2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody (The Second Part of Queen Elizabeth's Troubles) · chunk 8 of 44
Heywood, Thomas · published 1606 · first performed or written 1605 [1604-1605; revised c.1632] (Annals) history · Queen Anne's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 491 words
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Then Gresham here, deals with the Landseller, And buys my bargain most dishonestly. God for his mercy touch mine honesty, Away with compromise, with taking up, The Law shall try my cause and honesty. 'twill prove no better than it should Gresham. 'twill prove as good as Ramsey's, Ramsey. Do not I know thy rising? ay, and I know thine. Why mine was honestly. And so was mine. hay day, bones a me Was't ever seen two men to scold before? Here's, I know thy rising, and I know thine, whenas God's blessing, that hath raised them both. Am I worse because in Edward's days, When Popery went down, I did engross Most of the Beads that were within the Kingdom, That when Queen Mary, had renewed that Church, They that would pray on Beads were forced to me: I made them stretch their purse-strings, grew rich thereby, Beads were to me a good commodity. No matter for your beads, my right's my right. Yet Gresham shall well know he hath done me wrong. there's law enough to right you, take your course. Reason being made man's guide, why is't that force Are violent passions to sweep the soul Into such headlong mischiefs: 'tis only this, Reason would rule, Nature a Rebel is. You know the fire of your contention, Hath only cherishing and is maintained From vild affections, whose strength's but th As sultry heat doth make us shun the fire, An extreme cold doth alter that desire: All things that have beginnings, have their ends. Your hate must have conclusion, then be friends. Friends, M. Doctor Nowell, look you here, here's M. Gresham's hand. I'll bring the other. This seven year they have been in law together. How much such men as they in seven years spend, lawyers may laugh at, but let wise men judge. Friend Hobson. Wife Lady. Bones a me, i'll hold you fast, I will not have a couple of such men Make cackling lawyers rich, and themselves fools, And for a trifling cause: as I am old Hobson. Sir Thomas Ramsey's. Master Gresham. Body of me, both shall be schooled, M. D. Nowell, You know the cause that this contention, Is only that he bought a piece of land This had given earnest for, all Adam's earth, And Adam's earth is free for Adam's sons, And 'tis a shame men should contend for it: whate'er you speak shall for a sentence stand, And being spoke, they shall shake hand in hand. If I must then decide the difference, Thus it shall be: because that Sir Thomas Ramsey's, Had earnest given before you bought the Land, Though you were not acquainted with so much, I do award he have a hundred pound Toward his charges, and for that you Have both paid for the Land, and built upon it, It shall continue yours: the money you have spent, Either account it lost, or badly lent.
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Then Gresham here, deales with the Land-seller, And buyes my bargaine most dishonestly. God for his mercie touch mine honesty, Away with comprimize, with taking vp, The Lawe shall try my cause and honestie. T'will proue no better then it should Gresham. T'will pooue as good as Ramsies, Ramsie. Do not I know thy rising? I, and I know thine. VVhy mine was honestly. And so was mine. Hey day, bones a me VVas't euer seene two men to scold before? Here's, I know thy rising, and I know thine, VVhen as Gods blessing, that hath rais'd them both. Am I worse because in Edwards dayes, When Poperie went downe, I did ingrosse Most of the Beades that were within the Kingdome, That when Queene Marie, had renewed that Church, They that would pray on Beades were forc't to me: I made them stretch their purse-strings, grew rich thereby, Beads were to me a good commoditie. No matter for your beads, my right's my right. Yet Gresham shall well know he hath done me wrong. Ther's law inough to right you, take your course. Reason being made mans guide, why is't that force Are violent passions to sweepe the soule Into such head-long mischiefes: tis onely this, Reason would rule, Nature a Rebell is. You know the fire of your contention, Hath onely cherishing and is maintain'd From vild affections, whose strength's but th As soultry heat doth make vs shunne the fire, An extreame colde doth alter that desire: All things that haue beginnings, haue their ends. Your hate must haue conclusion, then be friends. Friends, M. Doctor Nowell, looke you heere, Heer's M. Greshams hand. Ile bring the tother. This seuen yeare they haue beene in law together. How much such men as they in seuen yeares' spend, Lawyres may laugh at, but let wise men iudge. Friend Hobson. VVife Lady. Bones a me, ile hold you fast, I will not haue a couple of such men Make cackling lawyers rich, and themselues fooles, And for a trifling cause: as I am olde Hobson. Sir Thomas Ramsis. Master Gresham. Body of mee, both shall be school'd, M. D. Nowell, You know the cause that this contention, Is onely that he bought a peece of land This had giuen earnest for, all Adams earth, And Adams earth is free for Adams sonnes, And tis a shame men should contend for it: VVhat ere you speake shall for a sentence stand, And being spoke, they shall shake hand in hand. If I must then decide the difference, Thus it shall bee: because that Sir Thomas Ramsis, Had earnest giuen before you bought the Land, Though you were not acquainted with so much, I doe ward he haue a hundred pound Toward his charges, and for that you Haue both payd for the Land, and built vpon it, It shall continue yours: the money you haue spent, Either account it lost, or badly lent.