An ente●●●●● of Wealth, and Health, very m●●y and 〈◊〉 Pastime, newly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Imprinted. ¶ The Names of the players. Welth. Health, Liberty. Ilwyll. Shrowdwyt. Hance. Remedy Four may easily play this Play. ¶ Here entereth Wealth, and Health singing together a balet of two parts, and after speaketh Welth. WHy is there no courtesy now I am come I trow that all the people be d●me Or else so god help me and halyd●●● They were almost a sleep. No words I hard, no● yet no ●●lking No instrument went nor ballattes singing What ails you all thus ●● sit dreaming Of whom take ye care? Of my coming ye may be ●l●d Therefore I pray you 〈…〉 For all your desire shall be had I can amend your che●●e By God I think ye have forgotten me. I am wealth of this realm look upon me For I am to every man loving and fre●ndly For wealth hath no peer. Helth. Brother wealth have ye not yet done? ye praise yourself above the moon Every man may perceive thereby soon That you lack discresyo● We●th. Wherefore, by god I cannot say to much I am so wealthy of substance and rich In all the world where is one such As I am of comparison. Helth. Wealth is good I cannot den●y Yet praise yourself so much ye may For wealth oftentimes doth decay And wealth is nothing s●re. Welth. Wealth hath been ever in thi● country And here I purpose still for to be For this is the land most meet for me And here I will endure. Health Therein ye speak●full lovingle For in this realm wealth should be yeth no displeasure I pray you heartily But in the way of communication. And for pastime I would speak some ways Of no comparison, nor to you no dysp●yre, I do not intend that manner always, But for a recreation, wealth Brother wh●t soever ye say to me. I will hear yo● p●ci●●tly I am content and I 〈◊〉 you heartily Begin and say your pleasure Health I thank you h●●●●ly th●● will I Some what unto my purpose apply Though wealth be praised maru●lu●ly yet to mine understauding. Wealth is mutable, and th●t in shame And wealth is haughty and proud of name Wealth t● cruel, and in great blame For wealth is ●●er wavering. wealth. To whom have I done any harm can ye say, ye slander me no●e, yet I trust I may Answer for myself in every manner way ye will not deny that? Health God forbid but ye should d● so And ye may do it whether I will or no Inlykewise, I must answer you als● When ye say not true. Though I be but to you a poor man yet health I height, the same I am That is desired universally than Some calls me as good as you Welth. As I, marry there in deed ye do compare. Such words might bring you soon in care Lewd parson, thou art not ware Of what substance I am Health. Yes I can tell what you are, be not disposed wealth is of great substance, that cannot be denied yet show your commodities, and ye shallbe answered I promise you wellh is fugitive. wealth What sayest thou`am I a tagetyve I was never so taken up in my life Nor called unsure, well I will make no strife yet where as thou dost lay, Thai I should show my commodities always The best for myself whereof I ask praise if I should stand her all my life days yet I could not say. Nor half the benefits that cometh of me it cannot be told nor recited shortly Wealth is the 〈◊〉 of allthing earthly That you cannot deny. Ferste god save, our sovereign Lady the Queen With all the counsel and all that wish them b●ne Am not I wealth with them ever at eve Who should be there but I? Men of the law, and jolly rich merchants There be wealthy both of goods and lands, Without comparison is in their hands I walth hatg all freasure. Health. O good sir, of whom cometh all this Of god only, to yo● no thank I wis And yet man's wealth stands not all in riches I dare say that boldly, W●an a man hath a cempetent living with the grace of god that passeth all thing Love of his neighbour, and good reporting Then is he wealthy, Wealth of goods is but a fame Ye is wealthy that hath a good name Every wise man will covet the same For other wealth I not reach if a man have never so much good name Every wise man will couey●e the same if his dispositions be nought and would Then he is but a wretch, Welth. Nay thou art a wretch, and a fool vuwyse wealth of riches thus to despise Dost thou not see all the world arise By goods and substance He that hath plenty of silver and gold May have all thing whatsoever he would when can wealth lack, seeing all thing is sold A●d wealth is of assurance. Health I deny that, your saying is nought Grace● heaven, nor cunning, cannot be bought without great pain, and good deeds wrought Else man cannot them have. wealth Stop thereat, and hold thy peace May not men by hea●en with richesses As to build churches and make buy ways Such deeds man's soul doth sans Health Yea, ●ut yet ye ●ust mark one s●ynge if these goods came with wrong doing Shall ye have heaven for so spending Or yet a●y meed. Nay nay except that ma● himself do meek And make resysta●ce the right ho●our to seek Else all such good deeds is not woth a leek wealth hereof take heed. wealth. Why thinkest thou that all men which h●th wealth Getteth their goods with brybry and s●ealeth Thy report is nought therefore health I counsel thee to ●ay the best. Health So I will, but yet I must say true And ●ow a little more I will say to you Much sorrow and care walth doth ●rewe He i● seldom in rest. when a man is a little hit and wealthy A●d hath in his ●hes●e treasures plenty Then will he wrangle, and do shrewdly By his power and might. With his neighbours he will go to law And a wreak his malice for value of straw wealth is fykle and out ●f awe wilful in wrong or right Welth. Thou speakest with a slanderous tong● All of evil will, and yet it is wro●●e wealth in this realm hath been louge Of me cometh great honour. Because that I wealth ●ath great port● All the world, hither doth resort Therefore I w●l●h, am this realms comfort, And here I will endure. Helth. So I would ye shou●●, and I shall do the same Health I am called, and that is my name If I would not abide hear I were to blame For here I am well cherished Yet say yourself, nhw indifferently And if every man do not love me Health as well as wealth, yes verily Thereof I dare be reported We●th. Why should they love thee● that wo●lde I know As well as me, I pray you show I am the superior of hi● and low No man may compare with me. Helth. To show why I will not be afraid For I can bide by that I ●aue said If wealthy men be very well apaid Or much they set you by. But of wealth, if they have never so much Goods, tryasure and gold, and be called rich Yet if they lack health, there pain is such That they were better die. A man to were gold, and be in pay●e What joy hath he? none, but would be fain To give all his treasure for health plain Or else he were very mad: For if a man be never so pour Yet if he have health, that is a treasure, Then for his living, he may labour And in his heart be glad, Welth. I never marked thus much, nor understood That Health was such a treasure, and to man so good Wherefore I am sorry, a●d I will change my mood Now I pray you forgive me. Health I will forgive or else I were to blame And I pray you to forgive me the same I love you heartily, and will praise your name if it please you to keep my company. ¶ Here entereth liberty with a so●g & after speaketh libert Why tarry sirs whether are ye going I see well ye looked not for my coming Lo, out of sight out of remembry●g Absence's is cause of strau●gnes, What look ye on werwhy are ye so strange From your fellow liberty, doth your minds change I● your company I was wont to range What needs all this business, wealth By liberty now I do not set Seeing that health and I am met As feloweh together no man shall let Me for to love him best. liberty. Let me hear what ye do say Then ye are about to cast me away How haps this? marry than I may Go pike straws and take me rest. I pray you tell me whom I have offended if I have made a fault it shalde amended with so short warning let me not be voided I crow yet ye do but jest. He●th● Why do ye make this cavelation we intend to make no alteration wealth and I have had communication He is my friend of old. liberty What was the matter, I pray you tell Me thinks I ought to be of counsel Or else I promise you ye do not well With you I should behold. Welth. The matter is done we are agreed To reason it more it shall not need O brother health, thou art in deed More preciouser than gold. liberty. God's body how cometh this gear to pass I am cast out at the carts arse The world is nothing as it was For I am here refused Health Why be you angry that we do agree Then are ye not wy●e, for if ye love me I will love him again, so it should be Or else I were mysaduised ●●libert Then of my love ye set no store My company I see well ye looked notfore Farewell I will get me out of the door yet I am your betters and so am I called. wealth Such presumptuous words will have a fall your comparison is but feeble and small What can ye do nothing at all As you have reputed. liberti. What were ye both two, were not I Wretches and caitiffs, look not so high Think no scorn hardly For I may be your pear if wealth have never so much substance Lacking Liberty and we●r in durance Within a white, I am in assurance ye would pray me come near. If Health be never so lust and strong yet if Liberty were kept from him long Then sorrow and care would be his song. it would abate your cheer. Fie of wealth which lacketh ●ybertye Fie of Health and be in captivity Fie of riches and lack good company Liberty hath no peer, 〈◊〉. Will ye hear how he doth clatter? What need ye to rehearse all this matter. ye know that we twain afore any other. Liberty must needs have still. Liberty o● us is glade to wait ye staude to far i● your own conceit I wis liberty ye ran make no bait To catch us at your will. liberty Now there ye lie, I can suffer no longer Wealth for Liberty doth lobo●re ever And health for Liberty is a great store Therefore set me not so light wealth Liberty I pray the reasou no more ye are welcome to us as ye were before In deed of liberty it is great suitor Therefore welcome by this light liberty Now I thank you both full kindly your strange words a little did green me And now at your commandment I am ready And at your own will. ¶ Here entereth with some jest ill will Will. Marry I am come at the first call Will, your own man have me who shall For I am will servant to you all Ye shall not need to send for me. Welth. Who is acquanted with this man He is very homely and little good he can To come in here so boldly, then D●●ue him away quickly, W●ll. Why, I came not till C was called your own will opeuly ye named Then I came a pace lest I should be blamed Therefore I pray you let me hide still, 〈◊〉 Whose will, or what will, doth he mean Thou art not my will, I forsake thee clean My will and their wills is often seen Our wills can none ill Will. Alas good masters I can none ill yet by my troth I am your evil will your will, & your will, & your will, therefore keep m● I love ye by god's mother, liberty. This is a strange saying unto me My will, your will, and his will, this cannot be For in our wiles is great diversity For one is not like another, ●yll. Yet by Christ your own will I am The maddest will, and the merriest, than For god's sake now, let me be your man Till ye have better acquaintance. wealth I perceive this fellow is kind And oweth to us good will and mind Some kinds again then let him find Let him have some furderawce Will. By god ●ir and I durst be so bold Acquaintance of this man claim I would and ky●ted to, if the troth were told we be of one consangnynitie Health How so? let me here that I pray thee heartily Will. Wyl and lyberty●is, of aunci●erie old with ont lyber●ye, wil● dare not behold And where will lacketh, liberty is full cold Thyrfore will and liberty must needs be of kin. liberti. In deed as he saith it may well be For will ever longeth unto lybrtye Therefore good friend welcome to me I pray you all be good to him And goeth out Welth. For your sake he is welcome to b● all Let him come to our place an● than he shall Have succour of us and help withal & now we will ●epart. And wealth & health goth out. Will. Will ye go hence. I thank ye masters with all my heart I will s●ke you out I warrant you fear not Now they be gone I am glad by saint marry A little while hear I purpose to tarry How to deceive wealth, health, and liberty Now must I devise. For I am a child that is pas grace I will I am called that in every place Doth much mischief this is a plain case Virtue I do utterly despise, But if they wist what I were Then of my purpose I should be never y●●ere I will keep my ●onge le●●e that I ●●r. My whole intent and will. But now I marvel by this day Where shrewd wit is gone a stray Some crafty touch is in his way I hear him, peace, stand still ¶ Entereth shrewd wit with a song. ¶ Dien vous guard pleasance On seven or no meschaunce, what youkers dare avaunt To play a groat or twain. Lo hear I have in store Two or three groats and no more I take great thought therefore For to keep it, it is much pain I come vow out of a place where is a company of small grace thieves and hores that spends a pace They were drunken all the sort. One of their purces I did a spy Out of his sleeve where it did lie And one winked on me with his eye But there began the sport Their false falsehood, and I crafty wit got the purse lo, hear I have it I ran my way and let him sit Smoke and shitten arse together. And if that I had ill will here with this money we would make good cheer Gentle brother will, I pray the appear For thou art in some corner. Wit I would come in but I am a feared Lest that I be taken by the beard With some catchepol, I have heard How thou hast stolen a purse wit Thou horsou art thou mad, cum in I say This is not the first hazard that I have scaped if I make au hand to deck my self gay what am I the worse. will From thy company I cannot abide I must ●edes hold upon ●hy side y●●wyll and shrewd wit who ca● hide For they will be together. wit. Now welcome will and what ch●a●●: By god I thought for thee a tho●sand year P●ace for god's body who cometh there Hauce bear pot Ascon router. ¶ Entereth Hance with a dutch song. Gut nyven s●one rutters by the mother got It ●eist onwne s●hon, for s●aue ye ne●e De qus●eker mau iche buy do do Uan the groat bnmbarde well ic we●e Dartyck dowsant van enhebit meet Ic best de mavikin van de keining dangli●er De grot kaiser kind ic been his ●usket●r Will. Her● ye not drunken hance how he be gius to pra●e The ma low part slemi●ge is a little to cheek mate wit Let the knave alone, for his name is war. Such drunken sl●miniuges your company wilmar Hance. Ic bes● nen emond, ic best in such ye sect neat well ic fors●aue ye in doche Will. C●●pt hore lief with your gound stand near it benumbs you better to handle a pot of bear Hance Dat maght ic well dan, ic can skynke fr●lyck Tab bers fr●w, ic bri●ges brore, begot●s nemerick wit. The horse● k●a●● by ●he ●es●e is drunk A winking for dep● his eyen be clean lonck Hauce Ic ●or●●e ye well ye seg dac ic ●●ope Ne nike, u● nike, ic compta ho●e for an and or cope. Will. Well coppin I pray the heartily tell us true Wherefore comest thou hither for any thing to sew Hanc● ye icke f●g●r en bumbardere van de koyni●g wei it be Heb two skelling de dagh ic c●n scot de culueryn wit. Nay ye shall walk a fleming knave, will ye not see We have English gunner's enough, there is no room empty Hance Ic best en ●om●erde money to m● spreken what segye ye bones, it shall ye yode sta●n Will. We speak not to thee thou art a s●one man But go thy way they be not here that promote y● can Hance Cant ye me a de house dragen van degrot here. wit. Hauce ye must go to the court & for wealth inquire Hance What segre ye wealth nenyke he is net door wealth best in s●aunders, it myself brought him door Will. Be shrew your whoreson s●eminges heart therefore. in deed as he saith, by war in ●launders theris wealth store Hance Segt ye dat brower, by the mother got dan Gut nought it mote waft, to sent cafrin to mi laninam & goeth out will. Is he gone, farewell hanykin house I pray god give him a hounded drouse For I trow a knave brought him to house But now brother wit. We must deuo●e how that we may Be in service with wealth alway Let me here what thou canst do or say To help for to contrive it. wit. For thy pleasure that I shall This will I do first of all Flatter and lie, and evermore call Them my good masters still. Then with swearing, lying and powlinge Brybry theft, and privy pyking Thus I shred wet, will ever be doing I warrant there ill will. Will. I ●un thee thank, this is well devised And I ill will, would have every man despised B●● now another thing must be contrived O● else all willbe nought There is one they call good remedy I● this realm, he hath geest actor●●y He is a no●le m●● and much worthy M●ny thiuges he hath wrought He is called l●st, discreet and indifference Willing to fulfil his souer●i●es commandment H● is not frayed to do right punishment Therefore of him I am afraid wit. So an I to this maketh me very sad Yet oftentimes I h●●e been hard bestead N●w that I ●m ●a●ned of him I am v●ry glad 〈◊〉 c●aft● w●le for him ●h●l●e ha●e Will. P●●ce no more words but 〈◊〉 M● think I ●eare mast wealth ca●● K●●le do●●e 〈…〉 devout orison T●●t they may hear us pr●y N●w 〈…〉 Wealth, He●●h, and liberty. Liberty and health returns back with wealth Wealth S●rs you sh●ll have boy-god's blessing S●●ce ●e worth for ●our praying ye are well disposed and of good living I w●ll love you the ●erteral way Will. Sir this do we use every day F●r w●●th health and liberty 〈◊〉 ●ray This sa●● is m● brother, 〈…〉 He is an hard honest man. wit. Forsooth ma●●ter I am his ●rother To be 〈◊〉 ser●a●●, was my cunning hither A● lo●ge as we two be to gethers ye shall not perish than Health To have you both 〈◊〉 service I am content How say you liberty will you thereto consent Will and wit, god hath us lent We may be glade of them liberti. If we should refuse will and wit we were to blame ●or they be fit Therefore by my well they shall not ●lye They be welcome to me, Will. God thank you masters all three ye shall find us poor but 〈◊〉 we cannot be My tongue stom●les, I cry you mercy We will be true I should ●ay, wealth Sirs go your way home unto one place And w● will high us after ●pace And when we come we shall set you in case To hau● a living ●lway. Health Th●n look ye do both truly and just For we must put you in great 〈◊〉 All our hou●houlde guide y● must Behave you self well. wit masters fear not for I h●●e wit enough To beguile myself, and 〈◊〉 beguile you I have beguiled many one I may say to you I pray you keep that in councelll liberty. Beware of that, what doth he say? Beguile us all, yet I charge ye ●ay Ye shall not beguile us if I may I will beware betime. Will. Sir be not angry I you pray ●he fool woteth not he doth say He meaneth ●hat he will be profitable always And save you many things. Health● What he meaneth I cannot te●● But his saying is not well Depart hence sirs by my council And tarry us at our lodging. wy●●e. ¶ Now and it please ye, will ye ●ere any singing Therein I tell you I am sumwhat ●o●nyng ye shall hear and ye list. liberty Sir I pray you sing and ye ran w●ll. Now will I begin like a lusty blood than. they sing & go out Sirs now go your way of you I am glad As of any ser●auntes that ever I had For these can do doth good ●●o bad We must needs have such men What were we if we lacked will: And without ●yt we should live ill Therefore will and wit I will ●epe still. I promise you I love them ¶ Here cometh remedy in and to him saith Welth. Sir your mastership is ●a●tely welcome T●ke your place here above as it is reason. Health I pray you ●ardon us, we know not what ye be ye seem a man of honour, and of great anctority liberty S●r to know wherefore ye come we are desyrons Remdi I am be that aught for to be well known Of you three specially, and of duty Great pain and business as for mine own For you I have taken because I lo●e you heartily To maintain you is all my desire and faculty yet hard it is to do, the people be so variable And many be so wilful, they will not be reformable. wealth Sir I pray you pardon us of our ignorance now I see well ye know us better tha● we do yo● Remdi I pardon you, for I do know you w●l both wel●h, and ●●l●h, is your 〈…〉 Th● which ●ngla●d to forbe●e were very lot● For by wealth and health cometh ●re all sa●●es Many other ●e●●●nes ●or our gre●t wealth ●●ames T●a● they ●a●e not presume, nor thy dare no●●e bold Health To stry●e again En●la●d or a●y right with hold. remedi Sir ye be welcome, I dealeth you show ●s your name liberti. Good remedy forsooth I 〈◊〉 the s●me if I 〈◊〉 ●o bolde● I would pray you hardly To sh●we us apart of you● great ac●oritie, summed My actoritie is given to ●e most special To maintain you three, in this realm to be What mine intent is. I will tell, ●u● not all For that were to long to rehearse of a surety And I desire you all or to be loving ●o me For your own ease, come walth and profit Wealth Good remedy, than we ●anst des●re your aiding For by good remedy cometh all ou● preferring. Remdi All that I do intend, if ye● will thereto agreed And to be reformable for your own case It is not the thing that lieth only in me But my good will, therefore I will not cease To have your love a●d favour, and thereby to please All the world over, and to promote ●his realm That you three may prosper, ye perceive what I mean The chief part of all wealth lieth in great estates Their substance and lands. is right commendable Prelates of the church is wealthy of riches merchants hath merchandise & goods iucomperable Men of ●aw & franklins is wealthy which i● laudable Th●s wealth of riches is divided diverse ways A●d to these ma●● charges, come now a days Health My heart rejoiceth to ●er● your good reporting 〈◊〉 are we bound to god, which provideth allthing Remdi Forsooth here is 〈◊〉 halfa that I cou●● re●erse The benefits of god that ●e showeth to you wealth Consider English men, how va●iant they be & fer●e O● all nacious ●one such, when they have their velth No land can do us ●arme, b●● with falle●●d or velth remember what number of m●● or a●●●erie● good ordinance Specially the grace of god, which is our 〈◊〉 forderance If there be any that will grudge, surm●●● or ●●o Again wealth, health & liberty, than ●●st I for ye●●●e Sh●w ●ine authority and power, for ●o remedy it ●o That no●e of you shall diminish nor amiss be ●ane I good remedy therefore may & will speak● won● blame For the comen wealth, & health both of the soul & b●dy that is mi office & power, & therefore I have my actoritie wealth Our lord continued ye, & we thank you hardly Both for your good instruction, and for your kindness That you intends so well for us good remedy when we have need we will desire your goodness Health When we be infect in the soul or body Then will I seek good remedy for secure As yet I thank god I have no need greatly if I have then will I seek to have your favour liberty Sir now we will depart hence with your licence Remdi For other divers business that we mus● have tohether Sirs I am content, now when ye will departed To god I commit yo● I will not make you tarry But yet I pray with all my mind and heart Take heed in any wise eschew ill & shrewd company y● a man be never so ●ood & vs● 〈…〉 be ●ut●rist●̄ He shall ●e his name, & to some vice they will him temp ●herfore beware of such people, & heom them be exempt Health yes yes I warrant you of s●c● I will beware. Farewell good remedy & well to far. & goth out Remdi I pray god be ●our speed & preserve you from pain it is mi mind ye should prosper I would have it so ●ain. W●ll. Here is none of our acquaiutaunce will re●our●eth we have made to louge tar●aunce that will y● say perchance And they begun home come away apar● Wytte. Nay by god not so ●astie A little while we will larye Good even s●r to you marry Dwell ye in this place? Remdi Nay good fellow I dwell not ●eare Wherefore dost thou ●hat inqui●●: wouldest thou aught with any ●eare Speak ●e not afryde Will. By God I would I had your gown And were a mile without the town thereon A would borrow a crown It is I that so said Wytte. Hue lookest thou one him half a scorn I promise's you he is a scant gentleman bor●e What sūy●st thou in his face Remdi For somewhat in his face I lokke In deed his mastership stands a crook● For false shrews both of you I took And children that be past grace. Will. I will swear for him, as ●or this years twenty that he hath been ever as true as I yet sometime he will steal and make a 〈◊〉 He is of my alliance. Remdi In good faith the same think I That ye be both like, full unthrifty Sirs how do ye live, show me quickly Or I shall put you in durance wit. How live we? marry our meat Cummest thou hither for to threat: So lordly sir wittam doth speak From wh●n●e doth he come can ye show Will. What dost thou ail canst thou tell? Hast thou any thing with us to mell? By the mass thy hands doth tykell Thou shalt bear me a blow. remedi you false thieves I know ye well I shall let your purpose ●u●y deal ill will, and shrewd wit, the devil of hell Take ye both for me. wit. Marry thou liest, our names be not so Call us but wit, and will, add no more thereto, if thou dost thou were as good no We shall handle you shrewdly Remdi Sirs farewell here I will no longer abide For you both shortly I will provide Tha● all your ●al●e craft shallbe out tried And our subtility known and goeth out. wit. To go so soon the whoreson was wise therefore some now I must devise that each man may wealth, health and liberti despise Or else he will mar all our mateer. Brother what, let me alone When they come you shall see me a none Complain of him● unto them ec●one And put him out of favour Wit Peace no more word's, for they come yonder wealth Sirs I am glad that you h● hear How doth all our houshold● with them what chere● Is every thing in order there A●ir● our intent? will. ye sir they be all merry and glad With revel and rout sometime they be mad Pipe whore bo●t heef, every knave and drab Is at our commaundeme●t. Health turneth him. What do ye say, then ●e are to blame A●d we put you in trust for the same To keep such rule, it is a shame It is not for our honour's wy●●e. By the mass ●he whoreson doth lie There is no such rule by god's body A man may break his ●eck as lightly As his fast in your kitchen, or seller truly. Liberty turneth him With that neither I am ●o● co●te●t I would there should be liberality competent A●d with honesti it is convenient That our neighbour far the better Will. you be a●g●y with all that we have done Cum away brother let us go ●eus soon I know a n●w m●ister where we shallbe welcum● God be with ●ou gentle master Welth. Why will ye begun ●or a word P●raduenture we did but board Me think ye should your master ford For to speak my mind. wit Nay ●ay, I can tell what was the matter Remedy was here, and he did ●latter ye trust he more than us and better But mark the end, what ye shall find Health With good remedy we spoke in deed To ●●low his counsel we had need He warned us that we should take heed Of excess and prodigality. Wit I marvel ye speak so of good remedy It is I that can do more than be Wit can make shift at necessit● When Remedi cannot be heard I know some that hath this thousand year Sought god remedy and yet never the near wit can put remedy by, yea this is clear For wit is a crafty lad. Will. And will is an ungracious stay Will hath done many things me● say And if ye let wit and will go his way ye will repent it soon. liberty Why what cause have you to go your way ye shall abide which us though you say nay I will follow will, and wit always And so I have ever done wit. if I wilt all my masters would so do Then from your service I would ●ot go Speak ●ow whether ye will or no And let us know your mind Health Sirs ye be welcome to me plain And for your company I am full fain I had liefer suffer great pain Then to leave my wit and will, Will. Then let us go hence, with kindness my herye do kill Health I pray you let us go, wherefore do we bide still. and goeth out Remdi As touching my first purpose hither I am come again I trow ye know me, good remedy is my name That every day doth take great● abor or pain To amend all faults, I am chosen to the same if any ma●s conscience here doth grudge or shame Having in himself remorse, & mends in time & space I am good remedy, and god is full of mercy and grace Therefore I will stand aside, & a little while remain Of wealth, Health and liberty, for to inquire How they be ordered, and if any man complain I will be glad to show me remedy, my think I see one appear. Hance Begots drowse it myself been cumpt hay scon lansiu● Remdi Ic mot in ander land lo●en, all is quade dan Hance Thou fleming from whence comest y● & what dost thou here● Remdi Ic myself cumt from sent Katryns' door mot ic skin de can beer Hanc● Get y● thither again, & tarry here no longer Remdi Sir ic mot mid ye spreken ic myself be en scomaker Hance What and thou be therewith I have nothing a do. Remdi Ic dost all forlore, copin is dod, ic maght aot do thereto Hance I pray thee go hence, for thou dost trouble me ill. Remdi Nen ic seker, ic will not gone, ic would fain live hore still There is to meinie allaunts in this real, but now I good remedy have so provided that English men shall live the better daily. Hance What segt ye by got● drowse, day is de quade man Be de moro gois, ic myself love descone Englishmau. Remdi Fie on the flattering knane, fie ou you aliaunts all I ●ay ye can with craft & subtle ●iget engl●shmēs wealth away Hance O skon mester, ic heb hore been, this datten yeore ic ●●nskote de colue●in● & ic can be or bear droer● trust see so provide that wealth fromy●n have I shall Hance Ic seg to you dat wealth is lopen in an a●der country wat he beg● dare borough, for●tan ye net, segt me Rem●● Ic understand the well, yet thou liest like a knave wealth is here in England, & wealth still i trust we shall have Hance Ic meant no quad ic love de english man 〈◊〉 min ●ere Cump up sent Katrin and ic shall ye given two ●lope bear, Remdi Get the hence drōkē●leming thou shalt tarry no le●ger here Hance Mor it net mare here been, woder shall ic gewest kiskin Ic will to de Kaizer 'gan, dare sall ic wall skinkin & goth out Remdi Is he gon● I pray god the devil go with him where is wealth, health & liberty. I would see them come i● Health Health cometh in with a kercher on his head. ¶ O good lord help me, by your licence my sovereign I am homely to come her in your presence thus diseased Need constraineth me, for remedy I would have feign I am infect both body & soul, I pray you be not displeased Remdi Why what ail you show me, yet you I do not know Glad I am to remedy any man, that is affirmity I perceive by your phisnamy, that ye are veri week feeble & low yet show me your grief, & I will help you gladl●. Health Gracious remedi I tha●k you, yet I am half ashamed to show you mi maladi & mi name, I was called health Therefore I am well worthy to be punished & blamed Because I have not followed your counsel, but all thing may be suffered save wealth. Remdy Are you health, this maketh me very pe●●i●e and sad yet be of good cheer, & show how you were infect To remedy you a●d secure you I would be very glad For god will punish the people when they be de●elt Health Sir I thank god thereof for well worthy I am My conscience doth judge, some trouble have I must A mends I will make to god and if I can Will and wit hath deceived me in them I put my trust. Remdi if thou have ●oone amiss, and be sorry therefore Then helfe amendss is made, for that is contrission Let that pass, now will I axe you one thing more Where be wealth and Liberty, be they of good disposition Health As for wealth is fallen in decay, and necessity By waist & war, thorough ill will, and shrewd wit And liberty is kept in durance and captivity God help us all, and send us good remedy for it Remdi For to hear this tale it maketh my heart heavy yet be of good comfort, god is full of grace, & I am good Health ¶ Sir, then I beseech you help us in the way of charity Remdi I would feign but I cannot tell which way to begin Except I might catch will & wi●, than I trow I could Tie them shorter, for they destroy wealth, health & liberty by sin if I had the thieves, punish them extremely I will. Health You may soon catch them, if ye will stand a side From this place they two, will uot●onge abide. Remdi Me thinke●h I here them come, help to hold them fast will turneth 〈◊〉. Cum in wit for here is no body We may ve bold and talk largely Our hearts to ease and show plainly What we have done. wit I must needs laugh I cannot forbear To remember war●e that knave will ye hear The whoreson fleming was be ●●itten for fear Because he should voyde so soon. Hark now do I marvel by this bread W●ll. For I we●● surely ●hat health be dead I saw saw him go with a kercher on his head As he should go to hanging. ●ytte Hark in thine Ear, if t●●e whoreson hap To complain to him that wears the red cap I fear theu shortly he will us cla● By the heel's from out livings Will. Nay nay, there is no doubt By him I have reported all about Tha● he doth not well, his good name to put out ylwyl cannot say well, remedi. Friend therein thou art the more to blame Cos●au●der me wrongfully, and vudesr●ued But or thou drpart thou shalt answer for the same. where is Wealth & liberty, how hast thou them ordered? Will. Qury cicis quest is vn malt ombre Me is un spy & nardo compoco pa●lauere. Health Thou folse thief is thine English tongue gone as mischievous il will & shrewd wit, ye have destroyed many on Wytte. Sir hurt not me, & I will tell you troth anon This same i● as false a knave as ever came within saint Iohens will. Per amorde my as pica un poco Eo queris and a● pour lagthing creae so Remdy I can not tell what thou dost m●ae blabbler: But thou shalt speak English & confess an other matter, Health Sir I beseech your lordship, in the way of charity Let not these thieves escape your hands they have destroyed us utterly. wit: Sir, believe him not he speaks but of malice only we be true men, thereof we shall fetch good witness An honest man that shallbe bound for him and me The law saith plain, nulla fides con●●●●estes that is troth, but who willbe witness or bound for the Remd There is three among you in this house Will. I Iyf●o to fetch them quickly Wytte. They will come unsend for I warrant you if they will Remd what be their names, tell me what they be, Will. That on is john Irische and john stoler But full these be honest men all thr●●● Health Trust not their words they will dissemble still They are so false and cra●●y, all their intent is ill. Will. ye lie falsely, I speak but right a●d reason And by the law of arms ye must ned●s be ●ane you a●e called good remedy which a● all feason Should leave to man's life, and ma●●taine the same we be he●e ●oth your prisoners wrongfully accused by defame Keep ou● of us fast let him lie for all That other for friends and witness go shall. wythe, Sir let him not go a●d le●e me behind He will ever ●e a false knave, for I know his mind Will. Hold thy tongue foolish k●aue I do not mean so Remd● I here now ye ca●not agree, which of you should go Will. No by god's body there shall none go but I Wytte. Tho● playest the knave it must needs be I Health Keep them safe I pray you for if they scap again Many me● shall repent it, it shal●e to our pay●e Remdi They be here yet, to keep them fast is mine inteut, Have them away both to prison in continent. will. Lo false knave this is for thy crafty wi●. Now fast by the heels we are lake to sit. Wytte. I am co●●ent so that I may have comp●ny if I should be hanged, I would be hanged honest & goth out Remd● Go bence with them & bring wealth & liberty. health, Come away ye thenes, now I shall keep you s●rely, & goth out Will. Lock us up & keep us as fast as ye can yet ill will and ●●rewd wit shallbe with many a man. Remdi I am half ashamed, that long i● hath been said That noble men by such wretches hath been deceived they did rejoice and jest, and were very well apaid Trusting to scape clea●e, and still for to have reigned But now they shall not so, let them be well assured That ylwyl and shrewd wit shall have but ill rest For wheresoever they be I will breaks their nest wealth In the honour of god we ask you forgeue●es all th●e we ought to be ashamed ●o look you in the face By our folly & negligence, we have done so unwisely we were toll deceived, we p●t us to your grace This shallbe a good warding for us along space when man is well punished than he will beware who that knoweth what need is, well after dread ●are Remd● I may not blame you greatly for by mine own reason I know ylwyl and shrewd wit deceiveth great & small if ye can remambre thys● and beware a ●other season This is a good example and learning to you all Now serve god and love him, & for grace ever call And ylwyl and shrewd wit, from yo● I shall abstain ye have used them to long to your damage and pain. health. Forsooth sir ye sai troth, they did us great disp●esur Full hard it is to banquishe the ungracious ylwyl He is so crooked, by slattery, dissula●ion & such other Man's mind i● so variable, & glad to report ill I fear many one yet would have him rain still For some unto their own will hath so much affection yet the devil an● ill will is both of o●e complexion liberty ill will is nought, but worse is shrewd wit For he contriveth all subtle ymanginacien it were unpossible for a man else to do it shrewd wit breweth myscef● & false conspiration He hath put me liberty in prison, and great at tribulation if it had not been for your good remedi & fortheraunce I ● other that hath liberty, should have been in durance. Remdi Be all of good cheer, and have no mistrust The e●de of ill will and shrewd wit is but shame Though they reygue a while, wrongfully and unjust yet truth will appear and their misdeeds blame Then wrong 〈◊〉 subdued, and good remedy ta●● Though ●alsehodeloke, and hide his matters all Craft w●●l out and disce●te will have a fall Whereas ye are now, in distress all three Near were ye brought in case like ●o mar Now have ye no dou●t, if ye will ●e ruled after m● I shall restore ye again as well as ever ye were Wealth keep still this realm, look ye stray not fa●● And Health be of good cheer, your disease I ca● soon mend Liberty now ye ●e released do no more offend, wealth Now let us all thank god the good remedy hath s●ude Trust to him only for his grace and goodness we are forgiveness o● our trespass I trust we will amend And clean for●ake sin, folly, and unthriftiness 〈◊〉 we will here conclude, sovereign of your graciousness we beseech you to remit our negligence, & misbehavior There we have said amins, we commit also your favour Health And for your preservation heartily we will pray your realm to increase, w●th ●oy a●d tranquillity That wealth, health & liberty, may co●tinne here always By the oversight and aid of him that is good remdy which willingly doth his deu●●, under your actoritye As part here appeareth your purpose to maintain God continue his goodies, that long he may riagne Remdi jesus preserne queen Elizabeth the noble princis worthy jesus continue her health long for to endure Ies● endue her w virtue grace & honour jesus maintain the lords of the counsel to exec●te good remedi ever jesus speed and help all them gods honour to further jesus increase the communalty to prosper and do well. FINIS.