PART THE FIRST;
CONTAINING
ANCIENT CAROLS AND CHRISTMAS SONGS,
FROM THE EARLY PART OF THE FIFTEENTH TO
THE END OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
A SONG ON THE IVY AND THE HOLLY.
Nay iuy, nay, hyt shall not be, I wys,
Let holy hafe þe maystry as þe maner ys.
Holy stond in þe hall fayre to behold,
Iuy stond wtout þe dore, she ys ful sore a cold.
Nay iuy, &c.
Holy & hys mery men þey dawnsyn & þey syng,
Iuy and hur maydenys þey wepyn & þey wryng.
Nay, &c.
Ivy hath a lyve she laghtyt wt þe colde,
So mot þey all ha fae þt wt jvy hold.
