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Ysaias
Radix Jesse
Egredietur virga de radice jesse
Et flos de radice eius ascendet
A blyssyd braunch xal sprynge of me
That xal be swettere þan bawmys breth
Out of þat braunch in nazareth
A flowre xal blome of me jesse rote
The which by grace xal dystroye deth
and brynge mankende to blysse most sote.
Dauyd Rex
I am david of jesse rote
the fresch kyng by naturall successyon
and of my blood xal sprynge oure bote
As god hym self hath mad promyssyon
Of Regall lyff xal come suche foyson
þat a clene mayde modyr xal be
Ageyns þe devellys fals illusyon
with regall power to make man fre.
Jeremias propheta
I am þe prophete Jeremye
And fullich a-corde in all sentence
with kyng dauid and with ysaie
Affermynge pleynly be-forn þis Audyens
That god of his high benyvolens
of prest and kynge wyll take lynage
And bye us all ffrom oure offens
in hevyn to haue his herytage.
Salamon rex
I am Salamon þe secunde kynge
And þat wurthy temple for sothe made I
which þat is fygure of þat mayde ȝynge
þat xal be modyr of grett messy.
Ezechiel propheta
A vysion of þis fful veryly
I Ezechiel haue had also
Of a gate þat sperd was trewly
and no man but a prince myght þer-in go.
Roboas rex
The iijd e kynge of þe jentyll jesse
my name is knowe kyng Roboas
of oure kynrede ȝitt men xul se
A clene mayde trede down foule sathanas.
Micheas propheta
And I am a Prophete calde mycheas
I telle ȝow pleynly þat þus it is
Evyn lyke as Eve modyr of wo was
So xal a maydyn be modyr of blyss.
Abias Rex
I that am calde kynge Abias
conferme for trewe þat ȝe han seyd
and sey also as in þis cas
þat all oure myrth comyth of a mayd.
Danyel propheta
I prophete Danyel am well apayed
in fygure of þis I saw a tre
all þe fendys of hell xall ben affrayd
whan maydenys ffrute þer on þei se.
Asa Rex
I kynge Asa be-leve all þis
þat god wyll of a maydyn be born
And vs to bryngyn to endles blys
Ruly on rode be rent and torn.
Jonas propheta
I jonas sey þat on þe iijd e morn
ffro deth he xal ryse þis is a trew tall
fyguryd in me þe which longe beforn
lay iij days beryed with in þe qwall.
Josophat rex
And I josophat þe vjt e kynge serteyn
of jesse rote in þe lenyall successyon
All þat my progenitouris hath be-for me seyn
Ffeythfully be-leve with-owtyn all dubytacion.
Abdias propheta
I abdias prophete make þis protestacion
þat aftyr he is resyn to lyve onys a-ȝen
deth xal be drevyn to endles dampnacion
And lyff xal be grawntyd of paradys ful pleyn.
Joras Rex
And I Joras also in þe numbre of sefne
of jesse rote kynge knowlych þat he
aftyr his resurreccion returne xal to hefne
both god and verry man ther endles to be.
Abacuch propheta
I Abacuch prophete holde wele with the
whan he is resyn he xal up stye
in hevyn as juge sitt in his se
Vs for to deme whan we xal dye.
Ozias Rex
And I Ozyas Kynge of hygh degre
Spronge of jesse rote dar well sey this
whan he is gon to his dygnyte
he xal send þe sprytt to his discyplis.
Joell propheta
And I Joel knowe full trewe þat is
god bad me wryte in prophesye
he wolde sende down his sprytt i-wys
On ȝonge and olde ful sekyrlye.
Joathas rex
My name is knowe kyng Joathan
the ixe kynge spronge of jesse
Of my kynrede god wol be man
mankend to saue and þat joyth me.
Aggeus propheta
With ȝow I do holde þat am prophete Aggee
Com of þe same hygh and holy stok
god of oure kynrede in dede born wyl be
From þe wulf to saue al shepe of his flok.
Achas rex
Off jesse kyng Achas is my name
þat falsly wurchepyd ydolatrye
tyl Ysaie putt me in blame
And seyd a mayd xulde bere messye.
Ozyas propheta
Off þat byrthe wyttnes bere I
A prophete Osyas men me calle
And aftyr þat tale of Isaye
þat mayd xal bere Emanuelle.
Ezechias rex
My name is knowyn kyng Ezechyas
þe xjt e kyng of þis geneologye
And say ffor sothe as in þis cas
A mayde be mekenes xal brynge mercye.
Sophosas propheta
I A prophete callyd Sophonye
of þis matyr do bere wyttnes
and for trowth to sertyfie
þat maydens byrth oure welth xal dresse.
Manasses rex
Of þis nobyll and wurthy generacion
the xije kyng am I manasses
wyttnessynge here be trew testyficacion
þat maydenys childe xal be prince of pes.
Baruk propheta
And I baruk prophete conferme wurdys thes
lord and prince of pes þow þat chylde be
Al his fomen ageyn hym þat pres
Ryght a grym syre at domys day xal he be.
Amon Rex
Amon kynge ffor þe last conclusyon
Al thynge be-forn seyd ffor trowth do testyfie
Praynge þat lord of oure synne Remyssyon
At þat dredful day he us graunt mercye
Thus we all of þis genealogye
Acordynge in on here in þis place
Pray þat heyȝ lorde whan þat we xal dye
Of his gret goodnesse to grawnt us his grace.
Explicit Jesse.
I am þe prophete callyd Isaye
Replett with godys grett influens
and sey pleynly be spyryte of prophecie
þat a clene mayde thourgh meke obedyens
Shall bere a childe which xal do resystens
Ageyn foule Zabulon þe devyl of helle
mannys soule ageyn hym to defens
Opyn in þe felde þe fend he xal felle.
Replett with godys grett influens
and sey pleynly be spyryte of prophecie
þat a clene mayde thourgh meke obedyens
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Ageyn foule Zabulon þe devyl of helle
mannys soule ageyn hym to defens
Opyn in þe felde þe fend he xal felle.
Where fore I seye quod virgo concipiet
et pariet filium nomen emanuel
Oure lyf for to saue he xal suffyr deth
and bye us to his blysse in hevyn for to dwell
Of Sacerdotale lynage þe trewth I ȝow tell
Fflesch and blood to take god wyll be born
Joye to man in erth and in hevyn Aungell
At þe chyldys byrth joye xal make þat morn.
et pariet filium nomen emanuel
Oure lyf for to saue he xal suffyr deth
and bye us to his blysse in hevyn for to dwell
Of Sacerdotale lynage þe trewth I ȝow tell
Fflesch and blood to take god wyll be born
Joye to man in erth and in hevyn Aungell
At þe chyldys byrth joye xal make þat morn.
Radix Jesse
Egredietur virga de radice jesse
Et flos de radice eius ascendet
A blyssyd braunch xal sprynge of me
That xal be swettere þan bawmys breth
Out of þat braunch in nazareth
A flowre xal blome of me jesse rote
The which by grace xal dystroye deth
and brynge mankende to blysse most sote.
Dauyd Rex
I am david of jesse rote
the fresch kyng by naturall successyon
and of my blood xal sprynge oure bote
As god hym self hath mad promyssyon
Of Regall lyff xal come suche foyson
þat a clene mayde modyr xal be
Ageyns þe devellys fals illusyon
with regall power to make man fre.
Jeremias propheta
I am þe prophete Jeremye
And fullich a-corde in all sentence
with kyng dauid and with ysaie
Affermynge pleynly be-forn þis Audyens
That god of his high benyvolens
of prest and kynge wyll take lynage
And bye us all ffrom oure offens
in hevyn to haue his herytage.
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I am Salamon þe secunde kynge
And þat wurthy temple for sothe made I
which þat is fygure of þat mayde ȝynge
þat xal be modyr of grett messy.
Ezechiel propheta
A vysion of þis fful veryly
I Ezechiel haue had also
Of a gate þat sperd was trewly
and no man but a prince myght þer-in go.
Roboas rex
The iijd e kynge of þe jentyll jesse
my name is knowe kyng Roboas
of oure kynrede ȝitt men xul se
A clene mayde trede down foule sathanas.
Micheas propheta
And I am a Prophete calde mycheas
I telle ȝow pleynly þat þus it is
Evyn lyke as Eve modyr of wo was
So xal a maydyn be modyr of blyss.
Abias Rex
I that am calde kynge Abias
conferme for trewe þat ȝe han seyd
and sey also as in þis cas
þat all oure myrth comyth of a mayd.
Danyel propheta
I prophete Danyel am well apayed
in fygure of þis I saw a tre
all þe fendys of hell xall ben affrayd
whan maydenys ffrute þer on þei se.
Asa Rex
I kynge Asa be-leve all þis
þat god wyll of a maydyn be born
And vs to bryngyn to endles blys
Ruly on rode be rent and torn.
Jonas propheta
I jonas sey þat on þe iijd e morn
ffro deth he xal ryse þis is a trew tall
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lay iij days beryed with in þe qwall.
Josophat rex
And I josophat þe vjt e kynge serteyn
of jesse rote in þe lenyall successyon
All þat my progenitouris hath be-for me seyn
Ffeythfully be-leve with-owtyn all dubytacion.
Abdias propheta
I abdias prophete make þis protestacion
þat aftyr he is resyn to lyve onys a-ȝen
deth xal be drevyn to endles dampnacion
And lyff xal be grawntyd of paradys ful pleyn.
Joras Rex
And I Joras also in þe numbre of sefne
of jesse rote kynge knowlych þat he
aftyr his resurreccion returne xal to hefne
both god and verry man ther endles to be.
Abacuch propheta
I Abacuch prophete holde wele with the
whan he is resyn he xal up stye
in hevyn as juge sitt in his se
Vs for to deme whan we xal dye.
Ozias Rex
And I Ozyas Kynge of hygh degre
Spronge of jesse rote dar well sey this
whan he is gon to his dygnyte
he xal send þe sprytt to his discyplis.
Joell propheta
And I Joel knowe full trewe þat is
god bad me wryte in prophesye
he wolde sende down his sprytt i-wys
On ȝonge and olde ful sekyrlye.
Joathas rex
My name is knowe kyng Joathan
the ixe kynge spronge of jesse
Of my kynrede god wol be man
mankend to saue and þat joyth me.
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With ȝow I do holde þat am prophete Aggee
Com of þe same hygh and holy stok
god of oure kynrede in dede born wyl be
From þe wulf to saue al shepe of his flok.
Achas rex
Off jesse kyng Achas is my name
þat falsly wurchepyd ydolatrye
tyl Ysaie putt me in blame
And seyd a mayd xulde bere messye.
Ozyas propheta
Off þat byrthe wyttnes bere I
A prophete Osyas men me calle
And aftyr þat tale of Isaye
þat mayd xal bere Emanuelle.
Ezechias rex
My name is knowyn kyng Ezechyas
þe xjt e kyng of þis geneologye
And say ffor sothe as in þis cas
A mayde be mekenes xal brynge mercye.
Sophosas propheta
I A prophete callyd Sophonye
of þis matyr do bere wyttnes
and for trowth to sertyfie
þat maydens byrth oure welth xal dresse.
Manasses rex
Of þis nobyll and wurthy generacion
the xije kyng am I manasses
wyttnessynge here be trew testyficacion
þat maydenys childe xal be prince of pes.
Baruk propheta
And I baruk prophete conferme wurdys thes
lord and prince of pes þow þat chylde be
Al his fomen ageyn hym þat pres
Ryght a grym syre at domys day xal he be.
Amon Rex
Amon kynge ffor þe last conclusyon
Al thynge be-forn seyd ffor trowth do testyfie
Praynge þat lord of oure synne Remyssyon
At þat dredful day he us graunt mercye
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Acordynge in on here in þis place
Pray þat heyȝ lorde whan þat we xal dye
Of his gret goodnesse to grawnt us his grace.
Explicit Jesse.
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Barpanter, Asmaria genuit Joachym
Ysakar, Nasaphat gen. Anna
Joachym, Anna gen. sponsa Joseph fabro
Joachym, Anna gen. Maria mater ihesu Christi
Cleophas et Anna gen. ija sponsa Alpheo
Cleophas et Anna gen. ija Maria mater Symonem et Judam Jacobum minorem et
Cleophas et Anna gen. ija Joseph just[um]
Salome et Anna gen. iija sponsa Zebedeo.
Salome et Anna gen. iija Maria mater Johannem euangelistam et Jacobum
Salome et Anna gen. iija majorem.
Emeria fuit soror Anne que habebat quondam filiam Elizabeth que nupta fui[t] Zakarie de quo peperit Johanne[m] baptistem precursorem domini Elyud. Eminẽ filia. beatus Geruasius episcopus
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