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The Castell of Perseverance

  
THE CASTLE OF PERSEVERANCE
  
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THE BANNS
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SCENE I
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SCENE II
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SCENE III
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SCENE IV
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SCENE V
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SCENE VI
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SCENE VII
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SCENE VIII
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SCENE IX
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SCENE X
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SCENE XI
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SCENE XII
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SCENE XIII
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SCENE XIV
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SCENE XV
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SCENE XVI
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SCENE XVII
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SCENE XVIII
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SCENE XIX
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SCENE XX
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SCENE XXI
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SCENE XXII
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SCENE XXIII

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SCENE XVI

Tunc MUNDUS, CUPIDITAS, et STULTICIA ibunt ad castellum cum vexillo et dicet DEMON:
BELYAL.
I here trumpys trebelen al of tene.
Þe worþi Werld walkyth to werre
For to clyuyn ȝone castel clene,
Þo maydnys meyndys for to merre.
Sprede my penon upon a prene
And stryke we forthe now vndyr sterre.
Schapyth now ȝoure scheldys schene
Ȝene skallyd skoutys for to skerre
Upon ȝone grene grese.
Buske ȝou now, boyes, belyue.
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For euere I stonde in mekyl stryue;
Whyl Mankynd is in clene lyue
I am neuere wel at ese.
Make ȝou redy, all þre,
Bolde batayl for to bede.
To ȝone feld lete us fle
And bere my baner forthe on brede.
To ȝone castel wyl I te;
Þo mamerynge modrys schul haue here mede.
But þei ȝeld up to me,
Wyth byttyr balys þei schul blede,
Of here reste I schal hem reue.
In woful watyrs I schal hem wasche.
Haue don, felaus, and take ȝoure trasche
And wende we þedyr on a rasche
Þat castel for to cleue.

SUPERBIA.
Now, now, now, go now!
On hye hyllys lete us howte;
For in pride is al my prow
Þi bolde baner to bere abowte.
To Golyas I make avow
For to schetyn ȝone iche skowte.
On hyr ars, raggyd and row,
I schal boþe clatyr and clowte
And ȝeue Meknesse myschanse.
Belyal bryth, it is þyn hest
Þat I, Pride, goo þe nest
And bere þi baner beforn my brest
Wyth a comly contenaunce.

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