Chapter 3

+Wyll.+ Herke now do I meruayle by this bread For I weae surely uhat hrlth be dead 830 I saw saw him go with a kercher on his head As he should go at hangyng.

+wytte+ Harke in thine Eare, yf tste horson hap To complayne to him that weres the red cap I feare then shortly he wyl us clap By the heles from our liuingl

+Wyll.+ Nay nay, there is no doubt By hym I haue reported all about That he doth not wel, his good name to put out ylwyl cannot say wel, 840

+remedi.+ Frende therin thou art the more to blam Co staunder me wrongfully, and vndesrrued But or thou drpart thou shalt answere for the same, wher is Welth & liberty, how hast thou th[=e] ordred?

+Wyll+ Qury cicis quest is vn malt ombre Me is vn spy&nardo compoco parlauere.

+Health+ Thou folse chefe is thine English tonge gone as mischeuo[us] il wil & shrewdwit, ye haue destroyd ma ni on

+Wytte.+ Sir hurt not me, & I wiltel you trouth anone This same ia as false a knaue as euer cam [with]in saint Ioh[=e]s 850

+wyll.+ Per amor de my as peca vn poco Eo queris and ar pour lagraunt creae so

+Remdy+ I can not tel what thou dost meae blabbler But [thou] shalt speake English & confesse an other mater,

+Health+ Syr I besech your lordship, in the way of charity Let not fhese thefes escape your hands they haue destroyed us utterly.

+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 shalbe bound for him and me 860 The law sayth plaine, nulla fides contra testes

+Remdi+ that is trouth, but who wilbe witnes or bo[=u]d for the

+Wyll.+ There is three amonge you in this howse I Iyfgo to fetch them quickly

+Wytte.+ They wil come vns[=e]d for I warant you if they wyst

+Remd+ what be theyr names, tel me what they be,

+Wyll.+ That on is Iohn Irische abd Iohn sholer But ful these be honest men all three

+Health+ Trust not their wordes they wyll dessemble styll They are so false and crafty, all theyr intent is yll. 870

+Wyll.+ ye lye falsely I fpeake but right and reason And by the law of armes ye must nedes be tane you are called good remedy which at al feason Sholde leaue to mans lyfe, and maintaine the same we be here both your prisoners wrongfully accused bi defame Kepe one of vs fast let him lye for all That other for frendes and wytnes goo shall.

+wytte,+ Syr let hym not goo and leue me behynde He wyl euer be a false knaue, for I know his mynde

+Wyll.+ Holde thy tonge folish knaue I do not meane so 880

+Remdt+ I here now ye cannot agre, which of you should go

+Wyll.+ No by gods body there shall none go but I

+Wytte.+ Thou playest the knaue it must nedes be I

+Health+ Kepe them safe I pray you for yf they scap againe Many men shal repent it, it shalbe to our payne

+Remdi+ They be here yet, to kepe them fast is myne intent, Haue them away both to prison in continent.

+wyll.+ Lo false knaue this is for thy crafty wif. Now fast by the heeles we are lake to syt.

+Wytte.+ I am content so that I may haue compeny 890 yf I shold behanged, I wold be hãged honest

& goth out

+Remdi+ Go hence with them & bring welth & liberty.

+helth,+ Com away ye theues, now I shals kepe you surely,

& goth out

+Wyll.+ Lock vs vp & kepe vs as fast as ye can yet yll wyl and shrewdwit shalbe with many a man.

+Remdi+ I am halfe ashamed, that long it hath ben sayd That noble men by such wretches hath ben deceiued they did reioyce and iest, and were very well apaide Trusting to scape cleare, and styl for to haue rained But now they shall not so, let them be wel assured 900 That ylwyl and shrewde wyt shal haue but yl rest For wheresoeuer they be I wyll breake theyr nest

+wealth+ In the honour of god we aske you forgeuenes althre we ought to be ashamed to looke you in the face By our foly & negligence, we haue done so vnwisely we were fowle deceyued, we put vs to your grace Thys shaibe a good warding for vs alonge space whan man is wel punished then he wyl beware who that knoweth what nede is, wel after drede care

+Remdi+ I may not blame you gretly for by mine owne reasõ 910 I know ylwyl and shrewdwit deceiueth great & smal yf ye can remãbre thys. and beware a nother season This is a good example and lerning to you all Now serue god and loue him, & for grace euer call And ylwyl and shrewdewyt, from you I shall abstaine ye haue vsed them to longe to your domage and pain.

+health.+ Forsoth syr ye sai trouth, they did vs great displesur Full hard it is to vanquishe the vngrocious ylwyl He is so croked, by flattery, dissulation & such other Mannes mynd is so variable, & glad to report yl 920 I feare many one yet wolde haue him raine styll For some vnto their owne wyl hath so much affection yet the devyl and yl wyl is both of one complexion

+liberty=+ yll wyll is nought, but worse is shrewdwyt For he contryueth al subtil ymanginacien yt were vnpossyble for a man els to doo it shrewdwyt breweth myscef, & false conspyracion He hath put me lyberty in prison, ãd great tribulacion if it had not bene for your good remedi & forbera[=u]ce I & other [that] hath libertie, shold haue b[=e] in duraunce. 930

+Remdi+ Be al of good chere, and haue no mistrust The ende of yl wyl and shrewd wyt is but shame Though they reygne a while, wrongfully and uniust yet truth wyll appeare and their misdedes blame Then wronge is subdued, and good remedy tane Though falsehod cloke, and hide his matters all Craft wyll out and disceite wyll haue a fall Whereas ye are now, in distresse all three Neare were ye brought in case lyke to marre Now haue ye no doubt, yf ye wyll be ruled after me 940 I shal rcstore ye agayne as well as euer ye were Welth kepe styll this realme, looke ye stray not farre And Helth be of good chere, your disease I can soone m[=e]de Liberty now ye be released do no more offend,

+wealth+ Now let vs al thãke god [that] good remedy hath sende Trust to hym only for his grace and goodnes we are forgiuenes of our trespas I trust we wil am[=e]d And cleane forsake syn, foly, and unthriftines th[us] we wil here cõclude, soueraine of your graciousnes we besech you to remyt our negligence, & misbehauor 950 There we haue sayd amis, we cõmit al to your fauor

+Health+ And for your preseruacion hartely we wyl pray your realme to increase, with ioy and tranquility That welth, helth & liberty, may continue here alway By the ouersight and aide of him that is good remdy which willingly doth his deuer, vnder your actoritye As parte here apereth your purpose to maintaine God rontinue his goodnes, that longe he may riagne

+Remdi+ Iesu preserue quene Elizabeth, [that] noble pr[=i]cis worthy Iesu continue her helth long for to endure 960 Iesu indue her w vertue grace & honour Iesu maintaine the lords of [the] co[=u]sel to execute good remedi euer Iesu spede and helpe al them gods honour to further Iesu increase the comunaltie to prosper and doo wel.

FINIS.

End of Project Gutenberg's The Interlude of Wealth and Health, by Anonymous