115 Elizabeth: Marye, now redd I that wee gone leste hee to misse thee make mone, for now that is most neede. [346] Maria: Elizabeth, nece, to doe so good is leste hee suppose one mee amysse; 120 125 130 135 but good lord, that hath ordayned this, [Scene 3] Elizabeth: Joseph, god the save and see! whoe hathe made her with chyld? ne worke noe workes wild. Three monethes shee hath bene from mee, now hathe shee gotten her, as I see, a great bellye, like to thee, syth shee went away. and myne yt is not, bee thow bould, these XXXtie winters, though I would, I might not playe noe playe. 115 make] 119 good] the 122 here] omit 127 for] 113 now redd I] I rede nowe W now] omit h makes H, make great B 117 nece ] nice Wr. good W after 120] (tunc ibunt ad Ioseph) H Wh have] omit D 123 woe is] woes Wr. 124 hathe] hase Wr. 125 an] and B maye] maide h 126 accord] agree h nor BW h yeares] wynters W 128 ne] ner W hase Wr. 130 hathe has H B Wh 135 these XXXtie] this XXX H B h Dm. h Dm. 136 playe noe playe] plea no 129 hath] 132 syth] since Wr. winters] wynter H B leaie W noe] that H alas! where might I lenge or lende? ffor to dyscreeve (her) will I nought, that noe man knowe this case. God lett never an ould man ffor accorde ther maye be none, as well as one mee. Therfore have I slept awhile, my wife that mee can thus beguyle, This case makes mee so heavye for her misdeede to-daye. Angelus: Joseph, lett bee thy feeble thought, take Marye, thy wife, and dred thee nought, 147 ney] ne H B, nay Wh 141 her] omit D 142 feeblye] fowlye Wh 144 this] the B 146 to wife] hym HB Wh 150 ney] nor H B Wh they] the DW 151 manye] manye a W h 153 have I] when I have Wh 154 me can thus] thus can me HB, can me thus Wh 155 I] for ID W gone goe HB 158 nowe] after needes H Wh for] omit D yt] her W after 160] (tunc dormit) H 140 145 150 155 160 [35 a] 165 170 175 for wickedly shee hath not wrought, The child that shee shall beare, Iwys, Joseph A! nowe I wott, lord, yt is soe, but while I may one yearth goe with her I will bee. Nowe Christe is in our kynde light, with weale I worshipp thee. 180 [Scene 4] Nuntius: Make rowme, lordinges, and give us waye, and lett Octavian come and playe, and Sybell, the sage, that well fayr maye. to tell you of prophecye. That lord that dyed on good fryday, 164 gode] Gods H B Wh 166 begotten] gotten H yt] omit HBWh 170 man] more H after 172] (Excitatus autem Ioseph) H 174 prophete prophetes H B, prophescye Wh before] yore H Bh Dm. higt] beheigt H B h Dm. (somno fecit, ut iu . . . erat sibi angelus domini) H tius] messinger h 179 that ] tha W fayr] fraye W have] save BW 183 goe] must B abye] abyde DH W h, bide B after 176] 177 Nun 182 184 not] no HB Wh Octavianus: I, preeved prince, most of powere, no freake my face may flee. My name Octavian called is, Noe man one mould darre doe amisse May no man saye that ought is his, but my leave be thertyll. ffor I halfe multiplyed more the Cittye of Rome, sythe I was bore, syth I had this kingdome. ffor what with streng(th) and strokes sore, leadinge lordshipp, lovely lore, all this world has bine yore tributarye unto Rome. Segneurs tous si assembles A mes probes estates, 185 powere] postie W 186 here] omit W 187 fayrest] the fayrest B foot] stoode B to fight] faightest W, to fraught B 194 all me about] at my aboue H 196 197 mould] liue W 199 may] ne H, nay B 205 strength] strenght D strength and strokes] 206 lordshipp] lordshippes Wr. 207 has] nowe 209 segneurs] segurrs Wr. assembles] asmeles in] with B, omit W 210] omit h, combined with 212 W probes ] 185 190 195 200 205 [35 b] 210 215 220 225 Ice posse fayre lerment et leez, Vous tous si prest ne sortes Ieo si persone mille si able Destret et sage su en counsell King, [cayser], clarke, or knight, princes, pryest(s), here nowe dight, and present in this place 212] omit h 211 Ice] Jeo Wr. tous] toutes H B h Dm. su] Jesu D H B Wh h Dm. si able] seable combined with 217 Wr. leable] beable H h treasoroce] entransorce W, agait H h me creaca W et sage combined with 220 Wr. su en ] saen Wr., sout en B counsell] comech W 222 ou dame] ondem Wr., ou dem Dm. 223 declare] declaan W et sauke] sake et H h, sauk et B Dm., sanke et Wr. 224 tell n'est] tellnest Wr. uma] un mame H h, vmaut B, un Dm. um Wr. 225 cayser] Carsell H, coysell D B W h or and H knight] kinge Wr. 226 senatours] solitaryes W 227 pryests] pryest D, preistes HB h, prese W 213 vous ] omit Wr. ne sortes] me fortes Wh 215 je 217-225] omit h 217 Ieo] Iay H B W, si alle B 218 Ieo su tent fayre] Ieo su] Iey su H h, Ieosu W, Iosice B, 219] begins with et leable from 218 Wr. en en tresarois Hh ne tresagyle] ne tres220 de toyle] dotole Wr. 221 destret |