An new enterlude of impacient pouerte newly imprynted. Foure men may well and easely playe it. Peace, Coll hassarde and Concience for one man. Haboundaunce and Mysrule for a nother man. Impacient pouerte, Prosperyte, [and] pouerte, for one. Enuy and the Somner for a nother man.

¶ Peace begynneth . THe puysaunt prynce and innocent most pure which humbly descended from the sete sempiternall Illumyne his beames of grace to euery creature To withstand the conflycte of our enemyes mortall The deuyl , the worlde , & the flesh , these thre in special whiche setteth deuysion betwene the soule & the body Inlike wise enuy setteth debat betwene party & partye I speake for this cause , dayly ye may se How that by enuy and malyce , many be destroyed Which if they had lyued in peace with pacient humilite Ryches and prosperyte with them had ben emploied For there as is peace , no man is annoyed For by peace men growe to great rychesse And by peace men lyue in great quyetnesse I am named peace , which enuye doeth expell Enuye with me shall neuer rest For enuy is one of the paynes of hell When that he soiourneth in a mans brest Lyke the burnyng Fenix in her owne nest Though she can none other hurte ne greue yet she dooth not cease her selfe to myscheue Enuye . A syr here was a longe predycacion Me thought ye sayd in your communication To euery man peace was moste behoued . Peace . For soth and so sayd I. Enuye . That shal be proued contrary by and by For by peace muche people are vndone Peace . What people are tho . Enuye . The armurer , the fletcher , and the bower Maryners , Gonners , and the poore sowdyer Yea and also many another artyfycer Whiche I do not reherse by name Peace . I saye the vnyuersall people doth best obtayne where as peace is euer abydyng Enuye . Thou lyest so god me helpe and halydome For then were surgyons cleane vndone Of them that wyll fyght and breake apate They gete good lyuyng both early and late And what sayest thou by men of lawe Theyr lyuyng were not worth a strawe And euery man should lyue in peace . Peace . That is not for the commons encrease For by peace they profyte in many a thinge Peace setteth amyte betwene kyng & kynge In tyme of peace marchauntes haue their course To passe and repasse Enuye . Thou lyest knaue by the masse For vnder colour of peace much suttelte hath bene wroughte And ships are taken the marchauntes dere haue bought Was that for their promocion Nay in tyme of warre Suche a knaue durst not stere By the masse were it not for shame that shoulde bere me a blow Peace . Holde thy handes thou lewde felowe Thou art of euyll dysposycion thus agaynst peace to repugne The whiche from heauen descended downe to brynge man out of captyuyte Enuye . A horton why doest thou lye When were thou in heauen tell me by and by Howe camest thou downe with a ladder or a rope Peace . yt were no synne to hange the by the throte Thy wordes be enuyous , not grounded on charite . Enuye . Syr one thyng I praye you tell me . Peace . What is that Enuye . Haue ye any wyfe or no Peace . Why aske ye so Enuye . Bycause ye saye peace is moste expedyent yf your wyfe made you cockolde you beyng present What woulde ye do Peace . Geue her suche punyshement as longeth therto Enuye . A fal●e flatteryng horsouloo Nowe thou sayest agaynst thyne owne declaration Yf thou fyght where is then peace become Peace . I breake not peace with doing due correction For correction should be done charytably Irascemini et nolite peccare Enuye . I shall mete that at omnium quare Pace should forgeue and not be reuenged Hence horson by our lady of wolpit I sha●l rappe thee one the pate Peace . Go hence wretche thou makebate yt were almes to set the in newgate Howe maister constable come nere Here is a wretche without reason Take and put hym in pryson With as many yrons as he may beare Enuye . By our lady I wyll come no nere A constable quod ha , nay that wyll I not abyde For I am lothe to go shorter tyde yet longe horson for all thy pryde I shall mete with thee another daye When one of vs two shall goo a knaue a waye Peace . O thou wretche thou ought to remorde That so tarre arte exyled from charyte Lo he thynketh not , howe mekely his maker & Lorde Suffered reprefe and dyed vpon a tree Geuynge vs example that with humylyte Euery man should folowe his trace That in heauen wyll clayme a place ¶ Impacient pouerte . Kepe kepe for coxs face . Peace . Why art thou so out of pacience impacyent po . A knaue would haue rested me I owe hym but .xl pence He shall abyde by goddes dere blest . Peace . Take hede my frende thus sayeth the texte In lytle medlyng standeth great rest Therfore paye thy duetye well and honestly With fewe wordes discretely Another tyme ye shall be the better truste impacy . That wyl I neuer do whyle I lyue let him do hys best I had leuer laye all my good to pledge To gete a wryte of pryueldge So may I gy by his nose at large Spyte of his tethe who so euer say nay Peace . This is but a wilfull mynde if thou wilt not paye Thy very duety , whiche can not be denade Geuing of thy wryte and expence in the lawe Wyll cost more then thy duty , this well I knawe Thy dette therewith can not be payde yt is only a deferryng of the payment . impacy . yet the knaue shall not haue his entent . Peace . Thou shalt pay by rightfull iudgement For the lawe is indifferent to euery person impacy . I se thou holdest on his opynion yet I set not by you both a rysshe And I mete the knaue I shall hewe his flesshe Helpe hym thou olde churle and thou can Peace . I se thou art an euyll dysposed man I vtterly forsake thy condycion impacy . Mary auaunt long precious horson I set not by the nor hym , I make God auowe I am as good a man as thou for all thy good Let it be tryed by manhode , and therto I geue the my gloue Peace . Also to warryours I do reproue For peace loueth not to fyght impacyent po . No olde foole , thou hast thy myght For in age is nought els but cowardyse Peace . youth with his courage lyght Nor strenght with multytude I do the plight Are not onely the cause of victory impacy . No good syr , what then . Peace . Grace and good gouernaunce of man For with good discresion they began That were the great wynners of victory impacy . The victory is gotten by discretion I praye you syr shewe me this lesson How to come to rychesse , for that is all my care For I am euer in great necessite Meate and drynke with me is scarsyte No man wyll trust me of a peny And also my clothes are but bare Good syr what say you therin . Peace . I holde it punyshement for thy synne Shew me what is thy name impacy . I am named Impacient pouerte Peace . For soth that may well be Thou art so full of wrath and enuy In thee can growe no grace But yf thou wylt forsake sensualyte And be gouerned by reason , as I shall enduce thee Thou shalt come to rychesse , within shorte space impacy . Shew me that now in this place And therto I wyll agre Peace . Thou must loue thy neyghboure with charite Do vnto hym , no maner of dysease Loke howe thou would he dyd to thee Do to hym no worse in no degree And then thou shalt our lorde please . impacy . Shall I loue hym that loueth not me ? Those that trouble & rebuke me shamfully That wyll I neuer do whyle I lyue . Peace . Thou must charitably all fautes forgeue Wwat soeuer any man to thee saye Let as thou hardest it not , turne thyne care awaye Thou ●halt please god , yf thou so do . impacy . Nay by god there hoo What is he in all this place That wyll do as this man sayde Shewe me or I go yf a man do you a great offence Wyll ye kepe your pacience Naye be god not so I put case I breake your head Wyll ye suffre that in very dede . Peace . to suffer for christes sake I shal haue mede impacy That shall I knowe by goddes breade . Peace . Holde thy hande and kepe pacyence thinke what christe suffered for our offence He was beaten scourged , & spite on with violence And suffered death for our sake yet he toke it paciently He forgaue his death , & praied for his enmys Pater dimite illis , his saying was truely An exam 〈◊〉 vs to take to be meke in harte : beati pauperes spiritu Shall Christe saye full euen . Et venite benediciti : come my blessed chyldren To the kyngdome of heauen . impacy . Syr I thanke you , for your ghostly instruction Vnto your saying , I can make no delayaunce I put me vnder your gouernacion And for my mysdedes , I take greate repentaunce Peace . Then to my sayinge , take good remembraunce Exercyse yourselfe in vertue , from this tyme hence And vnto peace euermore be obedyent Syt before euery sharpe word , a shilde of suffraunce And when tyme is of your concupissaunce impacy . Then pacyfye it with benygne resystaunce Ser gramercy , that ye haue brought me to this estate By your aduertisment I am willing to liue in christes law There as I haue offended him both early & late I serued hym not for loue nor for awe Therfore nowe ryght well I knowe That pouerte and mysery that I my lyfe in leade yt is but only punyshement for my mysdeade Peace . Nowe or we any further procede Holde this vesture and put it on thee From henceforth thou shalt be called prosperytie Prospe . I thanke god and you I am in felicite Peace . Now vnto you I shall here shewe Of suche thynges as ye shall eschewe Fyrst your soule loke that ye kepe cleane Beware of mysrule in any wyse Playe not at caylles , cardes nor dyse Also from miswomen , for by them mischefe may ryse As it doeth often , thys dayly is sene Haunte no tauernes , nor sytte not vp late Let no hassardes nor riotours , with you be checke mat For then wyll enuy come , and make debate The whiche shall cause great troble Be plentyfull of suche as god hath sent Vnto the poore people geue with good intente For euery peny that is so spent God wyll sende the double . Take hede and do as I haue sayde Prospe . Syr therwith I holde me well apayde As ye haue commaunded me it shall be done Peace . Then let vs departe for a season plyenede I wyll be your protection . Exiunt ambo Haboum . Ioye and solace be in this hall Is there no man here that knoweth me at all I am beloued both with great and small Haboundaunce is my name I haue all thynges as me lyst Meate drynke , and cloth of the best Golde and syluer , full is euery chest In fayth I wyll not layne I thynke ye knowe not my wayes Howe I gette goodes nowe a dayes By a propre meane Thynke you that I woulde Lende eyther syluer or golde That daye shall not be sene But I wyll lende them ware That shal be both badde and deare Not worth the money he shall pay And yf he can no suerte get Of my ware he getteth ryght nought Without a good pledge he laye Then wyll I for myne auayle He shall make a byll of sayle To me full bought , and solde yf the daye be exspyred and paste Then wyll I holde it faste He shall not haue it though he would this crafte I haue longe vsed And some men do not yet refuse it this is openly knowne What is he in all this towne that wyll lende without synguler commodst Shoulde I tende without a profyte Nay than I holde nought worth my wytte . Conscy . All this ye saye , is agaynst conscience Haboum . Conscience quod a , nay then shal we neuer thryue For I knowe hym not alyue By conscience that commeth to substaunce I haue all maner of marchaundy I sell for longe dayes to them that are nedy And for the payment I haue good suertye Bounde in statute marchaunce Because I maye forbeare I sell my ware so deare I make fourty of twenty in halfe a yeare Other men do so as well as I. Conscy . Euen synne , vary shame mary fye These goodes are gotten vntrewely Many a man is vndone therby To take this ware to deare Haboum . They seke to me both farre and neare Me thynke it is a good dede To helpe a man at his nede Yet I haue other meanes Wherby to gette great gaynes I thynke ye knowe not that Conscy . I no God wote Habost . No ye are but an ydyote I solde a man as muche ware , as came to .xl. pondue And in an oblygacion , I had hym bounde To pay me at a certayne daye And whan the bargayne was made playne Myne owne seruaunt , bought the same ware againe For the thyrde penny it coste , ye wote what I meane But was not this a wyse waye ? Conscy . Thou shalt repent it another daye I charge the as farre as I maye Suche false wayes neuer begynne Haboum . Wherfore this is no synne yt is playne byeng and sellyng Lawfull it is for a man to wynne Els ryche shall he neuer be . Enuye . Wynnyng to be hadde , with due suffycience In trewe byeng and sellyng , is not to discommende But for thy false vsuri , thou art cursed in the sentence I praye God geue thee grace for to amende . Conscy . Is euery man accursed , that doeth bye and sell Then shall no man with marchaundyse mell Howe shall the worlde then be vpholde Haboum . Nay syr , amysse ye do vnderstande me All those that occupy false vsurye And transgresseth the lawes of God by iniquitie All suche are accursed I you tolde As for byeng and sellyng , nedes must be And God commaunded to lende to them that are nedy So it be not to their iniurye For luker to theym solde . Haboum . Howe shoulde I sell , shewe me your wayes Conscy . ye may not sell the dearer for dayes yf ye do , it is contrarye to Goddes lawes Haboum . It is vsed in oure Countrey Conscy . yt is the more pytie One suche is able to destroye a Cytye And God shewe not his great mercy All suche are dampned by his equite Haboum . God forfende that should be Howe shall men do that be of great reputacion Whiche kepe theyr goodes on this same fashyon By vsury , dysceyte and by extorcion I do so my selfe , wherfore shoulde I lye Conscy . Thou mayst be the more sorye Haboum . It is so nowe , what remedy Conscy . Doo make restytucion Haboum . What call ye restytucion ? Conscy . Restore suche goodes as ye haue gotten wrongfully by oppression . Then shall I haue lyttle in my possession I wyll make God amendes , another waye I wyll faste and I wyll praye And I wyll geue almes euery daye That I haue done amysse , I am sory therfore Conscy . This is not sufficient , thou must restore Quia non dimittitur peccatum Nisi restituatur ablatum ye must restore to them , ye haue offended vnto haboun . Then I shall shewe you what I shall doo I wyll put it in my Testamente That myne executours shall paye and content For wyle I lyue I wyll not haue my good spente For yf I do I am but spylte Conscy . Make amendes man for thy gylte Rather spyll thy body then thy soule Haboum . Men of substaunce ar a shamed to fall Conscy . That causeth them to rest in their synne Haboum . yet euer with thy strongest parte renneth the ball Conscy . yesterday thou canst not agayne call when thou art dead the gate of mercy is shut thou cannot come in Haboum . Then let hym stande without Conscy . So of thy soule thou hast no doute Haboum . When thou seest my soule torne set on a cloute yf falshode , vsury , and extorcion should not route Thousandes in this realme should be put out The thyrde parte should not byde by saynt Paule Conscy . yet often falshode hath a greate fall An example by kyng Achab with this sothe Desyred the vyneyarde of that poore man Naboth By counsell of Iezabell that kynges wyfe Bycause he would not sell his possession Of two false witnesses he was peached of hye treason And through the mouth of a false quest it rane which caused the poore man to lese both lande & lyfe After that of goddes owne byddyng Came Helas the prophete to Achab the kyng Saying he shoulde haue euyll endyng And so he had , for by the waye as he rode He fell and brake his necke , where dogges lapped his blode this example to al vsurers & opp̄ssours as thinketh me contrary Shul cause them of god sore a dred to be . haboun . Syr ye preache very holyly , but your dedes be often contrary ye be so acquaynted with couetouse and symony That maketh vs to take the same waye Conscy . So euery euyll disposed parsone doth saye The fraylte of man doeth often offende then call for grace , and shortly amende Therfore I counsell thee to pretende to repente and be sory for thy mysdede Haboum . yet thus I wyll my lyfe lede For of your saying I take no hede ye wyll mucker vp both golde and treasure ye haue ryches without measure And of the fleshe ye haue your pleasure ye can find no wayes to amend your selfe I you insure Therfore rebuke not me for my synne ne good God be with you , you shall not rule me Conscy . O dule wytte plunged by ignoraunce Regardyng nothyng by ghostly instruction Setting more his mynde on worldly substaunce Then to the euerlastyng lyfe that is to come God wyll stryke when he lyst , ye know not how sone therfore to euery man this counsell I geue To be sory of your synne , & do penaunce while ye liue ¶ Here cometh enuye runnyng in laughyng , & saith to conscience . Enuye . Nowe in faith I would ye had be there Conscy . Where should I haue be . Enuye . A better sporte ye neuer se . Conscy . Where at laughe ye so faste Enuye . He to go and she after . And within a whyle he cought her He toke of here an incroke And chopte her on the hele with his fote Anone be whypte her on the backe A horsone quod she , playest thou me that And with her hele she gaue hym a s●at That he was fayne to go backe agayne Conscy . Good felowe thou arte to blame Suche wordes to haue no good thou can . Enuye . I sayde it to make you sporte and game I crye you mercy , I was to blame I se ye are some vertuous man Conscy . Shortely hence that waye thou came For here thou shalt not be Enuye . Good Lorde some succour thou send me That I be no not out caste Conscy . What is thy name , shortly shewe me Enuye I dare not syr , by Christ Iesu Except ye kepe it pryuely . Conscy . Feare not say on hardely Enuye . Syr my ryght name is charytie Sometyme beloued I was with the spiritualtie But nowe couetouse & simony doth them so auaunce That good institucion is turned to other ordinaunce And bonum exemplum , is put to suche hinderaunce That there I dare not apeare Conscy . Symony is nowe in the spiritualtye Bonus pastor ouium , therto wyll see Therfore me thynke this is a lye In holy Churche symony can not abyde Enuye . He goth in a cloke he can not be espyed And couetouse so craftely doeth prouyde that bonus pastor ouium , is blind & wil not see Conscy . That ye speake is vpon enuy Therfore I thinke ye be not Charytie For charitie alwaye wyll saye the beste Enuye . Amonges them can I haue no reste Conscy . Howe do ye with the temporaltie Enuye . There is pryde , slowth and lechery Which putteth me from that place Conscy . Then be ye with the communaltie Enuye . They despyse me vtterely One of them loue no another The syster can not loue the brother Ne the chylde the father ne mother There I dare not showe my face . Conscy . This is to me a straunge case What heare ye by conscience . Enuye . Spiritual & temporal set against him maruaylously Marchauntes , men of law & artyfycers of euery degre They wyll hange hym and they hym espye Such exclemacion goeth through this realme round Conscy . Why what faute haue they founde with hym so to do enuye . His wytte is nought , they say also Euery man putteth his wyll therto To banyshe hym for euer . Consci I knowe well it is not as ye saye For I am conscience the hye iudge of the lawe Enuye . Be ye conscience , alas that euer I this day sawe yf ye be taken , ye shal be hanged and drawe For they haue vtterly put you downe And set couetyse in your rowme Subtylte the scrybe his owne cosyn Consci And falshed the somner , for the courtes promocion . Enuye I maruayle wherfore this was done When riches came before you that muche wyl pay There he had lyued in synne many a day ye should for mony lette hym go quyte a waye And put hym to no shame Let pouerte do penaunce for a lyttle offence He is not able to promote you of .xx. pence Then should ye haue kept your resydence And gotten your selfe a good name . Consc Who so doeth they are to blame In mysorderyng them in suche wyse enuye . y wis cosyn I shewe you as now is the guyse For by couetyse muche people doeth vp ryse whiche is against both you and me Conscy . Charyte I praye you shewe what remedy In this matter for me may be founde enuye . Shortly get you to wyldernes , or some other region For they wyll hange you vp at the Tyborne If they fynde you in this place And I muste departe also Consci This is to me muche sorowe and wo I wyll go into some farre countre Fare well gentyll cosyn charyte enuye . I shall praye for you , praye ye forme This is an heauy departyng E●plorat I can in no wyse forbeare wepyng yet kesse me or ye go For sorowe my harte wyll breke in two Is he gone , then haue at laughyng Asyr is not this a ioly game That conscience doeth not knowe my name Enuy in fayth I am the same what nedeth me for to lye I hate conscient , peace loue and reste Debate and stryfe that loue I beste Accordyng to my properte when a man loueth well his wyfe I brynge theym at debate and stryfe This is sene daylye Also betwene syster and brother There shall no neyghbour loue another where I dwell bye And nowe I tell you playne Of one man I haue dysdayne Prosperyte men do hym call He is nye of my blood And he to haue so muche worldly good That greueth me worst of all prospe Iesus that is both stedfast and stable Euer perseueraunt and neuer mutable He saue this congreacion . enuye . welcome pouerte by coxs passion Ho we haue ye done this many a daye Prospe . I thanke god as well as any man may ye call me wrong my name ia prosperyte Enuye . Prosperyte with an euyll happe Howe the deuyll fortunest that I knewe the impacient pouertie prospe . Whatsoeur I was let that matter pas And take me as I am . enuye . I crye you mercy I was to blame To call you by your olde name yet all these people thynke ye are the same Impacient pouertie as I sayd before prospe . Auaunt I tell the , I am a gentylman bore If I here the reporte suche wordes anymore Thou shalt be punyshed lyke a knaue . enuye . A knaue quod , a cors passion I am your owne cosyn And nye of your consanguynyte . prospe . Thou and I are not of one affinyte . enuye . If I were a ryche man , ye would not saye so by me ye wold then saye I were your next kynsman on lyue Prospe . I saye go hence and make no more stryfe I set not by suche a pore haskarde enuye . Syr do not you knowe my name Prospe . I knowe the not by saynt Iame. Enuye . Charyte in fayth I am the same what nedeth me for to lye I am your cosen and so wyll I dye ye may be glad suche a kynsman to haue prospe . Shall we haue more a do yet thou knaue I charge the neuer knowe me for thy kynne enuye . I praye you a worde or I go prospe . Saye on shortly then haue I do enuye . Syr , I haue of golde thre hundreth pounde In a bagge faste y bounde At home loked in my cheste I purpose to go to Ierusalem ye shall kepe it tyll I come agayne I putte you best in truste . prospe Cosyn I would fayne do the beste Because ye are nere of my bloode enuye . what , are ye nowe in that moode Nowe I am your kynsman because of my good Before of me he had dysdayne prospe . As fore that I was to blame I knew you not , be not angrye ye are welcome to me cosyn charytie enuye . Then all these matters let be I come hyther with you to dwell ye must haue moseruntes I do you tell Suche as were necessare for your person prospe . I am content after your prouysion In euery thyng let it be done As ye thynke moste expedient enuye . Syr I shall do myne entent To gett you seruauntes mo Prospe . I prraye you hertely it may be so A lytle season I wyll from you go To solace me with some recreacion Exit Enuye . He that sytteth aboue the mone Euermore be in your protection Aha here is a sporte for a Lorde That prosperytie and I be well at accorde I shall bryng his thryft vnder the borde I truste within short space For it greueth my harte ryght sore He hath so muche treasure in store And I haue neuer the more I must fynde some proper shyfte That from his good he may be lyfte To bryng hym to misrule I holde it beste For he can sone bryng it to passe Here mysrule syngeth without commyng in How what rutterkin haue we her I would he were our subchauntere Because he can so well synge Feytes bone shere pour lamour de asynt Iohn mysru . Mon ●uer iocunde is set on a mery pynne By my trouthe I am disposed to reuelyng Enuye . So me thynketh by your commyng in What mysrule where hast thou bene many yeres By my trouth euen amonges my peres mysru . By my trouth euen amonges my peres I came now stragiht from the stewes From lytle prety I one Lorde that she is a prety one Enuye . Holde thy peace let that alone Harke a worde or twayne to the I dwell nowe with prosperitie whiche hath muche worldly treasure If thou can contryue in thy thought Howe that he may be brought to nought In all this worlde I desyre no more . misrule . Tushe take no thought therfore I con prouyde for that in the best wyse Enuye . Then let me heare thy deuyce misrule . I wyll brynge hym to classhe , cardes and dyse And to propre trulles that be wanton and nyce which wyll not be kept at a small pryce Howe thynkest thou , wyll not this do well . Enuye . yes but harken in counsell Thou must chaunge thy name mysru . I wyll saye I hyt myrth Enuye And I wyll saye thesame Peace whyst I se hym come Prospe God saue all this honorable company enuye . Syr you be welcome by our blessed 〈◊〉 I haue thought for you full longe Here is gentylman , I praye you for my sake Say he is welcome & into your seruice him take For great courtesy he can Prospe . Syr you be welcome , geue me your hande And shew me what is your name mysru . Syr my name is myrth Beloued with lordes and ladyes of byrth At euery tryumphe I am them with They can me not ones forbeare Enuye . And ye had sought this thousand yeare Suche another ye shall not fynde wherfore I counsell you in my mynde Let hym dwell with you for one yer . prospe . At your request I am content Suche a prete man for me were expedient And of his counsell fayne woulde I here . mysrule Syr ye must synge and daunce & make good chere I would ye had some propre wenche That were yonge and lusty at a pynche Here hele were not so brode as an ynche She would quycken your courage prospe . Peace hath forbydden me the outrage Enuye . He would set you at dotage Because he is olde and nature is paste He would nowe euer man should faste yf ye do so ye do but waste And vnto you no mede mysrule A strawe for hym , ye haue no nede Of hym to stande in awe or drede A meryer lyfe nowe maye ye lede Therfore be at your owne lybertye Prospe . By my trouthe I may say to thee Syte I to hym dyd assent Had I neuer mery day But lyued in feare and drede alwaye Nothyng to myne entente Another whyle I wyll me sporte Synge and daunce to my comforte . enuye . And amonge mery company do resort For that shall length your lyfe mysrule Spare neyther mayde ne wyfe Take both and they come in your waye Enuye . Of with this lewde araye yt becometh you nought by this daye prosper By my trouth euen as you saye ye mary nowe am I well apayde Me thynketh I am properly arayde yf I had a propre trul she should be asaid In the worshype of the new yere Enuye . Russhe vp mutton for beefe is deare Haue and reuell and chaunce : misrule . Now let vs both synge and daunce Wyll ye haue a frenche rounde Prospe . And thou shalt se me bounce aboue the grounde Hey with reuell dashe Peace What prosperite is it come hereto Prospe . What deuyll of hell hast thou to do Shall I not make mery when me lyste . Peace . yet I saye beware of had I wyst Enuye . Hens ye knaue or els thou shalt lycke my fyst I trowe thy head wolde haue some knockes Prospe Go set hym in a payre of stockes That I hym no more se . Peace . yet man I saye remember thee And thynke what I to the haue sayde . Escheue euermore these ryatours company And be ruled by reason as I thee badde Put from the these two parsons by whom thou art lad Enuy & mysrule with theyr sinful & great abusyon Which if thou wylt not forsake , will be thy confuison Prospe . Auaunt lorden , and take this for a canclusion These men fro me thou shalt not seperate Go out of my syght or by coxs passion I shall laye the faste in newegate Peace . It is better to forsake them betyme then to late This knaue would haue a broken pate misrule . Let me alone by goddes bread This same sworde shall stryke of his head . I praye you hence that ye were rydde Prospe . Shortly haue hym out of my syght A lytle whyle geue me respyte Peace . And take hede what I do saye Remembre in what condicion thou was when I fyrst mette the in this place Full symple in poore araye Nowe by the grace of god and counsel of me Thou art come to great prosperyte And so mayst contynue vntyll thou dye yf thou wysely take hede Let not sensualyte lede the brydell Be occupyed in vertue , and be not ydell The better shalt thou procede These wreches wyll thy goodes spende and waste then shalt thou be taken for an out caste And mocked and scorned with moste and leest Then wyll no man the helpe at nede Enuye . A syr euyll mote thou spede That so can rede his destanye . misrule Wyll ye suffre this knaue in your companye Then god be with you I wyll forsake you prospe . Go hence or in fayth I shall make you . Peace . Then to almyghty god I betake you enuye . Let me come to that bragg●r I shall thrust him thorowe the ars with my dagger ( And here the face Peace out of the place ) Howe saye ye , was not this a good face To dryue a knaue out of the place mysrule In fayth thou made hym runne a pace Thou loked as thou hade bene madde Prospe . Nowe by my trouth my harte is gladde Some mynstrell nowe I woulde we hadde To reuell and daunce , for by saynt ● hadde I am so lyght me thinke I flee . enuye . ye mary so shoulde it be For nowe I holde you wyse . Syr and ye wyll do by myne aduyse mysrule Let vs go strayght to the floure delyce There shall ye fynde a man wyl playe at dyce with you for an hundreth pounde . prospe . What man is he misrule Colehassarde came late from beyond the see Ragged and torne in a garded cote And in his purse neuer a grote And now he goeth lyke a lorde Prospe . I praye thee tell at one worde Is he a gentylman bore . Enuye . Tusshe take no thought therfore For be he gentylman knaue or boye yf he come here with a tryfle , or a toye He can no money lacke Prospe . Now by the bread that god brake I thynke longe tyll I hym se Myrth go before and ordayne a good dysshe One of flesshe another of fysshe enuye . Nay let all be flesshe A yonge pullet tender and nesshe That neuer came on broche , haue with the or thou go mysrule What shall I haue ? enuye . Foure quarters of a knaue Rosted vpon a spytte Exit mysrule . Prospe Now by my trouth and Colhassard wyll sytte I wyll play as l●nge as an hundreth pound wyll laste Enuye . And ye wyll play an hundreth pound at a cast He wyll kepe you playe . prospe . Then let vs go our waye I syt on thornes tyll I come there enuye . That shall make your thryfte full bare prosperi What wyll it do Enuye . I saye we shall haue good chere When we come there . Exunt ambo . Se●ce . When phebus draweth into the occydentall And obserued with clowdes mysty and darke Then trees , herbes , and grasse , by course naturall want their chefe confort , thus sayth many a clacke And lykewyse that man in his warke Is destytute of reason , folowyng sensuall operacion The last tyme I was in this place Prosperite vnto mysrule put his hole confydence He regarded not my counsell , he lacked grace which in tyme coming shal turne him to inconuenience with hassarders , and ryotters , he kepeth resydence At clashe and cardes with al vnthryfty game whyche in contynuaunce shall bryng hym to shame To hym yet I wyll resorte yf he be brought in pouertie I shall do hym all the comforte And all the helpe that lyeth in me I wyll neuer reste tyll I hym se But seke about from place , to place And bryng hym to some better grace . Exit mysru . Colhassarde arte then there Horeson knaue wylt thou not appere By my trouth I had went to haue founde hym here I holde hym gone some other waye And where is enuy I can not hym espye I trowe he is with prosperytie Prosperyte , nay , I may call hym folysshe pouertie As wyse as a drake I haue brought hym to dyce , cardes , and clashe And euer on his syde ranne the losse That he is not worthe a hendfull of mosse Neyther hath not a hole brat to his backe enuye . Passion of god is it come to that This tydynges maketh my harte gladde mysru . In fayth he hath neyther golde , syluer , ne plate Colhassarde and I be both at one He promysed me to haue halfe the game that euery thyng shall be deuyded in twayne He to haue the one halfe and I the other Enuye . Then let vs be partoners as brother and brother mysru . I can not saye , tyll colhassarde come then shall we knowe , both all and some Colhassarde . Here is a bagge of golde so rounde Here in is two thousand pounde Of prosperyte me it wonne what man with me is able to make comparyson Nowe shall I take a marchauntes place to occupy I truste within shorte space To be in credence with Englyshmen And when I am so well betruste I may borowe so muche as me luste A subtyll crafte then fynde I muste to conuaye vnder coloure lyke fre men enuye . Herke this knaue so proude and stoute that hadde not to his arse a hole cloute when he came to this land , & now hath brought about To compare with a state mysrule Nowe muste I haue halfe money and halfe plate Calhas . Nay by god there thou spake to late None thereof from me shall scape then had I lyued to longe mysrule Thou promysed me , when thou began Halfe thy wynnyng I shall haue Colhas . Holde thy peace lewde knaue knowest thou to whome thou doest speake mysrule A horeson thy head shall I breake Enuye . For the passion of god sobre your mode I feare shedyng of knaues bloude ¶ Here they fight & rune al out of the place And then entreth prosperiti poorely & saieth pouerte O Iesu what maye this meane My goodes are spent and wasted away Also my men are from me clene I se them not this seuen nyghtes daye As longe as I myght spende and paye They helde me vp with false dyssimulacion And nowe they forsake me in my moste trybulacion Enuye . Come for cox● bones , why tary ye so longe mysrule In faith I come as as faste as I can I am so angry I wot not what to do That yonder knaue scaped from me so enuye . What knaue is this I holde hym some spye pouerty I am your mayster , knowe ye not me Enuye . Thou art come late out of marshall see mysrule Me thynke his hayre groweth thorowe his hode pouerte Alas Collhassarde hath wonne all my good And lefte me neuer a groate Enuye . Mary so me thynke , ye haue chaunged your coate But nowe ye haue one vauntage . what is that . Enuye . your executours shall not stryue for your goode another daye pouerte Nor theues shall not robbe you goyng by the waye Thus ye shall stande out of doute mysrule Hens ragged knaue or thou shalt beare me a clout His clothes smell all of the smoke Enuye Nowe by saynt Hewe that holy bisshoppe This matter is well brought to passe He is nowe a knaue as he was Fyrst a knaue , and then a man And nowe he is a knaue agayne pouerte . Why saye ye so ye be to blame I am your maister prosperytie mysrule Auaunt lorell and euyll to the Get the out of this company Begynnest thou nowe to make comparison enuye . Let hym be your vnder page Geue hym meate and drynke and no wage Go brushe his gowne & make clene his shone mysrule Well knaue canst thou no courteysye enuye . He hath suche a dysease in his knee He can not chaunge a man a groate It is not as ye wene mysrule Come and se my shone made clene Enuye . By my fayth he shall wype myne mysrule This knaue is not mete for me yt greueth my harte when I hym se I wyll go hence and leue you twayne For enuy thou mayst with pouertie rayne . Exit Enuye . Nay I had rether he were slayne . I am gone as sone as ye Exit pouerte Abyde styll with me gentyll charyte O to whome should I sewe , to whom shulde I plete O mortall worme wrapped all in wo As a man all mortyfyed , and mased in my wytte I a captyfe in captyuite , lo fortune is my foo I am in endlesse sorowe , alas what shall I do these captiues thorow their councel & false imaginacion Haue brought me to nought that was of gret reputacion Wo worth the tyme that I them knew I may well syghe , and saye alas For now I fynde these wodes full trewe That peace shewed me here in this place I regarded not his councell , I lacked grace wherfore nedy pouerty on me doth blow his horne That euery man and woman doth laugh me to scorne Example to all yonge men when they take in hande To occupye in the world for your behofe Loke wysely before , and also vnderstande Euil company destroyeth man , on me ye se the profe Make a sure foundacyon , or ye set vp the rofe Of a good & vertuous beginning cometh a good ending And euermore beware of vnmesurable spending . Here entreth the Somner . Some . I assyte you in our court to appeare pouerte I pray you tell me wherfore Som. ye be a great slaunderer and full of enuy pouerty There wyll no man say so but you Some . what wylt thou geue me and thou shalt go quyte pouerte By my trouth I haue not one myte Some Then open penaunce and thou art lyke pouerte By my trouth I sclander no man Some . Then come & scuse thy selfe as well as thou can Heboundaunce entreth . Haboum . What man is he that can me dysmay For I optayne all thyng at my wyll Or dare any thyng agaynst me saye what soeuer I do be it good or yll For yf he do he were better be styll I shall hym punyshe be it ryght or wronge For with in my purse , I can both saue and hang To repunge agaynst me he were better be styl I haue a propre trull for my pastaunce In my chamber I her kepe , both nyght and daye My neyghbours therwith , taketh great greuaunce yet I kepe her styll whosoeuer say nay Howe be it there is one a poore caytyfe I heare saye Hath me accused in the courte spyritual And it cost me a . C.li. punyshe hym I shal Some . Open synne must haue open penaunce God spede my mayster haboundaunce Haboum . what knaue art thou with a very mischaunce That cometh in so homely . Som. Syr I praye you be not angry I am an offycer of the spiritualte There is vpon you a great scleaunder ye kepe another mans wife in your chambre And lyue in great aduoutrye Haboum . what wretches doeth so saye by me Some . it is openly knowen euery where Before my maister I charge you to appere Vpon a boke there shall ye swere whether it be so or no Haboum . what is the beste for me to do Rather than I to the courte wyll go I had ●euer spende twenty pounde Some Syr if suche a waye may be founde To excuse you , what wyll ye then saye Haboum . Now therof hartely I the praye Some . ye shall come home to my maisters place And saye that ye be put vp of malyce Thrust mony in his hande a pace And so shall ye go quyte awaye Haboun For thy counsell gramercy : holde here is .xl pence . Some Come on sir I wil do my dyligence . exiunt ambo Here entreth the sumner againe , and pouerte foloweth him with a candell in his hande doyng penaunce about the place . And then sayeth the somner . Rowme syrs auoydaunce