YOUTH.
Hie thee apace and come again,
And bring with thee that noble swain.
RIOT.
Lo, Master Youth, here he is,
A pretty man and a wise;
He will be glad to do you good service
In all that ever he may.
YOUTH.
Welcome to me, good fellow,
I pray thee, whence comest thou?
And thou wilt my servant be,
I shall give thee gold and fee.
PRIDE.
Sir, I am content, i-wis,
To do you any service
That ever I can do.
YOUTH.
By likelihood thou should do well enou';
Thou art a likely fellow.
PRIDE.
Yes, sir, I warrant you,
If ye will be ruled by me,
I shall you bring to high degree.
YOUTH.
What shall I do, tell me,
And I will be ruled by thee.
PRIDE.
Marry, I shall tell you:
Consider ye have good enou'
And think ye come of noble kind;
Above all men exalt thy mind;
Put down the poor, and set nought by them;
Be in company with gentlemen;
Get up and down in the way,
And your clothes look they be gay;
The pretty wenches will say then,
Yonder goeth a gentleman;
And every poor fellow that goeth you by,
Will do off his cap, and make you courtesy:
In faith, this is true.
YOUTH.
Sir, I thank thee, by the rood,
For thy counsel that is so good;
And I commit me even now
Under the teaching of Riot and you.
RIOT.
Lo, Youth, I told you
That he was a lusty fellow.