A DIALOGVE bothe pleasaunte and pietifull wherein is a goodly regimente against the feuer Pestilence with a consolacion and comfort against death Newly corrected by Willyam Bulleyn the autour thereof ¶ Imprinted at London by Ihon Kingston Marcii Anno salutis M.D.LXIIII ¶ TO THE RIGHT VVOâ—shipfull and his singulare gooâ— frende maister Edward Barret of Belhous of Essex Esquier Willyam Bulleyn sendeth salutacions RIght worshipfull sir if any chamber haule galerie or any newe decked house were apparelled or hanged all in one mourning dark colour it would rather moue sorowe then gladnesse but no pleasure to the beholders of thesame Therefore the diuersitee or varietée of pleasaunt colours doe grace and beautifie thesame through the settyng foorthe of sondrie shapes and as it were to compell the comers in to beholde the whole worke Euen so I dooe commende vnto you this little booke wherein I write parte thereof in youre owne house whiche doe intreate of sondry thynges to you I doe hope not vnprofitable wherein I haue shortly described our poore nedie brother his pouerteâ— Callyng vpoÌ„ the mercilesse riche whose whole trust is in the vain riches of this worlde intangled as it were emong Briers So that in the hower of death God is fardest from his mynde and the gooddes euill gotten are worse spent and come to nothyng at what tyme no Phisike can preuaile I haue also not forgotten the shamefull synne whiche raigneth in this worlde called ingratitude whiche linially came froÌ„ the loines of that false vilain Iudas neither the Sicophantes Gâ—atos Liars and Flatterers of this worlde the verie poison of the soule Oh better saieth Salomon is the woundes of the frende then the kisses of the flatterer Furder how many meanes maie bee vsed against the Pestilence as good aire diete medicenes accordingly the whiche if it do not preuaile then commeth on the mercilesse power of death ouer al fleshe fearing no Kyng Quene Lorde Ladie bonde or slaue but rather maketh all creatures a like to hym Then dooe I conclude with the deuine Gods chief and moste beste instrument in the churche c. And as I dooe well consider a gentilmanne of your good nature can but take your freindes simple token in good parte Euen so I am sorie that it is no better to pleasure you yet geuyng GOD moste humble thankes for thesame who kepe you in good health worship This .xij. of Marche 1564. Yours euer William Bulleyn Nullus vnquam hominem mortalem beatumindicet antequam bene defunctum viderit ¶ TO THE Reader GOod reader when aduersitie drawethnere to any citee or toune and the vengeaunce of GOD appereth either by huÌ„ger sickenes or the sworde then maâ—nes nature is moste fearfull but yet worldly prouidence to helpe theÌ„ selues whiche in the tyme of prosperitee or quietnesse is careles and forgetfull neither mindefull to fear God nor pitifull to helpe their neighbour in aduersitee And wheÌ„ thei are touched by the fearfull stroke of the Pestilence of their nexte neighboure or els in their owne familie then thei vse medicines flie the aire c. VVhiche in deede are verie good meanes and not againste Gods worde so to doe then other some falleth into sodain deuocion in geuyng almose to the poore and neadie which before haue dooen nothyng els but oppressed theÌ„ and haue doen theÌ„ wrong Other doe looke froÌ„ their hartes Gods liuelie woorde and refuse grace offered by Christes spirite thinkyng there is no GOD. Some other are preuented by death in their flourishyng yeares whiche in the Crosse of death haue their onely consolacion in Iesus Christ. All this is discribed here in this plain Dialogue praiyng you pacientlie to take it in good parte From him that is yours to commaunde W. Bulleyn gloriosior est quam mala vita A DIALOGVE ¶ The interlocutours are twelue persones Mendicus Ciuis Vxor. Medicus Antonius Roger. Chrispinus Auarus Ambo dexter Mendax Mors. Theologus Mendicus GOd saue my gud Maister and Maistres the barnes and all this haly houshade and shilde you from all doolle and shem and sende you comforte of all thynges that you waud haue good of and God and our dere leddie shilde and defend you from this Peste Our father whiche art in heauen hallowed bee your name your kyngdome come your will bee doen in yearth as it is in heauen c. Ciuis Me thinke I doe heare a good manerlie begger at the doore and well brought vp how reuerently he saieth his Pater noster he thoues not GOD but you hynt Gods blessing on his hart I praie you wife giue the poore man some thing to his diner Vxor. Sir I will heare hym saie the Lordes praier better before I giue him any thing Ciuis What a reconyng is this Dame doe as I commaunde you he is poore wee haue plentie he is very poore and hongrie therefore dispatche him a Gods name Vxor. Soft fire maketh sweete Malte he shall tary my leasure Mendicus Maistres if you Ie angrie with the saiyng of my Pater noster in Englishe I wil saie it in Latin and also my Deprofundis But so God helpe me I doe not ken nene of theim beth Vxor. I thinke thesame soche Carpenter soche thippes your curate is some honest man I warraunt you and taketh moche paine in feding his flocke as seemeth by your learning I praie you what couÌ„trie maÌ„ be you Mendicus Sauyng youre honour gud Maistres I was borne in Redesdale in Northumberlande and came of a wight riding sirname called the Robsons gud honeste men and true sauyng a little shiftyng for their liuyng God helpe them sillie pure men Vxor. What doest thou here in this countree me thinke thou art a Scot by thy tongue Mendicus Trowe me neuer mare then gud deam I had better bee hanged in a Withie of a Cowtaile then be a rowfooted Scotte for thei are euer fare and fase I haue been a fellon sharpe manne on my handes in my yoÌ„g daies and brought many of the Scottes to grounde in the North Marches and gaue them many greislie woundes ne maÌ„ for man durst abide me luke I was so fell Then the limer Scottes hared me burnte my gudes and made dedly feede with me and my barnes that now I haue nethyng but this sary bagge and this staffe and the charitie of sike gud people as you are gud maistres â–ª ause I haue many of my sirname here in the citee that wade thinke no shem on me yea honeste handcraftie men Ciuis How gote you in at the gates my good frende Mendicus Deare sir I haue many cuntrith men in this faire citee that came of honeste stocke in our lande and some a little beyonde vs twentie or threttie miles that can make pure shifte in the citee and in the countres ause I came in ne place but either the persone Bailie Conestable or chief of the parishe is of our countrith borne and some pure men as myne awne self God ken Emong whem the Bedle of
lawe are behinde hande and knowe not what to doe then by good suretees or assured landes by statute marchaunt c. I doe sometyme make .xxx. or L. in the hundred by yere I haue diuers soche honeste waies to liue vpon through the wittie and secrete handlyng of my brokers here in the citee and my factours whiche are at Antwarpe c. By whom I doe vnderstand the state and what coÌ„moditie is beste Furder I haue extended vpon auncient landes in the countrie for the breche of couenauntes That to conclude with you maister doctor I could neuer haue died in a worse tyme my businesse is soche I would of all thinges liue still for here I doe knowe what I haue and how I am vsed but when I am gone I doe not knowe what shall happen vnto me nor whoÌ„ to trust with y â— whiche I haue gotten with trauell and obteined by fortune Medicus You doe speake like a wise man as euer I harde and moste thinges that you haue taken in hande haue greate profite with you of my parte I would bee lothe to lose you bothe for an vnfained loue that I doe beare vnto you for your wisedome and also for your liberalitee and giftes geuen to me many a tyme. Lo here is the Damaske goune yet in store Here is also a Flagone chaine of the hundred Aungelles that you did geue me in your last greate Feuer Antonius Who is able to resiste soche a multitude of Aungelles I thinke fewe Doctours of Phisike But rather then I would dye I will let flie a thousande more Medicus That is the waie I assure you to perfite health and for that cause the Phisician was ordeined as it is written Honour the Phisician with the honour that is due vnto hym because of necessitie for the Lorde haue created him and he shall receiue giftes of the kyng Antonius That is a good swete tert for Phisicians but why doe you leaue out these woordes in the middes of the matter Whiche is of the moste higheste cometh learning and so I doe remeÌ„ber I heard our curate read in the churche as by chaunce I came in with a Sargeant to arest twoo Bankeroutes Medicus What your curate pleased him to read I care not for I medle with no Scripture matters but to serue my tourne But I knowe that whiche I haue saied is written in the Bible Antonius Bee all thynges written in the Bible true I praie you tell me Medicus God forbidde Maister Antonius then it would make a fraie emong Marchauntes for it is writteÌ„ None shall enter into goddes dwellyng or reste with hym vpon his Mountaine that lendeth his money vpon vsurie or to vsurie whereby to hinder his neighbour And this is now become the greatest trade And many bee vndooen by borowyng and fewe doe lose by lendyng speciallie men of your worshipfull experience And how like you this texte Antonius Texte how thei will texte I will truste none of them all saie what thei will there bee many soche saiynges againste men as the ten commaundementes c. Well for my parte I haue little to doe in these matters Marie I would be glad to liue orderlie and Ciuillie so that the worlde should not wonder at my doynges but if dampnacion should arise when the Scripture doe threaten it to men then should wittiâ— wordes in bargaining â–ª with facing othes and pleasaunt venerous table talke with reuiling of our enemies c. bee accompted damnacion Theâ— I warrant you helle iâ— well furnished with courtiers marchauntes souldiours housebandmen and some of the clergie I warrant you also Emong whom there are many more spitefull then Spiritualle euen as there are emong the PhisiciaÌ„s many more couetous then kind harâ—ed I meane not you maister doctour Medicus Sir I dooe knowe you dooe not But so God helpe me one thyng doeth moche reioyce my harte in your communicacion Antonius What is that Medicus I thinke that we two are of one religioÌ„ Antonius What is that I praie you For I know not myne owne religion Medicus Commaunde your folkes to departe out of the chamber and your yong scapes also whiche you haue gotten by chaunce medley for wante of mariage for the old prouerbe is small Pitchers haue wide eares and the fielde haue iyes and the wood haue â—ares therefore wee muste commen closelie and beware of blabbes Antonius Well nowe the doores are sparred saie on your minde of what Religion are you Be plain with me man Medicus Herke in your eare sir I am neither catholike Papiste Protestante nor Annabaptiste I assure you Antonius What then you haue rehearsed choyce and pleÌ„tie of religions What doe you honour the Sonne the Moone or the starres Beast Sâ—one or Foule Fishe or Tree Medicus No forsothe I doe none of them all To be plain I am a Nulla fidian and there are many of our secte Antonius Oh. Qui dixit in corde suo non est deus Well we differ verie little is this poincte but if I doe liue we shall drawe nere to an vnitee in the meane time let your Pothicarie prouide some good thinges for the bodie I praie you open the doore Medicus Maisters I praie you call Crispinus hether into the Gallarie and Leonardus de Montano with hym Crispine What is your pleasure maister doctour Medicus How doe you like this Garden Crispine There are pleÌ„tie of goodly herbes bothe clensing healing losing binding and restoring I neuer did see more choice of sondrie kindes of strauÌ„ge flowers moste pleasaunt to the iye and sweete also The fine knottes are doen by good arte Geometrically figured A swete conduite in the middest made of fine stone plentifully casting forth water like fine siluer streames many waies In whiche condite I did behold by the space of one houre a meruelous thing the meaning thereof I knowe not Medicus What was it Crispine Crispine The piller was eight foote square and eightene foote high with compartementes of connyng Masonrie curiouslie couered with fine golde Upon the toppe a Tyger fearfullie hauing a young child in his armes readie to kill it the child had a croune of golde vppon his hedde And in his lefte hande a Globe figuring the whole worlde and was called Microcosmos about whiche was written Globus conuersus est Medicus This gentleman came of a greate house this is the crest of his armes for he descended of the most auncieÌ„t Romaines I warrant you he is no vpstrat assure your self Crispine I had thought it had rather signified the condicions of a cruell tiraunt or some bloodie conquerour which by vsurpacion gettyng the victorie of any commonwealthe â–ª as Landes Countrees or Citees eftesones dooe spoile the true heires and owners of the lande whiche doe weare the croune chaunge the state of the Commons to the worser parte spoiling theim with sworde and bondage whiche appeared by these wordes Globus conuersus est the worlde is chaunged or tourned Medicus A good obseruacion what did you se then
heare of this honest felowe I will be glad to haue his acquaintauÌ„ce I knewe diuerse of his kinsmen .xx. yeres ago GOD haue mercie of all Christen soules it was then a mery worlde and will neuer be so good againe vntill this Gospellyng Preachers haue a sweating sickenes in Smithfieled and their Bible burnte well would some wer at libertée for their sakes Well wel Ambodexter Oh I doe remember that reuerent mortified father that holy man bishop Boner that blessed catholique confessor of Rome if he were againe at libertée he would not dailie to make theÌ„ but trimly would reste these felowes and after burne theim you knowe his workmanship verie well Auarus He is my cosin Germain and Perâ—urus that honest felowe was his boie brought vp with him in his youth and your grauÌ„dfather did penne his prologue in the booke called De vera obedientia when as thei laughed merely saiyng thei had rather put to their handes then either their heddes or hartes wise men wise men Ambodexter Yea soche wisemenne will serue the tyme Prudenter agere and bee as wise as Serpentes and simple as Doues Auarus To haue the nature of a serpent I will stande with them but beshrowe my harte if I would bee as simple as a Doue either so simple fearfull or doltishe but rather as my good lorde Boner Quasi Leo rugiens quereÌ„s quein deuoret And thus he would expounde that texte whiche muste haue soche a glose vpon it Ambodexter I am a lone vpon gloses I haue arte in store to sophist I was brought vp .iij. yere with a Frier of mont Piller he taught me how to haÌ„dle prosa obscurum inordinatuÌ„ and barbarum with genus and species full wel I can haÌ„dle the matter bothe pro and contra Commonlie these are my figures and serue well to my purpose as Enigma proaemiae ironiae sarcasimus antephrasis chatientismus I haue many rotten rules whiche dooe serue for the purse I learned theim at Paris thei are written in an olde Barbarous Frenche booke When wee are at more leasure I will shewe thee all my cuÌ„nyng my gaines and profites Now lette vs conferre bothe together this after noone about our matters Auarus ConteÌ„ted in that case as for termes and trickes in Logike I forse not of them thei will paie for no horse bread it is golde that maketh a glad hart He deserueth reuereÌ„ce and rule that hath it and kept it go let vs dine together and sende for our friendes Rapax Capax and Tenax to kepe vs companie an hower or twoo for thei are good felowes Ambodexter Agréed I like their companie very well thei are my frendes and kinde harted men Auarus And mine also go let vs depart and not bée séen moche together abroade standyng in counsaill because our matters are not curraunte Medicus Crispinus where haue you béen so long I thought it a yere since youre departure but I haue shorted the tyme in beholdyng this pitifull picture of Lucretia and this fearfull siege of Pauie but this Mappe of the discripcioÌ„ of Terra Florida in America haue reioysed me there the gold precious stones and Balmes are so plentifull siluer and spice are nothing with them no labor is in that land loÌ„g life thei haue one thing there is whiche liketh me not emong theÌ„ Crispine What is that maister Doctor Medicus Thei haue neuer sickenesse vntill death doe come therefore there is no good dwellyng for vs in soche a lande Further it is saied that thei haue no debate nor strief in their common wealthes Crispine Marie then it is as vnprofitable for Lawers as for Phisicians I truste wee shall neuer be in that case in this our countree Medicus God defende vs from soche a Common wealthe it would marre altogether Now let vs go to the chamber doore and se how the worlde goeth with maister Antonius and take our Phlebothomer with vs to let hym blood Crispine I will waite on your maistership Medicus How doe you good maister Antonius haue you taken any rest since I was with youe Antonius No more Maister Doctor then if I had béen laied on hote coales Oh sir ther was neuer manne in soche a case as I am in I haue had moste fearfull dreames of theues to robbe me me thought I was in the top of a high tower tellyng of money and sodeinly there came an yearthquake shooke the tower in peces caste me doune vpon weapons all bloody whiche a greate nomber of Morians had in their handes from theÌ„ I fell in the fire whiche was like highe mouÌ„taines about me wheras was moche noise and a cruell battaill I did see there many of myne old acquaintaunce whiche sometyme were of greate honour bothe men Spiritualle and Temporall and the Pope hymself with many of his friendes Thei were in extreme wretchednesse and sore handled of fearful Monsters and wormes gnawyng vpon their breastes vppon whom was written Conscience hath accused me and hell deuoured me Ve ve ve and thus I am tossed to and fro alas what shall I doe Also I did heare many ragged and sicke people crie vengeaunce on meâ— and men in prison also that said I had vndoen them to inriche my self oh good God Crispine Sir I praie you let me hackeÌ„ in your eare Medicus What is the matter Crispine I will departe his talke doeth so moche trouble me me thinke he doeth wouÌ„de my conscience Also I will home and caste awaie a greate nomber of rotten drugges wherwith I haue gotten moche money in deceiuyng the people God forgeue me Medicus The vicar of sainct fooles be your ghostly father are you so wise Tarie still with me let hym paie for your rotten drugges for I maie saie to you that he is almoste rotten alreadie hymself me thinke youre conscience is to moche spiced with sodaine deuocion Antonius What meane you Maister Doctour to wisper in the Apothicaries eare Medicus Nothyng sir but I haue appoincted at what tyme that you should receiue yourâ— Clister and how your Ptisaâ—â—te should bée made and in what order that your frontarie should be applied to your forehedde to cause you to slepe quietlie These dreames are nothing but proceading of the aboundaunce of choler you are hote and drie also the time is very hote the Sonne is now xx degrees in Leo the Dogge daies are to bee obserued Notwithstandyng feare nothyng I warrant you life for life discomforte not your self a man or a Mouse Antonius You are a merie geÌ„tleman do your pleasure with me I will put my self into your handes I tell you holde here are .xx. olde Angelles that did se no Sonne this tenne yere Your Pothicarie shalbe well coÌ„sidered he semeth to bee an honest man and a cunnyng fellowe let him set vp all the boxes and glasses in the windowe and putte on his bonette Medicus What meane you sir I pray you remember your self so God helpe me you are to blame well
of eche .iij. vnces Séeth them in swete wine vntill thei waxe thicke and make plaister And to the places about the rootes of the carbuncle round about it this is good bothe to eradicate defend the same Seeth sower oringes in vineger or sorell and put a little bole armen to it dip a cloth or flaxe in it and applie it round about the sore many tymes renewe it in this cure read M. Thomas Gailes worthie booke And to take awaie the harde crust of the carbuncle doe thus Take ceruse dermilion sublimated of eche .iij. dragmes beaten finely in pouder and parte of this maie bée cast vpoÌ„ the same And to this maie folowe mallowes violets lettes of eche one hand full sodden in mutton broth the yolkes of thrée egges barlie meale oile of roses and freshe butter of eche thrée vnces this plaister applied on will take awaie the Pestilent crust Also the emplastrum of DiachiloÌ„ paruum twoo vnces with Amoniack and GalbanuÌ„ of eche one vnce made in a plaister applied to the place or a plaister of figges Doues doung and Uallerion rootes and the rootes of mallowes made and applied vpon the sore are verie good ripers and do moche preuail in this cure and further to bryng the cicatrice if neede require Take oile of Myrrhe of roses of violettes of eche twoo vnces shepes Tallowe three vnces gotes tallowe one vnce and a halfe iuice of Colewortes three vnces seeth theÌ„ together softlie vntill the iuice bee consumed then put thereunto halfe an vnce of Uermilion ceruse as moche and .ij. dragmes of letharge of gold and seeth theÌ„ vnto a blacknes stiere theim with a sticke then put to theim sixe vnces terpentine and as moche Waxe as shall suffice to make it in the forme of a cerot And this will make a strong cicatris and when the matter hath runne moche and is past venim then this is a pouder moste precious to caste in and drie it by little little Take Ashes of Dill of burnt leade of Terra lemnia of eche one dragme litharge of siluer floures of pomgarnates and galles without holes of ech ij dragmes Ceruse Creuishels Snailes hornes roche Alome burnt of eche ij scruples beaten in pouder this is the pouder and hereafter followeth a good ointmente to heale the sore Oile of Roses .ij. vnces Ceruse burnt leade Litharge of eche one a scruple red Roses .ij. scruples in pouder the rootes of the greace Comphori and the floures of Pomegranates bole Armen of eche one scruple the seede of Purslen twâ—â— graines white waxe asmoche as shall suffice and make this ointmente in a Leaden morter if it maie be EmoÌ„g al simples Simphatum called CoÌ„phori is greatly lauded for the healing or helpyng of the Carbuncle being grounde or beaten betwene .ij. stones and warm applied to the place So is the herbe called Scabios in the same maner so is the Lillie rootes rosted and brused and warme laied on Lette not the greate white onioÌ„ rosted and the pith in the middest being taken forthe stopped with good Triacle or Mythridatum warme and applied to the place be forgotten for some vse none other thynges for the Carbuncle to cure it Also consider this to kepe the bodie temperate in eatyng Beware of replecioÌ„ light Fishe with tarte sauces Limondes Sorell Oringes thinne wine with water but no Suger or swete thynges Forgette not swete perfumes of Rose water cloues Maces Uineger in a perfumyng pan and haue the stomacke annointed with oile of Maces and the complet ointment of roses of eche .ij. scruples and Gallae muschata x. graines and dippe in a lineÌ„ cloth in white waxe oile of Roses white and red Saunders and the pouder of orientall Pearles fine bole Armen and the swete woodde of Aloes with Rose water made warme in a little vessell vpoÌ„ charcole and be not without a good Pomeamber made of Storax Calamite three dragmes Laudani half an vnce flowers of water Lillies Uiolettes the woode of Aloes Spikenarde of eche a dragme and a halfe the thrée Saunders of eche halfe a dragme Sinamon twoo scruples Masticke .xx. graines white Poppie seede Campher of eche a scruple Amber and Muske of eche three graines with rose water in a warme Morter make Pomeamber make a hole in it and putte a silke lace through it and wear this against corrupted aire The bodie must haue benefite by purgacion with clister or suppositer or some pocion as the syrup of roses solutiue iij. vnces confeccion of Hamech v. Dragmes and water of Endiue .iiij. vnces mingled together and drinke at ones in the morning or Benedicta laxatiua with water of Buglosse Bee not without Manus Christi to eate ofteÌ„times and the conserue of Roses to eate before meate daiely Beware of moche â—lepe whiche wil make the heate double aboute and within the harte for sleepe draweth in heate and in tyme of wakyng it is spred abroade and the heate draweth to the extremes as handes hedde and feete Sir forget not this I praie you Antonius No maister Doctor I warraunt you I haue noted it well and though it help not me yet I trust it shall doe good to others when I am gone Medicus Now sir I wil take my leaue for a time my calling is soche that I must depart and diuers of my pacientes whiche diligently doe loke for me as the hirdes do for the day after a colde Winters night And as time and occasion shall serue I will retourne I haue hidden nothyng from you that maie be a meanes to your health for wheÌ„ life is gone farewell altogether wife children gold landes treasures and all the golden glory of this worlde frendes also Therfore seeyng life is the beste iewell whiche brings delites to the hart pleasures to the iye and eare swete sauours to sense of smelling and many hidden treasures knowelege to the vertue of vnderstanding what is he that would make soche an exchange if it were possible to the contrarie To forsake his goldeÌ„ be decked bedde with swete slepes to lie vtterly lost rotten forgotten and stincking in a filthie pit of darkenes inclosed and wrapped with Wormes As by example we maie see the multitude of graues in euery churche yarde and greate heapes of rotten bones whom wee knowe not of what degrée thei wer riche or poore in their liues Therefore sir to conclude plucke vp that weake hart reioyce â–ª be glad and cast awaie all care I warraunte you Antonius Gramercies master doctor I haue put you to pain with moche talke and questions I will kepe theim in memorie thei shall not be forgotten of my part EueÌ„ so forget not your promise in comming to me again my truste is in you wee shall make daylie exchauÌ„ge cunnyng for gold and loue for labor yours I am Haue take you that to bie you a newe Mule a foote clothe a goune Medicus What meane your maistership wel geue me your
came the Frier in this golden dream very lowly he kneled and put the Pope in remembraunce who he was and what he had doen hoping to be gratified to whom sir Pope said I knowe thée not thou lowsie beggar and false Frier I am discended of kingly parentage aduaunced by God learning awaie with thy blacke cursse awaie Forthwith the frier by subtle calculacion withdrewe this delusion of his master the deuil the late pope with his poÌ„pe became again the Friers boie sitting in a Birche tree to whom the Frier said now y u false vile boie I knowe what you would haue dooen if you had been Pope Come doune in the deuilles name and carry my wallet And first for your knauerie I will make you a â—anket of birche and thus my yong maister was serued in this sorte Ciuis Honours do chaunge maners yet pride will haue a fall I dooe remember a poore yong man by fortune was aduanced into promocion to whom one of his olde fellowes came and spake homelie vnto hym after the olde fashion as when thei dwelte together in scorne the riche man aunswered disdainfully after this maner Take me as I am and not as I was We are now no felowes it is com to passe To whom the other made aunswere thus againe Somtime thou wart y t now thou art not And now thou art that thaÌ„ thou werst noâ— And what thou shalt be tell thou caÌ„st not Although a churles hart liue y u maist not Well well God sende euery ship to a good Hauen and sende vs peace and sease this plague that we maie returne home again to our old acquaintaunce for this weeke I doe remember .xx. good felowes met together at one banket my very frendes MarchauÌ„tes and others you knowe them well Roger towardes yong men honest great doers close and iust wittie I warrant you to preueÌ„t any prouiso in the loue of monie by moneth or yere no state or time wil nip them thei can wisely colour the matter for Roger that is an art emong marchauntes not to be reueled God sende me into their companie again NotwithstaÌ„ding I haue been no great doer in lending forth mony Roger. Maister it geueth me in mine hart that you shall neuer meete altogether again Ciuis Wherefore Roger. Sir vpon a time a nomber of Foxes assembled together at a great banket where as was great plentie of lambes flesh hennes c. In the ende of the feast this blessed companie lothe to departe inquired of old Reinold the daie wherin thei should mete again to be merie I will tel you said Reinard when we shall mete again so trained theÌ„ vp to an high mountain where as there were many high waies deriued into sondrie countries farewel said he my children and folowe your fathers steppes goe euery one a sondry waie for we shal neuer mete again at a banket vntill we do mete together in the Skineers shop Sir I haue wayed the matter I warrante you it will proue so One of late departed I will not name vnto you whiche is ded buried my felowe Ihon did read his Epitaphe to me Ciuis What was it I praie thee Roger. No sir you will be angrie then Ciuis Surelie I will geue no place to anger to chafe my blood it is perilous in the Pestilent time For next to the seruyng of almightie God and my Christian duetie to my neighbour I will geue my self onelie to mirthe whiche is the greateste iewâ—ll of this worlde Roger. Sir thus it was an Epitaph of one that was a greate vsurer couetous mercilesse and churlishe but passyng riche he knewe no ende of his gooddes it made him looke a lofte and many louted full lowe at his presence And thus it was written of him Here lieth Gathrall that neuer did good A gentlemanne degenerate yet sprong of good blood Mercilesse an vsurer al the daies of his life An oppresser of poore meÌ„ a mouer of strief A Papiste of religion a soldiour of Rome Here dwelleth his carkas til y e daie of dom Depriued of riches spoiled of fame Nothing left iÌ„ memorie but an euil name His iudgemeÌ„t we coÌ„meÌ„de to y e sâ—at diuine Yet he liued like a wolf died like aswine Ciuis· Who was this made vppon Roger I praie thee tell me Roger. No so God helpe me I will not name him inquire it out but I heard a frend of mine saie that he had written a booke againste Extorcioners and Usurers whiche if thei amende not he will name them and paint them forthe not onely them but their parentes whiche are dedde whiche vsed that vile trade of vsurie procuryng Gods vengeaunce incasting the Pestilence vpon citees tounes and countrees Causyng pouertie breaking vp houses moste auncieÌ„te selling to lende vpon gain destroiyng hospitalitie with infinite incombraunces by forfitures statutes c. Oh that the vsurers goodes wer confiscated after their deathes to the coÌ„mon poore as in case thei had slain themselues and that thei had no power in lawe to be wil vnto their childreÌ„ y â— which was gotten in seruyng the deuill whiche would not prospere to the .iij. heire for euil gotteÌ„ goodes are euill spent said our eurat vpon Sondaie Oh that the buriyng were turned into open castyng forth emong ded cattell and not nombred in the christen felowshippe after death whiche in life haue been so wicked so saied our Eurate Sir you heard not how a man of late did lette forth his Cow by y e quarter by the yere Ciuis No I praie thee tell me Roger. There was a man of late whiche had one C. pound whiche he called his Cowe and secretly did lende her forthe sometyme by the weke and his price was .x. shillinges the weke and when her milke became derer and many fasting daies at haÌ„de he called for his Cowe and said that she gaue in different milke But saied he I muste put her into a better pasture and she shall geue more Milke by .v. shilling in the weke c. and at length white meate became a little better cheape because of the great plentie of soche kiene in the toune that his Cowe was brought home again because that she was letten so dere now because she hadde doen him good seruice and he had no more but her at home and calfe he had none by her to kepe vp the stocke His seruaunt loued milke well and could get none of that Cowe when his maister was from home stale the Cowe and ran his waie and hetherto hath not been found neither Cowe nor man and all the milke is gone Ciuis A meruailous thing good lorde What would soche grasiers doe if thei had many cattell or Kiene in store Roger. Thei would destroie all a common welth but we see what mischief thei haue doen. Ciuis It is tyme to baite oure Horses in this toune if there be any good meate we will dine prepare
speach that when he thinketh her mooste sure he hath but a quicke Ele you knowe where Ha ha ha Roger. Sir there is one lately come into this hall in a grene Kendale cote with yellow hose a bearde of thesame colour onely vpon the vpper lippe â–ª a russette hatte with a greate plume of straunge Feathers and a braue scarfe aboute his necke in cut buskins He is plaiyng at the trea trippe with our host sonne he plaieth tricke vpon the gittarne and daunce Trechmore and Heie de Gie and telleth newes froÌ„ Tera Florida He loketh a squinte I did sée him geue the good man a pece of a Unicornes horne good against poison he semeth a pretie Scholer But I heard him praie the chamberlain in his eare to lende him vj.d vpon a pressing yron whiche chaÌ„berlain refused the gage Ciuis Roger call him into diner it is some pleasaunte felowe and lacketh money belike through trauaile the poore man is driuen to his shiftes and would make other men merie when he wepeth in his harte Vxor. Good housebande cal in some graue compaignie What should soche Iackes and tossepottes doe here He semeth to be some thief or ruffin Fie on him varlet fie fie Roger. By our ladie I will fetche hym into diner he is a good companion for me Wee shall heare newes Ciuis Go thy waies quicklie Roger. Sir my maister and my maistres praie pour maistershippe to take the paines to come to their chamber where as you shalbe hartely welcome to their diner Mendax Sir I will waite vpon theÌ„ but first I will vpon this Whetstone sharpe my knife Roger. Sir here is this gentleman come to kepe you compainie Ciuis He is moste hartely welcome set hym a chaire geue him a trencher and a napkin I pray you take part of soche as God haue sent if it were at London I might make you better chere but here I can not Mendax Here is good chere I was there within these .x. weekes that I would haue geuen xâ— shillinges for soche a lofe as this wheras no soche chere was to be had Ciuis Where was that I praie you gentle Maister I can not tell what to call you nor of what countree you are Mendax Sir I was borne nere vnto Tunbrige where fine kniues are made my name is Mendax a yonger brother linially descended of an auncient house before the Conquest We geue thrée Whetstones in Gules with no difference and vpon our creste a lefte hande with a horne vpon the thoÌ„be and a knife in the hande The supporters are a Foxe on the one side and a Frier on the other side And of late I trauailed into Terro Florida wheras I felt bothe wealth and woe the blacke Oxe neuer trode vpon my foote before a Dogge haue but a daie Wee are borne all to trauaile and as for me I haue but little to lose yet I am a geÌ„tleman and can not finde in my harte to plaie the slaue or goe to Carte I neuer could abide it by the Masse Ciuis You speake like a wiseman I perceiue by your behauor you haue béen wel brought vp I praie you where is that lande Mendax Many .c. miles beyonde Torryda Zona or the Equinoctial line In the longitude nere vnto the Pole Antartike It is .xvij. M. miles longe and is in the parte named America and by the waie are the Islandes called Fortunata or Canaria whose West partes be situated in the third climate Ciuis It was a daungerous trauaile into that countrie where landed you at what place Mendax Wee sailed to the Islandes of Portum sanctuÌ„ and then to Medera in whiche wer sondrie countrees and Islandes as Eractelentiae Magnesortis Grancamariae Tenereffe Palmae Ferro c. And our Capitain weÌ„t with his soldiours to land and at our first commyng nere vnto a riuer in one of these Islandes as wée refreshed our selues emong the Date trees in the lande of Palmes by the sweete Welles wee did to the great feare of vs all se a great battaile betwene the Dragon and the Unicorne and as GOD would the Unicorne thrust the Dragon to the harte and againe the Dragon with his taile stonge the Unicorne to death Here is a piece of his horne the blood of dragoÌ„s is riche that battail was worth twoo C. markes to our capitain Then we traueilled furder into Tenriffa into an excedyng high mountaine aboue the middle region whereas we had greate plentie of Alom And might well heare an heauenly Hermonie emong the starres the Moone was nere hand vs with marueilous heat And when we came doune at the hill foote growe many grose herbes as Loâ—ege Laserpitium Acanthus and Solanum whether it was by the eatyng of Solanum beries or no there was a verie mightie man naked and hearie in a greate slepe whom we geÌ„tly suffred to lye still He had a great â—earde in whiche a birde did breede and brought her yong ones meate Our capitaiâ— declared vnto vs that the spialles had vewed the laÌ„d and how that our enemies were at hande The nexte daie moste fearfull people painted with sondrie colours approched in strauÌ„ge beastes skinnes with Flinte so were their shaftes and Dartes with whom we fought and slue and tooke some yet the people so assaulted vs that with moche difficultee wee recouered our barkes And then we sailed forthe chauÌ„ce to let fall our soundyng leade newe â—allowed wherevpon did slicke golde with all spede wee sente doune our Deuers and so within thrée daies we gathred thirtie hogsheddes of fiue golde besides twoo buttes of orient Pearles all the shore was full of Currall FroÌ„ thens wee sailed to the great Isle called Madagastat in Scorea where wer kynges Mahumitaines by religion blacke as Deuilles Some had no heddes but â—yen in their breastes Some when it rained couered all the whole bodie with one foote The lande did abounde in Elephantes teethe the men did eate Camiles and lions flesh Muske and Zeuet in euery place did abounde and the mother of perle the people made their platters to putte in their meate thei dwelle emong spice the grouÌ„d is moist with oile of precious trees Plentie of wine out of grapes as bigge as this loffe moche Peper thei can not telle what to do with suger but that their marchauntes of Maabar twentie daies iourney of doe come and take of their gooddes francklie for nothing but some of them do bring iron to make edge tooles for which thei haue for one pounde twelue pounde of fine golde Their pottes pannes and al vessell is clene gold garnished with Diamondes I did see swine feede in them Ciuis Did you see no straunge Foules there and Fishes Mendax In the Isle called Ruc in the greate Canes lande I did see Mermaides and Satyres with other fishes by night come sower miles from the sea and climed into trees and did eate Dates and
Susan what is the matter woman Vxor. Sir this is a blinde iyed shameles ruffeÌ„ a roge I warrante hym and a thefe This knaue is hable to make children run from their parentes seruauÌ„tes robbe their maisters yong heires to sell their landes men to run from their wiues and women also You maie knowe by his Armes of what stocke he cometh I warrant him froÌ„ drouning and diyng of the Pestilence Oh villaine he wilbe hanged I dare saie he knoweth al kindes of theues vagabondes rouers hasarders I like not his words nor his braggyng countenaunce let vs hence Ciuis Well moche good doe you you haue taken moche paine but smalle profite you haue trauailed farre and maie speake by aucthoritee Come take awaie paie the reconyng Roger horse horse and awaie Roger. All thynges are readie sir. Ciuis Fare ye well gentle frende Mendax I thanke you of your gentle companie good gentleman Vxor. Whose faire field is yoÌ„der I would fain knowe it and lette trifles passe I will not beleue them let foolishe thynges goe and talke of matters profitable Roger. Maistres doe you not knowe it it is my maisters I am his baily ther he had a good bargaine I assure you it was in morgage to him this ij yeres I would he might find the like purches al yonder toune is his he hath raised the rent one C. markes a yere more then it was There were good liyng in the plague tyme for there are large pastures and the houses are doune sauyng the maner place for the carles haue forfeited their leses and are gon a begging like villaines many of theÌ„ ar ded for honger Vxor. Whose Oxen are these Roger. Roger. My maisters also for he y t hath mony shall haue lande worship my maister is a close wiseman and lieth in the winde of theÌ„ that will buie money for lande he can handle a yong geÌ„tleman trimly and ride hym with a golden snaffle he knoweth vpon whiche side his breade is buttered well enough I warraunt you my maister rised so earelie this morning that he noddeth as he rideth Vxor. Sir me thinkes you totter as you ride what are you a slepe Dooe you not heare your mannes praiyng He is pleasauntlie disposed he would make me beleue that you were a greate landed manne and had moche cattell in store why sir how do you that you speake not to me Ciuis Wife wife God sende vs good lucke doe you not see yonder cloude in the West towardes the North commyng hether Vxor. Moste fearfull God sende vs good lucke sir it is a sodaine chaunge I will hide my face it feareth me so moche Roger. I am fourtie yeres olde but I did neuer se the like but ones and that was betwen Godmichester and Gogmanshill a little from Cambrige as I traueiled to Wolpit faâ—re to buye Coltes and there appered a straunge forme as me thought a greate nomber of steples were broken and many naked Friers Bishops and the Pope him self did wryng their handes in ragged clothes thei looked all very leane and then it thundred and lightened in whiche storme many Geese wer killed and also shepe and Lambes The yere after was the tumbleyng doune of Abbaies and the reformacioÌ„ for the Churche matters but this passeth for the precious passion of Christ let vs ruÌ„ awaie with spede I doe se a fearfull thyng in y e cloudes appering a blacke lene naked body very long ridyng vpoÌ„ a pale miserable foule iade he hath also .iij. dartes in his lefte hande the one is cole blacke the other blood red and the third is a darke pale he hath no fleshe vpoÌ„ him me thinketh that I doe se a great fire and many fearfull monsters in thesame folow him with a fearfull voice saiyng all the wicked shall come to vs. We ar swallowed in the second death Ciuis Let vs take this house ride apace the storme doeth begin most fearful God help vs what shall we doe or whether shall we flie Iesus Iesus what a thuÌ„der is this as heauen yearth should go together Lorde how the lightnyng falleth froÌ„ heauen all this regioÌ„ is vpoÌ„ a flaming fire the birdes fall from the trées loke how the cattel treÌ„ble and trées are pulled vp by the rootes the houses are burnt with celestiall fire Vxor. Let vs depart from these trees for I haue heard saie to sitte vnder a white thorne is moste safe and surest in a tempeste I haue many goodly iuels againste lightnyng as the Carbuncle Hemoralde Hiasinthus with Amber and golde God and S. Barbara defende vs I haue a S. IhoÌ„s Gospel about my necke and a paire of braselettes of Corall about myne armes Oh God defende vs I am sorie that we came foorthe Roger. Maister and Maistres come into this vallie and lette vs sitte in that same deepe close pitte vnder the hill side vntill this storme be past saincte George to borrowe mercifull God who did euer se the like Ciuis I thinke it be the daie of iudgement the yearth doeth quake the heaueÌ„ doeth burn and me thinke I doe see the fearfull horseman lighted in the valey with a meruaillous fearful saiyng En 〈◊〉 vobis mors vltima linia rearum c. Oh wher shal we hide vs from hym He casteth forth his .iij. dartes and taketh theÌ„ vp again He is in a great rage behold how he destroieth man and beaste in this valey This is come in a momente who would haue thought it in the morning none of vs he draweth nere I knowe him well it is mercilesse Death most fearfull I am afraied of his presence he bendeth his blacke darte against me I haue no target to beare it of Vxor. Good housebande remember that I am yong and with child also you are wel striken in yeres therefore plaie the man and take Roger with you and intreate hym if he will needes haue you yet for Gods sake bee not acknowen that I am here for feare that he kill me and your childe also Ciuis Keepe you close vnder that Cloke and stirre not I praie you Roger. I can not abide hym I will run awaie for pouertie and death will part good fellowship Sir shift for your self and drawe your sworde against hym Ciuis Alas my wife in my trouble is to faint harted and wil not kepe me companie my seruaunt is run awaie from me whether maie I slie from death If I doe run he is to swift for me if I turne my backe he wil cowardly kille me if I doe submit my self to hym he is mercilesse I perhaps shall perswade hym with my golde I haue an hundred poundes in Angels I will geue it hym to saue my life Oh he is here Sir moste humbly here vpoÌ„ my knées I desire your lordship to pardon me and suffre me to liue still in this worlde and here I offer vnto you this purse of gold I
no Phisike can preuaile the sorowes of death doeth compasse me rounde about the policie of the worlde with feare bad me flie and vse Gods meanes as Lot did wheÌ„ Sodome was a fire But now doe I se who so escapeth honger and the sword shalbe ouertaken with the pestilence I am at the pittes brinke now begin I to waxe weake in bodie I am verie drie my paine dooeth increase he is gone that did strike me but I doe fele his wound that he gaue me Alas woe is my vile stinkyng carkas and filthie fleshe conceiued and borne in sinne depriued of originall iustice compared to a beaste in Adam fallen as a rotten Aple from a liuing trée What haue I gotten my Lorde God by my fall nothing els but onely darkenesse care miserie affliccion sickenesse paine agues and now in myne harte Death moste painfull it self Now for all my pompe healthe wealthe riches and vaine pleasures of this worlde this my bodie whiche I haue bothe costlâ—e clothed well fedde and garnished with all delites for whose sake I haue been couetous and sinned against Iesus Christe to maintaine thesame bodie From heÌ„ceforth therefore now shall I bee tourned into a stinkyng carrion for wormes delite dust claie rotten moste vile forsaken of al meÌ„ poore without substaunce naked without clothing sowen in dishonour forgotten of my posteritee Not knowen from henceforthe vanishe like a shadowe wither like a leafe and fade as a flower Oh vncertain life but moste assured death fie on this filthie shadowe of this worlde and flattryng of thesame with all the instrumentes of the fleshe Oh Lorde although I be in this extreame trouble yet haue mercie vppon me according to thy greate mercie and louing kindnes For I doe make my praier in the tyme of trouble trustyng that thou wilt heare me Roger. Maistres the fearfull thing that talked with my Maister is gone Let vs go heare what newes with him Vxor. I am glad it is past thankes be to God I will go with spede to se my housebande for he hath been in greate daunger Roger. Sir I am glad that he is gone the deuill go with him hath he taken all your gold Ciuis No I haue my golde in store for in the worlde I founde it and in the worlde I muste leaue it it is but vaine and can not helpe in the time of this my trouble God hath preuented me and somoned me to appere before his seat This death hath smitten me I must dye Vxor. Alas my good swete housebande what aileth you Or what would you haue me doe for you to helpe you in this case Ciuis Helpe me into some house where as I might sende for some manne of God to be my heauenlie Phisicion teachyng me the waie to the kyngdome of Christe Roger. Here is a house at hande and here is your horse also we will helpe you vp and carrie you to this place Vxor. Now sir you be come here into this place for gods sake discoÌ„fort not your self I trust you shall doe well you shall want nothing that maie be had for mony gold and siluer I will sende for your own brethren and sisters You shall haue withal spede the best learned Phisicians in this Realme in the meane tyme drinke Dragon water MithridatuÌ„ mingled togither to put this passioÌ„ from your hart Ride Roger and seke a Phisician with al spede spare not the horse Ciuis Soft sirra and speake with me and doe what that I dooe commaunde you in the name of Iesus Christ. Roger. Sir looke what your maistership shall commaunde me to dooe that will I dooe with all spede and tary not Ciuis Go thy waies and praie moister Theologus to come to me that I maie haue his counsaille praie him to come with speede deliuer him this token Roger. I shall in the meane tyme good maister be of good cheare for Gods sake Vxor. Alas what shall I doe my poore childreÌ„ Ciuis I haue set my worldly thinges in order for so hath Gods worde taught me to do I thanke God and my debtes shalbe truelie paied and whatsoeuer any poor man doeth owe me I do forgeue them and restitucioÌ„ shall I make with all spede to as many as I haue wronged And I shall leaue plentie to you and my children requiryng you to liue according to Gods commaundement obeiyng him all y e daies of your liues and remember death and to doe to all men as you would be doen vnto To liue chast either in Mariage or a life sole vse praier chast your bodies with abstinence Bee pitifully minded hate vice beware of wicked companie loue well the temple of god visite the prisoners and helpelesse this is good Religion in the iyes of God As nere as you can kéepe the commauÌ„dementes of the almightie God and beware of idlenes and pride of harte lamente no more good wife For who can kepe that must nedes a waie me thinke I heare Theologus come Theologus Sir God the heauenlie Phisicion blesse you and geue you the perfite consolacion of conscience in Christ his sonne and geue you grace mekelie to beare this his crosse Ciuis You are hartely welcome deare Theologus I haue thoughte it long since I did sende for you Theologus Your man declared to me by the waie a pitifull storie which happened to you this daie Furder I had soner been with you but one maister Antonius sent for me but or I came he was dedde and Auarus and Ambodexter is in his house preparyng a solemne funerall for hym Ciuis Oh sir then I haue no cause to reherase the matter new again but seing my fleshe is nere the pit and in a maner my breathe faileth me beyng wouÌ„ded with death and that I am of twoo partes bodie and soule the one paste all cure the other in hope of saluacion I desire if it please God that I maie liue to thende of your oracions Declare vnto me what is the cause of sinne Theologus The Deuill was the first cause of sinne as it is written in Genesis how with a lie he deceiued the woman and thei that committe sinne are of the Deuill for he hath sinned from the beginnyng of the worlde and is the firste aucthour of sinne The seconde cause was manne declinyng from God and credityng the Deuill by whiche man sinne entred into the worlde and all the calamities and crosses therein as sorowe dread feare pouertie sickenesse and death it self all to punishe sinne Ciuis Oh lord how I haue erred I had thought God had been the cause As when I rede these woordes Indurabo cor Pharaonis I will indurate y e hart of Pharao with soche like places his induracion was the cause of his sinne and who did indurate him but God And when it is said ne nos inducas iÌ„ tentationem neither lede vs into temptacion c. Here I gathered it was God that led