Yarington, Robert · published 1601 · first performed or written 1594 [1594-c.1598] (Annals) tragedy · Unknown unassigned nearest T52 Prodigals, portions and poor kin · 478 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T52: brother, father, uncle, cousin, son, poor, bread, old, given, master.
Brother and sister, pray you both draw near, And here my will, which you have promised Shall be performed with wished providence, This little orphan I must leave behind, By your direction to be governed. As for my wife and I, we do await, The blessed hour when it shall please the Lord, To take us to the just Ierusalem. Our chiefest care is for that tender boy, Which we should leave discomfortless behind, But that we do assure us of your love, And care to guide his weak unable youth, In paths of knowledge grace and godliness: As for the riches of this mortal life, We leave enough four hundredth pounds a year, Besides two thousand pounds to make a stock, In money, jewels, Plate, and household stuff, Which yearly rents and goods we leave to you, To be surrendered into his hands, When he attains to years of discretion. My Will imports thus much, which you shall hear, And you shall be my sole Executor. Brother and sister how my heart laments, To see your weak and sick afflicted limbs, near overcome with direful maladies, The God of heaven can truly testify, Which to speak plain, is near a whit at all. Which knows the secret corners of my heart, But for the care you do impose on me, For the tuition of your little son, Think my kind brother, I will meditate, Both day and night, how I may best fulfil, The care and trust, reposed in your Will, And see him posted quickly after you. Enough kind brother, we assure us so, Else would we seek another friend abroad, To do our wills and dying Testament, Nature and love will have a double care, To bring him up with careful diligence, As best beseems one of such parentage. Assure yourself the safest course I can, Shall be provided for your little son, He shall be sent unto the King of heaven. Fear not good brother, and my loving sister, But we will have as tender care of him, As if he were our own ten thousand times: God will be father of the fatherless, And keep him from all care and wretchedness. Uncle and Aunt take comfort, I will see, My little cousin have no injury. We thank you all, come let the Will be read. If it were sealed, I would you both were dead. Then give attention, I will read the Will. Thus if my son miscarry, my dear brother, You and your son shall then enjoy the land, And all the goods which he should have possessed, If he miscarry, brother God forbid, God bless mine Nephew, that thine eyes may see, Thy children's children with prosperity: I had rather see the little urchin hanged, Then he should live, and I forego the land. Thanks gentle brother, husband seal the Will.
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Brother and sister, pray you both drawe neere, And heere my will, which you haue promised Shall be performde with wished prouidence, This little Orphant I must leaue behinde, By your direction to be gouerned. As for my wife and I, we do awaite, The blessed houre when it shall please the Lord, To take vs to the iust Ierusalem. Our chiefest care is for that tender boye, Which we should leaue discomfortlesse behinde, But that we do assure vs of your loue, And care to guide his weake vnhable youth, In pathes of knowledge grace and godlinesse: As for the riches of this mortall life, We leaue enough foure hundreth pounds a yeare, Besides two thousand pounds to make a stocke, In money, Iewels, Plate, and houshold stuffe, Which yearely rents and goods we leaue to you, To be surrendered into his hands, When he attaines to yeeres of discreation. My Will imports thus much, which you shall heare, And you shall be my sole Executor. Brother and sister how my hart laments, To see your weake and sicke afflicted limmes, Neere ouercome with dyrefull malladies, The God of heauen can truely testifie, Which to speake plaine, is nere a whit at all. Which knowes the secret corners of my heart, But for the care you do impose on me, For the tuion of your little sonne, Thinke my kinde brother, I will meditate, Both day and night, how I may best fulfill, The care and trust, reposed in your Will, And see him posted quickly after you. Enough kinde brother, we assure vs so, Else would we seeke another friend abroade, To do our willes and dying Testament, Nature and loue will haue a double care, To bring him vp with carefull dilligence, As best beseemes one of such parentage. Assure your selfe the safest course I can, Shall be prouided for your little sonne, He shall be sent vnto the King of heauen. Feare not good brother, and my louing sister, But we will haue as tender care of him, As if he were our owne ten thousand times: God will be father of the fatherlesse, And keepe him from all care and wretchednesse. Vnckle and Aunt take comfort, I will see, My little coozen haue no iniurie. We thanke you all, come let the Will be read. If it were seald, I would you both were dead. Then giue attention, I will read the Will. Thus if my sonne miscarry, my deare brother, You and your sonne shall then enioy the land, And all the goods which he should haue possessd, If he miscarry, brother God forbid, God blesse mine Nephew, that thine eyes may see, Thy childrens children with prosperity: I had rather see the little vrchin hangd, Then he should liue, and I forgoe the land. Thankes gentle brother, husband feale the Will.