Pastime with good company
I love, and shall until I die
Grudge who will, 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 them 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?

Company with honesty
Is virtue, vice to flee
Company is good and ill
But every man has his free will
The best ensue
The worst eschew
My mind shall be:
Virtue to use
Vice to refuse
Thus shall I use me!