Ludus Coventriæ

Part 16

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_Here the buschopys partyn in the place, and eche of hem takyn here leve, be contenawns, resortyng eche man to his place with here meny to make redy to take Cryst; and than xal the place ther Cryst is in xal sodeynly unclose rownd abowt, shewyng Cryst syttyng at the table and hese dyscypules eche in ere degré, Cryst thus seyng_,

_Jhesu._ Bredereyn, this lambe that was set us beforn, That we alle have etyn in this nyth, It was comawndyd be my fadyr to Moyses and Aaron, Whan thei weryn with the chylderyn of Israel in Egythp. And as we with swete bredys have it ete, And also with the byttyr sokelyng, And as we take the hed with the fete, So dede thei in alle maner thyng.

And as we stodyn so dede thei stond, And here reynes thei gyrdyn veryly, With schon on here fete and stavys in here hond, And as we ete it, so dede thei hastyly. This fygure xal sesse, anothyr xal folwe therby; Weche xal be of my body that am ȝour hed, Weche xal be shewyd to ȝow be a mystery, Of my fflesche and blood in forme of bred.

And with fervent desyre of hertys affeccion, I have enterly desyryd to kepe my mawndé, Among ȝow er than I suffre my passyon, ffor of this no more togedyr suppe xal we. And as the Paschal lomb etyn have we, In the eld lawe was usyd for a sacryfyce, So the newe lomb that xal be sacryd be me, Xal be usyd for a sacryfyce most of price.

_Here xal Jhesus take a noble in his hand, lokyng upward into hefne, to the fadyr thus seyng_,

Wherefore to the, Fadyr of hefne, that art eternalle, Thankyng and honor I ȝeld onto the, To whom be the Godhed I am eqwalle, But be my manhod I am of lesse degré. Wherefore I, as man, worchep the deyté, Thankyng the, fadyr, that thou wylt shew this mystery, And thus thurwe thi myth, Fadyr, and blyssyng of me. Of this that was bred is mad my body.

_Here xal he spekyn ageyn to his dysciples, thus seyng_,

Bretheryn, be the vertu of these wordys that rehercyd be, This that shewyth as bred to ȝour apparens, Is mad the very flesche and blod of me, To the weche thei that wole be savyd must ȝeve credens. And as in the olde lawe it was comawndyd and precepte, To ete this lomb to the dystruccyon of Pharao unkende, So to dystroy ȝour gostly enmye this xal be kepte, ffor ȝour paschal lombe into the werdys ende.

ffor this is the very lombe, withowte spot of synne, Of weche John the Baptyst dede prophesy, Than this prophesye he dede begynne, Seyng “Ecce agnus Dey!” And how ȝe xal ete this lombe I xal ȝeve infformacion, In the same forme as the eld lawe doth specyfye, As I shewe be gostly interpretacyon; Therfore to that I xal sey ȝour wyttes loke ȝe replye.

With no byttyr bred this bred ete xal be, That is to say, with no byttyrnesse of hate and envye, But with the suete bred of love and charyté, Weche ffortefyet the soule gretlye. And it schuld ben etyn with the byttyr sokelyng, That is to mene, ȝyf a man be of synful dysposycion, Hathe led his lyff here with myslevyng, Therfore in his hert he xal have byttyr contrycion.

Also the hed with the feet ete xal ȝe, Be the hed ȝe xal undyrstand my Godhed, And be the feet ȝe xal take myn humanyté, These tweyn ȝe xal receyve togedyr in dede. This immaculat lombe that I xal ȝow ȝeve, Is not only the Godhed alone, But bothe God and man, thus must ȝe beleve; Thus the hed with the feet ȝe xal receyve eche on.

Of this lombe un-ete yf owth belevyth i-wys, Yt xuld be cast in the clere fyre and brent; Weche is to mene, yf thou undyrstande nowth al this, Put thi feyth in God, and than thou xalt not be shent. The gyrdyl that was comawndyd here reynes to sprede, Xal be the gyrdyl of clennes and chastyté; That is to sayn, to be contynent in word, thought, and dede, And alle leccherous levyng cast ȝow for to fle.

And the schon that xal be ȝour feet upon, Is not ellys but exawnpyl of vertuis levyng; Of ȝour form fadeyrs ȝou beforn, With these schon my steppys ȝe xal be sewyng.

And the staf that in ȝour handys ȝe xal holde, Is not ellys but the exawmplys to other men teche; Hold fast ȝour stavys in ȝour handys, and beth bolde To every creature myn precepttys for to preche.

Also ȝe must ete this paschalle lombe hastyly, Of weche sentens this is the very entent; At every oure and tyme ȝe xal be redy, ffor to fulfylle my cowmawndement.

ffor thow ȝe leve this day, ȝe are not sure Whedyr ȝe xal leve to morwe or nowth; Therfor hastyly every oure do ȝoure besy cure, To kepe my preceptys, and than thar ȝe not dowth.

Now have I lerned ȝow how ȝe xal ete ȝour paschal lombe, that is my precyous body; Now I wyl fede ȝow alle with awngellys mete, Wherfore to reseyve it come fforth seryattly.

_Petrus._ Lord, ffor to receyve this gostly sustenawns In dewe forme, it excedyth myn intellygens; ffor no man of hymself may have substawns To receyve it with to meche reverens. ffor with more delycyous mete, Lord, thou may us not fede, Than with thin owyn precyous body; Wherfore what I have trespacyd in word, thought, or dede,— With byttyr contrycion, Lord, I haske the mercy.

_Whan oure Lorde ȝyvyth his body to his dyscypulys, he xal sey to eche of hem, except to Judas_,

This is my body, fflesch, and blode, That for the xal dey upon the rode.

_And whan Judas comyth last, oure Lord xal sey to hym_,

Judas, art thou avysyd what thou xalt take? _Judas._ Lord, thi body I wyl not forsake!

_And sythyn oure Lord xal sey onto Judas_,

_Jhesu._ Myn body to the I wole not denye, Sythyn thou wylt presume therupon; Yt xal be thi dampnacyon verylye,— I ȝeve the warnyng now beforn.

_And aftyr that Judas hath reseyvyd, he xal syt ther he was, Cryst seyng_,

On of ȝow hath betrayd me, That at my borde with me hath ete; Bettyr it hadde hym for to a be Bothe unborn and unbegete.

_Than eche dyscypyl xal loke on other, and Petyr xal sey_,

_Petrus._ Lord, it is not I.

_And so alle xul seyn, tyl thei comyn at Judas, weche xal sey_,

_Judas._ Is it owth I, Lord?

_Than Jhesus xal sey_,

_Jhesus._ Judas, thou seyst that word! Me thou ast solde, that was thi ffrend, That thou hast begonne brenge to an ende.

_Than Judas xal gon ageyn to the Jewys, and, yf men wolne, xal mete with hym and sey this speche folwyng, or levynt, whether thei wyl, the devyl thus seyng_,

_Demon._ A! a! Judas, derlyng myn! Thou art the best to me that evyr was bore! Thou xalt be crownyd in helle peyn! And therof thou xalt be sekyr for evyrmore!

Thow hast solde thi maystyr and etyn hym also, I wolde thou kowdyst bryngyn hym to helle every del; But ȝet I fere he xuld do ther sum sorwe and wo, That alle helle xal crye out on me that sel.

Sped up thi matere that thou hast begonne, I xal to helle for the to mak redy; Anon thou xalt com wher thou xalt wonne, In fyre and stynk thou xalt sytt me by.

_Jhesu._ Now the sone of God claryfyed is, And God in hym is claryfyed also; I am sory that Judas hath lost his blysse, Weche xal turne hym to sorwe and wo.

But now in the memory of my passyon, To ben partabyl with me in my reyn above, ȝe xal drynk myn blood with gret devocyon, Wheche xal be xad ffor mannys love. Takyth these chalys of the newe testament, And kepyth this evyr in ȝour mende; As often as ȝe do this with trewe intent, It xal defende ȝow from ȝe ffende.

_Than xal the dysciplys com and take the blod. Jhesus seyng_,

This is my blood that for mannys synne, Outh of myn herte it xal renne.

_And the dyscyplys xul sett them aȝen ther thei were, and Jhesus xal seyn_,

Takyth hed now, bretheryn, what I have do; With my flesch and blood I have ȝow fed! ffor mannys love I may do no mo Than for love of man to be ded.

Werfore, Petyr, and ȝe everychon, ȝyf ȝe love me, fede my schep; That, for fawth of techyng, thei go not wrong, But evyr to hem takyth good kep.

ȝevyth hem my body, as I have to ȝow, Qweche xal be sacryd be my worde; And evyr I xal thus abyde with ȝow, Into the ende of the werde.

Ho so etyth my body and drynkyth my blood, Hol God and man he xal me take; It xal hym defende from the devyl wood, And at his deth I xal hym nowth forsake.

And ho so not ete my body nor drynke my blood, Lyfe in hym is nevyr a dele; Kepe wel this in mende for ȝour good, And every man save hymself wele.

_Here Jhesus takyth a basyn with watyr and towaly gyrt abowtyn hym, and fallyth beforn Petyr on his o kne._

_Jhesus._ Another exawmpyl I xal ȝow shewe, How ȝe xal leve in charyté; Syt here down at wordys fewe, And quat I do ȝe, sofre me.

_Here he takyth the basyn and the towaly, and doth as the roberych seyth beforn._

_Petrus._ Lord! what wylt thou with me do? This service of the I wyl forsake; To wassche my feet thou xal not so,— I am not worthy it of the to take.

_Jhesu._ Petyr and thou forsake my servyces alle, The weche to ȝow that I xal do; No part with me have thou xal, And nevyr com my blysse onto.

_Petrus._ That part, Lord, we wyl not forgo, We xal abey his comawndement; Wasche hed and hond, we pray the so, We wyl don aftyr thin entent.

_Here Jhesus wasshyth his dyscipulys feet by and by, and whypyth hem and kyssyth hem mekely, and sythyn settyth hym down, thus seyng_,

ffrendys, this wasshyng xal now prevayll, ȝoure Lord and mayster ȝe do me calle; And so I am, withowytn fayl, ȝet I have wasschyd ȝow alle. A memory of this have ȝe xall, That eche of ȝow xal do to othyr, With umbyl hert submyt egal, As eche of ȝow were otherys brother.

Nothyng, serys, so wele plesyth me, Nor no lyff that man may lede, As thei that levyn in charyté; In efne I xal reward here mede. The day is come,—I must procede ffor to fulfylle the prophecy; This nyth for me ȝe xal han drede, Whan noumber of pepyl xal on me cry.

ffor the prophetys spoke of me, And seydyn of deth that I xuld take; ffro wheche deth I wole not fle, But for mannys synne amendys make.

This nyth fro ȝow be led I xal, And ȝe for fer fro me xal fle; Not onys dur speke whan I ȝow calle, And some of ȝow forsake me.

ffor ȝow xal I dey and ryse ageyn,— Un the thrydde day ȝe xal me se Beforn ȝow all walkyng playn, In the lond of Galylé.

_Petrus._ Lord, I wyl the nevyr forsake! Nor for no perellys fro the fle; I wyl rather my deth take, Than onys, Lord, forsake the!

_Jhesu._ Petyr, thou ferthere than thou doyst knowe, As for that promese loke thou not make; ffor or the cok hath twyes crowe, Thryes thou xal me forsake.

But all my frendys, that arn me dere, Late us go, the tyme drawyth ny; We may no lengere abydyn here, ffor I must walke to Betany.

The tyme is come, the day drawyth nere, Onto my deth I must in hast; Now, Petyr, make halle thi felawys chere, My flesche for fere is qwakyng fast.

_Here Jhesus goth to Betany-ward, and his dyscipulys folwyng with sad contenawns, Jhesus seyng_,

XVIII. THE BETRAYING OF CHRIST.

Now, my dere frendys and bretheryn echone, Remembyr the wordys that I xal sey; The tyme is come that I must gon, ffor to fulfylle the prophesey.

That is seyd that I xal dey, The fendys power fro ȝow to flem; Weche deth I wole not deney, Mannys sowle my spouse for to redem.

The oyle of mercy is grawntyd playn Be this jorné that I xal take; Be my fadyr I am sent sertayn, Betwyx God and man an ende to make.

Man for my brother may I not forsake, Nor shewe hym unkendenesse be no wey; In peynys for hym my body schal schake, And for love of man, man xal dey.

_Here Jhesus and his discipules go toward the mount of Olyvet; and whan he comyth a lytyl ther besyde, in a place lyche to a park, he byddyt his dyscipules abyde hym ther, and seyth to Petyr or he goth_,

Petyr, with thi ffelawys here xalt thou abyde, And weche tyl I come ageyn; I must make my prayere here ȝou besyde. My flesche qwakyth sore for fere and peyn.

_Petrus._ Lord, thi request doth me constreyn; In this place I xal abyde stylle Not remeve tyl that thou comyst ageyn, In confermyng, Lord, of thi wylle.

_Here Jhesu goth to Olyvet and settyth hym downe on his knes, and pray th to his fadyr, thus seyng_,

O, ffadyr! fadyr! for my sake This gret passyon thou take fro me Weche arn ordeyned that I xal take, ȝyf mannys sowle savyd may be. And ȝyf it behove, Fadyr, for me To save mannys sowle that xuld spylle, I am redy in eche degré, The vyl of the for to fulfylle.

_Here Jhesus gothe to his dyscipulis and fyndyth hem sclepyng, Jhesus thus seyng to Petyr_,

Petyr! Petyr! thou slepyst fast, Awake thi felawys and sclepe no more; Of my deth ȝe are not agast, ȝe take ȝour rest and I peyn sore.

_Here Cryst goth ageyn the second tyme to Olyvet, and seyth knelyng_,

ffadyr in hevyn, I beseche the Remeve my peynes be thi gret grace, 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.

_Here Jhesus goth aȝen to his discipulis and fyndyth hem asclepe; Jhesus thus seyng, latyng hem lyne_,

ffadyr, the thrydde tyme I come ageyn, ffulleche myn erdon for to spede; Delyver me, Fadyr, fro this peyn, Weche is reducyd with ful gret drede. Onto thi sone, Fadyr, take hede! Thou wotyst I dede nevyr dede but good! It is not for me this peyn I lede, But for man I swete bothe watyr and blode.

_Here an aungel descendyth to Jhesus, and bryngyth to hym a chalys, with an host therin._

_Angelus._ Heyl, bothe God and man indede! The ffadyr hath sent the this present,— He bad that thou xuldyst not drede, But fulfylle his entent. As the parlement of hefne hath ment That mannys sowle xal now redemyd be; ffrom hefne to herd, Lord, thou wore sent, That dede appendyth onto the.

This chalys ys thi blood, this bred is thi body, ffor mannys synne evyr offeryd xal be; To the fadyr of heffne that is almythty, Thi dyscipulis and alle presthood xal offere fore the.

_Here the aungel ascendyth aȝen sodeynly._

_Jhesu._ ffadyr, thi wyl ffulfyllyd xal be, It is nowth to say aȝens the case; I xal fulfylle the prophesye, And sofre deth ffor mannys trespace.

_Here goth Cryst ageyn to his dyscipulys, and fyndyth hem sclepyng stylle._

Awake, Petyr, thi rest is ful long; Of sclep thou wylt make no delay: Judas is redy, with pepyl strong, And doth his part me to betray. Ryse up, serys, I ȝou pray! Onclose ȝour eyne for my sake; We xal walke into the way, And sen hem come that xul me take.

Petyr, whan thou seyst I am forsake Amonge myn frendys, and stond alone, Alle the cher that thou kanst make, Geve to thi bretheryn everychone.

_Here Jhesus with his dyscipulis goth into the place, and ther xal come in a x. personys weyl be-seen in white arneys, and breganderes, and some dysgysed in odyr garmentes, with swerdys, gleyvys, and other straunge wepons, and cressettys, with feyr and lanternys and torchis lyth; and Judas formest of al conveyng hem to Jhesu be contenawns. Jhesus thus_,

Serys, in ȝour wey ȝe have gret hast To seke hym that wyl not fle; Of ȝow I am ryth nowth agast,— Telle me, serys, whom seke ȝe? _Leyon._ Whom we seke here I telle the now, A tretour is worthy to suffer deth; We knowe he is here among ȝow,— His name is Jhesus of Nazareth.

_Jhesu._ Serys, I am here that wyl not fle, Do to me all that ȝe kan; Forsothe I telle ȝow I am he, Jhesus of Nazareth, that same man.

_Here alle the Jewys falle sodeynly to the erde, whan thei here Cryst speke, and qwhan byddyth hem rysyn, thei rysyn aȝen, Cryst thus seyng_,

Aryse, serys, whom seke ȝe? fast have ȝe gon. Is howth ȝour comyng hedyr for me? I stond beforn ȝow here echone, That ȝe may me bothe knowe and se. _Rufyne._ Jhesus of Naȝareth we seke, And we myth hym here aspye. _Jhesu._ I told ȝow now with wordys meke, Beforn ȝow alle, that it was I.

_Judas._ Welcome, Jhesu, my mayster dere, I have the sowth in many a place! I am ful glad I fynd the here, For I wyst nevyr wher thow wace.

_Here Judas kyssyth Jhesus, and anoon alle the Jewys come abowth hym, and ley handys on hym, and pullyn as thei were wode, and makyn on hym a gret cry alle at onys; and aftyr this, Petyr seyth_,

I drawe my swerd now this sel; Xal I smyte, mayster? fayn wolde I wete!

_And forthwith he smytyth of Malchus here, and he cryeth “Help myn here! myn here!” and Cryst blyssyth it, and tys hol._

_Jhesus._ Put thy swerd in the shede fayr and wel, ffor he that smyth with swerd, with swerd xal be smete.

A! Judas, this treson cowntyrfetyd hast thou! And that thou xalt ful sore repent! Thou haddyst be bettyr a ben unborn now, Thi body and sowle thou hast shent!

_Gamalyel._ Lo, Jhesus! thou mayst not the cace refuse, Bothe treson and eresye in the is fownde; Stody now fast on thin excuse, Whylys that thou gost in cordys bownde. Thou kallyst the kyng of this werd rownde, Now lete me se thi gret powere, And save thiself here, hool and sownde, And brynge the out of this dawngere.

_Leyon._ Bryng forth this tretoure, spare hym nowth! Onto Cayphas thi jewge we xal the lede. In many a place we have the sowth, And to thi werkys take good hede.

_Rufyne._ Com on, Jhesus, and folwe me; I am ful glad that I the have; Thou xalt ben hangyn upon a tre,— A melyon of gold xal the not save! _Leyon._ Lete me leyn hand on hym in heye, Onto his deth I xal hym bryng; Shewe forth thi wychecrafte and nygramansye; What helpyth ye now al thi fals werkyng?

_Jhesu._ ffrendys, take hede ȝe don unryth, So unkendely with cordys to bynd me here; And thus to falle on me be nyth, As thow I were a thevys fere. Many tyme beforn ȝow I dede apere; Withinne the temple sen me ȝe have, The lawys of God to teche and lere, To hem that wele here sowlys sawe.

Wy dede ȝe not me dysprave, And herd me preche, both lowd and lowe? But now as wood men ȝe gynne to rave, And do thyng that ȝe notwth knove. _Gamalyel._ Serys, I charge ȝow not o word more this nyth, But onto Cayphas in hast loke ȝe hym lede; Have hym forth with gret dyspyte, And to his wordys take ȝe non hede.

_Here the Jewys lede Cryst oute of the place with gret cry and noyse, some drawyng Cryst forward and some bakward, and so ledyng forth with here weponys alofte, and lytys brennyng. And in the mene tyme Marye Magdalene xal rennyn to oure Lady, and telle here of oure Lordys takyng, thus seyng_,

_Maria Magdelene._ O, inmaculate modyr, of alle women most meke! O devowtest, in holy medytacyon evyr abydyng! The cawse, Lady, that I to ȝour person seke, Is to wetyn yf ȝe heryn ony tydyng Of ȝour swete sone, and my reverent Lord Jhesu, That was ȝour dayly solas, — ȝour gostly consolacyon! _Mary._ I wold ȝe xuld telle me, Mawdelyn, and ȝe knew, ffor to here of hym it is alle myn affeccyon.

_Maria Magdelene._ I wold fayn telle, Lady, and I myth for wepyng, For sothe, Lady, to the Jewys he is solde; With cordys thei have hym bownde and have hym in kepyng, The hym bety spetously, and have hym fast in holde. _Maria Virgo._ A! A! A! how myn hert is colde! A! hert hard as ston, how mayst thou lest? Whan these sorweful tydyngys are the told, So wold to God, hert, that thou mytyst brest.

A! Jhesu! Jhesu! Jhesu! Jhesu! Why xuld ȝe sofere this trybulacyon and advercyté? How may thei fynd in here hertys ȝow to pursewe, That nevyr trespacyd in no maner degré? For nevyr thyng but that was good thowth ȝe, Wherfore than xuld ȝe sofer this gret peyn? I suppoce veryly it is for the tresspace of me, And I wyst that myn hert xuld cleve on tweyn.

ffor these langowrys may I susteyn, The swerd of sorwe hath so thyrlyd my meende; Alas! what may I do? alas! what may I seyn? These prongys myn herte asondyr thei do rende.

O ffadyr of hefne! wher ben al thi behestys That thou promysyst me, whan a modyr thou me made? Thi blyssyd sone I bare betwyx tweyn bestys, And now the bryth colour of his face doth fade.

O good fadyr! why woldyst that thin owyn dere sone xal sofre al this? And dede he nevyr aȝens thi precept, but evyr was obedyent; And to every creature most petyful, most jentyl, and benygn i-wys, And now for alle these kendnessys is now most shameful schent.

Why wolt thou, gracyous Fadyr, that it xal be so? May man not ellys be savyd be non other kende? ȝet, Lord Fadyr, than that xal comforte myn wo, Whan man is savyd be my chylde, and browth to a good ende.

Now, dere sone, syn thou hast evyr be so ful of mercy, That wylt not spare thiself for the love thou hast to man; On alle mankend now have thou pety, And also thynk on thi modyr, that hevy woman.

XXIX. KING HEROD.

_Primus doctor._ O thou altitude of al gostly ryches! O thou incomprehensibele of grete excyllence! O thou luminarye of pure lyghtnes! Shete oute thi bemys ontyl this audyens.

_Secundus doctor._ O fili Altissimi! clepyd by eternalyté! Hele this congregacion with the salve of thi passyon! And we prey the, Spiritus paraclyté! With the ffyre of thi love to slake alle detraccion.

_Primus doctor._ To the pepyl not lernyd I stonde as a techer, Of this processyon to ȝeve informacion; And to them that be lernyd, as a gostly precher, That in my rehersayl they may have delectacion.

_Secundus doctor._ Welcome of the aposteyls, the gloryous qwere, ffyrst Petyr ȝour prynce and eke ȝour presydent, And Andre we ȝour half brother, togedyr in ffere, That ffyrst ffowlyd Cryst be on assent.

_Primus doctor._ O ȝe tweyn luminaryes, Jamys and John! Contynually brennyng as bryght as the sonn bem! With the chene of charyté, bothe knyt in on, And offeryd of ȝour modyr to Cryst in Jherusalem.

_Secundus doctor._ Welcome, Phelypp, that convertyd Samaryan! And convertyd the tresorere of the qwene Cabdas! With Jamys the lesser, that apud Jherosolyman Was made fyrst patryarke, by the ordenauns of Cephas.

_Primus doctor._ Heyl, Mathew the apostel and also Evangelyst! That was clepyd to the fflok of gostly conversacion ffrom thyrknes of concyens that ȝe were in ffest, With Bertylmew that ffled alle carnalle temptacion.

_Secundus doctor._ Heyl, Symeon Zelotes! thus be ȝour name, And Judas, that bothe wel lovyd oure Lord! Therffore ȝe have bothe joye and game, Wher nevyr is sstryff but good acorde.

_Primus doctor._ Heyl, Poul, grett doctour of the ffeyth, And vessel chosyn be trewe eleccion! Heyl Thomas, of whom the gospel seyth, In Crystys wounde was ȝour refleccion!

_Secundus doctor._ Heyl, John Baptyst, most sovereyn creature That evyr was born be naturalle conseyvyng! And hyest of prophetys, as wytnessyth Scrypture; Heyl voys that in desert was allewey cryeng!

_What tyme that processyon is enteryd into the place, and the Herowdys takyn his schaffalde, and Pylat and Annas and Cayphas here schaffaldys; also than come ther an exposytour, in doctorys wede, thus seyng_,

_Contemplacio._ Sofreynes and frendys, ȝe mut alle be gret with gode; Grace, love, and charyté evyr be ȝou among; The maydenys sone preserve ȝou that for man deyd on rode; He that is o God in personys thre, defende ȝou fro ȝour fon!