Like Will to Like (Quoth the Devil to the Collier) · chunk 8 of 23
Fulwell, Ulpian · published 1587 · first performed or written 1568 [1562-1568] (Annals) moral T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds typicality 0.77 · 526 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
I pray you leave your courtesy & I will tell you by and by. if he be the more Knave the patrimony he must have, But thou shalt have it if thou prove thyself the verier knave. A piece of ground it is that on beggars manner doth hold: and who so deserves it shall have it ye may be bold. Called Saint Thomas a waterings or else Tyburn hill: Given and so bequeathed to the faliest Knave by will. Then I trow I am he that this patrimony shall possess, For I am Tom tosspot to use this trade doubtless. From morning till night I sit tossing the black hole: then come I home and pray for my father's soul. Saying my prayers with wounds, blood guts and heart, Swearing and staring thus play I my parts. If any poor man have in a whole week earned a groat: He shall spend it in one hour in tossing the pot. I use to call servants and poor men to my company, and make them spend all they have unthriftily. So that my company they think to be so good: that in short space their hair grows through their hood. But will no gossips keep thee company now and than? Tush I am acquainted with many a woman. That with me will sit in every house and place: But then their husbands had need to fend their face. For when they come home they will not be a feared: to shake the goodman, and sometime shave his beard. And as for flemish servants I have such a train: that will quaff and carouse, and therein spend their gain. From week to week I have this company, Wherefore I am worthy to have the patrimony. Thus thou mayst be called a knave in grain, And where Knaves be scant thou mayst go for twain. But now Rafe Roister let me hear what thou canst say You know that Rate roister I am called always, And my conditions in knavery so far do surmount: that to have this patrimony I make mine account. For I entice young gentle men all virtue to eschew And to give them to riotousness, this is true, Serving men by me are also seduced: that all in bravery their minds are confused. then if they have not themselves to maintain, to pick and to steal they must be fain. And I may say to you I have such a train: that some time I pitch a field on Salisbury plain. And much more if need were I could say verily, Wherefore I am worthy to have the patrimony. He that should judge this manner had need have more wit than I But seeing you have referred it unto my arbitrement: In faith I will give such equal judgement, that both of you shall be well pleased and content. Nay I have not done for I can say much more, Well I will not have you contend any more. But this farm which to beggars manner doth appertain I will equally divide between you twain. Are you not content that so it shall be?
nodes 385–438 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 8 of 23 in this edition
Length
526 words · 648 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T47 — Knaves, thieves and bawdscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.767 (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)
‡ I pray you leaue your curtesie & I wil tel you by and by. if he be the more Knaue the patrimony he must haue, But thou shalt haue it if yu proue thy self the verier knaue. A peece of ground it is that on beggets maner dooth holde: and who so deserues it shal haue it ye may be bolde. Called Saint Thomas a watrings or els Tiburn hil: Giuen and so bequethed to the faliest Knaue by wil. ¶ Then I trow I am he that this patrimony shal possesse, For I am Tom tospot to vse this trade doutles. From morning til night I sit tossing the black hole: then come I home and pray for my fathers soule. Saying my praiers with wounds, bloud guts and hart, Swearing and staring thus play I my parts. If any poore man haue in a whole week earnd a grote: He shal spend it in one houre in tossing the pot. I vse to call seruants and poore men to my company, and make them spend all they haue vnthriftily. So that my company they think to be so good: that in short space their haire growes through their hood. ¶ But wil no gossips keep thee company now and than? ¶ Tush I am acquainted with many a woman. That with me wil sit in euery house and place: But then their husbands had need to fend their face. For when they come home they wil not be a feard: to shake the goodman, and sometime shaue his beard. And as for flemish seruants I haue such a train: that wil quasse and carous, and therin spend their gain. From week to week I haue this company, Wherfore I am woorthy to haue the patrimony. ¶ Thus thou maist be called a knaue in graine, And where Knaues be scant thou maist goe for twaine. But now Rafe Roister let me heare what thou canst say * You know that Rate roister I am called alway, And my conditions in knauery so far doo surmount: that to haue this patrimony I make mine account. For I intice yong gentle men all vertue to eschewe And to giue them to riotousnes, this is true, Seruing men by me are also seduced: that all in brauery their mindes are confused. then if they haue not themseluesto maintaine, to pick and to steale they must be fain. And I may say to you I haue such a traine: that some time I pitch a feeld on Salisbury plain. And much more if need were I could say verily, Wherfore I am woorthy to haue the patrimony. ¶ He that should iudge this maner had erd haue more wit then I But seeing you haue referred it vnto my arbitrement: In faith I wil giue such equall iudgement, that both of you shall be wel pleased and cntent. ¶ Nay I haue not doon for I can say much more, ¶ Wel I will not haue you contend any more. But this farme which to beggers manner dooth appertaine I wil equally deuide betweene you twaine. Are you not content that so it shall be?