An enterlude of welth, and health ... newly ... imprinted. The names of the players. Welth. Helth, Lybertie. ...

¶ Here entreth Welth , and Helth synging together a balet of two partes , and after speaketh Welth. WHy is there no curtesy● now I am come I t●owe that all the people be d●me Or els so god helpe me and halyd●●● They were almost a sleepe . No wordes I harde , no● yet no ●●lking No instrument went nor ballattes synging What ayles you all thus ●● syt dreaming Of whom take ye care ? Of my coming ye may be ●l●d Therefore I pray you 〈…〉 For all your desyre shall be had I can amende your che●●e By God I thinke ye haue forgotten me . I am welth of this realme looke vpon me For I am to euery man louing and fre●ndly For welth hath no pere . Helth. Brother welth haue ye not yet doone ? ye prayse your selfe aboue the moone Euery man may perceyue therby soone That you lacke discresyo● We●th . Wherfore , by god I cannot say to much I am so welthy of substaunce and rych In all the worlde where is one such As I am of comparison . Helth. Welth is good I cannot den●y Yet prayse your selfe so muche ye may For welth oftentimes doth decay And welth is nothing s●re . Welth. Welth hath ben euer in thi● countrey And here I p●rpose styll for to be For this is the lande most mete for me And here I wyll endure . Health Therin ye speak●full louingle For in this realme welth should be yeth no displeasure I pray you hartely But in the way of communicacion . And for pastyme I would ●peake some wayes Of no comparison , nor to you no dysp●yre , I doo not intende that maner alwayes , But for a recreation , wealth Brother wh●t soeuer ye say to me . I wyll heare yo● p●ci●●tly I am content and I 〈◊〉 you hartely Begyn and say your pleasur● Health I thanke you h●●●●ly th●● wyll I Some what vnto my purpose apply Though welth be praised maru●lu●ly yet to myne vnderstauding . Welth is mutable , and th●t in shame And welth is hauty and proude of name Welth t● cruell , and in great blame For welth is ●●er wauerynge . w●alth . To whom haue I doone any harme can ye say , ye stander me no●e , yet I trust I may Aunswere for my selfe in euery maner way ye wyl not deny that ? Health God forbyd but ye should d● so And ye may doo it whe●her I wyl or no Inlykewise , I must answer you als● When ye say not true . Though I be but to you a poore man yet helth I height , the same I am That is desyred vniuersally than Some calles me as good as you Welth. As I , mary ther in deede ye do compare . Such wordes myght brynge you soone in care Lewde parson , thou art not ware Of what substaunce I am Health . Yes I can tell what you are , be not dyspleased welth is of great substaunce , that cannot be denyed yet shew your comodities , and ye shal be answered I promyse you wellh is fugitiue . wealth What sayst thou`am I a tagetyue I was neuer so taken vp in my lyfe Nor called vnsure , well I wyll make no stryfe yet where as thou dost lay , Thai I should shew my commodityes alwayes The best for my selfe wherof I aske prayse yf I shoulde staud her all my lyfe dayes yet I coulde not say . Nor halfe the benefites that commeth of me yt cannot be tolde nor resyted shortly Welth is the 〈◊〉 of althing earthly That you cannot denye . Ferste god saue , our soueraine Ladye the Queene With all the counsel and all that wish them b●ne Am not I welth with them euer at eue Who should be there but I ? Men of the lawe , and ioly rych marchauntes There be welthy both of goodes and lands , Without comparyson is in their handes I walth hatg all freasure . Health . O good syr , of whom commeth all this Of god only , to yo● no thanke I wys And yet mans welth ●tands not all in ryches I dare saye that boldly , W●an a man hath a cempetent liuing with the grace of god that passeth all thyng Loue of his neyghbour , and good reporting Then is he welthy , Welth of goodes is but a fame Ye is wel●hy that hath a good name Euery wyse man wyll coueyte the same For other welth I not reche yf a man haue neuer so much good name Euery wise man wyll couey●e the same if his disposicions be nought and wood Then he is but a wretch , Welth. Nay thou art a wretch , and a foole vuwyse welth of ryches thus to despyse Doest thou not se all the worlde aryse By goodes and substaunce He that hath plenty of syluer and golde May haue all thyng whatsoeuer he woulde whan can welth lacke , seing all thing is solde A●d welth is of assuraunce . Health I denye that , your saying is nought Grace● heauen , nor cunning , cannot be bought wi●hout great paine , and good dedes wrought Els man cannot them haue . wealth Stop thereat , and hold thy peace May not men by hea●en with richesse As to bylde churches and make bye wayes Such deedes mans soule doth sans Health Yea , ●ut yet ye ●ust marke one s●ynge yf these goodes came with wro●ge doyng Shall ye haue heauen for so spendynge Or yet a●y mede . Nay nay except that ma● himselfe doo meeke And make resysta●ce the ryght ho●our to seeke Els all such good dedes is not woth a leeke welth hereof take heede . wealth . Why thinkest thou that all men which h●th welth Getteth theyr goodes with brybry and s●ealeth Thy repor●e is nought therfore Helthe I counsell thee to ●ay the best . Health So I wyll , but yet I must say true And ●ow a lyttle more I wyll say to you Much sorowe and care w●lth doth ●rewe He i● seldome in rest . when a man is a lyttle hit and welthy A●d hath in his ●hes●e treasures plentye Then wyl he wrangle , and do shreudly By his power and might . With his neigh●oures he wyll go to lawe And a wreke his malyce for valew of strawe welth is fykle and out ●f awe wylfull in wronge or ryght Welth. Thou speakest with a slaunderous tong● All of euyll wyll , and yet it is wro●●e welth in this realme hath bin louge Of me commeth great honour . Because that I welth ●ath great port● All the worlde , hy●her doth resorte Therfore I w●l●h , am this realmes comfort , And here I wyll indure . Helth. So I wold ye shou●● , and I shall do the same Helth I am called , and that is my name If I would not abyde heare I were to blame For here I am well cheri●hed Yet say your selfe , nhw indifferen●ly And if euery man doo not loue me Helth as well as welth , yes verely Therof I dare be reported We●th . Why should they loue thee● that wo●lde I knowe As wel as me , I pray you showe I am the superiour of hi● and lowe No man may compare with me . Helth. To shew why I wyll not be afraied For I can bide by that I ●aue sayde Yf welthy men be very well apayd Or muche they set you by . But of welth , if they haue neuer so much Goodes , tryasure and golde , and be called rych Yet yf they lacke helth , there payne is suche That they were better dye . A man to were golde , and be in pay●e What ioy hath he ? none , but would be fayne To giue all his treasure for helth playne Or els he were very mad : For if a man be neuer so poure Yet if he haue helth , that is a treasure , Then for his liuing , he may laboure And in his harte be glad , Welth. I neuer marked thus muche , nor vnderstood That Helth was such a treasure , and to man so good Wherfore I am sory , a●d I wil chaunge my moode Now I pray you forgiue me . Heal●h I will forgiue or els I were to blame And I pray you to forgiue me the same I loue you hartly , and wyll prayse your name yf it please you to keepe my company . ¶ Here entreth lyberty with a so●g & after speaketh libert Why tary syrs whether are ye going I see well ye looked not for my commi●g Loe , out of syght out of remembry●g Abse●ce is cause of strau●gnes , What looke ye on werwhy are ye so straunge From your fellow liberty , doth your minds chaunge I● your company I was wont to range What nedes all this busines , wealth By liberty now I doo not set Seyng that helth and I am met As feloweh together no man shall let Me for to loue hym best . liberty . Let me heare what ye do say Then ye are about to cast me away How happes this ? mary then I may Goe pyke strawes and take me rest . I pray you tell me whom I haue o●fended yf I haue made a faute it shalde amended with so shorte warning let me not be voyded I crow yet ye do but iest . He●th● Why do ye make this cauelacion we entende to make no alteracyon welth and I haue had communication He is my freende of olde . liberty What was the matter , I pray you tell Me thinkes I ought to be of counsel Or els I promyse you ye doo not well With you I should beholde . Welth. The matter is doone we are agreed To reason it more it shall not neede O brother helth , thou art in deede More preciouser then golde . liberty . Gods bodi how commeth this gere to pas I am cast out at the cartes arse The worlde is nothing as it was For I am here refused Health Why be you angry that we doo agree Then are ye not wy●e , for if ye loue me I will loue hym agayne , so it should be Or els I were mysaduised ●●libert Then of my loue ye set no store My company I see well ye looked notfore Farewell I wyll get me out of the doore yet I am your betters and so am I called . wealth Such presumptuouse wordes wyll haue a fall your comparyson is but feble and small What can ye do nothyng at all As you haue reputed . liberti. What were ye both two , were not I. Wretches and caytyfes , looke not so hye Thinke no scorne hardly For I may be your peare yf welth haue neuer so much substaunce Lacking Libertye and we●r in duraunce Within a whyte , I am in assurance ye woulde pray me come nere . Yf Helth be neuer so lust and stronge yet if Lyberty were kept from him longe Then sorow and care wolde be his songe . yt would abate your cheare . Fye of welth which lacketh ●ybertye Fye of Helth and be in captiuitie Fye of riches and lack good company Lyberty hath no pere , 〈◊〉 . Wyll ye heare how he doth clatter ? What neede ye to rehearse all this matter . ye know that we twayne afore any other . Lyberty must nedes haue styll . Lybertie o● vs is glade to wayte ye sta●de to farre i● your owne conceyte I wys lybertye ye ran make no bayte To catche vs at your will . liberty● Now there ye lye , I can suffer no longer Welth for Libertye doth lobo●re euer Aud helth for Libertye is a great store Therfore set me not so lyght wealth Libertye I pray the reasou no more ye are welcome to vs as ye were before In dede of liberty it is great suter Therfore welcome by this lyght liberty● Now I thanke you both full kindly your strange wordes a lytle did grene me And now at your commaundement I am redy Aud at your owne wyll . ¶ Here entreth with some iest yll wyll Wyll . Mary I am come at the first call Wyll , your owne man haue me who shall For I am will seruaunt to you al Ye shall not neede to sende for me . Welth. Who is acquanted with this man He is very homely and lytle good he can To come in here so boldly , then D●●ue him away quickly , W●ll . Why , I cam not tyll C was called your owne wyll opeuly ye named Then I came a pace lest I should be blamed Ther●ore I pray you let me hyde styll , 〈◊〉 Whose wyll , or what wyll , doth he meane Thou art not my wyl , I forsake thee cleane My wyl and their wylles is often sene Our wylles can none yll Wyll . Alas good masters I can none yll yet by my trouth I am your euyll wyll your wil , & your will , & your will , therfore keepe m● I loue ye by goddes mother , liberty . This is a straunge saying vnto me My wyl , your wyll , and his wyll , this cannot be For in our wyles is great diuersitie For one is not lyke another , ●yll . Yet by Christ your owne wyl I am The maddest wyl , and the meriest , than For goddes sake now , let me be your man Tyl ye haue better acquaintaunce . wealth I perceyue this felow is kynde And oweth to vs good wyl and mynde Some kindes agayne then let hym finde Let him haue some furderauuce Wyll . By god ●ir and I durst be so bolde A●quaintance of this man clayme I would and ky●ted to , yf the trouth were tolde we be of one consangnynitie H●alth How so ? let me here that I pray thee hartly Wyll . Wyl and lyberty●is , of aunci●erie olde with ont lyber●ye , wil● dare not be●olde And where wyl lacketh , lybertye is full colde Thyrfore wyl and lybertye must nedes be of kyn . liberti. In dede as he saythe it may well be For wyl euer longeth vnto lybrtye Therfore good freende welcome to me I praye you al 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 Haue succoure of vs and helpe withal & now we wil ●epart . And welth & helth goth out . Wyll . Wyl ye go hence . I thanke ye masters with al my hert I wyl s●ke you out I warra●t you feare not Now they be gone I am glad by saint mary A lyttel while heare I purpose to tary How to deceyue welth , helth , and libertie Now must I deuyse . For I am a chylde that is pas grace I wyll I am called that in euery place Doth much mi●chiefe this is a playne case Uertue I doo vtterly dispise , But if they wyst what I were Then of my purpose I should be neuer y●●ere I wyl kepe my ●onge le●●e that I ●●r . My whole intent and wyll . But now I meruayle by this day Where shrewd wit is gone a stray Some crafty touche is in his way I here him , peace , stand styll ¶ Entreth shrewd wyt with a songe . ¶ Dien vous garde playsaunce On seuen or no ●●●chaunce , what youkers dare auaunte To playe a grote or twaine . Loe heare I haue in store Two or three grotes and no more I take great thought therfore For to kepe it , it is much payne I come uow out of a place where is a company of small grace Theues and hores that spendes a pace They were dronken all the sorte . One of their purces I did a spy Out of his sleue where it dyd lye And one wynked on me with his eye But ther began the sporte Their false falsehode , and I crafty wyt got the purse loe , heare I haue it I ran my way and let hym syt Smoke and shitten arse together . And yf that I had yll wyll here with this money we wolde make good chere Gentle brother wyll , I pray the apeare For thou art in some corner . Wytte I woulde come in but I am a fearde Least that I be taken by the bearde Wyth some catchepol , I haue heard How thou haste stollen a purse wytte Thou horsou art thou mad , cum in I say This is not the fyrste hazard that I haue scaped yf I make au hand to decke my felfe gay what am I the worse . wyll From thy company I cannot abyde I must ●edes holde vpon ●hy syde y●●wyll and shrewd wit who ca● hyde For they will be together . wytte . Now welcome wyll and what ch●a●● : By god I thought for thee a tho●sand yere P●ace for gods body who cummeth there Hauce bere pot Ascon router . ¶ Entreth Hance with a dutche songe . Gut nyuen s●one rutters by the moder got It ●eist ōwne s●hon , for s●aue ye ne●e De qus●eker mau iche bie do do Uan the groate bnmbarde well ic we●e Dartyck dowsant van enhebit mete Ic best de mauikin van de keining dangli●er De grot keyser kind ic bene his ●usket●r Wyll . Her● ye not d●onken hance how he be gius to pra●e The ma low perte slemi●ge is a lit●le to cheke mate wytte Let the knaue aloue , for his name is war . Such dronken sl●miniuges your company wilmar Hance . Ic bes● nen emond , ic best in soche ye secte nete vell ic fors●aue ye in doche Wyll . C●●pt hore leyf with yo●r gound stand nere yt be●ummes you better to handle a potte of beare Hance Dat maght ic vell dan , ic can skynke fr●lyck Tab bers fr●w , ic bri●ges brore , begot●s nemerick wytte . The horse● k●a●● by ●he ●es●e is dronke A winking for dep● his eyen be cleane lonck Hauce Ic ●or●●e ye vell ye seg dac ic ●●ope Ne nike , u● nike , ic compta ho●e for an and or cope . Wyll . Wel coppin I pray the hartly tell vs trew Wherfore comest thou hether for any thi●g to sew Hanc● ye icke f●g●r en būbardere van de koyni●g wei it be Heb twe skelling de dagh ic c●n scote de culueryn wytte . Nay ye shall walke a fleming knaue , wyl ye not see We haue English g●nners ynow , there is no rome empty Hance Ic best en ●om●erde mo●ye to m● spreken what segye ye bones , it sal ye yode sta●n Wyll . We speake not to thee thou art a s●one man But goe thy way they be not here that promot y● can Hance Cant ye me a de house dragen van degrot here . wytte . Hauce ye must go to the court & for welth inquire Hance What segre ye welth nenyke he is net hore welth best in s●aunders , it my self brought him dore Wyll . Be shrew your horson s●eminges hert therfore . in dede as he saith , by war in ●launders theris welth store Hance Segt ye dat brower , by the moder got dan Gut naught it mot waft , to sent cafrin to mi laninā & goeth out wyll . Is he gone , farewel hanykin howse I pray god giue him a hounded drouse For I trow a knaue brought hym to house But now brother wyt . We must deuo●e 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 styll . Then with swering , lying and powlinge Brybry theft , and preuy pyking Thus I shred wet , wyll euer be doinge I warrant ther yll wyll . Wyll . I ●un thee thanke , this is well deuysed And I yll wil , wolde haue euery man dispised B●● now another thing must be con●riued O● els al wil be nought There is one they call good remedy I● this realme , he hath gee●t actor●●y He is a no●le m●● and much worthy M●ny thiuges he hath wrought He is called l●st , discreete and indifference Willing to fulfil his souer●i●es commaundement H● is not fraide to do right punishment T●erfore of him I am afrayde wytte . So an I to this maketh me very sadde Yet oftentymes I h●●e bene harde bestadde 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 Wyll . P●●ce no mo wordes but 〈◊〉 M● think I ●eare mast welth ca●● K●●le do●●e 〈…〉 deuout orison T●●t they may heare vs pr●y N●w 〈…〉 Welth , He●●h , and L●bertie . Liberty and helth retur●eth back with welth Wealth S●rs you sh●ll haue bo●●●ods blessing S●●ce ●e worth for ●our praying ye are wel disposed and of good liuing I w●ll loue you the ●erteral way Wyll . Sir this do we vse euer● day F●r w●●th helth and liberty 〈◊〉 ●ray This sa●● is m● brother , 〈…〉 He is an hard honest man . wytte . For●oth ma●●ter I am his ●rother To be 〈◊〉 ser●a●● , was my curing hether A● lo●ge as we two be to gether● ye shall not pe●y●he than Health To haue you both 〈◊〉 seruyce I am content How say you libertie wil you therto consen● 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 ●or they be fyt Therfore by my wel they shal not ●lye They be welcome to me , Wyll . God thanke you mais●ers all three ye shal finde vs pore but 〈◊〉 we cannot be My tonge stom●les , I cry you mercy We wyll be true I should ●ay , wealth Syrs go your way home vnto one place And w● wyl hye vs after ●pace And when we come we shall set you in case To hau● a lyuing ●lway . Health Th●n loke ye do both truely and iust For we must put you in great 〈◊〉 All our hou●houlde guide y● must B●haue you selfe well . wytte Maisters feare not for I h●●e wit i●ough To beguyle my selfe , and 〈◊〉 beguyle you I haue begyled 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 ●ay Ye shall not beguile vs yf I may I wyl beware betyme . Wyll . Syr be not angry I you praye ●he foole woteth not he doth say He meneth ●hat he wil be profitable alway And saue you many thinges . Health● What he meaneth I can●ot te●● But his saying is not well Depart hence syrs by my councell And tary vs at our lodging . wy●●e . ¶ Now and it please ye , wyll ye ●ere any synging Therein I tell you I am s●●what ●o●nyng ye shall heare and ye list . lib●r●y Syr I pray you sing and ye ran w●ll . Now wil I begin like a lusty bloud than . thei sing & go out Sirs now go your way of you I am glad As of any ser●auntes that euer I had For these can do doth good ●●o bad We must needes haue such men What were we yf we lacked wyll : And without ●yt we ●●oulde lyue yll Therfore wyll and wit I wyll ●epe styll . I promise you I loue them ¶ Here commeth remedy in and to him saith Welth. Syr your maystership is ●a●tely welcome T●ke your place here aboue as it is reason . Health I pray you ●ardon vs , we know not what ye be ye seme a man of honour , and of great anctority liberty S●r to know wherfore ye come we are desyrons Remdi I am be 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 lo●e you hartely To m●i●taine you is all my de●yre and faculty yet hard it is to doo , the people be so variable And many be so wilfull , they will not be reformable . wealth Syr I pray you pardon vs of our ignoraunce now I se well ye know vs better tha● we do yo● Remdi I pardon you , for I doo know you w●l both wel●h , and ●●l●h , is your 〈…〉 Th● which ●ngla●d to forbe●e were very lot● For by welth and helth commeth ●re al sa●●es Many other ●e●●●nes ●or our gre●t welth ●●ames T●a● they ●a●e not pre●ume , nor thy dare no●●e bold Health To stry●e againe En●la●d or a●y right with holde . remedi Sir ye be welcom , I de●e●h you show ●s your name liberti. Good remedy forsouth I 〈◊〉 the s●me yf I 〈◊〉 ●o bolde● I wolde pray you har●ely To sh●we vs apart of you● great ac●oritie , ●●md My actoritie is geuen to ●e most speciall To maintaine you three , in this realme to be What mine intent is . I wyl tel , ●u● not all For that were to longe to reher●e of a surety And I desyre you all or to be louing ●o me For your owne ease , come w●lth and profyt Wealth Good remedy , then we ●anst des●re yo●r aydyng For by good remedy cometh all ou● preferri●g . Remdi All that I doo intende , if ye● wil therto agr●e And to be reformable for your owne case It is not the thynge that lieth only in me But my good wyl , therfore I wyl not cease To haue your loue a●d fauour , and thereby to please Al the worlde ouer , and to promote ●his realme That you thre may prosper , ye perce●ue what I mene The chiefe parte of all welth lyeth in great estates Theyr substance and landes . is right commendable Prelates of the churche is welthy of ryches Merchauntes hath marchaundise & goods iucōperable Men of ●aw & franklins is welthy which i● laudable Th●s welth of riches is deuided diuerse wayes A●d to these ma●● charges , come now a dayes Health My hert re●o●se●h to ●er● your good reporting 〈◊〉 are we bound to god , which prouideth althing Remdi Forsoth here is 〈◊〉 half● that I cou●● re●erse The benefits of god that ●e sheweth to you welth Co●sider Englysh men , how va●iant they be & fer●e O● al nacious ●one such , when they haue their ●elth No land can do vs ●arme , b●● wyth falle●●d or ●elth r●membre what nombre of m●● or a●●●erie● good ord●nā●e Specially the grace of god , which is our 〈◊〉 forderance If there be any that wyll grudge , surm●●● or ●●o Againe welth , helth & libertie , then ●●st I for ye●●●e Sh●w ●ine auctoritie and power , for ●o remedy it ●o That no●e of you shall diminishe nor amiss● be ●ane I good remedy therfore may & will speak● won● blame For the comen welth , & helth both of the soule & b●dy that is mi office & power , & therfore I haue my actoritie wealth Our lorde con●inue ye , & we thanke you hardly Both for your good i●struction , and for your kindnes That you int●nd● so wel for vs good remedy when we haue nede we will desyre your goodnes Health When we be infect in the soule or body Then will I seke good remedy for succo●r As yet I thanke god I haue no nede greatly yf I haue then wyll I seke to haue your fauour liberty Syr now we wyl departe hence with yo●r licence Remdi For other diuers busines that we mus● haue tohether Sirs I am coutent , now when ye wyll depart To god I commyt yo● I wyll not make you tary But yet I pray with all my minde and heart Take hede in any wise exchewe yl & shrewd compani y● a man be neuer soo ●ood & vs● 〈…〉 be ●ut●rist●̄ He shalle ●e his name , & to some vice they wil him temp ●herfore bewar● of such people , & ●eom them be exemp● Health yes yes I warrant you of s●c● I wyll beware . Farewel good remedy & wel to fare . & goth out Remdi I pray god be ●our spede & preserue you from paine it is mi mind ye shold prosper I wold haue it so ●ain . W●ll . Here is none of our acquaiutaūce wil re●our●eth we haue made to louge tar●aunce that wyll y● say perc●●unce Aud they begone home come away apar● Wytte. Nay by god not so ●astie A lytle whyle we wyll larye Good euen s●r to you mary Dwell ye in this place ? Remdi Nay good fellowe I dwel not ●eare Wherefore doest thou ●hat inqui●● : Woldest thou ought with any ●eare Speake ●e not afryde Wyll . By God I would I had yo●r gowne Aud were a myle without the towne Theron A woulde borowe a crowne It is I that so sayde Wytte. Hew lookest thou one him halfe a scorne I p●omise you he is a scant gentylman bor●e What sūy●st thou in his face Remdi For somwhat in his face I lok●e In dede his mastership standes a crook● For false shrewes both of you I tooke And chyldren that be past grace . Wyll . I wyll swere for hym , as ●or this yeares twenty that he hath ben euer as true as I yet sometyme he will steale and make a 〈◊〉 He is of my alyaunce . Remdi In good fayth the same thinke I That ye be both lyke , full vnthrifty Syrs how do ye lyue , shew me quickly Or I shall put you in duraunce wytte . How liue we ? mary our meate Cummest thou hether for to threte : So lordly syr wittam doth speake From wh●n●e doth he come can ye shewe Wyll . What dost thou ayle canst thou tell ? Hast thou any thing with vs to mell ? By the masse thy handes doth tykell Thou shalt beare me a blowe . remedi you false theues I know ye well I shall let your purpose ●u●y deale yll wyll , and shrewd wit , the deuyll of hell Take ye both for me . wytte . Mary thou lyest , our names be not so Call vs but wit , and wyll , adde no more thereto , yf thou doest thou were as good no We shall handle you shrewdly Remdi Syrs farewell here I wil no longer abide For you both shortly I wyll prouide Tha● all your ●al●e craft shal be out tryed And our subtillitie knowen and goeth out . wytte . To go so soone the horson was wyse therfore some now I must deuise that each man may welth , helth and liberti despise Or els he wyll marre all our mateer . Brother wat , let me alone When they come you shal see me a none C●mplayne of him● vnto them ec●one And put him out of fauour Wytte Peace no mo word●s , for they come yonder wealth Syrs I am glade that you h● heare How doth all our houshold● with them what chere● Is euery thi●g in order there A●ir● our intente ? wyll . ye syr they be all mery and glad With reuell and ●out somtime they be mad Pipe whore bo●t heef , euery knaue and drabe Is at our commaundeme●t . Helth ●urneth hym . What do ye say , then ●e are to blame A●d we put you in trust for the same To kepe such rule , it is a shame It is not for our honour● wy●●e . By the masse ●he horson doth lye There is no such rule by gods body A man may breke his ●eck as lyghtly As his fast in your kechin , or seller truly . Liberty turneth him With that nother I am ●o● co●te●t I wolde there should be libera●itie compe●ent A●d with honesti it is con●enient That our nei●hbour fare the better Wyll . you be a●g●y with all that we haue done Cum away brother let vs go ●eus soone I know a n●w m●ister wher we shal be welcum● God be with ●ou gentyl maister Welth. Why wil ye begone ●or a worde P●raduenture we did but boorde Me thinke ye should your mayster foorde For to speake my minde . wytte Nay ●ay , I can tel what was the matter Remedy was here , and he dyd ●latter ye trust he more than vs and better But marke the ende , what ye shal find H●alth With good remedy we spake in dede To ●●low his counsel we had neede He warned vs that we should take hede Of excesse and prodigalitie . Wytte I meruayle ye speake so of good remedy It is I that can do more than be Wyt can make shyft at necessit● When Remedi cannot be hearde I know some that hath this thousand yere Sought god remedy and yet neuer the nere wit can put remedy by , yea this is cleare For wit is a crafty lad . Wyll . And wyl is an vngracious stay Wyl hath doone many thinges me● say And yf ye let wit and wil goe his way ye wil repent it soone . liberty Why what cause haue you to go your way ye shall abyde wich vs though you say nay I wyl folow wyl , and wit alway And so I haue euer done wytte . yf I wilt al my masters wolde so do Then from your seruyce I wolde ●ot goo Speake ●ow whe●her ye wyl or no And let vs know your minde Health Syrs ye be welcome to me playne And for your company I am full fayne I had leuer suffer great payne Then to leue my wit and wyl , Wyll . Then let vs go hence , with ki●dnes my herye do kyll Health I pray you let vs go , wherfore do we byde styll . and goeth out Remdi As touching my first purpose hither I am com again I trow ye k●ow me , good remedy is my name That euery day doth take great● abor or payne To amende all faultes , I am chosen to the same yf any ma●s conscience here doth grudge or shame Hauing in him self remorse , & mendes in tyme & space I am good remedy , and god is ful of mercy and grace Therfore I wyl stand asyde , & a lyttel whyle remaine Of welth , Helth and Lybertye , for to inquire How they be ordred , and yf any man complayne I wil be glad to shew me remedy , my think I se one apeare . Hance Begots drowse it my selfe bin cūpt heye scon lansiu● Remdi Ic mot in ander land lo●en , al is quade dan Hance Thou fleming from whence comest y● & what dost thou here● Remdi Ic my self cumt from sent Katryns dore mot ic skyn● de can beer Hanc● Get y● thether againe , & tary here no longer Remdi Syr ic mot mid ye spreken ic my self be en scomaker Hance What and thou be therwith I haue nothin a doo . Remdi Ic dest al forlore , copin is dod , ic maght aot do ther●o Hance I pray thee go hence , for thou dost trouble me yll . Remdi Nen ic seker , ic wyl not gon , ic wold fain liue hore stil There is to mainy allaunts in this reale , but now I good remedy haue so prouided that English men shall lyue the better dayly . Hance What segt ye by got● drowse , dai is de quade man Be de moro goi , ic my selfe loue descone Englishmau . Remdi Fie on the flatteri●g knane , fie ou you aliaunts al I ●ay ye can with craft & subtel ●iget engl●shmēs welth away Hance O skon mester , ic heb hore bin , this datten yeore ic ●●nskote de colue●in● & ic can be or beare droer● trust see so pro●ide that welth fromy●n haue I shall Hance Ic seg to you dat welth is lopen in an a●der cont●y wat he beg● dar brough , for●tan ye net , segt me Rem●● Ic vnderstand the wel , yet thou liest lyke a knaue welth is here in England , & welth stil i trust we shal haue Hance Ic ment no quad ic loue de english man 〈◊〉 min ●ere Cump vp sent Katrin and ic shal ye geuen two ●lope bere , Remdi Get the hence drōkē●leming thou shalt tary no le●ger here Hance Mor it net mare here bin , woder sal ic gewest kiskin Ic wil to de Kaizer gan , dar sall ic wal skinkin & goth out Remdi Is he gon● I pray god the deuyll go with him wher is welth , helth & ●iberty . I wold see them come i● Health Helth commeth in with a kercher on his head . ¶ O good lorde helpe me , by your licence my souerain I am homely to com her in your presence thus diseased Nede constraineth me , for remedy I wold haue faine I am infect both body & soul , I prai you be not displesed Remdi Why what aile you shew me , yet you I do not know Glad I am to remedy any man , that is affirmity I perceiue by your phisnamy , that ye ar veri weke feble & low yet show me your g●iefe , & I wil help you gladl● . Health Gracious remedi I tha●k you , yet I am half ashamed to shew you mi maladi & mi name , I was cal●ed helth Therfore I am wel worthi to be punished & blamed Because I haue not folowed your counsel , but al thing may be suffered saue welth . Remdy Are you helth , this maketh me very pe●●i●e and sad yet be of good chere , & show how you were infect To remedy you a●d succour you I wold be very glad For god wyl pu●ish the people when they be de●elt Health Syr I thanke god therof for wel worthy I am My conscien●e doth iudge , some trouble haue I must A me●des I wyl make to god and if I can Wil and wit hath deceiued me in them I put my trust . Remdi yf thou haue ●oone amisse , and be sory therfore Then helfe ame●des is made , for that is contrission Let that passe , now wil I axe you one thyng more Wher be welth and Libertie , be they of good disposicion Health As for welth is fallen in decay , and neces●itie By wast & war , thorow yll wyll , and ●hrewd wit And lybertie is kept in duraunce and captiuite God helpe vs all , and sende vs good remedy for it Remdi For to heare this tale it maketh my hart heauie yet be of good confort , god is ful of grace , & I am good Health ¶ Sir , then I besech you help vs in the way of charity Remdi I would fayne but I cannot tel which way to begin Except I might catch wil & wi● , then I trow I could Tye them shorter , for they destroy welth , helth & liberty bi sin yf I had the theues , puni●h them extremly I wole . Health You may soone catch them , if ye wil stande a syde From this place they two , wyl uot●onge abide . Remdi Me thinke●h I here them com , helpe to holde them fast will turneth 〈◊〉 . Cum in wit for here is no body We may ve bolde and talke largely Our hartes to ease and shew plainly What we haue doone . wytte I must nedes laugh I cannot forbeare To remember war●e that knaue wil ye heare The horson fleming was be ●●itten for feare Because he should voyde so soone . Herke now do I meruayle by this bread W●ll . For I we●● surely ●hat h●lth be dead I saw saw him go with a kercher on his head As he should go to hangyng . ●ytte Harke in thine Eare , yf t●●e horson hap To complayne to him that weres the red cap I feare theu shortly he wyl vs cla● By the heles from out liuing● Wyll . Nay nay , there is no doubt By hym I haue reported all about Tha● he doth not wel , his good name to put out ylwyl cannot say wel , remedi . Frende therin thou art the more to blam Cos●au●der me wro●gfully , and vudesr●ued But or thou drpart thou shalt answere for the same . wher is Welth & liberty , how hast thou them ordred ? Wyll . Qury cicis quest is vn malt ombre Me is vn spy & nardo compoco pa●lauere . Health Thou folse thefe is thine English tonge gone as mischeuous il wil & shrewd wit , ye haue destroyd mani on Wytte. Sir hurt not me , & I wil tel you trouth anone This same i● as false a knaue as euer cam within saint Iohens wyll . Per amorde my as pica vn poco Eo queris and a● pour lag●●●n● creae so Remdy I can not tel what thou dost m●ae blabbler : But thou shalt speake English & confesse an other mater , Health Syr I besech your lordship , in the way of charity Let not these thefes escape your hands they haue destroyed vs v●terly . wytte : Syr , beleue hym not he speakes but of malice onely we be true men , therof we shall fetch good witnes An honest man that shal be bound for him and me The law sayth plaine , nulla fides con●●●●estes that is trouth , but who wil be witnes or bound for the Remd There is three amonge you in this howse Wyll . I Iyf●o to fetch them quickly Wytte. They wil come vnsēd for I warant you if they wyll Remd what be theyr names , tel me what they be , Wyll . That on is Iohn Irische and Iohn s●oler But ful these be honest men all thr●●● Health Trust not their wordes they wyll dessemble styll They are so false and cra●●y , all ●heyr intent is yll . Wyll . ye lye falsely , I ●peake but right a●d reason And by the law of armes ye must ned●s be ●ane you a●e called good remedy which a● al feason Sholde leaue to mans lyfe , and ma●●taine the same we be he●e ●oth your prisoners wrongfully accused bi de●ame Kepe ou● of vs fast let him lye for all That other for frendes and wytnes goo shall . wyt●e , Syr let hym not goo a●d le●e me behynde He wyl euer ●e a false knaue , for I k●ow his mynde Wyll . Holde thy tonge folis● k●aue I do not meane so Remd● I here now ye ca●not agre , which of you should go Wyll . No by gods body there shall none go but I Wytte. Tho● playest the knaue it must nedes be I Health Kepe them safe I pray you for yf they scap againe Many me● shal repent it , it shal●e to our pay●e Remdi They be here yet , to kepe them fast is myne inteut , Haue them away both to prison in continent . wyll . Lo false knaue this is for thy crafty wi● . Now fast by the heeles we are lake to syt . Wytte. I am co●●ent so that I may haue comp●ny yf I shold be hanged , I wold be hanged honest & goth out Remd● Go bence with them & bring welth & liberty . helth , Com away ye thenes , now I shall kepe you s●rely , & goth out Wyll . Lock vs vp & kepe vs as fast as ye can yet yll wyl and ●●rewd wit shal be with many a man . Remdi I am halfe ashamed , that long i● hath ben sayd That noble men by such wretches hath ben decei●ed they did reioyce and iest , and were very well apaide Trusting to ●cape clea●e , and ●tyl for to haue rained But now they shall not so , let them be wel assured That ylwyl and shrewde wyt shal haue but yl rest For wheresoeuer they be I wyll break● theyr nest wealth In the honour of god we aske you forgeue●es al th●e we ought to be ashamed ●o looke you in the face By our foly & negligence , we haue done so vnwisely we were towle deceyued , we p●t vs to your grace Thys shal be a good warding for vs alonge space whan man is wel punished then he wyl beware w●o that knoweth what nede is , wel after drede ●are Remd● I may not blame you gretly for by mine owne reason I know ylwyl and shrewd wit deceiueth great & smal yf ye can remābre thys● and beware a ●other season This is a good example and lerni●g to you all Now serue god and loue him , & for grace euer call And ylwyl and shrewde wyt , from yo● I shall ab●taine ye haue vs●d them to longe to your domage and pain . health . Forsoth syr ye sai trouth , they did vs great disp●esur Full hard it is to banquishe the vngr●cious ylwyl He is so croked , by slattery , dissula●ion & such other Mannes mynd i● so var●able , & glad to report yl I feare many one yet wolde haue him raine styll For some vnto their owne wyl hath so much affection yet the devyl an● yl wyl is both of o●e complexion liberty● yll wyll is nought , but worse is shrewd wyt For he contryueth al subtil ymanginacien yt were vnpossyble for a man els to doo it shrewd wyt breweth myscef● & false conspyracion He hath put me lyberty in prison , and great at tribulacion if it had not bene for your good remedi & fortheraunce I ● other that hath libertie , shold haue been in duraunce . Remdi Be al of good chere , and haue no mistrust The e●de of yl wyl and shrewd wyt is but shame Though they reygue a while , wrongfully and vniu●● yet truth wyll appeare and their misdedes blame Then wro●ge 〈◊〉 su●●ued , and good remedy ta●● Though ●alsehodeloke , and hide his matters all Craft w●●l out and disce●te wyll haue a fall Whereas ye are now , in distresse all three Neare were ye brought in case lyke ●o marre Now haue ye no dou●t , yf ye wyll ●e ruled after m● I shal restore ye agayne as well as euer ye were Welth kepe styll this realme , looke ye stray not fa●● And Helth be of good chere , yo●r disease I ca● soone mende Liberty now ye ●e released do no more off●nd , wealth Now let vs al thanke god the good remedy hath s●ude Trust to hym only for his grace and goodnes we are forgiuenes o● our trespa● I trust we wil amend And cleane for●ake syn , foly , and vnthriftines 〈◊〉 we wil here conclude , soueraine of your graciousnes we besech you to ●emyt our negligence , & misbehauor There we haue sayd amīs , we commit also your fauor Health And for your preseruacion hartely we wyl pray your realme to increase , w●th ●oy a●d tranquility That welth , helth & liberty , may co●tinne here alway By the ouersight and aide of him that is good remdy which willingly doth his deu●● , vnder your actoritye As parte here apereth your p●rpose to mai●taine God continue his good●es , that longe he may riagne Remdi Iesu preserne quene Elizabeth the noble princis worthy Iesu continue her helth long for to endure Ies● indue her w vertue grace & honour Iesu maintaine the lords of the counsel to exec●te good remedi euer Iesu spede and helpe al them gods honour to further Iesu increase the comunaltie to prosper and doo wel . FINIS .