Anonymous · published 1561 · first performed or written 1547 [c.1547-1558] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.81 · 494 words
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For now I find these woods full true That peace showed me here in this place I regarded not his council, I lacked grace wherefore needy poverty on me doth blow his horn That every man and woman doth laugh me to scorn Example to all young men when they take in hand To occupy in the world for your behoof Look wisely before, and also understand Evil company destroyeth man, on me ye see the proof Make a sure foundation, or ye set up the roof Of a good & virtuous beginning cometh a good ending And evermore beware of unmeasurable spending. I assyte you in our court to appear I pray you tell me wherefore ye be a great slanderer and full of envy There will no man say so but you what wilt thou give me and thou shalt go quite By my troth I have not one mite Then open penance and thou art like By my troth I slander no man Then come & 'scuse thyself as well as thou can What man is he that can me dysmay For I obtain all thing at my will Or dare any thing against me say what soever I do be it good or ill For if he do he were better be still I shall him punish be it right or wrong For with in my purse, I can both save and hang To repunge against me he were better be still I have a proper trull for my pastance In my chamber I her keep, both night and day My neighbours therewith, taketh great grievance yet I keep her still whosoever say nay How be it there is one a poor caitiff I hear say Hath me accused in the court spiritual And it cost me a. C.li punish him I shall Open sin must have open penance God speed my master abundance what knave art thou with a very mischance That cometh in so homely. Sir I pray you be not angry I am an office of the spiritualty There is upon you a great scleaunder ye keep another man's wife in your chambre And live in great adultery what wretches doth so say by me it is openly known every where Before my master I charge you to appear Upon a book there shall ye swear whether it be so or no what is the best for me to do Rather than I to the court will go I had neuer spend twenty pound Sir if such a way may be found To excuse you, what will ye then say Now thereof heartily I the pray ye shall come home to my masters place And say that ye be put up of malice Thrust money in his hand a pace And so shall ye go quite away For thy counsel gramercy: hold here is .xl pence. Come on sir I will do my diligence. Room sirs avoidance
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For now I fynde theſe wodes full trewe That peace ſhewed me here in this place I regarded not his councell, I lacked grace wherfore nedy pouerty on me doth blow his horne That euery man and womā doth laugh me to ſcorne Example to all yonge men when they take in hande To occupye in the world for your behofe Loke wyſely before, and alſo vnderſtande Euil company deſtroyeth man, on me ye ſe the profe Make a ſure foundacyon, or ye ſet vp the rofe Of a good & vertuous begīnīg cometh a good endīg And euermore beware of vnmeſurable ſpending. I aſſyte you in our court to appeare I pray you tell me wherfore ye be a great ſlaunderer and full of enuy There wyll no man ſay ſo but you what wylt thou geue me and thou ſhalt go quyte By my trouth I haue not one myte Then open penaunce and thou art lyke By my trouth I ſclander no man Then come & ſcuſe thy ſelfe as well as thou can What man is he that can me dyſmay For I optayne all thyng at my wyll Or dare any thyng agaynſt me ſaye what ſoeuer I do be it good or yll For yf he do he were better be ſtyll I ſhall hym punyſhe be it ryght or wronge For with in my purſe, I can both ſaue and hang To repunge agaynſt me he were better be ſtyl I haue a propre trull for my paſtaunce In my chamber I her kepe, both nyght and daye My neyghbours therwith, taketh great greuaunce yet I kepe her ſtyll whoſoeuer ſay nay Howe be it there is one a poore caytyfe I heare ſaye Hath me accuſed in the courte ſpyritual And it coſt me a .C.li. punyſhe hym I ſhal Open ſynne muſt haue open penaunce God ſpede my mayſter haboundaunce what knaue art thou wt a very miſchaūce That cometh in ſo homely. Syr I praye you be not angry I am an offycer of the ſpiritualte There is vpon you a great ſcleaunder ye kepe another mans wife in your chambre And lyue in great aduoutrye what wretches doeth ſo ſaye by me it is openly knowen euery where Before my maiſter I charge you to appere Vpon a boke there ſhall ye ſwere whether it be ſo or no what is the beſte for me to do Rather than I to the courte wyll go I had euer ſpende twenty pounde Syr if ſuche a waye may be founde To excuſe you, what wyll ye then ſaye Now therof hartely I the praye ye ſhall come home to my maiſters place And ſaye that ye be put vp of malyce Thruſt mony in his hande a pace And ſo ſhall ye go quyte awaye For thy counſell gramercy: holde here is .xl pence. Come on ſir I wil do my dyligence. Rowme ſyrs auoydaunce