Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T50: sea, honour, general, soldiers, men, ship, fight, soldier, king, vittori.
Unworthy much (O prince) am I, and for this gift unfit: But sith that it hath pleased your grace, that I in it must sit. I do avouch unto my death, according to my skill: With equity for to observe, your grace's mind and wil. And naught from it to swerve indeed, but sincerely to stay: Else let me taste the penalty, as I before did say. Well then of this authority, I give you you full possession: And I will it fulfil also, as I have made profession. By council, then let us depart, a final stay to make: To Egit land now forth with speed, my voyage I will take. Strike up your drums us to rejoice, to hear the warlike sound Stay you here Sisamnes judge, and look well to your bound. Even now the King hath me extolled, and set me up aloft. Now may I were the broidered guard and lie in down bed soft. Now may I purchase house and land, and have all at my will: Now may I build a princely place, my mind for to fulfil. Now may I abrogate the Law, as I shall think it good: If any one me now offend, I may demand his blood. According to the Proverb old, my mouth I will up make: Now it doth lie all in my hand, to leave or else to take. To deal with justice to my bound, and so to live in hope: But oftentimes the birds be gone, while one for nest doth grope. Do well or il, I dare avouch, some evil on me will speak: Not truly yet I do not mean, the kings precept to break, To place I mean for to return my duty to fulfil. Stand away, stand away for the passion of God, Harnessed I am prepared to the field: I would have been content at home to have bod, But I am sent forth with my spear and shield. I am appointed to fight against a Snail, And Wilkin Wren the ancient shall bear: I doubt not but against him to prevail, To be a man my deeds shall declare. If I overcome him, than a Butter fly takes his part, His weapon must be a blue speckled Hen: But you shall see me over throw him with a fart, So without conquest he shall go home again. If I overcame him, I must fight with a fly, And a black pudding the flies weapon must be: At the first blow on the ground he shall lie, I will be sure to thrust him through the mouth to the knee. To conquest these fellows the man I will play, Ha', ha', ha', now ye will make me to smile: To see if I can all men beguile. Ha', my name, my name would you so fain know? Yea iwis shall ye, and that with all speed: I have forgot it therefore I cannot show, A, A, now I have it, I have it in deed.
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Vnworthy much (O prince) am I, and for this gift vnfit: But ſith that it hath pleaſd your grace, that I in it muſt ſit. I doo auouch vnto my death, according to my ſkil: With equitie for to obſerue, your graces minde and wil. And nought from it to ſwarue indéed, but ſincerely to ſtay: Els let me taſte the penaltie, as I before did ſay. Wel then of this authoritie, I giue you you ful poſſeſſion: And I wil it fulfil alſo, as I haue made profeſſion. By councel, then let vs departe, a finall ſtay to make: To Egit land now foorth with ſpéed, my voiage I wil take. Strike vp your drūmes vs to reioyce, to hear the warlike ſound Stay you héer Siſamnes Iudge, and looke wel to your bound. Euen now the King hath me extolde, and ſet me vp aloft. Now may I were the brodered garde and lye in down bed ſoft. Now may I purchaſe houſe and land, and haue all at my wil: Now may I build a princely place, my minde for to fulfil. Now may I abrogate the Law, as I ſhall think it good: If any one me now offend, I may demaund his blood. According to the Prouerb olde, my mouth I wil vp make: Now it dooth lye all in my hand, to leaue or els to take. To deale with Iuſtice to my bound, and ſo to liue in hope: But oftētimes the birds be gone, while one for neſt dooth grope. Doo wel or il, I dare auouch, ſome euil on me wil ſpeake: No truely yet I doo not meane, the kings precepte to breake, To place I meane for to return my duty to fulfil. Stand away, ſtand away for the paſſion of God, Harneſſed I am prepared to the feeld: I would haue been content at home to haue bod, But I am ſent foorth with my ſpeare and ſhéeld. I am appointed to fight againſt a Snail, And Wilkin Wren the ancient ſhall beare: I dout not but againſt him to preuail, To be a man my déeds ſhall declare. If I ouercome him, then a Butter flye takes his parte, His weapon muſt be a blew ſpeckled Hen: But you ſhall ſée me ouer throwe him with a fart, So without conqueſt he ſhall go home again. If I ouercame him, I muſt fight with a flye, And a black pudding the flyes weapon muſt be: At the firſt blowe on the ground he ſhall lye, I wil be ſure to thruſt him through the mouth to the knée. To conqueſt theſe fellowes the man I wil play, Ha, ha, ha, now ye wil make me to ſmile: To ſée if I can all men begile. Ha, my name, my name would you ſo fain knowe? Yea iwis ſhall ye, and that with all ſpeed: I haue forgot it therfore I cannot ſhowe, A, A, now I haue it, I haue it in déed.