Anonymous · published 1605 · first performed or written 1604 [1603-1605] (Annals) comedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T52 Prodigals, portions and poor kin · 494 words
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And yet his wealth was all as much as yours. My estate, my estate I thank God is forty pound a year, in good leases and tenements, besides twenty mark a year at cuckolds-haven, and that comes to us all by inheritance. That may indeed, 'tis very fitly plied, I know not how it comes, but so it falls out That those whose fathers have died wondrous rich, And took no pleasure but to gather wealth, Thinking of little that they leave behind: For them they hope, will be of their like mind, But falls out contrary, forty years sparing Is scarce three seven years spending, never caring What will ensue, when all their coin is gone, And all too late, than thrift is thought upon: Oft have I heard, that pride and riot kissed, And then repentance cries, for had I wist. You say well sister Delia, you say well: but I mean to live within my bounds: for look you, I have set down my rest thus far, but to maintain my wife in her french-hood, and her coach, keep a couple of geldings, and a brace of grey hounds, and this is all i'll do. And you'll do this with forty pound a year? ay, and a better penny sister. you forget that at cuckolds-haven. By my troth well remembered Frank, I 'll give thee that to buy thee pins. Keep you the rest for points, alas the day, Fools shall have wealth, though all the world say nay: brother will you in, dinner stays for us. I good sister with all my heart. I by my troth Tom, for I have a good stomach. And I the like sweet Francke, no sister Do not think i'll go beyond my bounds. God grant you may not. sirrah Kit, tarry thou there, I have spied sir Lancelot, and old Weathercock coming this way, they are hard at hand, I will by no means be spoken with all. I'll warrant you, go get you in. Now my honest friend, thou dost belong to master Flowerdale? I do sir. Is he within my good fellow? No sir he is not within. I prithee if he be within, let me speak with him. Sir to tell you true, my master is within, but indeed would not be spoke withal: there be some terms that stands upon his reputation, therefore he will not admit any conference till he hath shook them off. I prithee tell him his very good friend sir Lancelot Spurcock, entreats to speak with him. By my troth sir, if you come to take up the matter between my master and the Devonshire man, you do but beguile your hopes, and lose your labour. Honest friend, I have not any such thing to him, I come to speak with him about other matters. For my master sir hath set down his resolution, Either to redeem his honour, or leave his life behind him.
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And yet his wealth was all as much as yours. My estate, my estate I thank God is fortie pound a yere, in good leases and tenements, besides twenty marke a yeare at cuckoldes-hauen, and that comes to vs all by inheritance. That may indeed, tis very fitly plyed, I know not how it comes, but so it falles out That those whose fathers haue died wonderous rich, And tooke no pleasure but to gather wealth, Thinking of little that they leaue behind: For them they hope, will be of their like minde, But falles out contrary, forty yeares sparing Is scarce three seuen yeares spending, neuer caring What will inshue, when all their coyne is gone, And all too late, then thrift is thought vpon: Ofthaue I heard, that pride and ryotkist, And then repentance cryes, for had I wist. You say well sister Delia, you say well: but I meane to liue within my boundes: for looke you, I haue set downe my rest thus farre, but to maintaine my wife in her frenchhood, and her coach, keepe a couple of geldings, and a brace of gray hounds, and this is all ile doe. And youle do this with fortie pound a yeare? I, and a better penny sister. you forget that at . By my troath well remembred , that to buy thee . Keepe you the rest for points, alas the day, Fooles shall haue wealth, tho all the world say nay: brotr will you in, dinner staies for vs. I good sister with all my heart. I by troath Tom, for I haue a good stomacke. And I the like sweet Francke, no sister Doe not thinke ile goe beyond my boundes. God grant you may not. Syrrha Kyt, tarrie thou there, I haue spied syr Lance, and old Weathercocke comming this way, they are hard at hand, I will by no meanes spoken with all. Ile warrant you, goe get you in. Now my honest friend, thou doest belong to maister Flowerdale? I doe syr. Is he within my good fellow? No syr he is not within. I prethee if he be within, let me speake with him. Syr to tell you true, my maister is within, but indeed would not be spoke withall: there be some tearmes that stands vpon his , therefore he will not admit any conference till he hath shooke them off. I tell him his verie good friend syr Lancelot Spurcocke, intreates to speake with him. By my troath syr, if you come to take vp the matter between my maister and the Deuen shyre man, you doe but beguiley , and loose your . , I haue not any such thing to him, I with him about other matters. For my maister syr hath set down his resolution, Either to his honour, or leaue his life behind him▪