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A Select Collection of Old English Plays.by Robert Dodsley.INTRODUCTION.THOMAS RAWLINS, author of "The Rebellion," was a medallist by profession, and afterwards became an engraver of the Mint, a vocation which, in his preface, he prefers to the threadba
- 249 [_Here Esau appeareth in sight, and bloweth his horn, ere he enter_.ESAU. How now, are we all ready, servant Ragan?Art thou up for all day, man? art thou ready now?RAGAN. I have been here this half-hour, sir, waiting for you, ESAU. And is all thing ready,
- 248 What is the practice of a conscience pure?To love and fear G.o.d, and other allure, And for his sake to help his neighbour: Then may he well be merry.What shall we have, that can and will do this?After this life everlasting bliss, Yet not by desert, but b
- 247 Yea, creep into your breast, will ye have it so?JUDGE. Away with them both, lead them away At his death tell me what he doth say, For then belike he will not lie.INIQUITY, I care not for you both, no, not a fly![_They lead them out_.JUDGE. If no man have
- 246 _Enter_ BARNABAS.BARNABAS. What woful wight art thou, tell me, That here most grievously dost lament?Confess the truth, and I will comfort thee, By the word of G.o.d omnipotent: Although your time ye have misspent, Repent and amend, while ye have s.p.a.ce
- 245 DALILAH. What can ye say by Master Iniquity?I love him and his name most heartily.INIQUITY. G.o.d-a-mercy, Dalilah, good luck, I warrant thee, I will shrive you both by and by.[_He kisseth her_.ISMAEL. Come on, but first let us have a song. DALILAH. I am
- 244 ISMAEL. Have with thee, Dalilah: Farewell our school!Away with books and all, [_They cast away their books_.I will set my heart On a merry pin, Whatever shall befall.EULALIA. Lord, what folly is in youth!How unhappy be children now-a-days? And the more pi
- 243 Therefore happy are they, that can beware Into whose hands they fall by any such chance; Which if they do, they hardly escape care, Trouble, misery, and woeful grievance, And thus I make an end, committing you to his guidance, That made and redeemed us al
- 242 MASTER BONGRACE.Hence, at once seek and smell him out; I shall rap thee on the lying knave's snout: I woll not be deluded with such a glossing lie, Nor give credence, till I see it with my own eye.CAREAWAY.Truly, good sir, by your masters.h.i.+p'
- 241 CAREAWAY.Never man suffered so much wrong as I had; But, mistress, I should say a thing to you: Tarry, it woll come to my remembrance even now I must needs use a substantial premeditation; For the matter lieth greatly me upon.I beseech your mistress-s.h.i
- 240 Go, or I shall send thee hence in the devil's name!Avoid, thou lousy lurden and precious stinking slave, That neither thy name knowest nor canst any master have!Wine-shaken pillory-peeper,[191] of lice not without a peck, Hence, or by G.o.ds precious
- 239 CAREAWAY.Yea, marry, sir, you have beaten them down into my tail; But, sir, might I be bold to say one thing Without any blows and without any beating?JACK JUGGLER.Truce for a while; say on what thee l.u.s.t: CAREAWAY. May a man to your honesty by your wo
- 238 No more prating, but get thee hence at once!JENKIN CAREAWAY.Why, my master hath sent me home in[185] his message-- JACK JUGGLER.Pick and walk, a knave, here away is no pa.s.sage-- JENKIN CAREAWAY.What, wilt thou let me from mine own master's house?J
- 237 To muse for any better great folly it is; For I may make sure reckoning of this That, and if I would sit stewing this seven year, I shall not else find how to save me all clear.And, as you see, for the most part our wits be best, When we be taken most unr
- 236 The two verses, which I rehea.r.s.ed before, I find written in the Book of Cato the wise Among good precepts of living a thousand more, Which to follow there he doth all men avise And they may be Englished briefly in this wise: Among thy careful business
- 235 JUVENTUS [_He riseth_].These comfortable sayings doth me greatly move To arise from this wretched place.G.o.d'S MERCIFUL PROMISES.For me his mercy sake thou shalt obtain his grace, And not for thine own desertes, this must thou know; For my sake alon
- 234 O, where is the G.o.dly example, that parents should give Unto their young family by G.o.dly and virtuous living?Alas! how wickedly[147] do they themselves live, Without any fear of G.o.d or his righteous threatening!They have no respect unto the dreadful
- 233 ABHOMINABLE LIVING.What, man? you need not to fume, Seeing he is come into my company now; He is as well welcome as the best of you: And if it lie in me to do him pleasure, He shall have it, you may ye sure.FELLOWs.h.i.+P.Then old acquaintance is clean ou
- 232 HYPOCRISY.Then you shall see my cunning: A poor s.h.i.+ft for a living Amongest poor men used is; The kind heart of hers Hath eased my purse, Many a time ere this.[_Here entereth_ FELLOWs.h.i.+P.FELLOWs.h.i.+P.I marvel greatly where Friends.h.i.+p is; He
- 231 JUVENTUS.What, Friends.h.i.+p?I am glad to see that you be merry; By my truth, I had almost you forgot, By long absence brought out of memory.HYPOCRISY.By the ma.s.s, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me
- 230 O my child, how dost thou fare?HYPOCRISY._Sancti amen_, who have we there?By the ma.s.s, I will buy none of thy ware; Thou art a chapman for the devil.DEVIL. What, my son, canst thou not tell, Who is here, and what I am?I am thine own father Satan.HYPOCRI
- 229 GOOD COUNSEL.By[62] these words, which unto you he doth express, He teacheth that you ought to have a steadfast faith; Without the which[63] it is impossible doubtless To please G.o.d, as Saint Paul saith: Where faith is not, G.o.dly living decayeth; For
- 228 GOOD COUNSEL.Sir, I will ask you a question by your favour: What would you with the minstrel do?JUVENTUS.Nothing but have a dance or two, To pa.s.s the time away in pleasure.GOOD COUNSEL. If that be the matter, I promise you sure, I am the more sorrier th
- 227 CHARITY.We thank all this presence Of their meek audience.HUMILITY.Jesu that sitteth in heaven so high, Save all this fair company:[28]Men and women that here be, Amen, amen, for Charity.[29] l.u.s.tY JUVENTUS.A MORALITY._An Enterlude called l.u.s.ty Juue
- 226 HUMILITY.That shall you see even anon; I will unto him gone, And see what he will say.RIOT.Hardily go on thy way; I know well he will say nay.YOUTH. Yea, sir, by G.o.d that me dear bought, Methink ye labour all for nought; Weenest thou that I will for the
- 225 PRIDE.We shall see how they can please; Sit down, sir, and take your ease; Methink these same were full meet To go about your fair feet.YOUTH.By my truth, I you tell They would become him very well; Therefore hie that they were on, Unto the tavern that we
- 224 Sir, I pray you tell me now, How she doth like you?YOUTH.Verily, well she pleaseth me, For she is courteous, gentle, and free.How do you, fair lady?How fare you, tell me. LECHERY.Sir, if it please you, I do well enou', And the better that you will wi
- 223 I shall help thee, if I can, To drive away that hangman; Hark, Riot, thou shalt understand I am heir of my father's land, And now they be come to my hand, Methink it were best therefore, That I had one man more To wait me upon.RIOT.I can speed thee o
- 222 A Select Collection of Old English Plays.Vol. II.by Robert Dodsley.THE INTERLUDE OF YOUTH.EDITIONS. _See Hazlitt's "Handbook," 1867, p. 464, and Remarks_.MR. HALLIWELL'S PREFACE[1] TO THE FORMER EDITION.The "Interlude of Youth&quo
- 221 569. At Lee Priory, the seat of Sir Egerton Brydges. Sir Egerton Brydges subsequently decided on selling the entire collection, though entailed, and it was disposed of by Mr. Sotheby, April 12, 1826. In the auction catalogue it is described as "a sma
- 220 528. _Nowe_, 1st edit.529. _Horyson_, 1st edit.530. _The_, edit. 1569.531. _Dayes_, 1st edit.532. _Wunderous_, edit. 1569. 533. _Founde_, 1st edit.534. _Parell_, 1st edit.535. _Parellous_, 1st edit.536. I suppose _wrabbed_ to be a word coined for the sake
- 219 484. _Unto_, edit. 1569.485. _And_, 1st edit.486. _You are_, edit. 1569.487. Your _masters.h.i.+p_.--_S_.488. _True_, 1st edit. 489. _Ere_, edit. 1569; _or_, 1st 4to.490. _For no lie_, edit 1569.491. _Our_, 1st edit.492. _One_, edit. 1569.493. _Your_, 1st
- 218 444. First edition reads-- "For bothe you twayne shall wait on me.What chaunce is this, that suche an elfe Commaunded two knaves be besyde himselfe."Both editions have it so, and the alteration was made by Dodsley, and followed by Reed, although
- 217 415. _Prycke_, 1st edit.416. _They be_, edit. 1569.417. _Wood_ signifies _mad, furious_, or _violent_. So, in Aseham's "Toxophilus" [1545, repr. Arber, p. 56], "Howe will you thinke that such furiousness, with _woode_ countenaunce and
- 216 375. _This_, edit 1569.376. _You come late_, 1st edit.377. _Sonyng_, 1st edit.378. _Ye_, 1st edit.379. _Ye_, 1st edit. 380. _Ye_, 1st edit.381. _Hath_, 1st edit.382. _Ye_, 1st edit.383. _Be_, 1st edit.384. _Cheap_, as Dr Johnson observes, is _market, and
- 215 The legend of St Wenefrid is well known. Those who desire more information on this subject may be referred to "The Legenda Aurea,"Bishop Fleetwood's Works, or Mr Pennant's "Tour in Wales," p. 28.341. Or Botolph's town, i
- 214 308. [In the former edition of this work there was a note stating that he had been preceded by Palsgrave in his "Acolastus." But "Acolastus" was merely a translation by Palsgrave from the Latin of Fullonius, performed in 1529 in Hollan
- 213 "I have made a modest choice of you, grave sir, To be my ghostly father; and to you I _fall_ for absolution."288. The commencement of this Act is not marked in the original, although notice is given of its conclusion.--_Collier_.289. This script
- 212 242. i.e., _Thrive_.243. _Fonge_, Sax, take. It is here used in the sense of _depart_.244. Promise.245. Orig. reads _all_.246. Certainly, _securely_. 247. Market.248. i.e., _Out_ or _off_.249. _Blessed_, in a bad sense.250. Thrift.251. Or _meinie_, alludi
- 211 192. Kept, supported. 193. Divide in two. 194. Vague, loose. 195. Young. 196. By an error of the press this word is printed "wyghtly" in the original. 197. In a row. 198. Make mouths. 199. Tell a falsehood. 200. See "Popular Antiquities o
- 210 147. Proof.148. Advise.149. Encourage.150. Shut.151. A play on the similarity of the words _Latin_ and _Latten_. 152. Fetters.153. A celebrated place for foot-pads.154. This word, in its present sense, _shoals_, seems to be unglossed.155. i.e., Haunt Shoo
- 209 105. The proverb. This is the earliest use of it which has occurred. 106. Thrust. 107. Every each one. 108. The colophon in one of Skots editions is at the end; in his other there is only his mark. But see Hazlitts "Handbook," p. 463-4. 109. The
- 208 56. Welfare.57. Query, the supports.58. Since.59. Query, a misprint, as there seems to be no sense in _escheved_ or _eschewed_, i.e, _avoided_.60. The old proverb. Perhaps this is the earliest occurrence of it in this form in print. 61. Disfigured, spoile
- 207 15. Similar to the phrase, "Let the world slide," in the "Taming of the Shrew."--_Halliwell_. But the latter saying occurs in the "Towneley Mysteries," p. 101.16. Compare "A.C. Mery Talys," No. 7. If the edition of
- 206 Farewell, son, I will go me to prepare.THERSITES.Mother, G.o.d be with you and keep you from care.[_The mother goeth out, and Thersites saiyeth forth_: Whatsomever I say, sirs, I think ill might she fare; I care not if the old witch were dead: It were an
- 205 Well then, mother, let all this go, And charm this child that you is send to.And look hereafter to curse ye be not greedy: Curse me no more, I am cursed enough already.MATER Well, son, I will curse you no more, Except ye provoke me too-too sore; But I mar
- 204 TELEMACHUS.Sir, my father Ulysses doth him commend To you most heartily, and here he hath you send Of his mind a letter, Which show you better Everything shall, Than I can make rehearsal.[_Here he must deliver him the letter_.THERSITES.Lo, friends, ye may
- 203 But now, farewell, I will work thee no more pain.Now my fume is past, And doth no longer last, That I did to the monster cast.Now in other countries both far and near Mo deeds of chivalry I will go inquire.MILES.Thou needst not seek any further, for ready
- 202 THERSITES.Mother, thy pet.i.tion, I pray G.o.d, be fulfilled, For then no knaves' blood shall be spilled.Fellows, keep my counsel; by the ma.s.s, I do but crake:[593]I will be gentle enough, and no business make.But yet I will make her believe that I
- 201 Dare ye adventure with me a stripe or two?Go, coward, go, hide thee as thou wast wont to do!What a sort of dastards have we here!None of you to battle with me dare appear.What say you, heart of gold, of countenance so demure? Will you fight with me? no, I
- 200 THERSITES.Now would I not fear with any bull to fight, Or with a ramping lion, nother by day nor night.Oh, what great strength is in my body so l.u.s.ty, Which for lack of exercise is now almost rusty.Hercules in comparison to me was but a boy, When the b
- 199 _Thersites cometh in, first having a club upon his neck_.[571]Have in a ruffler forth of the Greek land, Called Thersites, if ye will me know: Aback, give me room, in my way do ye not stand; For if ye do, I will soon lay you low.In Homer of my acts ye hav
- 198 PALMER. Then would some master perhaps clout ye, But, as for me, ye need not doubt ye; For I had liever[550] be without ye, Than have such business about ye.'POTHECARY. So help me G.o.d, so were ye better; What, should a beggar be a jetter?[551]It we
- 197 He hath played the devil at Coventry.By his acquaintance and my behaviour, He showed to me right friendly favour, And to make my return the shorter, I said to this devil: Good master porter, For all old love, if it lie in your power, Help me to speak with
- 196 'POTHECARY. If I have never the more for thee, Then be thy relics no riches to me; Nor to thyself, except they be More beneficial than I can see.Richer is one box of this triacle,[476]Than all thy relics, that do no miracle.If thou hadst prayed but h
- 195 Nay, nay, my friend, that will not be; I am too good to wait on thee.PALMER. By our lady, and I would be loth To wait on the better of you both.PEDLAR. Yet be ye sure for all this doubt, This waiting must be brought about.Men cannot prosper, wilfufly led;
- 194 PARDONER. Sir, ye seem well-seen in women's causes!I pray you tell me what causeth this: That women, after their arising,[410]Be so long in their apparelling?PEDLAR. Forsooth, women have many lets, And they be masked in many nets: As frontlets,[411]
- 193 PARDONER.[363] And when ye have gone as far as ye[364] can, For all your labour and ghostly intent, Ye[365] will come home as wise as ye went.PALMER. Why, sir, despised ye pilgrimage?PARDONER. Nay,[366] fore G.o.d, sir, then did I rage; I think ye right w
- 192 A man cannot here to G.o.d do better service Than on this to ground his faith and understanding.For all the world's sin alone Christ paid the price, In his only death was man's life always resting, And not in will-works, nor yet in man's de
- 191 _Concinna tunc voce Antiphonam inchoat_, O radix Jesse _quam chorus prosequeter c.u.m organis_._Vel Anglice hoc modo canet_.O fruitful root of Jesse, that shall be set as a sign among people, against the worldly rulers shall fiercely open their mouths. Wh
- 190 DAVID REX PIUS. Lord, at thy pleasure, for thou art full of mercy.PATER COELESTIS. Of a pestilence then three score thousand and ten In three days shall die of thy most puissant men.DAVID REX PIUS. O Lord, it is I which have offended thy grace, Spare them
- 189 PATER COELESTIS. I will first conclude, and then say on thy mind.For that I have found that people so unkind, Not one of them shall enjoy the promise of me, For entering the land, but Caleb and Joshua.MOSES SANCTUS. Thy eternal will evermore fulfilled be.
- 188 PATER COELESTIS. Utter thy whole mind, and spare me not hardily.ABRAHAM FIDELIS. Paraventure there may be thirty found among them.PATER COELESTIS. May I find thirty, I will nothing do unto them.ABRAHAM FIDELIS. I take upon me too much, Lord, in thy sight.
- 187 I know that mercy with thee is permanent, And will be ever, so long as the world endure: Then close not thy hand from man, which is thy creature.Being thy subject, he is underneath thy cure, Correct him thou mayest, and so bring him to grace.All lieth in
- 186 PATER COELESTIS. Then thou art blameless, and the fault thou layest to me?ADAM PRIMUS h.o.m.o. Nay, all I ascribe to my own imbecility.No fault in thee, Lord, but in my infirmity, And want of respect in such gifts as thou gavest me.PATER COELESTIS. For th
- 185 The fifth article I shall you tell: Then the spirit of G.o.dhead went to h.e.l.l, And bought out the souls that there did dwell By the power of His own might.The sixth article I shall you say: Christ rose upon the third day, Very G.o.d and man without nay
- 184 MANHOOD. Nay, sir, in faith my name is not so.Why, frere, what the devil hast thou to do, Whether I go or abide?CONSCIENCE. Yes, sir, I will counsel you for the best MANHOOD. I will none of thy counsel, so have I rest: I will go whither me lest,[261]For t
- 183 There men and women did Folly, And every man made of me as worthy, As though I had been a knight.MANHOOD. I pray thee yet tell me mo of thine adventures.FOLLY. In faith, even straight to all the freres, And with them I dwelled many years, And they crowned
- 182 MANHOOD. But I must have sporting of play.CONSCIENCE. Sickerly,[246] Manhood, I say not nay: But good governance keep both night and day, And maintain meekness and all mercy.MANHOOD. All mercy, Conscience: what may that be?CONSCIENCE. Sir, all discretion
- 181 MANHOOD. Conscience! what the devil man is he?CONSCIENCE! Sir, a teacher of the spirituality.MANHOOD. Spirituality! what the devil may that be?CONSCIENCE. Sir, all that be leaders into light.MANHOOD. Light! yea, but hark, fellow, yet light fain would I se
- 180 I can with my scourge-stick My fellow upon the head hit, And lightly[196] from him make a skip, And blear on him my tongue.If brother or sister do me chide, I will scratch and also bite: I can cry, and also kick, And mock them all berew.[197]If father or
- 179 PARSON.Help, help, neighbour Prat, neighbour Prat, In the wors.h.i.+p of G.o.d, help me somewhat!PRAT.Nay, deal as thou canst with that elf, For why I have enough to do myself.Alas! for pain I am almost dead; The red blood so runneth down about my head. N
- 178 PARDONER.Yea, marry, will I, as long as thou dost smite.-- [_Enter the Curate_.PARSON (OR CURATE).Hold your hands, a vengeance on ye both two, That ever ye came hither to make this a-do! To pollute my church, a mischief on you light!I swear to you, by G.o
- 177 FRIAR. Leave thy railing and babbling of friars, Or, by Jis, Ish lug thee by the sweet ears![176] PARDONER. By G.o.d, I would thou durst presume to it!-- FRIAR. By G.o.d, a little thing might make me to do it-- PARDONER. And I shrew thy heart, and thou
- 176 FRIAR. We friars be they that should your alms take-- PARDONER. Nigh unto our foresaid holy place-- FRIAR. Which for your souls health do both watch and wake-- PARDONER. Ye shall there tarry for a months s.p.a.ce-- FRIAR. We friars pray, G.o.d wot, when
- 175 FRIAR. Wherefore some man must ye hire needs-- PARDONER. And with the bells eke solemnly ringing-- FRIAR. Which must intreat G.o.d for your misdeeds-- PARDONER. And priests and clerks devoutly singing-- FRIAR. Ye can hire no better, in mine opinion-- PA
- 174 FRIAR. But we friars be not in like estate-- PARDONER. For why there is in our fraternity-- FRIAR. For our hands with such things we may not maculate-- PARDONER. For all brethren and sistren that thereof be-- FRIAR. We friars be not in like condition--
- 173 FRIAR. For I will speak, whither thou wilt or no-- PARDONER. In faith, I care not, for I will speak also-- FRIAR. Wherefore hardly let us both go to-- PARDONER. See which shall be better heard of us two-- FRIAR. What, should ye give ought to parting par
- 172 PARDONER. Which to remit this pardon is not able-- FRIAR. Look that ye distribute it wisely-- PARDONER. As well declareth the sentence of this letter-- FRIAR. Not to every man that for it will cry-- PARDONER. Ye cannot, therefore, bestow your money bett
- 171 PARDONER. Pardons delivereth them fro the sins seven-- FRIAR. And in our place be friars three score and three-- PARDONER. Pardons for every crime may dispense-- FRIAR. Which only live on mens charity-- PARDONER. Pardon purchaseth grace for all offence-
- 170 PARDONER. This is the pardon, that to heaven shall ye bring-- FRIAR. But I say, thou Pardoner, thou wilt keep silence soon!-- PARDONER. Yea, it is like to be, when I have done!-- FRIAR. Marry, therefore the more knave art thou, I say, That perturbest th
- 169 PARDONER. By this shall ye have clean remission-- FRIAR. But now further it ought to be declared-- PARDONER. And forgiven of the sins seven-- FRIAR. Who be these poor folk, that should have your reward-- PARDONER. Come to this pardon, if ye will come to
- 168 PARDONER.For which G.o.d shall quite you well your mede-- FRIAR.In brenning fire, which shall never cease-- PARDONER. Now help our poor chapel, if it be your will-- FRIAR.But I say, thou Pardoner, I bid thee hold thy peace!-- PARDONER.And I say, thou fria
- 167 PARDONER. Five thousand years of pardon to every of you by name-- FRIAR. And on his board dishes delicate-- PARDONER. And clean remission also of their sin-- FRIAR Poor Lazarus came begging at his gate-- PARDONER. As often times as you put in-- FRIAR. D
- 166 PARDONER. Which late by fire was destroyed and marred-- FRIAR. In Scripture eke but I say, sirs, how-- PARDONER. Ay, by the ma.s.s, one cannot hear-- FRIAR. What a babbling maketh yonder fellow! PARDONER. For the babbling of yonder foolish frere-- FRIAR
- 165 And because ye Shall unto me Give credence at the full Mine auctority Now shall ye see Lo, here the Popes bull! [_Now shall the friar begin his sermon, and even at the same time the pardoner beginneth also to show and speak of his bulls and auctorities co
- 164 FREEWILL.Beware, for when thou art buried in the ground, Few friends for thee will be found, Remember this still.IMAGINATION.No thing dread I so sore as death, Therefore to amend I think it be time; Sin have I used all the days of my breath, With pleasure
- 163 G.o.d's wounds, who gave thee that counsel?FREEWILL.Perseverance and Contemplation, I thee tell.IMAGINATION.A vengeance on them, I would they were in h.e.l.l. FREEWILL.Amend, Imagination, and mercy cry.IMAGINATION.By G.o.d's sides, I had liever
- 162 For to go toward heaven.FREEWILL.Marry, and you will me thither bring, I would do after you.[159]PERSEVERANCE.I pray you, remember my words now: Freewill, bethink thee that thou shalt die, And of the hour thou are uncertain, Yet by thy life thou mayest fi
- 161 Make room, sirs, that I may break his pate; I will not be taken for them both.CONTEMPLATION.Thou shalt abide, whether thou be lief or loth; Therefore, good son, listen unto me, And mark these words that I do tell thee: Thou hast followed thine own will ma
- 160 PERSEVERANCE.Brother, let us unbind him of his bonds.CONTEMPLATION.Unloose the feet and the hands.PITY. I thank you for your great kindness, That you two show in this distress; For they were men without any mercy, That delighteth all in mischief and tyran
- 159 HICKSCORNER.By G.o.d, this fellow that may not go hence, I will go give him these hose rings; Now, i-faith, they be worth forty pence, But to his hands I lack two bonds.IMAGINATION.Hold, wh.o.r.eson, here is an halter; Bind him fast, and make him sure.PIT
- 158 PITY. Peace, peace, sirs, I command you. IMAGINATION. Avaunt, old churl; whence comest thou? And thou make too much, I shall break thy brow, And send thee home again. PITY. Ah, good sir, the peace I would have kept fain; Mine office is to see no man sla
- 157 But thou lubber Imagination, That cuckold thy father, where is he become? At Newgate doth he lie still at jail? IMAGINATION. Avaunt, wh.o.r.eson, thou shalt bear me a stripe; Sayst thou, that my mother was a wh.o.r.e? FREEWILL. Nay, sir, but the last ni
- 156 HICKSCORNER.G.o.d speed, G.o.d speed; who called after me?IMAGINATION.What, brother, welcome by this precious body; I am glad that I you see, It was told me that you were hanged; But out of what country come ye?HICKSCORNER. Sirs, I have been in many a cou
- 155 And what life have they there, all that great sort?IMAGINATION.By G.o.d, sir, once a year some taw halts of Burport:[117]Yea, at Tyburn there standeth the great frame.And some take a fall that maketh their neck lame. FREEWILL.Yea, but can they then go no
- 154 Alas, that is a heavy case, That so great sin is used in every place; I pray G.o.d it amend.CONTEMPLATION.Now G.o.d, that ever hath been man's friend, Some better tidings soon us send!For now I must be gone.Farewell, good brethren here; A great erran
- 153 CONTEMPLATION.I warrant you, brother, that he is coming.PERSEVERANCE.The eternal G.o.d, that named was Messias, He give you grace to come to his glory, Wherever is joy in the celestial place, When you of Satan winneth the victory, Everyman ought to be gla
- 152 HICKSCORNER._EDITIONS_._Hyckescorner. [At the end:] Enprynted by me Wynkyn de Worde. 4, Black letter.Hycke scorner. [At the end:] Thus endeth the enterlude of Hycke scorner.Imprinted at London in foster laene by John Waley. 4, Black letter_. HICKSCORNER.T
- 151 EVERYMAN.Alas! then may I both wail and weep; For I took you for my best friend.FIVE WITS.I will no lenger thee keep: Now farewell, and here an end.EVERYMAN. Now, Jesu, help! all hath forsaken me.GOOD DEEDS.Nay, Everyman, I will abide with thee, I will no
- 150 Yea, by my faith, and never more appear; In this world live no more we shall, But in heaven before the highest Lord of all. BEAUTY. I cross out all this: adieu, by Saint John; I take my cap in my lap, and am gone. EVERYMAN. What, Beauty? whither will ye?