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  • Title: Jack Juggler (Quarto 1)
  • Editor: David Swain
  • Textual editor: Dr. Sarah Neville
  • Coordinating editor: Brett Greatley-Hirsch

    • ISBN: 978-1-55058-490-5

    Copyright David Swain. This text may be freely used for educational, non-profit purposes; for all other uses contact the Editor.
    Author: Anonymous
    Editor: David Swain
    Not Peer Reviewed

    Jack Juggler (Quarto 1)

    470For a litel before supper here our house was
    And this daye in the mornyng I woll on a booke swere
    That my mai ster and I both dwellid here
    Iake iugler
    Who is thy mai ster tell me with out lye
    475And thine owne name also let me knowe shortlye
    For my mai sters all let me haue the blame
    yf this knaue know his ma ster or his owne name
    Careawaye
    My mai sters name is mai ster Boungrace
    480I haue dwelled with him a longe space
    And I am Ienkin Careawaye his page
    Iake iugler
    What ye drunkin knaue begine you to rage
    Take that, art thou mai ster Boungracis page
    485 Careawaye
    yf I be not I haue made a verye good viage
    Iake iugler
    Dare st thou too my face saie thou art I
    Careawaie
    490I wolde it were true and no lye
    For then thou sholde st smart and I should bet
    Where as now I do all the blowes get
    Iake iugler
    And is mai ster Boungrace thy may ster doe st yu then saye
    495 Careawaie
    I woll swere on a booke he was ons this daye
    Iake iugler
    And for that thou shalt sumwhat haue
    Because thou presume st like a fancye lying knaue
    500To saye my mai ster is thyne? who is thy mai ster now?
    Careawaye


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