Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
Sing we have now endued him with the crown and sword, Which is due unto him by God's promise and word: Let us three sing unto God with one accord. To sing praises unto God it liketh well me: And I also with you thereto do agree. A pleasant noise to God's ears it must needs bring: That God's promise, Honour, and Virtuous life do sing. Life is but short hope not therein: Virtue immortal seek for to win. Who so to virtue doth apply, Good Fame and Honour must obtain: And also live eternally, For Virtuous life this is the gain. Life is but short, etc. God's promise sure will never fail, His holy word is a perfect ground, The fort of virtue oh man assail, Where treasure always doth abound. Life is but short, etc. To thee alone be laud and praise, Oh Lord thou art so merciful: Who never failed at all assays, To aid and help the pitiful. Life is but short hope not therein: Trim merchandise trim trim, trim merchandise trim trim, He may sing this as oft as he thinketh good. Marry here is merchandise who list for to buy any, Come see for your love and buy for your money. This is the land which I must distribute anon: According to my promise or I beg on. For why Tom tospot since he went hence: Hath increased a Noble just unto nine pence. And Rate roister, it may none otherwise be chosen: Hath brought a pack of wool to a saite pair of hosen. This is good thrift learn it who shall: And now a couple of fellows, are come from cutpurse hall. And there have they brought many a purse to wrack: Lo hearts gear that will make their necks to crack. For I promised Tom tospot and Rafe roister a piece of Land, Lo here it is ready in my right hand. A wallet and Bottle, but it is not to be sold: I told them before that of beggars manner it did hold. And for Cutbert Cutpurse, and Pierce Pickpurse here is good fare, This is the land of the two legged Mare. Which I to them promised and divide it with discretion: Shortly you shall see I will put them in possession. How like you this Merchandise my master? is not this trim? A wallet, a Bottle, a Staff and a String. In faith Rafe roister is in good case as I suppose, For he hath lost all that he hath, save his Doublet and his Hose, And tom tospot is even at the same point: For he would lose a Lim or jeopard a joint. But behold yonder they come both, now all is gone and spent, I know their errand and what is their intent. Well, be as be may is no banning, But I fear that when this gear shall come to scanning. The land to the which we did wholly trust: Shall be gone from us and we cast in the dust.
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¶ Seing we haue now indued him with y• crown and swoord, Which is due vnto him by Gods promise and woord: Let vs three sing vnto God with one accord. ¶ To sing praises vnto God it liketh wel me: ¶ And I also with you therto doo agree. A plesant noise to Gods eares it must needs bring: That Gods promise, Honour, and Vertuous life doo sing. Life is but short hope not therin: Vertue immortall seek for to win. Who so to vertue dooth apply, Good Fame and Honour must obtaine: And also liue eternally, For Vertuous life this is the gaine. Life is but shorte, &c. Gods promise sure will neuer faile, His holy woord is a perfect ground, The forte of vertue oh man assaile, Where tresure alway dooth abound. Life is but short, &c. To thée alone be laud and praise, Oh Lord thou art so mercifull: Who neuer failed at all assaies, To aid and help the pitifull. Life is but short hope not therin: Trim marchandise trim trim, trim marchandise trim trim, He may sing this as oft as he thinketh good. ¶ Mary heer is merchandise who list for to buy any, Come see for your loue and buy for your money. This is the land which I must distribute anon: According to my promise or I beg on. For why Tom tospot since he went hence: Hath incrsed a Noble iust vnto nine pence. And Rate roister, it may none otherwise be chosen: Hath brought a pack of wul to a saite paire of hosen. This is good thrift learn it who shall: And now a couple of felowes, are come from cutpurse hall. And there haue they brought many a purse to wrack: Loe heerts geer that wil make their necks to crack. For I promised Tom tospot and Rafe roister a peece of Land, Loe heere it is redy in my right hand. A wallet and Bottle, but it is not to be solde: I tolde them before that of beggers maner it did holde. And for Cutbert Cutpurse, and Pierce Pickpurse heere is good fare, This is the land of the two legged Mare. Which I to them promised and deuide it with discretion: Shortly you shall see I wil put them in possession. How like you this Marchandise my maister? is not this trim? A wallet, a Bottle, a Staffe and a String. In faith Rafe roister is in good case as I suppose, For he hath lost all that he hath, saue his Doublet and his Hose, And tom tospot is euen at the same poynte: For he would loose a Lim or ieopard a ioynt. But beholde yonder they come bothe, now all is gone and spent, I knowe their errand and what is their intent. ¶ Wel, be as be may is no banning, But I feare that when this geere shall come to scanning. The land to the which we did wholy trust: Shall be gone from vs and we cast in the dust.