WEALTH. Why, Wealth is free everywhere: what need I serve you? My lord is a freeman, if that may do me good.
SIMPLICITY.
I cry you mercy, master boy: then, your master is free of the Lord's
Company, and you serve him, that you may be a lord, when you come out
of your years.
WIT.
Wealth is a proud boy, gaffer: what say you to me?
SIMPLICITY.
Thy name is Wit: wilt thou dwell with me?
WIT.
If I like your name and science, perchance we'll agree.
SIMPLICITY. Nay, my name and mine honesty is all one: it is well known. He's a very fool that cannot beguile me, for my name is Simplicity.
WILL.
Goads,[244] gaffer! were you not a mealman once, and dwelt with Lady
Conscience?
SIMPLICITY.
Yes, for want of a better.
WILL.
What, a better man?
SIMPLICITY.
No; for want of a better mistress: she was as very a fool as I.
We dwelt so long together, that we went both on begging.