(Sch)e say lyonys, lypardus, many on,
(& oþer) best(es) fowle & grymme. [Ms. best.]
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(Mary) sayd: "we byn slayn. [byn = ben, vgl. ye byn 229, byn 3 pl. 291. 292. 300. 499 neben byth 296, beth 350, buþ 611; y steht viel|fach st. e, wie in ynde 203, fyld 522, lyrne 210, hyre 4, wypte 303, grytte 460, fur|ȝyfe praet. 627, vnnyþe 136, lyuer 56, nydys 159 u. a.]
(Alas,) þys day waxyd alle dymme!" [20-32) Die Anfänge der Verse sind abgerissen.] [waxyd st. waxyth.]
Jhesu blessyd þe bestys euery on:
Lasse & more lowtyd to hym.
Mary blessyd hyre sone flesch & bon,
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For yoe hyre hert reiosyd wythynne, [yoe = joy, reiosyd rejoiced.]
For byrdys songes sche hyrd þat day,
He s(a)yde hyre drede was alle agon [Ms. he syde; he fem.]
For drede(!) of b(e)stes yn þat way.
Fyrdyrmore sche wente anone. [36-40) Diese Verse sind offenbar verderbt.]
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(In þat) contre, þat wasse west & wylde,
Barabas wonyde yn þat way,
þat owtlays was, as y yow telle.
. . h(e) sayd: "womman, by þe laye! [vor he scheint ein kleines Wort ausgefallen.]
Wat beryst þou?" Mary sayd: "a chyld."
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Jhesu lowe, þer he lay.
The sone bade þe fader be myld.
"So myld, sone, y wylle be to day,
Weder þou well, wythoutyn nay:
Y wyl robbe hem al III,
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Certeynly, þys ylke day".
He toke Yosef wyth vylonye,
And he toke Mary by þe lappe.
Þan bygan Dysmas to crye:
"Lefe fader, let them schape! [schape escape.]
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Me were lyuer to day for ay
Þen he toke on them no happe". [he ist plur., obwohl diese Form sonst nicht wieder begegnet. no happe st. onhappe?]
Þe fader foryefe hym sycurly. [hym plur., wie 635. 636. 672. 698. 751. 796, daneben ham 231. 266. 385. 434, hem, them (þem).]
Hys sone for yoye began to chappe(!) [Ms. chappe st. clappe.]
& made myrþe & melody.
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Þen sayd anon mylde Mary:
"Lefe sone, quyte hym thys!" [Ms. thus st. thys.]
"Dame, on my ryȝth hond he schalle day [day, Orig. dy; auch 56. 159. 184. 196. 234 u. ö.]
& come wyth me yn to blysse".
F(yrder) more ow(re) l(ad)y went,
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Þe sonne schon þat tyme ful hote:
To rest hyre Mary had talent
& sayd: "for hete y wax al mate".
Josef hyre yn hys armys hent,
For he vnderstod hyre state,
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& toke hyre down yn good entent
Of þe mule, were-apon sche sate; [Ms. a pon, so stets.]
Vnder a tre, þat (was) ful hye, [was fehlt im Ms.]
Wyth fayr flowres he made hyre sete.
Mary sayd: he were ful slee
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þat of þys tre ony frute mayȝth gete.
Wen Mary þus had menyd hyre mone, [Ms. þs st. þus.]
Here sone wyst welle wat was hyre wylle;
Of þat frute, þat wasse goode, y wene,
He yeafe hys moder, & þat was schele:
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Jhesu spake to þe tree anone:
"þou by adon my moder tylle,
Tylle sche & Yosef bothe calle [calle falscher Reim zu v. 85, st. haue tane.]
Of þy frute wat þat ys þer wylle".
The tre to hyre fete gan falle,
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Tylle þat þay had take þat þay wylle.
Wen þey had take wat þay wolde,
As hyt was fu(r)st, hyt stod uppe welle. [Ms. fust.]
Þen sayd myld Mary:
"Sertys, me þorstyth swyþe sore".
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Yosep sayd: "aþorste am y,
& yet our mule hath meke more.
(Al) þys londe ys so drye,
For fawt of wete ys alle my care".
Jhesu spake to þeke tree hym bye:
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". . . . more wylle hym water þare".
Of þe rowte sone gan water spryng,
Wyllys fayr, bothe water & wyne at wylle,
Plenty of al both he gan brynge.
Þerof þey dronkyn alle hyre fylle.
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