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A pleasant comedie, shewing the contention betweene liberalitie and prodigalitie As it was playd before her Maiestie.
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1602
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STC 5593; ESTC S108520
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make_v you_o all_o ready_a and_o haste_v apace_o after_o but_o let_v i_o hear_v how_o stand_v the_o case_n const._n marry_o sir_n hereby_o not_o far_o from_o this_o place_n a_o plain_a simple_a man_n ride_v on_o his_o ass_n mean_v home_o to_o his_o country_n in_o god_n peace_n to_o pass_v 〈◊〉_d certain_a roister_n most_o furious_a and_o mad_a be_v spoil_v and_o rob_v of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o yet_o not_o content_v when_o they_o have_v his_o money_n but_o the_o villain_n have_v also_o murder_v he_o most_o cruel_o host._n good_a god_n for_o his_o mercy_n const._n it_o be_v my_o hap_n to_o come_v then_o present_a by_o he_o and_o find_v he_o dead_a with_o twenty_o wound_n upon_o he_o host._n but_o what_o become_v of_o they_o const._n they_o flee_v this_o way_n host._n then_o neighbour_n let_v we_o here_o no_o long_o stay_v but_o hence_o and_o lay_v the_o country_n round_o about_o they_o shall_v be_v quick_o find_v i_o have_v no_o doubt_n constable_n go_v in_o scene_n iii_o enter_v virtue_n and_o equity_n with_o other_o attendant_n vert._n my_o lord_n you_o see_v how_o far_o this_o worldly_a state_n 〈◊〉_d be_v from_o good_a decline_v incline_v still_o to_o follow_v thing_n amiss_o you_o see_v but_o very_o few_o that_o make_v of_o virtue_n any_o price_n you_o see_v all_o sort_n with_o hungry_a will_n run_v headlong_o into_o vice_n equit._n we_o see_v it_o oft_o we_o sorrow_n much_o and_o hearty_o lament_v that_o of_o himself_o man_n shall_v not_o have_v a_o better_a government_n ver._n the_o very_a beast_n that_o be_v devoid_a of_o reason_n dull_a and_o dumb_a by_o nature_n learn_v to_o shun_v those_o thing_n whereof_o their_o hurt_n may_v come_v if_o man_n be_v then_o but_o as_o a_o beast_n only_o by_o nature_n teach_v he_o will_v also_o by_o nature_n learn_v to_o shun_v what_o thing_n be_v nought_o but_o man_n with_o reason_n be_v endue_v he_o reason_n have_v for_o stay_n which_o reason_n shall_v restrain_v his_o will_n from_o go_v much_o astray_o 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and_o care_v for_o man_n commit_v to_o they_o that_o in_o the_o heaven_n do_v dwell_v equit._n do_v so_o dear_a madam_n i_o beseech_v you_o most_o hearty_o and_o recreate_v yourself_o before_o you_o go_v hence_o with_o some_o sweet_a melody_n the_o song_n if_o pleasure_n be_v the_o only_a thing_n that_o man_n do_v seek_v so_o much_o chief_a pleasure_n rest_n where_o virtue_n rule_v no_o pleasure_n can_v be_v such_o though_o virtue_n way_n be_v very_o straight_o her_o rock_n be_v hard_a to_o climb_v yet_o such_o as_o do_v aspire_v thereto_o enjoy_v all_o joy_n in_o time_n plain_a be_v the_o passage_n unto_o vice_n the_o gap_n lie_v wide_a 〈◊〉_d ill_o to_o they_o that_o wade_v through_o lewdness_n lake_n the_o ice_n be_v break_v still_o this_o therefore_o be_v the_o difference_n the_o passage_n first_o seem_v hard_o to_o virtue_n train_n but_o then_o most_o sweet_a 〈◊〉_d length_n be_v their_o reward_n to_o those_o again_o that_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d the_o way_n be_v fair_a and_o plain_a but_o fade_v pleasure_n in_o the_o end_n be_v buy_v with_o fast_a pain_n if_o pleasure_n be_v the_o only_a thing_n etc_n etc_n scene_n four_o enter_v virtue_n equity_n liberality_n money_n and_o the_o sheriff_n vert._n now_o my_o lord_n i_o see_v no_o cause_n but_o that_o depart_n we_o may_v equit._n madam_n to_o that_o shall_v like_v you_o best_o we_o willing_o obey_v lib._n yes_o lady_n stay_v awhile_o and_o hear_v of_o strange_a adventure_n ver._n of_o what_o adventure_n tell_v you_o let_v we_o know_v lib._n master_n sheriff_n of_o that_o be_v happen_v do_v you_o make_v show_n sheriff_n then_o may_v it_o please_v you_o the_o effect_n be_v this_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a roister_n name_v prodigality_n that_o long_o about_o this_o town_n have_v ruffle_v in_o great_a jollity_n a_o man_n long_o suspect_v of_o very_o lewd_a behaviour_n yet_o stand_v ever_o so_o high_a in_o fortune_n 〈◊〉_d as_o never_o till_o now_o he_o can_v be_v bewray_v of_o any_o offence_n that_o to_o he_o may_v be_v 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lord_n i_o beseech_v you_o grant_v i_o council_n to_o plead_v my_o cause_n iudg._n that_o may_v not_o be_v it_o stand_v not_o with_o our_o law_n prod._n then_o good_a my_o lord_n let_v i_o some_o respite_n take_v iudg._n neither_o may_v that_o be_v thus_o do_v the_o indictment_n lie_v thou_o be_v 〈◊〉_d of_o murder_n and_o of_o robbery_n to_o which_o thou_o must_v now_o answer_v present_o whether_o thou_o be_v thereof_o guilty_a or_o not_o guilty_a prod._n well_o since_o there_o be_v no_o other_o remedy_n and_o that_o my_o fact_n fall_v out_o so_o apparent_o i_o will_v confess_v that_o in_o deed_n i_o be_o guilty_a most_o humble_o appeal_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d mercy_n iudg._n then_o what_o can_v thou_o say_v for_o thyself_o prodigality_n that_o according_a to_o the_o law_n thou_o shall_v not_o die_v prod._n nothing_o my_o lord_n but_o still_o appeal_v to_o the_o prince_n mercy_n iudg._n then_o harken_v to_o thy_o judgement_n thou_o prodigality_n by_o that_o name_n haste_n be_v indict_v 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