Everyman :

Scene 12

Confessyon.

I knowe your sorowe well, Eueryman. Line 554 Bycause with Knowlege ye come to me, Line 555 I wyll you comforte as well as I can. Line 556 And a precyous iewell I wyll gyue the, Line 557 Called penaunce, voyder of aduersyte; Line 558 Therwith shall your body chastysed be, Line 559 With abstynence & perseueraunce in Goddes seruyture. Line 560 Here shall you receyue that scourge of me, Line 561 Whiche is penaunce stronge that ye must endure, Line 562 To remembre thy Sauyour was scourged for the Line 563 With sharpe scourges, and suffred it pacyently; Line 564 So must thou or thou scape that paynful pylgrymage. Line 565 Knowlege, kepe hym in this vyage, Line 566 And by that tyme Good Dedes wyll be with the. Line 567 But in ony wyse be seker of mercy, Line 568 For your tyme draweth fast; and ye wyll saued be, Line 569 Aske God mercy, and he wyll graunte truely. Line 570 Whan with the scourge of penaunce man doth hym bynde, Line 571 The oyle of forgyuenes than shall he fynde. Line 572

Eueryman.

Thanked be God for his gracyous werke! Line 573 For now I wyll my penaunce begyn. Line 574 This hath reioysed and lyghted my herte, Line 575 Though the knottes by paynful and harde, within. Line 576

Knowlege.

Eueryman, loke your penaunce that ye fulfyll, Line 577 What payne that euer it to you be; Line 578 And Knowlege shall gyue you counseyll at wyll Line 579 How your accounte ye shall make clerely. Line 580

Eueryman.

O eternall God / O heuenly fygure, Line 581 O way of ryghtwysnes / O goodly vysyon, Line 582 Whiche dyscended downe in a vyrgyn pure Line 583 Bycause he wolde euery man redeme, Line 584 Which Adam forfayted by his dysobedyence: Line 585

O blessyd God-heed, electe and hye deuyne, Line 586 Forgyue me my greuous offence! Line 587 Here I crye the mercy in this presence. Line 588 O ghostly treasure, O raunsomer and redemer, Line 589 Of all the worlde hope and conduyter, Line 590 Myrrour of ioye, foundatour of mercy, Line 591 Whiche enlumyneth heuen and erth therby, Line 592 Here my clamorous complaynt, though it late be, Line 593 Receyue my prayers vnworthy in this heuy lyfe! Line 594 Though I be a synner moost abhomynable, Line 595 Yet let my name be wryten in Moyses table. Line 596 O Mary, praye to the Maker of all thynge, Line 597 Me for to helpe at my endynge; Line 598 And saue me from the power of my enemy, Line 599 For Deth assayleth me strongly. Line 600 And, Lady, that I may by meane of thy prayer Line 601 Of your Sones glory to be partynere, Line 602 By the meanes of his passyon, I it craue; Line 603 I besech you helpe my soule to saue. Line 604 Knowlege, gyue me the scourge of penaunce; Line 605 My flesshe therwith shall gyue acqueyntaunce. Line 606 I wyll now begyn yf God gyue me grace. Line 607

Knowlege.

Eueryman, God gyue you tyme and space! Line 608 Thus I bequeth you in the handes of our Sauyour; Line 609 Now may you make your rekenynge sure. Line 610

Eueryman.

In the name of the Holy Trynyte, Line 611 My body sore punysshed shall be: Line 612 Take this, body, for the synne of the flesshe! Line 613 Also thou delytest to go gay and fresshe, Line 614 And in the way of dampnacyon thou dyd me brynge; Line 615 Therfore suffre now strokes of punysshynge. Line 616 Now of penaunce I wyll wade the water clere, Line 617 To saue me from Purgatory, that sharpe fyre. Line 618

Goode Dedes.

I thanke God, now I can walke and go, Line 619 And am delyuered of my sykenesse and wo. Line 620 Therfore with Eueryman I wyll go, and not spare; Line 621 His good workes I wyll helpe hym to declare. Line 622

Knowlege.

Now, Eueryman, be mery and glad! Line 623 Your Good Dedes cometh now; ye may not be sad. Line 624 Now is your Good Dedes hole and sounde, Line 625 Goynge vpryght vpon the grounde. Line 626

Eueryman.

My herte is lyght, and shal be euermore; Line 627 Now wyll I smyte faster than I dyde before. Line 628

Good Dedes.

Eueryman, pylgryme, my specyall frende, Line 629 Blessyd be thou without ende! Line 630 For the is preparate the eternall glory. Line 631 Ye haue me made hole and sounde, Line 632 Therfore I wyll byde by the in euery stounde. Line 633

Eueryman.

Welcome, my Good Dedes! Now I here thy voyce Line 634 I wepe for very swetenes of loue. Line 635

Knowlege.

Be no more sad, but euer reioyce; Line 636 God seeth thy lyuynge in his trone aboue. Line 637 Put on this garment to thy behoue, Line 638 Whiche is wette with your teres, Line 639 Or elles before God you may it mysse, Line 640 Whan ye to your iourneys ende come shall. Line 641

Eueryman.

Gentyll Knowlege, what do ye it call? Line 642

Knowlege.

It is a garment of sorowe; Line 643 Fro payne it wyll you borowe. Line 644 Contrycyon it is Line 645 That getteth forgyuenes; Line 646 He pleaseth God passynge well. Line 647

Good Dedes.

Eueryman, wyll you were it for your hele? Line 648

Eueryman.

Now blessyde be Iesu, Maryes sone, Line 649 For now haue I on true contrycyon; Line 650 And lette vs go now without taryenge. Line 651 Good Dedes, haue we clere our rekenynge? Line 652

Good Dedes.

Ye, in dede, I haue it here. Line 653

Eueryman.

Than I trust we nede not fere. Line 654 Now, frendes, let vs not parte in twayne. Line 655

Knowlege.

Nay, Eueryman, that wyll we not, certayne. Line 656

Good Dedes.

Yet must thou lede with the Line 657 Thre persones of grete myght. Line 658

Eueryman.

Who sholde they be? Line 659

Good Dedes.

Dyscrecyon and Strength they hyght, Line 660 And thy Beaute may not abyde behynde. Line 661

Knowlege.

Also ye must call to mynde Line 662 Your Fyue Wyttes as for your counseylours. Line 663

Good Dedes.

You must haue them redy at all houres. Line 664

Eueryman.

Howe shall I gette them hyder? Line 665

Knowlege.

You must call them all togyder, Line 666 And they wyll here you in-contynent. Line 667

Eueryman.

My frendes, come hyder and be present, Line 668 Dyscrecyon, Strengthe, my Fyue Wyttes, and Beaute. Line 669