Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with some others
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Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with some others
English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600; Interludes, English; Moralities, English
_New G._ I have a great purse, sir! but I have no money:
By the mass! I fail two farthings of an half-penny;
Yet had I ten pounds this night that was.
[_Loquitur ad_ NOW-A-DAYS.
_Titi._ What is in thy purse? thou art a stout fellow!
_Now._ The devil have [thee]! while I am a clean gentleman
I pray God I be never worse stored than I am!
It shall be otherwise, I hope, or this night pass.
[_Loquitur ad_ NOUGHT.
_Titi._ Hark now, I say! thou hast many a penny?
_Nought._ _No[n] nobis, Domine, non nobis_; by saint Denis!
The devil may dance in my purse for any penny;
It is as clean as a bird's arse.
_Titi._ Now I say, yet again, _Caveatis_!
Here is an able fellowship to trise them out of your gates.
Now, I say, New Guise, Now-a-days, and Nought,
Go and search the country, anon, that be sought!
Some here, some there--what if ye may catch aught--
If ye fail of horse, take what ye may else!
_New G._ Then speak to Mankind for the recumbentibus of my jewels!
_Now._ Remember my broken head in the worship of the five vowels!
_Nought._ Yea, good sir! and the sitica in my arm--
_Titi._ I know full well what Mankind did to you;
Mischief hat[h] informed [me] of all the matter through;
I shall venge your quarrel, I make God a vow!
Forth! and espy where ye may do harm!
Take W[illiam] Fide if ye will have any mo--
I say, New Guise! whither art thou advised to go?
_New G._ First, I shall begin at m[aster] Huntington of Sanston;
From thence I shall go to William Thurlay of Hanston,
And so, forth to Pichard of Trumpington:
I will keep me to these three.
_Now._ I shall go to William Baker of Walton;
To Richard Bollman of Gayton;
I shall spare Master Wood of Fulbourn:
He is a _noli-me-tangere_!
_Nought._ I shall go to William Patrick of Massingham;
I shall spare Master Allington of Bottisham,
And Hammond of Swaftham,
For dread of _In manus tuas queck_.
Fellows, come forth! and go we hence together!
_New G._ Sith we shall go, let us see well where and whither;
If we may be take, we come no more hither;
Let us con well our neck-verse that we have not a check.
_Titi._ Go your way--a devil way--go your way, all!
I bless you with my left hand: foul you befall!
Come again, I warn, as soon as I you call,
A[nd] bring your advantage into this place!
[_They go out and leave_ TITIVILLUS.
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