User:RHaworth/mystery/src/The Annunciation (Mich)

God Sythen I haue mayde all thyng of noght, {1 And Adam with my handis hath wroght, {2 Lyke to myn ymage, att my devyse, {3 And gyffen hym Ioy in paradyse, {4 To won therin, as that I wend, {5 To that he dyd that I defend; {6 Then I hym put out of that place, {7 Bot yit, I myn, I hight hym grace {8 Oyll of mercy I can hym heyt, {9 And tyme also his bayll to beytt. {10

ffor he has boght his syn full sore, {11 Thise fyfe thowsand yeris and more, {12 ffyrst in erthe and sythen in hell; {13 Bot long therin shall he not dwell. {14 Outt of payn he shall be boght, {15 I wyll not tyne that I haue wroght. {16 I wyll make redempcyon, {17 As I hyght for my person, {18 All wyth reson and with right, {19 Both thrugh mercy and thrugh myght. {20 he shall not, therfor, ay be spylt, {21 ffor he was wrangwysly begylt; {22 he shall out of preson pas, {23 ffor that he begyled was {24 Thrugh the edder, and his wyfe; {25 Thay gart hym towch the tree of lyfe, {26 And ete the frute that I forbed, {27 And he was dampned for that dede. {28 Ryghtwysnes wyll we make; {29 I wyll that my son manhede take, {30 ffor reson wyll that ther be thre, {31 A man, a madyn, and a tre: {32 Man for man, tre for tre, {33 Madyn for madyn; thus shal it be. {34 My son shall in a madyn light, {35 Agans the feynd of hell to fight; {36 wythouten wem, os son thrugh glas, {37 And she madyn as she was. {38 Both god and man shall he be, {39 And she moder and madyn fre. {40 To abraham I am in dett {41 To safe hym and his gett; {42 And I wyll that all prophecye {43 Be fulfyllyd here by me; {44 ffor I am lord and lech of heyle, {45 My prophetys shall be funden leyle; {46 As moyses sayd, and Isay, {47 Kyng dauid, and Ieromy, {48 Abacuk, and daniell, {49 Sybyll sage, that sayde ay well, {50 And myne othere prophetis all, {51 As thay haue [said] it shall befall. {52 Ryse vp, gabriell, and weynd {53 vnto a madyn that is heynd, {54 To nazareth in galilee, {55 Ther she dwellys in that cytee. {56 To that vyrgyn and to that spouse, {57 To a man of dauid house, {58 Ioseph also he is namyd by, {59 And the madyn name mary. {60 Angell must to mary go, {61 ffor the feynd was eue fo; {62 he was foule and layth to syght, {63 And thou art angell fayr and bright; {64 And hayls that madyn, my lemman, {65 As heyndly as thou can. {66 Of my behalf thou shall hyr grete, {67 I haue hyr chosen, that madyn swete, {68 She shall conceyf my derlyng, {69 Thrugh thy word and hyr heryng. {70 In hyr body wyll I lyght, {71 That is to me clenly dyght; {72 She shall of hyr body bere {73 God and man wythouten dere. {74 She shall be blyssyd wythouten ende; {75 Grayth the gabriell, and weynd. {76

Gabriel hayll, mary, gracyouse! {77 hayll, madyn and godis spouse! {78 Vnto the I lowte; {79 Of all vyrgyns thou art qwene, {80 That euer was, or shall be seyn, {81 wythouten dowte. {82 hayll, mary, and well thou be! {83 My lord of heuen is wyth the, {84 wythouten end; {85 hayll, woman most of mede! {86 Goodly lady, haue thou no drede, {87 That I commend; {88 ffor thou has fonden all thyn oone, {89 The grace of god, that was out gone, {90 ffor adam plyght. {91 This is the grace that the betydys, {92 Thou shall conceyue within thi sydys {93 A chyld of myght. {94 When he is comen, that thi son, {95 he shall take cyrcumsycyon, {96 Call hym ihesum. {97 Mightfull man shall be he that, {98 And godys son shall he hat, {99 By his day com. {100 My lord also shall gyf hym tyll {101 hys fader sete, dauid, at wyll, {102 Therin to sytt: {103 he shall be kyng in Iacob kyn, {104 hys kyngdom shall neuer blyn, {105 lady, well thou wytt. {106

Mary What is thy name? {107

Gabriel Gabriell; godys strengthe and his angell, {108 That comys to the. {109

Mary fferly gretyng thou me gretys; {110 A child to bere thou me hetys, {111 how shuld, it be? {112 I cam neuer by man's syde, {113 Bot has avowed my madynhede, {114 ffrom fleshly gett. {115 Therfor I wote not how {116 That this be brokyn, as a vow {117 That I haue hett; {118 Neuer the les, well I wote, {119 To wyrk thi word and hold, thi hote {120 Mightfull god is; {121 Bot I ne wote of what manere, {122 Therfor I pray the, messyngere, {123 That thou me wysh. {124

Gabriel lady, this is the preuate; {125 The holy gost shall light in the, {126 And his vertue, {127 he shall vmshade and fulfyll {128 That thi madynhede shall neuer spyll, {129 Bot ay be new. {130 The child that thou shall bere, madame, {131 Shall godys son be callid by name; {132 And se, mary, {133 Elesabeth, thi Cosyn, that is cald, geld,, {134 She has conceyffed a son in elde, {135 Of zacary; {136 And this is, who wyll late, {137 The sext moneth of hyr conceytate, {138 That geld, is cald,. {139 No word, lady, that I the bryng, {140 Is vnmyghtfull to heuen kyng, {141 Bot all shall hald,. {142

Mary I lofe my lord all weldand, {143 I am his madyn at his hand, {144 And in his wold,; {145 I trow bodword that thou me bryng, {146 Be done to me in all thyng, {147 As thou has told,. {148

Gabriel Mary, madyn heynd, {149 me behovys to weynd, {150 my leyf at the I take. {151

Mary ffar to my freynd, {152 Who the can send, {153 ffor mankynde sake. {154

Joseph All-myghty god, what may this be! {155 Of mary my wyfe meruels me, {156 Alas, what has she wroght? {157 A, hyr body is grete and she with childe! {158 ffor me was she neuer fylyd, {159 Therfor myin is it noght. {160 I irke full sore with my lyfe, {161 That euer I wed so yong a wyfe, {162 That bargan may I ban; {163 To me it was a carefull dede, {164 I myght well wyt that yowthede {165 wold, haue lykyng of man {166 I am old,, sothly to say, {167 passed, I am all preuay play, {168 The gams fro me ar gane. {169 It is ill cowpled, of youth and elde; {170 I wote well, for I am vnwelde, {171 som othere has she tane. {172 she is with chyld, I wote neuer how, {173 Now, who wold, any woman trow? {174 Certys, no man that can any goode; {175 I wote not in the warld, what I shuld, do, {176 Bot now then wyll I weynd hyr to, {177 And wytt who owe that foode. {178 hayll, mary, and well ye be! {179 why, bot woman, what chere with the? {180

Mary The better, sir, for you. {181

Joseph</> So wold, I, woman, that ye wore; {182 Bot certys, mary, I rew full sore {183 It standys so with the now. {184 Bot of a thyng frayn the I shall, {185 who owe this child, thou gose with all? {186

<c>Mary Syr, ye, and god of heuen. {187

<c>Joseph</> Myne, mary? do way thi dyn; {188 That I shuld, oght haue parte therin {189 Thou nedys it not to neuen; {190 wherto neuyns thou me therto? {191 I had neuer with the to do, {192 how shuld it then be myne? {193 whos is that chyld,, so god the spede? {194

<c>Mary Syr, godys and yowrs, with outen drede. {195

<c>Joseph</> That word, had, thou to tyne, {196 ffor it is right full far me fro, {197 And I forthynkys thou has done so {198 Thise ill dedys bedene; {199 And if thou speke thi self to spyll, {200 It is full sore agans my wyll, {201 If better myght haue bene. {202

<c>Mary At godys wyll, Ioseph, must it be, {203 ffor certanly bot god and ye {204 I know none othere man; {205 ffor fleshly was I neuer fylyd. {206

<c>Joseph</> how shuld thou thus then be with chyld? {207 Excuse the well thou can; {208 I blame the not, so god me saue, {209 woman maners if that thou haue, {210 Bot certys I say the this, {211 well wote thou, and so do I, {212 Thi body fames the openly, {213 That thou has done amys. {214

<c>Mary yee, god he knowys all my doyng. {215

<c>Joseph</> we! now, this is a wonder thyng, {216 I can noght say therto; {217 Bot in my hart I haue greatt care, {218 And ay the longer mare and mare; {219 ffor doyll what shall I do? {220 Godys and myn she says it is; {221 I wyll not fader it, she says amys; {222 ffor shame yit shuld, she let, {223 To excuse hir velany by me; {224 with hir I thynk no longer be, {225 I rew that euer we met. {226 And how we met ye shall wyt sone; {227 Men vse yong chyldren for to done {228 In temple for to lere; {229 Soo dyd thay hir, to she wex more {230 Then othere madyns wyse of lore; {231 then byshopes sayd to hir, {232 "[Mary, the behowfys to take {233 Som yong man to be thi make, {234 As thou seys other haue, {235 In the temple which thou wyll neuen;"] {236 And she sayd, none, bot god of heuen, {237 To hym she had hir tane; {238 She wold none othere for any sagh; {239 Thay sayd she must, it was the lagh, {240 She was of age thertill. {241 To the temple thay somond old and ying, {242 All of Iuda ofspryng, {243 The law for to fulfill. {244 Thay gaf ich man a white wand, {245 And bad vs bere them in oure hande, {246 To offre with good intent; {247 Thay offerd thare yerdys vp in that tyde, {248 ffor I was old, I stode be syde, {249 I wyst not what thay ment; {250 Thay lakyd, oone, thay sayde in hy, {251 All had offerd,, thay sayd, bot I, {252 ffor I ay withdrogh me. {253 ffurth with my wande thay mayd, me com, {254 In my hand, it floryshed with blome; {255 Then sayde thay all to me, {256 "[If thou be old, meruell not the, {257 ffor god of heuen thus ordans he, {258 Thi wand shewys openly; {259 It florishes so, withouten nay, {260 That the behovys wed mary the may;"] {261 A sory man then was I; {262 I was full sory in my thoght, {263 I sayde for old I myght noght {264 hir haue neuer the wheder; {265 I was vnlykely to hir so yong, {266 Thay sayde ther helpyd, none excusyng, {267 And wed vs thus togeder. {268 when I all thus had wed hir thare, {269 we and my madyns home can fare, {270 That kyngys doghters were; {271 All wroght thay sylk to fynd them on, {272 Marie wroght purpyll, the oder none {273 bot othere colers sere. {274 I left thaym in good peasse wenyd I, {275 Into the contre I went on hy, {276 My craft to vse with mayn; {277 To gett oure lyfyng I must nede, {278 On marie I prayd them take good hede, {279 To that I cam agane. {280 Neyn monethes was I fro that myld,; {281 when I cam home she was with chyld,; {282 Alas, I sayd, for shame! {283 I askyd ther women who that had done, {284 And thay me sayde an angell sone, {285 syn that I went from hame; {286 An angell spake with that wyght, {287 And no man els, bi day nor nyght, {288 "[sir, therof be ye bold,."] {289 Thay excusyd hir thus sothly, {290 To make hir clene of hir foly, {291 And babyshed, me that was old,. {292 Shuld, an angell this dede haue wroght? {293 Sich excusyng helpys noght, {294 ffor no craft that thay can; {295 A heuenly thyng, for sothe, is he, {296 And she is erthly; this may not be, {297 It is som othere man. {298 Certys, I forthynk sore of hir dede, {299 Bot it is long of yowth-hede, {300 All sich wanton playes; {301 ffor yong women wyll nedys play them {302 with yong men, if old, forsake them, {303 Thus it is sene always. {304 Bot marie and I playd neuer so sam, {305 Neuer togeder we vsid, that gam, {306 I cam hir neuer so nere; {307 she is as clene as cristall clyfe {308 ffor me, and shalbe whyls I lyf, {309 The law wyll it be so. {310 And then am I cause of hir dede, {311 ffor thi then can I now no rede, {312 Alas, what I am wo! {313 And sothly, if it so befall, {314 Godys son that she be with all, {315 If sich grace myght betyde, {316 I wote well that I am not he, {317 which that is worthi to be {318 That blyssed, body besyde, {319 Nor yit to be in company; {320 To wyldernes I will for thi {321 Enfors me for to fare; {322 And neuer longer with hir dele, {323 Bot stylly shall I from hir stele, {324 That mete shall we no mare. {325

<c>Angel Do wa, Ioseph, and mend thy thoght, {326 I warne the well, and weynd thou noght, {327 To wyldernes so wylde; {328 Turne home to thi spouse agane, {329 look thou deme in hir no trane, {330 ffor she was neuer ffylde. {331 wyte thou no wyrkyng of Werkys wast, {332 She hase consauyd the holy gast, {333 And she shall bere godys son; {334 ffor thy with hir, in thi degre, {335 Meke and buxom looke thou be, {336 And with hir dwell and won. {337

<c>Joseph</> A, lord, I lofe the all alon, {338 That vowches safe that I be oone {339 To tent that chyld so ying; {340 I that thus haue vngrathly gone, {341 And vntruly taken apon {342 Mary, that dere darlyng. {343 I rewe full sore that I haue sayde, {344 And of hir byrdyng hir vpbrade, {345 And she not gylty is; {346 ffor thy to hir now Wyll I weynde, {347 And pray hir for to be my freynde, {348 And aske hir forgyfnes. {349 A, mary, wyfe, what chere? {350

<c>Mary The better, sir, that ye ar here; {351 Thus long where haue ye lent? {352

<c>Joseph Certys, walkyd aboute, lyke a fon, {353 That wrangwysly hase taken apon; {354 I wyst neuer What I ment; {355 Bot I wote well, my lemman fre, {356 I haue trespast to god and the; {357 fforgyf me, I the pray. {358

<c>Mary Now all that euer ye sayde me to, {359 God forgyf you, and I do, {360 With all the myght I may. {361

<c>Joseph Gramercy, mary, thi good wyll {362 So kyndly forgyfys that I sayde yll, {363 When I can the vpbrade; {364 Bot well is hym hase sich a fode, {365 A, meke wyf, withouten goode, {366 he may well hold, hym payde. {367 A, what I am light as lynde! {368 he that may both lowse and bynde, {369 And euery mys amend, {370 leyn me grace, powere, and myght, {371 My wyfe and hir swete yong wight {372 To kepe, to my lyfys ende. {373