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Massangere
here lord here.

Cayphas
Massanger to pylat in hast þou xalt gon
and sey hym we comawnde us in word and in dede
and prey hym þat he be at þe mothalle A-noon
ffor we han A gret matere þat he must nedys spede.
In hast now go þi way
And loke þou tery nowth.


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Massanger
it xal be do lord be þis day
I am as whyt as thought.
here pylat syttyth in his skaffald and þe massanger knelyth to hym þus seyng
Al heyl sere pylat þat semly is to se
Prynce of al þis jure and kepere of þe lawe
My lord busshop cayphas comawndyd hym to þe
And prayd the to be At þe mothalle by þe day dawe.

Pylat
Go þi way praty masanger and comawnde me Also
I xal be þere in hast and so þou mayst say
be þe oure of prime I xal comyn hem to
I tery no longer no make no delay.

here þe massanger comith Aȝen and bryngith An Ansuere þus seyng
Massanger
Al heyl myn lordys and buschoppys and princys of þe lawe
Ser pylat comawndyth hym to ȝou and bad me to ȝou say
He wole be at þe mothalle in hast sone After þe day dawe
He wold ȝe xuld be þer be prime with-outh lenger de-lay.

Cayphas
Now weyl mote þou fare my good page
take þou þis for þi massage.

here enteryth judas on to þe juwys þus seyng
judas
I judas haue synyd and treson haue don
ffor I haue be-trayd þis rythful blood
here is ȝour mony A-ȝen All And som
Ffor sorwe and thowth I am wax wood.

Annas
What is þat to us A-vyse þe now
þou dedyst with us counawnt make
þou soldyst hym us as hors or kow
þerfore þin owyn dedys þou must take.

þan judas castyth down þe mony and goth and hangyth hym-self.