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				Pilate 
				Caiaphas 
				Centurion 
				Annas 
				Soldier 1 
				Soldier 2 
				Soldier 3 
				Soldier 4 
				Jesus 
				Mary Magdalene 
				Mary Jacobi 
				Mary Salome 
				Angel 1 
				Angel 2 
				 
				Resurreccio domini. 1 
				 
				Peasse, I warne you, woldys in wytt, 
				And standys on syde or els go sytt, 
				For here ar men that go not yitt 
				And lordys of mekill myght; 
				We thynk to abyde and not to flytt, 
				I tell you, every wyght. 
				 
				Spare youre spech, ye brodels bold, 
				And sesse youre cry till I have told 
				What that my worship wold 
				Here in thise wonys. 
				Whoso that wyghtly nold, 
				Full hy bese hanged his bonys. 2 
				 
				Wote ye not that I am Pilate 
				That satt apon the justyce late 
				At Calvarie, where I was att 
				This day at morne? 
				I am he, that great state 
				That lad has all to-torne. 
				 
				Now sen that lothly losell is thus ded 
				I have great joy in my manhede; 
				Therfor wold I in ilk sted 
				It were tayn hede 
				If any felowse felow his red 
				Or more his law wold lede. 
				 
				For and I knew it, cruelly 
				His lyfe bees lost and that shortly, 
				That he were better hyng ful hy 
				On galow tre. 
				Therfor ye prelatys shuld aspy 
				If any sich be. 
				 
				As I am man of myghtys most, 
				If ther be any that blow sich bost 
				With tormentys keyn bese he indost 
				Forevermore; 
				The devill to hell shall harry hys goost. 
				Bot I say nomore. 
				 
				Sir, ye thar nothyng be dredand, 
				For Centurio, I understand, 
				Youre knyght, is left abydand 
				Right ther behynde; 
				We left hym ther for man most wyse, 
				If any rybaldys wold oght ryse, 
				To sesse theym to the next assyse 
				And then for to make ende. 
				 
				Tunc veniet centurio velut miles equitans. 3 
				 
				A, blyssyd Lord Adonay, 
				What may this mervell sygnyfy 
				That here was shewyd so openly 
				Unto oure sight, 
				When the rightwys man can dy 
				That Jesus hight? 
				 
				Heven it shoke abone, 
				Of shynyng blan both son and moyne, 
				And dede men also rose up sone 
				Outt of thare grafe, 
				And stones in wall anone 
				In sonder brast and clafe. 
				 
				Ther was seen many a full sodan sight; 
				Oure prynces forsothe dyd nothyng right, 
				And so I saide to theym on hight, 
				As it is trew, 
				That he was most of myght, 
				The Son of God, Jesu. 
				 
				Fowlys in the ayer and fish in floode 
				That day changid thare mode 
				When that he was rent on rode, 
				That Lord veray; 
				Full well thay understode 
				That he was slayn that day. 
				 
				Therfor, right as I meyn, 
				To theym fast will I ryde 
				To wyt withoutten weyn 
				What they will say this tyde 
				Of this enfray; 
				I will no longer abyde 
				Bot fast ride on my way. 
				 
				God save you, syrs, on every syde, 
				Worship and welth in warld so wyde. 
				Centurio, welcom this tyde, 
				Oure comly knyght. 
				God graunt you grace, well for to gyde, 
				And rewll you right. 
				 
				Centurio, welcom, draw nerehand, 
				Tell us som tythyngys here emang, 
				For ye have gone thrughoutt oure land; 
				Ye know ilk dele. 
				Sir, I drede me ye have done wrang 
				And wonder yll. 
				 
				Wonder yll? I pray thee why? 
				Declare that to this company. 
				So shall I, sir, full securly 
				With all my mayn: 
				The rightwys man, I meyn hym by 
				That ye have slayn. 
				 
				Centurio, sese of sich saw! 
				Ye ar a greatt man of oure law, 
				And if we shuld any wytnes draw 
				To us excuse, 
				To mayntene us evermore ye aw, 
				And noght refuse. 
				 
				To mayntene trowth is well worthy. 
				I saide when I sagh hym dy 
				That it was Godys Son almyghty 
				That hang thore; 
				So say I yit, and abydys therby 
				Forevermore. 
				 
				Yee, sir, sich resons may ye rew! 
				Thou shuld not neven sich notes new, 
				Bot thou couth any tokyns trew 
				Untill us tell. 4 
				Sich wonderfull case never ere ye knew 
				As then befell. 
				 
				We pray thee, tell us of what thyng? 
				Of elymentys, both old and ying, 
				In thare manere maide greatt mowrnyng 
				In ilka stede; 
				Thay knew by contenaunce that thare kyng 
				Was done to dede. 
				 
				The son for wo it waxed all wan, 
				The moyn and starnes of shynyng blan, 
				And erth it tremlyd as a man 
				Began to speke; 
				The stone that never was styrryd or than 
				In sonder brast and breke, 
				 
				And dede men rose up bodely, both greatt and small. 
				Centurio, bewar withall! 
				Ye wote the clerkys the clyppys it call, 
				Sich sodan sight, 
				That son and moyne a seson shall 
				Lak of thare light. 
				 
				Sir, and if that dede men ryse up bodely, 
				That may be done thrugh socery. 
				Therfor nothyng we sett therby 
				That be thou bast. 
				Sir, that I saw truly, 
				That shall I evermore trast. 
				 
				Not for that ilk warke that ye dyd wyrke, 
				Not oonly for the son wex myrke, 
				Bot how the vayll rofe in the kyrke 
				Fayn wyt I wold. 
				A, sich tayles full sone wold make us yrke 
				If thay were told. 
				 
				Harlot, wherto commys thou us emang 
				With sich lesyngys us to fang? 
				Weynd furth, hy myght thou hang, 
				Vyle fatur. 
				Weynd furth in the wenyande, 
				And hold styll thy clattur. 
				 
				Sirs, sen ye set not by my saw, 
				Haves now good day. 
				God lene you grace to knaw 
				The sothe allway. 
				 
				Withdraw thee fast, sen thou thee dredys, 
				For we shall well mayntene oure dedys. 
				Sich wonderfull resons as now he redys 
				Were never beforne. 
				To neven this note nomore us nedys, 
				Nawder even nor morne, 5 
				 
				Bot for to be war of more were 
				That afterward myght do us dere. 
				Therfor, sir, whils ye ar here 
				Us all emang, 
				Avyse you of thise sawes sere 
				How thay will stand. 
				 
				For Jesus saide full openly 
				Unto the men that yode hym by 
				A thyng that grevys all Jury, 
				And right so may: 
				That he shuld ryse up bodely 
				Within the thryde day. 
				 
				If it be so, as myght I spede, 
				The latter dede is more to drede 
				Then was the fyrst, if we take hede 
				And tend therto. 
				Avyse you, sir, for it is nede, 
				The best to do. 
				 
				Sir, nevertheles if he saide so, 
				He hase no myght to ryse and go, 
				Bot his dyscypyls steyll his cors us fro 6 
				And bere away; 
				That were till us and othere mo 
				A fowll enfray. 
				 
				Then wold the pepyll say everilkon 
				That he were rysen hymself alon; 
				Therfor ordan to kepe that stone 
				With knyghtys heynd 
				To thise thre dayes be commen and gone 
				And broght till ende. 
				 
				Now certys, sir, full well ye say, 
				And for this ilk poynt to purvay 
				I shall ordan, if that I may, 
				He shall not ryse, 
				Nor none shall wyn hym thens away 
				Of no kyns wyse. 7 
				 
				Sir knyghtys that ar of dedys dughty 
				And chosen for chefe of chevalry, 
				As I may me in you affy, 
				By day and nyght 
				Ye go and kepe Jesu body 
				With all youre myght. 
				 
				And for thyng that be may, 
				Kepe hym well unto the thryd day 
				That no tratur steyll his cors you fray 
				Out of that sted; 
				For if thei do, truly I say, 
				Ye shall be dede. 
				 
				Yis, Sir Pilate, in certan 
				We shall hym kepe with all oure mayn; 
				Ther shall no tratur with no trayn 
				Steyll hym us fro. 
				Sir knyghtys, take gere that best may gayn 
				And let us go. 
				 
				Yis, certys, we ar all redy bowne; 
				We shall hym kepe till youre renowne. 
				On every syde lett us sytt downe, 
				We all in fere, 
				And I shall fownde to crak his crowne 
				Whoso commys here. 
				 
				Who shuld be where? Fayn wold I wytt. 
				Even on this syde wyll I sytt. 
				And I shall fownde his feete to flytt. 
				Wé, ther, shrew! Ther. 
				Now, by Mahowne, fayn wold I wytt 
				Who durst com here. 
				 
				This cors with treson for to take, 
				For if it were the burnand drake, 
				Of me styfly he gatt a strake; 
				Have here my hand. 
				To thise thre dayes be past, 
				This cors I dar warand. 
				 
				Tunc cantabunt angeli “Christus resurgens” et postea dicet Jesus: 8 
				 
				Erthly man that I have wroght, 
				Wightly wake, and slepe thou noght. 
				With bytter bayll I have thee boght 
				To make thee fre; 
				Into this dongeon depe I soght, 
				And all for luf of thee. 
				 
				Behold how dere I wold thee by. 
				My woundys ar weytt and all blody; 
				The synfull man full dere boght I, 
				With tray and teyn. 
				Thou fyle thee noght eft forthy, 
				Now art thou cleyn. 
				 
				Clene have I mayde thee, synfull man; 
				With wo and wandreth I thee wan. 
				From harte and syde the blood out ran, 
				Sich was my pyne. 
				Thou must me luf that thus gaf than 
				My lyfe for thyne. 
				 
				Thou synfull man that by me gase, 
				Tytt unto me thou turne thi face; 
				Behold my body in ilka place 
				How it was dight, 
				All to-rent, 
				And all to-shentt, 
				Man, for thi plight. 
				 
				With cordes enewe and ropys toghe, 
				The Jues fell my lymmes outdrogh, 
				For that I was not mete enoghe 
				Unto the bore; 9 
				With hard stowndys 
				Thise depe woundys 
				Tholyd I thefore. 
				 
				A crowne of thorne that is so kene 
				Thay set apon my hede for tene; 
				Two thefys hang thai me betwene 
				All for dyspyte. 
				This payn ilk dele 
				Thou shall wyt wele 
				May I thee wyte. 
				 
				Behald my shankes and my knees, 
				Myn armes and my thees, 
				Behold me well, looke what thou sees 
				Bot sorow and pyne. 
				Thus was I spylt, 
				Man, for thi gylt 
				And not for myne. 
				 
				And yit more understand thou shall: 
				In stede of drynk thay gaf me gall; 
				Asell thay menged it withall, 
				The Jues fell; 
				The payn I have, 
				Tholyd I to save 
				Mans saull from hell. 
				 
				Behold my body, how Jues it dang 
				With knottys of whyppys and scorges strang, 
				As stremes of well the bloode out sprang 
				On every syde; 
				Knottes where thay hyt, 
				Well may thou wytt, 
				Maide woundys wyde. 
				 
				And therfor thou shall understand, 
				In body, hede, feete, and hand 
				Four hundreth woundys and fyve thowsand 
				Here may thou se, 
				And therto seven, 
				Were delt full even 
				For luf of thee. 
				 
				Behold on me noght els is lefte, 
				And or that thou were fro me refte, 10 
				All thise paynes wold I thole efte 
				And for thee dy. 
				Here may thou se 
				That I luf thee, 
				Man, faythfully. 
				 
				Sen I for luf, man, boght thee dere, 
				As thou thiself the sothe sees here, 
				I pray thee hartely with good chere 
				Luf me agane, 
				That it lyked me 
				That I for thee 
				Tholyd all this payn. 
				 
				If thou thy lyfe in syn have led, 
				Mercy to ask be not adred; 
				The leste drope I for thee bled 
				Myght clens thee soyn, 
				All the syn 
				The warld within 
				If thou had done. 
				 
				I was well wrother with Judas 
				For that he wold not ask me no grace 
				Then I was for his trespas 
				That he me sold. 
				I was redy 
				To shew mercy; 
				Aske none he wold. 
				 
				Lo, how I hold myn armes on brede 
				Thee to save ay redy mayde. 
				That I great luf ay to thee had 
				Well may thou knaw; 
				Som luf agane 
				I wold full fayn 
				Thou wold me shew. 
				 
				Bot luf, noght els, aske I of thee, 
				And that thou fownde fast syn to fle; 
				Pyne thee to lyf in charyté 
				Both nyght and day, 
				Then in my blys 
				That never shall mys 
				Thou shall dwell ay. 
				 
				For I am veray prynce of peasse, 
				And synnes seyr I may releasse, 
				And whoso will of synnes seasse 
				And mercy cry, 
				I grauntt theym here a measse 
				In brede, myn awne body. 
				 
				That ilk veray brede of lyfe 
				Becommys my fleshe in wordys fyfe; 
				Whoso it resaves in syn or stryfe 
				Bese dede forever, 
				And whoso it takys in rightwys lyfe 
				Dy shall he never. 
				 
				Alas, to dy with doyll am I dyght! 
				In warld was never a wofuller wight. 
				I drope, I dare, for seyng of sight 
				That I can se; 
				My Lord that mekill was of myght 
				Is ded fro me. 
				 
				Alas, that I shuld se hys pyne 
				Or that I shuld his lyfe tyne, 
				For to ich sore he was medecyne 
				And boytte of all, 
				Help and hold to everilk hyne 
				To hym wold call. 
				 
				Alas, how stand I on my feete 
				When I thynk on his woundys wete? 
				Jesus that was on luf so swete 
				And never dyd yll 
				Is dede and grafen under the grete, 
				Withoutten skyll. 
				 
				Withoutten skyll thise Jues ilkon 
				That lufly Lord thay have hym slone, 
				And trespas dyd he never none, 
				In no kyn sted. 
				To whom shall we now make oure mone? 
				Oure Lord is ded. 
				 
				Sen he is ded, my systers dere, 
				Weynd we will with full good chere 
				With oure anoyntmentys fare and clere 
				That we have broght 
				For to anoyntt his woundys sere 
				That Jues hym wroght. 
				 
				Go we then, my systers fre, 
				For sore me longis his cors to see. 
				Bot I wote never how best may be; 
				Help have we none, 
				And which shall of us systers thre 
				Remefe the stone? 
				 
				That do we not bot we were mo, 
				For it is hogh and hevy also. 
				Systers, we thar no farther go 
				Ne make mowrnyng. 
				I se two syt where we weynd to 
				In whyte clothyng. 
				 
				Certys, the sothe is not to hyde; 
				The gravestone is put besyde. 
				Certys, for thyng that may betyde, 
				Now will we weynde 
				To late the luf and with hym byde 
				That was oure freynde. 
				 
				Ye mowrnyng women in youre thoght, 
				Here in this place whome have ye soght? 
				Jesu that unto ded was broght, 
				Oure Lord so fre. 
				Certys, women, here is he noght. 
				Com nere and se. 
				 
				He is not here, the sothe to say, 
				The place is voyde therin he lay; 
				The sudary here se ye may 
				Was on hym layde. 
				He is rysen and gone his way 
				As he you sayde. 
				 
				Even as he saide so, done has he: 
				He is rysen thrugh his pausté; 
				He shal be fon in Galalé 
				In fleshe and fell. 
				To his dyscypyls now weynd ye 
				And thus thaym tell. 
				 
				My systers fre, sen it is so 
				That he is resyn the deth thus fro 
				As saide till us thise angels two, 
				Oure lord and leche, 
				As ye have hard, where that ye go 
				Loke that ye preche. 
				 
				As we have hard, so shall we say. 
				Maré, oure syster, have good day. 
				Now veray God, as he well may, 
				Man most of myght, 
				He wysh you, systers, well in youre way 
				And rewle you right. 
				 
				Alas, what shall now worth on me? 
				My catyf hart wyll breke in thre 
				When that I thynk on that ilk bodye 
				How it was spylt; 
				Thrugh feete and handys nalyd was he 
				Withoutten gylt. 
				 
				Withoutten gylt then was he tayn; 
				That lufly lord thay have hym slayn, 
				And tryspas dyd he never nane, 
				Ne yit no mys. 
				It was my gylt he was fortayn, 
				And nothyng his. 11 
				 
				How myght I, bot I lufyd that swete 
				That for me suffred woundys wete 
				Sythen to be grafen under the grete, 
				Sich kyndnes kythe? 
				Ther is nothyng till that we mete 
				May make me blythe. 
				 
				Outt, alas, what shall I say? 
				Where is the cors that here in lay? 
				What alys thee, man? Is he away 
				That we shuld tent? 
				Ryse up and se! 
				                           Harrow! Thefe! For ay 
				I cownte us shent. 12 
				 
				What devyll alys you two 
				Sich nose and cry thus for to may? 
				For he is gone. 
				                           Alas, wha? 
				He that here lay. 
				Harrow, devill! Howswa 
				Gat he away? 
				 
				What, is he thus-gatys from us went, 
				The fals tratur that here was lentt 
				That we truly to tent 
				Had undertane? 
				Certanly, I tell us shent 
				Holly ilkane. 
				 
				Alas, what shall I do this day 
				Sen this tratur is won away? 
				And safely, syrs, I dar well say 
				He rose alon. 
				Wytt Sir Pilate of this enfray, 
				We mon be slone. 
				 
				Wote ye well he rose in dede? 
				I sagh myself when that he yede. 
				When that he styrryd out of the stede, 
				None couth it ken. 
				Alas, hard hap was on my hede 
				Emang all men. 
				 
				Ye, bot wyt Syr Pilate of this dede, 
				That we were slepand when he yede, 
				We mon forfett withoutten drede 
				All that we have. 
				We must make lees, for that is nede 
				Oureself to save. 
				 
				That red I well, so myght I go. 
				And I assent therto also. 
				A thowsand shall I say and mo, 
				Well armed ilkon, 
				Com and toke his cors us fro, 
				Had us nere slone. 
				 
				Nay, certys, I hold ther none so good 
				As say the sothe right as it stude, 
				How that he rose with mayn and mode 
				And went his way; 
				To Sir Pilate, if he be wode, 
				Thus dar I say. 
				 
				Why, and dar thou to Sir Pilate go 
				With thise tythyngys and tell hym so? 
				So red I that we do also; 
				We dy bot oones. 
				Now he that wroght us all this wo, 
				Wo worth his bones! 
				 
				Go we sam, sir knyghtys heynd, 
				Sen we shall to Sir Pilate weynd. 
				I trow that we shall parte no freynd 
				Or that we pas. 13 
				Now and I shall tell ilka word till ende, 
				Right as it was. 
				 
				Sir Pilate, prynce withoutten peyr, 
				Sir Cayphas and Anna both in fere, 
				And all the lordys aboute you there 
				To neven by name, 
				Mahowne you save on sydys sere 
				Fro syn and shame. 
				 
				Ye ar welcom, oure knyghtys so keyn; 
				A mekill myrth now may we meyn. 
				Bot tell us som talkyng us betwene 14 
				How ye have wroght. 
				Oure wakyng, lord, withoutten wene 
				Is worth to noght. 15 
				 
				To noght? Alas, seasse of sich saw. 
				The prophete Jesu that ye well knaw 
				Is rysen, and went fro us on raw 
				With mayn and myght. 
				Therfor the devill thee all to-draw, 
				Vyle recrayd knyght. 
				 
				What, combred cowardys I you call. 
				Lett ye hym pas fro you all? 
				Sir, ther was none that durst do bot small 
				When that he yede. 
				We were so ferde we can downe fall 
				And qwoke for drede. 
				 
				We were so rad, everilkon, 
				When that he put besyde the stone, 
				We quoke for ferd and durst styr none, 
				And sore we were abast. 
				Whi, bot rose he bi hymself alone? 
				Ye, lord, that be ye trast. 
				 
				We hard never, on evyn ne morne, 
				Nor yit oure faders us beforne, 
				Sich melody, mydday ne morne, 
				As was maide thore. 
				Alas, then ar oure lawes forlorne 
				Forevermore. 
				 
				A, devill, what shall now worth of this? 
				This warld farys with quantys. 
				I pray you, Cayphas, ye us wys 
				Of this enfray. 
				Sir, and I couth oght by my clergys, 
				Fayn wold I say. 
				 
				To say the best, forsothe, I shall; 
				It shalbe profett for us all: 
				Yond knyghtys behovys thare wordys agane-call 
				How he is myst. 16 
				We wold not for thyng that myght befall 
				That no man wyst. 
				 
				And therfor of youre curtessie 
				Gyf theym a rewarde forthy. 
				Of this counsell well paide am I; 
				It shalbe thus. 
				Sir knyghtys that ar of dedys doghty, 
				Take tent till us. 
				 
				Herkyns now how ye shall say 
				Whereso ye go by nyght or day: 
				Ten thowsand men of good aray 
				Cam you untill 
				And thefyshly toke his cors you fray 
				Agans youre will. 
				 
				Loke ye say thus in every land, 
				And therto, on this covande, 
				Ten thowsand pounds have in youre hande 
				To youre rewarde, 
				And my frenship, I understande, 
				Shall not be sparde. 
				 
				Bot loke ye say as we have kende. 
				Yis, sir, as Mahowne me mende, 
				In ilk contree whereso we lende 
				By nyght or day, 
				Whereso we go, whereso we weynd, 
				Thus shall we say. 
				 
				The blyssyng of Mahowne be with you nyght and day. 
				Say me, garthynere, I thee pray, 
				If thou bare oght my Lord away. 
				Tell me the sothe, say me not nay, 
				Where that he lyys, 
				And I shall remeve hym if I may 
				On any kyn wyse. 
				 
				Woman, why wepys thou? Be styll. 
				Whome sekys thou? Say me thy wyll 
				And nyk me not with nay. 
				For my Lord I lyke full yll 
				The stede thou bare his body tyll 
				Tell me, I thee pray, 
				And I shall if I may 
				His body bere with me; 
				Unto myn endyng day 
				The better shuld I be. 
				 
				Woman, woman, turne thi thoght. 
				Wyt thou well I hyd hym noght 
				Then bare hym nawre with me. 
				Go seke, loke if thou fynde hym oght. 
				In fayth, I have hym soght, 
				Bot nawre he will fond be. 
				Why, what was he to thee, 
				In sothfastnes to say? 
				A, he was to me — 
				No longer dwell I may. 
				Mary, thou sekys thy God, and that am I. 
				 
				Rabony, my Lord so dere! 
				Now am I hole that thou art here. 
				Suffer me to negh thee nere 
				And kys thi feete; 
				Myght I do so, so well me were, 
				For thou art swete. 
				 
				Nay, Mary, neghe thou not me, 
				For to my Fader, tell I thee, 
				Yit stevynd I noght. 
				Tell my brethere I shall be 
				Before theym all in Trynyté 
				Whose will that I have wroght. 
				To peasse now ar thay boght 
				That prysond were in pyne, 
				Wherfor thou thank in thoght 
				God, thi Lord and myne. 
				 
				Mary, thou shall weynde me fro: 
				Myn erand shall thou grathly go; 
				In no fowndyng thou fall. 
				To my dyscypyls say thou so, 
				That wilsom ar and lappyd in wo, 
				That I thaym socoure shall. 
				By name Peter thou call, 
				And say that I shall be 
				Before hym and theym all 
				Myself in Galylé. 
				 
				Lord, I shall make my vyage 
				To tell theym hastely; 
				Fro thay here that message 
				Thay will be all mery. 
				This Lord was slayn, alas forthy, 
				Falsly spylt, no man wyst why, 
				Whore he dyd mys; 
				Bot with hym spake I bodely 
				Forthi commen is my blys 
				 
				Mi blys is commen, my care is gone, 
				That lufly have I mett alone; 
				I am as blyth in bloode and bone 
				As ever was wight. 
				Now is he resyn that ere was slone, 
				Mi hart is light. 
				 
				I am as light as leyfe on tre 
				For joyfull sight that I can se, 
				For well I wote that it was he, 
				My Lord Jesu. 
				He that betrayde that fre, 
				Sore may he rew. 
				 
				To Galylé now will I fare 
				And his dyscyples cach from care. 
				I wote that thay will mowrne no mare; 
				Commyn is thare blys. 
				That worthi childe that Mary bare, 
				He amende youre mys. 
				 
				Explicit resurreccio domini. 17 
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				act reasonably; (see note); (t-note) 
				aside 
				 
				much; (t-note) 
				flee 
				person 
				 
				speech; scoundrels 
				cease 
				 
				this place 
				would not 
				 
				 
				Know 
				lately 
				(see note) 
				 
				dignitary [who] 
				torn apart 
				 
				since; loathly scoundrel 
				 
				every place 
				taken heed [that] 
				fellows follow his advice 
				 
				 
				if 
				 
				hung on high 
				 
				prelates; seek out 
				such 
				 
				most might 
				such 
				cruel; punished 
				 
				ghost; (see note) 
				 
				 
				you need nothing dread 
				 
				waiting 
				 
				(see note) 
				rascals 
				seize; until; court session 
				 
				 
				(see note) 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				righteous; die 
				was named 
				 
				shook above; (see note) 
				ceased; sun and moon 
				dead; soon 
				their graves 
				at once 
				Burst asunder; split 
				 
				sudden 
				truly 
				those of high degree; (see note) 
				true 
				 
				 
				 
				Birds in the air 
				mood 
				torn on the cross 
				verily 
				 
				 
				 
				intend 
				 
				know without a doubt 
				at this time; (t-note) 
				disturbance 
				remain 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				guide; (t-note) 
				rule 
				 
				close by 
				news; among 
				 
				every deal 
				wrong 
				ill 
				 
				 
				 
				surely 
				might 
				righteous; refer to him 
				slain 
				 
				cease; speech 
				 
				witness 
				 
				ought 
				 
				 
				 
				saw 
				 
				there 
				 
				 
				 
				regret 
				 
				Unless; could 
				 
				before 
				 
				 
				 
				elements; young 
				 
				Everywhere 
				appearance 
				death 
				 
				sun; became dull; (see note) 
				ceased 
				trembled 
				 
				before then 
				Asunder 
				 
				dead; bodily 
				 
				know; eclipse 
				Such a sudden sight 
				season 
				Lack of their light 
				 
				[fol. 102v] 
				sorcery 
				 
				frightened 
				 
				trust 
				 
				same deed 
				became dark 
				veil tore; church; (see note) 
				Gladly I would know 
				such tales; disgusted 
				 
				 
				Scoundrel; among; (see note) 
				such lies; attack 
				Go; high 
				traitor 
				waning moon 
				chatter 
				 
				since you disregard what I say 
				 
				lend 
				truth 
				 
				since; dread 
				deeds 
				advises; (t-note) 
				 
				 
				Neither 
				 
				wary; danger 
				harm 
				 
				among 
				Advise; various words 
				 
				 
				 
				went 
				grieves; Jewry 
				 
				bodily 
				 
				 
				 
				deed; (see note) 
				 
				pay attention 
				necessary 
				 
				 
				[fol. 103r] 
				 
				 
				bear [him] 
				many others 
				foul disturbance 
				 
				every single one 
				alone 
				guard 
				fine 
				Until; (t-note) 
				 
				 
				 
				very point to arrange 
				(t-note) 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				valiant deeds 
				chief of chivalry 
				have faith 
				 
				guard 
				 
				 
				anything 
				 
				traitor steal his body from you 
				place 
				(t-note) 
				dead 
				 
				 
				strength 
				trick 
				 
				gear; help 
				 
				 
				ready 
				(see note) 
				 
				all together 
				hasten 
				 
				 
				Gladly would I know 
				 
				hasten; (see note) 
				curse 
				 
				dares 
				 
				corpse 
				burning dragon 
				From; a blow 
				(see note) 
				Until; (t-note) 
				guarantee; (see note) 
				 
				(see note) 
				 
				 
				Quickly; (see note) 
				pain 
				free 
				dungeon deep 
				love 
				 
				buy 
				wet 
				 
				grief; harm 
				defile yourself again therefore; (see note) 
				clean 
				 
				 
				misery; distress; won 
				heart and side 
				Such; suffering 
				love; gave 
				 
				 
				goes 
				Quickly 
				this place 
				treated 
				torn 
				destroyed 
				 
				 
				enough; tough 
				 
				 
				 
				fierce attacks 
				 
				Suffered 
				 
				sharp 
				affliction 
				thieves; (see note) 
				 
				each deal 
				know well 
				teach 
				 
				legs 
				thighs 
				 
				suffering 
				 
				guilt 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				Vinegar; mixed 
				cruel 
				 
				Suffered 
				soul 
				 
				beat 
				scourges cruel 
				from a well 
				 
				 
				know 
				 
				 
				 
				head 
				(t-note) 
				see 
				(t-note) 
				dealt 
				love 
				 
				 
				 
				suffer again 
				 
				 
				love 
				 
				 
				Since 
				truth; (see note) 
				heartily 
				Love 
				pleased 
				 
				 
				 
				(see note) 
				afraid 
				least drop 
				cleanse you quickly 
				 
				world 
				 
				 
				more angry 
				would 
				 
				 
				ready 
				 
				 
				 
				out wide; (see note) 
				ready made 
				always 
				know 
				 
				gladly 
				 
				 
				But love nothing else 
				hasten quickly; flee 
				Suffer 
				 
				bliss 
				 
				always 
				 
				true 
				manifold 
				cease 
				 
				portion 
				bread 
				 
				each true; (see note); (t-note) 
				five 
				receives 
				Are dead forever 
				righteous 
				Die 
				 
				misery; put; (see note) 
				more woeful creature 
				cower; tremble; (see note) 
				 
				much 
				 
				 
				suffering 
				lose 
				each sore 
				remedy 
				support every servant [that] 
				 
				 
				 
				wet; (see note) 
				love 
				did ill 
				buried; ground 
				reason 
				 
				each one 
				lovely; slain 
				 
				Nowhere 
				lament 
				 
				 
				Since 
				Go 
				ointments fair 
				 
				diverse 
				gave 
				 
				[fol. 105r] 
				corpse 
				know 
				 
				 
				Remove 
				 
				more 
				huge; heavy 
				need 
				Nor 
				go 
				 
				 
				(see note) 
				aside 
				whatever may happen 
				 
				seek the loved one 
				 
				 
				 
				(see note) 
				 
				 
				 
				near 
				 
				truly 
				empty 
				grave cloth; (see note) 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				power 
				found in Galilee 
				flesh and body 
				disciples 
				them 
				 
				 
				risen from death 
				 
				healer 
				heard 
				preach 
				 
				 
				Mary 
				true 
				 
				guide 
				rule 
				 
				become of me 
				wretched heart 
				same body 
				destroyed 
				nailed 
				guilt 
				 
				taken 
				lovely 
				trespass; none 
				Nor yet no misdeed 
				taken away 
				 
				 
				loved 
				(see note) 
				Then; buried; ground 
				Make such kindness known 
				 
				happy 
				 
				 
				body 
				ails; (t-note) 
				watch over 
				 
				Forever 
				count; ruined 
				 
				devil; ails; (t-note) 
				make 
				 
				who 
				 
				How 
				Got 
				 
				has he thus gone 
				(see note) 
				watch over 
				undertaken 
				ruined 
				Wholly each one 
				 
				 
				Since; traitor has gotten 
				 
				alone 
				disturbance; (see note) 
				must be slain 
				 
				death 
				saw; went; (see note) 
				place 
				could it know 
				bad luck 
				Among 
				 
				 
				sleeping 
				forfeit 
				 
				lies; necessary 
				 
				 
				advise 
				 
				(t-note) 
				each one 
				corpse from us 
				slain 
				 
				 
				stood 
				fervently 
				 
				mad 
				dare 
				 
				 
				tidings 
				advise 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				together; valiant 
				 
				 
				Before 
				each 
				 
				 
				peer 
				company 
				 
				mention 
				various 
				 
				 
				 
				much joy; convey 
				 
				 
				without a doubt; (t-note) 
				 
				 
				cease 
				 
				us together 
				strength 
				pull apart 
				cowardly 
				 
				miserable 
				 
				(see note) 
				 
				afraid 
				trembled 
				 
				afraid, each and every one; [fol. 106v] 
				aside 
				dared stir not 
				frightened 
				 
				assured 
				 
				heard; evening or morning 
				 
				Such melody, midday nor morning 
				made there 
				destroyed 
				 
				 
				become 
				uses trickery 
				guide; (see note) 
				disturbance 
				if I knew; learning 
				Gladly 
				 
				 
				profit 
				 
				missing 
				 
				knows 
				 
				courtesy 
				 
				pleased 
				 
				valiant 
				Pay attention to us 
				 
				Listen 
				 
				attire; (t-note) 
				Came to you 
				thievishly; body from you 
				Against 
				 
				 
				covenant 
				(t-note) 
				 
				 
				spared 
				 
				commanded 
				 
				each; arrive 
				 
				journey 
				 
				 
				(see note) 
				gardener; [fol. 107r]; (see note) 
				carried 
				truth 
				lies 
				remove 
				In some manner 
				 
				 
				 
				deny 
				Because of my Lord I am very sad 
				place; bore 
				 
				 
				 
				(see note) 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				nowhere 
				at all 
				 
				nowhere; found 
				 
				truth 
				(see note) 
				 
				 
				 
				Master; (see note) 
				whole 
				approach 
				kiss 
				 
				 
				 
				(see note) 
				 
				ascended 
				brothers 
				 
				 
				(see note) 
				imprisoned; punishment 
				 
				 
				 
				from 
				quickly 
				temptation 
				 
				bewildered; wrapped in woe 
				 
				 
				(see note) 
				 
				Galilee 
				 
				voyage 
				 
				(see note) 
				 
				therefore; (t-note) 
				Falsely 
				Where 
				bodily 
				 
				 
				(see note) 
				lovely one 
				joyous 
				any creature 
				risen; before; slain 
				heart 
				 
				leaf on tree 
				 
				know 
				 
				noble one 
				regret 
				 
				 
				catch 
				mourn no more 
				their bliss 
				 
				lack 
				 
				 
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