MERCADORUS

Me judge in my minda that me be not very far from de place where dwells my Lady Lucar: But here come d'un shentie men so he do. Good a my friend meshier Davy, helpa me pray you heartily, have sum acquaintance a with Madonna Lucar your Lady. ir upon condition I will, therefore I would you should know, That on me and my fellow you must largely bestow: Whose names are Fraud, Usury, and Simony, men of great credit and calling, And to get my Ladies good will and theirs it is no small thing But tell me can you be content to win Lucar by Dissimulation? A good a my friend axa me no shush a question, For he that will live in de world must be of the world sure, And de world will love his own, so long as the world endure. Come hider, heers too tree Crowns for de speak me. Madonna, me be a Mershant and be called senior Merkadorus. Me be Madonna and Italian. For serva voutra boungrace, me come from Turkey. Madonna, me do for love of you tinke no pain too much, And to do any ting for you me will not grush: Me will a forsake a my Fader, Mother, King, Country, & more den that, Me will lie and forswear my self for a quarter so much as my hat. What is that for love of Lucar me dare or will not do: Me care not for all the world, the great Devil, nay make my God angry for you. Tinke you not that me have carried over corn, Ledar, Beef and Bacon too all 'tis while: And brought hedar many babbles dese country men to beguile? Yes, shall me tell you Madonna, me and my countrimans have sent over, Bell mettle for make ordinance, yea and ordinance it self beside, Day my country and other countries be so well furnished as dis country, and has never been spied. Lady, for to do all dis and more for you me be content: But I tinke some skall knave will put a bill in Dam Parliament, For that such a tings shall not be brought here. Me tank my good Lady. But M. Dissimulation, here is for your fellows, Fraud, Usury, and Simony, and say me give it worser m. Ah my good a friend M. Usury, be my trot you be very well met: Me be much beholding to you for your good will, me be in your debt. But a me take a your partly so mich against a scal shurle called Hospitality: Did speak against you, and says you bring good honest men to beggary. But I pray tell a me how fare a my lady all dis while? Shall me say to you Madama, me have had such business for you in hand, For send away good commodities out of dis little country England: Me have now sent over brass, copper pewter, and many odar ting, And for that me shall would for Gentlewoman's fine trifles, that great profit will bring. Madonna, me dare go to de Turks, Moors, Pagans, and more too, What do me care and me go to Dam great devil for you. Command a me Madonna and you shall see plain, Data for your sake me refusa no pain. Indeed de Gentlewoman's here buy so much vain toys, That me strangers laugh a to tinke wherein Dam have deir joys. Fait Madonna me will search all Dam strange countries me can tell, But me will have sush tings that please dese Gentlewoman's well. A voutro commaundemento Madonna me obey. ra heartily do no such ting my good friend a me, Be me trot and fact mele pay you all every penny. Oh no lack some pretty fine toy, or some fantastic new knack For Dam Gentlewoman's in England buy much tings for fantasy You pleasure a me sir, what me mean a dare buy. Fatta me good friend me tank you most heartily always, Me shall a content your debt within dis two or tree day. Would pray a bear wit me tree or four days, me have much but sinesse in hand. Me be troubled wit letters you see here that comes from England. Arrest me dou S all knave, marry do if dou dare, Me will not pay de one penny, arrest me, do, me do not care, Me will be a Turk, me came hedar for that cause, Darefore me care not for de so much as two straws. Marry farewell and be hanged, sitten seal drunken Jew, I warrant you me shall be able very well to pay you. My Lady Lucar have sent me here dis letter, Praying me to coossen de Jew for love a her. Darefore mele go to get a some Turks apparel. That me may coossen Dam Jew, and end dis quarrel. My Lord judge, de matter, and circumstance be true me know well. But me will be a Turk, and for that cause me came here. With a good will my Lord judge, me be all ready. Furthermore I protest and swear to be true to this country during life, and thereupon I forsake my Christian faith. No point Dam interest, no point Dam principal. No point Dam half, no point denere, me will be a Turk I say, me be weary of my Christ's religion, and for that me come away. Oh sir Gerontus, me take a your prosser, and tank you most heartily. Seneor no, not for all Dam God in Dam world, me forsake a my Christ. O sir, you make a great offence, You must not judge a my conscience. You say vel sir, it dus good that me have coosend de Jew, Faith I would my lady Lucar de whole matter now knew. Vat is that me well not do for her sweet sake, But now me will p vide my journey towards England to take. Me be a Turk, no, it will make my lady Lucar to sin e, When she knows how me did Dam scal Jew beguile. A good a master Geronto pray heartily bore a me a little while, And me shall pay you all without any deceit or guile: Me have much business for buy pretty knacks to send to England. Good sir, bear a me four five days, mele dispatch your money out of hand. Well well, but me tank you sir Gerontus wit all my very heart. Madonna me a you what you shall do, let dem to stranger that are content, To dwell in a little room, and pay much rend: For you know Dam Frenchman's and Flemings in dis country be many, So that they make shift to be ten houses in one very gladly. And be content a for pay fifty or threescore pound a year, For that which Dam Englishmans say twenty mark is too deer.