Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
In summer time now and then to keep away flies, Let some of that fair hair hang in your eyes: With a hot needle you shall learn it to crisp, That it may curl together in manner like a wisp. By my troth you are a merry gentleman, I will follow your counsel as much as I can. By your ears sometimes with pretty tusks & toys You shall fold your hair like Tomboys. It becometh a young gentlewoman be ye sure, And young men unto your love it will allure. If the colour of your hair beginneth for to fade, A craft you must have▪ that yellow it may be made, With some goldsmith you may yourself acquaint, Of whom you may have water your hair for to paint. Besides goldsmiths water, there is other gear, Very good also to colour again the hear, Yea, if you were not beautiful of your visage, A painter could make you to apere with a lusty courage And though you were as aged as any creature, A Painter on your face would set such an ornature, That you should seem young and very fair, And like one whose beauty doth never despair. M. Marry, had you never the small pox in your youth? You are a mad fellow Prudence, of a truth. I pray you M. Prudence▪ wherefore ask you that? It is like that in you he hath spied somewhat Alas good gentlewoman, she blushes like coals. In deed about her nose there be little pretty holes, Therefore I think that she hath had the pocks, I mean good faith without any gauds or mocks. If there be any faults in my face verily, For money I trust shortly to have remedy. Mistress Mary there is not a fairer in this town. Yea by saint Anne she is lovely in colour, but brown. If she be not content with that native colour, A painter will set on one of more honour. I have known painters that have made old crones To appear as pleasant as little pretty young Iones. Let us return again to our ornaments, I would have you pleasant always in your garments Upon your forehead you must wear a bon grace, Which like a penthouse may come far over your face, And an other from your nose unto your throat, Of velvet at the least, without spot or moat, Your garments must be so worn always, That your white paps may be seen if you may. If young gentlemen may see your white skin, It will allure them to love, and soon bring them in. Both damsels and wives use many such feats, I know them that will lay out their fair teats, Purposely men to allure unto their love, For it is a thing that doth the heart greatly move. At such sights of women I have known men in deed That with talking & beholding their noses will bleed▪ Through great courage moved by such goodly sights▪ Labouring the matter further with all their mights.
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In sommer time now and then to kepe away flies, Let some of that faire haire hang in your eies: With a hotte nedle you shall learne it to crispe, That it may curle together in maner like a wispe. By my trouth you are a merrie gentleman, I will follow your counsell as much as I can. By your eares somtimes with pretie tusks & toyes You shall folde your haire like Tomboyes. It becommeth a yong gentlewoman be ye sure, And yong men vnto your loue it will allure. If the colour of your haire beginneth for to fade, A craft you must haue▪ that yellow it may be made, With some Goldsmyth you may your selfe acquaint, Of whō you may haue water your haire for to paint. Besydes Goldsmythes water, there is other geare, Uery good also to colour agayne the heare, Yea, if you were not beautifull of your vysage, A painter could make you to apere wt a lusty courage And though you were as aged as any creature, A Painter on your face would set such an ornature, That you should seeme yong and very faire, And like one whose beautie doth neuer dispaire. M. Mary, had you neuer ye smal por in your youth? You are a mad fellow Prudence, of a truth. I pray you M. Prudence▪ wherfore ask you that? It is lke that in you he hath spied somewhat Alas good gentlewoman, she blushes like coles. In dede about her nose there be little prety holes, Therfore I thynk that she hath had the pockes, I meane good faith without any gaudes or mockes. If there be any fautes in my face verily, For money I trust shortly to haue remedy. Mistresse Mary there is not a fayrer in this town. Yea by saint Anne she is louely in color, but brown. If she be not content with that natiue colour, A painter will set on one of more honour. I haue known painters that haue made old crones To appeare as pleasant as little prety yong Iones. Let vs returne agayne to our ornamentes, I would haue you pleasant alway in your garments Upon your forhead you must weare a bon grace, Which like a penthouse may com farre ouer your face, And an other from your nose vnto your throte, Of veluet at the least, without spot or moate, Your garments must be so worne alway, That your white pappes may be seene if you may. If yong gentlemen may see your white skin, It will allure them to loue, and soone bryng them in. Both damsels and wiues vse many such feates, I know them that will lay out their faire teates, Purposely men to allure vnto their loue, For it is a thyng that doth the heart greatly moue. At such sights of women I haue known men in dede That with talking & beholding their noses wil blede▪ Through great corage moued by such goodly sights▪ Labouring the matter further with al their myghts.