5 THE WRIGHTES PLAYE. PAGINA SEXTA DE SALUTATIONE ET NATIUITATE SALVATORIS JESU CHRISTI. [Scene 1] Gabriell: Hayle be thow Mary, mother free, full of grace, god is with thee! amongst all women blessed thow bee, and the fruite of thy bodye. Maria: A, lord, that sytte high in see, that wondrouslye now mervayles mee, bee greete this gratiously. Gabriell: Marye, ne dread thow nought this case, Conceyue and beare, I tell thee, and our lord god, leeve thow mee, shall give him Davyd his father's see, The wrightes playe] so h, The wrightes H, The wrightes and slaters B, The wryghtes and Sklaters plaie W. After the Latin in B and H 1 mother] maiden H B h Dm., mother Wr. 3 amongst] among HBWh 5 sytte] sitts HB Wh 6 wondrouslye] wonderly H 9 thow the HBWh 10 and 11] inverted in H 10 hase] haste Wr. 11 amongst] amonge H B Wh other] wemen W specyall] especiall Wr. 14 Jesus his name] his name Ihesu 15 shall never non be] shall never be none H, 16 Gode] Godes H B Wh HBWh shalbe never non Wh 155 10 [33 a] 20 in Jacobb howse (raigne) shall hee and he that shalbe borne of thee, that such renowne and ryaltye 25 Maria: How may this bee? thow beast so bright; in synne know I not worldly wight. 30 35 35 40 Gabryell: The holye ghoste shall in thee light and shadowe thee seemely in sight; therefore that holye one, as I have height, that thou shalt beare through gode might, (his) sonne shall called bee. Elizabeth that barren was, as thow maye see, conceyued has The sixte moneth is gone now agayne, but nothinge to gode might and mayne [33b] Maria: Now syth that god will yt soe bee, to please him I am payde. 25] beast] arte not] no H B Wh 30 one] worldly] wordly B bee] be so Wh Dm., sente Wr. 31 gode] Gods HB Wh 35 gode] Gods HBW h 39 gode] 41 soe 40 impossible] vnpossible Bh 42 such suche a Wh sent] send HB h Loe gode chosen meekelye here! Tunc angelus ibit, et Maria salutabit Elizabeth. [Scene 2] Elizabeth, nece, god thee see! Elizabeth: Marye, blessed mote thow bee, wonderlye now mervayles mee that Marye, gode mother free, lord, how may this befall? when thow mee greetest, sweete Marye, Blessed be thow ever forthy, Maria gaudens incipiet canticum 'magnificat' &c. 45 gode] Gods HBW h chosen ] cossen Wr. Stage direction Maria ] omit H B h Dm. 49 nece] nice Wr. 50 mote] moste W, might B, mayst h 51 fruit] fruites D commeth] comes H B Wh 54 gode] Gods HBWh 55 thus] this Wr. degree] degreey B W h, gree H 56 this] that Wr. 57 mee] after greetest H sturred H B h Dm., stored Wr. 62 leved] lyued B 58 stirred | Stage direction gaudens] gaudiens D, gaudentes H &c.] anima H, omit Wh; W adds et dicat Maria 45 50 55 60 65 Maria: Elizabeth, therefore will I 70 75 80 [34 a] thank the lord, kinge of mercye, Magnificat, while I have toome, to Christe that in my kind is come, et exultavit spiritus meus in deo, &c. [Luke I. 47.] and for my ghost ioyed hase in god, my heal and all my grace— his feare of meane degree- (much has god done for me to-day, therfore with full hart and free 69 toome] to me Wr. 70 mea dominum] mei domine Wr. 71 is] now HB h Dm., is Wr. 72 will I] I will H B Wh after 72 et ... &c.] omit h Dm., not omitted in Wr. &c.] saluatori meo H 76 of meane] in manye Wh 78 and 79] omit h, according to Deimling, who probably means to refer to ll. 79-80, 86 allway hallowed be] aye hallowed be aye W, allway blessed be aye h and honored evermore be hee his talent to ffullfill. hee through his myght gave maystery, with myght of his harte hastely at his owne will; Deposethe myghty oute of place, with (good) hee hath fullfellede. As he spake to our fathers before, 87 evermore] allwaie evermore W height] highe B Wh 89 bound] bowne HB 88 on] and Wh 91 and 92] omit h 93 gave] gave them H 94 disperses] dispereles H, dispercing B dispituusly] did pitouslye W 97 deposeth] disposeth Wh 98 haunsed] hansced Wr. 100 good god D 102 he hath] omit H Bh Dm. 103 is waken] his wakinge D B, in h his omit h guilt] owine W, store h 106 111 wending] weildinge Wh 104 of] for full] for Wh 112 might] mightes H B h |