Anonymous · published 1565 · first performed or written 1554 [1553-c.1555] (Annals) moral T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness typicality 0.77 · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T37: wealth, riches, money, god, rich, poverty, men, learning, poor, ic.
Is he gone, farewell hanykin house I pray god give him a hounded drouse For I trow a knave brought him to house But now brother wit. We must deuo●e how that we may Be in service with wealth alway Let me here what thou canst do or say To help for to contrive it. For thy pleasure that I shall This will I do first of all Flatter and lie, and evermore call Them my good masters still. Then with swearing, lying and powlinge Brybry theft, and privy pyking Thus I shred wet, will ever be doing I warrant there ill will. I ●un thee thank, this is well devised And I ill will, would have every man despised B●● now another thing must be contrived O els al wilbe nought There is one they call good remedy I● this realm, he hath geest actor●●y He is a noble m●● and much worthy M●ny thiuges he hath wrought He is called l●st, discreet and indifference Willing to fulfil his soueraines commandment H● is not frayed to do right punishment Therefore of him I am afraid So an I to this maketh me very sad Yet oftentimes I h●●e been hard bestead N●w that I ●m ●a●ned of him I am v●ry glad crafty w●le for him shalde ha●e Peace no more words but 〈◊〉 M● think I ●eare mast wealth ca●● Knele do●●e 〈...〉 devout orison T●●t they may hear us pr●y N●w 〈...〉 Wealth, Helth, and liberty. Liberty and health returns back with wealth S●rs you shall have boy-god's blessing Space ●e worth for ●our praying ye are well disposed and of good living I w●ll love you the ●erteral way Sir this do we use every day For w●●th health and liberty 〈◊〉 ●ray This sa●● is m● brother, 〈...〉 He is an hard honest man. Forsooth maister I am his brother To be 〈◊〉 servant, was my cunning hither A● longe as we two be to gethers ye shall not perish than To have you both 〈◊〉 service I am content How say you liberty will you thereto consent Will and wit, god hath us lent We may be glade of them If we should refuse will and wit we were to blame for they be fit Therefore by my well they shall not ●lye They be welcome to me, God thank you masters all three ye shall find us poor but 〈◊〉 we cannot be My tongue stom●les, I cry you mercy We will be true I should ●ay, Sirs go your way home unto one place And w● will high us after space And when we come we shall set you in case To hau● a living alway. Th●n look ye do both truly and just For we must put you in great 〈◊〉 All our houshoulde guide y● must Behave you self well.
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Is he gone, farewel hanykin howse I pray god giue him a hounded drouse For I trow a knaue brought hym to house But now brother wyt. We must deuoe how that we may Be in seruice with welth alwaye Let me here what thou canst do or say To helpe for to contryue it. For thy pleasure that I shall This wyll I doo first of all Flatter and lye, and euermore call Them my good maysters styll. Then with swering, lying and powlinge Brybry theft, and preuy pyking Thus I shred wet, wyll euer be doinge I warrant ther yll wyll. I un thee thanke, this is well deuysed And I yll wil, wolde haue euery man dispised B now another thing must be conriued O els al wilbe nought There is one they call good remedy I this realme, he hath geet actory He is a nole m and much worthy Mny thiuges he hach wrought He is called lst, discreete and indifference Willing to fulfil his soueries commaundement H is not fraide to do right punishment Terfore of him I am afrayde So an I to this maketh me very sadde Yet oftentymes I he bene harde bestadde Nw yt I m aned of him I am vry glad caft wle for him hle hae Pce no mo wordes but M think I eare mast welth ca Kle doe deuout orison Tt they may heare vs pry Nw Welth, Heh, aud Lbertie. Liberty and helth retureth back with welth Srs you shll haue bo ods blessing Sce e worth for our praying ye are wel disposed and of good liuing I wll loue you the erteral way Sir this do we vse euer day Fr wth helth and liberty ray This sa is m brother, He is an hard honest man. Foroth mater I am his rother To be sera, was my cū ing hether A loge as we two be to gether ye shall not peyhe than To haue you both seruyce I am content How say you libertie wil you therto consen Wyll and wit, god hath vs lent We may be glade of them Yf we sholde refuse wyl and wyt we were to blame or they be fyt Therfore by my wel they shal not lye They be welcome to me, God thanke you maisers all three ye shal finde vs pore but we cannot be My tonge stomles, I cry you mercy We wyll be true I should ay, Syrs go your way home vnto one place And w wyl hye vs after pace And when we come we shall set you in case To hau a lyuing lway. Thn loke ye do both truely and iust For we must put you in great All our houhoulde guide y must Bhaue you selfe well.