The Interlude of Wealth and Health | Page 7

deuose how that we may
Be in seruice
with welth alwaye
Let me here what thou canst do or say
To helpe
for to contryue it.
+wytte.+ For thy pleasure that I shall
This wyll I doo first of all

Flatter and lye, and euermore call
Them my good maysters ftyll. 440
Then with swering, lying and powlinge
Brybry, theft, and preuy
pyking
Thus I shred wet, wyll euer be doinge
I warrant ther yllwyll.
+Wyll.+ I cun thee thanke, this is well deuysed
And I yll wil, wolde
haue euery man dispised
But now another thing must be contriued

Or els al wilbe nought
There is one they call good remedy
In this

realme, he hath geeat actortty 450 He is a noble man and much worthy

Many thinges he hach wrought
He is called lust, discreete and
indifference
Willing to fulfil his soueraines commaundement
He is
not fraide to do right punishment
Therfore of him I am afrayde
+wytte.+ So am I to this maketh me very sadde
Yet oftentymes I haue
bene harde bestadde
Now [that] I am warned of him I am very glad

Sum crafty wyle for him shalbe hade 460
+Wyll.+ Peace no mo wordes but mum
My think I heare mast welth
cum
Knele downe and say sum deuout orison
That they may heare
vs pray
Now Iesu saue Welth, Helth, and Lybertie.
Liberty and helth returneth back with welth
+Wealth+ Syrs you shall haue both gods blessing
So are ye worth for
your praying
ye are wel disposed and of good liuing
I wyll loue you
the berter alway 470
+Wyll.+ Sir this do we vse euery day
For welth helth and liberty to
pray
This same is my brother, to you I mayay
He is an hard honest
man.
+wytte.+ Forsoth mayster I am his vrother
To be your seruant, was
my c[=u]ming hether
As longe as we two be to gether
ye shall not
peryshe than
+Health+ To haue you both in seruyce I am content
How say you
libertie wil you therto consent 480 Wyll and wit, god hath vs lent
We
may be glade of them
+liberti.+ Yf we sholde refuse wyl and wyt
we were to blame for they
be fyt
Therfore by my wel they shal not slye
They be welcome to
me,
+Wyll.+ God thanke you maisters all three
ye shal finde vs pore but

true we cannot be
My tonge stombles, I cry you mercy
We wyll be
true I should say, 490
+wealth+ Syrs go your way home vnto one place
And we wyl hye vs
after apace
And when we come we shall set you in case
To haue a
lyuing alway.
+Health+ Then loke ye do both truely and iust
For we must put you
in great trust
All our houshoulde guide ye must
Behaue you selfe
well.
+wytte+ Maisters feare not for I haue wit inough
To beguyle my selfe,
and to beguyle you 500 I haue vegyled many one I may say to you
I
pray you kepe that in councelll
+liberty.+ Beware of that, what doth he say?
Beguyle vs all, yet I
charge ye nay
Ye shall not beguile vs yf I may
I wyl beware
betyme.
+Wyll.+ Syr be not angry I you praye
fhe foole woteth not he doth
say
He meneth chat he wil be profitable alw ay
And saue you many
thinges. 510
+Health+ What he meaneth I cannot tell
But his saying is not well

Depart hence syrs by my councell
And tary vs at our lodging.
+wytte.+ ¶ Now and it please ye, wyll ye here any synging Therein I
tell you I am somwhat connyng
ye shall heare and ye list.
+liberty+ Syr I pray you sing and ye can
+wyll.+ Now wil I begin like a lusty bloud thã. thei sing & go out Sirs
now go your way of you I am glad 520 As of any seruauntes that euer I
had
For these can do both good and bad
We must needes haue such
men
What were we yf we lacked wyll:
And without wyt we shoulde
lyue yll
Therfore wyll and wit I wyll kepe styll.
I promise you I

loue them
¶ Here commeth remedy in and to him saith
+Welth.+ Syr your maystership is hartely welcome
Take your place
here aboue as it is reason. 530
+Health+ I pray you oardon vs, we know not what ye be
ye seme a
man of honour, and of great auctority
+liberty+ Syr to know wherfore ye come we are desyrous
+Remdi+ I am he that ought for to be well knowen
Of you thre
specially, and of duetie
Great payne and busines as for mine owne

For you I haue taken because I loue you hartely
To maintaine you is
all my desyre and faculty
yet hard it is to doo, the people be so
variable
And many be so wilfull, they will not be reformable. 540
+wealth+ Syr I pray you pardon vs of our ignoraunce now
I se well
ye know vs better than we do you
+Remdi+ I pardon you, for I doo know you wel both
welth, and helth,
is your right names
The which Gngland to forbere were very loth

For by welth