User:RHaworth/mystery/src/The Flight into Egypt

Angel Awake, Joseph, and take intent! {1 Thou rise, and sleep no more! {2 If thou will saue thy self vnshent {3 ffownde the fast to fare; {4 I am an angel to thee sent, {5 ffor thou shall no harmes hent, {6 To cach thee outt of care. {7 If thou here longer lent, {8 ffor rewth thou mon repent, {9 And rew it wonder sare. {10

Joseph A! myghtfull God, {11 what ever this ment, {12 so swete of toyn? {13

Angel lo, Joseph, it is I, {14 An angel send to thee. {15

Joseph we! leyf, I pray thee why? {16 what is thy will with me? {17

Angel hens behufys thee hy, {18 And take with thee mary, {19 Also hir chyld so fre; {20 ffor Herod dos to dy {21 All knaue chyldren, securly, {22 with in two yere that be {23 Of eld,. {24

Joseph Alas, full wo is me! {25 where may we beyld,? {26

Angel Tyll Egypt shall thou fare {27 with all the myght thou may; {28 And, Joseph, hold, thee thare, {29 tyll I will thee at say. {30

Joseph This is a febyll fare, {31 A seke man and a sare {32 To here of sich a fray; {33 My bonys ar bursyd and, bare {34 ffor to do; I wold, it ware {35 Comen my last day {36 Tyll ende; {37 I ne wote which is the way; {38 how shall we weynde? {39

Angel Ther of have thou no drede; {40 weynd furth, &amp; leyf thi dyn; {41 The way he shall you lede, {42 the kyng of all man-kyn. {43

Joseph That heynd til vs take hede, {44 ffor I had lytyll nede {45 Sich bargans to begyn; {46 No wonder if I wede, {47 I that may do no dede; {48 how shuld I theder wyn {49 ffor eld? {50 I am full bare and thyn, {51 And all vnweld; {52 My fors me falys to fare, {53 and sight that I shuld, se. {54 Mary, my darlyng dere, {55 I am full wo for thee! {56

Mary A, leyf Joseph, what chere? {57 youre sorrow on this manere {58 It mekill meruels me. {59

Joseph Oure noyes ar neghand, nere {60 If we dwell longer here; {61 ffor-thi behofes vs fle, {62 And flytt. {63

Mary Alas! how may this be? {64 what ever means it? {65

Joseph It means of sorrow enoghe. {66

Mary A, dere Joseph, how so? {67

Joseph As I lay in a swogh, {68 ffull sad slepand and thro, {69 An angel to me drogh, {70 As blossom bright on bogh, {71 And told betwix vs two, {72 That Herod wroght greatt wogh, {73 And all knaue children slogh {74 In land that he myght to, {75 That feynd! {76 And he thy son wold, slo {77 And shamely sheynd. {78

<c>Mary My son? alas, for care! {79 who may my doyllys dyll? {80 wo worth fals Herod are! {81 my son why shuld, he spyll? {82 Alas! I lurk and dare! {83 To slo this barne I bare, {84 what wight in warld, had will? {85 his hart shuld be full sare {86 Sichon for to fare, {87 That never yit dyd yll, {88 Ne thoght. {89

<c>Joseph Now leyfe mary, be styll! {90 This helpys noght; {91 It is no boytt to grete, {92 truly withoutten trayn; {93 Oure bayll it may not boytt {94 bot well more make oure payn. {95

<c>Mary Alas! how shuld, I lete? {96 My son that is so swete {97 Is soght for to be slayn; {98 ffull gryle may I grete, {99 My fomen and I mete; {100 Tell me, Joseph, with mayn, {101 youre red. {102

<c>Joseph Shortly swedyll vs this swayn, {103 And fle hys dede. {104

<c>Mary his ded wold I not se, {105 ffor all this warld, to wyn; {106 Alas! full wo were me, {107 In two if we shuld, twyn; {108 My chyld, so bright of ble, {109 To slo hym were pyte, {110 And a full hedus syn. {111 Dere Joseph, what red ye? {112

<c>Joseph Tyll egyp weynd shall we; {113 ffor-thi let be thi dyn {114 And cry. {115

<c>Mary how shall we theder wyn? {116

<c>Joseph ffulle well wote I; {117 The best wyse that we may {118 hast vs outt of this here. {119 Ther is noght els to say {120 bot tytt pak vp oure gere; {121 ffor ferd of this affray, {122 lett vs weynd hens away, {123 Or any do vs dere. {124

<c>Mary Greatt God, as he well may, {125 That shope both nyght and day, {126 ffrom wandreth he vs were, {127 And shame; {128 My chyld, how shuld, I bere {129 So far from hame? {130 Alas! I am full wo! {131 was never wyght so will! {132

<c>Joseph God wote I may say so, {133 I have mater ther tyll; {134 ffor I may vnyth go {135 To lede of land sich two; {136 No wonder if I be will, {137 And sythen has many a fo. {138 A, why will no ded me slo? {139 My lyfe I lyke yll {140 And sare; {141 he that all doyls may dyll, {142 he keyll my care! {143 So will a wyght as I, {144 In warld, was never man; {145 howsehold, and husbandry {146 ffull sore I may it ban; {147 That bargan dere I by. {148 yong men, bewar, red I: {149 wedyng makys me all wan. {150 Take me thi brydyll, mary; {151 Tent thou to that page grathly {152 with all the craft thou can; {153 And may {154 he that this warld, began, {155 wysh vs the way! {156

<c>Mary Alas, full wo is me! {157 Is none so will as I! {158 My hart wold breke in thre, {159 My son to se hym dy. {160

<c>Joseph we! leyf mary, lett be, {161 And nothyng drede thou the, {162 Bot hard, hens lett vs hy; {163 To saue thi foode so fre, {164 ffast furth now lett vs fle, {165 Dere leyf; {166 To mete with his enmy, {167 It were a greatt myschefe, {168 And that wold, I not wore, {169 Away if we myght wyn; {170 My hart wold, be full sore, {171 In two to se you twyn. {172 Tyll Egypt lett vs fare; {173 This pak, tyll I com thare, {174 To bere I shall not blyn: {175 ffor-thi have thou no care; {176 If I may help the mare, {177 Thou fyndys no fawte me in, {178 I say. {179 God blys you more and myn, {180 And have now all good day! {181