Anonymous · published 1561 · first performed or written 1547 [c.1547-1558] (Annals) moral T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness typicality 0.81 · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T37: wealth, riches, money, god, rich, poverty, men, learning, poor, ic.
Now or we any further proceed Hold this vesture and put it on thee From henceforth thou shalt be called prosperity I thank god and you I am in felicity Now unto you I shall here show Of such things as ye shall eschew first your soul look that ye keep clean Beware of misrule in any wise Play not at caylles, cards nor dice Also from miswomen, for by them mischief may rise As it doth often, this daily is seen Haunt no taverns, nor sit not up late Let no hassardes nor riotours, with you be check mat. For then will envy come, and make debate The which shall cause great trouble Be plentiful of such as god hath sent Unto the poor people give with good intent For every penny that is so spent God will send the double. Take heed and do as I have said Sir therewith I hold me well apaid As ye have commanded me it shall be done Then let us depart for a season plyenede I will be your protection. joy and solace be in this hall Is there no man here that knoweth me at all I am beloved both with great and small abundance is my name I have all things as me list Meat drink, and cloth of the best Gold and silver, full is every chest In faith I will not lain I think ye know not my ways How I get goods now a days By a proper mean Think you that I would Lend either silver or gold That day shall not be seen But I will lend them ware That shall be both bad and dear Not worth the money he shall pay And if he can no surety get Of my ware he getteth right nought Without a good pledge he lay Then will I for mine avail He shall make a bill of sail To me full bought, and sold if the day be exspyred and passed Then will I hold it fast He shall not have it though he would this craft I have long used And some men do not yet refuse it this is openly known What is he in all this town that will lend without singular commodst Should I tend without a profit Nay than I hold nought worth my wit. All this ye say, is against conscience Conscience quoth a, nay then shall we never thrive For I know him not alive By conscience that cometh to substance I have all manner of marchaundy I sell for long days to them that are needy And for the payment I have good surety Bound in statute marchaunce Because I may forbear I sell my ware so dear I make forty of twenty in half a year Other men do so as well as I. Even sin, vary shame marry fie These goods are gotten untrewely Many a man is undone thereby To take this ware to dear
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Nowe or we any further procede Holde this veſture and put it on thee From henceforth thou ſhalt be called proſperytie I thanke god and you I am in felicite Now vnto you I ſhall here ſhewe Of ſuche thynges as ye ſhall eſchewe Fyrſt your ſoule loke that ye kepe cleane Beware of myſrule in any wyſe Playe not at caylles, cardes nor dyſe Alſo from miſwomen, for by them miſchefe may ryſe As it doeth often, thys dayly is ſene Haunte no tauernes, nor ſytte not vp late Let no haſſardes nor riotours, wt you be checke mat For then wyll enuy come, and make debate The whiche ſhall cauſe great troble Be plentyfull of ſuche as god hath ſent Vnto ye poore people geue with good intēte For euery peny that is ſo ſpent God wyll ſende the double. Take hede and do as I haue ſayde Syr therwith I holde me well apayde As ye haue commaunded me it ſhall be done Then let vs departe for a ſeaſon plyenede I wyll be your protection. Ioye and ſolace be in this hall Is there no man here that knoweth me at all I am beloued both with great and ſmall Haboundaunce is my name I haue all thynges as me lyſt Meate drynke, and cloth of the beſt Golde and ſyluer, full is euery cheſt In fayth I wyll not layne I thynke ye knowe not my wayes Howe I gette goodes nowe a dayes By a propre meane Thynke you that I woulde Lende eyther ſyluer or golde That daye ſhall not be ſene But I wyll lende them ware That ſhal be both badde and deare Not worth the money he ſhall pay And yf he can no ſuerte get Of my ware he getteth ryght nought Without a good pledge he laye Then wyll I for myne auayle He ſhall make a byll of ſayle To me full bought, and ſolde yf the daye be exſpyred and paſte Then wyll I holde it faſte He ſhall not haue it though he would this crafte I haue longe vſed And ſome men do not yet refuſe it this is openly knowne What is he in all this towne that wyll lende without ſynguler commodſt Shoulde I tende without a profyte Nay than I holde nought worth my wytte. All this ye ſaye, is agaynſt conſcience Conſcience quod a, nay then ſhal we neuer thryue For I knowe hym not alyue By conſcience that commeth to ſubſtaunce I haue all maner of marchaundy I ſell for longe dayes to them that are nedy And for the payment I haue good ſuertye Bounde in ſtatute marchaunce Becauſe I maye forbeare I ſell my ware ſo deare I make fourty of twenty in halfe a yeare Other men do ſo as well as I. Euen ſynne, vary ſhame mary fye Theſe goodes are gotten vntrewely Many a man is vndone therby To take this ware to deare