Ludus Coventriæ: A Collection of Mysteries, Formerly Represented at Coventry on the Feast of Corpus ChristiJames Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps |
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... frende, Alas and weleavay ! Deus. Of what man that thou be sclayne, He xal have vij, folde more payn, Hym were bettyr never to be sayn On lyve be nyth ne day. Caym. Alas! alas! whedyr may I go? I dare nevyr se man in the vesage, I am ...
... frende, Alas and weleavay ! Deus. Of what man that thou be sclayne, He xal have vij, folde more payn, Hym were bettyr never to be sayn On lyve be nyth ne day. Caym. Alas! alas! whedyr may I go? I dare nevyr se man in the vesage, I am ...
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... frende, A grett olyve bushe this dowe doth us brynge; for joye of this tokyn ryght hertyly we tende Our lord God to worchep, a songe let us synge. Hic decantent hos versus. Mare vidit et fugit, Jordanis conversus est retrorsum. Non ...
... frende, A grett olyve bushe this dowe doth us brynge; for joye of this tokyn ryght hertyly we tende Our lord God to worchep, a songe let us synge. Hic decantent hos versus. Mare vidit et fugit, Jordanis conversus est retrorsum. Non ...
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... frende, He socowre and save 3ow in welthe fro woo! fare welle, gode frendys, for hens wyll I wende, My tale I have taught 30w, my wey now I goo. Earplicit Moyses. ... vii. THE PROPHETs. Ysaias. I am the prophete callyd 64 COVENTRY ...
... frende, He socowre and save 3ow in welthe fro woo! fare welle, gode frendys, for hens wyll I wende, My tale I have taught 30w, my wey now I goo. Earplicit Moyses. ... vii. THE PROPHETs. Ysaias. I am the prophete callyd 64 COVENTRY ...
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... Of oure purgacion have we no dowth. Maria. Almyghty God xal be oure frende, Whan the trewthe is tryed owth. Den. 3a no this wyse excusyth here every scowte, Whan here owyn synne hem doth defame; But lowly than 136 COVENTRY MYSTERIES.
... Of oure purgacion have we no dowth. Maria. Almyghty God xal be oure frende, Whan the trewthe is tryed owth. Den. 3a no this wyse excusyth here every scowte, Whan here owyn synne hem doth defame; But lowly than 136 COVENTRY MYSTERIES.
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... ; The fadyr allemyghty he be oure comfort The Holy Gost gloryous he be oure frende : Joseph. Heyl, wurchepful sere, and good day ! A ceteceyn of this cyté je seme to be; Of herborwe for spowse and me I 3ow pray, for 146 COVENTRY MYSTERIES.
... ; The fadyr allemyghty he be oure comfort The Holy Gost gloryous he be oure frende : Joseph. Heyl, wurchepful sere, and good day ! A ceteceyn of this cyté je seme to be; Of herborwe for spowse and me I 3ow pray, for 146 COVENTRY MYSTERIES.
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3e xal 3itt 3our abyde agen ageyn Annas aungel beforn bere blysse blyssyd brynge byddyng Caym Cayphas chylde clene comyth Cryst dede dere deth devyl doth dowte dowth Episcopus erthe evyn evyr fadyr fayr frende fynde fyrst Goddys goth grace gracyous gret grett hast hath hefne helle hese hevyn Heyl holy husbond i-wys Ixal Jewys Jhesus Joachym JOHN PELL Joseph Judaeus kepe kylle kynge lete levyn loke Lord lordys lyff mannys Maria Mary mayde mayster mede mercy modyr myght myn hert nevyr nowth owyn pagent pepyl Petrus peyn pray 30w Primus Primus doctor Pylat redy ryght ryth sche Secundus doctor sere seyd seyn seyng seyth shewe sone sore sorwe sowle swete syght synne Tertius ther Therfore thou xalt Thow thre thynge trewe trewthe tweyn tyme wele Whan withowtyn wolde wole 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 124 - Magnificat anima mea Dominum; Et exultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo. Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae; ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est, et sanctum nomen ejus.
Page 406 - 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 iii - COURTENAY, RT. HON. THOMAS P. CRAIK, GEORGE L., ESQ. DILKE, CW, ESQ., TREASURER. DYCE, REV. ALEXANDER. HALLIWELL, JO, ESQ., FRSFSA, &C. HARNESS, REV. WILLIAM. JERROLD, DOUGLAS, ESQ. KENNEY, JAMES, ESQ. KNIGHT, CHARLES, ESQ. MACREADY, WILLIAM C., ESQ. MADDEN, SIR F., FRS, FSA, KEEPER OF THE MSS. IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. MILMAN, REV. HENRY HART. TALFOURD, MR. SERGEANT, MP TOMLINS, F.
Page 279 - And lete me fro this deth fle, As I dede nevyr no trespace ! The watyr and blood owth of my face, Dystyllyth for peynes that I xal take ; My flesche qwakyth in ferful case, As thow the joyntes asondre xuld schake.
Page 105 - Lord, I am thi dowtere, Trewthe, Thou wilt se I be not lore, Thyn unkynde creatures to save were rewthe, The offens of man hath grevyd the sore. Whan Adam had synnyd, thou seydest yore, That he xulde deye and go to helle, And now to blysse hym to restore, Twey contraryes mow not togedyr dwelle.
Page 30 - I will speak onely of things performed by art and nature, wherein shall be nothing magical ; and first by the figuration of art, there may be made instruments of navigation without men to rowe in them, as great ships to brooke the sea, only with one man to steere them, and they shall, sayle far more swiftly than if they were full of men : also chariots that shall move with an unspeakable force, without any living creature to stirre them.
Page 414 - 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 31 - ... there may be made instruments of navigation without men to rowe in them, as great ships to brooke the sea, only with one man to steere them, and they shall sayle far more swiftly than if they were full of men : also chariots that shall move with an unspeakable force, without any living creature to stirre them. Likewise, an instrument may be made to fly withall, if one sit in the midst of the instrument, and doe turne an engine, by which the wings being artificially composed, may beat ayre after...
Page 106 - Ryghtwysnes, 30 are to vengeabyl, Endles synne God endles may restore, Above alle hese werkys, God is mercyabyl, Thow he forsook God be synne, be feyth he forsook hym never the more. And thow he presumyd nevyr so sore, 30 must consyder the frelnes of mankende, Lerne and 30 lyst, this is Goddys lore, The mercy of God is withowtyn ende.