Udall, Nicholas · published 1568 · first performed or written 1554 [c.1550-1557] (Annals) biblical play unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 523 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
O How happy is that same daughter or that son, Whom the parents love with hearty affection. And among all others how fortunate am I, Whom my mother Rebecca tendereth so greatly? If it lay in her to do any good ye see, She would do her earnest devoir to prefer me. But as for this matter which she doth now intend, Without thy aid O Lord, how should it come to end. Nevertheless forasmuch as my said mother, Worketh upon thy word O Lord, and none other, It shall become me to show mine obedience, And to thy promise O Lord, to give due credence. For what is so possible to man's judgement, Which thou canst not with a beck perform incontinent? Therefore thy will O Lord, be done for evermore. Oh Iacob, I was never so afeard afore. Why what new thing is chanced Mido, I pray thee? Old Isaac your father, heard your young kid blea. He asked what it was, and I said, a kid. Who brought it from the fold, I said you did. For what purpose? forsooth sir said I, There is some matter that Iacob would remedy: And where hast thou been so long little Mido, quoth he, That all this whole hour thou wert not once with me? Forsooth (quoth I) when I went from you last of all, You bade me be no more but be ready at your call. But of the kids bleaing he did speak no more. No, but and if he had called me afore, I must have told him all, or else I must have made a lie, Which would not have been a good boys part truly. But I will to him, and no longer here remain, Lest he should happen to call for Mido again. I Were best also to get me into the tent, That if my mother need me, I may be present. But I see her come forth, and nurse Deborah also, And bring gear with them whatsoe'er it shall do. Where is my son Iacob? I do him now espy. Come apace Deborah, I pray thee let us high, That all thing were dispatched somewhat to my mind. It is happy that Iacob ready here ye find. Mother, what have ye brought? & what things are those? Gear that I have prepared to serve our purpose. And because that Esau is so rough with hear: I have brought sleeves of kid next to thy skin to wear. They be made glovelike, and for each finger a stall: So that thy father's feeling soon beguile they shall. Then have I brought a collar of rough kids hear, Fast unto the skin round about thy neck to wear. Come, let me do it on, and if Isaac feel, He shall therewith be beguiled wondrous weal. And what shall this gear do, that ye have brought? It shall serve anon I warrant you, take no thought. Now, thoroughly to ravish thy father Isaac, Thou shalt here incontinent put upon thy back, Esau his best apparel, whose fragrant flavour, Shall conjure Isaac to bear thee his favour.
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O How happy is that ſame daughter or that ſonne, Whome the parentes loue with harty affection. And among all others howe fortunate am I, Whome my mother Rebecca tendreth ſo greatly? If it lay in her to do any good ye ſée, She would do her earneſt deuoire to preferre me. But as for this matter which ſhe doth now intende, Without thy aide O Lorde, howe ſhould it come to ende. Neuertheleſſe foraſmuche as my ſaid mother, Worketh vpon thy worde O Lorde, and none other, It ſhall become me to ſhewe mine obedience, And to thy promiſe O Lorde, to giue due credence. For what is ſo poſſible to mans iudgement, Which thou canſt not with a beck performe incontinent? Therfore thy will O Lord, be done for euermore. Oh Iacob, I was neuer ſo afearde afore. Why what newe thing is chaunced Mido, I pray thée? Old Iſaac your father, hearde your yong kidde blea. He aſked what it was, and I ſaid, a kidde. Who brought it from the folde, I ſaid you did. For what purpoſe? forſoth ſyr ſaide I, There is ſome matter that Iacob would remedy: And where haſt thou ben ſo long litle Mido, quod he, That all this whole houre thou wert not once with me? Forſooth (quod I) when I went from you laſt of all, You bade me be no more but be ready at your call. But of the kiddes bleayng he did ſpeake no more. No, but and if he had called me afore, I muſt haue told him al, or els I muſt haue made a lye, Which woulde not haue bene a good boyes part truely. But I will to him, and no longer here remaine, Leſt he ſhould happen to call for Mido againe. I Were beſt alſo to get me into the tent, That if my mother néede me, I may be preſent. But I ſée hir come forth, and nourſe Deborra alſo, And bring geare with them what ſo ere it ſhall do. Where is my ſonne Iacob? I do him now eſpie. Come apace Deborra, I pray thée let vs hye, That all thing were diſpatched ſomwhat to my minde. It is happy that Iacob ready here ye finde. Mother, what haue ye brought? & what things are thoſe? Geare that I haue prepared to ſerue our purpoſe. And bicauſe that Eſau is ſo rough with heare: I haue brought ſleues of kid next to thy ſkin to weare. They be made glouelike, and for eche finger a ſtall: So that thy fathers féeling ſoone beguile they ſhall. Then haue I brought a coller of roughe kiddes heare, Faſt vnto the ſkinne round about thy necke to weare. Come, let me do it on, and if Iſaac féele, He ſhall therwyth be beguiled wondrous wele. And what ſhall this geare do, that ye haue brought? It ſhall ſerue anon I warraunt you, take no thought. Now, throughly to rauiſhe thy father Iſaac, Thou ſhalt here incontinent put vpon thy backe, Eſau his beſt apparell, whoſe fragraunt flauour, Shall coniure Iſaac to beare thée his fauour.