Past Times With Good Company

Past time with good company

I love, and shall until I die

Grutch who lust, but none deny

So God be pleased, thus live will I

For my pastance

Hunt, sing and dance

My heart is set;

All goodly sport

For my comfort

Who shall me let?

Youth must have some dalliance

Of good or ill some pastance

Company methinks then best

All thoughts and fancies to digest

For idleness is chief mistress

Of vices all; then who can say

But mirth and play

Is best of all?

Past time with good company

I love, and shall until I die

Grutch who lust, but none deny

So God be pleased, thus live will I

For my pastance

Hunt, sing and dance

My heart is set;

All goodly sport

For my comfort

Who shall me let?

Company with honesty

Is virtue, vices to flee;

Company is good and ill

But every man hath his free will

The best ensue

The worst eschew;

My mind shall be

Virtue to use

Vice to refuse

Thus shall I use me...