for though in thee bee god verey, ffor usage here of this cittye, [Scene 8] Joseph ad obstetrices. Weomen, god you save and see, and your travayle, soe mote I thee, Tebell: All readye, good man, in good faye, wee will doe all that ever wee maye, Salome: Come, good man, leade us awaye, by gode helpe, or hit bee day, that we can good, thy wife shall saye, and that thow shalt well see. 475 [38b] 480 485 490 495 477 and as HWh ad] omit Wh 482 484 helpes] helpe Wr. 488 Tebell] Tebell a midwief B 490 492 Salome] Salome the other midwyffe B 493 by gode] with Gods 475 and commen] a-commen H Wh after 479 Joseph ad obstetrices] omit H into] to H 483 nere] nye W 486 mot] moche B well] omit W awaye] the waye HB Wh HBWh [Scene 9] Joseph Loe! Marye! harte! brought I have here to bee with thee, my darlinge deare, 500 Maria: Syr, the(y) be welcome, withowt were, 505 510 515 as best is nowe and aye. Tunc paululum acqui(e)scunt. A! Joseph! tydinges aright! I have a sonne, a sweete wight, for preeved is thy postee! Payne felte I non this night, gode sonne, as thow maye see. Joseph Lord, welcome, sweete Jesu, Tunc stella apparebit. thy name thow haddest or I thee knew; ffor thow arte commen man's blys to brewe 502 lefe] 503 aye] ever W ac 496 hart] omit h, sweete harte W brought] after 'have' in H 497 too] II HB Wh 500 they] the D Wr. life H h Dm., leiffe Wr. lyffys B quiescunt] acquicscunt D, acquiescant H HBWh 508 payne] penance H 510 hee is] is he H HBWh 511 gode] Gods HB Wh thow] you H 514 worde is] wordes HB Wh 506 full] much non] before felte ' this] my HB Wh maye] maist B 517 lawe] saw H nowe man's joy beginns to new, and noye to passe awaye. Maria: Lord, blessed most thow bee to preeve the divell of his postee Tebell: A! dere lord, heaven kinge, a fayre sonne shee hasse one. 520 [39 a] 525 530 I dare well saye for sooth, I-wys, that cleane mayden this woman ys, for shee hath borne a chyld with blyss, Soe wiste I never none. Salome: Be styll, Tebell, I thee praye, for that is false in good faye, was never woman cleane maye, and chyld withowt man. But never the latter, I will assaye and know it if I cann. Tunc Salome tentabit tangere Mariam in sexu secreto, et statim arentur manus eius, et clamando dicit: 518 beginns] beginneth Wr. art] is B 523 thow arte] art fyne clothes W, fyne lynnen h 519 noye] ioye Wh 521 thou B 524 diuersorye] 527 and] all B, and be W h 539 and chyld] and had child H B 541 cleane] a cleane H B after 541] no MS. indicates omission of a line. 542 it] omit h Dm. 535 540 545 550 555 560 565 Alas! alas! alas! alas! mee is betyde an evyll case! my hande bee dryed up in this place, to suffer such anoye! Tunc apparet stella, et veniet angelus (dicens) ut sequitur: (Angelus): Woman, beseech this childe of grace, that hee forgive thee the trespasse, and ere thow goe owt off this place holpen thow may bee. This miracle that now thow seest here to bringe mankinde owt of dangere, Ah! blessed bee god! all whole am I. that god is commen man to forbye, and thow, lord, thow art hee! Wh 545 543 and 544] written as one line in H, as are 545 and 546, 547 and 548, 549 and 550. hande] handes H B Wh Gods H B Wh noye HB Wh omit D woman] thy HBW h 544 evyll] sorye H B 547 nowe] omit Wh 549 tonight] this night h after 550 dicens] omit D wemen Wr. beseech ] before B 548 godde] 550 anoye] a 551 Angelus] 552 the] shalbe W 553 ere] ever W 554 may bee] 555 now] after 'thou' in B h, after 'myracle' in W Godes HB Wh seckeretlye Dm. 561 wretchedlye] wickedly h 566 first thow] omit W, now B 556 Gode] 564 sickerlye] [Scene 10] Expositor: Loe! lordinges all, of this miracle here freere Bartholemewe, in good mannere, beareth wytnes, withowten were, as played is you beforne. and other myracles, yf I maye, that Jesus Christ was borne. that wonder was witterlye. ffor all thinges in hit, leeve you mee, that temple was worthye. Of eych province, that booke mynde mase, and eych on abowt his necke has a silver bell hanginge, And on his brest written also and sett was alsoe, in middest of tho, 571 and] an 573 ilke] same Wh 580 perlye] perye H B, pearle W, BW h. myracles] myracle B Wh set B Wh 585 on] omit B 588 name] 581 thryd the thirde W 584 sett there] ther too] gods both two H B Wh 589 was] medeste Wr. [39b] 570 575 580 585 590 |