FOOTNOTES1.rade, quickly.2.sew,i.e.stitch on the planks together.3."Bow"--the arched frame on which the ship is built.4.tents5.Extracts from the Municipal Records of York, 1843, andWalks through the City of York.6.See Appendix C. for the "Chester Banns."7.is impaired.8.know.9.mediator.10.been gotten, been born.11.God.12.born.13.blame.14.If you go by me.15.with.16.season.17.speed in help of all.18.foe.19.cease.20.slime, or pitch.21.take.22.hinder, stop.23.vex.24.prepared.25.slime, mud.26.prepare.27.tide.28.nonsense.29.advice.30.noise.31.immediately.32.stop.33.ready.34.settled.35.comfortable.36.go.37.Business, occupation.38.And being conquered she deals a slap.39.fidelity.40.kind.41.faith.42.haste.43.prepare.44.steer.45.ready.46.Thee now must I have in mind.47.promise.48.cease.49.leave.50.covenant.51.anger.52.in haste.53.hindering.54.fail.55.might.56.without suspicion.57.beseech.58.precious stones.59.might.60.verily.61.leasing.62.bequest: "Maundy" really meant "command."63.faith.64.might.65.nurseling, foster-child.66.lament.67.count.68.fore-buy (pre-purchase with his blood).69.faith.70.verily.71.truly.72.household.73.be slack, or slow.74."middle-yard,"--farm-yard:i.e.instead of all creatures from the farm-yard.75.hesitate.76.obedient.77.deny.78.reward.79.afraid.80.kerchief.81.hesitate, delay.82.in good faith.83.promised I.84.debonair.85.find, find means.86.numb of hand.87.fast tied (to a lord, as a public-house to a brewer).88.husbandmen.89.a painted sleeve.90.bragging.91.peacock.92.forego.93.Benedicite.94.spiteful.95.we silly wedded men endure much woe.96.placed, bestead.97.is riven asunder.98.briar.99.tarrying.100.slithers, slides away.101.more and more.102.You are two who wit, or know, all.103.field.104.hind.105.till such time as we have made it.106.stint our wages.107.argue.108.a light bargain yields badly.109.went.110.to make mirth among us.111.stars.112."harnes" in original, which may mean "harness."113.such (of such).114.I.115.be thwacked, or flogged.116.eye.117.jest.118.rumour (ill repute).119.hot.120.needle--not a little bit.121.brood, children.122.plaything.123.worse.124.early waked, or perhaps, wearied by watching.125.over-walked.126.at once.127.Into thy hands I commend (them), Pontius Pilate.128.few.129.learn.130.chare,--job, as in charwoman.131.wicket.132.toil.133.flayed.134.The devil of them give warning.135.jest.136.advisest, sayest so?137.company.138.Benedicite.139.mad140.dream.141.sloth(?)142.bellies.143.brains.144.prosper.145.where.146.waning moon.147.comes.148.lie.149.plays.150.thereto.151.Help! or Halloo!152.lost.153.God forbid.154.Horbery Shrubberies, near Wakefield.155.die.156.advise.157.call.158."take on," make game.159.breathe.160.nose (?) The "so he" is meant for a she.161.enow, enough.162.went.163.went, were grazing.164.bothers us, makes us suspect.165.suspicion.166.swelter.167.fared.168.been in labour.169.confound it.170.soft.171.empty.172.a boy.173.a lie.174.faith.175.hubbub.176.done.177.day-star.178.gem, something prankt out, or shown off, like a false gem.179.scold180.hight, be called.181.say182.bewitched183.be avenged, wreak vengeance.184.i.e.for a changeling.185.curse nor flout.186.chide.187.vex about it.188.gracious.189.lost.190.destroy.191.free, or divine, One.192.voice.193.name, relate.194.lightning.195.star.196.three short notes to a long one.197.shouted it out.198.take.199.delay.200.can mind.201.eager.202.unlearn'd, rude.203.happiness.204.demon, evil one.205.worker of evil. The "he" in the next line refers to the Holy Babe again.206.pate, little tiny-pate207.day-star.208.hand.209.set all alight; gave light to all.210.could he (i.e.the babe) tell, name.211.weened;i.e.laughed as if he knew all about it.212.found.213.bound.214.Let us sing it aloft, or aloud!215."Behold, a Virgin shall conceive!"216.glad.217.for ever and ever.218.deceits, darknesses.219.commit.220.physician, healer.221.ruined.222.equal or like.223.messenger.224.eyes.225.wend, journey.226.stay.227.hill.228.gust.229.wold.230.noble.231.win.232.News, news!233.marvels.234.descent, lineage.235.give advice.236.boldly, openly.237.to.238."The devil run away with you!" The whole of this Herald's speech is in corrupt French, of which only the last speech, evidently a comic "aside," is retained.239.He that reigns, King in Judea and Israel.240.strokes, loud blows.241.tribute.242.message.243.await.244.(?) and gentle or noble.245.prepared.246.undo.247.prepared, ready.248.All in company.249.mien, face.250.trouble, or from "haro," help.251.travel.252.childbed, or lying-in chamber.253.company.254.go free.255.summons.256.childbed.257.raiment.258.fire.259.mad.260.wild countryman.261.rede, advice.262.fame.263.reward.264.order.265.take.266.slay.267.deceiver.268.mad.269.say against it, deny it.270.have been.271.slay.272.explore.273.at once.274.know.275.vex.276.destroyed.277.heed.278.boaster.279.wisdom.280.evil.281.vanquish.282.advise.283.death.284.idolatry.285.meddle.286.destroyed.287.a-deal.288.saddle.289.i.e.Be not afraid to fall.290.left unsaid.291.prepared.292.burst.293.burst.294.hands.295.each sinew from sinew.296.so may you thrive.297.Good Lord!298.there.299.smith.300.hammer.301.part.302.hands.303.mortice (the hole cut in the ground-piece).304.pleasantly.305.buffeted.306.strength.307.mood.308.hands.309.cast up.310.guiltless.311.slay.312.shew.313.repose.314.requitest.315.lose.316.labour.317.in wont.318.despoiled, destroyed.319.thinks, knows.320.i.e.Does he think we care how he suffers?321.burst.322.the grief I bear.323.face, visage.324.garments, aspect.325.nurseling, fed child.326.hold, rest.327.how should I stand still in my place.328.blue.329.nails.330.companion.331.treasure.332.liking.333.blue.334.more.335.perish.336.bear.337.good, gain.338.hard, dearly.339.flesh.340.faded.341.doubt.342.more.343.fair, the opposite of uncouth.344.Methinks.345.followers.346.weep.347.He will beat down our fall or evil, as he promised.348.promised.349.without counsel.350.torn.351.in wont, habitually.352.burst for no grief.353.cease.354.grief.355.stay.356.noble babe.357.clothed.358.high.359.more.360.against wrong.361.go.362.face, complexion.363.surely.364.blame.365.die.366.few.367.weep.368.promised.369.beat down our bale, or evil.370.promised.371.place.372.believe thy word.373.pricks.374.dole, or grief thou endurest.375.cast about, cousin, in thy thought.376.swinged with whips.377.cease.378.reed.379.offer.380.trouble.381.at all costs.382.pretended great prophecies.383.quickly.384.unless he can shew still further craft, or art.385.all ways, quite.386.Saying, as in a wise saw.387.draw lots.388.beguiled.389.scroll.390.am bewildered.391.What meddle ye with?392.What I wrote is written.393.fellow.394.ill fall the day.395.quickly.396.bear.397.insults, miscallings.398.knowing, willing.399.grave.400.host of men, company.401.hands.402.harm.403.have compassion.404.compelled.405.torment.406.counsel.407.were gone.408.put in grave.409.in reason.410.draw.411.wound in his shroud.412.caused them to make.413.Easter.414.father.415.Adam's miss, or fall.416.Sooth to say to thee.417.rescue.418.fiend.419.betraying.420.earthly food--the apple.421.stead, state.422.make.423.stayed, kept.424.sure.425.slake thirst, lessen (or as in "slack a fire").426.gentle, gracious.427.linger.428.cease, leave.429.And all sing,Salvator Mundi, 1st ver.430.kenn'd, knew.431.walking.432.on earth.433.wonders many.434.deigneth, dignity.435.fondled.436.leal, true.437.lasting life.438.hal, salvation.439.list I, care I, to live.440.live in man, man's form.441.declared.442.flumen,--flood, river.443.The Father's voice was made like a man's.444.our cares to cool, cure, allay.445.Elias.446.earth.447.confidently.448.against.449.din, noise.450.to swell.451.my wit waxes thin.452.these souls men from us twine, divide.453.harrow--hullaballoo.454.hearest.455.louts.456.mixture.457.amongst.458.sparrian, to shut, to bar; sparian, preserve.459.Ashtaroth.460.Baal, Beryth and Belial.461.makes.462.lovely of face.463.Lift your heads, oh ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in.464.help.465.nigh.466.hideously.467.bolt the gates.468.prosper.469.watch.470.wretch.471.dwell.472.go his way.473.sturdy in every fight.474.hearest thou?475.are in thrall.476.God-in-man.477.the devil harry you all.478.ails thee to shout so?479.thy brain, I burst not out.480.shut the gates.481.betrays.482.wend, go.483.or we'll know it.484.destroy.485.traitors.486.danger.487.tricks.488.his.489.gauds, showy deeds.490.from our bale, destruction.491.hateful.492.agreement, or forward precaution, foreword, prearrange.493.his hire, reward.494.to dwell here still.495.since we hear thee say.496.know.497.taken in charge.498.frustrate.499.rive, take away.500.be nought abased.501.bound.502.truss up, entangle ("take in the toils").503.ding, knock.504.see p. 153.505.help.506.see in the psalter.507.I always said.508."be naame," a technical term for seizure of another's goods.509.make wreck of your works.510.advise.511.meddle.512.gates.513.ween.514.twine, part asunder.515.stead, place.516.closed, fast shut.517.help.518.bailey, outer gate.519.how am I woeful.520.worse.521.crook.522.ready.523.masteries.524.knock, strike, beset.525.Make him.526.stratagem, treachery.527.more, or stronger.528.traitor.529.afraid.530.my gear, weapons, be ready.531.gad-about, vagrant.532.Bel ami, fair friend.533.noise, hubbub.534.pain, afflict.535.profit.536.ward, keeping.537.aye syne, ever since.538.go nigh.539.ordained heretofore.540.to get his meat, earn his bread.541.I mind, remember.542.mickle, much.543.lives.544.cease.545.prophecy.546.For no chattles need you crave (lack), or ask.547.simple.548.hearty.549.amazed.550.rave.551.manifest, made known.552.to thee, nor none of thine.553.errest.554.ready.555.hire, reward.556.taught.557.workest.558.know.559.win, save (my men from woe).560.concerns, things of note.561.damned souls.562.true prophets' tale.563.bale, destruction.564.quote, or read, the laws.565.convinced ere we part.566.saws, proverbs.567.din, noise.568.neither friend nor foe shall find release in hell.569.sorrows sore shall never cease.570.noble.571.wend, go.572.take them all from me.573.methinks.574.bethink.575.dwell in woe.576.to a stake.577.moanest.578.with measure and malice (malice aforethought) to meddle.579.Cain.580.Dathan and Abiram, and all of their.581.each one.582.learn.583.henceforth.584.my coming known.585.by row, line by line, all in order.586.doom.587.judge them worse.588.profit.589.teach them not to permit.590.follow mine (my laws).591.turn them to it, I trow.592.and make them grow well aware.593.fast-bound.594.fly not far.595.Bel ami (fair friend), thou shalt be smitten down.596.grief.597.So said I e'er,--always.598.sins.599.mickle, great of might.600.companion.601.torments.602.taste.603.master.604.in fear.605.since before thee.606.bode-word; (foreboding, forewarning).607."Thou didst not leave, oh Lord, my soul in hell!"608.Whither the damned shall go.609.live in woe.610.flee, escape.611.venomous.612.committed.613.overwhelm.614.blister.615.Joshua.616.benevolent.617.flowing milk and honey.618.Phineas.619.Joshua.620.trespass.621.inhabitants of Jerusalem.622.Joash.623.leprosy.624.immediately.625.Zephaniah626.Mordecai.627.Because I am a youth.628.asks.629.Corinthians.630.Esaias.631.Though this is called theLudus Coventriæ, there is no evidence that the cycle ever was played at Coventry, or that at any time more than ten pageants were produced there by the town guilds. The Coventry Nativity Play that we print (from the text of Robert Croo, 1534) is one of the ten. It was played by the "Company of Shearmen and Tailors."
1.rade, quickly.
2.sew,i.e.stitch on the planks together.
3."Bow"--the arched frame on which the ship is built.
4.tents
5.Extracts from the Municipal Records of York, 1843, andWalks through the City of York.
6.See Appendix C. for the "Chester Banns."
7.is impaired.
8.know.
9.mediator.
10.been gotten, been born.
11.God.
12.born.
13.blame.
14.If you go by me.
15.with.
16.season.
17.speed in help of all.
18.foe.
19.cease.
20.slime, or pitch.
21.take.
22.hinder, stop.
23.vex.
24.prepared.
25.slime, mud.
26.prepare.
27.tide.
28.nonsense.
29.advice.
30.noise.
31.immediately.
32.stop.
33.ready.
34.settled.
35.comfortable.
36.go.
37.Business, occupation.
38.And being conquered she deals a slap.
39.fidelity.
40.kind.
41.faith.
42.haste.
43.prepare.
44.steer.
45.ready.
46.Thee now must I have in mind.
47.promise.
48.cease.
49.leave.
50.covenant.
51.anger.
52.in haste.
53.hindering.
54.fail.
55.might.
56.without suspicion.
57.beseech.
58.precious stones.
59.might.
60.verily.
61.leasing.
62.bequest: "Maundy" really meant "command."
63.faith.
64.might.
65.nurseling, foster-child.
66.lament.
67.count.
68.fore-buy (pre-purchase with his blood).
69.faith.
70.verily.
71.truly.
72.household.
73.be slack, or slow.
74."middle-yard,"--farm-yard:i.e.instead of all creatures from the farm-yard.
75.hesitate.
76.obedient.
77.deny.
78.reward.
79.afraid.
80.kerchief.
81.hesitate, delay.
82.in good faith.
83.promised I.
84.debonair.
85.find, find means.
86.numb of hand.
87.fast tied (to a lord, as a public-house to a brewer).
88.husbandmen.
89.a painted sleeve.
90.bragging.
91.peacock.
92.forego.
93.Benedicite.
94.spiteful.
95.we silly wedded men endure much woe.
96.placed, bestead.
97.is riven asunder.
98.briar.
99.tarrying.
100.slithers, slides away.
101.more and more.
102.You are two who wit, or know, all.
103.field.
104.hind.
105.till such time as we have made it.
106.stint our wages.
107.argue.
108.a light bargain yields badly.
109.went.
110.to make mirth among us.
111.stars.
112."harnes" in original, which may mean "harness."
113.such (of such).
114.I.
115.be thwacked, or flogged.
116.eye.
117.jest.
118.rumour (ill repute).
119.hot.
120.needle--not a little bit.
121.brood, children.
122.plaything.
123.worse.
124.early waked, or perhaps, wearied by watching.
125.over-walked.
126.at once.
127.Into thy hands I commend (them), Pontius Pilate.
128.few.
129.learn.
130.chare,--job, as in charwoman.
131.wicket.
132.toil.
133.flayed.
134.The devil of them give warning.
135.jest.
136.advisest, sayest so?
137.company.
138.Benedicite.
139.mad
140.dream.
141.sloth(?)
142.bellies.
143.brains.
144.prosper.
145.where.
146.waning moon.
147.comes.
148.lie.
149.plays.
150.thereto.
151.Help! or Halloo!
152.lost.
153.God forbid.
154.Horbery Shrubberies, near Wakefield.
155.die.
156.advise.
157.call.
158."take on," make game.
159.breathe.
160.nose (?) The "so he" is meant for a she.
161.enow, enough.
162.went.
163.went, were grazing.
164.bothers us, makes us suspect.
165.suspicion.
166.swelter.
167.fared.
168.been in labour.
169.confound it.
170.soft.
171.empty.
172.a boy.
173.a lie.
174.faith.
175.hubbub.
176.done.
177.day-star.
178.gem, something prankt out, or shown off, like a false gem.
179.scold
180.hight, be called.
181.say
182.bewitched
183.be avenged, wreak vengeance.
184.i.e.for a changeling.
185.curse nor flout.
186.chide.
187.vex about it.
188.gracious.
189.lost.
190.destroy.
191.free, or divine, One.
192.voice.
193.name, relate.
194.lightning.
195.star.
196.three short notes to a long one.
197.shouted it out.
198.take.
199.delay.
200.can mind.
201.eager.
202.unlearn'd, rude.
203.happiness.
204.demon, evil one.
205.worker of evil. The "he" in the next line refers to the Holy Babe again.
206.pate, little tiny-pate
207.day-star.
208.hand.
209.set all alight; gave light to all.
210.could he (i.e.the babe) tell, name.
211.weened;i.e.laughed as if he knew all about it.
212.found.
213.bound.
214.Let us sing it aloft, or aloud!
215."Behold, a Virgin shall conceive!"
216.glad.
217.for ever and ever.
218.deceits, darknesses.
219.commit.
220.physician, healer.
221.ruined.
222.equal or like.
223.messenger.
224.eyes.
225.wend, journey.
226.stay.
227.hill.
228.gust.
229.wold.
230.noble.
231.win.
232.News, news!
233.marvels.
234.descent, lineage.
235.give advice.
236.boldly, openly.
237.to.
238."The devil run away with you!" The whole of this Herald's speech is in corrupt French, of which only the last speech, evidently a comic "aside," is retained.
239.He that reigns, King in Judea and Israel.
240.strokes, loud blows.
241.tribute.
242.message.
243.await.
244.(?) and gentle or noble.
245.prepared.
246.undo.
247.prepared, ready.
248.All in company.
249.mien, face.
250.trouble, or from "haro," help.
251.travel.
252.childbed, or lying-in chamber.
253.company.
254.go free.
255.summons.
256.childbed.
257.raiment.
258.fire.
259.mad.
260.wild countryman.
261.rede, advice.
262.fame.
263.reward.
264.order.
265.take.
266.slay.
267.deceiver.
268.mad.
269.say against it, deny it.
270.have been.
271.slay.
272.explore.
273.at once.
274.know.
275.vex.
276.destroyed.
277.heed.
278.boaster.
279.wisdom.
280.evil.
281.vanquish.
282.advise.
283.death.
284.idolatry.
285.meddle.
286.destroyed.
287.a-deal.
288.saddle.
289.i.e.Be not afraid to fall.
290.left unsaid.
291.prepared.
292.burst.
293.burst.
294.hands.
295.each sinew from sinew.
296.so may you thrive.
297.Good Lord!
298.there.
299.smith.
300.hammer.
301.part.
302.hands.
303.mortice (the hole cut in the ground-piece).
304.pleasantly.
305.buffeted.
306.strength.
307.mood.
308.hands.
309.cast up.
310.guiltless.
311.slay.
312.shew.
313.repose.
314.requitest.
315.lose.
316.labour.
317.in wont.
318.despoiled, destroyed.
319.thinks, knows.
320.i.e.Does he think we care how he suffers?
321.burst.
322.the grief I bear.
323.face, visage.
324.garments, aspect.
325.nurseling, fed child.
326.hold, rest.
327.how should I stand still in my place.
328.blue.
329.nails.
330.companion.
331.treasure.
332.liking.
333.blue.
334.more.
335.perish.
336.bear.
337.good, gain.
338.hard, dearly.
339.flesh.
340.faded.
341.doubt.
342.more.
343.fair, the opposite of uncouth.
344.Methinks.
345.followers.
346.weep.
347.He will beat down our fall or evil, as he promised.
348.promised.
349.without counsel.
350.torn.
351.in wont, habitually.
352.burst for no grief.
353.cease.
354.grief.
355.stay.
356.noble babe.
357.clothed.
358.high.
359.more.
360.against wrong.
361.go.
362.face, complexion.
363.surely.
364.blame.
365.die.
366.few.
367.weep.
368.promised.
369.beat down our bale, or evil.
370.promised.
371.place.
372.believe thy word.
373.pricks.
374.dole, or grief thou endurest.
375.cast about, cousin, in thy thought.
376.swinged with whips.
377.cease.
378.reed.
379.offer.
380.trouble.
381.at all costs.
382.pretended great prophecies.
383.quickly.
384.unless he can shew still further craft, or art.
385.all ways, quite.
386.Saying, as in a wise saw.
387.draw lots.
388.beguiled.
389.scroll.
390.am bewildered.
391.What meddle ye with?
392.What I wrote is written.
393.fellow.
394.ill fall the day.
395.quickly.
396.bear.
397.insults, miscallings.
398.knowing, willing.
399.grave.
400.host of men, company.
401.hands.
402.harm.
403.have compassion.
404.compelled.
405.torment.
406.counsel.
407.were gone.
408.put in grave.
409.in reason.
410.draw.
411.wound in his shroud.
412.caused them to make.
413.Easter.
414.father.
415.Adam's miss, or fall.
416.Sooth to say to thee.
417.rescue.
418.fiend.
419.betraying.
420.earthly food--the apple.
421.stead, state.
422.make.
423.stayed, kept.
424.sure.
425.slake thirst, lessen (or as in "slack a fire").
426.gentle, gracious.
427.linger.
428.cease, leave.
429.And all sing,Salvator Mundi, 1st ver.
430.kenn'd, knew.
431.walking.
432.on earth.
433.wonders many.
434.deigneth, dignity.
435.fondled.
436.leal, true.
437.lasting life.
438.hal, salvation.
439.list I, care I, to live.
440.live in man, man's form.
441.declared.
442.flumen,--flood, river.
443.The Father's voice was made like a man's.
444.our cares to cool, cure, allay.
445.Elias.
446.earth.
447.confidently.
448.against.
449.din, noise.
450.to swell.
451.my wit waxes thin.
452.these souls men from us twine, divide.
453.harrow--hullaballoo.
454.hearest.
455.louts.
456.mixture.
457.amongst.
458.sparrian, to shut, to bar; sparian, preserve.
459.Ashtaroth.
460.Baal, Beryth and Belial.
461.makes.
462.lovely of face.
463.Lift your heads, oh ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in.
464.help.
465.nigh.
466.hideously.
467.bolt the gates.
468.prosper.
469.watch.
470.wretch.
471.dwell.
472.go his way.
473.sturdy in every fight.
474.hearest thou?
475.are in thrall.
476.God-in-man.
477.the devil harry you all.
478.ails thee to shout so?
479.thy brain, I burst not out.
480.shut the gates.
481.betrays.
482.wend, go.
483.or we'll know it.
484.destroy.
485.traitors.
486.danger.
487.tricks.
488.his.
489.gauds, showy deeds.
490.from our bale, destruction.
491.hateful.
492.agreement, or forward precaution, foreword, prearrange.
493.his hire, reward.
494.to dwell here still.
495.since we hear thee say.
496.know.
497.taken in charge.
498.frustrate.
499.rive, take away.
500.be nought abased.
501.bound.
502.truss up, entangle ("take in the toils").
503.ding, knock.
504.see p. 153.
505.help.
506.see in the psalter.
507.I always said.
508."be naame," a technical term for seizure of another's goods.
509.make wreck of your works.
510.advise.
511.meddle.
512.gates.
513.ween.
514.twine, part asunder.
515.stead, place.
516.closed, fast shut.
517.help.
518.bailey, outer gate.
519.how am I woeful.
520.worse.
521.crook.
522.ready.
523.masteries.
524.knock, strike, beset.
525.Make him.
526.stratagem, treachery.
527.more, or stronger.
528.traitor.
529.afraid.
530.my gear, weapons, be ready.
531.gad-about, vagrant.
532.Bel ami, fair friend.
533.noise, hubbub.
534.pain, afflict.
535.profit.
536.ward, keeping.
537.aye syne, ever since.
538.go nigh.
539.ordained heretofore.
540.to get his meat, earn his bread.
541.I mind, remember.
542.mickle, much.
543.lives.
544.cease.
545.prophecy.
546.For no chattles need you crave (lack), or ask.
547.simple.
548.hearty.
549.amazed.
550.rave.
551.manifest, made known.
552.to thee, nor none of thine.
553.errest.
554.ready.
555.hire, reward.
556.taught.
557.workest.
558.know.
559.win, save (my men from woe).
560.concerns, things of note.
561.damned souls.
562.true prophets' tale.
563.bale, destruction.
564.quote, or read, the laws.
565.convinced ere we part.
566.saws, proverbs.
567.din, noise.
568.neither friend nor foe shall find release in hell.
569.sorrows sore shall never cease.
570.noble.
571.wend, go.
572.take them all from me.
573.methinks.
574.bethink.
575.dwell in woe.
576.to a stake.
577.moanest.
578.with measure and malice (malice aforethought) to meddle.
579.Cain.
580.Dathan and Abiram, and all of their.
581.each one.
582.learn.
583.henceforth.
584.my coming known.
585.by row, line by line, all in order.
586.doom.
587.judge them worse.
588.profit.
589.teach them not to permit.
590.follow mine (my laws).
591.turn them to it, I trow.
592.and make them grow well aware.
593.fast-bound.
594.fly not far.
595.Bel ami (fair friend), thou shalt be smitten down.
596.grief.
597.So said I e'er,--always.
598.sins.
599.mickle, great of might.
600.companion.
601.torments.
602.taste.
603.master.
604.in fear.
605.since before thee.
606.bode-word; (foreboding, forewarning).
607."Thou didst not leave, oh Lord, my soul in hell!"
608.Whither the damned shall go.
609.live in woe.
610.flee, escape.
611.venomous.
612.committed.
613.overwhelm.
614.blister.
615.Joshua.
616.benevolent.
617.flowing milk and honey.
618.Phineas.
619.Joshua.
620.trespass.
621.inhabitants of Jerusalem.
622.Joash.
623.leprosy.
624.immediately.
625.Zephaniah
626.Mordecai.
627.Because I am a youth.
628.asks.
629.Corinthians.
630.Esaias.
631.Though this is called theLudus Coventriæ, there is no evidence that the cycle ever was played at Coventry, or that at any time more than ten pageants were produced there by the town guilds. The Coventry Nativity Play that we print (from the text of Robert Croo, 1534) is one of the ten. It was played by the "Company of Shearmen and Tailors."