Pentecost

Modo de die Pentecostes. Apostoli dica[n]t genuflectentes; Spiritus Sanctus descendat super eos, et cetera.


Petrus
Honowre,
Andreas
wurchipp,
Jacobus Major
and reverens,
Johannes
Glorye,
Philippus
grace,
Jacobus Minor
and goodnes,
Thomas
Dygnité,
Bartholomeus
vertu,
Symon
and excellence,
Matheus
Bewté, -
Judas
blyssynge,
Matheas
and bryghtnes
Petrus
Be to þat Lord [of] heye wurthynes,
Andreas
Whiche hath performyd þat he vs hyght,
Jacobus Major
And vs enbawmyd with suche swetnes,
Johannes
Whiche to dyscrye fer passyth oure myght.
Philippus
This we all wel kenne.
Jacobus Minor
Now, gracyous Lord Jesu,
Thomas
Conferme us in þi vertu,
Bartholomeus
And graunt us grace evyr it to sew.
Symon Sey we all togedyr, amen
Amen.

Et omnes osculant terram.


Primus Judeus
Now, felawys, take hede, for be my trewthe,
3ondyr syttyth a dronkyn felachepp.
Secundus Judeus
To don hem good, it were grett ruthe.
Tercius Judeus
3a, I prey God 3eve hem all shenschepp!
Primus Judeus
Muste in here brayn so sclyly doth creppe
þat þei cheteryn and chateryn as they jays were.
Secundus Judeus
3a, were they ony wel browth asclepe,
It wore almes to þe revere hem to bere,
There hem to baptyze!
Primus Judeus
þat were, as thynkyth me,
A jentyl sporte to se;
A bettyr game to be
Cowde no man devyse.
Petrus
Serys, alas, what do 3e mene?
Why scorne 3e now þus Goddys grace?
It is nothynge as 3e do wene:
þer is no drunke man in þis place.
Wherefore ryght grett is 3owre trespace.
But, syrys, lyst what it doth sygnyfye:
Fulfyllyd is now to mannys solace
Of Johel þe pregnaunt prophecye,
In whiche þat he
That 3e han seyn
In wourdys pleyn
Declaryth serteyn.
Now blyssyd God be.
Amen.


2024 Mar 19  14:56:36