Udall, Nicholas · published 1568 · first performed or written 1554 [c.1550-1557] (Annals) biblical play unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
What is it that thou dost say? Sir on your behalf I earnestly wish and pray, That if like need chance, ye may fare as last day When ye were with Iacob. Well, come on, let us go. even when ye will, is there let in me or no? son Iacob even now is come the very hour, That if thou have any grace or heart or power, To play thy part well, and stick unto it throughout, Esau his blessing will be thine without doubt. Mother I know your good will to be unfeigned: But I see not which way the thing may be attained. I have it contrived how all thing shall be done, Do thou as I shall bid thee, and it will be won. Mother in me shall be no fault or negligence. Then hearken very well unto this my sentence. I heard old Isaac in a long solemn talk, Bid thy brother Esau to the field to walk, And there with his bow to kill him some venison, Which brought and dressed, he to have his benison. For I am aged (said Isaac) truly: And would bless thee dear son before that I die. Now is Esau gone to do it even so. But while he his away, I would have thee to go, Abroad unto the flock, and fet me kids twain. Of which I shall with a trice make such meat certain, As shall say come eat me, and make old Isaac Lick his lips thereat, so toothsome shall it smack. I shall make him thereof such as he doth love, Which in thy brother's stead to bliss thee shall him move. O sweet and dear mother, this device is but vain, For Esau is rough, and I am smooth certain. And so when I shall to my father bring this meat, Perchance he will feel me, before that he will eat. Old men be mistrustful: he shall the matter take, That I went about my father a fool to make. Mother by such a prank the matter will be worse: And I in stead of blessing shall purchase me his curse. On me be thy curse my son, let it light on me. Only fet thou the kids hither, as I bid thee. do thou thy true devoir, and let God work therein. Upon your word mother, I will the thing begin, Send me little Mido to help me bear a kid. He shall come by and by, for so I shall him bid. Now lord, & if thou please, that this thing shall take place, Further this our enterprise, helping with thy grace. ARe ye here master Iacob? I came you to look: And here dame Rebecca hath sent you your sheepcrook And hath commanded me to wait on you this day, But wherefore or why, she would nothing to me say.
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What is it that thou doeſt ſay? Sir on your behalfe I earneſtly wiſhe and pray, That if like nede chaunce, ye may fare as laſt day When ye were with Iacob. Well, come on, let vs go. Euen when ye will, is there let in me or no? SOnne Iacob euen now is come the very houre, That if thou haue any grace or hearte or power, To play thy parte well, and ſticke vnto it throughout, Eſau his bleſſing will be thine without dout. Mother I know your good will to be vnfained: But I ſée not which waye the thing may be attained. I haue it contriued how all thing ſhall be done, Do thou as I ſhall bid thée, and it will be wonne. Mother in me ſhall be no faulte or negligence. Then herken very well vnto this my ſentence. I hearde olde Iſaac in a long ſolempne talke, Bid thy brother Eſau to the fielde to walke, And there with his bowe to kill him ſome veniſon, Which brought and dreſſed, he to haue his beniſon. For I am aged (ſayd Iſaac) truly: And would bleſſe thée dere ſonne before that I dye. Now is Eſau gone to do it euen ſo. But while he his away, I would haue thée to go, Abroade vnto the flocke, and fet me kiddes twain. Of which I ſhall with a trice make ſuch meate certain, As ſhall ſay come eate me, and make olde Iſaac Licke his lippes therat, ſo toothſom ſhall it ſmacke. I ſhall make him therof ſuch as he doth loue, Which in thy brothers ſtéede to bliſſe thee ſhall him moue. O ſwete and dere mother, this deuiſe is but vaine, For Eſau is rough, and I am ſmothe certaine. And ſo when I ſhal to my father bring this meate, Perchaunce he will féele me, before that he will eate. Old men be miſtruſtfull: he ſhall the matter take, That I went about my father a foole to make. Mother by ſuch a pranck the matter will be wurſe: And I in ſtede of bliſſing ſhal purchaſe me his curſe. be thy curſe my ſonne, let it light on me. Only fet thou the kiddes hither, as I bid thée. Doo thou thy true deuoire, and let God worke therein. Vpon your worde mother, I will the thing begin, Send me litle Mido to helpe me beare a kidde. He ſhall come by and by, for ſo I ſhall him bidde. Now lord, & if thou pleaſe, that this thing ſhall take place, Further this our enterpriſe, helping with thy grace. ARe ye here maiſter Iacob? I came you to looke: And here dame Rebecca hath ſent you your ſhepecroke And hath commaunded me to wayte on you this day, But wherfore or why, ſhe woulde nothing to me ſay.