A Collection of English Miracle-plays Or Mysteries: Containing Ten Dramas from the Chester, Coventry, and Towneley Series, with Two of Latter Date. To which is Prefixed, An Historical View of this Description of Plays |
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Abraham fidelis abyde Adam primus homo Antichristus bouth broght bryng bytter Caiaphas callid Christ chyld commaundement Corpus Christi plays David rex pius daye dede doth drede faythe forto fulle fynde generacyon geve goodnesse grace grett hart hath haue Herod hygh Israel Jesus Joseph Josoff knyghts kyng loke lorde lyfe lyght mankynde Mare Mary maye mercye Miracle-plays moche Moyses myght mynde myne noght Pater cœlestis payd Pharao play Primus Dæmon Primus Pastor Primus Tortor Profeta promyse Quartus Tortor ryght Sathanas schall sche Secundus Dæmon Secundus Pastor Secundus Tortor sede shalbe shuld slayne soch sone sonne sorow stylle swete syght synne Tercius Pastor Tercius Tortor thare thatt thay thaym ther Therfor theym thou art thow thu hast thu shalt thyng trow Tunc tylle tyme unto wayes whan whych wold wyfe wyff wyll wyrk wyst
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Page xlii - I have been told by some old people, who in their younger years were eyewitnesses of these pageants so acted, that the yearly confluence of people to see that shew was extraordinary great, and yielded no small advantage to this city.
Page xiv - God, coming to this city, in several sermons recommended the aforesaid play to the people, affirming that it was good in itself, and very commendable so to do.
Page 85 - O sisters too! how may we do For to preserve this day This poor youngling, for whom we do sing By, by, lully, lullay.
Page xlix - ... heare and see them. The places where they played them was in every streete.
Page viii - About the eighth century trade was principally carried on by means of fairs, which lasted several days. Charlemagne established many great marts of this sort in France; as did William the Conqueror , and his Norman successors, in England.
Page 249 - A Tragedye or enterlude manyfestyng the chefe promyses of God unto man by all ages in the olde lawe, from the fall of Adam to the incarnacyon of the lorde Jesus Christ.
Page 112 - Bot yit I must make better shyft And it be right. Lord what thay slepe hard. That may ye all here. Was I never a shepard, bot now wyll I lere.
Page lviii - In the mean time the Virgin of the Lord in such a manner went up all the stairs one after another, without the help of any to lead her or lift her, that any one would have judged from hence, that she was of perfect age.
Page 79 - A-nothur wey? owt! owt! owtt! Hath those fawls traytvrs done me this ded? I stampe! I stare! I loke all abowtt! Myght I them take, I schuld them bren at a glede! * I rent! * I rawe! * and now run I wode! 8 AI thatt these velen * trayturs hath mard this my mode! The[y] schalbe hangid, yf I ma cum them to!
Page 113 - Uxor. Bot so long goys the pott to the water, men says, At last Comys it home broken.