Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
Go call my 〈◊〉, bid them high apace. I will be here with them ere ye can say trey ace. This was well said of Merrygreek, I low his wit, Before my sweet heart's door we will have a ●●t. That if my love came forth, that I may with her talk, I doubt not but this gear shall on my side walk. But lo, how well Merrygreek is returned sense. There hath grown no grass on my heel since I went hence, Lo here have I brought that shall make you pastance. Come sirs let us sing to win my dear love Custance. Lo where she cometh, some countenance to her make And ye shall hear me be plain with her for your sake. WHat gauding and fooling is this afore my door? May not folks be honest, pray you, though they be poor? As that thing may be true, so rich folks may be fools, Her talk is as ●●●e as she had learned in schools. Look partly toward her, and draw a little near. Get ye home idle folks. Why may not we be here? Nay and ye will haze, haze: otherwise I tell you plain, And ye will not haze, then give us our gear again. In deed I have of yours much gay things God save all. Speak gently unto her, and let her take all. Ye are to tender hearted: shall she make us daws? Nay dame, I will be plain with you in my friend's cause. Let all this pass sweet heart and accept my service. I will not be served with a fool in no wise, When I choose an husband I hope to take a man. And where will ye find one which can do that he can? Now this man toward you being so kind, You not to make him an answer somewhat to his mind. I sent him a full answer by you did I not? And I reported it. Nay I must speak it again. No no, he told it all. Was I not meetly plain? Yes. But I would not tell all, for faith if I had With you dame Custance ere this hour it had been bad, And not without cause▪ for this goodly parsonage, Meant no less than to join with you in marriage. Let him waste no more labour nor suit about me. Ye know not where our preerment lieth I s, He sending you such a token, ring and letter. marry here it is, ye never saw a better. Let us see your letter. Hold, read it if ye can. And see what letter it is to win a woman. To mine own dear honey bird, sweet heart, and pigsny Good Mistress Custance present these by and by, Of this superscription de ye blame the style? With the rest as good stuff as ye red a great while.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Goe call my , bydde them high apace. I wyll be here with them ere ye can say trey ace. This was well sayde of Merygréeke, I lowe hys wit, Before my sweete hearts dore we will haue a t. That if my loue came forth, that I may with hir talke, I doubt not but this geare shall on my side walke. But lo, how well Mery greke is returned sence. There hath grown no grasse on my héele since I went hence, Lo here haue I brought that shall make you pastance. Come sirs let vs sing to winne my deare loue Custance. Lo where she commeth, some countenaunce to hir make And ye shall heare me be plaine with hir for your sake. WHat gaudyng and foolyng is this afore my doore? May not folks be honest, pray you, though they be pore? As that thing may be true, so rich folks may be fooles, Hir talke is as e as she had learned in schooles. Looke partly towarde hir, and drawe a little nere. Get ye home idle folkes. Why may not we be here? Nay and ye will haze, haze: otherwise I tell you plaine, And ye will not haze, then giue vs our geare againe. In déede I haue of yours much gay things God saue all. Speake gently vnto hir, and let hir take all. Ye are to tender hearted: shall she make vs dawes? Nay dame, I will be plaine with you in my friends cause. Let all this passe swéete heart and accept my seruice. I will not be serued with a foole in no wise, When I choose an husbande I hope to take a man. And where will ye finde one which can doe that he can? Now thys man towarde you being so kinde, You not to make him an answere somewhat to his minde. I sent him a full answere by you dyd I not? And I reported it. Nay I must speake it againe. No no, he tolde it all. Was I not metely plaine? Yes. But I would not tell all, for faith if I had With you dame Custance ere this houre it had ben bad, And not without cause▪ for this goodly personage, Ment no lesse than to ioyne with you in mariage. Let him wast no mor labour nor sute about me. Ye know not where our preerment lieth I s, He sending you such a token, ring and letter. Mary here it is, ye ner sawe a better. Let vs see your letter. Holde, reade it if ye can. And sée what letter it is o winne a woman. To mine owne deare oney birde, swete heart, and pigs Good Mistresse Custance present these by and by, Of this superscription de ye blame the stile? With the rest as good stuffe as ye redde a great while.