Wager, William · published 1570 · first performed or written 1560 [c.1559-c.1570] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T35: fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men.
First to help on my gown some pains do you take And then I will see what curtsy you can make. It is trim indeed, by the mass in that Gown: Me thinks you be worthy to be Mayor of a town. Say you so? then how like you this countenance? Very comely and like a person of great governance Then all is well, come, come do your duty: O worthy Prince Covetous we humbly salute ye. Body of me, that same will mar all: When in company I come if Covetous you do me call Therefore it is best for us all to change our names: Or else peradventure we shall come to shames. Well, hold your peace, then let me alone: And I will devise names for you every one, Sirrah, nay you gape at me: What shall my name be? You will have it or I have it, will ye? Sirrah, thy name shallbe. What I pray you? A shame take thee unmannerly Lout: Thou camest so hastily thou hast put me out, Nay, that maid looks on me: Come hither Inconsideration, I have a name for thee Have you Sir? I pray you what shall it be? Nay by the mass, it is gone again: And I would know it I tell you very fain. Yea, but you must tarry till I have it: I tell you my Brother hath a brave wit. A shame take them I have them now all three: Come hither brother I will tell you what your name shallbe. You know the men now a days to reason do trust: Therefore Reason, yourself from hence forth name you must. temerity, I know well thy quality: Thou art heady, thou shalt be called Agility. I study a name for Precipitation if it may hit: Let me see, by my truth, that shalt be called Ready wit. An excellent name in deed, for I am ready & quick with a pen: For before I see one I can condemn ten. I pass not for any man's matters or cause: money and wit shall govern the Laws. Well masters I have chosen names for each one of you: But mine own name I know not I make God a vow. How if I call my name Wit or Policy? Marry Sir, that agreeth to your nature exceedingly. Truth, for what shall the worldly man do with you three? Except to maintain you, he take in me. Little worth is Reason, ready wit and agility: Except to maintain them there be a Policy. Sirs you tell me the worldly man is converted: Yea faith that for ever from us he is departed. For ever (quoth he) ha', ha', ha', not, not I warrant thee I What this gear meaneth full well I do espy. Tush he purposeth to go both to heaven and to hell: And faith news from thence to the people to tell. He will be a Prophet that was wont to be a devil:
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Firſt to help on my gown ſome paines doo you take And then I wil ſee what curtſie you can make. It is trim indéed, by the maſſe in that Gown: Me thinks you be worthy to be Mayor of a town. Say you ſo? then how like you this countenaunce? Very comely and like a perſon of great gouernaūce Then all is wel, come, come doo your dutye: O worthy Prince Couetouſe we humbly ſalute ye. Body of me, that ſame wil marre all: Whē in cōpany I come if Couetouſe you doo me call Therfore it is beſt for vs all to chaunge our names: Or els paraduenture we ſhall come to ſhames. Wel, holde your peace, then let me alone: And I wil deuiſe names for you euery one, Sira, nay you gape at me: What ſhall my name be? You wil haue it or I haue it, wil ye? Sira, thy name ſhalbe. What I pray you? A ſhame take thée vnmannerly Lout: Thou cameſt ſo haſtely thou haſt put me out, Nay, that maid looks on me: Come hether Inconſideratiō, I haue a name for thee Haue you Sir? I pray you what ſhall it be? Nay by the maſſe, it is gone again: And I would knowe it I tel you very fain. Yea, but you muſt tary til I haue it: I tel you my Brother hath a braue wit. A ſhame take thē I haue them now all thrée: Cōe hether brother I wil tel you what your nāe ſhalbe. You knowe ye men now a dayes to reaſon doo truſt: Therfore Reaſon, your ſelf frō hence foorth name you muſt. Temeritie, I knowe wel thy qualitie: Thou art heady, thou ſhalt be called Agilitie. I ſtudy a name for Precipitation if it may hit: Let me ſee, by my trueth, yt ſhalt be called Redy wit. An excellent name in déed, for I am redy & quick with a pen: For before I ſee one I can condemne ten. I paſſe not for any mans matters or cauſe: money and wit ſhall gouern the Lawes. Wel maiſters I haue choſen names for eche one of you: But mine owne name I knowe not I make God a vow. How if I call my name Wit or Policy? Mary Sir, that agréeth to your nature excéedingly. Trueth, for what ſhall the worldly man doo with you thrée? Except to maintain you, he take in mée. Little worth is Reaſon, redy wit and Agillitie: Except to maintain them there be a Policy. Sirs you tel me the worldly man is conuerted: Yea faith that for euer from vs he is departed. For euer (quoth he) ha, ha, ha, no, no I warrāt thée I What this geer meaneth ful wel I doo eſpye. Tuſh he purpoſeth to go bothe to heauen and to hel: And feth newes from thence to the people to tel. He wil be a Prophet that was wunt to be a deuil: