Udall, Nicholas · published 1566 · first performed or written 1552 [1552-1554(?)] (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T32 Rings and jewels as tokens · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T32: ring, ti, gave, finger, jewel, lady, lord, love, invisible, away.
I Was near so shook up afore since I was borne, That our mistress could not have chid I would have sworn: And I pray God I die if I meant any harm, But for my life tune this shall be to mea charm. God you save and see nurse, and how is it with you? marry a great deal the worse it is for such as thou. For me? Why so? Why were not thou one of them, say, That song and played here with the gentleman last day? Yes, and he would know if you have for him spoken. And prays you to deliver this ring and token. Now by the token that God tokened brother, I will deliver no token one nor other. I have once been so shent for your masters pleasure, As I will not be again for all his treasure. He will thank you woman. I will none of his thank. I ween I am a prophet, this gear will prove blank: But what should I home again without answer go? It were better go to Rome on my head than so. I will tarry here this month, but some of the house Shall take it of me, and then I care not a louse. But yonder cometh forth a wench or a lad, If he have not one Lombard's touch, my luck is bad. I Am clean lost for lack of merry company, We 〈◊〉 not half well within, our 〈◊〉 and I▪ They will command like mistresses, they will 〈◊〉. If they be not served, Trupenie must be chid. Let them be as merry now as ye can 〈◊〉, With turning of a hand, our mirth lieth in the mire▪ I can not skill of such changeable mettle▪ There is nothing with them but in doke out ne. Whether is it better that I speak to him turst, Or he first to me, it is good to cast the wt. If I begin first, he will smell all my purpose, Otherwise I shall not need any ●●ing to disclose. What boy have we yonder? I will see what he is. He cometh to me▪ It is hereabout iwis. Wouldest thou aught friend, that thou lookest so about? Yea, but whether ye can help me or no, I don't. I seek to one mistress Custance house here dwelling. It is my mistress ye seek the by your telling. Is there any of that name here but thee? Not one in all the whole town that I know pardie. A Widow she is I trow. And what and she be? But insured to an husband. Yea, so think we. And I dwell with her husband that 〈◊〉 to be. In faith then must thou 〈◊〉 be welcome to me, Let us for acquaintance shake 〈◊〉 is together, And whate'er thou be, heartily welcome hither.
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I Was nere so shoke vp afore since I was borne, That our mistresse coulde not haue chid I wold haue sworne: And I pray God I die if I ment any harme, But for my life tune this shall be to mea charme. God you saue and see nurse, and howe is it with you? Mary a great deale the worse it is for suche as thou. For me? Why so? Why wer not thou one of thē, say, That song and playde here with the gentleman last day? Yes, and he would know if you haue for him spoken. And prayes you to deliuer this ring and tken. Nowe by the token that God tokened brother, I will deliuer no token one nor other. I haue once ben so shent for your maisters pleasure, As I will not be agayne for all hys treasure. He will thank you womā. I will none of his thāke. I wéene I am a prophete, this geare will proue blanke: But what should I home againe without answere go? It were better go to Rome on my head than so. I will tary here this moneth, but some of the house Shall take it of me, and then I care not a louse. But yonder commeth forth a wnche or a ladde, If he haue not one Lumbardes touche, my lucke is bad. I Am cleane lost for lacke of mery companie, We not halfe well within, our and I▪ They will commaunde like mistresses, they will . If they be not serued, Trupeny must be chyd. Let them be as mery nowe as ye can , With turnyng of a hande, our mirth lieth in the mire▪ I can not skill of such chaungeable mettle▪ There is nothing with them but in doke out ne. Whether is it better that I speake to him turst, Or he first to me, it is good to cast the wt. If I beginne first, he will smell all my purpose, Otherwise I shall not néede any ing to disclose▪ What boy haue we yonder? I will sée what he is. He commeth to me▪ It is hereabout wis. Wouldest thou ought friende, that thou lookest so about? Yea, but whether ye can helpe me or no, I dont. I seeke to one mistresse Custance house here dwellyng. It is my mistresse ye seeke t by your telling. Is there any of that name héere but hée? Not one in all the whole towne that I knowe par dée. A Widowe she is trow. And what and she be? But ensured to an husbande. Yea, so thinke we. And I dwell with hir husbande that to be. In faith then must thou be welcome to me, Let vs for acquaintance shak is togther, And what ere thou be, hear welcome hither.