[Liberty and Health returneth back with Wealth.
Wealth. Sirs! you will have both God's blessing;
So are ye worth for your praying;
Ye are well disposed, and of good living—
I will love you the better alway.
Ill-W. Sir! this do we use every day;
For Wealth, Health, and Liberty to pray.
This same is my brother to you I [say]:
He is an hard honest man!
Wit. Forsooth, master! I am his brother;
To be your servant was my coming hither;
As long as we could be together
Ye shall not perish than.
Health. To have you both to service I am content. C1,v.
How say you, Liberty? will you thereto consent?
Will and Wit God hath us lent:
We may be glad of them.
Lib. If we should refuse Will and Wit
We were to blame; for they be fit.
Therefore, by my will they shall not flit:
They be welcome to me.
Ill-W. God thank you, masters, all three!
Ye shall find us poor, but true we cannot be—
My tongue stumbles, I cry you mercy!—
We will be true, I should say.
Wealth. Sirs, go your way home, unto one place!
And we will hie us after a-pace;
And when we come, we shall set you in case
To have a living alway.
Health. Then look ye do both truly and just;
For we must put you in great trust;
All our household guide ye must:
Behave you[r]self well.
Wit. Masters, fear not! for I have wit enough
To beguile myself, and to beguile you;
I have beguiled many one, I may say to you:
I pray you keep that in counsel.