that maner alwayes,
But for a recreation,

Wealth Brother what ſoeuer ye ſay to me.
I wyll heare you paciently
I am content and I thanke you hartely
Begyn and ſay your pleaſure

Health I thanke you hartely then wyll I
Some what unto my purpoſe apply
Though welth be praiſed marualufly 50
Yet to myne underſtanding.
Welth is mutable, and that iu ſhame
And welth is hauty and proude of name
Welth is cruell, and in great blame
For welth ts euer wauerynge.

Wealth. To whom haue I doone any harme can ye ſay,
Ye ſtander me nowe, yet I truſt I may
Aunſwere for my ſelte in euery maner way
Ye wyl not deny that?

Health God forbyd but ye ſhould do ſo 60
And ye may doo it whether I wyl or no
Inlykewiſe, I muſt anſwer you alſo
When ye ſay not true.
Though I be but to you a poore man
yet helth I height, the ſame I am
That is deſyred vniuerſally than
Some calles me as good as you

Welth. As I, mary ther in deede ye do compare.
Such wordes myght brynge you ſoone in care
Lewde parſon, thouart not ware 70
Of what ſubſtaunce I am

Health. Yes I can tell what you are, be not dyſpleaſed
welth is of great ſubſtaunce, that cannot be denyed
yet ſhew your comodities, and ye ſhalbe anſwerrd
I promyſe you wellh is fugitiue.

wealth What ſayſt thou, am I a fagetyue
I was neuer ſo taken vp in my lyfe
Nor called vnſure, well I wyll make no ſtryfe
yet where as thou doſt ſay,
Thai I ſhould ſhow my commodityes alwayes 80
The beſt for my ſelfe wherof I aſke prayſe
yf I ſhoulde ſtand her all my lyfe dayes
yet I coulde not ſay.
Nor halfe the benefites that commeth of me
yt cannot be tolde nor reſyted ſhortly
Welth is the floure of althing earthly
That you cannot denye.
Ferſte god ſaue, our ſoueraine Ladye the Queene
With all the counſel and all that with them bene
Am not I welth with them euer at ene 90
Who ſhould be there but I?
Men of the lawe, and ioly rych marchauntes
There be welthy both of goodes and lands,
Without comparyſon is in their handes
I welth hatg all freaſure.

Health. O good ſyr, of whom commeth all this
Of god only, to you no thanke Iwys
And yet mans welth ſtands not all in ryches
I dare ſaye that boldly,
Whan a man hath a cempetent liuing 100
with the grace of god that paſſeth all thyng
Loue of his neyghbour, and good reporting
Then is he welthy,
Welth of goodes is but a fame
Ye is welthy that hath a good name
Euery wyſe man wyll coueyte the ſame
For otherwelth I not reche
yf a man haue neuer ſo much good name
Euerywiſe man wyll coueyte the ſame
if his dtſpoſicions be nought and wood 110
Then he is but a wretch,

Welth. Nay thou art a wretch, and a foole vnwyſe
welth of ryches thus to deſpyſe
Doeſt thou not ſe all the worlde aryſe
By goodes and ſubſtaunce
He that hath plenty of ſyluer and golde
May haue all thyng whatſoeuer he woulde
Whan can welth lacke, ſeing all thing is ſolde
And welth is of aſſuraunce.

Health I denye that, your ſaying is nought 120
Grace, heauen, nor cunning, cannot be bought
without great paine, ād good dedes wrought
Els man cannot them haue.

wealth Stop thereat, and hold thy peace
May not men by heauen with richeſſe
As to bylde churches and make bye wayes
Such deedes mans ſoule doth ſaue

Health Yea, but yet ye must marke one thynge
yf theſe goodes came with wronge doyng
Shall ye haue heauen for ſo ſpendynge 130
Or yet any mede.
Nay nay except that man himſelfe doo meeke
And make reſyſtance the ryght honour to ſeeke
Els all ſuch good dedes is not woth a leeke
welth hereof take heede.

wealth. Why thinkeſt thou that all men which hath welth
Getteth theyr goodes with brybry and ſtealeth
Thy reporte is nought therfore Helthe
I counſell thee to ſay the beſt.

Health So I wyll, but yet I muſt ſay true 140
And now a lyttle more I wyll ſay to you
Much ſorowe and care welth doth brewe
He is ſeldome in reſt.
when a man is a lyttle hit and welthy
And hath in his cheſte treaſures plentye
Then wyl he wrangle, and do ſhreudly
By his power and might.
With his neighboures he wyll go to lawe
And a wreke his malyce for valew of ſtrawe
welth is fykle and out nf awe 150
wylfull in wronge or ryght

Welth. Thou ſpeakest with a ſlaunderous tonge
All of euyll wyll, and yet it is wronge
welth in this realme hath bin longe
Of me commeth great honour.
Because that I welth hath great porte
All the worlde, hyther doth resorte
Therfore I welth, am this realmes comfort,
And here I wyll indure.

Helth. So I wold ye ſhould, and I ſhall do the ſame 160
Helth I am called, and that is my name
If I would not abyde heare I were to blame
For here I am well cheriſhed
Yet ſay your ſelfe, nhw indifferenily
And if euery man doo not loue me
Helth as well as welth, yes verely
Therof I dare be reported

Weith. Why ſhould they loue thee? that woulde I knowe
As wel as me, I pray you ſhowe
I am the ſuperiour of hie and lowe 170
No man may compare with me.

Helth. To ſhew why I wyll not be afraied
For I can bide by that I haue ſayde
Yf welthy men be very well apayd
Or muche they ſet you by.
But of welth, if they haue neuer ſo much
Goodes, tryaſure and golde, and be called rych
Yet yfthey lacke helth, there payne is ſuche
That they were better dye.
A man to were golde, and be in payne 180
What ioy hath he? none, but would be fayne
To giue all his treaſure for helth playne
Or els he were very mad:
For if a man be neuer so poure
Yet if he haue helth, that is a treaſure,
Then for his liuing, he may laboure
And in his harte be glad,

Welth. I neuer marked thus muche, nor vnderſtood
That Helth was ſuch a treaſure, and to man ſo good