Ludus Coventriæ: A Collection of Mysteries, Formerly Represented at Coventry on the Feast of Corpus ChristiJames Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps |
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... fyrst began, And how God made bothe molde and man, Iff that 3e wyl abyde. Secundus verillator. In the fyrst pagent, we thenke to play How God dede make, thorowe his owyn myth, Hevyn so clere upon the fyrst day, And therin he sett ...
... fyrst began, And how God made bothe molde and man, Iff that 3e wyl abyde. Secundus verillator. In the fyrst pagent, we thenke to play How God dede make, thorowe his owyn myth, Hevyn so clere upon the fyrst day, And therin he sett ...
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... fyrst I make hevyn with sterrys of lyth In myrth and joy evermore to wake, In hevyn I bylde angelle ful bryth, My servauntes to be, and for my sake, With merth and melody worchepe my myth; I belde them in my blysse. Aungelle in hevyn ...
... fyrst I make hevyn with sterrys of lyth In myrth and joy evermore to wake, In hevyn I bylde angelle ful bryth, My servauntes to be, and for my sake, With merth and melody worchepe my myth; I belde them in my blysse. Aungelle in hevyn ...
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... fyrst day and the fyrst nyth; The secunde day watyr I make, The walkyn also ful fayr and bryth. The iij.“ day I parte watyr from erthe, Tre and every growyng thyng, - Bothe erbe and floure of suete smellyng, The iij.“ day is made be my ...
... fyrst day and the fyrst nyth; The secunde day watyr I make, The walkyn also ful fayr and bryth. The iij.“ day I parte watyr from erthe, Tre and every growyng thyng, - Bothe erbe and floure of suete smellyng, The iij.“ day is made be my ...
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... fyrst frute of kendely engendrure, Befforn whom, saff 3our modyr and I, Were nevyrnon of mannys nature. And 3it were we al of another portature, As 3e have me oftyn herd seyd sothly; Wherfore, sonys, yf 3e wyllyff sad and sure, fyrst I ...
... fyrst frute of kendely engendrure, Befforn whom, saff 3our modyr and I, Were nevyrnon of mannys nature. And 3it were we al of another portature, As 3e have me oftyn herd seyd sothly; Wherfore, sonys, yf 3e wyllyff sad and sure, fyrst I ...
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... fyrst comaundement of God, as I 3ow say, Of the fyrst tabyl forsothe is this, Thou xalt have, neythyr nyght nore day, Noon other God but the kyng of blysse. Undyrstonde wele what menyth this, Every man in his degré, And sett nevyr 3our ...
... fyrst comaundement of God, as I 3ow say, Of the fyrst tabyl forsothe is this, Thou xalt have, neythyr nyght nore day, Noon other God but the kyng of blysse. Undyrstonde wele what menyth this, Every man in his degré, And sett nevyr 3our ...
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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
Popular passages
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.