Wager, William · published 1570 · first performed or written 1560 [c.1559-c.1570] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 486 words
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Thou must be answered father, there is no remedy: By Saint Anne me think he speaketh very reasonably. This reasonable speaking cometh from an unreasonable mind: Woe be to him that to such inconveniences shall a man bind. If it please you Sir, help me to my money if you may: Not by my faith Sir, you get it not to day. You thall tarry my leisure, I will pay you when I see cause: You are happy Sir, in your hands you have the laws. But by gisse if I had any thing that would do you pleasure: You should have it when you would and not tarry my leisure. Well I believe verily that the prayers of the poor & his cry: Shall ascend into the ears of the Lord God on high. And he will plague all those that righteousness withstand: And as the Prophet saith, root their posterity out of the land. Well Hireling, let us depart this place: It prevaileth not us of him to crave any grace. Not more shall it prevail him the Scripture saith in deed: To ask mercy of the Lord when he standeth in need. Ha', ha', ha', I must laugh, so God me save: To see what a sort of suitors now a days we have. I warrant you if you will be ruled by Reason and policy: You shall have all the world to sue to you shortly. A common saying the Fox fareth the better and not the worse: When that the good wife doth him ban and curse. So what care I though to curse me the people do not cease? As long as by them my riches doth increase. O policy, how glorious my buildings do shine? Not gentleman's in this country like unto mine. Sirrah what shall I do? I must make my barns more great: For I have not room enough to lay in my Rye and wheat. Set men a work with it as soon as ye can: If you lack room, make more you may then. By gisse I will, they shall in hand to morrow: I thank you policy I need nothing to borrow. Sirrah, the little tenament that by my house doth stand: I would I could get that to, even out of hand. I want a little buttrye to lay in my drink: And that would serve the turn handsomely I think. And to say the truth it is not meet that such a beggar as he: Should dwell so near under the nose of me. Who the Devil put that into your mind? Marry even that did reason my trusty friend. I have been about it myself all this week: Ready wit all the Laws for to delay doth seek. We will have it I warrant you by hook or by crook: Tush I warrant you for such odd ends daily we look.
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Thou muſt be anſwerd father, there is no remedy: By Saint Anne me think he ſpeaketh very reſonably. This reſonable ſpeaking cōmeth frō an vnreaſonable minde: Wo be to him that to ſuch inconueniences ſhall a man binde. If it pleaſe you Sir, help me to my money if you may: No by my faith Sir, you get it not to day. You thall tary my leiſure, I wil pay you when I ſée cauſe: You are happy Sir, in your hands you haue the lawes. But by giſſe if I had any thing that would doo you pleaſure: You ſhould haue it when you would and not tary my leaſure. Wel I beléeue verely that the prayers of the poor & his cry: Shall aſcend into the eares of the Lord God on hye. And he wil plague all thoſe that righteouſnes withſtand: And as the Prophet ſaith, root their poſteritie out of ye land. Wel Hireling, let vs departe this place: It preuaileth not vs of him to craue any grace. No more ſhall it preuail him the Scripture ſaith in déed: To aſk mercy of the Lord when he ſtandeth in need. Ha, ha, ha, I muſt laugh, ſo God me ſaue: To ſee what a ſort of ſuters now a dayes we haue. I warrant you if you wil be ruled by Reaſon and policy: You ſhall haue all the worlde to ſue to you ſhortly. A common ſaying the Fox fareth the better and not ye worſe: When that the good wife dooth him ban and curſſe. So what care I though to curſſe me the people doo not ceaſſe? As long as by them my riches dooth increace. Oh policy, how glorious my buildings doo ſhine? No gentlemans in this contrey like vnto mine. Sira what ſhall I doo? I muſt make my barnes more great: For I haue not rowme inough to lay in my Rye and whete. Set men a woork with it as ſoon as ye can: If you lack rowme, make more you may than. By giſſe I wil, they ſhall in hand to morrow: I thank you policy I need nothing to borowe. Sirra, the little tenament that by my houſe dooth ſtand: I would I could get that to, euen out of hand. I want a little buttrye to lay in my drink: And that would ſerue the turn handſomly I think. And to ſay the trueth it is not meet that ſuch a begger as he: Should dwel ſo néer vnder the noſe of me. Who the Deuil put that into your minde? Mary euen that did reaſon my truſty fréend. I haue béen about it my ſelf all this wéek: Redy wit all the Lawes for to delay dooth ſéek. We wil haue it I warrant you by hook or by crook: Tuſh I warrant you for ſuch od ends dayly we look.