Like Will to Like (Quoth the Devil to the Collier) · chunk 5 of 23
Fulwell, Ulpian · published 1587 · first performed or written 1568 [1562-1568] (Annals) moral T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds typicality 0.81 · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
gog's heart and his guts is not this too bad? Blood, wounds and nails, it will make a man mad I warrant you here is a lusty one very brave: I think anon he will swear himself a knave. Many a mile have I ridden and many a mile have I gone: Yet can I not find for me a fit companion. Many there be which my company would frequent, If to do as they do I would be content. They would have me leave off my pride and swearing, My new-fangled fashions and leave of this wearing. But rather than I such companions will have: I will see a thousand of them laid in their grave. Similis similem sibi quaerit, such a one do I seek As unto myself in every condition is like. Sir you are welcome ye seem to be an honest man: And I will help you in this matter as much as I can. If you tarry here a while I tell you in good sooth, I will find one as fit for you as a pudding for a friars mouth. I thank you my friend for your gentle offer to me. I pray you tell me what your name may be. methink by your apparel you have had me in regard: I pray you of Nichol newfangle have you never heard? Nichol newfangle? why we are of old acquaintance, By my troth your name is quite out of my remembrance. At your first coming into England well I wot, You were very well acquainted with Tom tospot. Tom tospot? Sancti amen, how you were out of my mind: You know when you brought into england this new-fangled kind That tosspots and Ruffians with you were first acquainted, It is even so Tom tospot as thou hast said. It is an old saying, that mountains and hills never meet, But I see that men shall meet, though they do not seek. And I promise you more joy in my heart I have found: Then if I had gained an hundred pound. And I am as glad as one had given me a groat: that I have met with thee Tom tosspot, And seeing a mate thou wouldst so fain have, I will join thee with one that shallbe as very a knave. as thou art thyself you may believe me: thou shalt see anon what I will do for thee. For you seek as very a knave as you yourself are: For like will to like quoth the Devil to the Collier. Indeed Nichol newfangle ye say the verity, For like will to like it will none otherwise be. Behold Tom tosspot even in pudding time: Yonder cometh Rafe Roister an old friend of mine, By the mass for thee he is so fit a mate As Tom and Tib for Kit and Kate. Now welcome my friend Rafe roister by the mass, And I am glad to see you here in this place.
nodes 229–278 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 5 of 23 in this edition
Length
499 words · 615 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T47 — Knaves, thieves and bawdscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.805 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T46 · seed 44: T41 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
‡ Gogs hart and his guts is not this too bad? Bloud, wounds and nailes, it wil make a man mad ¶ I warant you heere is a lusty one very braue: I think anon he wil swere him self a knaue. ‡ Many a mile haue I ridden and many a nule haue I goue: Yet can I not finde for me a fit companion. Many there be which my company would frequent, If to doo as they doo I would be content. They would haue me leaue off my pride and swearing, My new fangled fashions and leaue of this wearing. But rather then I such companions wil haue: I wil see a thousand of them laid in their graue. Similis similem sibi quaerit, such a one doo I seek As vnto my self in euery condition is like. ¶ Sir you are welcome ye seem to be an honest man: And I wil help you in this matter as much as I can. If you tary heer a while I tel you in good sooth, I wil finde one as fit for you as a pudding for a friers mouth. ‡ Ithank you my freend for your gentle offer to me. I pray you tell me what your name may be. ‡ Me think by your apparell you haue had me in regard: I pray you of Nichole newfangle haue you neuer heard? ‡ Nichole newfangle? why we are of olde acquaintance, ‡ By my troth your name is quite out of my remembrance. ‡ At your first comming into England wel I wot, You were very wel acquainted with Tom tospot. ‡ Tom tospot? Sanctamen, how you were out of my minde: ¶ You kno whē you brought into englād this new fāgled kinde That tospots and Ruffins with you were first acquainted, ‡ It is euen so Tom tospot as thou hast saide. ¶ It is an olde saying, that mountains and hills neuer meet, But I see that men shall meet, though they doo not seek. And I promise you more ioy in my hart I haue found: Then if I had gained an hundred pound. ‡ And I am as glad as one had giuen me a grote: that I haue met with thee Tom tospot, And seeing a mate thou wouldst so faine haue, I wil ioyne thee with one that shalbe as very a knaue. as thou art thy selfe you may beleeue me: thou shalt see anon what I wil doo for thee. For you seek as very a knaue as you your selfe are: For like wil to like quod the Deuil to the Coliar. ‡ Indeed Nichole newfangle ye say the veritie, For like wil to like it wil none otherwise be. ‡ Beholde Tom tospot euen in pudding time: Yonder commeth Rafe Roister an olde freend of mine, By the mas for thee he is so fit a mate As Tom and Tib for Kit and Kate. Now welcome my freend Rafe coister by the masse, ‡ And I am glad to see you heere in this place.