Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T40: brother, death, life, die, heaven, sin, live, father, blood, soul.
Why my brother is blind, I hold you a Crown: Body of me he knoweth not a Cloak from a Gown. Tush masters he was stirring in the morning betime: At four of the Clock in a Seller he was saying of Prime. I blame him not though betimes he stéer: For he is made Ale cunner in our Parish this year. His pains is so great in tasting of drink: That many times his eyes into his head do sink. And then he looketh priestly as narrow as a Crow: I tell you he can scarce read the letters of his Crosrowe. Body of me, you are Knaves all three: Take Gown, Chain, Cap and all for me. I will be even with you all I swear by God's mother: Choose you shifted how you can one for an other. I warrant you I shallbe able to shifted for myself: Or else you may say I were a foolish elf. Why brother, you said you would all things well take: Yea but I would not have you your fool me to make. For you know well enough that of you all three: I am worthy the governor and Ruler to be. Covetous (saith the wise man) is the root of all evil: Therefore Covetous is the chiefest that cometh from the devil. But this is that Knave I mean Precipitation: But I will be even with him I swear by the Passion. I am sorry by my truth that you are so sore offended: What Sir, if a fault be made it shallbe amended. Nay faith I am an Ale cunner, or some drunken fool: I am no better but your courage I will cool. That witless knave to, Inconsideration, He was beginner of this disputation. But it is no matter once or Christmas day: I will be even with you, be as be may. What worshipful M. Covetous are you angry with me? I am sorry for it man, what can I more be? hang me up by the neck like a strong thief: If ever I speak any word that shall put you to grief. I would do for you Sirs, for I love you all three, Marry then I look that as I am you should accept me By my troth Brother, I dare say none of us all: But that to do as you bid us, ready find you shall. Marry then on good fellowship let us like friends agree: Why above all things that desire we. Will you help then to make me gay? As you will wish it, so we will you array. Will you consent to show unto me reverence? Yea, at all times we will show to you our obedience Will you take me for your master and head? Yea marry Sir, for so it standeth us in stead. And do you say as you think in very deed? Yea, that shall you prove in all time of need.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Why my brother is blinde, I holde you a Crown: Body of me he knoweth not a Cloke from a Gown. Tuſh maiſters he was ſtirring in the morning betime: At foure of the Clock in a Sller he was ſaying of Prime. I blame him not though betimes he ſtéer: For he is made Ale cunner in our Pariſh this yéer. His paines is ſo great in taſting o drink: That many times his eyes into his hed doo ſink. And then he looketh preſtly as narow as a Crowe: I tel you he can ſcarce reed the letters of his Croſrowe. Body of me, you are Knaues all thrée: Take Gown, Chain, Cap and all for me. I wil be euē with you all I ſwere by Gods mother: Chuſe you ſhift how you can one for an other. I warrant you I ſhalbe able to ſhift for my ſelf: Or els you may ſay I were a fooliſh elf. Why brother, you ſaid you would all things wel take: Yea but I would not haue you your fool me to make. For you knowe wel inough that of you all thrée: I am worthy the gouernour and Ruler to be. Couetouſe (ſaith the wiſe man) is the root of all euil: Therfore Couetouſe is the cheefeſt that cōmeth from ye deuil. But this is that Knaue I mene Precipitation: But I wil be euen with him I ſwere by the Paſſion. I am ſory by my trueth that you are ſo ſore offended: What Sir, if a fault be made it ſhalbe amended. Nay faith I am an Ale cunner, or ſome drunken fool: I am no better but your courage I wil coole. That witleſſe knaue to, Inconſideration, He was beginner of this diſputation. But it is no matter once or Chriſtmas day: I wil be euen with you, be as be may. What worſhipful M. Couetouſe are you angry with me? I am ſory for it man, what can I more be? ang me vp by the neck like a ſtrong théef: If euer I ſpeak any woord that ſhall put you to gréef. I would doo for you Sirs, for I looue you all thrée, Mary then I look that as I am you ſhould accept me By my troth Brother, I dare ſay none of vs all: But that to doo as you bid vs, redy finde you ſhall. Mary then on good feloſhip let vs like fréends agrée: Why abooue all things that deſire we. Wil you help then to make me gay? As you wil wiſh it, ſo we wil you aray. Wil you concent to ſhowe vnto me reuerence? Yea, at all times we wil ſhowe to you our obedience Wil you take me for your maiſter and hed? Yea mary Sir, for ſo it ſtandeth vs in ſted. And doo you ſay as you think in very déed? Yea, that ſhall you prooue in all time of néed.