2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody (The Second Part of Queen Elizabeth's Troubles) · chunk 20 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 · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
Be you my Agent to and fro to them, I know your place and will be thankful to you: Tell them I wait here in the majors Court, Beneath in the sheriffs Court my workmen wait In number full a hundred, my Frame is ready, All only stay their pleasure, than out of hand Up goes my work, a credit to the Land. I shall be dutiful in your request. Do good M. Sword-bearer, now when this work is It shall be in the pleasure of my life, (raised, To come and meet our Merchants at their hour, And see them in the greatest storm that is Walk dry, and in a work I raised for them: Or fetch a turn within my upper walk, Within which square I have ordered Shops shall be Of neat but necessariest Trades in London. And in the richest sort being garnished out, 'twill do me good to see shops with fair wives Sit to attend the profit of their husbands: Young maids brought up young men as prentices. Some shall prove masters and speak in Gresham's praise, In Gresham's work we did our fortunes raise. For I dare say both Country and the Court, For wares shall be beholding to this work. M. Gresaam, Thus sends the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen. Or rather come to bring the news ourself: We have determined of a place for you In Cornhill, the delightful of this City, Where you shall raise your Frame: the City at their Charge Hath bought the houses and the ground, (pound; And paid for both three thousand five hundred three & twenty Order is given the houses shall be sold, To any man will buy them and remove them, Which is already done, being fourscore households, Were sold for 478. pound. The plot is also plained at the cities charges, And we in name of the whole Citizens, Do come to give you full possession Of this our purchase, whereon to build a Burse, A place for-Marchants to assemble in, At your own charges. M sheriff I'll do't, and what I spend therein, I scorn to lose day, neglect is a sin: Where be my work men? Here, here with trowel and tools ready at hand. Come fellows, come: We have a Frame made, and we have room To raise it: but M. D. Nowell, and M. Hobson, We have your presence in a happy time, This seventh of Iune we the first stone will lay Of our new Burse, give us some Bricks: Here's a brick, here's a fair Sovereign, Thus I begin, be it hereafter told I laid the first stone with a piece of gold. He that loves Gresham follow him in this, The gold we lay, due to the workmen is. O God bless M. Gresham, God bless M. Gresham. The Mayor of London M. Gresham follows you: Unto your first this second I do fit, And lay this piece of gold a top of it.
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Be you my Agent too and fro to them, I know your place and will be thankfull to you: Tell them I waite here in the Maiors Court, Beneath in the Sheriffes Court my workemen waite In number full a hundred, my Frame is ready, All onely stay their pleasure, then out of hand Vp goes my worke, a credite to the Land. I shall be dutifull in your request. Doe good M. Sword-bearer, now when this worke is It shall be in the pleasure of my life, (rais'd, To come and meet our Marchants at their houre, And see them in the greatest storme that is VValke dry, and in a worke I rais'd for them: Or fetch a turne within my vpper walke, VVithin which square I haue ordered Shoppes shall bee Of neat but necessariest Trades in London. And in the richest sort being garnish't out, T'will doe me good to see shops with faire wiues Sit to attend the profit of their husbands: Yong maides brought vpyong men as prentises. Some shall prooue masters and speake in Greshams praise, In Greshams worke we did our fortunes raise. For I dare say both Countrey and the Court, For wares shall be beholding to this worke. M. Gresaam, Thus sends the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen. Or rather come to bring the newes our selfe: We haue determin'd of a place for you In Corne-hill, the delightfull of this Cittie, Where you shall raise your Frame: the Cittie at their Charge Hath bought the houses and the ground, (pound; And payd for both three thousand fiue hundred three & twentie Order is giuen the houses shall be sold, To any man will buy them and remooue them, Which is already done, being fourescore housholds, Were sold for 478. pound. The plot is also plain'd at the Citties charges, And wee in name of the whole Cittizens, Doe come to giue you full possession Of this our purchase, whereon to build a Burse, A place for-Marchants to assemble in, At your owne charges. M Shnife ile doo't, and what I spend therein, I scorne to lose day, neglect is a sinne: VVhere be my worke men? Here, here with trowell and tooles ready at hand. Come fellowes, come: VVe haue a Frame made, and we haue roome To raise it: but M. D. Nowell, and M. Hobson, VVe haue your presence in a happie time, This seuenth of Iune we the first stone will lay Of our new Burse, giue vs some Brickes: Here's a bricke, here's a faire Soueraigne, Thus I begin, bee it hereafter told I laid the first stone with a peece of gold. Hee that loues Gresham follow him in this, The gold we lay, due to the workemen is. O God blesse M. Gresham, God blesse M. Gresham. The Mayor of London M. Gresham followes you: Vnto your first this second I doe fit, And lay this peece of gold a toppe of it.