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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01353	A pleasant enterlude, intituled, Like will to like quoth the Deuill to the collier Wherin is declared what punishments followe those that will rather liue licentiously: then esteeme and followe good councell. And what benefits they receiue that apply them selues to vertuous liuing and good exercises. Made by Vlpian Fulwel. Fiue may easily play this enterlude. ...; Like will to like	Fulwell, Ulpian, fl. 1586.	1587 (1587)	STC 11474; ESTC S105663	25,958	44

haue a good end mark wel then what shall insue A Bag and a Bottle or els a Rope Knottle this shall they proue to true But mark wel this game I see this geer frame Lo who cometh now in such hast It is Cutbert cutpursse and Pierce pickpurse Giue room now a litle cast Heere entreth Cutbert cutpurse and Pierce pickpurse Cutbert cutpurse must haue in his hand a purse of money or Counters in it and a knife in one hand and a whetstone in the other and Pierce must haue money or counters in his hand and gingle it as he commeth in Cutbart cutpursse ¶ By Gogs wounds it dooth me good to the hart to see how clenly I plaid this parte VVhile they stood thrusting togither in the throng I began to goe them among And with this knife which heere you doo see I cut away his purse clenly Newfan. See to your purses my maisters be ruled by me For Knaues are abroad therfore beware You are warned and ye take not heed I doo not care P. pick. And also so soon as I had espied A woman in the throng whose pursse was fat I took it by the strings and clenly it vntide She knew no more of it then Gib our Cat Yet at the last she hied apace And said the money in my hand she saw Thou whore said I I wil haue an action of the case And seing thou saist so I will trye the lawe Cutbert How saist thou Pierce pickpurse art thou not agreed these two booties equally to deuide P. Pick. Then let vs count the totall summe And deuide it equally when we haue doone Newfan. My maisters heere is a good fellowe that would faine haue some C. cutpurs VVhat Nicole Newfangle be you heere So God help me I am glad with all my hart Pierse pickpurs ¶ Then ere we depart we wil haue some cheere And of this booty you shall haue your parte Newfan. ¶ I thank you both hartely And I will doo somewhat for you by and by Are not you two sworn brothers in euery bootye Bothe Yes that we are truely Ni. New Then will I tell you newes which you doo not knowe Such newes as wil make you glad I trowe But first tel me this Pierce Pickpurse VVhether is the elder thou or Cutbert cutpurse P. pick. ¶ In faith I think we are both of one age well nye C. cutpurs ¶ I suppose there is no great differonce truely But wherfore ask you I pray thee tell me why N. New ¶ I wil tell you the cause without delay For a peece of land is fallen as I heare say A proper plot it is this is most true which by sucsession must come to one of you For thou Cutbert Cutpurse wast Cutbert Cutthrotes sonne And thou Pierce pickpurse by that time thou hast doon Canst deriue thy pedigree from an ancient house thy father was tom theef thy mother tib louce This peece of land wherto you inheritours are Is called the land of the two legged mare In this peece of ground there is a mare in deed VVhich is the quickest mare in England for speede Therfore if you will come anon vnto me I will put you in possession and that you shall see C. cutpurs ¶ I cannot beleeue that such luck is happened vnto vs Ni. New It is true that I to you doo discusse P. pick. ¶ If you wil help vs to this peece of ground Bothe of vs to you shal think our selues bound Newfan. ¶ Yes in faith you shall haue it you may beleeue me I will be as good as my woord as shortly you shall see Cutbart cutpursse Then brother Pierce we may think ourselues happy that euer we were with him acquainted Pierse pickpurs ¶ Euen so we may of certaintie that such good luck vnto vs hath happened But brother Cutbert is it not best to goe in for a while and distribute this booty where we three wil make some feast And quaffe togither and be mery Cutbert ¶ What say you Nichol I doo agree Heere entreth Vertuous liuing Newfan. ¶ But soft a while be ruled by me Look yonder a little doo you not see Who commeth yonder a while we wil abide Let him say his pleasure and we wil stand aside Ver. life ¶ Oh gratious God how wonderfull are thy woorks how highly art thou of all men to be praised Of Christians Sarasins Iewes and also Turks thy glory ought to be erected and raised What ioyes hast thou prepared for the vertuous life And such as haue thy name in loue and awe thou hast promised saluation to man Childe and wife that thy precepts obserue and keep wel thy law And to the vertuous life what dooth insue Vertutis premium honor Tully dooth saye Honour is the guerdon for vertue due And eternall saluation at the latter day How cleere in conscience is the vertuous life the vicious hath consciences so heauy as lead their conscience and their dooings is alway at strife And although they liue yet in sin they are dead Ni. New ¶ God giue you good morow sir how doo you to day Ver. life ¶ God blesse you also both now and alway I pray you with me haue you any acquaintance Newfan. ¶ Yea mary I am an olde freend of yours perchaunce Ver. life ¶ I fit be so I meruaile very much That the dulnes of my wit should be such That you should be altogither out of my memory tell me your name I pray you hartely Newfan. ¶ By the faith of my body you wil appose me by and by But indeed I was but little when I was first borne And my mother to tell me my name thought it scorne Ver. life ¶ I wil neuer acquaint me with such in any place As are ashamed of their names by Gods grace Newfan. ¶ I remember my name now it is come to minde I haue mused much before I could it finde Nichole newfangle it is I am your olde freend Ver. life ¶ My freend mary I doo thee defye And all such company I doo deny For thou art a companion for roisters and ruffins And not fit for any vertuous companions Newfan. ¶ And in faith art thou at plaine defiaunce then I see I must goe to mine olde acquaintaunce VVel Cutbert cutpurse and Pierce pickpurse we must goe togither For like wil to like quoth the Deuil to the Colier Ver. life ¶ Indeed thou saist true it must needs be so For like wil euer to like goe And my conditions and thine so farre doo disagree That no familiarity between vs may be For thou nourishest vice both day and night My name is vertuous life and in vertue is my delight So vice and vertue cannot togither be vnited But the one the other hath alwaies spighted For as water quencheth fier and the flame dooth suppres So vertue hateth vice and seeketh a redres P. pick. ¶ Tush if he be so dangerous let vs not him esteem And he is not for our company I see very wel For if he

by I dare be his warrant Exit R. Roister Newfan. ¶ Farwel Rafe roister with all my hart Come anon and I wil deliuer thee thy part T. Tos. ¶ Now haunce right now thou drankst to me Drink again and I will pledge thee Haunce ¶ Omni po po potenti all the po po pot is emptie Newfan. ¶ Why Haunce thou hast latin in thy belly me think I thought there was no room for latin there is so much drink Haunce ¶ Ich le le lernd zome la la laten when ich was a la la lad i th ca ca can zay tu es nebulo ich learnd of my dad And ich did once he he help the pre pre preest to zay masse By gis ma man ich ha been cunning when t was T. Tos. ¶ I knew Haunce when he was as he saith For he was once a Scholler in good faith But through my company he was with drawn from thence through his riote and excessiue expence Vnto this trade which now you doo in him see So that now he is wholy addicted to followe me And one of my garde he is now become VVel Haunce wel thou wast once a white sonne Newfan. ¶ Now so God help me thou art a pritty felowe Haunce A clene legged gentleman and as proper a praunce As any I know between this and Fraunce Haunce Yes by by God ich cud once daunce Newfang. I speak of no dauncing little belied Haunce But seing thou saist thou canst so wel daunce Let me see where thou canst daunce liuely Haunce Tha tha that ca ca can ich doo ful trimly He daunceth as euill fauoured as may be deuised and in the dauncing he falleth down and when he riseth he must grone Newfan. ¶ Rise again Haunce thou hadst almost got a fall But thou dauncest trimly leggs and all Body of me haunce how dooth thy belly canst thou tel By the masse he hath berayed his breeches me think by the smell T. Tos. I wil help thee vp Haunce giue me thy hand He riseth Haunce By by mas ch ch ch was almost down I think verily Newfan. Wast thou almost down haunce so think I But thou art sick me think by thy groning He grones like a beare when he is a moning Hark how his head akes and his pulses doo beat I think he wil be hanged his belly is so great Haunce Go go God a mercy Tom with all my hart Newfan If thou canst not leap Haunce let me see thee drink a quart And get thee out abroad into the aire T. Tos. Tush he had more need to keep his chaire Sit down Haunce and thou shalt see anon Philip fleming wil come and fetch thee home Haunce sitteth in the Chaire and snorteth as though he were fast a sleep Newfan I pray thee Tom tospot is this one of thy men T. Tos. He is a companion of mine now and then Newfan. By the faith of my body such Carpenter such chips And as the wise man saith such letice such lips For like maister like men like tutor like Scholer And like wil to like quoth the deuil to the Colier T. Tos. There is no remedy for it must needs so be Like wil to like you may beleeue me Philip Fleming entreth with a Pot in his hand Newfan ¶ Loe where Phillip Fleming commeth euen in pudding time T. Tos. He bringeth in his hand either good ale or els good wine Phillip Fleming singeth these foure lines following Troll the bole and drink to me and troll the bole again a And put a browne tost in the pot for Phillip Flemmings brain a. And I shall tosse it to and fro euen round about the house a Good hostice now let it be so I brinks them all carous a. Phi. flem. Mary heer is a pot of nappy good Ale As pure as Christall pure and stale Now a Crab in the fire were woorth a good grote That I might quaffe with my captain Tom tospot What I can no sooner wish but by and by haue God saue mine eye sight me think I see a knaue what Captain how goeth the world with you Ni. New ¶ Why now I see the olde prouerb to be true Like wil to like both with Christian turk and iew T. Tos. ¶ Mary Phillip euen as I was wunt to doo Phi. flem. ¶ Rafe Roister tolde me I should finde Haunce heere where is he that he dooth not appeere Ni. New ¶ I holde twenty pound the Knaue is blinde turn about Phillip Fleming and look behinde Hast thou drunk so much that thine eyes be out Lo how he snorteth like a lazy lout Goe to him for he sleepeth sound two such paunches in all England can scant be found Phi. flem. ¶ Why Haunce art thou in thy praiers so deuoutly awake man and we two wil quaffe togither stoutly Haunce Domine dominus noster Me think I cha spide three knaues in a cluster Newfang. ¶ Stay a while for he saith his Pater noster Haunce Sanctum benedicitum what haue I dremed By gogs nowns chad thought ich had been in my bed Cha dremed such a dreme that thou wilt meruaile to heere Me thought ich was drowned in a barell of Beere And by and by the Barrel was turned to a Ship VVhich me thought the winde made liuely to skip And ich did sail therin from Flaunders to Fraunce At last ich was brought hether among a sort of knaues by chaunce T. Tos. ¶ Lo Haunce heer is Phillip Fleming come now we wil goe drink togither now how saist thou Haunce ¶ I pray thee good Vilip lead me away Phi. flem. ¶ Giue me thy hand and I wil thee stay T. Tos. ¶ How say you maister Nichol wil you keep vs company Newfan. ¶ Goe before maister lickhole and I wil come by and by Mates matched togither departe you three I wil come after you may beleeue me They three are gone togither and Nichole newfangle remaineth behinde but he must not speak til they be within Newfan. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Now three knaues are gone and I am left alone my selfe heere to solace VVel doon gentle Ione why begin you to mone though they be gone I am in place And now I wil daunce now wil I praunce For why I haue none other woork Snip snap Butter is no bone meat Knaues flesh is no Porke Hey tisty tosty an Ole is a bird Iack a napes hath an olde face You may beleeue me at one bare woord how like you this mery cace A peece of ground they think they haue found I wil tel you what it is For I them tolde that of beggars maner it hid holde a staffe and a wallet I wis VVhich in short space euen in this place of me they shall receiue For when that their drift hath spent all their thrift their mindes I shall deceiue I trowe you shall see more Knaues come to me which whensoeuer they doo they shall haue their meed as they deserue indeed as you shal shortly see these two VVhen they doo pretend to