2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody (The Second Part of Queen Elizabeth's Troubles) · chunk 13 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 · 497 words
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Faith very little in paying of debts: but if you be so holy, I marvel how you run so far behind hand With your M. I must confess I owe my M. 500. li. How I came so, it is not fit to lay the sins of our flesh open to every eye, & you know the saying, 'tis bad to do evil, but worse to boast of it: yet he above knows that sometimes as soon as I have come from Bowe-church, I have gone to a bawdy-house. (your knavery. Nay it appears so, that now your M. hath smelled out Not to commit in very deed good friend, but only to see fashions or to recreate & stir up our drowsy appetites. Well here comes my fellow Quick, and unless you will content us for staying, you must along to the Counter. I hope you think The Labourer is worthy of his hire: we will stay here at the Tavern, and Quick I will content thee, to carry a letter to my master, wherein I will make him a restitution of his 500. li. by repentance, and show him the way that my frail nature hath run into. Well, we'll be paid by the hour. It will not be amiss if you buy an hourglass. Come M. D. Nowell, now we have done Our worst to your good cheer, we'd fain be gone: Only we stay my kinsman's long return, To pay this hundred pound to sir Thomas Ramsey. Then assure you, he will be hear presently: In the mean time, I have drawn you to this walk, A Gallery, wherein I keep the Pictures Of many charitable Citizens: That having fully satisfied your bodies, You may by them learn to refresh your souls. Are all these Pictures of good Citizens? They are, and i'll describe to you some of their births, How they bestowed their lives, and did so live The fruits of this life might a better give. You shall gain more in showing this to us, Than you have shown. Good M. Deane, I pray you show it us. This was the Picture of sir Iohn Philpot sometimes Mayor, This man at one time, at his own charge, Levied ten thousand soldiers, guarded the Realm From the incursions of our enemies: And in the year a thousand three hundred and eighty, When Thomas of Woodstock, Thomas Percie with other noble Were sent to aid the Duke of Britannie, (men, This said Iohn Filpot furnished out four ships At his own charges and did release the armour That the poor soldiers had for victuals pawned. This man did live when Walworth was Lord Maior That provident, valiant, and learned Citizen, That both attached, and killed the traitor Tyler, For which good service Walworth the Lord Maior, This Filpot, and four other Aldermen, Were knighted in the field. Thus did he live, and yet before he died Assured relief for thirteen poor for ever.
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Faith very little in paying of debts: but if you be so holy, I maruel how you run so farre behind hand With your M. I must confesse I owe my M. 500. li. How I came so, it is not fit to lay the sins of our flesh open to euery eie, & you know the saying, Tis bad to do euill, but worse to boast of it: yet hee aboue knowes that sometimes as soone as I haue come from Bowe-church, I haue gone to a Baudie-house. (your knauerie. Nay it appeares so, that now your M. hath smelt out Not to commit in very deed good friend, but only to see fashions or to recreat & stir vp our drowsie appetites. Well here comes my fellow Quick, and vnles you wil content vs for staying, you must along to the Counter. I hope you thinke The Labourer is worthie of his hire: we will stay here at the Tauerne, and Quick I will content thee, to carry a letter to my master, wherein I will make him a restitution of his 500. li. by repentance, and shew him the way that my fraile nature hath run into. Well, weele be pay'd by the houre. It will not be amisse if you buy an houre-glasse. Come M. D. Nowell, now we haue done Our worst to your good cheere, wee'd faine be gone: Onely we stay my kinsmans long returne, To pay this hundred pound to sir Thomas Ramsie. Then assure you, he will be heare presently: In the meane time, I haue drawne you to this walke, A Gallerie, wherein I keepe the Pictures Of many charitable Citizens: That hauing fully satisfied your bodyes, You may by them learne to refresh your soules. Are all these Pictures of good Cittizens? They are, and ile describe to you some of their births, How they bestowd their liues, and did so liue The fruits of this life might a better giue. You shall gaine more in shewing this to vs, Then you haue showne. Good M. Deane, I pray you shew it vs. This was the Picture of sir Iohn Philpot sometimes Mayor, This man at one time, at his owne charge, Leauied ten thousand souldiers, guarded the Realme From the incursions of our enemies: And in the yeare a thousand three hundred and eightie, VVhen Thomas of Woodstocke, Thomas Percie with other noble VVere sent to ayd the Duke of Britannie, (men, This sayd Iohn Filpot furnisht out foure ships At his owne charges and did release the armor That the poore souldiers had for victuals paw'nd. This man did liue when Walworth was Lord Maior That prouident, valiant, and learned Citizen, That both attacht, and kild the traytor Tyler, For which good seruice Walworth the Lord Maior, This Filpot, and foure other Aldermen, Were knighted in the field. Thus did he liue, and yet before he di'd Assur'd reliefe for thirteene poore for euer.