In the tyme of Azzo Marques of Ferrara, there was a marchaunt named Rinaldo of Esti, come to Bologna to do certaine affaires.
Is not the marchaunt contented with his goodes already gotten, but will needes go seeke some other trade, let him note and consider the daungers wherein the Aduenturer Landolpho was.
The Marchaunt lesyng his marchaundise by ship- wrack, shall thei impute the daunger and losse, to their wife at home?
Or the Marchaunt proue no aduentures, because of his losse, and many haue been of this sort drouned.
A marchaunt that thought to deride a mylner seyd vnto the mylner syttynge amonge company: sir, I haue harde say that euery trew mylner that tollyth trewlye hathe a gylden thombe.
The lorde, makynge as though he had hadde more nede than before, desyred the marchaunt to lende hym other fyftye crownes, and promysed to paye all within a monethe.
Of the Marchaunt that lost his bodgetie betwene Ware and Lon[don].
The marchaunt ryght sore agaynst his wylle lent it, and thoughtfully abode, tyll the daye of payment was come: and than he wente to his lorde and requyred his moneye.
Of the marchaunt that lost his bodgette betwene Ware and Lon[don].
Of the marchaunt that loste his boudget betwene ware and London.
A marchaunt of Florence, called Charles, came frome Auignone to Rome; and as he sate at souper with a great company, one asked him how the Florentins at Auignone fared?
Justyce to caste the marchaunt in his owne action.
Thornton, a very poor man, reported to have been a pedlar, who rose to be nine times mayor, was remembered as “the richest Marchaunt that ever was dwelling in Newcastelle.
Ac yut myghte the marchaunt Thorgh monye and other yeftes Have hors and hardy men, Thauh he mette theoves, Wolde non suche asailen hym For hem that hym folweth, As safliche passe as the messager, And as sone at hus hostel.
Yut thauh thei wenden on wey As to Wynchestre fayre, The marchaunt with hus marchaundise May nat go so swythe As the messager may, Ne with so mochel ese.
Now, in those days, Marchaunt Adventurers Shared with their prentices the happy chance Of each new venture.
Ay, and we are all, too, Marchaunt Adventurers, Prentices of London, and lords of Engeland.
They made Will Kemp, thenceforward, sirs, Freeman of Marchaunt Venturers!
SONG I Marchaunt Adventurers, chanting at the windlass, Early in the morning, we slipped from Plymouth Sound, All for Adventure in the great New Regions, All for Eldorado and to sail the world around!
Chorus:--Marchaunt Adventurers, Marchaunt Adventurers, What shall be your profit in the mighty days to be?
Marchaunt Adventurers, O sing, we're outward bound, All to stuff the sunset in our old black galleon, All to seek the merchandise that no man ever found.
And aftur he lovid hir so muche that he drow so moche to hir compane that he forᵹate the marchaunt and the day of payment was passid by the space of xiiii dayes.
He yede to the citee, and there he mette with the marchauntin the stret, and lowly he saluid him.
And when the marchaunt harde this he said, Yef me my monye, and I foryeve my accion.
The kniᵹte lovid the damisell so moch that he grauntid al this, and made a charter of his owne bloode, and selid it, and after the selyng this marchaunttoke him the money that he askid.
When the juge was come and satte in the dome, the kniᵹt come to barr among other prisoners, and the marchaunt shewid his lettire afor the juge.
When the damisell harde this she turnid to the marchaunt and saide, Der frende, what profite is it to the that this kniᵹte that stondithe her redy to the dome be slayne?
The marchaunt oweth thee right nought, 5905 Ne thou him, whan thou [hast] it bought.
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