Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
Yea malkyu▪ I warrant you as much as they dare. And ye will not believe what they say in the street, When your maship passeth by all such as I meet, That sometimes I can scarce find what answer to make. Who is this (sayth one) sir Lancelot du lake? Who is this, great Cuy of Warwick, sayth another? No (say I) it is the thirteenth Hercules brother. Who is this? noble Hector of Troy, sayth the third? No, but of the same nest (say I) it is a bird. Who is this? great Goliah, Sampson, or Colbrand? No (say I) but it is a brute of the Alie land. Who is this? great Alexander? or Charle le Magne? No, it is the tenth Worthy, say I to them again: I know not if I said well. Yes for so I am. Yea, for there were but nine worthies before ye came. To some others, the third Cato I do you call. And so as well as I can I answer them all. Sir I pray you, what lord or great gentleman is this? Master Ralph Roister Doister dame say I, iwis. O Lord (sayth she then) what a goodly man it is, Would Christ I had such a husband as he is. O Lord (say some) that the sight of his face we lack: It is enough for you (say I) to see his back. His face is for ladies of high and noble parages▪ With whom he hardly scapeth great marriages. With much more than this, and much otherwise. I can thee thank that thou canst such answers devise: But I perceive thou dost me thoroughly know. I mark your manners for mine own learning I trow, But such is your beauty, and such are your acts, Such is your parsonage, and such are your facts, That all women fair and foul, more and less, They eye you, they lub you, they talk of you doubtless. Your peasant look maketh them all merry, Ye pass not by, but they laugh till they be weary, Yea and money could I have the truth to tell, Of many, to bring you that way where they dwell. Merrygreek for this thy reporting well of me: What should I else sir, it is my duty pardee. I promise thou shalt not lack, while I have a groat. Faith sir, and I near had more need of a new coat. Thou shalt have one to morrow, and gold for to spend. Then I trust to bring the day to a good end. For as for mine own part having money enough, I could live only with the remembrance of you. But now to your Widow whom you love so hot. By cock thou sayest truth, I had almost forgot. What if Christian Custance will not have you what? Have me? yes I warrant you, never doubt of that, I know she loveth me, but she dare not speak. In deed meet it were somebody should it break.
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Yea malky ▪ I warrant you as muche as they dar. And ye will not beleue what they say in the stréete, When your mashyp passeth by all such as I méete, That sometimes I can scarce finde what aunswere to make. Who is this (sayth one) sir Launcelot du lake? Who is this, greate Cuy of Warwike, sayth an other? No (say I) it is the thirtenth Hercules brother. Who is this? noble Hector of Troy, sayth the thirde? No, but of the same nest (say I) it is a birde. Who is this? greate Goliah, Sampson, or Colbrande? No (say I) but it is a brute of the Alie lande. Who is this? greate Alexander? or Charle le Maigne? No, it is the tenth Worthie, say I to them agayne: I knowe not if I sayd well. Yes for so I am. Yea, for there were but nine worthies before ye came. To some others, the thirde Cato I doe you call. And so as well as I can I aunswere them all. Sir I pray you, what lorde or great gentleman is this? Maister Ralph Roister Doister dame say I, ywis. O Lorde (sayth she than) what a goodly man it is, Woulde Christ I had such a husbande as he is. O Lorde (say some) that the sight of his face we lacke: It is inough for you (say I) to sée his backe. His face is for ladies of high and noble parages▪ With whome he hardly scapeth great mariages. With muche more than this, and much otherwise. I can thee thanke that thou canst suche answeres deuise: But I perceyue thou doste me throughly knowe. I marke your maners for myne owne learnyng I trowe, But suche is your beautie, and suche are your actes, Suche is your personage, and suche are your factes, That all women faire and fowle, more and lesse, They eye you, they lubbe you, they talke of you doubtlesse. Your peasant looke maketh them all merie, Ye passe not by, but they laugh till they be werie, Yea and money coulde I haue the truthe to tell, Of many, to bryng you that way where they dwell. Merygréeke for this thy reporting well of mee: What shoulde I else sir, it is my duetie pardee. I promise thou shalt not lacke, while I haue a grote. Faith sir, and I nere had more nede of a newe cote. Thou shalte haue one to morowe, and golde for to spende. Then I trust to bring the day to a good ende. For as for mine owne parte hauing money inowe, I coulde lyue onely with the remembrance of you. But nowe to your Widowe whome you loue so hotte. By cocke thou sayest tuthe, I had almost forgotte. What if Christian Custance will not haue you what? Haue me? yes I warrant you, neuer doubt of that, I knowe she loueth me, but she dare not speake. In deede meete it were some body should it breake.