[33 a] 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, 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 HBW h 6 wondrouslye] wonderly H 9 thow] the HB Wh 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 HBW h 15 shall never non be] shall never be none H, 16 Gode] Godes H B Wh shalbe never non Wh 5 10 15 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 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, and such grace hath sent to mee, to please him I am payde. 25] beast] arte not] no H B Wh 30 one] 19 raigne] raynynge D 21 he] omit h 32 his] hee D his sonne] Iesus B 31 gode] Gods H B Wh 35 gode] Gods HB Wh 36 bedyll Keydell W h 38 seeth] sith H B Wh 39 gode] Gods H B Wh bee] be so Wh Dm., sente Wr. 40 impossible] vnpossible Bh 41 soe 42 such suche a Wh sent] send H B 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, and the (fruit) that commeth of thee, amonge women all! wonderlye now mervayles mee that Marye, gode mother free, lord, how may this befall? when thow mee greetest, sweete Marye, and the fruite that is in thee. Blessed be thow ever forthy, Maria gaudens incipiet canticum ‘magnificat' &c. 45 gode] Gods HB Wh 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 Bh 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 60 55 65 Maria: Elizabeth, therefore will I 70 75 80 [34 a] 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- (much has god done for me to-day, much has that lord done for mee, 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. h, according to Deimling, who probably means to refer to ll. 79-80, 83 of] and honored evermore be hee as he is bound to doe mercye his talent to ffullfill. hee through his myght gave maystery, with myght of his harte hastely Deposethe myghty oute of place, with (good) hee hath fullfellede. As he spake to our fathers before, 87 evermore] all waie 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 102 he hath] 98 haunsed] hansced Wr. 100 good god D 112 might full] for Wh mightes H B h |