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I MILES Sir knyghtis, take heede hydir in hye:
This dede on dergh we may noght drawe.
Yee wootte youreselffe als wele as I
Howe lordis and leders of owre lawe
Has geven dome that this doote schall dye.
II MILES Sir, alle thare counsaile wele we knawe.
Sen we are comen to Calvarie
Latte ilke man helpe nowe as hym awe.
III MILES We are alle redy, loo,
That forward to fullfille.
IV MILES Late here howe we schall doo,
And go we tyte thertille.
I MILES It may noght helpe her for to hone,
If we schall any worshippe wynne.
II MILES He muste be dede nedelyngis by none.
III MILES Thanne is goode tyme that we begynne.
IV MILES Late dynge hym doune, than is he done;
He schall nought dere us with his dynne.
I MILES He schall be sette and lerned sone,
With care to hym and all his kynne.
II MILES The foulest dede of all
Shalle he dye for his dedis.
III MILES That menes crosse hym we schall.
IV MILES Behalde so right he redis.
II MILES Thanne to this werke us muste take heede
So that oure wirkyng be noght wronge.
II MILES None othir noote to neven is nede,
But latte us haste hym for to hange.
III MILES And I have gone for gere goode speede,
Bothe hammeres and nayles large and lange.
IV MILES Thanne may we boldely do this dede.
Commes on, late kille this traitoure strange.
I MILES Faire myght ye falle in feere
That has wrought on this wise.
II MILES Us nedis nought for to lere
Suche faitoures to chastise.
III MILES Sen ilke a thyng es right arrayed,
The wiselier nowe wirke may we.
IV MILES The crosse on grounde is goodely graied,
And boorede even as it awith to be.
I MILES Lokis that the ladde on lenghe be layde,
And made me thane unto this tree.
II MILES For alle his fare he schalle be flaied,
That one assaie sone schalle ye see.
III MILES Come forthe, thou cursed knave,
Thy comforte sone schall kele.
IV MILES Thyne hyre here schall thou have.
I MILES Walkes oon, now wirke we wele.
JESUS Almyghty God, my Fadir free,
Late this materes be made in mynde:
Thou badde that I schulde buxsome be,
For Adam plyght for to be pyned.
Here to dede I obblisshe me
Fro that synne for to save mankynde,
And soveraynely beseke I thee
That thai for me may favoure fynde,
And fro the fende thame fende
So that ther saules be saffe
In welthe withouten ende.
I kepe nought ellis to crave.
I MILES We, herke sir knyghtis, for Mahoundis bloode,
Of Adam kynde is all his thoght.
II MILES The warlowe waxis werre than woode;
This doulfull dede ne dredith he noght.
III MILES Thou schulde have mynde, with mayne and moode,
Of wikkid werkis that thou haste wrought.
IV MILES I hope that he hadde bene as goode
Have sesed of sawes that he uppe sought.
I MILES Thoo sawes schall rewe hym sore
For all his saunteryng sone.
II MILES Ille spede thame that hym spare
Tille he to dede be done.
III MILES Have done belyve, boy, and make thee boune,
And bende thi bakke unto this tree.
IV MILES Byhalde, hymselffe has laide hym doune
In lenghe and breede as he schulde bee.
I MILES This traitoure here teynted of treasoune,
Gose faste and fette hym than, ye thre.
And sen he claymeth kyngdome with croune,
Even as a kyng here hange schall hee.
II MILES Nowe, certis, I schall noght feyne
Or his right hand be feste.
III MILES The lefte hande thanne is myne.
Late see who beres hym beste.
IV MILES Hys lymmys on lenghe than schalle I lede,
And even unto the bore thame bringe.
I MILES Unto his heede I schall take hede,
And with myne hande helpe hym to hyng.
II MILES Nowe sen we foure schall do this dede,
And medill with this unthrifty thyng,
Late no man spare for speciall speede
Tille that we have made endyng.
III MILES This forward may not faile.
Nowe are we right arraiede.
IV MILES This boy here in oure baile
Shall bide full bittir brayde.
I MILES Sir knyghtis, saie, howe wirke we nowe?
II MILES Yis, certis, I hope I holde this hande.
And to the boore I have it brought,
Full boxumly withouten bande.
I MILES Strike on than harde, for hym thee boght.
II MILES Yis, here is a stubbe will stiffely stande,
Thurgh bones and senous it schall be soght.
This werke is wele, I will warande.
I MILES Saie, sir, howe do we thore.
This bargayne may not blynne.
III MILES It failis a foote and more,
The senous are so gone ynne.
IV MILES I hope that marke amisse be bored.
II MILES Than muste he bide in bittir bale.
III MILES In faith, it was overe skantely scored;
That makis it fouly for to faile.
I MILES Why carpe ye so? Faste on a corde
And tugge hym to, by toppe and taile.
III MILES Ya, thou comaundis lightly as a lorde.
Come helpe to haale, with ille haile.
I MILES Nowe certis, that schall I doo,
Full suerly as a snayle.
III MILES And I schall tacche hym too,
Full nemely with a nayle.
This werke will holde, that dar I heete,
For nowe are feste faste both his handis.
IV MILES Go we all foure thanne to his feete,
So schall oure space be spedely spende.
II MILES Latte see, what bourde his bale myght beete,
Tharto my bakke nowe wolde I bende.
IV MILES Owe, this werke is all unmeete.
This boring muste all be amende.
I MILES A, pees, man, for Mahounde,
Latte no man wotte that wondir.
A roope schall rugge hym doune
Yf all his synnous go asoundre.
II MILES That corde full kyndely can I knytte,
The comforte of this karle to kele.
I MILES Feste on, thanne, faste that all be fytte;
It is no force howe felle he feele.
II MILES Lugge on ye both a litill yitt.
III MILES I schalle nought sese, as I have seele.
IV MILES And I schall fonde hym for to hitte.
II MILES Owe, haylle!
IV MILES Hoo, nowe, I halde it wele.
I MILES Have done, dryve in that nayle
So that no faute be foune.
IV MILES This wirkyng wolde noght faile,
Yf foure bullis here were boune.
I MILES Ther cordis have evill encressed his paynes
Or he wer tille the booryngis brought.
II MILES Yaa, assoundir are bothe synnous and veynis
On ilke a side, so have we soughte.
III MILES Nowe all his gaudis nothyng hym gaynes;
His sauntering schall with bale be bought.
IV MILES I wille goo saie to oure soveraynes
Of all this werkis howe we have wrought.
I MILES Nay, sirs, anothir thyng
Fallis firste to youe and me,
Thei badde we schulde hym hyng
On heghte that men myght see.
II MILES We woote wele so ther wordes wore,
But sir, that dede will do us dere.
I MILES It may not mende for to moote more:
This harlotte muste be hanged here.
II MILES The mortaise is made fitte therfore.
III MILES Feste on youre fyngeres than, in feere.
IV MILES I wene it wolle nevere come thore
We foure rayse it noght right to-yere.
I MILES Say, man, whi carpis thou soo?
Thy liftyng was but light.
II MILES He menes ther muste be moo
To heve hym uppe on hight.
III MILES Now, certis, I hope it schall noght nede
To calle to us more companye.
Methynke we foure schulde do this dede
And bere hym to yone hille on high.
I MILES It muste be done, withouten drede,
No more, but loke ye be redy.
And this parte schalle I lifte and leede;
On lenghe he schalle no lenger lie.
Therfore nowe makis you boune:
Late bere hym to yone hill.
IV MILES Thanne will I bere here doune
And tente his tase untill.
II MILES We twoo schall see tille aythir side,
For ellis this werke wille wrie all wrang.
III MILES We are redy.
IV MILES Gode sirs, abide,
And late me first his fete up fang.
II MILES Why tente ye so to tales this tyde?
I MILES Lifte uppe!
IV MILES Latte see!
II MILES Owe, lifte alang!
III MILES Fro all this harme he schulde hym hyde
And he war God.
IV MILES The devill hym hang!
I MILES For grete harme have I hente:
My schuldir is in soundre.
II MILES And sertis I am nere schente,
So lange have I borne undir.
III MILES This crosse and I in twoo muste twynne
Ellis brekis my bakke in sondre sone.
IV MILES Laye downe agayne and leve youre dynne.
This dede for us will nevere be done.
I MILES Assaie, sirs, latte se yf any gynne
May helpe hym uppe, withouten hone,
For here schulde wight men worschippe wynne,
And noght with gaudis al day to gone.
II MILES More wighter men than we
Full fewe I hope ye fynde.
III MILES This bargayne will noght bee,
For certis me wantis wynde.
IV MILES So wille of werke nevere we wore,
I hope this carle some cautellis caste.
II MILES My bourdeyne satte me wondir soore,
Unto the hill I myght noght laste.
I MILES Lifte uppe, and sone he schall be thore;
Therfore feste on youre fyngeres faste.
III MILES Owe, lifte!
I MILES We, loo!
IV MILES A litill more.
II MILES Holde thanne!
I MILES Howe nowe!
II MILES The werste is paste.
III MILES He weyes a wikkid weght.
II MILES So may we all foure saie,
Or he was heved on heght
And raysed in this array.
IV MILES He made us stande as any stones,
So boustous was he for to bere.
I MILES Nowe raise hym nemely for the nonys
And sette hym be this mortas heere,
And latte hym falle in alle at ones,
For certis that payne schall have no pere.
III MILES Heve uppe!
IV MILES Latte doune, so all his bones
Are asoundre nowe on sides seere.
I MILES This fallyng was more felle
Than all the harmes he hadde.
Nowe may a man wele telle
The leste lith of this ladde.
III MILES Methynkith this crosse will noght abide,
Ne stande stille in this morteyse yitt.
IV MILES Att the firste tyme was it made overe wyde,
That makis it wave, thou may wele witte.
I MILES Itt schall be sette on ilke a side
So that it schall no forther flitte;
Goode wegges schall we take this tyde
And feste the foote, thanne is all fitte.
II MILES Here are wegges arraied
For that, both grete and smale.
III MILES Where are oure hameres laide
That we schulde wirke withall?
IV MILES We have them here even atte oure hande.
II MILES Gyffe me this wegge: I schall it in dryve.
IV MILES Here is anodir yitt ordande.
III MILES Do take it me hidir belyve.
I MILES Laye on thanne faste.
III MILES Yis, I warrande.
I thryng thame same, so motte I thryve.
Nowe will this crosse full stabely stande;
All yf he rave thei will noght ryve.
I MILES Say, sir, howe likis thou nowe
This werke that we have wrought?
IV MILES We praye youe sais us howe
Ye fele, or faynte ye ought?
JESUS Al men that walkis by waye or strete,
Takes tente ye schalle no travayle tyne.
Byholdes myn heede, myn handis, and my feete,
And fully feele nowe, or ye fyne,
Yf any mournyng may be meete
Or myscheve mesured unto myne.
My Fadir, that alle bales may bete,
Forgiffis thes men that dois me pyne.
What thai wirke wotte thai noght.
Therfore, my Fadir, I crave
Latte nevere ther synnys be sought,
But see their saules to save.
I MILES We, harke, he jangelis like a jay.
II MILES Methynke he patris like a py.
III MILES He has ben doand all this day
And made grete meuyng of mercy.
IV MILES Es this the same that gune us say
That he was Goddis Sone almyghty?
I MILES Therfore he felis full felle affraye,
And demyd this day for to dye.
II MILES Vath, qui destruit templum.
III MILES His sawes wer so, certayne.
IV MILES And sirs, he saide to some
He myght rayse it agayne.
I MILES To mustir that he hadde no myght,
For all the kautelles that he couthe kaste,
All yf he wer in worde so wight,
For all his force nowe he is feste.
Als Pilate demed is done and dight;
Therfore I rede that we go reste.
II MILES This race mon be rehersed right
Thurgh the worlde both este and weste.
III MILES Yaa, late hym hynge here stille
And make mowes on the mone.
IV MILES Thanne may we wende at wille.
I MILES Nay, goode sirs, noght so sone,
For certis us nedis anodir note.
This kirtill wolde I of you crave.
II MILES Nay, nay, sir, we will loke be lotte
Whilke of us foure fallis it to have.
III MILES I rede we drawe cutte for this coote,
Loo, se howe sone, alle sidis to save.
IV MILES The schorte cutte schall wynne, that wele ye woote,
Whedir itt falle to knyght or knave.
I MILES Felowes, ye thar noght flyte,
For this mantell is myne.
II MILES Goo we thanne hense tyte;
This travayle here we tyne, etc.
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haste
in [length of] time; draw out
know
leaders of (authorities on)
judgment; fool
(see note)
(i.e., he ought to)
agreement
quickly
delay
necessarily; noon
strike
harm
set (secured); taught
sorrow; people
understands
(see note)
matter; speak of
equipment
strong (determined)
(i.e., We already know how)
deceivers
everything is
prepared
bored; ought
(i.e., then fastened); cross
practices; punished
undertaking
cool (extinguish)
pay
(see note)
bade; obedient
Adam’s guilt
oblige
above all beseech
because of me
fiend themselves defend
well-being
descendants
warlock; worse; mad
doleful deed
ceased; sayings (words); invented
babbling soon
quickly; prepared
Behold; (see note)
convicted
?fetter
(see note)
(t-note)
stop
Ere; fastened
bears himself
lead
bore hole
head; heed
involve [ourselves]
hold back
plan
custody
endure; torment
(t-note)
bore hole
eagerly
short nail; securely; (see note)
sinews
process; leave off
(see note)
contracted
think; measurement
abide; misery
(i.e., drilled in the wrong spot)
complain; Fasten
pull
snail; (t-note)
attach
nimbly
dare; promise
fastened firmly
then
our time; well spent
jest; suffering; assuage
wrong
improved
peace
Let; marvel
pull violently; (see note)
sinews pull apart
appropriately; tie
cool
Fasten; ready
no matter; horrible
Pull
cease; happiness
attempt
fault; found
bound; (see note)
Ere; bore holes
sinews; veins
tricks
babbling; sorrow
masters
(t-note)
(t-note)
know
deed (act); harm
(i.e., change anything); argue
mortise; suitable; (see note)
Fasten; together
there
this year
say you
more [men]
heave; high
never fear
[Say] no more; look
lead
length
bound
Let us bear
pay attention; toes
to either
go awry
(t-note)
feet lift up
pay attention; tales (stories)
If he were
experienced
out of joint
(i.e., at the end of my strength)
long
part
break; asunder
(i.e., complaints)
Try (make an effort); mechanism
delay
strong; obtain
jests; spend
stronger
expect
breath
(i.e., deficient)
believe; churl; spells [has] cast
burden
fasten
worst
weighs
Ere
manner
heavy (awkward); carry
nimbly; nonce
mortise
equal
painful; (see note)
count
(i.e., the smallest part of his body)
(i.e., be secure)
(i.e., it wobbles); (t-note)
move
wedges
make fast
ready
Give it to me quickly
then
press; together; might
firmly
Even if; split (break apart)
tell
(see note)
Pay attention; suffering; lose
head
experience; before you pass away
equal
sorrows; cure
cause; pain
(i.e., visited upon them)
(t-note)
patters; magpie
doing [so]
much referring to
did
[this] very evil assault
is judged
Vah, thou that destroyest the Temple of God; (see note)
perform; power
spells; cast
strong
secure
As; judged
advise
hang
make faces at the moon
(i.e., there is another matter)
gown
by lot
straws; coat; (see note)
(i.e., everyone’s interests to preserve)
need not argue
garment with open sides
quickly
effort; waste
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