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A nevve comedy or enterlude, concernyng thre lawes of nature, Moises, and Christe, corrupted by the sodomytes, Pharysies, and papistes: compyled by Iohn Bale: and nowe newly imprynted.; Comedy concernynge thre lawes
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Bale, John, 1495-1563.
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STC 1288; ESTC S104458
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agayne to a trade of godlynes For I am a lawe of rygout and of hardenes I strayghtly commaunde and yf it be not done I thretiâ— I curej and sle in my anger sone To God I requyre a perfyght obedyence Conâ—empnynge all sache as do it not in effecte I shewe what synne is I but deÌ„ sore maÌ„nes conscyence To hym am I death whan his lyfe is infect Yet yf he take hede to Christ I hym dyrect Forgyuenes to haue with lyke helth and saluatyon Leaste he shuloe dyspayre and fall into dampnacion Infidelitas Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha A pastyme quoth a I knowe not the tyme nor whan I dyd laghe so moche sence I was an honest man Beleue me and ye wyll I neuer sawe suche a sporte I wold ye had ben there lye might haue made the fort Moseh lex Where woldest thou haue had me tell me good brother myne Infidelitas At the Mynorasse syr late yester nyght at complyne Moseh lex At the Mynorasse why what was there a do Infidelitas For suche an other wolde I to South ampton go In dede yesterdaye was theyr dedycacion And thytheâ— in Goddes name came I to se the fasshion An olde fryer stode forth with spectacles on his nose Begyâ—nynge this Anteme a my fayth I do not glose â—â—pides prâ—ciosi Moseh lex And what dyd folowe of this Infidelitas I shall tell ye by Goddes blysse Then came Dame Isbell an â—lde Noune and a calâ—e Crowynge lyke acapon and thus began the Psalme Sepe expugnauetunâ— me a iâ—uentâ—te 〈…〉 Moseh lex And what includeth this mysterye Infidelitas A symple probleme of bytcherye Whan the fryer begonne afore the Nonne to synge of precyous stones From my youth sayth she they haue comforte me As it had ben for the nones Moseh lex I assure the playne I set not by suche gaudes Thy vsage shewe the to be brought vp amonge baudeâ— Infidelitas It was a good world whaÌ„ we had such holsom storyâ—s Preached in out churche on sondayes and other feryes With vs was it inâ—rye Whan we went to Berye And to our lady of grace To the blouâ—e of hayles Where no good chere fayles And other holy place Whan the pryestes myght walke And with yonge wyues talke Than had we chyldren plentye Then Cuckoldes myght leape A score on a heape Nowe is there not one to twentie When the Monkes were fatte And ranke as a ratte With bellyes lyke a Bore Then all thynges were dere Both beafe breade and bere Nowe grudge the iourers sore Whan Bysshoppes myght burne And from the truth turne The syllye symple sowle Than dutâ—â—â— no man creake Open mouth nor speake Of Christ nor yet of Powle No we are the knaues bolde With Scriptures to bolde And teache them euery where The carter the sowter The bodger the clowter That all wyll awaye I fere At vs so they pulle Our lyuynges are dulle We are nowe lyke to fall If we do not fyght For the churches ryght By the Messe we lose all But I praye ye syr tell me what is your name â–ª Moseh lex The lawe of Moses to lye were I to blame Infidelitas In the same partyes what do you intende Moseh lex Mankynde to refourme that he his lyfe amende I shewe what synne is what thynge pleseth God I comforte the iust and the yll I ponysshe with rod The coÌ„mon people haue thought it commodyous Dyuers Goddes to haue with rytes supersticious My coÌ„maundement is to seke one God alone And in all theyr nedes to hym to make theyr mone Amonge the Gentyles was it thought none iniurye If a man were hurte to slee his aduersarye This thynge I forbyd and saye thou shalt not kyll Lawe is the reuenger the man maye do no yll Some persones there are that inordynatlye loue Those are perswaded all thynges them to behoue Whiche I inhybyte sayenge contynuallye No rape shalt thou do nor yet coÌ„myt aduouteye Thou shalt do no thefte nor coueyte that is not thyne Agaynste thy neyghbour shalt thou not falsely dyffyne Infidelitas We maye do nothynge yf we be pynned in thus Neither you nor God to that harde trade shal bryng vs We must haue one God and worshyp hym alone Matye that in dede wolde make a Turke to gâ—â—ne If we be stryken we maye not stryke agayne Apropeâ—â—â—gyne â–ª and dyscretlye vâ—tâ— râ—d â—laâ—ne For companyes sake ye saye we maye not loue I defye your worste and to you there is my gloue Moseh lex What thou wylt not fyght thy wits are better than so Infidelitas In the quarell of loue I shall proue ye ere I go By the Messe I thynke to put ye to your fâ—ure Moseh lex Thou were moche better to kepe thy pacyence Infidelitas Naye by Cockes sowle frynd I must laye ye on y â— coate In loues cause to fyght ye may soone haue mâ—a fâ—â— arâ— Naye but haue at your pyâ—châ— defende ye yf ye maye Moseh lex Suche a foole art thou as sekes thyne owne decaye If I ones medle tâ— the it wyll be death Dyddest thou neuer here that law sleeth in his wrath Infidelitas By the blessed lorde than wyll I playe Robsons parte Moseh lex Whye what part wylte thou playe Infidelitas By cockes souâ—e geue ouer so soone as I fele smarte Moseh lex It wyll be to late it I one scupple with the Infidelitas Then let me aâ—onâ— and we shall soone agre And I shall be glad to be acquaynted with ye Moseh lex Acquaintaâ—ce good felaw thou mayst soone haue of me Infidelitas The worste faulte I haue I am hastâ—e nowe than But it is sone gone I toke it of a woman But what meane those tables y â— ye haue in your hande Moseh lex Kepe scylence a whyle and thou shalte vnderstande Thre things I declare the fyrst are y â— preceptes moral Next the lawes iudicial and last the rytes ceremoniall The morall preceptes are Gods coÌ„maundementes ten Whiche ought euermore to be obserued of all men The lawes of Nature the morall preceptes declare And y â— plesaunt workes to God they teache prepare They sturre man to fayth prouoke hym also to loue To obey to serue and to worshyp God aboue Into sâ—ony tables God wrote them fyrste of all That they shulde remayne as thynges contynuall â–ª The first hath but thre whiche tende to Goddes hyghe honour Seuen hath the seconde they concerne our neybour The fyrste doth expounde the fyrste lawe naturall The â—ext the other makynge them very formall Insprytâ— iâ— the fyrst y â— we shulde God honour and loue To outwarde workynge the seconde doth vs moue Forâ—ydoynge all wronges preseruynge iust maryage Norysshynge true peace and other godly vsage Infidelitae What is the effecte of your lawes Iudyciall Moseh lex Suche thynges to coÌ„maunde as are cyuyle or teÌ„porall From vyce to refrayne and outwarde iniurye Quyet to conserue and publyque honestie These are to supporte the lawes of the seconde table Ceremonyall rytes