Sharpham, Edward · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
I'll tell their conditions. And I, which is most like her. Then the first is pride. I would have that sin burnt for a witch, it changes men into so many shape. The next is murder. O! that's a thirsty sin, for nought can quench it but blood. What is Theft? Faith the greatest fault that I can find in that is, it cozens the Scriveners, for it borrows money without giving any obligation. Covetousness. O! that's an excellent sin, for to deal with, a that hath a loose belly, for 'twill bind any man for ten groats. What is sloth then? Faith Sloth is a good Maidenly Green-sickness sin. But lechery my Lady? O that's the suckingst sin that a man can be acquainted withal, it cannot endure to be in company, it creeps into corners, and hides itself in the dark still. What sayst then to drunkenness? O that's a most gentleman like sin, it scorns to be beholding for what it receives in a man's house, it commonly leaves it again at his door. Nay, than lechery scorns to be beholding too, for I have known what it hath received in a man's house, it hath sent home again nine months after, and lain at his door, and therefore the more Gentleman like sin a great deal, because it takes the longer time of repayment, but I pray sit now, which of all this is most like your wife. Murder, for nought can quench her thirst of lust, but now I soon shall find her villainy, praised be my vigilant care: which if I do espy, i'll turn her off. Alas, alas sir, you have no reason to be angry, much less to be divorced, although she do transgress, are you not cut? have ye not given her cause, is it not out of mere necessity she doth it? therefore if you follow my counsel, make her amends with kindness, and put not her away. Believe me he speaks wisely, and good counsel, like a Lady, is to be embraced. Not put her away, and if she wrong him. If he do not, I say he is one of the arrant'st blocks that ever man spurned on: why is he not a Gentleman, a Knight, hath a not seen fashion: sir, I would have you bear a noble mind, put her away and you list, 'tis no matter for cause, if she change but a trencher with the Groom of your stable, 'tis dealing enough to be divorced, Therefore put her away, and than you may have another wife. Another wife? True, a gallant, and yet a modest Lady too, one that shall nourish no blood but your own, tender your reputation as the apple of her eye, & honour even your very footsteps. She shall go, i'll make her truss up her trinkets, oh faith she shall away.
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Ile tell their conditions. And I, which is most like her. Then the first is pride. I would haue that sinne burnt for a witch, it changes men into so many shape. The next is murther. O! thats a thirstie sinne, for nought can quench it but blood. What is Theft? Faith the greatest fault that I can finde in that is, it cousens the Scriuners, for it borrowes monie without giuing any obligation. Couetousnesse. O! that's an excellent sinne, for to deale with, a that hath a loose bellie, for twill binde any man for ten grotes. What is sloath then? Faith Sloath is a good Maidenly Greenesicknesse sinne. But leachery my Lady? O thats the suckingst sinne that a man can bee acqainted withall, it cannot endure to bee in company, it creepes into corners, and hides it selfe in the darke still. What saist then to drunkennesse? O that's a moste gentleman like sinne, it scornes to be beholding for what it receiues in a mans house, it commonly leaues it againe at his doore. Nay, then leacherie scornes to be bebolding too, for I haue knowne what it hath receiu'd in a mans house, it hath sent home againe nine monthes after, and layen at his dore, and therefore the more Gentleman like sinne a great deale, because it takes the longer time of repaiment, but I pray sit now, which of all this is moste like your wife. Murther, for nought can quench her thirst of lust, but now I soone shall finde hir villany, prais'd bee my vigilant care: which if I doe espie, ile turne her off. Alas, alas sir, you haue no reason to be angrie, much lesse to de deuorced, although shee doe transgresse, are you not cut? haue ye not giuen her cause, is it not out of meere necessitie she doth it? therefore if you follow my counsaile, mak her amends with kindenesse, and put not her away. Beleeue me he speakes wisely, and good counsaile, like a Lady, is to be imbraced. Not put her away, and if she wrong him. If hee doe not, I say he is one of the aranst blocks yt euer mā spurned on: why is he not a Gentleman, a Knight, hath a not seene fashion: sir, I would haue you beare a noble minde, put he away and you list, tis no matter for cause, if she change but a treneher with the Groome of your stable, tis dealing eough to bee diuorced, Therefore put her away, and then you may haue another wife. Another wife? True, a gallant, and yet a modest Lady too, one that shall nourish no blood but your owne, tender your reputation as the apple of her eye, & honour euen your verie footsteps. She shall goe, ile make her trusse vp her trinckets, oh faith she shall away.