Hymns to the Virgin & Christ, the Parliament of devils, and other religious poems.
Furnivall, Frederick James, ed. 1825-1910,, Lambeth Palace Library.
Page 4
Hail, Blessed Mary!
Lambeth MS. 853, ab. 1430 A.D., page 24.]
HEil be þou, marie, þe modir of crist,
Heil þe blessidist þat euere bare child!
Heil þat conceyuedist al wiþ list
Þe sone of god boþe meeke & mylde!
4
¶ Heil maide sweete þat neuere was filid!
Heil welle and witt of al wijsdome!
Heil þou flour! heil fairest in feeld!
Aue regina celorum!
8
Heil comeli queene, coumfort of care!
Heil blessid lady bothe fair & briȝt!
Heil þe saluour of al sore!
Heil þe laumpe of lemys liȝt!
12
¶ Heil þou blessid beerde in whom [crist] was piȝt! [page 25]
Heil ioie of man bothe al and sum!
Heil pinacle in heuene an hiȝt,
Mater regis angelorum!
16
Heil crowned queene, fairest of alle!
Heil þat alle oure blis in bradde!
Heil þat alle wommen on doon calle
in temynge whanne þei ben hard bistadde!
20
¶ Heil þou þat alle feendis dredde,
And schulen do til þe day of doome!
With maidens mylk þi sone þou fedde,
O maria, flos virginum.
Page 5
24
Heil fairest þat euere god foond,
Whiche chees þee to his owne bour!
Heil þe lanterne þat is ay liȝthond!
To þee schulen loute boþe riche & poore.
28
¶ Heil spice swettist of sauour!
Heil þat al oure ioye of come!
Heil of alle wommen fruyt & flour!
Velud*. [[velud; l, u, and d rubbed]] rosa vel lilium.
32
Heil be þou goodli ground of grace! [page 26]
Heil blessid sterre upon þe see!
Heil of coumfortis in euery caas!
¶ Heil þe cheeuest of charitee!
36
Heil welle of witt and of merci!
Heil þat bare ihesu, goddis sone!
Heil tabernacle of þe trynyte!
Funde preces ad filium.
40
Heil be þou virgyne of virgins!
Heil blessid modir! heil blessid may!
Heil norische of sweete ihesus!
Heil cheefest of chastite, forsoþe to say!
44
¶ Lady, kepe vs so in oure last day
Þat we may come to þi kingdom!
For me & alle cristen þou pray,
Pro salute fidelium.
48
Amen.
