Like Will to Like (Quoth the Devil to the Collier) · chunk 19 of 23
Fulwell, Ulpian · published 1587 · first performed or written 1568 [1562-1568] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T1 Death, grief and revenge · 492 words
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Well Rafe roister seeing we be in this misery, And labour we cannot and to beg it is a shame: Yet better it is to beg most shamefully, than to be hanged and to thievery ourselves to frame. Now my masters learn to beware: But like will to like quoth the Devil to the Collier. Oh Lord why did not I consider this before, what should of roisting be the final end? Now the house is stolen I shut the stable door, Alas that I had time my life to amend. Time I have I must needs confess, But yet in misery that time must be spent: Seeing that my life I would not redress, But wholly in riot I have it all spent. Wherefore I am now brought to this exigent. But the time passed cannot be called again this is no nay, Wherefore all you here take example by me: Time tarrieth no man but passeth still away, take time while time is for time doth flee: Use well your youthful years and to virtues lore agree. For if I to virtue had any respect, this misfortune to me could not have chanced: But because unto vice I was a subject; to no good fame may I now be advanced. My credit also is now quite staunched. Wherefore I would all men my woeful case might see: that I to them a mirror might be. Oh all ye parents to you I do say, Have respect to your Children and for their education: lest you answer therefore at the latter day, And your meed shall be eternal damnation. If my parents had brought me up in virtue and learning, I should not have had this shameful end: But all licentiously was my up bringing, wherefore learn by me your faults to amend. But neither in virtue, learning, nor yet honest trade: was I bred up my living for to get: therefore in misery my life away must fade, For vicious persons behold not the net. I am in the snare I am caught with the gin: And now it is too late, I cannot again begin. This gear would have been looked too before: But now my masters you are upon the score. Be packing I say and get you hence: Learn to say I pray good master give me nine pence. Thou villain art only the causer of this woe: therefore thou shalt have some thing of mere I go. Thou hast given me a Bottle here: But thou shalt drink first of it be it Ale or beer. Take this of me before I go hence, Take this of me in part of recompense. Now am I driven to play the master of fence. Come no near me you knaves for your ine: lest I stick you both with this wood knife. Back I say back thou sturdy beggar: body of me they have ta'en away my dagger
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¶ Wel Rafe roister seeing we be in this miserie, And labour we cannot and to beg it is a shame: Yet better it is to beg most shamfully, then to be hanged and to theeuery our selues to frame. ¶ Now my masters learn to beware: But like will to like quod the Deuil to the Coliar. ¶ Oh Lord why did not I consider this before, what should of roisting be the finall end? Now the house is stolen I shut the stable doore, Alas that I had time my life to amend. Time I haue I must needs confesse, But yet in misery that time must be spent: Seeing that my life I would not redresse, But wholy in riot I haue it all spent. VVherfore I am now brought to this exigent. But the time past cannot be called again this is no nay, Wherfore all you heere take example by me: Time tarieth no man but passeth stil away, take time while time is for time dooth flee: Vse wel your youthfull yeeres and to vertues ore agree. For if I to vertue had any respect, this misfortune to me could not haue chaunced: But because vnto vice I was a subiect; to no good fame may I now be aduaunced. My credit also is now quite staunched. Wherfore I would all men my wofull case might see: that I to them a mirrour might be. ¶ Oh all ye parents to you I doo say, Haue respect to your Children and for their education: Least you answere therfore at the latter day, And your meed shall be eternall damnation. If my parents had brought me vp in vertue and learning, I should not haue had this shamefull end: But all licenciously was my vp bringing, wherfore learn by me your faults to amend. But neither in vertue, learning, nor yet honest trade▪ was I bred vp my liuing for to get: therfore in misery my life away must fade, For vicious persons beholde not the net. I am in the snare I am caught with the gin: And now it is too late, I cannot again begin. ¶ This geere would haue been looked too before: But now my maisters you are vpon the skore. Be packing I say and get you hence: Learn to say I pray good maister giue me nine pence. ¶ Thou villain art only the cauler of this woe: therfore thou shalt haue some thing of meere I goe. ¶ Thou hast giuen me a Bottle heere: But thou shalt drink first of it be it Ale or beere. ¶ Take this of me before I goe henee, ¶ Take this of me in parte of recompence. ¶ Now am I driuen to play the maister of fence. Come no neer me you knaues for your ine: Least I stick you both with this wood knife. Back I say back thou sturdy beggar: body of me they haue tane away my daggar