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[Scene III.]
[Earth.]
(17)
Deus.
—Erthly bestys, that may crepe and go,
bryng ye furth and wax ye mo,
I se that it is good;
now make we man to oure liknes,
that shall be keper of more & les,
of fowles, and fysh in flood.
Et tanget eum.
bryng ye furth and wax ye mo,
I se that it is good;
now make we man to oure liknes,
that shall be keper of more & les,
of fowles, and fysh in flood.
(18)
spreyte of life I in the blaw,
good and ill both shall thou knaw;
rise vp, and stand bi me.
All that is in water or land,
It shall bow vnto thi hand,
and sufferan shall thou be;
good and ill both shall thou knaw;
rise vp, and stand bi me.
All that is in water or land,
It shall bow vnto thi hand,
and sufferan shall thou be;
(19)
I gif the witt, I gif the strenght,
of all thou sees, of brede & lengthe;
thou shall be wonder wise.
Myrth and Ioy to haue at will,
All thi likyng to fulfill,
and dwell in paradise.
of all thou sees, of brede & lengthe;
thou shall be wonder wise.
Myrth and Ioy to haue at will,
All thi likyng to fulfill,
and dwell in paradise.
(20)
This I make thi wonnyng playce,
ffull of myrth and of solace,
and I seasse the therin.
It is not good to be alone,
to walk here in this worthely wone,
In all this welthly wyn;
ffull of myrth and of solace,
and I seasse the therin.
It is not good to be alone,
to walk here in this worthely wone,
In all this welthly wyn;
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(21)
therfor, a rib I from the take,
therof shall be [maide] thi make,
And be to thi helpyng.
Ye both to gouerne that here is,
and euer more to be in blis,
ye wax in my blissyng.
therof shall be [maide] thi make,
And be to thi helpyng.
Ye both to gouerne that here is,
and euer more to be in blis,
ye wax in my blissyng.
(22)
ye shall have Ioye & blis therin,
whils ye will kepe you out of syn,
I say without[ten] lese.
Ryse vp, myn angell cherubyn,
Take and leyd theym both in,
And leyf them there in peasse.
Tunc capit cherubyn adam per manum, & dicit eis
dominus,
whils ye will kepe you out of syn,
I say without[ten] lese.
Ryse vp, myn angell cherubyn,
Take and leyd theym both in,
And leyf them there in peasse.
(23)
Heris thou adam, and eue thi wife,
I forbede you the tre of life,
And I commaund, that it be gat,
Take which ye will, bot negh not that.
Adam, if thou breke my rede,
thou shall dye a dulfull dede.
I forbede you the tre of life,
And I commaund, that it be gat,
Take which ye will, bot negh not that.
Adam, if thou breke my rede,
thou shall dye a dulfull dede.
Cherubyn.
Oure lord, oure god, thi will be done;
I shall go with theym full sone.
ffor soth, my lord, I shall not sted
till I haue theym theder led.
we thank the, lord, with full good chere,
that has maide man to be oure feere.
[Exit Deus.]
Com furth, adam, I shall the leyd;
take tent to me, I shall the reyd.
I rede the thynk how thou art wroght,
and luf my lord in all thi thoght,
That has maide the thrugh his will,
angels ordir to fulfill.
Many thyngys he has the giffen,
and maide the master of all that liffen;
He has forbed the bot a tre;
look that thou let it be,
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thou skapys not bot thou be shent.
Weynd here in to paradise,
and luke now that ye be wyse,
And kepe you well, for I must go
vnto my lord, ther I cam fro.
[Exit Cherubyn.]
Adam.
Almyghty lord, I thank it the
that is, and was, and shall be,
Of thi luf and of thi grace,
ffor now is here a mery place;
Eue, my felow, how thynk the this?
Eua.
A stede me thynk of Ioye and blis,
That god has giffen to the and me;
Withoutten ende blissyd be he.
Adam.
Eue, felow, abide me thore,
ffor I will go to viset more,
To se what trees that here been;
here ar well moo then we have seen,
Gresys, and othere small floures,
that smell full swete, of seyr coloures.
Eua.
Gladly, sir, I will full fayne;
When ye haue sene theym, com agane.
Adam.
Bot luke well, eue, my wife,
that thou negh not the tree of life;
ffor if thou do he bese ill paide;
then be we tynt, as he has saide.
Eua.
Go furth and play the all aboute,
I shall not negh it while thou art oute;
ffor be thou sekyr I were full loth
ffor any thyng that he were wroth.
[Exeunt Adam & Eve.]
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