Udall, Nicholas · published 1568 · first performed or written 1554 [c.1550-1557] (Annals) biblical play T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig typicality 0.83 · 475 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
I Trow I have now won my spurs for ever, For once better venison killed I never. And though it were somewhat longer I could it take, Yet the goodness thereof doth some recompense make. My father Isaac shall thereof have such meat, As in all his life he hath not the better eat. Whereupon I doubt not, after tender kissing, To be straight endowed with his godly blessing. As his full and true heir in his place to succeed, And t'enjoy the promise that God made to his seed, And when I am once in my place of succession, And have all manner things in full possession: I shall wring all louts and make them stoop (I trow) I shall make the slaves couch as low as dog to bow. I shall ruffle among them of another sort, Than Isaac hath done, and with another port. But now will I go see what hast within they make That part of my hunting my old father may take. MIdo, come Mido, where art thou little Mido? Here ready master Isaac, what shall I do? Come lead me to mine old place, that I may sit down That can I as well as any boy in this town. O Lord my God, how deep and unsearchable Are all thy judgements, and how immutable? Of thy justice, whom it pleaseth thee, thou dost reject, Of thy mercy, whom pleaseth thee, thou dost elect. In my two sons O Lord, thou hast wrought thy will, And as thy pleasure hath wrought, so shall it stand still. sense thou hast set Iacob in Esau his place: I commit him to the governance of thy grace. Now where is Isaac that he may come and eat? Lo where he is sitting abroad upon his seat. Dear father Isaac, the Lord thy God thee save. Who art thou my son? & what thing wouldest thou have? I am your eldest son Esau by my name, New come home from hunting, where I had jolly game, I have made meat thereof for your own appetite, Meat for your own tooth, wherein ye will much delight. Come eat your part, dear father, that when ye have done, Your soul may bless me as your heir and eldest son. Ah Esau, Esau, thou comest to late, another to thy blessing was predestinate, And clean gone it is from thee Esau. Alas, Then am I the unhappiest that ever was, I would the savage beasts had my body torn. The blessing that thou shouldest have had, another hath Alas, what wretched villain hath done me such scathe? Thy brother Iacob came to me by subtiltée, And brought me venison, and so prevented thee. I eat with him ere thou camest, and with my good will, Blessed him I have, and blessed he shall be still.
seed 43: T48 · seed 44: T49 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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I Trow I haue now wonne my ſpurres for euer, For once better veniſon killed I neuer. And though it wer ſomwhat longer I coulde it take, Yet the goodneſſe therof dooth ſome recompence make. My father Iſaac ſhall therof haue ſuche meate, As in all his life he hath not the better eate. Whervpon I doubt not, after tender kyſſing, To be ſtreight endowed with his godly blyſſing. As his full and true heire in his place to ſuccéede, And t'enioye the promiſe that God made to his ſéede, And when I am once in my place of ſucceſſion, And haue all maner thinges in full poſſeſſion: I ſhall wring all loutes and make them ſtoupe (I trowe) I ſhall make the ſlaues couche as lowe as dog to bow. I ſhall ruffle among them of an other ſort, Than Iſaac hath done, and with an other port. But nowe will I go ſée what haſt within they make That part of my hunting my olde father may take. MIdo, come Mido, where art thou litle Mido? Here redy maiſter Iſaac, what ſhall I do? Come leade me to mine old place, that I may ſit doune That can I as well as any boy in this towne. O Lorde my God, how déepe and vnſercheable Are all thy iudgements, and how immutable? Of thy iuſtice, whom it pleaſeth thée, thou doeſt reiect, Of thy mercy, whome pleaſeth thée, thou doeſt electe. In my two ſonnes O Lord, thou haſt wrought thy will, And as thy pleaſure hath wrought, ſo ſhall it ſtand ſtill. Sence thou haſt ſet Iacob in Eſau his place: I committe him to the gouernaunce of thy grace. Now where is Iſaac that he may come and eate? Lo where he is ſitting abroade vpon his ſeate. Deare father Iſaac, the Lord thy God thée ſaue. Who art thou my ſon? & what thing woldeſt thou haue? I am your eldeſt ſonne Eſau by my name, Newe come home from hunting, where I had ioyly game, I haue made meate therof for your owne appetite, Meate for your owne tooth, wherin ye will much delite. Come eate your part, dere father, that when ye haue don, Your ſoule may bleſſe me as your heire and eldeſt ſon. Ah Eſau, Eſau, thou commeſt to late, An other to thy bleſſing was predeſtinate, And cleane gone it is from thée Eſau. Alas, Then am I the vnhappieſt that euer was, I would the ſaluage beaſtes had my body torne. The bleſſing that thou ſholdeſt haue had, an other hath Alas, what wretched villaine hath done me ſuch ſcath? Thy brother Iacob came to me by ſubtiltée, And brought me veniſon, and ſo preuented thée. I eate with him ere thou camſt, and with my good will, Bleſſed him I haue, and bleſſed he ſhall be ſtill.