Like Will to Like (Quoth the Devil to the Collier) · chunk 20 of 23
Fulwell, Ulpian · published 1587 · first performed or written 1568 [1562-1568] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 503 words
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Now in faith you whoreson take heed I you accuse: How you do any more young men entice. Now farewell thou hast thy just meed: Now we go a-begging God send us good speed. That upright judgement without partiality, Be ministered duly to ill doers and offenders: I am one whose name is Severity, Appointed a judge to suppress evil doers. Not for hatred nor yet for malice: But to advance virtue and suppress vice. Wherefore Isidorus these words doth say: Non est judex si in eo non est justicia. He is not a judge that justice doth want: But he that truth and equity doth plant. Tully all these words doth express: which words are very true doubtless. Semper iniquus est, qui aut invidet aut favet, They are unrightful judges all: that are either, envious or else partial. Help me up good sir for I have got a fall. cause have you my friend thus heavily to groan ¶ O sir I haue good cause to make great mone. Here were two fellows but right now: That I think have killed me I make God a vow. am i alive or am I dead? Fellow it is more need for thee to be in thy bed. Then to lie here in such sort as thou dost: In faith I should have laid some of the knaves in the dust. If I had your sword right now in presence: I would have had a leg or an arm ere they had gone hence. Who is it that hath done thee this injury? A couple of beggars have done me this villainy. I see if severity should not be executed, One man should not live by another: If such injuries should not be confuted. The Child would not regard Father nor mother. Give me thy hand and I will help thee, Hold fast your sword than I pray you heartily. Now friend it appeareth unto me: That you have been a travailer of the Country. And such as do travail do hear of things done: aswell in the country as in the City of London. How say you my friend can you tell any news? That can I, for I came lately from the stews. There are knaves abroad you may believe me. As in this place shortly you shall see. No more words but mum and stand a while aside: Yonder cometh two knaves therefore abide. By gog's wounds if he help not now we are undone, By the mass for my part I wot not where to run. We be so pursued on every side: that by gog's heart I wot not where to abide. Every Constable is charged to make privy search: So that if we may be got, we shallbe thrown over the perch. If Nichol newfangle help not now in our need: we are like in our business full evil to speed. therefore let us make no more delay, But seek him out of hand and be gone away,
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¶ Now in faith you whorson take heed I you acuse: How you doo any more yong men intice. ¶ Now farwell thou hast thy iust meed: ¶ Now we goe a begging God send vs good speed. ¶ That vpright iudgement without parcialitie, Be ministred duely to ill dooers and offenders: I am one whose name is Seueritie, Appointed a Iudge to suppresse euil dooers. Not for hatred nor yet for malice: But to aduaunce vertue and suppresse vice. VVherfore Isidorus these woords dooth say: Non est Iudex si in eo non est Iusticia. He is not a Iudge that Iustice dooth want: But he that trueth and equitie dooth plant. Tully all these woords dooth expresse: which woords are very true doubtlesse. Semper iniquus est, qui autinuidet aut auet, They rightfull Iudges all: that are eiher, uious or els partiall. ¶ vp good sir for I haue got a fall. aue haue you my freend thus beauily to grone ¶ O sir I haue good cause to make great mone. Heere too ellows but right now: What think haue killed me I make God a vow. aliue or am I dead? ¶ Fellowe it is more need for thee to be in thy bed. Then to lye heere in such so as thou doost: ¶ In faith I should haue laid some of the knaues in the dust. If I had your swoord right now in presence: I would hrue had a leg or an arme ere they had gon hence. ¶ Who is it that hath doon thee this iniury? ¶ A couple of beggers haue doon me this vilary. ¶ I see if seueritie should not be executed, One man should not liue by another: If such iniuries should not be conuted. The Childe would not regard Father nor mother. Giue me thy hand and I wil help thee, ¶ Hold fast your swoord then I pray you hartely. ¶ Now freend it appeereth vnto me: That you haue been a trauailer of the Cuntrie. And such as doo trauaile doo heare of things doon: Aswel in the cuntrie as in the Citie of London. How say you my freend can you tel any newes? ¶ That can I, for I came lately from the stewes. There are knaues abroad you may beleeue me. As in this place shortly you shall see. No more woords but mum and stand a while aside: Yonder commeth two knaues therfore abide. ¶ By gogs wounds if he help not now we are vndoon, By the mas for my part I wot not where to run. VVe be so pursued on euery side: that by gogs hart I wot not where to abide. Euery Constable is charged to make priuy search: So that if we may be got, we shalbe thrown ouer the perch. ¶ If Fichol newfangle help not now in our need: we are like in our busines ful euil to speed. therfore let vs make no more delay, But seek him out of hand and be gone away,