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Wolcū be ze candylmesse,
Wolcū be ze qwȳ of blys,
Wolcū boþe to mor & lesse,
Wolcū zol.
Wolcū be ze þ^t arn her,
Wolcū alle & mak good cher,
Wolcū alle ā oþꝛ zer,
Wolcū zol.

 

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CAROL FOR ST. STEPHEN'S DAY.

Seȳt steuene was a clerk ī kȳg herowdꝯ halle,
& seruyd hī of bred & cloþ, as euꝛ kȳg be falle.

Steuȳ out of kechon cā w^t boris hed ō honde,
He saw a sterr' was fayr & bryzt ouꝛ bedlē stōde;

He kyst a doū þe borꝯ hed & went into þe halle,
I for sak þ^e kȳg herowdꝯ & þⁱ werkꝯ alle;

I forsake þ^e kȳg herowdꝯ & þⁱ werkꝯ alle;
Þꝛ is a chyd in bedlē born is betꝛ þan we alle.

Q^ut eylyt þ^e steuen, q^ut is þ^e be falle?
Lakkyt þ^e eyþꝛ mete or drynk in kyng herowdꝯ halle?