Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Nice Wanton · chunk 1 of 10

Anonymous · published 1560 · first performed or written 1550 [1547-1553] (Annals)
moral
unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 459 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.

THe prudent Prince Solomon, doth say, He that spareth the rod, the child doth hate He would youth should be kept in awe alway By correction in time at reasonable rate, To be taught to fear god and their parents obey To get learning and qualities, thereby to maintain An honest quiet life, correspondent always, To gods law and the kings, for it is certain. If children be nuzzled in idleness and ill, And brought up therein, it is hard to restrain, And draw them from natural wont evil, As here in this Interlude, ye shall see plain. By two children brought up wanton in play, Whom the mother doth excuse, when she should chastise They delight in dalliance and mischief always, At last they end their lives in miserable wise. The mother persuaded by worldly shame, That she was the cause of their wretched life, So pensive, so sorrowful, for their death, she became, That in despair she would ●lea her sel● wi●h a kinfe Then her son Barnabas, (by interpretation, The son of comfort,) her ill purpose do stay, By the scriptures he giveth her godly consolation And to concludeth, all these parts will we play. MY master in my lesson yesterday, Did recite this text of Ecclesiasticus, man is prone, to evil, from his youth, did he say Which sentence may well be verified in us Myself, my brother, and sister Dalila, Whom our parents to their cost to school do find I tarry for them here, time passeth away, I lose my learning, they ever loiter behind, If I go before, they do me threat, To complain to my mother, she for their sake, Being her tender tidlynges, will me beat: Lord, in this perplexit you, what way shall I take? What will become of them? grace god them send, To apply their learning, and their manners amend. Here we comen, and here we loven, And here we will abide abide ay. Fie brother fie, & specially you sister Dalila, Sobrenes becometh maids always What ye dolt ye be ever in one song, yea sir it shall cost you blows ere it be long, Be ye not ashamed the treavandes to play? Losing your time & learning, & that every day Learning bringeth knowledge of god, & honest living to get Yea marry, I warrant you, master hodypeke, Learn a pace sister, and after to spin and sow, And other honest huswifely points to know. spin quod ha, yea by the mass, & with your heel's up wind For a good mouse hunt, is cat after king Lewd speaking corrupteth good manners s. Paul doth sai Come, let us go, if ye will to school this day I shall be shent for taring so long,
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Metadata, position in the edition, topic in the other seeds
PlayNice Wanton
AuthorAnonymous
Publication year (edition)1560
First performance / composition (Annals)1550 [1547-1553]
First performance (BritDrama)1550 [1547-1553]
Genre (British Drama)moral
Play typeInterlude;Nonprofessional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 54 · TCP A14713 · DEEP 46
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 0–54 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 1 of 10 in this edition
Length459 words · 611 tokens
Topic (seed 42)unassigned by HDBSCAN · nearest topic T51 — Parents and children: blessing, birthright and inheritance at 0.658
Other seedsseed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
THe prudent Prince Salomon, doth say, He that spareth the rod, the chyld doth hate He wold youth shuld be kept in awe alwaye By correction in tyme at reasonable rate, To be taught to fear god and theyr parents obey To get learning and qualities, thereby to maintain An honest quiet lyfe, correspondent alway, To gods law and the kynges, for it is certayne. If chyldren be noseled in idlenes and yll, And brought vp therin, it is hard to restrayne, And draw them from naturall wont euyll, As here in thys Interlude, ye shall se playne. By two chyldren brought vp wantonly in play, Whom ye mother doth excuse, whē she should chastise They delyte in daliaunce and mischief alway, At last they ende theyr lyues in miserable wyse. The mother perswaded by worldly shame, That she was the cause of theyr wretched lyfe, So pensife, so sorowfull, for theyr death, she became, That in despaire she would lea her sel wih a kinfe Then her sonne Barnabas, (by interpretacyon, The sonne of comfort,) her yll purpose do stay, By the scriptures he geueth her godly consolation And to concludth, all these partes wyll we playe. MY mayster in my lesson yesterday, Dyd recite this text of Ecclesiasticus, man is prone, to euil, frō hys youth, did he say Whych sentence may wel be verified in vs My selfe, my brother, and sister Dalila, Whom our parentes to theyr cost to scoole do fynde I tary for them here, time passeth away, I loose my learnyng, they euer loyter behynde, If I go before, they do me threate, To complayne to my mother, she for theyr sake, Being her tender tidlynges, wyll me beate: Lorde, in thys perplexit ye, what way shall I take? What wyl become of them? grace god them sende, To apply their learnyng, and theyr maners amend. Here we comen, and here we louen, And here we will abide abyde ay. Fye brother fye, & specyally you sister Dalila, Sobrenes becommeth maydes alway What ye dolt ye be euer in one songe, yea sir it shall cost you blowes ere it be longe, Be ye not ashamed the treauandes to play? Losing your time & learning, & that euery day Lernyng bringeth knowledge of god, & honest liuing to get Yea mary, I warrant you, master hodypeke, Learne a pace syster, and after to spyn and sowe, And other honest huswifely poyntes to knowe. Spyn quod ha, yea by ye masse, & wt youre heles vp wynd For a good mouse hunt, is cat after kyng Lewd spekyng corrupteth good maners s. Paule doeth sai Come, let vs go, if ye wil to scole thys day I shal be shent for taryng so longe,