Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

OPPRESSION

in Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis — Lindsay, David, Sir

Metadata

PlayAne Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis
AuthorLindsay, David, Sir
Year (catalogued)1602
Decade1600s
Speech prefix(es)Oppreſſioun.
Words236
Characters1191
Typicality0.20 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA72573
ClusterCluster 21 — Old fathers & plain counsel

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Full speech

Forsuith the kings majesty, Hes set me heir as ȝe may see: Might I speak Temporality, He walled me relief soon. I beseek ȝow my brother deir, Bot half ane hour for to fit heir: Ȝe knaw that I was never sweir, Ȝow to defend: Put in ȝour leg into my place, And heir I sweir be Gods grace, Ȝow to relief within short space, Sin let ȝow weened. Taken their my hand riched faithfully Also I promit the verily, To give to the ane cuppill of kye In Liddisdaill. Have I nought maid ane honest schift, That hes betrasit common Thift? For their is nought under the lift, Ane curster cors: I am riched sure that he and I, Within this halȝeir craftily Hes stolen ane thousand scheip and ky, By meiris and Horse. Walled God I war baith found and hail, Now liftit into Liddisdaill The Mers should find me beif and kaill, Quhat rak of bred: War I their liftit with my life, The Devil should stick me with ane knife And ever I come again to Fyfe, Quhill I war dead. Adieu I leife the Devil among ȝow, That in his fingers he may fang ȝow: With all leill men that dois belong ȝow, For I may rew: That ever I came into this land, For quhy ȝe may well understand, I got nam geir to turn my hand: Ȝit anis adieu.