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here enteryth Satan in to þe place in þe most orryble wyse and qwyl
þat he pleyth þei xal don on jhesus clothis
and ouerest A whyte clothe
and ledyn hym A-bowth þe place and þan to pylat be þe tyme þat
hese wyf hath pleyd.
Sathan
here xal A devyl spekyn in helle
demon
Out upon þe we conjure þe
þat nevyr in helle we may hym se
ffor And he onys in helle be
he xal oure power brest.
Sathan
here xal þe devyl gon to pylatys wyf þe corteyn drawyn as she lyth in bedde and he xal no dene make but she xal sone After þat he is come in makyn a rewly noyse comyng and rennyng of þe schaffald and here shert and here kyrtyl in here hand and sche xal come beforn pylat leke A mad woman seyng þus
Vxor pilaty
Pylat
Gramercy myn wyf for evyr ȝe be trewe
ȝour cowncel is good and evyr hath be
now to ȝour chawmer ȝe do sewe
and all xal be weyl dame as ȝe xal se.
Sathan
Thus I reyne As A rochand with A rynggyng rowth
As A devyl most dowty dred is my dynt
Many A thowsand develys to me do þei lowth
brennyng in flamys as fyre out of flynt
ho so serve me sathan to sorwe is he sent
with dragonys in doungenys and develys fu derke
in bras and in bronston þe brethellys be brent
þat wone in þis werd my wyl for to werke.
As A devyl most dowty dred is my dynt
Many A thowsand develys to me do þei lowth
brennyng in flamys as fyre out of flynt
ho so serve me sathan to sorwe is he sent
with dragonys in doungenys and develys fu derke
in bras and in bronston þe brethellys be brent
þat wone in þis werd my wyl for to werke.
with myschef on moolde here membrys I merke
þat japyn with jhesus þat judas solde
be he nevyr so crafty nor conyng clerke
I harry þem to helle as tretour bolde.
þat japyn with jhesus þat judas solde
be he nevyr so crafty nor conyng clerke
I harry þem to helle as tretour bolde.
But þer is o thyng þat grevyth me sore
Of A prophete þat jhesu men calle
he peynyth me every day more and more
with his holy meraclis and werkys Alle.
Of A prophete þat jhesu men calle
he peynyth me every day more and more
with his holy meraclis and werkys Alle.
I had hym onys in A temptacyon
with glotenye with covetyse and veyn glorye
I ha-sayd hym be All weys þat I cownde don
and vttyrly he refusyd hem and gan me defye.
with glotenye with covetyse and veyn glorye
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and vttyrly he refusyd hem and gan me defye.
Þat rebuke þat he gaf me xal not be vn-qwyt
Som what I haue be-gonne and more xal be do
ffor All his barfot goyng fro me xal he not skyp
but my derk dongeon I xal bryngyn hym to.
Som what I haue be-gonne and more xal be do
ffor All his barfot goyng fro me xal he not skyp
but my derk dongeon I xal bryngyn hym to.
I haue do made redy his cros þat he xal dye up-on
And thre nayles to takke hym with þat he xal not styrte
be he nevyr so holy he xal not fro me gon
but with a sharpe spere he xal be smet to þe herte.
And thre nayles to takke hym with þat he xal not styrte
be he nevyr so holy he xal not fro me gon
but with a sharpe spere he xal be smet to þe herte.
And sythyn he xal come to helle be he nevyr so stowte
And ȝet I am Aferd and he come he wole do som wrake
þerfore I xal go warnyn helle þat þei loke A-bowte
þat þei make redy chenys to bynd hym with in lake.
And ȝet I am Aferd and he come he wole do som wrake
þerfore I xal go warnyn helle þat þei loke A-bowte
þat þei make redy chenys to bynd hym with in lake.
Helle helle make redy for here xal come A gest
Hedyr xal come jhesus þat is clepyd goddys sone
And he xal ben here be þe oure of none
And with þe here he xal wone
And han ful shrewyd rest.
Hedyr xal come jhesus þat is clepyd goddys sone
And he xal ben here be þe oure of none
And with þe here he xal wone
And han ful shrewyd rest.
here xal A devyl spekyn in helle
demon
Out upon þe we conjure þe
þat nevyr in helle we may hym se
ffor And he onys in helle be
he xal oure power brest.
Sathan
A A than haue I go to ferre
but som wyle help I haue a shrewde torne
My game is wers þan I wend here
I may seyn my game is lorne.
but som wyle help I haue a shrewde torne
My game is wers þan I wend here
I may seyn my game is lorne.
lo A wyle ȝet haue I kast
if I myth jhesus lyf save
helle gatys xal be sperd fast
And kepe stylle all þo I haue.
if I myth jhesus lyf save
helle gatys xal be sperd fast
And kepe stylle all þo I haue.
to pylatys wyff I wele now go
And sche is A-slepe A-bed ful fast
And byd here with-owtyn wordys mo
to pylat þat sche send in hast.
And sche is A-slepe A-bed ful fast
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to pylat þat sche send in hast.
I xal A-say and þis wol be
to bryng pylat in belef
with-inne A whyle ȝe xal se
how my craft I wole go pref.
to bryng pylat in belef
with-inne A whyle ȝe xal se
how my craft I wole go pref.
here xal þe devyl gon to pylatys wyf þe corteyn drawyn as she lyth in bedde and he xal no dene make but she xal sone After þat he is come in makyn a rewly noyse comyng and rennyng of þe schaffald and here shert and here kyrtyl in here hand and sche xal come beforn pylat leke A mad woman seyng þus
Vxor pilaty
Pylat I charge þe þat þou take hede
deme not jhesu but be his frende
ȝyf þou jewge hym to be dede
þou art dampnyd with-owtyn ende.
deme not jhesu but be his frende
ȝyf þou jewge hym to be dede
þou art dampnyd with-owtyn ende.
A fend Aperyd me beforn
As I lay in my bed slepyng fast
Sethyn þe tyme þat I was born
was I nevyr so sore A-gast.
As I lay in my bed slepyng fast
Sethyn þe tyme þat I was born
was I nevyr so sore A-gast.
As wylde fyre and thondyr blast
he cam cryeng on to me
he seyd þei þat bete jhesu or bownd hym fast
with-owtyn ende dampnyd xal be.
he cam cryeng on to me
he seyd þei þat bete jhesu or bownd hym fast
with-owtyn ende dampnyd xal be.
þer-fore A wey here-in þou se
and lete jhesu from þe clere pace
þe jewys þei wole be-gyle þe
and put on þe All þe trespace.
and lete jhesu from þe clere pace
þe jewys þei wole be-gyle þe
and put on þe All þe trespace.
Pylat
Gramercy myn wyf for evyr ȝe be trewe
ȝour cowncel is good and evyr hath be
now to ȝour chawmer ȝe do sewe
and all xal be weyl dame as ȝe xal se.
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