Contributions to Early English Literature Derived Chiefly from Rare Books and Ancient Inedited Manuscripts; From the Fifteenth to the Seventeenth Century (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848. Excerpt: ... RYOT. Moreover, I shall tell thee, The Mayre of London sent for me Forth of Newgate for to come, For to preche at Tyborne. Youthe. By our Lady he dyd promote thee, To make the preche at the galowe tre; But, syr, how diddest thou scape? Ryot. Verely, syr, the rope brake, And so I fell to the ground, And ran away, safe and sound: Be the way I met with a courtyer's lad, And twenty nobles of gold in his purs he had: I toke the lad on the eare, Besyde his horse I felled him there: I toke his purs in my hand, And twenty nobles therein I fande. Lord, howe I was mery Youthe. Goddes fate thou diddest ynoughe there For to be made knight of the celere. RYOT. Ye, syr, I trust to God Allmyght At the next cessions to be dubbed a knight. YOUTHE. Now, syr, by thys lyght That wolde I fayne se, And I plyght the, so God me save, That a sure colere thou shalt have; And because gold coleres be so good chepe, Unto the ropes I shal speke To make the one of a good pryce, And that shall be of warrantyse. Ryot. Youth, I pray the have adoo, And to the taverne let us go, And we will drynke divers wine, And the cost shal be myne; Thou shalt not pay one penny i-wis, Yet thou shalt have a wenche to kysse Whan-so-ever thou wilt. YOUTHE. Mary, Ryot, I thanke the, That thou wylt bestow it on me, And for thy pleasure so be it; I would not Charite shuld us mete And turne us agayne, For right nowe he was with me, And said he wolde go to Humilitie, And come to me agayne. Ryot. Let him come if he will, He were better to bide styll; And he gyve the crooked langage, I wyll laye him on the visage, And that thou shalt se sone How lightly it shall be done; And he wyl not be ruled with knockes, We shall set him in the stockes To heale his sore shinnes Yotjthe. I shall helpe the, if I can, To dr...