Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
With thee I may boldly compare I trow, For as many vices in me as in thee do grow. You know that my name is called cupidity, Whom Scripture calleth the root of all iniquity, Infidelity in deed is the seed of all sin, But cupidity openeth the gate, and letteth him in: I contain theft, deceit in selling and buying, Perjury, rapine, dissimulation, and lying. Hardiness of heart otherwise called inhumanity, Inquietnesse of mind falsehood and vanity, In me is all vengeance envy rancour and ire. Murder, war, treason, and greedy desire. I contain the wicked vices of usury, Dice and card playing with all kind of injury. What mischief was there ever yet or sin, But that cupidity did it first of all begin? There can not be a more filthy place in hell, Than that is, where as cupidity doth dwell. Yea, there is impiety, the contempt of God's law, His word is no more regarded than a vile straw. You contain vices very wicked in deed, But how wicked is he, from whom all sin doth proceed: The beginning of sin, which doth man from god divide Scripture calleth it nothing else but pride. For I myself not only contain you three, But all vices in you, and that in every degree, Pride despiseth God, and committeth idolatry To God and man Pride is a very adversary, I am full of boasting, arrogancy, and vainglory, Envious, and of all other men's wealth right sorry: Pride causeth obstinacy, and disobedience, Yea, it engendereth idleness and negligence, The truth of God's prophets through tyrants of pride Hath ever unto this day been cast aside: The men of God pride hath spitefully reputed, And with tyrants always the same persecuted. Pride would never suffer any virtue to reign, But oppressed it with great malice and disdain. In a short sum & few words you shall know all, Pride caused Lucifer from heaven to hell to fall. Yea pride lost mankind, and did him so infect, That God from his favour did him away reject, Where as pride is, a token it is evident, That all other vices be even there resident. Where as you and all your offspring doth dwell, There is a place for all the devils in hell: And plain it is, where as is such filthy sin, There even in this world their hell doth begin. By such time as with us Mary be furnished, With the devil himself she shall be replenished. In our tragedy we may not use our own names, For that would turn to all our rebukes and shames. Pride with all thy abominable store, At this time must be called Nobility and honour. Very well, for these women that be vicious, Are always high minded and ambitious. Never woman that could play a harlot's part, Was either humble, or yet meek in heart. Yea and the same loved always cupidity, Therefore thy name shall be called Utility.
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With thee I may boldly compare I trow, For as many vices in me as in thee do grow. You know that my name is called Cupiditie, Whom Scripture calleth the roote of all iniquitie, Infidelitie in dede is the seede of all syn, But cupiditie openeth the gate, and letteth hym in: I conteyne theft, deceate in sellyng and bying, Periurie, rapine, dissimulation, and lying. Hardinesse of heart otherwise called inhumanitie, Inquietnesse of mynde falshode and vanitie, In me is all vengeance enuie rankor and yre. Murder, warre, treason, and gredie desyre. I conteyne the wicked vices of vsurie, Dice and card playing with all kynd of iniurie. What mischief was there euer yet or synne, But that cupiditie dyd it first of all begynne? There can not be a more fylthy place in hell, Than that is, where as cupiditie doth dwell. Yea, there is impietie, the contempt of Gods lawe, His worde is no more regarded than a vile strawe. You contayne vices very wicked in dede, But how wicked is he, frō whom al syn doth procede: The beginning of syn, which doth mā frō god deuide Scripture calleth it nothyng els but pride. For I my selfe not onely conteyne you three, But all vices in you, and that in euery degree, Pride despiseth God, and committeth idolatrie To God and man Pride is a very aduersarie, I am full of boastyng, arrogancie, and vainglorie, Enuious, and of all other mens wealth right sory: Pride causeth obstinacie, and disobedience, Yea, it engendreth idlenesse and negligence, The truth of Gods prophets through tirāts of pride Hath euer vnto this day ben cast asyde: The men of God pride hath spitefully reputed, And with tirants alway the same persecuted. Pride would neuer suffer any vertue to raigne, But oppressed it with great malice and disdaine. In a short summe & fewe wordes you shall know all, Pride caused Lucifer from heauen to hell to fall. Yea pride lost mankynd, and did him so infect, That God from his fauour dyd him away reiect, Where as pride is, a token it is euident, That all other vices be euen there resident. Where as you and all your ofspryng doth dwell, There is a place for all the diuels in hell: And playne it is, where as is suche fylthy sinne, There euen in this world their hell doth begynne. By such time as with vs Mary be furnished, With the deuill him self she shall be replenished. In our tragedie we may not vse our owne names, For that would turne to al our rebukes and shames. Pride with all thy abhominable store, At this tyme must be called Nobilitie and honor. Uery well, for these women that be vicious, Are alwais high mynded and ambicious. Neuer woman that could play a harlots part, Was either humble, or yet meke in hart. Yea and the same loued alway cupiditie, Therfore thy name shall be called Utilitie.