CHARITY. Sir, I shall tell you-- When Adam had done great trespass, And out of Paradise exiled was; Then all the souls, as I can you tell, Were in the bondage of the devil of hell, Till the Father of heaven, of his great mercy, Sent the Second Person in Trinity Us for to redeem, And so with his precious blood He bought us on the rood, And our souls did save. YOUTH. How should I save it, tell me now, And I will be ruled after you My soul to save. RIOT. What, youth; will ye forsake me? I will not forsake thee. HUMILITY. I shall tell you shortly; Kneel down and ask God mercy, For that you have offended. PRIDE. Youth, wilt thou do so? Follow them, and let us go? Marry, I trow, nay. YOUTH. Here all sin I forsake, And to God I me betake; Good Lord, I pray thee have no indignation, That I, a sinner, should ask salvation. CHARITY. Now thou must forsake Pride, And all Riot set aside. PRIDE. I will not him forsake, Neither early ne late; I ween'd he would not forsake me; But if it will none otherwise be, I will go my way. YOUTH. Sir, I pray God be your speed, And help you at your need. RIOT. I am sure thou wilt not forsake me, Nor I will not forsake thee. YOUTH. I forsake you also, And will not have with you to do. RIOT. And I forsake thee utterly: Fie on thee, caitiff, fie! Once a promise thou did me make, That thou would me never forsake, But now I see it is hard For to trust the wretched world; Farewell, masters, everychone. HUMILITY. For your sin look ye mourn, And evil creatures look ye turn; For your name, who maketh inquisition, Say it is Good Contrition That for sin doth mourn. CHARITY. Here is a new array, For to walk by the way, Your prayer for to say. HUMILITY. Here be beads[27] for your devotion, And keep you from all temptation; Let not vice devour. When you see misdoing men, Good counsel give them, And teach them to amend. YOUTH. For my sin I will mourn, All creatures I will turn; And when I see misdoing men, Good counsel I shall give them, And exhort them to amend. CHARITY. Then shall ye be an heritor of bliss, Where all joy and mirth is. YOUTH. To the which eternal God bring the persons all Here being, amen! HUMILITY. Thus have we brought our matter to an end Before the persons here present; Would every man be content, Lest another day we be shent. CHARITY. We thank all this presence Of their meek audience. HUMILITY. Jesu that sitteth in heaven so high, Save all this fair company:[28] Men and women that here be, Amen, amen, for Charity.[29] LUSTY JUVENTUS. A MORALITY. _An Enterlude called Lusty Juuentus, lyuely describing the frailtie of youth: of natur prone to vyce: by grace and good counsayll traynable to vertue. The parsonages that speake. Messenger, Lusty Juuentus, Good Counsaill, Knowledge, Sathan the deuyll, Hypocrisie, Felowship, Abhominable Lyuyng, Gods mercifull promises.