The Life and Repentance of Mary Magdalene · chunk 6 of 38
Wager, Lewis · published 1566 · first performed or written 1558 [c.1550-1566] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T26 Devils, hell and fiends · 488 words
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The truth is so, they whom now I speak of, Are persons of great honour and nobility, Fellows that love neither to dally nor scoff, But at once will tell you the verity. Men of honour say you? tell me I you desire, Can you cause them trow you shortly to be here? I will go and provide some other attire, That according to my birth I may appear. Birth? faith of my body, you are well arrayed, I warrant you with these clothes they will be content They had liefer have you naked, be not afraid, Then with your best holy day garment. You are a merry man in deed, you are a wanton, I will go and return again by and by, As I am, I would with all my heart be known, So that I might be pleasant to every man's eye. I pray you hearty that I may be so bold To have a kiss or two before you do departed, If a kiss were worth a hundred pound of gold, You should have it even with my very heart. I thank you mistress Mary by my maydenhood, Lord what a pleasant kiss was this of you? Take her with you, I warrant you will never be good She is given to it, I make God avow. And I trow I shall help to set her forward. Shortly my offspring and I shall her so dress, That neither law nor prophets she shall regard, No though the son of God to her them express. Infidelity is my name, you know in deed, properly I am called the Serpent's seed, Look in whose heart my father Satan doth me sow There must all iniquity and vice needs grow, The conscience where I dwell is a receptacle, For all the devils in hell to have their habitacle, You shall see, that Mary's heart within short space, For the devil himself shall be a dwelling place, I will so dress her, that there shall not be a worse. To her the devil at pleasure shall have his recourse. I will go and prepare for her such a company, As shall poison her with all kinds of villainy. Whether art thou going now Infidelity▪ Pride of Life now welcome, the spring of iniquity, O pride of life, thou never usest to go alone, give me your hands also I pray you one by one. Welcome pride of life with my whole heart & mind, And thou art welcome cupidity mine own friend: What, mynikin carnal concupiscence, Thou art welcome hearty by my conscience. To see thee merry Infidelity I am right glad. When Infidelity is in health, I can not be sad. infidelity? O Infidelity, mine own infidelity, I am glad to see thee merry now for a surety, I marvel what thou dost in this place alone, I thought that out of jury thou hadst been gone.
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The truth is so, they whom nowe I speake of, Are persons of great honor and nobilitie, Felowes that loue neither to dally nor scoffe, But at once will tell you the veritie. Men of honour say you? tell me I you desire, Can you cause them trowe you shortly to be here? I wyll goe and prouide some other attire, That accordyng to my byrthe I may appere. Byrth? faith of my body, you are well arayde, I warrant you with these clothes they wil be content They had liefer haue you naked, be not afrayde, Then with your best holy day garment. You are a mery man in dede, you are a wanton, I will go and returne agayne by and by, As I am, I would with all my heart be known, So that I might be plesant to euery mans eye. I pray you heartily that I may be so bold To haue a kisse or two before you doe depart, If a kisse were worth a hundred pound of gold, You should haue it euen with my very heart. I thanke you mistresse Mary by my maydenhood, Lord what a pleasant kysse was this of you? Take her with you, I warant you wil neuer be good She is geuen to it, I make God auow. And I trow I shall helpe to set her forward. Shortly my ofspryng and I shall her so dresse, That neither law nor prophets she shall regard, No though the sonne of God to her them expresse. Infidelitie is my name, you know in dede, Proprely I am called the Serpents sede, Loke in whose heart my father Sathan doth me sow There must all iniquitie and vice nedes growe, The conscience where I dwell is a receptacle, For all the diuels in hell to haue their habitacle, You shall see, that Maries heart within short space, For the diuell hym self shall be a dwellyng place, I will so dresse her, that there shall not be a worse. To her the diuell at pleasure shall haue his recourse. I will go and prepare for her such a company, As shall poison her with all kyndes of villanie. Whether arte thou goyng nowe Infidelitie▪ Pride of Life now welcom, the spryng of iniquitie, O pride of life, thou neuer vsest to go alone, Geue me your handes also I pray you one by one. Welcome pride of life with my whole heart & mynde, And thou art welcome Cupiditie myne owne friend: What, mynikin carnall concupiscence, Thou art welcome heartily by my conscience. To see thee mery Infidelitie I am right glad. When Infidelitie is in health, I can not be sad. Infidelite? O Infidelitie, myne owne infidelitie, I am glad to see thee mery now for a suretie, I maruell what thou dost in this place alone, I thought that out of Iurie thou hadst ben gone.