Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
If you will help us to this piece of ground: Both of us to you shall think ourselves bound. Yes in faith you shall have it, you may believe me, I will be as good as my word, as shortly you shall see. Then brother Pierce we may think ourselves happy, that ever we were with him acquainted: Even so we may of certainty, that such good luck unto us hath happened. But brother Cutbert is it not best, to go in for a while and distribute this booty? where we three will make some feast. And quaff together and be merry. What say you Nichol? I do agree, But soft a while be ruled by me, Look yonder a little do you not see. Who cometh yonder? a while we will abide, Let him say his pleasure and we will stand aside. Oh gracious God how wonderful are thy works? how highly art thou of all men to be praised? Of Christians, Saracens, Jews and also Turks, thy glory ought to be erected and raised What joys hast thou prepared for the virtuous life, And such as have thy name in love and awe? thou hast promised salvation to man, Child and wife, that thy precepts observe and keep well thy law. And to the virtuous life what doth ensue? Vertutis premium honour Tully doth say: Honour is the guerdon for virtue due, And eternal salvation at the latter day. How clear in conscience is the virtuous life? the vicious hath consciences so heavy as lead: their conscience and their doings is always at strife: And although they live: yet in sin they are dead. God give you good morrow sir, how do you today? God bless you also both now and always. I pray you with me have you any acquaintance? Yea marry I am an old friend of yours perchance. I fit be so I marvel very much, That the dullness of my wit should be such. That you should be altogether out of my memory, tell me your name I pray you heartily. By the faith of my body you will appose me by and by. But indeed I was but little when I was first borne, And my mother to tell me my name thought it scorn. I will never acquaint me with such in any place, As are ashamed of their names by God's grace. I remember my name now it is come to mind, I have mused much before I could it find. Nichol newfangle it is, I am your old friend. My friend marry I do thee defy, And all such company I do deny. For thou art a companion for roisters and ruffians, And not fit for any virtuous companions.
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¶ If you wil help vs to this peece of ground: Bothe of vs to you shal think our selues bound. ¶ Yes in faith you shall haue it, you may beleeue me, I will be as good as my woord, as shortly you shall see. Then brother Pierce we may think ourselues happy, that euer we were with him acquainted: ¶ Euen so we may of certaintie, that such good luck vnto vs hath happened. But brother Cutbert is it not best, to goe in for a while and distribute this booty? where we three wil make some feast. And quasse togither and be mery. ¶ What say you Nichol? I doo agree, ¶ But soft a while be ruled by me, Look yonder a little doo you not see. Who commeth yonder? a while we wil abide, Let him say his pleasure and we wil stand aside. ¶ Oh gratious God how wonderfull are thy woorks? how highly art thou of all men to be praised? Of Christians, Sarasins, Iewes and also Turks, thy glory ought to be erected and raised What ioyes hast thou prepared for the vertuous life, And such as haue thy name in loue and awe? thou hast promised saluation to man, Childe and wife, that thy precepts obserue and keep wel thy law. And to the vertuous life what dooth insue? Vertutis premium honor Tully dooth saye: Honour is the guerdon for vertue due, And eternall saluation at the latter day. How cleere in conscience is the vertuous life? the vicious hath consciences so heauy as lead: their conscience and their dooings is alway at strife: And although they liue: yet in sin they are dead. ¶ God giue you good morow sir, how doo you to day? ¶ God blesse you also both now and alway. I pray you with me haue you any acquaintance? ¶ Yea mary I am an olde freend of yours perchaunce. ¶ I fit be so I meruaile very much, That the dulnes f my wit should be such. That you should be altogither out of my memory, tell me your name I pray you hartely. ¶ By the faith of my body you wil appose me by and by. But indeed I was but little when I was first borne, And my mother to tell me my name thought it scorne. ¶ I wil neuer acquaint me with such in any place, As are ashamed of their names by Gods grace. ¶ I remember my name now it is come to minde, I haue mused much before I could it finde. Nichle newfangle it is, I am your olde freend. ¶ My freend mary I doo thee defye, And all such company I doo deny. For thou art a companion for roisters and ruffins, And not fit for any vertuous companions.