 | The Embassy to Pilate of Joseph of Arimathea |  |
Centurio
In trewth now I knowe with ful opyn syght
that goddys dere sone is naylid on tre
these wundyrful tokenys Aprevyn ful ryght
quod vere filius dei erat iste.
Alius miles 2
The very childe of god I suppose þat he be
and so it semyth wele be his wundyrful werk
þe erth sore qwakyth and þat agresyth me
With myst and grett wedyr it is woundyr dyrk.
Alius miles 3
Soch merveylis shewe may non erthely man
þe eyr is ryght derke þat fyrst was ryght clere
The Erth-qwave is grett þe clowdys waxe whan
those tokenys preve hym a lorde with-out Any pere.
Centurio
his fadyr is pereles kyng of most empere
bothe lorde of þis world and kynge of hevyn hyȝe
ȝit out of all synne to brynge us owt of daungere
he soferyth his dere sone for us all to dye.
Nichodemus
Alas Alas what syght is this
to se þe lorde and kynge of blys
þat nevyr synnyd ne dede Amys
þus naylid vpon a rode
Alas ȝewys what haue ȝe wrought
A ȝe wyckyd wytys what was ȝour thought
Why haue ȝe bobbyd and þus betyn owth
all his blyssyd blood.
Senturyo
Joseph of Ara .. [OMITTED]
Pylat
Joseph Ab[OMITTED]
Gramercy pylat of ȝour jentylnesse
þat ȝe han grawntyd me my lyst
Any thyng in my province
ȝe xal haue at ȝour resquest.
Pylat
Sere all ȝour lest ȝe xal haue
with jhesu is body do ȝour intent
whethyr ȝe bery hym in pyt or grave
þe powere I grawnt ȝow here present.
In trewth now I knowe with ful opyn syght
that goddys dere sone is naylid on tre
these wundyrful tokenys Aprevyn ful ryght
quod vere filius dei erat iste.
Alius miles 2
The very childe of god I suppose þat he be
and so it semyth wele be his wundyrful werk
þe erth sore qwakyth and þat agresyth me
With myst and grett wedyr it is woundyr dyrk.
Alius miles 3
Soch merveylis shewe may non erthely man
þe eyr is ryght derke þat fyrst was ryght clere
The Erth-qwave is grett þe clowdys waxe whan
those tokenys preve hym a lorde with-out Any pere.
Centurio
his fadyr is pereles kyng of most empere
bothe lorde of þis world and kynge of hevyn hyȝe
ȝit out of all synne to brynge us owt of daungere
he soferyth his dere sone for us all to dye.
Nichodemus
Alas Alas what syght is this
to se þe lorde and kynge of blys
þat nevyr synnyd ne dede Amys
þus naylid vpon a rode
Alas ȝewys what haue ȝe wrought
A ȝe wyckyd wytys what was ȝour thought
Why haue ȝe bobbyd and þus betyn owth
all his blyssyd blood.
Senturyo
A now trewly telle weyl I kan
þat þis was goddys owyn sone
I knowe he is both god and man
be þis wark þat here is done.
þat þis was goddys owyn sone
I knowe he is both god and man
be þis wark þat here is done.
þer was nevyr man but god þat cowde make þis werk
þat evyr was of woman born
were he nevyr so gret A clerk
it passeth hem all þow þei had sworn.
þat evyr was of woman born
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it passeth hem all þow þei had sworn.
hese lawe was trewe I dare wel saye
þat he tawth us here A-monge
þerfore I rede ȝe turne ȝour faye
and amende þat ȝe han do wronge.
þat he tawth us here A-monge
þerfore I rede ȝe turne ȝour faye
and amende þat ȝe han do wronge.
Joseph of Ara .. [OMITTED]
O good lord jhesu þat deyst now here on rode
haue mercy on me and for-gyf me my mys
I wold þe worchep here with my good
þat I may come to þi blysse.
haue mercy on me and for-gyf me my mys
I wold þe worchep here with my good
þat I may come to þi blysse.
to pylat now wole I goon
and aske þe body of my lord jhesu
to bery þat now wold I soon
in my grave þat is so new.
and aske þe body of my lord jhesu
to bery þat now wold I soon
in my grave þat is so new.
heyl sere pylat þat syttyth in sete
heyl justyce of jewys men do þe calle
heyl with helth I do þe grete
I pray þe of A bone what so befalle.
heyl justyce of jewys men do þe calle
heyl with helth I do þe grete
I pray þe of A bone what so befalle.
to bery jhesu is body I wole þe pray
þat he were out of mennys syth
for to-morwyn xal be oure holyday
þan wole no man hym bery I þe plyth.
þat he were out of mennys syth
for to-morwyn xal be oure holyday
þan wole no man hym bery I þe plyth.
And yf we lete hym hange þer stylle
Some wolde seyn þer of A-now
þe pepyl þer-of wold seyn ful ylle
þat nother xuld be ȝour worchep nor prow.
Some wolde seyn þer of A-now
þe pepyl þer-of wold seyn ful ylle
þat nother xuld be ȝour worchep nor prow.
Pylat
Sere joseph of baramathie I graunt þe
With jhesu is body do þin intent
but fyrst I wole wete þat he ded be
as it was his jugement.
With jhesu is body do þin intent
but fyrst I wole wete þat he ded be
as it was his jugement.
Sere knytys I comawnd ȝow þat ȝe go
in hast with josepht of baramathie
and loke ȝe take good hede þer-to
þat jhesu suerly ded be.
in hast with josepht of baramathie
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þat jhesu suerly ded be.
se þat þis comawndement ȝe fulfylle
with-out wordys ony mo
and þan lete joseph do his wylle
what þat he wyl with jhesu do.
here come to knytys be-forn pylat At-onys þus seyng
with-out wordys ony mo
and þan lete joseph do his wylle
what þat he wyl with jhesu do.
Sere we xal do oure dylygens
with joseph goyng to Caluerye
be we out of þi presens
sone þe trewth we xal aspye.
with joseph goyng to Caluerye
be we out of þi presens
sone þe trewth we xal aspye.
Joseph Ab[OMITTED]
Gramercy pylat of ȝour jentylnesse
þat ȝe han grawntyd me my lyst
Any thyng in my province
ȝe xal haue at ȝour resquest.
Pylat
Sere all ȝour lest ȝe xal haue
with jhesu is body do ȝour intent
whethyr ȝe bery hym in pyt or grave
þe powere I grawnt ȝow here present.
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