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here cryst procedyth on fote with his dyscipulys After hym cryst wepyng up-on þe cyte sayng þus
Jhesu
O Jherusalem woful is þe ordenawnce
Of þe day of þi gret persecucyon
þou xalt be dystroy with woful grevans
and þi ryalte browth to trew confusyon
Ȝe þat in þe cete han habytacyon
þei xal course þe tyme þat þei were born
So gret advercyte and trybulacion
Xal falle on hem both evyn and morwyn.
þei þat han most chylderyn sonest xal wayle
and seyn Alas what may þis meen
Both mete and drynk sodeynly xal fayle
Þe vengeance of god þer xal be seen

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Þe tyme is comyng hes woo xal ben
Þe day of trobyl and gret grevauns
Bothe templys and towrys they xal down cleen
O cete fful woful is þin Ordenawns.

Petrus
Lord where wolte þou kepe þi maunde
I pray þe now lete us haue knowyng
Þat we may make redy for þe
Þe to serve with-owte latyng.

Johannes
To provyde lord for þi comyng
With all þe obedyens we kan A-tende
And make redy for þe in Al thyng
In to what place þou wytl us send.

Jhesu
Serys goth to syon and ȝe xal mete
A pore man in sympyl A-ray
Beryng watyr in þe strete
Telle hym I xal come þat way
On-to hym mekely loke þat ȝe say
þat hese house I wele come tylle
he wele not onys to ȝow sey nay
But sofre to haue all ȝour wylle.

Petrus
At þi wyl lord it xal be don
To seke þat place we xal us hye.

Johannes
In All þe hast þat we may go
þin comawdement nevyr to denye.

here petyr and johan gon forth metyng with symon leprows beryng A kan with watyr petyr þus seyng
Petrus
Good man þe prophete oure lord jhesus
Þis nyth wyl rest wyth-in þin halle
On massage to þe he hath sent vs
þat ffor his sopere ordeyn þou xalle.


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Johannes
Ȝa for hym and his dyscipulys Alle
Ordeyn þu for his maunde
A paschall lomb what so be-falle
Ffor he wyl kepe his pasch with the.

Symon
What wyl my lord vesyte my plase
Blyssyd be þe tyme of his comyng
I xal ordeyn with-inne short space
Ffor my good lordys wel comyng
Serys walkyth in at þe begynnyng
And se what vetaylys þat I xal take
I am so glad of þis tydyng
I wot nevyr what joye þat I may make.

here þe dyscypulys gon in with Symone to se þe ordenawns and cryst comyng thedyr-ward þus seyng
Jhesus
Þis path is Calsydon be goostly ordenawns
Wech xal conuey us wher we xal be
I knowe ful redy is þe purvyaunce
Of my frendys þat lovyn me
Contewnyng in pees now procede we
For mannys love þis wey I take
With gostly ey I veryly se
Þat man ffor man an hende must make.

here þe dyscipulys come A-geyn to cryst petyr þus seyng
Petrus
All redy lord is oure ordenawns
As I hope to ȝow plesyng xal be
Seymon hath don at ȝoure instawns
He is ful glad ȝour presens to se.

Johannes
All thyng we haue lord at oure plesyng
Þat longyth to ȝoure mawnde with ful glad chere
Whan he herd telle of ȝour comyng
Gret joye in hym þan dyd Appere.


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Symon
Gracyous lord wel come þu be
Reverens be to þe both god and man
My poer hous þat þou wylt se
Weche am þi servaunt as I kan.

Jhesu
There joye of All joyis to þe is sewre
Symon I knowe þi trewe intent
þe blysse of hefne þou xalt recure
Þis rewarde I xal þe grawnt present.

here Crist enteryth in-to þe hous with his disciplis and ete þe paschal lomb and in þe mene tyme þe counsel hous beforn-seyd xal sodeynly onclose schewyng þe buschopys prestys and jewgys syttyng in here Astat lyche as it were A convocacyone Annas seyng þus
Annas
Be-hold it is nowth al þat we do
In alle houre materys we prophete nowth
Wole ȝe se wech peusawns of pepyl drawyth hym to
Ffor þe mervaylys þat he hath wrowth.
Some othyr sotylte must be sowth
Ffor in no wyse we may not þus hym leve
Than to A schrewde conclusyon̄ we xal be browth
Ffor þe romaynes þan wyl us myscheve.
And take oure Astat and put us to repreve
and convey all þe pepyl at here owyn request
and þus all þe pepyl in hym xal be-leve
Þerfore I pray ȝow cosyn say what is þe best.

Cayphas
Attende now serys to þat I xal seye
on-to us all it is most expedyent
þat o man ffor þe pepyl xuld deye
þan all þe pepyl xuld perysch and be shent.
Þerfor late us werk wysely þat we us not repent
We must nedys put on hym som fals dede
I sey for me I had levyr he were brent
þan he xuld us alle þus ouyr-lede

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þer-fore every man on his party help at þis nede
and cowntyrfete all þe sotyltes þat ȝe kan
now late se ho kan ȝeve best rede
to ordeyn sum dystruccion ffor þis man.

Gamalyel
Late us no lenger make delacion
but do jhesu be takyn in hondys fast
And all here ffolwerys to here confusyon
And in-to a preson do hem be cast
Ley on hem yron þat wol last
Ffor he hath wrouth a-ȝens þe ryth
And sythyn Aftyr we xal in hast
Jewge hym to deth with gret dyspyth.

Rewfyn
Ffor he hath trespacyd A-ȝens oure lawe
me semyth þis were best jewgement
With wyld hors lete hym be drawe
And afftyr in fyre he xal be brent.

leyon
Serys o thyng my self herd hym sey
Þat he was kyng of jewys Alle
Þat is a-now to do hym dey
Ffor treson to sezar we must it calle.
He seyd Also to personys þat I know
Þat he xuld and myth serteyn
Þe gret tempyl mythtyly ovyr-throw
and þe thrydde day reysynt Ageyn.
Seche materys þe pepyl doth conseyve
To ȝeve credens to his werkys Alle
In hefne he seyth xal be his reyn
Bothe god and man he doth hym calle.

Rewfyn
And All þis day we xuld contryve
What shameful deth jhesu xuld haue
We may not do hym to meche myscheve
Þe worchep of oure lawe to save.

leyon
Vp on A jebet lete hym hongyn be
Þis jugement me semyth it is reson

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Þat all þe countre may hym se
and be ware be his gret treson.

Rewfyn
Ȝet o thyng serys ȝe must A-spye
And make A ryth sotyl ordenawns
Be what menys ȝe may come hym bye
For he hath many folwerys at his instawns.

Annas
Serys þer of we must have avysement
and ben Acordyd or þan we go
How we xal han hym at oure entent
Som wey we xal fynd þerto.

Maria Magdalen
As a cursyd creature closyd all in care
and as a wyckyd wrecche all wrappyd in wo
Of blysse was nevyr no berde so bare
as I my-sylf þat here now go
Alas Alas I xal for fare
ffor þo grete synnys þat I haue do
lesse than my lord god sum-del spare
and his grett mercy receyve me to
Mary mavdelyn is my name
Now wyl I go to cryst jhesu
ffor he is lord of all vertu
and for sum grace I thynke to sew
ffor of my-self I haue grett shame.
A mercy lord and salve my synne
Maydenys ffloure þou wasch me fre
þer was nevyr woman of mannys kynne
so ful of synne in no countre
I haue be ffowlyd be fryth and ffenne

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and sowght synne in many A cete
but þou me borwe lord I xal brenne
with blake ffendys Ay bowne to be
where fore kynge of grace
With þis oynement þat is so sote
lete me A-noynte þin holy fote
and for my balys þus wyn sum bote
and mercy lord ffor my trespace.

Jhesus
Woman ffor þi wepynge wylle
Sum socowre god xal þe sende
þe to saue I haue grett skylle
ffor sorwefful hert may synne Amende
All þi prayour I xal fulfylle
to þi good hert I wul attende
and saue þe fro þi synne so hylle
and fro vij develys I xal þe ffende
ffendys fleth ȝour weye
Wyckyd spyritys I ȝow conjowre
Ffleth out of hire bodyly bowre
In my grace she xal evyr fflowre
tyl deth doth here to deye.

Maria Magdalene
I thanke þe lorde of þis grett grace
Now þese vij ffendys be fro me fflytt
I xal nevyr fforfett nor do trespace
in wurd nor dede ne wyl nor wytt
Now I am brought from þe fendys brace
In þi grett mercy closyd and shytt
I xal nevyr returne to synful trace
þat xulde me dampne to helle pytt
I wurchep the on knes bare
blyssyd be þe tyme þat I hedyr sowth

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And þis oynement þat I heydr brought
Ffor now myn hert is clensyd from thought
þat Ffyrst was combryd with care.

Judas
Lord me thynkyth þou dost ryght ylle
To lete þis oynement so spylle
To selle it yt were more skylle
and bye mete to poer men
The box was worth of good mone
iij C. pens fayr and fre
þis myght a bowht mete plente
to Ffede oure power ken.

Jhesus
Pore men xul abyde
A-geyn þe woman þou spekyst wronge
And I passe forth in A tyde
Off mercy is here mornyng songe.

here cryst restyth and etyth A lytyl and seyth syltyng to his disciplis and mary mawdelyn
Jhesus
Myn herte is ryght sory And no wondyr is
Too deth I xal go and nevyr dyd trespas
But ȝitt most grevyth myn hert evyr of this
On of my bretheryn xal werke þis manas
On of ȝow here syttynge my treson xal tras
On of ȝow is besy my deth here to dyth
and ȝitt was I nevyr in no synful plas
Where-fore my deth xuld so shamfully be pyght.

Petrus
My dere lord I pray the þe trewth for to telle
Whiche of vs ys he þat treson xal do
Whatt traytour is he þat his lord þat wold selle
expresse his name lord þat xal werke þis woo.

Johannes
If þat þer be on þat wolde selle so
Good mayster telle us now opynly his name

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What traytour is hym þat from þe þat wolde go
And with ffals treson ffullfylle his grett shame.

Andreas
It is right dredfull such tresson to thynke
and wel more dredfful to werk þat bad dede
Ffor þat ffals treson to helle he xal synke
In endles peynes grett myscheff to lede.

Jacobus maior
It is not I lord ffor dowte I haue drede
þis synne to fulfylle cam nevyr in my mende
Iff þat I solde þe thy blood ffor to blede
In doyng þat treson my sowle xulde I shende.

Matheus
Alas my dere lord what man is so wood
Ffor gold or for sylvyr hym-self so to spylle
he þat þe doth selle ffor gold or for other good
with his grett Covetyse hym-self he doth kylle.

Bartholomeus
What man so evyr he be of so wyckyd wylle
dere lord among vs tell vs his name all owt
He þat to hym tendyth þis dede to fulffille
Ffor his grett treson his sowle stondyth in dowt.

Philippus
Golde sylver and tresoour sone doth passe away
but with-owtyn ende evyr doth laste þi grace
A lorde who is that wyll chaffare þe for monay
Ffor he þat sellyth his lord to grett is þe trespace.

Jacobus minor
That traytour þat doth þis orryble manace
bothe body and sowle I holde he be lorn
Dampnyd to helle pytt fer from þi face
Amonge All ffowle fyndys to be rent and torn.

Symon
To bad A marchawnt þat traytour he is
and ffor þat monye he may mornyng make
Alas what cawsyth hym to selle þe kyng of blys
Ffor his fals wynnynge þe devyl hym xal take.

Thomas
Ffor his ffals treson þe fendys so blake
xal bere his sowle depe down into helle pytt

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resste xal he non haue but evyr-more wake
brennyng in hoot fyre in preson evyr shytt.

Thadeus
I woundyr ryght sore who þat he xuld be
Amonges vs all bretheryn þat xulde do þis synne
Alas he is lorn þer may no grace be
In depe helle donjeon his sowle he doth pynne.

Jhesus
In my dysche he Etyht þis treson xal be-gynne
Wo xal be-tydyn hym for his werke of dred
he may be ryght sory swych ryches to wynne
ad whysshe hymself vn-born ffor þat synful ded.

Judas
The trewth wolde I knowe as leff as ȝe
And þerfore good ssere þe trewth þou me telle
whiche of vs All here þat traytour may be
Am I þat person þat þe now xal selle.

Jhesus
So seyst þi-selff Take hed att þi spelle
þou Askyst me now here if þou xalt do þat treson
Remembyr þi-self A-vyse þe ryght welle
þou art of grett Age and wotysst what is reson.

here judas rysyth prevely and goth in þe place and seyt now counter[fetyd.]
Judas
Now cowntyrfetyd I haue A prevy treson
My Maysterys power for to felle
I judas xal A-say be some encheson
On-to þe jewys hym for to selle
Som mony for hym ȝet wold I telle
Be prevy menys I xal a-say
Myn intent I xal fulfylle
No lenger I wole make delay.

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Þe princys of prestys now be present
Vn-to hem now my way I take
I wyl go tellyn hem myn entent
I trow ful mery I xal hem make
Mony I wyl non for-sake
And þei profyr to my plesyng
For covetyse I wyl with hem wake
and on-to my maystyr I xal hem bryng.
Heyl prynsesse and prestys þat ben present
New tydyngys to ȝow I come to telle
Ȝyf ȝe wole folwe myn intent
my mayster jhesu I wele ȝow selle
Hese intent and purpose for to felle
For I wole no lenger folwyn his lawe
Late sen what mony þat I xal telle
and late jhesu my maystyr ben hangyn and drawe.

Gamalye[l]
Now welcome judas oure owyn frende
Take hym in serys be þe honde
We xal þe both geve and lende
And in every qwarel by þe stonde.

Rewfyn
Judas what xal we ffor þi mayster pay
Þi sylver is redy and we A-corde
Þe payment xal haue no delay
But be leyde down here At a worde.

Judas
Late þe mony here down be layde
And I xal telle ȝow as I kan
In old termys I haue herd seyde
þat mony makyth schapman.

Rewfyn
Here is thretty platys of sylver bryth
Fast knyth withinne þis glove
And we may haue þi mayster þis nyth
Þis xalt þou haue and all oure love.


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Judas
Ȝe Are resonable chapmen to bye and selle
þis bargany with ȝow now xal I make
Smyth up ȝe xal haue al ȝour wylle
Ffor mony wyl I non for-sake.

leyon
Now Þis bargany is mad ful and fast
Noyther part may it for-sake
But judas þou must telle us in hast
Be what menys we xal hym take.

Rewfyn
Ȝa þer be many þat hym nevyr sowe
Weche we wyl sende to hym in fere
Þer-for be A tokyn we must hym knowe
Þat must be prevy be-twyx us here.

leyon
Ȝa be ware of þat for ony thynge
For o dyscypil is lyche þi mayster in al parayl
And ȝe go lyche in All clothyng
So myth we of oure purpose fayl.

Judas
As for þat serys haue ȝe no dowth
I xal ordeyn so ȝe xal not mysse
Whan þat ȝe cvm hym All A-bowth
Take þe man þat I xal kysse.
I must go to my maystyr A-geyn
Dowth not serys þis matere is sure i-now.

Gamalyel
Fare wel judas oure frend serteyn
þi labour we xal ryth wel A-low.

Judas
Now wyl I sotely go seke my mayster Ageyn
and make good face as I nowth knew
I haue hym solde to wo and peyn
I trowe ful sore he xal it rew.

here judas goth in sotylly wher-as he cam fro.
Annas
Lo serys a part we haue of oure entent
For to take jhesu now we must provyde

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A sotyl meny to be present
Þat dare fyth and wele A-byde.

Gamalye[l]
Ordeyn eche man on his party
Cressetys lanternys and torchys lyth
And þis nyth to be þer redy
With exys gleyvis and swerdys bryth.

Cayphas
No lenger þan make we teryeng
But eche man to his place hym dyth
And ordeyn preuely for þis thyng
þat it be don þis same nyth.

Here The Buschopys partyn in þe pLace And eche of hem takyn here leve be contenawns resortyng eche man to his place with here meny to make redy to take cryst and þan xal þe place þer cryst is in xal sodeynly vn-close rownd Abowtyn shewyng cryst syttyng at þe table and his dyscypulys eche in ere degre cryst þus seyng.
Jhesu
Brederyn þis lambe þat was set us beforn
Þat we Alle haue etyn in þis nyth
it was comawndyd be my fadyr to moyses and Aaron
Whan þei weryn with þe chylderyn of israel in egythp.
And as we with swete bredys haue it ete
And Also with þe byttyr sokelyng
And as we take þe hed with þe fete
So dede þei in all maner thyng.
And as we stodyn so dede þei stond
and here reynes þei gyrdyn veryly
With schon on here fete and stavys in here houd
And as we ete it so dede þei hastyly
þis fygure xal sesse A-nothyr xal folwe þer-by
Weche xal be of my body þat am ȝour hed
weche xal be shewyd to ȝow be A mystery
Of my fflesch and blood in forme of bred.
And with fervent desyre of hertys Affeccion
I have enterly desyryd to kepe my mawnde

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A-mong ȝow er þan I suffre my passyon
For of þis no more to-gedyr suppe xal we
And as þe pascHal Lomb etyn Haue we
In þe old lawe was vsyd for A sacryfyce
So þe newe lomb þat xal be sacryd be me
Xal be vsyd for A sacryfyce most of price.
here xal jhesus take An oble in his hand lokyng vpward in to hefne to þe fadyr þus seyng
Where fore to þe fadyr of hefne þat art eternall
Thankyng and honor I ȝeld on to þe
To whom be þe godhed I am eqwall
But be my manhod I am of lesse degre
Wherefore I as man worchep þe deyte
Thankyng þe fadyr þat þou wylt shew þis mystery
And þus þurwe þi myth fadyr and blyssyng of me
Of þis þat was bred is mad my body.
here xal he spekyn ageyn to his dyscipulys þus seyng
bretheryn be þe [vertu] of þese wordys þat [re]hercyd be
Þis þat shewyth as bred to ȝour Apparens
Is mad þe very flesche and blod of me
To þe weche þei þat wole be savyd must ȝeve credens.
And as in þe olde lawe it was comawndyd and precepte
To ete þis lomb to þe dystruccyon of pharao vn-kende
So to dystroy ȝour gostly enmye þis xal be kepte
ffor ȝour paschal lombe in-to þe werdys ende.
Ffor þis is þe very lombe with-owte spot of synne
Of weche Johan þe baptyst dede prophesy
Whan þis prophesye he dede be-gynne
Seyng Ecce agnus dey.
And how ȝe xal ete þis lombe I xal ȝeve infformacion
In þe same forme as þe eld lawe doth specyfye

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As I shewe be gostly interpretacyon
Þer-fore to þat I xal sey ȝour wyllys loke ȝe replye.
With no byttyr bred þis bred ete xal be
þat is to say with no byttyrnesse of hate and envye
But with þe suete bred of loue and charyte
Weche ffortefyet þe soule gretlye.
And it schuld ben etyn with þe byttyr sokelyng
Þat is to mene ȝyf A man be of synful dyspocycion
Hath led his lyff here with mys-levyng
Þerfore in his hert he xal haue byttyr contrycion.
Also þe hed with þe feet ete xal ȝe
Be þe hed ȝe xal vndyr-stand my godhed
And be þe feet ȝe xal take myn humanyte
Þese tweyn ȝe xal receyve to-gedyr in dede.
This immaculat lombe þat I xal ȝow ȝeve
Is not only þe godhed A-lone
But bothe god and man þus must ȝe beleve
Þus þe hed with þe feet ȝe xal receyve ech-on.
Of þis lombe vn-ete yf owth be levyth i-wys
Yt xuld be cast in þe clere fyre and brent
Weche is to mene yf þou vndyrstande nowth al þis
Put þi feyth in god and þan þou xalt not be shent.
The gyrdyl þat was comawndyd here reynes to sprede
Xal be þe gyrdyl of clennes and chastyte
þat is to sayn to be contynent in word thought and dede
and all leccherous levyng Cast ȝow for to fle.
And þe schon þat xal be ȝour feet vp-on
Is not ellys but exawnpyl of vertuis levyng
Of ȝour form faderys ȝou be-forn
With þese schon my steppys ȝe xal be sewyng.

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And þe staf þat in ȝour Handys ȝe xal holde
Is not ellys but þe exawmplys to other men teche
Hold fast ȝour stauys in ȝour handys and beth bolde
To every creature myn precepttys for to preche.
Also ȝe must ete þis paschall lombe hastyly
Of weche sentens þis is þe very entent
At every oure and tyme ȝe xal be redy
Ffor to fulfylle my cowmawndement.
Ffor þow ȝe leve þis day ȝe are not sure
Whedyr ȝe xal leve to-morwe or nowth
þer-for hastyly every oure do ȝoure besy cure
To kepe my preceptys and þan þar ȝe not dowth.
Now haue I lernyd ȝow how ȝe xal ete
Ȝour paschal lombe þat is my precyous body
Now I wyl fede ȝow all with Awngellys mete
Wherfore to reseyve it come fforth seryattly.

Petrus
Lord ffor to receyve þis gostly sustenawns
In dewe forme it excedyth myn intellygens
Ffor no man of hym-self may have substawns
To receyve it with to meche reverens.
Ffor with more delycyous mete lord þou may us not fede
Þan with þin owyn precyous body
Wherfore what I haue trespacyd in word thought or dede
With byttyr contrycion lord I haske þe mercy.
whan oure lord ȝyvyth his body to his dyscypulys he xal sey to eche of hem except to judas.
This is my body Fflesch and blode
Þat for þe xal dey up-on þe rode.
And whan judas comyth last oure lord xal sey to hym
Judas art þou Avysyd what þou xalt take.

Judas
Lord þi body I wyl not for-sake.

And sythyn oure lord xal sey on-to judas

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Jhesu
Myn body to þe I wole not denye
Sythyn þou wylt presume þer-upon
Yt xal be þi dampnacyon verylye
I ȝeve þe warnyng now be-forn.
And aftyr þat judas hath reseyvyd he xal syt þer he was cryst seyng
On of ȝow hath be-trayd me
Þat at my borde with me hath ete
Bettyr it hadde hym for to A be
Bothe vn-born and vn-begete.

Than eche dyscypyl xal loke on other and petyr xal sey
Petrus
Lord it is not I.

and so alle xul seyn tyl þei comyn at judas weche xal sey
Judas
Is it owth I lord

þan jhesus xal sey
Jhesu
Judas þou seyst þat word
Me þou ast solde þat was þi ffrend
Þat þou hast be-gonne brenge to An ende.

þan judas xal gon A-geyn to þe jewys And yf men wolne xal mete with hym and sey þis spech folwyng or levynt whether þei wyl þe devyl þus seyng
Demon
A A Judas Derlyng myn
Þou art þe best to me þat evyr was bore
Þou xalt be crownyd in helle peyn
and þer-of þou xalt be sekyr for evyr-more.
Thow hast solde þi maystyr and etyn hym also
I wolde þou kowdyst bryngyn hym to helle every del
But ȝet I fere he xuld do þer sum sorwe and wo
Þat all helle xal crye out on me þat sel.
Sped up þi matere þat þou hast be-gonne
I xal to helle for þe to mak redy
Anon þou xalt come wher þou xalt wonne
In fyre and stynk þou xalt sytt me by.


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Jhesu
Now þe sone of god claryfyed is
and god in hym is claryfyed also
I am sory þat judas hath lost his blysse
Weche xal turne hym to sorwe and wo.
But now in þe memory of my passyon
To ben partabyl with me in my reyn above
Ȝe xal drynk myn blood with gret devocyon
Wheche xal be xad ffor mannys love.
Takyth þese chalys of þe newe testament
And kepyth þis evyr in ȝour mende
As oftyn as ȝe do þis with trewe intent
It xal defende ȝow fro þe ffende.
Than xal þe dysciplys com and take þe blod Jhesus seyng
Þis is my blood þat for mannys synne
Outh of myn herte it xal renne.
And þe dyscipulys xul sett þem Aȝen þer þei wore and jhesus xal seyn
Takyth hed now bretheryn what I haue do
With my flesch and blood I haue ȝow fed
Ffor mannys love I may do no mo
Þan for love of man to be ded.
Werfore petyr and ȝe every-chon
Ȝyf ȝe loue me fede my schep
þat for fawth of techyng þei go not wrong
But evyr to hem takyth good kep.
Ȝevyth hem my body as I haue to ȝow
Qweche xal be sacryd be my worde
And evyr I xal þus A-byde with ȝow
In-to þe ende of þe werde.
Ho so etyth my body and drynkyth my blood
Hol god and man he xal me take
It xal hym defende from þe deuyl wood
and at his deth I xal hym nowth for-sake.
and ho so not ete my body nor drynke my blood
Lyf in hym is nevyr A dele

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Kepe wel þis in mende for ȝour good
and every man save hym-self wele.

here jhesus takyth a basyn with watyr and towaly gyrt abowtyn hym and fallyth beforn petyr on his o kne.
Jhesus
A-nother exawmpyl I xal ȝow showe
How ȝe xal leve in charyte
Syt here down at wordys fewe
and qwat I do ȝe sofre me.

here he takyth þe basyn and þe towaly and doth as þe roberych seyth beforn.
Petrus
Lord what wylt þou with me do
Þis servyce of þe I wyl for-sake
To wassche my feet þou xal not so
I am not worthy it of þe to take.

Jhesu
Petyr and þou for-sake my seruyce all
Þe weche to ȝow þat I xal do
No part with me haue þou xal
And nevyr com my blysse on-to.

Petrus
Þat part lord we wyl not for-go
We xal A-bey his comawndement
Wasche hed and hond we pray þe so
We wyl don After þin entent.

here jhesus wasshyth his dyscipulys feet by and by and whypyth hem And kyssyth hem mekely and sythym settyth hym down þus seyng
Jhesu
ffrendys þis wasshyng xal now prevayll
ȝoure lord and mayster ȝe do me calle
And so I am with-owtyn fayl
ȝet I haue wasschyd ȝow Alle
A memory of þis haue ȝe xall
Þat eche of ȝow xal do to othyr
With vmbyl hert submyt egal
As eche of ȝow were otherys brother.

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No thyng serys so wele plesyth me
Nor no lyf þat man may lede
As þei þat levyn in charyte
In efne I xal reward here mede
Þe day is come I must procede
Ffor to fulfylle þe prophecy
Þis nyth for me ȝe xal han drede
Whan novmbyr of pepyl xal on me cry.
Ffor þe prophetys spoke of me
And seydyn of deth þat I xuld take
Fro whech deth I wole not fle
But for mannys synne A-mendys make.
This nyth fro ȝow be led I xal
and ȝe for fer fro me xal fle
Not onys dur speke whan I ȝow call
And some of ȝow for-sake me.
Ffor ȝow xal I dey and ryse ageyn
Vn þe thrydde day ȝe xal me se
Be-forn ȝow all walkyng playn
In þe lond of Galyle.

Petrus
Lord I wyl þe nevyr for-sake
Nor for no perellys fro þe fle
I wyl rather my deth take
Þan onys lord for-sake þe.

Jhesu
Petyr yn ferthere þan þu doyst knowe
As for þat promese loke þou not make
For or þe cok hath twyes crowe
Thryes þou xal me for-sake.
But all my frendys þat Arn me dere
Late us go þe tyme drawyth ny
We may no lengere A-bydyn here
Ffor I must walke to betany.

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Þe tyme is come þe day drawyth nere
On-to my deth I must in hast
Now petyr make hall þi felawys chere
My flesch for fere is qwakyng fast.