The Life and Repentance of Mary Magdalene · chunk 20 of 38
Wager, Lewis · published 1566 · first performed or written 1558 [c.1550-1566] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 460 words
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Very little I hope for his commodity. To do him any good dost thou intend? Thou knowest my mind right well Infidelity▪ What need we any more time to spend? Farewell, thou wilt come to ●●●er to day, Master Simon will have him if it be possible. Thou knowest that I dwell with such men always, For in his heart I am even now invisible. Well remembered, yet I must provide a garment Against that I come to my master Simon, About the which the precepts of the testament Must be written in order one by one. Now will I return to my minion again I may not from her be away absent. If her company I should a little refrain, I know well that she would not be content. Whoreson, I beshrew your heart, are you here? I may do what I will for you. Huffa mistress Mary, are you so near? I thought otherwise I make God avow. I pray you let me have a word in your ear, I promise you he is a minion fellow. By my faith I thought that you had been there, For I saw when you did him follow. By my faith Prudence you have a false eye▪ A body can never so secretly work, But that their dalliance you will espy, I trow for the nonce you lie in corners and lurk. But sirrah, how say you to him in the flaren beard? That is a knave that whoreson, wot you what he did▪ In my life was I never worse afraid, When I came to bed, I found him there hid. Out alas, quoth I, here is some ill spirit, A sweet savour of musk and civet I smelled, Come and lie with me Mary quoth he, this night, Then I knew who it was, when his beard I felt., I beshrew your hearts, whore & thief were agreed You knew the spirit well enough before you came there I am sure, that so honestly he had you feed, That the reward did put away the fear. Good lord, who is this that yonder doth come? What mean the tables that be in his hand? Come aside a little, and give him room, And what he is anon we shall understand. The Law of God at this time I do represent, Written with the finger of God in tables of stone, Whereby the people might know their lord omnipotent And how that he is the Lord God alone. A peculiar people to himself he had elected, Coming of the stock of faithful Abraham, Whom by the law he would have directed, After that out of Egypt from Pharaoh they came. In me as in a glass it doth plainly appear,
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Uery little I hope for his commoditie. To doe hym any good doest thou intende? Thou knowest my mynde right well Infidelitie▪ What nede we any more tyme to spende? Farewell, thou wilt come to er to day, Maister Symon will haue him if it be possible. Thou knowest that I dwell with such men alway, For in his heart I am euen now inuisible. Well remembred, yet I must prouide a garment Agaynst that I come to my master Symon, About the which the preceptes of the testament Must be written in order one by one. Nowe will I returne to my minion againe I may not from hir be away absent. If hir companie I should a litle refraine, I knowe well that she would not be content. Horeson, I beshrowe your heart, are you here? I may doe what I will for you. Huffa mistresse Mary, are you so neare? I thought otherwise I make God auowe. I pray you let me haue a worde in your eare, I promise you he is a mynion felowe. By my faith I thought that you had ben there, For I sawe when you dyd hym folow. By my faith Prudence you haue a false eye▪ A body can neuer so secretely worke, But that theyr daliance you will espie, I trowe for the nones you lye in corners and lurke. But sirra, how say you to hym in the flaren beard? That is a knaue that horeson, wote you what he did▪ In my life was I neuer worse afrayde, When I came to bed, I found him there hid. Out alas, quod I, here is some yll spirite, A swete sauour of muske and ciuet I smelt, Come and lye with me Mary quod he, this night, Then I knew who it was, when his beard I felt., I beshrew your hearts, whore & thefe wer agreed You knew the spirit wel inough before you cam there I am sure, that so honestly he had you feed, That the reward dyd put away the feare. Good lord, who is this that yonder doth come? What meane the tables that be in his hand? Come asyde a little, and geue hym roume, And what he is anone we shall vnderstand. The Lawe of God at this tyme I do represent, Written with the fynger of God in tables of stone, Wherby the people might know their lord omnipotēt And how that he is the Lord God alone. A peculiar people to him selfe he had elected, Comming of the stocke of faithfull Abraham, Whom by the lawe he would haue directed, After that out of Egypt from Pharao they came. In me as in a glasse it doth plainly appere,