Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 10 (earine, jarbus, alack, vapours, mishap, hapless…). Matches are highlighted.
heart, A Canniball that does eat men alive, But here upon my knee believe me sir, And what I speak, so help me God is true, We scarce have meat to feed our little babes, Most of our Plate is in that Brokers hand, Which had we money to dephray our debt, Oh think we would not bide that penury: Be merciful, kind master Friskiball,
Full speech
Oh master Friskiball, pity my husbands case, He is a man hath lived as well as any, Till envious fortune and the ravenous sea, Did rob, disrobe, and spoil us of our own. What thou hast said, springs from and envious heart, A Canniball that does eat men alive, But here upon my knee believe me sir, And what I speak, so help me God is true, We scarce have meat to feed our little babes, Most of our Plate is in that Brokers hand, Which had we money to dephray our debt, Oh think we would not bide that penury: Be merciful, kind master Friskiball, My husband, children, and my self will eat, But one meal a day, the other will we keep and fell, As partly to pay the debt we owe to you: If ever tears did pierce a tender mind, Be pitiful, let me some favour find. My children in their prayers both night and day, For your good fortune and success shall pray. God save you sir, pray is your name master Cromwell. Know you not one Bagot sir, thats come to Antwarpe. Into decay indeed, long of that wretch, I am the wife to woeful Banister: And by that bloody villain am persu'de, From London here to Antwarpe, My husband he is in the governors hands: And God of heaven knows how heel deal with him, Now sir your heart is framed of milder temper, Be merciful to a distressed soul, And God no doubt will trebell bless your gain. Oh speak to Bagot that same wicked wretch, And Angels voice may move a damned devil. I hard he landed some two hours since. That mighty God that knows each mortals heart, Keep you from trouble sorrow grief and smart. Oh thou base wretch whom we have fostered, Even as a Serpent for to poison us, If God did ever right a woman's wrong: To that same God I bend and bow my heart, To let his heany wrath fallen on thy head, By whom my Hope's and joys are, butchered. Thy works are infinite, great God of heaven. Thanks to my God, next to my Sovereign King, And last to you that these good Hope's does bring. They shall be welcome, husband isle go before, But is not that man master Friskiball: If Banister should bear so base a heart, I never would look my husband in the face, But hate him as I would a Cockatrise. Sir my brother is his steward if you please, Weal go along, and bear you company: I know we shall not want for welcome there.
Plot summary
Plot — Thomas Lord Cromwell
So devoted is young Thomas Cromwell to his studies thathe tries to stop his father's workmen from making a noise. Old Cromwell is concerned at his ambitious son's lavishness with money: he seems not to understand the economic realities of life. He is making a living by working as a copyist, but accepts a job as a secretary in Antwerp. Banister owes Friskiball £1,ooo. Bagot has him arrested in Friskiball's name, and hardens the creditor's heart by telling him that Banister has enough money to pay his debts, if he were willing to do so. Frisk.iball relents after Mistress Banister pleads for her husband, and defers the debt until the couple have become prosperous; but the vindictive Bagot buys Banister's debts in order to oppress him. Banister flees to Antwerp, but Bagot pursues and arrests him. Cromwell agref!S to help the Banisters, and speaks to Bagot; but fails to move pity in him. Bagot negotiates with the Governor of Antwerp over some jewels, w:hich turn out to be stolen. Bagot is arrested and sent back to England; Banister is released, and awarded his confi.s.cated property. Cromwell goes to Florence with his servant Hodge, but they are robbed of their clothes. Following Italian custom, they set up bills describing their misfortune, and the anglophile Friskiball gives them money. They travel on to Bologna to relieve the Earl of Bedford, who is trapped in a house surrounded by French troops. Cromwell rescues the Earl posing as a Neapolitan hired by the French to abduct him: Hodge and Bedford exchange clothing, and Hodge is arrested in the Earl's place, but released after news arrives that Bedford is safe in Mantua. Declining the invitation to join the Ead's retinue, Cromwell completes his European tour with a trip to Spain, then returns to England, where he enters the household of Sir Thomas Hales. Im.pressed by Cromwell, Cardinal Wolsey appoints him his solicitor. After Wolsey dies, accused of treason, Croli;lwell surrenders his papers for the King's perusal. A grateful Bedford introduces him to the King; he is knighted and showered with public offices, and sets about reforming the church by confiscating ecclesiastical property. Despite his elevation, he acknowledges the lowly people he knew in his youth and pays the debts he accrued then. Meanwhile Friskiball returns to London in poverty: his debtors have defaulted, and Bagot has been hanged; only Banister acknowledges him. He waits on Cromwell, who remembers him from Florence and repays his…