Anonymous · published 1565 · first performed or written 1554 [1553-c.1555] (Annals) moral T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness typicality 0.81 · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T37: wealth, riches, money, god, rich, poverty, men, learning, poor, ic.
Sir I thank god thereof for well worthy I am My conscience doth judge, some trouble have I must A mends I will make to god and if I can Will and wit hath deceived me in them I put my trust. if thou have ●oone amiss, and be sorry therefore Then helfe amendss is made, for that is contrission Let that pass, now will I axe you one thing more Where be wealth and Liberty, be they of good disposition As for wealth is fallen in decay, and necessity By waist & war, thorough ill will, and shrewd wit And liberty is kept in durance and captivity God help us all, and send us good remedy for it For to hear this tale it maketh my heart heavy yet be of good comfort, god is full of grace, & I am good Sir, then I beseech you help us in the way of charity I would feign but I cannot tell which way to begin Except I might catch will & wi●, than I trow I could Tie them shorter, for they destroy wealth, health & liberty by sin if I had the thieves, punish them extremely I will. You may soon catch them, if ye will stand a side From this place they two, will uot●onge abide. Me thinketh I here them come, help to hold them fast will turneth Cum in wit for here is no body We may ve bold and talk largely Our hearts to ease and show plainly What we have done. I must needs laugh I cannot forbear To remember warre that knave will ye hear The whoreson fleming was be ●●itten for fear Because he should voyde so soon. Hark now do I marvel by this bread For I we●● surely that health be dead I saw saw him go with a kercher on his head As he should go to hanging. Hark in thine Ear, if t●●e whoreson hap To complain to him that wears the red cap I fear theu shortly he will us cla● By the heel's from out livings Nay nay, there is no doubt By him I have reported all about that he doth not well, his good name to put out ylwyl cannot say well, Friend therein thou art the more to blame Cos●au●der me wrongfully, and vudesr●ued But or thou drpart thou shalt answer for the same. where is Wealth & liberty, how hast thou them ordered? Qury cicis quest is vn malt ombre Me is un spy & nardo compoco pa●lauere. Thou folse thief is thine English tongue gone as mischievous il will & shrewd wit, ye have destroyed many on Sir hurt not me, & I will tell you troth anon This same is as false a knave as ever came within saint Iohens Per amorde my as pica un poco Eo queris and a● pour lagthing creae so I can not tell what thou dost meae blabbler: But thou shalt speak English & confess an other matter,
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Syr I thanke god therof for wel worthy I am My consciene doth iudge, some trouble haue I must A medes I wyl make to god and if I can Wil ād wit hath deceiued me in them I put my trust. yf thou haue oone amisse, and be sory therfore Then helfe amedes is made, for that is contrission Let that passe, now wil I axe you one thyng more Wher be welth ād Libertie, be they of good disposiciō As for welth is fallen iu decay, and necesitie By wast & war, thorow yll wyll, and hrewd wit And lybertie is kept in duraunce and captiuite God helpe vs all, and sende vs good remedy for it For to heare this tale it maketh my hart heauie yet be of good cōfort, god is ful of grace, & I am good ¶Sir, thē I besech you help vs in the way of charity I would fayne but I cannot tel which way to begin Except I might catch wil & wi, then I trow I could Tye thē shorter, for they destroy welth, helth & liberty bi sin yf I had ye theues, punih thē extremly I wole. You may soone catch them, if ye wil stande a syde From this place they two, wyl uotonge abide. Me thinkeh I here them com, helpe to holde thē fast will turneth Cum in wit for here is no body We may ve bolde and talke largely Our hartes to ease and shew plainly What we haue doone. I must nedes laugh I cannot forbeare To remember ware that knaue wil ye heare The horson fleming was be itten for feare Because he should boyde so soone. Herke now do I meruayle by this bread For I we surely hat hlth be dead I saw saw him go with a kercher on his head As he should go to hangyng. Harke in thine Eare, yf te horson hap To complayne to him that weres the red cap I feare theu shortly he wyl vs cla By the heles from out liuing Nay nay, there is no doubt By hym I haue reported all about Tha he doth not wel, his good name to put out ylwyl cannot say wel, Frende therin thou art the more to blam Cosauder me wrogfully, and vudesrued But or thou drpart thou shalt answere for the same. wher is Welth & liberty, how hast thou thē ordred? Qury cicis quest is vn malt ombre Me is vn spy & nardo compoco palauere. Thou folse thefe is thine English tonge gone as mischeuoꝰ il wil & shrewd wit, ye haue destroyd mani on Sir hurt not me, & I wil tel you trouth anone This same i as false a knaue as euer cam wtin saint Iohēs Per amorde my as pi ca vn poco Eo queris and a pour lagn creae so I can not tel what thou dost mae blabbler: But yu shalt speake English & confesse an other mater,