 | Songs, Carols, and other Miscellaneous Poems, from the Balliol Ms. 354, Richard Hill's Commonplace book |  |
51. To see the maydyn wepe her sonnes passion,
It entrid my hart full depe with gret compassion.
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Bowght & sold full traytorsly,And to a pylar bownde,
The Jewes bet hym full pytuowsly,
& gave hym many a wownde.
To see þe maydyn wepe [her sonnes passion,
It entrid my hart full depe with gret compassion.]
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Full maydynly, full moderly,Whan she the crosse be-helde,
The teris from her eyen fill;
She said: “Alas, my childe!”
To see þe maydyn wepe [her sonnes passion,
It entrid my hart full depe with gret compassion.]
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With sharpe thornes þe fals JewesCrowned his holy hede;
They naylid hym fast to þe crosse,
For they wold haue hym dede.
To se þe maydyn wepe [her sonnes passion,
It entrid my hart full depe with gret compassion.]
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Eysell & gall they gave hym to drynk,& percyd hym to the harte.
His blessid moder & maydyn clene,
She swowned for his smarte.
To see þe maydyn wepe [her sonnes passion,
It entrid my hart full depe with gret compassion.]
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Now, Mary myld, pray for vs,& bryng vs to þe blisse,
Þat we may be in joy with the,
Wher þat thy swet son ys.
To see þe maydyn wepe her sonnes passion,
[It entrid my hart full depe with gret compassion.]
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