# The Towneley plays (Anonymous, 15th Century?)
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#   This is the full text of the "Towneley Mystery Plays" aka "Wakefield Mystery Plays" 
#   by an anonymous author. Transcribed from a version printed in 1897, edited
#   by George England from an unique manuscript dated from about 1460.
#   Published by the Oxford University Press, Early English Text Society (Series).
#   Extra series no. 71
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# LANGUAGE, SPELLING AND ENCODING
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#   The language is Middle English. The original manuscript, dated
#   from around 1460, was authored by the Towneleys, a Lancashire
#   family. It was meant to be used by the guilds of Wakefield.
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#   Comments from http://www.ucalgary.ca/~scriptor/towneley/ by Marlo
#   Edwards and John Kennedy:
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#     The Towneley (Wakefield) Corpus Christi cycle refers to 32
#     pageants/plays which individually tell the story of the cycle of
#     creation to the crucifixion. The works were almost always
#     performed on the Feast of Corpus Christi, a sacred day occuring
#     sixty days after Easter. These 15th century biblical dramas ...
#     were performed by craft guilds in conjunction with the church
#     and other religious guilds ...
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@section 1 {op}
@section 2 {p01}
@section 3 {tt}
    The Creatio
@section 3 {tx}
{P:God} =
@begin {latp}
  Ego sum alpha et o, =
@end {latp}
  I am the first, the last also, =
  Oone god in mageste; =
  Meruelus, of myght most, =
  ffader, & son, & holy goost, =
  On god in trinyte. =
  I am without begynnyng, =
  My godhede hath none endyng, =
  I am god in trone; =
  Oone god in persons thre, =
  Which may neuer twynnyd be, =
  ffor I am god alone. =
  All maner thyng is in my thoght, =
  Withoutten me ther may be noght, =
  ffor all is in my sight; =
  hit shall be done after my will, =
  that I haue thoght I shall fulfill =
  And manteyn with my myght. =
  At the begynnyng of oure dede =
  make we heuen & erth, on brede, =
  and lyghtys fayre to se, =
  ffor it is good, to be so; =
  darknes from light we parte on two, =
  In tyme to serue and be. =
  Darknes we call the nyght, =
  and lith also the bright, =
  It shall be as I say; =
  after my will this is furth broght, =
  Euen and morne both ar thay wroght, =
  and thus is maid a day. =
  In medys the water, bi oure assent, =
  be now maide the firmament, =
  And parte ather from othere, =
  Water aboue, I~wis; =
  Euen and morne maide is this =
  A day, {[}so was{]} the tothere. =
  Waters, that so wyde ben spred, =
  be gedered to geder in to one stede, =
  that dry the erth may seym; =
  that at is dry the erth shall be, =
  the waters also I call the see; =
  this warke to me is queme. =
  Out of the erth herbys shal spryng, =
  Trees to florish and frute furth bryng, =
  thare kynde that it be kyd. =
  This is done after my will; =
  Even & morn maide is ther till =
  A day, this is the thryd,. =
  Son & moyne set in the heuen, =
  With starnes, & the planettys seuen, =
  To stand in thare degre; =
  The son to serue the day lyght, =
  The moyne also to serue the nyght; =
  The fourte day shall this be. =
  The water to norish the fysh swymand, =
  The erth to norish bestys crepeand, =
  That fly or go may. =
  Multiplye in erth, and be =
  In my blyssyng, wax now ye; =
  This is the fyft day.=
{P:Cherubim}
  Oure lord god in trynyte, =
  Myrth and lovyng be to the, =
  Myrth and lovyng ouer al thyng; =
  ffor thou has made, with thi bidyng, =
  Heuen, & erth, and all that is, =
  and giffen vs Ioy that neuer shall mys. =
  Lord, thou art full mych of myght, =
  that has maide lucifer so bright; =
  we loue the, lord, bright ar we, =
  bot none of vs so bright as he: =
  He may well hight lucifere, =
  ffor lufly light that he doth bere. =
  He is so lufly and so bright =
  It is grete ioy to se that sight; =
  We lofe the, lord, with all oure thoght, =
  that sich thyng can make of noght.=
{P:Lucifer}
  Certys, it is a semely sight, =
  Syn that we ar all angels bright, =
  and euer in blis to be; =
  If that ye will behold, me right, =
  this mastre longys to me. =
  I am so fare and bright, =
  of me commys all this light, =
  this gam and all this gle; =
  Agans my grete myght =
  may {[}no{]}thyng stand {[}ne{]} be. =
  And ye well me behold =
  I am a thowsand fold, =
  brighter then is the son; =
  my strengthe may not be told, =
  my myght may no thyng kon; =
  In heuen, therfor, wit I wold, =
  Above me who shuld won. =
  ffor I am lord of blis, =
  ouer all this warld,, I~wis, =
  My myrth is most of all; =
  the{[}r{]}for my will is this, =
  master ye shall me call. =
  And ye shall se, full sone onone, =
  How that me semys to sit in trone =
  as kyng of blis; =
  I am so semely, blode & bone, =
  my sete shall be ther as was his. =
  Say, felows, how semys now me =
  To sit in seyte of trynyte? =
  I am so bright of ich a lym =
  I trow me seme as well as hym.=
{P:Angelus Malus 1}
  Thou art so fayre vnto my syght, =
  thou semys well to sytt on hight; =
  So thynke me that thou doyse.=
{P:Angelus Bonus 1}
  I rede ye leyfe that vanys royse, =
  ffor that seyte may non angell seme =
  So well as hym that all shall deme.=
{P:Angelus Bonus 2}
  I reyde ye sese of that ye sayn, =
  ffor well I wote ye carpe in vayne; =
  hit semyd hym neuer, ne neuer shall, =
  So well as hym that has maide all.=
{P:Angelus Malus 2}
  Now, and bi oght that I can witt, =
  he semys full well theron to sytt; =
  He is so fayre, withoutten les, =
  he semys full well to sytt on des. =
  therfor, felow, hold thi peasse, =
  and vmbithynke the what thou saysse. =
  he semys as well to sytt there =
  as god hymself, if he were here.=
{P:Lucifer}
  leyf felow, thynk the not so?=
{P:Angelus Malus 1}
  Yee, god wote, so dos othere mo.=
{P:Angelus Bonus 1}
  Nay, forsoth, so thynk not vs.=
{P:Lucifer}
  Now, therof a leke what rekys vs? =
  Syn I my self am so bright =
  therfor will I take a flyght.=
{P:Demon 1}
  Alas, alas, and wele~wo! =
  lucifer, whi fell thou so? =
  We, that were angels so fare, =
  and sat so hie aboue the ayere, =
  Now ar we waxen blak as any coyll, =
  and vgly, tatyrd as a foyll. =
  What alyd the, lucifer, to fall? =
  was thou not farist of angels all? =
  Brightist, and best, & most of luf =
  With god hym self, that syttys aboyf? =
  thou has maide {[}neyn,{]} there was {[}ten,{]} =
  thou art foull comyn from thi kyn; =
  thou art fallen, that was the teynd, =
  ffrom an angell to a feynd. =
  thou has vs doyn a vyle dispyte, =
  and broght thi self to sorow and sitt. =
  Alas, ther is noght els to say =
  bot we ar tynt for now and ay.=
{P:Demon 2}
  Alas, the ioy that we were In =
  haue we lost, for oure syn. =
  alas, that euer cam pride in thought, =
  ffor it has broght vs all to noght. =
  We were in myrth and Ioy enoghe =
  When lucifer to pride drogh. =
  Alas, we may warrie wikkyd pride, =
  so may ye all that standys be side; =
  We held, with hym ther he saide leasse, =
  and therfor haue we all vnpeasse. =
  Alas, alas, oure Ioye is tynt, =
  We mon haue payne that neuer shall stynt.=
{P:God}
  Erthly bestys, that may crepe and go, =
  bryng ye furth and wax ye mo, =
  I se that it is good; =
  now make we man to oure liknes, =
  that shall be keper of more & les, =
  of fowles and fysh in flood,. =
  spreyte of life I in the blaw, =
  good and ill both shall thou knaw; =
  rise vp, and stand bi me. =
  All that is in water or land, =
  It shall bow vnto thi hand, =
  and sufferan shall thou be; =
  I gif the witt, I gif the strenght, =
  of all thou sees, of brede & lengthe; =
  thou shall be wonder wise. =
  Myrth and Ioy to haue at will, =
  All thi likyng to fulfill, =
  and dwell in paradise. =
  This I make thi wonnyng playce, =
  ffull of myrth and of solace, =
  and I seasse the therin. =
  It is not good to be alone, =
  to walk here in this worthely wone, =
  In all this welthly wyn; =
  therfor, a rib I from the take, =
  therof shall be {[}maide{]} thi make, =
  And be to thi helpyng. =
  Ye both to gouerne that here is, =
  and euer more to be in blis, =
  ye wax in my blissyng. =
  ye shall have Ioye & blis therin, =
  whils ye will kepe you out of syn, =
  I say without{[}ten{]} lese. =
  Ryse vp, myn angell cherubyn, =
  Take and leyd theym both in, =
  And leyf them there in peasse. =
  Heris thou adam, and eue thi wife, =
  I forbede you the tre of life, =
  And I commaund, that it be gat, =
  Take which ye will, bot negh not that. =
  Adam, if thou breke my rede, =
  thou shall dye a dulfull dede.=
{P:Cherubim}
  Oure lord, oure god, thi will be done; =
  I shall go with theym full sone. =
  ffor soth, my lord, I shall not sted =
  till I haue theym theder led. =
  we thank the, lord, with full good chere, =
  that has maide man to be oure feere. =
  Com furth, adam, I shall the leyd; =
  take tent to me, I shall the reyd,. =
  I rede the thynk how thou art wroght, =
  and luf my lord, in all thi thoght, =
  That has maide the thrugh his will, =
  angels ordir to fulfill. =
  Many thyngys he has the giffen, =
  and maide the master of all that liffen; =
  He has forbed, the bot a tre; =
  look that thou let it be, =
  ffor if thou breke his commaundment, =
  thou skapys not bot thou be shent. =
  Weynd here in to paradise, =
  and luke now that ye be wyse, =
  And kepe you well, for I must go =
  vnto my lord, ther I cam fro.=
{P:Adam}
  Almyghty lord, I thank it the =
  that is, and was, and shall be, =
  Of thi luf and of thi grace, =
  ffor now is here a mery place; =
  Eue, my felow, how thynk the this?=
{P:Eue}
  A stede me thynk of Ioye and blis, =
  That god has giffen to the and me; =
  Withoutten ende blissyd be he.=
{P:Adam}
  Eue, felow, abide me thore, =
  ffor I will go to viset more, =
  To se what trees that here been; =
  here ar well moo then we have seen, =
  Gresys, and othere small floures, =
  that smell full swete, of seyr coloures.=
{P:Eue}
  Gladly, sir, I will full fayne; =
  When ye haue sene theym, com agane.=
{P:Adam}
  Bot luke well, eue, my wife, =
  that thou negh not the tree of life; =
  ffor if thou do he bese ill paide; =
  then be we tynt, as he has saide.=
{P:Eue}
  Go furth and play the all aboute, =
  I shall not negh it while thou art oute; =
  ffor be thou sekyr I were full loth =
  ffor any thyng that he were wroth.=
{P:Lucifer}
  Who wend euer this tyme haue seyn? =
  We, that in sich myrth haue beyn, =
  That we shuld suffre so mych wo? =
  Who wold euer trow it shuld be so?
  {[}Ten{]} orders in heuen were =
  of angels, that had offyce sere; =
  Of ich order, in thare degre, =
  the {[}teynd{]} parte fell downe with me; =
  ffor thay held with me that tyde, =
  and mantenyd me in my pride; =
  Bot herkyns, felows, what I say-- =
  the Ioy that we haue lost for ay, =
  God has maide man with his hend, =
  to haue that blis withoutten end, =
  The neyn ordre to fulfill, =
  that after vs left, sich is his will. =
  And now ar thay in paradise; =
  bot thens thay shall, if we be wise. =
@section 2 {p02}
@section 3 {tt}
    The Killing of Abel
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Garcio}
  All hayll, all hayll, both blithe and glad, =
  ffor here com I, a mery lad; =
  be peasse youre dyn, my master bad, =
  Or els the dwill you spede. =
  Wote ye not I com before? =
  Bot who that Ianglis any more =
  He must blaw my blak hoill bore', =
  both behynd, and before, =
  Till his tethe blede. =
  ffelows, here I you forbede =
  To make nother nose ne cry; =
  Who so is so hardy to do that dede =
  The dwill hang hym vp to dry. =
  Gedlyngis, I am a fulle grete wat, =
  A good yoman my master hat, =
  ffull well ye all hym ken; =
  Begyn he with you for to stryfe, =
  certis, then mon ye neuer thryfe; =
  Bot I trow, bi god on life, =
  Som of you ar his men. =
  Bot let youre lippis couer youre ten, =
  harlottis, euerichon! =
  ffor if my master com, welcom hym then. =
  ffarewell, for I am gone.=
{P:Cain}
  Io furth, greyn~horne! and war oute, gryme! =
  Drawes on! god gif you ill to tyme! =
  Ye stand as ye were fallen in swyme; =
  What! will ye no forther, mare? =
  War! let me se how down will draw; =
  Yit, shrew, yit, pull on a thraw! =
  What! it semys for me ye stand none aw! =
  I say, donnyng, go fare! =
  A, ha! god gif the soro & care! =
  lo! now hard she what I saide; =
  now yit art thou the warst mare =
  In plogh that euer I haide. =
  How! pike~harnes, how! com heder belife!=
{P:Garcio}
  I fend, godis forbot, that euer thou thrife!=
{P:Cain}
  What, boy, shal I both hold and drife? =
  heris thou not how I cry?=
{P:Garcio}
  Say, mall and stott, will ye not go? =
  Lemyng, morell, white~horne, Io! =
  now will ye not se how thay hy?=
{P:Cain}
  Gog gif the sorow, boy; want of mete it gars.=
{P:Garcio}
  thare prouand, sir, for thi, I lay behynd thare ars, =
  And tyes them fast bi the nekis, =
  With many stanys in thare hekis.=
{P:Cain}
  That shall bi thi fals chekis.=
{P:Garcio}
  And haue agane as right.=
{P:Cain}
  I am thi master, wilt thou fight?=
{P:Garcio}
  Yai, with the same mesure and weght =
  That I boro will I qwite.=
{P:Cain}
  We! now, no thyng, bot call on tyte, =
  that we had ployde this land. =
  harrer, morell, iofurth, hyte! =
  and let the plogh stand.=
{P:Abel}
  God, as he both may and can, =
  Spede the, brother, & thi man.=
{P:Cain}
  Com kis myne ars, me list not ban, =
  As welcom standis ther oute. =
  Thou shuld haue bide til thou were cald; =
  Com nar, & other drife or hald, =
  and kys the dwillis toute. =
  Go grese thi shepe vnder the toute, =
  ffor that is the moste lefe.=
{P:Abel}
  broder, ther is none here aboute =
  that wold the any grefe; =
  bot, leif brother, here my sawe-- =
  It is the custom of oure law, =
  All that wyrk as the wise =
  shall worship god with sacrifice. =
  Oure fader vs bad, oure fader vs kend, =
  that oure tend shuld be brend. =
  Com furth, brothere, and let vs gang =
  To worship god; we dwell full lang; =
  Gif we hym parte of oure fee, =
  Corne or catall, wheder it be. =
  And therfor, brother, let vs weynd, =
  And first clens vs from the feynd =
  or we make sacrifice; =
  Then blis withoutten end =
  get we for oure seruyce, =
  Of hym that is oure saulis leche.=
{P:Cain}
  How! let furth youre geyse, the fox will preche; =
  How long wilt thou me appech =
  With thi sermonyng? =
  Hold thi tong, yit I say, =
  Euen ther the good wife strokid the hay; =
  Or sit downe in the dwill way, =
  With thi vayn carpyng. =
  Shuld I leife my plogh & all thyng =
  And go with the to make offeryng? =
  Nay! thou fyndys me not so mad! =
  Go to the dwill, and say I bad! =
  What gifys god the to rose hym so? =
  me gifys he noght bot soro and wo.=
{P:Abel}
  Caym, leife this vayn carpyng, =
  ffor god giffys the all thi lifyng.=
{P:Cain}
  Yit boroed I neuer a farthyng =
  of hym, here my hend.=
{P:Abel}
  Brother, as elders haue vs kend, =
  ffirst shuld, we tend with oure hend,, =
  and to his lofyng sithen be brend.=
{P:Cain}
  My farthyng is in the preest hand =
  syn last tyme I offyrd.=
{P:Abel}
  leif brother, let vs be walkand; =
  I wold oure tend were profyrd.=
{P:Cain}
  We! wherof shuld I tend, leif brothere? =
  ffor I am ich yere wars then othere, =
  here my trouth it is none othere; =
  My wynnyngis ar bot meyn, =
  No wonder if that I be leyn; =
  ffull long till hym I may me meyn, =
  ffor bi hym that me dere boght, =
  I traw that he will leyn me noght.=
{P:Abel}
  Yis, all the good thou has in wone =
  Of godis grace is bot a lone.=
{P:Cain}
  Lenys he me, as come thrift apon the so? =
  ffor he has euer yit beyn my fo; =
  ffor had he my freynd, beyn, =
  Other gatis it had beyn seyn. =
  When all mens corn was fayre in feld, =
  Then was myne not worth a neld; =
  When I shuld saw, & wantyd seyde, =
  And of corn had full grete neyde, =
  Then gaf he me none of his, =
  No more will I gif hym of this. =
  hardely hold me to blame =
  bot if I serue hym of the same.=
{P:Abel}
  Leif brother, say not so, =
  bot let vs furth togeder go; =
  Good brother, let vs weynd sone, =
  no longer here I rede we hone.=
{P:Cain}
  Yei, yei, thou Iangyls waste; =
  the dwill me spede if I haue hast, =
  As long as I may lif, =
  to dele my good or gif =
  Ather to god or yit to man, =
  of any good that euer I wan; =
  ffor had I giffen away my goode, =
  then myght I go with a ryffen hood, =
  And it is better hold that I haue =
  then go from doore to doore & craue.=
{P:Abel}
  Brother, com furth, in godis name, =
  I am full ferd, that we get blame; =
  Hy we fast that we were thore.=
{P:Cain}
  We! ryn on, in the dwills nayme Before! =
  Wemay, man, I hold the mad! =
  wenys thou now that I list gad =
  To gif away my warldis aght? =
  the dwill hym spede that me so taght! =
  what nede had I my trauell to lose, =
  to were my shoyn & ryfe my hose?=
{P:Abel}
  Dere brother, hit were grete wonder =
  that I & thou shuld go in sonder, =
  Then wold oure fader haue grete ferly; =
  Ar we not brether, thou & I?=
{P:Cain}
  No, bot cry on, cry, whyls the thynk good; =
  Here my trowth, I hold the woode; =
  Wheder that he be blithe or wroth =
  to dele my good is me full lothe. =
  I haue gone oft on softer wise =
  ther I trowed som prow wold rise. =
  Bot well I se go must I nede; =
  now weynd before, ill myght thou spede! =
  syn that we shall algatis go.=
{P:Abel}
  leif brother, whi sais thou so? =
  Bot go we furth both togeder; =
  blissid, be god we haue fare weder.=
{P:Cain}
  lay downe thi trussell apon this hill.=
{P:Abel}
  fforsoth broder, so I will: =
  Gog of heuen, take it to good,.=
{P:Cain}
  Thou shall tend first if thou were wood.=
{P:Abel}
  God that shope both erth and heuen, =
  I pray to the thou here my steven, =
  And take in thank, if thi will be, =
  the tend that I offre here to the; =
  ffor I gif it in good entent =
  to the, my lord, that all has sent. =
  I bren it now, with stedfast thoght, =
  In worship of hym that all has wroght.=
{P:Cain}
  Ryse! let me now, syn thou has done; =
  lord of heuen, thou here my boyne! =
  And ouer, godis forbot, be to the =
  thank or thew to kun me; =
  ffor, as browke I thise two shankys, =
  It is full sore, myne vnthankys, =
  The teynd that I here gif to the, =
  of corn, or thyng, that newys me; =
  Bot now begyn will I then, =
  syn I must nede my tend to bren. =
  Oone shefe, oone, and this makys two, =
  bot nawder of thise may I forgo: =
  Two, two, now this is thre, =
  yei, this also shall leif with me: =
  ffor I will chose and best haue, =
  this hold I thrift of all this thrafe; =
  Wemo, wemo, foure, lo, here! =
  better groved, me no this yere. =
  At yere tyme I sew fayre corn, =
  yit was it sich when it was shorne, =
  Thystyls & brerys, yei grete plente, =
  And all kyn wedis that myght be. =
  ffoure shefis, foure, lo, this makis fyfe-- =
  deyll I fast thus long or I thrife-- =
  ffyfe and sex, now this is sevyn, =
  bot this gettis neuer god of heuen; =
  Nor none of thise foure, at my myght, =
  shall neuer com in godis sight. =
  Sevyn, sevyn, now this is aght,=
{P:Abel}
  Cain, brother, thou art not god betaght.=
{P:Cain}
  We! therfor is it that I say, =
  ffor I will not deyle my good away: =
  Bot had I gyffen hym this to teynd =
  Then wold thou say he were my Freynd; =
  Bot I thynk not, bi my hode, =
  To departe so lightly fro my goode. =
  we! aght, aght, & neyn, & ten is this, =
  we! this may we best mys. =
  Gif hym that that ligis thore? =
  It goyse agans myn hart full sore.=
{P:Abel}
  Cam! teynd right of all bedeyn.=
{P:Cain}
  we! lo twelve, fyfteyn, sexteyn=
{P:Abel}
  Caym, thou tendis wrang, and of the warst.=
{P:Cain}
  we! com nar, and hide myne een; =
  In the wenyand wist ye now at last, =
  Or els will thou that I wynk? =
  then shall I doy no wrong, me thynk. =
  let me se now how it is-- =
  lo, yit I hold me paide; =
  I teyndyd wonder well bi ges, =
  And so euen I laide.=
{P:Abel}
  Came, of god me thynke thou has no drede.=
{P:Cain}
  Now and he get more, the dwill me spede! =
  As mych as oone reepe, =
  ffor that cam hym full light chepe; =
  Not as mekill, grete ne small, =
  as he myght wipe his ars with all. =
  ffor that, and this that lyys here, =
  haue cost me full dere; =
  Or it was shorne, and broght in stak, =
  had I many a wery bak; =
  Therfor aske me no more of this, =
  ffor I haue giffen that my will is.=
{P:Abel}
  Cam, I rede thou tend right =
  ffor drede of hym that sittis on hight.=
{P:Cain}
  How that I tend, rek the neuer a deill, =
  bot tend thi skabbid shepe wele; =
  ffor if thou to my teynd tent take, =
  It bese the wars for thi sake. =
  Thou wold I gaf hym this shefe, or this sheyfe; =
  na, nawder of thise {[}two{]} wil I leife; =
  Bot take this, now has he two, =
  and for my saull now mot it go, =
  Bot it gos sore agans my will, =
  and shal he like full ill.=
{P:Abel}
  Cam, I reyde thou so teynd =
  that god of heuen be thi freynd.=
{P:Cain}
  My freynd? na, not bot if he will! =
  I did hym neuer yit bot skill. =
  If he be neuer so my fo, =
  I am avisid, gif hym no mo; =
  Bot chaunge thi conscience, as I do myn, =
  yit teynd thou not thi mesel swyne?=
{P:Abel}
  If thou teynd right thou mon it fynde.=
{P:Cain}
  Yei, kys the dwills ars behynde; =
  The dwill hang the bi the nek! =
  how that I teynd, neuer thou rek. =
  Will thou not yit hold thi peasse? =
  of this Ianglyng I reyde thou seasse. =
  And teynd I well, or tend I ill, =
  bere the euen & speke bot skill. =
  Bot now syn thou has teyndid thyne, =
  Now will I set fyr on myne. =
  We! out! haro! help to blaw! =
  It will not bren for me, I traw; =
  Puf! this smoke dos me mych shame-- =
  now bren, in the dwillys name! =
  A! what dwill of hell is it? =
  Almost had myne breth beyn dit. =
  had I blawen oone blast more =
  I had beyn choked right thore; =
  It stank like the dwill in hell, =
  that longer ther myght I not dwell.=
{P:Abel}
  Cam, this is not worth oone leke; =
  thy tend shuld bren withoutten smeke.=
{P:Cain}
  Com kys the dwill right in the ars, =
  for the it brens bot the wars; =
  I wold that it were in thi throte, =
  ffyr, & shefe, and ich a sprote.=
{P:God}
  Cam, whi art thou so rebell =
  Agans thi brother abell? =
  Thar thou nowther flyte ne chyde, =
  if thou tend right thou gettis thi mede; =
  And be thou sekir, if thou teynd fals, =
  thou bese alowed ther after als.=
{P:Cain}
  Whi, who is that hob~ouer~the~wall? =
  we! who was that that piped so small? =
  Com go we hens, for perels all; =
  God is out of hys wit. =
  Com furth, abell, & let vs weynd; =
  Me thynk that god is not my freynd, =
  on land then will I flyt.=
{P:Abel}
  A, Caym, brother, that is ill done.=
{P:Cain}
  No, bot go we hens sone; =
  And if I may, I shall be =
  ther as god shall not me see.=
{P:Abel}
  Dere brother, I will fayre =
  on feld ther oure bestis ar, =
  To looke if thay be holgh or full.=
{P:Cain}
  Na, na, abide, we haue a craw to pull; =
  Hark, speke with me or thou go; =
  what! wenys thou to skape so? =
  we! na! I aght the a fowll dispyte, =
  and now is tyme that I hit qwite.=
{P:Abel}
  Brother, whi art thou so to me in Ire?=
{P:Cain}
  we! theyf, whi brend thi tend so shyre? =
  Ther myne did bot smoked =
  right as it wold vs both haue choked.=
{P:Abel}
  Godis will I trow it were =
  that myn brened so clere; =
  If thyne smoked am I to wite?=
{P:Cain}
  we! yei! that shal thou sore abite; =
  with cheke bon, or that I blyn, =
  shal I the & thi life twyn; =
  So lig down ther and take thi rest, =
  thus shall shrewes be chastysed best.=
{P:Abel}
  Veniance, veniance, lord, I cry! =
  for I am slayn, & not gilty.=
{P:Cain}
  Yei, ly ther old shrew, ly ther, ly! =
  And if any of you thynk I did amys =
  I shal it amend wars then it is, =
  that all men may it se: =
  well wars then it is =
  right so shall it be. =
  Bot now, syn he is Broght on Slepe, =
  Into Som hole fayn wold I crepe; =
  ffor ferd I qwake and can no rede, =
  ffor be I taken, I be bot dede; =
  here will I lig thise fourty dayes, =
  And I shrew hym that me fyrst rayse.=
{P:God}
  Caym, Caym! 
{P:Cain}  =
  who is that that callis me? =
  I am yonder, may thou not se?=
{P:God}
  Caym, where is thi brother abell?=
{P:Cain}
  what askis thou me? I trow at hell: =
  At hell I trow he be-- =
  who so were ther then myght he se-- =
  Or somwhere fallen on slepyng; =
  when was he in my kepyng?=
{P:God}
  Caym, Caym, thou was wode; =
  The voyce of thi brotheris blode =
  That thou has slayn, on fals wise, =
  from erth to heuen venyance cryse. =
  And, for thou has broght thi brother downe, =
  here I gif the my malison.=
{P:Cain}
  Yei, dele aboute the, for I will none, =
  or take it the when I am gone. =
  Syn I haue done so mekill syn, =
  that I may not thi mercy wyn, =
  And thou thus dos me from thi grace, =
  I shall hyde me fro thi face; =
  And where so any man may fynd me, =
  Let hym slo me hardely; =
  And where so any man may me meyte, =
  Ayther bi sty, or yit bi strete; =
  And hardely, when I am dede, =
  bery me in gudeboure at the quarell hede, =
  ffor, may I pas this place in quarte, =
  bi all men set I not a fart.=
{P:God}
  Nay, caym, it bese not so; =
  I will that no man other slo, =
  ffor he that sloys yong or old =
  It shall be punyshid sevenfold,.=
{P:Cain}
  No force, I wote wheder I shall; =
  In hell I wote mon be my stall. =
  It is no boyte mercy to craue, =
  ffor if I do I mon none haue; =
  Bot this cors I wold were hid, =
  ffor som man myght com at vngayn,
  «ffle fals shrew,» wold he bid, =
  And weyn I had my brother slayn. =
  Bot were pike~harnes, my knafe, here, =
  we shuld bery hym both in fere. =
  How, pyke~harnes, scape~thryft! how, pike~harnes, how!=
{P:Garcio}
  Master, master!=
{P:Cain}
  harstow, boy? ther is a podyng in the pot; =
  take the that, boy, tak the that!=
{P:Garcio}
  I shrew thi ball vnder thi hode, =
  If thou were my syre of flesh & blode; =
  All the day to ryn and trott, =
  And euer amang thou strykeand, =
  Thus am I comen bofettis to fott.=
{P:Cain}
  Peas, man, I did it bot to vse my hand; =
  Bot Harke, boy, I haue a counsell to the to Say-- =
  I slogh my brother this same day; =
  I pray the, good boy, and thou may, =
  to ryn away with the bayn.=
{P:Garcio}
  We! out apon the, thefe! =
  has thou thi brother slayn?=
{P:Cain}
  Peasse, man, for godis payn! =
  I saide it for a skaunce.=
{P:Garcio}
  Yey, bot for ferde of grevance =
  here I the forsake; =
  we mon haue a mekill myschaunce =
  and the bayles vs take.=
{P:Cain}
  A, sir, I cry you mercy; seasse! =
  and I shall make you a releasse.=
{P:Garcio}
  what, wilt thou cry my peasse =
  thrughout this land,?=
{P:Cain}
  Yey, that I gif god a vow, belife.=
{P:Garcio}
  how will thou do long or thou thrife?=
{P:Cain}
  Stand vp, my good boy, belife, =
  and thaym peasse both man & {[}w{]}ife; =
  And who so will do after me =
  ffull slape of thrift then shal he be. =
  Bot thou must be my good boy, =
  and cry oyes, oyes, oy!=
{P:Garcio}
  Browes, browes, to thi boy.=
{P:Cain}
  I commaund, you in the kyngis nayme,=
{P:Garcio}
  And in my masteres, fals Cayme,=
{P:Cain}
  That no man at thame fynd fawt ne blame.=
{P:Garcio}
  Yey, cold rost is at my masteres hame.=
{P:Cain}
  Nowther with hym nor with his knafe,=
{P:Garcio}
  What, I hope my master rafe.=
{P:Cain}
  ffor thay ar trew, full many fold,;=
{P:Garcio}
  My master suppys no coyle bot cold,.=
{P:Cain}
  The kyng wrytis you vntill.=
{P:Garcio}
  Yit ete I neuer half my fill.=
{P:Cain}
  The kyng will that thay be safe,=
{P:Garcio}
  Yey, a draght of drynke fayne wold I hayfe.=
{P:Cain}
  At thare awne will let tham wafe;=
{P:Garcio}
  My stomak is redy to receyfe.=
{P:Cain}
  Loke no man say to theym, on nor other;=
{P:Garcio}
  This same is he that slo his brother.=
{P:Cain}
  Byd euery man thaym luf and lowt,=
{P:Garcio}
  Yey, ill spon weft ay comes foule out.=
{P:Cain}
  long or thou get thi hoyse and thou go thus aboute. =
  Byd euery man theym pleasse to pay.=
{P:Garcio}
  Yey, gif don, thyne hors, a wisp of hay.=
{P:Cain}
  we! com downe in twenty dwill way, =
  The dwill I the betake; =
  ffor bot it were abell, my brothere, =
  yit knew I neuer thi make.=
{P:Garcio}
  Now old and yong, or that ye weynd, =
  The same blissyng withoutten end,, =
  All sam then' shall ye haue, =
  That god of heuen my master has giffen; =
  Browke it well, whils that ye liffen, =
  he vowche it full well safe.=
{P:Cain}
  Com downe yit in the dwillis way, =
  And angre me no more; =
  And take yond plogh, I say, =
  And weynd the furth fast before; =
  And I shall, if I may, =
  Tech the another lore; =
  I warn the lad, for ay, =
  ffro now furth, euermore, =
  That thou greue me noght; =
  ffor, bi Godis sydis, if thou do, =
  I shall hang the apon this plo, =
  with this rope, lo, lad, lo! =
  By hym that me dere boght. =
  Now fayre well, felows all, =
  ffor I must nedis weynd, =
  And to the dwill be thrall, =
  warld, withoutten end,. =
  Ordand ther is my stall, =
  with sathanas the feynd, =
  Euer ill myght hym befall =
  that theder me commend,, =
  This tyde. =
  ffare well les, & fare well more, =
  ffor now and euer more, =
  I will go me to hyde. =
@section 2 {p03}
@section 3 {tt}
  Noah and the Ark
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Noah}
  Myghtfull god veray =
  Maker of all that is, =
  Thre persons withoutten nay =
  oone god in endles blis, =
  Thou maide both nyght & day =
  beest, fowle, & fysh, =
  All creatures that lif may =
  wroght thou at thi wish, =
  As thou wel myght; =
  The son, the moyne, verament, =
  Thou maide; the firmament, =
  The sternes also full feruent, =
  To shyne thou maide ful bright. =
  Angels thou maide ful euen =
  all orders that is, =
  To haue the blis in heuen =
  this did thou more & les, =
  ffull mervelus to neuen =
  yit was ther vnkyndnes, =
  More bi foldis seuen =
  then I can well expres; =
  ffor whi? =
  Of all angels in brightnes =
  God gaf lucifer most lightnes, =
  Yit prowdly he flyt his des, =
  And set hym euen hym by. =
  He thoght hymself as worthi =
  as hym that hym made, =
  In brightnes, in bewty =
  therfor he hym degrade; =
  put hym in a low degre =
  soyn after, in a brade, =
  hym and all his menye =
  wher he may be vnglad, =
  ffor euer. =
  shall thay neuer wyn away =
  hence vnto domysday, =
  Bot burne in bayle for ay, =
  shall thay neuer dysseuer. =
  Soyne after that gracyous lord =
  to his liknes maide man, =
  That place to be restord =
  euen as he began, =
  Of the trinite bi accord, =
  Adam & eue that woman, =
  To multiplie without discord, =
  In paradise put he thaym, =
  And sithen to both =
  Gaf in commaundement, =
  On the tre of life to lay no hend; =
  Bot yit the fals feynd, =
  Made hym with man wroth, =
  Entysyd man to glotony =
  styrd him to syn in pride; =
  Bot in paradise securly =
  myght no syn abide, =
  And therfor man full hastely =
  was put out, in that tyde, =
  In wo & wandreth for to be =
  In paynes full vnrid, =
  To knawe, =
  ffyrst in erth, in sythen in hell =
  with feyndis for to dwell, =
  Bot he his mercy mell =
  To those that will hym trawe. =
  Oyle of mercy he Hus hight =
  As I haue Hard red,, =
  To euery lifyng wight =
  that wold luf hym and dred,; =
  Bot now before his sight =
  euery liffyng leyde, =
  Most party day and nyght =
  syn in word and dede =
  ffull bold,; =
  Som in pride, Ire and enuy, =
  Som in Couet{[}yse{]} & glotyny, =
  Som in sloth and lechery, =
  And other wise many fold,. =
  Therfor I drede lest god =
  on vs will take veniance, =
  ffor syn is now alod =
  without any repentance; =
  Sex hundreth yeris & od =
  haue I, without distance, =
  In erth, as any sod, =
  liffyd with grete grevance =
  All way; =
  And now I wax old, =
  seke, sory, and cold,, =
  As muk apon mold =
  I widder away; =
  Bot yit will I cry =
  for mercy and call; =
  Noe thi seruant, am I =
  lord ouer all! =
  Therfor me and my fry =
  shal with me fall; =
  saue from velany =
  and bryng to thi hall =
  In heuen; =
  And kepe me from syn, =
  This warld, within; =
  Comly kyng of mankyn, =
  I pray the here my stevyn!=
{P:God}
  Syn I haue maide all thyng =
  that is liffand, =
  Duke, emperour, and kyng =
  with myne awne hand, =
  ffor to haue thare likyng =
  bi see & bi sand, =
  Euery man to my bydyng =
  shuld, be bowand =
  ffull feruent; =
  That maide man sich a creatoure, =
  ffarest of favoure, =
  Man must luf me paramoure, =
  by reson, and repent. =
  Me thoght I shewed man luf =
  when I made hym to be =
  All angels abuf =
  like to the trynyte; =
  And now in grete reprufe =
  full low ligis he, =
  In erth hymself to stuf =
  with syn that displeasse me =
  Most of all; =
  Veniance will I take, =
  In erth for syn sake, =
  My grame thus will I wake, =
  both of grete and small. =
  I repente full sore =
  that euer maide I man, =
  Bi me he settis no store =
  and I am his soferan; =
  I will distroy therfor =
  Both beest, man, and woman, =
  All shall perish les and more =
  that bargan may thay ban, =
  That ill has done. =
  In erth I se right noght =
  Bot syn that is vnsoght; =
  Of those that well has wroght =
  ffynd, I bot a fone. =
  Therfor shall I fordo =
  All this medill~erd =
  with floodis that shall flo =
  & ryn with hidous rerd,; =
  I haue good cause therto =
  ffor me no man is ferd,, =
  As I say shal I do =
  of veniance draw my swerd,, =
  And make end, =
  of all that beris life, =
  Sayf noe and his wife, =
  ffor that wold neuer stryfe =
  With me {[}ne{]} me offend,. =
  hym to mekill wyn =
  hastly will I go, =
  To noe my seruand, or I blyn =
  to warn hym of his wo. =
  In erth I se bot syn =
  reynand to and fro, =
  Emang both more & myn =
  ichon other fo; =
  With all thare entent; =
  All shall I fordo =
  with floodis that shall floo, =
  wirk shall I thaym wo, =
  That will not repent. =
  Noe, my freend, I thee commaund =
  from cares the to keyle, =
  A ship that thou ordand =
  of nayle and bord, ful wele. =
  Thou was alway well wirkand =
  to me trew as stele, =
  To my bydyng obediand =
  frendship shal thou fele =
  To mede; =
  of lennthe thi ship be =
  Thre hundreth cubettis, warn I the, =
  Of heght euen thrirte, =
  of fyfty als in brede. =
  Anoynt thi ship with pik and tar =
  without & als within, =
  The water out to spar =
  this is a noble gyn; =
  look no man the mar =
  thre chese chambres begyn, =
  Thou must spend many a spar =
  this wark or thou wyn =
  To end fully. =
  Make in thi ship also, =
  parloures oone or two, =
  And houses of offyce mo, =
  ffor beestis that ther must be. =
  Oone cubite on hight =
  A wyndo shal thou make; =
  on the syde a doore with slyght =
  be~neyth shal thou take; =
  With the shal no man fyght =
  nor do the no kyn wrake. =
  When all is doyne thus right =
  thi wife, that is thi make, =
  Take in to the; =
  Thi sonnes of good fame, =
  Sem, Iaphet, and Came, =
  Take in also hame, =
  Thare wifis also thre. =
  ffor all shal be fordone =
  that lif in land bot ye, =
  with floodis that from abone =
  shal fall, & that plente; =
  It shall begyn full sone =
  to rayn vncessantle, =
  After dayes seuen be done =
  and induyr dayes fourty, =
  withoutten fayll. =
  Take to thi ship also =
  of ich kynd beestis two, =
  Mayll & femayll, bot no mo, =
  Or thou pull vp thi sayll. =
  ffor thay may the avayll =
  when al this thyng is wroght; =
  Stuf thi ship with vitayll, =
  ffor hungre that ye perish noght; =
  Of beestis, foull, and catayll =
  ffor thaym haue thou in thoght, =
  ffor thaym is my counsayll =
  that som socour be soght, =
  In hast; =
  Thay must haue corn and hay, =
  And oder mete alway; =
  Do now as I the say, =
  In the name of the holy gast.=
{P:Noah}
  A! 
@begin {latp}
  benedicite! =
@end {latp}
  what art thou that thus =
  Tellys afore that shall be? =
  thou art full mervelus! =
  Tell me, for charite =
  thi name so gracius.=
{P:God}
  My name is of dignyte =
  and also full glorius =
  To knawe. =
  I am god most myghty, =
  Oone god in trynyty, =
  Made the and ich man to be; =
  To luf me well thou awe.=
{P:Noah}
  I thank the, lord, so dere =
  that wold, vowch sayf =
  Thus low to appere =
  to a symple knafe; =
  Blis vs, lord, here =
  for charite I hit crafe, =
  The better may we stere =
  the ship that we shall hafe, =
  Certayn.=
{P:God}
  Noe, to the and to thi fry =
  My blyssyng graunt I; =
  Ye shall wax and multiply, =
  And fill the erth agane, =
  When all thise floodis ar past =
  and fully gone away.=
{P:Noah}
  lord, homward will I hast =
  as fast as that I may; =
  My {[}wife{]} will I frast =
  what she will say, =
  And I am agast =
  that we get som fray =
  Betwixt vs both; =
  ffor she is full tethee, =
  ffor litill oft angre, =
  If any thyng wrang be, =
  Soyne is she wroth. =
  God spede, dere wife =
  how fayre ye?=
{P:Uxor}
  Now, as euer myght I thryfe =
  the wars =
  I thee see; =
  Do tell me belife =
  where has thou thus long be? =
  To dede may we dryfe =
  or lif for the, ffor want. =
  When we swete or swynk, =
  thou dos what thou thynk, =
  Yit of mete and of drynk =
  haue we veray skant.=
{P:Noah}
  Wife, we ar hard, sted =
  with tythyngis new.=
{P:Uxor}
  Bot thou were worthi be cled =
  In stafford blew; =
  ffor thou art alway adred =
  be it fals or trew; =
  Bot god knowes I am led =
  and that may I rew, =
  ffull ill; =
  ffor I dar be thi borow, =
  ffrom euen vnto morow, =
  Thou spekis euer of sorow; =
  God send the onys thi fill! =
  We women may wary =
  all ill husbandis; =
  I haue oone, bi mary! =
  that lowsyd me of my bandis; =
  If he teyn I must tary =
  how so euer it standis, =
  With seymland full sory, =
  wryngand both my handis =
  ffor drede. =
  Bot yit other while, =
  What with gam & with gyle, =
  I shall smyte and smyle, =
  And qwite hym his mede.=
{P:Noah}
  We! hold, thi tong, ram~skyt =
  or I shall the still.=
{P:Uxor}
  By my thryft, if thou smyte =
  I shal turne the vntill.=
{P:Noah}
  We shall assay as tyte =
  haue at the, gill! =
  Apon the bone shal it byte. =
{P:Uxor}
  A, so, mary! thou smytis ill! =
  Bot I suppose =
  I shal not in thi det, =
  fflyt of this flett! =
  Take the ther a langett =
  To tye vp thi hose!=
{P:Noah}
  A! wilt thou so? =
  mary, that is myne.=
{P:Uxor}
  Thou shal thre for two =
  I swere bi godis pyne.=
{P:Noah}
  And I shall qwyte the tho =
  In fayth or syne.=
{P:Uxor}
  Out apon the, ho! =
{P:Noah}
  Thou can both byte and whyne, =
  with a rerd,; =
  ffor all if she stryke, =
  yit fast will she skryke, =
  In fayth I hold, none slyke =
  In all medill~erd,; =
  Bot I will kepe charyte =
  ffor I haue at do.=
{P:Uxor}
  Here shal no man tary the =
  I pray the go to! =
  ffull well may we mys the =
  as euer haue I ro; =
  To spyn will I dres me. =
{P:Noah}
  We! fare well, lo; =
  Bot wife, =
  Pray for me besele, =
  To eft I com vnto the.=
{P:Uxor}
  Euen as thou prays for me, =
  As euer myght I thrife.=
{P:Noah}
  I tary full Lang =
  Fro my warke, I traw; =
  Now my gere will I fang =
  and thederward draw; =
  I may full ill gang =
  the soth for to knaw, =
  Bot if god help amang =
  I may sit downe daw =
  To ken; =
  Now assay will I =
  how I can of wrightry, =
@begin {latp}
  In nomine patris, & filii, =
  Et spiritus sanncti, Amen. =
@end {latp}
  To begyn of this tree =
  my bonys will I bend, =
  I traw from the trynyte =
  socoure will be send,; =
  It fayres full fayre, thynk me =
  this wark to my hend; =
  Now blissid be he =
  that this can amend,. =
  lo, here the lenght, =
  Thre hundreth cubettis euenly, =
  of breed lo is it fyfty, =
  The heght is euen thyrty =
  Cubettis full strenght. =
  Now my gowne will I cast =
  and wyrk in my cote, =
  Make will I the mast =
  or I flyt oone foote, =
  A! my bak, I traw, will brast! =
  this is a sory note! =
  hit is wonder that I last =
  sich an old, dote =
  All dold, =
  To begyn sich a wark! =
  My bonys ar so stark, =
  No wonder if thay wark, =
  ffor I am full old,. =
  The top and the sayll =
  both will I make, =
  The helme and the castell =
  also will I take, =
  To drife ich a nayll =
  will I not forsake, =
  This gere may neuer fayll =
  that dar I vndertake =
  Onone. =
  This is a nobull gyn, =
  Thise nayles so thay ryn, =
  Thoro more and myn, =
  Thise bordis ichon; =
  wyndow and doore =
  euen as he saide, =
  Thre ches chambre =
  thay ar well maide, =
  Pyk & tar full sure =
  ther apon laide, =
  This will euer endure =
  therof am I paide; =
  ffor why? =
  It is better wroght =
  Then I coude haif thoght; =
  hym that maide all of noght =
  I thank oonly. =
  Now will I hy me =
  and no thyng be leder, =
  My wife and my meneye =
  to bryng euen heder. =
  Tent hedir tydely =
  wife, and consider, =
  hens must vs fle =
  All sam togeder =
  In hast.=
{P:Uxor}
  Whi, syr, what alis you? =
  Who is that asalis you? =
  To fle it avalis you, =
  And ye be agast.=
{P:Noah}
  Ther is garn on the reyll =
  other, my dame.=
{P:Uxor}
  Tell me that ich a deyll =
  els get ye blame.=
{P:Noah}
  He that cares may keill =
  blissid be his name! =
  he has for oure seyll =
  to sheld vs fro shame, =
  And sayd,, =
  All this warld aboute =
  With floodis so stoute, =
  That shall ryn on a route, =
  Shall be ouerlaide. =
  he saide all shall be slayn =
  bot oonely we, =
  Oure barnes that ar bayn =
  and thare wifis thre; =
  A ship he bad me ordayn =
  to safe vs & oure fee, =
  Therfor with all oure mayn =
  thank we that fre =
  Beytter of bayll; =
  hy vs fast, go we thedir.=
{P:Uxor}
  I wote neuer whedir, =
  I dase and I dedir =
  ffor ferd of that tayll.=
{P:Noah}
  Be not aferd,, haue done =
  trus sam oure gere, =
  That we be ther or none =
  without more dere.=
{P:Primus Filius}
  It shall be done full sone =
  brether, help to bere.=
{P:Secundus Filius}
  ffull long shall I not hoyne =
  to do my devere, =
  Brether sam.=
{P:Tertius Filius}
  without any yelp, =
  At my myght shall I help.=
{P:Uxor}
  Yit for drede of a skelp =
  help well thi dam.=
{P:Noah}
  Now ar we there =
  as we shuld be; =
  Do get in oure gere =
  oure catall and fe, =
  In to this vessell here =
  my chylder fre.=
{P:Uxor}
  I was neuer bard ere =
  As euer myght I the, =
  In sich an oostre as this. =
  In fath I can not fynd =
  which is before, which is behynd; =
  Bot shall we here be pynd, =
  Noe, as haue thou blis?=
{P:Noah}
  Dame, as it is skill =
  here must vs abide grace; =
  Therfor, wife, with good will =
  com into this place.=
{P:Uxor}
  Sir, for Iak nor for gill =
  will I turne my face =
  Till I haue on this hill =
  spon a space =
  on my rok; =
  Well were he, myght get me, =
  Now will I downe set me, =
  Yit reede I no man let me, =
  ffor drede of a knok.=
{P:Noah}
  Behold to the heuen =
  the cateractes all, =
  That are open full euen =
  grete and small, =
  And the planettis seuen =
  left has thare stall, =
  Thise thoners and levyn =
  downe gar fall =
  ffull stout, =
  Both halles and bowers, =
  Castels and towres; =
  ffull sharp ar thise showers, =
  that renys aboute; =
  Therfor, wife, haue done =
  com into ship fast.=
{P:Uxor}
  Yei, noe, go cloute thi shone =
  the better will thai last.=
{P:Prima Mulier}
  Good moder, com in sone =
  ffor all is ouer cast, =
  Both the son and the mone. =
{P:Secunda Mulier}
  And many wynd blast =
  ffull sharp; =
  Thise floodis so thay ryn, =
  Therfor moder come in.=
{P:Uxor}
  In fayth yit will I spyn; =
  All in vayn ye carp.=
{P:Tercius Mulier}
  If ye like ye may spyn =
  Moder, in the ship.=
{P:Noah}
  Now is this twyys com in =
  dame, on my frenship.=
{P:Uxor}
  Wheder I lose or I wyn =
  In fayth, thi felowship, =
  set I not a pyn =
  this spyndill will I slip =
  Apon this hill, =
  Or I styr oone fote.=
{P:Noah}
  Peter!  I traw we dote; =
  without any more note =
  Come in if ye will.=
{P:Uxor}
  Yei, water nyghys so nere =
  that I sit not dry, =
  Into ship with a byr =
  therfor will I hy =
  ffor drede that I drone here. =
{P:Noah}
  Dame, securly, =
  It bees boght full dere =
  ye abode so long by =
  out of ship.=
{P:Uxor}
  I will not, for thi bydyng, =
  go from doore to mydyng.=
{P:Noah}
  In fayth, and for youre long taryyng =
  Ye shal lik on the whyp.=
{P:Uxor}
  Spare me not, I pray the =
  bot euen as thou thynk, =
  Thise grete wordis shall not flay me. =
{P:Noah}
  Abide, dame, and drynk =
  ffor betyn shall thou be =
  with this staf to thou stynk; =
  Ar strokis good? say me. =
{P:Uxor}
  What say ye, wat wynk?=
{P:Noah}
  Speke! =
  Cry me mercy, I say!=
{P:Uxor}
  Therto say I nay.=
{P:Noah}
  Bot thou do, bi this day, =
  Thi hede shall I breke.=
{P:Uxor}
  Lord, I were at ese =
  and hertely full hoylle, =
  Might I onys haue a measse =
  of wedows coyll; =
  ffor thi saull, without lese =
  shuld I dele penny doyll, =
  so wold mo, no frese =
  that I se on this sole =
  of wifis that ar here, =
  ffor the life that thay leyd, =
  Wold thare husbandis were dede, =
  ffor, as euer ete I brede, =
  So wold I oure syre were.=
{P:Noah}
  Yee men that has wifis =
  whyls they ar yong, =
  If ye luf youre lifis =
  chastice thare tong: =
  Me thynk my hert ryfis =
  both levyr and long, =
  To se sich stryfis =
  wedmen emong; =
  Bot I, =
  As haue I blys, =
  shall chastyse this.=
{P:Uxor}
  Yit may ye mys, =
  Nicholl nedy!=
{P:Noah}
  I shall make the still as stone =
  begynnar of blunder! =
  I shall bete the bak and bone =
  and breke all in sonder.=
{P:Uxor}
  Out, alas, I am gone! =
  oute apon the, mans wonder!=
{P:Noah}
  Se how she can grone =
  and I lig vnder; =
  Bot, wife, =
  In this hast let vs ho, =
  ffor my bak is nere in two.=
{P:Uxor}
  And I am bet so blo =
  That I may not thryfe.=
{P:Primus Filius}
  A! whi fare ye thus? =
  ffader and moder both!=
{P:Secundus Filius}
  Ye shuld not be so spitus =
  standyng in sich a woth.=
{P:Tertius Filius}
  Thise ar so hidus =
  with many a cold coth.=
{P:Noah}
  we will do as ye bid vs =
  we will no more be wroth, =
  Dere barnes! =
  Now to the helme will I hent, =
  And to my ship tent.=
{P:Uxor}
  I se on the firmament, =
  Me thynk, the seven starnes.=
{P:Noah}
  This is a grete flood =
  wife, take hede.=
{P:Uxor}
  So me thoght, as I stode =
  we ar in grete drede; =
  Thise wawghes ar so wode. =
{P:Noah}
  Help, god, in this nede! =
  As thou art stere~man good =
  and best, as I rede, =
  Of all; =
  Thou rewle vs in this rase, =
  As thou me behete hase.=
{P:Uxor}
  This is a perlous case: =
  help, god, when we call!=
{P:Noah}
  Wife, tent the stere~tre =
  and I shall asay =
  The depnes of the see =
  that we bere, if I may.=
{P:Uxor}
  That shall I do ful wysely =
  now go thi way, =
  ffor apon this flood haue we =
  flett many day, =
  with pyne.=
{P:Noah}
  Now the water will I sownd: =
  A! it is far to the grownd; =
  This trauell I expownd =
  had I to tyne. =
  Aboue all hillys bedeyn =
  the water is rysen late =
  Cubettis fyfteyn, =
  bot in a highter state =
  It may not be, I weyn =
  for this well I wate, =
  This forty dayes has rayn beyn =
  It will therfor abate =
  Full lele. =
  This water in hast, =
  eft will I tast; =
  Now am I agast, =
  It is wanyd a grete dele. =
  Now are the weders cest =
  and cateractes knyt, =
  Both the most and the leest. =
{P:Uxor}
  Me thynk, bi my wit, =
  The son shynes in the eest =
  lo is not yond it? =
  we shuld haue a good feest =
  were thise floodis flyt =
  So spytus.=
{P:Noah}
  we haue been here, all we, =
  thre hundreth dayes and fyfty.=
{P:Uxor}
  Yei, now wanys the see; =
  lord, well is vs!=
{P:Noah}
  The thryd tyme will I prufe =
  what depnes we bere.=
{P:Uxor}
  Now long shall thou hufe =
  lay in thy lyne there.=
{P:Noah}
  I may towch with my lufe =
  the grownd evyn here.=
{P:Uxor}
  Then begynnys to grufe =
  to vs mery chere; =
  Bot, husband, =
  What grownd may this be?=
{P:Noah}
  The hyllys of armonye.=
{P:Uxor}
  Now blissid be he =
  That thus for vs can ordand!=
{P:Noah}
  I see toppys of hyllys he =
  many at a syght, =
  No thyng to let me =
  the wedir is so bright.=
{P:Uxor}
  Thise ar of mercy =
  tokyns full right.=
{P:Noah}
  Dame, thi counsell me =
  what fowll best myght, =
  And Cowth, =
  with flight of wyng =
  bryng, without taryying, =
  Of mercy som tokynyng =
  Ayther bi north or southe? =
  ffor this is the fyrst day =
  of the tent moyne.=
{P:Uxor}
  The ravyn, durst I lay =
  will com agane sone; =
  As fast as thou may =
  cast hym furth, haue done, =
  He may happyn to day =
  com agane or none =
  With grath.=
{P:Noah}
  I will cast out also =
  Dowfys oone or two: =
  Go youre way, go, =
  God send, you som wathe! =
  Now ar thise fowles flone =
  Into seyr countre; =
  Pray we fast ichon =
  kneland on our kne, =
  To hym that is alone =
  worthiest of degre, =
  That he wold send anone =
  oure fowles som fee =
  To glad vs.=
{P:Uxor}
  Thai may not fayll of land, =
  The water is so wanand.=
{P:Noah}
  Thank we god all weldand, =
  That lord that made vs. =
  It is a wonder thyng =
  me thynk sothle, =
  Thai ar so long taryyng =
  the fowles that we =
  Cast out in the mornyng. =
{P:Uxor}
  Syr, it may be =
  Thai tary to thay bryng. =
{P:Noah}
  The ravyn is a hungrye =
  All way; =
  He is without any reson, =
  And he fynd any caryon, =
  As peraventure may befon, =
  he will not away; =
  The dowfe is more gentill =
  her trust I vntew, =
  like vnto the turtill =
  for she is ay trew.=
{P:Uxor}
  hence bot a litill =
  she commys, lew, lew! =
  she bryngys in her bill =
  som novels new; =
  Behald,! =
  It is of an olif tre =
  A branch, thynkys me.=
{P:Noah}
  It is soth, perde, =
  right so is it cald,. =
  Doufe, byrd, full blist =
  ffayre myght the befall ! =
  Thou art trew for to trist =
  as ston in the wall; =
  Full well I it wist =
  thou wold com to thi hall,=
{P:Uxor}
  A trew tokyn ist =
  we shall be sauyd all: =
  ffor whi? =
  The water, syn she com, =
  Of depnes plom, =
  Is fallen a fathom, =
  And more hardely.=
{P:Primus Filius}
  Thise floodis ar gone =
  fader, behold,.=
{P:Secundus Filius}
  Ther is left right none =
  and that be ye bold,.=
{P:Tercius Filius}
  As still as a stone =
  oure ship is stold.=
{P:Noah}
  Apon land here anone =
  that we were, fayn I wold; =
  My childer dere, =
  Sem, Japhet and Cam, =
  with gle and with gam, =
  Com go we all sam, =
  we will no longer abide here.=
{P:Uxor}
  here haue we beyn =
  noy long enogh, =
  with tray and with teyn =
  and dreed mekill wogh.=
{P:Noah}
  behald, on this greyn =
  nowder cart ne plogh =
  Is left, as I weyn =
  nowder tre then bogh, =
  Ne other thyng, =
  Bot all is away; =
  Many castels, I say, =
  Grete townes of aray, =
  fflitt has this flowyng.=
{P:Uxor}
  Thise floodis not afright =
  all this warld, so wide =
  has mevid with myght =
  on se and bi side.=
{P:Noah}
  To dede ar thai dyght =
  prowdist of pryde, =
  Euer ich a wyght =
  that euer was spyde, =
  With syn, =
  All ar thai slayn, =
  And put vnto payn.=
{P:Uxor}
  ffrom thens agayn =
  May thai neuer wyn?=
{P:Noah}
  wyn? no, I~wis =
  bot he that myght hase =
  Wold myn of thare mys =
  & admytte thaym to grace; =
  As he in bayll is blis =
  I pray hym in this space, =
  In heven hye with his =
  to purvaye vs a place, =
  That we, =
  with his santis in sight, =
  And his angels bright, =
  May com to his light: =
  Amen, for charite. =
@section 2 {p04}
@section 3 {tt}
  Abraha
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Abraham}
  Adonay, thou god veray, =
  Thou here vs when we to the call, =
  As thou art he that best may, =
  Thou art most socoure and help of all; =
  Mightfull lord! to the I pray, =
  Let onys the oyle of mercy fall, =
  Shall I neuer abide that day, =
  Truly yit I hope I shall. =
  Mercy, lord omnipotent! =
  long syn he this warld has wroght; =
  Wheder ar all oure elders went? =
  This musys mekill in my thoght. =
  ffrom adam, vnto eue assent, =
  Ete of that appyll sparid he noght, =
  ffor all the wisdom that he ment =
  ffull dere that bargan has he boght, =
  ffrom paradise thai bad hym gang; =
  He went mowrnyng with symple chere, =
  And after liffyd he here full lang, =
  More then thre hundreth yere, =
  In sorow and in trauell strang, =
  And euery day he was in were; =
  his childre angred, hym amang; =
  Caym slo abell, was hym full dere. =
  Sithen Noe, that was trew and good, =
  his and his chyldre thre, =
  was saued when all was flood: =
  That was a wonder thyng to se. =
  And loth fro sodome when he yode, =
  Thre cytees brent, yit eschapyd, he; =
  Thus, for thai menged my lordis mode, =
  he vengid syn thrugh his pauste'. =
  when I thynk of oure elders all, =
  And of the mervels that has been, =
  No gladnes in my hart may fall, =
  M{[}y{]} comfort goys away full cleyn. =
  lord, when shall dede make me his thrall? =
  An hundreth yeris, certis, haue I seyn; =
  Ma fa! sone I hope he shall, =
  ffor it were right hie tyme I weyn. =
  Yit adam is to hell gone, =
  And ther has ligen many a day, =
  And all oure elders, euerychon, =
  Thay ar gone the same way, =
  Vnto god will here thare mone; =
  Now help, lord,, adonay! =
  ffor, certis, I can no better wone, =
  And ther is none that better may.=
{P:God}
  I will help adam and his kynde, =
  Might I luf and lewte fynd; =
  Wold thay to me be trew, and blyn =
  Of thare pride and of thare syn: =
  My seruand I will found & frast, =
  Abraham, if he be trast; =
  On certan wise I will hym proue, =
  If he to me be trew of louf. =
  Abraham! Abraham!=
{P:Abraham}
  Who is that? war! let me se! =
  I herd oone neven my name.=
{P:God}
  It is I, take tent to me, =
  That fourmed thi fader adam, =
  And euery thyng in it degre.=
{P:Abraham}
  To here thi will, redy I am, =
  And to fulfill, what euer it be.=
{P:God}
  Of mercy haue I herd thi cry, =
  Thi devoute prayers haue me bun; =
  If thou me luf, look that thou hy =
  Vnto the land of Visyon; =
  And the thryd day be ther, bid, I, =
  And take with the, Isaac, thi son, =
  As a beest to sacryfy, =
  To slo hym look thou not shon, =
  And bren hym ther to thyn offerand.=
{P:Abraham}
  A, lovyd be thou, lord in throne! =
  hold ouer me, lord, thy holy hand, =
  ffor certis thi bidyng shall be done. =
  Blissyd be that lord in euery land =
  wold viset his seruand thus so soyn. =
  ffayn wold I this thyng ordand, =
  ffor it profettis noght to hoyne; =
  This commaundement must I nedis fulfill, =
  If that my hert wax hevy as leyde; =
  Shuld I offend my lordis will? =
  Nay, yit were I leyffer my child were dede. =
  What so he biddis me, good or ill, =
  That shall be done in euery steede; =
  Both wife and child,, if he bid spill; =
  I wille not do agans his rede. =
  wist Isaac, wher so he were, =
  he wold be abast now, =
  how that he is in dangere. =
  Isaac, son, wher art thou?=
{P:Isaac}
  All redy, fader, Lo me here; =
  Now was I commyng vnto you; =
  I luf you mekill, fader dere.=
{P:Abraham}
  And dos thou so? I wold wit how =
  lufis thou me, son, as thou has saide.=
{P:Isaac}
  Yei, fader, with all myn hart, =
  More then all that euer was maide; =
  God hold, me long youre life in quart!=
{P:Abraham}
  Now, who would not be glad that had =
  A child so lufand as thou art? =
  Thi lufly chere makis my hert glad, =
  And many a tyme so has it gart. =
  Go home, son; com sone agane, =
  And tell thi moder I com ful fast; =
  So now god the saif and sayne! =
  Now well is me that he is past! =
  Alone, right here in this playn, =
  Might I speke to myn hart brast, =
  I wold, that all were well ful fayn, =
  Bot it must nedis be done at last; =
  And it is good that I be war, =
  To be avised full good it were. =
  The land of vision is ful far, =
  The thrid day end must I be there; =
  Myn ase shall with vs, if it thar, =
  To bere oure harnes les & more, =
  ffor my son may be slayn no nar; =
  A swerd must with vs yit therfore, =
  And I shall found, to make me yare; =
  This nyght will I begyn my way, =
  THof Isaac be neuer so fayre, =
  And myn awn son, the soth to say, =
  And, thof he be myn right haire, =
  And all shuld, weld, after my day, =
  Godis bydyng shall I not spare; =
  shuld I that ganstand,? we, nay, ma fay! =
  Isaac!
{P:Isaac}
  --Sir!
{P:Abraham}
  --Luke thou be bowne; =
  ffor certan, son, thi self and I, =
  we two must now weynd, furth of towne, =
  In far country to sacrifie, =
  ffor certan skyllys and encheson. =
  Take wod and fyere with the, in hy; =
  Bi hillys and, dayllys, both vp & downe, =
  son, thou shal ride and, I will go bi. =
  looke thou mys noght that thou shuld, nede; =
  Do make the redy, my darlyng!=
{P:Isaac}
  I am redy to do this dede, =
  And euer to fulfill youre bydyng.=
{P:Abraham}
  My dere son, look thou haue no drede, =
  We shal com home with grete lovyng; =
  Both to & fro I shal vs lede; =
  Com now, son, in my blyssyng. =
  Ye two here with this asse abide, =
  ffor Isaac & I will to yond hill; =
  It is so hie we may not ride, =
  therfor ye two shal abide here still.=
{P:Primus Puer}
  Sir, ye ow not to be denyed,: =
  we ar redy youre bydyng to fulfill.=
{P:Secundus Puer}
  What so euer to vs betide =
  To do youre bidyng ay we will.=
{P:Abraham}
  Godis blyssyng haue ye both in fere; =
  I shall not tary long you fro.=
{P:Primus Puer}
  Sir, we shal abide you here, =
  Oute of this stede shall we not go.=
{P:Abraham}
  Childre, ye ar ay to me full dere, =
  I pray god kepe {[}you{]} euer fro wo.=
{P:Secundus Puer}
  we will do, sir, as ye vs lere.=
{P:Abraham}
  Isaac, now ar we bot we two, =
  we must go a full good paase, =
  ffor it is farther than I wend,; =
  we shall make myrth & grete solace, =
  Bi this thyng be broght to end,. =
  lo, my son, here is the place.=
{P:Isaac}
  wod and fyere ar in my hend; =
  Tell me now, if ye haue space, =
  where is the beest that shuld, be brend?=
{P:Abraham}
  Now, son, I may no longer layn. =
  sich will is into myne hart went; =
  Thou was euer to me full bayn =
  Euer to fulfill myn entent. =
  Bot certanly thou must be slayn, =
  And it may be as I haue ment.=
{P:Isaac}
  I am hevy and nothyng fayn, =
  Thus hastely that shall be shent.
{P:Abraham}
  Isaac!
{P:Isaac}
  Sir?
{P:Abraham}
  Com heder, bid I; =
  Thou shal be dede what so euer betide.=
{P:Isaac}
  A, fader, mercy! mercy!=
{P:Abraham}
  That I say may not be denyde; =
  Take thi dede therfor mekely.=
{P:Isaac}
  A, good sir, abide; =
  ffader!
{P:Abraham}
  What son?
{P:Isaac}
  To do youre will I am redy, =
  where so euer ye go or ride, =
  If I may oght ouertake youre will, =
  syn I haue trepa{[}s{]}t I wold be bet.
{P:Abraham}
  Isaac!
{P:Isaac}
  What, sir?
{P:Abraham}
  Good son, be still.
{P:Isaac}
  Ffader!
{P:Abraham}
  What, son!
{P:Isaac}
  Think on thi get! =
  what haue I done?
{P:Abraham}
  Truly, none ill.
{P:Isaac}
  And shall be slayn?
{P:Abraham}
  So haue I het.
{P:Isaac}
  Sir, what may help?
{P:Abraham}
  Certis, no skill.
{P:Isaac}
  I ask mercy.
{P:Abraham}
  That may not let.=
{P:Isaac}
  When I am dede, and closed, in clay, =
  who shall then be youre son?=
{P:Abraham}
  A, lord, that I shuld abide this day!=
{P:Isaac}
  Sir, who shall do that I was won?=
{P:Abraham}
  Speke no sich wordis, son, I the pray.
{P:Isaac}
  Shall ye me slo?
{P:Abraham}
  I trow I mon; =
  lyg still! I smyte!
{P:Isaac}
  Sir, let me say.=
{P:Abraham}
  Now, my dere child,, thou may not shon.=
{P:Isaac}
  The shynyng of youre bright blayde =
  It gars me quake for ferde to dee.=
{P:Abraham}
  Therfor groflyngis thou shall be layde, =
  Then when I stryke thou shal not se.=
{P:Isaac}
  What haue I done, fader, what haue I saide?=
{P:Abraham}
  Truly, no kyns ill to me.=
{P:Isaac}
  And thus gyltles shall be arayde.=
{P:Abraham}
  Now, good son, let sich wordis be.
{P:Isaac}
  I luf you ay.
{P:Abraham}
  So do I the.
{P:Isaac}
  Ffader!
{P:Abraham}
  What, son?
{P:Isaac}
  Let now be seyn. =
  ffor my moder luf.
{P:Abraham}
  Let be, let be! =
  It will not help that thou wold, meyn; =
  Bot ly styll till I com to the, =
  I mys a lytyll thyng, I weyn. =
  he spekis so rufully to me =
  That water shotis in both myn eeyn, =
  I were leuer than all wardly wyn, =
  That I had fon hym onys vnkynde, =
  Bot no defawt I faund, hym in: =
  I wold be dede for hym, or pynde; =
  To slo hym thus, I thynk grete syn, =
  So rufull wordis I with hym fynd; =
  I am full wo that we shuld, twyn, =
  ffor he will neuer oute of my mynd. =
  What shal I to his moder say? =
  ffor «where is he,» tyte will she spyr; =
  If I tell hir, «ron away,» =
  hir answere bese belife--«nay, sir!» =
  And I am ferd, hir for to slay; =
  I ne wote what I shal say till hir. =
  he lyys full still ther as he lay, =
  ffor to I com, dar he not styr.=
{P:God}
  Angell, hy with all thi mayn! =
  To abraham thou shall be sent; =
  say, Isaac shall not be slayn; =
  he shall lif, and not be brent. =
  My bydyng standis he not agane, =
  Go, put hym out of his intent; =
  Byd, hym go home agane, =
  I know well how he ment.=
{P:Angel}
  Gladly, Lord, I am redy: =
  thi bidyng shall be magnyfyed; =
  I shall me spede ful hastely, =
  the to obeye at euery tyde; =
  Thi will, Thi name, to glorifye, =
  Ouer all this warld so wide; =
  And to thi seruand now in hy, =
  good, trew, abraham, will I glyde.=
{P:Abraham}
  Bot myght I yit of wepyng sese, =
  till I had done this sacrifice; =
  It must nedis be, withoutten lesse, =
  thof all I carpe on this kyn wise, =
  The more my sorow it will incres; =
  when I look to hym, I gryse; =
  I will ryn on a res, =
  And slo hym here, right as he lyse.
{P:Angel}
  Abraham! Abraham!
{P:Abraham}
  Who is ther now? =
  War! let the go.
{P:Angel}
  Stand vp, now, stand; =
  Thi good will com I to alow, =
  Therfor I byd the hold thi hand.=
{P:Abraham}
  Say, who bad, so? any bot thou?=
{P:Angel}
  Yei, god; & sendis this beest to thyn offerand,.=
{P:Abraham}
  I speke with god latter, I trow, =
  And doyng he me commaund.=
{P:Angel}
  He has persauyd thy mekenes =
  And thi good will also, Iwis; =
  he will thou do thi son no distres, =
  ffor he has graunt to the his blys.=
{P:Abraham}
  Bot wote thou well that it is =
  As thou has sayd?
{P:Angel}
  I say the yis.=
{P:Abraham}
  I thank the, lord,, well of goodnes, =
  That all thus has relest me this; =
  To speke with the haue I no space, =
  with my dere son till I haue spokyn. =
  My good son, thou shal haue grace, =
  On the now will I not be wrokyn; =
  Ryse vp now, with thi frely face.
{P:Isaac}
  Sir, shall I lif?
{P:Abraham}
  Yei, this to tokyn. =
  son thou has skapid a full hard, grace, =
  Thou shuld, haue beyn both brent & brokyn.=
{P:Isaac}
  Bot, fader, shall I not be slayn?
{P:Abraham}
  No, certis, son.
{P:Isaac}
  Then am I glad,; =
  Good sir, put vp youre sword agayn.=
{P:Abraham}
  Nay hardely, son, be thou not adrad,.
{P:Isaac}
  Is all for geyn?
{P:Abraham}
  Yei, son, certan.=
{P:Isaac}
  ffor ferd,, sir, was I nere~hand, mad,. =
@section 2 {p05}
@section 3 {tt}
  Isaac
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Isaac}
  Com nere son and kys me, =
  that I may feyle the smell of the. =
  The smell of my son is lyke =
  to a feld with flouris, or hony bike. =
  where art thou, Esaw, my son?=
{P:Jacob}
  here, fader, and askis youre benyson.=
{P:Isaac}
  The blyssyng my fader gaf to me, =
  god of heuen & I gif the; =
  God gif the plente grete, =
  of wyne, of oyll, and of whete; =
  And graunt thi childre all =
  to worship the, both grete and small; =
  who so the blyssys, blyssed be he; =
  who so the waris, wared be he. =
  Now has thou my grete blyssyng, =
  loue the shall all thyne ofspryng; =
  Go now wheder thou has to go.=
{P:Jacob}
  Graunt mercy, sir, I will do so.=
{P:Esau}
  haue, ete, fader, of myn huntyng, =
  And gif me sythen your blyssyng.
{P:Isaac}
  Who is that?
{P:Esau}
  I, youre son =
  Esaw, bryngis you venyson.=
{P:Isaac}
  Who was that was right now here, =
  And broght me bruet of a dere? =
  I ete well, and blyssyd hym; =
  And he is blyssyd, ich a lym.=
{P:Esau}
  Alas! I may grete and sob.=
{P:Isaac}
  Thou art begylyd thrugh iacob, =
  That is thyne awne german brother.=
{P:Esau}
  haue ye kepyd me none other =
  Blyssyng then ye set hym one?=
{P:Isaac}
  sich another haue I none; =
  Bot god gif the to thyn handband, =
  the dew of heuen & frute of land,; =
  Other then this can I not say.=
{P:Esau}
  Now, alas, and walo~way! =
  May I with that tratoure mete, =
  my faders dayes shall com with grete, =
  And my moders also; =
  may I hym mete, I shall hym slo.=
{P:Rebecca}
  Isaac it were my deth =
  If Iacob weddeth in kynd of heth; =
  I will send hym to aran, =
  there my brothere dwellys, laban; =
  And there may he serue in peasse =
  till his brother's wrath will seasse. =
  why shuld, I apon a day =
  loyse both my sonnes? better nay.=
{P:Isaac}
  Thou says soth, wife; call hym heder, =
  And let vs tell hym where & wheder =
  That he may fle esaw, =
  that vs both hetis bale to brew.=
{P:Rebecca}
  Iacob, son! thi fader & I =
  wold, speke with the; com, stand, vs by! =
  Out of contry must thou fle, =
  that Esaw slo not the.=
{P:Jacob}
  Whederward, shuld, I go, dame?=
{P:Rebecca}
  To mesopotameam; =
  To my brothere, and thyn eme, =
  that dwellys besyde Iordan streme; =
  And ther may thou with hym won, =
  to Esaw, myne other son, =
  fforget, and all his wrath be dede.=
{P:Jacob}
  I will go, fader, at youre rede.=
{P:Isaac}
  Yei, son, do as thi moder says; =
  Com kys vs both, & weynd thi ways.=
{P:Jacob}
  Haue good day, sir and dame!=
{P:Isaac}
  God sheld, the, son, from syn and shame!=
{P:Rebecca}
  And gif the grace, good man to be, =
  And send me glad tythygis to the. =
@section 2 {p06}
@section 3 {tt}
  Jacob
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Jacob}
  Help me, lord,,adonay, =
  And hald, me in the right way =
  To mesopotameam; =
  ffor I cam neuer or now where I am; =
  I cam neuer here in this contre; =
  lord, of heuen, thou help me! =
  ffor I haue maide me, in this strete, =
  sore bonys & warkand feete. =
  The son is downe, what is best? =
  her purpose I all nyght to rest; =
  Vnder my hede this ston shal ly; =
  A nyghtis rest take will I.=
{P:God}
  Iacob, iacob, thi god I am; =
  Of thi forfader abraham, =
  And of thi fader, Isaac; =
  I shall the blys for thare sake. =
  This land, that thou slepys in, =
  I shall the gif, and thi kyn; =
  I shall thi seede multyply, =
  As thyk as powder on erth may ly. =
  The kynd of the shall sprede wide, =
  ffrom eest to west on euery syde, =
  ffrom the south vnto the north; =
  All that I say, I shall forth; =
  And all the folkis of thyne ofspryng, =
  shal be blyssyd of thy blyssyng. =
  Iacob, haue thou no kyns drede! =
  I shall the clethe, I shall the fede. =
  Whartfull shall I make thi gate; =
  I shal the help erly and, late; =
  And all in qwart shall I bryng the =
  home agane to thi countre. =
  I shall not fayll, be thou bold,, =
  Bot I shall do as I haue told,.=
{P:Jacob}
  A! lord! what may this mene? =
  what haue I herd, in slepe, and sene? =
  That god leynyd hym to a stegh, =
  And spake to me, it is no leghe; =
  And now is here none othere gate, =
  bot godis howse and heuens yate. =
  lord, how dredfull is this stede! =
  ther I layde downe my hede, =
  In godis lovyng I rayse this stone, =
  And, oyll will I putt theron. =
  lord, of heuen, that all wote, =
  here to the I make a hote: =
  If thou gif me mete and foode, =
  And close to body, as I behoued,, =
  And bryng me home to kyth and kyn, =
  by the way that I walk in, =
  without skathe and in quarte, =
  I promyse to the, with stedfast hart, =
  As thou art lord, and god myne, =
  And I Iacob, thi trew hyne, =
  This stone I rayse in sygne to day =
  shall I hold, holy kyrk for ay; =
  And of all that newes me =
  rightwys tend, shall I gif the. =
  A, my fader, god of heuen, =
  that saide to me, thrugh thi steven, =
  when I in aran was dwelland,, =
  that I shuld turne agane to land, =
  Ther I was both fed and borne, =
  warnyd thou me, lord, beforne, =
  As I went toward aran =
  with my staff, and passyd, Iordan: =
  And now I come agane to kyth, =
  with two ostes of men me with. =
  Thou hete me, lord, to do well with me, =
  to multyplye my seede as sand of see; =
  Thou saue me, lord,, thrugh vertew, =
  ffrom veniance of Esaw, =
  That he slo not, for old, greme, =
  these moders with thare barne teme.=
{P:Rachel}
  Oure anguysh, sir, is many fold,, =
  syn that oure messyngere vs told, =
  That Esaw wold, you slo, =
  with foure hundreth men and mo.=
{P:Jacob}
  ffor soth, rachell, I haue hym sent =
  of many beestis sere present. =
  May tyde he will oure giftis take, =
  And right so shall his wrath slake. =
  where ar oure thyngis, ar thay past Iordan?=
{P:Leah}
  Go and look, sir, as ye can.=
{P:God}
  The day spryngis; now lett me go.=
{P:Jacob}
  Nay, nay, I will not so, =
  Bot thou blys me or thou gang: =
  If I may, I shall hold, the lang.=
{P:God}
  In tokynyng that thou spekis with me, =
  I shall toche now thi thee, =
  That halt shall thou euermore, =
  bot thou shall fele no sore; =
  What is thy name, thou me tell?
{P:Jacob}
  Iacob.
{P:God}
  Nay, bot Israell; =
  syn thou to me sich strengthe may kythe, =
  to men of erth thou must be stythe.
{P:Jacob}
  What is thy name?
{P:God}
  Whi askis thou it?
  «Wonderfull,» if thou wil wyt.
{P:Jacob}
  A, blys me, lord,!
{P:God}
  I shall the blys, =
  And be to the full propyce, =
  And gyf the my blyssyng for ay, =
  As lord and he that all may. =
  I shall grayth thi gate, =
  And full well ordeyn thi state; =
  when thou has drede, thynk on me, =
  And thou shal full well saynyd be, =
  And look thou trow well my sayes; =
  And farewell now, the day dayes.=
{P:Jacob}
  Now haue I a new name, israell; =
  this place shall {[}hight{]} fanuell, =
  ffor I haue seyn in this place, =
  god of heuen face to face.=
{P:Rachel}
  Iacob, lo we haue tythand, =
  that Esaw is here at hand.=
{P:Jacob}
  Rachell, stand thou in the last eschele, =
  ffor I wold, thou were sauyd wele; =
  Call Ioseph and beniamin, =
  And let theym not fro the twyn. =
  If it be so that Esaw =
  vs before all~to~hew, =
  Ye that ar here the last =
  Ye may be sauyd if ye fle fast.=
{P:Jacob}
  I pray the, lord, as thou me het, =
  thou saue me and, my gete.=
{P:Esau}
  welcom brother, to kyn and kyth, =
  thi wife and childre that comes the with. =
  how has thou faren in far land,? =
  tell me now som good tythand,.=
{P:Jacob}
  Well, my brother Esaw, =
  If that thi men no bale me brew.=
{P:Esau}
  Wemo! felows, hold youre hend, =
  ye se that I and he ar frend,, =
  And frenship here will we fulfill, =
  syn that it is godis will.=
{P:Jacob}
  God yeld, you, brothere, that it so is =
  that thou thi hyne so wold, kys.=
{P:Esau}
  Nay, Iacob, my dere brothere, =
  I shall the tell all anothere; =
  Thou art my lord, thrugh destyny; =
  go we togeder both thou and I, =
  To my fader and, his wife, =
  that lofys the, brother, as thare lyfe. =
@section 2 {p07}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Prophets
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Moyses}
@begin {latp}  
  Prophetam excitabit deus de fratribus vestris;
  Omnis anima, que non audierit prophetam illum,
  exterminabitur de populo suo;
  Nemo propheta sine honore nisi in patri&acirc; su&acirc;. =
@end {latp}
  All ye folk of israell, =
  herkyn to me! I will you tell =
  Tythyngis farly goode; =
  All wote ys how it be fell =
  wherfor Adam was dampnyd, to hell, =
  he, and all his blode. =
  Therfor will god, styr and rayse =
  A prophete, in som man dayes, =
  Of oure brethere kyn; =
  And all trowes as he says, =
  And will walk in his ways, =
  ffrom hell he will theym twyn. =
  when his tyme begynnys to day, =
  I rede no man fro hym dray, =
  In way, ne stand on strut; =
  ffor he that will not here his sagh, =
  he be shewed, as an out~lagh, =
  And from his folkis be putt. =
  I warne you well that same prophete =
  shall com hereafterward,, full swete, =
  And many meruels shew; =
  Man shall fall till his feete, =
  ffor cause he can bales beete, =
  Thrugh his awn thew. =
  All that will in trowth ren =
  shall he saue, I warne you then, =
  Trust shall his name be. =
  Bot all ouer will man prophete ken =
  with worship, amangis men, =
  Bot in his awne countre. =
  herkyns all, both yong and old,! =
  God that has all in wold,, =
  Gretys you bi me; =
  his commaundementis ar ten; =
  Behold,, ye that ar his men, =
  here ye may theym se. =
  his commaundementis that I haue broght, =
  looke that ye hold, thaym noght =
  ffor tryfyls, ne for fables; =
  ffor ye shall well vnderstand, =
  That god wrote theym with his hand, =
  In thyse same tables. =
  Ye that thyse in hart will hald,, =
  vnto heuen shall ye be cald,, =
  That is fyrst to com; =
  And ye that will not do so, =
  Till hell pyne mon ye go, =
  And byde a bytter dome. =
  Do now as I shall you wys; =
  The fyrst commaundement is this =
  That I shall you say; =
  Make no god of stok ne stone, =
  And, trow in none god, bot oone, =
  That mayde both nyght and day. =
  Anothere bydis thou shall not swere, =
  ffor no mede, ne for no dere, =
  ffalsly, bi godis name; =
  If thou swere wrongwosly, =
  Wit thou well and wytterly, =
  Thou art worthi grete blame. =
  The thyrd, is, thou shall well yheme =
  Thi holy day, and serue to wheme =
  God with all thi hart. =
  The fourt commaundement is bi tayll, =
  ffader and moder worship thou shall, =
  In pouert and in qwarte. =
  The fyft commaundis thou shall forsake =
  ffornycacyon, and take the a make, =
  And lyf in rightwys state. =
  The sext commaundis thou shal not be =
  Man sloer, for gold, ne fee, =
  Ne for luf, ne for hate. =
  The seuenth commaundis that thou shall leue, =
  And nather go to stele ne reue, =
  ffor more then for les. =
  The aght bydis both old, and yong, =
  That thay be traw of thare tong, =
  And bere no fals witnes. =
  The nenth bydis the, bi thi lif, =
  Thou desyre not thi neghbur's wife, =
  Ne mayden that is his. =
  The tent bidis the, for no case, =
  Desyre not wranwosly thyng thi neghbur has; =
  Do thus, and do no mys. =
  I am the same man that god chase, =
  And toke the ten commaundementis of peasse =
  In the monte synay; =
  Thise wordis, I say, ar no les; =
  My name is callyd moyses; =
  And haue now all good day!=
{P:David}
@begin{latp}
  a Omnes reges adorabunt eum, omnes gentes seruient ei. =
@end{latp}
  herkyn, all, that here may, =
  And perceyf well what I shall say, =
  All with righ{[}t{]}wisnes. =
  loke ye put it not away, =
  Bot thynk theron both nyght and day, =
  ffor it is sothfastnes. =
  Iesse son, ye wote I am; =
  Dauid is my right name, =
  And I bere crowne; =
  Bot ye me trow, ye ar to blame; =
  Of Israel, both wyld, and tame, =
  I haue in my bondon. =
  As god of heuen has gyffyn me wit, =
  shall I now syng you a fytt, =
  With my mynstrelsy; =
  loke ye do it well in wrytt, =
  And theron a knot knytt, =
  ffor it is prophecy. =
  Myrth I make till all men, =
  with my harp and fyngers ten, =
  And warn theym that thay glad,; =
  ffor god will that his son down send,, =
  That wroght adam with his hend,, =
  And heuen and erth mayde. =
  He will lyght fro heuen towre, =
  ffor to be mans saueyoure, =
  And saue that is forlorne; =
  ffor that I harp, and myrth make, =
  Is for he will manhede take, =
  I tell you thus beforne; =
  And thider shall he ren agane, =
  As gyant of mych mayne, =
  Vnto the hyest sete; =
  Ther is nawther kyng, ne swayn, =
  Then no thyng that may hym layn, =
  Ne hyde from his hete. =
  he shall be lord, and kyng of all, =
  Tyll hys feete shall kyngis fall, =
  To offre to hym wytterly. =
  Blyssyd, be that swete blome, =
  That shall saue vs at his com! =
  Ioyfull may we be. =
  Riche gyftis thay shall hym bryng, =
  And till hym make offeryng, =
  kneland on thare kne; =
  well were hym that that lordyng, =
  And that dere derlyng, =
  Myght bide on lyfe and se. =
  Men may know hym bi his marke, =
  Myrth and lovyng is his warke, =
  that shall he luf most. =
  lyght shall be born that tyme in darke, =
  Both to lawd, man and to clark, =
  the luf of rightwys gost. =
  Therfor, both emperoure and kyng, =
  Ryche and poore, both old, and ying, =
  temper well youre gle, =
  Agans that kyng lyght downe, =
  ffor to lowse vs of pryson, =
  And make vs all free. =
  Thou shew thi mercy, lord, tyll vs, =
  ffor to thou com, to hell we trus, =
  we may not go beside; =
  lord, when thi will is for to dele =
  Tyll us thi salue and thi hele, =
  whom we all abyde. =
  Now haue I songen you a fytt; =
  loke in mynd that ye haue it, =
  I rede with my myght; =
  he that maide vs all with his wytt, =
  sheld, vs all from hell pytt, =
  And graunt vs heuen lyght!=
{P:Sybilla Propheta}
@begin {latp}
  Iudicii signum tellus sudore madescit, =
  E celo rex adueniet per secla futurus, =
  Scilicet in carne presens vt iudicet orbem. =
@end {latp}
  Who so wyll here tythyngis glad,, =
  of hym that all this warld, made, =
  here me wytterly! =
  sibill sage is my name; =
  Bot ye me here, ye ar to blame, =
  My word, is prophecy. =
  All men was slayn thrugh adam syn, =
  And put to pyne that neuer shall blyn, =
  thrugh falsnes of the feynd,; =
  A new kyng comes from heuen to fyght =
  Agans the feynd, to wyn his right, =
  so is his mercy heynd,. =
  All the warld, shall he deme, =
  And that haue seruyd hym to wheme, =
  Myrth thaym mon betyde; =
  All shall se hym with thare ee, =
  Ryche and poore, low and hye, =
  No man may hym hyde; =
  Bot thay shall in thare flesh ryse, =
  That euery man shall whake and gryse, =
  Agans that ilk dome. =
  with his santis, many oone, =
  he shall be sene in flesh and, bone, =
  that kyng that is to com. =
  All that shall stand hym before, =
  All shal be les and more, =
  Of oone eld, ichon. =
  Angels shall qwake then for ferd, =
  And fyre shall bren this mydyll~erd,, =
  yei, erth and, all ther apon. =
  shall nothyng here in erth be kend, =
  Bot it shall be strewyd, and brend,, =
  All waters and the see. =
  sythen shall both hill and dale =
  Ryn togeder, grete and smale, =
  And all shall euen be. =
  At hys commyng shall bemys blaw, =
  That men may his commyng knaw; =
  ffull sorowfull shall be that blast; =
  Ther is no man that herys it, =
  Bot he shall qwake for all his witt, =
  Be he neuer so stedfast. =
  Then shall hell gape and gryn, =
  That men may know thare dome therin, =
  Of that hye iustyce; =
  That ill have done, to hell mon go; =
  And to heuen the other also, =
  that has been rightwys. =
  Therfor, I rede ilk a man, =
  kepe, as well as he can, =
  ffro syn and fro mysdede. =
  My prophecy now haue I told; =
  God, you saue, both yong and old, =
  And help you at youre nede!=
{P:Daniel}
@begin{latp}
  Cum venerit sanctus sanctorum cessabit vncio vestra. =
@end{latp}
  God that maide adam and eue, =
  whils thay dyd well, he gaf thaym leue =
  In paradise to dwell; =
  Sone when thay that appyll ete, =
  Thay were dampned,, sone and skete, =
  Vnto the pyne of hell, =
  Thrugh sorow and paynes euer new; =
  Therfor wyll god apon vs rew, =
  And his son downe send, =
  Into erth, flesh to take, =
  That is all for oure sake, =
  oure trespas to amend,. =
  fflesh with fleshe will be boght, =
  That he lose not that he has wroght =
  wyth hys awne hend,; =
  Of a madyn shal he be borne, =
  To saue all that ar forlorne, =
  Euermore withoutten end. =
@section 2 {p08}
@section 3 {tt}
  Pharaoh
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Pharao}
  Peas, of payn that no man pas; =
  bot kepe the course that I commaunde, =
  And take good hede of hym that has =
  youre helth all holy in hys hande; =
  ffor kyng pharro my fader Was, =
  And led thys lordshyp of thys land; =
  I am hys hayre as age Wyll has, =
  Euer in stede to styr or stand. =
  All Egypt is myne awne =
  To leede aftyr my law; =
  I Wold my myght Were knawne =
  And honoryd, as hyt awe. =
  ffull low he shall be thrawne =
  That harkyns not my sawe, =
  hanged hy and drawne, =
  Therfor no boste ye blaw; =
  Bot as for kyng I commaund peasse, =
  To all the people of thys empyre. =
  looke no man put hym self in preaase, =
  Bot that Wyll do as I desyre, =
  And of youre Wordis look that ye seasse. =
  Take tent to me, youre soferand syre, =
  That may youre comfort most increasse, =
  And to my lyst bowe lyfe and lyre.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  My lord, if any here Were, =
  That Wold not wyrk youre Wyll, =
  If We myght com thaym nere, =
  ffull soyn we shuld theym spyll.=
{P:Pharao}
  Thrugh out my kyngdom Wold I ken, =
  And kun hym thank that Wold me tell, =
  If any Were so Waryd men =
  That wold my fors downe fell.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  My lord, ye haue a maner of men =
  that make great mastres vs emell; =
  The Iues that Won in gersen, =
  thay ar callyd chyldyr of Israel. =
  Thay multyplye full fast, =
  and sothly We suppose =
  That shall euer last, =
  oure lordshyp for to lose.=
{P:Pharao}
  Why, how haue thay sych gawdis begun? =
  ar thay of myght to make sych frayes?=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Yei, lord, full fell folk ther Was fun =
  In kyng pharao, youre fader dayes. =
  Thay cam of Ioseph, Was iacob son-- =
  he Was a prince Worthy to prayse-- =
  In sythen in ryst haue thay ay ron; =
  thus ar thay lyke to lose youre layse, =
  Thay Wyll confound you cleyn, =
  bot if thay soner sesse.=
{P:Pharao}
  What deuyll is that thay meyn =
  that thay so fast incresse?=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  How thay incres full well we ken, =
  as oure faders dyd vnderstand; =
  Thay Were bot sexty and ten =
  when thay fyrst cam in to thys land; =
  Sythen haue soierned in gersen
  {[}Fower hundreth{]} Wynter, I dar warand; =
  Now ar thay nowmbred of myghty men =
  moo then {[}thre hundreth{]} thousand, =
  Wyth outen Wyfe and chyld, =
  or hyrdis that kepe thare fee.=
{P:Pharao}
  How thus myght we be begyld? =
  bot shall it not be; =
  ffor wyth quantyse we shall thaym quell, =
  so that thay shall not far sprede.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  My lord, we haue hard oure faders tell, =
  and clerkis that well couth rede, =
  Ther shuld a man walk vs amell =
  that shuld fordo vs and oure dede.=
{P:Pharao}
  ffy on hym, to the deuyll of hell! =
  sych destyny wyll we not drede; =
  We shal make mydwyfis to spyll them =
  where any ebrew is borne, =
  And all menkynde to kyll them, =
  so shall thay soyn be lorne. =
  And as for elder haue I none awe, =
  sych bondage shall I to thaym beyde, =
  To dyke and delf, bere and draw, =
  and to do all vnhonest deyde; =
  So shall these laddis be halden law, =
  In thraldom euer thare lyfe to leyde.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Now, certis, thys was a sotell saw, =
  thus shall these folk no farthere sprede.=
{P:Pharao}
  Now help to hald theym downe, =
  look I no fayntnes fynde.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  All redy, lord, We shall be bowne, =
  in bondage thaym to bynde.=
{P:Moyses}
  Gret god, that all thys Warld began, =
  and growndyd it in good degre, =
  Thou mayde me, moyses, vnto man, =
  and sythen thou sauyd me from the se; =
  kyng Pharao had commawndyd, than, =
  ther shuld no man chyld sauyd be; =
  Agans hys Wyll away I wan; =
  thus has god, shewed hys myght for me. =
  Now am I sett to kepe, =
  vnder thys montayn syde, =
  Byshope Iettyr shepe, =
  to better may be tyde; =
  A, lord, grete is thy myght! =
  What man may of yond meruell meyn? =
  Yonder I se a selcowth syght, =
  sych on in Warld Was neuer seyn; =
  A bush I se burnand full bryght, =
  and euer elyke the leyfes are greyn; =
  If it be wark of Warldly Wyght, =
  I Wyll go wyt wythoutyn Weyn.=
{P:God}
  Moyses, Moyses! =
  Moyses, com not to nere, =
  bot styll in that stede thou dwell, =
  And harkyn vnto me here; =
  take tent What I the tell. =
  do of thy shoyes in fere, =
  wyth mowth as I the mell, =
  the place thou standis in there =
  forsothe, is halowd Well. =
  I am thy lord, Wythouten lak, =
  to lengthe thi lyfe euen as I lyst; =
  I am god that som tyme spake =
  to thyn elders, as thay Wyst; =
  To abraam, and Isaac, =
  and iacob, I sayde shuld be blyst, =
  And multytude of them to make, =
  so that thare seyde shuld not be myst. =
  Bot now thys kyng, pharao, =
  he hurtys my folk so fast, =
  If that I suffre hym so, =
  thare seyde shuld, soyne be past; =
  Bot I Wyll not so do, =
  in me if thay Wyll trast, =
  Bondage to bryng thaym fro. =
  therfor thou go in hast =
  To do my message, haue in mynde, =
  to hym that me sych harme mase; =
  Thou speke to hym Wyth wordis heynde, =
  so that he let my people pas, =
  To Wyldernes that thay may Weynde, =
  to Worshyp me as I wyll asse. =
  Agans my wyll if that thay leynd, =
  ful soyn hys song shall be «alas.»=
{P:Moyses}
  A, lord! pardon me, Wyth thy leyf, =
  that lynage luffis me noght; =
  Gladly thay Wold me greyf, =
  if I sych bodworde broght. =
  Good lord, lett som othere frast, =
  that has more fors the folke to fere.=
{P:God}
  Moyses, be thou nott abast, =
  my bydyng shall thou boldly bere; =
  If thay with wrong away Wold Wrast, =
  outt of the way I shall the Were.=
{P:Moyses}
  Good lord, thay Wyll not me trast =
  for all the othes that I can swere; =
  To neuen sych noytis newe =
  to folk of Wykyd Wyll, =
  Wyth outen tokyn trew, =
  thay wyll not tent ther tyll.=
{P:God}
  If that he wyll not vnderstand =
  thys tokyn trew that I shall sent, =
  Afore the kyng cast downe thy Wand, =
  and it shall turne to a serpent; =
  Then take the tayll agane in hand-- =
  boldly vp look thou it hent-- =
  And in the state that thou it fand, =
  then shal it turne by myne intent. =
  Sythen hald thy hand soyn in thy barme, =
  and as a lepre it shal be lyke, =
  And hole agane with outen harme; =
  lo, my tokyns shal be slyke. =
  And if he wyll not suffre then =
  my people for to pas in peasse, =
  I shall send venyance {[}neyn{]} or ten, =
  shall sowe full sore or I seasse. =
  Bot the ebrewes, won in Iessen, =
  shall not be merkyd with that measse; =
  As long as thay my lawes Wyll ken =
  thare comforth shall euer increasse=
{P:Moyses}
  A, lord, to luf the aght vs well, =
  that makis thy folk thus free; =
  I shall vnto thaym tell =
  as thou has told to me. =
  Bot to the kyng, lord, when I com, =
  if he aske what is thy name, =
  And I stand styll, both deyf & dom, =
  how shuld, I {[}skape{]} withoutten blame?=
{P:God}
  I say the thus, 
@begin{latp}
  «Ego sum qui sum,» =
@end {latp}
  I am he that is the same; =
  If thou can nother muf nor mom, =
  I shall sheld, the from shame.=
{P:Moyses}
  I vnderstand full well thys thyng, =
  I go, lord, with all the myght in me.=
{P:God}
  Be bold in my blyssyng, =
  thi socoure shall I be.=
{P:Moyses}
  A, lord of luf, leyn me thy lare, =
  that I may truly talys tell; =
  To my freyndis now wyll I fare, =
  the chosyn childre of Israell, =
  To tell theym comforth of thare care, =
  in dawngere ther as thay dwell. =
  God manteyn you euermare, =
  And mekyll myrth be you emell.=
{P:Primus Puer}
  A, master moyses, dere! =
  oure myrth is all mowrnyng; =
  ffull hard halden ar we here =
  as carls vnder the kyng.=
{P:Secundus Puer}
  We may mowrn, both more and myn, =
  ther is no man that oure myrth mase; =
  Bot syn we ar all of a kyn, =
  god send vs comforth in thys case.=
{P:Moyses}
  Brethere, of youre mowrnyng blyn; =
  god Wyll delyuer you thrugh his grace, =
  Out of this wo he wyll you wyn, =
  and put you to youre pleassyng place; =
  ffor I shall carp vnto the kyng, =
  and fownd full soyn to make you free.=
{P:Primus Puer}
  God graunt you good Weyndyng, =
  and euermore with you be.=
{P:Moyses}
  kyng pharao, to me take tent.=
{P:Pharao}
  Why, boy, what tythyngis can thou tell?=
{P:Moyses}
  ffrom god hym self hydder am I sent =
  to foche the chyldre of Israell; =
  To Wyldernes he wold thay went.=
{P:Pharao}
  yei, weynd the to the devyll of hell! =
  I gyf no force What he has ment, =
  In my dangere, herst thou, shall thay dwell; =
  And, fature, for thy sake, =
  thay shalbe put to pyne.=
{P:Moyses}
  Then wyll god venyance take =
  of the, and of all thyn.=
{P:Pharao}
  On me?  fy on the lad, out of my land! =
  wenys thou thus to loyse oure lay? =
  Say, whence is yond warlow with his wand =
  that thus wold wyle oure folk away?=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Yond is moyses, I dar warand, =
  agans all egypt has beyn ay, =
  Greatt defawte with hym youre fader fand; =
  now wyll he mar you if he may.=
{P:Pharao}
  ffy on hym! nay, nay, that dawnce is done; =
  lurdan, thou leryd to late.=
{P:Moyses}
  God bydis the graunt my bone, =
  and let me go my gate.=
{P:Pharao}
  Bydis god me? fals losell, thou lyse! =
  What tokyn told he? take thou tent.=
{P:Moyses}
  He sayd thou shuld dyspyse =
  both me, and hys commaundement; =
  fforthy, apon thys wyse, =
  my Wand he bad, in thi present, =
  I shuld lay downe, and the avyse =
  how it shuld turne to oone serpent; =
  And in hys holy name =
  here I lay it downe; =
  lo, syr, here may thou se the same.=
{P:Pharao}
  A, ha, dog! the devyll the drowne!=
{P:Moyses}
  He bad me take it by the tayll, =
  for to prefe hys powere playn; =
  Then he sayde, wythouten fayll, =
  hyt shuld turne to a wand agayn. =
  lo, sir, behold!
{P:Pharao}
  Wyth ylahayll! =
  Certis this is a sotell swayn! =
  bot thyse boyes shall abyde in bayll, =
  All thi gawdis shall thaym not gayn; =
  Bot wars, both morn and none, =
  shall thay fare, for thi sake.=
{P:Moyses}
  I pray god send us venyange sone, =
  and on thi Warkis take wrake.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Alas, alas! this land is lorn! =
  on lyfe we may {[}no{]} longer leynd; =
  Sych myschefe is fallen syn morn, =
  ther may no medsyn it amend.=
{P:Pharao}
  Why cry ye so, laddis?  lyst ye skorn?=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Syr kyng, sych care was neuer kend, =
  In no mans tyme that euer was borne.=
{P:Pharao}
  Tell on, belyfe, and make an end.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Syr, the Waters that were ordand =
  for men and bestis foyde, =
  Thrugh outt all egypt land, =
  ar turnyd into reede bloyde; =
  ffull vgly and full yll is hytt, =
  that both fresh and, fayre was before.=
{P:Pharao}
  O, ho! this is a wonderfull thyng to wytt, =
  of all the warkis that euer wore!=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Nay, lord, ther is anothere yit, =
  that sodanly sowys vs full sore; =
  ffor todis and froskis may no man flyt, =
  thay venom vs so, both les and more.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Greatte mystis, sir, ther is both morn and noyn, =
  byte vs full bytterly; =
  we trow that it be doyn =
  thrugh moyses, oure greatte enmy.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  My lord, bot if this menye may remefe, =
  Mon neuer myrth be vs amang.=
{P:Pharao}
  Go, say to hym we wyll not grefe, =
  bot thay shall neuer the tytter gang.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Moyses, my lord gyffys leyfe =
  to leyd thi folk to lykyng lang, =
  So that we mend of oure myschefe.=
{P:Moyses}
  ffull well I wote, thyse wordis ar wrang; =
  But hardely all that I heytt =
  ffull sodanly it shall be seyn; =
  vncowth meruels shalbe meyt =
  And he of malyce meyn.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  A, lord, alas, for doyll we dy! =
  we dar look oute at no dowre.=
{P:Pharao}
  What, ragyd the dwyll of hell, alys you so to cry?=
{P:Primus Miles}
  ffor we fare wars then euer we fowre; =
  grete loppys ouer all this land thay fly, =
  And where thay byte thay make grete blowre, =
  and in euery place oure bestis dede ly.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  hors, ox, and asse, =
  thay fall downe dede, syr, sodanly.=
{P:Pharao}
  we! lo, ther is no man that has =
  half as mych harme as I.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  yis, sir, poore folk haue mekyll wo, =
  to se thare catall thus out cast. =
  The Iues in gessen fayre not so, =
  thay haue lykyng for to last.=
{P:Pharao}
  Then shall we gyf theym leyf to go, =
  to tyme this perell be on past; =
  Bot, or thay flytt oght far vs fro, =
  we shall them bond twyse as fast.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Moyses, my lord gyffis leyf =
  thi meneye to remeue.=
{P:Moyses}
  ye mon hafe more myschefe =
  bot if thyse talys be trew.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  A, lord, we may not leyde thyse lyfys.=
{P:Pharao}
  what, dwyll! is grevance grofen agayn?=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  ye, sir, sich powder apon vs dryfys, =
  where it abidys it makys a blayn; =
  Mesell makys it man and wyfe, =
  thus ar we hurt with hayll & rayn. =
  Syr, v{[}y{]}nys in montanse may not thryfe, =
  so has frost & thoner thaym slayn.=
{P:Pharao}
  yei, bot how do thay in gessen, =
  the Iues, can ye me say?=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Of all thyse cares no thyng thay ken, =
  thay feyll noght of our afray.=
{P:Pharao}
  No? the ragyd! the dwyll! sytt thay in peasse? =
  and we euery day in doute & drede?=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  My lord, this care wyll euer encrese, =
  to moyses haue his folk to leyd; =
  Els be we lorn, it is no lesse, =
  yit were it better that thai yede.=
{P:Pharao}
  Thes folk shall flyt no far, =
  If he go welland wode.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Then will it sone be war; =
  It were better thay yode.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  My lord, new harme is comyn in hand.=
{P:Pharao}
  Yei, d,will, will it no better be?=
{P:Primus Miles}
  wyld wormes ar layd ouer all this land, =
  Thai leyf no floure, nor leyf on tre.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Agans that storme may no man stand; =
  And mekyll more meruell thynk me, =
  That thise thre dayes has bene durand =
  Sich myst, that no man may other se.
{P:Primus Miles}
   A, my lord!
{P:Pharao}
   hagh!=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Grete pestilence is comyn; =
  It is like ful long to last.
{P:Pharao}
  {[}pestilence{]} in the dwilys name! =
  then is oure pride ouer past.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  My lord, this care lastis lang, =
  and will, to moyses haue his bone; =
  let hym go, els wyrk we wrang, =
  It may not help to houer ne hone.=
{P:Pharao}
  Then will we gif theym leyf to gang; =
  Syn it must nedis be doyn; =
  Perchauns we sall thaym fang =
  and mar them or to morn at none.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Moyses, my lord he says =
  thou shall haue passage playn.=
{P:Moyses}
  Now haue we lefe to pas, =
  my freyndis, now be ye fayn; =
  Com furth, now sall ye weynd =
  to land of lykyng you to pay.=
{P:Primus Puer}
  Bot kyng Pharao, that fals feynd, =
  he will vs eft betray; =
  ffull soyn he will shape vs to sheynd, =
  And after vs send his garray.=
{P:Moyses}
  Be not abast, god is oure freynd, =
  And all oure foes will slay; =
  Therfor com on with me, =
  haue done and drede you noght.=
{P:Secundus Puer}
  That lord blyst might he be, =
  that vs from bayll has broght.=
{P:Primus Puer}
  Sich frenship neuer we fand; =
  bot yit I drede for perels all, =
  The reede see is here at hand, =
  ther shal we byde to we be thrall.=
{P:Moyses}
  I shall make way ther with my wand,, =
  as god has sayde, to sayf vs all; =
  On ayther syde the see mon stand, =
  to we be gone, right as a wall. =
  Com on wyth me, leyf none behynde; =
  lo fownd, ye now youre god to pleasse,=
{P:Secundus Puer}
  O, lord,!  this way is heynd; =
  Now weynd we all at easse.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  kyng pharao!  thyse folk ar gone.=
{P:Pharao}
  Say, ar ther any noyes new?=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Thise Ebrews ar gone, lord, euer~ichon.
{P:Pharao}
  How says thou that?
{P:Primus Miles}
  Lord, that tayll is trew.=
{P:Pharao}
  We, out tyte, that they were tayn; =
  That ryett radly shall thay rew, =
  we shall not seasse to thay be slayn, =
  ffor to the see we shall thaym sew; =
  So charge youre chariottis swythe, =
  And fersly look ye folow me.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  All redy, lord, we ar full blyth =
  At youre byddyng to be.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  lord, at youre byddyng ar we bowne =
  Oure bodys boldly for to beyd; =
  we shall not seasse, bot dyng all downe, =
  To all be dede withouten drede.=
{P:Pharao}
  heyf vp youre hertis vnto mahowne, =
  he will be nere vs in oure nede; =
  help! the raggyd dwyll, we drowne! =
  Now mon we dy for all oure dede.=
{P:Moyses}
  Now ar we won from all oure wo, =
  And sauyd out of the see; =
  louyng gyf we god vnto, =
  Go we to land now merely.=
{P:Primus Puer}
  Lofe we may that lord on hyght, =
  And euer tell on this meruell; =
  Drownyd he has Kyng pharao myght, =
  louyd be that lord Emanuell.=
{P:Moyses}
  Heuen, thou attend, I say, in syght, =
  And erth my wordys; here what I tell. =
  As rayn or dew on erth doys lyght =
  And waters herbys and trees full well, =
  Gyf louyng to goddys mageste, =
  hys dedys ar done, hys ways ar trew, =
  honowred be he in trynyte, =
  to hym be honowre and vertew. =
  Amen. =
@section 2 {p09}
@section 3 {tt}
  Caesar Augustus
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Imperator}
  Be styll, beshers, I commawnd yow, =
  That no man speke a word here now =
  Bot I my self alon; =
  And if ye do, I make a vow, =
  Thys brand abowte youre nekys shall bow, =
  ffor thy be styll as ston: =
  And looke ye grefe me noght, =
  ffor if ye do it shall be boght, =
  I swere you by mahowne; =
  I wote well if ye knew me oght, =
  To slo you all how lytyll I roght, =
  Ston styll ye wold syt downe. =
  ffor all is myn that vp standys, =
  Castels, towers, townys, and landys, =
  To me homage thay bryng; =
  ffor I may bynd and lowse of band, =
  Euery thyng bowys vnto my hand, =
  I want none erthly thyng. =
  I am lord and syr ouer all, =
  All bowys to me, both grete and small, =
  As lord of euery land; =
  Is none so comly on to call, =
  Whoso this agane says, fowll shall be fall, =
  And therto here my hand. =
  ffor I am he that myghty is, =
  And hardely all hathennes =
  Is redy at my wyll; =
  Both ryche, and poore, more & les, =
  At my lykyng for to redres, =
  whether I wyll saue or spyll. =
  Cesar august I am cald,, =
  A fayrer cors for to behald, =
  Is not of bloode & bone; =
  Ryche ne poore, yong ne old,, =
  Sych an othere, as I am told, =
  In all thys warld, is none. =
  Bot oone thyng doys me full mych care, =
  I trow my land wyll sone mysfare =
  ffor defawte of counsell lele; =
  My counsellars so wyse of lare, =
  help to comforth me of care, =
  No wyt from me ye fele. =
  As I am man moost of renowne, =
  I shall you gyf youre waryson =
  To help me if ye may.=
{P:Primus Consultus}
  To counsell you, lord, we ar bowne, =
  And for no man that lyfys in towne =
  wyll we not let, perfay; =
  youre messyngere I reede ye call, =
  ffor any thyng that may befall, =
  Byd hym go hastely, =
  Thrugh out youre landys ouer all, =
  Amang youre folk, both grete and small =
  youre gyrth & peasse to cry; =
  ffor to commaunde both yong & old,, =
  None be so hardy ne so bold, =
  To hold of none bot you; =
  And, who so doth, put them in hold, =
  And loke ye payn theym many fold.=
{P:Imperator}
  I shall, I make a vowe; =
  Of thys counsell well payde am I, =
  It shall be done full hastely, =
  wyth outen any respytt.=
{P:Secundus Consultus}
  My Lord abyde awyle, for why? =
  A word to you I wold cleryfy.=
{P:Imperator}
  Go on, then, tell me tytt.=
{P:Secundus Consultus}
  All redy, lord, now permafay, =
  Thys haue I herd syn many day, =
  ffolk in the contre tell; =
  That in this land shuld dwell a may, =
  The which sall bere a chylde, thay say, =
  That shall youre force downe fell.=
{P:Imperator}
  Downe fell? dwyll! what may this be? =
  Out, harow, full wo is me! =
  I am full wyll of reede! =
  A, fy, and dewyls!  whens cam he =
  That thus shuld reyfe me my pawste? =
  Ere shuld I be his dede. =
  ffor certys, then were my worshyp lorne, =
  If sych a swayn, a snoke horne, =
  Shuld thus be my suffrane; =
  may I wyt when that boy is borne, =
  In certan, had the dwyll hit sworne, =
  that gadlyng shuld agane.=
{P:Primus Consultus}
  Do way, lord, greyf you not so, =
  youre messyngere ye cause furth go =
  Aftyr youre cosyn dere, =
  To speke with you a word, or two, =
  The best counsell that lad to slo, =
  ffull soyn he can you lere; =
  ffor a wyse man that knyght men know.=
{P:Imperator}
  Now I assent vnto thi saw, =
  of witt art thou the well; =
  ffor all the best men of hym blowys; =
  he shall neuer dystroy my lawes, =
  were he the dwyll of hell. =
  Com lyghtfote, lad, loke thou be yare =
  On my message furth to fare, =
  go tytt to sir syryn; =
  Say sorow takys me full sare, =
  pray hym to comforth me of care, =
  As myn awne dere cosyn; =
  And bot if thou come agane to nyght, =
  look I se the neuer in syght, =
  neuer where in my land.=
{P:Nuncius}
  yis, certys, lord, I am full lyght, =
  or noyn of the day, I dar you hyght, =
  to bryng hym by the hand.=
{P:Imperator}
  yai, boy, and as thou luffys me dere, =
  Luke that thou spy, both far and nere, =
  Ouer all in ych place; =
  If thou here any saghes sere, =
  Of any carpyng, far and nere, =
  Of that lad, where that thou gase.=
{P:Nuncius}
  All redy, lord, I am full bowne, =
  To spyr and spy in euery towne, =
  After that wykkyd, queyd; =
  If I here any runk or rowne, =
  I shall fownd to crak thare crowne, =
  Ouer all, in ylk a stede; =
  And therfor, lord, haue now good day.=
{P:Imperator}
  Mahowne he wyse the on thi way, =
  That weldys water and wynde; =
  And specyally, here I the pray, =
  To spede the as fast as thou may.=
{P:Nuncius}
  yis, lord, that shall ye fynde. =
  Mahowne the saue and se, sir syryne! =
  Cesar, my lord, and youre cosyn, =
  he gretys you well by me.=
{P:Sirinus}
  Thou art welcom to me and myn; =
  Com nere and tell me tythandys thyn, =
  Tyte, what thay may be.=
{P:Nuncius}
  My lord prays you, as ye luf hym dere, =
  To com to hym, if youre wyll were, =
  To speke with hym awhyle.=
{P:Sirinus}
  Go grete hym well, thou messyngere, =
  say hym I com, and that right nere, =
  Behynd, the not a myle.=
{P:Nuncius}
  All redy, lord, at youre byddyng. =
  Mahowne the menske, my lord kyng, =
  And save the by see and sand.=
{P:Imperator}
  Welcom, bewshere, say what tythyng, =
  Do tell me tyte, for any thyng, =
  What herd thou in my land?=
{P:Nuncius}
  I herd, no thyng, lord, bot goode; =
  Syr syryn, that I after yode, =
  he wyll be here this nyght.=
{P:Imperator}
  I thank the by mahownes bloode; =
  Thise tythyngys mekyll amendys my mode; =
  Go rest, thou worthy wyght.=
{P:Sirinus}
  Mahowne so semely on to call, =
  he saue the, lord of lordis all, =
  Syttyng with thi meneye.=
{P:Imperator}
  Welcom, sir syrynne, to this hall, =
  Besyde my self here sytt thou shall, =
  Com vp belyf to me.=
{P:Sirinus}
  yis, lord, I am at youre talent.=
{P:Imperator}
  Wherfor, sir, I after the sent, =
  I shall the say full right; =
  And therfor take to me intent, =
  I am in poynt for to be shent.=
{P:Sirinus}
  how so, for mahownes myght?=
{P:Imperator}
  syr, I am done to vnderstand, =
  That a qweyn here, in this land, =
  shall bere a chyld, I wene, =
  That shall be crowned kyng lyfand, =
  And all shall bow vnto his hand; =
  Thise tythyngys doth me teyne. =
  he shall commaunde both ying and old, =
  None be so hardy ne so bold =
  To gyf seruyce to me; =
  Then wold, my hart be cold =
  If sich a beggere shold =
  My kyngdom thus reyf me; =
  And therfor, sir, I wold the pray, =
  Thy best counsell thou wold me say, =
  To do what I am best; =
  ffor securly, if that I may, =
  If he be fonden I shall hym slay, =
  Aythere by eest or west.=
{P:Sirinus}
  Now wote ye, lord, what that I reede; =
  I counsell you, as ete I brede, =
  what best therof may be; =
  Gar serche youre land in euery stede, =
  And byd that boy be done to dede, =
  who the fyrst may hym see; =
  And also I rede that ye gar cry, =
  To fleme wyth all that belamy, =
  That shuld be kyng with crowne; =
  Byd ych man com to you holly, =
  And bryng to you a heede penny, =
  That dwellys in towere or towne; =
  That this be done by the thyrde day, =
  Then may none of his freyndys say, =
  Bot he has mayde homage. =
  If ye do thus, sir, permafay, =
  youre worship shall ye wyn for ay, =
  If thay make you trowage.=
{P:Imperator}
  I thank you, sir, as myght I the, =
  ffor thyse tythyngys that thou tellys me, =
  Thy counsell shall avayll; =
  lord and syre of this cowntre, =
  wythouten ende here make I the, =
  ffor thy good counsell; =
  My messyngere, loke thou be bowne, =
  And weynd belyf from towne to towne, =
  And be my nobyll swane; =
  I pray the, as thou luffys mahowne, =
  And also for thy waryson, =
  That thou com tytt agane. =
  Commaunde the folk holly ichon, =
  Ryche ne poore forgett thou none, =
  To hold, holly on me, =
  And lowtt me as thare lord alone; =
  And who wyll not thay shall be slone, =
  This brand thare bayll shal be. =
  Therfor thou byd both old and ying, =
  That ich man know me for his kyng, =
  ffor drede that I thaym spyll, =
  That I am lord, and in tokynyng, =
  Byd ich man a penny bryng, =
  And make homage me tyll. =
  To my statutys who wyll not stand, =
  ffast for to fle outt of my land, =
  Byd thaym, withouten lyte; =
  Now by mahowne, god all weldand, =
  Thou shall be mayde knyght with my hand, =
  And therfor hye the tyte.=
{P:Nuncius}
  All redy, lord, it shall be done; =
  Bot I wote well I com not sone, =
  And therfor be not wroth; =
  I swere you, sir, by son and moyne, =
  I com not here by fore eft none, =
  wheder ye be leyfe or loth; =
  Bot hafe good day, now wyll I weynd, =
  ffor longer here may I not leynd, =
  Bot grathe me furth my gate.=
{P:Imperator}
  Mahowne that is curtes and heynd, =
  he bryng thi Iornay well to eynd, =
  And wysh the that all wate. =
@section 2 {p10}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Aunnunciation
@section 3 {tx}
{P:God}
  Sythen I haue mayde all thyng of noght, =
  And Adam with my handis hath wroght, =
  Lyke to myn ymage, att my devyse, =
  And gyffen hym Ioy in paradyse, =
  To won therin, as that I wend, =
  To that he dyd that I defend; =
  Then I hym put out of that place, =
  Bot yit, I myn, I hight hym grace =
  Oyll of mercy I can hym heyt, =
  And tyme also his bayll to beytt. =
  ffor he has boght his syn full sore, =
  Thise fyfe thowsand yeris and more, =
  ffyrst in erthe and sythen in hell; =
  Bot long therin shall he not dwell. =
  Outt of payn he shall be boght, =
  I wyll not tyne that I haue wroght. =
  I wyll make redempcyon, =
  As I hyght for my person, =
  All wyth reson and with right, =
  Both thrugh mercy and thrugh myght. =
  he shall not, therfor, ay be spylt, =
  ffor he was wrangwysly begylt; =
  he shall out of preson pas, =
  ffor that he begyled was =
  Thrugh the edder, and his wyfe; =
  Thay gart hym towch the tree of lyfe, =
  And ete the frute that I forbed, =
  And he was dampned for that dede. =
  Ryghtwysnes wyll we make; =
  I wyll that my son manhede take, =
  ffor reson wyll that ther be thre, =
  A man, a madyn, and a tre: =
  Man for man, tre for tre, =
  Madyn for madyn; thus shal it be. =
  My son shall in a madyn light, =
  Agans the feynd of hell to fight; =
  wythouten wem, os son thrugh glas, =
  And she madyn as she was. =
  Both god and man shall he be, =
  And she moder and madyn fre. =
  To abraham I am in dett =
  To safe hym and his gett; =
  And I wyll that all prophecye =
  Be fulfyllyd here by me; =
  ffor I am lord and lech of heyle, =
  My prophetys shall be funden leyle; =
  As moyses sayd, and Isay, =
  Kyng dauid, and Ieromy, =
  Abacuk, and daniell, =
  Sybyll sage, that sayde ay well, =
  And myne othere prophetis all, =
  As thay haue {[}said{]} it shall befall. =
  Ryse vp, gabriell, and weynd =
  vnto a madyn that is heynd, =
  To nazareth in galilee, =
  Ther she dwellys in that cytee. =
  To that vyrgyn and to that spouse, =
  To a man of dauid house, =
  Ioseph also he is namyd by, =
  And the madyn name mary. =
  Angell must to mary go, =
  ffor the feynd was eue fo; =
  he was foule and layth to syght, =
  And thou art angell fayr and bright; =
  And hayls that madyn, my lemman, =
  As heyndly as thou can. =
  Of my behalf thou shall hyr grete, =
  I haue hyr chosen, that madyn swete, =
  She shall conceyf my derlyng, =
  Thrugh thy word and hyr heryng. =
  In hyr body wyll I lyght, =
  That is to me clenly dyght; =
  She shall of hyr body bere =
  God and man wythouten dere. =
  She shall be blyssyd wythouten ende; =
  Grayth the gabriell, and weynd.=
{P:Gabriel}
  hayll, mary, gracyouse! =
  hayll, madyn and godis spouse! =
  Vnto the I lowte; =
  Of all vyrgyns thou art qwene, =
  That euer was, or shall be seyn, =
  wythouten dowte. =
  hayll, mary, and well thou be! =
  My lord of heuen is wyth the, =
  wythouten end; =
  hayll, woman most of mede! =
  Goodly lady, haue thou no drede, =
  That I commend; =
  ffor thou has fonden all thyn oone, =
  The grace of god, that was out gone, =
  ffor adam plyght. =
  This is the grace that the betydys, =
  Thou shall conceyue within thi sydys =
  A chyld of myght. =
  When he is comen, that thi son, =
  he shall take cyrcumsycyon, =
  Call hym ihesum. =
  Mightfull man shall be he that, =
  And godys son shall he hat, =
  By his day com. =
  My lord also shall gyf hym tyll =
  hys fader sete, dauid, at wyll, =
  Therin to sytt: =
  he shall be kyng in Iacob kyn, =
  hys kyngdom shall neuer blyn, =
  lady, well thou wytt.=
{P:Mary}
  What is thi name?
{P:Gabriel}
  Gabriell; =
  godys strengthe and his angell, =
  That comys to the.=
{P:Mary}
  Fferly gretyng thou me gretys; =
  A child to bere thou me hetys, =
  how shuld, it be? =
  I cam neuer by man's syde, =
  Bot has avowed my madynhede, =
  ffrom fleshly gett. =
  Therfor I wote not how =
  That this be brokyn, as a vow =
  That I haue hett; =
  Neuer the les, well I wote, =
  To wyrk thi word and hold, thi hote =
  Mightfull god is; =
  Bot I ne wote of what manere, =
  Therfor I pray the, messyngere, =
  That thou me wysh.=
{P:Gabriel}
  Lady, this is the preuate; =
  The holy gost shall light in the, =
  And his vertue, =
  he shall vmshade and fulfyll =
  That thi madynhede shall neuer spyll, =
  Bot ay be new. =
  The child that thou shall bere, madame, =
  Shall godys son be callid by name; =
  And se, mary, =
  Elesabeth, thi Cosyn, that is cald, geld,, =
  She has conceyffed a son in elde, =
  Of zacary; =
  And this is, who wyll late, =
  The sext moneth of hyr conceytate, =
  That geld, is cald,. =
  No word, lady, that I the bryng, =
  Is vnmyghtfull to heuen kyng, =
  Bot all shall hald,.=
{P:Mary}
  I lofe my lord all weldand, =
  I am his madyn at his hand, =
  And in his wold,; =
  I trow bodword that thou me bryng, =
  Be done to me in all thyng, =
  As thou has told,.=
{P:Gabriel}
  Mary, madyn heynd, =
  me behovys to weynd, =
  my leyf at the I take.=
{P:Mary}
  Ffar to my freynd, =
  Who the can send, =
  ffor mankynde sake.=
{P:Joseph}
  All~myghty god, what may this be! =
  Of mary my wyfe meruels me, =
  Alas, what has she wroght? =
  A, hyr body is grete and she with childe! =
  ffor me was she neuer fylyd, =
  Therfor myin is it noght. =
  I irke full sore with my lyfe, =
  That euer I wed so yong a wyfe, =
  That bargan may I ban; =
  To me it was a carefull dede, =
  I myght well wyt that yowthede =
  wold, haue lykyng of man =
  I am old,, sothly to say, =
  passed, I am all preuay play, =
  The gams fro me ar gane. =
  It is ill cowpled, of youth and elde; =
  I wote well, for I am vnwelde, =
  som othere has she tane. =
  she is with chyld, I wote neuer how, =
  Now, who wold, any woman trow? =
  Certys, no man that can any goode; =
  I wote not in the warld, what I shuld, do, =
  Bot now then wyll I weynd hyr to, =
  And wytt who owe that foode. =
  hayll, mary, and well ye be! =
  why, bot woman, what chere with the?=
{P:Mary}
  The better, sir, for you.=
{P:Joseph}
  So wold, I, woman, that ye wore; =
  Bot certys, mary, I rew full sore =
  It standys so with the now. =
  Bot of a thyng frayn the I shall, =
  who owe this child, thou gose with all?=
{P:Mary}
  Syr, ye, and god of heuen.=
{P:Joseph}
  Myne, mary?  do way thi dyn; =
  That I shuld, oght haue parte therin =
  Thou nedys it not to neuen; =
  wherto neuyns thou me therto? =
  I had neuer with the to do, =
  how shuld it then be myne? =
  whos is that chyld,, so god the spede?=
{P:Mary}
  Syr, godys and yowrs, with outen drede.=
{P:Joseph}
  That word, had, thou to tyne, =
  ffor it is right full far me fro, =
  And I forthynkys thou has done so =
  Thise ill dedys bedene; =
  And if thou speke thi self to spyll, =
  It is full sore agans my wyll, =
  If better myght haue bene.=
{P:Mary}
  At godys wyll, Ioseph, must it be, =
  ffor certanly bot god and ye =
  I know none othere man; =
  ffor fleshly was I neuer fylyd.=
{P:Joseph}
  How shuld thou thus then be with chyld? =
  Excuse the well thou can; =
  I blame the not, so god me saue, =
  woman maners if that thou haue, =
  Bot certys I say the this, =
  well wote thou, and so do I, =
  Thi body fames the openly, =
  That thou has done amys.=
{P:Mary}
  Yee, god he knowys all my doyng.=
{P:Joseph}
  We! now, this is a wonder thyng, =
  I can noght say therto; =
  Bot in my hart I haue greatt care, =
  And ay the longer mare and mare; =
  ffor doyll what shall I do? =
  Godys and myn she says it is; =
  I wyll not fader it, she says amys; =
  ffor shame yit shuld, she let, =
  To excuse hir velany by me; =
  with hir I thynk no longer be, =
  I rew that euer we met. =
  And how we met ye shall wyt sone; =
  Men vse yong chyldren for to done =
  In temple for to lere; =
  Soo dyd thay hir, to she wex more =
  Then othere madyns wyse of lore; =
  then byshopes sayd to hir,
  «Mary, the behowfys to take =
  Som yong man to be thi make, =
  As thou seys other haue, =
  In the temple which thou wyll neuen;» =
  And she sayd, none, bot god of heuen, =
  To hym she had hir tane; =
  She wold none othere for any sagh; =
  Thay sayd she must, it was the lagh, =
  She was of age thertill. =
  To the temple thay somond old and ying, =
  All of Iuda ofspryng, =
  The law for to fulfill. =
  Thay gaf ich man a white wand, =
  And bad vs bere them in oure hande, =
  To offre with good intent; =
  Thay offerd thare yerdys vp in that tyde, =
  ffor I was old, I stode be syde, =
  I wyst not what thay ment; =
  Thay lakyd, oone, thay sayde in hy, =
  All had offerd,, thay sayd, bot I, =
  ffor I ay withdrogh me. =
  ffurth with my wande thay mayd, me com, =
  In my hand, it floryshed with blome; =
  Then sayde thay all to me,
  «If thou be old, meruell not the, =
  ffor god of heuen thus ordans he, =
  Thi wand shewys openly; =
  It florishes so, withouten nay, =
  That the behovys wed mary the may;» =
  A sory man then was I; =
  I was full sory in my thoght, =
  I sayde for old I myght noght =
  hir haue neuer the wheder; =
  I was vnlykely to hir so yong, =
  Thay sayde ther helpyd, none excusyng, =
  And wed vs thus togeder. =
  when I all thus had wed hir thare, =
  we and my madyns home can fare, =
  That kyngys doghters were; =
  All wroght thay sylk to fynd them on, =
  Marie wroght purpyll, the oder none =
  bot othere colers sere. =
  I left thaym in good peasse wenyd I, =
  Into the contre I went on hy, =
  My craft to vse with mayn; =
  To gett oure lyfyng I must nede, =
  On marie I prayd them take good hede, =
  To that I cam agane. =
  Neyn monethes was I fro that myld,; =
  when I cam home she was with chyld,; =
  Alas, I sayd, for shame! =
  I askyd ther women who that had done, =
  And thay me sayde an angell sone, =
  syn that I went from hame; =
  An angell spake with that wyght, =
  And no man els, bi day nor nyght,
  «sir, therof be ye bold,.» =
  Thay excusyd hir thus sothly, =
  To make hir clene of hir foly, =
  And babyshed, me that was old,. =
  Shuld, an angell this dede haue wroght? =
  Sich excusyng helpys noght, =
  ffor no craft that thay can; =
  A heuenly thyng, for sothe, is he, =
  And she is erthly; this may not be, =
  It is som othere man. =
  Certys, I forthynk sore of hir dede, =
  Bot it is long of yowth~hede, =
  All sich wanton playes; =
  ffor yong women wyll nedys play them =
  with yong men, if old, forsake them, =
  Thus it is sene always. =
  Bot marie and I playd neuer so sam, =
  Neuer togeder we vsid, that gam, =
  I cam hir neuer so nere; =
  she is as clene as cristall clyfe =
  ffor me, and shalbe whyls I lyf, =
  The law wyll it be so. =
  And then am I cause of hir dede, =
  ffor thi then can I now no rede, =
  Alas, what I am wo! =
  And sothly, if it so befall, =
  Godys son that she be with all, =
  If sich grace myght betyde, =
  I wote well that I am not he, =
  which that is worthi to be =
  That blyssed, body besyde, =
  Nor yit to be in company; =
  To wyldernes I will for thi =
  Enfors me for to fare; =
  And neuer longer with hir dele, =
  Bot stylly shall I from hir stele, =
  That mete shall we no mare.=
{P:Angel}
  Do wa, Ioseph, and mend thy thoght, =
  I warne the well, and weynd thou noght, =
  To wyldernes so wylde; =
  Turne home to thi spouse agane, =
  look thou deme in hir no trane, =
  ffor she was neuer ffylde. =
  wyte thou no wyrkyng of Werkys wast, =
  She hase consauyd the holy gast, =
  And she shall bere godys son; =
  ffor thy with hir, in thi degre, =
  Meke and buxom looke thou be, =
  And with hir dwell and won.=
{P:Joseph}
  A, lord, I lofe the all alon, =
  That vowches safe that I be oone =
  To tent that chyld so ying; =
  I that thus haue vngrathly gone, =
  And vntruly taken apon =
  Mary, that dere darlyng. =
  I rewe full sore that I haue sayde, =
  And of hir byrdyng hir vpbrade, =
  And she not gylty is; =
  ffor thy to hir now Wyll I weynde, =
  And pray hir for to be my freynde, =
  And aske hir forgyfnes. =
  A, mary, wyfe, what chere?=
{P:Mary}
  The better, sir, that ye ar here; =
  Thus long where haue ye lent?=
{P:Joseph}
  Certys, walkyd aboute, lyke a fon, =
  That wrangwysly hase taken apon; =
  I wyst neuer What I ment; =
  Bot I wote well, my lemman fre, =
  I haue trespast to god and the; =
  fforgyf me, I the pray.=
{P:Mary}
  Now all that euer ye sayde me to, =
  God forgyf you, and I do, =
  With all the myght I may.=
{P:Joseph}
  Gramercy, mary, thi good wyll =
  So kyndly forgyfys that I sayde yll, =
  When I can the vpbrade; =
  Bot well is hym hase sich a fode, =
  A, meke wyf, withouten goode, =
  he may well hold, hym payde. =
  A, what I am light as lynde! =
  he that may both lowse and bynde, =
  And euery mys amend, =
  leyn me grace, powere, and myght, =
  My wyfe and hir swete yong wight =
  To kepe, to my lyfys ende. =
@section 2 {p11}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Salutation of Elizabeth
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Mary}
  My lord of heuen, that syttys he, =
  And all thyng seys with ee, =
  The safe, Elezabeth.=
{P:Elizabeth}
  Welcom, mary, blyssed blome, =
  Ioyfull am I of thi com =
  To me, from nazareth.=
{P:Mary}
  how standys it with you, dame, of qwart?=
{P:Elizabeth}
  Well, my doghter and dere hart, =
  As can for myn elde.=
{P:Mary}
  To speke with you me thoght full lang, =
  ffor ye with childe in elde gang, =
  And ye be cald, geld,.=
{P:Elizabeth}
  Ffull lang shall I the better be, =
  That I may speke my fyll with the, =
  My dere kyns Woman; =
  To wytt how thi freyndys fare, =
  In thi countre where thay ar, =
  Therof tell me thou can, =
  And how thou farys, my dere derlyng.=
{P:Mary}
  Well, dame, gramercy youre askyng, =
  ffor good I wote ye spyr.=
{P:Elizabeth}
  And Ioachym, thy fader, at hame, =
  And anna, my nese, and thi dame, =
  how standys it with hym and hir?=
{P:Mary}
  Dame, yit ar thay both on lyfe, =
  Both ioachym and anna his wyfe.=
{P:Elizabeth}
  Els were my hart full sore.=
{P:Mary}
  Dame, god that all may, =
  yeld, you that ye say, =
  And, blys you therfore.=
{P:Elizabeth}
  Blyssed be thou of all women, =
  And the fruyte that I well ken, =
  Within the wombe of the; =
  And this tyme may I blys, =
  That my lordys moder is =
  Comen thus vnto me. =
  ffor syn that tyme full well I wote, =
  The stevyn of angell voce it smote, =
  And rang now in myn ere; =
  A selcouth thyng is me betyde. =
  The chyld makys Ioy, as any byrd, =
  That I in body bere. =
  And als, mary, blyssed be thou, =
  That stedfastly wold, trow, =
  The wordys of oure heven kyng; =
  Therfor all thyng now shall be kend, =
  That vnto the were sayd or send, =
  By the angell gretyng.
{P:Mary}
@begin {latp}
  Magnificat anima mea dominum; =
@end {latp}
  My saull lufys my lord abuf, =
  And my gost gladys with luf, =
  In god, that is my hele; =
  ffor he has bene sene agane, =
  The buxumnes of his bane, =
  And kept me madyn lele. =
  Lo, therof what me shall betyde-- =
  All nacyons on euery syde, =
  Blyssyd shall me call; =
  ffor he that is full of myght, =
  Mekyll thyng to me has dyght, =
  his name be blyssed ouer all; =
  And his mercy is also =
  ffrom kynde to kynde, tyll all tho =
  That ar hym dredand. =
  Myght in his armes he wroght, =
  And dystroed in his thoght, =
  Prowde men and hygh berand,. =
  Myghty men furth of sete he dyd, =
  And he hyghtynd in that stede =
  The meke men of hart; =
  The hungre With all good he fyld, =
  And left the rich outt shyld, =
  Thaym to Vnquart. =
  Israell has vnder law, =
  his awne son in his awe, =
  By menys of his mercy; =
  As he told before by name, =
  To oure fader, abraham, =
  And seyd of his body. =
  Elezabeth, myn awnt dere, =
  My lefe I take at you here, =
  ffor I dwell now full lang.=
{P:Elizabeth}
  Wyll thou now go, godys fere? =
  Com kys me, doghter, with good chere, =
  or thou hens gang; =
  ffarewell now, thou frely foode! =
  I pray the be of comforth goode, =
  ffor thou art full of grace; =
  Grete well all oure kyn of bloode; =
  That lord, that the with grace infude, =
  he saue all in this place. =
@section 2 {p12}
@section 3 {tt}
  The First Shepherds' Play
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Lord, what thay ar weyll =
  that hens ar past! =
  ffor thay noght feyll =
  theym to downe cast. =
  here is mekyll vnceyll =
  and long has it last, =
  Now in hart, now in heyll =
  now in weytt, now in blast, =
  Now in care, =
  Now in comforth agane, =
  Now is fayre, now is rane, =
  Now in hart full fane, =
  And after full sare. =
  Thus this Warld,, as I say =
  farys on ylk syde, =
  ffor after oure play =
  com sorows vnryde; =
  ffor he that most may =
  When he syttys in pryde, =
  When it comys on assay =
  is kesten downe wyde, =
  This is seyn; =
  When ryches is he, =
  Then comys pouerte, =
  hors~man  Iak cope =
  Walkys then, I weyn. =
  I thank it god =
  hark ye what I mene, =
  ffor euen or for od =
  I haue mekyll tene; =
  As heuy as a sod =
  I grete with myn eene, =
  When I nap on my cod =
  for care that has bene, =
  And sorow. =
  All my shepe ar gone, =
  I am not left oone, =
  The rott has theym slone; =
  Now beg I and borow. =
  My handys may I wryng =
  and mowrnyng make, =
  Bot if good will spryng =
  the countre forsake; =
  ffermes thyk ar comyng =
  my purs is bot wake, =
  I haue nerehand nothyng =
  to pay nor to take; =
  I may syng =
  With purs penneles, =
  That makys this heuynes, =
  Wo is me this dystres! =
  And has no helpyng. =
  Thus sett I my mynde =
  truly to neuen, =
  By my wytt to fynde =
  to cast the warld in seuen; =
  My shepe haue I tynde =
  by the moren full euen; =
  Now if hap will grynde =
  god from his heuen =
  Send grace. =
  To the fare will I me, =
  To by shepe, perde, =
  And yit may I multyple, =
  ffor all this hard case.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Benste, benste =
  be vs emang, =
  And saue all that I se =
  here in this thrang, =
  he saue you and me =
  ouertwhart and endlang, =
  That hang on a tre =
  I say you no wrang; =
  Cryst saue vs =
  ffrom all myschefys, =
  ffrom robers and thefys, =
  ffrom those mens grefys, =
  That oft ar agans vs. =
  Both bosters and bragers =
  god kepe vs fro, =
  That with thare long dagers =
  dos mekyll wo; =
  ffrom all byll hagers =
  with colknyfys that go; =
  Sich wryers and wragers =
  gose to and fro =
  ffor to crak. =
  Who so says hym agane, =
  were better be slane; =
  Both ploghe and wane =
  Amendys will not make. =
  he will make it as prowde =
  a lord as he were, =
  With a hede lyke a clowde =
  ffelterd his here; =
  he spekys on lowde =
  with a grym bere, =
  I wold not haue trowde =
  so galy in gere =
  As he glydys. =
  I wote not the better, =
  Nor wheder is gretter, =
  The lad or the master, =
  So stowtly he strydys. =
  If he hask me oght =
  that he wold, to his pay, =
  ffull dere bese it boght =
  if I say nay; =
  Bot god that all wroght =
  to the now I say, =
  help that thay were broght =
  to a better way =
  ffor thare sawlys; =
  And send theym good mendyng =
  With a short endyng, =
  And with the to be lendyng =
  When that thou callys. =
  how, gyb, goode morne =
  wheder goys thou? =
  Thou goys ouer the corne =
  gyb, I say, how!=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Who is that? John horne =
  I make god a vowe! =
  I say not in skorne =
  thom, how farys thou?=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Hay, ha! =
  Ar ye in this towne?=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  yey, by my crowne.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  I thoght by youre gowne =
  This was youre aray.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  I am euer elyke =
  wote I neuer what it gars, =
  Is none in this ryke =
  a shepard, farys wars.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Poore men ar in the dyke =
  and oft tyme mars, =
  The warld is slyke =
  also helpars =
  Is none here.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  It is sayde full ryfe,
  «a man may not wyfe =
  And also thryfe, =
  And all in a yere.»=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  ffyrst must vs crepe =
  and sythen go.
{P:Primus Pastor}
  I go to by shepe. =
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Nay, not so; =
  What, dreme ye or slepe? =
  where shuld thay go? =
  here shall thou none kepe. =
{P:Primus Pastor}
  A, good sir, ho! =
  Who am I? =
  I wyll pasture my fe =
  where so euer lykys me, =
  here shall thou theym se.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Not so hardy! =
  Not oone shepe tayll =
  shall thou bryng hedyr.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  I shall bryng, no fayll =
  A hundreth togedyr.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  What, art thou in ayll =
  longys thou oght whedir?=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Thay shall go, saunce fayll =
  go now, bell weder!=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  I say, tyr!=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  I say, tyr, now agane! =
  I say skyp ouer the plane.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Wold, thou neuer so fane, =
  Tup, I say, whyr!=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  What, wyll thou not yit =
  I say, let the shepe go? =
  Whop!
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Abyde yit. =
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Will thou bot so? =
  knafe, hens I byd flytt =
  as good that thou do, =
  Or shall I the hytt =
  on thi pate, lo, =
  shall thou reyll; =
  I say, gyf the shepe space.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Syr, a letter of youre grace, =
  here comys slaw~pase =
  ffro the myln whele.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  What a do, what a do =
  is this you betweyn? =
  A good day, thou, and thou. =
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Hark what I meyn =
  You to say: =
  I was bowne to by store, =
  drofe my shepe me before, =
  he says not oone hore =
  shall pas by this way; =
  Bot and he were wood =
  this way shall thay go.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  yey, bot tell me, good =
  where ar youre shepe, lo?=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Now, sir, by my hode =
  yit se I no mo, =
  Not syn I here stode. =
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  God gyf you wo =
  and sorow! =
  ye fysh before the nett, =
  And stryfe on this bett, =
  sich folys neuer I mett =
  Evyn or at morow. =
  It is wonder to wyt =
  where wytt shuld, be fownde; =
  here ar old, knafys yit =
  standys on this grownde, =
  these wold, by thare wytt =
  make a shyp be drownde; =
  he were well qwytt =
  had sold, for a pownde =
  sich two. =
  thay fyght and thay flyte =
  ffor that at comys not tyte; =
  It is far to byd hyte =
  To an eg or it go. =
  Tytter want ye sowll =
  then sorow I pray; =
  Ye brayde of mowll =
  that went by the way-- =
  Many shepe can she poll =
  bot oone had she ay-- =
  Bot she happynyd full fowll =
  hyr pycher, I say, =
  Was broken;
  «ho, god,» she sayde, =
  bot oone shepe yit she hade, =
  The mylk pycher was layde, =
  The skarthis was the tokyn. =
  Bot syn ye ar bare =
  of wysdom to knawe, =
  Take hede how I fare =
  and lere at my lawe; =
  ye nede not to care =
  if ye folow my sawe; =
  hold, ye my mare =
  this sek thou thrawe =
  On my bak, =
  Whylst I, with my hand, =
  lawse the sek band; =
  Com nar and, by stand =
  Both gyg and  Iak; =
  Is not all shakyn owte =
  and no meyll is therin?
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Yey, that is no dowte. =
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  So is youre wyttys thyn. =
  And ye look well abowte =
  nawther more nor myn, =
  So gose youre wyttys owte =
  evyn as It com In: =
  Geder vp =
  And seke it agane.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  May we not be fane! =
  he has told vs full plane =
  Wysdom to sup.=
{P:Iak Garcio}
  Now god gyf you care =
  foles all sam; =
  Sagh I neuer none so fare =
  bot the foles of gotham. =
  Wo is hir that yow bare =
  youre syre and youre dam, =
  had she broght furth an hare =
  a shepe, or a lam, =
  had bene well. =
  Of all the foles I can tell, =
  ffrom heuen vnto hell, =
  ye thre bere the bell; =
  God gyf you vnceyll.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  How pastures oure fee =
  say me, good pen.
{P:Iak Garcio}
  Thay ar gryssed to the kne. =
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Fare fall the!
{P:Iak Garcio}
  Amen! =
  If ye will ye may se =
  youre bestes ye ken.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Sytt we downe all thre =
  and drynk shall we then.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Yey, torde! =
  I am leuer ete; =
  what is drynk withoute mete? =
  Gett mete, gett, =
  And sett vs a borde, =
  Then may we go dyne =
  oure bellys to fyll.
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Abyde vnto syne. =
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Be god, sir, I nyll! =
  I am worthy the wyne =
  me thynk it good skyll; =
  My seruyse I tyne =
  I fare full yll, =
  At youre mangere.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Trus! go we to mete, =
  It is best that we trete, =
  I lyst not to plete =
  To stand in thi dangere; =
  Thou has euer bene curst =
  syn we met togeder.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Now in fayth, if I durst =
  ye ar euen my broder.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Syrs, let vs cryb furst =
  for oone thyng or oder, =
  That thise wordis be purst =
  and let vs go foder =
  Oure mompyns; =
  lay furth of oure store, =
  lo, here! browne of a bore.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Set mustard afore, =
  oure mete now begyns; =
  here a foote of a cowe =
  well sawsed, I wene, =
  The pestell of a sowe =
  that powderd has bene, =
  Two blodyngis, I trow =
  A leueryng betwene; =
  Do gladly, syrs, now =
  my breder bedene, =
  With more. =
  Both befe, and moton =
  Of an ewe that was roton, =
  Good mete for a gloton; =
  Ete of this store.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  I haue here in my mayll =
  sothen and rost, =
  Euen of an ox tayll =
  that wold, not be lost; =
  ha, ha, goderhayll! =
  I let for no cost, =
  A good py or we fayll =
  this is good for the frost =
  In a mornyng; =
  And two swyne gronys, =
  All a hare bot the lonys, =
  we myster no sponys =
  here, at oure mangyng.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Here is to recorde =
  the leg of a goys, =
  with chekyns endorde =
  pork, partryk, to roys; =
  A tart for a lorde =
  how thynk ye this doys? =
  A calf lyuer skorde =
  with the veryose; =
  Good sawse, =
  This is a restorete =
  To make a good appete.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Yee speke all by clerge{[}te{]}, =
  I here by your clause; =
  Cowth ye by youre gramery =
  reche vs a drynk, =
  I shuld be more mery =
  ye wote What I thynk.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Haue good ayll of hely =
  bewar now, I wynk, =
  ffor and thou drynk drely =
  in thy poll wyll it synk.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  A, so; =
  This is boyte of oure bayll, =
  good holsom ayll.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  ye hold, long the skayll, =
  Now lett me go to.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  I shrew those lyppys =
  bot thou leyff me som parte.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Be god, he bot syppys =
  begylde thou art; =
  Behold, how he kyppys. =
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  I shrew you so smart, =
  And me on my hyppys =
  bot if I gart =
  Abate. =
  Be thou wyne, be thou ayll, =
  bot if my brethe fayll, =
  I shall sett the on sayll; =
  God send the good gayte.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Be my dam saull, alyce =
  It was sadly dronken.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Now, as euer haue I blys =
  to the bothom it is sonken.
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Yit a botell here is. =
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  That is well spoken! =
  By my thryft we must kys. =
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  That had I forgoten. =
  Bot hark! =
  Who so can best syng =
  Shall haue the begynnyng.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Now prays at the partyng =
  I shall sett you on warke; =
  We haue done oure parte =
  and songyn right weyll, =
  I drynk for my parte. =
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Abyde, lett cop reyll.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Godys forbot, thou spart =
  and thou drynk euery deyll.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Thou has dronken a quart =
  therfor choke the the deyll.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Thou rafys; =
  And it were for a sogh =
  Ther is drynk enogh.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  I shrew the handys it drogh! =
  ve be both knafys.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Nay! we knaues all =
  thus thynk me best, =
  so, sir, shuld, ye call. =
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Furth let it rest; =
  we will not brall. =
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Then wold I we fest, =
  This mete Who shall =
  into panyere kest.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Syrs, herys; =
  ffor oure saules lett vs do =
  Poore men gyf it to.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Geder vp, lo, lo! =
  ye hungre begers ffrerys!=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  It draes nere nyght =
  trus, go we to rest; =
  I am euen redy dyght =
  I thynk it the best.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Ffor ferde we be fryght =
  a crosse lett vs kest, =
  Cryst crosse, benedyght =
  eest and west, =
  ffor drede.=
{P:Jesus}
@begin {latp}
  Onazorus, =
  Crucyefixus, =
  Morcus, andreus, =
@end{latp}  
  God be oure spede!=
{P:Angel}
  herkyn, hyrdes, awake! =
  gyf louyng ye shall, =
  he is borne for {[}y{]}oure sake =
  lorde perpetuall; =
  he is comen to take =
  and rawnson you all, =
  youre sorowe to slake =
  kyng emperiall, =
  he behestys; =
  That chyld is borne =
  At bethelem this morne, =
  ye shall fynde hym beforne =
  Betwix two bestys.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  A, godys dere dominus! =
  What was that sang? =
  It was wonder curiose =
  with small noytys emang; =
  I pray to god saue vs =
  now in this thrang; =
  I am ferd, by ihesus =
  somwhat be wrang; =
  Me thoght, =
  Oone scremyd on lowde; =
  I suppose it was a clowde, =
  In myn erys it sowde, =
  By hym that me boght!=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Nay, that may not be =
  I say you certan, =
  ffor he spake to vs thre =
  as he had bene a man; =
  When he lemyd on this lee =
  my hart shakyd than, =
  An angell was he =
  tell you I can, =
  No dowte. =
  he spake of a barne, =
  We must seke hym, I you warne, =
  That betokyns yond starne, =
  That standys yonder owte.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  It was meruell to se =
  so bright as it shone, =
  I wold haue trowyd, veraly =
  it had bene thoner flone, =
  Bot I sagh with myn ee =
  as I lenyd to this stone; =
  It was a mery gle =
  sich hard I neuer none, =
  I recorde. =
  As he sayde in a skreme, =
  Or els that I dreme, =
  we shuld go to bedleme, =
  To wyrship that lorde.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  That same childe is he =
  that prophetys of told, =
  Shuld make them fre =
  that adam had sold.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Take tent vnto me =
  this is inrold, =
  By the wordys of Isae =
  a prynce most bold =
  shall he be, =
  And kyng with crowne, =
  Sett on dauid trone, =
  Sich was neuer none, =
  Seyn with oure ee.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Also Isay says =
  oure faders vs told =
  That a vyrgyn shuld pas =
  of Iesse, that wold =
  Bryng furth by grace =
  a floure so bold; =
  That vyrgyn now has =
  these wordys vphold, =
  As ye se; =
  Trust it now we may, =
  he is borne this day, =
@begin {latp}
  Exiet virga =
  De radice iesse.=
@end {latp}
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Of hym spake more =
  Sybyll as I weyn, =
  And nabugodhonosor =
  from oure faythe alyene, =
  In the fornace where thay wore =
  thre childre sene, =
  The fourt stode before =
  godys son lyke to bene.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  That fygure =
  Was gyffen by reualacyon =
  That god wold haue a son; =
  This is a good lesson, =
  Vs to consydure.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Of hym spake Ieromy =
  and moyses also, =
  Where he sagh hym by =
  a bushe burnand, lo! =
  when he cam to aspy =
  if it were so, =
  Vnburnyd was it truly =
  at commyng therto, =
  A wonder.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  That was for to se =
  hir holy vyrgynyte, =
  That she vnfylyd shuld be, =
  Thus can I ponder, =
  And shuld haue a chyld =
  sich was neuer sene.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Pese, man, thou art begyld, =
  thou shall se hym with eene, =
  Of a madyn so myld =
  greatt meruell I mene; =
  yee, and she vnfyld =
  a virgyn clene, =
  So soyne.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Nothyng is inpossybyll =
  sothly, that god wyll; =
  It shalbe stabyll =
  That god wyll haue done.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Abacuc and ely =
  prophesyde so, =
  Elezabeth and zachare =
  and many other mo, =
  And dauid as veraly =
  is witnes therto, =
  Iohn Baptyste sewrly =
  and daniel also.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  So saying, =
  he is godys son alon, =
  without hym shalbe none, =
  his sete and his trone =
  Shall euer be lastyng;=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Virgill in his poetre =
  sayde in his verse, =
  Even thus by gramere =
  as I shall reherse;
@begin {latp}
  «Iam noua progenies celo demittitur alto,
   Iam rediet virgo, redeunt saturnia regna.»=
@end {latp}
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Weme! tord! what speke ye =
  here in myn eeres? =
  Tell vs no clerge =
  I hold you of the freres, ye preche; =
  It semys by youre laton =
  ye haue lerd, youre caton.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Herk, syrs, ye fon, =
  I shall you teche; =
  he sayde from heuen =
  a new kynde is send, =
  whom a vyrgyn to neuen, oure mys to amend, =
  Shall conceyue full euen =
  thus make I an end; =
  And yit more to neuen =
  that samyne shall bend =
  vnto vs, =
  With peasse and plente, =
  with ryches and menee, =
  Good luf and charyte =
  Blendyd amanges vs=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  And I hold it trew =
  ffor ther shuld be, =
  When that kyng commys new =
  peasse by land and se.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Now brethere, adew! =
  take tent vnto me; =
  I wold, that we knew =
  of this song so fre =
  Of the angell; =
  I hard by hys steuen, =
  he was send downe ffro heuen.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  It is trouth that ye neuen, =
  I hard hym well spell.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Now, by god that me boght =
  it was a mery song; =
  I dar say that he broght =
  foure & twenty to a long.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  I wold, it were soght =
  that same vs emong.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  In fayth I trow noght =
  so many he throng =
  On a heppe; =
  Thay were gentyll and small, =
  And well tonyd with all.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  yee, bot I can thaym all, =
  Now lyst I lepe.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Brek outt youre voce =
  let se as ye yelp.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  I may not for the pose =
  bot I haue help.
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  A, thy hart is in thy hose! =
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Now, in payn of a skelp =
  This sang thou not lose. =
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Thou art an yll awelp =
  ffor angre!=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Go to now, begyn!=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  He lyst not well ryn.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  God lett vs neuer blyn; =
  Take at my sangre.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Now an ende haue we doyn =
  of oure song this tyde.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Ffayr fall thi growne =
  well has thou hyde.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Then furth lett vs ron =
  I wyll not abyde.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  No lyght makethe mone =
  that haue I asspyde; =
  Neuer the les =
  lett vs hold, oure beheste.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  That hold I best.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Then must we go eest, =
  After my ges.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  wold, god that we myght =
  this yong bab see!=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Many prophetys that syght =
  desyryd veralee =
  to haue seen that bright. =
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  And god so hee =
  wold shew vs that Wyght =
  we myght say, perde, =
  We had sene =
  That many sant desyryd, =
  with prophetys inspyryd, =
  If thay hym requyryd, =
  yit I~closyd ar thare eene.
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  God graunt vs that grace. =
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  God so do.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Abyde, syrs, a space =
  lo, yonder, lo! =
  It commys on a rase =
  yond sterne vs to.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  It is a grete blase =
  oure gate let vs go, =
  here he is!=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Who shall go in before?=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  I ne rek, by my hore.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Ye ar of the old store, =
  It semys you, Iwys.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Hayll, kyng I the call! =
  hayll, most of myght! =
  hayll, the worthyst of all! =
  hayll, duke!  hayll, knyght! =
  Of greatt and small =
  thou art lorde by right; =
  hayll, perpetuall =
  hayll, faryst wyght! =
  here I offer! =
  I pray the to take-- =
  If thou wold, for my sake, =
  with this may thou lake,-- =
  This lytyll spruse cofer.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Hayll, lytyll tyn mop =
  rewarder of mede! =
  hayll, bot oone drop =
  of grace at my nede; =
  hayll, lytyll mylk sop! =
  hayll, dauid sede! =
  Of oure crede thou art crop =
  hayll, in god hede! =
  This ball =
  That thou wold resaue,-- =
  lytyll is that I haue, =
  This wyll I vowche saue,-- =
  To play the with all.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Hayll, maker of man =
  hayll, swetyng! =
  hayll, so as I can =
  hayll, praty mytyng! =
  I cowche to the than =
  for fayn here gretyng; =
  hayll, lord! here I ordan =
  now at oure metyng, =
  This botell-- =
  It is an old by~worde, =
  It is a good bowrde, =
  for to drynk of a gowrde,-- =
  It holdys a mett potell.=
{P:Mary}
  He that all myghtys may =
  the makere of heuen, =
  That is for to say =
  my son that I neuen, =
  Rewarde you this day =
  as he sett all on seuen; =
  he graunt you for ay =
  his blys full euen =
  Contynuyng; =
  He gyf you good grace, =
  Tell furth of this case, =
  he spede youre pase, =
  And graunt you good endyng.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Ffare well, fare lorde! =
  with thy moder also.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  We shall this recorde =
  where as we go.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  We mon all be restorde =
  god graunt it be so!=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Amen, to that worde =
  syng we therto =
  On hight; =
  To Ioy all sam, =
  With myrth and gam, =
  To the lawde of this lam =
  Syng we in syght. =
@section 2 {p13}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Second Shepherds' Play
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Lord, what these weders ar cold! =
  and I am yll happyd; =
  I am nere hande dold, =
  so long haue I nappyd; =
  My legys thay fold, =
  my fyngers ar chappyd, =
  It is not as I wold, =
  for I am al lappyd, =
  In sorow. =
  In stormes and tempest, =
  Now in the eest, now in the west, =
  wo is hym has neuer rest =
  Myd day nor morow! =
  Bot we sely shepardes =
  that walkys on the moore, =
  In fayth we are nere handys =
  outt of the doore; =
  No wonder as it standys =
  if we be poore, =
  ffor the tylthe of oure landys =
  lyys falow as the floore, =
  As ye ken. =
  we ar so hamyd, =
  ffor~taxed and ramyd, =
  We ar mayde hand tamyd, =
  with thyse gentlery men. =
  Thus thay refe vs oure rest =
  oure lady theym wary! =
  These men that ar lord fest =
  thay cause the ploghe tary. =
  That men say is for the best =
  we fynde it contrary; =
  Thus ar husbandys opprest =
  in po{[}i{]}nte to myscary, =
  On lyfe. =
  Thus hold, thay vs hunder, =
  Thus thay bryng vs in blonder; =
  It were greatte wonder, =
  And euer shuld we thryfe. =
  ffor may he gett a paynt slefe =
  or a broche now on dayes, =
  wo is hym that hym grefe =
  or onys agane says! =
  Dar noman hym reprefe =
  what mastry he mays, =
  And yit may noman lefe =
  oone word that he says, =
  No letter. =
  he can make purveance, =
  with boste and bragance, =
  And all is thrugh mantenance =
  Of men that are gretter. =
  Ther shall com a swane =
  as prowde as a po, =
  he must borow my wane =
  my ploghe also, =
  Then I am full fane =
  to graunt or he go. =
  Thus lyf we in payne =
  Anger, and wo, =
  By nyght and day; =
  he must haue if he langyd, =
  If I shuld, forgang it, =
  I were better be hangyd =
  Then oones say hym nay. =
  It dos me good, as I walk =
  thus by myn oone, =
  Of this warld, for to talk =
  in maner of mone. =
  To my shepe wyll I stalk =
  and herkyn anone, =
  Ther abyde on a balk =
  or sytt on a stone =
  ffull soyne. =
  ffor I trowe, perde, =
  trew men if thay be, =
  we gett more compane =
  Or it be noyne.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Benste and dominus! =
  what may this bemeyne? =
  why, fares this warld thus =
  oft haue we not sene? =
  lord, thyse weders ar spytus =
  and the weders full kene. =
  And the frostys so hydus =
  thay water myn eeyne, =
  No ly. =
  Now in dry, now in wete, =
  Now in snaw, now in slete, =
  When my shone freys to my fete, =
  It is not all esy. =
  Bot as far as I ken =
  or yit as I go, =
  we sely wedmen =
  dre mekyll wo; =
  We haue sorow then and then =
  it fallys oft so; =
  Sely capyle, oure hen =
  both to and fro =
  She kakyls; =
  Bot begyn she to crok, =
  To groyne or {[}to clo{]}k, =
  Wo is hym is of oure cok, =
  ffor he is in the shekyls. =
  These men that ar wed =
  haue not all thare wyll, =
  when they ar full hard sted =
  thay sygh full styll; =
  God wayte thay ar led =
  full hard and full yll; =
  In bower nor in bed =
  thay say noght ther tyll, =
  This tyde. =
  My parte haue I fun, =
  I know my lesson. =
  wo is hym that is bun, =
  ffor he must abyde. =
  Bot now late in oure lyfys =
  a meruell to me, =
  That I thynk my hart ryfys =
  sich wonders to see. =
  what that destany dryfys =
  it shuld so be; =
  Som men wyll have two wyfys =
  and som men thre, =
  In store; =
  Som ar wo that has any, =
  Bot so far can I, =
  wo is hym that has many, =
  ffor he felys sore. =
  Bot yong men of wowyng =
  for god that you boght, =
  Be well war of wedyng =
  and thynk in youre thoght,
  «had I wyst» is a thyng =
  it seruys of noght; =
  Mekyll styll mowrnyng =
  has wedyng home broght, =
  And grefys; =
  with many a sharp showre, =
  ffor thou may cach in an owre =
  That shall {[}savour{]} fulle sowre =
  As long as thou lyffys. =
  ffor, as euer red I pystyll =
  I haue oone to my fere, =
  As sharp as a thystyll =
  as rugh as a brere; =
  She is browyd lyke a brystyll =
  with a sowre loten chere; =
  had She oones Wett Hyr Whystyll =
  She couth Syng full clere =
  Hyr 
@begin {latp}
  pater noster.
@end {latp}
  =
  She is as greatt as a whall, =
  She has a galon of gall: =
  By hym that dyed for vs all, =
  I wald I had ryn to I had lost hir.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  God looke ouer the raw =
  ffull defly ye stand.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  yee, the dewill in thi maw =
  so tariand. =
  sagh thou awro of daw? =
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Yee, on a ley land =
  hard I hym blaw =
  he commys here at hand, =
  Not far; =
  Stand styll.
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Qwhy?=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  ffor he commys, hope I.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  he wyll make vs both a ly =
  Bot if we be war.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Crystys crosse me spede =
  and sant nycholas! =
  Ther of had I nede =
  it is wars then it was. =
  Whoso couthe take hede =
  and lett the warld pas, =
  It is euer in drede =
  and brekyll as glas, =
  And slythys. =
  This warld, fowre neuer so, =
  With meruels mo and mo, =
  Now in weyll, now in wo, =
  And all thyng wrythys. =
  Was neuer syn noe floode =
  sich floodys seyn; =
  Wyndys and ranys so rude =
  and stormes so keyn; =
  Som stamerd, som stod, =
  in dowte, as I weyn; =
  Now god turne all to good =
  I say as I mene, =
  ffor ponder. =
  These floodys so thay drowne, =
  Both in feyldys and in towne, =
  And berys all downe, =
  And that is a wonder. =
  We that walk on the nyghtys =
  oure catell to kepe, =
  We se sodan syghtys =
  when othere men slepe. =
  yit me thynk my hart lyghtys =
  I se shrewys pepe; =
  ye ar two all wyghtys =
  I wyll gyf my shepe =
  A turne. =
  Bot full yll haue I ment, =
  As I walk on this bent, =
  I may lyghtly repent, =
  My toes if I spurne. =
  A, sir, god, you saue =
  and master myne! =
  A drynk fayn wold I haue =
  and somwhat to dyne.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Crystys curs, my knaue =
  thou art a ledyr hyne!=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  What! the boy lyst rave; =
  abyde vnto syne; =
  We haue mayde it. =
  yll thryft on thy pate! =
  Though the shrew cam late, =
  yit is he in state =
  To dyne, if he had it.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Sich seruandys as I =
  that swettys and swynkys, =
  Etys oure brede full dry =
  and that me forthynkys; =
  We ar oft weytt and wery =
  when master~men wynkys, =
  yit commys full lately =
  both dyners and drynkys, =
  Bot nately. =
  Both oure dame and oure syre, =
  when we haue ryn in the myre, =
  Thay can nyp at oure hyre, =
  And pay vs full lately. =
  Bot here my trouth, master =
  for the fayr that ye make, =
  I shall do therafter =
  wyrk as I take; =
  I shall do a lytyll, sir =
  and emang euer lake, =
  ffor yit lay my soper =
  neuer on my stomake =
  In feyldys. =
  Wherto shuld, I threpe? =
  with my staf can I lepe, =
  And men say «lyght chepe =
  letherly for~yeldys.»=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Thou were an yll lad =
  to ryde on wowyng =
  With a man that had =
  bot lytyll of spendyng.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Peasse, boy, I bad =
  no more Iangling, =
  Or I shall make the full rad =
  by the heuen's kyng! =
  with thy gawdys; =
  wher ar oure shepe, boy, we skorne?=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Sir, this same day at morne =
  I thaym left in the corne, =
  when thay rang lawdys; =
  Thay haue pasture good =
  thay can not go wrong.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  That is right, by the roode! =
  thyse nyghtys ar long, =
  yit I wold, or we yode =
  oone gaf vs a song.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  So I thoght as I stode =
  to myrth vs emong.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  I grauntt.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  lett me syng the tenory.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  And I the tryble so hye.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Then the meyne fallys to me; =
  lett se how ye chauntt.=
{P:Mak}
  Now lord, for thy naymes sevyn =
  that made both moyn & starnes =
  Well mo then I can neuen =
  thi will, lorde, of me tharnys; =
  I am all vneuen =
  that moves oft my harnes, =
  Now Wold god I were in heuen =
  for there wepe no barnes =
  So styll.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Who is that pypys so poore?=
{P:Mak}
  Wold, god ye wyst how I foore! =
  lo, a man that walkys on the moore, =
  And has not all his wyll!=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Mak, where has thou gon? =
  tell vs tythyng.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Is he commen? then ylkon =
  take hede to his thyng.=
{P:Mak}
  What! ich be a yoman =
  I tell you, of the king; =
  The self and the same =
  sond from a greatt lordyng, =
  And sich. =
  ffy on you!  goyth hence =
  Out of my presence! =
  I must haue reuerence; =
  why, who be ich?=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Why make ye it so qwaynt? =
  mak, ye do wrang.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Bot, mak, lyst ye saynt? =
  I trow that ye lang.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  I trow the shrew can paynt, =
  the dewyll myght hym hang!=
{P:Mak}
  Ich shall make complaynt =
  and make you all to thwang =
  At a worde, =
  And tell euyn how ye doth.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Bot, Mak, is that sothe? =
  Now take outt that sothren tothe, =
  And sett in a torde!=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Mak, the dewill in youre ee =
  a stroke wold, I leyne you.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Mak, know ye not me? =
  by god I couthe teyn you.=
{P:Mak}
  God looke you all thre! =
  me thoght I had sene you, =
  ye ar a fare compane. =
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Can ye now mene you?=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Shrew, Iape! =
  Thus late as thou goys, =
  what wyll men suppos? =
  And thou has an yll noys =
  of stelyng of shepe.=
{P:Mak}
  And I am trew as steyll =
  all men waytt, =
  Bot a sekenes I feyll =
  that haldys me full haytt, =
  My belly farys not weyll =
  it is out of astate.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Seldom lyys the dewyll =
  dede by the gate.=
{P:Mak}
  Therfor =
  full sore am I and yll, =
  If I stande stone styll; =
  I ete not an nedyll =
  Thys moneth and more.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  How farys thi wyff?  by my hoode =
  how farys sho?=
{P:Mak}
  Lyys walteryng, by the roode =
  by the fyere, lo! =
  And a howse full of brude =
  she drynkys well to; =
  yll spede othere good =
  that she wyll do! =
  Bot so =
  Etys as fast as she can, =
  And ilk yere that commys to man =
  She bryngys furth a lakan, =
  And som yeres two. =
  Bot were I not more gracyus =
  and rychere befar, =
  I were eten outt of howse =
  and of harbar; =
  Yit is she a fowll dowse =
  if ye com nar: =
  Ther is none that trowse =
  nor knowys a war, =
  Then ken I. =
  Now wyll ye se what I profer, =
  To gyf all in my cofer =
  To morne at next to offer =
  hyr hed mas penny.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  I wote so forwakyd =
  is none in this shyre: =
  I wold slepe if I takyd =
  les to my hyere.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  I am cold, and nakyd =
  and wold haue a fyere.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  I am wery, for~rakyd =
  and run in the myre. =
  wake thou!=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Nay, I wyll lyg downe by, =
  ffor I must slepe truly.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  As good a man's son was I =
  As any of you. =
  Bot, mak, com heder! betwene =
  shall thou lyg downe.=
{P:Mak}
  Then myght I lett you bedene =
  of that ye wold, rowne, =
  No drede. =
  ffro my top to my too, =
@begin{latp}
  Manus tuas commendo, =
  poncio pilato, =
@end{latp}  
  Cryst crosse me spede! =
  Now were tyme for a man =
  that lakkys what he wold, =
  To stalk preuely than =
  vnto a fold,, =
  And neemly to wyrk than =
  and be not to bold, =
  ffor he might aby the bargan =
  if it were told =
  At the endyng. =
  Now were tyme for to reyll; =
  Bot he nedys good counsell =
  That fayn wold, fare weyll, =
  And has bot lytyll spendyng. =
  Bot abowte you a serkyll =
  as rownde as a moyn, =
  To I haue done that I wyll =
  tyll that it be noyn, =
  That ye lyg stone styll =
  to that I haue doyne, =
  And I shall say thertyll =
  of good wordys a foyne. =
  On hight =
  Ouer youre heydys my hand I lyft, =
  Outt go youre een, fordo your syght, =
  Bot yit I must make better shyft, =
  And it be right. =
  lord! what thay slepe hard! =
  that may ye all here; =
  was I neuer a shepard =
  bot now wyll I lere. =
  If the flok be skard =
  yit shall I nyp nere, =
  how! drawes hederward! =
  now mendys oure chere =
  ffrom sorow: =
  A fatt shepe I dar say, =
  A good flese dar I lay, =
  Eft whyte when I may, =
  Bot this will I borow. =
  how, gyll, art thou In? =
  gett vs some lyght.=
# {P:Uxor} = Uxor Ejus (Gill)  
{P:Uxor}
  Who makys sich dyn =
  this tyme of the nyght? =
  I am sett for to spyn =
  I hope not I myght =
  Ryse a penny to wyn, =
  I shrew them on hight! =
  So farys =
  A huswyff that has bene =
  To be rasyd thus betwene: =
  here may no note be sene =
  ffor sich small charys.=
{P:Mak}
  Good wyff, open the hek! =
  seys thou not what I bryng? =
{P:Uxor}
  I may thole the dray the snek. =
  A, com in, my swetyng!=
{P:Mak}
  Yee, thou thar not rek =
  of my long standyng. =
{P:Uxor}
  By the nakyd nek =
  art thou lyke for to hyng.=
{P:Mak}
  Do way: =
  I am worthy my mete, =
  ffor in a strate can I gett =
  More then thay that swynke and swette =
  All the long day, =
  Thus it fell to my lott =
  gyll, I had sich grace. =
{P:Uxor}
  It were a fowll blott =
  to be hanged for the case.=
{P:Mak}
  I haue skapyd, Ielott =
  oft as hard a glase. =
{P:Uxor}
  Bot so long goys the pott =
  to the water, men says, =
  At last =
  Comys it home broken.=
{P:Mak}
  Well knowe I the token, =
  Bot let it neuer be spoken; =
  Bot com and help fast. =
  I wold, he were slayn =
  I lyst well ete: =
  This twelmothe was I not so fayn =
  of oone shepe mete. =
{P:Uxor}
  Com thay or he be slayn=
  and here the shepe blete!=
{P:Mak}
  Then myght I be tane, =
  that were a cold, swette! =
  Go spar =
  The gaytt doore.
{P:Uxor}
  Yis, Mak, =
  ffor and thay com at thy bak,=
{P:Mak}
  Then myght I by, for all the pak, =
  The dewill of the war. =
{P:Uxor}
  A good bowrde haue I spied =
  syn thou can none. =
  here shall we hym hyde =
  to thay be gone; =
  In my credyll abyde =
  lett me alone, =
  And I shall lyg besyde =
  in chylbed, and grone.=
{P:Mak}
  Thou red; =
  And, I shall say thou was lyght =
  Of a knaue childe this nyght. =
{P:Uxor}
  Now well is me day bright, =
  That euer was I bred. =
  This is a good gyse =
  and a far cast; =
  Yit a woman avyse =
  helpys at the last. =
  I wote neuer who spyse, =
  agane go thou fast.=
{P:Mak}
  Bot I com or thay ryse =
  els blawes a cold, blast! =
  I wyll go slepe. =
  yit slepys all this meneye, =
  And I shall go stalk preuely, =
  As it had neuer bene I =
  That caryed thare shepe.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Resurrex a mortruis! =
  haue hald, my hand. =
@begin {latp}
  Iudas carnas dominus! =
@end {latp}
  I may not well stand: =
  My foytt slepys, by ihesus =
  and I water fastand. =
  I thoght that we layd vs =
  full nere yngland.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  A ye! =
  lord! what I haue slept weyll; =
  As fresh as an eyll, =
  As lyght I me feyll =
  As leyfe on a tre.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Benste be here in! =
  so my {[}hart?{]} qwakys, =
  My hart is outt of skyn =
  what so it makys. =
  Who makys all this dyn? =
  so my browes blakys, =
  To the dowore wyll I wyn =
  harke felows, wakys! =
  We were fowre: =
  se ye awre of mak now?=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  We were vp or thou.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Man, I gyf god a vowe, =
  yit yede he nawre.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Me thoght he was lapt =
  in a wolfe skyn.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  So are many hapt =
  now namely within.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  When we had long napt =
  me thoght with a gyn =
  A fatt shepe he trapt =
  bot he mayde no dyn.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Be styll: =
  Thi dreme makys the woode: =
  It is bot fantom, by the roode.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Now god turne all to good, =
  If it be his wyll.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Ryse, mak, for shame! =
  thou lygys right lang.=
{P:Mak}
  Now crystys holy name =
  be vs emang! =
  what is this?  for sant Iame =
  I may not well gang! =
  I trow I be the same =
  A!  my nek has lygen wrang =
  Enoghe; =
  Mekill thank, syn yister euen, =
  Now, by sant strevyn, =
  I was flayd with a swevyn, =
  My hart out of sloghe. =
  I thoght gyll began to crok =
  and trauell full sad, =
  welner at the fyrst cok =
  of a yong lad, =
  ffor to mend oure flok =
  then be I neuer glad. =
  I haue tow on my rok =
  more then euer I had. =
  A, my heede! =
  A house full of yong tharmes, =
  The dewill knok outt thare harnes! =
  wo is hym has many barnes, =
  And therto lytyll brede! =
  I must go home, by youre lefe =
  to gyll as I thoght. =
  I pray you looke my slefe =
  that I steyll noght: =
  I am loth you to grefe =
  or from you take oght.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Go furth, yll myght thou chefe! =
  now wold I we soght, =
  This morne, =
  That we had all oure store.
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Bot I will go before, let vs mete.
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Whore?=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  At the crokyd thorne.=
{P:Mak}
  Vndo this doore!  who is here? =
  how long shall I stand? =
{P:Uxor}
  Who makys sich a bere? =
  now walk in the Wenyand.=
{P:Mak}
  A, gyll, what chere? =
  it is I, mak, youre husbande, =
{P:Uxor}
  Then may we be here =
  the dewill in a bande, =
  Syr gyle; =
  lo, he commys with a lote =
  As he were holden in the throte. =
  I may not syt at my note, =
  A hand lang while.=
{P:Mak}
  wyll ye here what fare she makys =
  to gett hir a glose, =
  And dos noght bot lakys =
  and clowse hir toose. =
{P:Uxor}
  why, who wanders, who wakys =
  who commys, who gose? =
  who brewys, who bakys? =
  what makys me thus hose? =
  And than, =
  It is rewthe to beholde, =
  Now in hote, now in colde, =
  ffull wofull is the householde =
  That wantys a woman. =
  Bot what ende has thou mayde =
  with the hyrdys, mak?=
{P:Mak}
  The last worde that thay sayde =
  when I turnyd my bak, =
  Thay wold looke that thay hade =
  thare shepe all the pak. =
  I hope thay wyll nott be well payde =
  when thay thare shepe lak, =
  Perde. =
  Bot how so the gam gose, =
  To me thay wyll suppose, =
  And make a fowll noyse, =
  And cry outt apon me. =
  Bot thou must do as thou hyght =
{P:Uxor}
  I accorde me thertyll. =
  I shall swedyll hym right =
  In my credyll; =
  If it were a gretter slyght =
  yit couthe I help tyll. =
  I wyll lyg downe stright; =
  com hap me;
{P:Mak}
  I wyll. =
{P:Uxor}
  Behynde. =
  Com coll and his maroo, =
  Thay will nyp vs full naroo.=
{P:Mak}
  Bot I may cry out «haroo,» =
  The shepe if thay fynde. =
{P:Uxor}
  Harken ay when thay call =
  thay will com onone. =
  Com and make redy all =
  and syng by thyn oone; =
  Syng lullay thou shall =
  for I must grone, =
  And cry outt by the wall =
  on mary and Iohn, =
  ffor sore. =
  Syng lullay on fast =
  when thou heris at the last; =
  And bot I play a fals cast, =
  Trust me no more.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  A, coll, goode morne =
  why slepys thou nott?=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Alas, that euer was I borne! =
  we haue a fowll blott. =
  A fat wedir haue we lorne. =
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Mary, godys forbott!=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Who shuld do vs that skorne?  that were a fowll spott.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Som shrewe. =
  I haue soght with my dogys =
  All horbery shrogys, =
  And of fefteyn hogys =
  ffond I bot oone ewe.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Now trow me, if ye will =
  by sant thomas of kent, =
  Ayther mak or gyll =
  was at that assent.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Peasse, man, be still! =
  I sagh when he went; =
  Thou sklanders hym yll =
  thou aght to repent, =
  Goode spede.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Now as euer myght I the, =
  If I shuld, euyn here de, =
  I wold say it were he, =
  That dyd that same dede.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Go we theder, I rede =
  and ryn on oure feete. =
  Shall I neuer ete brede =
  the sothe to I wytt.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Nor drynk in my heede =
  with hym tyll I mete.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  I wyll rest in no stede =
  tyll that I hym grete, =
  My brothere. =
  Oone I will hight: =
  Tyll I se hym in sight =
  shall I neuer slepe one nyght =
  Ther I do anothere.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Will ye here how thay hak? =
  oure syre, lyst, croyne.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Hard I neuer none crak =
  so clere out of toyne; =
  Call on hym.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Mak! =
  vndo youre doore soyne.=
{P:Mak}
  Who is that spak, =
  as it were noyne, =
  On loft? =
  Who is that I say?=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Goode felowse, were it day.=
{P:Mak}
  As far as ye may, =
  Good, spekys soft, =
  Ouer a seke woman's heede =
  that is at mayll easse; =
  I had leuer be dede =
  or she had any dyseasse. =
{P:Uxor}
  Go to an othere stede =
  I may not well qweasse. =
  Ich fote that ye trede =
  goys thorow my nese. =
  So hee!=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Tell vs, mak, if ye may, =
  how fare ye, I say?=
{P:Mak}
  Bot ar ye in this towne to day? =
  Now how fare ye? =
  ye haue ryn in the myre =
  and ar weytt yit: =
  I shall make you a fyre =
  if ye will syt. =
  A nores wold, I hyre =
  thynk ye on yit, =
  well qwytt is my hyre =
  my dreme this is itt, =
  A seson. =
  I haue barnes, if ye knew, =
  well mo then enewe, =
  Bot we must drynk as we brew, =
  And that is bot reson. =
  I wold ye dynyd or ye yode =
  me thynk that ye swette.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Nay, nawther mendys oure mode =
  drynke nor mette.
{P:Mak}
  Why, sir, alys you oght bot goode? =
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Yee, oure shepe that we gett, =
  Ar stollyn as thay yode =
  oure los is grette.=
{P:Mak}
  Syrs, drynkys! =
  had I bene thore, =
  Som shuld haue boght it full sore.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Mary, som men trowes that ye wore, =
  And that vs forthynkys.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Mak, som men trowys =
  that it shuld be ye.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Ayther ye or youre spouse =
  so say we.=
{P:Mak}
  Now if ye haue suspowse =
  to gill or to me, =
  Com and rype oure howse =
  and then may ye se =
  who had hir, =
  If I any shepe fott, =
  Aythor cow or stott; =
  And gyll, my wyfe, rose nott =
  here syn she lade hir. =
  As I am true and lele =
  to god here I pray, =
  That this be the fyrst mele =
  that I shall ete this day.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Mak, as haue I ceyll, =
  Avyse the, I say; =
  he lernyd tymely to steyll =
  that couth not say nay. =
{P:Uxor}
  I swelt! =
  Outt, thefys, fro my wonys! =
  ye com to rob vs for the nonys.=
{P:Mak}
  here ye not how she gronys? =
  youre hartys shuld melt. =
{P:Uxor}
  Outt, thefys, fro my barne! =
  negh hym not thor.=
{P:Mak}
  wyst ye how she had farne =
  youre hartys wold be sore. =
  ye do wrang, I you warne =
  that thus commys before =
  To a woman that has farne =
  bot I say no more. =
{P:Uxor}
  A, my medyll! =
  I pray to god so mylde, =
  If euer I you begyld,, =
  That I ete this chylde =
  That lygys in this credyll.=
{P:Mak}
  Peasse, woman, for godys payn =
  and cry not so: =
  Thou spyllys thy brane =
  and makys me full wo.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  I trow oure shepe be slayn =
  what finde ye two?=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  All wyrk we in vayn =
  as well may we go. =
  Bot hatters, =
  I can fynde no flesh, =
  hard nor nesh, =
  Salt nor fresh, =
  Bot two tome platers. =
  Whik catell bot this =
  tame nor wylde, =
  None, as haue I blys =
  as lowde as he smylde. =
{P:Uxor}
  No, so god me blys =
  and gyf me Ioy of my chylde!=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  We haue merkyd amys =
  I hold vs begyld.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Syr don, =
  Syr, oure lady hym saue! =
  Is youre chyld a knaue?=
{P:Mak}
  Any lord myght hym haue =
  This chyld to his son. =
  when he wakyns he kyppys =
  that ioy is to se.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  In good tyme to hys hyppys =
  and in cele. =
  Bot who was his gossyppys =
  so sone rede?
{P:Mak}
  So fare fall thare lyppys! =
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Hark now, a le!=
{P:Mak}
  So god thaym thank, =
  Parkyn, and gybon waller, I say, =
  And gentill Iohn horne, in good fay, =
  he made all the garray, =
  With the greatt shank.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Mak, freyndys will we be =
  ffor we ar all oone.=
{P:Mak}
  We! now I hald for me =
  for mendys gett I none. =
  ffare well all thre =
  all glad were ye gone.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Ffare wordys may ther be =
  bot luf is ther none =
  this yere.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Gaf ye the chyld, any thyng?=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  I trow not oone farthyng.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  ffast agane will I flyng, =
  Abyde ye me there. =
  Mak, take it to no grefe =
  if I com to thi barne.=
{P:Mak}
  Nay, thou dos me greatt reprefe =
  and fowll has thou farne.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  The child will it not grefe =
  that lytyll day starne. =
  Mak, with youre leyfe =
  let me gyf youre barne, =
  Bot sex pence.=
{P:Mak}
  Nay, do way: he slepys.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Me thynk he pepys.=
{P:Mak}
  when he wakyns he wepys. =
  I pray you go hence.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Gyf me lefe hym to kys =
  and lyft vp the clowtt. =
  what the dewill is this? =
  he has a long snowte.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  He is merkyd amys =
  we wate ill abowte.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Ill spon weft, Iwys =
  ay commys foull owte. =
  Ay, so! =
  he is lyke to oure shepe!=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  How, gyb!  may I pepe?=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  I trow, kynde will crepe =
  where it may not go.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  This was a qwantt gawde =
  and a far cast. =
  It was a hee frawde. =
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Yee, syrs, wast. =
  lett bren this bawde =
  and bynd hir fast. =
  A fals skawde =
  hang at the last; =
  So shall thou. =
  wyll ye se how thay swedyll =
  his foure feytt in the medyll? =
  Sagh I neuer in a credyll =
  A hornyd lad or now.=
{P:Mak}
  Peasse byd I:  what! =
  lett be youre fare; =
  I am he that hym gatt =
  and yond woman hym bare.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  What dewill shall he hatt? =
  Mak, lo god makys ayre.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Lett be all that. =
  now god gyf hym care, =
  I sagh. =
{P:Uxor}
  A pratty child is he =
  As syttys on a waman's kne; =
  A dyllydowne, perde, =
  To gar a man laghe.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  I know hym by the eere marke =
  that is a good tokyn.=
{P:Mak}
  I tell you, syrs, hark! =
  hys noyse was brokyn. =
  Sythen told, me a clerk =
  that he was forspokyn.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  This is a fals wark =
  I wold, fayn be wrokyn: =
  Gett wepyn. =
{P:Uxor}
  He was takyn with an elfe, =
  I saw it myself. =
  when the clok stroke twelf =
  was he forshapyn.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Ye two ar well feft =
  sam in a stede.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Syn thay manteyn thare theft =
  let do thaym to dede.=
{P:Mak}
  If I trespas eft =
  gyrd of my heede. =
  with you will I be left. =
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Syrs, do my reede. =
  ffor this trespas, =
  we will nawther ban ne flyte, =
  ffyght nor chyte, =
  Bot haue done as tyte, =
  And cast hym in canvas. =
  lord! what I am sore =
  in poynt for to bryst. =
  In fayth I may no more =
  therfor wyll I ryst.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  As a shepe of sevyn skore =
  he weyd in my fyst. =
  ffor to slepe ay whore =
  me thynk that I lyst.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Now I pray you, =
  lyg downe on this grene.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  On these thefys yit I mene.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Wherto shuld ye tene =
  So, as I say you?=
{P:Angel}
  Ryse, hyrd men heynd! =
  for now is he borne =
  That shall take fro the feynd =
  that adam had lorne: =
  That warloo to sheynd =
  this nyght is he borne. =
  God is made youre freynd =
  now at this morne. =
  he behestys, =
  At bedlem go se, =
  Ther lygys that fre =
  In a cryb full poorely, =
  Betwyx two bestys.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  This was a qwant stevyn =
  that euer yit I hard. =
  It is a meruell to neuyn =
  thus to be skard.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Of godys son of heuyn =
  he spak vpward. =
  All the wod on a leuyn =
  me thoght that he gard =
  Appere.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  He spake of a barne =
  In bedlem, I you warne.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  That betokyns yond starne. =
  let vs seke hym there,=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Say, what was his song? =
  hard ye not how he crakyd it? =
  Thre brefes to a long. =
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Yee, mary, he hakt it. =
  was no crochett wrong =
  nor no thyng that lakt it.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Ffor to syng vs emong =
  right as he knakt it, =
  I can.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Let se how ye croyne. =
  Can ye bark at the mone?=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Hold youre tonges, haue done!=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Hark after, than.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  To bedlem he bad =
  that we shuld gang: =
  I am full fard =
  that we tary to lang.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Be mery and not sad =
  of myrth is oure sang, =
  Euer lastyng glad =
  to mede may we fang, =
  Withoutt noyse.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Hy we theder for thy; =
  If we be wete and wery, =
  To that chyld and that lady =
  we haue it not to lose.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  We fynde by the prophecy--=
  let be youre dyn-- =
  Of dauid and Isay =
  and mo then I myn, =
  Thay prophecyed by clergy =
  that in a vyrgyn =
  shuld, he lyght and ly =
  to slokyn oure syn =
  And slake it, =
  Oure kynde from wo; =
  ffor Isay sayd so, =
@begin {latp}
  Cite' virgo =
  Concipiet 
@end {latp}
  a chylde that is nakyd.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Ffull glad may we be =
  and abyde that day =
  That lufly to se =
  that all myghtys may. =
  lord, well were me =
  for ones and for ay, =
  Myght I knele on my kne =
  som word for to say =
  To that chylde. =
  Bot the angell sayd, =
  In a cryb wos he layde; =
  he was poorly arayd =
  Both mener and mylde.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Patryarkes that has bene =
  and prophetys beforne, =
  Thay desyryd to haue sene =
  this chylde that is borne. =
  Thay ar gone full clene =
  that haue thay lorne. =
  We shall se hym, I weyn =
  or it be morne, =
  To tokyn. =
  When I se hym and fele, =
  Then wote I full weyll =
  It is true as steyll =
  That prophetys haue spokyn. =
  To so poore as we ar =
  that he wold appere, =
  ffyrst fynd, and declare =
  by his messyngere.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Go we now, let vs fare =
  the place is vs nere.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  I am redy and yare =
  go we in fere =
  To that bright. =
  Lord, if thi wylles be, =
  we ar lewde all thre, =
  Thou grauntt vs somkyns gle =
  To comforth thi wight.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Hayll, comly and clene! =
  hayll, yong child! =
  hayll, maker, as I meyne, =
  of a madyn so mylde! =
  Thou has waryd, I weyne =
  the warlo so wylde; =
  The fals gyler of teyn =
  now goys he begylde. =
  lo, he merys; =
  lo, he laghys, my swetyng, =
  A welfare metyng, =
  I haue holden my hetyng; =
  haue a bob of cherys.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Hayll, sufferan sauyoure! =
  ffor thou has vs soght: =
  hayll, frely foyde and floure =
  that all thyng has wroght! =
  hayll, full of fauoure =
  that made all of noght! =
  hayll! I kneyll and I cowre. =
  A byrd haue I broght =
  To my barne. =
  hayll, lytyll tyne' mop! =
  of oure crede thou art crop: =
  I wold drynk on thy cop, =
  Lytyll day starne.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Hayll, derlyng dere =
  full of godhede! =
  I pray the be nere =
  when that I haue nede. =
  hayll! swete is thy chere! =
  my hart wold, blede =
  To se the sytt here =
  in so poore wede, =
  With no pennys. =
  hayll!  put furth thy dall! =
  I bryng the bot a ball: =
  haue and play the with all, =
  And go to the tenys.=
{P:Mary}
  The fader of heuen =
  god omnypotent. =
  That sett all on seuen, =
  his son has he sent. =
  My name couth he neuen =
  and lyght or he went. =
  I conceyuyd hym full euen =
  thrugh myght as he ment, =
  And now is he borne. =
  he kepe you fro wo! =
  I shall pray hym so; =
  Tell furth as ye go, =
  And myn on this morne.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  Ffarewell, lady =
  so fare to beholde, =
  with thy childe on thi kne! =
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Bot he lygys full cold. =
  lord, well is me =
  now we go, thou behold,.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  Ffor sothe all redy =
  it semys to be told =
  full oft.=
{P:Primus Pastor}
  What grace we haue fun.=
{P:Secundus Pastor}
  Com furth, now ar we won.=
{P:Tercius Pastor}
  To syng ar we bun: =
  let take on loft. =
@section 2 {p14}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Offering of the Magi
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Herodes}
  Peasse, I byd, both far and nere, =
  I warne you leyf youre sawes sere; =
  who that makys noyse whyls I am here, =
  I say, shall dy. =
  Of all this warld, sooth, far & nere, =
  The lord am I. =
  Lord am I of euery land, =
  Of towre and towne, of se and sand; =
  Agans me dar noman stand, =
  That berys lyfe; =
  All erthly thyng bowes to my hand, =
  Both man and wyfe. =
  Man and wyfe, that warne I you, =
  That in this warld, is lyfand now, =
  To mahowne & me all shall bow, =
  Both old, and ying; =
  On hym wyll I ich man trow, =
  ffor any thyng. =
  ffor any thyng it shall be so; =
  lord ouer all where I go, =
  who so says agane, I shall hym slo, =
  where so he dwell; =
  The feynd, if he were my fo, =
  I shuld, hym fell. =
  To fell those fatures I am bowne, =
  And dystroy those dogys in feyld, and towne =
  That will not trow on sant Mahowne, =
  Oure god so swete; =
  Those fals faturs I shall fell downe =
  Vnder my feete. =
  Vnder my feete I shall thaym fare, =
  Those ladys that will {[}not{]} lere my lare, =
  ffor I am myghty man ay whare, =
  Of ilk a pak; =
  Clenly shapen, hyde and hare, =
  withoutten lak. =
  The myght of me may no man mene, =
  ffor all {[}that{]} dos me any teyn, =
  I shall dyng thaym downe bydeyn, =
  And wyrk thaym wo; =
  And on assay it shall be seyn, =
  Or I go. =
  And therfor will I send and se =
  In all this land, full hastely, =
  To looke if any dwelland be =
  In towre or towne, =
  That wyll not hold, holly on me, =
  And on mahowne. =
  If ther be fonden any of tho, =
  with bytter payn I shall theym slo; =
  My messynger, swyth looke thou go =
  Thrugh ilk countre, =
  In all this land, both to and fro, =
  I commaunde the; =
  And truly looke thou spyr and spy,-- =
  In euery stede ther thou commys by,-- =
  who trowes not on mahowne most myghty, =
  Oure god so fre; =
  And looke thou bryng theym hastely =
  heder vnto me. =
  And I shall fownd, thaym for to flay, =
  Those laddys that will not lede oure lay; =
  Therfor, boy, now I the pray =
  That thou go tytt.=
{P:Nuncius}
  It shal be done, lord, if I may, =
  withoutten lett: =
  And certys, if I may any fynde, =
  I shall not leyfe oone of them behynde.=
{P:Herodes}
  No, bot boldly thou thaym bynde =
  And with the leyde: =
  Mahowne, that weldys water and wynde, =
  The wish and spede!=
{P:Nuncius}
  All peasse, lordyngys, and hold, you styll, =
  To I haue sayde what I will; =
  Take goode hede Vnto my skyll, =
  Both old, and ying; =
  In message what is commen you tyll =
  ffrom herode, the kyng. =
  he commaundys you, euerilkon, =
  To hold no kyng bot hym alon, =
  And othere god ye worship none =
  Bot mahowne so fre; =
  And if ye do, ye mon be slone; =
  Thus told, he me.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  Lord, of whom this light is lent, =
  And vnto me this sight has sent, =
  I pray to the, with good intent, =
  ffrom shame me shelde; =
  So that I no harmes hent =
  By way{[}e{]}s wylde. =
  Also I pray the specyally, =
  Thou graunt me grace of company, =
  That I may haue som beyldyng by, =
  In my trauayll: =
  And, certys, for to lyf or dy =
  I shall not fayll, =
  To that I in som land haue bene, =
  To wyt what this starne may mene, =
  That has me led, with bemys shene, =
  ffro my cuntre; =
  Now weynd I will, withoutten weyn, =
  The sothe to se.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  A! lord, that is withoutten ende! =
  whens euer this selcouth light dyscende, =
  That thus kyndly has me kende =
  Oute of my land, =
  And shewyd to me ther I can leynd, =
  thus bright shynand? =
  Certys, I sagh neuer none so bright; =
  I shall neuer ryst by day nor nyght, =
  To I wyt whens may com this lyght, =
  And from what place; =
  he that it send vnto my sight =
  leyne me that grace!=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  A, sir, wheder ar ye away? =
  Tell me, good sir, I you pray.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  Certys, I trow, the sothe to say, =
  None wote bot I; =
  I haue folowed yond, starne, veray, =
  ffrom araby; =
  ffor I am kyng of that cuntre, =
  And melchor ther call men me.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  And kyng, sir, was I wont to be, =
  In tars, at hame, =
  Both of towne and cyte; =
  Iaspar is my name; =
  The light of yond starne sagh I thedyr.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  That lord be louyd that send me hedyr! =
  ffor it will grathly ken vs whedyr, =
  that we shall weynd; =
  we owe to loue hym both togedyr, =
  That it to vs wold send.=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  A, lord!  in land what may this mene? =
  So selcouth sight was neuer sene, =
  Sich a starne, shynand so shene, =
  Sagh I neuer none; =
  It gyffys lyght ouer all, bedene, =
  By hym alone. =
  What it may mene, that know I noght; =
  Bot yonder ar two, me thynk, in thoght, =
  I thank hym that thaym heder has broght =
  Thus vnto me; =
  I shall assay if thay wote oght =
  what it may be. =
  lordyngys, that ar leyf and dere, =
  I pray you tell me with good chere =
  wheder ye weynd, on this manere, =
  And where that ye haue bene; =
  And of this starne, that shynys thus clere, =
  what it may mene.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  Syr, I say you certanly, =
  ffrom tars for yond starne soght haue I.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  To seke yond light from araby, =
  sir, haue I went.=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  Now hertely I thank hym for~thy, =
  That it has sent.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  Good sir, what cuntre cam ye fra?=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  This light has led me fro saba; =
  And balthesar, my name to say, =
  The sothe to tell.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  And, kyngis, sir, are we twa, =
  Ther as we dwell.=
{P:Tercius Rex}
  Now, syrs, syn we ar semled here, =
  I rede we ryde togeder, in fere, =
  vnto we wytt, on all manere, =
  ffor good or yll, =
  what it may mene, this sterne so clere =
  Shynand vs tyll.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  A, lordyngys!  behold, the lyght =
  Of yond, starne, with bemys bright! =
  ffor sothe I sagh neuer sich a sight =
  In no~kyns land; =
  A starne thus, aboute mydnyght, =
  so bright shynand. =
  It gyfys more light it self alone =
  Then any son that euer shone, =
  Or mone, when he of son has ton =
  his light so cleyn; =
  Sich selcouth sight haue I sene none, =
  what so euer it meyn.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  Behold, lordyngys, vnto his pase, =
  And se how nygh the erth hit gase; =
  It is a tokyn that it mase =
  Of nouelry; =
  A meruell it is, good tent who tase, =
  Now here in hy. =
  ffor sich a starne was neuer ere seyn, =
  As wyde in warld as we haue beyn, =
  ffor blasyng bemys, shynand full sheyn, =
  ffrom hit ar sent; =
  Meruell I haue what it may meyn =
  In myn intent.=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  Certys, syrs, the sothe to say, =
  I shall dyscry now, if I may, =
  what it may meyn, yond starne veray, =
  Shynand tyll vs; =
  It has bene sayde syn many a day =
  It shuld, be thus. =
  yond starne betokyns, well wote I, =
  The byrth of a prynce, syrs, securly, =
  That shewys well the prophecy =
  That it so be; =
  Or els the rewlys of astronomy =
  Dyssauys me.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  Certan, balaam spekys of this thyng, =
  That of Iacob a starne shall spryng =
  That shall ouercom kasar and kyng, =
  Withoutten stryfe; =
  All folk shalbe to hym obeyng =
  That berys the lyfe. =
  Now wote I well this is the same, =
  In euery place he shall haue hame, =
  All shall hym bowe that berys name, =
  In ilk cuntre; =
  who trowys it not, thay ar to blame, =
  what so thay be.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  Certys, lordyngys, full well wote I, =
  ffulfyllyd, is now the prophecy; =
  That prynce that shall ouer com in hy =
  kasar and kyng, =
  This starne berith witnes, wytterly, =
  Of his beryng.=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  Now is fulfyllyd here in this land =
  That balaam sayd, I vnderstand; =
  Now is he borne that se and sand =
  Shall weyld, at wyll: =
  That shewys this starne, so bright shynand, =
  vs thre vntyll.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  Lordyngys, I rede we weynd all thre =
  ffor to wyrship that chyld, so fre, =
  In tokyn that he kyng shalbe =
  Of alkyn thyng; =
  This gold now wyll I bere with me, =
  To myn offeryng.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  Go we fast, syrs, I you pray, =
  To worship hym if that we may; =
  I bryng rekyls, the sothe to say, =
  here in myn hende, =
  In tokyn that he {[}is{]} god veray, =
  Withoutten ende.=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  Syrs, as ye say right so I red; =
  hast we tytt vnto that sted =
  To wirship hym, as for oure hed, =
  with oure offeryng; =
  In tokyn that he shalbe ded, =
  This Myrr I bryng.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  where is that kyng of Iues land, =
  That shalbe lord, of se and sand, =
  And folk shall bow vnto his hand =
  Both more and myn? =
  To wyrship hym with oure offerand =
  we wyll not blyn.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  we shall not rest, euen nor morne, =
  vnto we com ther he is borne.=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  ffolowe this light, els be we lorne, =
  ffor sothe, I trowe, =
  That frely to we com beforne; =
  Syrs, go we now.=
{P:Nuncius}
  Mahowne, that is of greatt pausty, =
  My lord, sir herode, the saue and se!=
{P:Herodes}
  where has thou bene so long fro me, =
  Vyle stynkand lad?=
{P:Nuncius}
  Lord, gone youre herand, in this cuntre, =
  As ye me bad.=
{P:Herodes}
  Thou lyys, lurdan, the dewill the hang! =
  why has thou dwelt away so lang?=
{P:Nuncius}
  lord, ye wyte me all with wrang.=
{P:Herodes}
  what tythyngys? say!=
{P:Nuncius}
  Som good, som yll, mengyd emang.=
{P:Herodes}
  how? I the pray. =
  Do tell me fast how thou has farne; =
  Thy waryson shall thou not tharne.=
{P:Nuncius}
  As I cam walkand, I you warne, =
  Lord,, by the way, =
  I met thre kyngis sekeand a barne, =
  Thus can thay say.=
{P:Herodes}
  To seke a barne!  for what thyng? =
  Told, thay any new tythyng?=
{P:Nuncius}
  yey, lord,!  thay sayd, he shuld, be kyng =
  Of towne and towre; =
  ffor thy thay went, with thare offeryng, =
  hym to honoure.=
{P:Herodes}
  Kyng!  the dewill!  bot of what empyre? =
  Of what land shuld, that lad, be syre? =
  Nay, I shall with that trature tyre; =
  Sore shall he rewe!=
{P:Nuncius}
  lord, by a starne as bright as fyre =
  This kyng thay knew; =
  It led thaym outt of thare cuntre.=
{P:Herodes}
  we, fy! fy! dewyls on thame all thre! =
  he shall neuer haue myght to me, =
  That new borne lad; =
  when thare wytt in a starne shuld, be, =
  I hold, thaym mad. =
  Those lurdans wote not what thay say; =
  Thay ryfe my hede, that dar I lay; =
  Ther dyd no tythyngis many a day, =
  Sich harme me to; =
  ffor wo my wytt is all away; =
  what shall I do? =
  why, what the dewyll is in thare harnes? =
  Is thare wytt all in the starnes? =
  These tythyngis mar my mode in ernes; =
  And of this thyng =
  To wytt the sothe, full sore me yarnes, =
  Of this new kyng. =
  Kyng? what the dewyll, other then I! =
  we, fy on dewyls! fy, fy! =
  Certys, that boy shall dere aby! =
  his ded is dight! =
  Shall he be kyng thus hastely? =
  who the dewill made hym knyght? =
  Alas, for shame!  this is a skorne! =
  Thay fynde no reson thaym beforne; =
  Shuld, that brodell, that late is borne, =
  Be most of mayn? =
  Nay, if the dewyll of hell had sworne, =
  he shall agane. =
  Alas, alas!  for doyll and, care! =
  So mekyll sorow had I neuer are; =
  If it be sothe, for euer mare =
  I am vndoyn; =
  At good clerkys and wyse of lare =
  I wyll wyt soyn. =
  Bot fyrst yit will I send, and se =
  The answere of those lurdans thre. =
  Messyngere, tytt hy thou the, =
  And make the yare; =
  Go, byd those kyngys com speke with me, =
  That told, thou of are. =
  Say I haue greatt herand thaym tyll.=
{P:Nuncius}
  It shalbe done, lord,, at youre wyll, =
  youre byddyng shall I soyn fulfyll =
  In ilk cuntre.=
{P:Herodes}
  Mahowne the shelde from all kyns yll, =
  ffor his pauste.=
{P:Nuncius}
  Mahowne you saue, sir kyngys thre, =
  I haue message to you preue', =
  ffrom herode, kyng of this cuntre, =
  That is oure chefe; =
  And lo, syrs, if ye trow not me, =
  ye rede this brefe.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  welcom be thou, belamy! =
  what is his wyll?  tell vs in hy.=
{P:Nuncius}
  Certys, sir, that wote not I, =
  Bot thus he sayde to me, =
  That ye shuld, com full hastely =
  To hym all thre, =
  ffor nede herand, he sayd me so.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  Messynger, before thou go, =
  And tell thi lord we ar all thro =
  his wyll to do; =
  Both I and my felose two =
  Shall com hym to.=
{P:Nuncius}
  Mahowne you looke, my lord so dere.=
{P:Herodes}
  welcom be thou, messyngere! =
  how has thou farne syn thou was here? =
  Thou tell me tytt.=
{P:Nuncius}
  lord, I haue traueld, far and nere =
  withoutten lett, =
  And done youre herand,, sir, sothely; =
  Thre kyngis with me broght haue I, =
  ffro saba, tars, and araby, =
  Then haue thay soght.=
{P:Herodes}
  Thi waryson shall thou haue for thy, =
  By hym me boght; =
  And, certanly, that is good skyll, =
  And syrs, ye ar welcom me tyll.=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  Lord, thi bydyng to fulfyll =
  Are we full thro.=
{P:Herodes}
  A, mekyll thank of youre good wyll =
  That ye wyll so. =
  ffor, certys, I haue couett greattly =
  To speke with you, and here now why: =
  Tell me, I pray you specyally, =
  ffor any thyng, =
  what tokynyng saw ye on the sky =
  Of this new kyng?=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  we sagh his starne ryse in the eest, =
  That shall be kyng of man and best, =
  ffor thy, lord, we haue not cest, =
  Syn that we wyst, =
  with oure gyftys, riche and, honest, =
  To bere that blyst.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  lord,, when that starne rose vs beforne, =
  Ther by we knew that chyld, was borne.=
{P:Herodes}
  Out, alas, I am forlorne =
  ffor euer mare! =
  I wold, be rent and al to~torne =
  ffor doyll and care! =
  Alas, alas, I am full wo! =
  Syr kyngys, syt downe, & rest you so. =
  By scrypture, syrs, what say ye two? =
  withoutten lytt; =
  what ye can say ther to =
  let se now tytt. =
  These kyngys do me to vnderstand, =
  That borne is newly, in this land, =
  A kyng that shall weld, se and sand; =
  Thay tell me so; =
  And therfor, syrs, I you commaunde =
  youre bookys go to, =
  And looke grathly, for any thyng, =
  If ye fynd oght of sich a kyng.=
{P:Primus Consultus & Doctor}
  It shall be done at youre bydyng, =
  By hym me boght, =
  And soyn we shall you tythyngys bryng =
  If we fynd, oght.=
{P:Secundus Consultus & Doctor}
  Soyn shall we wyt, lord, if I may, =
  If oght be wretyn in oure lay.=
{P:Herodes}
  Now, masters, therof I you pray =
  On all manere.=
{P:Primus Consultus & Doctor}
  Com furth, let vs assay =
  Oure bookys both in fere.=
{P:Secundus Consultus & Doctor}
  Certys, sir, lo, here fynd, I =
  well wretyn in a prophecy, =
  how that profett Isay, =
  That neuer begyld,, =
  Tellys that a madyn of hir body =
  Shall bere a chyld,.=
{P:Primus Consultus & Doctor}
  And also, sir, to you I tell =
  The meruellest thyng that euer fell, =
  Hyr madynhede with hir shall dwell, =
  As dyd beforne; =
  That child shall hight «emanuell» =
  when he is borne.=
{P:Secundus Consultus & Doctor}
  lord, this is sothe, securely, =
  wytnes the profett Isay.=
{P:Herodes}
  Outt, alas!  for doyll I dy, =
  long or my day! =
  Shall he haue more pauste then I? =
  A, waloway! =
  Alas, alas, I am forlorne! =
  I wold, be rent and all to torne; =
  Bot looke yit, as ye dyd, beforne, =
  ffor luf of me; =
  And tell me where that boy is borne; =
  Onone lett se.=
{P:Primus Consultus & Doctor}
  All redy, lord, with mayn & mode.=
{P:Herodes}
  haue done belyf, or I go wode; =
  And, certys, that gadlyng wer as good =
  haue greuyd me noght; =
  I shall se that brodell bloode, =
  By hym that me has boght!=
{P:Secundus Consultus & Doctor}
  Micheas the prophett, withoutten nay, =
  how that he tellys I shall you say; =
  In bedlem, land of Iuda, =
  As I say you, =
  Out of it a duke shall spra; =
  Thus fynd we now.=
{P:Primus Consultus & Doctor}
  Syr, thus we fynd, in prophecy: =
  Therfor we say you, securely, =
  In bedlem, we say you truly, =
  Borne is that kyng.=
{P:Herodes}
  The dewill hang you high to dry, =
  ffor this tythyng! =
  And certys ye ly!  it may not be!=
{P:Secundus Consultus & Doctor}
  lord, we wytnes it truly; =
  here the sothe youre self may se, =
  If ye can rede.=
{P:Herodes}
  A, waloway!  full wo is me! =
  The dewill you spede!=
{P:Primus Consultus & Doctor}
  lord, it is sothe, all that we say, =
  We fynde it wretyn in oure lay.=
{P:Herodes}
  Go hens, harlottys, in twenty dewill way, =
  ffast and belyfe! =
  Mighty mahowne, as he well may, =
  lett you neuer thryfe! =
  Alas, wherto were I a crowne? =
  Or is cald of greatt renowne? =
  I am the fowlest borne downe =
  That euer was man; =
  And, namely with a fowll swalchon, =
  That no good can. =
  Alas, that euer I shuld be knyght, =
  Or holdyn man of mekyll myght, =
  If a lad shuld, reyfe me my right =
  All thus me fro; =
  Myn dede ere shuld I dyght, =
  Or it were so. =
  ye nobyll kyngys, harkyns as heynd! =
  ye shall haue saue condyth to weynd; =
  Bot com agane with me to leynd, =
  Syrs, I you pray; =
  ye shall me fynd a faythfull freynd, =
  If ye do swa. =
  If it be sothe, this new tythyng, =
  Som worship wold I do that kyng, =
  Therfor I pray you that ye bryng =
  Me tythyngys soyn.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  All redy, lord, at youre bydyng =
  It shalbe doyn.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  Alas, in warld, how haue we sped! =
  where is the lyght that vs has led? =
  Som clowde, for sothe, that starne has cled =
  ffrom vs away; =
  In strong stowre now ar we sted; =
  what may we say?=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  wo worth herode, that cursyd wyght! =
  wo worth that tyrant day and nyght! =
  ffor thrugh hym haue we lost that sight, =
  And for his gyle, =
  That shoyn to vs with bemys bright =
  within a whyle.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  lordyngys, I red, we pray all thre =
  To that lord, whose natyuyte =
  The starne betokyned that we can se, =
  All with his wyll; =
  pray we specyally that he =
  wold, show it vs vntyll=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  Thou chyld,, whose myght no tong may tell, =
  As thou art lord of heuen and hell, =
  Thy nobyll starne, emanuell, =
  Thou send vs yare; =
  That we may wytt by fyrth and fell =
  how we shall fare.=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  A, to that chyld be euer honoure, =
  That in this tyd has stynt oure stoure, =
  And lent vs lyght to oure socoure, =
  On this manere; =
  we loue the, lord of towne and towre, =
  holly in fere. =
  we owe to loue hym ouer all thyng, =
  That thus has send vs oure askyng; =
  Behold,, yond starne has made stynyng, =
  Syrs, securly; =
  Of this chyld, shall we haue knowyng, =
  I hope, in hy.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  lordyngys dere, drede thar vs noght, =
  Oure greatt trauell tyll end is broght; =
  yond, is the place that we haue soght =
  ffrom far cuntre; =
  yond is the chyld, that all has wroght, =
  Behold, and se!=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  I red we make offeryng, all thre, =
  vnto this chyld, of greatt pauste, =
  And worship hym with gyftys fre =
  That we haue broght; =
  Oure boytt of bayll ay wyll he be, =
  well haue we soght.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  hayll be thou, maker of all kyn thyng! =
  That boytt of all oure bayll may bryng! =
  In tokyn that thou art oure kyng, =
  And shalbe ay, =
  Resayf this gold, to myn offeryng, =
  prynce, I the pray.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  hayll, ouercomer of kyng and of knyght! =
  That fourmed fysh, and fowyll in flyght! =
  ffor thou art godis son most of myght, =
  And all weldand, =
  I bryng the rekyls, as is right, =
  To myn offerand.=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  hayll, kyng in kyth, cowrand on kne! =
  hayll, oone~fold, god, in persons thre! =
  In tokyn that thou dede shalbe, =
  By kyndly skyll, =
  To thy grauyng this myr of me =
  Resaue the tyll.=
{P:Mary}
  Syr kyngys, make comforth you betweyn, =
  And meruell not what it may mene; =
  This chyld,, that on me borne has bene, =
  All bayll may blyn; =
  I am his moder, and madyn clene =
  withoutten syn. =
  Therfor, lordyngys, where so ye fare, =
  Boldly looke ye tell ay whare =
  how I this blyst of bosom bare, =
  That best shalbe; =
  And madyn cleyn, as I was are, =
  Thrugh his pauste. =
  And truly, syrs, looke that ye trow =
  That othere lord is none at~lowe; =
  Both man and beest to hym shall bowe, =
  In towne and feyld; =
  My blyssyng, syrs, be now with you =
  where so ye beyld,.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  A, lordyngys dere!  the sothe to say, =
  we haue made a good Iornay; =
  we loue this lord, that shall last ay =
  with outten ende; =
  he is oure beyld,, both nyght and day, =
  where so we weynd.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  lordyngys, we haue traueld, lang, =
  And restyd haue we lytyll emang, =
  ffor~thi I red now, or we gang, =
  with all oure mayn =
  et vs fownde a slepe to fang; =
  Then were I fayn; =
  ffor in greatt stowres we haue ben sted. =
  lo, here a lytter redy cled.=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  I loue my lord! we haue well sped,, =
  To rest with wyn; =
  lordyngys, syn we shall go to bed, =
  ye shall begyn.=
{P:Angel}
  Syr curtes kyngys, to me take tent, =
  And turne by tyme or ye be tenyd; =
  ffrom god his self thus am I sent =
  To warne you, as youre faythfull freynd, =
  how herode kyng has malyce ment, =
  And shapys with shame you forto sheynd; =
  And so that ye no harmes hent, =
  By othere ways god wyll ye weynd =
  Into youre awne cuntre; =
  And if ye ask hym boyn, =
  ffor this dede that ye haue done, =
  youre beyld, ay wyll he be.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  wakyns, wakyns, lordyngys dere! =
  Oure dwellyng is no longer here; =
  An angell spake tyll vs in fere; =
  Bad vs, as heynd, =
  That we ne shuld,, on no manere, =
  home by herode weynd.=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  All myghty god in trynyte, =
  with hart enterely thank I the, =
  That thyn angell send tyll vs thre, =
  And kend vs so, =
  Oure fals fo man for to fle, =
  That wold, vs slo.=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  We aght to loue hym more and myn, =
  That comly kyng of all man~kyn; =
  I rew full sore that we shall twyn =
  On this manere; =
  ffor commen we haue, with mekyll wyn, =
  By wayes sere.=
{P:Primus Rex, Jaspar}
  Twyn must vs nedys, syrs, permafay, =
  And ilk on weynd, by dyuers way; =
  This wyll me lede, the sothe to say, =
  To my cuntre; =
  ffor~thy, lordyngys, now haue good day! =
  God with you be!=
{P:Secundus Rex, Melchior}
  Certys, I must pas by se and sand; =
  This is the gate, I vnderstand, =
  That wyll me lede vnto my land =
  The right way; =
  To god of heuen I you commaunde, =
  And haue good day!=
{P:Tertius Rex, Balthesar}
  This is the way that I must weynd; =
  Now god till vs his socoure send, =
  And he, that is withoutten end =
  And ay shalbe, =
  Saue vs from fowndyng of the feynd, =
  ffor his pauste. =
@section 2 {p15}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Flight Into Egypt
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Angel}
  Awake, Ioseph, and take intent! =
  Thou ryse, and slepe nomare! =
  If thou Wyll saue thy self vnshent =
  ffownde the fast to fare; =
  I am an angell to the sent, =
  ffor thou shall no harmes hent, =
  To cach the outt of care. =
  If thou here longer lent, =
  ffor rewth thou mon repent, =
  And rew it wonder sare.=
{P:Joseph}
  A! myghtfull god, =
  what euer this ment, =
  so swete of toyn?=
{P:Angel}
  lo, Ioseph, it is I, =
  An angell send to the.=
{P:Joseph}
  we! leyf, I pray the why? =
  what is thy wyll with me?=
{P:Angel}
  hens behufys the hy, =
  And take with the mary, =
  Also hir chyld so fre; =
  ffor herode dos to dy =
  All knaue chyldren, securly, =
  with in two yere that be =
  Of eld,.=
{P:Joseph}
  Alas, full wo is me! =
  where may we beyld,?=
{P:Angel}
  Tyll egypp shall thou fare =
  with all the myght thou may; =
  And, Ioseph, hold, the thare, =
  tyll I wyll the at say.=
{P:Joseph}
  This is a febyll fare, =
  A seke man and a sare =
  To here of sich a fray; =
  My bonys ar bursyd and, bare =
  ffor to do; I wold, it ware =
  Comen my last day =
  Tyll ende; =
  I ne wote which is the way; =
  how shall we weynde?=
{P:Angel}
  Ther of haue thou no drede; =
  weynd furth, & leyf thi dyn; =
  The way he shall you lede, =
  the kyng of all man~kyn.=
{P:Joseph}
  That heynd til vs take hede, =
  ffor I had lytyll nede =
  Sich bargans to begyn; =
  No wonder if I wede, =
  I that may do no dede; =
  how shuld I theder wyn =
  ffor eld? =
  I am full bare and thyn, =
  And all vnweld; =
  My fors me falys to fare, =
  and sight that I shuld, se. =
  Mary, my darlyng dere, =
  I am full wo for the!=
{P:Mary}
  A, leyf Ioseph, what chere? =
  youre sorow on this manere =
  It mekill meruels me.=
{P:Joseph}
  Oure noyes ar neghand, nere =
  If we dwell longer here; =
  ffor~thi behofes vs fle, =
  And flytt.=
{P:Mary}
  Alas!  how may this be? =
  what euer menys it?=
{P:Joseph}
  It menys of sorow enoghe.=
{P:Mary}
  A, dere Ioseph, how so?=
{P:Joseph}
  As I lay in a swogh, =
  ffull sad slepand and thro, =
  An angell to me drogh, =
  As blossom bright on bogh, =
  And told betwix vs two, =
  That herode wroght greatt wogh, =
  And all knaue children slogh =
  In land that he myght to, =
  That feynd! =
  And he thy son wold, slo =
  And shamely sheynd.=
{P:Mary}
  My son?   alas, for care! =
  who may my doyllys dyll? =
  wo worth fals herode are! =
  my son why shuld, he spyll? =
  Alas!  I lurk and dare! =
  To slo this barne I bare, =
  what wight in warld, had wyll? =
  his hart shuld be full sare =
  Sichon for to fare, =
  That neuer yit dyd yll, =
  Ne thoght.=
{P:Joseph}
  Now leyfe mary, be styll! =
  This helpys noght; =
  It is no boytt to grete, =
  truly withoutten trayn; =
  Oure bayll it may not boytt =
  bot well more make oure payn.=
{P:Mary}
  Alas! how shuld, I lete? =
  My son that is so swete =
  Is soght for to be slayn; =
  ffull gryle may I grete, =
  My fomen and I mete; =
  Tell me, Ioseph, with mayn, =
  youre red.=
{P:Joseph}
  Shortly swedyll vs this swayn, =
  And fle hys dede.=
{P:Mary}
  his ded wold I not se, =
  ffor all this warld, to wyn; =
  Alas!  full wo were me, =
  In two if we shuld, twyn; =
  My chyld, so bright of ble, =
  To slo hym were pyte, =
  And a full hedus syn. =
  Dere Ioseph, what red ye?=
{P:Joseph}
  Tyll egyp weynd shall we; =
  ffor~thi let be thi dyn =
  And cry.=
{P:Mary}
  how shall we theder wyn?=
{P:Joseph}
  ffulle well wote I; =
  The best wyse that we may =
  hast vs outt of this here. =
  Ther is noght els to say =
  bot tytt pak vp oure gere; =
  ffor ferd of this affray, =
  lett vs weynd hens away, =
  Or any do vs dere.=
{P:Mary}
  Greatt god, as he well may, =
  That shope both nyght and day, =
  ffrom wandreth he vs were, =
  And shame; =
  My chyld, how shuld, I bere =
  So far from hame? =
  Alas!  I am full wo! =
  was neuer wyght so wyll!=
{P:Joseph}
  God wote I may say so, =
  I haue mater ther tyll; =
  ffor I may vnyth go =
  To lede of land sich two; =
  No wonder if I be wyll, =
  And sythen has many a fo. =
  A, why wyll no ded me slo? =
  My lyfe I lyke yll =
  And sare; =
  he that all doyls may dyll, =
  he keyll my care! =
  So wyll a wyght as I, =
  In warld, was neuer man; =
  howsehold, and husbandry =
  ffull sore I may it ban; =
  That bargan dere I by. =
  yong men, bewar, red I: =
  wedyng makys me all wan. =
  Take me thi brydyll, mary; =
  Tent thou to that page grathly =
  with all the craft thou can; =
  And may =
  he that this warld, began, =
  wysh vs the way!=
{P:Mary}
  Alas, full wo is me! =
  Is none so wyll as I! =
  My hart wold breke in thre, =
  My son to se hym dy.=
{P:Joseph}
  we!  leyf mary, lett be, =
  And nothyng drede thou the, =
  Bot hard, hens lett vs hy; =
  To saue thi foode so fre, =
  ffast furth now lett vs fle, =
  Dere leyf; =
  To mete with his enmy, =
  It were a greatt myschefe, =
  And that wold, I not wore, =
  Away if we myght wyn; =
  My hart wold, be full sore, =
  In two to se you twyn. =
  Tyll egypp lett vs fare; =
  This pak, tyll I com thare, =
  To bere I shall not blyn: =
  ffor~thi haue thou no care; =
  If I may help the mare, =
  Thou fyndys no fawte me in, =
  I say. =
  God blys you more and myn, =
  And haue now all good day! =
@section 2 {p16}
@section 3 {tt}
  Herod the Great
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Nuncius}
  Moste myghty mahowne =
  meng you with myrth! =
  Both of burgh and of towne =
  by fellys and by fyrth, =
  Both kyng with crowne =
  and barons of brith, =
  That radly wyll rowne =
  many greatt grith =
  Shall be happ. =
  Take tenderly intent =
  what sondys ar sent, =
  Els harmes shall ye hent, =
  And lothes you to lap. =
  Herode, the heynd, kyng =
  by grace of mahowne, =
  Of Iury, Iourmontyng =
  sternly with crowne, =
  On lyfe that ar lyfyng =
  in towre and, in towne, =
  Gracyus you gretyng =
  commaundys you be bowne =
  At his bydyng; =
  luf hym with lewte, =
  drede hym, that doughty! =
  he chargys you be redy =
  lowly at his lykyng. =
  What man apon mold, =
  menys hym agane, =
  Tytt teyn shall be told,, knyght, sqwyere, or swayn; =
  Be he neuer so bold, =
  byes he that bargan, =
  Twelf thowsand fold, =
  more then I sayn =
  May ye trast; =
  he is worthy wonderly, =
  Selcouthly sory; =
  ffor a boy that is borne her by =
  Standys he abast. =
  A kyng thay hym call =
  and that we deny; =
  how shuld, it so fall =
  greatt meruell haue I; =
  Therfor ouer all =
  Shall I make a cry, =
  That ye busk not to brall =
  nor lyke not to ly =
  This tyde; =
  Carpys of no kyng =
  Bot herode, that lordyng, =
  Or busk to youre beyldyng, =
  youre heedys for to hyde. =
  He is Kyng of Kyngys =
  Kyndly I Knowe, =
  Chefe lord of lordyngys =
  chefe leder of law, =
  Ther watys on his wyngys =
  that bold, bost wyll blaw, =
  Greatt dukys downe dyngys =
  ffor his greatt aw, =
  And hym lowtys. =
  Tuskane and turky, =
  All Inde and Italy, =
  Cecyll and surry, =
  Drede hym and dowtys. =
  ffrom paradyse to padwa =
  to mownt flascon; =
  ffrom egyp to mantua =
  vnto kemp towne; =
  ffrom sarceny to susa =
  to grece it abowne; =
  Both normondy and norwa =
  lowtys to his crowne; =
  his renowne =
  Can no tong tell, =
  ffrom heuen vnto hell; =
  Of hym can none spell =
  Bot his cosyn mahowne. =
  he is the worthyest of all =
  barnes that are borne; =
  ffree men ar his thrall =
  full teynfully torne; =
  Begyn he to brall =
  many men cach skorne; =
  Obey must we all =
  or els be ye lorne =
  Att onys. =
  Downe dyng of youre knees, =
  All that hym seys, =
  Dysplesyd he beys, =
  And byrkyn many bonys. =
  here he commys now, I cry =
  that lord, I of spake; =
  ffast afore wyll I hy =
  radly on a rake, =
  And welcom hym worshipfully =
  laghyng with lake, =
  As he is most worthy =
  and knele for his sake =
  So low; =
  Downe dernly to fall, =
  as renk most ryall: =
  hayll, the worthyest of all! =
  to the must I bow! =
  hayll, luf lord! lo =
  thi letters haue I layde; =
  I haue done I couth do =
  and peasse haue I prayd,; =
  Mekyll more therto =
  opynly dysplayd; =
  Bot romoure is rasyd so =
  that boldly thay brade =
  Emangis thame; =
  Thay carp of a kyng, =
  thay seasse not sich chateryng.=
{P:Herodes}
  Bot I shall tame thare talkyng, =
  And let thame go hang thame: =
  Stynt, brodels, youre dyn =
  yei, euerychon! =
  I red that ye harkyn =
  to I be gone, =
  ffor if I begyn =
  I breke ilka bone, =
  And pull fro the skyn =
  the carcas anone, =
  yei, perde! =
  Sesse all this wonder, =
  and make vs no blonder, =
  ffor I ryfe you in sonder, =
  Be ye so hardy. =
  Peasse both yong and old =
  at my bydyng, I red, =
  ffor I haue all in wold, =
  in me standys lyfe and dede; =
  who that is so bold =
  I brane hym thrugh the hede; =
  Speke not or I haue told, =
  what I will in this stede; =
  ye wote nott =
  All that I will mefe; =
  Styr not bot ye haue lefe, =
  ffor if ye do, I clefe =
  you small as flesh to pott. =
  My myrthes ar turned to teyn =
  my mekenes into Ire, =
  And all for oone I weyn =
  with~in I fare as fyre. =
  May I se hym with eyn =
  I shall gyf hym his hyre; =
  Bot I do as I meyn =
  I were a full lewde syre =
  In wonys; =
  had I that lad in hand, =
  As I am kyng in land, =
  I shuld with this steyll brand =
  Byrkyn all his bonys. =
  My name spryngys far and nere =
  the doughtyest, men me call, =
  That euer ran with spere =
  A lord and kyng ryall; =
  what ioy is me to here =
  A lad to sesse my stall! =
  If I this crowne may bere =
  that boy shall by for all. =
  I anger; =
  I wote not what dewill me alys, =
  Thay teyn me so with talys, =
  That by gottys dere nalys, =
  I wyll peasse no langer. =
  what dewill! me thynk I brast =
  ffor anger and for teyn; =
  I trow thyse kyngys be past =
  that here with me has beyn; =
  Thay promysed me full fast =
  or now here to be seyn, =
  ffor els I shuld, haue cast =
  an othere sleght, I weyn; =
  I tell you, =
  A boy thay sayd thay soght, =
  with offeryng that thay broght; =
  It mefys my hart right noght =
  To breke his nek in two. =
  Bot be thay past me by =
  by mahowne in heuen, =
  I shall, and that in hy =
  set all on sex and seuen; =
  Trow ye a kyng as I =
  will suffre thaym to neuen =
  Any to haue mastry =
  bot my self full euen? =
  Nay, leyfe! =
  The dewill me hang and draw, =
  If I that losell knaw, =
  Bot I gyf hym a blaw, =
  That lyfe I shall hym reyfe. =
  ffor parels yit I wold, =
  wyst if thay were gone; =
  And ye therof her told =
  I pray you say anone, =
  ffor and thay be so bold, =
  by god that syttys in trone, =
  The payn can not be told, =
  that thay shall haue ilkon, =
  ffor Ire; =
  Sich panys hard, neuer man tell, =
  ffor vgly and for fell, =
  That lucyfere in hell =
  Thare bonys shall all to~tyre.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Lord, thynk not ill if I =
  tell you how thay ar past; =
  I kepe not layn, truly =
  Syn thay cam by you last, =
  An othere way in hy =
  thay soght, & that full fast.=
{P:Herodes}
  why, and ar thay past me by? =
  we! outt! for teyn I brast! =
  we! fy! =
  ffy on the dewill! where may I byde? =
  Bot fyght for teyn and al to~chyde! =
  Thefys, I say ye shuld, haue spyde =
  And told, when thay went by; =
  ye ar knyghtys to trast! =
  nay, losels ye ar, and thefys; =
  I wote I yelde my gast =
  so sore my hart it grefys.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  what nede you be abast? =
  ther ar no greatt myschefys =
  ffor these maters to gnast. =
{P:Tercius Miles}
  Why put ye sich reprefys =
  withoutt cause? =
  Thus shuld ye not thrett vs, =
  vngaynly to bete vs, =
  ye shuld not rehett vs, =
  withoutt othere sawes.=
{P:Herodes}
  ffy, losels and lyars! =
  lurdans ilkon! =
  Tratoures and well wars! =
  knafys, bot knyghtys none! =
  had ye bene woth youre eres =
  thus had thay not gone; =
  Gett I those land lepars =
  I breke ilka bone; =
  ffyrst vengeance =
  Shall I se on thare bonys; =
  If ye byde in these wonys =
  I shall dyng you with stonys, =
  yei, ditizance doutance. =
  I wote not where I may sytt =
  for anger & for teyn; =
  we haue not done all yit =
  if it be as I weyn; =
  ffy! dewill! now how is it? =
  as long as I haue eyn =
  I think not for to flytt =
  bot kyng I will be seyn =
  ffor euer. =
  Bot stand I to quart, =
  I tell you my hart, =
  I shall gar thaym start, =
  Or els trust me neuer.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Syr, thay went sodanly =
  or any man wyst, =
  Els had mett we, yei, perdy =
  and may ye tryst.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  So bold, nor so hardy =
  agans oure lyst, =
  was none of that company =
  durst mete me with fyst =
  ffor ferd,.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  Ill durst thay abyde, =
  Bot ran thame to hyde; =
  Might I thaym haue spyde, =
  I had made thaym a berd. =
  what couth we more do =
  to saue youre honoure?=
{P:Primus Miles}
  we were redy therto =
  and shal be ilk howre.=
{P:Herodes}
  Now syn it is so =
  ye shall haue fauoure; =
  Go where ye wyll, go =
  by towne and by towre, =
  Goys hens! =
  I haue maters to mell =
  with my preuey counsell; =
  Clerkys, ye bere the bell, =
  ye must me encense. =
  Oone spake in myne eere =
  A wonderfull talkyng, =
  And sayde a madyn shuld, bere =
  anothere to be kyng; =
  Syrs, I pray you inquere =
  in all wrytyng, =
  In vyrgyll, in homere =
  And all other thyng =
  Bot legende; =
  Sekys poece tayllys; =
  lefe pystyls and grales; =
  Mes, matyns, noght avalys, =
  All these I defende; =
  I pray you tell heyndly =
  now what ye fynde.=
{P:Primus Consultus}
  Truly, sir, prophecy =
  It is not blynd; =
  we rede thus by Isay =
  he shalbe so kynde, =
  That a madyn, sothely =
  which neuer synde, =
  Shall hym bere:
@begin {latp}
  «virgo concipiet, =
  Natumque pariet;»
@end {latp}
  «Emanuell» is hete, =
  his name for to lere,
  «God is with vs,» that is forto say.=
{P:Secundus Consultus}
  And othere says thus =
  tryst me ye may:
  «Of bedlem a gracyus =
  lord shall spray, =
  That of Iury myghtyus =
  kyng shalbe ay, =
  lord myghty; =
  And hym shall honoure =
  both kyng and emperoure.»=
{P:Herodes}
  why, and shuld I to hym cowre? =
  Nay, ther thou lyys lyghtly! =
  ffy! the dewill the spede =
  and me, bot I drynk onys! =
  This has thou done in dede =
  to anger me for the nonys: =
  And thou, knafe, thou thy mede =
  shall haue, by cokys dere bonys! =
  Thou can not half thi crede! =
  outt, thefys, fro my wonys! =
  ffy, knafys! =
  ffy, dotty~pols, with youre bookys! =
  Go kast thaym in the brookys! =
  with sich wylys and crokys =
  My wytt away rafys! =
  hard I neuer sich a trant =
  that a knafe so sleght =
  Shuld, com lyke a sant =
  and refe me my right; =
  Nay, he shall on slant =
  I shall kyll hym downe stryght; =
  war! I say, lett me pant =
  now thynk I to fyght =
  ffor anger; =
  My guttys will outt thryng =
  Bot I this lad hyng; =
  withoutt I haue a vengyng, =
  I may lyf no langer. =
  Shuld a carll in a kafe =
  bot of oone yere age, =
  Thus make me to rafe? =
{P:Primus Consultus}
  Syr, peasse this outrage! =
  A~way let ye wafe =
  all sich langage, =
  youre worship to safe =
  is he oght bot a page =
  Of a yere? =
  we two shall hym teyn =
  with oure wyttys betweyn, =
  That, if ye do as I meyn, =
  he shall dy on a spere.=
{P:Secundus Consultus}
  ffor drede that he reyn =
  do as we red; =
  Thrug outt bedlem =
  and ilk othere stede, =
  Make knyghtys ordeyn =
  and put vnto dede =
  All knaue chyldren =
  of two yerys brede, =
  And with~in; =
  This chyld, may ye spyll =
  Thus at youre awne will.=
{P:Herodes}
  Now thou says here tyll =
  A right nobyll gyn! =
  If I lyf in land =
  good lyfe, as I hope, =
  This dar I the warand =
  to make the Pope. =
  O, my hart is rysand =
  now in a glope! =
  ffor this nobyll tythand =
  thou shall haue a drope =
  Of my good grace; =
  Markys, rentys, and powndys, =
  Greatt castels & groundys; =
  Thrugh all sees and sandys =
  I gyf the the chace. =
  Now wyll I procede =
  and take veniance; =
  All the flowre of knyghthede =
  call to legeance; =
  Bewshere, I the byd =
  it may the avance.=
{P:Nuncius}
  lord, I shall me spede =
  and bryng, perchaunce, =
  To thy syght. =
  hark, knyghtys, I you bryng =
  here new tythyng; =
  vnto herode kyng =
  hast with all youre myght! =
  In all the hast that ye may =
  in armowre full bright, =
  In youre best aray =
  looke that ye be dight.
{P:Primus Miles}
  Why shuld we fray? =
{P:Secundus Miles}
  This is not all right.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  Syrs, withoutten delay I drede that we fight.=
{P:Nuncius}
  I pray you, =
  As fast as ye may, =
  com to hym this day.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  what, in oure best aray?=
{P:Nuncius}
  yei, syrs, I say you.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Somwhat is in hand =
  what euer it meyn.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  Tarry not for to stand =
  ther or we haue beyn.=
{P:Nuncius}
  kyng herode all weldand =
  well be ye seyn! =
  youre knyghtys ar comand =
  in armoure full sheyn, =
  At youre wyll.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  hayll, dughtyest of all! =
  we are comen at youre call =
  ffor to do what we shall, =
  youre lust to fullfyll.=
{P:Herodes}
  welcom, lordyngys, Iwys =
  both greatt and small! =
  The cause now is this =
  that I send for you all: =
  A lad, a knafe, borne is =
  that shuld, be kyng ryall; =
  Bot I kyll hym and his =
  I wote I brast my gall; =
  Therfor, Syrs, =
  Veniance shall ye take, =
  All for that lad, sake, =
  And men I shall you make =
  where ye com ay where, syrs. =
  To bedlem loke ye go =
  And all the coste aboute, =
  All knaue chyldren ye slo =
  and lordys, ye shalbe stoute; =
  Of yeres if they be two =
  and within, of all that rowte =
  On lyfe lyefe none of tho =
  that lygys in swedyll clowte, =
  I red you; =
  Spare no kyns bloode, =
  lett all ryn on floode, =
  If women wax woode; =
  I warn you, syrs, to spede you; =
  hens! now go youre way =
  that ye were thore.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  I wote we make a fray =
  bot I wyll go before.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  A, thynk, syrs, I say =
  I mon whett lyke a bore.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Sett me before ay =
  good enogh for a skore; =
  hayll heyndly! =
  we shall for youre sake =
  make a dulfull lake.=
{P:Herodes}
  Now if ye me well wrake =
  ye shall fynd me freyndly.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Go ye now tyll oure noytt =
  and handyll thaym weyll.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  I shall pay thaym on the cote =
  begyn I to reyll.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  hark, felose, ye dote =
  yonder commys vnceyll; =
  I hold, here a grote =
  she lykys me not weyll =
  Be we parte; =
  Dame, thynk it not yll, =
  thy knafe if I kyll.=
{P:Prima Mulier}
  what, thefe! agans my wyll? =
  lord, kepe hym in qwarte!=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Abyde now, abyde =
  no farther thou gose.=
{P:Prima Mulier}
  Peasse, thefe! shall I chyde =
  and make here a nose?=
{P:Primus Miles}
  I shall reyfe the thy pryde =
  kyll we these boyse!=
{P:Prima Mulier}
  Tyd may betyde =
  kepe well thy nose, =
  ffals thefe! =
  haue on loft on thy hode.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  what, hoore, art thou woode?=
{P:Prima Mulier}
  Outt, alas, my chyldys bloode! =
  Outt, for reprefe! =
  Alas for shame and syn =
  alas that I was borne! =
  Of wepyng who may blyn =
  to se hir chylde forlorne? =
  My comforth and my kyn =
  my son thus alto torne! =
  veniance for this syn =
  I cry, both euyn and morne.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  well done! =
  Com hedyr, thou old stry! =
  that lad of thyne shall dy.=
{P:Secunda Mulier}
  Mercy, lord, I cry! =
  It is myn awne dere son.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  No mercy thou mefe =
  it mendys the not, mawd!=
{P:Secunda Mulier}
  Then thi skalp shall I clefe! =
  lyst thou be clawd? =
  lefe, lefe, now by lefe! =
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Peasse, byd I, bawd!=
{P:Secunda Mulier}
  Ffy, fy, for reprefe! fy, full of frawde! =
  No man! =
  haue at thy tabard, =
  harlot and holard! =
  Thou shall not be sparde! =
  I cry and I ban! =
  Outt! morder! man, I say =
  strang tratoure & thefe! =
  Out! alas! and waloway! =
  my child that was me lefe! =
  My luf, my blood, my play =
  that neuer dyd man grefe! =
  Alas, alas, this day! =
  I wold, my hart shuld, clefe =
  In sonder! =
  veniance I cry and call, =
  on herode and his knyghtys all! =
  veniance, lord,, apon thaym fall, =
  And mekyll warldys wonder!=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  This is well wroght gere =
  that euer may be; =
  Comys hederward here! =
  ye nede not to fle!=
{P:Tercia Mulier}
  Wyll ye do any dere =
  to my chyld, and me?=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  he shall dy, I the swere =
  his hart blood shall thou se.=
{P:Tercia Mulier}
  God for~bede! =
  Thefe! thou shedys my chyldys blood! =
  Out, I cry! I go near wood! =
  Alas! my hart is all on flood, =
  To se my chyld, thus blede! =
  By god, thou shall aby this dede that thou has done.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  I red the not stry =
  by son and by moyn.=
{P:Tercia Mulier}
  Haue at the, say I! =
  take the ther a foyn! =
  Out on the I cry =
  haue at thi groyn =
  An othere! =
  This kepe I in store.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  Peasse now, no more!=
{P:Tercia Mulier}
  I cry and I rore, =
  Out on the, mans mordere! =
  Alas! my bab, myn Innocent =
  my fleshly get! for sorow =
  That god me derly sent =
  of bales who may me borow? =
  Thy body is all to~rent =
  I cry both euen and morow, =
  veniance for thi blod, thus spent =
  out! I cry, and horow!=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Go lightly! =
  Gett out of thise wonys! =
  ye trattys, all at onys,-- =
  Or by cokys dere bonys =
  I make you go wyghtly! =
  Thay ar flayd now, I wote, thay will not abyde.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Lett vs ryn fote hote =
  now wold, I we hyde, =
  And tell of this lott =
  how we haue betyde.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  Thou can do thi note =
  that haue I aspyde; =
  Go furth now, =
  Tell thou herode oure tayll! =
  ffor all oure avayll, =
  I tell you, saunce fayll, =
  he wyll vs alow.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  I am best of you all =
  and euer has bene; =
  The deuyll haue my saull =
  bot I be fyrst sene; =
  It fyttys me to call =
  my lord, as I wene.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  What nedys the to brall? =
  be not so kene =
  In this anger; =
  I shall say thou dyd best, =
  saue myself, as I gest.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  We! that is most honest.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  Go, tary no langer!=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Hayll herode, oure kyng =
  full glad may ye be! =
  Good tythyng we bryng =
  harkyn now to me; =
  we haue mayde rydyng =
  thrugh outt Iure: =
  well wyt ye oone thyng =
  that morderd, haue we =
  Many thowsandys.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  I held, thaym full hote, =
  I payd them on the cote; =
  Thare dammys, I wote, =
  Neuer bynde them in bandys.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  Had ye sene how I fard =
  when I cam emang them! =
  Ther was none that I spard =
  bot lade on and dang them. =
  I am worthy a rewarde =
  where I was emangys them. =
  I stud and I stard =
  no pyte to hang them =
  had I.=
{P:Herodes}
  Now, by myghty mahowne, =
  That is good of renowne! =
  If I bere this crowne =
  ye shall haue a lady =
  Ilkon to hym layd, and wed at his wyll.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  So haue ye lang sayde =
  do somwhat thertyll!=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  And I was neuer flayde =
  for good ne for yll.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  Ye might hold, you well payde =
  oure lust to fulfyll, =
  Thus thynk me, =
  with tresure vntold, =
  If it lyke that ye wold, =
  Both syluer and gold, =
  To gyf vs greatt plente.=
{P:Herodes}
  As I am kyng crownde =
  I thynk it good right! =
  Ther goys none on grownde =
  that has sich a wyght; =
  A hundreth thowsand pownde =
  is good wage for a knyght, =
  Of pennys good and rownde =
  now may ye go light =
  with store; =
  And ye knyghtys of oures =
  Shall haue castels and towres, =
  Both to you and to youres, =
  ffor now and euer more.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  was neuer none borne =
  by downes ne by dalys, =
  Nor yit vs beforne =
  that had sich avalys.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  We haue castels and corne =
  mych gold in oure malys.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  It wyll neuer be worne =
  withoutt any talys; =
  hayll heyndly! =
  hayll lord! hayll kyng! =
  we ar furth foundyng!=
{P:Herodes}
  Now mahowne he you bryng =
  where he is lord freyndly; =
  Now in peasse may I stand =
  I thank the, mahowne! =
  And gyf of my lande =
  that longys to my crowne; =
  Draw therfor nerehande =
  both of burgh and of towne; =
  Markys ilkon a thowsande =
  when I am bowne, =
  Shall ye haue. =
  I shalbe full fayn =
  To gyf that I sayn! =
  wate when I com agayn, =
  And then may ye craue. =
  I sett by no good, =
  now my hart is at easse, =
  That I shed so mekyll blode =
  pes all my ryches! =
  ffor to se this flode =
  from the fote to the nese =
  Mefys nothing my mode =
  I lagh that I whese; =
  A, mahowne! =
  So light is my saull, =
  that all of Sugar is my gall; =
  I may do what I shall, =
  And bere vp my crowne. =
  I was castyn in care =
  so frightly afrayd, =
  Bot I thar not dyspare =
  for low is he layd =
  That I most dred are =
  so haue I hym flayd; =
  And els wonder ware =
  and so many strayd =
  In the strete, =
  That oone shuld be harmeles, =
  and skape away hafles, =
  where so many chyldes =
  Thare balys can not bete. =
  A hundreth thowsand, I watt =
  and fourty ar slayn, =
  And four thowsand; ther~at =
  me aght to be fayn; =
  Sich a morder on a flat =
  shall neuer be agayn. =
  had I had bot oone bat =
  at that lurdan =
  So yong, =
  It shuld, haue bene spokyn =
  how I had me wrokyn, =
  were I dede and rotyn, =
  with many a tong. =
  Thus shall I tech knauys =
  ensampyll to take, =
  In thare wyttys that rauys =
  sich mastre to make; =
  All wantones wafys =
  no langage ye crak! =
  No sufferan you sauys =
  youre nekkys shall I shak =
  In sonder; =
  No kyng ye on call =
  Bot on herode the ryall, =
  Or els many oone shall =
  Apon youre bodys wonder. =
  ffor if I here it spokyn =
  when I com agayn, =
  youre branys bese brokyn =
  therfor be ye bayn; =
  Nothyng bese vnlokyn =
  it shalbe so playn; =
  Begyn I to rekyn =
  I thynk all dysdayn =
  ffor daunche. =
  Syrs, this is my counsell-- =
  Bese not to cruell, =
  Bot adew!--to the deuyll! =
  I can nomore fraunch! =
@section 2 {p17}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Purification of Mary
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Symeon}
  Mightfull god, thou vs glad! =
  That heuen and erthe and all has mayde; =
  Bryng vs to blys that neuer shall fade, =
  As thou well may; =
  And thynk on me that is vnweld-- =
  lo! so I hobyll all on held,, =
  That vnethes may I walk for eld-- =
  Now help, lord, adonay! =
  Bot yit I meruell, both euyn and morne, =
  Of old, elders that were beforne, =
  wheder thay be safe or lorne, =
  where thay may be; =
  Abell, noye, and abraham, =
  Dauid, daniell, and balaam, =
  And all othere mo by name, =
  Of sere degre. =
  I thank the, lord, with good intent, =
  Of all thy sond thou has me sent, =
  That thus long tyme my lyfe has lent, =
  Now many a yere; =
  ffor all ar past now oonly bot I; =
  I thank the, lord god almyghty! =
  ffor so old, know I none, sothly, =
  Now lyfyng here. =
  ffor I am old symeon: =
  So old on lyfe know I none, =
  That is mayde on flesh and bone, =
  In all medyll~erd,. =
  No wonder if I go on held: =
  The feuyrs, the flyx, make me vnweld; =
  Myn armes, my lymmes, ar stark for eld,, =
  And all gray is my berd,. =
  Myn ees are woren both marke and blynd; =
  Myn and is short, I want wynd,; =
  Thus has age dystroed my kynd, =
  And reft myghtis all; =
  Bot shortly mon I weynd away; =
  what tyme ne when, I can not say, =
  ffor it is gone full many a day =
  Syn dede began to call. =
  Ther is no warke that I may wyrk, =
  Bot oneths crall I to the kyrk; =
  Be I com home I am so irk =
  That farther may I noght; =
  Bot settys me downe, and grankys, and gronys, =
  And lygys and restys my wery bonys, =
  And all nyght after grankys and goonys, =
  On slepe tyll I be broght. =
  Bot neuer the les, the sothe to say, =
  If I may nather, by nyght ne day, =
  ffor age nather styr ne play, =
  Nor make no chere, =
  yit if I be neuer so old,, =
  I myn full well that prophetys told, =
  That now ar dede and layde full cold, =
  Sythen gone many a yere. =
  Thay sayde that god, full of myght, =
  Shuld, send his son from heuen bright, =
  In a madyn for to light, =
  Commen of dauid kyn; =
  fflesh and bloode on hyr to take, =
  And becom man for oure sake, =
  Our redempcyon for to make, =
  That slayn were thrugh syn. =
  Bot, lord, that vs thy grace has hight, =
  Send me thy sond, both day and nyght, =
  And graunt me grace of lyfys light, =
  And let me neuer de, =
  To thou sich grace to me send, =
  That I may handyll hym in my hend, =
  That shall cum oure mys to amend, =
  And se hym with myn ee.=
{P:Primus Angelus}
  Thou, symeon, drede the noght! =
  My lord, that thou has long besoght, =
  ffor thou has rightwys beyn, =
  Thyn askyng has he grauntyd the, =
  with outen dede on lyfe to be =
  To thou thy cryst haue seyn.=
{P:Secundus Angelus}
  Than symeon, harkyn a space! =
  I bryng the tythyngys of solace; =
  ffor~thy, ryse vp and gang =
  To the temple; thou shall fynd thore =
  Godys son the before, =
  That thou has yernyd lang.=
{P:Symeon}
  Louyd be my lord, in wyll and thoght, =
  That his seruant forgettys noght, =
  when that he seys tyme! =
  well is me that I shall dre =
  Tyll I haue sene hym with myn ee, =
  And no longer hyne. =
  Louyd be my lord in heuen, =
  That thus has by his angell steuen =
  warnyd me of his commyng! =
  Therfor will I with intent =
  putt on me my vestment, =
  In worship of that kyng. =
  he shalbe welcom vnto me: =
  That lord shall make vs alle fre, =
  kyng of all man~kyn; =
  ffor with his blood he shall vs boroo =
  Both fro catyfdam & from soroo, =
  That was slayn thrugh syn. =
  A, dere god! what may this be? =
  Oure bellys ryng so solemply, =
  ffor whom soeuer it is; =
  Now certys, I can not vnderstand, =
  Bot if my lord god all weldand =
  Be commen, that all shall wyse. =
  This noyse lyghtyns full well myn hart! =
  Shall I neuer rest, and I haue quart, =
  Or I com ther onone; =
  Now well were I and it so were, =
  ffor sich noyse hard I neuer ere; =
  Oure bellys ryng by thare oone!=
{P:Joseph}
  Mary, it begynnys to pas, =
  ffourty dayes syn that thou was =
  Delyuer of thy son; =
  To the temple I red we draw, =
  To clens the, and fulfyll the law, =
  As oure elders were won. =
  Therfor, mary, madyn heynd, =
  Take thi chyld, and let vs weynd =
  The tempyll vntyll; =
  And we shall with vs bryng =
  Thise turtyls two to oure offryng, =
  The law we will fulfyll.=
{P:Mary}
  Ioseph, that wyll I full well, =
  That the law euery deyll =
  Be fulfyllyd in me. =
  Lord, that all myghtys may, =
  Gyf vs grace to do this day =
  That it be pleassyng to the!=
{P:Primus Angelus}
  Thou, symeon, rightwys and trew, =
  Thou has desyred both old and new, =
  To haue a sight of cryst ihesu =
  As prophecy has told! =
  Oft has thou prayd to haue a sight =
  Of hym that in a madyn light; =
  here is that chyld of mekyll myght, =
  Now has thou that thou wold.=
{P:Secundus Angelus}
  Thou has desyryd it most of all. =
@section 2 {p18}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Play of the Doctors
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Secundus Magister}
  That a madyn a barn shuld, bere; =
  And his name thus can thay tell, =
  ffro the tyme that he born were, =
  he shalbe callyd emanuell; =
  Counselloure, and god of strengthe, =
  And wonderfull also =
  Shall he be callyd, of brede and lenghthe =
  As far as any man may go.=
{P:Tercius Magister}
  Masters, youre resons ar right good, =
  And wonderfull to neuen, =
  yit fynde I more by abacuk; =
  Syrs, lysten a whyle vnto my steuen. =
  Oure bayll, he says, shall turn to boytt, =
  her~afterward som day; =
  A wande shall spryng fro Iesse roytt,-- =
  The certan sothe thus can he say,-- =
  And of that wande shall spryng a floure, =
  that shall spryng vp full hight: =
  Ther of shall com full swete odowre, =
  And therapon shall rest and lyght =
  The holy gost, full mych of myght; =
  The goost of wysdom and of wyt, =
  Shall beyld his nest, with mekyll right, =
  And, in it brede and sytt.=
{P:Primus Magister}
  Bot when trow ye this prophecy =
  Shalbe fulfyllyd in dede, =
  That here is told so openly, =
  As we in scrypture rede?=
{P:Secundus Magister}
  A greatt meruell for sothe it is, =
  To vs to here of sich mastry; =
  A madyn to bere a chyld,, Iwys, =
  without mans seyde, that were ferly.=
{P:Tercius Magister}
  The holy gost shall in hyr lyght, =
  And kepe hir madynhede full clene; =
  whoso may byde to se that sight =
  Thay ther not drede, I wene.=
{P:Primus Magister}
  Of all thise prophetys wyse of lore =
  That knew the prophecy, more and les, =
  was none that told the tyme before, =
  when he shuld, com to by vs peasse.=
{P:Secundus Magister}
  wheder he be commen or not =
  No knowlege haue we in certayn; =
  Bot he shall com, that dowt we not; =
  ffull prophetys haue prechyd it full playn.=
{P:Tercius Magister}
  Mekyll I thynk that thise prophetys =
  Ar holden to god, that is on hight, =
  That haue knowyng of his behetys, =
  And for to tell of his mekyll myght.=
{P:Jesus}
  Masters, luf be with you lent, =
  And mensk be vnto this meneyoe!=
{P:Primus Magister}
  Son, hens away I wold thou went, =
  ffor othere haft in hand haue we.=
{P:Secundus Magister}
  Son, whosoeuer the hyder sent, =
  Thay were not wyse, thus tell I the; =
  ffor we haue othere tayllys to tent =
  Then now with barnes bowrdand to be.=
{P:Tercius Magister}
  Son, thou lyst oght lere =
  To lyf by moyses lay; =
  Com heder, and thou shall here =
  The sawes that we wyll say; =
  ffor in som mynde it may the bryng =
  To here oure sawes red by rawes.=
{P:Jesus}
  To lere of you nedys me no thyng, =
  ffor I knaw both youre dedys & sawes.=
{P:Primus Magister}
  hark, yonder barn with his bowrdyng! =
  he wenys he kens more then he knawys; =
  Nay, certys, son, thou art ouer ying =
  By clergy yit to know oure lawes.=
{P:Jesus}
  I wote as well as ye =
  how that youre lawes was wroght.=
{P:Secundus Magister}
  Com sytt! soyn shall we se, =
  ffor certys so semys it noght.=
{P:Tercius Magister}
  It were wonder if any wyght =
  vntill oure resons right shuld reche; =
  And thou says thou has in sight =
  Oure lawes truly to tell and teche.=
{P:Jesus}
  The holy gost has on me lyght, =
  And anoynt me lyke a leche, =
  And gyffen to me powere and myght =
  The kyngdom of heuen to preche.=
{P:Secundus Magister}
  whens euer this barne may be =
  That shewys thise novels new?=
{P:Jesus}
  Certan, syrs, I was or ye, =
  And shall be after you.=
{P:Primus Magister}
  Son, of thi sawes, as we haue ceyll, =
  And of thi wytt is wonder thyng; =
  Bot neuer the les fully I feyll =
  That it may fayll in wyrkyng; =
  ffor dauid demys euer ilk deyll, =
  And thus he says of chylder ying,
@begin {latp}
  «Ex ore infanicium & lactencium, perfecisti laudem.» =
@end {latp}
  Of thare mowthes, sayth dauid, wele, =
  Oure lord he has perfourmed louyng. =
  Neuer the les, son, yit shuld thou lett =
  her for to speke in large; =
  ffor where masters ar mett, =
  Chylder wordys ar not to charge. =
  ffor certys, if thou wold neuer so fayn =
  Gyf all thi lyst to lere the law, =
  Thou art nawther of myght ne mayn =
  To know it, as a clerk may knaw.=
{P:Jesus}
  Syrs, I say you in certan, =
  That sothfast shall be all my saw; =
  And powere haue I plene and playn, =
  To say and answere as me aw.=
{P:Primus Magister}
  Masters, what may this mene? =
  Meruell, methynk, haue I =
  where euer this barne has bene =
  That carpys thus conandly.=
{P:Secundus Magister}
  In warld as wyde as we haue went =
  ffand we neuer sich ferly fare; =
  Certys, I trow the barn be sent =
  Sufferanly to salfe oure sare.=
{P:Jesus}
  Syrs, I shall preue in youre present =
  All the sawes that I sayde are.=
{P:Tercius Magister}
  which callys thou the fyrst commaundement =
  And the most, in moyses lare?=
{P:Jesus}
  Syrs, synthen ye syt on raw, =
  And hafe youre bookys on brede, =
  let se, syrs, in youre saw =
  how right that ye can rede.=
{P:Primus Magister}
  I rede that this is the fyrst bydyng =
  That moyses told, vs here vntyll; =
  honoure thi god ouer ilka thyng, =
  with all thi wyt and all thi wyll; =
  And all thi hart in hym shall hyng, =
  Erly and late, both lowde and styll.=
{P:Jesus}
  ye nede none othere bookys to bryng, =
  Bot fownd this to fulfyll; =
  The seconde may men profe =
  And clergy knaw therby; =
  youre neyghburs shall ye lofe =
  Right as youre self truly.
  {[}Thise{]} commaunded moyses tyll all men =
  In his commaundes clere; =
  In thise two bydyngys, shall ye ken, =
  hyngys all the law we aght to lere. =
  who so fulfylles thise two then =
  with mayn and mode and good manere, =
  he fulfyllys truly all ten =
  That after thaym folows in fere. =
  Then shuld we god honowre =
  with all oure myght and mayn, =
  And luf well ilk neghboure =
  Right as oure self certayn.=
{P:Primus Magister}
  Now, son, synthen thou has told vs two, =
  which ar the aght, can thou oght say?=
{P:Jesus}
  The thyrd bydys, «where so ye go, =
  That ye shall halow the holy day; =
  ffrom bodely wark ye take youre rest; =
  youre household, looke the same thay do, =
  Both wyfe, chyld, seruande, and beest.» =
  The fourt is then in weyll and wo
  «Thi fader, thi moder, thou shall honowre, =
  Not only with thi reuerence, =
  Bot in thare nede thou thaym socoure, =
  And kepe ay good obedyence.» =
  The fyft bydys the «no man slo, =
  Ne harme hym neuer in word ne dede, =
  Ne suffre hym not to be in wo =
  If thou may help hym in his nede.» =
  The sext bydys the «thi wyfe to take, =
  Bot none othere lawfully; =
  lust of lechery thou fle and fast forsake, =
  And drede ay god where so thou be.» =
  The seuen bydys the «be no thefe feyr, =
  Ne nothyng wyn with trechery; =
  Oker, ne symony, thou com not nere, =
  Bot conscyence clere ay kepe truly.» =
  The aght byddys the «be true in dede, =
  And fals wytnes looke thou none bere; =
  looke thou not ly for freynd ne syb, =
  lest to thi saull that it do dere.» =
  The neyn byddys the «not desyre =
  Thi neghburs wyfe ne his women, =
  Bot as holy kyrk wold it were, =
  Right so thi purpose sett it in.» =
  The ten byddys the «for nothyng =
  Thi neghburs goodys yerne wrongwysly; =
  his house, his rent, ne his hafyng, =
  And crysten fayth trow stedfastly.» =
  Thus in tabyls, shall ye ken, =
  Oure lord to moyses wrate; =
  Thise ar the commaundmentys ten, =
  who so will lely layt.=
{P:Secundus Magister}
  Behald how he lege oure lawes, =
  And leryd neuer on booke to rede! =
  ffull sotell sawes, me thynk, he says, =
  And also true, if we take hede.=
{P:Tercius Magister}
  yei, lett hym furth on his wayes, =
  ffor if he dwell, withoutten drede =
  The pepyll will ful soyn hym prayse =
  well more then vs, for all oure dede.=
{P:Primus Magister}
  Nay, nay, then wyrk we wrang! =
  sich spekyng will we spare; =
  As he cam let hym gang, =
  And mefe vs, not no mare.=
{P:Mary}
  A, dere Ioseph! what is youre red? =
  Of oure greatt bayll no boytt may be; =
  My hart is heuy as any lede, =
  My semely son to I hym se. =
  Now haue we soght in euery sted, =
  Both vp and downe, thise dayes thre; =
  And wheder he be whik or dede =
  yit wote we not; so wo is me!=
{P:Joseph}
  Sorow had neuer man mare! =
  Bot mowr{[}n{]}yng, mary, may not amend; =
  ffarther do I red we fare, =
  To god some socoure send. =
  Abowtt the tempyll if he be oght, =
  That wold I that we wyst this nyght.=
{P:Mary}
  A, certys, I se that we have soght! =
  In warld was neuer so semely a sight; =
  lo, where he syttys! se ye hym noght =
  Amangys yond masters mekyll of myght?=
{P:Joseph}
  Blyssyd be he vs heder broght! =
  In land now lyfys there none so light.=
{P:Mary}
  Now dere Ioseph, as haue ye seyll, =
  Go furth and fetche youre son and myne; =
  This day is goyn nere ilka deyll, =
  And we haue nede for to go hien.=
{P:Joseph}
  with men of myght can I not mell, =
  Then all my trauell mon I tyne; =
  I can not with thaym, that wote ye well, =
  Thay are so gay in furrys fyne.=
{P:Mary}
  To thaym youre erand, forto say, =
  Surely that thar ye drede no deyll! =
  Thay will take hede to you alway =
  Be cause of eld,, this wote I weyll.=
{P:Joseph}
  when I com ther what shall I say? =
  ffor I wote not, as haue I ceyll; =
  Bot thou will haue me shamyd for ay, =
  ffor I can nawthere crowke ne knele.=
{P:Mary}
  Go we togeder, I hold, it best, =
  Vnto yond worthy wyghtys in wede; =
  And if I se, as haue I rest, =
  That ye will not, then must I nede.=
{P:Joseph}
  Go thou and tell thi tayll fyrst, =
  Thi son to se will take good hede; =
  weynd furth, mary, and do thi best, =
  I com behynd, as god me spede.=
{P:Mary}
  A, dere son, Ihesus! =
  sythen we luf the alone, =
  whi dos thou tyll vs thus, =
  And gars vs make this mone? =
  Thi fader and I betwix vs two, =
  Son, for thi luf has lykyd yll, =
  we haue the soght both to and fro =
  wepeand sore, as wyghtis wyll.=
{P:Jesus}
  wherto shuld ye, moder, seke me so? =
  Oft tymes it has bene told, ye tyll =
  My fader warkys, for wele or wo, =
  Thus am I sent for to fulfyll. =
  Thise sawes, as haue I ceyll, =
  I can well vnderstonde, =
  I shall thynk on them weyll =
  To fownd what is folowand.=
{P:Joseph}
  Now sothly, son, the sight of the =
  has comforthed vs of all oure care; =
  Com furth, now, with thi moder and me! =
  At nazareth I wold we ware.=
{P:Jesus}
  Be leyf then, ye lordyngys fre! =
  ffor with my freyndys now wyll I fare.=
{P:Primus Magister}
  Son, where so thou shall abyde or be =
  God make the good man euer mare.=
{P:Secundus Magister}
  No wonder if thou, wife, =
  Of his fyndyng be fayn; =
  he shall, if he haue lyfe, =
  prefe to a full good swayn.=
{P:Tercius Magister}
  Son, looke thou layn, for good or yll, =
  The noyttys that we haue nevened now; =
  And if thou lyke to abyde here styll, =
  And with vs won, welcom art thou.=
{P:Jesus}
  Gramercy, syrs, of youre good wyll! =
  No longer lyst I byde with you, =
  My freyndys thoght I shall fulfyll, =
  And to thare bydyng baynly bow.=
{P:Mary}
  Ffull well is me this tyde, =
  Now may we make good chere.=
{P:Joseph}
  No longer wyll we byde; =
  ffar well all folk in fere. =
@section 2 {p19}
@section 3 {tt}
  John the Baptist
@section 3 {tx}
{P:John the Baptist}
  God, that mayde both more and les, =
  Heuen and erth, at his awne wyll, =
  And merkyd man to his lyknes, =
  As thyng that wold his lyst ffulfyll, =
  Apon the erth he send lightnes, =
  Both son and moyne lymett thertyll, =
  He saue you all from synfulnes, =
  And kepe you clene, both lowd and styll. =
  Emang prophetys then am I oone =
  That god has send to teche his law, =
  And man to amend, that wrang has gone, =
  Both with exampyll and with saw. =
  My name, for sothe, is baptyst Iohn, =
  My fader zacary ye knaw, =
  That was dombe and mayde great mone, =
  Before my byrth, and stode in awe. =
  Elezabeth my moder was, =
  Awntt vnto mary, madyn mylde; =
  And as the son shynys thorow the glas, =
  Certys, in hir wombe so dyd hir chyld,. =
  Yit the Iues inqueryd me has =
  If I be cryst; thay are begyld, =
  For ihesus shal amend mans trespas, =
  That with freylte of fylthe is fylyd. =
  I am send bot messyngere =
  ffrom hym that alkyn mys may mend; =
  I go before, bodword to bere, =
  And as forgangere am I send, =
  his wayes to wyse, his lawes to lere, =
  Both man and wyfe that has offende. =
  ffull mekyll barett mon he bere, =
  Or tyme he haue broght all tyll ende, =
  Thise Iues shall hyng hym on a roode, =
  Man's saull to hym it is so leyfe, =
  And therapon shall shede his bloode, =
  As he were tratoure or a thefe, =
  Not for his gylt bot for oure goode, =
  Because that we ar in myschefe; =
  Thus shall he dy, that frely foode, =
  And ryse agane tyll oure relefe. =
  In water clere then baptyse I =
  The pepyll that ar in this coste; =
  Bot he shall do more myghtely, =
  And baptyse in the holy goost; =
  And with the bloode of his body =
  wesh oure synnes both leste and moost, =
  Therfor, me thynk, both ye and I =
  Agans the feynde ar well endoost. =
  I am not worthy for to lawse =
  The leste thwong that longys to his shoyne; =
  Bot god almyghty, that all knawes, =
  In erth thi will it must be done. =
  I thank the, lord, that thi sede sawes =
  Emong mankynde to groyf so sone, =
  And euery day that on erth dawes =
  ffeydys vs with foode both euen and none. =
  we ar, lord, bondon vnto the, =
  To luf the here both day and nyght, =
  ffor thou has send thi son so fre =
  To saue mans saull that dede was dight =
  Thrugh adam syn and eue foly, =
  That synnyd thrugh the feyndis myght; =
  Bot, lord, on man thou has pyte, =
  And beyld thi barnes in heuen so bright.=
{P:Primus Angelus}
  harkyn to me, thou Iohn baptyst! =
  The ffader of heuen he gretys the weyll, =
  ffor he has fon the true and tryst, =
  And dos thi dever euery deyll; =
  wyt thou well his will thus ist, =
  Syn thou art stabyll as any steyll, =
  That thou shall baptyse ihesu cryst =
  In flume Iordan, mans care to beyll=
{P:John the Baptist}
  A, dere god! what may this be? =
  I hard a steuen, bot noght I saw.=
{P:Primus Angelus}
  Iohn, it is I that spake to the; =
  To do this dede haue thou none aw.=
{P:John the Baptist}
  Shuld I abyde to he com to me? =
  That that shall neuer be, I traw; =
  I shall go meyt that lord so fre, =
  As far as I may se or knaw.=
{P:Secundus Angelus}
  Nay, Iohn, that is not well syttand; =
  his fader will thou must nedys wyrk.=
{P:Primus Angelus}
  Iohn, be thou here abydand, =
  Bot when he commys be then not yrk.=
{P:John the Baptist}
  By this I may well vnderstand =
  That childer shuld be broght to kyrk, =
  ffor to be baptysyd in euery land; =
  To me this law yit is it myrk.=
{P:Secundus Angelus}
  Iohn, this place it is pleassyng, =
  And it is callyd flume Iordan; =
  here is no kyrk, ne no bygyng, =
  Bot where the fader wyll ordan, =
  It is godys wyll and his bydyng.=
{P:John the Baptist}
  By this, for sothe, well thynk me than =
  his warke to be at his lykyng, =
  And ilk folk pleasse hym that thay can. =
  Sen I must nedys his lyst fulfyll =
  he shall be welcom vnto me; =
  I yeld, me holy to his will, =
  where so euer I abyde or be. =
  I am his seruande, lowd and styll, =
  And messyngere vnto that fre; =
  whethere that he will saue or spyll =
  I shall not gruch in no degre.=
{P:Jesus}
  Iohn, godys seruand and prophete, =
  My fader, that is vnto the dere, =
  has send me to the, well thou wytt, =
  To be baptysyd in water clere; =
  ffor reprefe vnto mans rytt =
  The law I will fulfyll right here; =
  My fader ordynance thus is it, =
  And thus my wyll is that it were. =
  I com to the, baptym to take, =
  To whome my fader has me sent, =
  with oyle and creme that thou shal make =
  vnto that worthi sacrament. =
  And therfor, Iohn, it not forsake, =
  Bot com to me in this present, =
  ffor now will I no farther rake =
  Or I haue done his commaundement.=
{P:John the Baptist}
  A, lord! I loue the for thi commyng! =
  I am redy to do his will, =
  In word, in wark, in all kyn thyng, =
  what soeuer he sendys me tyll; =
  This bewteose lord to bryng to me, =
  his awne seruande, this is no skyll, =
  A knyght to baptyse his lord kyng, =
  My pauste may it not fulfyll. =
  And if I were worthy =
  ffor to fulfyll this sacrament, =
  I haue no connyng securly, =
  To do it after thyn intent; =
  And therfor, lord, I ask mercy; =
  hald, me excusyd as I haue ment; =
  I dar not towche thi blyssyd body, =
  My hart will neuer to it assent.=
{P:Jesus}
  Of thi connyng, John, drede the noght; =
  My fader his self he will the teche; =
  he that all this warld, has wroght, =
  he send the playnly forto preche; =
  he knawys mans hart, his dede, his thoght; =
  he wotys how far mans myght may reche, =
  Therfor hedir haue I soght; =
  My fader lyst may none appeche. =
  Behold, he sendys his angels two, =
  In tokyn I am both god and man; =
  Thou gyf me baptym or I go, =
  And dyp me in this flume Iordan. =
  Sen he wyll thus, I wold wytt who =
  Durst hym agan stand? Iohn, com on than, =
  And baptyse me for freynde or fo, =
  And do it, Iohn, right as thou can.=
{P:Primus Angelus}
  Iohn, be thou buxom and right bayn, =
  And be not gruchand in no thyng; =
  Me thynk thou aght to be ful fayn =
  ffor to fulfyll my lordis bydyng =
  Erly and late, with moyde and mayn, =
  Therfor to the this word I bryng, =
  My lord has gyffen the powere playn, =
  And drede the noght of thi conyng.=
{P:Secundus Angelus}
  he sendys the here his awne dere chylde, =
  Thou welcom hym and make hym chere, =
  Born of a madyn meke and mylde, =
  That frely foode is made thi fere; =
  with syn his moder was neuer fylde, =
  Ther was neuer man neghyd hyr nere, =
  In word ne wark she was neuer wylde, =
  Therfor hir son thou baptyse here.=
{P:Primus Angelus}
  And, securly, I will thou knaw =
  whi that he commys thus vnto the; =
  he commys to fulfyll the law, =
  As pereles prynce most of pauste; =
  And therfor, Iohn, do as thou awe, =
  And gruch thou neuer in this degre =
  To baptyse hym that thou here saw, =
  ffor wyt thou well this same is he.=
{P:John the Baptist}
  I am not worthy to do this dede; =
  Neuer the les I will be godys seruande; =
  Bot yit, dere lord, sen I must nede, =
  I will do as thou has commaunde. =
  I tremyll and I whake for drede! =
  I dar not towche the with my hande, =
  Bot, certys, I will not lose my mede; =
  Abyde, my lord, and by me stande. =
  I baptyse the, Ihesu, in hy, =
  In the name of thi fader fre, =
@begin {latp}
  In nomine patris & filii, =
@end {latp}
  Sen he will that it so be, =
@begin {latp}
  Et spirit&ucirc;s altissimi, =
@end {latp}
  And of the holy goost on he; =
  I aske the, lord, of thi mercy, =
  here after that thou wold blys me. =
  here I the anoynt also =
  with oyle and creme, in this intent, =
  That men may wit, where so thay go, =
  This is a worthy sacrament. =
  Ther ar sex othere and no mo, =
  The which thi self to erthe has sent, =
  And in true tokyn, oone of tho, =
  The fyrst on the now is it spent. =
  Thou wysh me, lord, if I do wrang; =
  My will it were forto do weyll; =
  I am ful ferd yit ay emang, =
  If I dyd right I shuld done knele. =
  Thou blys me, lord, hence or thou gang, =
  So that I may thi frenship fele; =
  I haue desyryd this sight ful lang, =
  ffor to dy now rek I no dele.=
{P:Jesus}
  This beest, Iohn, thou bere with the, =
  It is a beest full blyst; =
  Iohn, it is the lamb of me, =
  Beest none othere ist; =
  It may were the from aduersyte, =
  And so looke that thou tryst; =
  By this beest knowen shall thou be, =
  That thou art Iohn baptyst.=
{P:John the Baptist}
  ffor I haue sene the lamb of god =
  which weshys away syn of this warld,, =
  And towchid hym, for euen or od, =
  My hart therto was ay ful hard. =
  ffor that it shuld be better trowed, =
  An angell had me nerehand mard, =
  Bot he that rewlys all with his rod =
  he blys me when I draw homward.=
{P:Jesus}
  I graunt the, Iohn, for thi trauale, =
  Ay lastand ioy in blys to byde; =
  And to all those that trowys this tayll, =
  And saw me not yit gloryfyde. =
  I shalbe boytt of all thare bayll, =
  And send them socoure on euery syde; =
  My fader and I may thaym auayll, =
  Man or woman that leyffys thare pryde. =
  Bot, Iohn, weynd thou furth and preche =
  Agans the folk that doth amys; =
  And to the pepyll the trowthe thou teche; =
  To rightwys way look thou tham avys, =
  And as far as thi wyt may reche =
  Byd thaym be bowne to byde my blys; =
  ffor at the day of dome I shall thaym peche =
  That herys not the nor trowys not this. =
  Byd thaym leyfe syn, for I it hate; =
  ffor it I mon dy on a tre, =
  By prophecy ffull well I wate; =
  My moder certys that sight mon se, =
  That sorowfull sight shall make hir maytt, =
  ffor I was born of hir body. =
  ffarwell Iohn, I go my gaytt; =
  I blys the with the trynyte!=
{P:John the Baptist}
  Almyghty god in persons thre, =
  All in oone substance ay ingroost, =
  I thank the, lord in mageste, =
  ffader and son and holy goost! =
  Thou send thi son from heuen so he, =
  To mary mylde, into this cooste, =
  And now thou sendys hym vnto me, =
  ffor to be baptysid in this oost. =
  ffarwell! the frelyst that euer was fed! =
  ffarwell! floure more fresh then foure de lyce! =
  ffarwell! stersman to theym that ar sted =
  In stormes, or in desese lyse! =
  Thi moder was madyn and wed; =
  ffarwell! pereles, most of pryce! =
  ffarwell! the luflyst that euer was bred! =
  Thi moder is of hell emprise. =
  ffarwell! blissid both bloode and bone! =
  ffarwell! the semelyst that euer was seyn! =
  To the, ihesu, I make my mone; =
  ffarwell! comly, of cors so cleyn! =
  ffarwel! gracyouse gome! where so thou gone, =
  ffull mekill grace is to the geyn; =
  Thou leyne vs lyffyng on thi lone, =
  Thou may vs mende more then we weyn. =
  I wyll go preche both to more and les, =
  As I am chargyd securly; =
  Syrs, forsake youre wykydnes, =
  Pryde, envy, slowth, wrath, and lechery. =
  here gods seruice, more & lesse; =
  Pleas god with prayng, thus red I; =
  Be war when deth comys with dystres, =
  So that ye dy not sodanly. =
  Deth sparis none that lyf has borne, =
  Therfor thynk on what I you say; =
  Beseche youre god both euen and morne =
  you for to saue from syn that day. =
  Thynk how in baptym ye ar sworne =
  To be godis seruandis, withoutten nay; =
  let neuer his luf from you be lorne, =
  God bryng you to his blys for ay. Amen. =
@section 2 {p20}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Conspiracy
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Pilate}
  Peas, carles, I commaunde =
  vnconand I call you; =
  I say stynt and stande =
  or foull myght befall you. =
  ffro this burnyshyd brande =
  now when I behald, you, =
  I red ye be shunand =
  or els the dwill skald you, =
  At onys. =
  I am kyd, as men knawes, =
  leyf leder of lawes; =
  Seniours, seke to my sawes, =
  ffor bryssyng of youre bonys. =
  ye wote not wel, I weyn =
  what wat is commen to the towne, =
  So comly cled and cleyn =
  a rewler of great renowne; =
  In sight if I were seyn =
  the granser of great mahowne, =
  My name pylate has beyn =
  was neuer kyng with crowne =
  More wor{[}thy{]}; =
  My wysdom and my wytt, =
  In sete here as I sytt, =
  was neuer more lyke it, =
  My dedys thus to dyscry. =
  ffor I am he that may =
  make or mar a man; =
  My self if I it say =
  as men of cowrte now can; =
  Supporte a man to day =
  to~morn agans hym than, =
  On both parties thus I play =
  And fenys me to ordan =
  The right; =
  Bot all fals indytars, =
  Quest mangers and Iurers, =
  And all thise fals out rydars, =
  Ar welcom to my sight. =
  More nede had I neuer =
  of sich seruand now, I say you, =
  So can I well consider =
  the trowth I most displeas you, =
  And therfor com I hedyr =
  of peas therfor I pray you; =
  Ther is a lurdan ledyr =
  I wold not shuld dysmay you, =
  A bowtt; =
  A prophete is he prasyd, =
  And great vnright has rasyd, =
  Bot, be my banys her blasid, =
  his deth is dight no dowtt. =
  he prechys the pepyll here =
  that fature fals ihesus, =
  That if he lyf a yere =
  dystroy oure law must vs; =
  And yit I stand in fere =
  so wyde he wyrkys vertus, =
  No fawt can on hym bere =
  no lyfand leyde tyll us; =
  Bot sleyghtys =
  Agans hym shall be soght, =
  that all this wo has wroght; =
  Bot on his bonys it shall be boght, =
  So shall I venge oure rightys. =
  That fatoure says that thre =
  shuld euer dwell in oone godhede, =
  That euer was and shall be =
  Sothfast in made hede; =
  he says of a madyn born was he =
  that neuer toke mans sede, =
  And that his self shall dy on tre =
  and mans sawll out of preson lede; =
  let hym alone, =
  If this be true in deyd, =
  his shech shall spryng and sprede, =
  And ouer com euer ylkone.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Syr pilate, prynce of mekyll price, =
  that preuyd is withoutten pere, =
  And lordyngys that oure laws in lyse, =
  on oure law now must vs lere, =
  And of oure warkys we must be wyse, =
  or els is all oure welthe in were, =
  Therfor say sadly youre auyse, =
  of hedus harmes that we haue here, =
  Towchyng that tratoure strang, =
  that makys this beleyf, =
  ffor if he may thus furth gang, =
  It will ouer greatly grefe.=
{P:Annas}
  Sir, oure folk ar so afrayd, =
  thrugh lesyns he losys oure lay; =
  Som remedy must be rayd, =
  so that he weynd, not thus away.=
{P:Pilate}
  Now certan, syrs, this was well sayd, =
  and I assent, right as ye say, =
  Som preuay poynt to be puruayd =
  To mar his myght if {[}that{]} we may; =
  And therfor, sirs, in this present, =
  What poynt so were to prase, =
  let all be at assent, =
  let se what ilk man says.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Sir, I haue sayde you here beforne =
  his soteltyes and, grefys to sare; =
  he turnes oure folk both euen & morne, =
  and ay makys mastres mare & mare.=
{P:Annas}
  Sir, if he skape it were great skorne; =
  to spyll hym tytt we will not spare, =
  ffor if oure lawes were thus~gatys lorne, =
  men wold say it were lake of lare.=
{P:Pilate}
  ffor certan, syrs, ye say right weyll =
  ffor to wyrk witterly; =
  Bot yit som fawt must we feyll, =
  wherfor that he shuld dy; =
  And therfor, sirs, let se youre saw, =
  ffor what thyng we shuld hym slo.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Sir, I can rekyn you on a raw =
  a thowsand wonders, and well moo, =
  Of crokyd men, that we well knaw, =
  how graythly that he gars them go, =
  And euer he legys agans oure law, =
  tempys oure folk and turnys vs fro.=
{P:Annas}
  lord, dom and defe in oure present =
  delyuers he, by downe & dayll; =
  what hurtys or ha{[}r{]}mes thay hent, =
  ffull hastely he makys theym hayll. =
  And for sich warkys as he is went =
  of ilk welth he may avayll, =
  And vnto vs he takys no tent, =
  bot ilk man trowes vnto his tayll.=
{P:Pilate}
  yei, dewill! and dos he thus =
  as ye well bere wytnes? =
  sich fawte fall to vs, =
  be oure dom, for to redres.=
{P:Cayphas}
  And also, sir, I haue hard say, =
  an other noy that neghys vs nere, =
  he will not kepe oure sabate day, =
  that holy shuld be haldyn here; =
  Bot forbedys far and nere =
  to wyrk at oure bydyng.=
{P:Pilate}
  Now, by mahowns bloode so dere, =
  he shall aby this bowrdyng! =
  what dewill will he be there? =
  this hold I great hethyng.=
{P:Annas}
  Nay, nay, well more is ther; =
  he callys hym self heuens kyng, =
  And says that he is so myghty =
  all rightwytnes to rewll and red.=
{P:Pilate}
  By mahowns blood, that shall he aby =
  with bytter baylls or I ett bred!=
{P:Primus Miles}
  lord, the loth lazare of betany =
  that lay stynkand in a sted, =
  vp he rasyd bodely =
  the fourt day after he was ded.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  And for that he hym rasyd, =
  that had lyne dede so long a space, =
  The people hym full mekyll prasyd, =
  ouer all in euery place.=
{P:Annas}
  Emangys the folke has he the name =
  that he is godys son, and, none els, =
  And his self says the same =
  that his fader in heuen dwelles; =
  That he shall rewll both wyld, and tame; =
  of all sich maters thus he mels.=
{P:Pilate}
  This is the dwylls payn! =
  who trowys sich talys as he tels?=
{P:Cayphas}
  yis, lord, haue here my hand,, =
  and ilk man beyldys hym as his brother; =
  Sich whaynt cantelys he can, =
  lord, ye knew neuer sich an othere.=
{P:Pilate}
  why, and wotys he not that I haue =
  bold men to be his bayn? =
  I commaunde both knyght and knaue =
  sesse not to that lad be slayn.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Sir pylate, mefe you now no mare, =
  bot mese youre hart and mend youre mode; =
  ffor bot if that losell lere oure lare =
  and leyf his gawdys, he were as goode; =
  ffor in oure tempyll we will not spare =
  to take that losell, if he were woode.=
{P:Pilate}
  In oure tempyll? the dwill! what dyd he thare? =
  that shall he by, by mahouns blode!=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  lord, we wist not youre wyll; =
  with wrang ye vs wyte; =
  had ye so told vs tyll, =
  we shuld haue takyn hym tyte.=
{P:Pilate}
  The dwill, he hang you high to dry! =
  whi, wold ye lese oure lay? =
  Go bryng hym heder hastely, =
  so that he weynd not thus away.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Sir pilate, be not to hasty, =
  bot suffer ouer oure sabote day; =
  In the mene tyme to spyr and spy =
  mo of his meruels, if men may.=
{P:Annas}
  yei, sir, and when this feste is went, =
  then shall his craftys be kyd.=
{P:Pilate}
  Certys, syrs, and I assent =
  ffor to abyde then, as ye byd.=
{P:Judas}
  Masters, myrth be you emang, =
  and mensk be to this meneye!=
{P:Cayphas}
  Go! othere gatys thou has to gang =
  with sorow; who send after the?=
{P:Judas}
  Syrs, if I haue done any wrang, =
  at youre awne bydyng will I be.=
{P:Pilate}
  Go hence, harlot, hy mot thou hang! =
  where in the dwill hand had we the?=
{P:Judas}
  Goode sir, take it to no grefe; =
  for my menyng it may avayll.=
{P:Annas}
  we, lad, thou shuld ask lefe =
  to com in sich counsayll.=
{P:Judas}
  Sir, all youre counsell well I ken; =
  ye mene my master for to take.=
{P:Annas}
  A ha! here is oone of his men =
  that thus vnwynly gars vs wake.=
{P:Pilate}
  la hand on hym, and hurl hym then =
  emangys you, for his master sake; =
  ffor we haue maters mo then ten, =
  that well more myster were to make.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Set on hym buffettys sad, =
  Sen he sich mastrys mase, =
  And teche ye sich a lad =
  to profer hym in sich a place.=
{P:Judas}
  Sir, my profer may both pleas and pay =
  to all the lordys in this present.=
{P:Pilate}
  we! go hens in twenty dwill way! =
  we haue no tome the for to tent.=
{P:Judas}
  yis, the profete that has lost youre lay =
  by wonder warkys, as he is went, =
  If ye will sheynd hym as ye say, =
  to sell hym you I wyll assent.=
{P:Pilate}
  A, sir, hark! what says thou? =
  let se, and shew thi skyll.=
{P:Judas}
  Sir, a bargan bede I you, =
  by it if ye will.=
{P:Annas}
  what is thi name? do tell in hy, =
  if we may wit if thou do wrang.=
{P:Judas}
  Iudas scarioth, so hight I, =
  that with the profet has dwellyd lang.=
{P:Pilate}
  Sir, thou art welcom witterly! =
  say what thou will vs here emang.=
{P:Judas}
  Not els bot if ye will hym by; =
  do say me sadly or I gang.=
{P:Cayphas}
  yis, freynd, in fathe will we =
  noght els; bot hartely say =
  how that bargan may be, =
  and we shall make the pay.=
{P:Annas}
  Iudas, forto hold the hayll, =
  And for to fell all fowll defame, =
  looke that thou may avow thi sayll; =
  then may thou be withoutten blame.=
{P:Judas}
  Sir, of my teyn gyf ye neuer tayll, =
  so that ye haue hym here at hame; =
  his bowrdyng has me broght in bayll, =
  and certys his self shall haue the same.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Sir pylate, tentys here tyll, =
  and lightly leyf it noght, =
  Then may ye do youre wyll =
  of hym that ye haue boght.=
{P:Annas}
  yei, and then may we be bold =
  fro all the folk to hald hym fre; =
  And hald hym hard with vs in hold, =
  right as oone of youre meneye.=
{P:Pilate}
  Now, Iudas, sen he shalbe sold, =
  how lowfes thou hym? belyfe let se.=
{P:Judas}
  ffor thretty pennys truly told,, =
  or els may not that bargan be; =
  So mych gart he me lose, =
  malycyusly and yll; =
  Therfor ye shall haue chose, =
  to by or let be styll.=
{P:Annas}
  Gart he the lose? I pray the, why? =
  tell vs now pertly or thou pas.=
{P:Judas}
  I shall you say, and that in hy, =
  euery word right as it was. =
  In symon house with hym sat I =
  with othere meneyoe that he has; =
  A woman cam to company, =
  callyng hym «lord»; saying, «alas!» =
  ffor synnes that she had wroght =
  she wepyd sore always; =
  And an oyntment she broght, =
  that precyus was to prayse. =
  She weshyd hym with hir terys weytt, =
  and sen dryed hym with hir hare; =
  This fare oyntment, hir bale to beytt, =
  apon his hede she put it thare, =
  That it ran all abowte his feytt; =
  I thoght it was a ferly fare, =
  The house was full of odowre sweytt; =
  then to speke myght I not spare, =
  ffor certys, I had not seyn =
  none oyntment half so fyne; =
  Ther~at my hart had teyn, =
  sich tresoure for to tyne. =
  I sayd it was worthy to sell =
  thre hundreth pens in oure present, =
  ffor to parte poore men emell; =
  bot will ye se wherby I ment? =
  The tent parte, truly to tell, =
  to take to me was myne intent; =
  ffor of the tresure that to vs fell, =
  the tent parte euer with me went; =
  And if thre hundreth be right told, =
  the tent parte is euen thryrty; =
  Right so he shalbe sold,; =
  say if ye will hym by.=
{P:Pilate}
  Now for certan, sir, thou says right wele, =
  sen he wate the with sich a wrast, =
  ffor to shape hym som vncele, =
  and for his bost be not abast.=
{P:Annas}
  Sir, all thyn askyng euery dele =
  here shall thou hafe, therof be trast; =
  Bot looke that we no falshede fele.=
{P:Judas}
  sir, with a profe may ye frast; =
  All that I haue here hight =
  I shall fulfill in dede, =
  And well more at my myght, =
  In tyme when I se nede.=
{P:Pilate}
  Iudas, this spekyng must be spar, =
  and neuen it neuer, nyght ne day; =
  let no man wyt where that we war, =
  for ferdnes of a fowll enfray.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Sir, therof let vs moyte no mare; =
  we hold vs payde, take ther thi pay.=
{P:Judas}
  This gart he me lose lang are; =
  now ar we euen for onys and ay.=
{P:Annas}
  This forwarde will not fayll, =
  therof we may be glad; =
  Now were the best counsayll, =
  in hast that we hym had,.=
{P:Pilate}
  we shall hym haue, and that in hy, =
  ffull hastely here in this hall. =
  Sir knyghtys, that ar of dede dughty, =
  stynt neuer in stede ne stall, =
  Bot looke ye bryng hym hastely, =
  that fatur fals, what so befall.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Sir, be not abast therby, =
  ffor as ye byd wyrk we shall.=
{P:John}
  Sir, where will ye youre pask ette? =
  Say vs, let vs dight youre mete.=
{P:Jesus}
  Go furth, Iohn and peter, to yond cyte; =
  when ye com ther, ye shall then se =
  In the strete, as tyte, a man =
  beryng water in a can; =
  The house that he gose to grith, =
  ye shall folow and go hym with; =
  The lord of that house ye shall fynde, =
  A sympyll man of cely kynde; =
  To hym ye shall speke, and say =
  That I com here by the way; =
  Say I pray hym, if his will be, =
  A lytyll whyle to ese me, =
  That I an my dyscypyls all =
  myght rest a whyle in his hall, =
  That we may ete oure paske thore.=
{P:Peter}
  lord, we shall hy vs before, =
  To that we com to that cyte; =
  youre paske shall ordand be. =
  Sir, oure master the prophett =
  commys behynde in the strete; =
  And of a chamber he you prays, =
  To ete and drynk ther~in with easse.=
{P:Pater Familias}
  Sirs, he is welcom vnto me, =
  and so is all his company; =
  with all my hart and all my will =
  is he welcom me vntyll. =
  lo, here a chambre fast by, =
  Ther~in to make youre mangery, =
  I shal warand fare strewed; =
  it shuld, not els to you be shewed,.=
{P:John}
  Sir, youre mett is redy bowne, =
  will ye wesh and syt downe?=
{P:Jesus}
  yei, gyf vs water tyll oure hande, =
  take we the grace that god has send; =
  Commys furth, both oone and othere; =
  If I be master I will be brothere. =
  Iudas, what menys thou?=
{P:Judas}
  No thyng, lord, bot ett with you.=
{P:Jesus}
  Ett on, brether, hardely, =
  for oone of you shall {[}me{]} betray.=
{P:Peter}
  lord, who euer that be may, =
  lord, I shall neuer the betray; =
  Dere master, is it oght I?=
{P:Jesus}
  Nay thou, peter, certanly.=
{P:John}
  Master, is oght I he then?=
{P:Jesus}
  Nay, for trowth, Iohn, I the ken.=
{P:Annas}
  Master, am oght {[}I{]} that shrew?=
{P:Jesus}
  Nay, for sothe, thou andrew.=
{P:Simeon}
  Master, then is oght I?=
{P:Jesus}
  Nay, thou Simon, securly.=
{P:Philip}
  Is it oght I that shuld do that dede?=
{P:Jesus}
  Nay, philyp, withoutten drede.=
{P:Thadeus}
  was it oght I that hight thadee?
{P:Jacobus}
  Or we two Iamys?
{P:Jesus}
  Nay none of you is he; =
  Bot he that ett with me in dysh, =
  he shall my body betray, Iwys.=
{P:Judas}
  What then, wene ye that I it am?=
{P:Jesus}
  Thou says sothe, thou berys the blame; =
  Ichon of you shall this nyght =
  ffor sake me, and fayn he myght.=
{P:John}
  Nay certys, god forbeyd =
  that euer shuld we do that deyd!=
{P:Peter}
  If all, master, forsake the, =
  shall I neuer fro the fle.=
{P:Jesus}
  Peter, thou shall thryse apon a thraw =
  fforsake me, or the cok craw. =
  Take vp this clothe and let vs go, =
  ffor we haue othere thyngys at do. =
  Sit all downe, and here and sees, =
  ffor I shall wesh youre feet on knees.=
{P:Peter}
  lord, shuld thou wesh feytt myne? =
  thou art my lord, and I thy hyne.=
{P:Jesus}
  why I do it thou wote not yit, =
  peter, herafter shall thou wytt.=
{P:Peter}
  Nay, master, I the heytt, =
  thou shall neuer wesh my feytt.=
{P:Jesus}
  Bot I the wesh, thou mon mys =
  parte with me in heuens blys.=
{P:Peter}
  Nay, lord, or I that forgo, =
  wesh heede, handys, and feytt also.=
{P:Jesus}
  ye ar clene, bot not all; =
  that shall be sene when tyme shall fall; =
  who shall be weshyn as I weyn, =
  he thar not wesh his feytt clene; =
  And for sothe clene ar ye, =
  bot not all as ye shuld, be. =
  I shall you say take good hede =
  whi that I haue done the dede; =
  ye call me master and lord, by name; =
  ye say full well, for so I am; =
  Sen I, both lord and master, to you wold knele =
  to wesh youre fete, so must ye wele. =
  Now wote ye what I haue done; =
  Ensampyll haue I gyffen you to; =
  loke ye do so eft sone; =
  Ichon of you wesh othere fete, lo! =
  ffor he that seruand is, =
  for sothe, as I say you, =
  Not more then his lord, he is, =
  to whome he seruyce owe. =
  Or that this nyght be gone, =
  Alone will ye leyf me; =
  ffor in this nyght ilkon =
  ye shall fro me fle; =
  ffor when the hyrd is smeten, =
  the shepe shall fle away, =
  Be skaterd wyde and byten; =
  the prophetys thus can say.=
{P:Peter}
  lord, if that I shuld dy, =
  fforsake the shall I noght.=
{P:Jesus}
  ffor sothe, peter, I say to the, =
  In so great drede shall thou be broght, =
  That or the cok haue crowen twyse, =
  thou shall deny me tymes thre.=
{P:Peter}
  That shall I neuer, lord, Iwys; =
  ere shall I with the de.=
{P:Jesus}
  Now loke youre hartys be grefyd noght, =
  nawthere in drede ne in wo; =
  Bot trow in god, that you has wroght, =
  and in me trow ye also; =
  In my fader house, for sothe, =
  is many a wonnyng stede, =
  That men shall haue aftyr thare trowthe, =
  soyn after thay be dede. =
  And here may I no longer leynd, =
  bot I shall go before, =
  And yit if I before you weynd, =
  ffor you to ordan thore, =
  I shall com to you agane, =
  and take you to me, =
  That where so euer I am, =
  ye shall be with me. =
  And I am way, and sothe~fastnes, =
  and, lyfe that euer shalbe; =
  And to my fader commys none, Iwys, =
  bot oonly thorow me. =
  I will not leyf you all helples, =
  as men withoutten freynd, =
  As faderles and moderles, =
  thof all I fro you weynd; =
  I shall com eft to you agayn: =
  this warld, shall me not se, =
  Bot ye shall se me well certan, =
  and lyfand shall I be. =
  And ye shall lyf in heuen; =
  Then shall ye knaw, Iwys, =
  That I am in my fader euen, =
  and my fader in me is. =
  And I in you, and ye in me, =
  and ilka man therto, =
  My commaundement that kepys trule, =
  and after it will do. =
  Now haue ye hard what I haue sayde; =
  I go, and com agayn; =
  Therfor loke ye be payde, =
  and also glad and fayn; =
  ffor to my fader I weynd; =
  ffor more then I is he; =
  I let you wytt, as faythfull freynd, =
  or that it done be, =
  That ye may trow when it is done; =
  ffor certys, I may noght now =
  Many thyngys so soyn =
  at this tyme speake with you; =
  ffor the prynce of this warld is commyn, =
  and no powere has he in me, =
  Bot as that all the warld within =
  may both here and se, =
  That I owe luf my fader to, =
  Sen he me hyder sent, =
  And all thyngys I do =
  after his commaundement. =
  Ryse ye vp, ilkon, =
  and weynd we on oure way, =
  As fast as we may gone, =
  to olyuete, to pray. =
  Peter, Iamys, and thou Iohn, =
  ryse vp and folow me! =
  My tyme it commys anone; =
  Abyde styll here, ye thre. =
  Say youre prayers here by~neth, =
  that ye fall in no fowdyng; =
  My sawll is heuy agans the deth =
  and the sore pynyng. =
  ffader, let this great payn be styll, =
  And pas away fro me; =
  Bot not, fader, at my wyll, =
  bot thyn fulfyllyd be. =
  Symon, I say, slepys thou? =
  awake, I red you all! =
  The feynd ful fast salys you, =
  In wan~hope to gar you fall; =
  Bot I shall pray my fader so =
  that his myght shall not dere; =
  My goost is prest therto, =
  my flesh is seke for fere. =
  ffader, thi son I was, =
  of the I aske this boyn; =
  If This payn may not pas, =
  fader, thi will be doyn! =
  Ye slepe, brether, yit I see, =
  it is for sorow that ye do so; =
  Ye haue so long wepyd for me =
  that ye ar masyd and lappyd in wo. =
  Dere fader, thou here my wyll! =
  this passyon thou put fro me away; =
  And if I must nedys go ther~tyll, =
  I shall fulfill thi wyll to~day; =
  Therfor this bytter passyon =
  if I may not put by, =
  I am here redy at thi dom; =
  thou comforte me that am drery!=
{P:Trinityin}
  My comforte, son, I shall the tell, =
  of thyngys that fell by reson; =
  As lucyfer, for syn that fell, =
  betrayd, eue with his fals treson, =
  Adam assent his wyfe vntyll; =
  the wekyd goost then askyd a bone =
  which has hurt mankynde full yll; =
  this was the wordys he askyd soyn: =
  All that euer of adam com =
  holly to hym to take, =
  with hym to dwell, withoutten dome, =
  In payn that neuer shall slake, =
  To that a chyld, myght be borne =
  of a madyn, and she wemles, =
  As cleyn as that she was beforne, =
  as puryd syluer or shynand glas; =
  To tyme that childe to deth were dight, =
  and rasyd hym self apon the thryd, day, =
  And stenen to heuen thrugh his awne myght. =
  who may do that bot god veray? =
  Sen thou art man, and nedys must dee, =
  and go to hell as othere done, =
  Bot that were wrong, withoutten lee, =
  that godys son there shuld won =
  In payn with his vnder~lowte; =
  wytt ye well withoutten weyn, =
  when oone is borod,, all shall owtt, =
  and borod be from teyn.=
{P:Jesus}
  Slepe ye now and take youre rest! =
  my tyme is nere command; =
  Awake a whyle, for he is next =
  that me shall gyf into synners hand.=
{P:Pilate}
  Peas! I commaunde you, carles vnkynde, =
  to stand as styll as any stone! =
  In donyon depe he shalbe pynde, =
  that will not sesse his tong anone; =
  ffor I am gouernowre of the law; =
  my name it is pilate! =
  I may lightly gar hang you or draw, =
  I stand in sich astate, =
  To do what so I will. =
  and therfor peas I byd you all! =
  And looke ye hold you still, =
  and with no brodels brall, =
  Tyll we haue done oure dede; =
  who so makys nose or cry, =
  his nek I shall gar blede, =
  with this I bere in hy. =
  To this tratoure be take, =
  that wold dystroy oure lawe, =
  Iudas, thou may it not forsake, =
  take hede vnto my sawe. =
  Thynk what thou has doyn, =
  that has thi master sold,; =
  Performe thi bargan soyn; =
  thou has thi money takyn and told,.=
{P:Judas}
  Ordan ye knyghtys to weynd with me, =
  Richly arayd, in rewyll and rowtt; =
  And all my couandys holden shall be, =
  So I haue felyship me abowte.=
{P:Pilate}
  wherby, Iudas, shuld we hym knaw, =
  If we shall wysely wyrk, Iwys? =
  ffor som of vs hym neuer saw.=
{P:Judas}
  lay hand on hym that I shall kys.=
{P:Pilate}
  haue done, sir knyghtys, and kythe youre strengthe, =
  And wap you wightly in youre wede; =
  Seke ouer all, both brede and lengthe! =
  Spare ye not, spende and spede! =
  We haue soght hym les and more, =
  And falyd ther we haue farn; =
  Malcus, thou shall weynd before, =
  And bere with the a light lantarne.=
{P:Malchus}
  Sir, this Iornay I vndertake =
  with all my myght and mayn. =
  If I shuld, for mahowns sake, =
  here in this place be slayn, =
  Crist that prophett for to take, =
  we may be all full fayn. =
  Oure weppyns redy loke ye make, =
  to bryng hym in mekyll grame =
  This nyght. =
  Go we now on oure way, =
  oure mastres for to may; =
  Oure lantarnes take with vs alsway, =
  And loke that thay be light!=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Sir pilate, prynce pereles in pall, =
  of all men most myghty merked on mold,, =
  we ar euer more redy to com at thi call, =
  and bow to thi bydyng as bachlers shold,. =
  Bot that prynce of the apostyls pupplyshed beforne, =
  Men call hym crist, comen of dauid kyn, =
  his lyfe full sone shalbe forlorne, =
  If we haue hap hym forto wyn. =
  haue done! =
  ffor, as euer ete I breede, =
  or I styr in this stede =
  I wold stryke of his hede; =
  lord, I aske that boyne.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  That boyn, lord, thou vs bede, =
  and on hym wreke the sone we shall; =
  ffro we haue lade on hym good spede; =
  he shall no more hym godys son call. =
  we shall marke hym truly his mede; =
  by mahowne most, god of all, =
  Siche thre knyghtys had lytyll drede =
  To bynde the dwill that we on call, =
  In nede; =
  ffor if thay were a thowsand mo, =
  that prophete and his apostels also =
  with thise two handys for to slo, =
  had I lytyll drede.=
{P:Pilate}
  Now curtes kasers of kamys kyn, =
  most gentyll of Iure to me that I fynde, =
  My comforth from care may ye sone wyn, =
  if ye happely may hent that vnheynde. =
  Bot go ye hens spedely and loke ye not spare; =
  My frenship, my fortherans, shall euer with you be; =
  And mahowne that is myghfull he menske you euermare! =
  Bryng you safe and sownde with that brodell to me! =
  In place =
  where so euer ye weynd, =
  ye knyghtys so heynde, =
  Sir lucyfer the feynde =
  he lede you the trace!=
{P:Jesus}
  Ryse vp, peter, and go with me, =
  and folowe me withoutten stryfe; =
  Iudas wakys, and slepys not he; =
  he commys to betray me here belyfe. =
  wo be to hym that bryngys vp slaunder! =
  he were better his dethe to take; =
  Bot com furth, peter, and tary no langere: =
  lo, where thay com that will me take!=
{P:Judas}
  Rest well, master, ihesus fre! =
  I pray the that thou wold kys me enys; =
  I am commen to socoure the; =
  thou art aspyed, what so it menys.=
{P:Jesus}
  Iudas! whi makys thou sich a brayde? =
  trowys thou not I knowe thi will? =
  with kyssyng has thou me betrayd: =
  that shall thou rew som tyme ful yll. =
  whome seke ye, syrs, by name?=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  we seke ihesu of nazarene.=
{P:Jesus}
  I kepe not my name to layn; =
  lo, I am here, the same ye mene; =
  Bot whome seke ye with wepyns kene?=
{P:Primus Miles}
  To say the sothe, and not to ly, =
  we seke ihesu of nazarene.=
{P:Jesus}
  I told you ere that it was I.=
{P:Malchus}
  Dar no man on hym lay hand? =
  I shall cach hym, if I may; =
  A flateryng foyll has thou bene lang, =
  bot now is commen thyn endyng day.=
{P:Peter}
  I wold be dede within short space =
  or I shuld se this sight! =
  Go, pleyn the to sir cayphas, =
  and byd hym do the right!=
{P:Malchus}
  Alas, the tyme that I was borne, =
  or today com in this stede! =
  My right ere I haue forlorne! =
  help, alas, I blede to dede!=
{P:Jesus}
  Thou man, that menys thi hurt so sare, =
  com heder, let me thi wounde se; =
  Take me thi ere that he of share: =
@begin {latp}
  In nomine patris
@end {latp}
  hole thou be!=
{P:Malchus}
  Now am I hole as I was ere, =
  My hurt is neuer the wars; =
  Therfor, felows, drawe me nere! =
  the dwill hym spede that hym spars!=
{P:Jesus}
  Therfor, peter, I say the this, =
  my will it is that all men witten: =
  Put vp thi swerde and do no mys, =
  for he that smytys, he shalbe smyten. =
  ye knyghtys that be commen now here, =
  thus assemblyd in a rowte, =
  As I were thefe, or thefys fere, =
  with wepyns com ye me abowte; =
  Me thynk, for sothe, ye do full yll =
  thus for to seke me in the nyght; =
  Bot what penance ye put me tyll, =
  ye let my felows go with gryth.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Lede hym furth fast by the gate! =
  hangyd be he that sparis hym oght!=
{P:Primus Miles}
  how thynk the, sir pilate, =
  bi this brodell that we haue broght?=
{P:Pilate}
  Is he the same and the self, I say, =
  that has wroght vs this care? =
  It has bene told,, sen many a day, =
  sayngys of hym full sare. =
  It was tyll vs greatt woghe, =
  ffrom dede to lyfe thou rasyd lazare; =
  Sen stalkyd stylly bi the see swoghe; =
  both domb and defe thou salfyd from sare. =
  Thou passys cesar bi dede, =
  or sir herode oure kyng.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  let deme hym fast to dede, =
  and let for no kyn thyng.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Sen he has forfett agans oure lawe, =
  let vs deme hym in this stede.=
{P:Pilate}
  I will not assent vnto youre saw; =
  I can ordan well better red.=
{P:Malchus}
  Better red? yei dwill! how so? =
  then were oure sorow lastand ay; =
  And he thus furth shuld go, =
  he wold dystroy oure lay. =
  wold ye all assent to me, =
  this bargan shuld be strykyn anone; =
  By nyghtertayll dede shuld he be, =
  and till oure awnter stand ilkon.=
{P:Pilate}
  Peasse, harlottis, the dwill you spede! =
  wold ye thus preualy morder a man?=
{P:Malchus}
  when euery man has red his red, =
  let se who better say can.=
{P:Pilate}
  To cayphas hall loke fast ye wyrk, =
  And thider right ye shall hym lede; =
  he has the rewll of holy kyrk, =
  lett hym deme hym whyk or dede; =
  ffor he has wroght agans oure law, =
  ffor~thi most skyll can he ther on.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Sir, we assent vnto youre saw; =
  Com furth, bewshere, and lett vs gone.=
{P:Malchus}
  Step furth, in the wenyande! =
  wenys thou ay to stand styll? =
  Nay, luskand losell, lawes of the land =
  Shall fayll bot we haue oure will; =
  Out of my handis shall thou not pas =
  ffor all the craft thou can; =
  Till thou com to sir cayphas, =
  Saue the shall no man. =
@section 2 {p21}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Buffeting
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Do Io furth, Io! =
  and trott on a pase! =
  To anna will we go =
  and sir cayphas; =
  witt thou well of thaym two =
  gettys thou no grace, =
  Bot euerlastyng wo =
  for trespas thou has =
  so mekill. =
  Thi mys is more =
  then euer gettys thou grace fore; =
  Thou has beyn ay~whore =
  ffull fals and full fekyll.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  It is wonder to dre =
  thus to be gangyng; =
  we haue had for the =
  mekill hart stangyng; =
  Bot at last shall we be =
  out of hart langyng, =
  Be thou haue had two or three =
  hetys worth a hangyng; =
  No wonder! =
  Sich wyles can thou make. =
  gar the people farsake =
  Oure lawes, and thyne take; =
  thus art thou broght in blonder.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Thou can not say agaynt =
  If thou be trew; =
  Som men holdys the sant =
  and that shall thou rew; =
  ffare wordys can thou paynt =
  and lege lawes new.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Now be ye ataynt =
  for we will persew =
  On this mater. =
  Many wordys has thou saide =
  Of which we ar not well payde; =
  As good that thou had =
  halden still thi clater.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  It is better syt still =
  then rise vp and fall; =
  Thou has long had thi will =
  and made many brall; =
  At the last wold, thou spill =
  and for~do vs all, =
  If we dyd neuer yll. =
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  I trow not, he shall =
  Indure it; =
  ffor if other men ruse hym, =
  we shall accuse hym; =
  his self shall not excuse hym; =
  To you I insure it, =
  with no legeance. =
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Fayn wold he wynk, =
  Els falys his covntenance; =
  I say as I thynk.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  he has done vs greuance =
  therfor shall he drynk; =
  haue he mekill myschaunsce =
  that has gart vs swynke =
  In walkyng, =
  That vnneth may I more.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Peas, man, we ar thore! =
  I shall walk in before, =
  And tell of his talkyng. =
  haill, syrs, as ye sytt =
  so worthi in wonys! =
  whi spyrd ye not yit =
  how we haue farne this onys?=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Sir, we wold fayn witt =
  all wery ar oure bonys; =
  we haue had a fytt =
  right yll for the nonys, =
  So tarid,.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Say, were ye oght adred? =
  were ye oght wrang led? =
  Or in any strate sted? =
  Syrs, who was myscaryd?=
{P:Anna}
  Say, were ye oght in dowte =
  for fawte of light =
  As ye wached ther owte? =
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Sir, as I am true knyght, =
  Of my dame sen I sowked =
  had I neuer sich a nyght; =
  Myn een were not lowked =
  to~geder right =
  Sen morowe; =
  Bot yit I thynk it well sett, =
  Sen we with this tratoure met; =
  Sir, this is he that forfett =
  And done so mekill sorow.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Can ye hym oght apeche? =
  had he any ferys?=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  he has bene for to preche =
  full many long yeris; =
  And the people he teche =
  a new law.
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Syrs, heris! =
  As far as his witt reche =
  many oone he lerys; =
  when we toke hym, =
  we faunde hym in a yerde; =
  Bot when I drew out my swerde, =
  his dyscypyls wex ferde, =
  And soyn thay forsoke hym.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Sir, I hard hym say he cowthe dystroew =
  oure tempyll so gay, =
  and sithen beld a new =
  on the thrid, day.=
{P:Cayphas}
  How myght that be trew? =
  it toke more aray; =
  The masons I knewe =
  that hewed it, I say, =
  so wyse; =
  That hewed ilka stone.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  A, good sir, lett hym oone; =
  he lyes for the quetstone, =
  I gyf hym the pryce.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  The halt rynes, the blynd sees =
  thrugh his fals wyles; =
  Thus he gettis many fees =
  of thym he begyles.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  he rases men that dees =
  thay seke hym be myles; =
  And euer thrugh his soceres =
  oure sabate day defyles =
  Euermore, sir.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  This is his vse and his custom, =
  To heyll the defe and the dom, =
  where so euer he com; =
  I tell you before, sir.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Men call hym =
  a prophete and godis son of heuen; =
  he wold fayn downe bryng =
  oure lawes bi his steuen.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  yit is ther anothere thyng =
  that I hard hym neuen, =
  he settys not a fle wyng =
  bi sir cesar full euen; =
  he says thus; =
  Sir, this same is he =
  that excusyd with his sotelte =
  A woman in avowtre; =
  ffull well may ye trust vs.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Sir lazare can he rase =
  that men may persaue, =
  when he had lyne fower dayes =
  ded in his graue; =
  All men hym prase =
  both master and knaue, =
  Such wychcraft he mase. =
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  If he abowte waue =
  Any langere, =
  his warkys may we ban; =
  ffor he has turned many man =
  Sen the tyme he began, =
  And done vs great hangere.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  He will not leyfe yit =
  thof he be culpabyll; =
  Men call hym a prophete =
  a lord full renabyll. =
  Sir cayphas, bi my wytt =
  he shuld be dampnabill, =
  Bot wold ye two, as ye sytt =
  make it ferme and stabyll =
  To geder; =
  ffor ye two, as I traw, =
  May defende all oure law; =
  That mayde vs to you draw, =
  And bryng this losell heder.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Sir, I can tell you before =
  as myght I be maryd, =
  If he reyne any more =
  oure lawes ar myscaryd.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Sir, opposed if he wore =
  he shuld be fon waryd; =
  That is well seyn thore =
  where he has long tarid =
  And walkyd. =
  he is sowre lottyn: =
  Ther is somwhat forgottyn; =
  I shall thryng out the rottyn, =
  Be we haue all talkyd.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Now fare myght you fall =
  for youre talkyng! =
  ffor, certys, I my self shall =
  make examynyng. =
  harstow, harlott, of all? =
  of care may thou syng! =
  How durst thou the call =
  aythere emperoure or kyng? =
  I do fy the! =
  what the dwill doyst thou here? =
  Thi dedys will do the dere; =
  Com nar and rowne in myn eeyr, =
  Or I shall ascry the. =
  Illa~hayll was thou borne! =
  harke! says he oght agane? =
  Thou shall onys or to~morne =
  to speke be full fayne. =
  This is a great skorne =
  and a fals trane; =
  Now wols~hede and out~horne =
  on the be tane! =
  Vile fature! =
  Oone worde myght thou speke ethe, =
  yit myght it do the som letht, =
@begin {latp}
  Et omnis qui tacet =
  hic consentire videtur. =
@end {latp}
  Speke on oone word =
  right in the dwyllys name! =
  where was thi syre at bord =
  when he met with thi dame? =
  what, nawder bowted ne spurd =
  and a lord of name! =
  Speke on in a torde =
  the dwill gif the shame, =
  Sir sybre! =
  Perde, if thou were a kyng, =
  yit myght thou be ridyng; =
  ffy on the, fundlyng! =
  Thou lyfys bot bi brybre. =
  Lad, I am a prelate =
  a lord in degre, =
  Syttys in myn astate =
  as thou may se, =
  knyghtys on me to wate =
  in dyuerse degre; =
  I myght thole the abate =
  and knele on thi kne =
  In my present; =
  As euer syng I mes, =
  whoso kepis the lawe, I gess, =
  he gettis more by purches =
  Then bi his fre rent. =
  The dwill gif the shame =
  that euer I knew the! =
  Nather blynde ne lame =
  will none persew the; =
  Therfor I shall the name =
  that euer shall rew the, =
  kyng copyn in oure game =
  thus shall I indew the, =
  ffor a fatur. =
  Say, dar thou not speke for ferde? =
  I shrew hym the lerd, =
  weme! the dwillys durt in thi berd, =
  vyle fals tratur! =
  Though thi lyppis be stokyn =
  yit myght thou say, mom; =
  Great wordis has thou spokyn =
  then was thou not dom. =
  Be it hole worde or brokyn =
  com, owt with som, =
  Els on the I shall be wrokyn =
  or thi ded com =
  All outt. =
  Aythere has thou no wytt, =
  Or els ar thyn ere dytt; =
  why bot herd thou not yit? =
  So, I cry and I showte.=
{P:Anna}
  A, sir, be not yll payde =
  though he not answere; =
  he is inwardly flayde =
  not right in his gere.=
{P:Cayphas}
  No, bot the wordis he has saide =
  doth my hart great dere.
{P:Anna}
  Sir, yit may ye be dayde. =
{P:Cayphas}
  Nay, whils I lif nere.=
{P:Anna}
  Sir, amese you.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Now fowll myght hym befall!=
{P:Anna}
  Sir, ye ar vexed at all, =
  And perauentur he shall =
  here after pleas you; =
  we may bi oure law =
  examyn hym fyrst.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Bot I gif hym a blaw =
  my hart will brist.
{P:Anna}
  Abyde to ye his purpose knaw. =
{P:Cayphas}
  Nay, bot I shall out thrist =
  Both his een on a raw. =
{P:Anna}
  Sir, ye will not, I tryst, =
  Be so vengeabyll; =
  Bot let me oppose hym.=
{P:Cayphas}
  I pray you, and sloes hym.=
{P:Anna}
  Sir, we may not lose hym =
  Bot we were dampnabill.=
{P:Cayphas}
  he has adyld his ded =
  a kyng he hym calde; =
  war! let me gyrd of his hede! =
{P:Anna}
  I hope not ye wold; =
  Bot sir do my red =
  youre worship to hald,.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Shall I neuer ete bred =
  to that he be stald =
  In the stokys.=
{P:Anna}
  Sir, speke soft and styll, =
  let vs do as the law will.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Nay, I myself shall hym kyll, =
  And murder with knokys.=
{P:Anna}
  Sir, thynk ye that ye ar =
  a man of holy kyrk, =
  ye shuld be oure techer =
  mekenes to wyrk.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Yei, bot all is out of har =
  and that shall he yrk.=
{P:Anna}
  All soft may men go far =
  oure lawes ar not myrk, =
  I weyn; =
  Youre wordys ar bustus, =
@begin {latp}
  Et hoc nos volumus =
  Quod de Iure possumus: =
@end {latp}
  ye wote what I meyn; =
  It is best that we trete hym =
  with farenes.
{P:Cayphas}
  We, nay!=
{P:Anna}
  And so myght we gett hym =
  som word for to say.
{P:Cayphas}
  War! let me bett hym! =
{P:Anna}
  Syr, do away! =
  ffor if ye thus thrett hym =
  he spekys not this day. =
  Bot herys; =
  wold ye sesse and abyde, =
  I shuld take hym on syde =
  And inquere of his pryde, =
  how he oure folke lerys.=
{P:Cayphas}
  He has reuyd ouer lang =
  with his fals lyys, =
  And done mekyll wrang =
  sir cesar he defyes; =
  Therfor shall I hym hang =
  or I vp ryse.=
{P:Anna}
  Sir, the law will not he gang =
  on nokyn wyse =
  Vndemyd; =
  Bot fyrst wold I here =
  what he wold answere; =
  Bot he dyd any dere =
  why shuld he be flemyd? =
  And therfor examynyng =
  ffyrst will I make, =
  Sen that he callys hym a kyng. =
{P:Cayphas}
  Bot he that forsake =
  I shall gyf hym a wryng =
  that his nek shall crak.=
{P:Anna}
  Syr, ye may not hym dyng =
  no word yit he spake, =
  That I wyst. =
  hark, felow, com nar! =
  wyll thou neuer be war? =
  I haue meruell thou dar =
  Thus do thyn awne lyst. =
  Bot I shall do as the law wyll =
  if the people ruse the; =
  Say, dyd thou oght this yll? =
  can thou oght excuse the? =
  why standys thou so styll =
  when men thus accuse the? =
  ffor to hyng on a hyll =
  hark how thay ruse the =
  To dam. =
  Say, art thou godys son of heuen, =
  As thou art wonte for to neuen?=
{P:Jesus}
  So thou says by thy steuen, =
  And right so I am; =
  ffor after this shall thou se =
  when that {[}I{]} do com downe =
  In brightnes on he =
  in clowdys from abone.=
{P:Cayphas}
  A, ill myght the feete be =
  that broght the to towne! =
  Thou art worthy to de! =
  say, thefe, where is thi crowne?=
{P:Anna}
  Abyde, sir, =
  let vs lawfully redres.=
{P:Cayphas}
  We nede no wytnes, =
  hys self says expres; =
  whi shuld I not chyde, sir?=
{P:Anna}
  Was ther neuer man so wyk =
  bot he myght amende. =
  when it com to the pryk =
  right as youre self kend.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Nay, sir, bot I shall hym styk =
  euen with myn awne hend; =
  ffor if he reue and be whyk =
  we ar at an end, =
  All sam! =
  Therfor, whils I am in this brethe, =
  let me put hym to deth.=
{P:Anna}
@begin {latp}
  Sed nobis non licet =
  Interficere quemquam. =
@end {latp}
  Sir, ye wote better then I =
  we shuld slo no man.=
{P:Cayphas}
  His dedys I defy =
  his warkys may we ban, =
  Therfor shall he by. =
{P:Anna}
  Nay, on oder wyse than, =
  And do it lawfully. =
{P:Cayphas}
  As how?
{P:Anna}
  Tel you I can.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Let se.=
{P:Anna}
  Sir take tent to my sawes; =
  Men of temporall lawes =
  Thay may deme sich cause, =
  And so may not we.=
{P:Cayphas}
  My hart is full cold =
  nerehand that I swelt; =
  ffor talys that ar told =
  I bolne at my belt, =
  Vnethes may it hold =
  my body, an ye it felt; =
  yit wold I gif of my gold =
  yond tratoure to pelt =
  ffor euer.=
{P:Anna}
  Good sir, do as ye hett me.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Whi shall he ouer~sett me? =
  Sir anna, if ye lett me =
  ye do not youre deuer.
{P:Anna}
  Sir, ye ar a prelate. =
{P:Cayphas}
  So may I well seme, =
  My self if I say it. =
{P:Anna}
  Be not to breme; =
  Sich men of astate =
  shuld no men deme, =
  bot send them to pilate =
  the temporall law to yeme =
  has he; =
  he may best threte hym, =
  And all to rehete hym; =
  It is shame you to bete hym =
  Therfor, sir, let be.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Ffy on hym and war! =
  I am oute of my gate; =
  say why standys he so far. =
{P:Anna}
  Sir, he cam bot late.=
{P:Cayphas}
  No, bot I haue knyghtys that dar =
  rap hym on the pate.=
{P:Anna}
  Ye ar bot to skar =
  good sir abate, =
  And here; =
  what nedys you to chyte? =
  what nedys you to flyte? =
  If ye yond man smyte, =
  ye ar irregulere.=
{P:Cayphas}
  He that fyrst made me clerk =
  and taght me my lare, =
  On bookys for to barke =
  the dwill gyf hym care!=
{P:Anna}
  A, good sir, hark! =
  sich wordys myght ye spare.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Els myght I haue made vp wark =
  of yond, harlot and mare, =
  perde! =
  Bot certys, or he hens yode, =
  It wold do me som good =
  To se knyghtys knok his hoode =
  with knokys two or thre. =
  ffor sen he has trespast =
  and broken oure law, =
  let vs make hym agast =
  and set hym in awe.=
{P:Anna}
  Sir, as ye haue hast =
  it shalbe, I traw. =
  Com and make redy fast =
  ye knyghtys on a raw, =
  youre arament; =
  And that kyng to you take, =
  And with knokys make hym wake.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Yei, syrs, and for my sake =
  Gyf hym good payment. =
  ffor if I myght go with you =
  as I wold that I myght, =
  I shuld, make myn avowe =
  that ons or mydnyght =
  I shuld make his heede sow =
  wher that I hyt right.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Sir, drede you not now =
  of this cursed wight =
  To day, =
  ffor we shall so rok hym, =
  and with buffettys knok hym.=
{P:Cayphas}
  And I red that ye lok hym, =
  That he ryn not away, =
  ffor I red not we mete =
  if that lad skap.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Sir, on vs be it =
  bot we clowt well his kap.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Wold ye do as ye heytt =
  it were a fayr hap.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Sir, see ye and sytt =
  how that we hym knap, =
  Oone ffeste; =
  Bot or we go to this thyng, =
  Sayn vs, lord, with thy ryng.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Now he shall haue my blyssyng =
  That knokys hym the best.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Go we now to oure noyte =
  with this fond foyll.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  We shall teche hym, I wote =
  a new play of yoyll, =
  And hold hym full hote =
  frawrord, a stoyll =
  Go fetch vs!
{P:Froward}
  We, dote! =
  now els were it doyll =
  And vnneth; =
  ffor the wo that he shall dre =
  let hym knele on his kne.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  And so shall he for me; =
  Go fetche vs a light buffit.=
{P:Froward}
  why must he sytt soft =
  with a mekill myschaunce, =
  That has tenyd vs thus oft? =
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Sir, we do it for a skawnce; =
  If he stode vp on loft =
  we must hop and dawnse =
  As cokys in a croft. =
{P:Froward}
  Now a veniance =
  Com on hym! =
  Good skill can ye shew, =
  As fell I the dew; =
  haue this, bere it, shrew! =
  ffor soyn shall we fon hym.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Com, sir, and syt downe =
  must ye be prayde? =
  lyke a lord of renowne =
  youre sete is arayde.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  We shall preue on his crowne =
  the wordys he has sayde.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Ther is none in this towne =
  I trow, be ill payde =
  Of his sorow, =
  Bot the fader that hym gate.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Now, for oght that I wate, =
  All his kyn commys to late =
  his body to borow.
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  I wold we were onwarde. =
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Bot his een must be hyd.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Yei, bot thay be well spard =
  we lost that we dyd; =
  Step furth thou, froward! =
{P:Froward}
  What is now betyd?
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Thou art euer away ward. =
{P:Froward}
  Haue ye none to byd =
  Bot me? =
  I may syng ylla~hayll.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Thou must get vs a vayll.=
{P:Froward}
  Ye ar euer in oone tayll.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Now ill myght thou the! =
  well had thou thi name =
  for thou was euer curst.=
{P:Froward}
  Sir, I myght say the same =
  to you if I durst; =
  yit my hyer may I clame =
  no penny I purst; =
  I haue had mekyll shame =
  hunger and thurst, =
  In youre seruyce.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Not oone word so bold!=
{P:Froward}
  Why, it is trew that I told! =
  ffayn preue it I wold.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Thou shalbe cald to peruyce.=
{P:Froward}
  Here a vayll haue I fon =
  I trow it will last.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Bryng it hyder, good son =
  that is it that I ast.
{P:Froward}
  How shuld, it be bon? =
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Abowte his heade cast.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Yei, and when it is well won =
  knyt a knot fast =
  I red.
{P:Froward}
  Is it weyll?
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Yei, knaue.=
{P:Froward}
  What, weyn ye that I rafe? =
  Cryst curs myght he haue =
  That last bond his head!=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Now sen he is blynfold, =
  I fall to begyn, =
  And thus was I counseld =
  the mastry to wyn.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Nay, wrang has thou told =
  thus shuld, thou com in!=
{P:Froward}
  I stode and beheld, =
  thou towchid, not the skyn, =
  Bot fowll.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  How will thou I do?=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  On this manere, lo!=
{P:Froward}
  Yei, that was well gone to, =
  Thar start vp a cowll.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Thus shall we hym refe =
  all his fonde talys.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Ther is noght in thi nefe =
  or els thi hart falys.=
{P:Froward}
  I can my hand vphefe =
  and knop out the skalys.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Godys forbot ye lefe =
  bot set in youre nalys =
  On raw. =
  Sit vp and prophecy.=
{P:Froward}
  Bot make vs no ly.
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Who smote the last?
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Was it I?=
{P:Froward}
  He wote not, I traw.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Ffast to sir cayphas =
  go we togeder.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Ryse vp with ill grace =
  so com thou hyder.=
{P:Froward}
  It semys by his pase =
  he groches to go thyder.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  We haue gyfen hym a glase =
  ye may consyder, =
  To kepe.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Sir, for his great boost, =
  with knokys he is indoost.=
{P:Froward}
  In fayth, sir, we had almost =
  knokyd hym on slepe.=
{P:Cayphas}
  Now sen he is well bett =
  weynd on youre gate, =
  And tell ye the forfett =
  vnto sir pylate; =
  ffor he is a Iuge sett =
  emang men of state, =
  And looke that ye not let. =
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Com furth, old crate, =
  Be lyfe! =
  we shall lede the a trott.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Lyft thy feet may thou not.=
{P:Froward}
  Then nedys me do nott =
  Bot com after and dryfe.
{P:Cayphas}
  Alas, now take I hede! =
{P:Anna}
  Why mowrne ye so?=
{P:Cayphas}
  Ffor I am euer in drede =
  wandreth, and wo, =
  lest pylate for mede =
  let ihesus go; =
  Bot had I slayn hym indede =
  with thise handys two, =
  At onys, =
  All had bene qwytt than; =
  Bot gyftys marres many man. =
  Bot he deme the sothe than, =
  The dwill haue his bonys! =
  Sir anna, all I wyte you this blame =
  for had ye not beyn, =
  I had mayde hym full tame =
  yei, stykyd hym, I weyn, =
  To the hart full wan =
  with this dagger so keyn.=
{P:Anna}
  Sir, you must shame =
  sich wordys for to meyn =
  Emang men.=
{P:Cayphas}
  I will not dwell in this stede, =
  Bot spy how thay hym lede, =
  And persew on his dede. =
  ffare well! we gang, men. =
@section 2 {p22}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Scourging
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Pilate}
  Peasse at my bydyng, ye wyghtys in wold! =
  Looke none be so hardy to speke a word bot I, =
  Or by mahowne most myghty, maker on mold, =
  With this brande that I bere ye shall bytterly aby. =
  Say, wote ye not that I am pylate, perles to behold,? =
  Most doughty in dedys of dukys of the Iury; =
  In bradyng of batels I am the most bold,, =
  Therfor my name to you will I dyscry, =
  No mys. =
  I am full of sotelty, =
  ffalshed, gyll, and trechery; =
  Therfor am I namyd by clergy =
  As
@begin {latp}
  mali actoris.
@end {latp}
  =
  ffor like as on both sydys the Iren the hamer makith playn, =
  So do I, that the law has here in my kepyng; =
  The right side to socoure, certys, I am full bayn, =
  If I may get therby a vantege or wynyng; =
  Then to the fals parte I turne me agayn, =
  ffor I se more Vayll will to me be risyng; =
  Thus euery man to drede me shalbe full fayn, =
  And all faynt of thare fayth to me be obeyng, =
  Truly. =
  All fals endytars, =
  Quest~gangars, and Iurars, =
  And thise out~rydars =
  Ar welcom to me. =
  Bot this prophete, that has prechyd and puplyshed so playn =
  Cristen law, crist thay call hym in oure cuntre; =
  Bot oure prynces full prowdly this nyght haue hym tayn, =
  ffull tytt to be dampned he shall be hurlyd byfore me; =
  I shall fownde to be his freynd vtward, in certayn, =
  And shew hym fare cowntenance and wordys of vanyte; =
  Bot or this day at nyght on crosse shall he be slayn, =
  Thus agans hym in my hart I bere great enmyte =
  ffull sore. =
  ye men that vse bak~bytyngys, =
  and rasars of slanderyngys, =
  ye ar my dere darlyngys, =
  And mahowns for euermore. =
  ffor no thyng in this warld dos me more grefe =
  Then for to here of crist and of his new lawes; =
  To trow that he is godys son my hart wold all to clefe, =
  Though he be neuer so trew both in dedys and in sawes =
  Therfor shall he suffre mekill myschefe, =
  And all the dyscypyls that vnto hym drawes; =
  ffor ouer all solace to me it is most lefe, =
  The shedyng of cristen bloode, and that all Iury knawes, =
  I say you. =
  My knyghtys full swythe =
  Thare strengthes will thay kyth, =
  And bryng hym be~lyfe; =
  lo, where thay com now!=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  I haue ron that I swett =
  from sir herode oure kyng =
  With this man that will not lett =
  oure lawes to downe bryng; =
  he has done so mych forfett =
  of care may he syng; =
  Thrugh dom of sir pylate he gettys =
  an yll endyng =
  And sore; =
  The great warkys he has wroght =
  Shall serue hym of noght, =
  And bot thay be dere boght =
  lefe me no more. =
  Bot make rowme in this rese =
  I byd you, belyfe, =
  And of youre noys that ye sesse =
  both man and wyfe; =
  To sir pylate on dese =
  this man will we dryfe, =
  his dede for to dres =
  and refe hym his lyfe =
  This day; =
  Do draw hym forward! =
  whi stand ye so bakward? =
  Com on sir, hyderward, =
  As fast as ye may!=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Do pull hym a~rase =
  whyls we be gangyng; =
  I shall spytt in his face =
  though it be fare shynyng; =
  Of vs thre gettys thou no grace =
  thi dedys ar so noyng, =
  Bot more sorow thou hase =
  oure myrth is incresyng, =
  No lak. =
  ffelows, all in hast, =
  with this band that will last =
  Let vs bynde fast =
  Both his handys on his bak.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  I shall lede the a dawnce =
  Vnto sir pilate hall; =
  Thou betyd an yll chawnce =
  to com emangys vs all. =
  Sir pilate, with youre cheftance =
  to you we cry and call =
  That ye make som ordynance =
  with this brodell thrall, =
  By skyll; =
  This man that we led, =
  On crosse ye put to ded,.=
{P:Pilate}
  What! with outten any red? =
  That is not my wyll; =
  Bot ye, wysest of law =
  to me ye be tendand: =
  This man withoutten awe =
  which ye led in a band, =
  Nather in dede ne in saw =
  can I fynd with no wrang, =
  wherfor ye shuld, hym draw =
  or bere falsly on hand =
  With ill. =
  ye say he turnes oure pepyll, =
  ye call hym fals and fekyll; =
  warldys shame is on you mekyll =
  This man if ye spyll. =
  Of all thise causes ilkon =
  which ye put on hym, =
  Herode, truly as stone =
  coud fynd with nokyns gyn =
  Nothyng herapon =
  that pent to any syn; =
  why shuld I then so soyn =
  to ded here deme hym? =
  Therfor =
  This is my counsell, =
  I will not with hym mell; =
  let hym go where he wyll =
  ffor now and euermore.=
{P:Primus Consultus}
  Sir, I say the oone thyng =
  without any mys, =
  he callys his self a kyng =
  ther he none is; =
  Thus he wold downe bryng =
  oure lawes, I~wys, =
  with his fals lesyng =
  and his quantys, =
  This tyde.=
{P:Pilate}
  Herk, felow, com nere! =
  Thou knowes I haue powere =
  To excuse or to dampne here, =
  In bayll to abyde.=
{P:Jesus}
  Sich powere has thou noght =
  to wyrk thi will thus with me, =
  Bot from my fader that is broght =
  oone~fold god in persons thre.=
{P:Pilate}
  Certys, it is fallen well in my thoght =
  at this tyme, as well wote ye, =
  A thefe that any felony has wroght =
  to lett hym skap or go fre =
  Away; =
  Therfor ye lett hym pas.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Nay, nay, bot barabas! =
  And ihesus in this case =
  To deth ye dam this day.=
{P:Pilate}
  Syrs, looke ye take good hede =
  his cloysse ye spoyll hym fro, =
  ye gar his body blede =
  and bett hym blak and bloo.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  This man, as myght I spede =
  that has wroght vs this wo, =
  how 
@begin {latp}
  «Iudicare»
@end {latp}
  comys in crede =
  shall we teche, or we go, =
  All soyne. =
  haue bynd to this pyllar.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Why standys thou so far?=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  To bett his body bar =
  I haste, withoutten hoyne.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Now fall I the fyrst =
  to flap on hys hyde.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  My hartt wold all to~bryst =
  bot I myght tyll hym glyde.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  A swap fayn, if I durst =
  wold I lene the this tyde.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  War! lett me rub on the rust =
  that the bloode downe glyde =
  As swythe.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Haue att!=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Take thou that!=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  I shall lene the a flap, =
  My strengthe for to kythe.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Where on seruys thi prophecy =
  thou tell vs in this case, =
  And all thi warkys of greatt mastry =
  thou shewed in dyuers place?=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Thyn apostels full radly =
  ar run from the a rase, =
  Thou art here in oure baly =
  withoutten any grace =
  Of skap.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Do, rug him.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Do, dyng hym.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Nay, I myself shuld kyll hym =
  Bot for sir pilate. =
  Syrs, at the ffeste of architreclyn =
  this prophete he was; =
  Ther turnyd he water into wyn =
  that day he had sich grace, =
  his apostels to hym can enclyn =
  and other that ther was; =
  The see he past bot few yeres syn =
  it lete hym walk theron apase =
  At wyll; =
  The elementys all bydeyn, =
  And wyndes that ar so keyn, =
  The firmamente, as I weyn, =
  Ar hym obeyng tyll.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  A lepir cam full fast =
  to this man that here standys, =
  And prayed hym, in all hast =
  of bayll to lowse his bandys; =
  his trauell was not wast =
  though he cam from far landys; =
  This prophete tyll hym past =
  and helyd hym with his handys, =
  ffull blythe. =
  The son of Centuryon, =
  ffor whom his fader made greatt mone, =
  Of the palsy he helyd anone, =
  Thay lowfyd hym oft sythe.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Sirs, as he cam from iherico =
  a blynde man satt by the way; =
  To hym walkand with many mo =
  cryand to hym thus can he say,
  «Thou son of dauid, or thou go =
  of blyndnes hele thou me this day.» =
  Ther was he helyd of all his wo =
  sich wonders can he wyrk all way =
  At wyll; =
  he rasys men from deth to lyfe, =
  And castys out devyls from thame oft sythe, =
  seke men cam to hym full ryfe, =
  He helys thaym of all yll.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Ffor all thise dedys of great louyng =
  fower thyngys I haue fond certanly, =
  ffor which he is worthy to hyng: =
  oone is oure kyng that he wold be; =
  Oure sabbot day in his wyrkyng =
  he lettys not to hele the seke truly; =
  he says oure temple he shall downe bryng =
  and in thre daies byg it in hy =
  All hole agane; =
  Syr pilate, as ye sytt, =
  looke wysely in youre wytt; =
  Dam ihesu or ye flytt =
  On crosse to suffre his payne.=
{P:Pilate}
  Thou man that suffurs all this yll =
  Why Wyll thou Vs no mercy cry? =
  Slake thy hart and thi greatt wyll =
  whyls on the we haue mastry; =
  Of thy greatt warkes shew vs som skyll; =
  men call the kyng, thou tell vs why; =
  wherfor the Iues seke the to spyll =
  the cause I wold, knowe wytterly, =
  perdee; =
  Say what is thy name, =
  Thou lett for no shame, =
  Thay putt on the greatt blame, =
  Els myght {[}thou{]} skap for me.=
{P:Secundus Consultus}
  Syr pilate, prynce peerles =
  this is my red, =
  That he skap not harmeles =
  bot do hym to ded: =
  he cals hym a kyng in euery place =
  thus wold he ouer led =
  Oure people in his trace =
  and oure lawes downe tred =
  By skyll; =
  Syr, youre knyghtes of good lose, =
  and the pepyll with oone voce, =
  To hyng hym hy on a crosse =
  Thay cry and call you vntyll.=
{P:Pilate}
  Now certys, this is a wonder thyng =
  that ye wold bryng to noght =
  hym that is youre lege lordyng =
  In faith this was far soght; =
  Bot say, why make ye none obeyng =
  to hym that all has wroght?=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Sir, he is oure chefe lordyng =
  sir Cesar so worthyly wroght =
  On mold. =
  pylate, do after vs, =
  And dam to deth ihesus =
  Or to sir Cesar we trus, =
  And make thy frenship cold,.=
{P:Pilate}
  Now that I am sakles =
  of this bloode shall ye see; =
  Both my handys in expres =
  weshen sall be; =
  This bloode bees dere boght I ges =
  that ye spill so frele.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  We pray it fall endles =
  on vs and oure meneye, =
  with wrake.=
{P:Pilate}
  Now youre desyre fulfyll I shall; =
  Take hym emangs you all, =
  On crosse ye put that thrall, =
  his endyng ther to take.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Com on! tryp on thi tose =
  without any fenyng; =
  Thou has made many glose =
  with thy fals talkyng.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  We ar worthy greatte lose =
  that thus has broght a kyng =
  ffrom sir pilate and othere fose thus into oure ryng, =
  withoutt any hoyne. =
  Sirs, a kyng he hym cals, =
  Therfor a crowne hym befals.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  I swere by all myn elder sauls, =
  I shall it ordan soyne.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Lo! here a crowne of thorne =
  to perch his brane within, =
  putt on his hede with skorne =
  and gar thyrll the skyn.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Hayll kyng! where was thou borne =
  sich worship for to wyn? =
  we knele all the beforne =
  and the to grefe will we not blyn, =
  That be thou bold,; =
  Now by mahownes bloode! =
  Ther will no mete do me goode =
  To he be hanged on a roode, =
  And his bones be cold,.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Syrs, we may be fayn =
  ffor I haue fon a tree, =
  I tell you in certan =
  it is of greatt bewtee, =
  On the which he shall suffre payn =
  be feste with nales thre, =
  Ther shall nothyng hym gayn =
  ther on to he dede be, =
  I insure it; =
  Do, bryng hym hence.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Take vp oure gere and defence.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  I wold spende all my spence =
  To se hym ones skelpt.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  This cros vp thou take =
  and make the redy bowne; =
  Withoutt gruchyng thou rake =
  and bere it thrugh the towne; =
  Mary, thi moder, I wote will make =
  great mowrnyng and mone, =
  But for thy fals dedys sake =
  shortly thou salbe slone, =
  No nay; =
  The pepyll of bedlem, =
  and gentyls of Ierusalem, =
  All the comoners of this reme, =
  shall wonder on the this day.=
{P:John the Apostle}
  Alas! for my master moste of myght, =
  That yester euen with lanterne bright =
  before Caiphas was broght; =
  Both peter and I sagh that sight, =
  And sithen we fled away full wight, =
  when Iues so wonderly wroght; =
  At morne thay toke to red, And fals witnes furth soght, =
  And demyd hym to be dede, That to thaym trespaste noght, =
  Alas! for his modere and othere moo, =
  My moder and hir syster also, =
  Sat sam with syghyng sore; =
  Thay Wote nothyng of all this wo, =
  Therfor to tell thaym will I go, =
  Sen I may mend no more. =
  If he shuld dy thus tyte And thay vnwarned wore, =
  I were Worthy to wyte; I will go fast therfor. =
  God saue you, systers all in fere! =
  Dere lady, if thi will were, =
  I must tell tythyngys playn.=
{P:Mary}
  Welcom, Iohn, my cosyn dere! =
  how farys my son sen thou was here? =
  That wold I wyt full fayn.=
{P:John the Apostle}
  A, dere lady with youre leyff, The trouth shuld no man layn,
  {Cmt:Part I} =
  Ne with godys will thaym grefe.
{P:Mary}
  Whi, Iohn, is my son slayn?=
{P:John the Apostle}
  Nay lady, I saide not so, =
  Bot ye me myn he told vs two =
  And thaym that with vs wore, =
  how he with pyne shuld pas vs fro, =
  And efte shuld com vs to, =
  To amende oure syghyng sore; =
  It may not stand in stede To sheynd youre self therfore.=
{P:Mary Magdalene}
  Alas! this day for drede! Good Iohn, neven this no more! =
  Speke preualy I the pray, =
  ffor I am ferde, if we hir flay, =
  That she will ryn and rafe.=
{P:John the Apostle}
  The sothe behowys me nede to say, =
  he is damyd to dede this day, =
  Ther may no sorow hym safe.=
{P:Maria Jacobi}
  Good Iohn, tell vnto vs two What thou of hir will crafe, =
  And we will gladly go And help that thou it haue.=
{P:John the Apostle}
  Systers, youre mowrnyng may not amende; =
  And ye will ever, or he take ende, =
  Speke with my master free, =
  Then must ye ryse and with me weynd,, =
  And kepe hym as he shall be kend =
  Withoutt yond same cyte; =
  If ye will nygh me nere, Com fast and felowe me.=
{P:Mary}
  A, help me, systers dere! That I my son may see.=
{P:Mary Magdalene}
  Lady, we wold weynd full fayn, =
  Hertely With all oure myght and mayn, =
  youre comforth to encrese.=
{P:Mary}
  Good Iohn, go before and frayn.=
{P:John the Apostle}
  Lo, where he commes vs euen agayn =
  with all yond mekyll prese! =
  All youre mowrnyng in feyr =
  may not his sorow sese.=
{P:Mary}
  Alas, for my son dere, =
  that me to moder chese! =
  Alas, dere son for care =
  I se thi body blede; =
  My self I will for~fare =
  for the in this great drede, =
  This cros on thi shulder bare =
  to help the in this nede, =
  I will it bere with greatt hart sare =
  wheder thay will the lede.=
{P:Jesus}
  This cros is large in lengthe =
  and also bustus with all; =
  If thou put to thi strengthe =
  to the erthe thou mon downe fall.=
{P:Mary}
  A dere son, thou let me =
  help the in this case!=
{P:Jesus}
  Lo, moder, I tell it the =
  to bere no myght thou hase.=
{P:Mary}
  I pray the, dere son, it may so be =
  to man thou gif thi grace, =
  On thi self thou haue pyte =
  and kepe the from thi foyse.=
{P:Jesus}
  Ffor sothe, moder, this is no nay =
  on cros I must dede dre, =
  And, from deth ryse on the thryd day =
  thus prophecy says by me; =
  Mans saull that I luffyd ay =
  I shall redeme securly, =
  Into blis of heuen for ay =
  I shall it bryng to me,=
{P:Mary Magdalene}
  It is greatt sorow to any wyght =
  Ihesus, to se with Iues keyn, =
  How he in dyuerse payns is dight =
  ffor sorow I water both myn eeyn.=
{P:Maria Jacobi}
  This lord that is of myght =
  dyd neuer yll truly, =
  Thise Iues thay do not right =
  if thay deme hym to dy.=
{P:Mary Magdalene}
  Alas! what shall we say! =
  Ihesus that is so leyfe, =
  To deth thise Iues this day =
  thay lede with paynes full grefe.=
{P:Maria Jacobi}
  He was full true, I say =
  though thay dam hym as thefe, =
  Mankynde he lufed all way =
  for sorow my hart will clefe.=
{P:Jesus}
  Ye doghters of Ierusalem =
  I byd you wepe nothyng for me, =
  Bot for youre self and youre barn~teme =
  behald I tell you securle, =
  Sore paynes ar ordand for this reme =
  in dayes herafter for to be; =
  youre myrth to bayll it shall downe streme =
  in euery place of this cyte. =
  Childer, certys, thay shall blys =
  women baren that neuer child bare, =
  And pappes that neuer gaf sowke, Iwys =
  thus shall thare hartys for sorow be sare; =
  The montayns hy and thise greatt hyllys =
  thay shall byd fall apon them thare, =
  ffor my bloode that sakles is =
  to shede and spyll thay will not spare.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Walk on, and lefe thi vayn carpyng =
  it shall not saue the fro thy dede, =
  wheder thise women cry or syng =
  for any red, that thay can red,.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Say wherto abyde we here abowte, =
  Thise qwenes with scremyng and with showte? =
  May no man thare wordys stere?=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Go home, thou casbald,, with that clowte! =
  Or, by that lord I leyfe and lowte, =
  Thou shall by it full dere!=
{P:Mary Magdalene}
  This thyng shall venyance call =
  on you holly in fere.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Go, hy the hens with all =
  or yll hayll cam thou here!=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  let all this bargan be =
  syn all oure toyles ar before; =
  This tratoure and this tre =
  I wold, full fayn were thore.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  It nedys not hym to harll =
  this cros dos hym greatt dere, =
  Bot yonder commys a carll =
  shall help hym for to bere.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  That shall we soyn se on assay. =
  herk, good, man, wheder art thou on away? =
  Thou walkes as thou were wrath.=
{P:Symon}
  Syrs, I haue a greatt Iornay =
  That must be done this same day, =
  Or els it will me skathe.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Thou may with lytyll payn =
  easse hym and thi self both.=
{P:Symon}
  Good syrs, that wold I fayn =
  bot for to tary were full loth.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Nay, nay! thou shall full soyn be sped,; =
  lo here a lad, that must be led, =
  ffor his yll dedys to dy, =
  And he is bressed and all for bled, =
  That makys vs here thus stratly sted; =
  we pray the, sir, for~thi, =
  That thou will take this tre =
  bere it to caluary.=
{P:Symon}
  Good sirs, that may not be =
  ffor full greatt haste haue I, =
  No longere may I hoyn.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  In fayth thou shall not go so soyn =
  ffor noght that thou can say =
  This dede must nedys be done, =
  And this carll be dede or noyn, =
  And now is nere myd day; =
  And therfor help vs at this nede =
  and make vs here no more delay.=
{P:Symon}
  I pray you do youre dede =
  and let me go my way; =
  And I shall com full soyn agane, =
  To help this man with all my mayn, =
  At youre awne wyll.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  What and wold, thou trus with sich a trane? =
  Nay fatur, thou shall be full fayn, =
  This forward to fulfyll; =
  Or, by the myght of mahowne! =
  thou shall lyke it full yll.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Tytt, let dyng this dastard downe =
  bot he lay hand ther tyll.=
{P:Symon}
  Certys, that were vnwysely wroght, =
  To beytt me bot if I trespast oght =
  Aythere in worde or dede.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Apon thi bak it shall be broght, =
  Thou berys it wheder thou will or noght! =
  Dewyll! whom shuld we drede? =
  And therfor take it here belyfe =
  And bere it furth, good spede.=
{P:Symon}
  It helpys not here to strife =
  bere it behoues me nede; =
  And therfor, syrs, as ye haue sayde, =
  To help this man I am well payde, =
  As ye wold that it were.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  A, ha! now ar we right arayde, =
  bot loke oure gere be redy grade, =
  To wyrk when we com there.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  I warand all redy =
  oure toyles both moore and les, =
  And sir symon truly =
  gose on before with cros.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Now by mahowne, oure heuen kyng, =
  I wold that we were in that stede =
  where we myght hym on cros bryng. =
  Step on before, and furth hym lede =
  A trace.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Com on thou!=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Put on thou!=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  I com fast after you, =
  And folowse on the chace. =
@section 2 {p23}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Crucifixion
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Pilate}
  Peasse I byd euereich Wight! =
  Stand as styll as stone in Wall, =
  Whyls ye ar present in my sight, =
  That none of you clatter ne call; =
  ffor if ye do, youre dede is dight, =
  I warne it you both greatt and small, =
  With this brand burnyshyd so bright, =
  Therfor in peasse loke ye be all. =
  What! peasse in the dwillys name! =
  harlottys and dustardys all bedene! =
  On galus ye be maide full tame, =
  Thefys and mychers keyn! =
  will ye not peasse when I bid you? =
  by mahownys bloode, if ye me teyn, =
  I shall ordan sone for you, =
  paynes that neuer ere was seyn, =
  And that anone! =
  Be ye so bold, beggars, I warn you, =
  ffull boldly shall I bett you, =
  To hell the dwill shall draw you, =
  Body, bak and bone. =
  I am a lord that mekill is of myght, =
  prynce of all Iury, sir pilate I hight, =
  Next kyng herode grettyst of all; =
  Bowys to my byddyng both greatt and small, =
  Or els ye be shentt; =
  Therfor stere youre tonges, I warn you all, =
  And vnto vs take tent.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  All peasse, all peasse, emang you all! =
  And herkyns now what shall befall =
  Of this fals chuffer here; =
  That with his fals quantyse, =
  hase lett hymself as god wyse, =
  Emangys vs many a yere. =
  he cals hym self a prophett, =
  And says that he can bales bete, =
  And make all thyngys amende; =
  Bot or oght lang wytt we shall =
  wheder he can bete his awne bale, =
  Or skapp out of oure hende. =
  Was not this a wonder thyng, =
  That he durst call hym self a kyng =
  And make so greatt a lee? =
  Bot, by mahowne! whils I may lyf, =
  Those prowde wordes shall I neuer forgyf, =
  Tyll he be hanged on he.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  hys pride, fy, we sett at noght, =
  Bot ich man now kest in his thoght, =
  And looke that we noght wante; =
  ffor I shall fownde, if that I may, =
  By the order of knyghtede, to day =
  To cause his hart pante.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  And so shall I with all my myght, =
  Abate his pride this ylk nyght, =
  And rekyn hym a crede; =
  Lo, he letys he cowde none yll, =
  Bot he can ay, when he wyll, =
  Do a full fowll dede.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Yei felows, ye, as haue I rest! =
  Emangys vs all I red we kest =
  To bryng this thefe to dede; =
  Loke that we haue that we shuld, nate, =
  ffor to hald, this shrew strate.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  That was a nobyll red! =
  Lo, here I haue a bande, =
  If nede be to bynd his hande; =
  This thowng, I trow, will last.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  And here oone to the othere syde, =
  That shall abate his pride, =
  Be it be drawen fast.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Lo, here a hamere and nales also, =
  ffor to festen fast oure foo =
  To this tre, full soyn.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Ye ar wise,withoutten drede, =
  That so can help youre self at nede, =
  Of thyng that shuld be done.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Now dar I say hardely, =
  he shall with all his mawmentry =
  No longere vs be tell.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Syn pilate hase hym tyll vs geyn, =
  haue done, belyfe! let it be seyn =
  how we can with hym mell.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Now ar we at the monte of caluarye; =
  haue done, folows, and let now se =
  how we can with hym lake.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Yee, for as modee as he can loke, =
  he wold haue turnyd an othere croke =
  Myght he haue had the rake.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  In fayth, syr, sen ye callyd you a kyng, =
  you must prufe a worthy thyng =
  That falles vnto the were; =
  ye must Iust in tornamente; =
  Bot ye sytt fast els be ye shentt, =
  Els downe I shall you bere.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  If thou be godys son, as thou tellys, =
  Thou can the kepe; how shuld thou ellys? =
  Els were it meruell greatt; =
  And bot if thou can, we will not trow =
  That thou hase saide, bot make the mow =
  when thou syttys in yond sett.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  If thou be kyng we shall thank adyll, =
  ffor we shall sett the in thy sadyll, =
  ffor fallyng be thou bold,. =
  I hete the well tho bydys a shaft; =
  Bot if thou sytt well thou had better laft =
  The tales that thou has told,.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Stand, nere, felows, and let se =
  how we can hors oure kyng so fre, =
  By any craft; =
  Stand thou yonder on yond syde, =
  And we shall se how he can ryde, =
  And how to weld, a shaft.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Sir, commys heder and haue done, =
  And wyn apon youre palfray sone, =
  ffor he {[}is{]} redy bowne. =
  If ye be bond till hym, be not wrothe, =
  ffor be ye secure we were full lothe =
  On any wyse that ye fell downe.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Knyt thou a knott, with all thi strenght, =
  ffor to draw this arme on lengthe, =
  Tyll it com to the bore.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Thou maddys, man, bi this light! =
  It wantys, tyll ich mans sight, =
  Othere half span and more.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Yit drawe owt this arme and fest it fast, =
  with this rope that well will last, =
  And ilk man lay hand to.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Yee, and bynd thou fast that band; =
  we shall go to that othere hand =
  And loke what we can do.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Do dryfe a nayll ther thrugh outt, =
  And then thar vs nothyng doutt, =
  ffor it will not brest.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  That shall I do, as myght I thryfe! =
  ffor to clynke and for to dryfe, =
  Therto I am full prest; =
  So lett it styk, for it is wele.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Thou says sothe, as haue I cele! =
  Ther can no man it mende.
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Hald downe his knees.
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  That shall I do =
  his norysh yede neuer better to; =
  Lay on all your hende.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Draw out hys lymmes, let se, haue at!=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  That was well drawen that that; =
  ffare fall hym that so puld,! =
  ffor to haue getten it to the marke, =
  I trow lewde man ne clerk =
  Nothyng better shuld,.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Hald, it now fast thor, =
  And oone of you take the bore, =
  And then may it not fayll.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  That shall I do withoutten drede, =
  As euer myght I well spede, =
  hym to mekyll bayll.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  So, that is well, it will not brest, =
  Bot let now se who dos the best =
  with any slegthe of hande.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Go we now vnto the othere ende; =
  ffelowse, fest on fast youre hende, =
  And pull well at this band.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  I red, felowse, by this wedyr, =
  That we draw all ons togedir, =
  And loke how it wyll fare.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Let now se and lefe youre dyn! =
  And draw we ilka syn from syn; =
  ffor nothyng let vs spare.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Nay, felowse, this is no gam! =
  we will no longere draw all sam, =
  So mekill haue I asspyed.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  No, for as haue I blys! =
  Som can twyk, who so it is, =
  Sekys easse on som kyn syde.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  It is better, as I hope, =
  On by his self to draw this rope, =
  And then may we se =
  who it is that ere while =
  All his felows can begyle, =
  Of this companye.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Sen thou will so haue, here for me! =
  how draw I, as myght thou the?=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Thou drew right wele. =
  haue here for me half a foyte!=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Wema, man! I trow thou doyte! =
  Thou flyt it neuer a dele; =
  Bot haue for me here that I may!=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Well drawen, son, bi this day! =
  Thou gose well to thi warke!=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Yit efte, whils thi hande is in, =
  pull therat with som kyn gyn.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Yee, & bryng it to the marke.
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Pull, pull!
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Haue now!
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Let se!
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  A ha!
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Yit a draght!
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Therto with all my maght.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  A, ha!  hold still thore!=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  So felowse! looke now belyfe, =
  which of you can best dryfe, =
  And I shall take the bore.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Let me go therto, if I shall; =
  I hope that I be the best mershall =
  ffor {[}to{]} clynke it right. =
  do rase hym vp now when we may, =
  ffor I hope he & his palfray =
  Shall not twyn this nyght.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Com hedir, felowse, & haue done! =
  And help that this tre sone =
  To lyft with all youre sleght.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Yit let vs wyrke a whyle, =
  And noman now othere begyle =
  To it be broght on heght.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Ffelowse, fest on all youre hende, =
  ffor to rase this tre on ende, =
  And let se who is last.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  I red we do as that he says; =
  Set we the tre in the mortase, =
  And ther will it stand fast.
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Vp with the tymbre.
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  A, it heldys! =
  ffor hym that all this warld weldys =
  put fro the with thi hande!=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Hald, euen emangys vs all.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Yee, and, let it into the mortase fall, =
  ffor then will it best stande.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Go we to it and be we strong, =
  And rase it, be it neuer so long, =
  Sen that it is fast bon.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Vp with the tymbre fast on ende!=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  A felowse, fayr fall youre hende!=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  So sir, gape agans the son!=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  A felow, war thi crowne!=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Trowes thou this tymbre will oght downe?=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Yit help that it were fast.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Shog hym well & let vs lyfte.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Ffull shorte shalbe his thryfte.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  A, it standys vp lyke a mast.=
{P:Jesus}
  I pray you pepyll that passe me by, =
  That lede youre lyfe so lykandly, =
  heyfe vp youre hartys on hight! =
  Behold, if euer ye sagh body =
  Buffet & bett thus blody, =
  Or yit thus dulfully dight; =
  In warld was neuer no wight =
  That suffred half so sare. =
  My mayn, my mode, my myght, =
  Is noght bot sorow to sight, =
  And comforth none, bot care. =
  My folk, what haue I done to the, =
  That thou all thus shall tormente me? =
  Thy syn by I full sore. =
  what haue I greuyd the? answere me, =
  That thou thus nalys me to a tre, =
  And all for thyn erroure; =
  where shall thou seke socoure? =
  This mys how shall thou amende? =
  when that thou thy saveoure =
  Dryfes to this dyshonoure, =
  And nalys thrugh feete and hende! =
  All creatoures that kynde may kest, =
  Beestys, byrdys, all haue thay rest, =
  when thay ar wo begon; =
  Bot godys son, that shuld, be best, =
  hase not where apon his hede to rest, =
  Bot on his shuder bone. =
  To whome now may I make my mone? =
  when thay thus martyr me, =
  And sakles will me slone, =
  And beete me blode and bone, =
  That my brethere shuld, be! =
  what kyndnes shuld, I kythe theym to? =
  haue I not done that I aght to do, =
  Maide the to my lyknes? =
  And thou thus refys me rest & ro, =
  And lettys thus lightly on me, lo! =
  Sich is thi catyfnes. =
  I haue the kyd kyndnes, =
  Vnkyndly thou me quytys; =
  Se thus thi wekydnes! =
  loke how thou me dyspytys! =
  Gyltles thus am I put to pyne, =
  Not for {[}my{]} mys, man, bot for thyne, =
  Thus am I rent on rode; =
  ffor I that tresoure wold, not tyne, =
  That I markyd, & made for myne, =
  Thus by I adam blode, =
  That sonkyn was in syn, =
  with none erthly good; =
  Bot with my flesh and blode =
  That lothe was for to wyn. =
  My brethere that I com forto by, =
  has hanged, me here thus hedusly, =
  And freyndys fynde I foyn; =
  Thus haue thay dight me drerely, =
  And all by~spytt me spytusly, =
  As helples man in won. =
  Bot, fader, that syttys in trone, =
  fforgyf thou them this gylt, =
  I pray to the this boyn, =
  Thay wote not what thay doyn, =
  Nor whom thay haue thus spylt.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Yis, what we do full well we knaw.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Yee, that shall he fynde within a thraw.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Now, with a myschaunce tyll his cors, =
  wenys he that we gyf any force, =
  what dwill so euer he ayll?=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Ffor he wold tary vs all day, =
  Of his dede to make delay =
  I tell you, sansfayll.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Lyft vs this tre emanges vs all=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Yee, and let it into the mortase fall, =
  And that shall gar hym brest.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Yee, and all to~ryfe hym lym from lym.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  And it will breke ilk ionte in hym. =
  let se now who dos best.=
{P:Mary}
  Alas! the doyll I dre =
  I drowpe, I dare in drede! =
  Whi hyngys thou, son, so hee? =
  my bayll begynnes to brede. =
  All blemyshyd is thi ble =
  I se thi body blede! =
  In warld, son, were neuer we =
  so wo as I in wede. =
  My foode that I haue fed, =
  In lyf longyng the led, =
  ffull stratly art thou sted =
  Emanges thi foo~men fell; =
  Sich sorow forto se, =
  My dere barn, on the, =
  Is more mowrnyng to me =
  Then any tong may tell. =
  Alas! thi holy hede =
  hase not wheron to helde; =
  Thi face with blode is red, =
  Was fare as floure in feylde; =
  how shuld I stand, in sted =
  To se my barne thus blede? =
  Bett as blo as lede, =
  And has no lym to weylde! =
  ffestynd both handys and feet =
  With nalys full vnmete, =
  his woundes wrynyng wete, =
  Alas, my childe, for care! =
  ffor all rent is thi hyde; =
  I se on aythere syde =
  Teres of blode downe glide =
  Ouer all thi body bare. =
  Alas! that euer I shuld byde =
  And se my feyr thus fare!=
{P:John the Apostle}
  Alas, for doyll, my lady dere! =
  All for~changid is thi chere, =
  To see this prynce withoutten pere =
  Thus lappyd all in wo; =
  he was thi fode, thi faryst foine, =
  Thi luf, thi lake, thi lufsom son, =
  That high on tre thus hyngys alone =
  with body blak and blo; =
  Alas! =
  To me and many mo =
  A good master he was. =
  Bot, lady, sen it is his will =
  The prophecy to fulfyll, =
  That mankynde in sy{[}n{]} not spill =
  ffor theym to thole this payn; =
  And with this dede raunson to make, =
  As prophetys beforn of hym spake, =
  ffor~thi I red, thi sorowe thou slake, =
  Thi Wepyng may not gayn; =
  In sorowe =
  Oure boytt he byes full bayn, =
  Vs all from bale to borowe.=
{P:Mary}
  Alas! thyn een as cristall clere =
  that shoyn as son in sight, =
  That lufly were in lyere =
  lost thay haue thare light, =
  And wax all faed in fere =
  all dym then ar thay dight! =
  In payn has thou no pere =
  that is withoutten pight. =
  Swete son, say me thi thoght, =
  what wonders has thou wroght =
  To be in payn thus broght, =
  Thi blissed blode to blende? =
  A son, thynk on my wo! =
  whi will thou fare me fro? =
  On mold, is noman mo =
  That may my myrthes amende.=
{P:John the Apostle}
  Comly lady, good and couth, =
  ffayn wold I comforth the; =
  Me mynnys my master with mowth, =
  told vnto his menyee =
  That he shuld, thole full mekill payn =
  and dy apon a tre, =
  And to the lyfe ryse vp agayn, =
  apon the thryd day shuld it be =
  ffull right! =
  ffor~thi, my lady swete, =
  Stynt a while of grete! =
  Oure bale then will he bete =
  As he befor has hight.=
{P:Mary}
  Mi sorow it is so sad =
  no solace may me safe; =
  Mowrnyng makys me mad =
  none hope of help I hafe; =
  I am redles and rad =
  ffor ferd that I mon rafe; =
  Noght may make me glad =
  to I be in my grafe. =
  To deth my dere is dryffen, =
  his robe is all to~ryffen, =
  That of me was hym gyffen, =
  And shapen with my sydys; =
  Thise Iues and he has stryffen =
  That all the bale he bydys. =
  Alas, my lam so mylde =
  whi will thou fare me fro =
  Emang thise wulfe's wylde =
  that wyrke on the this wo? =
  ffor shame who may the shelde =
  ffor freyndys has thou fo! =
  Alas, my comly childe =
  whi will thou fare me fro? =
  Madyns, make youre mone! =
  And wepe ye, wyfe's, euerichon, =
  with me, most wrich, in wone, =
  The childe that borne was best! =
  My harte is styf as stone =
  That for no bayll will brest.=
{P:John the Apostle}
  A, lady, well wote I =
  thi hart is full of care =
  when thou thus openly =
  sees thi childe thus fare; =
  luf gars hym rathly =
  hym~self will he not spare, =
  Vs all fro baill to by =
  of blis thar ar full bare =
  ffor syn. =
  My lefe lady, for~thy =
  Of mowrnyng loke thou blyn.=
{P:Mary}
  Alas! may euer be my sang =
  Whyls I may lyf in leyd; =
  Me thynk now that I lyf to lang =
  to se my barne thus blede; =
  Iue's wyrke with hym all wrang =
  wherfor do thay this dede? =
  lo, so hy thay haue hym hang =
  thay let for no drede: =
  Whi so =
  his fomen is he emang? =
  No freynde he has, bot fo. =
  My frely foode now farys me fro =
  what shall worth on me? =
  Thou art warpyd all in wo =
  and spred here on a tre =
  ffull hee =
  =
  I mowrne, and so may mo =
  That sees this payn on the.=
{P:John the Apostle}
  Dere lady, well were me =
  If that I myght comforth the; =
  ffor the sorow that I see =
  Sherys myn harte in sondere; =
  when that I se my master hang =
  With bytter paynes and strang, =
  Was neuer wight with wrang =
  Wroght so mekill wonder.=
{P:Mary}
  Alas, dede, thou dwellys to lang! =
  whi art thou hid fro me? =
  Who kend, the to my childe to gang? =
  all blak thou makys his ble; =
  Now witterly thou wyrkys wrang =
  the more I will wyte the, =
  Bot if thou will my harte' stang =
  that I myght with hym dee =
  And byde; =
  Sore syghyng is my sang, =
  ffor thyrlyd, is his hyde! =
  A, dede, what has thou done? =
  with the will I moytt sone, =
  Sen I had childer none bot oone =
  best vnder son or moyn; =
  ffreyndys I had full foyn =
  that gars me grete and grone =
  ffull sore. =
  Good lord, graunte me my boyn =
  and let me lyf no more! =
  Gabriell, that good =
  som tyme thou can me grete, =
  And then I vnderstud =
  thi wordys that were so swete; =
  Bot now thay meng my moode =
  ffor grace thou can me hete, =
  To bere all of my blode =
  a childe oure baill shuld, bete =
  with right; =
  Now hyngys he here on rude =
  Where is that thou me hight? =
  All that thou of blys =
  hight me in that stede, =
  ffrom myrth is faren omys =
  and yit I trow thi red; =
  Thi councell now of this =
  my lyfe how shall I lede =
  When fro me gone is =
  he that was my hede =
  In hy? =
  My dede now comen it is =
  My dere son, haue mercy!=
{P:Jesus}
  My moder mylde, thou chaunge thi chere! =
  Sease of thi sorow and sighyng sere, =
  It syttys vnto my hart full sare; =
  The sorow is sharp I suffre here, =
  Bot doyll thou drees, my moder dere, =
  Me marters mekill mare. =
  Thus will my fader I fare, =
  To lowse mankynde of bandys; =
  his son Will he not spare, =
  To lowse that bon was are =
  ffull fast in feyndys handys. =
  The fyrst cause, moder, of my commyng =
  Was for mankynde myscarying, =
  To salf thare sore I soght; =
  Therfor, moder, make none mowrnyng, =
  Sen mankynde thrugh my dyyng =
  May thus to blis be boght. =
  Woman, wepe thou right noght! =
  Take ther Iohn vnto thi chylde! =
  Mankynde must nedys be boght, =
  And thou kest, cosyn, in thi thoght; =
  Iohn, lo ther thi moder mylde! =
  Blo and blody thus am I bett, =
  Swongen with swepys & all to~swett, =
  Mankynde, for thi mysdede! =
  ffor my luf lust when Wold thou lett, =
  And thi harte sadly sett, =
  Sen I thus for the haue blede? =
  Sich lyf, for sothe, I led,, =
  That vnothes may I more; =
  This suffre I for thi nede, =
  To marke the, man, thi mede: =
  Now thryst I, wonder sore.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Noght bot hold, thi peasse! =
  Thou shall haue drynke within a resse, =
  My self shalbe thy knaue; =
  haue here the draght that I the hete, =
  And I shall warand it is not swete, =
  On all the good I haue.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  So syr, say now all youre will! =
  ffor if ye couth haue holden you styll =
  ye had not had this brade.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Thou wold all gaytt be kyng of Iues, =
  Bot by this I trow thou rues =
  All that thou has sayde.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  He has hym rused, of great prophes, =
  That he shuld make vs tempylle's, =
  And gar it cleyn downe fall; =
  And yit he sayde he shuld, it rase =
  As well as it was, within thre dayes! =
  he lyes, that wote we all; =
  And for his lyes, in great dispyte =
  we will departe his clothyng tyte, =
  Bot he can more of arte.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Yee, as euer myght I thryfe, =
  Soyn will we this mantyll ryfe, =
  And ich man take his parte.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  How wold, thou we share this clothe?=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Nay forsothe, that were I lothe, =
  Then were it all~gate spylt; =
  Bot assent thou to my saw, =
  lett vs all cutt draw, =
  And then is none begylt.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  How so befallys now wyll I draw! =
  This is myn by comon law, =
  Say not ther agayn.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Now sen it may no better be, =
  Chevich the with it for me, =
  Me thynk thou art ful fayn.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  How felowse, se ye not yond skraw? =
  It is writen yonder within a thraw, =
  Now sen that we drew cut.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Ther is noman that is on lyfe =
  Bot it were pilate, as myght I thrife, =
  That durst it ther haue putt.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Go we fast and let vs loke =
  what is wretyn on yond boke, =
  And what it may bemeyn.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  A the more I loke theron =
  A the more I thynke I fon; =
  All is not worth a beyn.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Yis, for sothe, me thynk I se =
  Theron writen langage thre, =
  Ebrew and latyn =
  And grew, me thynk, writen theron, =
  ffor it is hard for to expowne.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Thou red, by appolyn!=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Yee, as I am a trew knyght, =
  I am the best latyn wright =
  Of this company; =
  I will go withoutten delay =
  And tell you what it is to say; =
  Behald,, syrs, witterly! =
  yonder is wretyn «ihesu of nazareyn =
  he is kyng of Iues,» I weyn.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  A! that is writen wrang.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  He callys hym so, bot he is none.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Go we to pilate and make oure mone; =
  haue done, and dwell not lang. =
  pilate, yonder is a fals tabyll, =
  Theron is wryten noght bot fabyll; =
  Of Iues he is not kyng! =
  he callys hym so, bot he not is: =
  It is falsly writen, Iwys, =
  This is a wrangwys thyng.=
{P:Pilate}
  Boys, I say, what mell ye you? =
  As it is writen shall it be now, =
  I say certane; =
@begin {latp}
  Quod scriptum scripsi, =
@end {latp}
  That same wrote I, =
  What gadlyng gruches ther agane?=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Sen that he is man of law =
  he must nedys haue his will; =
  I trow he had not writen that saw =
  without som propre skyll.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Yee, let it hyng aboue his hede, =
  It shall not saue hym fro the dede, =
  Noght that he can write.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Now ylla hale was he borne.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Ma~fay, I tell his lyfe is lorne, =
  he shalbe slayn as tyte. =
  If thou be crist, as men the call, =
  Com downe emangys vs all, =
  And thole not thies myssaes.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Yee, and help thi self that we may se, =
  And we shall all trow in the, =
  what soeuer thou says.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  He cals hym self good of myght, =
  Bot I wold, se hym be so wight =
  To do sich a dede =
  he rasyd lazare out of his delfe, =
  Bot he can not help hym self, =
  Now in his greatt nede.=
{P:Jesus}
  Hely, hely, lamazabatany! =
  My god, my god, wherfor and why =
  has thou forsakyn me?=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  How! here ye not, as well as I, =
  how he can now on hely cry =
  Apon his wyse?=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Yee, ther is none hely in this countre =
  Shall delyuer hym from this meneyoe, =
  On nokyns wyse.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  I warand you now at the last =
  That he shall soyn yelde the gast, =
  ffor brestyn is his gall.=
{P:Jesus}
  Now is my passyon broght tyll ende! =
  ffader of heuen, in to thy hende =
  I betake my saull!=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Let one pryk hym with a spere, =
  And if that it do hym no dere =
  Then is his lyfe nere past.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  This blynde knyght may best do that.=
{P:Longeus}
  Gar me not do bot I wote what.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Not bot put vp fast.=
{P:Longeus}
  A, lord, what may this be? =
  Ere was I blynde, now may I se; =
  Godys son, here me, ihesu! =
  ffor this trespas on me thou rew. =
  ffor, lord, othere men me gart, =
  that I the stroke vnto the hart: =
  I se thou hyngys here on hy, =
  And dyse to fulfyll the prophecy.=
{P:Quartus Tortor}
  Go we hence and leyfe hym here, =
  ffor I shall be his borghe to~yere =
  he felys no more payn; =
  ffor hely ne for none othere man =
  All the good tha euer he wan =
  Gettys not his lyfe agayn.=
{P:Josephus}
  Alas, alas, and walaway! =
  That euer shuld I abyde this day, =
  To se my master dede; =
  Thus wykydly as he is shent, =
  with so bytter tornamente, =
  Thrugh fals Iues red,. =
  Nychodeme, I wold we yede =
  To sir pilate, if we myght spede, =
  his body for to craue; =
  I will fownde with all my myght, =
  ffor my seruyce to aske that knyght =
  his body for to graue.=
{P:Nichodemus}
  Ioseph, I will weynde with the =
  ffor to do that is in me, =
  ffor that body to pray; =
  ffor oure good will and oure trauale =
  I hope that it mon vs avayll =
  here afterward som day.=
{P:Josephus}
  Syr pylate, god the saue! =
  Graunte me that I craue, =
  If that it be thi will.=
{P:Pilate}
  Welcom, Ioseph, myght thou be! =
  what so thou askys I graunte it the, =
  So that it be skyll.=
{P:Josephus}
  Ffor my long seruyce I the pray =
  Graunte me the body~say me not nay-- =
  of ihesu, dede on rud.=
{P:Pilate}
  I graunte well if he ded be, =
  Good leyfe shall thou haue of me, =
  Do with hym what thou thynk gud.=
{P:Josephus}
  Grammercy, syr, of youre good grace, =
  That ye haue graunte me in this place; =
  Go we oure way: =
  Nychodeme, com me furth with, =
  ffor I my self shall be the smyth =
  The nales out for to dray.=
{P:Nichodemus}
  Ioseph, I am redy here =
  To go with the with full good chere, =
  To help the at my myght; =
  pull furth the nales on aythere syde, =
  And I shall hald, hym vp this tyde; =
  A, lord, so thou is dight!=
{P:Josephus}
  Help now, felow, with all thi myght, =
  That he were wonden and well dight, =
  And lay hym on this bere; =
  Bere we hym furth vnto the kyrke, =
  To the tombe that I gard wyrk, =
  Sen full many a yere.=
{P:Nichodemus}
  It shall be so with outten nay. =
  he that dyed on gud fryday =
  And crownyd was with thorne, =
  Saue you all that now here be! =
  That lord that thus wold, dee =
  And rose on pasche morne. =
@section 2 {p24}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Talents
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Pilate}
@begin{latp}
  Cernite qui statis =
  quod mire sim probitatis, =
  Hec cognoscatis =
  vos cedam ni taceatis, =
  Cuncti discatis =
  quasi sistam vir deitatis =
  Et maiestatis =
  michi fando ne neceatis, =
  hoc modo mando; =
  Neue loquaces, =
  Siue dicaces, =
  poscite paces, =
  Dum fero fando. =
@end {latp}
  Stynt, I say! gyf men place =
@begin {latp}
  quia sum dominus dominorum! =
@end{latp}
  he that agans me says =
@begin{latp}
  rapietur lux oculorum; =
@end{latp}
  Therfor gyf ye me space =
@begin{latp}
  ne tendam vim brachiorum, =
@end{latp}
  And then get ye no grace =
@begin{latp}
  contestor Iura polorum, =
  Caueatis; =
@end{latp}
  Rewle I the Iure, =
@begin{latp}
  Maxime pure, =
@end{latp}
  Towne
@begin{latp}
  quoque rure, =
  Me paueatis. =
  Stemate regali =
@end{latp}
  kyng atus gate me of pila; =
@begin{latp}
  Tramite legali =
@end{latp}
  Am I ordand to reyn apon Iuda, =
@begin{latp}
  Nomine wlgari =
@end{latp}
  pownce pilate, that may ye well say, =
@begin{latp}
  Qui bene wlt fari =
@end{latp}
  shuld call me fownder of all lay. =
@begin{latp}
  Iudeorum =
  Iura guberno, =
@end{latp}
  pleasse me and say so, =
@begin{latp}
  Omnia firmo =
  Sorte deorum. =
@end{latp}
  Myghty lord of all =
@begin{latp}
  me Cesar magnificauit; =
@end{latp}
  Downe on knees ye fall =
  greatt god 
@begin{latp}
  me sanctificauit, =
@end{latp}
  Me to obey ouer all =
@begin{latp}
  regi reliquo quasi dauid, =
@end{latp}
  hanged hy that he sall =
@begin{latp}
  hoc iussum qui reprobauit, =
@end{latp}
  I swere now; =
  Bot ye youre hedis =
  Bare in thies stedis =
  Redy my swerde is =
  Of thaym to shere now. =
@begin{latp}
  Atrox armipotens =
@end{latp}
  I graunt men girth by my good grace, =
@begin{latp}
  Atrox armipotens =
@end{latp}
  most myghty callyd in ylk place, =
@begin{latp}
  vir quasi cunctipotens =
@end{latp}
  I graunt men girth by my good grace, =
@begin{latp}
  Tota refert huic gens =
@end{latp}
  that none is worthier in face, =
@begin{latp}
  Quin eciam bona mens =
@end{latp}
  doith trowth and right bi my trew lays, =
@begin{latp}
  Silete! =
  In generali, =
  Sic speciali, =
@end{latp}
  yit agane byd I =
@begin{latp}
  Iura tenete. =
@end{latp}
  loke that no boy be to bustus, blast here for to blaw, =
  Bot truly to my talkyng loke that ye be intendyng; =
  If here be any boy that will not loutt till oure law, =
  By myghty mahowne, hygh shall he hyng; =
  South, north, eest, west, =
  In all this warld, in lengthe and brede, =
  Is none so doughty as I, the best, =
  doughtely dyntand, on mule and on stede. =
  Therfor I say, =
  loke that ye lowte to my lykance, =
  ffor dowte of dynt in greuaunce; =
  dilygently ply to my plesance, =
  As prynce most myghty me pay, =
  And talke not a worde; =
  ffor who so styrres or any dyn makys, =
  deply in my daunger he rakys, =
  That as soferan me not takys =
  And as his awne lorde. =
  he has myster of nyghtys rest that nappys not in noynyng! =
  boy, lay me downe softly and hap me well from cold,; =
  loke that no laddys noy me nawder with cryyng nor with cronyng, =
  Nor in my sight ones greue me so bold,. =
  If ther be any boyes that make any cry, =
  Or els that will not obey me, =
  he were better be hanged, hy, =
  Then in my sight ones mefe me.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  War, war! for now com I, =
  The most shrew in this cuntry; =
  I haue ron full fast in hy, =
  hedir to this towne; =
  To this towne now comen am I =
  ffrom the mownt of caluery; =
  Ther crist hang, and that full hy, =
  I swe{[}re{]} you, bi my crowne. =
  At caluery when he hanged was, =
  I spuyd and spyt right in his face, =
  when that it shoyn as any glas, =
  so semely to my sight; =
  Bot yit for all that fayr thyng, =
  I loghe hym vnto hethyng, =
  And rofe of his clethyng; =
  To me it was full light. =
  And when his clothes were of in fere, =
  lord, so we loghe and maide good chere, =
  And crownyd that carle with a brere, =
  As he had bene a kyng; =
  And yit I did full propurly, =
  I clappyd his cors by and by, =
  I thoght I did, full curiously =
  In fayth hym for to hyng. =
  Bot to mahowne I make avowe, =
  hedir haue I broght his clethyng now, =
  To try the trowthe before you, =
  Euen this same nyght; =
  Of me and of my felowse two =
  with whom this garmente shall go; =
  bot sir pilate must go therto, =
  I swere you by this light. =
  ffor whosoeuer may get thise close, =
  he ther neuer rek where he gose, =
  ffor he semys nothyng to lose, =
  If so be he theym were. =
  bot now, now, felose, stand on rowme, =
  ffor he commes, shrewes, vnto this towne, =
  And we will all togeder rowne, =
  so semely in oure gere.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  War, war! and make rowme, =
  ffor I will with my felose rowne, =
  And I shall knap hym on the crowne =
  That standys in my gate; =
  I will lepe and I will skyp =
  As I were now out of my wytt; =
  Almost my breke thay ar beshyt =
  ffor drede I cam to late. =
  Bot, by mahowne! now am I here! =
  The most shrew, that dar I swere, =
  That ye shall fynde aw where, =
  Spyll~payn in fayth I hight. =
  I was at caluery this same day, =
  where the kyng of Iues lay, =
  And ther I taght hym a newe play, =
  Truly, me thoght it right. =
  The play, in fayth, it was to rowne, =
  That he shuld, lay his hede downe, =
  And sone I bobyd hym on the crowne, =
  That gam me thoght was good. =
  when we had played with hym oure fyll, =
  Then led we him vnto an hyll, =
  And ther we wroght with hym oure will, =
  And hang hym on a rud,. =
  Nomore now of this talkyng, =
  Bot the cause of my commyng; =
  Both on ernest and on hethyng =
  This cote I wold, I had; =
  ffor if I myght this cote gett, =
  Then wold I both skyp and lepe, =
  And therto fast both drynke and ete, =
  In fayth, as I were mad.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  War, war! within thise wones, =
  ffor I com rynyng all at ones! =
  I haue brysten both my balok stones, =
  So fast hyed I hedyr; =
  And ther is nothyng me so lefe =
  As murder a mycher and hang a thefe: =
  If here be any that doth me grefe =
  I shall them thresh togedir. =
  ffor I may swere with mekill wyn =
  I am the most shrew in all myn kyn, =
  That is from this towne vnto lyn, =
  lo, here my felowse two! =
  Now ar we thre commen in =
  A new gam forto begyn, =
  This same cote forto twyn, =
  Or that we farther go. =
  Bot to sir pilate prynce I red that we go hy, =
  And present hym the playnt how that we ar stad; =
  Bot this gowne that is here, I say you for~thy, =
  By myghty mahowne I wold not he had,.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  I assent to that sagh, by myghty mahowne! =
  Let vs Weynde to sir pilate withoutten any fabyll; =
  Bot syrs, bi my lewte, he gettys not this gowne; =
  Vnto vs thre it were right prophetabyll; =
  Spill~payn what says thou?=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Youre sawes craftely assent I vnto.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Then will I streght furth in this place, =
  And speke with sir pilate wordys oone or two, =
  ffor I am right semely and fare in the face; =
  And now shall we se or we hence go.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Sir, I say the, by my lewtee, =
  where is sir pilate of pryce?=
{P:Consultus}
  Sir, I say the, as myght I the, =
  he lygys here in the dewyll seruyce.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  With that prynce~fowll myght he fall-- =
  Must we haue at do.=
{P:Consultus}
  I shall go to hym and call, =
  And loke what ye will say hym to. =
  My lord, my lorde!=
{P:Pilate}
  What, boy, art thou nyse? =
  call nomore, thou has callid twyse.=
{P:Consultus}
  My lord,!=
{P:Pilate}
  What mytyng is that that mevys me in my mynde?=
{P:Consultus}
  I, lord, youre counselloure, pight in youre saw.=
{P:Pilate}
  Say ar ther any catyffys combred that ar vnkynde?=
{P:Consultus}
  Nay, lord, none that I knawe.=
{P:Pilate}
  Then noy vs nomore of this noyse; =
  you carles vnkynde, who bad you call me? =
  By youre mad, maters I hald, you bot boyes, =
  And that shall ye aby, els fowll myght befall me. =
  I shall not dy in youre dett! =
  Bewshere, I byd, the vp thou take me, =
  And in my sete softly loke that thou se me sett. =
  Now shall we wytt, and that in hy, =
  If that saghe be trew that thou dyd say; =
  If I fynde the With lesyng, lad, thou shall aby, =
  fforto mell in the maters that pertenyth agans the lay.=
{P:Consultus}
  Nay, sir, not so, withoutten delay, =
  The cause of my callyng is of that boy bold,, =
  ffor it is saide sothely now this same day, =
  That he shuld dulfully be dede, =
  Certayn; =
  Then may youre cares be full cold, =
  If he thus sakles be slayn.=
{P:Pilate}
  Ffare and softly, sir, and say not to far; =
  Sett the with sorow, then semys thou the les, =
  And of the law that thou leggys be wytty and war, =
  lest I greue the greatly with dyntys expres; =
  ffals fatur, in fayth I shall slay the! =
  Thy reson vnrad I red the redres, =
  Or els of thise maters loke thou nomore mell the.=
{P:Consultus}
  Why shuld I not mell of those maters that I haue you taght? =
  Thoug ye be prynce peerles withoutt any pere, =
  were not my wyse wysdom youre wyttys were in waght; =
  And that is seen expresse and playnly right here, =
  And done in dede.=
{P:Pilate}
  Why, boy, bot has thou sayde?=
{P:Consultus}
  Yee, lorde.=
{P:Pilate}
  Therfor the devyll the spede, thou carle vnkynde =
  Sich felowse myght well be on rowme! =
  ye knaw not the comon cowrs that longys to a kyng.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Mahowne most myghtfull, he mensk you with mayn, =
  Sir pilate pereles, prynce of this prese! =
  And saue you, sir, syttand semely suffrayn! =
  we haue soght to thy sayll no sayng to sesse, =
  Bot certyfie sone; =
  ye wote that ye demyd this day apon desse, =
  we dowte not his doyng, for now is he done.=
{P:Pilate}
  Ye ar welcom, Iwys, ye ar worthy ay war; =
  Be it fon so of that fatur, in fayth then am I fayne.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  We haue markyd that mytyng, nomore shall he mar; =
  we prayed you, sir pilate, to put hym to payn, =
  And we thoght it well wroght.=
{P:Pilate}
  Lefe syrs, let be youre laytt and loke that ye layn; =
  ffor nothyng that may be nevyn ye it noght.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Make myrth of that mytyng full mekyll we may, =
  And haue lykyng of oure lyfe for los of that lad; =
  Bot, syr pilate peerles, a poynt I the pray; =
  hope ye with hethyng that harnes he had =
  To hold that was hys?=
{P:Pilate}
  That appentys vnto me, mafa! art thou mad? =
  I ment that no mytyng shuld, mell hym of this.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Mefe the not, master, more if he mell, =
  ffor thou shall parte from that pelfe, thar thou not pleyte.=
{P:Pilate}
  Yit styrt not farer for noght that ye fell; =
  I aske this gowne of youre gyfte, it is not so greatt, =
  And yit may it agayn you.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  How, all in fageyng? in fayth I know of youre featte, =
  ffor it fallys to vs four fyrst will I frayn you.=
{P:Pilate}
  And I myster to no maner of mans bot myn.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Yee, lord, let shere it in shredys.=
{P:Pilate}
  Now that hald I good skyll! take thou this, & thou that,
  & this shall be thyne, =
  And by lefe and by law this may leyfe styll.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  O lordyng! I weyn it is wrang, =
  To tymely I toke it, to take it the vntyll =
  The farest, and the fowllest thy felowse to fang.=
{P:Pilate}
  And thou art payed of thi parte full truly I trowe.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  It is shame forto se, I am shapyn bot a shrede.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  The hole of this harnes is holdyn to you, =
  And I am leuerd a lap is lyke to no lede, =
  ffor~tatyrd and torne.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  By myghty mahowne that mylde is of mode, =
  If he skap with this cote it were a great skorne.=
{P:Pilate}
  Now sen ye teyn so at this, take it to you =
  with all the mawgre of myn and myght of mahowne!=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Drede you not doutles, for so Will we dow; =
  Grefe you not greatly ye gett not this gowne, =
  bot in fower as it fallys.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Had I a fawchon, then craftely to cutt it were I bowne.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  lo it here that thou callys! =
  It is sharp with to shere, shere if thou may.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Euen in the mydward to marke were mastre to me.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Most semely is in certan the seym to assay.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  I haue soght all this syde and none can I se, =
  of greatt nor of small.=
{P:Pilate}
  Bewshers, abyd you, I byd you let be! =
  I commaunde not to cutt it, bot hold, it hole all.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Now ar we bon, for ye bad, withhald on youre hud.=
{P:Pilate}
  We! harlottys! go hang you, for hole shall it be.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Grefe you not greatly, he saide it for gud.=
{P:Pilate}
  Wyst I that he spake it in spytyng of me =
  Tytt shuld I spede forto spyll hym.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  That were hym loth, lord, by my lewte, =
  ffor~thi grauntt hym youre grace.=
{P:Pilate}
  No greuans I will hym.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Gramercy thi gudnes!=
{P:Pilate}
  Yee, bot greue me nomo; =
  ffull dere beys it boght =
  In fayth, if ye do.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Shall I then saue it?=
{P:Pilate}
  Yee, so saide I, or to draw cutt is the lelyst, =
  and long cut, lo, this wede shall wyn.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Sir, to youre saying yit assent we vnto; =
  Bot oone assay, let se who shall begyn.=
{P:Pilate}
  We! me falles all the fyrst, and forther shall ye.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Nay, drede you not doutles, for that do ye not; =
  O, he sekys as he wold, dyssaue vs now we se.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Bewshers, abyde you, heder haue I broght =
  thre dyse vs emang.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  That is a gam all the best, bi hym that me boght, =
  ffor at the dysyng he dos vs no wrang.=
{P:Pilate}
  And I am glad of that gam; On assay, Who shall begyn?=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Ffyrst shall ye, and sen after we all. =
  haue the dyse and haue done, =
  and lefe all youre dyn, =
  ffor who so has most this frog shall he fall, =
  And best of the bonys.=
{P:Pilate}
  I assent to youre sayng; assay now I shall, =
  As I wold, at a wap wyn all at ones.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  A, ha! how now! here ar a hepe.=
{P:Pilate}
  haue mynde then emang you how many ther ar.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Thretteen ar on thre, thar ye not threpe.=
{P:Pilate}
  Then shall I wyn or all men be war.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Truly lord, right so ye shall; =
  Bot grefe you not greatly, the next shall be nar =
  If I haue hap to my hand, haue here for all!=
{P:Pilate}
  And I haue sene as greatt a freke of his forward falyd. =
  here ar bot Aght turnyd vp at ones.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Aght? a, his armes, that is yll! what so me alyd, =
  I was falsly begylyd with thise byched bones; =
  Ther cursyd thay be!=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Well I wote this wede bees won in thise wones, =
  I wold, be fayn of this frog myght it fall vnto me.=
{P:Pilate}
  It bees in waght, in fayth, and, thou wyn.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  No, bot war you away!=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Here is baddyst aboue, by mahownes bonys! =
  seuen is bot the seconde, the sothe for to say.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  We, fy! that is shortt.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Do shott at thi hud! now fallys me the fyrst, =
  And I haue hap to this gowne, go now on gud; =
  The byched bones that ye be I byd you go bett; =
  ffelowse, in forward here haue I fefteen! =
  As ye wote I am worthi, won is this wede.=
{P:Pilate}
  What, whistyll ye in the wenyande! where haue ye beyn? =
  Thou shall abak, bewshere, that blast I forbede.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Here ar men vs emang, =
  lele in oure lay, will ly for no leyd, =
  And I wytnes at thaym if I wroght any wrang.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Thou wroght no dyssaytt, for sothe, that we saw, =
  ffor~thi thou art worthi, and won is this weyd At thyn awne wyll.=
{P:Pilate}
  Yee, bot me pays not that playng to puf nor to blaw; =
  If he haue right I ne rek or reson thertyll, =
  I refe it hym noght.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Haue gud day, sir, and grefe you not yll, =
  ffor if it were duble full dere is it boght.=
{P:Pilate}
  Sir, sen thou has won this weyd. say will thou vowche safe =
  Of thi great gudnes this garment on me?=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Sir, I say you certan this shall ye not haue.=
{P:Pilate}
  Thou shall forthynk it, in fayth; =
  ffy, what thou art fre! =
  vnbychid, vnbayn!=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  Ffor ye thrett me so throle, =
  were it sich thre =
  here I gif you this gud.=
{P:Pilate}
  Now, gramercy agayn! =
  Mekill thank and myn and this shalbe ment.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Bot I had not left it so lightly, had play me it lent.=
{P:Pilate}
  No, bot he is faythfull and fre, and that shall be ment; =
  And more if I may, =
  If he myster to me, =
  amend hym I mon.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  I vowche safe it be so, the sothe forto say.=
{P:Primus Tortor}
  Now thise dyse that ar vndughty =
  for los of this good, =
  here I forswere hertely =
  by mahownes blood; =
  ffor was I neuer so happy =
  by mayn nor by mode, =
  To wyn with sich sotelty =
  to my lyfys fode, =
  As ye ken; =
  Thise dysars and thise hullars, =
  Thise cokkers and thise bollars, =
  And all purs~cuttars, =
  Bese well war of thise men.=
{P:Secundus Tortor}
  Ffy, fy, on thise dyse =
  the devill I theym take! =
  vnwytty, vnwyse =
  With thaym that Wold lake; =
  As fortune assyse =
  men wyll she make; =
  hir maners ar nyse =
  she can downe and vptake; =
  And rych =
  She turnes vp~so~downe, =
  And vnder abone, =
  Most chefe of renowne =
  She castys in the dyche. =
  By hir meanes she makys =
  dysers to sell, =
  As thay sytt and lakys =
  thare corne and thare catell; =
  Then cry thay and crakkys =
  bowne vnto batell, =
  his hyppys then bakys =
  no symnell =
  ffor hote. =
  Bot fare well, thryfte! =
  Is ther none other skyfte =
  Bot syfte, lady, syfte? =
  Thise dysars thay dote.=
{P:Tercius Tortor}
  What commys of dysyng =
  I pray you hark after, =
  Bot los of good, in lakyng =
  and oft tymes mens slaghter! =
  Thus sorow is at partyng =
  at metyng if ther be laghter; =
  I red leyf sich vayn thyng =
  and serue god herafter, =
  ffor heuens blys; =
  That lord, is most myghty, =
  And gentyllyst of Iury, =
  we helde to hym holy; =
  how thynk ye by this?=
{P:Pilate}
  Well worth you all thre, most doughty in dede! =
  Of all the clerkys that I knaw, most conyng ye be, =
  By soteltes of youre sawes, youre lawes forto lede; =
  I graunt you playn powere and frenship frele, =
  I say; =
  Dew vows {[}garde{]}, mon senyours! =
  Mahowne most myghty in castels and towres =
  he kepe you, lordyngys, and all youres, =
  And hauys all gud day. =
@section 2 {p25}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Deliverance of Souls
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Jesus}
  My fader me from blys has send =
  Till erth for mankynde sake, =
  Adam mys forto amend, =
  My deth nede must I take. =
  I dwellyd ther thryrty yeres and two, =
  And somdele more, the sothe to say; =
  In anger, pyne, and mekyll wo, =
  I dyde on cros this day. =
  Therfor till hell now Will I go, =
  To chalange that is myne; =
  Adam, eue, and othere mo, =
  Thay shall no longer dwell in pyne. =
  The feynde theym wan With trayn, =
  Thrugh fraude of earthly fode, =
  I haue theym boght agan =
  With shedyng of my blode. =
  And now I will that stede restore, =
  which the feynde fell fro for syn; =
  Som tokyn will I send before, =
  with myrth to gar thare gammes begyn. =
  A light I will thay haue =
  To know I will com sone; =
  My body shall abyde in graue =
  Till all this dede be done.=
{P:Adam}
  My brether, herkyn vnto me here! =
  More hope of helth neuer we had; =
  Fower thowsand and sex hundreth yere =
  haue we bene here in darknes stad; =
  Now se I tokyns of solace sere, =
  A gloryous gleme to make vs glad, =
  Wher thrugh I hope that help is nere, =
  That sone shall slake oure sorowes sad.=
{P:Eve}
  Adam, my husband heynd, =
  This menys solace certan; =
  Sich light can on vs leynd =
  In paradyse full playn.=
{P:Isaiah}
  Adam, thrugh thi syn =
  here were we put to dwell, =
  This wykyd place within; =
  The name of it is hell; =
  here paynes shall neuer blyn, =
  That wykyd ar and fell. =
  loue that lord with wyn, =
  his lyfe for vs wold sell. =
  Adam, thou well vnderstand =
  I am Isaias, so crist me kende. =
  I spake of folke in darknes walkand, =
  I saide a light shuld, on theym lende; =
  This light is all from crist commande =
  That he till vs has hedir sende, =
  Thus is my poynt proved in hand,, =
  as I before to fold, it kende.=
{P:Simeon}
  So may I tell of farlys feyll, =
  ffor in the tempyll his freyndys me fande, =
  Me thoght daynteth with hym to deyll, =
  I halsid hym homely with my hand; =
  I saide, lord, let thi seruandys leyll =
  pas in peasse to lyf lastande; =
  Now that myn eeyn has sene thyn hele =
  no longer lyst I lyf in lande. =
  This light thou has purvayde =
  ffor theym that lyf in lede; =
  That I before of the haue saide =
  I se it is fulfillyd in dede.=
{P:John the Baptist}
  As a voce cryand I kend =
  The wayes of crist, as I well can; =
  I baptised hym with both myn hende =
  in the water of flume Iordan; =
  The holy gost from heuen discende =
  As a white dowfe downe on me than; =
  The fader voyce, oure myrthes to amende, =
  Was made to me lyke as a man;
  «yond is my son,» he saide,
  «and which me pleasses full well,» =
  his light is on vs layde, =
  and commys oure karys to kele.=
{P:Moyses}
  Now this same nyght lernyng haue I, =
  to me, moyses, he shewid his myght, =
  And also to anothere oone, hely, =
  where we stud on a hill on hyght; =
  As whyte as snaw was his body, =
  his face was like the son for bright, =
  Noman on mold, was so myghty =
  grathly durst loke agans that light; =
  And that same light here se I now =
  shynyng on vs, certayn, =
  where thrugh truly I trow =
  that we shall sone pas from this payn.=
{P:Ribald}
  Sen fyrst that hell was mayde =
  And I was put therin, =
  Sich sorow neuer ere I had, =
  nor hard I sich a dyn; =
  My hart begynnys to brade =
  my wytt waxys thyn, =
  I drede we can not be glad =
  thise saules mon fro vs twyn. =
  how, belsabub! bynde thise boys, =
  sich harow was neuer hard in hell.=
{P:Belzebub}
  Out, rybald,! thou rores, =
  what is betyd? can thou oght tell?=
{P:Ribald}
  whi, herys thou not this vgly noyse? =
  thise lurdans that in lymbo dwell. =
  Thay make menyng of many Ioyse, =
  and Muster myrthes theym emell.=
{P:Belzebub}
  Myrth? nay, nay! that poynt is past, =
  more hope of helth shall thay neuer haue.=
{P:Ribald}
  They cry on crist full fast, =
  And says he shall theym saue.=
{P:Belzebub}
  yee, though he do not, I shall, =
  ffor they ar sparyd in specyall space; =
  whils I am prynce and pryncypall =
  they shall neuer pas out of this place. =
  Call vp astarot and anaball =
  To gyf vs counsell in this case; =
  Bell, berith, and bellyall, =
  To mar theym that sich mastry mase. =
  Say to sir satan oure syre, =
  and byd hym bryng also =
  Sir lucyfer, lufly of lyre.=
{P:Ribald}
  All redy lord, I go.=
{P:Jesus}
@begin {latp}
  Attollite portas, principes, vestras & eleuamini
  porte eternales, & introibit rex glorie.=
@end {latp}
{P:Ribald}
  Out, harro, out! what devill is he =
  That callys hym kyng ouer vs all? =
  hark belzabub, com ne, =
  ffor hedusly I hard hym call.=
{P:Belzebub}
  Go, spar the yates, yll mot thou the! =
  And, set the waches on the wall; =
  If that brodell com ne =
  With vs ay won he shall; =
  And if he more call or cry, =
  To make vs more debate, =
  lay on hym hardely, =
  And make hym go his gate.=
{P:David}
  Nay, with hym may ye not fyght, =
  ffor he is king and conqueroure, =
  And of so mekill myght, =
  And styf in euery stoure; =
  Of hym commys all this light =
  that shynys in this bowre; =
  he is full fers in fight, =
  worthi to wyn honoure.=
{P:Belzebub}
  Honowre! harsto, harlot, for what dede? =
  Alle erthly men to me ar thrall; =
  That lad that thou callys lord, in lede =
  he had neuer harbor, house, ne hall. =
  how, sir sathanas! com nar =
  And hark this cursid rowte!=
{P:Sathanas}
  The devill you all to~har! =
  What ales the so to showte? =
  And me, if I com nar, =
  thy brayn bot I bryst owte!=
{P:Belzebub}
  Thou must com help to spar, =
  we ar beseged, abowte.=
{P:Sathanas}
  Besegyd aboute! whi, who durst be so bold, =
  for drede to make on vs a fray?=
{P:Belzebub}
  It is the Iew that Iudas sold, =
  ffor to be dede this othere day.=
{P:Sathanas}
  how! in tyme that tale was told,, =
  that trature trauesses vs all~way; =
  he shalbe here full hard, in hold,, =
  bot loke he pas not, I the pray.=
{P:Belzebub}
  Pas! nay, nay, he will not weynde =
  ffrom hens or it be war; =
  he shapys hym for to sheynd, =
  All hell or he go far.=
{P:Sathanas}
  Ffy, faturs! therof shall he fayll, =
  ffor all his fare I hym defy; =
  I know his trantes fro top to tayll, =
  he lyffys by gawdys and, glory. =
  Therby he broght furth of oure bayll =
  The lath lazare of betany, =
  Bot to the Iues I gaf counsayll =
  That thay shuld, cause hym dy; =
  I enterd, ther into Iudas, =
  that forward to fulfyll, =
  Therfor his hyere he has, =
  All wayes to won here styll.=
{P:Ribald}
  Sir sathan, sen we here the say =
  thou and the Iues were at assent, =
  And wote he wan the lazare away =
  that vnto vs was taken to tent, =
  hopys thou that thou mar hym may =
  to Muster the malyce that he has ment? =
  ffor and he refe vs now oure pray =
  we will ye witt or he is went.=
{P:Sathanas}
  I byd the noght abaste, =
  bot boldly make you bowne, =
  With toyles that ye intraste, =
  And dyng that dastard downe.=
{P:Jesus}
@begin {latp}
  Attollite portas, principes, vestras, &c/.=
@end {latp}
{P:Ribald}
  Outt, harro! what harlot is he =
  that sayes his kyngdom shalbe cryde?=
{P:David}
  That may thou in sawter se, =
  for of this prynce thus ere I saide; =
  I saide that he shuld, breke =
  youre barres and bandys by name, =
  And of youre warkys take wreke; =
  now shall thou se the same.=
{P:Jesus}
  Ye prynces of hell open youre yate, =
  And let my folk furth gone; =
  A prynce of peasse shall enter therat =
  wheder ye will or none.=
{P:Ribald}
  What art thou that spekys so?=
{P:Jesus}
  A kyng of blys that hight ihesus.=
{P:Ribald}
  Yee, hens fast I red thou go, =
  And mell the not with vs.=
{P:Belzebub}
  Oure yates I trow will last, =
  thay ar so strong I weyn; =
  Bot if oure barres brast, =
  ffor the they shall not twyn.=
{P:Jesus}
  This stede shall stand, no longer stokyn; =
  open vp, and, let my pepill pas.=
{P:Ribald}
  Out, harro! oure bayll is brokyn, =
  and brusten ar all oure bandys of bras!=
{P:Belzebub}
  Harro! oure yates begyn to crak! =
  In sonder, I trow, they go, =
  And hell, I trow, will all to~shak; =
  Alas, what I am wo!=
{P:Ribald}
  Lymbo is lorne, alas! =
  sir sathanas com vp; =
  This wark is wars then it was.=
{P:Sathanas}
  Yee, hangyd be thou on a cruke! =
  Thefys, I bad ye shuld, be bowne, =
  If he maide mastres more, =
  To dyng that dastard, downe, =
  sett hym both sad and sore.=
{P:Belzebub}
  To sett hym sore, that is sone saide! =
  com thou thi self and serue hym so; =
  we may not abyde his bytter brayde, =
  he wold vs mar and we were mo.=
{P:Sathanas}
  Ffy, fature!  wherfor were ye flayd? =
  haue ye no force to flyt hym fro? =
  loke in haste my gere be grayd, =
  my self shall to that gadlyng go. =
  how!  thou belamy, abyde, =
  with all thi boste and beyr! =
  And tell me in this tyde =
  what mastres thou makys here.=
{P:Jesus}
  I make no mastry bot for myne; =
  I will theym saue, that shall the sow; =
  Thou has no powere theym to pyne, =
  bot in my pryson for thare prow =
  here haue they soriornyd,, noght as thyne, =
  bot in this wayrd, thou wote as how.=
{P:Sathanas}
  Why, were has thou bene ay syn, =
  that neuer wold negh theym nere or now?=
{P:Jesus}
  Now is the tyme certan =
  My fader ordand her for, =
  That thay shuld, pas fro payn, =
  In blys to dwell for euermore.=
{P:Sathanas}
  Thy fader knew I well by syght, =
  he was a wright, his meett to wyn; =
  Mary, me mynnys, thi moder hight, =
  the vtmast ende of all thy kyn; =
  Say who made the so mekill of myght?=
{P:Jesus}
  Thou wykyd feynde, lett be thi dy{[}n{]}! =
  my fader wonnes in heuen on hight, =
  In blys that neuer shall blyn; =
  I am his oonly son, =
  his forward, to fulfyll, =
  Togeder will we won, =
  In sonder when we wyll.=
{P:Sathanas}
  Goddys son! nay, then myght thou be glad, =
  for no catell thurt the craue; =
  Bot thou has lyffyd ay lyke a lad, =
  In sorow, and as a sympill knaue.=
{P:Jesus}
  That was for the hartly luf I had =
  Vnto mans saull, it forto saue, =
  And forto make the masyd and mad,, =
  And for that reson rufully to rafe. =
  My godhede here I hyd =
  In mary, moder myne, =
  where it shall neuer by kyd =
  to the ne none of thyne.=
{P:Sathanas}
  How now? this wold I were told, in towne; =
  thou says god is thi syre; =
  I shall the prove by good reson =
  thou moyttys as man dos into myre. =
  To breke thi byddyng they were full bowne, =
  And soyn they wroght at my desyre; =
  ffrom paradise thou putt theym downe, =
  In hell here to haue thare hyre; =
  And thou thy self, by day and nyght, =
  taght euer all men emang, =
  Euer to do reson and right, =
  And here thou wyrkys all wrang.=
{P:Jesus}
  I wyrk no wrang, that shall thou wytt, =
  if I my men fro wo will wyn; =
  My prophetys playnly prechyd it, =
  All the noytys that I begyn; =
  They saide that I shuld be that ilke =
  In hell where I shuld intre in, =
  To saue my seruandys fro that pytt =
  where dampnyd saullys shall syt for syn. =
  And ilke true prophete tayll =
  shalbe fulfillid, in me; =
  I haue thaym boght fro bayll, =
  in blis now shall they be.=
{P:Sathanas}
  Now sen thou lyst to legge the lawes, =
  thou shalbe tenyd or we twyn, =
  ffor those that thou to witnes drawes =
  ffull euen agans the shall begyn; =
  As salamon saide in his sawes, =
  who that ones commys hell within =
  he shall neuer owte, as clerkys knawes, =
  therfor, belamy, let be thy dyn. =
  Iob thi seruande also =
  In his tyme can tell =
  That nawder freynde nor fo =
  shall fynde relese in hell.=
{P:Jesus}
  He sayde full soyth, that shall thou se, =
  In hell shalbe no relese, =
  Bot of that place then ment he =
  where synfull care shall euer encrese. =
  In that bayll ay shall thou be, =
  where sorowes seyr shall neuer sesse, =
  And my folke that were most fre =
  shall pas vnto the place of peasse; =
  ffor they were here with my will, =
  And so thay shall furth weynde; =
  Thou shall thiself fulfyll =
  euer wo withoutten ende.=
{P:Sathanas}
  Whi, and will thou take theym all me fro? =
  then thynk me thou art vnkynde; =
  Nay, I pray the do not so; =
  Vmthynke the better in thy mynde; =
  Or els let me with the go, =
  I pray the leyffe me not behynde!=
{P:Jesus}
  Nay, tratur, thou shall won in wo, =
  and till a stake I shall the bynde.=
{P:Sathanas}
  Now here I how thou menys emang, =
  with mesure and malyce forto mell; =
  Bot sen thou says it shalbe lang, =
  yit som let all~wayes with vs dwell.=
{P:Jesus}
  Yis, wytt thou well, els were greatt wrang; =
  thou shall haue caym that slo abell, =
  And all that hastys theym self to hang, =
  As dyd Iudas and architophell; =
  And daton and abaron =
  and all of thare assent, =
  Cursyd tyranttys euer ilkon =
  that me and myn tormente. =
  And all that will not lere my law, =
  That I haue left in land, for new, =
  That makys my commyng knaw, =
  And all my sacramentys persew; =
  My deth, my rysyng, red by raw, =
  Who trow thaym not thay ar vntrewe; =
  vnto my dome I shall theym draw, =
  And Iuge theym wars then and Iew. =
  And thay that lyst to lere =
  my law, and lyf therby, =
  Shall neuer haue harmes here, =
  bot welth as is worthy.=
{P:Sathanas}
  Now here my hand, I hold, me payde, =
  thise poyntys ar playnly for my prow; =
  If this be trew that thou has saide, =
  we shall haue mo then we haue now; =
  Thies lawes that thou has late here laide, =
  I shall theym lere not to alow; =
  If thay myn take thay ar betraide, =
  and I shall turne theym tytt I trow. =
  I shall walk eest, I shall walk west, =
  and gar theym wyrk well war.=
{P:Jesus}
  Nay feynde, thou shalbe feste, =
  that thou shall flyt no far.=
{P:Sathanas}
  Ffeste? fy! that were a wykyd treson! =
  belamy, thou shalbe smytt.=
{P:Jesus}
  Devill, I commaunde the to go downe =
  into thi sete where thou shall syt.=
{P:Sathanas}
  Alas, for doyll and care! =
  I synk into hell pyt!=
{P:Ribald}
  Sir sathanas, so saide I are, =
  now shall thou haue a fytt.=
{P:Jesus}
  Com now furth, my childer all, =
  I forgyf you youre mys; =
  With me now go ye shall =
  to Ioy and endles blys.=
{P:Adam}
  Lord, thou art full mekyll of myght, =
  that mekys thiself on this manere, =
  To help vs all as thou had vs hight, =
  when both forfett I and my fere; =
  here haue we dwelt withoutten light =
  Fower thousand and sex hundreth yere; =
  Now se we by this solempne sight =
  now that thi mercy makys vs dere.=
{P:Eve}
  Lord, we were worthy =
  more tornamentys to tast; =
  Thou help vs lord with thy mercy =
  as thou of myght is mast.=
{P:John the Baptist}
  Lord, I loue the inwardly, =
  that me wold, make thi messyngere, =
  Thi commyng in erth to cry, =
  and tech thi fayth to folk in fere; =
  Sythen before the forto dy, =
  to bryng theym bodword that be here, =
  how thay shuld haue thi help in hy, =
  now se I all those poyntys appere.=
{P:Moyses}
  Dauid, thi prophete trew, =
  oft tymes told, vnto vs, =
  Of thi commyng he knew, =
  and saide it shuld, be thus.=
{P:David}
  As I saide ere yit say I so,
@begin {latp}
  «ne derelinquas, domine, =
  Animam meam in inferno;»
@end {latp}
  «leyfe neuer my saull, lord, after the, =
  In depe hell wheder dampned, shall go; =
  suffre thou neuer thi sayntys to se =
  The sorow of thaym that won in wo, =
  ay full of fylth, and may not fle.»=
{P:Moyses}
  Make myrth both more and les, =
  and loue oure lord we may, =
  That has broght vs fro bytternes =
  In blys to abyde for ay.=
{P:Isaiah}
  Thefor now let vs syng =
  to loue oure lord ihesus; =
  Vnto his blys he will vs bryng, =
@begin {latp}
  Te deum laudamus. =
@end {latp}
@section 2 {p26}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Resurrection of the Lord
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Pilate}
  Peasse, I warne you, woldys in wytt! =
  And standys on syde or els go sytt, =
  ffor here ar men that go not yit, =
  And lordys of me{[}kill{]} myght; =
  We thynk to abyde, and not to flytt, =
  I tell you euery wight. =
  Spare youre spech, ye brodels bold,, =
  And sesse youre cry till I haue told, =
  What that my worship wold,, =
  here in thise wonys; =
  whoso that wyghtly nold, =
  ffull hy bese hanged his bonys. =
  wote ye not that I am pilate, =
  That satt apon the Iustyce late, =
  At caluarie where I was att =
  This day at morne? =
  I am he, that great state, =
  That lad has all to~torne. =
  Now sen that lothly losell is thus ded, =
  I haue great ioy in my manhede, =
  Therfor wold, I in ilk sted, =
  It were tayn hede, =
  If any felowse felow his red, =
  Or more his law wold lede. =
  ffor and I knew it, cruelly =
  his lyfe bees lost, and that shortly, =
  that he were better hyng ful hy =
  On galow tre; =
  Therfor ye prelatys shuld, aspy =
  If any sich be. =
  As I am man of myghtys most, =
  If ther be any that blow sich bost, =
  with tormentys keyn bese he indost =
  ffor euermore; =
  The devill to hell shall harry hys goost, =
  Bot I say nomore.=
{P:Caiaphas}
  Sir, ye thar nothyng be dredand, =
  ffor centurio, I vnderstand, =
  youre knyght is left abydand =
  Right ther behynde; =
  We left hym ther, for man most wyse, =
  If any rybaldys wold oght ryse, =
  To sesse theym to the next assyse, =
  And then forto make ende.=
{P:Centurion}
  A, blyssyd lord adonay, =
  what may this meruell sygnyfy =
  That here was shewyd so openly =
  vnto oure sight, =
  When the rightwys man can dy =
  that ihesus hight? =
  heuen it shoke abone, =
  Of shynyng blan both son and moyne, =
  And dede men also rose vp sone, =
  Outt of thare grafe; =
  And stones in wall anone =
  In sonder brast and clafe. =
  Ther was seen many a full sodan sight, =
  Oure prynces, for sothe, dyd nothyng right, =
  And so I saide to theym on hight, =
  As it is trew, =
  That he was most of myght, =
  The son of god, ihesu. =
  ffowlys in the ayer and fish in floode, =
  That day changid thare mode, =
  when that he was rent on rode, =
  That lord veray; =
  ffull well thay vnderstode =
  That he was slayn that day. =
  Therfor right as I meyn =
  to theym fast will I ryde, =
  To wyt withoutten weyn =
  what they will say this tyde =
  Of this enfray; =
  I will no longer abyde =
  bot fast ride on my way. =
  God saue you, syrs, on euery syde! =
  Worship and welth in warld so wyde!=
{P:Pilate}
  Centurio, welcom this tyde, =
  Oure comly knyght!=
{P:Centurion}
  God graunt you grace well forto gyde, =
  And rewll you right.=
{P:Pilate}
  Centurio, welcom, draw nere hand! =
  Tell vs son tythyngys here emang, =
  ffor ye haue gone thrughoutt oure land, =
  ye know ilk dele.=
{P:Centurion}
  Sir, I drede me ye haue done wrang =
  And wonder yll.=
{P:Caiaphas}
  Wonder yll? I pray the why? =
  declare that to this company.=
{P:Centurion}
  So shall I, sir, full securly, =
  with all my mayn; =
  The rightwys man, I meyn, hym by =
  that ye haue slayn.=
{P:Pilate}
  Centurio, sese of sich saw; =
  ye ar a greatt man of oure law, =
  And if we shuld any wytnes draw, =
  To vs excuse, =
  To mayntene vs euermore ye aw, =
  And noght refuse.=
{P:Centurion}
  To mayntene trowth is well worthy; =
  I saide when I sagh hym dy, =
  That it was godys son almyghty, =
  That hang thore; =
  So say I yit and abydys therby, =
  ffor euermore.=
{P:Anna}
  Yee, sir, sich resons may ye rew, =
  Thou shuld not neuen sich notes new, =
  Bot thou couth any tokyns trew, =
  vntill vs tell.=
{P:Centurion}
  Sich wonderfull case neuer ere ye knew =
  As then befell.=
{P:Caiaphas}
  We pray the tell vs, of what thyng?=
{P:Centurion}
  Of elymentys, both old, and ying, =
  In thare manere maide greatt mowrnyng, =
  In ilka stede; =
  Thay knew by contenaunce that thare kyng =
  was done to dede. =
  The son for wo it waxed all wan, =
  The moyn and starnes of shynyng blan, =
  And erth it tremlyd as a man =
  Began to speke; =
  The stone, that neuer was styrryd or than, =
  In sonder brast and breke; =
  And dede men rose vp bodely, both greatt and small.=
{P:Pilate}
  Centurio, bewar with all! =
  ye wote the clerkys the clyppys it call =
  Sich sodan sight; =
  That son and moyne a seson shall =
  lak of thare light.=
{P:Caiaphas}
  Sir, and if that dede men ryse vp bodely, =
  That may be done thrugh socery, =
  Therfor nothyng we sett therby, =
  that be thou bast.=
{P:Centurion}
  Sir, that I saw truly, =
  That shall I euermore trast. =
  Not for that ilk warke that ye dyd wyrke, =
  Not oonly for the son wex myrke, =
  Bot how the vayll rofe in the kyrke, =
  ffayn wyt I wold.=
{P:Pilate}
  A, sich tayles full sone wold make vs yrke, =
  if thay were told. =
  harlot! wherto commys thou vs emang =
  with sich lesyngys vs to fang? =
  Weynd furth! hy myght thou hang, =
  Vyle fatur!=
{P:Caiaphas}
  Weynd furth in the Wenyande, =
  And hold styll thy clattur.=
{P:Centurion}
  Sirs, sen ye set not by my saw, =
  haues now good day! =
  God lene you grace to knaw =
  the sothe all way.=
{P:Anna}
  With draw the fast, sen thou the dredys, =
  ffor we shall well mayntene oure dedys.=
{P:Pilate}
  Sich wonderfull resons as now redys =
  were neuer beforne,=
{P:Caiaphas}
  To neuen this note nomore vs nedys, =
  nawder euen nor morne, =
  Bot forto be war of more were =
  That afterward myght do vs dere, =
  Therfor, sir, whils ye ar here =
  vs all emang, =
  Avyse you of thise sawes sere =
  how thay will stand. =
  ffor ihesus saide full openly =
  Vnto the men that yode hym by, =
  A thyng that grevys all Iury, =
  And right so may, =
  That he shuld, ryse vp bodely =
  within the thryde day. =
  If it be so, as myght I spede, =
  The latter dede is more to drede =
  Then was the fyrst, if we take hede =
  And tend therto; =
  Avyse you, sir, for it is nede, =
  the best to do.=
{P:Anna}
  Sir, neuer the les if he saide so, =
  he hase no myght to ryse and go, =
  Bot his dyscypyls steyll his cors vs fro =
  And bere away; =
  That were till vs, and othere mo, =
  A fowll enfray. =
  Then wold the pepyll say euerilkon =
  That he were rysen hym self alon, =
  Therfor ordan to kepe that stone =
  with knyghtys heynd, =
  To thise thre dayes be commen and gone =
  And broght till ende.=
{P:Pilate}
  Now, certys sir, full well ye say, =
  And for this ilk poynt to puruay =
  I shall, if that I may; =
  he shall not ryse, =
  Nor none shall wyn hym thens away =
  of nokyns wyse. =
  Sir knyghtys, that ar of dedys dughty, =
  And chosen for chefe of cheualry, =
  As I may me in you affy, =
  By day and nyght, =
  ye go and kepe ihesu body =
  with all youre myght; =
  And for thyng that be may, =
  kepe hym well vnto the thryd day, =
  That no tratur steyll his cors you fray, =
  Out of that sted; =
  ffor if ther do, truly I say, =
  ye shall be dede.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  yis, sir pilate, in certan, =
  we shall hym kepe with all oure mayn; =
  Ther shall no tratur with no trayn =
  Steyll hym vs fro; =
  Sir knyghtys, take gere that best may gayn, =
  And let vs go.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  yis, certys, we are all redy bowne, =
  we shall hym kepe till youre renowne; =
  On euery syde lett vs sytt downe, =
  we all in fere; =
  And I shall fownde to crak his crowne =
  whoso commys here.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  who shuld be where, fayn wold I wytt.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Euen on this syde wyll I sytt.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  And I shall fownde his feete to flytt.=
{P:Quartus Miles}
  we ther shrew ther! =
  Now by mahowne, fayn wold I wytt =
  who durst com here =
  This cors with treson forto take, =
  ffor if it were the burnand drake =
  Of me styfly he gatt a strake, =
  haue here my hand; =
  To thise thre dayes be past, =
  This cors I dar warand.=
{P:Jesus}
  Erthly man, that I haue wroght, =
  wightly wake, and slepe thou noght! =
  with bytter bayll I haue the boght, =
  To make the fre; =
  Into this dongeon depe I soght =
  And all for luf of the. =
  Behold how dere I wold the by! =
  My woundys ar weytt and all blody; =
  The, synfull man, full dere boght I =
  With tray and teyn; =
  Thou fyle the noght eft for~thy, =
  Now art thou cleyn. =
  Clene haue I mayde the, synfull man, =
  With wo and wandreth I the wan, =
  ffrom harte and syde the blood out ran, =
  Sich was my pyne; =
  Thou must me luf that thus gaf than =
  My lyfe for thyne. =
  Thou synfull man that by me gase, =
  Tytt vnto me thou turne thi face; =
  Behold, my body, in ilka place =
  how it was dight; =
  All to~rent and all to~shentt, =
  Man, for thy plight. =
  With cordes enewe and ropys toghe =
  The Iues fell my lymmes out~drogh, =
  ffor that I was not mete enoghe =
  vnto the bore; =
  with hard stowndys thise depe woundys =
  Tholyd I thefore. =
  A crowne of thorne, that is so kene, =
  Thay set apon my hede for tene, =
  Two thefys hang thai me betwene, =
  All for dyspyte; =
  This payn ilk dele thou shall wyt wele, =
  May I the wyte. =
  Behald my shankes and my knees, =
  Myn armes and my thees; =
  Behold me well, looke what thou sees, =
  Bot sorow and pyne; =
  Thus was I spylt, man, for thi gylt, =
  And not for myne. =
  And yit more vnderstand thou shall; =
  In stede of drynk thay gaf me gall, =
  Asell thay menged it withall, =
  The Iues fell; =
  The payn I haue, tholyd I to saue =
  Mans saull from hell. =
  Behold, my body how Iues it dang =
  with knottys of whyppys and scorges strang; =
  As stremes of well the bloode out sprang =
  On euery syde; =
  knottes where thay hyt, well may thou wytt, =
  Maide woundys wyde. =
  And therfor thou shall vnderstand =
  In body, heed, feete, and hand, =
  ffour hundreth woundys and fyue thowsand =
  here may thou se; =
  And therto neyn were delt full euen =
  ffor luf of the. =
  Behold, on me noght els is lefte, =
  And or that thou were fro me refte, =
  All thise paynes wold I thole efte =
  And for the dy; =
  here may thou se that I luf the, =
  Man, faythfully. =
  Sen I for luf, man, boght the dere, =
  As thou thi self the sothe sees here, =
  I pray the hartely, with good chere, =
  luf me agane; =
  That it lyked me that I for the =
  tholyd all this payn. =
  If thou thy lyfe in syn haue led, =
  Mercy to ask be not adred; =
  The leste drope I for the bled =
  Myght clens the soyn, =
  All the syn the warld with in =
  If thou had done. =
  I was well wrother with Iudas =
  ffor that he wold not ask me no grace, =
  Then I was for his trespas =
  That he me sold; =
  I was redy to shew mercy, =
  Aske none he wold,. =
  lo how I hold myn armes on brede, =
  The to saue ay redy mayde; =
  That I great luf ay to the had, =
  well may thou knaw! =
  Som luf agane I wold, full fayn =
  Thou wold me shaw. =
  Bot luf noght els aske I of the, =
  And that thou fownde fast syn to fle; =
  pyne the to lyf in charyte =
  Both nyght and day; =
  Then in my blys that neuer shall mys =
  Thou shall dwell ay. =
  ffor I am veray prynce of peasse, =
  And synnes seyr I may releasse, =
  And whoso will of synnes seasse =
  And mercy cry, =
  I grauntt theym here a measse =
  In brede, myn awne body.
  {[}That ilk veray brede of lyfe =
  Becommys my fleshe in wordys fyfe; =
  who so it resaues in syn or stryfe =
  Bese dede for euer; =
  And whoso it takys in rightwys lyfe =
  Dy shall he neuer.{]}=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  Alas! to dy with doyll am I dyght! =
  In warld was neuer a wofuller wight, =
  I drope, I dare, for seyng of sight =
  That I can se; =
  My lord, that mekill was of myght, =
  Is ded, fro me. =
  Alas! that I shuld se hys pyne, =
  Or that I shuld, his lyfe tyne, =
  ffor to ich sore he was medecyne =
  And boytte of all; =
  help and hold, to euer ilk hyne =
  To hym wold call.=
{P:Maria Jacobi}
  Alas! how stand I on my feete =
  when I thynk on his woundys wete! =
  Ihesus, that was on luf so swete, =
  And neuer dyd yll, =
  Is dede and grafen vnder the grete, =
  withoutten skyll.=
{P:Maria Salome}
  withoutten skyll thise Iues ilkon =
  That lufly lord thay haue hym slone, =
  And trespas dyd he neuer none, =
  In nokyn sted,; =
  To whom shall we now make oure mone? =
  Oure lord is ded.=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  Sen he is ded, my systers dere, =
  weynd we will with full good chere. =
  with oure anoyntmentys fare and clere =
  That we haue broght, =
  ffor to anoyntt his woundys sere, =
  That Iues hym wroght.=
{P:Maria Jacobus}
  Go we then, my systers fre, =
  ffor sore me longis his cors to see, =
  Bot I wote neuer how best may be; =
  help haue we none, =
  And which shall of vs systers thre =
  remefe the stone?=
{P:Maria Salome}
  That do we not bot we were mo, =
  ffor it is hogh and heuy also.=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  Systers, we thar no farther go =
  Ne make mowrnyng; =
  I se two syt where we weynd to, =
  In whyte clothyng.=
{P:Maria Jacobi}
  Certys, the sothe is not to hyde, =
  The graue stone is put besyde.=
{P:Maria Salome}
  Certys, for thyng that may betyde, =
  Now will we weynde =
  To late the luf, and with hym byde, =
  that was oure freynde.=
{P:Primus Angelus}
  ye mowrnyng women in youre thoght, =
  here in this place whome haue ye soght?=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  Ihesu that vnto ded was broght, =
  Oure lord so fre.=
{P:Secundus angelus}
  Certys, women, here is he noght; =
  Com nere and se.=
{P:Primus Angelus}
  He is not here, the sothe to say, =
  The place is voyde ther in he lay; =
  The sudary here se ye may =
  was on hym layde; =
  he is rysen and gone his way, =
  As he you sayde.=
{P:Secundus angelus}
  Euen as he saide so done has he, =
  he is rysen thrugh his pauste; =
  he shalbe fon in galale, =
  In fleshe and fell; =
  To his dyscypyls now weynd ye, =
  And thus thaym tell.=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  My systers fre, sen it is so, =
  That he is resyn the deth thus fro, =
  As saide till vs thise angels two, =
  Oure lord and leche, =
  As ye haue hard, where that ye go =
  Loke that ye preche.=
{P:Maria Jacobi}
  As we haue hard so shall we say; =
  Mare, oure syster, haue good day!=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  Now veray god, as he well may, =
  Man most of myght, =
  he wysh you, systers, well in youre way, =
  And rewle you right. =
  Alas, what shall now worth on me? =
  My catyf hart wyll breke in thre =
  when that I thynk on that ilk bodye =
  how it was spylt; =
  Thrugh feete and handys nalyd was he =
  Withoutten gylt. =
  withoutten gylt then was he tayn, =
  That lufly lord, thay haue hym slayn, =
  And tryspas dyd he neuer nane, =
  Ne yit no mys =
  It was my gylt he was fortayn, =
  And nothing his. =
  how myght I, bot I lufyd that swete =
  That for me suffred woundys wete, =
  Sythen to be grafen vnder the grete, =
  Sich kyndnes kythe; =
  Ther is nothyng till that we mete =
  may make me blythe.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Outt, alas! what shall I say? =
  where is the cors that here in lay?=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  what alys the man? he is away =
  That we shuld tent!
{P:Primus Miles}
  Ryse vp and se.
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Harrow! thefe! for ay =
  I cownte vs shent!=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  What devyll alys you two =
  sich nose and cry thus forto may?=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Ffor he is gone.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  Alas, wha?=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  he that here lay.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  Harrow! devill! how swa gat he away?=
{P:Quartus Miles}
  what, is he thus~gatys from vs went, =
  The fals tratur that here was lentt, =
  That we truly to tent =
  had vndertane? =
  Certanly I tell vs shent =
  holly ilkane.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Alas, what shall I do this day =
  Sen this tratur is won away? =
  And safely, syrs, I dar well say =
  he rose alon.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Wytt sir pilate of this enfray =
  we mon be slone.=
{P:Quartus Miles}
  wote ye well he rose in dede?=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  I sagh myself when that he yede.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  when that he styrryd out of the steed =
  None couth it ken.=
{P:Quartus Miles}
  Alas, hard hap was on my hede =
  emang all men.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  Ye, bot wyt sir pilate of this dede, =
  That we were slepand when he yede, =
  we mon forfett, withoutten drede, =
  All that we haue.=
{P:Quartus Miles}
  We must make lees, for that is nede, =
  Oure self to saue.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  That red I well, so myght I go.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  And I assent therto also.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  A thowsand shall I assay, and mo, =
  well armed ilkon, =
  Com and toke his cors vs fro, =
  had vs here slone.=
{P:Quartus Miles}
  Nay, certys, I hold ther none so good =
  As say the sothe right as it stude, =
  how that he rose with mayn and mode, =
  And went his way; =
  To sir pilate, if he be wode, =
  Thus dar I say.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  why, and dar thou to sir pilate go =
  with thise tythyngys, and tell hym so?=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  So red I that we do also, =
  we dy bot oones.=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  Now he that wroght vs all this wo =
  wo worth his bones!=
{P:Quartus Miles}
  Go we sam, sir knyghtys heynd,, =
  Sen we shall to sir pilate weynd, =
  I trow that we shall parte no freynd, =
  Or that we pas.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Now and I shall tell ilka word till ende, =
  right as it was. =
  Sir pilate, prynce withoutten peyr, =
  Sir Cayphas and Anna both in fere, =
  And all the lordys aboute you there, =
  To neuen by name; =
  Mahowne you saue on sydys sere =
  ffro syn and shame.=
{P:Pilate}
  Ye ar welcom, oure knyghtys so keyn, =
  A mekill myrth now may we meyn, =
  Bot tell vs som talkyng vs betwene, =
  How ye haue wroght.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Oure walkyng, lord, withoutten wene, =
  Is worth to noght.=
{P:Caiaphas}
  To noght? alas, seasse of sich saw.=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  The prophete ihesu, that ye well knaw, =
  Is rysen, and went fro vs on raw, =
  with mayn and myght.=
{P:Pilate}
  Therfor the devill the all to~draw, =
  vyle recrayd knyght! =
  what! combred cowardys I you call! =
  lett ye hym pas fro you all?=
{P:Tercius Miles}
  Sir, ther was none that durst do bot small =
  when that he yede.=
{P:Quartus Miles}
  We were so ferde we can d,owne fall, =
  And qwoke for drede.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  We were so rad, euerilkon, =
  when that he put besyde the stone, =
  we quoke for ferd, and durst styr none, =
  And sore we were abast.=
{P:Pilate}
  Whi, bot rose he bi hym self alone?=
{P:Secundus Miles}
  Ye, lord, that be ye trast, =
  we hard neuer on euyn ne morne, =
  Nor yit oure faders vs beforne, =
  Sich melody, myd~day ne morne, =
  As was maide thore.=
{P:Pilate}
  Alas, then ar oure lawes forlorne =
  ffor euer more! =
  A, devill! what shall now worth of this? =
  This warld farys with quantys; =
  I pray you, Cayphas, ye vs wys =
  Of this enfray.=
{P:Caiaphas}
  Sir, and I couth oght by my clergys, =
  ffayn wold I say.=
{P:Anna}
  To say the best for sothe I shall; =
  It shalbe profett for vs all, =
  yond knyghtys behovys thare wordys agane call, =
  how he is myst; =
  we wold not, for thyng that myght befall, =
  That no man wyst: =
  And therfor of youre curtessie =
  Gyf theym a rewarde for~thy.=
{P:Pilate}
  Of this counsell well paide am I, =
  It shalbe thus. =
  Sir knyghtys, that ar of dedys doghty, =
  Take tent till vs; =
  herkyns now how ye shall say, =
  where so ye go by nyght or day; =
  Ten thowsand men of good aray =
  Cam you vntill, =
  And thefyshly toke his cors you fray =
  Agans youre will. =
  loke ye say thus in euery land, =
  And therto on this couande =
  Ten thowsand pounds haue in youre hande =
  To youre rewarde; =
  And my frenship, I vnderstande, =
  Shall not be sparde; =
  Bot loke ye say as we haue kende.=
{P:Primus Miles}
  Yis, sir, as mahowne me mende, =
  In ilk contree where so we lende =
  By nyght or day, =
  where so we go, where so we weynd, =
  Thus shall we say.=
{P:Pilate}
  The blyssyng of mahowne be with you nyght and day!=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  Say me, garthymere, I the pray, =
  If thou bare oght my lord away; =
  Tell me the sothe, say me not nay, =
  where that he lyys, =
  And I shall remeue hym if I may, =
  On any kyn wyse.=
{P:Jesus}
  Woman, why wepys thou? be styll! =
  whome sekys thou? say me thy wyll, =
  And nyk me not with nay.=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  Ffor my lord I lyke full yll; =
  The stede thou bare his body tyll =
  Tell me I the pray; =
  And I shall if I may =
  his body bere with me, =
  Vnto myn endyng day =
  the better shuld I be.=
{P:Jesus}
  Woman, woman, turn thi thoght! =
  wyt thou well I hyd hym noght, =
  Then bare hym nawre with me; =
  Go seke, loke if thou fynde hym oght.=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  In fayth I haue hym soght, =
  Bot nawre he will fond, be.=
{P:Jesus}
  Why, what was he to the =
  In sothfastnes to say?=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  A! he was to me =
  no longer dwell I may.=
{P:Jesus}
  Mary, thou sekys thy god, and that am I.=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  Rabony, my lord so dere! =
  Now am I hole that thou art here, =
  Suffer me to negh the nere, =
  And kys thi feete; =
  Myght I do so, so well me were, =
  ffor thou art swete.=
{P:Jesus}
  Nay, mary, neghe thou not me, =
  ffor to my fader, tell I the, =
  yit stevynd I noght; =
  Tell my brethere I shall be =
  Before theym all in trynyte =
  whose will that I haue wroght. =
  To peasse now ar thay boght =
  that prysond, were in pyne, =
  wherfor thou thank in thoght =
  god, thi lord and myne =
  Mary thou shall weynde me fro, =
  Myn erand shall thou grathly go, =
  In no fowndyng thou fall; =
  To my dyscypyls say thou so, =
  That wilsom ar and lappyd in wo, =
  That I thaym socoure shall. =
  By name peter thou call =
  and say that I shall be =
  Before hym and theym all =
  my self in galyle.=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  Lord, I shall make my vyage =
  to tell theym hastely; =
  ffro thay here that message =
  thay will be all mery. =
  This lord was slayn, alas for~thy, =
  ffalsly spylt, noman wyst why, =
  whore he dyd mys; =
  Bot with hym spake I bodely, =
  ffor~thi commen is my blys. =
  Mi blys is commen, my care is gone, =
  That lufly haue I mett alone; =
  I am as blyth in bloode and bone =
  As euer was wight; =
  Now is he resyn that ere was slone, =
  Mi hart is light. =
  I am as light as leyfe on tre, =
  ffor ioyfull sight that I can se, =
  ffor well I wote that it was he =
  My lord ihesu; =
  he that betrayde that fre =
  sore may he rew. =
  To galyle now will I fare, =
  And his dyscyples cach from care; =
  I wote that thay will mowrne no mare, =
  Commyn is thare blys; =
  That worthi childe that mary bare =
  he amende youre mys. =
@section 2 {p27}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Pilgrims
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Cleophas}
  Almyghty god, ihesu! ihesu =
  That borne was of a madyn fre, =
  Thou was a lord and prophete trew, =
  whyls thou had lyfe on lyfe to be =
  Emangys thise men; =
  yll was thou ded, so wo is me =
  that I it ken! =
  I ken it well that thou was slayn =
  Oonly for me and all mankynde; =
  Therto thise Iues were full bayn. =
  Alas! why was thou, man, so blynde =
  Thi lord to slo? =
  On hym why wold thou haue no mynde, =
  bot bett hym blo? =
  Blo thou bett hym bare =
  his brest thou maide all blak, =
  his woundes all wete thay ware =
  Alas, withoutten lak!=
{P:Lucas}
  That lord, alas, that leche =
  that was so meke and mylde, =
  So well that couth vs preche =
  with syn was neuer fylde; =
  he was full bayn to preche =
  vs all from warkes wylde, =
  his ded it will me drech, =
  ffor thay hym so begylde =
  This day; =
  Alas, why dyd thay so =
  To tug hym to and fro? =
  ffrom hym wold thay not go =
  To his lyfe was away.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Thise cursyd Iues, euer worth thaym wo! =
  Oure lord, oure master, to ded gart go, =
  All sakles thay gart hym slo =
  Apon the rode, =
  And forto bete his body blo =
  Thay thoght full good.=
{P:Lucas}
  Thou says full sothe, thay dyd hym payn, =
  And therto were thay euer fayn. =
  Thay wold no leyf or he was slayn =
  And done to ded; =
  ffor~thi we mowrne with mode and mayn, =
  with rufull red.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Yee, rufully may we it rew, =
  ffor hym that was so good and trew, =
  That thrugh the falshede of a Iew =
  was thus betrayd; =
  Therfor oure sorow is euer new, =
  Oure ioy is layd.=
{P:Lucas}
  Certys, it was a wonder thyng =
  That thay wold for no tokynyng, =
  Ne yit for his techyng, =
  Trast in that trew; =
  Thay myght haue sene in his doyng =
  full great vertu.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Ffor all that thay to hym can say =
  he answard neuer with yee, ne nay, =
  Bot as a lam meke was he ay, =
  ffor all thare threte; =
  he spake neuer, by nyght ne day, =
  No wordes greatte.=
{P:Lucas}
  All if he wor withoutten plight, =
  Vnto the ded yit thay hym dight; =
  If he had neuer so mekill myght =
  he suffred all; =
  he stud as still, that bright, =
  As stone in wall.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Alas, for doyll! what was thare skyll =
  That precyous lord so forto spill? =
  And he seruyd neuer none yll =
  In worde, ne dede; =
  Bot prayd for theym his fader till =
  To ded when that he yede.=
{P:Lucas}
  When I thynk on his passyon, =
  And on his moder how she can swoyn, =
  To dy nere am I bowne, =
  ffor sorow I sagh hir make; =
  Vnder the crosse when she fell downe, =
  ffor hir son sake.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Me thynk my hart is full of wo =
  when I sagh hym to ded go; =
  Th{[}e{]} wekyd Iues thay were so thro =
  To wyrk hym woghe, =
  his fare body thay maide full blo =
  with strokes enoghe.=
{P:Lucas}
  Me thynk my hart droppys all in bloode =
  when I sagh hym hyng on the roode, =
  And askyd a drynk, with full mylde mode, =
  Right than in hy; =
  Asell and gall, that was not good, =
  Thay broght hym then truly.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Was neuer man in no~kyns steede =
  That suffred half so greatt mysdede =
  As he, to ded or that he yede, =
  Ne yit the care; =
  ffor~thi full carefull is my red =
  where soeuer I fare.=
{P:Lucas}
  Where so I fare he is my mynde, =
  Bot when I thynk on hym so kynde, =
  how sore gyltles that he was pyynde =
  Apon a tre, =
  Vnethes may I hold, my mynde, =
  So sore myslykys me.=
{P:Jesus}
  Pylgrymes, whi make ye this mone, =
  And walk so rufully by the way? =
  haue ye youre gates vngrathly gone? =
  Or what you alys to me ye say. =
  what wordes ar you two emange, =
  That ye here so sadly gang? =
  To here theym eft full sore I lang, =
  here of yow two; =
  It semys ye ar in sorow strang, =
  here as ye go.=
{P:Cleophas}
  What way, for shame, man, has thou tayn =
  That thou wote not of this affray? =
  Thow art a man by the alane, =
  Thow may not pleasse me to my pay.=
{P:Jesus}
  I pray you, if it be youre will, =
  Those Wordys ye wold, reherse me tyll; =
  ye ar all heuy and lykys yll =
  here in this way; =
  If ye will now shew me youre {[}wyll{]} =
  I wold you pray.=
{P:Lucas}
  Art thou a pilgreme thi self alone, =
  walkand in contry bi thyn oone, =
  And wote not what is commen and gone =
  within few dayes? =
  Me thynk thou shuld make mone, =
  And wepe here in thi wayes.=
{P:Jesus}
  Whi, what is done can ye me say =
  In this land this ylk day? =
  Is ther fallen any affray =
  In land awre whare? =
  If ye can, me tell I you pray, =
  Or that I farthere fare.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Why, knowys thou not what thyng is done =
  here at Ierusalem thus sone, =
  Thrugh wykyd Iues, withoutten hone, =
  And noght lang syn? =
  flor the trewe prophete make we this mone, =
  And for his pyne.=
{P:Lucas}
  Yee for ihesu of nazarene, =
  That was a prophete true and clene, =
  In word, in wark, full meke, I wene, =
  And that fonde we; =
  And so has he full long bene, =
  As mot I the, =
  To god and to the people bath; =
  Therfor thise daies he has takyn skath, =
  Vnto the ded, withoutten hagh, =
  Thise Iues hym dight; =
  ffor~thi for hym thus walk we wrath =
  By day and nyght.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Thise wykyd Iues trayed hym with gyle =
  To thare high preestys within a whyle, =
  And to thare prynces thay can hym fyle, =
  withoutten drede; =
  Apon a crosse, noght hens a myle, =
  To ded he yede.=
{P:Lucas}
  We trowyd that it was he truly =
  his awne lyfe agane shuld by, =
  As it is told in prophecy =
  Of Cristys doyng; =
  And, certys, thay will neuer ly =
  ffor noykyns thyng. =
  ffro he was of the crosse tayn =
  he was layde full sone agane =
  In a graue, vnder a stane, =
  And that we saw; =
  wheder he be rysen and gane =
  yit we ne knaw.=
{P:Jesus}
  Pilgremes, in speche ye are full awth, =
  That shall I well declare you why, =
  ye haue it hart, and that is rawth, =
  ye can no better stand therby, =
  Thyng that ye here; =
  And prophetys told it openly =
  On good manere. =
  Thay saide a childe there shuld be borne =
  To by mankynde combryd in care; =
  Thus saide dauid here beforne =
  And othere prophetys wyse of lare, =
  And daniell; =
  Som saide he ded shuld be, =
  And ly in erth by dayes thre, =
  And sithen, thrugh his pauste, =
  Ryse vp in flesh and fell.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Now, sir, for sothe, as god me saue, =
  women has flayed vs in oure thoght; =
  Thay saide that thay were at his graue, =
  And in that sted, thay faunde hym noght, =
  Bot saide a light =
  Com downe with angels, and vp hym broght =
  Ther in thare sight. =
  we wold not trow theym for nothyng, =
  If thay were ther in the mornyng, =
  we saide thay knew not his rysyng =
  when it shuld be; =
  Bot som of vs, without dwellyng, =
  wentt theder to se.=
{P:Lucas}
  Yee, som of vs, sir, haue beyn thare, =
  And faunde it as the women saide, =
  Out of that sted that cors was fare, =
  And also the graue stone put besyde, =
  we se with ee; =
  The teres outt of myn ees can glyde, =
  ffor doyll I dre.=
{P:Jesus}
  Ye foyles, ye ar not stabyll! =
  where is youre witt, I say? =
  wilsom of hart ye ar vnabyll =
  And outt of the right way, =
  ffor to trow it is no fabyll =
  that at is fallen this same day. =
  he wyst, when he sat at his tabill, =
  that Iudas shuld, hym sone betray. =
  Me thynk you all vntrist to trow, =
  both in mode and mayn, =
  All that the prophetys told to you =
  before, it is no trane. =
  Told, not thay what wyse and how =
  That cryst shuld suffre payn? =
  And so to his paske bow =
  To entre till his ioy agane. =
  Take tent to moyses and othere mo, =
  that were prophetys trew and good; =
  Thay saide ihesus to ded, shuld go, =
  And pynde be on roode; =
  Thrugh the Iues he maide full blo, =
  his woundys rynyng on red blode; =
  Sithen shuld he ryse and furth go =
  before, right as he yode. =
  Crist behovid to suffre this, =
  fforsothe, right as I say, =
  And sithen enter into his blys =
  vnto his fader for ay, =
  Euer to won with hym and his, =
  where euer is gam and play; =
  Of that myrth shall he neuer mys =
  ffro he weynde hens away.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Now, sir, we thank it full oft sythes, =
  the commyng of you heder; =
  To vs so kyndly kythes =
  the prophecy all to geder.=
{P:Jesus}
  By leyff now, sirs, for I must weynde, =
  ffor I haue far of my iornay.=
{P:Lucas}
  Now, sir, we pray you, as oure freynde, =
  All nyght to abyde for charite, =
  And take youre r{[}est{]}; =
  At morne more prest then may ye be =
  to go full prest.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Sir, we you pray, for godys sake, =
  This nyght penance with vs to take, =
  With sich chere as we can make, =
  And that we pray; =
  we may no farthere walk ne wake, =
  Gone is the day.=
{P:Lucas}
  Dwell with vs, sir, if ye myght, =
  ffor now it waxes to the nyght, =
  The day is gone that was so bright, =
  No far thou shall; =
  Mete and drynk, sir, we you hight =
  ffor thi good tale.=
{P:Jesus}
  I thank you both, for sothe, in fere, =
  At this tyme I ne may dwell here, =
  I haue to walk in wayes sere, =
  where I haue hight; =
  I may not be, withoutten were, =
  With you all nyght.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Now, as myght I lyf in qwarte, =
  At this tyme will we not parte, =
  Bot if that thou can more of arte =
  Or yit of lare; =
  Vnto this cyte, with good harte, =
  Now let vs fare.=
{P:Lucas}
  Thou art a pilgreme, as we ar, =
  This nyght shall thou fare as we fare, =
  Be it les or be it mare =
  Thou shall assay; =
  Then to~morne thou make the yare =
  To weynde thi Way.=
{P:Jesus}
  Ffreyndys, forto fulfill youre will =
  I will abyde with you awhyle.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Sir, ye ar welcom, as is skyll, =
  To sich as we haue, bi sant gyle.=
{P:Lucas}
  Now ar we here at this towne, =
  I red that we go sytt vs downe, =
  And forto sowpe we make vs bowne, =
  Now of oure fode; =
  we haue enogh, sir, bi my crowne, =
  Of godys goode.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Lo, here a borde and clothe laide, =
  And breed, theron, all redy graide; =
  Sit we downe, we shalbe paide, =
  And make good chere; =
  It is but penaunce, as we saide, =
  That we haue here.=
{P:Lucas}
  Wemmow! where is this man becom, =
  Right here that sat betwix vs two? =
  he brake the breed and laide vs som; =
  how myght he hens now fro vs go =
  At his awne lyst? =
  It was oure lorde, I trow right so, =
  And we not wyst.=
{P:Cleophas}
  When went he hens, whedir, and how, =
  What I ne wote in warld so wyde, =
  ffor had I wyten, I make a vowe, =
  he shuld haue byden, what so betyde; =
  Bot it were ihesus that with vs was, =
  Selcowth me thynke, the sothe to say, =
  Thus preualy from vs to pas, =
  I wist neuer when he went away. =
  we were full blynde, euer alas! =
  I tell vs now begylde for ay, =
  ffor spech and bewte that he has =
  Man myght hym knaw this day.=
{P:Lucas}
  A, dere god, what may this be? =
  Right now was he here by me; =
  Now is this greatt vanyte, =
  he is away; =
  We ar begylyd, by my lewte, =
  So may we say.=
{P:Cleophas}
  where was oure hart, where was oure thoght, =
  So far on gate as he vs broght, =
  knawlege of hym that we had noght =
  In all that tyme? =
  So was he lyke, bi hym me wroght, =
  Till oon pylgryme.=
{P:Lucas}
  Dere god, why couth we hym not knawe? =
  so openly all on a raw =
  The tayles that he can till vs shaw, =
  By oone and oon; =
  And now from vs within a thraw =
  Thus sone is gone.=
{P:Cleophas}
  I had no knawlege it was he, =
  Bot for he brake this brede in thre, =
  And delt it here to the and me =
  With his awne hande; =
  When he passyd, hence we myght not se, =
  here syttande.=
{P:Lucas}
  Wee ar to blame, yee, veramente, =
  That we toke no better tente =
  whils we bi the way wente =
  With hym that stownd,; =
  knowlege of hym we myght haue hentt, =
  Syttyng on grownd,.=
{P:Cleophas}
  ffro he toke breede full well I wyst, =
  And brake it here with his awne fyste, =
  And laide it vs at his awne lyst, =
  As we it hent; =
  I knew hym then, and sone it kyst =
  with good, intente.=
{P:Lucas}
  That we hym knew wist he well enogh, =
  Therfor all sone he hym with~drogh, =
  ffro he saw that we hym knogh, =
  with in this sted; =
  I haue ferly what way and how =
  Away that he shuld glyde.=
{P:Cleophas}
  Alas, we war full myrk in thoght, =
  bot we were both full will of red,; =
  Man, for shame whi held, thou noght =
  when he on borde brake vs this breede? =
  he soght the prophecy more and les =
  And told it vs right in this sted,, =
  how that he hym self was =
  With wykid Iues broght to ded,, =
  And more; =
  we will go seke that kyng =
  That suffred woundes sore.=
{P:Lucas}
  Ryse, go we hence from this place, =
  To Ierusalem take we the pace, =
  And tell oure brethere all the case, =
  I red right thus; =
  ffrom ded, to lyfe when that he rase =
  he apperyd till vs.=
{P:Cleophas}
  At Ierusalem I vnderstande, =
  Ther hope I that they be dwelland, =
  In that countre and in that land =
  We shall theym mete. =
  Weynd we furth, I dar warand,, =
  Right in the strete.=
{P:Lucas}
  Let vs not tary ne mare, =
  Bot on oure feete fast lett vs fare; =
  I hope we shall be cachid fro care =
  ffull sone, Iwys; =
  That blyssid childe that marie bare =
  Grauntt you his blys. =
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{P:Maria Magdalene}
  Hayll brethere! and god be here! =
  I bryng to amende youre chere, =
  Trist ye it and knawe; =
  he is rysen, the soth to say, =
  I met hym goyng bi the way, =
  he bad me tell it you.=
{P:Peter}
  Do way, woman, thou carpys wast! =
  It is som spirite, or els som gast; =
  Othere was it noght; =
  we may trow on nokyns wyse =
  That ded man may to lyfe ryse; =
  This then is oure thoght.=
{P:Paul}
  It may be sothe for mans mede, =
  The Iues maide hym grymly blede =
  Thrugh feet, handys, and syde; =
  With nayles on rode thay dyd hym hang, =
  wherfor, woman, thou says wrang, =
  As myght I blys abide.=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  Do way youre threpyng! ar ye wode? =
  I sagh hym that dyed on roode, =
  And with hym spake with mowth; =
  Therfor you both, red I, =
  putt away your heresy, =
  Tryst it stedfast and cowth.=
{P:Peter}
  Do way, woman! let be thi fare, =
  ffor shame and also syn! =
  If we make neuer sich care =
  his lyfe may we not wyn.=
{P:Paul}
  And it is wretyn in oure law
  «Ther is no trust in womans saw, =
  No trust faith to belefe; =
  ffor with thare quayntyse and thare gyle =
  Can thay laghe and wepe som while, =
  And yit nothyng theym grefe.» =
  In oure bookes thus fynde we wretyn, =
  All manere of men well it wyttyn, =
  Of women on this wyse; =
  Till an appyll she is lyke-- =
  Withoutten faill ther is none slyke-- =
  In horde ther it lyse, =
  Bot if a man assay it wittely, =
  It is full roten inwardly =
  At the colke within; =
  Wherfor in woman is no laghe, =
  ffor she is withoutten aghe, =
  As crist me lowse of syn. =
  Thefor trast we not trystely, =
  Bot if we sagh it witterly =
  Then wold we trastly trow; =
  In womans saw affy we noght, =
  ffor thay ar fekill in word and thoght, =
  This make I myne avowe.=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  As be I lowsid of my care, =
  It is as trew as ye stand thare, =
  By hym that is my brothere.=
{P:Peter}
  I dar lay my heede to wed, =
  Or that we go vntill oure bed =
  That we shall here anothere.=
{P:Paul}
  If it be sothe that we here say, =
  Or this be the thrid day =
  The sothe then mon we se.=
{P:Maria Magdalene}
  Bot it be sothe to trow, =
  As ye mon here, els pray I you =
  ffor fals that ye hold me.=
{P:Peter}
  Waloway! my lefe deres =
  there I stand in this sted, =
  sich sorow my hart sheres =
  for rewth I can no red,; =
  sen that mawdleyn witnes beres =
  that ihesus rose from ded, =
  Myn ees has letten salt teres =
  on erthe to se ym trede. =
  Bot alas! that euer I woke =
  that carefull catyf nyght, =
  When I for care and cold, qwoke =
  by a fyre burnyng full bright, =
  When I my lord ihesu forsoke =
  for drede of womans myght; =
  A rightwys dome I will me loke =
  that I tyne not that semely sight, =
  Bot euer alas! what was I wode! =
  myght noman be abarstir; =
  I saide if he nede be~stode =
  to hym shuld none be trastir; =
  I saide I knew not that good =
  creature my master. =
  Alas! that we fro the fled =
  that we ne had with the gane; =
  When thou with Iues was sted =
  with the was dwelland nane, =
  Bot forsoke the that vs fed =
  for we wold not be tayn; =
  we were as prysoners sore adred =
  with Iues forto be slayn.=
{P:Paul}
  Now, ihesu, for thi lyfe swete =
  who hath thus mastryd the? =
  That in the breede that we eytt =
  thi self gyffen wold be; =
  And sythen thrugh handys and feytt =
  be nalyd on a tre; =
  Grauntt vs grace that we may yit =
  thi light in manhede se.=
{P:Tercius Apostolus}
  This is the day that god maide =
  all be we glad and blythe, =
  The holy gost before vs glad =
  full softly on his sithe; =
  Red clothyng apon he had =
  and blys to vs can kith; =
  softly on the erthe he trade =
  ffulle myldly {[}he did{]} lythe.=
{P:Quartus Apostolus}
  This dede thrugh god is done =
  thus in all oure sighte. =
  Mighty god, true kyng in trone =
  Whose son in marye light, =
  send vs, lord, thi blissid bone =
  As thou art god of myght, =
  Sothly to se hym sone =
  and haue of hym a sight.=
{P:Quintus Apostolus}
  Who so commys in goddis name =
  ay blissid mot he be! =
  Mightfull god shelde vs fro shame =
  In thi moder name marie; =
  Thise wykid Iues will vs blame =
  Thou grauntt vs for to se =
  The self body and the same =
  the which that died on tre.=
{P:Jesus}
  Peasse emangys you euer ichon! =
  it is I, drede you noght, =
  That was wonte with you to gone =
  and dere with ded you boght. =
  Grope and fele flesh and bone =
  and fourme of man well wroght; =
  Sich thyng has goost none =
  loke wheder ye knawe me oght. =
  My rysyng fro dede to lyfe =
  shall no man agane moytt; =
  Behold my woundes fyfe =
  thrugh handys, syde, and foytt; =
  To ded can luf me dryfe =
  and styrryd my hart roytt. =
  Of syn who will hym shryfe =
  thyes woundys shalbe his boytt. =
  ffor oon so swete a thyng =
  my self so lefe had wroght, =
  Man sawll, my dere derlyng =
  to batell was I broght; =
  ffor it thay can me dyng =
  to bryng out of my thoght, =
  On roode can thay me hyng =
  yit luf forgate I noght. =
  luf makys me, as ye may se =
  strenkyllid, with blood so red; =
  luf gars me haue hart so fre =
  it opyns euery sted; =
  luf so fre so dampnyd me =
  it drofe me to the ded; =
  luf rasid, me thrug his pauste =
  it is swetter then med. =
  wytterly, man, to the I cry =
  thou yeme my fader fere, =
  Thyn awne sawll kepe cleynly =
  whyls thou art wardan here; =
  slo it not with thi body =
  synnyng in synnes sere, =
  On me and it thou haue mercy =
  for I haue boght it dere. =
  Mi dere freyndys, now may ye se =
  for soth that {[}it{]} is I =
  That dyed apon the roode tre =
  and sythen rose bodely; =
  That it all~gatys sothfast be =
  ye shall se hastely; =
  Of youre mett gif ye me =
  sich as ye haue redy.=
{P:Sextus Apostolus}
  Lord, lo her a rostid fish =
  and a comb of hony =
  laide full fare in a dish =
  and full honestly; =
  here is none othere mett bot this =
  in all oure company, =
  Bot well is vs that we haue this =
  to thi lykyng only.=
{P:Jesus}
  Mi dere fader of heuen =
  that maide me borne to be =
  Of a madyn withoutten steven =
  and sithen to die on tre, =
  ffrom ded to lif at set stevyn =
  rasid me thrugh thi paustee, =
  with the wordys that I shall neven =
  this mette thou blis thrugh me. =
  In the fader name and the son =
  and the holy gast, =
  Thre persons to knaw and com =
  in oone godhede stedfast; =
  I gif this mett my benyson =
  thrugh wordys of myghtys mast; =
  Now will I ette, as I was won =
  my manhede eft to tast =
  My dere freyndys lay hand till =
  eyttys for charite; =
  I ette at my fader will =
  at my will ette now ye. =
  That I ette is to fulfill =
  that writen is of me =
  In moyses law, for it is skyll =
  ffulfillyd that it be. =
  Myn ye noght that I you told, =
  in certan tyme and sted,, =
  When I gaf myself to wold, =
  to you in fourme of bred,, =
  That my body shuld be sold, =
  my bloode be spylt so red; =
  This {[}co{]}rs gravyn ded, and cold, =
  the thrid day ryse fro ded? =
  youre hartes was fulfillyd with drede =
  whyls I haue fro you bene; =
  The rysyng of my manhede =
  vnethes wold, ye weyn; =
  Of trouth now may ye spede =
  thorow stedfast wordys and cleyn. =
  leyf freyndys, trow now the dede =
  that ye with ees haue sene. =
  ye haue forthynkyng and shame =
  for youre dysseferance, =
  I forgif you the blame =
  in me now haue affyance; =
  The folk that ar with syn lame =
  preche theym to repentance, =
  fforgif syn in my name =
  enioyne theym to penance. =
  The grace of the holy gost to wyn =
  resaue here at me; =
  The which shall neuer blyn. =
  I gif you here pauste; =
  whom in erth ye lowse of syn =
  in heuen lowsyd shall be, =
  And whom in erthe ye bynd ther~in =
  In heuen bonden be he.=
{P:Septimus Apostolus}
  Ihesu crist in trynyte =
  Ihesu to cry and call, =
  That borne was of a madyn fre =
  thou saue vs synfull all! =
  ffor vs hanged apon a tre =
  drank asell and gall, =
  Thi seruandys saue fro vanyte =
  In wanhope that we not fall.=
{P:Octavus Apostolus}
  Brethere, be we stabyll of thoght =
  wanhope put we away, =
  Of mysbelefe that we be noght =
  for we may safly say =
  he that mankynde on rood boght =
  fro dede rose the thryd day; =
  we se the woundys in hym was wroght =
  all blody yit were thay.=
{P:Novenus Apostolus}
  he told vs fyrst he shuld, be tayn =
  And for mans syn shuld dy, =
  Be ded and beryd vnder a stayn =
  and after ryse vp bodely; =
  Now is he quyk fro grafe gan =
  he cam and stode vs by, =
  And lete vs se ilkan =
  the Woundys of his body.=
{P:Decimus Apostolus}
  Deth that is so kene =
  ihesu ouer comen has, =
  As he vs told, yit may we mene =
  from ded how he shuld, pas; =
  Ihesu stode witnes betwene =
  that with hym dwelland, was, =
  All his dyscyples has hym sene =
  safe oonly thomas.=
{P:Thomas}
  If that I prowde as pacok go,=
  my hart is full of care; =
  If any sorow myght a man slo =
  my hart in sonder it share; =
  Mi life wyrkys me all this wo =
  of blys I am full bare, =
  yit wold I nawthere freynd ne fo =
  wyst how wo me ware. =
  Ihesu, my lyfe so good =
  ther none myght better be, =
  None wysere man then better food =
  nor none kyndere then he; =
  The Iues haue nalyd his cors on rood =
  nalyd with nales thre, =
  And, with a spere thay spylt his blood =
  great sorow it was to se. =
  To se the stremes of blood ryn =
  well more then doyll it was, =
  sich great payn for mans syn =
  sich doyllfull ded, he has; =
  I haue lyfid withoutten wyn =
  sen he to ded can pas, =
  ffor he was fare of cheke and chyn =
  for doyll of ded, alas! =
  Myghty god for to dyscryfe =
  that neuer dyed,, ne shall, =
  wo and wandreth from you dryfe =
  that ye not therin fall.=
{P:Peter}
  He the saue with woundys fyfe =
  his son ihesu to call, =
  That rose from deth to lyfe =
  and shewyd, hym till vs all.=
{P:Thomas}
  Whannow, peter! art thou mad,? =
  on lyfe who was hym lyke! =
  ffor his deth I am not glad =
  for sorow my hart will breke, =
  That with the Iues he was so stad =
  to ded they can hym wreke; =
  Thou hym forsoke, so was thou rad, =
  when they to the can speke.=
{P:Paul}
  Let be, leyf brothere thomas =
  and turne thi thoght belyfe, =
  ffor the thryd day ihesus rase =
  fleshly fro ded to lyfe; =
  Till vs all he cam a pase =
  and shewyd his woundys fyfe, =
  And lyfyng man, and etten hase =
  hony takyn of a hyfe.=
{P:Thomas}
  Let be for shame! apartly =
  ffantom dyssauys the! =
  ye sagh hym not bodely =
  his gost it myght well be, =
  fforto glad youre hartes sory =
  in youre aduersyte; =
  he luffyd vs well and faythfully =
  therfor sloes sorow me.=
{P:Tercius Apostolus}
  Thou wote, thomas =
  and sothe it was, and oft has thou hard say, =
  how a fysh swalod, ionas =
  thre dayes therin he lay; =
  yit gaf god hym myght to pas =
  whyk man to wyn away; =
  Myght not god sich myght has =
  rase his son apon the thryd day?=
{P:Thomas}
  Man, if thou can vnderstand =
  cryst saide his self, mynnys me, =
  That all lokyn was in his hande =
  all oone was god and he! =
  The son wax marke, all men seand =
  when he died, on the tre, =
  Therfor am I full sore dredand, =
  that who myght his boote be.=
{P:Quartus Apostolus}
  The holy gost in marye light =
  and in hir madynhede =
  Goddis son she held, and dight =
  and cled hym in manhede; =
  ffor luf he wentt as he had hight =
  to fight withoutten drede; =
  when he had termynd that fight =
  he skypt outt of his wede.=
{P:Thomas}
  If he skypt outt of his clethyng =
  yit thou grauntys his cors was ded,; =
  It was his cors that maide shewyng =
  vnto you in his sted; =
  fforto trow in youre carpyng =
  my hart is hevy as led; =
  his dede me bryngys in great mowrneyng =
  and I withoutten red.=
{P:Quintus Apostolus}
  The gost went to hell a pase =
  whils the cors lay slayn, =
  And broght the sawles from sathanas =
  for which he suffred, payn; =
  The thryd day right he gase =
  right vnto the cors agayn, =
  Mighty god and man he rase =
  and therfor ar we fayn.=
{P:Thomas}
  All sam to me ye flyte =
  youre resons fast ye shawe, =
  Bot tell me a skyll perfyte =
  any of you on raw; =
  when cryst cam you to vysyte =
  as ye tell me with saw, =
  A whyk man from spyryte =
  wherby couth ye hym knaw?=
{P:Sextus Apostolus}
  Thomas, vnto the anone =
  herto answere I will; =
  Man has both flesh and bone =
  hu, hyde, and hore thertill; =
  sich thyng has goost none =
  thomas, lo, here thi skyll; =
  Goddis son toke of mary flesh and bone =
  what nede were els thertill?=
{P:Thomas}
  Thou has answered me ffull Wele =
  and, full skylfully, =
  Bot my hart is harde as stele =
  to trow in sich mastry; =
  Say, bad he any of you fele =
  the woundys of his body, =
  fflesh or bone or ilka dele =
  to assay his body?=
{P:Septimus Apostolus}
  yis, thomas, he bad vs se =
  and handill hym with hande, =
  To loke wheder it were he =
  ihesu, man lyfand, =
  That dyed apon a tre =
  flesh and bone we fand, =
  his woundes had bene pyte =
  to towch that were bledand.=
{P:Thomas}
  Waloway! ye can no good =
  youre resons ar defaced, =
  ye ar as women rad for blood, =
  and lightly oft solaced; =
  It was a goost before you stod =
  lyke hym in blood betraced, =
  his cors that dyed on rood =
  for euer hath deth embraced.=
{P:Octavus Apostolus}
  Certys, thomas, gretter care =
  myght no synfull wight haue =
  Then she had, that wepyd so sare =
  the mawdleyn at his graue; =
  ffor sorow and doyll hir awne hare =
  of hir hede she rent and rafe, =
  Ihesu shewid hym till hir thare =
  hir sorow of syn to safe.=
{P:Thomas}
  Lo, sich foly with you is =
  wysemen that shuld be, =
  That thus a womans witnes trowys =
  better than that ye se! =
  In all youre skylles more and les =
  for mysfowndyng fayll ye; =
  Might I se ihesu gost and flesh =
  gropyng shuld not gab me.=
{P:Novenus Apostolus}
  Lefe thomas, flyte no more =
  bot trow and turne thi red, =
  Or els say vs when and whore =
  crist gabbyd in any sted; =
  ffor he saide vs when thou was thore =
  when he hym gaf in bred,, =
  That he shuld, salfe all oure sore =
  quyk rysand fro ded,.=
{P:Thomas}
  He was full sothfast in his sawes =
  that dar I hertly say, =
  And rightwys in all his lawes =
  whils that he lyfyd ay; =
  Bot sen he shuld thole hard thrawes =
  on tre whils that he lay, =
  Dede has determyd his dayes =
  his lyfe noght trow I may.=
{P:Decimus Apostolus}
  Thyne hard hart thi saull will dwyrd =
  Thomas, bot if thou blyn; =
  he has ded conquerd, =
  and weshen vs all fro syn. =
  May nawder knyfe ne swerde =
  hym eft to ded wyn; =
  Goddys myght in hym apperd, =
  that neuer more shall blyn.=
{P:Thomas}
  That god I trow full Wele =
  goostly to you light, =
  Bot bodely neuer a dele =
  ihesu that woundid wyght. =
  My hart is harde as stele =
  to trow in sich a myght, =
  Bot if I that wounde myght fele =
  that hym gaf longeus the knyght.=
{P:Peter}
  That wounde haue we sene, thomas =
  and so has mo then we; =
  With lucas and with cleophas =
  he welke a day Iurnee; =
  Thare hartes that for hym sory was =
  with prophecy comforted he, =
  To Emaus castell can thai pas =
  ther hostyld thai all thre. =
  Ihesu, goddis son of heuen =
  at sopere satt betweyn; =
  Ther bred he brake as euen =
  as it cutt had beyn.=
{P:Thomas}
  Nothyng that ye may neuen =
  his rysyng gars me weyn, =
  If ye me told, sich seuen =
  the more ye myght me teyn.=
{P:Paul}
  Thomas, brothere, turne thi thoght =
  and trust that I say the; =
  Ihesu so dere has boght =
  oure synnes apon a tree, =
  which rysyng hath broght =
  adam and his meneyee.=
{P:Thomas}
  Lett be youre fayr!  shew it noght=
  that he efte quyk shuld be.=
{P:Tercius Apostolus}
  That must thou nedelyngys trow =
  if thou thi saull will saue, =
  ffor that we sa we dar avowe =
  ihesu rose quyk from graue.=
{P:Thomas}
  I haue you saide, and yit dos now =
  thise wordes to wast ye haue; =
  he shewid hym not to you =
  for mysfoundyng ye rafe.=
{P:Quartus Apostolus}
  Ffor we say that we haue sene =
  thou hold,ys vs wars then woode; =
  Ihesu lyfyng stod vs betwene =
  oure lord that with vs yode.=
{P:Thomas}
  I say ye wote neuer what ye mene =
  a goost before you stode; =
  ye wenyd that it had bene =
  the cors that died on roode.=
{P:Quintus Apostolus}
  The cors that dyed on tre =
  was berid in a stone, =
  The thurgh beside fande we =
  and in that graue cors was none; =
  his sudary ther myght we se =
  and he thens whik was gone.=
{P:Thomas}
  Noght, bot stolne is he =
  with Iues that hym haue slone.=
{P:Sextus Apostolus}
  Certys, thomas, thou sais not right =
  thay wold, hym not stele, =
  ffor thay gart kepe hym day and nyght =
  with knyghtys that they  held lele; =
  he rose has we haue sene in sight =
  fro all the Iues fele.=
{P:Thomas}
  I lefe not bot if I myght =
  myself with hym dele.=
{P:Septimus Apostolus}
  He told vs tythyngys, thomas =
  yit mynnys me, =
  That as Ionas thre dayes was =
  In a fysh in the see, =
  so shuld he be, and bene has =
  in erth by dayes thre, =
  pas fro ded, ryse, and rase =
  as he saide done has he.=
{P:Thomas}
  Certys, that worde I harde hym say =
  and so harde ye hym all, =
  Bot for nothyng trow I may =
  that it so shuld befall, =
  That he shuld ryse the thrid day =
  that dranke asell and gall: =
  sen he was god and ded lay =
  from ded, who myght hym call?=
{P:Octavus Apostolus}
  The fader that hym sent =
  rasid hym that was ded, =
  he comforth vs in mowrnyng lent =
  and counseld vs in red; =
  he bad vs trow with good intent =
  his rysyng in euery sted; =
  Thyne absens gars thi saull be shent =
  and makys the heuy as led.=
{P:Thomas}
  Thou says soth, harde and heuy =
  am I to traw that ye me say; =
  Mi hardnes I trow skilfully =
  for he told vs thus ay, =
  That his fader was euer hym by =
  for all bot oon were thay; =
  That he rose bodely =
  for nothyng trow I may.=
{P:Novenus Apostolus}
  May thou not trow withoutten mo =
  for sothe, that it was he? =
  Thomas wherto shuld we say so? =
  then wenys thou fals we be.=
{P:Thomas}
  I wote youre hartes was full wo =
  and fownd with vanyte; =
  If ye swere all and ye were mo =
  I trow it not or that I se.=
{P:Decimus Apostolus}
  Thomas, of errowre thou blyn =
  and till vs turne thi mode; =
  Trow his rysyng by dayes threyn =
  sen he died on the rode.=
{P:Thomas}
  Noght bot I myght my fynger wyn =
  in sted as nayle stode, =
  And his syde my hande put in =
  ther he shed his hart bloode.=
{P:Jesus}
  Brethere all, be with you peasse! =
  leaffe stryfe that now is here! =
  Thomas, of thyn errowre seasse =
  of sothe Witnes thou bere; =
  putt thi hande in my syde, no fres =
  ther longeus put his spere; =
  loke my rysyng be no les =
  let no wan~hope the dere.=
{P:Thomas}
  Mercy, ihesu, rew on me =
  my hande is blody of thi blode! =
  Mercy ihesu, for I se =
  thi myght that I not vnderstode! =
  Mercy, ihesu, I pray the =
  that for all synfull died on roode! =
  Mercy, ihesu, of mercy fre =
  for thi goodnes that is so goode! =
  kest away my staf will I =
  and with no wepyn gang; =
  Mercy will I call and cry =
  ihesu that on roode hang; =
  Rew on me, kyng of mercy =
  let me not cry thus lang! =
  Mercy, for the velany =
  thou tholyd on Iues with wrang. =
  Mi hat will I kest away =
  my mantill sone onone, =
  vnto the poore help it may =
  for richere knawe I none. =
  Mercy will I abyde, and pray =
  to the ihesu, alone; =
  My synfull dede I rew ay =
  to the make I my mone. =
  Mercy, ihesu, lorde swete =
  for thi fyfe woundys so sare, =
  Thou suffred thrugh handys and feete =
  thi semely side a spere it share; =
  Mercy, ihesu, lord, yit =
  for thi moder that the bare! =
  Mercy, for the teres thou grett =
  when thou rasid lazare! =
  Mi gyrdill gay and purs of sylk =
  and cote away thou shall; =
  whils I am werere of swylke =
  the longere mercy may I call. =
  Ihesu, that soke the madyns mylk =
  ware noght bot clothes of pall, =
  Thi close so can thai fro the pyke =
  on roode thay left the small. =
  Mercy, ihesu, honoure of man =
  mercy, ihesu, mans socoure! =
  Mercy, ihesu, rew thi leman =
  mans saull, thou boght full soure! =
  Mercy, ihesu, that may and can =
  forgif syn and be socoure! =
  Mercy, ihesu, as thou vs wan =
  forgif and gif thi man honoure.=
{P:Jesus}
  None myght bryng the in that wytt =
  for oght that thay myght say, =
  To trow that I myght flytt =
  fro ded to lyfe to wyn away; =
  My saull and my cors haue knytt =
  a knott that last shall ay; =
  Thus shall I rase, well thou wytt =
  ilk man on domesday. =
  Who so hath not trowid right =
  to hell I shall theym lede, =
  Ther euer more is dark as nyght =
  and greatt paynes to drede; =
  Those that trow in my myght =
  and luf well almus dede, =
  Thai shall shyne as son bright =
  and heuen haue to thare mede. =
  That blys, thomas, I the hete =
  that is in heuen cytee, =
  ffor I se the sore grete =
  of the I haue pytee; =
  Thomas, for thi teres wete =
  thi syn forgiffen be, =
  Thus shall synfull thare synnes bete =
  that sore haue grefyd me. =
  Thomas, for thou felys me =
  and my woundes bare, =
  Mi risyng is trowed in the =
  and so was it not are; =
  All that it trowes and not se =
  and dos after my lare, =
  Euer blissid mot thay be =
  and heuen be theym yare! =
@section 2 {p29}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Lord's Ascension
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Thomas}
  Brethere all, that now here bene, =
  fforgett my lorde yit may I noght; =
  I wote not what it may mene, =
  Bot more I Weyn ther will be wroght.=
{P:John}
  My lord, ihesus will wyrk his will, =
  pleatt we neuer agans his thoght, =
  ffor vs ne wyrkes, as it is skyll, =
  his hand~warke that he has wroght.=
{P:Symon}
  Apon his wordes will I ryst =
  that he his self saide vs vntill, =
  As stedfastly on hym to tryst, =
  Mystrust we neuer for goode ne ill.=
{P:Peter}
  In heuen and erthe his myght may be, =
  his wytt and his will also; =
  The holy gost, brethere, ment he, =
  thus will he neuer fro vs go. =
  ffourty dayes now drawes nere =
  sen his resurreccyon complete; =
  Afore that will he appere, =
  thus sodanly not lefe vs yett. =
  In bethany here let vs abyde, =
  We knaw not yit what may befall; =
  peraventur it may betyde, =
  he shall full well comforth vs all.=
{P:Jesus}
  Peasse now, my dere freyndys! =
  peasse be with you euer and ay! =
  ffor it all wrangys amendys; =
  peasse brethere, sam I say! =
  Brethere, in hartes be nothyng heuy =
  what tyme that I from you am gone, =
  I must go from you sone, in hy, =
  bot neuer the les make ye no mone; =
  ffor I shall send to you anone =
  the holy gost, to comforth you, =
  you to wysh in euery wone =
  I shall you tell what~wyse and how. =
  It shalbe for youre prow =
  that I thus~gatys shall do; =
  It has been saide or now =
  My fader must I to. =
  with hym must I abide and dwell, =
  ffor so it is his will; =
  ffor youre comforth thus I you tell, =
  be ye stedfast for good or ill. =
  Abide me here right on this hill =
  to that I com to you agane, =
  this forwarde must I nedys fulfill, =
  I will no longer fro you lane; =
  And therfor loke that ye be bayn, =
  and also trew and stedfast, =
  ffor who soeuer you oght frayn =
  when that I am past.=
{P:Peter}
  Ffull heuy in hart now may we be =
  that we oure master sall forgo, =
  Bot neuer the les yit saide he =
  he wold not dwell full lang vs fro. =
  What wonder is if we be wo, =
  thus sodanly shall oure master mys, =
  And masters on lyfe haue we no mo =
  that in this warld shuld vs wys. =
  he will pas furth to blys, =
  and leyfe vs here behynde, =
  No meruell now it is =
  if we mowrne now in oure mynde.=
{P:Jesus}
  In oure mynde mowrne we may, =
  as men that masyd ar and mad, =
  And yit also, it is no nay, =
  we may be blythe and glad, =
  Because of tythyngys that we had,, =
  that his self can vs say; =
  he bad be blythe and noght adrad, =
  ffor he wold not be long away. =
  Bot yit both nyght and day =
  oure hartes may be full sore, =
  As me thynk, by my fay, =
  ffor wordes he saide lang ore.=
{P:Thomas}
  Lang ore he saide, full openly, =
  that he must nedys fro vs twyn, =
  And to his fader go in hy, =
  to Ioy of heuen that neuer shall blyn; =
  Therfor we mowrne, both more and myn, =
  And mery also yit may we be; =
  he bad vs all, both outt and in, =
  be glad and blythe in ich degre, =
  And saide that com shuld, he =
  to comforth vs kyndly; =
  Bot yit heuy ar we =
  to we hym se truly.=
{P:Jacobus}
  With ee wold we hym se =
  oure saveoure crist, goddys son, =
  That dyed apon a tre =
  yit trewe I that we mon: =
  Now god grauntt vs that boyn =
  that with his bloode vs boght, =
  To se hym in his throne =
  as he maide all of noght; =
  his will now has he wroght =
  and gone from vs away, =
  As he noght of vs roght =
  and therfor mowrne we may.=
{P:Philip}
  We may mowrne, no meruell why =
  for we oure master thus shall mys, =
  That shall go fro vs sodanly =
  and we ne wote what cause is, =
  Neuer the les the sothe is this =
  he saide that he shuld com agane =
  To bryng vs all to blys =
  therof may we be fane. =
  That commyng will vs mych gane =
  and oure saules all saue, =
  And put vs fro that payn =
  that we were lyke to haue.=
{P:Jesus}
  Herkyns to me now, euer ichon =
  and here what I will say, =
  ffor I must nedys fro you gone =
  for thus my fader will allway, =
  And therfor peasse be with you ay =
  where so ye dwell in wone, =
  And to saue you fro all fray =
  my peasse be with you blood and bone. =
  I lefe it you bi oon and oone =
  noght as the warld, here dos, =
  It shalbe true as any stone =
  to defende you fro youre foos. =
  let not youre hartes be heuy =
  drede not for any kyns thyng, =
  ye haue harde me say full playnly =
  I go, and to you am I commyng. =
  If ye luf me, for~thi =
  ye shuld, be glad, of this doyng, =
  ffor I go full securly =
  to my fader, heuyns kyng; =
  The which, without lesyng =
  is mekill more then I, =
  Therfor be ye thus trowyng =
  when all is endid fully. =
  ye haue bene of mysbilefe =
  hard of harte and also of will; =
  To theym that my rysyng can prefe =
  no credence wold, ye gif theym till; =
  Mary mawdlayn saide you till =
  that I was rysyn, bot ye ne wold =
  hir trow for good or ill =
  the trouth all if she told,. =
  sich harmes in hartes ye hold =
  and vnstedfast ye ar, =
  ye trowid no man of mold, =
  witnes of my rysyng that bare; =
  Therfor ye shall go tech =
  in all this warld, so wyde, =
  And to all the people preche =
  Who baptym will abyde, =
  And trowe truly =
  Mi dethe and rysyng, =
  and also myn vpstevynyng, =
  And also myn agane~commyng, =
  thay shalbe saue suerly. =
  And Who trowys not this =
  That now rehersyd, is, =
  he shalbe dampned, Iwys, =
  ffor veniance and for wreke. =
  Tokyns, for sothe, shall bene =
  Of those that trow, withoutten weyn; =
  Devyls shall thay kest out cleyn, =
  And with new tongys speke. =
  Serpentes shall thay put away, =
  And venymus drynk, bi nyght and day, =
  Shall not noy theym, as I say; =
  And where thay lay on handys =
  Of seke men far and nere, =
  Thay shalbe hole, withoutten dere, =
  Of all sekenes and sorowes sere, =
  Euer in alkyn landys. =
  And therfor now I byd that ye =
  Go not from ierosolyme, =
  Bot abide the behest of my fader fre =
  In land ay whore, =
  That ye haue hard here of me; =
  ffor Iohn baptist, dere in degre, =
  In water forsoth baptysid me =
  Now here before; =
  And ye certan in euery coste =
  shall baptise in the holy goost, =
  Thrug vertue of hym that is the moost =
  lord god of myght, =
  within few dayes now folowyng; =
  And herof meruell ye nothyng, =
  ffor this shalbe his awne wyrkyng, =
  shewyd in youre sight=
{P:Peter}
  Ffarlee may we fownde and fare =
  for myssyng of oure master ihesus; =
  Oure hartys may sygh and be full sare, =
  this Iues with wreke thay waten vs. =
  Vs to tray and teyn =
  ar thay abowte bi nyght and day; =
  ffor ihesu that is so seldom sene, =
  as masid men mowrne we may.=
{P:Andrew}
  Mowrnyng makys vs masid and mad,, =
  as men that lyff in drede; =
  ffull comforthles ar we stad, =
  for myssyng of hym that vs shuld, lede.=
{P:Jacobus}
  Thise Iues that folow thare faythles will, =
  and demed oure master to be ded, =
  With mayn and mode they wold hym spill, =
  if thay wist how, in towne or sted.=
{P:John}
  Let keep vs fro thare carpyng kene, =
  and com bot lytyll in thare sight; =
  Oure master will com when we leest weyn, =
  he will vs rewle and red, full right.=
{P:Thomas}
  Of this carpyng now no more, =
  It drawes nygh the tyme of day; =
  At oure mette I wold we wore, =
  he sende vs socowre that best may.=
{P:Mary}
  Socowre sone he will you sende, =
  If ye truly in hym will traw; =
  youre mone mekely will he amende, =
  My brethere dere, this may ye knawe, =
  The hestys hyghly that he me hight =
  he has fulfillid in worde and dede; =
  he gabbyd neuer be day nor nyght, =
  ffor~thi, dere brethere, haue no drede.=
{P:Matheus}
  Certys, lady, thou says full wele; =
  he will vs amende, for so he may; =
  we haue fon sothe euerilka dele =
  All that euer we hard hym say.=
{P:Jesus}
  Peter, and ye my derlyngys dere, =
  As masid men me thynk ye ar; =
  holly to you I haue shewyd here =
  To bryng youre hartys from care; =
  In care youre hartys ar cast, =
  And in youre trowth not trew; =
  In hardnes youre hartys ar fast, =
  As men that no wytt knew. =
  sende was I for youre sake =
  fro my fader dere, =
  fflesh and blode to take =
  of a madyn so clere; =
  sythen to me ye soght =
  and holly felowid me, =
  Of wonders that I haue wroght =
  som haue I letten you se. =
  The dombe, the blynde as any stone, =
  I helyd ther I cam by, =
  The dede I rasid anone, =
  Thrugh my myght truly; =
  And othere warkys, that wonderfull wore, =
  I wroght wisely befor you all; =
  My payn, my passion, I told before, =
  holly thrug outt as it shuld fall; =
  Mi rysyng on the thryd day, =
  As ye bi tokyns many oone haue sene; =
  youre trouth truly had bene away =
  had not my blissid moder bene. =
  In hir it restyd all this tyde, =
  youre dedys ye ow greatly to shame; =
  here may ye se my woundys wyde, =
  how that I boght you out of blame. =
  Bot, Iohn, thynk when I hang on rud =
  That I betoke the mary mylde; =
  kepe hir yit with stabull mode, =
  she is thi moder and thou hir childe. =
  loke thou hir luf, and be hir freynde, =
  and abide with hir in well and wo, =
  ffor to my fader now will I weynde, =
  thar none of you ask wheder I go.=
{P:Philip}
  Lord, if it be thi will, =
  shew vs thi fader we the pray; =
  we have bene with the in good and ill, =
  and sagh hym neuer nyght ne day.=
{P:Jesus}
  Philipp, that man that may se me =
  he seys my fader full of myght; =
  Trowys thou not he dwellys in me =
  and I in hym if thou trow right? =
  In his howse ar dyuerse place, =
  I go to ordan for you now; =
  ye shall all be fulfillyd with grace, =
  the holy goost I shall sende you. =
  he shall you in youre hartys wyse =
  In worde and dede, as I you say; =
  With all my hart I you blys-- =
  My moder, my brethere, haue all good day! =
  ffader of heuen, with good intent, =
  I pray the here me specyally; =
  ffrom heuen till erth thou me sent =
  Thi name to preche and claryfy. =
  thi will haue I done, all and som, =
  In erthe will I no longere be; =
  Opyn the clowdes, for now I com =
  In ioy and blys to dwell with the.=
{P:Primus Angelus}
  Ye men of galylee, =
  wherfor meruell ye? =
  hevyn behold, and se =
  how ihesus vp can weynde =
  vnto his fader fre, =
  where he syttys in maieste, =
  With hym ay for to be =
  In blys withoutten ende. =
  And as ye sagh hym sty =
  Into heuen on hy, =
  In flesh and fell in his body =
  ffrom erthe now here, =
  Right so shall he, securly, =
  Come downe agane truly, =
  with his woundys blody, =
  To deme you all in fere.=
{P:Secundus Angelus}
  Meruell haue no wight, =
  No wonder of this sight, =
  ffor it is thrugh his myght, =
  That all thyng may. =
  What so he will by day or nyght, =
  In hell, medyll~erth, and on hight, =
  Or yit in derknes or in light, =
  withoutten any nay; =
  ffor he is god all weldand,, =
  heuen and hell, both se and sand, =
  wod and water, fowll, fysh and land,, =
  All is at his will; =
  he haldys all thyng in his hand =
  that in this warld, is lyfand, =
  Then nedys ye noght be meruelland.=
{P:Primus Angelus}
  And for this skyll, =
  Ryght as he from you dyd weynde =
  so com agane he shall, =
  In the same manere at last ende, =
  To deme both greatt and small.=
{P:Secundus Angelus}
  Who so his byddyng will obey, =
  And thare mys amende, =
  With hym shall haue blys on hy, =
  And won ther withoutten ende. =
  And who that wyrk amys, =
  And theym amende will neuer, =
  shall neuer com in heuen blys, =
  Bot to hell banyshed for euer.=
{P:Mary}
  A selcouth sight yonder now is, =
  Behold, now, I you pray! =
  A clowde has borne my chylde to blys, =
  Mi blyssyng bere he euer and ay! =
  Bot, son, thynk on thi moder dere, =
  That thou has laft emangys thi foes! =
  swete son, lett me not dwell here, =
  let me go with the where thou goes. =
  Bot Iohn, on the is all my trast, =
  I pray the forsake me noght.=
{P:John}
  Lefe marye, be noght abast, =
  ffor thi will shall ay be wroght. =
  here may we se and full well knaw =
  That he is god most of myght; =
  In hym is good, we trawe, =
  holly to serue hym day and nyght.=
{P:Peter}
  A meruellous sight is yone, =
  That he thus sone is taken vs fro; =
  fro his fomen is he gone =
  with outten help of othere mo.=
{P:Matheus}
  Where is ihesus, oure master dere, =
  that here with vs spake right now?=
{P:Jacobus}
  A wonderfull sight, men may se here, =
  my brethere dere, how thynk you?=
{P:Thomas}
  we thynk it wonder all, =
  that oure master shuld thus go; =
  After his help I red we call, =
  That we may haue som tokyn hym fro.=
{P:Bartholomeus}
  A more meruell men neuer saw =
  then now is sene vs here emang; =
  ffrom erth till heuen a man be draw =
  With myrth of angell sang. =
  ffrom vs, me thynk, he is full lang, =
  and yit longere I trow he will; =
  Alas! my hart it is so strang =
  that I ne may now wepe my till =
  Anone. =
  A wonder sight it was to se =
  When he stevyd vp so sodanly =
  To his fader in maieste, =
  By his self alone.=
{P:Matheus}
  Alon, for sothe, vp he went =
  to heuen till his fader, =
  And noman wyst what he ment =
  nor how he dyd of no manere, =
  so sodanly he was vp hent =
  in flesh and fell fro erth vp here; =
  he saide his fader for hym sent =
  that maide vs all to be in dwere =
  This nyght; =
  Neuer the les full well wote we =
  As that he will so must it be, =
  ffor all thyng is in his pauste, =
  And that is right.=
{P:Mary}
  All myghty god, how may this be? =
  a clowde has borne my childe to blys; =
  Now bot that I wote wheder is he, =
  my hart wold breke, well wote I this. =
  his stevynyng vp to blys in hy, =
  it is the sourc of all my Ioyes; =
  Mi blyssyng, barne, light on thi body! =
  let neuer thi moder be spylt with Iues. =
  Take me to the, my son so heynd, =
  and let me neuer with Iues be lorne; =
  help, for my son luf, Iohn, son kynde, =
  for ferde that I with Iues be torne. =
  Mi flesh it quakys as lefe on lynde, =
  to shontt the showres sharper then thorne; =
  help me, Iohn, if thou be kynde, =
  my son myssyng makys me to mowrne.=
{P:John}
  Youre seruande, lady, he me maide, =
  and bad me kepe you ay to qweme; =
  Blythe were I, lady, myght I the glad,, =
  and with my myght I shall the yeme. =
  Therfor be ferd for nokyn thyng =
  for oght that Iues wold do you to; =
  I shall be bayn at youre byddyng, =
  as my lorde bad, your seruande lo!=
{P:Mary}
  Glad am I, Iohn, Whils I haue the; =
  more comforth bot my son can I none craue; =
  so covers thou my care, and carpys vnto me, =
  whils I the se, euer am I safe. =
  Was none, safe my son, more trusty to me, =
  therfor his grace sall neuer fro the go; =
  he shall the qwyte, that died on a tre, =
  well mendys thou my mode, when I am in wo.=
{P:Symon}
  Let hy vs from this hill, and to the towne weynde, =
  for fere of the Iues, that spitus ar & prowde; =
  With oure dere lady, I red that we weynd, =
  and pray till hir dere son, here apon lowde. =
  To hir buxumly I red, that we bende, =
  syn hir dere son fro vs is gone in a clowde, =
  And hertely in hast haylse we that heynde, =
  To oure master is she moder, semely in shrowde. =
  A, marie, so mylde, the myssid we haue; =
  Was neuer madyn so menskfull here apon molde =
  As thou art, and moder cleyne, bot this wold we craue, =
  If this were ihesu, thi son, that Iudas has sold,, =
  Shew vs the sothe, vs all may it saue; =
  we pray the, dere lady, layn that thou nold,, =
  Bot spell vs oure spyryng, or els mon we rafe, =
  Bot thou witterly vs wysh, so fayn wyt we wold.=
{P:Mary}
  Peter, andrew, Iohn, and Iamys the gent, =
  Symon, Iude, and bartilmew the bold, =
  And all my brethere dere, that ar on this bent, =
  Take tent to my tayll, till that I haue told, =
  Of my dere son, what I haue mentt, =
  That hens is hevyd, to his awne hold; =
  he taght you the trouthe, or he to heuen went; =
  he was borne of my bosom as his self wold,. =
  he is god and man that stevynd into heuen; =
  preche thus to the pepyll that most ar in price. =
  Sekys to thare savyng, ye apostilles eleven, =
  To the Iues of Ierusalem as youre way lyse, =
  say to the cyte as I can here neuen, =
  tell the warkys of my son warly and wyse; =
  Byd theym be stedfast & lysten your steuen, =
  or els be thay dampned as men full of vyce. =
@section 2 {p30}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Judgement
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Secundus Malus}
  Ffull darfe has bene oure deede =
  for thi commen is oure care; =
  This day to take oure mede =
  for nothyng may we spare. =
  Alas I harde that horne =
  that callys vs to the dome, =
  All that euer were borne =
  thider behofys theym com. =
  May nathere lande ne se =
  vs from this dome hide, =
  ffor ferde fayn wold, I fle =
  bot I must nedys abide; =
  Alas, I stande great aghe =
  to loke on that Iustyce, =
  Ther may no man of lagh =
  help with no quantyce. =
  vokettys ten or twelfe =
  may none help at this nede, =
  Bot ilk man for his self =
  shall answere for his dede. =
  Alas, that I was borne! =
  I se now me beforne, =
  That lord with Woundys fyfe; =
  how may I on hym loke, =
  That falsly hym forsoke, =
  When I led synfull lyfe?=
{P:Tercius Malus}
  Alas, carefull catyfys may we ryse, =
  sore may we wryng oure handys and wepe; =
  ffor cursid and sore covytyse =
  dampnyd be we in hell full depe. =
  Roght we neuer of godys seruyce, =
  his commaundementys wold we not kepe, =
  Bot oft tymes maide we sacrifice =
  to sathanas when othere can slepe. =
  Alas! now wakyns all oure were, =
  oure wykyd Warkys can we not hide, =
  Bot on oure bakys we must theym bere, =
  that will vs soroo on ilka syde. =
  Oure dedys this day will do vs dere, =
  Oure domysman here we must abide, =
  And feyndys, that will vs felly fere, =
  thare pray to haue vs for thare pride. =
  Brymly before vs be thai broght, =
  oure dedys that shall dam vs bidene; =
  That eyre has harde, or harte thoght, =
  that mowthe has spokyn, or ee sene, =
  That foote has gone, or hande wroght, =
  in any tyme that we may mene; =
  ffull dere this day now bees it boght. =
  alas! vnborne then had I bene!=
{P:Quartus Malus}
  Alas, I am forlorne! =
  a spytus blast here blawes! =
  I harde well bi yonde horne =
  I wote wherto it drawes; =
  I wold I were vnborne =
  alas! that this day dawes! =
  Now mon be dampnyd this morne =
  my warkys, my dedys, my sawes. =
  Now bees my curstnes kyd =
  alas! I may not layn =
  All that euer I dyd, =
  it bees put vp full playn. =
  That I wold, fayn were hyd, =
  my synfull wordys and vayn, =
  ffull new now mon be rekynyd =
  vp to me agayn. =
  Alas! fayn wold I fle =
  for dedys that I haue done, =
  Bot that may now not be =
  I must abyde my boyn; =
  I trowed neuer to have sene this dredfull day thus soyn; =
  Alas! what shall I say When he sittys in his trone? =
  To se his Woundys bledande =
  this is a dulfull case; =
  Alas! how shall I stand =
  or loke hym in the face? =
  So curtes I hym fand =
  that gaf me life so lang a space; =
  Mi care is all command, =
  alas! where was my grace? =
  Alas! catyffys vnkynde =
  where on was oure thoght? =
  Alas! where on was oure mynde =
  so wykyd warkys we Wroght? =
  To se how he Was pynde =
  how dere oure luf he boght, =
  Alas! we were full blynde =
  now ar we wars then noght. =
  Alas! my couetyse =
  myn yll will, and myn Ire! =
  Mi neghbur to dispise =
  most was my desyre; =
  I demyd euer at my deuyse =
  me thoght I had no peyre, =
  With my self sore may I grise =
  now am quyt my hyre. =
  Where I was wonte to go =
  and haue my Wordys at will, =
  Now am I set full thro =
  and fayn to hold, me still; =
  I went both to and fro =
  me thoght I did, neuer ill, =
  Mi neghburs for to slo =
  or hurt withoutten skill. =
  Wo worth euer the fader =
  that gate me to be borne! =
  That euer he lete me stir =
  bot that I had bene forlorne; =
  Warid be my moder =
  and warid be the morne =
  That I was borne of hir =
  alas, for shame and skorne!=
{P:Primus Angelus}
  stand not togeder, parte in two! =
  all sam shall ye not be in blys; =
  Oure lorde of heuen will it be so, =
  for many of you has done amys; =
  On his right hand ye good shall go, =
  the way till heuen he shall you wys; =
  ye wykid, saules ye weynd hym fro, =
  on his left hande as none of his.=
{P:Jesus}
  The tyme is commen, I will make ende, =
  my fader of heuen will it so be, =
  Therfor till erthe now will I weynde, =
  my self to sytt in maieste. =
  To dele my dome I will discende, =
  this body will I bere with me, =
  how it was dight mans mys to amende =
  all mans kynde ther shall it se.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Oute, haro, out, out! =
  harkyn to this horne, =
  I was neuer in dowte =
  or now at this morne; =
  So sturdy a showte =
  sen that I was borne =
  hard I neuer here abowte =
  in ernyst ne in skorne, =
  A wonder! =
  I was bonde full fast =
  In yrens for to last, =
  Bot my bandys thai brast =
  And shoke all in sonder.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  I shoterd and shoke =
  I herd sich a rerd, =
  When I harde it I qwote =
  for all that I lerd, =
  Bot to swere on a boke =
  I durst not aperd; =
  I durst not loke =
  for all medill~erd, =
  ffull payll; =
  Bot gyrned and gnast, =
  my force did, I frast, =
  Bot I wroght all wast, =
  It myght not auayll.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  It was like to a trumpe =
  it had sich a sownde; =
  I fell on a lumpe =
  for ferd that I swonde.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  There I stode on my stumpe =
  I stakerd that stownde, =
  There chachid I the crumpe =
  yit held, I my grounde =
  halfe nome.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Make redy oure gere, =
  we ar like to haue were, =
  ffor now dar I swere =
  That domysday is comme; =
  ffor all oure saules ar wente =
  and none ar in hell.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Bot we go we ar shente =
  let vs not dwell, =
  It sittys you to tente =
  in this mater to mell, =
  As a pere in a parlamente =
  what case so befell; =
  It is nedefull =
  That ye tente to youre awne, =
  What draght so be drawne, =
  If the courte be knawen =
  the Iuge is right dredfull.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  ffor to stand, thus tome =
  thou gars me grete.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  let vs go to this dome =
  vp watlyn strete.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  I had leuer go to rome =
  yei thryse, on my fete, =
  Then forto grefe yonde grome =
  or with hym forto mete; =
  ffor wysely =
  he spekys on trete, =
  his paustee is grete, =
  bot begyn he to threte =
  he lokys full grisly. =
  Bot fast take oure rentals =
  hy, let vs go hence! =
  ffor as this fals =
  the great sentence.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Thai ar here in my dals =
  fast stand We to fence, =
  Agans thise dampnyd sauls =
  Without repentence, =
  And Iust.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  how so the gam crokys, =
  Examyn oure bokys.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  here is a bag full, lokys, =
  of pride and of lust, =
  Of Wraggers and wrears =
  a bag full of brefes, =
  Of carpars and cryars =
  of mychers and thefes, =
  Of lurdans and lyars =
  that no man lefys, =
  Of flytars, of flyars =
  and renderars of reffys; =
  This can I, =
  Of alkyn astates =
  that go bi the gatys, =
  Of poore pride, that god hatys, =
  Twenty so many.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Peasse, I pray the, be still =
  I laghe that I kynke, =
  Is oght Ire in thi bill =
  and then shall thou drynke.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Sir, so mekill ill will =
  that thai wold, synke =
  Thare foes in a fyere still =
  bot not all that I thynke =
  dar I say, =
  Bot before hym he prase hym, =
  behynde he mys~sase hym, =
  Thus dowbill he mase hym, =
  thus do thai today.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Has thou oght Writen there =
  of the femynyn gendere?=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Yei, mo then I may bere =
  of rolles forto render; =
  Thai ar sharp as a spere =
  if thai seme bot slender; =
  Thai ar euer in were =
  if thai be tender, =
  yll fetyld,; =
  she that is most meke, =
  When she semys full seke, =
  she can rase vp a reke =
  if she be well nettyld,.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Thou art the best hyne =
  that euer cam beside vs.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Yei, bot go we, master myne =
  yit wold I we hyde vs; =
  Thai haue blowen lang syne =
  thai will not abide vs; =
  We may lightly tyne =
  and then will ye chide vs =
  Togeder.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Make redy oure tolys. =
  ffor we dele with no folys.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Sir, all clerkys of oure scolys =
  ar bowne furth theder; =
  Bot, sir, I tell you before =
  had domysday oght tarid, =
  We must haue biggid, hell more =
  the warld is so warid.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Now gett we dowbill store =
  of bodys myscarid, =
  To the soules where thai wore =
  both sam to be harrid.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Thise rolles =
  Ar of bakbytars, =
  And fals quest~dytars, =
  I had no help of writars =
  bot thise two dalles. =
  ffaithe and trowth, maffay =
  has no fete to stande; =
  The poore pepyll must pay =
  if oght be in hande, =
  The drede of god is away =
  and lawe out of lande.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  By that wist I that domysday =
  was nere hande =
  In seson.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Sir, it is saide in old sawes-- =
  the longere that day dawes--
  «Wars pepill wars lawes.»=
{P:Primus Demon}
  I lagh at thi reson; =
  Alle this was token =
  domysday to drede; =
  ffull oft was it spokyn =
  full few take hede; =
  Bot now shall we be wrokyn =
  of thare falshede, =
  ffor now bese vnlokyn =
  many dern dede =
  In Ire; =
  All thare synnes shall be knawen, =
  Othere mens, then thare awne.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Bot if this draght be well drawen =
  don is in the myre.=
{P:Tutivillus}
  Whi spir ye not, sir =
  no questyons? =
  I am oone of youre ordir =
  and oone of youre sons; =
  I stande at my tristur =
  when othere men shones.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Now thou art myn awne querestur =
  I wote where thou wonnes; =
  do tell me.=
{P:Tutivillus}
  I was youre chefe tollare, =
  And sithen courte rollar, =
  Now am I master lollar, =
  And of sich men I mell me. =
  I haue broght to youre hande =
  of saules, dar I say, =
  Mo than ten thowsand =
  in an howre of a day; =
  som at ayll~howse I fande =
  and som of ferray, =
  som cursid, som bande =
  som yei, som nay; =
  so many =
  Thus broght I on blure, =
  thus did I my cure.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Thou art the best sawgeoure =
  that euer had I any.=
{P:Tutivillus}
  here a roll of ragman =
  of the rownde tabill, =
  Of breffes in my bag, man =
  of synnes dampnabill; =
  vnethes may I wag, man =
  for wery in youre stabill =
  Whils I set my stag, man. =
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Abide, ye ar abill =
  To take wage; =
  Thou can of cowrte thew, =
  Bot lay downe the dewe =
  ffor thou will be a shrew, =
  be thou com at age.=
{P:Tutivillus}
  Here I be gesse =
  of many nyce hoket, =
  Of care and of curstnes =
  hethyng and hoket, =
  Gay gere and witles =
  his hode set on koket, =
  As prowde as pennyles =
  his slefe has no poket, =
  ffull redles; =
  With thare hemmyd shoyn, =
  All this must be done, =
  Bot syre is out at hye noyn =
  And his barnes bredeles. =
  A horne and a duch ax =
  his slefe must be flekyt, =
  A syde hede and a fare fax =
  his gowne must be spekytt, =
  Thus toke I youre tax =
  thus ar my bookys blekyt.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Thou art best on thi wax =
  that euer was clekyt, =
  or knawen; =
  with wordes will thou fill vs, =
  bot tell thi name till vs.=
{P:Tutivillus}
  Mi name is tutiuillus, =
  my horne is blawen; =
@begin {latp}
  a ffragmina verborum =
  tutiullus colligit horum, =
  b Belzabub algorum =
  belial belium doliorum.=
@end {latp}
{P:Secundus Demon}
  What, I se thou can of gramory =
  and som what of arte; =
  had I bot a penny =
  on the wold, I warte.=
{P:Tutivillus}
  Of femellys a quantite =
  here fynde I parte.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Tutiuillus, let se =
  goddys forbot thou sparte!=
{P:Tutivillus}
  so Ioly =
  Ilka las in a lande =
  like a lady nerehande, =
  So fresh and so plesande, =
  makys men to foly. =
  If she be neuer so fowll a dowde =
  with hir kelles and hir pynnes, =
  The shrew hir self can shrowde =
  both hir chekys and hir chynnes; =
  she can make it full prowde =
  with iapes and with gynnes, =
  hir hede as hy as a clowde =
  bot no shame of hir synnes =
  Thai fele; =
  When she is thus paynt, =
  she makys it so quaynte, =
  She lookys like a saynt, =
  And wars then the deyle. =
  she is hornyd like a kowe =
  {[}...{]} fon syn, =
  The cuker hyngys so side now =
  furrid with a cat skyn, =
  All thise ar for you =
  thai ar commen of youre kyn.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Now, the best body art thou =
  that euer cam here in.=
{P:Tutivillus}
  An vsage, =
  swilk dar I vndertake, =
  makys theym breke thare wedlake, =
  And lif in syn for hir sake, =
  And breke thare awne spowsage. =
  yit a poynt haue I fon =
  I tell you before, =
  That fals swerars shall hider com =
  mo then a thowsand skore; =
  In sweryng thai grefe godys son =
  and pyne hym more and more, =
  Therfor mon thai with vs won =
  in hell for euer more. =
  I say thus, =
  That rasers of the fals tax, =
  And gederars of greyn wax, =
@begin {latp}
  Diabolus est mendax =
  Et pater eius. =
@end {latp}
  yit a poynte of the new gett =
  to tell will I not blyn, =
  Of prankyd gownes & shulders vp set =
  mos & flokkys sewyd wyth in; =
  To vse sich gise thai will not let =
  thai say it is no syn, =
  Bot on sich pilus I me set =
  and clap thaym cheke and chyn, =
  no nay. =
  dauid in his sawtere says thus, =
  That to hell shall thai trus, =
@begin {latp}
  Cum suis adinuencionibus, =
@end {latp}
  for onys and for ay. =
  yit of thise kyrkchaterars =
  here ar a menee, =
  Of barganars and okerars =
  and lufars of symonee, =
  Of runkers and rowners =
  god castys thaym out, trulee, =
  ffrom his temple all sich mysdoers =
  I cach thaym then to me =
  ffull soyn; =
  ffor writen I wote it is =
  In the gospell, withoutten mys, =
@begin {latp}
  Et eam fecistis =
  Speluncam latronum. =
@end {latp}
  yit of the synnes seven =
  som thyng speciall =
  now nately to neven =
  that renys ouer all; =
  Thise laddys thai leven =
  as lordys riall, =
  At ee to be even =
  picturde in pall =
  As kyngys; =
  May he dug hym a doket, =
  A kodpese like a pokett, =
  hym thynke it no hoket =
  his tayll when he Wryngys. =
  his luddokkys thai lowke =
  like walk~mylne cloggys, =
  his hede is like a stowke =
  hurlyd as hoggys, =
  A woll blawen bowke =
  thise fryggys as froggys, =
  This Ielian Iowke =
  dryfys he no doggys =
  To felter; =
  Bot with youre yolow lokkys, =
  ffor all youre many mokkys, =
  ye shall clym on hell crokkys =
  With a halpeny heltere. =
  And nell With hir nyfyls =
  of crisp and of sylke, =
  Tent well youre twyfyls =
  youre nek abowte as mylke; =
  With youre bendys and youre bridyls =
  of sathan, the whilke =
  sir sathanas Idyls =
  you for tha ilke =
  This gill knaue; =
  It is open behynde, =
  before is it pynde, =
  Bewar of the West wynde =
  youre smok lest it wafe. =
  Of Ire and of enuy =
  fynde I herto, =
  Of couetyse and glotony =
  and many other mo; =
  Thai call and thai cry =
  go we now, go! =
  I dy nere for dry =
  and ther syt thai so =
  All nyght; =
  With hawvell and Iawvell, =
  syngyng of lawvell, =
  Thise ar howndys of hell, =
  That is thare right. =
  In slewthe then thai syn =
  goddys warkys thai not Wyrke; =
  To belke thai begyn =
  and spew that is irke; =
  his hede must be holdyn =
  ther in the myrke, =
  Then deffys hym with dyn =
  the bellys of the kyrke, =
  When thai clatter; =
  he wishys the clerke hanged, =
  ffor that he rang it, =
  Bot thar hym not lang it, =
  What commys ther after. =
  And ye Ianettys of the stewys =
  and lychoures on lofte, =
  youre baill now brewys =
  avowtrees full ofte, =
  youre gam now grewys =
  I shall you set softe, =
  youre sorow enewes =
  com to my crofte =
  All ye; =
  All harlottys and horres, =
  And bawdys that procures, =
  To bryng thaym to lures, =
  Welcom to my see! =
  ye lurdans and lyars =
  mychers and thefes, =
  fflytars and flyars =
  that all men reprefes, =
  Spolars, extorcyonars =
  Welcom, my lefes! =
  ffals Iurars and vsurars =
  to symony that clevys, =
  To tell; =
  hasardars and dysars, =
  ffals dedys forgars, =
  Slanderars, bakbytars, =
  All vnto hell.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  When I harde many swilke =
  many spytus and fell, =
  And few good of ilke =
  I had meruell, =
  I trowd it drew nere the prik. =
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Sir, a worde of counsell; =
  saules cam so thyk =
  now late vnto hell =
  As euer; =
  Oure porter at hell yate =
  Is haldyn so strate, =
  vp erly and downe late, =
  he rystys neuer.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Thou art pereles of tho =
  that euer yit knew I, =
  when I Will may I go =
  if thou be by; =
  Go we now, We two. =
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Syr, I am redy.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Take oure rolles also, =
  ye knawe the cause Why; =
  do com =
  And tent well this day.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Sir, as well as I may.=
{P:Primus Demon}
@begin {latp}
  Qui vero mala =
  In ignem eternum.=
@end {latp}
{P:Jesus}
  Ilka creatoure take tente =
  What bodworde I shall you bryng, =
  This wykyd warld, away is wente, =
  and I am commyn as crownyd kyng; =
  Mi fader of heuen has me downe sente, =
  to deme youre dedys and make endyng; =
  Commen is the day of Iugemente, =
  of sorrow may euery synfull syng. =
  The day is commen of catyfnes, =
  all those to care that ar vncleyn, =
  The day of batell and bitternes, =
  ffull long abiden has it beyn; =
  The day of drede to more and les, =
  of Ioy, of tremlyng, and of teyn, =
  Ilka wight that wikyd is =
  may say, alas this day is seyn! =
  here may ye se my Woundys wide =
  that I suffred for youre mysdede, =
  Thrugh harte, hede, fote, hande and syde, =
  not for my gilte bot for youre nede. =
  Behald, both bak, body, and syde, =
  how dere I boght youre broder~hede, =
  Thise bitter paynes I wold, abide, =
  to by you blys thus wold, I blede. =
  Mi body was skowrgid, withoutten skill, =
  also ther full throly was I thrett; =
  On crosse thai hang me on a hill, =
  blo and blody thus was I bett; =
  With crowne of thorne thrastyn full ill, =
  A spere vnto my harte thai sett; =
  Mi harte blode sparid thai not to spill. =
  man, for thi luf wold, I not lett. =
  The Iues spytt on me spitusly, =
  thai sparid, me no more then a thefe; =
  When thai me smote I stud, stilly, =
  agans thaym did I nokyns grefe. =
  Beholde, mankynde, this ilk am I, =
  that for the suffred sich myschefe, =
  Thus was I dight for thi foly, =
  man, loke thi luf was me full lefe. =
  Thus was I dight thi sorow to slake; =
  man, thus behovid the borud, to be; =
  In all my wo toke I no wrake, =
  my will it was for luf of the. =
  Man, for sorow aght the to qwake, =
  this dredfull day this sight to se; =
  All this suffred I for thi sake. =
  say, man, What suffred, thou for me? =
  Mi blissid barnes on my right hande, =
  youre dome this day thar ye not drede, =
  ffor all youre ioy is now commande, =
  youre life in likyng shall ye lede. =
  Commes to the kyngdom ay lastand, =
  That you is dight for youre good dede, =
  ffull blithe may ye be there ye stand, =
  ffor mekill in heuen bees youre mede. =
  When I was hungre ye me fed,, =
  To slek my thrist ye war full fre; =
  When I was clothles ye me cled,, =
  ye Wold, no sorowe on me se; =
  In hard, prison When I was sted, =
  On my penance ye had pyte; =
  ffull seke when I was broght in bed, =
  kyndly ye cam to comforth me. =
  When I was will and weriest =
  ye harberd me full esely, =
  ffull glad then were ye of youre gest, =
  Ye plenyd my pouerte full pitusly; =
  Belife ye broght me of the best, =
  And maide my bed there I shuld, ly, =
  Therfor in heuen shall be youre rest, =
  In ioy and blys to beld, me by.=
{P:Primus Bonus}
  Lord, When had thou so mekill nede? =
  hungre or thrusty, how myght it be?=
{P:Secundus Bonus}
  When was oure harte fre the to feede? =
  In prison When myght We the se?=
{P:Tercius Bonus}
  When was thou seke, or wantyd wede? =
  To harbowre the when helpid we?=
{P:Quartus Bonus}
  When had thou nede of oure fordede? =
  when did we all this dede to the?=
{P:Jesus}
  Mi blissid barnes, I shall you say =
  what tyme this dede was to me done; =
  When any that nede had nyght or day, =
  Askyd you help and had it sone; =
  youre fre harte saide theym neuer nay, =
  Erly ne late, myd~day ne noyn, =
  As ofte~sithes as thai wold, pray, =
  Thai thurte bot aske and haue thare boyn. =
  ye cursid, catyfs of kames kyn, =
  That neuer me comforthid, in my care, =
  Now I and ye for euer shall twyn, =
  In doyll to dwell for euer mare; =
  youre bitter bayles shall neuer blyn =
  That ye shall thole when ye com thare, =
  Thus haue ye seruyd for youre syn, =
  ffor derfe dedys ye haue doyn are. =
  When I had myster of mete and drynke, =
  Catyfs, ye chaste me from youre yate; =
  when ye were set as syres on bynke =
  I stode ther oute wery and Wate, =
  yit none of you Wold, on me thynke, =
  To haue pite on my poore astate; =
  Therfor to hell I shall you synke, =
  Well ar ye worthy to go that gate. =
  When I was seke and soryest =
  ye viset me noght, for I was poore; =
  In prison fast when I was fest =
  wold, none of you loke how I foore; =
  When I wist neuer where to rest =
  With dyntys ye drofe me from youre doore, =
  Bot euer to pride then were ye prest, =
  Mi flesh, my bloode, ye oft for~swore. =
  Clothles, When that I was cold,, =
  That nerehande for you yode I nakyd, =
  Mi myschefe sagh ye many folde, =
  Was none of you my sorowe slakyd; =
  Bot euer forsoke me, yong and olde, =
  Therfor shall ye now be forsakyd.=
{P:Primus Malus}
  Lorde, when had thou, that all has, =
  hunger or thriste, sen thou god is? =
  When was that thou in prison was? =
  When was thou nakyd or harberles?=
{P:Secundus Malus}
  When myght we se the seke, alas! =
  and kyd the all this vnkyndnes?=
{P:Tercius Malus}
  When was we let the helples pas? =
  When dyd ye the this wikydnes?=
{P:Quartus Malus}
  Alas, for doyll this day! =
  alas, that euer I it abode! =
  Now am I dampned for ay, =
  this dome may I not avoyde.=
{P:Jesus}
  Catyfs, alas, ofte as it betyde =
  that nedefull oght askyd in my name, =
  ye harde thaym noght, youre eeres was hid,, =
  youre help to thaym was not at hame; =
  To me was that vnkyndnes kyd, =
  therfor ye bere this bitter blame, =
  To the lest of myne when ye oght dyd, =
  to me ye dyd the self and same. =
  Mi chosyn childer, commes to me! =
  With me to dwell now shall ye weynde, =
  Ther ioy and blys euer shall be, =
  youre life in lykyng for to leynde. =
  ye warid Wightys, from me ye fle, =
  In hell to dwell withoutten ende! =
  Ther shall ye noght bot sorow se, =
  And sit bi sathanas the feynde.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Do now furthe go, =
  trus, go we hyne! =
  vnto endles wo =
  ay~lastand pyne; =
  Nay, tary not so =
  we get ado syne.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  hyte hyder warde, ho =
  harry ruskyne! =
  War oute! =
  The meyn shall ye nebyll, =
  And I shall syng the trebill, =
  A revant the devill =
  Till all this hole rowte.=
{P:Tutivillus}
  Youre lyfes ar lorne =
  and commen is youre care; =
  ye may ban ye were borne =
  the bodes you bare, =
  And youre faders beforne =
  so cursid, ye ar.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Ye may wary the morne =
  and day that ye ware =
  Of youre moder =
  ffirst borne forto be, =
  ffor the wo ye mon dre.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Ilkone of you mon se =
  sorow of oder. =
  Where is the gold, and the good =
  that ye gederd togedir? =
  The mery menee that yode =
  hider and thedir?=
{P:Tutivillus}
  Gay gyrdyls, iaggid hode =
  prankyd gownes, whedir? =
  haue ye wit or ye wode =
  ye broght not hider =
  Bot sorowe, =
  And youre synnes in youre nekkys.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  I beshrew thaym that rekkys! =
  he comes to late that bekkys =
  youre bodyes to borow.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Sir, I Wold, cut thaym a skawte =
  and make theym be knawne; =
  Thay were sturdy and hawte =
  great boste haue thai blawne; =
  youre pride and youre pransawte =
  What will it gawne? =
  ye tolde ilk mans defawte =
  and forgate youre awne.=
{P:Tutivillus}
  Moreouer =
  Thare neghburs thai demyd, =
  Thaym self as it semyd, =
  Bot now ar thai flemyd =
  ffrom sayntys to recouer.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Thar neghburs thai towchid =
  With wordys full ill, =
  The warst ay thai sowchid =
  and had no skill.=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  The pennys thai powchid =
  and held, thaym still; =
  The negons thai mowchid =
  and had no will =
  ffor hart fare; =
  Bot riche and ill~dedy, =
  Gederand and gredy, =
  sore napand and nedy =
  youre godys forto spare.=
{P:Tutivillus}
  Ffor all that ye spard =
  and dyd extorcyon, =
  ffor youre childer ye card =
  youre heyre and youre son, =
  Now is all in oureward =
  youre yeres ar ron, =
  It is commen in vowgard =
  youre dame malison, =
  To bynde it; =
  ye set bi no cursyng, =
  Ne no sich small thyng.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  No, bot prase at the partyng, =
  ffor now mon ye fynde it. =
  youre leyfys and youre females =
  ye brake youre wedlake; =
  Tell me now what it vales =
  all that mery lake? =
  se so falsly it falys. =
{P:Secundus Demon}
  syr, I dar vndertake =
  Thai will tell no tales =
  bot se so thai quake =
  ffor moton; =
  he that to that gam gose, =
  Now namely on old, tose.=
{P:Tutivillus}
  Thou held, vp the lose, =
  That had I forgotten.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  sir, I trow thai be dom =
  somtyme were full melland; =
  Will ye se how thai glom. =
{P:Secundus Demon}
  thou art ay telland; =
  Now shall thai haue rom =
  in pyk and tar euer dwelland, =
  Of thare sorow no some =
  bot ay to be yelland =
  In oure fostre.=
{P:Tutivillus}
  By youre lefe may We mefe you?=
{P:Primus Demon}
  showe furth, I shrew you!=
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Yit to~nyght shall I shew you =
  A mese of ill ostre.=
{P:Tutivillus}
  Of thise cursid forsworne =
  and all that here leyndys, =
  Blaw, wolfys~hede and oute~horne =
  now namely my freyndys.=
{P:Primus Demon}
  Illa haill were ye borne =
  youre awne shame you sheyndys, =
  That shall ye fynde or to morne. =
{P:Secundus Demon}
  Com now with feyndys =
  To youre angre; =
  youre dedys you dam; =
  Com, go we now sam, =
  It is commen youre gam, =
  Com, tary no langer.=
{P:Primus Bonus}
  We loue the, lorde, in alkyn thyng, =
  That for thyne awne has ordand thus, =
  That we may haue now oure dwellyng =
  In heuen blis giffen vnto vs. =
  Therfor full boldly may we syng =
  On oure way as we trus; =
  Make we all myrth and louyng =
  With
@begin {latp}
  te deum laudamus. =
@end {latp}
@section 2 {p31}
@section 3 {tt}
  Lazarus
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Jesus}
  Commes now, brethere, and go With me; =
  We Will pas furth vntill Iude, =
  To betany will we Weynde, =
  To vyset lazare that is oure freynde. =
  Gladly I wold, we with hym speke, =
  I tell you sothely he is seke.=
{P:Peter}
  I red, not that ye thider go, =
  The Iues halden you for thare fo; =
  I red ye com not in that stede, =
  ffor if ye do then be ye dede.=
{P:Johnh}
  Master, trist thou {[}not{]} on the Iue, =
  ffor many day sen thou thaym knewe, =
  And last tyme that we were thore =
  We wenyd till haue bene ded, therfor.=
{P:Thomas}
  When we were last in that contre, =
  This othere day, both thou and we, =
  We wenyd that thou ther shuld haue bene slayn; =
  Will thou now go thider agane?=
{P:Jesus}
  Herkyn, breder, and takys kepe; =
  lazare oure freynde is fallyn on slepe; =
  The way till hym now will we take, =
  To styr that knyght and gar hym wake.=
{P:Peter}
  Sir, me thynke it were the best =
  To let hym slepe and take his rest; =
  And kepe that no man com hym hend, =
  ffor if he slepe then mon he mend.=
{P:Jesus}
  I say to you, With outten fayll, =
  No kepyng may till hym availl, =
  Ne slepe may stand hym in no stede, =
  I say you sekerly he is dede; =
  Therfor I say you now at last =
  leyfe this speche and go we fast.=
{P:Thomas}
  Sir, What so euer ye bid vs do =
  We assent vs well ther to; =
  I hope to god ye shall not fynde =
  None of vs shall lefe behynde; =
  ffor any parell that may befall =
  Weynde we With oure master all.=
{P:Martha}
  Help me, lorde, and gif me red! =
  lazare my broder now is dede, =
  That was to the both lefe and dere; =
  he had not dyed had thou bene here.=
{P:Jesus}
  Martha, martha, thou may be fayn, =
  Thi brothere shall rise and lif agayn.=
{P:Martha}
  lorde, I wote that he shall ryse =
  And com before the good iustyce; =
  ffor at the dredfull day of dome =
  There mon ye kepe hym at his come, =
  To loke What dome ye Will hym gif; =
  Then mon he rise, then mon he lyf.=
{P:Jesus}
  I Warne you, both man and wyfe, =
  That I am rysyng, and I am life; =
  And Whoso truly trowys in me, =
  That I was euer and ay shall be, =
  Oone thyng I shall hym gif, =
  Though he be dede yit shall he lif. =
  say thou, Woman, trowys thou this?=
{P:Martha}
  Yee, for sothe, my lorde of blys, =
  Ellys were I greatly to mysprase, =
  ffor all is sothe~fast that thou says.=
{P:Jesus}
  Go tell thi sister mawdlayn =
  That I com, ye may be fayn.=
{P:Martha}
  Sister, lefe this sorowful bande, =
  Oure lorde commys here at hand, =
  And his apostyls with hym also.=
{P:Mary.1}
  A, for godys luf let me go! =
  Blissid, be he that sende me grace, =
  That I may se the in this place. =
  lorde, mekill sorow may men se =
  Of my sister here and me; =
  We ar heuy as any lede, =
  ffor our broder that thus is dede. =
  had thou bene here and on hym sene, =
  dede for sothe had he not bene.=
{P:Jesus}
  Hider to you commen we ar =
  To make you comforth of youre care, =
  Bot loke no fayntyse ne no slawth =
  Bryng you oute of stedfast trawthe, =
  Then shall I hold, you that I saide. =
  lo, where haue ye his body laide?=
{P:Mary.1}
  Lorde, if it be thi Will, =
  I hope be this he sauers ill, =
  ffor it is now the ferth day gone =
  sen he Was laide vnder yonde stone.=
{P:Jesus}
  I told, the right now ther thou stode =
  that thi trawth shuld, ay be goode, =
  And if thou may that fulfill =
  All bees done right at thi will. =
  ffader, I pray the that thou rase =
  lazare that was thi hyne, =
  And bryng hym oute of his mysese =
  And oute of hell pyne. =
  When I the pray thou says all wayse =
  Mi will is sich as thyne, =
  Therfor Will we now eke his dayse, =
  To me thou will inclyne. =
  Com furth, lazare, and stand vs by, =
  In erth shall thou no langere ly; =
  Take and lawse hym foote and hande, =
  And from his throte take the bande, =
  And the sudary take hym fro, =
  And all that gere, and let hym go.=
{P:Lazarus}
  Lorde, that all thyng maide of noght, =
  louyng be to thee, =
  That sich Wonder here has Wroght, =
  Gretter may none be. =
  When I was dede to hell I soght, =
  And thou, thrugh thi pauste, =
  Rasid me vp and thens me broght, =
  Behold, and ye may se. =
  Ther is none so styf on stede, =
  Ne none so prowde in prese, =
  Ne none so dughty in his dede, =
  Ne none so dere on deese, =
  No kyng, no knyght, no Wight in wede, =
  ffrom dede haue maide hym seese, =
  Ne flesh he was wonte to fede, =
  It shall be Wormes mese. =
  youre dede is Wormes coke, =
  youre myrroure here ye loke, =
  And let me be youre boke, =
  youre sampill take by me; =
  ffro dede you cleke in cloke, =
  sich shall ye all be. =
  Ilkon in sich aray =
  With dede thai shall be dight, =
  And closid colde in clay =
  Wheder he be kyng or knyght =
  ffor all his garmentes gay =
  that semely were in sight, =
  his flesh shall frete away =
  With many a wofull wight. =
  Then wofully sich wightys =
  Shall gnawe thise gay knyghtys, =
  Thare lunges and thare lightys, =
  Thare harte shall frete in sonder; =
  Thise masters most of myghtys =
  Thus shall thai be broght vnder. =
  Vnder the erthe ye shall =
  thus carefully then cowche; =
  The royfe of youre hall =
  youre nakyd nose shall towche; =
  Nawther great ne small =
  To you will knele ne crowche; =
  A shete shall be youre pall =
  sich todys shall be youre nowche; =
  Todys shall you dere, =
  ffeyndys will you fere, =
  youre flesh that fare was here =
  Thus rufully shall rote; =
  In stede of fare colore =
  sich bandys shall bynde youre throte. =
  youre rud that was so red =
  youre lyre the lylly lyke, =
  Then shall be wan as led =
  and stynke as dog in dyke; =
  Wormes shall in you brede =
  as bees dos in the byke, =
  And ees out of youre hede =
  Thus~gate shall paddokys pyke; =
  To pike you ar preste =
  Many vncomly beest, =
  Thus thai shall make a feste =
  Of youre flesh and youre blode. =
  ffor you then sorows leste =
  The moste has of youre goode. =
  youre goodys ye shall forsake =
  If ye be neuer so lothe, =
  And nothing With you take =
  Bot sich a wyndyng clothe; =
  youre Wife sorow shall slake =
  youre chylder also both, =
  vnnes youre mynnyng make =
  If ye be neuer so wrothe; =
  Thai myn you with nothyng =
  That may be youre helpyng, =
  Nawther in mes syngyng, =
  Ne yit with almus dede; =
  Therfor in youre leuyng =
  Be wise and take good hede. =
  Take hede for you to dele =
  Whils ye ar on life, =
  Trust neuer freyndys frele =
  Nawthere of childe then wife; =
  ffor sectures ar not lele =
  Then for youre good Will stryfe; =
  To by youre saules hele =
  There may no man thaym shrife. =
  To shrife no man thaym may, =
  After youre endyng day, =
  youre saull for to glad,; =
  youre sectures will swere nay, =
  And say ye aght more then ye had. =
  Amende the, man, Whils thou may, =
  let neuer no myrthe fordo thi mynde; =
  Thynke thou on the dredefull day =
  When god shall deme all mankynde. =
  Thynke thou farys as dothe the wynde; =
  This warlde is wast & will away; =
  Man, haue this in thi mynde, =
  And amende the Whils that thou may. =
  Amende the, man, whils thou art here, =
  Agane thou go an othere gate; =
  When thou art dede and laide on bere, =
  Wyt thou well thou bees to late; =
  ffor if all the goode that euer thou gate =
  Were delt for the after thi day, =
  In heuen it wolde not mende thi state, =
  fforthi amende the Whils thou may. =
  If thou be right ryall in rente, =
  As is the stede standyng in stall, =
  In thi harte knowe and thynke =
  That thai ar goddys goodys all. =
  he myght haue maide the poore and small =
  As he that beggys fro day to day; =
  Wit thou well acountys gif thou shall, =
  Therfore amende the whils thou may. =
  And if I myght with you dwell =
  To tell you all my tyme, =
  ffull mekill cowthe I tell =
  That I haue harde and sene, =
  Of many a great meruell, =
  sich as ye wolde not wene, =
  In the paynes of hell =
  There as I haue bene. =
  Bene I haue in wo, =
  Therfor kepe you ther fro; =
  Whilst ye lif do so =
  If ye will dwell with hym =
  That can gar you thus go, =
  And hele you lith and lym. =
  he is a lorde of grace, =
  Vmthynke you in this case, =
  And pray hym, full of myght, =
  he kepe you in this place =
  And haue you in his sight. =
  Amen =
@section 2 {p32}
@section 3 {tt}
  The Hanging of Judas
@section 3 {tx}
{P:Judas}
  Alas, alas, & walaway! =
  waryd & cursyd I haue beyn ay; =
  I slew my father, & syn by~lay =
  My moder der; =
  And falsly, aftur, I can betray =
  Myn awn mayster. =
  My fathers name was ruben, right; =
  Sibaria my moder hight; =
  Als he her knew apon a nyght =
  All fleshle, =
  In her sleyp she se a sighte, =
  A great ferle. =
  her thoght ther lay her syd with~in =
  A lothly lumpe of fleshly syn, =
  Of the which distruccion schuld begyn =
  Of all Iury; =
  That Cursyd Clott of Camys kyn, =
  fforsoth, was I. =
  Dreyd of that sight mad her awake,
  & all hir body did tremyll & qwake; =
  her thoght hir hert did all to~brake-- =
  No wonder was-- =
  the first{[}e{]} word my moder spake =
  was alas, alas! =
  Alas, alas! sche cryed faste, =
  with that, on weping owt sche braste: =
  My father wakyd, at the laste,
  & her afranyd; =
  Sche told hym how she was agaste,
  & nothyng laynyd,. =
  my father bad, «let be thy woo! =
  my Cowncel is, if hit be soo, =
  A child be gettyn betwixt hus too, =
  Doghter or son, =
  lett hit neuer on erth{[}e{]} go, =
  Bot be fordon. =
  bettur hit is fordon to be =
  then hit fordo both the & me; =
  ffor in a while then schall we se,
  & full well knaw, =
  wheder that swevyns be vanite =
  or on to traw.» =
  The tyme was comyn that I was borne, =
  os my moder sayd beforn; =
  Alas, that I had beyn forlorn =
  With~In hir syd! =
  for ther then spronge a schrewid thorn =
  That spred full wyd. =
  for I was born with owtyn grace, =
  Thay me namyd & Callyd Iudas; =
  The father of the child ay hays =
  Great petye; =
  He myght not thoyle afor his face =
  My deth to se. =
  My ded to se then myght he noght; =
  A lytyll lep he gart he wroght,
  & ther I was in bed {[}i~{]}broght
  & bondon faste; =
  To the salt se then thay soght,
  & In me Caste. =
  The wawes rosse, the wynd{[}e{]} blew; =
  That I was Cursyd full well thai knew; =
  The storme vnto the yle me threw, =
  That lytill botte; =
  And of that land my to~name drew, =
  Iudas skariott. =
  Thor os wrekke in sand I lay, =
  The qweyn Com passyng ther away, =
  With hir madyns to sport & play; =
  And prevaly =
  A child she fond in slyk aray,
  & had ferly. =
  Neuer~the~lesse sche was well payd, =
  And on hir lap{[}pe{]} sche me layd; =
  Sche me kissid & with me playd, =
  ffor I was fayre;
  «A child god hays me send,» sche sayd,
  «to be myn ayre.» =
  Sche mad me be to norice done, =
  And fosterd as her awn{[}e{]} sone, =
  And told the kyng that sche had gone =
  All the yer with child; =
  And with fayr wordys, as wemen Con, =
  sche hym begild,. =
  Then the kyng gart mak a fest =
  To all the land {[}right{]} of the best, =
  ffor that he had gettyn a gest, =
  A swetly thyng, =
  When he wer ded & broght to rest, =
  that myght be kyng. =
  Sone aftur with in yer{[}e{]}s too, =
  In the land hit befell soo, =
  The qweyn hir selff with child Can goo; =
  A son sche bayr; =
  A fayrer child, from tope to too =
  Man neuer se ayre. =

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