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Full speech
Lord what folly is in youth? How unhappy be children now a days? And the more pity, to say the truth. Their parents maintain them in evil ways: Which is a great cause that the world decays, For children brought up in idleness and play, Unthrifty and desobedient, continue always, A neighbour of mine hath children here by, Idle, desobedyent, proud, wanton and nice. As they come by, they do shrewed turns daily, Their parents so to suffer them surely, be not wise They laugh me to scorn, when ̄ I tell the ̄ mine advise, I will speak w to their elders & warn the ̄ neighborly Never in better time, their mother is here by, God save you gossyp, I am very fain, That you chance now to come this way, I long to talk with you a word or twain, I pray you take it friendly that I shall say: Ishmael your son, and your daughter Dalila. Do me shrewd turns, daily more and more, Chide and Beatrice my children, it grieveth me soar. They swear, curse & scold, as they go by y e way, Giving other ill ensample to do the same, To gods displeasure, and their hurt and other day, Chastyce them for it, or else you be to blame: Be not offended I pray you, I must say more, your son is suspect, light fyngered to be. your daughter hath nice tricks three or four, See to it in time, jest worse you do see, He that spares the rod, hates the child truly, yet Salomon sober correction does mean, Not to beat and bounce them to make them lame: Then on the other as well would I complain, But your other son is good, and no thank to you These will you make nought by sweet Jesu. Well Xanthippe, better in time, then to late, Sing you take it so, here my leave I take. Exit.
Plot summary
Plot — Nice Wanton
Barnabas goes to school, but his siblings Ismael and Dalilah prefer to spend their time on pleasure rather than learning. Their neighbour Eulalia complains to their mother about their behaviour, but Xantippe refuses to impose discipline through corporal punishment. Ismael and Dalilah gamble with Iniquity;Ismael loses all his money, but Dalilah tries to deceive beat her by way of reprisal, she leaves him. Iniquity about her winnings. When Iniquity tries to Later, diseased and destitute, she meets Barnabas, who presents her condition as God's punishment; she dies of venereal disease, but penitent. Ismael is tried and hanged for burglary and murder; Iniquity, whom he names as his accomplice, is also sentenced to death. A remorseful Xantippe tries to commit suicide, but Barnabas prevents her and enjoins her to repent. In the epilogue he encourages parents to bring their children up well.