. Eveyman; a moral play. dreadeth; For every man I rrest, and no man spareth, For it is Gods commandment That all to me should be obedient. 0 Death, thou comest when I had thee least in mind;In thy power it lieth me to save; Yet of my good will I give thee, if thou will be , a thousand pounds shalt thou have,Andjthou] defer this matter till another day. lirati^ Everyman, it may not be by no way; 1 set not by gold, silver, nor riches, Ne by pope, emperor, king, duke, ne princes; For, and I would receive gifts great, All the world I might get; But my custom is clean contrary; I give thee
. Eveyman; a moral play. dreadeth; For every man I rrest, and no man spareth, For it is Gods commandment That all to me should be obedient. 0 Death, thou comest when I had thee least in mind;In thy power it lieth me to save; Yet of my good will I give thee, if thou will be , a thousand pounds shalt thou have,Andjthou] defer this matter till another day. lirati^ Everyman, it may not be by no way; 1 set not by gold, silver, nor riches, Ne by pope, emperor, king, duke, ne princes; For, and I would receive gifts great, All the world I might get; But my custom is clean contrary; I give thee no respite, come hence, and not tarry. iHbetsman Alas! shall I have no lenger respite?I may say Death giveth no warning:To think on thee it maketh my heart sick;For all unready is my book of reckoning:But, [for] twelve year and I might have abiding,My counting-book I would make so clear,That my reckoning I should not need to , Death, I pray thee for Gods mercy,Spare me, till I be provided of remedy. [ 6 ]. Thee availeth not to cry, weep, and pray: But haste thee lightly, that thou wert gone this journey;And prove thy friends, if thou can;For, wit thou well, the tide abideth no man,And in the world each living creatureFor Adams sin must die of nature. fSbergman Death, if I should this pilgrimage my reckoning surely me, for Saint Charity,Should I not come again shortly? Uratf) No, Everyman, and thou be once there,Thou mayest never more come me verily. SSbrrgman O gracious God, in the high seat mercy on me in this most need. \ 3^ Shall I have no company from this vale terrestrialOf mine acquaince, that way me to lead? Yea, if any be so hardy, That would go with thee, and bear thee company: Hie thee that thou were gone to Gods magnificence, [ 7 ] Thy reckoning to give before his , weenest thou thy Ufe is given thee,And thy worldly goods also? I had weend so verily. Nay, nay; it was but lend thee; For, as soon
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