A thing very fitte For them that have witte, And are felowes knitte Servants in one house to bee, 60 Is fast fast for to sitte, And not oft to flitte, Nor varie a whitte, But lovingly to agree. No man complainyng, 65 Nor other disdayning, For losse or for gainyng, But felowes or friends to bee. No grudge remainyng, No worke refrainyng, 70 Nor helpe restrainyng, But lovingly to agree. No man for despite, By worde or by write His felowe to twite, 75 But further in honestie, No good turnes entwite,[466] Nor olde sores recite, But let all goe quite, And lovingly to agree. 80 After drudgerie, When they be werie, Then to be merie, To laugh and sing they be free With chip and cherie 85 Heigh derie derie, Trill on the berie,[467] And lovingly to agree. _Finis._ _Tib. Talk._ Wyll you now in with us unto our mistresse go? _D. Dough._ I have first for my maister an errand or two. 90 But I have here from him a token and a ring, They shall have moste thanke of hir that first doth it bring. _Tib. Talk._ Mary that will I. _Trupeny._ See and Tibet snatch not now. _Tib. Talk._ And why may not I sir, get thanks as well as you? _Exeat._ _An. Alyface._ Yet get ye not all, we will go with you both. 95 And have part of your thanks be ye never so loth. [_Exeant omnes._] _D. Dough._ So my handes are ridde of it: I care for no more. I may now return home: so durst I not afore. _Exeat._ Actus. ii. Scæna. iiii. D i _b_ C. CUSTANCE. TIBET. ANNOT ALYFACE. TRUPENY. _C. Custance._ Nay come forth all three: and come hither pretie mayde: Will not so many forewarnings make you afrayde? _Tib. Talk._ Yes forsoth. _C. Custance._ But stil be a runner up and downe Still be a bringer of tidings and tokens to towne. _Tib. Talk._ No forsoth mistresse. 5 _C. Custance._ Is all your delite and joy In whiskyng and ramping[468] abroade like a Tom boy. _Tib. Talk._ Forsoth these were there too, Annot and Trupenie. _Trupenie._ Yea but ye alone tooke it, ye can not denie. _Annot Aly._ Yea that ye did. _Tibet._ But if I had not, ye twaine would. _C. Custance._ You great calfe ye should have more witte, so ye should: 10 But why shoulde any of you take such things in hande.