Udall, Nicholas · published 1568 · first performed or written 1554 [c.1550-1557] (Annals) biblical play T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig typicality 0.85 · 473 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
Yet to morrow ye must be as hungry again, Then must ye and will ye wish again for good cheer: And repent you that every bought this so dear. Repent me? wherefore, than the Lord give me sorrow, If it were to do, I would do it to morrow. For thou foolish knave, what hath Iacob of me bought? But a matter of a straw, and a thing of nought. My birthright and whole title of mine eldership. marry sir I pray God much good do it his maship, If I die to morrow, what good would it do me? If he die to morrow, what benefit hath he? And for a thing hanging on such casualty: Better a mess of pottage than nothing pardy. If my father live long, when should I it enjoy? If my father die soon, then is it but a toy. For if the time were come, thinkest thou that Iacob, Should find Esau such a lout or such a lob, To suffer him to enjoy my birthright in rest? Nay, I will first toss him and trounce him of the best, I think to find it a matter of conscience, And Iacob first to have a fart sir reverence. When my father Isaac shall the matter know: He will not let Iacob have my birthright I trow. Or if he should keep it as his own, I pray you, Might not I live without it and do well enough? Do none but men's eldest sons prosper well? How live younger brethren then, I beseech you tell? Once, if any thing be by the sword to be got: This falchion and I will have part to our lot. But now come on, go we abroad a while and walk, Let my birthright go, and of other matters talk. Who? I walk? nay I trow not, till I have better dined. It is more time to seek where I may some meat find. What sayst thou drawlatch? come forth with a mischief. Wilt thou not go with me? on forward whoreson thief. Shall it be as pleaseth you, or as pleaseth me? Nay as pleaseth you sir, methink it must be. And where be my dogs? and my hound? be they all well? Better than your man, for they be in their kennel. Then go see all be well in my part of the tent. With a right good will sir, I go incontinent. And I will to my field the which I cleansed last, To see what hope there is, that it will yield fruit fast. THou knowest little Mido where my mother is. I can go to her as straight as a thread, and not miss. Go call her, and come again with her thine own self. Yes, ye shall see me scud like a little elf.
seed 43: T48 · seed 44: T49 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Yet to morow ye muſt be as hungry againe, Then muſt ye and will ye wiſhe againe for good chere: And repent you that euerye bought this ſo dere. Repent me? wherefore, then the Lorde geue me ſorow, If it were to do, I would do it to morow. For thou fooliſh knaue, what hath Iacob of me bought? But a matter of a ſtrawe, and a thing of nought. My birthright and whole title of mine elderſhip. Mary ſir I pray God much good do it his maſhip, If I die to morow, what good would it do me? If he die to morow, what benefite hath he? And for a thing hanging on ſuche caſualtie: Better a meaſe of pottage than nothing pardy. If my father liue long, when ſhould I it enioye? If my father die ſoone, then is it but a toye. For if the time were come, thinkeſt thou that Iacob, Should finde Eſau ſuch a loute or ſuch a lob, To ſuffer him to enioy my birthright in reſt? Nay, I wil fyrſt toſſe him and trounce him of the beſte, I thinke to finde it a matter of conſcience, And Iacob firſt to haue a fart ſyr reuerence. When my father Iſaac ſhall the matter know: He will not let Iacob haue my birthright I trow. Or if he ſhould kepe it as his owne, I pray you, Might not I liue without it and doo wel ynow? Do none but mennes eldeſt ſonnes proſper well? How liue yonger brethren then, I beſeche you tell? Once, if any thing be by the ſword to be got: This falchion and I will haue part to our lot. But now come on, go we abroade a while and walke, Let my birthright go, and of other matters talke. Who? I walke? nay I trow not, til I haue better dinde. It is more time to ſéeke where I may ſome meate finde. What ſaiſt thou drawlatch? come forth with a miſchéef. Wilt thou not go with me? on forward whoreſon théef. Shall it be as pleaſeth you, or as pleaſeth me? Nay as pleaſeth you ſyr, me thinke it muſt be. And where be my dogs? and my hound? be they all wel? Better than your man, for they be in their kenell. Then go ſée all be well in my parte of the tent. With a right good will ſyr, I go incontinent. And I will to my fielde the which I clenſed laſt, To ſée what hope there is, that it will yelde fruite faſte. THou knoweſt litle Mido where my mother is. I can go to hir as ſtreight as a threde, and not miſſe. Go cal hir, and come againe with her thine owne ſelfe. Yes, ye ſhall ſée me ſcudde like a litle elfe.