet be they not used with sundry minds But as god only doth all those move So every man only for his love With love and dread obediently Worketh in these virtues unyformely Thus every virtue if we list to scan Is pleasant to god and thankful to man
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¶By the maſſe lerne to make curteſy Curteſy before and curteſy behynde hym And thenon eche ſyde the deuyll blynde hym Nay when I haue it perfytly Ye ſhall haue the deuyll and all of curteſy But it is nat ſone lerned brother One knaue to make curteſy to another Yet when I am angry that is the worſte I ſhall call my mayſter knaue at the fyrſte. ¶Then wolde ſome mayſter perhappes clowtye But as for me ye nede nat doute ye For I had leuer be without ye Then haue ſuche beſyneſſe aboute ye. ¶So helpe me god ſo were ye better What ſhulde a begger be a ietter It were no whyt your honeſtie To haue vs twayne iet after ye. ❧Syr be ye ſure he telleth you true Yf we ſhulde wayte thys wolde enſew t wolde be ſayd truſte me at a worde Two knaues made curteſy to the thyrde ¶Now by my trouth to ſpeke my mynde Syns they be ſo loth to be aſſyned To let them loſe I thynke it beſt And ſo ſhall ye lyue beſte in reſt ¶Syr I am nat on them ſo fonde To compell them to kepe theyr bonde And yns ye lyſte nat to wayte on me I clerely of waytynge dyſcharge ye. ¶Mary ſyr I hertely thanke you. ⚜And I lyke wyſe I make god auowe ¶Now be ye all euyn as ye begoon No man hath loſte nor no man hath woon Yet in the debate wherwith ye began By waye of aduyſe I wyll ſpeke as I can I do perceyue that pylgrymage Is chyefe the thynge ye haue in vſage Wherto in effecte for loue of Chryſt Ye haue or ſhulde haue bene entyſt And who ſo doth with ſuche entent Doth well declare hys tyme well ſpent And ſo do ye in your pretence If ye procure thus indulgence Vnto your neyghbours charytably For loue of them in god onely All thys may be ryght well applyed To ſhewell you both well occupyed For though ye walke nat bothe one waye Yet walkynge thus thys dare I ſaye That bothe your walkes come to one ende And ſo for all that do pretende By ayde of goddes grace to enſewe Any maner kynde of vertue As ſome great almyſe for to gyue Some in wyllfull pouetie to lyue Some to make hye wayes and ſuche other warkes And ſome to mayntayne preſtes and clarkes To ſynge and praye for ſoule departed Theſe with all other vertues well marked All though they be of ſondry kyndes Yet be they nat vſed with ſondry myndes But as god only doth all thoſe moue So euery man onely for his loue With loue and dred obediently Worketh in theſe vertues vnyformely Thus euery vertue yf we lyſte to ſcan Is pleaſaunt to god and thankfull to man