Everyman, good morrow, by this day: Sir, why lookest thou so piteously? If anything be amiss, I pray thee, me say, That I may help to remedy. EVERYMAN. Yea, good Fellowship, yea; I am in great jeopardy. FELLOWSHIP. My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company. EVERYMAN. That was well spoken and lovingly. FELLOWSHIP. Sir, I must needs know your heaviness; I have pity to see you in any distress: If any have you wronged, ye shall revenged be, Though I on the ground be slain for thee; Though that I know before that I should die. EVERYMAN. Verily, Fellowship, gramercy. FELLOWSHIP. Tush! by thy thanks I set not a straw; Show me your grief, and say no more. EVERYMAN. If I my heart should to you break, And then you to turn your mind fro me, And would not me comfort, when ye hear me speak, Then should I ten times sorrier be. FELLOWSHIP. Sir, I say as I will do in deed. EVERYMAN. Then be you a good friend at need; I have found you true here-before. FELLOWSHIP. And so ye shall evermore; For in faith, and thou go to hell, I will not forsake thee by the way. EVERYMAN. Ye speak like a good friend, I believe you well; I shall deserve it, and I may. FELLOWSHIP. I speak of no deserving, by this day; For he that will say and nothing do, Is not worthy with good company to go: Therefore show me the grief of your mind, As to your friend most loving and kind. EVERYMAN. I shall show you how it is: Commanded I am to go a journey, A long way, hard and dangerous; And give a strait account without delay Before the High Judge Adonai;[81] Wherefore, I pray you, bear me company, As ye have promised in this journey. FELLOWSHIP. That is matter indeed; promise is duty; But, and I should take such a voyage on me, I know it well, it should be to my pain: Also it make[s] me afeard certain. But let us take counsel here as well as we can, For your words would fear a strong man. EVERYMAN. Why, ye said, if I had need, Ye would me never forsake, quick ne dead, Though it were to hell truly. FELLOWSHIP. So I said certainly; But such pleasures be set aside, the sooth to say, And also if ye took such a journey, When should we come again? EVERYMAN. Nay, never again till the day of doom. FELLOWSHIP. In faith, then will not I come there: Who hath you these tidings brought? EVERYMAN. Indeed, Death was with me here. FELLOWSHIP. Now, by God that all hath bought, If Death were the messenger, For no man that is living to-day I will not go that loath journey, Not for the father that begat me. EVERYMAN. Ye promised otherwise, pardy. FELLOWSHIP. I wot well I said so truly, And yet if thou wilt eat and drink, and make good cheer, Or haunt to women the lusty company, I would not forsake you, while the day is clear, Trust me verily. EVERYMAN.