Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Nor to the Church will scant resort. That many a time and often, I am fain To play the Priest, Clarke, and all Though thus to do, it is great pain, And mire ward but very small, Wherefore (God willing) I will such order take, Before thou I be many days elder, That he shallbe glad this town to forsake And learn evermore to please his better. And in such wise all they shall be used, Which in this pacysshe intend to be Clerks, Great pity it were, the Church should be disordered Because that such Swylbowles do not their works. And to say truth, in many a place, And other great towns beside this same, The Priests and Parishioners be in the like case, Which to the Church wardens may be a shame. Haw should the Priest his office fulfil, accordingly as in deed he aught? When that the Clerk will have a self will And always in Service time must be sought? Notwithstanding at this present there is no remedy But to take time, as it doth fall, Wherefore I will go hence and make me ready For it helpeth not to chafe or brawl. LOmmynae this day forth of my Chambre, Even as for water to wash I did call, By chance I espied a certain stranger, Standing beneath within my Hall. Who in very deed came from the Inholder Whereas for a time my Son did lie, And said that his master had sent me a letter And bade him to bring it with all speed possibly. Wherein he did writ that as this day That vnthr●fre my Son to a certain Maid, Should then be wedded, without further delay, And bathe borrowed more than will be paid. And since that he hard, he was my Son, By a Gentleman or two, this other day: He thought that it should be very well done, To let me have knowledge thereof by the way. And willed me if that I would any thing Of him to be done of me in this matter: That then he his Servant such word should bring As at his coming he might do hereafter. I bade him thank his Master most hattelye And sent him, by him a piece of Venison: For that he vouchsafed to write so gently, Touching the marrying and state of my Son, But notwithstanding I sent him no Money, To pay such debts as my Son did own, Because he had me forsaken utterly, And me for his good Father would not know, And said that with him I would not make, From that day forward, buring my life But as he had brewed, that so be should bake, Since of hys own choosing, he got him a wife. Thus what his Servant from the departed Into my Chambre I went again, And there a great while I pitterly weeped, This news to me was so great pain:
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Nor to the Churche wyll ſcant reſorte. That many a tyme and oft, I am fayne To playe the Prieſt, Clarke, and all Thoughe thus to do, it is great payne, And myre warde but very ſmall, Wherfore (God wyllynge) I wyll ſuch order take, Before thou I be many dayes elder, That he ſhalbe glad this towne to forſake And learne euermore to pleaſe his better. And in ſuch wyſe all they ſhall be vſed, Which in this pacyſſhe entende to be Clarkes, Great pyte it were, the Churche ſhoulde be diſordered Bycauſe that ſuch Swylbowles do not their warkes. And to ſaye trueth, in many a place, And other great townes beſyde this ſame, The Prieſtes and Pariſhioners be in the lyke caſe, Which to the Church wardens maye be a ſhame. Haw ſhulde the Prieſt his offyce fulfyll, Accordyngly as in dede he ought? When that the Clarke wyll haue a ſelfe wyll And alwayes in Seruice tyme muſt be ſought? Notwithſtandynge at this preſent there is no remedy But to take tyme, as it doth fall, Wherfore I wyll go hence and make me ready For it helpeth not to chafe or brall. LOmmynae this daye foorth of my Chambre, Euen as for water to waſſhe I dyd call, By chaunce I eſpyed a certayne ſtraunger, Standynge beneath within my Hall. Who in very deede came from the Inholder Wheras for a tyme my Sonne dyd lye, And ſayde that his mayſter had ſent me a letter And bade hym to brynge it with all ſpede poſſyblye. Wherin he did write that as this daye That vnthrfre my Sonne to a certein Mayde, Shoulde then be wedded, without further delaye, And bath borowed more than wyll be payde. And ſynce that he harde, he was my Sonne, By a Gentelman or two, this other daye: He thought that it ſhoulde be very well done, To let me haue knowledge therof by the waye. And wylled me if that I woulde any thynge Of hym to be done of me in this matter: That then he his Seruaunt ſuch worde ſhulde brynge As at his commynge he might do hereafter. I bade hym thanke his Mayſter moſt hattelye And ſent hym, by hym a peece of Veniſon: For that he voucheſaued to wryte ſo gentely, Touchynge the marying and ſtate of my Sonne, But notwithſtandynge I ſent hym no Money, To paye ſuch Dettes as my Sonne dyd owe, Becauſe he had me forſaken vtterly, And mee for his good Father wolde not knowe, And ſayde that with hym I woulde not make, From that daye forwarde, burynge my life But as he had brewed, that ſo be ſhulde bake, Synce of lys owne chooſynge, he gat him a wife. Thus wha his Seruaunte from the departed Into my Chambre I went agayne, And there a great whyle I pitterly weeped, This ewes to me was ſo great payne: