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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    Not Peer Reviewed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)

    And is in euery poynt mai ster Boungrace page
    665That if he haue a hole in his tayle
    He is euen I myne owne selfe without any faile
    And yet when I remembre I wot not how
    The same mã yt I haue euer byne me thinkith I am now
    I know my mai ster, & this house, & my fiue witts I haue
    670Why then should I giue credence to this foli she knaue
    That nothing entendith but me delude and mooke
    For whome should I feare at my mai sters gate to knoke
    Iake iugler
    Thinke st thou I haue sayd all thys in game
    675Goo or I shall send the hens in the dyuills name
    A voyde thou lousye lurden & precious stinking slaue
    That nether thi name knowe st nor can st ani ma ster haue
    yu wĩe shakine pylorye picpours, of lice not wtout a pecke
    Hens or by gods precious I shal breake thy necke
    680 Careawaie
    Then mai ster I Besiche you hartylye take the paine
    yf I be found in any place too bringe me to me againe
    Now is not this a wonderfull case
    That a man should lease him selfe soo in ony place
    685Haue any of you harde of such athyng here to fore
    No nor neuer shall I dare saye from hensforth any more
    Iake iugler
    Whyle he museth an iudgeth hym selfe apon
    I woll stele a waye for a whyle and let hym a loon
    690 Careawaie
    Good lorde of heuyne wher dyd I my selfe leaue
    Or who dyd me of my name by the waye bereue
    For I am sure of this in my mynde
    That I dyd in no place leue my selfe byhynde
    695yf I had my name played awaye at dyce


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