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here þe jewys bryng jhesus Aȝen to pylat.
ius doctor
Sere pylat gode tydandys þou here of me
Of herowd þe kyng þou hast good wyl
And jhesus he sendyth Aȝen to the
And byddyth þe chese hym to save or spylle.
ijus doctor
ȝa ser all þe poer lyth now in þe
and þou knowyst oure feyth he hath ner schent
þou knowyst what myschef þer of may be
we charge þe to gyf hym jwgement.
Pylat
here Alle þei xul cryen
Nay nay nay.
ius doctor
delyvere us þe þeff barabas
þat for mansclawth presonde was.
Pylat
What xal I þan with jhesu do
Whethyr xal he A-byde or go.
ijus doctor
Jhesus xal on þe cros be don
Crucifigatur we crye echon.
pylat
Serys what hath jhesus don A-mys
Crucifigatur we sey At onys.
populus clamabit.
Pylat
Jhesus
On me poer þou hast ryth non
but þat my fadyr hath grawntyd be-forn
I cam my faderys wyl to full-fylle
þat mankynd xuld not spylle
he þat hath betrayd me to þe at þis tyme
his trespas is more þan is þine.
ius doctor
ȝe pryncys and maysterys takyth hed and se
how pylat in þis matere is favorabyl
and þus oure lawys dystroyd myth be
And to vs Alle vn-recurabyl.
here pylat letyth jhesus A-lone and goth in to þe jewys and seyth
Pylat
Serys what wole ȝe now with jhesu do
I can fynde in hym but good
it is my cownce ȝe lete hym go
it is rewthe spylle his blood.
Cayphas
Pylat me thynkyth þou dost gret wrong
Aȝens oure lawe þus to fortefye
and þe pepyl here is so strong
bryngyng þe lawful testymonye.
Annas
Ȝa and þou lete jhesu fro us pace
þis we welyn up-holdyn Alle
þou xalt Answere for his trespas
and tretour to þe emperour we xal þe kalle.
Pylat
Now þan syn ȝe wolne non other weye
but in Alwyse þat jhesus must deye
Artyse bryng me watyr I pray þe
and what I wole do ȝe xal se
hic vnus afferet aquam.
As I wasche with watyr my handys clene
so gyltles of hese deth I mut ben.
ius doctor
þe blod of hym mut ben on vs
et clamabunt ȝa ȝa ȝa
and on oure chyldyr Aftyr vs
þan pylat goth A-ȝen to jhesu and bryngith hym þus seyng
Pylat
lo serys I bryng hym here to ȝour presens
þat ȝe may knowe I fynde in hym non offens.
ijus doctor
dylyuere hym delyuere hym and lete us go
on þe crosse þat he were do.
pilat
Serys wolde ȝe ȝour kyng I xulde on þe cros don.
iijus doctor
Sere we seyn þat we haue no kyng but þe emperour a-lon
pilat
Serys syn Al-gatys it must be so
We must syt and our offyce do
brynge forth to þe barre þat Arn to be dempt
and þei xal haue here jugement.
here þei brynge barabas to þe barre and jhesu and ij þewys in here shertys bare leggyd and jhesus standyng at þe barre be-twyx them and annas and cayphas xal gon in to þe cowncelle hous qwan pylat sytty[th.]
Pylat
Barabas hold up þi hond
for here at þi delyvere dost þou stond
and he halt up his honde
Serys qwhat sey ȝe of barabas thef and tretour bold
xal he go fre or he xal be kept in holde.
ius doctor
Sere for þe solennyte of oure pasche day
be oure lawe he xal go fre A-way.
Pylat
Barabas þan I dymysse þe
and ȝeve þe lycens to go fre
et curret.
dysmas and jesmas ther as ȝe stondys
þe lawe comawndyth ȝou to hald up ȝour hondys
Sere what sey ȝe of þese theyvs tweyn.
ijus doctor
Sere þei ben both gylty we seyn.
Pylat
And what sey ȝe of jhesu of nazareth.
ius doctor
Sere we sey he xal be put to deth.
Pylat
And kone ȝe put A-ȝens hym no trespas.
ijus doctor
Sere we wyl All þat he xal be put upon þe crosse.
et clamabunt omnes voce magna dicentes ȝa ȝa ȝa
Pylat
ius doctor
Sere pylat gode tydandys þou here of me
Of herowd þe kyng þou hast good wyl
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And byddyth þe chese hym to save or spylle.
ijus doctor
ȝa ser all þe poer lyth now in þe
and þou knowyst oure feyth he hath ner schent
þou knowyst what myschef þer of may be
we charge þe to gyf hym jwgement.
Pylat
Serys trewly ȝe be to blame
Jhesus þus to bete dyspoyle or bynde
or put hym to so gret schame
ffor no defawth in hym I fynde.
Jhesus þus to bete dyspoyle or bynde
or put hym to so gret schame
ffor no defawth in hym I fynde.
Ne herowdys nother to whom I sent ȝow
defawte in hym cowde fynde ryth non
but sent hym Aȝen to me be ȝow
As ȝe knowe wel everychon.
defawte in hym cowde fynde ryth non
but sent hym Aȝen to me be ȝow
As ȝe knowe wel everychon.
Ther fore vndyrstande what I xal say
ȝe knowe þe custom is in þis londe
of ȝour pasche day þat is ner honde
what þeff or tretore be in bonde
with-out Any price
for worchep of þat xal go fre Away
Now þan me thynkyth it were ryth
to lete jhesus now go qwyte
And do to hym no mo dyspyte
serys þis is myn A-vyse
I wolde wete what ȝe say.
ȝe knowe þe custom is in þis londe
of ȝour pasche day þat is ner honde
what þeff or tretore be in bonde
with-out Any price
for worchep of þat xal go fre Away
Now þan me thynkyth it were ryth
to lete jhesus now go qwyte
And do to hym no mo dyspyte
serys þis is myn A-vyse
I wolde wete what ȝe say.
here Alle þei xul cryen
Nay nay nay.
ius doctor
delyvere us þe þeff barabas
þat for mansclawth presonde was.
Pylat
What xal I þan with jhesu do
Whethyr xal he A-byde or go.
ijus doctor
Jhesus xal on þe cros be don
Crucifigatur we crye echon.
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Serys what hath jhesus don A-mys
Crucifigatur we sey At onys.
populus clamabit.
Pylat
Serys syn Al gatys ȝe wolyn so
puttyn jhesu to wo and peyn
jhesus A wyle with me xal go
I wole hym examyne betwyx us tweyn.
here pylat takyth jhesu and ledyth hym in to þe cowncel hous and seyth
puttyn jhesu to wo and peyn
jhesus A wyle with me xal go
I wole hym examyne betwyx us tweyn.
Jhesus what seys now lete se
This matere now þou vndyrstonde
In pes þou myth be for me
but for þi pepyl of þi londe.
This matere now þou vndyrstonde
In pes þou myth be for me
but for þi pepyl of þi londe.
Busshoppys and prestys of þe lawe
þei love þe not as þou mayst se
and þe comon pepyl A-ȝens þe drawe
In pes þou myth A be for me
þis I telle þe pleyn.
þei love þe not as þou mayst se
and þe comon pepyl A-ȝens þe drawe
In pes þou myth A be for me
þis I telle þe pleyn.
What seyst jhesus whi spekyst not me to
knowyst not I haue power on þe cros þe to do
And also I haue power to lete þe forth go
what kanst þou here to seyn.
knowyst not I haue power on þe cros þe to do
And also I haue power to lete þe forth go
what kanst þou here to seyn.
Jhesus
On me poer þou hast ryth non
but þat my fadyr hath grawntyd be-forn
I cam my faderys wyl to full-fylle
þat mankynd xuld not spylle
he þat hath betrayd me to þe at þis tyme
his trespas is more þan is þine.
ius doctor
ȝe pryncys and maysterys takyth hed and se
how pylat in þis matere is favorabyl
and þus oure lawys dystroyd myth be
And to vs Alle vn-recurabyl.
here pylat letyth jhesus A-lone and goth in to þe jewys and seyth
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Serys what wole ȝe now with jhesu do
I can fynde in hym but good
it is my cownce ȝe lete hym go
it is rewthe spylle his blood.
Cayphas
Pylat me thynkyth þou dost gret wrong
Aȝens oure lawe þus to fortefye
and þe pepyl here is so strong
bryngyng þe lawful testymonye.
Annas
Ȝa and þou lete jhesu fro us pace
þis we welyn up-holdyn Alle
þou xalt Answere for his trespas
and tretour to þe emperour we xal þe kalle.
Pylat
Now þan syn ȝe wolne non other weye
but in Alwyse þat jhesus must deye
Artyse bryng me watyr I pray þe
and what I wole do ȝe xal se
hic vnus afferet aquam.
As I wasche with watyr my handys clene
so gyltles of hese deth I mut ben.
ius doctor
þe blod of hym mut ben on vs
et clamabunt ȝa ȝa ȝa
and on oure chyldyr Aftyr vs
þan pylat goth A-ȝen to jhesu and bryngith hym þus seyng
Pylat
lo serys I bryng hym here to ȝour presens
þat ȝe may knowe I fynde in hym non offens.
ijus doctor
dylyuere hym delyuere hym and lete us go
on þe crosse þat he were do.
pilat
Serys wolde ȝe ȝour kyng I xulde on þe cros don.
iijus doctor
Sere we seyn þat we haue no kyng but þe emperour a-lon
pilat
Serys syn Al-gatys it must be so
We must syt and our offyce do
293
and þei xal haue here jugement.
here þei brynge barabas to þe barre and jhesu and ij þewys in here shertys bare leggyd and jhesus standyng at þe barre be-twyx them and annas and cayphas xal gon in to þe cowncelle hous qwan pylat sytty[th.]
Pylat
Barabas hold up þi hond
for here at þi delyvere dost þou stond
and he halt up his honde
Serys qwhat sey ȝe of barabas thef and tretour bold
xal he go fre or he xal be kept in holde.
ius doctor
Sere for þe solennyte of oure pasche day
be oure lawe he xal go fre A-way.
Pylat
Barabas þan I dymysse þe
and ȝeve þe lycens to go fre
et curret.
dysmas and jesmas ther as ȝe stondys
þe lawe comawndyth ȝou to hald up ȝour hondys
Sere what sey ȝe of þese theyvs tweyn.
ijus doctor
Sere þei ben both gylty we seyn.
Pylat
And what sey ȝe of jhesu of nazareth.
ius doctor
Sere we sey he xal be put to deth.
Pylat
And kone ȝe put A-ȝens hym no trespas.
ijus doctor
Sere we wyl All þat he xal be put upon þe crosse.
et clamabunt omnes voce magna dicentes ȝa ȝa ȝa
Pylat
jhesu þin owyn pepyl han dysprevyd
Al þat I haue for þe seyd or mevyd.
Al þat I haue for þe seyd or mevyd.
I charge ȝou All at þe be-gynnyng
As ȝe wole Answere me be-forn
þat þer be no man xal towch ȝour kyng
but yf he be knyght or jentylman born.
As ȝe wole Answere me be-forn
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but yf he be knyght or jentylman born.
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