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A06185
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A looking glasse for London and England. Made by Thomas Lodge Gentleman, and Robert Greene. In Artibus Magister
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Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.; Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. aut
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dead ware let it not bide on our hands Thrasi. Here are my partners in my pouertie Inforc'd to séeke their fortunes as I do Ah-lasse that fewe men should possesse the wealth And many soules be forc'd to beg or steale Alcon well met Alcon Fellow begger whither now Thrasi. To the Usurer to get gold on commoditie Alcon And I to the same place to get a vent for my villany sée where the olde crust comes let vs salute him God spéede sir may a man abuse your patience vpon a pawne Vsurer Friend let me sée it Alcon Ecce signum a faire doublet and hose new bought out of the pilferers shop a hansome cloake Vsurer How were they gotten Thrasi. How catch the fisher-men fish M. take them as you thinke them worth we leaue all to your conscience Vsurer Honest men toward men good men my friends like to proue good members vse me command me I will maintaine your credits there 's mony now spend not your time in idlenesse bring me commoditie I haue crownes for you there is two shillings for thée and six shillings for thée Alcon A bargaine now Samia haue at it for a new smocke come let vs to the spring of the best liquor whilest this lastes tril-lill Vsurer Good fellowes propper fellowes my companions farwell I haue a pot for you Samia If he could spare it Enters to them Ionas Repent ye men of Niniuie repent The day of horror and of torment comes When gréedie hearts shall glutted be with fire When as corruptions vailde shall be vnmaskt When briberies shall be repaide with bane When whoredomes shall be recompenc'd in hell When riot shall with rigor be rewarded When as neglect of truth contempt of God Disdaine of poore men fatherlesse and sicke Shall be rewarded with a bitter plague Repent ye men of Niniuie repent The Lord hath spoke and I do crie it out There are as yet but fortie daies remaining And then shall Niniuie be ouerthrowne Repent ye men of Niniuie repent There are as yet but fortie daies remaining And then shall Niniuie be ouerthrowne Exet. Vsur. Confus'd in thought oh whither shall I wend Exet. Thrasi. My conscience cries that I haue done amisse Exet. Alcon Oh God of heauen gainst thée haue I offended Exet. Samia Asham'd of my misdéeds where shal I hide me Exet. Clesi. Father methinks this word repent is good He that punish disobedience Doth hold a scourge for euery priuie fault Exet. Oseas Looke London look with inward eies behold What lessons the euents do here vnfold Sinne growne to pride to misery is thrall The warning bell is rung beware to fall Ye worldly men whom wealth doth lift on hie Beware and feare for worldly men must die The time shall come where least suspect remaines The sword shall light vpon the wisest braines The head that deemes to ouer-top the skie Shall perish in his humaine pollicie Lo I haue said when I haue said the truth When will is law when folly guideth youth When shew of zeale is prankt in robes of zeale When Ministers powle the pride of common-weale When lavv is made a laborinth of strife When honour yeelds him friend to vvicked life When Princes heare by others eares their follie When vsury is most accounted holie If these shall hap as vvould to God they might not The plague is neare I speake although I vvrite not Enters the Angell Angell Oseas Oseas Lord. An. Now hath thine eies perus'd these hainous sins Hatefull vnto the mightie Lord of hostes The time is come their sinnes are waxen ripe And though the Lord forewarnes yet they repent not Custome of firme hath hardned all their hearts Now comes reuenge armed with mightie plagues To punish all that liue in Niniuie For God is iust as he is mercifull And doubtlesse plagues all such as scorne repent Thou shalt not see the desolation That falles vnto these cursed Niniuites But shalt returne to great Ierusalem And preach vnto the people of thy God What mightie plagues are incident to sinne Unlesse repentance mittigate his ire Wrapt in the spirit as thou wert hither brought I le seate thée in Iudeas prouinces Feare not Oseas then to preach the word Oseas The will of the Lord be done Oseas taken away Enters Rasni with his Viceroyes Aluida and her Ladies to a banquet Rasni So Uiceroyes you haue pleasde me passing well These curious cates are gratious in mine eye But these Borachious of the richest wine Make me to thinke how blythsome we will be Seate thée faire Iuno in the royall throne And I will serue thée to sée thy face That feeding on the beautie of thy lookes My stomacke and mine eyes may both be fild Come Lordings seate you fellow mates at feast And frolicke wags this is a day of glée This banquet is for brightsome Aluida I le haue them skinck my standing bowles with wine And no man drinke but quaffe a whole carouse Unto the health of beautious Aluida For who so riseth from this feast not drunke As I am Rasni Niniuies great King Shall die the death as traitor to my selfe For that he scornes the health of Aluida K. Cili That will I neuer do my L. Therefore with fauour fortune to your grace Carowse vnto the health of Aluida Rasni Gramercy Lording here I take thy pledge And Creete to thée a bowle of Gréekish wine Here to the health of Aluida Creete Let come my Lord Iack scincker fil it full A pledge vnto the health of heauenly Aluida Rasni Uassals attendant on our royall feasts Drinke you I say vnto my louers health Let none that is in Rasnes royall Court Go this night safe and sober to his bed Enters the Clowne Clowne This way he is and here will I speake with him Lord. Fellow whither pressest thou Clowne I presse no bodie sir I am going to speake with a friend of mine Lord. Why slaue here is none but the King and his Uiceroyes Clowne The King marry sir he is the man I would speake withall Lord. Why calst him a friend of thine Clowne I marry do I sir for if he be not my friend I le make him my friend ere he and I passe Lord. Away vassaile be gone thou speake vnto the King Clowne I marry will I sir and if he were a king of veluet I will talke to him Rasni What 's the matter there what noyce is that Clowne A boone my Liege a boone my Liege Rasni What is it that great Rasni will not graunt This day vnto the meanest of his land In honour of his beautious Aluida Come hither swaine what is it that thou crauest Clowne Faith sir nothing but to speake a fewe sentences to your worship Rasni Say what is it Clown I am sure sir you haue heard of the spirits that walke in the Citie here Rasni I what of that Clown Truly sir I haue an oration to tel you of one of them and this it is Alui Why goest not forward with thy tale Clowne Faith