355 the which (that) never (hade) beginninge, Octavyanus: Sybbyll, I pray thee specially, 360 Sybyll speake tho: Syr, I shall tell you witterlye 365 367 368 370 375 for when hee comes, through his mercye Well I wott for soth, I-wys, that god will bring mankinde to blys, (Ihesu Christ, nothing amis, overcome the Divill and his countise But what tyme, syr, in good faye, and yf I see ought to your paye warne you I shall anon this daye, and shew it in your sight. 355 ended bee] 356 specially especiallye 354 that] shal D hade hase D H Bh endinge have W, endinge be h Wh 360 Sybyll speake tho] omit H B Wh Syr] yea Wh 363 mynne] wynne B 362 when ] then B and Wr. 367 c overcome] to overcome W, and overcome h countise] 366 leves] leve Wr. 364 for] 367 a, b, c, d] omit D. Tunc orat sibilla et [Scene 5] dicat preco alta voce: Preco: Peace I byd kinge and knight, men and women, and eych wight, Hee wyll have written eych countree, men and women, leeve you mee, and all that beo therin. a penye of eych man have will hee, the valewe of ten pences hit shalbee, Josephe: A lord! what doth this man now here? I wott by this boster's bere that trybute I muste paye. and for greate age and noe powere, after 375, st. dir.] in margin H 379 stonde] stall B stronge] still Wr. stiffe Dm. H B stoute] 380 385 390 395 [37b] 400 405 410 415 with this axe that I beare, I have wonnen my meate. with these what I might gett. The angell to mee towlde: Hee that should man out of bale bringe and makes mee more bowlde. A leeffe syr! tell mee, I thee praye, that were a wonders wronge. 420 Preco: Good man, I warne thee, in good faye, to Bethlem to take the waye 425 lest thow in danger falle to-daye, if that thow bee to longe. Joseph Nowe syth yt may non other bee, an oxe I will take with mee, 401 percer] perces D H B, and a h, a W this B W what ] that H 412 shold] omit Wh wonderous B Wh naugere] maugere B 402 and] axe 404 riche omit Wh 407 these] 408 of] omit D h, now HBW 419 wonders] 418 my] by my Wh 423 that] omit W the silver of him, soe mote I thee, and paye tribute for thee and mee, [Scene 6] Maria: A! lord! what may this signifye? Some men I see glad and merye, and some syghinge and sorye wherfore so ever yt bee. Syth gode sonne, man to forbye, is commen through his great mercye, Angelus: Marye, gode mother dere, the commen people, as thow seest here, That they shall see of Abraham's seede 430 435 440 [38 a] Christe come to helpe them in there neede; 445 for to abyde this daye. The morneinge men, take this in mynde, for they passed out of kinde through Christ at his comminge. 429 that] this H 431 bine] be Wr. after 431] (tunc 434 Ioseph ligabit bovem ad caudam asinæ, et colliget Maryam super the D Wr. joyen] joye W 436 Gode] Gods H B Wh 443 they] the Wr. passes H Dm. h, passeth Wr., haue passed B of] of their H 450 455 460 465 470 ffor they shall have noe grace to knowe [Scene 7] Joseph: Marye, suster, sooth to saye, Therefore wee muste, in good faye, Maria: Helpe me downe, my leeffe fere, Tunc Joseph accipiet Mariam in brachia sua. Joseph: Come to me, my sweete dere, the treasure off heaven, withowten were, him hope I for to see. Tunc statuet Maria inter bovem et asinam. Marye, sister, I will assaye to gett too middwives, yf I maye, 452 shall] should B they] the Wr. 455 bine] be HB Wh they] the Wr. 457 wee] yf we B ne] nay H, non W h, 459 occupye] do occupye Wh 463 he] (in h before gett), omit B 464 downe downe then H B leefe] life H B h Dm., 460 therfore] wherfore Wr. leffe Wr. fere] dere B, in fere H 465 bee] is H after 473 too] II HBWh |