The True Chronicle of King Leir (King Lear and his Three Daughters) · chunk 33 of 43
Anonymous · published 1605 · first performed or written 1590 [c.1588-1594] (Annals) history · Queen Elizabeth's Men (?) unassigned nearest T57 Ships, merchants and pirates · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T57: ship, sea, master, sail, home, money, pisaro, life, ships, till.
My honest friends, we are ashamed to show The great extremity of our present state, In that at this time we are brought so low, That we want money for to pay our passage. The truth is so, we met with some good fellows, A little before we came aboard your ship, Which stripped us quite of all the coin we had, And left us not a penny in our purses: Yet wanting money, we will use the mean, To see you satisfied to the uttermost. Here's a good gown, 'twould become me passing well, I should be fine in it. Here's a good cloak, I marvel how I should look in it, Faith, had we others to supply their room, Though ne'er so mean, you willingly should have them. Do you hear, sir? you look like an honest man; I'll not stand to do you a pleasure: here's a good strong motley gaberdine, cost me xiv. good shillings at Billingsgate, give me your gown for it, & your cap for mine, & i'll forgive your passage. With all my heart, and xx. thanks. Do you hear, sir? you shall have a better match than he, because you are my friend: here is a good sheeps russet sea-gown, will bide more stress, I warrant you, then two of his, yet for you seem to be an honest gentleman, I am content to change it for your cloak, and ask you nothing for your passage more. My own I willingly would change with thee, And think myself indebted to thy kindness: But would my friend might keep his garment still. My friend, i'll give thee this new doublet, if thou wilt Restore his gown unto him back again. Nay, if I do, would I might ne'er eat powdered beef and mustard more, nor drink Can of good liquour whilst I live. My friend, you have small reason to seek to hinder me of my bargain: but the best is, a bargain's a bargain. Kind friend, it is much better as it is; For by this means we may escape unknown; Till time and opportunity do fit. Hark, hark, they are laying their heads together, they'll repent them of their bargain anon, 'Twere best for us to go while we are well. God be with you, sir, for your passage back again, I'll use you as unreasonable as another. I know thou wilt; but we hope to bring ready money With us, when we come back again. Were ever men in this extremity, In a strange country, and devoid of friends, And not a penny for to help ourselves? Kind friend, what thinkst thou will become of us? Be of good cheer, my Lord, I have a doublet, Will yield us money enough to serve our turns, Until we come unto your daughter's Court: And then, I hope, we shall find friends enough.
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My honest friends, we are asham'd to shew The great extremity of our present state, In that at this time we are brought so low, That we want money for to pay our passage. The truth is so, we met with some good fellowes, A little before we came aboord your ship, Which stript vs quite of all the coyne we had, And left vs not a penny in our purses: Yet wanting mony, we will vse the meane, To see you satisfied to the vttermost. Heres a good gown, 'twould become me passing wel, I should be fine in it. Heres a good cloke, I maruel how I should look in it, Fayth, had we others to supply their roome, Though ne're so meane, you willingly should haue them. Do you heare, sir? you looke like an honest man; Ile not stand to do you a pleasure: here's a good strōg motly gaberdine, cost me xiiij. good shillings at Billinsgate, giue me your gowne for it, & your cap for mine, & ile forgiue your passage. With al my heart, and xx. thanks. Do you heare, sir? you shal haue a better match thē he, because you are my friend: here is a good sheeps russet seagowne, wil bide more stresse, I warrant you, then two of his, yet for you seem to be an honest gentleman, I am content to chāge it for your cloke, and aske you nothing for your passage more. My owne I willingly would change with thee, And think my selfe indebted to thy kindnesse: But would my friend might keepe his garment still. My friend, ile giue thee this new dublet, if thou wilt Restore his gowne vnto him back agayne. Nay, if I do, would I might ne're eate powderd beefe and mustard more, nor drink Can of good liquor whilst I liue. My friend, you haue small reason to seeke to hinder me of my bargaine: but the best is, a bargayne's a bargayne. Kind friend, it is much better as it is; For by this meanes we may escape vnknowne; Till time and opportunity do fit. Hark, hark, they are laying their heads together, Theile repent them of their bargayne anon, 'Twere best for vs to go while we are well. God be with you, sir, for your passage back agayne, Ile vse you as vnreasonable as another. I know thou wilt; but we hope to bring ready money With vs, when we come back agayne. Were euer men in this extremity, In a strange country, and deuoyd of friends, And not a penny for to helpe our selues? Kind friend, what thinkst thou will become of vs? Be of good cheere, my Lord, I haue a dublet, Will yeeld vs mony ynough to serue our turnes, Vntill we come vnto your daughters Court: And then, I hope, we shall find friends ynough.