Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
No. But you have good security: for you have the thing itself in your hand, which you may keep. Yes, I have, and will keep you from sight of it until I have my money. For what can I tell? you may be so overjoyed with the sight, that you may run mad upon it. And then what guardian of yours while you live, or administrator when you die will pay me 44. shillings, especially being due for a thing that put you out of your wits? Therefore satisfy yourself, you shall not see it until I have every penny of my money. How shall I know that it is done when I have paid you? even as I know that you will pay me 100l. when I and my sureties have sealed the bond to your use before I receive a penny. You say well. Come, here is your money. Now you shall see it. Look here Sir, here's rods in piss for the villains. What Tiburnist is this? And what's the mystery of all this picture? Sir. this Tiburnist, or hangman is the Devil. And this fellow that hath the purse is Iudas. the figure of 30 with p. joined to it signifies 30 pence, for which he sold his master. That which followeth is meant of Christ, worth a hundred worlds: for which fact the Devil put a halter about his neck and hanged him. So shortly this is the sum of all. Iudas who for 30d sold Christ infinitely greatest Was hanged by the devils help, and reputed with the basest. Before you saw the history, Now you hear the mystery. 'tis a good exposition. But I wood I had my two pieces again. I do not like it very well, for many ignorant people will take it far otherwise: as thus, 30. p. 30l. for a hundredth. And he that taketh 30l in the 100. is to be hanged by the Devil. 'tis true. many may think so: but your Clarks must inform them in the sense. No man can put a secret in figures but it may be diversely interpreted. And so be all oracles taken in sundry senses. But I wish it were made plainer to the understanding: for the more part will take it as I did at first sight. Why should you think so? Because I cannot imagine any other meaning so proper to those figures as that I conceived. That's because you are parcel guilty. But I will gather two other conceits as proper as that of yours. If you can do so I am satisfied. Thus 30l pro 100. that is, he that gives 30 in the 100 is worthy to be hanged. That judgement is very prejudicial for us, & may force from us many Clients. I do but guess at this for variety sake, And then another is this. 30 in the 100. he that will not give 30 in the 100 is worthy to be hanged.
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No. But you haue good securitie: for you haue the thing it selfe in your hand, which you may keepe. Yes, I haue, and will keepe you from sight of it vntill I haue my money. For what can I tell? you may be so ouer-ioyed with the sight, that you may runne madde vpon it. And then what guardian of yours while you liue, or administrator when you die will pay me 44. shillings, especially being due for a thing that put you out of your wittes? Therefore satisfie your selfe, you shal not see it vntill I haue euerie pennie of my money. How shall I know that it is done when I haue pay'd you? Euen as I know that you will pay me 100. when I and my sureties haue-seal'd the bond to your vse before I receiue a pennie. You say well. Come, heere is your money. Now you shall see it. Looke heere Sir, heere's roddes in pisse for the villaines. What Tiburnist is this? And what's the mysterie of all this picture? Sir. this Tiburnist, or hangman is the Divell. And this fellow that hath the purse is Iudas. the figure of 30 with p-ioin'd to it signifies 30 pence, for which he sold his master. That which followeth is meant of Christ, worth a hundred worlds: for which fact the Divell put a halter about his neck and hang'd him. So shortly this is the summe of all. Iudas who for 30d sould Christ infinitely greatest Was hangd by the Divells helpe, and reputed with the basest. Before you saw the history, Now you heare the mystery. Tis a good exposition. But I wood I had my two peeces againe. I doe not like it very well, for manie ignorant people will take it farre otherwise: as thus, 30. p. 30•. for a hundreth. And he that taketh 30• in the 100. is to be hangd by the Divell. Tis true. manie may thinke so: but your Clarks must informe them in the sense. No man can put a secret in figures but it may be diversly interpreted. And so be all oracles taken in sundry sences. But I wish it were made plainer to the vnderstanding: for the more part will take it as I did at first sight. Why should you thinke so? Because I cannot imagine any other meaning so proper to those figures as that I conceaued. That's because you are parcell guiltie. But I will gather two other conceits as proper as that of yours. If you can doe so I am satisfied. Thus 30• pro 100. that is, hee that giues 30 in the 100 is worthie to be hanged. That iudgement is very preiudiciall for vs, & may force from vs many Clients. I doe but gesse at this for varietie sake, And then another is this. 30• in the 100. hee that will not giue 30 in the 100 is worthie to be hanged.