A Common-place book of the fifteenth century, containing a religious play and poetry, legal forms and local accounts. Printed from the original ms. at Brome Hall, Suffolk, by Lady Caroline Kerrison. Edited with notes by Lucy Toulmin Smith.

                                
                                  On a Fryday Kayn slew Abelle.
                                  Line 524 
                                
                                  The forte resun [Forte resun]: "furste martir," Vernon and Cotton.]  for-soth, I the plyte,
                                
                                  That wos slayn be-fore god all myth,
                                  Line 526 
                                
                                  $x$ Kayme for hys wykyd tysynge, [These four couplets are in the Cotton, not in the Vernon.] 
                                  Line (515) 
                                
                                  $x$ He had the cors of owre kynge.
                                  Line (516) 
                                
                                  The iiij resun ys full swete,
                                  Line 527 
                                
                                  Whan Gabryell owre lady gan grete,
                                
                                  On a Fryday with myld mode,
                                
                                  Goddes sunn toke fleysse and blood
                                  Line 530 
                                
                                  Off the mayde Mayry,
                                
                                  With-owtyn wem of hyre body.
                                
                                  The fyfte resun, I telle þe be-forn,
                                
                                  On a fryday goddes sun wos born
                                  Line 534 
                                
                                  $x$ Off the clene [holy] vyrgyn, [These four couplets are in the Cotton, not in the Vernon.] 
                                  Line (525) 
                                
                                  $x$ To byen mannys sowle owte of peyn.
                                  Line (526) 
                                
                                  The vj resun ys fayere," the chyld seyd, [The chyld seyd]: "emprise," Vernon and Cotton.] 
                                  Line 535 
                                
                                  "Whan Jesus cryst wos sircumcysyd,
                                
                                  $x$ On a Fryday he gan blede [These four couplets are in the Cotton, not in the Vernon.] 
                                  Line (529) 
                                
                                  $x$ For the gylte of owre mysse-dede,
                                
                                  $x$ And for the synne of Adam and Eue,
                                
                                  $x$ The blood wos bled fore owre mysse be-leve.
                                  Line (532) 
                                
                                  The vij resun telle I can,
                                  Line 537 
                                
                                  That seyn Stevyn, that good man,
                                
                                  On a Fryday wos stonyd to dede,
                                  Line 540 
                                
                                  Throw the fals [M.S. flas.]  Arowdys rede.
                                  Line 539 
                                
                                  The viijte resun wyll I ȝow telle, [folio 13b] 
                                
                                  Yffe ȝe wyll a wylle dwelle;
                                
                                  On a fryday seyn John the Baptyste,
                                
                                  Wos hedyd for the love of cryste.
                                  Line 544 
                                
                                  [In þe heruest after þe Assumpcion
                                
                                  þat is i-cleped þe Decollacion.] [Supplied from Vernon and Cotton.] 
                                  Line 546

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Title: A Common-place book of the fifteenth century, containing a religious play and poetry, legal forms and local accounts. Printed from the original ms. at Brome Hall, Suffolk, by Lady Caroline Kerrison. Edited with notes by Lucy Toulmin Smith.
Canvas: Page 43
Publication: London,: Trübner,; 1886.
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A Common-place book of the fifteenth century, containing a religious play and poetry, legal forms and local accounts. Printed from the original ms. at Brome Hall, Suffolk, by Lady Caroline Kerrison. Edited with notes by Lucy Toulmin Smith.

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