Ludus Coventriæ: A Collection of Mysteries, Formerly Represented at Coventry on the Feast of Corpus Christi, Issue 4James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps |
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... blysse . Aungelle in hevyn evyrmore xal be , In lythful clere bryth as ble , With myrthe and song to worchip me , Of joys thei may not mys . Hic cantent angeli in cœlo . " Tibi omnes angeli , tibi cœli et universæ potestates , Tibi ...
... blysse . Aungelle in hevyn evyrmore xal be , In lythful clere bryth as ble , With myrthe and song to worchip me , Of joys thei may not mys . Hic cantent angeli in cœlo . " Tibi omnes angeli , tibi cœli et universæ potestates , Tibi ...
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... blysse nevyr more to dwelle . At my comawndement anoon down thou slyde , With merthe and joye nevyr more to melle , In myschyf and manas evyr xalt thou abyde , In byttyr brennyng and fyer so felle , In peyn evyr to be pyht . Lucyfer ...
... blysse nevyr more to dwelle . At my comawndement anoon down thou slyde , With merthe and joye nevyr more to melle , In myschyf and manas evyr xalt thou abyde , In byttyr brennyng and fyer so felle , In peyn evyr to be pyht . Lucyfer ...
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... to qweke , With a ffart my breche I breke , My sorwe comyth ful sone . Deus . ffor 3our synne that ze have do , Out of this blysse sone xal 3e go , In erthely labour to levyn in wo , And sorwe 30 COVENTRY MYSTERIES .
... to qweke , With a ffart my breche I breke , My sorwe comyth ful sone . Deus . ffor 3our synne that ze have do , Out of this blysse sone xal 3e go , In erthely labour to levyn in wo , And sorwe 30 COVENTRY MYSTERIES .
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... blysse I spere ffrom 30w ryth fast . Here in come ze no more ; Tyl a chylde of a mayd be born , And upon the rode rent and torn , To save alle that 3e have forlorn , 3our welthe ffor to restore . Eva . Alas ! alas ! and wele away , That ...
... blysse I spere ffrom 30w ryth fast . Here in come ze no more ; Tyl a chylde of a mayd be born , And upon the rode rent and torn , To save alle that 3e have forlorn , 3our welthe ffor to restore . Eva . Alas ! alas ! and wele away , That ...
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... blysse to bale and care to - pynde . And , wyff , to spynne now must thou ffonde , Oure nakyd bodyes in clothe to wynde , Tylle sum comforthe of Godys sonde , With grace releve oure careful mynde . Now come go we hens , wyff . Eva ...
... blysse to bale and care to - pynde . And , wyff , to spynne now must thou ffonde , Oure nakyd bodyes in clothe to wynde , Tylle sum comforthe of Godys sonde , With grace releve oure careful mynde . Now come go we hens , wyff . Eva ...
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3e xal 3our abyde ageyn Annas aungel azen beforn bere bettyr blysse blyssyd brynge Cayphas chylde clene comyth Cryst dede dere deth devyl doth dowte dowth drede Episcopus erthe evyn evyr fadyr fayr ffor ffrom fful fynde fyrst Goddys goth grace gracyous gret grett hast hath hefne helle hese hevyn Heyl holy husbond i-wys Jewys Jhesus Joachym Joseph Judæus kepe kylle kynge lete levyn loke Lord lordys lyff mannys Maria Mary mayde mayster mede mercy modyr myght myn hert nevyr nowth nyght onys owyn pepyl Petrus peyn pray 30w Primus doctor Pylat redy ryght ryth sche Secundus doctor seke sere seyd seyn seyng seyth sone sore sorwe sowle swete syght synne Tertius ther Therfore thou xalt Thow thre thynge trespace trewe trewthe tweyn tyme vexillator wele Whan withowtyn wolde wole wurchep wyde wyff wylle wyse xalle xulde
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Page ix - Before the suppression of the monasteries, this city was very famous for the pageants, that were played therein, upon Corpus-Christi day; which, occasioning very great confluence of people thither, from far and near, was of no small benefit thereto ; which pageants being acted with mighty state and reverence by the...
Page 122 - Magnificat anima mea Dominum: Et exultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo.
Page x - I have been told by some old people, who in their younger years were eyewitnesses of these pageants so acted, that the yearly confluence of people to see that shew was extraordinary great, and yielded no small advantage to this city.
Page 402 - Heatly's booth, over against the Cross Daggers, next to Mr. Miller's booth, during the time of Bartholomew-Fair, will be presented a little opera, called The old creation of the world, newly reviv'd, with the addition of the glorious battle obtained over the French and Spaniards by his Grace the Duke of Marlborough.
Page 408 - Lully lullay thou littell tyne child, By by lully lullay. O sisters too, how may we do, For to preserve this day This pore yongling, for whom we do singe By by lully lullay. Herod the king, in his raging, Chargid he hath this day; His men of might, in his owne sight, All yonge children to slay. That wo is me, pore child for thee, And ever morne and say; For thi parting, nether say nor sing, By by lully lullay.
Page 402 - Dives' gate, the dogs lick his sores. 12. The good angel and Death contend for Lazarus's life. 13. Rich Dives is taken sick, and dieth ; he is buried in great solemnity. 14. Rich Dives in hell, and Lazarus in Abraham's bosom, seen in a most glorious object, all in machines descending in a throne, guarded with multitudes of angels ; with the breaking of the clouds, discovering the palace of the sun, in double and treble prospects, to the admiration of all the spectators.
Page 410 - He singeth brokking as a nightingale. He sent hire pinnes, methe, and spiced ale, And wafres piping hot out of the glede : And for she was of toun, he profered mede. For som folk wol be wonnen for richesse, And som for strokes, and som with gentillesse. Somtime to shew his lightnesse and maistrie He plaieth Herode on a skaffold hie.
Page iii - THE SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY. THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF NORMANBY. RT. HON. LORD BRAYBROOKE, FSA RT. HON. LORD F. EGERTON, MP RT. HON. THE EARL OF GLENGALL. RT. HON. LORD LEIGH.
Page 286 - The last 3ere we shewyd here how oure Lord for love of man Cam to the cety of Jherusalem mekely his deth to take ; And how he made his mawnde, his body 3evyng than, To his apostelys evyr with us to abydyn for mannys sake.
Page 408 - By by lully lullay, th'ow littell tyne child, By by lully lullay. O sisters too, how may we do For to preserve this day This pore yongling, for whom we do singe, By by lully lullay?