PARDONER.
Which to remit this pardon is not able--
FRIAR.
Look that ye distribute it wisely--
PARDONER.
As well declareth the sentence of this letter--
FRIAR.
Not to every man that for it will cry--
PARDONER.
Ye cannot, therefore, bestow your money better--
FRIAR.
For if ye give your alms in that wise--
PARDONER.
Let us not here stand idle all the day--
FRIAR.
It shall not both to them and us suffice--
PARDONER.
Give us some money, ere that we go our way--
FRIAR.
But I say, thou lewd fellow thou, Haddest none other time to show thy bulls but now?
Canst not tarry and abide till soon, And read them then, when preaching is done?
PARDONER.
I will read them now, what sayest thou thereto?
Hast thou anything therewith to do?
Thinkest that I will stand and tarry for thy leisure?
Am I bound to do so much for thy pleasure?
FRIAR.
For my pleasure? nay I would thou knowest it well: It becometh the knave never a deal To prate thus boldly in my presence, And let the Word of God of audience.
PARDONER
Let the Word of God, quod a? nay let a whoreson drivel Prate here all day, with a foul evil, And all thy sermon goeth on covetise, And biddest men beware of avarice; And yet in thy sermon dost thou none other thing, But for alms stand all the day begging!
FRIAR.
Leave thy railing, I would thee advise--
PARDONER.
Nay, leave thou thy babbling, if thou be wise--
FRIAR.
I would thou knowest it, knave, I will not leave a whit--
PARDONER.
No more will I, I do thee well to wit--
FRIAR.
It is not thou shall make me hold my peace--
PARDONER.
Then speak on hardly, if thou thinkest it for thy ease--