Udall, Nicholas · published 1568 · first performed or written 1554 [c.1550-1557] (Annals) biblical play unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
He hath sunk for faintness twice or thrice by the way. And not one seely bit we got since yesterday. All that ever he hath, he would have given today To have had but three morsels his hunger to allay. Or in the field to have met with some hogs, I could scarcely keep him from eating of these dogs. He hath sent me afore some meat for to provide, And cometh creeping after, scarce able to stride. But if I know where to get of any man, For to ease mine own self, as hungry as I am, I pray God I stink: but if any come to me, Die who die will, for sure I will first served be. I will see if any be ready here at home: Or whether Iacob have any that peakish mome. But first I must put all my dogs up, And lay up this gear, and then God send us the cup. OH what a grievous pain is hunger to a man? Take all that I have for meat, help who that can. O Lord, some good body for God's sake give me meat. I force not what it were, so that I had to eat. Meat or drink, save my life, or bread, I reck not what. If there be nothing else, some man give me a cat. If any good body on me will do so much cost, I will tear and eat her raw, she shall near be roast, I promise of honesty I will eat her raw. And what a noddy was I, and a whoreson daw, To let Ragau go with all my dogs at one's: A shoulder of a dog were now meat for the nonce. Oh what shall I do? my teeth I can scarcely charm, From gnawing away the brawn of my very arm. I can no longer stand for faint, I must needs lie. And except meat come soon, remediless I die. And where art thou Ragau whom I sent before? Unless thou come at once, I never see thee more. Where art thou Ragau, I hear not of thee yet? Here as fast as I can, but no meat can I get. Not one draft of drink, not one poor morsel of bread Not one bit or crumb though I should straight way be dead. Therefore ye may now see how much ye are to blame, That will thus starve yourself for following your game. Ah thou villain, tellest thou me this now? If had thee, I would eat thee, to God I vow, Ah, meat thou whoreson, why hast thou not brought me meat? Would you have me bring you that I can nowhere geat. Come hither, let me tell thee a word in thine ear. Nay, speak out aloud: I will not come a foot near. Fall ye to snatching at folks? adieu I am gone. Nay for God's love Ragau, leave me not alone: I will not eat thee Ragau, so God me help.
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He hath ſonke for faintneſſe twice or thrice by the way. And not one ſiely bitte we got ſince yeſterday. All that euer he hath, he woulde haue giuen to day To haue had but thrée morſels his hunger to allay. Or in the fielde to haue mette with ſome hoggs, I coulde ſcarſely kepe him from eating of theſe doggs. He hath ſent me afore ſome meate for to prouide, And commeth créeping after, ſcarſe able to ſtride. But if I knowe where to get of any man, For to eaſe myne owne ſelfe, as hungry as I am, I pray God I ſtinke: but if any come to me, Die who die will, for ſure I will firſt ſerued be. I will ſee if any be ready here at home: Or whether Iacob haue any that peakiſhe mome. But firſt I muſt put all my dogges vp, And lay vp thys geare, and then God ſende vs the cup. OH what a grieuous pain is hunger to a man? Take all that I haue for meate, helpe who that can. O Lorde, ſome good body for Gods ſake gyue me meate. I force not what it were, ſo that I had to eate. Meate or drinke, ſaue my life, or breade, I recke not what. If there be nothing elſe, ſome man giue me a cat. If any good body on me will doe ſo much coſt, I will teare and eate hir rawe, ſhe ſhall nere be roſt, I promiſe of honeſtie I will eate hir rawe. And what a nody was I, and a hooreſon dawe, To let Ragau goe with all my doggs at ones: A ſhoulder of a dogge were nowe meate for the nones. Oh what ſhall I doe? my téeth I can ſcarſely charme, From gnawyng away the braune of my very arme. I can no longer ſtande for faynt, I muſt néedes lie. And except meate come ſoone, remedileſſe I die. And where art thou Ragau whome I ſent before? Vnleſſe thou come at once, I neuer ſée thée more. Where art thou Ragau, I heare not of thée yet? Here as faſt as I can, but no meate can I get. Not one draught of drink, not one poore morſel of bread Not one bit or crum though I ſhold ſtreight way be dead. Therfore ye may nowe ſee how much ye are to blame, That wil thus ſterue your ſelf for folowing your game. Ah thou villain, telleſt thou me this now? If had thée, I woulde eate thée, to God I vowe, Ah, meat thou horſon, why haſt thou not brought me meat? Would you haue me bring you that I can nowhere geat. Come hither, let me tell thée a worde in thine eare. Nay, ſpeake out aloude: I will not come a foote nere. Fall ye to ſnatching at folkes? adieu I am gone. Nay for gods loue Ragau, leaue me not alone: I will not eate thée Ragau, ſo God me helpe.