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Noe
Vxor Noe
Noe
I warne ȝow childeryn on and all
Drede oure lord god in hevy hall
and in no forfete þat we ne fall
oure lord for to dysplese.
Shem
A dere ffadyr god for-bede
þat we xulde do in ony wyse
Ony werke of synful dede
oure lord god þat xulde a-gryse
my name is Shem ȝour son of prise
I xal werke aftere ȝour rede
and also wyff þe weyll a-wyse
Wykkyd werkys þat þou non brede
never in no degre.
Vxor Seem
For-sothe sere be goddys grace
I xal me kepe from all trespace
þat xulde offende goddys face
be help of þe trynyte.
Cham
I am cham ȝour secunde son
and purpose me be goddys myght
nevyr suche a dede for to don
þat xuld a-greve god in syght.
Vxor Cham
I pray to god me grawnt þis bone
that he me kepe in such A plyght
mornynge hevenynge mydday and none
I to affendyn hym day nor nyght
lord god I þe pray
Bothe wakynge and eke in slepe
gracyous god þou me keppe
þat I nevyr in daunger crepe
On dredfull domys day.
Japhet
Japhet þi iijd e sone is my name
I pray to god wher so we be
þat he vs borwe fro synfull shame
and in vertuous levynge evyr more kepe me.
Vxor Japhet
I am ȝour wyff and pray þe same
þat god vs saue on sonde and se
With no grevauns þat we hym grame
he grawnt vs grace synne to fle
lord god now here oure bone.
Noe
Gracyous god þat best may
with herty wyl to the we pray
þou save us sekyr bothe nyght and day
Synne þat we noon done.
Deus
Angelus
ad noe
Noe Noe A shypp loke þou make
and many a chaumbyr þou xalt haue þerinne
Of euery kyndys best a cowpyl þou take
with-in þe shypp bord here lyvys to wynne.
Ffor god is sore grevyd with man for his synne
þat all þis wyde werd xal be dreynt with flood
saff þou and þi wyff xal be kept from þis gynne
and also þi chylderyn with here vertuys good.
Noe
How xuld I haue wytt a shypp for to make
I am of ryght grett Age V. C. ȝere olde
it is not for me þis werk to vndyr-take
Ffor ffeynnesse of Age my leggys gyn ffolde.
Angelus
This dede ffor to do be bothe blythe and bolde
God xal enforme þe and rewle þe ful ryght
of byrd and of beste take as I þe tolde
A peyr in to þe shypp and god xal þe qwyght.
Noe
I am ful redy as god doth me bydde
A shypp for to make be myght of his grace
Alas þat ffor synne it xal be so be-tydde
þat vengeauns of flood xal werke þis manase
god is sore grevyd with oure grett tresspas
þat with wylde watyr þe werd xal be dreynt
A shyppe for to make now lete us hens pas
þat god a-ȝens us of synne haue no compleynt
Hic transit noe cum familia sua pro naui quo exeunte locum interludij sub intret statim lameth conductus ab adolescente et di[cit]
lameth
Adolescens
It is trewe mayster þat ȝe seyn in dede
Ffor þat tyme ȝe had ȝoure bowe bent in honde
If þat ȝour prycke had be half a myle in brede
Ȝe wolde þe pryk han hitte if ȝe ny had stonde.
lameth
I xuld nevyr affaylid what marke þat ever were sett
whyl þat I myght loke and had my clere syght
and ȝit as me thynkyht no man xuld shete bett
Than I xuld do now if myn hand were sett a-ryght
A-spye som marke boy my bow xal I bende wyght
and sett myn hand euyn to shete at som best
and I dar ley a wagour his deth for to dyght
þe marke xal I hitt my lyf do I hest.
Adolescens
Vndyr ȝon grett busche mayster A best do I se
take me þin hand swyth and holde it ful stylle
now is þin hand evyn as euyr it may be
Drawe up þin takyll ȝon best for to kylle.
lameth
My bowe xal I drawe ryght with herty wylle
this brod arwe I shete þat best ffor to sayll
now haue at þat busch ȝon best for to spylle
A sharppe schote I shote þer of I xal not fayll.
Caym
Out out and alas myn hert is on sondyr
With a brod arwe I am ded and sclayn
I dye here on grounde myn hert is all to tundyr
With þis brod arwe it is clovyn on twayn,
lameth
Herke boy cum telle me þe trewth in certeyn
what man is he þat þis cry doth þus make.
Adolescens
Caym þou hast kyllyd I telle þe ful pleyn
with þi sharp shetyng his deth hath he take.
lameth
Haue I slayn cayme alas what haue I done
þou stynkynge lurdeyn what hast þou wrought
þou art þe why I scle hym so sone
þer fore xal I kyll þe here þou skapyst nowght
Hic lameth cum arcu suo verberat Adolescentem ad mortem, dicente Adolescente
Adolescens
Out out I deye here my deth is now sought
þis theffe with his bowe hath broke my brayn
þer may non helpe be my dethe is me brought
Ded here I synke down as man þat is sclayn.
lameth
Alas what xal I do wrecch wykkyd on woolde
God wyl be vengyd ful sadly on me
Ffor deth of Caym I xal haue vii folde
more peyn þan he had þat abell dede sle.
These to mennys deth full sore bought xal be
Vpon all my blood god wyll venge þis dede
where fore sore wepyng hens wyl I fle
and loke where I may best my hede sone heyde.
Hic recedat lameth et statim intrat noe cum naui cantantes.
Noe
Vxor noe
Alas for gret ruthe of þis gret vengeaunce
gret doyl it is to se þis watyr so wyde
but ȝit thankyd be god of þis ordenaunce
þat we be now savyd on lyve to abyde.
Seem
Ffor grett synne of lechory all þis doth betyde
Alas þat evyr such synne xulde be wrought
þis fflood is so gret on every asyde
þat all þis wyde werd to care is now brought.
Vxor Seem
Becawse of chylderyn of God þat weryn good
dede forfete ryght sore what tyme þat þei were
synfully compellyd to caymys blood
Ther-fore be we now cast in ryght grett care.
Cham
Ffor synful levynge þis werde doth for-fare
So grevous vengeauns myght nevyr man se
ouyr all þis werd wyde þer is no plot bare
with watyr and with flood god vengyd wyll be.
Vxor Cham
Rustynes of Synne is cawse of þese wawys
Alas in þis fflood þis werd xal be lorn
ffor offens to god brekyng his lawys
On Rokkys ryght sharp is many a man torn.
Japhet
So grevous fflodys were nevyr ȝett be-forn
Alas þat lechory þis vengeauns doth gynne
it were well bettyr euer to be vnborn
than ffor to forfetyn evyr more in þat synne.
Vxor Japhet
Oure lord god I thanke of his gret grace
þat he doth us saue from þis dredful payn
hym for to wurchipe in euery stede and place
we beth gretly bownde with myght and with mayn.
Noe
Hic decantent hos versus Mare vidit et fugit jordanis conuersus est retrorsum Non nobis domine non nobis sed nomini tuo da gloriam Et sic recedant cum naui.
God of his goodnesse and of grace grounde
By whoys gloryous power all thyng is wrought
in whom all vertu plentevously is ffounde
with-owtyn whos wyl may be ryth nought
Thy seruauntys saue lord fro synful sownde
In wyl in werk in dede and in thouht
oure welth in woo lete nevyr be fownde
Vs help lord from synne þat we be in brought
Lord god fful of myght
Noe serys my name is knowe
my wyff and my chyldere here on rowe
to god we pray with hert ful lowe
to plese hym in his syght.
By whoys gloryous power all thyng is wrought
in whom all vertu plentevously is ffounde
with-owtyn whos wyl may be ryth nought
Thy seruauntys saue lord fro synful sownde
In wyl in werk in dede and in thouht
oure welth in woo lete nevyr be fownde
Vs help lord from synne þat we be in brought
Lord god fful of myght
Noe serys my name is knowe
my wyff and my chyldere here on rowe
to god we pray with hert ful lowe
to plese hym in his syght.
In me Noe þe secunde age
in dede be-gynnyth as I ȝow say
afftyr Adam with-outyn langage
þe secunde fadyr am I in fay
But men of levyng be so owt-rage
bothe be nyght and eke be day
þat lesse þan synne þe soner swage
god wyl be vengyd on vs sum way
In dede
Ther may no man go þer owte
but synne regnyth in every rowte
In every place rownde a-bowte
Cursydnes doth sprynge and sprede.
in dede be-gynnyth as I ȝow say
afftyr Adam with-outyn langage
þe secunde fadyr am I in fay
But men of levyng be so owt-rage
bothe be nyght and eke be day
þat lesse þan synne þe soner swage
god wyl be vengyd on vs sum way
In dede
Ther may no man go þer owte
but synne regnyth in every rowte
In every place rownde a-bowte
Cursydnes doth sprynge and sprede.
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All myghty god of his gret grace
enspyre men with hertely wyll
for to sese of here trespace
Ffor synfull levyng oure sowle xal spyll
Synne offendyth god in his face
and a-grevyth oure lorde ffull ylle
It causyth to man ryght grett manace
and scrapyth hym out of lyvys bylle
þat blyssyd book
What man in synne doth all wey scleppe
He xal gon to helle ful deppe
than xal he nevyr after creppe
out of þat brennyng brook.
enspyre men with hertely wyll
for to sese of here trespace
Ffor synfull levyng oure sowle xal spyll
Synne offendyth god in his face
and a-grevyth oure lorde ffull ylle
It causyth to man ryght grett manace
and scrapyth hym out of lyvys bylle
þat blyssyd book
What man in synne doth all wey scleppe
He xal gon to helle ful deppe
than xal he nevyr after creppe
out of þat brennyng brook.
I am ȝour wyff ȝour childeryn þese be
On to us tweyn it doth longe
hem to teche in all degre
Synne to for-sakyn and werkys wronge
Therfore fere for loue of me
Enforme hem wele evyr amonge
Synne to for-sake and vanyte
and vertu to ffolwe þat þei ffonge
oure lord god to plese.
On to us tweyn it doth longe
hem to teche in all degre
Synne to for-sakyn and werkys wronge
Therfore fere for loue of me
Enforme hem wele evyr amonge
Synne to for-sake and vanyte
and vertu to ffolwe þat þei ffonge
oure lord god to plese.
Noe
I warne ȝow childeryn on and all
Drede oure lord god in hevy hall
and in no forfete þat we ne fall
oure lord for to dysplese.
Shem
A dere ffadyr god for-bede
þat we xulde do in ony wyse
Ony werke of synful dede
oure lord god þat xulde a-gryse
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I xal werke aftere ȝour rede
and also wyff þe weyll a-wyse
Wykkyd werkys þat þou non brede
never in no degre.
Vxor Seem
For-sothe sere be goddys grace
I xal me kepe from all trespace
þat xulde offende goddys face
be help of þe trynyte.
Cham
I am cham ȝour secunde son
and purpose me be goddys myght
nevyr suche a dede for to don
þat xuld a-greve god in syght.
Vxor Cham
I pray to god me grawnt þis bone
that he me kepe in such A plyght
mornynge hevenynge mydday and none
I to affendyn hym day nor nyght
lord god I þe pray
Bothe wakynge and eke in slepe
gracyous god þou me keppe
þat I nevyr in daunger crepe
On dredfull domys day.
Japhet
Japhet þi iijd e sone is my name
I pray to god wher so we be
þat he vs borwe fro synfull shame
and in vertuous levynge evyr more kepe me.
Vxor Japhet
I am ȝour wyff and pray þe same
þat god vs saue on sonde and se
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he grawnt vs grace synne to fle
lord god now here oure bone.
Noe
Gracyous god þat best may
with herty wyl to the we pray
þou save us sekyr bothe nyght and day
Synne þat we noon done.
Deus
Ow what menyht this mys-levyng man
whiche myn hand made and byldyd in blysse
Synne so sore grevyht me ȝa in certayn
I wol be vengyd of þis grett mysse
Myn aungel dere þou xalt gan
to noe þat my servaunt is
A shypp to make on hond to tan
þou byd hym swyth ffor hym and his
Ffrom drynchyng hem to save
Ffor as I am god off myght
I xal dystrove þis werd down ryght
Here synne so sore grevyht me in syght
þei xal no mercy haue.
whiche myn hand made and byldyd in blysse
Synne so sore grevyht me ȝa in certayn
I wol be vengyd of þis grett mysse
Myn aungel dere þou xalt gan
to noe þat my servaunt is
A shypp to make on hond to tan
þou byd hym swyth ffor hym and his
Ffrom drynchyng hem to save
Ffor as I am god off myght
I xal dystrove þis werd down ryght
Here synne so sore grevyht me in syght
þei xal no mercy haue.
Ffecisse hominem nunc penitet me
þat I made man sore doth me rewe
myn handwerk to sle sore grevyth me
but þat here synne here deth doth brewe
Go sey to noe as I bydde þe
hym self his wyf his chylderyn trewe
tho viij sowlys in shyp to be
thei xul not drede þe flodys fflowe
þe fflod xal harme them nowht
of all ffowlys and bestys thei take a peyre
In shypp to saue both ffoule and ffayere
Ffrom all dowtys and gret dyspeyre
This vengeauns or it be wrought.
þat I made man sore doth me rewe
myn handwerk to sle sore grevyth me
but þat here synne here deth doth brewe
Go sey to noe as I bydde þe
hym self his wyf his chylderyn trewe
tho viij sowlys in shyp to be
thei xul not drede þe flodys fflowe
þe fflod xal harme them nowht
of all ffowlys and bestys thei take a peyre
In shypp to saue both ffoule and ffayere
Ffrom all dowtys and gret dyspeyre
This vengeauns or it be wrought.
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ad noe
Noe Noe A shypp loke þou make
and many a chaumbyr þou xalt haue þerinne
Of euery kyndys best a cowpyl þou take
with-in þe shypp bord here lyvys to wynne.
Ffor god is sore grevyd with man for his synne
þat all þis wyde werd xal be dreynt with flood
saff þou and þi wyff xal be kept from þis gynne
and also þi chylderyn with here vertuys good.
Noe
How xuld I haue wytt a shypp for to make
I am of ryght grett Age V. C. ȝere olde
it is not for me þis werk to vndyr-take
Ffor ffeynnesse of Age my leggys gyn ffolde.
Angelus
This dede ffor to do be bothe blythe and bolde
God xal enforme þe and rewle þe ful ryght
of byrd and of beste take as I þe tolde
A peyr in to þe shypp and god xal þe qwyght.
Noe
I am ful redy as god doth me bydde
A shypp for to make be myght of his grace
Alas þat ffor synne it xal be so be-tydde
þat vengeauns of flood xal werke þis manase
god is sore grevyd with oure grett tresspas
þat with wylde watyr þe werd xal be dreynt
A shyppe for to make now lete us hens pas
þat god a-ȝens us of synne haue no compleynt
Hic transit noe cum familia sua pro naui quo exeunte locum interludij sub intret statim lameth conductus ab adolescente et di[cit]
lameth
Gret mornyng I make and gret cause I haue
Alas now I se not for age I am blynde
blyndenes doth make me of wytt for to rave
Whantynge of eye syght in peyn doth me bynde
whyl I had syht þer myht nevyr man fynde
my pere of Archerye in all þis werd A-boute
Ffor ȝitt schet I nevyr at hert Are nere hynde
but yf þat he deyd of þis no man haue doute.
Alas now I se not for age I am blynde
blyndenes doth make me of wytt for to rave
Whantynge of eye syght in peyn doth me bynde
whyl I had syht þer myht nevyr man fynde
my pere of Archerye in all þis werd A-boute
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but yf þat he deyd of þis no man haue doute.
Lameth þe good archere my name was ovyr all
Ffor þe best Archere myn name dede ever sprede
Record of my boy here wytnes þis he xal
What merk þat were set me to deth it xuld blede.
Ffor þe best Archere myn name dede ever sprede
Record of my boy here wytnes þis he xal
What merk þat were set me to deth it xuld blede.
Adolescens
It is trewe mayster þat ȝe seyn in dede
Ffor þat tyme ȝe had ȝoure bowe bent in honde
If þat ȝour prycke had be half a myle in brede
Ȝe wolde þe pryk han hitte if ȝe ny had stonde.
lameth
I xuld nevyr affaylid what marke þat ever were sett
whyl þat I myght loke and had my clere syght
and ȝit as me thynkyht no man xuld shete bett
Than I xuld do now if myn hand were sett a-ryght
A-spye som marke boy my bow xal I bende wyght
and sett myn hand euyn to shete at som best
and I dar ley a wagour his deth for to dyght
þe marke xal I hitt my lyf do I hest.
Adolescens
Vndyr ȝon grett busche mayster A best do I se
take me þin hand swyth and holde it ful stylle
now is þin hand evyn as euyr it may be
Drawe up þin takyll ȝon best for to kylle.
lameth
My bowe xal I drawe ryght with herty wylle
this brod arwe I shete þat best ffor to sayll
now haue at þat busch ȝon best for to spylle
A sharppe schote I shote þer of I xal not fayll.
Caym
Out out and alas myn hert is on sondyr
With a brod arwe I am ded and sclayn
I dye here on grounde myn hert is all to tundyr
With þis brod arwe it is clovyn on twayn,
lameth
Herke boy cum telle me þe trewth in certeyn
what man is he þat þis cry doth þus make.
Adolescens
Caym þou hast kyllyd I telle þe ful pleyn
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lameth
Haue I slayn cayme alas what haue I done
þou stynkynge lurdeyn what hast þou wrought
þou art þe why I scle hym so sone
þer fore xal I kyll þe here þou skapyst nowght
Hic lameth cum arcu suo verberat Adolescentem ad mortem, dicente Adolescente
Adolescens
Out out I deye here my deth is now sought
þis theffe with his bowe hath broke my brayn
þer may non helpe be my dethe is me brought
Ded here I synke down as man þat is sclayn.
lameth
Alas what xal I do wrecch wykkyd on woolde
God wyl be vengyd ful sadly on me
Ffor deth of Caym I xal haue vii folde
more peyn þan he had þat abell dede sle.
These to mennys deth full sore bought xal be
Vpon all my blood god wyll venge þis dede
where fore sore wepyng hens wyl I fle
and loke where I may best my hede sone heyde.
Hic recedat lameth et statim intrat noe cum naui cantantes.
Noe
With doolful hert syenge sad and sore
Grett mornyng I make ffor this dredful flood
of man and of best is dreynte many a skore
All þis werd to spyll þese flodys be ful wood
and all is for synne of mannys wylde mood
þat god hath ordeyned þis dredfull vengeaunce
In þis flood spylt is many a mannys blood
Ffor synfull levynge of man we haue gret grevauns.
Grett mornyng I make ffor this dredful flood
of man and of best is dreynte many a skore
All þis werd to spyll þese flodys be ful wood
and all is for synne of mannys wylde mood
þat god hath ordeyned þis dredfull vengeaunce
In þis flood spylt is many a mannys blood
Ffor synfull levynge of man we haue gret grevauns.
All þis hundryd ȝere ryght here haue I wrought
this schypp for to make as god dede byd me
of all maner bestys a copyll is in brought
With-in my Shypp borde on lyve for to be
Ryght longe god hath soferyd amendyng to se
All þis hundyrd ȝere god hath shewyd grace
Alas fro gret syn man wyl not fle
God doth þis vengeauns for oure gret trespase.
this schypp for to make as god dede byd me
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With-in my Shypp borde on lyve for to be
Ryght longe god hath soferyd amendyng to se
All þis hundyrd ȝere god hath shewyd grace
Alas fro gret syn man wyl not fle
God doth þis vengeauns for oure gret trespase.
Vxor noe
Alas for gret ruthe of þis gret vengeaunce
gret doyl it is to se þis watyr so wyde
but ȝit thankyd be god of þis ordenaunce
þat we be now savyd on lyve to abyde.
Seem
Ffor grett synne of lechory all þis doth betyde
Alas þat evyr such synne xulde be wrought
þis fflood is so gret on every asyde
þat all þis wyde werd to care is now brought.
Vxor Seem
Becawse of chylderyn of God þat weryn good
dede forfete ryght sore what tyme þat þei were
synfully compellyd to caymys blood
Ther-fore be we now cast in ryght grett care.
Cham
Ffor synful levynge þis werde doth for-fare
So grevous vengeauns myght nevyr man se
ouyr all þis werd wyde þer is no plot bare
with watyr and with flood god vengyd wyll be.
Vxor Cham
Rustynes of Synne is cawse of þese wawys
Alas in þis fflood þis werd xal be lorn
ffor offens to god brekyng his lawys
On Rokkys ryght sharp is many a man torn.
Japhet
So grevous fflodys were nevyr ȝett be-forn
Alas þat lechory þis vengeauns doth gynne
it were well bettyr euer to be vnborn
than ffor to forfetyn evyr more in þat synne.
Vxor Japhet
Oure lord god I thanke of his gret grace
þat he doth us saue from þis dredful payn
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we beth gretly bownde with myght and with mayn.
Noe
xlt
i days and nyghtys hath lasted þis rayn
And xlt i days þis grett flood be-gynnyth to slake
this Crowe xal I sende out to seke sum playn
Good tydyngys to brynge þis massage I make
hic emittat coruum et parum expectans iterum dicat
And xlt i days þis grett flood be-gynnyth to slake
this Crowe xal I sende out to seke sum playn
Good tydyngys to brynge þis massage I make
This crowe on sum careyn is fall for to ete
þer fore a Newe masangere I wyll fforth now sende
ffly fforth þou fayr dove ovyr þese waterys wete
and aspye afftere sum drye lond oure mornyng to A-mend
hic euolet columba qua redeinte cum ramo virid oliue.
þer fore a Newe masangere I wyll fforth now sende
ffly fforth þou fayr dove ovyr þese waterys wete
and aspye afftere sum drye lond oure mornyng to A-mend
Joye now may we make of myrth þat þat were frende
A grett olyve bush þis dowe doth us brynge
Ffor joye of þis token ryght hertyly we tende
oure lord god to worchep a songe lete vs synge
A grett olyve bush þis dowe doth us brynge
Ffor joye of þis token ryght hertyly we tende
oure lord god to worchep a songe lete vs synge
Hic decantent hos versus Mare vidit et fugit jordanis conuersus est retrorsum Non nobis domine non nobis sed nomini tuo da gloriam Et sic recedant cum naui.
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