Beunans Meriasek

	HIC INCIPIT ORDINALE DE VITA SANCTI MEREADOCI
	MERYASEK PART 1 - CHILDHOOD; CORNWALL
	Pater mereadoci pompabit hic	Meriasek's father shall here parade.
PATER MEREADOCI	Pater Meriadocus	MERIASEK'S FATHER
Me yw gylwys duk bryten	My yw gelwys Dug Breten	I am called Duke of Brittany,
ha seuys a goys ryel	ha sevys a woes ryal,	And raised from blood royal,
ha war an gwlascur cheften	ha war an wlaskor chyften	And over the country chieftain
nessa ʒen myterne vhell	nessa dhe'n myghtern ughel,	Nearest to the high sovran,
kyng conany	Kyng Konani.	King Conany.
aye lynneth purwyr y thof	A'y linyeth pur wir yth ov,	Of his lineage right truly am I,
gwarthevyas war gvyls ha dof	gwarthevyas war wyls ha dov,	Warden over wild and tame, [*]gwarthevyas cognate with W. gwarchad 'a guarding': th may here be for gh as in bothosek 779, berthuth (for berthugh) 1376, 41 36. latha 1629, arthelath Cr. But I would rather compare W. gwarthaf 'summit', and perhaps the Latin vertex (vertices principiorum).
doutis yn mysk arlyʒy	Doutys yn mysk arlydhi.	Feared among lords.
Vn mab purwyr ʒyn y ma	Unn mab pur wir dhyn yma,	A son right truly we have,
meriasek y hanow	Meryasek y hanow.	Meriasek his name.
ʒe scole lemmyn y worra	Dhe skol lemmyn y worra	To school now put him
me a vyn heb falladow	my a vynn heb falladow,	I will without fail,
dysky dader may halla	dyski dader may halla.	That he may learn goodness.
mersyv gans du plygadow	Mars yw gans Dyw plegadow,	If it be God's pleasure,
y karsen y exaltya	y karsen y eksaltya	I should like to exalt him
may fo perhennek gwlasow	may fo perghennek gwlasow.	That he may be owner of countries.
MATER	Mater	MERIASEK'S MOTHER
Arluth henna yv gwrys da	Arloedh, henna yw gwrys da	Lord, that is done well
y exaltye yredy	y eksaltya yredi.	To exalt him readily.
perfect ef a wore redya	Perfekt ev a woer redya:	Perfectly he can read:
grammer angeffa deffry	gramer a'n jeffa devri,	Grammar, that he shall have soon,
y vyea tek	y fia teg,	It would be fair,
ha worshypp wosa helma	ha worshyp wosa hemma.	And worship after this.
yv ʒe voth mos a lemma	Yw dha vodh mos alemma,	Is thy will to go hence,
lauer ʒynny ov map wek	lavar dhyn ni, ow mab hweg?	Tell to us, my sweet son?
MERIADOCUS	Meriadocus	MERIASEK
A das ha mam ov megyans	A das ha mamm, ow megyans	O father and mother, my delight
yv bos gorrys ʒe ʒyskans	yw bos gorrys dhe dhyskans,	Is to be put to learning,
rag attendie an scryptur	rag attendya an Skryptor.	To attend the Scripture. [*]attendie, attendya 848, 867, 1632, 1913 'attendere'
gothvos ynweth decernya	Godhvos ynwedh dissernya	Knowledge likewise to discern
omma ynter drok ha da	omma ynter drog ha da	Here between evil and good
yv ov ewnadow pup vr	yw ow yeunadow pub eur.	Is my desire always. [*]ewnadow for yeunadow, a derivative from yeuni 'to desire'
PATER 31	Pater	FATHER
Beneth du ʒys meryasek	Bennath Dyw dhis, Meryasek!	God's blessing to thee, Meriasek!
pup vr ty yw colonnek	Pub eur ty yw kolonnek,	Always thou art hearty,
parys rag dysky dader	parys rag dyski dader.	Ready to learn goodness.
meseger scon alemma	Messejer, skon alemma	Messenger, forthwith hence
kegy gans ov mab kerra	ke jy gans ow mab kerra	Go thou with my dearest son
bys yn mester a grammer	bys yn mester a ramer.	Unto the master of grammar.
PRIMUS NUNCIUS 37	Primus nuncius	FIRST MESSENGER
Arlud ʒe voth a vyth gvrys	Arloedh, dha vodh a vydh gwrys.	Lord, thy will shall be done.
my a wor pur wyre yn ta	My a woer pur wir yn ta	I know right truly well
py ma an mester trygis	py ma an mester trygys,	Where the master is dwelling,
hag yʒyv marthys densa	hag yth yw marthys densa	And he is wondrous kind
sur worth flehys	sur worth fleghes.	Surely to children.
meryasek pan vynnogh why	Meryasek, pan vynnowgh hwi	Meriasek, when you wish
an forth dalleth yredy	an fordh dalleth yredi	The way readily begin
ny a vyn ha pur vskys	ny a vynn, ha pur uskis.	We will, and right quickly.
MERIADOCUS 45	Meriadocus	MERIASEK
A das ha mam kekyfrys	A das ha mamm kekeffrys	O father and mother also
pesef agis bannothow	pysav agas bennathow	I beseech your blessings
maym beua the well grays	may'm bena dhe well gras	That I may live made the better
benyʒa yn ov dyʒyow	bynytha yn ow dydhyow	Ever in my days
desky dader	dyski dader.	To learn goodness.
rag agis benneth[ow] why	Rag agas bennathow hwi	For your blessings
yv moy treasur ʒymmo vy	yw moy tresor dhymmo vy	Are a treasure to me
es pyth an bysma neb vr	es pyth an bys ma neb eur.	Than the wealth of this world any time.
PATER 53	Pater	FATHER
Ov mab wek ʒys benneth du	Ow mab hweg, dhis bennath Dyw,	My sweet son, God's blessing to thee,
ham benneth vy benyʒa	ha'm bennath vy bynytha,	And my blessing ever,
ny fylleth hedre ven bev	ny fyllydh hedra ven byw	Thou shalt not fail whilst I may be alive
ath porpos gene neffra	a'th porpos genev nevra.	Of thy purpose by me always.
lemmen squyer	Lemmyn skwier,	Now squire,
keʒegy gans ov map dy	ke dhejy gans ow mab di	Go thou with my son thither,
ha gveyth warnotho defry	ha gwith warnodho devri.	And take care of him truly.
ena ty a yl dysky	Ena ty a yll dyski,	There thou canst learn,
martegen the vrys mur dader	martesen dha vrys, meur dhader.	If it be thy wish, much of goodness.
MATER 62	Mater	MOTHER
Ov map benneth varya	Ow mab, bennath Maria	My son, Mary's blessing
dys ham bennath vy neffra	dhis ha'm bennath vy nevra.	To thee and my blessing for ever.
thethe ganov mannafi amma	Dhe'th hanow mynnav amma:	Thy mouth I would kiss it:
ewne yv ʒyn ʒeth leuf kara	ewn yw dhyn dhe'th leuv kara,	Right is it for us to love thee dearly,
meryasek wek	Meryasek hweg.	Sweet Meriasek.
my a dryst yn du avan	My a drest yn Dyw a-vann	I trust in God above
pan ven ny sur coth ha gwan	pan ven ni sur koth ha gwann	When we shall be old and feeble
gvreth agan revlys tek	gwredh agan rewlys teg.	Thou wilt observe our rules fair.
ARMIGER DUCIS 70	Armiger ducis	THE DUKE'S SQUIRE
Meryasek alemma duen	Meryasek, alemma deun.	Meriasek, let us go hence.
gervyth a scryve pluven	Ger vydh a skrifa pluvenn	Never a word of pen-writing
whath me ny won ʒe redya	hwath my ny wonn dhe redya,	Yet can I read.
nag aswen ov leʒerow	nag aswonn ow lytherow.	I know not my letters.
me a bys du karadow	My a bys Dyw karadow,	I beseech loveable God,
roy ʒynny ynta spedya	Roy dhyn ni yn ta spedya.	May he grant to us well to speed.
Hic magister pompabit	Hic magister pompabit.	Here shall the Master parade.
MAGISTER 76	Magister	MASTER
My yv mayster a gramer	My yw mester a ramer	I am a master of grammar
gvrys yn bonilapper	gwrys yn Bonilapper -	Made in …........ (?)
vniversite vyen	universyta vyghan.	Of a small university.
my a wor mur yn dyvyn	My a woer meur yn devynn:	I know much in citation:
pan ve luen ov ʒor a wyn	pan ve leun ow thorr* a win	When my tot may be full of wine [*]tos borrowed from Eng. tot 'a small cup'
ny gara covs mes laten	ny garav kows mes Latin.	I love not to speak (aught) save Latin.
PRIMUS NUNCIUS 82	Primus nuntius	FIRST MESSENGER
Honour ʒyvgh master worthy	Enor dhywgh, mester wordhi	Honour to you, worthy Master
ha benytha mur reuerens	ha bynytha meur revrons.	And ever much reverence.
duk conan pur yredy	Dug Konan pur yredi	Duke Conan right readily
y vab rag cawas dyskans	y vab rag kavoes dyskans	His son to have learning
sur danvenys	sur dannvenys.	Surely hath sent.
ateva ʒyugh doctor wek	Ottava dhywgh, doktour hweg.	Here he is for you, doctor sweet.
dyskovgh ef yn maner dek	Dyskewgh ev yn maner deg,	Teach him in a beautiful way,
ha wy a vyth rewardeys	ha hwi a vydh rewardys.	And you shall be rewarded.
MAGISTER 90	Magister	MASTER
Messeger na ʒovt an cas	Messejer, na dhout an kas.	Messenger, fear not the case.
my an dysk na vo yn gvlas	My a'n dysk na vo y'n wlas	I will teach him so that there will not be in the country
gramarion v#t# ay parov	gramaryon vydh a'y barow.	Any grammarian of his peers.
devgh seʒovg mereasek	Dewgh, sedhewgh, Meryasek,	Come, sit ye, Meriasek,
yn myske an flehys pur dek	yn mysk an fleghes pur dheg,	Amongst the children very fairly,
ha merovgh agis leffrov	ha mirewgh agas lyvrow.	And look at your books.
pe dyth munys kewsovghwy	Py dyth munys kewsewgh hwi.	If it be a little saying that ye speak, [*]dyth 'dictum', Eng. ditt, dite
let veth orth agis dysky	Lett vydh orth agas dyski,	There will be hindrance to teaching you,
ha mur nynsyv an gobrov	ha meur nyns yw an gobrow.	And the rewards are not great.
PRIMUS SCOLAR[IS] 99	Primus scolaris	FIRST SCHOLAR
Du gveras a b c	Dyw gweres A B C, -	God keep A, B, C,
an pen can henna yv d	an penn kan, henna yw D.	The end of the song, that is D.
ny won na moy yn liuer	Ny wonn na moy y'n lyver.	I know no more in the book.
ny vef yn scole rum levte	Ny veuv yn skol, re'm lowta,	I was not at school, by my loyalty,
bys ynnewer gorʒewar	bys yn n'ewer gorthugher.	Until late (?) yesterday evening. [*]yn-newer W. yn-hwyr. But cf. W. dewaint 'midnight'
ʒum gothvas wosa lyfye	Dhe'm godhvos, wosa livya	To my knowledge, after dining
me a ʒysk moy ov mester	my a dhysk moy, ow mester.	I will learn more, my master.
SECUNDUS SCOLAR[IS] 106	Secundus scolaris	SECOND SCHOLAR
E s t henna yv est	E, S, T, henna yw est.	E, s, t, that is est.
pandryv nessa ny won fest	Pandr'yw nessa ny wonn fest.	What thing is next I know not quite.
mur na reugh ov cronkye	Meur na wrewgh ow kronkya,	Do not beat me greatly,
rag my ny veʒaf the well	rag my ny vydhav dhe well.	For I shall not be better.
vnwyth a caffen hansell	Unnweyth a kaffen hansel	Once if I got a handsel
me a russa amendie	my a wrussa amendya.	I should amend.
MAGISTER 112	Magister	MASTER
Dyske moy gans ʒe coweʒa	Dysk moy gans dha gowetha.	Learn thou more with thy comrades.
pan vynnogh eugh ʒe lyvya	Pan vynnowgh, ewgh dhe livya,	When you will, go to dine,
meryasek wek eugh gansa	Meryasek hweg, ewgh gansa,	Sweet Meriasek, go with them,
rag wy yv tender yn oys	rag hwi yw tender yn oes,	For you are tender in age,
ha flehys yonk a gar boys	ha fleghes yo'nk a gar boes,	And young children love food,
ham bevnans vy yv henna	ha'm bywnans vy yw henna.	And my life is that. [*]i.e. I make my livelihood by the profit on the boys' food (W.)
MERIADOCUS 118	Meriadocus	MERIASEK
Me a lever ʒyvgh mester	My a lever dhywgh, Mester,	I say to you, Master,
ha na vewy dysplesys	ha na vewgh hwi displesys,	And be not displeased,
heʒyv sur yv dugwener	hedhyw sur yw dy' Gwener:	Today surely is Friday:
da yv sevell worth vn pris	da yw sevel worth unn prys	Good it is to arise for a while
ha predery an ena	ha prederi a'n ena.	And think of the soul.
rag kerensa an passyonn	Rag kerensa an passhyon	For love of the Passion
a porthes ihesu ragan	a borthas Yesu ragon,	Which Jesu bore for us.
pynys hyʒyv y fanna	penys hedhyw y fynna,	Penance today I desire.
Ha pub gvener	Ha pub Gwener,	And every Friday,
a vo sur drys an vlyʒan	a vo sur dres an vlydhen,	Which shall be surely throughout the year,
gul peyadov my a vyn	gul pysadow my a vynn,	Make prayer I will,
kyns eva na ʒybbry mevr	kyns eva na dhybri meur.	Rather than eat or drink much.
ʒen chappell me a vyn mois	Dhe'n chapel my a vynn mos,	To the chapel I will go,
ʒe crist a scolyas y woys	dhe Krist a skoellyas y woes,	To Christ who shed his blood,
ʒe vʒyll ov peiadow	dhe wuthyl ow pysadow,	To make my prayer,
ha ʒe varye y vam	ha dhe Varia y vamm,	And to Mary his Mother,
kyns eva na dybbry tam	kyns eva na dybri tamm:	Before drinking or eating a bit:
helma yv ov vsadow	hemma yw ow usadow.	This is my usage.
MAGISTER 136	Mester	MASTER
Ov map gvra ʒe vlonogeth	Ow mab, gwra dha volonjedh.	My son, do thy will.
tevlys os ʒe sansoleth	Tewlys os dhe sansoleth,	Designed art thou for holiness,
meriasek gon gvyr lemmyn	Meryasek, gonn gwir lemmyn.	Meriasek, I know truly now.
ke ha dus pan vy plesyes	Ke ha deus pan vi plesyes.	Go and come when thou mayest be pleased.
myns may hyllen sur esyes	Myns may hyllen sur esyes	All we can, surely eased
ty a vyth yn pup termyn	ty a vydh yn pub termyn.	Thou shalt be at every time.
descendat solus aapellam		Let him go down alone to the chapel.
MERIADOCUS		MERIASEK
in capella	Meriadocus in capella	in the chapel
Ihesu arlud nef han bys	Yesu, Arloedh nev ha'n bys,	Jesu, Lord of heaven and the world,
ʒys y raf ov peyadow	dhis y hwrav ow pysadow.	To thee I make my prayer.
iesu arlud my ad pys	Yesu, Arloedh, my a'th pys	Jesu, Lord, I beseech thee
orth temtacyon dewolow	orth temptashyon dewolow.	Against devils' temptations.
iesu crist gvyth vy pupprys	Yesu Krist, gwith vy pup-prys	Jesu Christ, Keep me always
lel ʒeth servye om dyʒyow	lel dhe'th servya y'm dydhyow.	Loyally to serve thee in my days.
ihesu ov corfe ham spyrys	Yesu, ow horf ha'm spyrys,	Jesu, my body and my spirit,
ol ov nerth ham cowgegyow	oll ow nerth ha'm kowsesyow	All my strength and my thoughts
rof ʒeth gorthye	rov dhe'th wordhya,	I give to worship thee,
hag ath peys vvel ha clour	hag a'th pys, uvel ha klor,	And I pray thee, humble and pure,
nefra na veua yn nor	nevra na veva yn nor	That I never be on earth
trelyes ʒe lust an bysme	trelyes dhe lust an bys ma.	Turned to the lust of this world.
Marya myʒternas nef	Maria, Myghternes nev,	Mary, queen of heaven,
a vagas crist gans ʒe leth	a vagas Krist gans dha leth,	Who fed Christ with thy milk,
maria drefa ʒe luef	Maria, dreva dha leuv	Mary, upraise (?) thy hand
ʒen mab a skyentoleth	dhe'n Mab a skientoleth!	To the child of knowledge!
marya whek peys genef	Maria hweg, pys genev	Mary sweet, pray with me
byth nangeffa an iovl keth	bydh na'n jeva an jowl keth	That never may the caitiff Devil have
warnaf power 161	warnav power,	Power over me,
nan beys ov escare arall	na'n bys, ow eskar arall,	Nor the world, my other enemy,
ham kyke yv escar teball	ha'm kyg yw eskar tebel,	And my flesh is an evil enemy,
pur ysel me an temper	pur isel my a'n temper	Full low I will tame it
gans golyas ha gans pynys	gans goelyas ha gans penys.	With watching and with penance.
me a garsa	My a garsa	I would like
crist ʒe plesya	Krist dhe blesya	To please Christ
a new#t# hag a henys	a neweth hag a henys.	In youth and in old age.
et tunc ad magistrum
		[And then to the Master.]
Hic pompabit rex conanus	Hic pompabit rex Conanus	[Here King Conan shall parade.]
REX CONANUS 168	Rex Conanus	KING CONAN
Gelwys yʒof conanus	Gelwys yth ov Konanus,	I am called Conany,
mytern yn bryton vyan	myghtern yn Breten Vyghan;	King in little Britain;
han gvlascor pur yredy	ha'n gwlaskor pur yredi	And in the country right readily
me a bev ol yn tyan	my a biw oll yn tien.	I possess altogether.
Der avys ov arlyʒy	Der avis ow arlydhi	By advice of my lords
mones y fannaf lemmyn	mones y fynnav lemmyn	I would go now
the duk pen an chevalry	dhe dhug penn an chevalri,	To the Duke, head of chivalry,
nesse ʒymmo yn certan	nessa dhymmo yn sertan	Next to me certainly
par del yv ef	par dell yw ev.	As he is.
yma maryag galosek	Yma maryaj galloesek	There is a mighty marriage
cowsys ʒyn rag meryasek	kewsys dhyn rag Meryasek.	Spoken of to us for Meriasek.
mergh ʒe vyghtern gallosek	Myrgh dhe vyghtern galloesek.	A daughter to a mighty sovran.
nynses brassa yndan nef	Nyns eus brassa yn-dann nev.	There is not a greater under heaven.
PRIMUS DOMINUS 181	Primus Dominus	FIRST LORD.
Maryasek yv flogh fur	Meryasek yw flogh fur:	Meriasek is a wise child :
cortis hag vvel yn sur	kortes hag uvel yn sur	Courteous and humble surely
drys oll flehys an powma	dres oll fleghes an pow ma.	Beyond all the children of this country.
my a lever arlud flour	My a lever, arloedh flour,	I say, flower of lords,
y terfensa myrgh emperour	y tervynnsa myrgh emp'rour	He would deserve an emperor's daughter
ʒe par kefis mara peya	dh'y bar, kevys mar pe-a.	For his mate, if she were found.
SECUNDUS DOMINUS REGIS 187	Secundus Dominus Regis	SECOND KING'S LORD.
Meriasek yv kerys	Meryasek yw kerys,	Meriasek is loved,
anotha y ma notyes	anodho yma notyes	188 Of him is noted
mur a ʒadder yn povma	meur a dhader y'n pow ma.	Much of goodness in this country.
me a leuer ʒyvgh heb flows	My a lever dhywgh, heb flows,	I say to you, without a flout,
ay cow#t# ny clowys cows	a'y goweth ny glywis kows,	Of his comrade I never heard tell.
moy gracyus flogh yn bysma	moy grassyes flogh y'n bys ma!	192 The most gracious child in this world !
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MERIADOCUS 193	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Me agis pesse mester	My a'gas pyssa, Mester,	I would beseech you, Master,
mar a pewy sur plesijs	mara pewgh hwi sur plesyes,	If you would be surely pleased,
mones ʒe dre heb awer	mones dhe dre heb ahwer	To [let me] go home without sorrow
ʒe vyras on ʒas vskys	dhe vires ow thas uskis	196 To see my father forthwith
hav mam kefrys	ha'w mamm keffrys.	And my mother likewise.
bedneth ʒyvgh am vestrigy	Bennath dhywgh a'n vestrysi!	A blessing to you for my schooling !
me a yl lour y bysy	My a yll lowr y bysi.	I can enough beseech it.
genovgh tek yʒof dyskys	Genowgh teg yth ov dyskys.	200 By you well am I taught.
MAGISTER 201	Magister	MASTER.
Banneth crist ʒys meriasek	Bennath Krist dhis, Meryasek.	Christ's blessing to thee, Meriasek.
ham benneth pur colonnek	Ha'm bennath pur golonnek.	And my blearing right hearty.
luen os a a venegycter	Leun os a vennesikter.	Full art thou of blessedness.
yn ov scole ny ve bythqueth	Yn ow skol ny veu bythkweyth	204 In my school never was there
ʒyso gy purwyre cowyth	dhiso jy pur wir koweth	To thee truly a comrade
yn discans nag yn dader	yn dyskans nag yn dader.	In learning nor in goodness.
descendit cum armigero et redit ad patrem		[He goes down with the squire and returns to his father. ]
MERIADOCUS 207	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Lowena ʒum tas worthy	Lowena dhe'm tas wordhi,	Joy to my worthy father,
ha reuerens bys bynyʒa	ha revrons bys bynytha!	208 And reverence for ever !
lowena ʒum mam defry	Lowena dhe'm mamm devri,	Joy to my mother truly,
enour ha dader neffra	enor ha dader nevra!	Honour and goodness !
pesef agys leun vanneth	Pysav agas leun bennath.	I beseech your full blessing.
lemmyn grace an spyrys sans	Lemmyn gras an Spyrys Sans	212 Now the grace of the Holy Ghost
re woloways ov skyans	re wolowas ow skians.	Hath enlightened my knowledge,
yma ʒym perfect dyskans	Yma dhymm perfekt dyskans,	I have perfect learning,
grac the crist pen an eleth	gras dhe Krist penn an eledh.	Thanks to Christ the head of the angels.
PATER 216	Pater	FATHER.
Meryasek welcum yn tre	Meryasek, wolkomm yn tre	216 Meriasek, welcome home,
ham luen vanneth y rof ʒys	ha'm leun vennath a rov dhis.	And my full blessing I give to thee.
mar kyssys ynta spedie	Mar kessys yn ta spedya	If thou leftest to speed well
me yv sur ʒe well plesijs	my yw sur dhe well plesyes	I am surely the better pleased
an keth trana	a'n keth tra na.	220 Of that same thing.
marrogyon parusugh wy	Marghogyon, pareusewgh hwi.	Knights, prepare you.
haneth omma yredy	Haneth omma yredi	To-night here readily
mytern connan sur a thua	Myghtern Konan sur a dheu-a.	King Conan will come.
MATER 224	Mater	MOTHER.
Meriasek bedneth crist ʒys	Meryasek, bennath Krist dhis,	224 Meriasek, Christ's blessing to thee,
ha bedneth ʒe vam neffra	ha bennath dha vamm nevra.	And thy mother's blessing ever.
gvyf os the vos welcummys	Gwiw os dhe vos wolkommys,	Worthy art thou to be welcomed,
hag enoris gans henna	hag enorys gans henna	And honoured therewithal
rag ʒe ʒadder	rag dha dhader.	228 For thy goodness.
ahanas vs ʒyn cowsys	Ahanas eus dhyn kewsys,	Of thee it is told to us,
du asota mur presijs	Dyw, ass o'ta meur braysyes	Pardie, that thou art much praised
dres ol breton heb awer	dres oll Breten, heb ahwer!	Throughout all Brittany, without grief.
CONANUS REX
ad ducem	Conanus rex ad ducem.	KING CONAN to the Duke.
Reuerens ʒyvg ser duk worthy	Revrons dhywgh, syrr Dug wordhi,	232 Reverence to you, worthy Sir Duke.
par del ovgh corf a galloys	par dell owgh korf a alloes.	As you are a body of might.
me redeth omma defry	My re dheuth omma devri,	I have come here indeed,
drefen agen bos vnwoys	drefenn agan bos unnwoes,	Because of our being one blood,
ʒe kestalkye	dhe gestalkya.	236 To talk together.
lowena ʒyvgh arlothes	Lowena dhywgh, arloedhes,	Joy to you, lady,
ha ʒen map ker vs genes	ha dhe'n mab ker eus genes,	And to the dear son that is with thee,
meryasek ov goys nesse	Meryasek, ow goes nessa!	Meriasek, my nearest blood !
PATER MEREADOCI 240	Pater Meriadoci	MERIASEK' S FATHER.
Wolcum ogh ov lyche worʒy	Wolkomm owgh, ow lij wordhi!	240 Welcome are you, my worthy liege !
wolcum ogh omma deffry	Wolkomm owgh omma devri,	Welcome are you here indeed,
wy hag ol agis pobell	hwi hag oll agas pobel.	You and all your people.
ʒe lowenna rag blythan	Dhe lowenna rag blydhen	The gladder for a year
me a vyth yn pur certan	my a vydh yn pur sertan	244 I shall be very certainly
agis gvelas om castell	a'gas gweles y'm kastell.	To see you in my castle.
MATER MEREADOCI 246	Mater Meriadoci	MERIASEK'S MOTHER.
Welcum ogh agan soueran	Wolkomm owgh, agan sov'ran,	Welcome are you, our sovran,
yn keth plassma pur certan	y'n keth plas ma pur sertan	In this same place very certainly
plesijs one agis gwlelas (gwelas)	plesyes on a'gas gweles.	248 Pleased are we to see you.
welcumma ma (welcumma) den benary	Wolkomma den bynari	More welcome man never
nefre ny ʒue yn ov chy	nevra ny dheu yn ow chi	Will come into my house,
kynteffov ʒas am denes	kyn teff' ow thas a'm denas.	Though may come my father that reared me.
MEREADOCUS 252	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Welcum omma lych ryall	Wolkomm omma, lij ryal,	252 Welcome here, royal liege,
del ogh pen ha princypall	dell owgh penn ha prynsipal	As you are head and principal
dreson ny ol yn tyan	dreson ni oll yn tien	Over us altogether
worthy rag cawas reuerens	wordhi rag kavoes revrons	Worthy to receive reverence
drefen agis governens	drefenn agas governans	256 Because of your governance
rewlys on brays ha byan	rewlys on, bras ha byghan.	Ruled are we, great and small.
REX CONANUS 258	Rex Conanus	KING CONAN.
Gramercy ʒywy warbarth	Gromersi dhy'hwi warbarth!	Gramercy to you altogether !
my a vyn kyns es dybarth	My a vynn kyns es dibarth	I will before separating
muvye omma certan tra	movya omma sertan tra,	260 Move here a certain thing,
rag dader hag honester	rag dader hag onester	For goodness and decency,
ʒe varyasek heb awer	dhe Veryasek, heb ahwer,	To Meriasek, without grief,
ow goys nessa	ow goes nessa.	My nearest blood.
PATER MEREADOCI DUX 264	Pater Meriadoci Dux	MERIASEK'S FATHER THE DUKE.
Ny a vyn purwyr kensa	Ni a vynn pur wir, kynsa	264 We will, truly, first
mones warbarth ʒe ʒybry	mones warbarth dhe dhybri.	Go together to eat.
dun yn palys ʒe setha	Deun y'n palys dhe 'sedha,	Let us come into the palace to sit,
bras ha byan pub huny	bras ha byghan, pub huni.	Great and small, every one,
spencer yv parys pub tra	Spenser, yw parys pub tra?	268 Spencer, is everything ready ?
lauer ʒym del om kerry	Lavar dhymm dell y'm kerri,	Tell me as thou lovest me,
ma yllyn mos ʒe lyfya	may hyllyn mos dhe livya,	That we may go to dine,
ov lych gans y arlyʒy	ow lij gans y arlydhi.	My liege with his lords.
escendunt omnes in placeam		[All go down into the open space. ]
PINCERNA DUCIS BRITANIE 272	Pincerna Ducis Britanie	THE SPENCER of the Duke of Brittany.
Pup tra oma yv parys	Pub tra omma yw parys.	272 Everything here is ready.
an arlythy desethys	An arlydhi desedhys	Let the lords seated
bethens genogh meriasek	bedhens genowgh, Meryasek	Be by you, Meriasek.
ny a kergh vytel in chy	Ni a gyrgh vytel y'n chi.	We will seek victual within.
trompys cleryons wethugh wy	Trompys, kleryons, hwythewgh hwi	276 Trumpets, clarions, blow ye
lemen then fest lowenek	lemmyn dhyn, fest lowenek.	Now to the joyous feast !
MERIADOCUS 278	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Ov arluth lich a esa	Ow arloedh lij a esa'	My liege lord shall sit
omma purguir an kynsa	omma pur wir an kynsa,	Here right truly the first.
hav thays theragtho inweth	ha'w thas dheragdho ynwedh.	280 And my father before him also.
ham mam ger in pen an voys	Ha'm mamm ger yn penn an voes.	And my mother dear at the head of the table.
orlyans duk a galloys	[Orlyans], Dug a alloes,	Orleans, Duke of power,
esethugh oma purfeth	esedhewgh omma perfeyth,	Sit ye here perfectly,
han arlythy yonk ha loys	ha'n arlydhi, yo'nk ha loes,	284 And the lords, young and gray,
ran arak ran aberveth	rann a-rag, rann a-bervedh.	Part before, part in the middle.
DUX ORLYANS 286	Dug Orlyans	DUKE OF ORLEANS.
Gromercy meryasek wek	Gromersi, Meryasek hweg,	Gramercy, sweet Meriasek,
agis norter yv mar dek	agas norter yw mar deg,	Your nurture is so sweet,
maythogh keris gans lues	mayth owgh kerys gans lies	288 That you are loved by many,
hagis manerov a plek	ha'gas manerow a bleg	And your manners are pleasing
kefrys the letrys ha lek	keffrys dhe lettrys ha leg.	Likewise to lettered and to layman.
parov thyugh in bys nynsues	Parow dhywgh y'n bys nyns eus.	Peers to you in the world are not.
Hic mimi ludent melodiam		[Here the mimes shall play a melody. ]
MERIADOCUS 292	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Ov lich kyng bethugh mery	Ow lij kyng, bedhewgh meri	292 My liege lord, be you merry :
inweth oll an kyff nywy (kyffnywy)	ynwedh oll an kevywi,	Likewise all shall have gaiety (?),
dukis ʒurlys marogyon	dugys, yurlys, marghogyon.	Dukes, Earls, Knights.
ov thays hav mam an denys	Ow thas, ha'w mamm a'm denas	My father, and my mother who suckled me,
omgersyogh me agis peys	omjershyewgh, my a'gas pys,	296 Comfort yourselves, I beseech you,
a luen golon	a leun golonn.	From a full heart.
CONANUS REX 298	Conanus rex	KING CONAN.
Gromercy meryasek wek	Gromersi, Meryasek hweg,	Gramercy, sweet Meriasek,
mar luen oys a corteysy	mar leun os a gortesi,	So full art thou of courtesy,
me ath ra den galosek	my a'th wra den galloesek,	300 I will make thee a mighty man,
trest am bus pur eredy	trest a'm beus pur yredi,	Trust have I right readily,
me a wor py kefyth gruek	my a woer py kevydh gwreg,	I know where thou wilt find a wife,
neb yv mergh mytern worthy	neb yw myrgh myghtern wordhi,	Who is a worthy king's daughter,
ha gensy y feth tra dek	ha gensi y fydh tra deg -	304 And with her will be a fair thing —
maners trefov castylly	maners, trevow, kastylli.	Manors, houses, castles.
theth tus ha dyso mar plek	Dhe'th tus ha dhiso, mar pleg,	To thy people and thee, if it pleases,
me a leuer pyv ew hy	my a lever piw yw hi.	I will say who she is.
PATER MERIADOCI DUX 308	Pater Meriadoci Dux	MERIASEK'S FATHER THE DUKE.
Gromercy agen lych da	Gromersi, agan lij da!	308 Gramercy, our good liege !
mur gras y wothen nefra	Meur ras a wodhon nevra	Much thanks I give ever
thywy agis bolnogeth	dhy'hwi a'gas bolonjedh.	To you for your wish.
the greffe y fyen ny	Dhe greffa y fien ni	We should be the stronger
y voys maryys eredy	y vos maryes yredi	312 Were he married readily,
ha moghheys agen roweth	ha moghhes agan roweth.	And our sway greatened.
MATER 314	Mater	THE MOTHER.
Ny yv plesijs hag a vyn	Ni yw plesyes hag a vynn	We are pleased and we will
boys revlijs drethogh certeyn	bos rewlys dredhowgh sertan,	Be ruled by you certainly,
ha meriasek kekefrys	ha Meryasek kekeffrys:	316 We and Meriasek likewise :
ken the vlamya y fyen	ken dhe vlamya y fien.	Otherwise to blame we should be.
why yv pen agen ehen	Hwi yw penn agan eghenn,	You are head of our tribe,
gouerner lich a fur rays	governour, lij a veur ras.	Governor, liege of great grace.
MERIADOCUS 320	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Ov arluth lich thyugh mur grays	Ow arloedh lij, dhywgh meur ras	320 My liege lord, to you much thanks
thym agis bolnogeth da	dhymm a'gas bolonjedh da.	For your good will to me.
ha na vewy dysplesijs	Ha na vewgh hwi displesys,	And be not you displeased.
peseff aragogh omma	pysav a-ragowgh omma,	I beseech before you all,
ov ascusia	ow askusya,	324 To excuse me,
wy ham tays hav mam kefrys	hwi a'm tas ha'w mamm keffrys.	You and my father and my mother likewise.
ny vanna omry then beys	Ni vynna' omri dhe'n bys,	I will not give myself to the world,
na domethy benytha	na demmedhi bynytha.	Nor marry me ever.
PATER 328	Pater	THE FATHER.
Tav dymmovy meryasek	Taw dhymmo vy, Meryasek!	328 Be silent for me, Meriasek !
ty a thommeth ov map wek	Ty a dhemmedh, ow mab hweg,	Thou wilt marry thee, my sweet son,
the neb arlothes worthy	dhe neb arloedhes wordhi,	To some worthy lady,
ha ny a veth the creffa	ha ni a vydh dhe greffa	And we shall be the stronger
der an maryach benitha	der an maryaj bynytha,	332 Through the marriage ever,
hag ol the lynnyeth defry	hag oll dha linyeth devri.	And all thy lineage surely.
MATER 334	Mater	THE MOTHER.
Domethy mar ny reva	Demmedhi mar ny wrava	If he do not marry him
tus ara agen scornya	tus a wra agan skornya.	Folk will scorn us
meriasek na govs folneth	Meryasek, na gows folneth.	336 Meriasek, speak not folly.
wath bythqueth in bysma sur	Hwath bythkweyth y'n bys ma sur	Still ever in this world surely
acontis y fus flogh fur	akontys y feus flogh fur,	Thou hast been accounted a wise child,
gvyth the hanov da rag meth	gwith dha hanow da rag meth!	Keep thy good name for shame !
MERIADOCUS 340	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Na govsogh ger war an beys	Na gewsewgh ger war an bys	340 Speak ye not a word in the world
benytha ov domethy	bynytha ow demmedhi.	Ever to marry me.
the ken forthov sur ov breys	Dhe gen fordhow sur ow brys	To other ways surely my mind
yma syttis eredy	yma settys yredi.	Is set already.
PATER 344	Pater	THE FATHER.
Pan forthov yv an rena	Pan fordhow yw an re na?	344 What ways are those ?
meryasek thym lauer	Meryasek, dhymm lavar.	Meriasek, say to me.
lemen mar mynnyth dotya	Lemmyn mar mynnydh dotya	Now if thou wilt dote
trueth vya ov map ker	truedh via, ow mab ker.	It would be a pity, my dear son.
MERIADOCUS 348	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Na vanna dre grath ihesu	Ny vynna' dre ras Yesu,	348 I will not through Jesu's sake,
me a leuer ov thays wek	my a lever, ow thas hweg.	I say, my sweet father.
ov bolnogeth purguir yv	Ow bolonjedh pur wir yw	My will right truly is
rag gorthia crist galosek	rag gordhya Krist galloesek.	To worship mighty Christ.
bones sacris marrek du	Bones sakrys marghek Dyw	352 To be consecrated a knight of God,
an order mar thym a plek	a'n ordyr mar dhymm y pleg,	Of the order that pleases me,
benitha hedre ven byv	bynytha hedra ven byw	Ever as long as I may be alive
me a garse lowenek	my a garsa lowenek.	I should like gladly.
CONANUS REX 356	Conanus Rex	KING CONAN.
Pan othem vs thysogy	Pan edhomm eus dhiso jy	356 What need is there to thee
a naha roweth an beys	a nagha roweth an bys?	Of refusing the sway of the world ?
ha ty genys eredy	Ha ty genys yredi	And thou (well-) born surely
abarth tays ha mam kefrys	a-barth tas ha mamm keffrys	On side of father and of mother likewise.
	a'n goes ughel*.
nynsyv worschyp theth ehen	Nyns yw worshyp dhe'th eghenn	360 It is not respect to thy tribe
the conseyt in pur certen	dha gonsayt yn pur sertan.	Thy conceit very certainly.
ov map preder forthov guel	Ow mab, preder fordhow gwell.	My son, think of better ways.
PATER 363	Pater	THE FATHER.
Ellas ov map meryasek	Ellas, ow mab Meryasek,	Alas, my son Meriasek,
bythqueth ʒe gora ʒe scole	bythkweyth dha worra dhe skol!	364 That thou ever wert put to school !
ty rum gruk vy morethek	Ty re'm grug vy moredhek.	Thou hast made me sorrowful.
a skyans prest nynsus ole	A skians prest nyns eus ol	Of knowledge there is now nought at all
ty the desky	ty dhe dhyski.	To teach thee.
ny a veth scorne ol an pov	Ni a vydh skorn oll an pow.	368 We shall be the scorn of all the country.
pytha an tyr han trevov	Pyth a an tir ha'n trevow	Where will go the land and the villages
us thynny heb feladov	eus dhyn ni heb falladow,	That are ours without fail,
mar ny vynnyth domethy	mar ny vynnydh demmedhi?	If thou wilt not marry thee ?
MERIADOCUS 372	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
A das gruegh crist agis er	A das, gwrewgh Krist agas er,	372 O father, make Christ your heir,
bo ens y then goys nessa	bo ens i dhe'n goes nessa,	Or let them go to the nearest blood,
pythellens nefre numduer	pyth ellens nevra ny'm deur:	Whither they may go concerns me not :
ganse ny vanna melya	gansa ny vynna' mellya.	With them I will not meddle.
CONANUS REX 376	Conanus rex	KING CONAN.
Me a greys sur meryasek	My a grys sur, Meryasek,	376 I believe surely, Meriasek,
nagote re skyansek	nag o'ta re skiansek	Thou art not overwise
gul erbyn the days hath vam	gul erbynn dha das ha'th vamm.	To act against thy father and thy mother.
ny won pendrussis in scoll	Ny wonn pandr' wrussys yn skol;	I know not what thing thou didst in school :
a thader byth nynsus oll	a dhader bydh nyns eus ol,	380 Of any goodness there is not,
ov map ty the dysky tam	ow mab, ty dhe dhyski tamm.	My son, that thou learnest aught.
MERIADOCUS 382	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Crist indelma a leuer	Krist yndellma a lever:	Christ thus saith :
ov sywa neb a vynna	ow sywa neb a vynna	Whoso would follow me
forsakyans byen ha muer	forsakyens byghan ha meur,	384 Let him forsake small and great,
teryov trefov an bysma	tiryow, trevow an bys ma,	Lands, houses of this world,
y days hay vam	y das ha'y vamm,	His father and his mother,
y nessevyn hay cothmans	y neshevin ha'y gothmans,	His kinsmen and his friends,
hag eff a gvayn roov cans	hag ev a wayn rohow kans	388 And he shall gain a hundred gifts
bys benitha an bevnans	bys vynitha a'n bywnans	For ever of life
in neff awartha heb nam	yn nev a-wartha heb namm.	In heaven above without fault.
warlergh sen luk	Warlergh Sen Luk	According to Saint Luke
me an kyff lell	my a'n kyv lel	392 I will find it loyally
thyugh in awell	dhywgh y'n aweyl:	For you in the gospel :
screfis yv kepar del yn gruk	skrifys yw kepar dell y'n gwrug.	It is written as he made it.
CONANUS REX 395	Conanus Rex	KING CONAN.
Pyraga na ylta gy	Pyraga na yll'ta jy	Why canst thou not
domethy oma in beys	demmedhi omma y'n bys,	396 Marry thee here in the world,
del fue lius den worthy	dell veu lies den wordhi,	As were many worthy men,
ha gans y du purgerys	ha gans i Dyw pur gerys?	And by them God was purely loved ?
ran sens in neff	Re'n sens yn nev,	By the saints in heaven,
genes ythoff dysplesijs	genes yth ov displesys	400 With thee I am displeased,
gul theth tus bones gesijs	gul dhe'th tus bones gesys,	To cause thy folk to be jeered,
kemeres duen ha greff	kemmeres dughan ha grev!	To take dole and grief!
MERIADOCUS 403	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Rag kerense crist an neff	Rag kerensa Krist a'n nev	For love of the Christ of the heaven
me a vyn agis pesy	my a vynn agas pysi	404 I will beseech you
na gemerre denv#t# greff	na gemmerra denvydh grev	That no one take grief
na duwen am govys vy	na dughan a'm govis vy.	Or dole because of me.
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CONANUS 407	Conanus	CONAN.
Coyl ortheff vy meryasek	Koel orthiv vy, Meryasek	Listen to me, Meriasek,
me ath desyr dre tekter	my a'th tesir dre dekter,	408 I desire thee through fairness,
bonyl ty a feth edrek	[bo'neyl] ty a'fydh edrek,	Or else thou wilt have repentance,
open dys me a leuer	open dhis my a lever.	Openly I say to thee.
preder inta	Preder yn ta.	Consider well.
the days ha me ny a yl	Dha das ha my, ni a yll	412 Thy father and I, we can
statya an tyr dyogeyl	statya an tir, diogel,	Limit the land, certainly,
mar mynen the den areyl	mar mynnyn, dhe dhen arall,	If we will, to another man,
na thefo dis benytha	na dheffo dhis bynytha.	That it come not to thee ever.
In vrna avel begyer	Yn eur na avel begyer	416 Then as a beggar
ty a veth sur heb awer	ty a vydh sur heb ahwer	Thou wilt be surely without grief
sensys in pov	synsys y'n pow,	Held in the country,
hag ol the kerens blamys	hag oll dha gerens blamys.	And all thy kinsmen blamed.
ellas mar pethen schamys	Ellas, mar pydhyn shamys!	410 Alas, if we be shamed !
wath preder a guel forthov	Hwath preder a well fordhow.	Yet think of better ways.
MERIADOCUS 422	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Mar peth stat the den arel	Mar pydh stat dhe dhen arall	If an estate to another man be
grueys annotho dyogel	gwrys anodho diogel,	Made thereof certainly,
ov liche wek me yv plesijs	ow lij hweg, my yw plesys.	414 My sweet liege, I am well pleased.
henna thymo ny ra greff	Henna dhymmo ny wra grev.	That to me will not cause grief.
mar calla cafus tyr neff	Mar kalla' kavoes tir nev	If I can find heaven's land
fy the plos lustis an beys	fi dhe blos lustys an bys!	Fye on the foul lusts of the world !
CONANUS REX 428	Conanus Rex	KING CONAN.
Mur a varth yv genevy	Meur a varth yw genev vy	428 Much marvel have I
pan fyghyth rychyth {C., 278} an beys	pan fiydh rychys an bys.	When thou fyest the riches of the world,
bewe pel ny elte gy	Bywa pell ny yll'ta jy	live long thou couldst not
heb peth na denvyth genys	heb pyth, na denvydh genys.	Without wealth, nor (could) any one born.
dre rychyth ha chevalry	Dre rychys ha chevalri	432 Through riches and chivalry
den a veth femorys	den a vydh degemmerys	A man will be accepted
inban in meske arlythy	yn-bann yn mysk arlydhi,	Above amongst lords,
ha ganse prest enorys	ha gansa prest enorys,	And by them quickly honoured,
Der y peth grueys den ryel	der y byth gwrys den ryal	436 Through his wealth made a royal man,
ha gorys then stat vhel	ha gorrys dhe'n stat ughel.	And put to the high station.
pendra dal an bohosek	Pandra dal an boghosek?	What thing is the poor man worth ?
kyn fo brays y devethyans	Kyn fo bras y dhevedhyans	Though great be his lineage,
ef a dryk pennoth in hans	ev a dryg penn-noeth yn hons:	440 He will remain bareheaded down below :
nynguel an rych galosek	ny'n gwel an rych galloesek.	Him the rich powerful (man) will not see.
MERIADOCUS 442	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Na govsugh a chevalry	Na gewsewgh a jevalri:	Talk you not of chivalry :
byth moy rychys numdur man	bydh moy rychys ny'm deur mann:	Never more do riches concern me :
tollys yv lues huny	toelys yw lies huni	444 Deceived is many a one
der peyth an beys yn certan	der byth an bys yn sertan.	By the wealth of the world certainly.
A dyves del redyn ny	A Dhyves dell redyn ni	Of Dives as we read
rych lour o in pup termen	rych lowr o yn pub termyn.	Rich enough was he at every time.
py theth y ena defry	Py'th eth y ena devri?	448 Whither went his soul really ?
the yfern then peyn belen	Dhe ifarn, dhe'n payn bilen.	To hell, to the villanous pain.
Lasser o den bohosek	Laser* o den boghosek	Lazarus was a poor man
a thuk lavyr pur anwek	a dhug lavur pur anhweg:	Who bore labour right unsweet :
abraham an reseves	Abraham a'n ressevas,	45l Abraham received him,
pan o marov dotho eff	pan o marow, dhodho ev,	When he was dead, unto him,
hag in y hascra heb greff	hag yn y askra, heb grev,	And in his bosom, without grief,
in golovder an gvythes	yn golowder a'n gwithas.	Kept him in light.
CONANUS REX	Conanus Rex	KING CONAN.
[surrexit circa placeam		[he rose (and walked) round the open space. ]
Serys kemerugh in ban	Syrrys, kemmerewgh yn-bann.	456 Sirs, get you up.
drog yv gena doys oma	Drog yw gene' dos omma.	I am sorry that I came here.
a meryasek guas belan	A Meryasek, gwas bilen,	O Meriasek, villanous fellow,
dar soposia a reta	dar sopposya a wre'ta	Dost thou suppose
den rych nefra	den rych nevra	460 That a rich man never
mones then neff da ny yl	mones dhe'n nev da ny yll?	Can go to the good heaven ?
me a greys dotyys oys vyl	My a grys dotyes os vil	I believe thou art doting vilely
ha muscugys rum ena	ha muskegys re'm ena!	And distracted, by my soul !
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MERIADOCUS 464	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
An scripctor (scriptor) leferel grua	An skryptor leverel gwra	464 The scripture doth say
den rych then neff dyogel	den rych dhe'n nev diogel,	A rich man to the heaven certainly,
mage fur weyll yv dotha	maga feur hwel yw dhodho	As great a labour is it for him
moys avel capel gorhel	mos avel kapel gorhel	To go as (for) a ship's cable
der trov nasweth	der kraw* naswydh.	468 To go through a needle's eye.
henna gans y destrowhy	Henna gans y dhistrewi	That by destroying it
a yl boys spedijs defry	a yll bos spedyes devri.	May be sped certainly.
indellan (indella?) den rych besy	Yndella den rych bysi	So the rich busy man,
the vohosogyan guet ry	dhe voghosogyon gwith ri	472 Take care to give to the poor
in cheryte part ath peth	yn cheryta part a'th pyth.	In charity part of thy wealth.
CONANUS REX 474	Conanus Rex	KING CONAN.
Farwel ser duk	Farwel, syrr Dug,	Farewell, Sir Duke,
re crist am gruk	re Krist a'm gwrug	By Christ who made me
the vap yv fol	dha vab yw fol.	476 Thy son is mad.
ganso omgrua	Ganso omwra	By him is caused
ov herth oma	ow herdh omma	My journey here
galles the col	gallas dhe goll,	To go to loss,
ham lafuryans	ha'm lavuryans.	480 And my labouring.
the lee nefra	Dha lehe nevra,	To lessen thee ever,
war ov ena	war ow ena,	On my soul,
me an car in ov bevnans	my a'n kar yn ow bywnans. <finit	I shall like it in my life.
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[tranceat conanus		[Let Conan pass off. ]
PATER 484	Pater	THE FATHER.
Ov arluth dywy mur grays	Ow arloedh, dhy'hwi meur ras	484 My lord, much thanks to you
ov profia dotho dadder	ow provia dhodho dader.	Showing goodness to him.
ellas ragos ov map rays	Ellas ragos, ow mab ras!	Alas for thee, my son of grace !
na vennyth dre onester	Na vynnydh dre onester	Thou wilt not through decency
bones revlys	bones rewlys.	488 Be ruled.
yma pensevyk an gluas	Yma pennsevik an wlas	The prince of the country is
dysplesijs purguir genas	displesys pur wir genes,	Displeased right truly with thee,
the days hath vam kekefrys	dha das ha'th vamm keffrys.	Thy father and thy mother likewise.
MERIADOCUS 492	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Kynthogh geneff dysplesijs	Kynth owgh genev displesys,	492 Though you are displeased with me,
ythyv ol am anvoth vy	yth yw oll a'm anvodh vy.	It is all against my will.
trest ambus boys acordys	Trest a'm beus bos akordys	Trust have I that I am in accord
orth ihesu crist a vercy	orth Yesu Krist a versi.	With Jesus Christ of mercy.
agys bannothov kefrys	Agas bennathow keffrys,	496 Your blessings likewise,
tays ha mam thymmo gruegh ry	tas ha mamm, dhymmo gwrewgh ri.	Father and mother, give ye to me.
me a vyn mones uskys	My a vynn mones uskis	I will go straightway
wath de thesky dadder moy	hwath dhe dhyski dader moy.	Yet to learn more goodness.
rag kerense an drensis	Rag kerensa an Drynses	500 For love of the Trinity
na temptyogh vy the foly	na demptyewgh vy dhe foli.	Tempt me not to folly.
PATER 502	Pater	THE FATHER.
Inter dula du avan	Ynter diwla Dyw a-vann,	Between the hands of God above,
ov map gruaff the kemynna	ow mab, gwrav dha gemmynna.	My son, I do commend thee.
kemer the rovle the honan	Kemmer dha rewl dha honan:	504 Take thine own rule :
gul nahen me ny alla	gul nahen my ny alla':	Do ought else I cannot :
ov banneth dis	ow bennath dhis!	My blessing to thee !
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MATER 507	Mater	THE MOTHER
Amen prest ham banneth vy	Amen prest, ha'm bennath vy.	Amen ever, and my blessing.
ov map dore (doro) thym the vay	Ow mab, doro dhymm dha vay!	508 My son, give me thy kiss !
morethek assoff defry	Moredhek ass ov devri	Said am I indeed
ov tyberth sur the orthys (dheworthys)	ow tiberth sur dhiworthis.	At parting surely from thee.
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[her meriasek weryth a prest ys govn		[Here Meriasek wears a priest's gown. ]
Hic episcopus kernov hic pompabit	Hic episcopus Kernov hic pompabit.	[Here the Bishop of Kernou, shall parade. ]
EPISCOPUS KERNOV 511		BISHOP OF KERNOU
Me yv escop in breten	My yw epskop yn Breten	I am bishop in Brittany
in conteth gelwys kernov	yn konteth gelwys Kernow.	512 In a county called Kernou.
mur yv ov rays pup termen	Meur yw ow ras pub termyn:	Great is my grace always :
cowethe thym yv tanov	kowetha dhymm yw tanow	Comrades are few to me
parlet mar stovt	parlet mar stout,	A prelate so proud,
prence war an vebyen lyen	pryns war an vebyon lyenn.	516 A prince over the sons of reading.
nynsus in breten vyen	Nyns eus yn Breten Vyghan	There are not in little Britain
ov parov purguir heb dovt	ow farow pur wir heb dout.	My peers right truly without doubt.
MERIADOCUS 519	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Ser epscop thyugh lowena	Syrr Epskop, dhywgh lowena!	Sir Bishop, joy to you !
agis pesy y fanna	Agas pysi y fynna'	520 You I will beseech
a ry dymmo vy ordys	a ri dhymmo vy ordys.	To give me orders.
pronter boys me a garsa	Pronter bos my a garsa,	A priest I should like to be,
corff ihesu thy venystra	korf Yesu dh'y venystra	Jesu's body to administer it
mar myn ov descans servya	mar mynn ow dyskans servya	524 If my learning will serve
genogh pan ven apposijs	genowgh pan ven apposyes.	By you when I may be appointed.
[descendit episcopus kernov in placeam		[The Bishop of Kernou goes down into the open space. ]
EPISCOPUS KERNOV 526	Episcopus Kernov	THE BISHOP OF KERNOU.
Wolcum oma meryasek	Wolkomm omma, Meryasek,	Welcome here, Meriasek,
me re glowes ov map wek	my re glywas, ow mab hweg,	I have heard, my sweet son,
ahanes covs mur thadder 529	ahanas kows meur dhader.	528 Of thee much good spoken.
ry dys ordys me a vyn	Ri dhis ordys my a vynn.	Give thee orders I will
in hanov ihesu lemys (lemyn)	Yn Hanow Yesu lemmyn	In Jesu's name now
sacrys gena betheth suer	sakrys gene' bydhydh sur.	Consecrated by me thou wilt be surely.
[genuflectit		[He kneels. ]
532
cryst roy dis in pup termyn	Krist roy dhis yn pub termyn	532 May Christ grant to thee alway
omguythe prest in glander	omwitha prest yn glander!	To keep thyself ever in purity !
CECUS 534	Cecus	A BLIND MAN.
Banneth du genogh tus vays	Bennath Dyw genowgh, tus 'vas!	God's blessing (be) with you, good folk !
me yv dal na yl guelays	My yw dall na yll gweles.	I am a blind man who cannot see.
regh dym agis alusyon	Rewgh dhymm agas alusyon!	536 Give me your alms !
ha ragogh y raff pesy	Ha ragowgh y hwrav pysi	And for you I will pray
the crist ihesu a vercy	dhe Krist Yesu a versi,	To Christ Jesu of mercy,
selwadour an crustunyon	Selwador an Gristonyon.	The Saviour of the Christians.
KALUS { claudus?} 540	Kalus	A CRIPPLE.
Me yv inweth efrethek	My yw ynwedh evredhek,	540 I am also maimed,
am esely podrethek	am eseli podrethek	My limbs rotten
gyllys in gron	gyllys yn gronn.	Become in a heap.
schanlour (scant-lor) y halla kerthes	Skant lowr y halla' kerdhes.	Scarce enough can I walk.
me a pysse kynweres	My a pyssa kynweres	544 I would beseech a common cure
the orthugh (dheworthugh) a luen golon	dhiworthowgh a leun golonn.	From you with a full heart.
MERIADOCUS 546	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
		[He kneels. ]
Ihesu arluth me ath peys	Yesu Arloedh, my a'th pys,	Lord Jesu, I beseech thee,
gueres an den ma yv dal	gweres an den ma yw dall!	Cure this man who is blind !
ihesu crist mytern glorijs	Yesu Krist, Myghtern glorius,	548 Jesu Christ, glorious King,
roy y syght dotho heb fal	roy y syght dhodho heb fall!	Give his sight to him without fail !
ihesu arluth luen a rays	Yesu Arloedh, leun a ras,	Lord Jesu, full of grace,
inweth sav an den arall	ynwedh saw an den arall.	Heal the other man likewise.
ihesu arluth map guirhays	Yesu Arloedh, Mab Gwyrghes,	552 Lord Jesu, son of a virgin,
dyswe the gallus ryall	diskwa dha alloes ryal	Display thy royal power
lemen oma	lemmyn omma.	Now here.
in nomine patris et filij	In nomine Patris et Filii.	In nomine Patris et Filii.
virtu crist rebo yly	Vertu Krist re bo eli,	556 May Christ's virtue be a salve,
a dus gvan dyugh in torma	A dus gwann dhywgh y'n tor' ma!	O weak folk, to you this turn !
CECUS 558	Cecus	THE BLIND MAN.
Cryst ihesu dys ren tala	Krist Yesu dhis re'n tala!	Christ Jesu repay it to thee !
me a weyl lemen inta	My a wel lemmyn yn ta.	I see now well
benyges the piiadow (peyadov)	Bennigys dha bysadow	560 That thy prayer blessed
me a wor bones oma	my a woer bones omma,	Is here, I know,
ha glorijs prest the geryov	ha gloryes prest dha eryow!	And glorious ever thy words !
KALUS 563	Kalus	THE CRIPPLE.
Ha me yv sawys purdek	Ha my yw sawys pur dheg,	And I am healed right well,
neb a fue sur efrethek	neb a veu sur evredhek,	564 (I) who was surely maimed.
lues blethen in bysma	lies blydhen y'n bys ma.	Many years in this world
galer numbus	Galar ny'm* beus,	Sickness I had.
grays the ihesus	gras dhe Yesus	Thanks to Jesus
ha then denma	ha dhe'n den ma!	568 And to this man !
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[tranceat in placeam
EPISCOPUS KERNOV 569	Episcopus Kernov	BISHOP OF KERNOU.
Meryasek dyso reuerans	Meryasek, dhiso revrons!	Meriasek, reverence to thee !
keris gans du a seluans	Kerys gans Dyw a selwyans	Loved by God of salvation
gon guir lemen the vota	gonn gwir lemmyn dha vo'ta.	I know truly now that thou art
me ath peys trych genevy	My a'th pys, tryg genev vy,	571 I pray thee dwell with me,
ha sur nefre thysogy	ha sur nevra dhiso jy	And thee surely never
me ny falla	my ny falla'.	Will I fail.
MERIADOCUS 575	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Ser epscop dywy mur grays	Syrr Epskop, dhy'hwi meur gras	Sir Bishop, to you much thanks
lafurya sur the ken gluas	lavurya sur dhe gen wlas	576 To go onward surely to another country
avesijs off alemma	avisyes ov alemma.	I am advised hence.
banneth genogh oll an sens	Bennath genowgh oll an sens	The blessing of all the saints
han sansesov myns del ens	ha'n sansesow myns dell yns	And the saintesses as many as there are
hagis compny ben[itha]	ha'gas kompani bynytha!	580 With you and your company ever !
CROCIFER EPISCOPI KERNOV 581	Crocifer Episcopi Kernov	THE BISHOP OF KERNOU'S CROZIER-BEARER.
Banneth du thys meryasek	Bennath Dyw dhis, Meryasek!	God's blessing to thee, Meriasek !
ny a vya lowenek	Ni a via lowenek	We should be glad
a mynnes oma tre[ga]	a mynnes omma tryga.	If thou wouldst stay here.
erbyn the voth	Erbynn dha vodh	584 Against thy will
thynny ny goth	dhyn ni ny goedh,	It behoves us not,
sur the lettya	sur dha lettya.	Surely, to hinder thee.
[ascendit episcopus kernov		[The Bishop of Kernou, goes up. ]
MERIADOCUS 587	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Marners dorsona dywy	Marners, dursoenno dhy'hwi!	Mariners, a blessing to you !
the kernov mar segh defry	Dhe Gernow mars ewgh devri	588 To Cornwall if you are going now
mones genogh y carsen	mones genowgh y karsen.	I should like to go with you.
the ry nammur me numbus	Dhe ri nameur my ny'm beus,	To give I have not much,
sav me a beys crist ihesus	saw my a bys Krist Yesus	But I will beseech Christ Jesus
thagys socra pup termen	dh'agas sokra pub termyn.	59a To succour you always.
NAVTA 593	Navta	THE SAILOR.
Wolcum oys genen dremas	Wolkomm os genen, dremas.	Welcome art thou with us, honest man.
ny ath wor the pen an gluas	Ni a'th worr dhe Benn an Wlas,	We will put thee to the end of the country,
dre voth du kyn pen sythen	dre vodh Dyw, kyn penn seythun.	Through God's will, before a week's end.
[ascendit in navim		[He goes up into the ship. ]
dus aberveth oma scon	Deus a-bervedh omma skon	596 Come thou in here at once ;
hav marners tennogh dyson	ha'w marners, tennewgh dison	And, my mariners, quickly haul
an goyl thym in ban lemen	an goel dhymm yn-bann lemmyn!	The sail up for me now !
SERVUS NAVTE 599	Servus Navte	THE SAILOR'S SERVANT.
At eve fast bys in top	Ottava fast bys y'n topp.	Lo it is quite up to the top.
nov mata make fast the rop	Now mata, make fast the rop.	600 Now mate, make the rope fast.
yma an gvyns ov wetha	Yma an gwyns ow hwytha,	The wind is blowing,
han mor ov terevel fol	ha'n mor ow trehevel fol.	And the sea rising madly.
me a greys kellys on ol	My a grys kellys on oll	I believe we are all lost
ha buthys pur guir oma	ha beudhys pur wir omma.	604 And drowned right truly here.
[NAV]TA 605	Navta	THE SAILOR.
A gony pan vuen genys	A go-ni pan ven genys!	Ah woe is us that we were born !
warbarth ny a veth kellys	Warbarth ni a vydh kellys!	Together we shall be lost !
ens pup the ʒeys thy gela	Ens pub dhe yes dh'y gila.	Let every one go to confess to his fellow.
nynsus oma forth nahen	Nyns eus omma forth nahen.	608 Here there is no other way.
ahanan ny vev vn den	Ahanan ny vyw unn den.	Of us not one man will live.
tru gony doys then pletma	Tru, go-ni, dos dhe'n plit ma!	Sad, woe is us, to come to this plight !
MEREADOCUS 611	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
A bethugh a cofort da	A bedhewgh a gonfort da!	O be ye of good comfort !
crist agen gueres a ra	Krist agan gweres a wra,	612 Christ will save us,
ha me a vyn y pesy	ha my a vynn y bysi,	And I will beseech him,
mar pe y voth indella	mar pe y vodh yndella	If his will be thus
na rella den peryllya	na wrella den peryllya	That no one shall be in danger
in tyr na mor in bysma	yn tir na mor y'n bys ma	616 On land nor sea in this world
mar creya war crist ha my	mar kria war Krist ha my.	If he cry on Christ and me.
NAVTA 618	Navta	THE SAILOR.
Meryasek gorthys reby	Meryasek, gordhys re bi!	Meriasek, worshipped be thou !
drethos ol sawys on ny	Dredhos oll sawys on ni	Through thee we all are saved
a peryl sur in torma	a beryll sur y'n tor' ma.	620 From peril surely this turn.
kegy in tyr a dremas	Ke jy yn tir, A dhremas,	Go thou on land, O honest man !
in kernov the ihesu gras	Yn Kernow; dhe Yesu gras,	In Cornwall, thanks to Jesu,
theth desyr ty re dufa	dhe'th tesir ty re dheuva.	According to thy desire thou hast come.
[descendit in cornubia		[He lands in Cornwall. ]
MEREADOCUS 624	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
The ihesu rebo grasseys	Dhe Yesu re bo grassyes!	614 To Jesu be thanks !
the pov astrange devethys	Dhe bow astranj devedhys	To a strange country come
me yv oma	my yw omma.	Am I here.
kerthes in tyr me a vyn	Kerdhes yn tir my a vynn,	Walk on land I will,
ihesu arluth cuff colyn	Yesu Arloedh, kuv kolonn,	618 May Lord Jesu, dear heart,
the teller da rum gedya	dhe dyller da re'm gedyo,	To a good place guide me,
gorthya crist ker may hallen	gordhya Krist ker may hallen,	That I may worship dear Christ,
han werhes flour maria	ha'n Wyrghes flour, Maria!	And Mary, the flower of maidens !
Devethys off in tereth	Devedhys ov yn tiredh,	632 I am come on land,
ha squeth me yv ov kerthes	he skwith my yw ow kerdhes.	And weary am I walking.
maria mam ha maghteth	Maria, mamm ha maghteth,	Mary, mother and maiden,
mara sus dis chy na plaes	maras eus dhis chi na plas	If thou hast a house or place
oges oma	ogas omma,	636 Near this,
grua o gedya vy bys dy	gwra ow gedya vy bys di,	Do guide me even unto it,
rag mur y carsen defry	rag meur y karsen devri	For much I should like really
guthel thymmo oratry	guthyl dhymmo oratri	To make me an oratory
in herw#t# chy maria	yn herwydh chi Maria.	640 Near Mary's house.
densa lowena dywhy	Densa, lowena dhy'hwi!	Kind (sir), joy to you !
pan a chapel yv henna	Pana japel yw henna?	What chapel is that ?
DOMESTICUS 643	Domesticus	A HOUSEHOLD SLAVE.
Me a leuer dys dyson	My a lever dhis dison.	I will tell thee at once.
chapel maria cambron	Chapel Maria Kammbronn,	644 Mary of Camborne's chapel,
gelwys yv an keth chyna	gelwys yw an keth chi na.	That same house is called.
a py le in govynnyth	A by le y'n govynnydh?	From what place dost thou ask it ?
lauer henna dymo weyth	Lavar henna dhymmo hwath	Say that to me yet,
a cow#t# da	A goweth da.	648 O good fellow !
MEREADOCUS 649	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
A vreten sur then povma	A Vreten sur dhe'n pow ma	From Brittany surely to this country
dresen mor me re dufa	dres an mor my re dheuva	Over the sea I have come,
del vynnas du ov desky	dell vynnas Dyw ow dyski.	As God teaching me willed.
hag omma gul me a vyn	Hag omma gul my a vynn	652 And here I will make,
ryb chapel maria wyn	ryb chapel Maria Wynn,	By blessed Mary's chapel,
thym oratry	dhymm oratri.	For me an oratory.
us dour omma in oges	Eus dowr omma yn ogas?	Is there water here at hand ?
rag nefre nahen dewes	Rag nevra nahen diwes	656 For never other drink
nynsa om ganov defry	nyns eus y'm ganow devri.	Shall go into my mouth surely.
DOMESTICUS 658	Domesticus	THE HOUSEHOLD SLAVE.
Dour yv mur ascant oma	Dowr yw meur a skant omma.	Water is very scanty here.
reys yv polge da alema	Res yw pols da alemma	Needful is it a good bit hence
mones certen thy gerhes	mones sertan dh'y gyrghes.	660 To go certainly to fetch it.
corff bo gvyn a cafen vy	Kor'v bo gwin a kaffen vy,	Ale or wine if I could get,
dour ny effsen eredy	dowr ny evsen yredi,	Water I would not drink readily,
na ny vye rag ov lees	na ny via rag ow les.	Nor would it be for my good.
MERIADOCUS 664	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
North yst then chapel omma	North-est dhe'n chapel omma	664 North-east of the chapel here
me a vyn mos the guandra	my a vynn mos dhe wandra,	I will go to wander,
dour thymmo sur rag weles	dowr dhymmo sur rag hwilas.	Water for me surely to seek.
Tranceat ad pratum		[Let him go across to the meadow. ]
[genuflectit		[He kneels. ]
Ihesu arluth me ath peys	Yesu, Arloedh, my a'th pys,	Jesu, Lord, I beseech thee,
ihesu gront dovyr a wur speys	Yesu, gront dowr a verr spys,	668 Jesu, grant water in great abundance,
ihesu dymmo der the graes	Yesu, dhymmo der dha ras	Jesu, to me through thy grace
del russys kyns the moyseys	dell wrussys kyns dhe Moyses	As thou didst before for Moses
an men cales	a'n men kales.	From the hard rock.
[her ye wyll sprynggyth vp water		[Here the well springeth up water. ]
DOMESTICUS 672	Domesticus	THE HOUSEHOLD SLAVE.
Densa benyges reby	Densa, bennigys re bi,	671 Kind (sir), blessed be thou,
dovr oma ov try thynny	dowr omma ow tri dhyn ni	Bringing here to us water
mar dek thagen confortya	mar deg dh'agan konfortya!	So fair to comfort us !
kerys oys purguir gans du	Kerys os pur wir gans Dyw,	Loved art thou right truly by God,
prevys open oma yv	prevys open omma yw	676 It is clearly proven here
the ragon in teller ma	dheragon y'n tyller ma.	Before us in this place.
HOMO FEBRICOSUS 678	Homo febricosus	A FEVER-PATIENT.
A thu ellas pendrama	A Dhyw, ellas, pandr' wrama?	O God, alas, what thing is it ?
lader cleves thym yma	Lader kleves dhymm yma,	A thief of a disease I have,
a veth gelwys an seson	a vydh gelwys an seson.	680 Which is called the season.
ganso me ambeth schorys	Ganso my a'm bydh shorys	With me I have marks
pup deth nansyv lues mys	pub dydh, nans yw lies mis.	Every day, now it is many months.
rag peyn feynt yv ov colon	Rag payn faynt yw ow holonn.	For pain faint is my heart.
CONTRACTUS 684	Contractus	A CRIPPLE.
Me yv efrethek heb fal	My yw evredhek heb fall --	684 I am maimed without fail —
du thym asevya mal	Dyw dhymm assa via mall	God for me has raised a desire
appeua marov an beys	a pena marow a'n bys!	If (only) I were dead from the world !
yma tregys in cambron	Yma trygys yn Kammbronn	There is dwelling in Camborne
den ov cul merclys dyson	den ow kul merklys dison.	688 A man working miracles at once.
guel yv dyn moys dy us[kys]	Gwell yw dhyn mos di uskis	Better is for us to go to him quickly
hay besy a luen colon	ha'y bysi a leun golonn	And to beseech him with a full heart
thynny ny guthel guereys	dhyn nini guthyl gweres.	To help us.
trancit ad meriadocum		[He goes across to Meriasek. ]
HOMO FEBRICOSUS 692	Homo febricosus	THE FEVER-PATIENT.
Lowene dys meriasek	Lowena dhis, Meryasek!	692 Joy to thee, Meriasek !
ny yv dev then bohosek	Ni yw dew dhen voghosek,	We are two poor men,
me grefijs gans an febyr	my grevyes gans an fevyr,	I grieved with the fever,
han keth den ma sur yv mans	ha'n keth den ma sur yw mans.	And this same man surely is maimed.
na nyl susten na pegans	Naneyl sosten na pygans	696 Neither sustenance nor goods
ny yllen dendyl the guir	ny yllyn dendil dhe wir.	Can we earn of a truth.
grua gueres dynny dyblans	Gwra gweres dhyn ni diblans	Help us clearly
rag kerense ihesu ker	rag kerensa Yesu ker.	For love of dear Jesu.
MERIADOCUS		MERIASEK [kneels. ]
[genuflectit	Meriadocus <genuflectit
Ihesu arluth neff han beys	Yesu, Arloedh nev ha'n bys	700 May Jesu, Lord of heaven and of the earth,
yehes dywy re grontya	yeghes dhy'hwi re wronttyo!	Grant healing to you !
ihesu arluth me ath peys	Yesu, Arloedh, my a'th pys	Lord Jesu, I beseech thee
lemmen sav an keth tusma	lemmyn saw an keth tus ma!	Now save this same folk !
maria mam luen a rays	Maria, mamm leun a ras	704 Mary Mother full of grace,
peys theth vap arluth ragtha	pys dhe'th Vab Arloedh ragdha.	Beseech thy Son (the) Lord for them.
maria mam ha guerhays	Maria, mamm ha gwyrghes,	Mary Mother and Virgin,
gueres ov pesy gena	gweres, ow pysi gene'!	Help, beseeching with me !
sevugh inban a tus vays	Sevewgh yn-bann, a dus vas,	708 Rise ye up, O good folk,
fetel omglowugh omma	fatel omglywowgh omma?	How do you feel yourselves here ?
CONTRACTUS 710	Contractus	THE CRIPPLE.
Gorthyans the crist me yv sav	Gordhyans dhe Krist! My yw saw.	Worship to Christ ! I am whole.
yagh yv ov corff ham garrov	Yagh yw ow horf ha'm garrow.	Healed are my body and my legs.
kerthes heb greff me a yll	Kerdhes heb grev my a yll.	712 I can walk without grief.
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HOMO FEBRICOSUS 713	Homo febricosus	THE FEVER-PATIENT.
ha me yv yagh the crist grays	Ha my yw yagh dhe Krist gras!	And I am cured, thanks to Christ !
meryasek wek luen a rays	Meryasek hweg, leun a ras,	Meriasek, sweet, full of grace,
fortyn du dotho ny fyl	fortun Dyw dhodho ny fyll.	God's fortune to him will not fail.
thy worthya ny yv senses	Dh'y wordhya ni yw synsys,	716 To honour him we are bound,
hag a vyn awos peryl	hag a vynn, awos peryll.	And will, notwithstanding peril.
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MERIADOCUS 718	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Grassegh the crist a tus vas	Grassewgh dhe Krist, a dus vas,	Give thanks to Christ, O good folk,
adar trav#t# dymmo vy	a-der travydh dhymmo vy.	Say nothing to me.
omma lemen fondya plays	Omma lemmyn fondya plas	720 Here now found a place,
dre voth ihesu a vercy	dre vodh Yesu a versi,	Through the will of Christ of mercy,
sur me a vyn	sur my a vynn.	Surely I will
awose helme eglos	A-wosa hemma eglos,	After this, a church,
the worthya crist deth ha nos	dhe wordhya Krist dydh ha nos,	724 For worshipping Christ day and night,
y feth omma thum porpos	y fydh omma dhe'm porpos,	Shall be here, to my purpose,
ryb chapel maria wyn	ryb chapel Maria Wynn.	By holy Mary's chapel.
MORB[OS]US 727	Mor[bo]sus	A SICK MAN.
Ellas ellas pendrama	Ellas, ellas, pandr' wrama?	Alas, alas, what thing is this ?
in ov fays cothys yma	Yn ow fas koedhys yma	728 On my face is fallen
cleves vthyk num car den	kleves euthek, ny'm kar den.	A frightful disease, no one loves me.
in ca[m]bron me re gloways	Yn Kammbronn my re glywas	In Camborne I have heard
yma prest vn methek brays	yma prest unn medhek bras	There is now a great leech
ov sawya tus in certen	ow sawya tus yn sertan.	732 Healing folk certainly.
me a vyn moys the verays	My a vynn mos dhe viras	I will go to see
gul gueres dymo mar men	gul gweres dhymmo mar mynn.	If he will cure me.
[ad meriadocum 735		[To Meriasek. ]
Lowene dis meryasek	Lowena dhis, Meryasek,	Joy to thee, Meriasek,
thymo vy den bohosek	dhymmo vy, den boghosek,	736 To me, a poor man,
awoys crist lemen gueres	awos Krist lemmyn gweres!	For Christ's sake now help.
in ov fays cleves yma	Yn ow fas kleves yma,	In my face is a disease,
mana car tus an beysma	ma na gar tus an bys ma,	So that the folk of this world love not,
neb lues sur ov gueles	neb lies sur ow gweles.	740 Not many surely, to see me.
MERIADOCUS
[genuflectit	Meriadocus <genuflectit	MERIASEK [kneels. ]
Arluth neff reth weresa	Arloedh nev re'th weresso!	May Heaven's Lord help thee !
naamam kyns es helma	Naamam kyns es hemma	Naaman before this
a sawyas an cleves mur	a sawyas a'n kleves meur.	He healed of the great disease.
gans dour y raff the golhy	Gans dowr y hwrav dha wolghi:	744 With water I do wash thee :
ihesu crist du a vercy	Yesu Krist, Dyw a versi,	Jesu Christ, God of mercy,
theth gueres mar tuth an nur	dhe'th weres mar teuth an eur.	To help thee if he has come on the earth.
DOMESTICUS 747	Domesticus	THE HOUSEHOLD SLAVE.
Ty then gylleth boys lowen	Ty, dhen, gyllydh bos lowen.	Thou, O man, mayst be joyful.
sawys tek oys in certen	Sawys teg os yn sertan,	748 Well healed art thou certainly,
grasse the meryasek wek	gras e dhe Meryasek hweg.	Thank sweet Meriasek.
rag eff yv lenwys a grays	Rag ev yw lenwys a ras,	For he is filled with grace,
ha kerys gans du a rays	ha kerys gans Dyw a ras,	And loved by God of worth,
del welyn letrys ha lek	dell welyn, lettrys ha leg.	752 As we see, lettered and lay.
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MORB[OS]US 753	Mor[bo]sus	THE SICK MAN.
Meryasek dywhy mur grays	Meryasek, dhy'hwi meur gras!	Meriasek, to you much thanks !
me a beys crist luen a rays	My a bys Krist leun a ras	I beseech Christ full of grace
in neff thywhy ren tala	y'n nev dhy'hwi re'n tallo,	In heaven to you may he pay it,
han wyrhes maria splan	ha'n Wyrghes Maria splann.	756 And the Virgin Mary bright.
du assus lues den gvan	Dyw, ass eus lies den gwann	Pardie, there are many weak men
sawys genogh in bysma	sawys genowgh y'n bys ma.	Healed by you in this world. [Let him go off. ]
[tranceat
[hic meriadocus expectat apuambron		[Here Meriasek waits at Camborne. ]
hic tevdarus pompabit		[Here Teudar shall parade. ]
[TEVDARUS] 759		TEUDAR
Tevdar me a veth gelwys	Tewdar my a vydh gelwys,	Teudar I am called,
arluth regnijs in kernov	arloedh regnyes yn Kernow.	760 Lord reigning in Cornwall.
may fo mahum enorys	May fo Mahum enorys	That Mahound be honoured
ov charg yv heb feladov	ow charj yw heb falladow,	Is my charge without fail,
oges ha pel	ogas ha pell.	Near and far.
penag a worthya ken du	Pynag a wortthyo ken dyw	764 Whosoever worship another god,
y astev#t# peynys glu	i a's tevydh paynys glew,	They shall have keen pains,
hag inweth mernans cruel	hag ynwedh mernans kruel.	And likewise a cruel death.
NUNCIUS 767	Nuncius	A MESSENGER.
Heyl dyugh ser a[r]luth tevdar	Hayl dhywgh, syrr arloedh Tewdar!	Hail to you, Sir Lord Teudar !
yma gena nowothov	Yma gene' nowodhow,	768 With me are news,
sav ny vethe sur heb mar	saw ny vedha' sur heb mar	But it would not be safe without doubt
y covsel thyugh gans ganov	y gewsel dhywgh gans ganow	To say them to you with a mouth
na vethe nes	na vedha' nes.	That should be nearer.
del won inta	Dell wonn yn ta,	772 As I know well,
war ov ena	war ow ena,	Upon my soul,
ny veth ov les	ny vydh ow les.	It will not be my advantage.
TEVDARUS 775	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Pyv an iovle us warfethys	P'yw an jowl eus hwarvedhys?	What the devil is it that has happened ?
lauer thymmo ty lorden	Lavar dhymmo, ty lorden.	776 Tell to me, thou lurdane.
ay covs ty falge negethys	Ay, kows, ty fals negedhys!	Ah, speak, thou false rascal !
dar ny glov an plos iovden	Dar! ny glyw an plos jowdyn.	Ruin ! the dirty scoundrel will not hear.
covs vnw#t# ty bothorek {Nance, OC, iii, 426}	Kows unnweyth, ty vodharek!	Speak (at) once, thou beggar !
covs myscheff yth vryonsen	Kows! meschyf y'th vryansenn!	780 Speak ! mischief in thy throat !
ay covs ty map molothek	Ay, kows, ty mab mollothek!	Ah, speak, thou son accursed !
an iovl rebo the worfen	An jowl re bo dha worfenn!	May the devil be thy end !
NUNCIUS 783	Nuncius	THE MESSENGER.
Yma oma in penw#t#	Yma omma yn Pennwydh,	There is here in Penwith,
nebes a weyst the carnebre	nebes a west dhe Karn Bre,	784 Somewhat west of Carn Brea,
vn pronter ov cuthel guyth	unn pronter ow kuthyl gweyth,	A priest doing a work,
sawya tus dal in bysme	sawya tus dall y'n bys ma,	Healing blind folk in this world,
bother ha mans	bodhar ha mans,	Deaf and maimed,
ha pup cleves ol in beys	ha pub kleves oll y'n bys.	788 And every disease in the world.
a thu ny vyn boys covsis	A Dhyw ny vynn bos kewsys,	Of [thy] god he will not that there be a thought,
mas a crist a thuk mernans	ma's a Krist a dhug mernans.	But of Christ who died.
pan o marov daserrys	Pan o marow, dasserghys,	When he was dead, raised,
y[n]methe bue the vevnans	yn-medh ev, beu dhe vywnans.	792 He says that he was, to life.
TEVDARUS 793	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Out govy rag galarov	Out, go-vy, rag galarow!	Out, woe is me, for sorrows !
py dol an iovle ythama	Py doll an jowl yth ama?	What devil's hole am I in ?
out govy na vuff marov	Out, go-vy, na veuv marow	Out, woe is me that I was not dead
kyns doys a dor ov dama	kyns dos a dorr ow dama!	796 Before coming from my mother's womb !
govi rag schame	Go-vy rag sham!	Woe is me ! for shame !
sovdoryan duen alemma	Soudoryon, deun alemma	Soldiers, let us come hence
may hallen ganso rekna	may hallen ganso rekna.	That we may reckon with him.
the develys name	The develys name!	800 The devil's name !
PRIMUS MILES 801	Primus miles	FIRST SOLDIER.
Ov arluth genogh ny a	Ow arloedh, genowgh ni a.	My lord, we will go with you.
me re glowes an denna	My re glywas a'n den na,	I have heard of this man,
nansyv mysyov tremenys 804	nans yw misyow tremenys.	Now there are months past.
tus dal eff a ra sawya	Tus dall ev a wra sawya,	804 Blind folk he doth heal,
ha tus vother mageta	ha tus vodhar magata,	And deaf folk as well,
inweth gul dethe cloweys	ynwedh gul dhedha klywes.	Also he maketh them to hear.
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SECUNDUS MILES 807	Secundus miles	SECOND SOLDIER.
Tevdar dyugh me a leuer	Tewdar, dhywgh my a lever	Teudar, to you I say
an keth denna grueys yv muer	an keth den na gwrys yw meur	808 That same man is made great,
purguir yn pov	pur wir y'n pow.	Right truly in the country.
mar ny vethe chastijs	Mar ny vydh e chastyes	If he be not chastised
a vahum ny veth sensys	a Vahum ny vydh synsys	Of Mahound there will not be thought
moy es ky heb feladov	moy es ki heb falladow.	811 More than a hound without fail.
TEVDARUS	Tevdarus	TEUDAR [descends. ]
[descendit	<descendit
Duen ny in kerth	Deun ni yn kerdh	Let us come away
gans mur a nerth	gans meur a nerth,	With much of strength,
ov marogyon	ow marghogyon.	My knights.
py ma tregys	Pyma trygys?	816 Where is he dwelling ?
thym leferys	Dhymm leverys	Said to me
bethyns dyson	bedhens dison.	Let it be forthwith.
NUNCIUS 819	Nuncius	THE MESSENGER.
Sur me an guel	Sur my a'n gwel,	Surely I see him,
arluth ryel	arloedh ryal,	890 Lord royal,
enos in plen	enos y'n plen.	There in the plain.
mes an chapel	Mes a'n chapel	Out of the chapel
pur thyogel	pur dhiogel	Bight certainly
doys a ra len	dos a wra len.	814 He doth come loyally.
TEVDARUS 825	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Ty bagcheler treyl war tuma	Ty bacheler, trel war-tu ma!	Thou bachelor, turn on this side !
the hanov thym lafara	Dha hanow dhymm lavar e	Thy name to me tell
quik hath cregyans	kwykk, ha'th kryjyans.	Quick, and thy belief
gothfes henna	Godhvos henna	828 Know that
sur a vanna	sur a vynna',	Surely I would,
hath devethyans	ha'th tevedhyans.	And thy race.
MERIADOCUS 831	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Meryasek yv ov hanov	Meryasek yw ow hanow,	Meriasek is my name,
sevys a lyne conany	sevys a lin Konany.	832 Raised from Conan's line.
in crist ihesu caradov	Yn Krist Yesu karadow	In Christ Jesu the loveable
ytheseff prest ov cresy	yth esov prest ow krysi.	Am I ever believing.
y vos lel du	Y vos lel Dyw	That he is true God
genys ay vam maria	genys a'y vamm Maria,	836 Born of his Mother Mary,
ha hy magh#t# aywosa	ha hi maghteth a'y wosa;	And she a maiden notwithstanding ;
helma ov cregyans ythyv	hemma ow kryjyans yth yw.	This is my belief.
TEVDARUS 839	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Sevys oys a woys worthy	Sevys os a woes wordhi.	Raised art thou of worthy blood.
meryasek beth avysyys	Meryasek, bydh avisyes,	840 Meriasek, be advised,
rag dovt cafus velyny	rag dout kavoes vileni	For fear of getting disgrace,
na govs tra na fue guelys	na gows tra na veu gwelys,	Speak not aught that has not been seen,
me a leuer	my a lever.	I say.
erbyn reson yv in beys	Erbynn reson yw y'n bys,	844 Against reason it is in the world,
heb hays gorryth thymo creys	heb has gorreyth, dhymmo krys,	Without a man's seed, believe me,
bones flogh vyth concevijs	bones flogh vydh konsevyes	That a child should ever be conceived
in breys benen heb awer	yn brys benyn, heb ahwer.	In a woman's womb, without grief.
MERIADOCUS 848	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Nynsesos ov attendya	Nyns esos owth attendya	848 Thou art not considering
an laha del vya reys	an lagha dell via res,	The law as need should be,
omma an genegygva	omma a'n enesigva	Of the birth here
a ihesu crist war an beys	a Yesu Krist war an bys,	Of Jesus Christ on the world,
hay pascyon ker	ha'y Basshyon ker.	853 And his dear Passion.
avel hovle der weder a	Avel howl der weder a	As (the) sun goes through glass
heb y terry del wylsta	heb y derri dell wels'ta,	Without brewing it as thou seest,
indella crist awartha	yndella Krist a-wartha	So Christ above
a thuth in breys maria	a dheuth yn brys Maria	856 Went into Mary's womb
heb mostye iunt v#t# in suyr	heb mostya junt vydh yn sur.	Without defiling any joint surely.
der an sperys sans kerra	Der an Spyrys Sans kerra	Through the Holy, dearest Spirit
concevijs y fue the guir	konsevyes y feu dhe wir.	He was conceived, of a truth.
TEVDARUS 860	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Na wyle gene flatra	Na hwila gene' flattra.	860 Seek not to talk with me.
kynfes nefre ov clattra	Kyn fes nevra ow klattra	Though thou wert for ever clattering
the ihesu ythese tays	dhe Yesu yth esa tas	To Jesus there was a father
mage lel avel y vam	maga lel avel y vamm.	Just as well as his mother.
nynsus ger guir malbe dam	Nyns eus ger gwir malbew damm	864 There is not a true word, malbe dam,
wath in ol the daryvays	hwath yn oll dha dherivas.	Yet in all thy declaration.
MERIADOCUS 866	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Du avan prest o y days	Dyw a-vann prest o y das.	God above was his father.
a cothfes y attendya	A kodhves y attendya!	Thou oughtest to consider it.
rag prenna adam hay hays	Rag prena Adam ha'y has	868 To redeem Adam and his seed
doys y fynnas then bysma	dos y fynnas dhe'n bys ma.	He would come to this world.
mernans tyn eff a porthas	Mernans tynn ev a borthas:	Sharp death he bore :
eneff map den gruk sawya	enev mab-den gwrug sawya	Man's soul he saved
ese in colmen satnas	esa yn kolmenn Satnas.	872 Which was in Satan's bond.
eff as dros the lowena	Ev a's dros dhe lowena.	He brought it to joy.
TEVDARUS 874	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Marso du avan y days	Mars o Dyw a-vann y das	If God above was his father
me a leuer meryasek	my a lever, Meryasek,	I say, Meriasek,
eff a alse der y rays	ev a allsa der y ras	876 He could through his grace
selwel rych ha bohosek	selwel rych ha boghosek,	Have saved rich and poor,
heb boys marov	heb bos marow.	Without being dead.
ath daryvas schame ythyv	A'th terivas sham yth yw!	Of thy assertion shame is !
pan othem o the vap du	Pan edhomm o dhe Vab Dyw	880 What need was there for God's son
boys lethys avel carov	bos ledhys avel karow?	To be slain like a hart ?
MERIADOCUS 882	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Der pegh adam agen tays	Der begh Adam agan tas	Through the sin of Adam our father
eff hay lynnyeth o dampnys	ev ha'y linyeth o dampnys,	He and his lineage were damned,
sav an devgys a vynnays	saw an Dywses a vynnas	884 But the Godhead wished
arta y vones prennys	arta y vones prenys	Again that he should be redeemed
the saluascon	dhe salvashyon.	To salvation.
an map a fue concevijs	An Mab a veu konsevyes	The Son was conceived
ha densis a kemereys	ha denses a gemmeras,	888 And took manhood,
rag na ylly an devsys	rag na ylli an Dywses	For that the Godhead could not
gothe pasconn	godha' passhyon.	Suffer passion.
TEVDARUS 891	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Ny thue les agen argya	Ny dheu les a'gan argya,	Profit will not come of our arguing,
kyn feny oma vyketh	kyn fen ni omma vythkweyth.	892 Though we be here for ever.
meryasek crist denaha	Meryasek, Krist denagh e	Meriasek, deny Christ
ha the cothmen me a veth	ha dha gothman my a vydh	And I will be thy friend
may fo guelys	may fo gwelys.	So that it may be seen.
epscop worthy me ath ra	Epskop wordhi my a'th hwra,	896 A worthy bishop I will make thee,
chyff revler {Padel} oll an povma	chyf rewler* oll a'n pow ma.	Chief of the whole breadth of this country.
na moy me ny deserya	Namoy my ny dhesirya'	I desire nothing more
mas gorthya mahum pup preys	ma's gordhya Mahum pup-prys.	But to worship Mahound always.
MERIADOCUS 900	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Ima guel forth es honna	Yma gwell fordh es honna:	900 There is a better way than that :
grua thegy crist ker gorthya	gwra dhejy Krist ker gordhya,	Do thou worship dear Christ,
ken maner kyllys os suir	ken maner kellys os sur.	Otherwise thou art lost surely.
TEVDARUS 903	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Vn ger na campol a gryst	Unn ger na gampoell a Grist,	One word do not talk of Christ,
ha mar qureth me ath wra trest	ha mar kwredh my a'th hwra trist.	904 And if thou dost I will make thee sad.
wath coyl orthef ha beth fuir	Hwath koel orthiv ha bydh fur.	Yet listen to me and be wise.
rag pan deffen ha moys fol	Rag pan dheffen ha mos fol	For when I should come and go mad
an iovle a thue mes ay dol	an jowl a dheu mes a'y doll	The Devil will come out of his hole
kyns es ov ruthy purguir	kyns es ow reudhi pur wir.	908 Rather than make me easy (?) right truly.
Drok yv gena	Drog yw gene',	Sorry am I,
war ov ena	war ow ena,	On my soul,
meryasek wek	Meryasek hweg,	Sweet Meriasek,
gul dis mas da	gul dhis ma's da.	912 To do thee aught save good.
ha gorthyans grua	Ha gordhyans gwra	Ah do worship
thum dewov tek	dhe'm dywow teg.	To my beautiful gods !
MERIADOCUS 915	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Theth dewov try mylw#t# fy	Dhe'th tywow tri milweyth fi!	On thy gods three thousand times fie !
rag sur dewolov ens y	Rag sur dewolow yns i.	916 For surely devils are they.
nys gorthya vy benytha	Ny's gordhyav vy bynytha.	I will never worship them.
ortheff na wyla pythays	Orthiv na hwila pyteth,	Of me seek not affection,
nahy mar mynnyth boys vays	nagh i mar mynnydh bos vas.	If thou wilt refuse to be good.
foyl oys mar trestyth inna	Fol os mar trestydh ynna.	930 Mad art thou if thou trustest in them.
TEVDARUS 921	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Out warnes ty fals jugleer	Out warnas, ty fals jogler,	Out on thee, thou false juggler,
defya ov dewov flour	defia ow dywow flour!	To defy my flower of gods !
ty a crek in cloghprennyer	Ty a greg y'n kloghbrennyer,	Thou shalt hang in prison,
rag perel prence hag emperour	rag peryll pryns hag emp'rour,	924 For peril of prince and emperor,
omma the foyl	omma dhe fol.	Here, thou fool.
the voy nefre me ath cays	Dhe voy nevra my a'th kas.	The more ever will I hate thee.
outlayer fyys ath wlays	Outlayer fiys a'th wlas.	An outlaw thou hast fled from thy country.
covs vn geer erbyn ov rays	Kows unn ger erbynn ow ras	928 Speak a word against my grace
ha ty an noyll	ha ty a'n oel.	And thou snalt catch it.
Me yv empour	My yw emp'our	I am emperor,
ha governour	ha governour,	And governor,
conquerrour tyr	konkerrour tir,	932 Conqueror of land,
arluth worthy	arloedh wordhi,	A worthy lord,
mur ov mestry	meur ow maystri,	Great is my mastery.
gothfeth ha myr	godhvedh ha mir!	Enow and see !
MERIADOCUS 936	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Tav thymo vy the clap sens	Taw dhymmo vy! Dha glapp syns!	936 Silence for me ! hold thy prate !
speyna a reth mur a gvyns	Spena a wredh meur a wyns	You do spend much of wind
oma sur in sevureth	omma sur yn sevureth.	Here surely in seriousness (?)
guel yv dis bones cristyan	Gwell yw dhis bos Kristyon,	Better is it for thee to be a Christian,
gorthya crist a luen golan	gordhya Krist a leun golonn,	940 To worship Christ with a full heart,
ha my lemmen ath vygeth	ha my lemmyn a'th vesydh.	And I now will baptize thee.
TEVDARUS 942	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Out govy gesugh thym spath	Out, go-vy, gesewgh dhymm spas	Out, woe is me, leave me a space !
alema quik rag feya	alemma kwykk rag fia.	Hence quick to flee (?)
deve an iovle the rag ov fath	Deuva an jowl dherag ow fas	944 The devil has come before my face
ʒe vynnes ov begithia	dhe vynnes ow besydhya!	To wish to baptize me !
marov off in kres an plath	Marow ov yn kres an plas	Dead am I in the midst of the place
na pel (nep-pell {F.C., 9} ) mar trege omma	nep-pell mar trygav omma.	Any longer if thou stayest here.
mahum darber hardygrath	Mahum, darbar hardigras	948 Mahound, provide hard grace
ʒe neb a ruk ov throbla	dhe neb a wrug ow throbla!	For him who hath troubled me !
[ascendit		[He ascends.]
Tormentoris dugh in plen	Tormentorys, dewgh y'n plen.	Torturers, come into the field.
tormentoris marsogh len	Tormentorys, mars owgh len,	Torturers, if ye are loyal,
tormentoris dugh dym scon	tormentorys, dewgh dhymm skon!	952 Torturers come to us at once !
ay ay ay dar ny regh vry	Ay, ay, ay, dar, na wrewgh vri?	Ay, ay, ay, ruin, you don't regard
[descendit		[He descends. ]
reys yv age herhes y	Res yw aga herghes i	Need is it to fetch them
pan yv mogh ol ov duwon	pan yw mogh oll ow dughan.	Since all my grief is a mockery.
[her yerdis aredy for tevdar and hys men		[Here staves ready for Teudar and his men. ]
Hov hov pythesogh matis	Hou, hou, pyth esowgh, matys?	956 How, how, where are ye, mates ?
y bescherev your patis	Y besherew your patis!	I will baste ye (?) by your pates.
pendra reny dar napya	Pandr'a wren ni, dar, nappya?	What thing shall we do ........ (?)
ay num clewugh ov kelwel	Ay, ny'm klywewgh ow kelwel?	Ah, you hear me calling ?
tannegh honthsel kyns sevel	Tannewgh hansel kyns sevel.	960 Take handsel before rising.
go to dalethugh frappia	Go to, dallethewgh frappya!	Go to, begin striking !
[et verberabunt eos		[And they shall beat them. ]
PRIMUS TORMENTOR 962	Primus tormentor	FIRST TORTURER.
Ser arluth na cronk na moy	Syrr, arloedh, na gronk namoy,	Sir lord, beat no more,
ha lauer the voth thynny	ha lavar dha vodh dhyn ni:	And tell thy will to us :
ny an grua purthyogel	ni a'n gwra pur dhiogel.	964 We will do it full certainly.
TEVDARUS 965	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Eugh thymo bys yn cambron	Ewgh dhymmo bys yn Kammbronn	Go ye for me as far as Camborne
awest the carnbre dyson	a west dhe Garn Bre, dison.	Westward of Carn Brea, quickly.
ena wy a gyff in lel	Ena hwi a gyv yn lel	There will ye find loyally
guas ov theria heb questron (question)	gwas owth erya: heb kwestyon,	968 A lad tarrying : without question,
esel yv then tebel el	esel yw ev dhe'n tebel el.	A limb is he of the evil angel.
Meryasek ythyv gelwys	Meryasek yth yw gelwys:	Meriasek is he called :
in crist yma ov cresy	yn Krist yma ow krysi.	In Christ is he believing.
genogh why bethens sesijs	Genowgh hwi bedhens sesyes,	972 By you let him be seized
gruegh y tormontya besy	gwrewgh y dormentya bysi.	Do ye torment him.
crist mar ny veth denehys	Krist mar ny vydh deneghys,	If Christ be not denied,
pegh then horsen trewesy	pegh dhe'n horsen truesi!	A thrust to the doleful whoreson !
genogh kynfove lethys	Genowgh kyn fova ledhys,	976 Though he be slain by you,
me agis menten defry	my a'gas menten devri.	I will maintain you certainly.
SECUNDUS TORTOR 978	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER.
Arluth henna ny a ra	Arloedh, henna ni a wra.	Lord, that will we do.
desempys duen alema	Desempis deun alemma.	Straightway let us go hence.
aspyans pup ay quartron	Aspiens peub a'y gwartron.	980 Let every one spy from his quarter.
me agis gyd rum ena	My a'gas ged, re'm ena,	I will guide you, by my soul,
pur uskis bys in cambron	pur uskis bys yn Kammbronn.	Very quickly, as far as Camborne.
[trancit tevder domum		[Teudar goes away home. ]
MERIADOCUS 983	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Then arluth rebo grasseys	Dhe'n Arloeth re bo grassyes!	To the Lord be thanks !
dre besyon ythoff guarnys	Dre vesyon yth ov gwarnys	984 By a vision I am warned
may thellen mes an povma	mayth ellen mes a’n pow ma	That I should go out of this country
arta the breten uskys	arta dhe Vreten uskis,	Again to Brittany forthwith,
han falge tevdar avodya	ha'n fals Tewdar avodya.	And avoid the false Teudar.
an porpos yv erverys	An porpos yw ervirys	988 The purpose is designed
wath eff a fyl annotha	hwath ev a fyll anodho.	Yet he will fail thereof.
Omma me re fundyas plas	Omma my re fondyas plas	Here have I founded a place
ryb maria a cambron	ryb Maria a Gammbronn.	By Mary of Camborne.
ihesu crist darber ʒe grays	Yesu Krist, darbar dha ras	992 Jesu Christ, provide thy grace
in keth chyma pup seson	y'n keth chi ma pub seson,	In this same house, every season,
may fo prest an drensys tays	may fo prest an Drynses Tas	So that the Father's Trinity be always
inno enoris dyson	ynno enorys dison,	Therein honoured forthwith,
ha maria	ha Maria,	996 And Mary,
han sacrements vij (syth)	ha'n sakraments seyth	And the seven sacraments
kefris gol ha guyth	keffrys goel ha gweyth	Likewise on feast and work (day)
menystrys wose helma	menystrys wosa hemma.	Administered after this.
Grefons ha cleves seson	Grevons ha kleves seson,	1000 Grievance and disease of the season,
mar angeveth lel crystyan	mara'n jevydh lel Grystyon,	If a loyal Christian have it,
hav remembra in plasma	ha'w remembra y'n plas ma,	And remembers me in this place,
ihesu arluth cuff colan	Yesu, Arloedh, kuv kolonn,	Jesu, Lord, dear heart,
y grefons gura sewagya	y revons gwra sewajya.	1004 His grievance will assuage.
Inweth an dour ov fenten	Ynwedh an dowr a'w fenten	Likewise the water of the fountain
rag den varijs in certen	rag den varyes yn sertan	For a man insane certainly
peseff may fo eff ely	pysav may fo ev eli	I pray that it be a salve
thy threy arta thy skyans	dh'y dhri arta dh'y skians.	1008 To bring him again to his sense.
ihesu arluth a selwans	Yesu, Arloedh a selwyans,	Jesu, lord of salvation,
gront helma der ʒe vercy	gront hemma der dha versi.	Grant this, through thy mercy.
Ov banneth genes a plas	Ow bennath genes, A blas!	My blessing with thee, O place !
reys yv vodya a vur spas	Res yw 'vodya a veur spas,	1012 Need is it to quit (thee) in a short time,
oges yma ov envy	ogas yma ow envi.	Near is my enemy.
me a vyn guythe then won	My a vynn gwitha dhe'n woen	I will keep to the field
hag omma powes dyson	hag omma powes dison	And here stay quiet
indan an garrek defry	yn-dann an garrek devri.	1016 Under the rock certainly.
[her meryasek schall hydde hym sylfe vnder ye rokke		[Here Meriasek shall hide himself under the rock. ]
SECUNDUS TORTOR 1017	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER.
A wylste gy meryasek	A wels'ta jy Meryasek?	Sawest thou Meriasek ?
in cambron an lagasek	Yn Kammbronn an lagasek	In Camborne, the quick-of sight
nynsusy eff malbe dam	nyns usi ev malbew damm.	He is not ..........
TERTIUS TORTOR 1020	Tertius tortor	THIRD TORTURER.
bener regyffy the con	Bynner re gyffi dha goen!	1020 Never mayest thou have thy supper !
galles eff in mes then won	Gallas ev yn-mes dhe'n woen.	He has gone out to the field.
rengeffo moleth y vam	Re'n jeffo molleth y vamm!	May he have his mother's curse !
CALO 1023	Calo	A DRUDGE.
Aspyen orthen buschys	Aspien orth an bushys	Let us spy at the bushes
hag orth an karrek kefrys	hag orth an garrek keffrys.	1024 And at the rock also.
mar asethe the cutha	Maras eth e dhe gudha	If he is sitting to hide.
gase ny vyn boys kefys	gas e, ny vynn bos kevys.	He will not allow (himself) to be found.
duen ny the dre alema	Deun ni dhe dre alemma.	Let us go home hence.
PRIMUS TORTOR 1028	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER.
Py dol an iovle ythetha	Py doll an jowl yth eth-a?	1028 What hole of the devil has he gone to ?
tevder mes y skyans a	Tewdar mes y skians a	Teudar will go out of his wits
pan glowe y vos scappys	pan glyw e y vos skapys.	When he hears that he has escaped.
SECUNDUS TORTOR 1031	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER.
avesyans eff ahena	Avisyens ev a henna	Let him consider thereof
praga na ruk y sesya	praga na wrug y sesya	1032 Why he did not seize him (Meriasek)
orth y ganov pan govsis	orth y anow pan gewsis.	By his mouth when he spoke.
TERTIUS TORTOR	Tertius tortor	THIRD TORTURER.
[ad teuder		[To Teudar ]
Heyl tevdar in agis tour	Hayl, Tewdar yn agas tour!	Hail, Teudar in thy tower !
meryasek an povma dor	Meryasek a'n pow ma dour	Meriasek from this country quite
galles ny ny wothen ken	gallas: ni ny wodhon ken.	1036 Has gone : we know not otherwise.
in trefov hag in gonyov	Yn trevow hag yn goenyow	In villages and on downs
ny ren welas sur heb wov	ni re'n hwilas sur, heb wow.	We have not seen him surely, without a lie.
annotho covs ny wor den	Annodho kows ny woer den.	Of him no one can speak.
TEVDARUS 1040	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Out govy harov harov	Out! Go-vy! Harow, harow!	1040 Out ! woe's me ! haro, haro !
an pov mar sewe fyys	A'n pow mars yw-a fiys.	If he be fled the country.
ny vensen heb feladov	Ny vynnsen, heb falladow,	I would not, without fail,
awoys dyv ran peth an beys	awos diw rann pyth an bys	For sake of two parts of the world's wealth
na vensen (vese) mes	na vynnsen nes!	1044 That he should be away.
a pennov methov	A, pennow medhow,	Ah, drunken heads,
o#t# in ov dythyov	out yn ow dydhyow	Out ! in my days
creyaff warnogh ladron drues (drus)	kriav warnowgh ladron dreus!	I cry on you bold thieves !
CALO 1048	Calo	A DRUDGE.
Ay tevdar ke war the gam	Ay, Tewdar, ke war dha gamm,	1048 Ah Teudar, go on thy way.
molleth du the vapp the vam	molleth Dyw dhe vab dha vamm!	God's curse on thy mother's son !
pyraga nan guythte gy	Pyraga na'n gwith'ta jy	Why didst thou not keep him
pan eses ganso ov covs	pan eses ganso ow kows?	When thou wast with him talking ?
ny vyn y thu eff heb flovs	Ny vynn y Dhyw ev, heb flows	1052 His God will not, without flout,
orto cafus belyny	orto kavoes bileni.	Have villainy upon him.
[descendit tevder		[Teudar goes down. ]
TEVDARUS 1054	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Yv helma ol an confort	Yw hemma oll an konfort	Is this all the comfort
ambethe deworthugh wy	a'm bedha diworthowgh hwi?	That I should have from you ?
ay serys yma thyugh sport	Ay syrrys, yma dhywgh sport	1056 O sirs, it is a sport to you
pan vs dewen dymmo vy	pan eus dughan dhymmo vy.	When it is grief to me.
wel wel na for[s]	Wel, wel, na fors!	Well, well, no matter !
re appolyn ov du splan	Re Appolyn, ow dyw splann,	By Apollo, my bright god,
kyns dyberth ny warth mas ran	kyns diberth ny hwarth ma's rann,	1060 Before separating not a laugh but a cry.
me a pe ʒen hobyhors	my a be dhe'n hobihors,	I will pay to the hobby-horse,
hay cowetha	ha'y gowetha.	And her comrades.
have that iiij#ar# lorel	Have that peswar lorel,	Have that, (ye) four lorels,
hag arta perthugh coff guel	hag arta perthewgh kov gwell	1064 And again remember better
pendrellen the comondya	pandr' wrellen dhe gommondya.	What I may command.
[verberat eos		[He beats them. ]
MERIADOCUS 1066	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
The ihesu rebo grasseys	Dhe Yesu re bo grassyes!	To Jesu be thanks !
omma me re poweseys	Omma my re bowesas	Here I have rested
pur guir indan an menma	pur wir yn-dann an men ma.	1068 Right truly under this stone.
ov envy in kerth galsons	Ow envi yn kerdh galsons.	My enemies have gone away.
ov metya byth ny alsons	Ow metya bydh ny allsons.	Meet me they could never.
du a vynnas indella	Dyw a vynnas yndella.	God willed so.
carek veryasek holma	Karrek Veryasek homma	1072 Meriasek's rock this
gelwys vyth wose helma	gelwys vydh wosa hemma.	Shall be called hereafter.
Me a vyn sensy then mor	My a vynn synsi dhe'n mor	I will hold to the sea
the weles thymmo trumach	dhe hwilas dhymmo trumach.	To seek for me true mates.
dorsona dyugh mester flor	Dursoenno dhywgh, mester flour,	1076 A blessing to you, flower of masters,
du re wythe orth damach	Dyw re wittho orth damaj	May God keep from damage
agis lester	agas lester!	Your ship !
mar mynnogh moys the vreten	Mar mynnowgh mos dhe Vreten,	If ye will go to Brittany,
me a bysse pur certen	my a byssa pur sertan	1080 I would pray right certainly
mones genogh heb awer	mones genowgh heb ahwer.	To go with you without grief.
NAVTA 1082	Navta	THE SAILOR.
Ty a hevelsa dremas	Ty a havalsa dremas.	Thou wouldst seem an honest man.
dus in hanov du an tas	Deus yn Hanow Dyw an Tas,	Come in God the Father's name,
lemen aberveth genen	lemmyn a-berveth genen.	1084 Now on board with us.
ten an gol inban mata	Tenn an goel yn-bann, mata.	Hoist up the sail, mate.
an guyns thagen corse dufa	An gwyns dh'agan kors deuva,	The wind has come to our course,
cowel ny a weyl breten	kowal ni a wel Breten.	Fully we shall see Brittany.
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SERVUS 1088	Servus	THE SAILOR'S SERVANT.
Tremenys yv dyogel	Tremenys yw diogel	1088 Passed is safely
lemen genen an chanel	lemmyn genen an chanel.	Now by us the Channel
may fe holmyv spede dek	May fe, homm yw speda deg.	So that this was fair speed.
devethys on bys in tyr	Devedhys on bys yn tir.	Come are we to shore
lemen quik thagis desyr	Lemmyn kwykk dh'agas desir	1092 Now quick to your desire
grueghwhy londia meryasek	gwrewgh hwi londya, Meryasek.	Do you land, Meriasek.
[descendit		[He lands. ]
an men re ruk inclynya	An men re wrug ynklinya	The stone has bent down
in tyr rag the receva	yn tir rag dha resseva.	On the shore to receive thee.
gras the ihesu galosek	Gras dhe Yesu galloesek!	1096 Thanks to mighty Jesu !
MERIADOCUS 1097	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Du ren tala thyugh tus vays	Dyw re'n tallo dhywgh, tus vas,	May God pay it to you, good folk,
arluth ihesu luen a rays	Arloedh Yesu, leun a ras,	May Lord Jesu, full of grace,
rum gedya in forth wella	re'm gettyo y'n fordh wella.	Guide me in the best way.
thum nessevyn mar a saff	Dhe'm neshevin maras av,	1100 To my kinsmen if I go,
ganse temptijs yfethaff	gansa temptyes y fydhav	By them I shall be tempted
trohe ha lust an bysma	troha ha lust an bys ma.	Towards them and the lust of this world.
BRITTONNUS 1103	Brittonnus	A BRETON.
Dremas beth war pythylly	Dremas, bydh war pyth ylli.	Honest man, be wary where thou mayst go.
blyth brays in forna defry	Bleydh bras y'n for' na devri	1104 A great wolf in that way indeed,
purguir yma	pur wir yma.	Right truly is.
mar a tue in the ogoys	Mara teu yn dha ogas	If he come anear thee
eff a ra scollya the goys	ev a wra skoellya dha woes.	He will spill thy blood.
ellas at eve ena	Ellas, ottava ena!	1108 Alas, behold him there !
MERIADOCUS 1109	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Best thys me a worhemmyn	Best, dhis my a worhemmynn	Beast, to thee I command
thymmo na rylly dregyn	dhymmo na wrelli dregynn	That to me thou do no mischief
na the crystyan benytha	na dhe Grystyon bynytha.	Nor to a Christian ever.
na gymmer ovn vyth dremays	Na gemmer own vydh, dremas.	1112 Have no fear at all, honest man.
thy handla sur eff am gays	Dh'y handla sur ev a'm gas.	He will surely let me handle him.
myr purwhar in ketelma	Mir, pur hwar yn kettellma	See, quite gently thus
ov sywa eff a levays	ow sywya ev a lavas:	He has ventured to follow me :
truspys vyth ny ra profia.	trespass vydh ny wra profya.	1116 Any violence he will not offer.
BRITTONNUS 1117	Brittonnus	THE BRETON.
Sur ty yv den benygays	Sur, ty yw den bennigys!	Sure thou art a blessed man !
lues den eff re lathays	Lies den ev re ladhas	Many men hath he slain
ha flehys prest in povma	ha fleghes prest y'n pow ma.	And children ready in this country.
thyso gy sensys asson	Dhiso jy synsys ass on.	1120 To thee we are bound.
at eva kepar hag on	Ottava kepar hag oen	Lo he is like to a lamb
a vo doff orth ʒe sywa	a vo dov orth dha sywya.	That may be tame following thee.
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MERIADOCUS 1123	Meryasek	MERIASEK.
Gul truspys thym ny profias	Gul trespass dhymm ny profyas,	He did not offer to do violence to me,
nag eff nyngeveth dregyn	nag ev ny'n jevydh dregynn.	1124 Nor shall he have hurt.
in hanov crist map guirhas	Yn Hanow Krist, Mab Gwyrghes,	In the name of Christ, the Virgin's Son,
thys best me a worhemyn	dhis, best, my a worhemmynn	To thee, Beast, I command
moys then guelfos	mos dhe'n gwylvos.	To go to the wilderness.
gans map den na ra mellya	Gans mab-den na wra mellya	1128 With a son of man meddle not
nefra a wose helma	nevra a-wosa hemma.	Ever hereafter.
aberth ihesu awartha	A-barth Yesu a-wartha	By will of Jesu above
yth forth grua mos	y'th fordh gwra mos.	On thy way do go.
Me a vyn moys then guylfoys	My a vynn mos dhe'n gwylvos	1132 I will go to the wilderness
ena ermet purguir boys	ena ermit pur wir bos,	There a hermit right truly to be,
may hallen gorthya ov du	may hallen gordhya ow Dyw,	That I may be able to worship my Ood.
na ven temptis	na ven temptys	(And) that I may not be tempted
gans tus an beys	gans tus an bys	1136 By the folk of the world
hedre ven byv	hedra ven byw.	Whilst I may be alive.
Omma sur ryb an castel	Omma sur ryb an kastell	Here surely by the castle
gelwys pontelyne defry	gelwys Pontelyne devri	Called Pontelyne really
war an meneth dyogel	war an menedh diogel	1140 On the mountain certainly,
hag orth an ryuer surly	hag orth an ryver surly	And by the river surely
a josselyne	a Josselyne	Of Josselyn,
chapel guthel me a vyn	chapel guthyl my a vynn	A chapel I will make
rag gorthya maria why (wyn)	rag gordhya Maria Wynn,	1144 To worship blessed Mary,
kynthyv teller guyls ha yne (yeyn)	kynth yw tyller gwyls ha yeyn.	Though it is a place wild and cold.
[ascendit ad montem		[He goes up to the mountain. ]
Gorthyans the crist map maghteth	Gordhyans dhe Krist Mab Maghteth!	Worship to Christ the Maiden's Son !
M pas sur yv an meneth	Mil pas sur yw an menydh	A thousand paces surely is the mountain
the worth an grond byteweth	dhiworth an grond byttiwedh.	1148 From the ground ever.
du am gueres	Dyw a'm gweres!	God help me !
ov chy fundia	Ow chi fondya	Found my house
sur ha grondya	sur, ha grondya	Surely, and ground (it)
manneff uskyes	mynnav uskis	I will forthwith.
[chappell aredy. Her a weryth a rosset mantell and a berde.		[A chapel ready. Here he wears a russet mantle and a beard. ]
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	SILVESTER PART 1 - CONSTANTINE
HIC INCIPIT VITA SANCTI SILUESTRY	HIC INCIPIT VITA SANCTI SILUESTRY	HERE BEGINS THE LIFE OF SAINT SILVESTER.
Constantinus hic pompabit dicens	Constantinus hic pompabit dicens	[Constantine shall here parade, saying, ]
[CONSTANTINUS] 1153		CONSTANTINE
Drefen ov boys corff hep par	Drefenn ow bos korf heb par,	Because of my being a body without peer,
ha dovtijs gans an bobil	ha doutys gans an bobel,	And dreaded by the people,
ov hanov in guire (guir) heb mar	ow hanow yn hwir heb mar	My name truly without doubt,
yv costyntyn the nobil	yw Costyntyn the nobil,	1156 Is Constantine the noble,
emperour worthy	emperour wordhi,	A worthy Emperor,
map then vyternes helen	mab dhe'n vyghternes Helen,	Son to the queen Helena,
neb yv pen ol y ehen	neb yw penn oll y eghenn	Who is head of all his tribe,
del glowas lues huny	dell glywas lies huni.	1160 As many a one has heard.
Yma in pov falge cregyans	Yma y'n pow fals kryjyans	There is in the country a false belief
ov cul dym angyr an iovle	ow kul dhymm anger an jowl.	Causing me the devil's anger.
mar tur na pel (nep-pell) ov bevnans	Mar tur nep-pell ow bywnans	If my life no longer endures
me as temper by my sovle	my a's temper, by my sovle,	1164 I will tame it, by my soul,
hag as gor ol then mernans	hag a's gorr oll dhe'n mernans	And will put it all to the death
der eselder peyn ha mevle	der iselder payn ha mewl.	Through baseness of pain and disgrace.
me re lathes lues cans	My re ladhas lies kans,	I have slain many hundreds,
hag indella yv ov thovle	hag yndella yw ow thowl	1168 And thus is my will
wath dyswul moy	hwath diswul moy.	Yet to undo more.
tormentoris guesyen fol	Tormentorys, gwesyon fol,	Torturers, mad lads,
tormentoris dugh thym ol	tormentorys, dewgh dhymm oll	Torturers, come ye all to me
aberth mahum ha soly	a-barth Mahum ha Soli.	1172 Tn behalf of Mahound and Sol.
Hic pompabunt tortores	Hic pompabunt tortores <wt swerdys	[Here the torturers shall parade [with swords. ]]
TORTORES 1172
Heyl costenten the nobil	Hayl Kostenten the nobil!	1172 Hail, Constantine the noble !
del onneny (onny) the lel bobil	Dell on ni dha lel bobel	As we are thy loyal people
devethys ython warbarth	devedhys yth on warbarth.	Come are we together.
rag enour dis ha gorthyans	Rag enor dhis ha gordhyans	For honour to thee and worship.
benitha the eskerans	bynytha dha eskerens,	1176 Thy enemies ever,
mar as keuyn sur ny warth	mara's kevyn, sur ny hwarth.	If we take them, surely will not laugh.
CONSTANTINUS 1178	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE.
Wolcum kynghtis euerych on	Wolkomm, knyghtis euerych on!	Welcome, knights, everyone !
reys yv dywy lafurya	Res yw dhy'hwi lavurya	Need is it for you to go on
rag chastya an crustunyon	rag chastya an Kristonyon	1180 To chastise the Christians
dres (dre) ol an gluas rome alemma	dres oll* wlas Rom alemma.	Over all the kingdom of Rome hence.
Myns a greys in map maryon	Myns a grys yn Mab Maryon	All that believe in Mary's Son
der peyn gruegh age latha	der bayn gwrewgh aga ladha.	By torment slay them.
byth na thovtyogh dampnasconn	Bydh na dhoutyewgh dampnashyon.	1184 Never fear damnation.
me agis menten nefra	My a'gas menten nevra.	I will support you ever.
SECUNDUS TORTOR 1186	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER.
Ny thovtyn peryl na pegh	Ny dhoutyn peryll na pegh.	We fear not peril nor sin.
yma debron thum ij vregh	Yma debron dhe'm dhiw vregh	There is an itching in my two arms
mar bel ov boys ov powes	mar bell ow bos ow powes	1188 That I should be resting so long
heb moldra an crustunyon	heb moldra an Gristonyon.	Without murdering the Christians.
ordnogh thynny sovdoryon	Or'newgh dhyn ni soudoryon	Order for us soldiers
na garra sevel in cres	na garro sevel yn kres!	That love not to stand quiet !
CONSTANTINUS IMPERATOR 1192	Constentinus imperator	EMPEROR CONSTANTINE.
Tus arvov genogh ytha	Tus arvow genowgh yth a	1192 Armed men shall go with you
ij cans purguir alemma	dew kans pur wir alemma.	Two hundred right truly hence.
guetyogh omprevy manly	Gwaytyewgh ombrevi manly,	Take care to prove yourselves manly,
then cristunyan scollya goys	dhe'n Gristonyon skoellya goes,	To spill blood for the Christians,
na sparyogh yowynk na loys	na sparyewgh yowynk na loes	1196 Spare not young nor grey,
eskerans ov du soly	eskerens ow dyw Soli	Enemies of my god Sol.
TERTIUS TORTOR 1198	Tertius tortor	THIRD TORTURER.
Na ren purguir costyntyn	Na wren pur wir Kostyntyn.	We would not do [so], right truly, Constantine.
y asteveth torment tyn	I a's tevydh torment tynn,	They shall have sharp torment,
myns a worth crist an brebour	myns a wordh Krist an brybour.	1200 All who worship Christ the beggar.
duen in kerth scon cowetha	Deun yn kerdh skon, kowetha!	Let us come away forthwith, comrades !
pup ay du gruens aspya	Peub a'y du gwrens aspia	Let each on his side spy
ov quandra mar sus treytour	ow kwandra mars eus traytour.	If there be a traitor wandering.
CALO 1204	Calo	A DRUDGE.
Me a weyl enos ij guas	My a wel enos dew was.	1204 I see there two lads.
sur orth fysmens age fays	Sur orth fismens aga fas	Surely by the semblance of their faces
crustunyon yth havalsens	Kristonyon yth havalsens.	Christians they would seem.
serys leferugh thynny	Syrrys, leverewgh dhyn ni	Sirs, say to us
pana cregyans us dywy	pana gryjyans eus dhy'hwi	1208 What belief you have
oma scon war beyn mernans	omma skon war bayn mernans.	Here forthwith on pain of death.
COMES 1210	Comes	THE EARL.
In crist ihesu ny a greys	Yn Krist Yesu ni a grys.	In Christ Jesu we believe.
awos ovn a then in beys	Awos own a dhen y'n bys	For fear of man on earth
ny forsakyn y hanow	ny forsakyn y hanow.	1212 We will not forsake his name.
neb na cresse in della	Neb na grysso yndella	Whoso may not believe thus
the peyn yfern sur ytha	dhe bayn ifarn sur yth a,	To hell's pain surely shall go,
the torment pan vo marov	dhe dorment pan vo marow.	To torment when he shall be dead.
PRIMUS TORTOR 1216	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER.
Out warnes ty plos brathky	Out warnas, ty blos brathki!	1216 Out on thee, thou foul hound !
na hanw crist theragon ny	Na hanow Krist dheragon ni,	Name not Christ before us,
ha mar qureth y feth mernans	ha mar kwredh y'fydh mernans.	And if thou dost thou shalt have death.
rag dyswul an crustunyen	Rag diswul Kristonyon	To undo the Christians
danvenys gans costenten	dannvenys gans Kostenten	1220 Sent by Constantine
ny yv then povma dyblans	ni yw dhe'n pow ma diblans.	Are we to this country clearly.
DOCTOR IN FIDE 1222	Doctor in Fide	A DOCTOR IN THE FAITH.
Awoys ovn a costenten	Awos own a Kostenten	For dread of Constantine
nag a peynys neb termen	nag a baynys neb termyn	Or of tortures at any time
ihesu ny ren dynaha	Yesu ny wren denagha.	1114 We will not deny Jesu.
thynny mar quregh velyny	Dhyn ni mar kwredh vileni	If ye do outrage to us
cryst yv pen an arlythy	Krist, yw penn an arlydhi,	Christ, who is the head of lords,
a ra agys aquytya	a wra agas akwitya?	Will he acquit you ?
SECUNDUS TORTOR 1228	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER.
Ty horsen agen (nagen?) brag ny	Ty horsen, a'gan brag ni,	1228 Thou whoreson, insult us not.
thys mylw#t# ha ʒe crist fy	dhis milweyth ha dhe Krist fi!	On thee and on Christ a thousand times fie !
dynagh uskis y hanov	Denagh uskis y hanow.	Deny his name forthwith.
[ye galovs aredy		[The gallows ready. ]
gorth quik iovyn ha soly	Gordh kwykk Yovyn ha Soli	Worship quickly Jove and Sol,
bo ty a vyrwe eredy	bo ty a verow yredy	Or thou snalt die at once
oma dre peynys garov	omma dre baynys garow.	Here through rough pains.
COMES 1234	Comes	THE EARL.
Guel yv genen ny merwel	Gwell yw genen ni merwel	Better is it with us to die
es gorthya devle dyogel	es gordhya dewl diogel.	Than to worship a devil certainly.
in bysma yv grueys apol	Y'n bys na yw gwrys Apol.	1136 In this world Apollo is made.
tru a thu asogh goky	Tru a Dhyw ass owgh gokki	Pity, O God, you are (so) foolish
na worthyogh crist a vercy	na wordhyowgh Krist a versi,	That you do not worship Christ of mercy,
a thuk mernans ragon oll	a dhug mernans ragon oll!	Who bore death for us all !
TERTIUS TORTOR 1240	Tertius tortor	THIRD TORTURER.
Rag covs geryov mar velen	Rag kows geryow mar vilen	1240 For saying words so villainous
in cloghprennyer purcerten	yn kloghprennyer pur sertan	In a prison right certainly
oma y fetheth cregys	omma y fydhydh kregys.	Here thou shalt be gibbeted.
inweth an treytour arall	Ynwedh an traytour arall	Likewise the other traitor
ryb the scoth kepar ha gal	ryb dha skoedh kepar ha gal	1244 By thy shoulder like a villain
genevy a veth hangys	genev vy a vydh hangys.	By me shall be hung.
DOCTOR IN FIDE 1246	Doctor in fide	A DOCTOR IN THE FAITH.
Maria myternes neff	Maria, Myghternes nev,	Mary, queen of heaven,
maria agen eneff	Maria, a'gan enev	Mary, pray that our soul
peys mengeffo saluasconn	pys ma'n jeffo salvashyon.	1248 May have salvation.
a pobyl omschumunys	A bobel emskemunys	accursed people
remembrogh agis sperys	remembrowgh agas spyrys	Remember your spirit
rag dovt cafus dampnasconn	rag dout kavoes dampnashyon!	For fear of getting damnation !
[finit
CALO 1252	Calo	A DRUDGE.
Tav gays thym the ombrene	Taw, gas dhymm dhe ombrena.	1252 Be silent, leave me to redeem myself
pur a wylsta war an kee	P'eur a wels'ta war an ke	Hast thou really seen on the way
gesys yn bysma enaff	gesys y'n bys ma enev?	A soul left in this world ?
kynfo porthov neff degeys	Kyn fo porthow nev deges	Though heaven's gates be shut
wath yferne a veth aleys	hwath ifarn a vydh a-les.	1256 Yet hell will be wide open.
peneyl ellen fors ny raff	Pyneyl ellen fors ny wrav.	Unto which of the two I may go I care not.
COMES 1258	Comes	THE EARL.
Ihesu arluth cuff colon	Yesu, Arloedh, kuv kolonn,	Jesu, Lord, dear heart,
ihesu grond thyn saluasconn	Yesu, gront dhyn salvashyon,	Jesu, grant us salvation,
rag oma reys yv merwell	rag omma res yw merwel.	For here need is to die.
benyges rebo an preys	Bennigys re bo an prys!	Blessed be the time!
ihesu dyso ov sperys	Yesu dhiso ow spyrys	Jesu, to thee my spirit
me a gemen dyogel	my a gemmynn diogel.	I commend certainly.
[finit
PRIMUS TORTOR 1264	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER.
Lemen pan vsons in crok	Lemmyn pan usons yn krog	Now since they are on the gallows
vskys moghheen age drok	uskis moghhen aga drog.	Quickly let us greaten their evil.
duen drethe gans clethethyov	Deun dredha gans kledhedhyow	Let us come through them with swords
an tenewen thy gela	a'n tenewen dh'y gila.	From one side to the other.
mar guir an iovle res pela	Mar wir an jowl re's pyllo!	So truly may the devil peel them!
helme at eve marov	Hemma, ottava, marow.	This one, look, is dead.
SECUNDUS TORTOR 1270	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER.
Der y gela me a reys	Der y gila my a res.	Through the other I will run.
ny gara sevel in creys	Ny gara' sevel yn kres.	I like not standing quiet.
atta hy der y pottis	Ottahi der y bottys!	Look at it through him put!
me an felge a drus then pen	My a'n fols a-dreus dhe'n penn	I will slit him across to the head
may teffo y ompynnen	may teffo y ympynnyon	So that his brains may come
ha skynnya avel mottis	ha 'skynnya avel mottys.	And ascend like motes.
TERTIUS TORTOR 1276	Tertius tortor	THIRD TORTURER.
Parys on ny the gul drok	Parys on ni dhe wul drog:	Ready are we to do evil:
neb na vo rengeffo crok	neb na vo re'n jeffo krog!	May he who is not have the gallows!
cothys then doyr attonsy	Koedhys dhe'n dor ottensi!	Look at them fallen to the ground!
age corff warbarth yv trogh	Aga korf warbarth yw trogh:	Their bodies together are broken:
dyghtys ens kepar ha brogh	dyghtys yns kepar ha brogh	Dighted are they like a badger
a vo squerdis gans mylgy	a vo skwerdys gans milgi.	That may be torn by a greyhound.
CALO 1282	Calo	THE DRUDGE.
Nefre cosker omgrassyas	Nevra koskor ongrassyes	Ever an ungracious set
menogh a ra bostov bras	menowgh a wra bostow bras	Often will make great boasts
neb tebel dorne pan vo grueys	neb tebel dorn pan vo gwrys.	When any evil turn may be done.
mas hap drok orthugh askyn	Ma's happ drog orthowgh a 'skynn.	But an ill hap will fall on you.
gase farwel me a vyn	Gasa farwel my a vynn.	I will leave a farewell.
molleth du in cowetheys	Mollath Dyw y'n gowethas.	God's curse on the company.
[trancit calo et tortores expectant in placea		[The drudge goes off and the torturers wait in the open.
IHESUS in celo dicens 1288	Ihesus in celo dicens	JESUS in heaven saying.
Ov eleth gvyn avel grueys	Ow eledh gwynn avel gwrys!	My angels white like crystal!
an enevov mertherijs	An enevow mertherys	The martyred souls
drewhy scon the lowena	drewgh hwi skon dhe lowena.	Bring ye soon to joy.
rag age lauer in beys	Rag aga lavur y'n bys	For their labour in the world
grontis yv dage sperys	grontys yw dh'aga spyrys	Granted is to their spirits
an ioy a thur bys nefra	an joy a dhur bys nevra.	The joy that dureth for ever.
MICAEL 1294	Micael	MICHAEL.
Ihesu the voth a veth grueys	Yesu, dha vodh a vydh gwrys.	Jesu, thy will shall be done.
neb yv in beys mertherijs	Neb yw y'n bys mertherys	Whoso are martyred on earth
y a due de lowena	i a dheu dhe lowena.	They shall come to joy.
del yv dynny comondys	Dell yw dhyn ni kommondys	As is commanded unto us
lel pup vr ol y feth grueys	lel pub eur oll y fydh gwrys,	Loyally always it shall be done,
hag y tegoth in della	hag y tegoedh yndella.	And thus it behoveth.
GABRIEL 1300	Gabriel	GABRIEL.
A enevov mertherijs	A enevow mertherys,	O martyred souls,
ioy neff yma dyugh grontys	joy nev yma dhywgh grontys	Heaven's joy is granted to you
gans crist ihesu awartha	gans Krist Yesu a-wartha.	By Christ Jesu above.
drefen an torment in beys	Drefenn an torment y'n bys	Because of the torment on earth
thagis corfov rebue grueys	dh'agas korfow re beu gwrys	Which was done to your bodies
why agys beth lowena	hwi a'gas bydh lowena.	You shall have joy.
[her ye sovlys aredy		[Here the souls ready.
PRIMUS TORTOR 1306	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER.
Out duen in kerth cowetha	Out! deun yn kerdh, kowetha!	Out! Let us come away, comrades!
the neb hensy rag cutha	dhe neb henji rag kudha,	To some ways (?) to hide,
ken warbarth ython leskys	ken warbarth yth on leskys.	Else together we are burnt.
in neys rum caradevder	Yn nes, re'm karadewder,	Anear, by my loveableness,
yma cothys golovder	yma koedhys golowder	Is fallen lightning
dretho maythoff amuwys	dredho mayth ov amovys.	So that I am startled thereby.
Hic Sanctus Siluester Incipit dicens	Hic Sanctus Siluester incipit dicens	Here Saint Silvester begins, saying,
[SILUESTER] 1312		SILVESTER
Gesugh (Pesugh) creys vfel ha clovr	Kevewgh kres, uvel ha klor	Ye shall have peace, lowly and clear.
in hanov du dy lawe	yn Hanow Dyw, dh'y lawa	In God's name, praise to Him
neb a formyas neff ha novr	neb a formyas nev ha nor,	Who made heaven and earth,
in bysma gans y dule	y'n bys ma gans y dhiwla,	In this world with his two hands,
map den a pry	mab den a bri.	The son of man of clay.
tays ha map ha sperys sans	Tas ha mab ha Spyrys Sans,	Father and Son and Holy Ghost,
iij ferson hag vn substans	tri ferson hag unn substans,	Three Persons and one Substance,
henna yv an lel cregyans	henna yw an lel kryjyans,	That is the true faith,
del deske sans eglos dynny	dell dhysk sans Eglos dhyn ni.	As holy Church teaches us.
Lemen warbarth ov flehys	Lemmyn warbarth, ow fleghes,	Now together, my children,
ny a vyn moys alemma	ni a vynn mos alemma	We will go home
the anclethias an dus vays	dhe ynkleudhyas an dus vas	To bury the good folk
us mertherijs del glowa	eus mertherys dell glywa'	Who as I hear are martyred
gans drok pobyll	gans drog bobel.	By evil people.
tus an empour costenten	Tus an emp'our Costenten	The folk of the Emperor Constantine
gasa crystyen byv ny ven	gasa Kristyon byw ny vynn	Will not leave a Christian alive
in povma purthyogel	y'n pow ma, pur dhiogel.	In this country right certainly.
[descendit		[He descends.
[ye tumbe aredy		[The tomb ready.
CARDINALE 1329	Cardinale	A CARDINAL.
Seluester agen tays wek	Silvester, agan tas hweg,	Silvester, our sweet Father,
ihesu arluth galosek	Yesu, Arloedh galloesek,	May Jesu, (the) mighty Lord,
pup vr regen gueresa	pub eur re'gan gweresso!	Always help us!
at oma an dus varov	Ottomma an dus varow:	Lo here are the dead folk;
goren y scon in bethov	gorren i skon yn bedhow,	Let us put them forthwith in tombs,
ha fyyn quik alemma	ha fien kwykk alemma.	And let us flee quickly hence.
[her they beryth them		[Here they bury them.
SILUESTER 1335	Siluester	SILVESTER
Lemmen pan vsons in beth	Lemmyn, pan usons y'n bedh,	Now, since ther are in the tomb,
ihesu crist pen an eleth	Yesu Krist, penn an eledh,	Jesu Christ, the head of the angels,
gorw#t# age enevow	gorwith aga enevow!	Preserve their souls!
ny a vyn polge avodya	Ni a vynn pols avodya,	We will for a little while go away,
mar a kyllyn omguytha	mara kyllyn omwitha	If we can keep ourselves
orth costentyn in torma	orth Kostentyn y'n tor' ma,	From Constantine this turn,
ken ganso bethen marov	ken ganso bydhyn marow.	Else by him we shall be dead.
Then meneth a seraptyn	Dhe'n menydh a Seraptyn	To the mountain of Soracte
mones purguir ny a vyn	mones pur wir ni a vynn:	Right truly we will go:
in rome dyn ny dal trege	yn Rom dhyn ny dal tryga.	In Rome it behoves is not to stay.
gena ov mebyen lyen	Gene', ow mebyon lyenn,	With me, my disciples,
dugh lemen bras ha byen	dewgh lemmyn, bras ha byghan,	Come now, great and small,
mar kyllyn polge omguythe	mar kyllyn pols omwitha.	If we can for a little while keep ourselves.
[ascendit ad montem seraptyn		[He goes up to Mount Soracte.
[a vysour aredy apon Constantyn ys face		[A mask ready upon Constantine's face.
SECUNDUS TORTOR	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER.
[constantinum		[to Constantine
Heyl ser arluth costynten	Hayl, syrr arloedh Kostynten!	Hail, Sir Constantine!
crustunyon marov genen	Kristonyon marow genen	Christians dead with us
yma sur neb try vgans	yma sur neb tri ugens.	There are surely some three score.
ran cregys ran debynnys	Rann kregys, rann dibennys,	Some hung, some beheaded,
ran orth lostov mergh draylys	rann orth lostow mergh draylys,	Some dragged at horses' tails,
ran leskis in tan dyblans	rann leskys yn tan diblans.	Some burnt in fire clearly.
[tranceat		[Let him pass off.
CONSTANTINUS 1354	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Eugh the dre ov sovdoryan	Ewgh dhe dre, ow soudoryon,	Go home, my soldiers,
an iovle thagis covya	an jowl dh'agas kovia!	The Devil to remember you!
yma ortheff lovrygyan	Yma orthiv lovryjyon	There is leprosy on me
cothys ha ny won fetla	koedhys, ha ny wonn fatla.	Fallen, and I know not how.
ellas ellas	Ellas, ellas!	Alas, alas!
ythoma gyllys leper	Yth oma gyllys leper,	I am become a leper,
del leuer pup ol hager	dell lever pub oll, hager,	As every one says, ugly.
ny gar den gueles ov fas	ny gar den gweles ow fas.	No one loves to see my face.
A govy pendra yv guel	A go-vy, pandra yw gwell	Ah woe is me, what thing is best
ortheff lemmen the voys grueys	orthiv lemmyn dhe vos gwrys?	To me now to be done?
a me revue ree cruel	A, my re beu re gruel	Ah, I have been overcruel
orth crustunyan me a greys	orth Kristonyon, my a grys.	To Christians, I believe.
a tekter rychys farwell	A dekter rychys, farwel!	Ah beauty of riches, farewell!
nebes ioy ambus an beys	Nebes joy a'm beus a'n bys.	Little joy have I of the world.
mensen stak omma merwell	Mynnsen stag omma merwel:	I would wish for a tether here to die:
in meske tus na ven guelys	yn mysk tus na ven gwelys.	Amongst folk I would not be seen.
JUSTUS	Justus	A JUSTICE.
Danvenogh than epscobov	Dannvenewgh dhe'n epskobow	Send ye to the bishops
han doctours bras doys oma	ha'n dhoktours bras dos omma.	And the great doctors to come here.
y a lefer der lyfryov	I a lever der lyvrow	They will say by books
marsus savment in bysma	mars eus sawment y'n bys ma	If there be salve in this world
orth an cleves	orth an kleves.	For the sickness.
rag y yv calcoryan vrays	Rag i yw kalkoryon vras;	For they are great caulkers;
ha na berthuth ovn in cays	ha na berthewgh own y'n kas:	And have you no fear in the case:
then deseys y a gueres	dhe'n dises i a weres.	They will cure the disease.
CONSTANTINUS	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Maseger a thesempys	Messejer, a-dhesempis	Messenger, straightaway
kergh thym an epscop omma	kyrgh dhymm an epskop omma,	Fetch to me the Bishop here,
han doctour brays kekefrys	ha'n doktour bras kekeffrys,	And the great Doctor, likewise,
yv gelwys flour an bysma	yw gelwys flour an bys ma	That is called flower of this world
sur in clergy	sur yn klerji.	Surely in learning.
mar cothens dym leferel	Mar kodhons dhymm leverel	If they can tell me
boys neb gueres dyogel	bos neb gweres diogel	That there is any aid certainly
orth an cleves ambus vy	orth an kleves a'm beus vy.	Against the sickness that I have.
SECUNDUS NUNCIUS	Secundus nuncius	SECOND MESSENGER
Heyl ser emperour costentyn	Hayl, syrr emperour Kostentyn!	Hail, Sir Emperor Constantine!
oma ythese parys	Omma yth esov parys	Here I was ready
rag lafuria pur ylyn	rag lavurya pur ylyn	To go on right clean
alema in the nygys	alemma yn dha negys.	Hence in thy business.
ny raff strechya	Ny wrav strechya.	I will not walk slowly.
an epscop han doctour flour	An epskop ha'n doktour flour	The Bishop and the flower of doctors
me as kergh uskis theth tour	my a's kyrgh uskis dhe'th tour.	I will fetch them quickly to thy tower.
moys a raff in vn trettya	Mos a wrav yn unn drettya.	I will go in a turn.
Hic pompabit Episcopus Poly vel Doctor	Hic pompabit Episcopus Poly vel Doctor	Here the Bishop of Pola or the Doctor shall parade.
SECUNDUS NUNCIUS 1394	Secundus nuncius	SECOND MESSENGER
Heyl ser epscop in the dour	Hayl, syrr epskop yn dha dour!	Hail, Sir Bishop in thy tower!
heyl inweth dywhy doctour	Hayl ynwedh dhy'hwi, Doktour!	Hail, also to you, Doctor!
metijs da ogh in vn chy	Metyes da owgh yn unn chi.	Ye are well met in one house.
the costenten reys yv doys	Dhe Kostenten res yw dos.	To Constantine need is to come.
prederugh inta kyn moys	Prederewgh yn ta kyn' mos.	Consider well before going.
gorthebov fur reys yv ry	Gorthybow fur res yw ri.	Answers wise need is to give.
EPISCOPUS POLY 1400	Episcopus Poly	BISHOP OF POLA.
Wolcum maseger ylyn	Wolkomm, messejer ylyn,	Welcome, fair messenger,
oys oma war ov ena	os omma war ow ena.	Thou art here on my soul.
pendra wer the costyntyn	Pandr'a hwer dhe Kostyntyn?	What has happened to Constantine?
dar nynsusy in poynt da	Dar, nyns usi yn poynt da.	Is he not in good point
lauer thynny	Lavar dhyn ni,	Say thou to us.
mar a sywe dyscrasiis	maras yw-a diskrassyes,	If he be disgraced
meen drethon a veth kefys	mayn dredhon a vydh kevys	Means through us will be found
may fo purlowen defry	may fo pur lowen devri.	So that he may be very glad really.
DOCTOR 1408	Doktor	DOCTOR
Mayl at ena bargyn da	Mal! Ott ena bargen da,	Mal, lo here is a good bargain,
maseger tek	messejer hweg*,	Sweet messenger,
lauer thymo in preytha	lavar dhymmo, yn prys da,	Say to me, in good time,
then emper tek	dhe'n emper' teg	To the fair emperor
pendrus werys	pandr' eus hwyrvys.	What thing has happened?
SECUNDUS NUNCIUS 1413	Secundus nuncius	THE MESSENGER
claff deberthys eff yv sur	Klav diberthys ev yw sur	A separated leper he is surely.
ny welys in beys na mur	ny welis yn bys nameur	I have not seen on earth or sea
denvith del ywa dyghtijs	denvydh dell ywa dyghtyes.	Any one as he is dighted
DOCTOR 1416	Doctor	DOCTOR
A haha me a wothya	A, haha, my a wodhya.	Ah, haha, I knew.
bakcheler ienkyn in preytha	Bacheler Yenkyn, yn prys da,	Bachelor Jenkyn, in good time
heth ov lefer a fysek	hedh ow lyver a fisek,	Fetch my book of physic,
dokhy indan the gasel	dog hi yn-dann dha gasel,	Carry it under thy armpit,
ha grua thegy ov gormel	ha gwra dhejy ow gormel	And do thou praise me
ov boys fecycyen connek	ow bos fisyshyen konnek.	That I am a cunning physician.
[erthyn pott. ye bovke aredy		[An earthen pot: the book ready; and the urinal [to be] inspected.
And the vrnell enspektad
CLERICUS IANKYN 1422	Clericus Iankyn	CLERIC JANKIN
Rag esya an pedrennov	Rag esya an pedrennow,	For easing the buttocks,
ha rag stopya tarthennov	ha rag stoppya terthennow,	And for stopping tertians,
yma thywy forten tek	yma dhy'hwi fortun teg.	You have good luck.
a caffogh sur benewen	A kaffewgh sur benewenn	If you got a woman
polge ryb agis tenewen	pols ryb agas tenewen	For a while by your side
why a proffse den connek	hwi a brovsa den konnek.	You would prove a cunning man.
[descendit constantinum		[He goes down to Constantine.
EPISCOPUS POLY 1428	Episcopus Poly	BISHOP OF POLA.
Gorthyans in se	Gordhyans	Worshop on (thy) seat
ha lowene	ha lowena	And joy,
thyugh arluth gluas	dhywgh, arloedh gwlas!	To you, lord of the kingdom!
omma wharee	Omma hware,	Here anon,
ny redufe	ni re dheuva	We have come
gans an gannas	gans an gannas.	With the messenger.
CONSTANTINUS 1434	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
A wolcum ser epscop flour	A wolkomm, syrr epskop flour!	O welcome, sir flower of bishops!
wolcum inweth ser doctour	Wolkomm ynwedh syrr Doktour!	Welcome, also sir doctor!
dugh inban me agis peys	Dewgh yn-bann, my a'gas pys.	Come ye up, I pray you.
ov cleves prest wy a weyl	Ow kleves prest hwi a wel:	My disease at once you shall see:
nynsyv grefons in dan geyl	nyns yw grevons yn-dann gel:	It is not a grievance I conceal:
a wothogh gul dym guereys	a wodhowgh gul dhymm gweres?	Can ye do me a cure?
DOCTOR 1440	Doctor	DOCTOR
Mannaff gueles agys dour	Mynnav gweles agas dowr	I will look at your water
hag in vrna an empour	hag y'n eur na an emp'our	And then the emperor
angeveth gorthyb in cays	a'n jevydh gorthyp y'n kas.	Shall have an answer in the case.
JUSTUS 1443	Justus	JUSTICE
me a prederys henna	My a brederis henna.	I thought of that.
y vryn atta oma	Y urin otta omma:	His urine lo is here:
tovle in the wedyr glays	towl yn dha weder glas.	Throw it into thy blue glass.
DOCTOR 1446	Doctor	DOCTOR
Hoc vrum malorum	Hoc vrinum malorum	Hoc urum malorum
et nimis rubrorum	et nimis rubiorum,	Et nimis rubrorum,
aha me a wor inta	aha, my a woer yn ta.	Aha, I know well.
dus oma bacheler ienkyn	Deus omma bacheler Yenkyn,	Come here, bachelor Jenkyn
myr warvan drefe the vyn	mir war-vann, dreva dha vin!	Look up, raise up thy lip!
ay lok up byscherev tha	Ay lok up byscherev tha!	O look up, beshrew thee!
Annotho na gymmer gloys	Anodho na gemmer gloes	Thereof do not take pain
kynthus ganso sawer poys	kynth eus ganso sawer poes.	Though there be with it a heavy savour.
gor dotho nes the frygov	Gorr dhodho nes dha frigow.	Put thy nostrils nearer to it.
helma yv mater tykly	Hemm yw mater tykkli.	This is a ticklish matter.
lemen me a wor defry	Lemmyn my a woer devri	Now I know certainly
pendra yv an clevegov	pandra yw an klevesow.	What are the diseases.
Pendra vynnogh dym the ry	Pandr'a vynnowgh dhymm dhe ri,	What thing will you give to me,
ha sawys pur eredy	ha sawys pur yredi	And cured full readily,
costentyn bethugh gena	Kostentyn, bydhowgh gene'?	Constantine, you will be by me?
dre weres ov du soly	Dre weres ow dyw Soli	Through aid of my god, Sol,
me a vyn gul drynk dywhy	my a vynn gul drynk dhy'hwi,	I will make a drink for you,
mar cafa stoff the perna	mar kaffav stoff dhe brena.	If I get the stuff to buy (it).
CONSTANTINUS 1464	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Tan at omma thys x puns	Tann, otomma dhis deg peuns!	Take, lo here ten pounds for thee!
in dalleth an rema syns	Y'n dalleth an re ma syns.	In the beginning, hold these,
grua vy sav hag y feth guel	Gwra vy saw hag y fydh gwell	Heal me and thou shalt have better
benithe in the vevneyns	bynytha yn dha vywnans.	Ever in thy life.
me ath ra parlet vhel	My a'th wra parlet ughel.	I will make thee a high prelate.
DOCTOR 1469	Doctor	DOCTOR
Mayl an rema a ra les	Mal, an re ma a wra les!	Mal, these will do good!
me a vyn pesy cumyes	My a vynn pysi kummyas	I will beg leave
rag mones dre	rag mones dre.	To go home.
arta me a thue deth yov	Arta my a dheu dydh Yow	Again I will come on Thursday
oma dyugh gans dewosov	omma dhywgh gans diwosow	Here to you with potions
a relle agis sawye	a wrello agas sawya.	Which will heal you.
descendit cum clerico.		[He goes down with the clergyman.
[Expectat episcopus poly ibidem		[The Bishop of Pola waits in the same place.
Rum fay ny alla peragh besse	Re'm fay ny allav pargh bys	By my faith I cannot …....
teka pemont nansyv wesse	Tekka pemont, nans yw oes.	Fairer payment, now is a …
re du soly numdarfa	Re dyw Soli ny'm darva.	By god Sol, has not happened (?) to me.
sav malbe dam a won vy	Saw malbew damm a wonn vy	But, malbe dam, if I know how
gueres the cleves defry	gweres dha gleves devri.	To heal thy disease certainly.
byteweth reys yv bewa	Byttiwedh res yw bywa.	Ever need is to live.
mar ny weres falsury	Mar ny weres falsuri	If falsehood helps not
fecessyon ny thereff (ny dhreff) nefra	fisyshyen ny dherev nevra.	A physician will never rise.
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CLERICUS 1483	Clericus
Me ny won guel losowen	My ny wonn gwell losowenn	I know not a better herb
in bysma rag fecycyen	y'n bys ma rag fisyshyen,	In this world for a physician,
by my troyth es del yv gov	by my troyth, es dell yw gow.	By my truth, than falsehood is.
[finit.		[He goes off home.
[trancit domum
CONSTANTINUS 1486	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Epscop pendra leueryth	Epskop, pandr'a leverydh?	Bishop, what sayest thou?
ny won us methegyeth	Ny wonn eus medhygieth	I do not know through books
am gruelle sav der lyfryov	a'm gwrello saw der lyvrow.	That there is medicine that would heal me.
EPISCOPUS POLY 1489	Episcopus Ploy	BISHOP OF POLA.
Nag us arluth rum lovta	Nag eus, arloedh, re'm lowta.	There is not, lord, by my loyalty.
me rebue sur ov stuthya	My re beu sur ow studhya	I have been surely studying
in lyfryov nansyv tremmys	yn lyvrow nans yw trymis	In books, it is not three months.
why ny vethugh sav nefra	Hwi ny vydhowgh saw nevra	You will never be whole
marnes golhys in bysma	marnas golghys y'n bys ma	Unless washed in this world
a vewhy purguir in goys	a vewgh hwi pur wir yn goes.	You be right truly in blood.
PRELATUS 1495	Prelatus	PRELATUS
Ny revue ov stethya sur	Ni re beu ow studhya sur.	We have been studying surely.
a pegh golhys dre goys pur	A pewgh golghys dre woes pur	If you were washed in pure blood
wy a fya tek sawys	hwi a fia teg sawys,	You would be healed fair,
ha benitha ken maner	ha bynytha ken maner,	And never otherwise,
del govs thynny an lefer	dell gews dhyn ni an lyver,	As saith the book to us,
ny yllogh bones yaghheys	ny yllowgh bones yaghhes.	Can you be cured.
CONSTANTINUS 1501	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Pana goys a veth henna	Pana woes a vydh henna?	What blood will that be?
na sparyogh best in bysma	Na sparyewgh best y'n bys ma	Spare ye not a beast in this world
mar a kylla boys kefys	mara kylla bos kevys.	If it can be found
othommek me a vya	Edhommek my a via	Wanting I would be,
del welogh the voys sawys	dell welowgh dhe vos sawys.	As you see, to be healed.
EPISCOPUS POLY 1506	Episcopus Poly	BISHOP OF POLA.
Ny dal dotho boys goys best	Ny dal dhodho bos goes best.	It ought not for him to be a beast's blood,
flehys purreys yv dyugh fest	Fleghes porres yw dhywgh fest	Children very needful is it for you
the kuntel dres ol an pov	dhe guntell dres oll an pow,	To gather over all the country,
ha specyly ree ov tena	ha speshly re ow tena.	And specially some a-suckling.
goys glan yma then rena	Goes glan yma dhe'n re na	Pure blood, those have,
a dremen pup elyov	a dremen pub eliow.	Which excels every salve.
gruegh why bath in lycorna	Gwrewgh hwi badh y'n likour na	Bathe in that liquor
hag y fethugh pur salov	hag y fydhowgh pur salow.	And you will be quite whole.
PRELATUS 1514	Prelatus	PRELATE.
Danvenogh sovdrys in pov	Dannvenewgh soudrys y'n pow	Send soldiers into the country
the kuntel an flehyggyov (flehyjow, flehysow)	dhe guntell an fleghigow,	To gather the children,
ea numbyr tremmyl	ya, nomber a dri mil,	Yea, a number of three thousand,
han rena bethens lethys	ha'n re na bedhens ledhys,	And let them be slain,
hage goys pur ysawys	ha'ga goes pur ysawys	And their pure blood be saved
tek a glan yn vn vecyl	teg ha glan yn unn vessel.	Fair and clean in a vessel.
pan vegh in henna golhys	Pan vowgh yn henna golghys	When you shall be washed therein
ythegh gvyn avel crystel	yth ewgh gwynn avel krystal.	You shall go white as chrystal.
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CONSTANTINUS 1522	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Helmyv tra a yl boys grueys	Hemm yw tra a yll bos gwrys.	This is a thing that may be done.
tormentoris desempys	Tormentorys, desempis,	Torturers, straightaway,
tormentoris scon thym dugh	tormentorys skon dhymm dewgh!	Torturers, come quick to me!
tormentoris gans mur greys	Tormentorys, gans meur gris,	Torturers, with much strength.
tormentoris dufunugh	tormentorys, difunewgh!	Torturers, awake!
PRIMUS TORTOR	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER
[constantinum		[To Constantine
Heyl ov arluth costentyn	Hayl, ow arloedh Kostentyn!	Hail, my lord Constantine!
kekefrys gal ha brentyn	Kekeffrys gal ha bryntin,	As well rascal as noble,
oma ython devethys	omma yth on devedhys.	Here we are come.
del grese awoys gul da	Dell grysav, awos gul da	As I should believe, for sake of doing good
ny russugh agen creya	ny wrussowgh agan kria:	You would not have cried to us:
na thywhy nynso vsijs	na dhy'hwi nyns o usyes.	Not for you is this usual.
[ye wymmen aredy w#t# ther chyldryn		[The women ready with their children.
CONSTANTINUS 1533	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Eugh thymo dres ol an pov	Ewgh dhymmo dres oll an pow,	Go ye for me all over the country,
kefrys rome ha lumbardy	keffrys Rom ha Lumbardy,	Likewise Rome and Lombardy,
kuntullugh an flehyggyov	kuntellewgh an fleghigow	Gather the children,
a vo pur certen achy	a vo pur sertan a-ji	That may be right certainly at home
the try blythy	dhe deyr blydhen.	Up to three years.
dens omma hage mammov	Dens omma ha'ga mammow	Let them and their mothers come here,
tremmyl orth nyver heb wov	tri mil orth nyver heb wow --	Three thousand by their number without a lie-
nynsus forse kyn fens cans moy	nyns eus fors kyn fens kans moy.	It is no matter though they be a hundred more.
Ens pup oll in y quartren	Ens pub oll yn y gwartron.	Let every one go into his quarter
parcel tus arvov certen	Parsel tus arvow sertan	A parcel of armed folk certainly
intrethogh rennys a veth	yntredhowgh rennys a vydh.	Among you shall be divided.
neb a kuntel an moghya	Neb a guntell an moyha	He that gathers the most
angeveth an grays brassa	a'n jevydh an gras brassa,	Shall have the greatest thanks,
ea ha reward purfeth	ya, ha reward perfeyth.	Yea, and a perfect reward.
[armatores aredy		[Armed men ready.
SECUNDUS TORTOR 1547	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER
Arluth the voth a veth grueys	Arloedh, dha vodh a vydh gwrys.	Lord, thy will shall be done.
quart[r]on meyny desempys	Kwartron meni desempis	A quarter of the household straightaway
dugh genavy alemma	dewgh genev vy alemma.	Come with me hence.
benen gans the flogh byen	Benyn, gans dha flogh byghan	Woman, with thy little child
hath kentrevoges certen	ha'th kentrevoges sertan	And thy neighbouress certainly
trussogh quik the costentyn	treusewgh kwykk dhe Costentyn,	Pack ye quick to Constantine,
bo my agis lath omma	bo my a'gas ladh omma.	Or I will slay you here.
TERTIUS TORTOR 1554	Tertius tortor	THIRD TORTURER
Namsus (Nansus?) thym vj vgons flogh	Nans eus dhymm hwegh ugens flogh!	Now I have six score children!
dywans then empour trussogh	Dihwans dhe'n emp'our treusewgh	Quickly pack to the emperor
may hallons boys dewogys	may hallons bos diwoesys	That they may be bled
kepar ha porhel bo lugh	kepar ha porghell bo leugh.	Like a porker or a calf.
lemen sovdoryen waryogh	Lemmyn soudoryon, waryewgh	Now, soldiers, take care
na schappya benen in beys	na skappyo benyn y'n bys.	That not a woman in the world escape.
CALO 1560	Calo	A DRUDGE
Kuntullys gena yma	Kuntellys gene' yma	Gathered by me are
viij vgons flogh rum ena	eth ugens flogh re'm ena!	Eight score children, by my soul!
lour yv henna thum parte vy	Lowr yw henna dhe'm part vy.	Enough is this for my part.
serrys yv age mammov	Serrys yw aga mammow.	Troubled are their mothers.
pan vo an rema marov	Pan vo an re ma marow	When these shall be dead
wegennov (whegennou) ny a ra moy	hwegennow ni a wra moy.	We will make more sweetlings.
PRIMUS TORTOR	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER
[constantinum cum mulieribus et [pueris] plurimis		[To Constantine with the women and very many children.
Heyll costentyn in the dour	Hayl, Costentyn yn dha dour.	Hail, Constantine in thy tower.
lafuryys rag the pleysour	Lavuryes rag dha blesour	Laboured for thy pleasure
a dro in pov me revue	a-dro y'n pow my re beu.	About in the country have I.
at oma xix cans flogh	Otomma nownsek kans flogh!	Lo, here are nineteen hundred children!
y feth sur colonov trogh	Y fydh sur kolonnow trogh	There will be surely broken hearts
pan weller age lathe	pan weller aga ladha.	When their slaughter is seen.
SECUNDUS TORTOR 1572	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER
Costentyn devethys dre	Kostentyn, devedhys dre	Constantine, come home
me yv hag yma gene	my yw, hag yma gene'	Am I, and here with me
vi cans flogh inweth y tek	hwegh kans flogh ynwedh y tug.	Six hundred children likewise I have brought.
parys thage dewosa	Parys dh'aga diwoesa	Ready to bleed them
me a veth ov arluth da	my a vydh, ow arloedh da.	I am, my good lord.
merugh an babyov wek	Mirewgh an babiow hweg.	See ye the sweet babes!
TERTIUS TORTOR 1578	Tertius tortor	THIRD TORTURER
Heyl costentyn the nobyl	Hayl, Costentyn the nobyl!	Hail, Constantine the noble!
molothov mur a bobyl	Mollothow meur a bobel	Curses great from the people
rag the plesya me rumbue	rag dha blesya my re'm beu.	For pleasing thee I have had.
malbev an flogh a scappyas	Malbew an flogh a skapyas.	…... the child has escaped
colonov ran a crakkyas	Kolonnow rann a grakkyas:	Hearts of some have broken:
viij cans sur me re gavas	eth kans sur my re gavas.	Eight hundred surely I have found
gruegh scon age dewose	Gwrewgh skon aga diswoesa.	Have them bled at once.
CALO 1585	Calo	THE DRUDGE
Heyl costentyn in the dour	Hayl, Kostentyn yn dha dour!	Hail, Constantine in thy tower!
xj cans flogh theth enour	Unnek kans flogh dhe'th enor	Eleven hundred children to thy honour
ha moy me re ruk kentel	ha moy my re wrug kuntell.	And more have I gathered.
aban ethe mes a dre	A-ban eth-a mes a dre	Since I went out from home
me re ruk flehys neb vi#e# (whe)	my re wrug fleghes neb hwe'	I have made for thee, je vous dis,
rag astevery ancoel (asteve ry an coel)	rag astiveri an koll.	Children really dying.
PRIMA MATER 1591	Prima mater	FIRST MOTHER
Ellas emperour debyta	Ellas, emperour dibyta!	Alas, Emperor pitiless!
mar mynnyth oma latha	Mar mynnydh omma ladha	If thou wilt here slay
flehys bythqueth na pehes	fleghes bythkweyth na beghas,	Children that never sinned,
yma dywhy guan cusel	yma dhy'hwi gwann gusul.	This is to you a weak counsel.
a du an neff tayl dyel	A Dhyw a nev, tal dial	O God of heaven wreak vengeance
warnogh a tus ongrassyes	warnowgh, a dus ongrassyes!	On you, O graceless folk!
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JUSTUS 1597	Justus	JUSTICE
Na vragyogh brays lafarov	Na vragyewgh bras lavarow!	Do not brag big words!
y a veth purguir marov	I a vydh pur wir marow	They shall right truly be dead
rag cafus sur age goys	rag kavoes sur aga goes,	To get their blood, surely,
an empour flour they golhy	an emp'our flour dh'y wolghi,	(And for) the flower of emperors, to wash him,
may fo tekkeys eredy	may fo tekhes yredi.	That he may be beautified readily.
kefys yv der an clergy	Kevys yw der an klerji	Found is it through our learning
sav in delma y hyl boys	saw yndellma y hyll bos.	That he may be whole.
CONSTANTINUS 1604	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Py sul yv sum an flehys	Py seul yw somm an fleghes	How many is the sum of the children
us kuntullys thum omma	eus keuntellys dhymm omma?	That are gathered for me here?
ythyv sur mur a ponfeys	Yth yw sur meur a boenvos	It is surely much of trouble
mar peth reys age latha	mar pydh res aga ladha.	If needs be to slay them.
trueth ambus ov queleys	Truedh a'm beus ow kweles	Pity have I seeing
age mammov ov thola	aga mammow owth oela,	Their mothers wailing,
ha lowen certen ʒeheys	ha lowen sertan yeghes	And gladly certainly health
thum corff me a gemersa	dhe'm korf my a gemmersa.	For my body I should get.
PRIMUS TORTOR 1612	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER
Ima oma iij myl flogh	Yma omma tri mil flogh,	Here are three thousand children,
thum gothfes ha vij vgans	dhe'm godhvos, ha seyth ugens.	To my knowledge, and seven score.
bethens marov na sparyogh	Bedhens marow! na sparyewgh!	Let them be killed! Spare ye not!
ha wy a veth purthyblans	Ha hwi a vydh pur dhiblans	And you shall be very clear.
	golghys yn goes.
in agis lee me as lath	Yn agas le my a's ladh	In your place I will kill them
heb ovn oma na truath	heb own omma na truedh	Without fear here nor pity
moy es carov gvyls a coys	moy es karow gwyls a goes.	More than (for) a wild hart of the wood.
SECUNDUS TORTOR 1619	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER
Me a vyn dewose myl	My a vynn diwoesa mil,	I will bleed a thousand
trehy age bryonsen	treghi aga bryansenn.	(And) cut their throats.
an corfov ny a ra pyl	An korfow ni a wra pil,	The bodies we will strip,
hag as gor in dor certen	ha'gas gorr' yn dor sertan.	And put them in earth certainly.
the develys name	The develys name!	The devil's name!
ny sense moy latha flogh	Ny synsa' moy ladha flogh	I would not hold killing a child more
es dyswul gauer py bogh	es diswul gaver py bogh,	Than destroying a goat or a buck,
rag in mater ny coth (nyth goth) schame	rag y'n mater ny goedh sham.	For in the matter shame is not becoming.
CONSTANTINUS 1627	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Dynyte an goys ryel	Dynyta a'n goes ryal	Dignity of the blood royal
yv in rome pur thyogel	yw yn Rom pur dhiogel.	Is in Rome right clearly.
del recorde agen latha	Dell rekord agan lagha:	As our law records:
neb a lath flogh in batel	neb a ladh flogh yn batel	Whoso shall slay a child in battle
sensys y feth den cruel	synsys y fydh den kruel.	Will be held a cruel man.
ov geryov gruegh attendya	Ow geryow gwrewgh attendya.	Consider ye my words.
poys yv gena dyswuthel	Poes yw gene' diswuthyl	Heavy am I to destroy
heb ken an keth flehys ma	heb ken an keth fleghes ma.	Without pity these same children.
ny won awose merwel	Ny wonn, awosa merwel,	I know not, after dying,
a vetha peyn thum ena	a vedha payn dhe'm ena.	Whether there will be pain to my soul.
TERTIUS TORTOR 1637	Tertius tortor	THIRD TORTURER
Ser emperour bethens lethys	Syrr emperour, bedhens ledhys	Sir Emperor, let them be slain
rag savment dywhy lemen	rag sawment dhy'hwi lemmyn:	For healing to you now:
mar ny vyn du the coweys	mar ny vynn Dyw dha [coweys]	If God will not aid thee
an iovle a vyn pur lowen	an jowl a vynn pur lowen.	The devil will right gladly.
wose helma	Wosa hemma	After this
omgolhough in age goys	omwolghewgh yn aga goes	Wash yourself in their blood
sav nefre mar mynnogh boys	saw nevra mar mynnowgh bos,	If you will ever be healed,
ha ny as lath knak oma	ha ni a's ladh knakk omma!	And we will slay them here, snap!
CALO 1645	Calo	A DRUDGE
Pan gol us awoys latha	Pan goll eus awos ladha	What loss is it for slaying
an chettis mowes ha mav	an chettys, mowes ha maw!	The chits, girl and boy!
in vn noys mar lefara	Yn unn nos, mar lavara',	In one night, so I say,
me a russe dywhy ix	my a wrussa dhy'hwi naw	I would make for you nine
an keth sort ma	a'n keth sort ma.	Of this same sort.
mar mynnogh arluth brentyn	Mar mynnowgh, arloedh bryntin,	If you will, Lord sovran,
me a dregh y vreonsen	my a dregh y vryansenn	I will cut their throats
hag an dewoys knak oma	hag a'n diwoes knakk omma!	And bleed them here, snap!
[tranceunt totores et mulieres expectant in placea		[The torturers go off and the women wait in the open.
CONSTANTINUS 1653	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
A wek wegov agys mam	A hweg hwegow agas mamm!	O sweet sweets of your mothers!
thywhywy y fye cam	Dhy'hwi hwi y fia kamm	To you it were a wrong
boys lethys am govys vy	bos ledhys a'm govis vy.	To be slain because of me.
trueth vye del wothogh	Truedh via dell wodhowgh	Pity were it, as you know,
latha omma iij myl flogh	ladha omma tri mil flogh	To slay here three thousand children
awoys sawya vn body	awos sawya unn bodi.	For sake of healing one body.
Guel yv genavy merwel	Gwell yw genev vy merwel	I had liefer die
in cleves bras indelma	yn kleves bras yndellma,	In great disease thus,
ha gasa bev dyogel	ha gasa byw diogel	And leave alive certainly
an iij myl flogh us omma	an tri mil flogh eus omma,	The three thousand children that are here,
es del yv gena purlel	es dell yw gene' pur lel	Than by me right truly
gul mernans mar thebyta	gul mernans mar dhibyta.	Do a death so pitiless.
me a vya den cruel	My a via den kruel	I should be a cruel man
mar lathen oll an re ma	mar latthen oll an re ma.	If I slew all these.
Regh an flehys thage mam	Rewgh an fleghes dh'aga mamm.	Give ye the children to their mothers.
war beyn tenna ha cregy	War bayn tenna ha kregi	On pain of drawing or hanging
me a charge na ve heb nam	my a jarj na vo heb namm,	I charge that there be not, without exception,
flogh vyth lethys eredy	flogh vydh ledhys yredi;	Any child slain verily;
ha me a vyn	ha my a vynn	And I will
then benenes ry mona	dhe'n benynes ri mona	To the women give money
boys ha dewes the perna	boes ha diwes dhe berna,	To buy food and drink,
ha then flehys delles da	ha dhe'n fleghes dillas da.	And to the children good raiment.
the dre mammethov tota	Dhe dre, mammethow, toth da,	Home, nurses, quickly,
why hagis flehys vyan	hwi ha'gas fleghes vyghan!	You and your little children!
SECUNDA MATER 1677	Secunda mater	SECOND MOTHER
Ser emperour dywhy mur grays	Syrr emperour, dhy'hwi meur ras	Sir Emperor, much thanks to you
agys boys mar pytethays	a'gas bos mar bitethys	That you are so pitiful
orth benenes bohosek (vohosek?)	orth benynes boghosek.	Towards poor women.
rag sawya agen flehas	Rag sawya agan fleghes	For saving our children
du re tharbara ʒehas	Dyw re dharbarro yeghes	May God provide health
thywhy arluth galosek	dhy'hwi, arloedh galloesek!	For you, mighty Lord!
finit
CONSTANTINUS 1683	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Me a vyn moys thum guely	My a vynn mos dhe'm gweli,	I will go to my bed,
nansyv noys pur eredy	nans yw nos pur yredi:	Now it is night, right readily;
squyth off omma am bevnans	skwith ov omma a'm bywnans.	Weary I am here of my life.
thum corff am beua ʒehas	Dhe'm korf, a'm ben-a yeghes,	For my body that I might have health
y rosen hanter ov gluas	y rossen hanter ow gwlas	I would give half my kingdom
hag ol ov mebyl dyblans	hag oll ow mebyl diblans.	And all my chattels clearly.
[claudat hostium		[Let him close the door.
IHC. 1689	IHC	JESUS
Pedyr ha povle eugh lemen	Pedyr ha Pawl ewgh lemmyn	Peter and Paul, go now
then norveys the costenten	dhe'n norvys dhe Kostenten	To the earth unto Constantine:
dren pyte a gemeras	dre'n pyta a gemmeras	Through the pity he has had
orth flehys gruegh ha byen	orth fleghes wyrgh ha byghan.	Towards children tiny and little
seluester in pur certen	Seluester yn pur sertan	Silvester very certainly
dotho ef a ree ʒehas	dhodho ev a re yeghes.	Shall give him health.
PETRUS 1695	Petrus	PETER
Arluth the voth ny a ra	Arloedh, dha vodh ni a wra.	Lord, thy will we shall do.
broder povle duen alema	Broder Pawl deun alemma	Brother Paul, let us come hence
the confortya costenten	dhe gonfortya Kostenten,	To comfort Constantine,
rag na scollyas	rag na skoellyas	For he spilt not
goys an flehas	goes an fleghes.	The blood of the children.
gueresys y feth certen	Gweresys y fydh sertan	He shall be healed certainly.
[descendunt petrus et paulus		[Peter and Paul descend.
ascendit in turrim constantinus		[Constantine goes up to the tower.
PAULUS 1701	Paulus	PAUL
Costentyn mar qureth cosca	Kostentyn mar kwredh koska	Constantine, if thou dost sleep
golsov orthen ny oma	golsow orthyn ni omma	Hearken to us, here
danvenys dys rag ʒehas	dannvenys dhis rag yeghes,	Send to thee for healing,
drefen kemeres pyta	drefenn kemmeres pyta	Because of taking pity
an flehys gruergh (gruegh?) del rusta	a'n fleghes wyrgh dell wruss'ta,	On the tiny children, as thou hast done,
ihesu a vyn the weras	Yesu a vynn dha weres.	Jesu will cure thee.
PETRUS 1707	Petrus	PETER
Drefen na russys scollia	Drefenn na wrussys skoellya	Because thou didst not spill
goys then ynocens oma	goes dhe'n [ynocens] omma,	The blood of the innocents here,
crist dys agen danvonas	Krist dhis a'gan dannvonas	Christ has sent us to thee,
pur salov grueys may festa	pur salow gwrys may festa.	Right sound that thou mayest be made.
the syluester donfon grua	Dhe Syluester dannvon gwra	To Silvester send
may teffo eff theth gueras	may teffo ev dhe'th gweres.	That he may come to cure thee.
PAULUS 1713	Paulus	PAUL
An pap syluester defry	An pab Sylvester devri,	The pope Silvester, certainly,
in meneth sur neb vsy	yn menydh sur neb usi,	Who is surely on a mountain,
seraptim hennyv gelwys	Seraptim henn yw gelwys,	Soracte that is called,
eff a ra prest the golhy	ev a wra prest dha wolghi,	He will readily wash thee,
may festa sav eredy	may festa saw yredi	So that thou wilt be whole at once
heb moldra floghv#t# in beys	heb moldra flogh vydh y'n bys.	Without murdering any child in the world.
PETRUS 1719	Petrus	PETER
Ha pan vesta sav ha glaan	Ha pan vesta saw ha glan,	And when thou shalt be whole and clean,
gueyt dustruya in tyan	gwith distrui yn tien	Take care to destroy completely
ol templys an falge dewov	oll templys an fals dhywow.	All the temples of the false gods.
grua socour ha menteyna	Gwra sokor ha mentena	Succour and maintain,
myns may hylly in bysma	myns may hylli y'n bys ma	As many as thou canst in this world,
the ihesu crist eglosyov	dhe Yesu Krist eglosyow.	Churches for Jesu Christ.
[tranceat aelum		[Let him pass to heaven.
CONSTANTINUS 1725	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Benedicite pana syght	Benedicite, pana syght	Benedicte, what a sight
ambuevy haneth in noys	a'm beu vy haneth yn nos!	I had this very night!
thymo y tuth ij den vryght	Dhymmo y teuth dew dhen vryght,	To me came two bright men,
degeys an darasov cloys	deges an darasow klos	The doors shut close,
hag a covsis	hag a gewsis	And said
donfon wa[r]lergh seluester	dannvon warlergh Seluester	To send after Silvester
hag y fethen heb awer	hag y fedhen heb ahwer	And I should be without grief
a oll ov cleves sawys	a oll ow kleves sawys.	Healed of all my disease.
Maseger gans mur a greys	Messejer, gans meur a gris,	Messenger, with much strength,
kergh seluester thym uskys	kyrgh Seluester dhymm uskis.	Seek Silvester for me quickly.
in mont sareptim yma	Yn mont Sareptim yma,	On Mount Soracte he is,
ov cuthe gans y clergy	ow kudha gans y glerji.	Hiding with his clergy.
lauer dethe eredy	Lavar dhedha yredi	Tell them at once
may teffons dymmo omma	may teffons dhymmo omma.	That they come to he here.
SECUNDUS NUNCIUS constantinum	Secundus nuncius ad constantinum	SECOND MESSENGER [to Constantine
Arluth costentyn pup preys	Arloedh Kostentyn pup-prys	Lord Constantine, always
the volnogeth a veth grueys	dha volonjedh a vydh gwrys	Thy will shall be done
genevy a fur termyn	genev vy a verr dermyn.	By me in a short time.
marogyen duen alema	Marghogyon, deun alemma.	Knights, let us come hence.
me ny won in fays pyma	My ny wonn yn fas py ma	I know not well where is
an keth meneth na certyn	an keth menydh na sertan.	That same mountain certainly.
[ad siluestrem in monte seraptim		[To Silvester on Mount Soracte.
Heyl seluester hath clergy	Hayl Seluester ha'th klerji!	Hail, Silvester, and thy clergy!
na fella cuthe defry	Na fella kudha devri	Hide any longer
wy ny regh in keth plasma	hwi ny wrewgh y'n keth plas ma.	You shall not in this same place.
[The ymagis aredy w#t# syluester		[The images of Peter and Paul ready with Silvester.
of pyter and povle
the costyntyn an emperour	Dhe Costyntyn an emperour	To Constantine the emperor
reys yv dyugh lafurya dour	res yw dhywgh lavurya dour:	Need it is for you to go on vehemently:
eff a erhys indella	ev a erghis yndella.	He has ordered so.
SELUESTER 1751	Seluester	SILVESTER
Arluth neff rebo gorthys	Arloedh nev re bo gordhys!	Heaven's Lord be worshipped!
me a wor lemen inta	My a woer lemmyn yn ta	I know now well
gothe mernans dyn a reys	godha' mernans dhyn a res.	To suffer death he has given to us.
byth ny yller y sconya	Bydh ny yller y skonya.	Never can it be refused.
ov bredereth	Ow bredereth,	My brethren,
duen alema kescolen (kescolon)	deun alemma keskolon.	Let us come hence with one heart.
ihesu map a saluasconn	Yesu, Mab a salvashyon,	May Jesu, Son of salvation,
regen guerese pup deth	re'gan gweresso pub dydh!	Protect us every day!
[constantinum		[To Constantine.
Heyll costentyn in the dour	Hayl, Costentyn yn dha dour!	Hail Constantine, in thy tower!
me a wor ty a wetsa	My a woer ty a waytsa	I know thou deservest
bones grueys dyso enour	bones gwrys dhiso enor,	That honour be done to thee,
ha the cregyans a pe da	ha dha gryjyans a pe da	And that thy belief should be good
ny an grussa	ni a'n gwrussa.	We would cause it.
rag the voys in dysgregyans	Rag dha vos yn diskryjyans	Because of thy being in unbelief,
awos ovn gothe mernans	awos own godha' mernans	For fear of suffering death
inclenya dys ny vanna	ynklinya dhis ny vynna'.	Incline to thee I will not.
[ascendit		[He goes up.
CONSTANTINUS 1767	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Seluester wolcum owhy	Seluester, wolkomm owgh hwi:	Silvester, you are welcome:
nynsyv awos drokcoleth	nyns yw awos drokkoleth	It is not on account of an ill deed
ythogh kerhys dymovy	yth owgh kyrghys dhymmo vy.	That you are fetched to me.
repreff na cam nygis beth	Reprev na kamm ny'gas bydh.	Reproof nor wrong ye shall not have.
desesijs bras off defry	Disesyes bras ov devri,	Greatly diseased am I.
kekefrys ha nos ha deth	kekeffrys ha nos ha dydh	Likewise day and night
cusullys der ov clergy	kusulys der ow klerji,	Counselled by my clergy,
o tus a fur skentoleth	o tus a fur skentoleth,	Who were folk of much knowledge,
sur me a fua	Sur my a veu	Surely was I
tremmyl flogh gruergh the latha	tri mil flogh wyrgh dhe ladha,	Three thousand tiny children to slay,
bath may rellen in v[r]na	badh may wrellen y'n eur na	Bathe that I should then
in goys tum an flehys na	yn goes toemm an fleghes na.	In the warm blood of those children.
Tremmyl a fue kuntulys	Tri mil a veu kuntellys	Three thousand were gathered
thymo oma rag an cays	dhymmo omma rag an kas.	To me here for the case.
mur trueth y kemerys	Meur druedh y kemmeris	Much pity I took
latha prest kemys flehas	ladha prest kemmys fleghes	To slay so many children
awoys vn den	awos unn den.	On account of one person.
me as ornes in fyv dre	My a's or'nas yn fyw dre:	I ordered them alive home:
sav noswyth a thyuvne	saw nosweyth a-dhifuna:	But at night-time I awoke:
syght coynt y welys certen	syght koynt a weles sertan.	A strange sight I saw certainly.
Dev then a thuth dym in nos	Dew dhen a dheuth dhymm yn nos	Two men came to me at night
gans nerth bras a wo[lo]vde[r]	gans nerth bras a wolowder,	With a great strength of radiance,
han darasov degeys clos	ha'n darasow deges klos.	And the doors shut close.
ny won rum caradovder	Ny wonn, re'm karadewder,	I know not, by my loveableness,
pyv ens y suer	piw ens i sur.	Who they were surely.
dymo y a covsis cler	Dhymmo i a gewsis kler	To me they said clearly
donfon warlergh seluester	dannvon warlergh Seluester	Send after Silvester
may renlen quik heb awer	may wrellen kwykk heb ahwer -	That I should quickly without grief -
eff ath wolgh purlan kyn moys	Ev a'th wolgh pur lan kyn' mos	“He will wash thee full clean before going,
may fo sav the cleves mur	may fo saw dha gleves meur.	So that thy great disease shall be healed.”
pyv ylly an rema boys	Piw ylli an re ma bos	Who could these be,
a wothogh wy seluester	a wodhowgh, Seluester,	Know ye, Silvester,
ov guarnya vy	ow gwarnya vy?	Warning me?
del grese dev thu ens y	Dell grysa', dew dhyw ens i.	As I believed, two gods were they.
SELUESTER 1801	Seluester	SILVESTER
Nynso an rena dewov	Nyns o an re na dywow,	Those were not gods,
me a leuer costentyn	my a lever, Costentyn.	I say, Constantine.
ij abostel caradov	Dew abostol karadow	Two loveable apostles
y o ʒe crist cuff colyn	i o dhe Krist kuv kolonn.	They were to Christ the dear heart.
Myr age ymach heb wov	Mir aga ymaj heb wow	Behold their images without a lie
mar syns y havel certyn	mars yns i haval sertan.	If they are like them certainly,
ha thyso age hanov	Ha dhiso aga hanow	And to thee their names
me a leuer pur ylyn	my a lever pur ylyn.	I will tell fairly.
CONSTANTINUS 1809	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Ren ena us om body	Re'n ena eus y'm bodi	By the soul that is in my body
poren an rena ens y	poran an re na ens i!	Exactly those they were!
henna gans an alwethov	Henna gans an alhwedhow,	That one with the keys,
hay cow#t# a thek cletha	ha'y goweth a dhug kledha.	And his comrade bore a sword.
in nos y a fue gena	Y'n nos i a veu gene'.	At night they were with me.
teka syght war ov ena	Tekka syght war ow ena	Fairer sight, on my soul,
ny welys in ov dethyov	ny welis yn ow dydhyow.	I have not seen in my days.
mercy war crist y creya	Mersi war Krist y kria'.	Mercy I cry on Christ.
boys crystyan menna heb wov	Bos Kristyon mynna' heb wow.	Be a Christian I will without a lie.
SELUESTER 1818	Seluester	SILVESTER
Me ath vora(?) (wra) cathecumynys	My a'th wra katekumenus,	I will make thee a catechumen,
ha lemen ty a penys	ha lemmyn ty a benys	And not thou shalt do penance
vn sythen heb feladov	unn seythun heb faladow.	A week without fail.
war lergh henna begythys	Warlergh henna besydhys	After that baptised
ty a veth sur ha golhys	ty a vydh sur ha golghys,	Thou shalt be surely, and washen,
may fy salov	may fi salow.	That thou mayst be healed.
CONSTANTINUS 1824	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Penys purguir yv ov luyst	Penys pur wir yw ow lust,	To do penance right truly is my desire,
ha creya pup vr war crist	ha kria pub eur war Krist	And to cry always on Christ
mercy rag ov fehosov	mersi rag ow feghosow.	Mercy for my sins.
then guan ha tus omthevas	Dhe'n gwann ha tus omdhivas	To the weak and orphan folk
in dewelyans am pehas	yn dehwelans a'm peghes	In atonement of my sin
manneff ry alesonov	mynnav ri alusenow.	I will give alms.
SELUESTER	Seluester	SILVESTER
[descendit.		[He descends. Holy water ready.
Lemmen gruaff the vegethya	Lemmyn gwrav dha vesydhya	Now I do baptise thee
in hanov map maria	yn Hanow Mab Maria.	In the name of Mary's Son.
omma atte ty golhys	Omma otta ty golghys.	Lo, here thou art washen.
neb a vyrwys in grovs p[r]en	Neb a verwis y'n growsprenn	May he who died on the cross-tree
re gronntya dyso lemen	re gronttyo dhiso lemmyn,	Grant to thee now,
del in peseff luen yehey[s]	dell y'n pysav, leun yeghes!	As I beseech him, a full healing!
[ye vysour away		[The mask away.
Cum in aquam descendisset baptismatis mirabilis enituit splendor lucis+	Cum in aquam descendisset baptismatis	When he went down into the water of baptism there shone forth a marvellous splendour of light. So thence he came forth clean, and declared that he had seen Christ.
Sic inde mundus exiunt et christum se vidisse asseruit	mirabilis enituit splendor lucis Sic inde
	mundus exiuit et christum se vidisse
	asseruit
IHC. 1836	IHC	JESUS
Costentyn rag the pyte	Costentyn, rag dha byta	Constantine, for thy pity
a gemercys an flehys	a gemmersys a'n fleghes,	Which thou tookest on the children,
han tregereth warnethe	ha'n tregeredh warnedha	And the mercy upon them
age lathe na vynsys	aga ladha na vynnsys	That thou wouldst not slay them
[ye processyon aredy		[The procession ready.
me a vyn sur the sawye	my a vynn sur dha sawya	I will surely heal thee
a pegh pan ota golhys	a begh pan o'ta golghys.	When thou are washen from sin.
mercy neb a gemerre	Mersi neb a gemmerro	Whoso may have mercy
mercy an gueres pup preys	mersi a'n gweres pup-prys.	Mercy shall heal him always.
CONSTANTINUS 1844	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
Benedycite pan wolov	Benedycite, pan wolow	Benedicte, what a light
revue oma sollebreys	re beu omma seulabrys!	Was here some time ago!
ihesu crist pen elyov	Yesu Krist, penn eliow,	Jesus Christ, head of healing,
pur thefry me re weleys	pur dhevri my re welis.	Right certainly I have seen.
aleys ol y wolyov	A-les oll y woliow	Widely all his wounds
the ragoff sur disquetheys	dheragov sur diskwedhys,	Before me surely uncovered,
ys guelys cleth a dyov	y's gwelis kleth ha dheghow,	I saw them left and right,
ha tek eff am confortyeys	ha teg ev a'm konfortyas.	And fairly he comforted me.
SILUESTER 1852	Siluester	SILVESTER
Ty a yl boys lowenek	Ty a yll bos lowenek.	Thou mayst be joyous.
kyntheste claff anhethek (annethek)	Kynth es'ta klav anhudhek,	Though thou were a loathsome leper,
grasse the crist ythoys sav	grassa dhe Krist yth os saw.	Thanks to Christ, thou art whole.
nynsus teka	Ny veus tekka	There has not been a fairer
den na weka	den na hwekka	Man, nor a sweeter,
thum gothfes in the dethyov	dhe'm godhvos yn dha dhydhyow.	To my knowledge, in thy days.
CONSTANTINUS 1858	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE
The crist ihesu in grassaff	Dhe Krist Yesu y'n grassav,	To Christ Jesu I give thanks,
ha thys seluester nefrra	ha dhis, Seluester, nevra.	And to thee, Silvester, ever.
theth palys lemen manaff	Dhe'th palys lemmyn mynnav	To thy palace now will I
gans procescyon the gora	gans proseshyon dha worra.	With a procession put thee.
dres an gluas y comondyaff	Dres an wlas y kommondyav	Throughout the kingdom I will command
du mas crist gorthys na ve	dyw ma's Krist gordhys na vo,	That no god but Christ be worshipped,
ha me a ra mar pewaff	ha my a wra mar pywav,	And I will cause, if I live,
the lays ihesu cresyae	dhe laghys Yesu krysi.	Belief in Jesu's laws.
ad palacium pape procesc[i]onabiliter		To the pope's palace in procession-wise,
[et postea tranceat domum		[and thereafter let him go home.
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	MERYASEK PART 2 - OUTLAWS; TEWDAR
[And John ergudyn aredy a horse bakke y#t# was ye Justis w#t#	<And John ergudyn aredy a horse bakke yt was ye	[And John Ergudyn, who was the Justice with Constantine, on horseback ready to play the merchant.
constantyn ffor to play ye marchont
Pax vos omnes nos sumus melyores vyrgilius.	Pax vos omnes nos sumus melyores vyrgilius [written by later hand]
Exulatores hic pompabunt vel vnus pro omnibus	Exulatores hic pompabunt vel vnus pro omnibus	Outlaws shall here parade, or one for all.
PRIMUS EXULATOR 1866	Primus exulator	FIRST OUTLAW
Me yv outlayer in coys	My yw outlayer y'n koes.	I am an outlaw in the forest.
moy reovte in ov oys	Moy reowta yn ow oes	More sway in my age
bythqueth purguir numdarfa	bythkweyth pur wir ny'm darveu.	Never right truly has fallen to me.
pan vo due ov stoff achy	Pan vo du ow stoff a-ji	When my stuff at home shall be ended
ware me a provy moy	hware my a brovi moy.	Soon I will try more.
nynsyv marnes sportt raffna	Nyns yw marnas sport ravna.	Naught save sport is it to rob.
SECUNDUS EXULATOR 1872	Secundus exulator	SECOND OUTLAW
Nansyv preys aspya pray	Nans yw prys aspia pray.	Now's (the) time to look out for prey.
due yv an mona rum fay	Du yw an mona re'm fay,	Ended is the money, by my faith,
mester in agen mesk ny	mester, yn agan mysk ni.	Master, amongst us.
aspyen gvas gans pors poys	Aspien gwas gans pors poes,	Let us look out for a lad with a heavy purse,
mar kyllyn den sans eglos	mar kyllyn, den sans Eglos.	If we can, a man of holy Church.
whare y a kuntel moy	Hware i a guntell moy.	Anon they will gather more.
PRIMUS EXULATOR 1878	Primus exulator	FIRST OUTLAW
In sol matis duen in kerth	Yn-sol, matys, deun yn kerdh.	Up, mates, let us come away.
aspyogh gans mur an nerth	Aspiewgh gans meur a nerth	Look out with much of strength
py fo marchont ov quandra	py fo marchont ow kwandra.	Where a merchant may be wandering.
y dalhenna na sparyogh	Y dhalghenna na sparyewgh.	To lay hold of him spare not.
me a omgemer ragogh	My a omgemmer ragowgh,	I will betake myself before you,
hagis menten benytha	ha'gas menten bynytha.	And support you ever.
descendit		[He goes down.
TERTIUS EXULATOR 1884	Tertius exulator	THIRD OUTLAW
Me a weyl guas war geyn margh	My a wel gwas war geyn margh.	I see a lad on horseback.
na fella ny vanna paragh (pargh)	Na fella ny vynna' pargh.	No further will I forbear.
gene et eve sesijs	Gene' ottava sesyes.	By my behold him seized.
deyskyn then dor mata	Diyskynn dhe'n dor, mata,	Get down to the ground, mate,
ha the borse mes ath ascra	ha dha bors mes a'th askra	And thy purse out of thy bosom
me ambeth hath margh uskis	my a'm bydh, ha'th margh uskis.	I will have, and thy horse quickly.
MERCATOR 1890	Mercator	MERCHANT
A serys clowugh ov leff	A syrrys, klywewgh ow lev!	O sirs, hear my voice!
dovtyogh drok thagis eneff	Doutyewgh drog dh'agas enev,	Fear evil to your soul,
pan dremennogh an bysme	pan dremenowgh a'n bys ma.	When ye pass from this world
agys sperys sur an pren	Agas spyrys sur a'n pren	Your spirit surely shall pay for it
in anken ha mur a peyn	yn anken ha meur a bayn.	In grief and much of pain
a thu go ef an ene	A Dhyw, go-ev an ena!	O God, woe is it the soul!
[ye prest aredy		[The priest ready.
PRIMUS EXULATOR 1896	Primus exulator	FIRST OUTLAW
Pur a wylste war an kee	P'eur a wels'ta war an ke	…. hast thou seen on the way
eneff map den in bysmae	enev mab-den y'n bys ma	The soul of a son of man in this world
ov repentya rag y throk	ow repentya rag y dhrog?	Repenting for her sin.
mar numkemer du certen	Mar ny'm kemmer Dyw sertan	If God will not take me certainly
an iovle a ra purlowen	an jowl a wra pur lowen	The devil will very gladly
mage sery (serhy) avel hok	maga feri avel hok.	Into his number (?) like a …..
QUARTUS EXULATOR 1902	Quartus exulator	FOURTH OUTLAW
Me a weyl guas in gon hyr	My a wel gwas yn gon hir.	I see a lad in a long gown.
pronter ef a hevel suyr	Pronter ev a hevel sur:	A priest he seems surely:
yma mona gans henna	yma mona gans henna.	There is money with that one.
ser parson bona dyes	Syrr person, bona dyes,	Sir parson, bona dies,
me a vyn changya porses	ni a vynn chanjya porsys	I will change purses
be my fay kyns mos lema	be my fay kyns mos 'lemma.	By my faith before going hence.
PRESBITER 1908	Presbiter	THE PRIEST
A te then preder ath du	A ty dhen, preder a'th Tyw!	A thou man, think of thy God!
y volnogeth byth nynsyv	Y volonjedh bydh nyns yw	His will is not at all
bones grueys in ketelma	bones gwrys yn kettellma.	To be done thus.
terry y wormenadov	Terri y worhemmynnadow	Break his commandments
a regh why heb feladov	a wrewgh hwi heb falladow,	You do without fail,
gothvethugh y attendya	godhvedhewgh y attendya.	Ye know (how) to attend to him.
PRIMUS EXULATOR 1914	Primus exulator	FIRST OUTLAW
Neb a gemer ovn y thu	Neb a gemmer own a Dhyw	Whoso has fear of God
ny sewen henna neb tu	ny sewen henna neb tu.	He will not succeed in any side.
mata orthen ny na set	Mata, orthyn ni na sett	Mate, do not set (thyself) against us,
sav dascor ol the vona	saw daskorr oll dha vona,	But deliver all thy money,
bo annyl the quartrona	bo an eyl dha gwartrona	Or else quarter thee
oma me a ra heb let	omma mya wra heb lett.	Here I will without hindrance.
PRESBITER 1920	Presbiter	PRIEST
Galles genogh mens ambus	Gallas genowgh myns a'm beus.	Gone with you is all I have.
termen a thue crist ihesus	Termyn a dheu Krist Yesus	The time of Christ Jesus will come
interthon a ran an gvyr	yntredhon a rann an gwir.	Between us the True will divide.
prederugh helma deth brus	Prederewgh hemma, dydh breus	Think of this, on doomsday
pemont thymmo gruegh in suyr	pemont dhymmo gwrewgh yn sur.	You will surely make payment to me.
PRIMUS EXULATOR 1925	Primus exulator	FIRST OUTLAW
A vethe preys (?peys?) bys deth brus	A vedha prys bys dydh breus,	Should there be time until doomsday,
ny thue henna in trogel	ny dheu henna yn trogel.	That will not come in the body.
ty a gel moy an pyth us	Ty a gell moy, an pyth eus	Thou shalt lose more, the wealth that is
adro dyso dyogel	a-dro dhiso diogel.	Around thee surely.
streppyogh y queth	Strypyewgh y gweth!	Strip off his garment!
eff re ros thyn deth hyr lour	Ev re ros dhyn dydh hir lowr.	He has given to us a day long enough.
pan vo an vrus wy a wour	Pan vo an vreus hwi a woer.	When the Judgement may be you know.
an pement na hyns ny veth	An pemont na hyns ny vydh.	The payment will not be before.
SECUNDUS EXULATOR 1933	Secundus exulator	SECOND OUTLAW
At eve strepys in noth	Ottava strypys yn noeth.	Lo, he is stript naked.
in delma guthel y coth (yth goth)	Yndellma guthyl y koedh	Thus ought to be done
then guesyon astefe peth	dhe'n wesyon a's tefa pyth.	To the lads who have wealth.
[expectant in placea		[They wait in the open space.
HIC COMES ROHANI	Hic comes Rohani	HERE THE EARL OF ROHAN.
Me yv chyff arluth rohan	My yw chyf arloedh Rohan,	I am a chief, lord of Rohan,
ʒurl worthy nangeves par	yurl wordhi, na'n jeves par.	A worthy earl, who has not a peer.
meryasek in certan	Meryasek yn sertan	Meriasek certainly,
o thymo pur oges car	o dhymmo pur ogas kar	Who was to me a very near relation,
in kerth galles	yn kerdh gallas,	Went away,
forsakis y das hay vam	forsakys y das ha'y vamm	Forsook his father and his mother,
ha ny won py theth heb nam	ha ny wonn pyth eth, heb namm,	And I know not where he went, without mistake,
ragtho may thoma serres	ragdho mayth oma serrys.	So that for him I am vexed.
PRIMUS NUNCIUS 1944	Primus nuncius	FIRST MESSENGER
Ser ʒurle arluth galosek	Syrr yurl, arloedh galloesek,	Sir Earl, mighty Lord,
yma purguir meryasek	yma pur wir Meryasek	Meriasek right truly is
devethys oma then pov	devedhys omma dhe'n pow:	Come here to our country:
ryb pontelyne eredy	ryb Pontelyn yredi	By Pontelyne indeed
avel hermyt purthevry	avel ermit pur dhevri	As a hermit full really
speyna a ra y dethyov	spena a wra y dhydhyow.	He doth spend his days.
COMES ROHANI 1950	Comes Rohani	THE EARL OF ROHAN
Me a vyn mones dotha	My a vynn mones dhodho,	I will go to him,
hay cothmens purguir gena	ha'y gothmans pur wir gene'	And his friends truly with me,
y temptya mar a kyllyn	y demptya mara kyllyn	If we can tempt him
rag treyla thy eretons	rag trelya dh'y eretons.	To return to his inheritance.
y nessevyn sur ymons	Y neshevin sur ymons	His kinsmen surely are
serris dretho in certyn	serrys dredho yn sertan.	Vexed through him certainly.
COGNATUS COMITIS ROHANI 1956	Cognatus comitis Rohani	A RELATION OF THE EARL OF ROHAN
Yma eff in meneth bras	Yma ev yn menydh bras,	He is on a great mountain,
del glowevy sur myl pas	dell glywav vy, sur mil pas	As I hear, surely a thousand paces
theworth an grond a woles	dhiworth an grond a-woeles.	From the ground at the bottom.
hag ena prest nos ha deth	Hag ena prest nos ha dydh,	And there always, night and day,
y honen ol eff a veth	y honan oll ev a vydh,	He himself is,
y vos hay susten nebes	y voes ha'y sosten nebes.	His food and his little sustenance.
[descendit ( {leg} ascendit) comes ad		[The Earl goes up to the mountain, with the relation, and the agnate.
montem et cognatus et agnatus
MERIADOCUS 1962	Meriadocus	MERIASEK
The ihesu rebo grasseys	Dhe Yesu re bo grassyes!	To Jesu be thanks!
omma ythese tregys	Omma yth esen trygys	Here I have been dwelling
avel hermyt in guelfos	avel ermit y'n gwylvos.	As a hermit in the wilderness.
in le ov delles ourlyn	Yn le ow dillas owrlin	In lieu of my raiment of silk,
purpur pannov fyn certyn	purpur pannow fin sertan,	Purple cloths fine certainly,
lemen me a wesk queth los	lemmyn my a wisk kweth loes.	Now I wear a grey garment,
In ov nesse hevys ruen	Yn ow nessa hevis reun.	Nearest me (is) a shirt of horsehair.
ny eve cydyr na gwyn	Ny eva' sider na gwin	I quaff not cider nor wine
na dewes marnes dour pur	na diwes marnas dowr pur,	Nor any drink, unless pure water,
hag erbys an goverov	hag erbys an goverow	And herbs of the brooks
a veth ov bos thum preggyov	a vydh ow boes dhe'm prysyow	Are my food for my meals,
na vo ree fors ov nattur	na vo re fors ow natur.	So that my nature be not overstrong.
AGNATUS 1974	Agnatus	THE AGNATE
Oma yma meryasek	Omma yma Meryasek,	Here is Meriasek,
ov corthya du galosek	ow kordhya Dyw galloesek,	Worshipping mighty God,
poren in top an meneth	poran yn topp an menydh.	Right on the top of the mountain.
myl pas in ban alemme	Mil pas yn-bann alemma	A thousand paces up from hence
then chapel purguir ymae	dhe'n chapel pur wir yma	To the chapel right truly is it
acontis gans tus purgoeth	akontys gans tus pur goth.	Accounted by folk full old.
COMES ROHANI 1980	Comes Rohani	THE EARL OF ROHAN
Meryasek lowene dys	Meryasek, lowena dhis!	Meriasek, joy to thee!
omma duthen theth vereys	Omma deuthen dhe'th vires,	Here we have come to see thee,
hag inweth theth confortia	hag ynwedh dhe'th konfortya,	And likewise to comfort thee,
ha gul dyso aswonfos	ha gul dhiso aswonnvos	And to cause thee to know
the nessevyn in ponfos	dha neshevin yn poenvos	Thy kinsmen in trouble
y mons ragos in bysma	ymons ragos y'n bys ma.	Are for thee in this world.
MERIADOCUS 1986	Meriadocus	MERIASEK
Prag ymons y in ponfos	Prag ymons i yn poenvos?	Why are they in trouble?
ny ruk truspus thum gothfos	Ny wrug trespass dhe'm godhvos	I have not done violence, to my knowledge,
dethe na the den in beys	dhedha, na dhe dhen y'n bys.	To them, nor to anyone on earth.
myns may hallen omguythe	Myns may hallen omwitha	To go that I may worsen myself
na ny garsen benythe	na ny garsen bynytha	I should never like
gans weres du benegeys	gans gweres Dyw bennigys.	With help of blessed God.
COMES ROHANI 1992	Comes Rohani	THE EARL OF ROHAN
Trueth mur yv ahanas	Truedh meur yw ahanas,	Great pity is of thee,
den yv sevys a lyne bras	den yw sevys a lin bras,	A man that is raised of a great line.
ty the vynnes mar sempel	ty dhe vynnes mar sempel	That thou wishest so simply
bones omma in ponvos	bones omma yn poenvos,	To be here in trouble.
the car the honen nynsos	dha gar dha honan nyns os,	Thine own friend thou art not,
me a veth y leferel	my a vedh y leverel.	I shall be to say it.
MERIADOCUS 1998	Meriadocus	MERIASEK
Da dym ythyv	Da dhymm yth yw	Good to me it is
nesse the du	nessa dhe Dhyw	To draw near to God,
hay gorthya eff	ha'y wordhya ev.,	And to worship Him,
guthel y voth	guthyl y vodh,	To do His will,
kepar del goth	kepar dell goedh,	As behoveth,
may hallen dendyl gluas neff	may hallen dendil gwlas nev.	So that I may earn heaven's kingdom.
COGNATUS COMITIS ROHANI 2004	Cognatus comiti Rohani	THE RELATION OF THE EARL OF ROHAN
Ty a also gorthya du	Ty a allsa gordhya Dyw	Thou mightest worship God
del us lues den hythyv	dell eus lies den hedhyw	As there are many men today
ov pewe tek hag onest	ow pywa teg hag onest.	Living fair and decently.
dus alema genen ny	Deus alemma genen ni.	Come thou hence with is
ellas trueth ambus vy	Ellas truedh a'm beus vy	Alas, pity have I
the vos oma avel best	dha vos omma avel best.	That thou are here like a wild beast.
MERIADOCUS 2010	Meriadocus	MERIASEK
Bohogogneth abreth du	Boghosogneth a-barth Dyw	Poverty on behalf of God
remoconn then cur ythyv	remoshyon dhe'n kour yth yw	Is removal to the Court (of heaven)
wose helma	wosa hemma,	After this,
hag inweth mam a yehes	hag ynwedh mamm a yeghes.	And also a mother of healing.
ny wothogh why ov flehes	Ny wodhowgh hwi, ow fleghes,	Ye know not, my children,
pendryv ol boys an ena	pandr'yw oll boes an ena.	What is all the food of the soul.
COMES ROHANI 2016	Comes Rohani	THE EARL OF ROHAN
Meryasek nynsos fur	Meryasek, nyns os fur.	Meriasek, thou art not wise
gorthya du ty alse sur	Gordhya Dyw ty allsa sur	Worship God, thou mightest surely
kyn fy reoute an beys	kyn ‘fi reowta an bys.	Though thou shouldst have sway of the world.
meth yv gans ol the cufyon	Meth yw gans oll dha guvyon	Shame is with all thy dear ones
the vones omma dyson	dha vones omma dison	That thou art here at once
avel begyer desethys	avel begyer desedhys.	Like a beggar seated.
MERIADOCUS 2022	Meriadocus	MERIASEK
A war agys cam why pobyl	A, war agas kamm, hwi bobel.	Go on your way, you people.
helma yv bevnans nobyl	Hemma yw bywnans nobyl,	This is a noble life.
termen a thue	termyn a dheu,	An end will come,
ha then ena sur megyans	ha dhe'n ena sur megyans	And to the soul a sure delight,
ythyv rag cafus selwans	yth yw rag kavoes selwyans	It is to have salvation
ol then ene	oll dhe'n ena.	All to the soul,
Lust an kyk y ra vodya	Lust an kig y hwra 'vodya,	The lust of the flesh it will expel,
han beys eff a ra gasa	ha'n bys ev a wra gasa	And the world it will leave
the trettya indan y dreys	dhe drettya yn-dann y dreys.	To be trodden under its feet.
byth ny ra cam the neb den	Bydh ny wra kamm dhe neb den.	Never do wrong to any one.
gallus an iovle pup termen	Galloes an jowl pub termyn	The devil’s power always
dretho a veth confundijs	dredho a vydh konfondys.	Thereby will be confounded.
megyans then ena certen	Megyans dhe'n ena sertan	Delight to the soul certainly
ha ioy neff dretho guanys	ha joy nev dredho gwaynys.	And joy of heaven gained thereby.
COMES ROHANI 2036	Comes Rohani	THE EARL OF ROHAN
Ima lues den heb greff	Yma lies den heb grev,	There are many men, without grief,
a theseff mones then neff	a dhesev mones dhe'n nev,	Who desire to go to the heaven,
ha wath a gar peth an bys	ha hwath a gar pyth an bys.	And yet love somewhat the world.
indelle te a alse	Yndella ty a allsa	In like manner thou mightest
gul worsthyp (worschyp) mur theth nesse	gul worshyp meur dhe'th nessa,	Do much worship to thy nearest,
ha boys selwys	ha bos selwys.	And be saved.
MERIADOCUS 2042	Meriadocus	MERIASEK
Pyth an beys ha reovte	Pyth an bys ha reowta	Wealth of the world and sway,
ha rychyth bras rum lovte	ha rychys bras, re'm lowta,	And great riches, by my loyalty,
benithe me nys care	bynytha my ny's kar.	Never have I loved them.
nynsyns the trestye mas falge	Nyns yns dhe drestya, ma's fals,	They are not to be trusted, but false.
annethe kyn feste calge	anedha kyn festa kals,	Of them though thou hast many,
war na ra fethye inne	war na wra fydhya ynna.	Beware that thou confide not in them.
AGNATUS 2048	Agnatus	THE AGNATE
Na temptyogh na moy an den	Na demptyewgh namoy an den.	Tempt the man no more.
reys yv the crist cuff colen	Res yw dhe Krist kuv kolonn,	Need is Christ, dear heart,
thy lel servye	dh'y lel servya.	To serve him loyally.
na ve y vose guir sans	Na ve y vos gwir sans	If he were not a true saint
mar lues merkyl dyblans	mar lies merkyl diblans	So many miracles clearly
byth ny russe	bydh ny wrussa.	He would never work.
COMES ROHANI 2054	Comes Rohani	THE EARL OF ROHAN
Ny vannef y annye	Ny vynnav y annia,	I will not annoy him,
rag thym ny ammont defry	rag dhymm ny amont devri.	For me it concerns not really.
meryasek me ath pesse	Meryasek, my a'th pys	Meriasek, I would pray thee
a wul vn dra ragovy	a wul unn dra ragov vy,	To do one thing for me.
del oys ov goys	dell os ow goes.	As thou art my blood.
laddron mur us in povma	Ladron meur eus y'n pow ma	Robbers many there are in this country,
lues den ov tustruya	lies den ow tistruya:	Many persons destroying:
grua then rena avodya	gwra dhe'n re na avodya,	Make those go away,
par del yv mur the galloys	par dell yw meur dha alloes.	As thy power is great.
Ny yl den mones then fer	Ny yll den mones dhe'n fer	No one can go to the fair
na vova robijs in suer	na vova robyes yn sur,	Without being robbed surely,
dustruys ha corff ha peth	distruys ha korf ha pyth.	Ruined both body and wealth.
certen feryov in breten	Sertan feryow yn Breten	Certainly fairs in Brittany
cafus y fensen certen	kavoes y fynnsen sertan	I would have certainly
ov gueres mar a mynneth	ow kweres mara mynnydh.	If thou wouldst help me.
An wehes deth	An hweghes dydh,	The sixth day,
in gortheren	yn Gortheren,	In July,
an kynse feer	an kynsa fer	The first fair,
han gela veth	ha'n gila vydh	The other will be,
mys est certen	mis Est sertan,	In the month of August certainly,
orth ov deser	orth ow desir	By my desire.
an viij#th# deth	an ethves dydh,	The eighth day,
han tresse mys gvyn gala	ha'n tressa mis Gwynngala,	And the third month September,
dugol myhal yv henna	dy'goel Myhal yw henna.	Michael’s feast-day is that.
in plu voala (noala) neffrea	Yn plu Noala nevra	In the parish of Noala ever
an keth feriovma a veth	an keth feryow ma a vydh.	These same fairs shall be.
MERIADOCUS 2080	Meriadocus	MERIASEK
Helma dis a veth grontis	Hemma dhis a vydh grontys	This to thee shall be granted
poren del yv deserijs	poran dell yw desirys	Just as is desired
dre grath du ha tra nahen	dre ras Dyw ha tra nahen.	Through God’s grace and nothing else.
an ladron a veth pelleys	An ladron a vydh pellhes,	The robbers shall be banished,
ran the guel forthov treylys	ran dhe well fordhow trelys,	Some turned to better ways,
mercy du mar crons goven	mersi Dyw mar kwrons govynn.	If they ask God’s mercy.
[comes rohani trancit domum		[The Earl of Rohan passes home and Meriasek waits in the same place.
et meriadocus expectat ibidem
PRIMUS EXULATOR 2086	Primus exulator	FIRST OUTLAW
Nov matis merugh adro	Now matys mirewgh a-dro!	Now mates, look around!
mar quelogh so mot y go	Mar kwelowgh, so mot y go,	If ye see, so mote I go,
den ryb an coys ov quandra	den ryb an koes ow kwandra,	Any one wandering by the wood,
gedyogh dymo quik y pors	gedyewgh dhymmo kwykk y bors.	Guide his purse to me quick.
eff angeveth god ys cors	Ev a'n jevydh God ys cors	He shall have God’s curse
neb a covs erbyn raffna	neb a gews erbynn ravna.	Who speaks against robbing.
Hic ignis venit super illos		Here fire comes upon them.
SECUNDUS EXULATOR 2092	Secundus exulator	SECOND OUTLAW
Out gony bras ha byen	Out! Go-ni, bras ha byghan!	Out! woe’s us! great and small!
yma ol an coys gans taen	Yma oll an koes gans tan!	All the wood is on fire!
the lusu ython leskys	Dhe lusow yth on leskys!	We are burnt to ashes!
dufe warnan anfusy	Deuva warnon anfeusi:	Misfortune has come on us:
hennyv rag an devlugy	henn yw rag an dewlysi	That is for the devilry
a russyn oma in beys	a wrussyn omma y'n bys.	That we have done here in the world.
TERTIUS EXULATOR 2098	Tertius exulator	THIRD OUTLAW
Ay tav an iovle theth lesky	Ay taw! An jowl dhe'th leski!	Ah be silent! the devil to burn thee!
praga pendryv an fesky	Praga, pandr'yw an fyski	Why, what is the hurry
us genes han terlemel	eus genes ha'n terlemmel?	That is with thee, and the skipping?
an golovder me a wor	An golowder my a woer:	The light I know:
nynsyv eff lemen an lor	nyns yw ev lemmyn an loer	It is not now the moon
pan vsy ov trehevel	pan usi ow trehevel?	Since she is rising?
QUARTUS EXULATOR 2104	Quartus exulator	FOURTH OUTLAW
Out o#t# fyyn ny	Out, out, fiyn ni.	Out, out, let us flee.
yma ov lesky	Yma ow leski	The wood is burning
an coys the vn tanges lel	an koes dhe unn tansys lel. <horse aredy	To a real blaze.
[horse aredy		[a horse ready
out o#t# ny a veth skaldys	Out, out, ni a vydh skaldys.	Out, out, we shall be scalded
alema fye uskys	Alemma fia uskis	Hence fly forthwith
me a vyn mar a calla	my a vynn mara kalla'.	I will if I can.
ha molleth du in gorel	Ha molleth Dyw y'n gorhel!	And God’s curse on the work!
pyma thym ov margh morel	Py ma dhymm ow margh morel?	Where for me is my black horse?
an iovle mur ren ancumbra	An jowl meur re'n ankomppro.	May the great devil encumber him!
[tranceat iiij#tus# exulator		[Let the fourth outlaw go off on a horse.
super equum
PRIMUS EXULATOR 2113	Primus exulator	FIRST OUTLAW
A meryasek meryasek	A Meryasek, Meryasek,	O Meriasek, Meriasek,
del ote sans galosek	dell o'ta sans galloesek,	As thou art a mighty saint,
peys ragovy	pys ragov vy	Pray for me
na veua leskis in tan	na ven-a leskys yn tan,	That I be not burnt in fire,
ha the servont in certan	ha dha servont yn sertan	And thy servant certainly
me a veth bys venary	my a vydh bys vynari.	I will be forever.
SECUNDUS EXULATOR 2119	Secundus exulator	SECOND OUTLAW
Meryasek sav vy heb flovs	Meryasek, saw vy heb flows,	Meriasek, save me without a flout,
marsyv guir a glowys covs	mars yw gwir a glywis kows	If it be true, as I have heard say,
the voys galosek oma	dha vos galloesek omma.	That thou art mighty here.
thyso omry	Dhiso omri	Give myself to thee
y fannavy	y fynnav vy	I will
bys venary mar pewa	bys vynari mar pywa'.	For ever if I live.
TERTIUS EXULATOR 2125	Tertius exulator	THIRD OUTLAW
Meryasek del oys guir sans	Meryasek, dell os gwir sans	Meriasek, as thou art a true saint
lemen prest sav ov bevnans	lemmyn prest saw ow bywnans,	Now quickly save my life,
ha thys y fanaff omry	ha dhis y fynnav omri.	And to thee I will give myself.
QUINTUS EXULATOR 2128	Quintus exulator	FIFTH OUTLAW
me a greys in meryasek	My a grys yn Meryasek	I believe in Meriasek
y vones eff galosek	y vones ev galloesek,	That he is mighty,
servont dotho bethevy	servont dhodho bydhav vy,	A servant to him I will be,
ha rag ov fehas mosek	ha rag ow feghes mosek	And for my stinking sin
mercy ihesu me a gry	Mersi, Yesu, my a gri.	Mercy, Jesu, I cry.
PRIMUS EXULATOR 2133	Primus exulator	FIRST OUTLAW
Gras the crist ha meryasek	Gras dhe Krist ha Meryasek,	Thanks to Christ and Meriasek,
sawys on ny glan ha tek	sawys on ni glan ha teg	Saved are we clean and fair
the orth mys[ch]eff in torma 2136	dhyworth meschyf y'n tor’ ma.	From mischief this turn.
mones dotho ny a vyn	Mones dhodho ni a vynn	We will go to him
hay deserya pur ylyn	ha desirya pur ylyn	And desire him right fairly
pesy crist dyny gava	pysi Krist dhyn ni gava.	To beseech Christ to forgive us.
[ad meriadocum in monte		[To Meriasek on the mountain.
Meryasek lowene dys	Meryasek, lowena dhis!	Meriasek, joy to thee!
omma ython devethys	Omma yth on devedhys	Here we are come
rag pesy the cusel preyst	rag pysi dha gusul prest.	To beseech thy counsel quickly.
ny revue tus ongrasyas	Ni re beu tus ongrassyes,	We have been graceless folk,
ha re vsias hager gas	ha re usyas hager gas,	And have used, an ugly case,
raffna ladra pur lues feyst	ravna, ladra pur lies fest.	To rob, plunder very many indeed.
Pan esen dethwyth in coys	Pan esen dydhweyth y'n koes	When we were on a day in the wood
ov mones sur a porpos	ow mones sur a borpos	Going surely on purpose
the laddra tus purguyryon	dhe ladra tus pur wiryon	To plunder full righteous folk
warnen y tuth bum a tan	warnan y teuth boemm a dan	On us came a blow of fire
ha luehes in pur certan	ha lughes yn pur sertan.	And lightning in very certain.
in hevelep leskis glan	Yn hevelep leskys glan	Apparently clean burnt
ny a vethe pur dyson	ni a vedha pur dhison.	We were right surely
Me a greys truethek	My a grias truedhek	I cried out piteously
gueres thymo meryasek	'Gweres dhymmo, Meryasek!'	'Help me, Meriasek!’
der henna y fuff sawys	Der henna y feuv sawys,	By that I was saved.
ha part am felschyp gena	ha part a'm felshyp gene'.	And part of my fellowship with me.
ran in kerth re ruk feya	Rann yn kerdh re wrug fia,	Some away did flee,
ran ny won pythens gyllys	rann ny wonn pyth ens gyllys,	Some I know not where they are gone.
maythovy ameys oma	mayth ov vy amayys omma.	So that I am without here.
ellas mar pethen dampnys	Ellas, mar pedhen dampnys!	Alas, if I should be damned!
MERIADOCUS 2160	Meriadocus	MERIASEK
Pesugh mercy war ihesu	Pysewgh mersi war Yesu,	Ask mercy of Jesu,
ha remembrogh agis du	ha remembrewgh agas Dyw.	And remember your God.
guetyogh may fegh glan ʒesseys	Gwaytyewgh may fewgh glan yesys.	Take care that you be clean confessed.
na dreylogh the pegh na moy	Na drelyewgh dhe begh namoy.	Turn not to sin any more.
ha ragogh pur eredy	Ha ragowgh pur yredi	And for you very readily
the ihesu crist me a beys	dhe Yesu Krist my a bys.	To Jesu Christ I will pray.
PRIMUS EXULATOR 2166	Primus exulator	FIRST OUTLAW
A meryasek meryasek	A Meryasek, Meryasek!	O Meriasek, Meriasek!
an enevov bohosek	A'n enevow boghosek	On the poor sould
kemer trueth mar kyl bos	kemmer truedh mar kyll bos.	Take pity, if it can be.
na ve creya warnogh why	Na ve kria warnowgh hwi,	Had there not been crying on thee,
kellys ol y fyen ny	kellys oll y fien ni,	We should all have been lost,
yowynk ha loys	yowynk ha loes.	Young and grey.
MERIADOCUS 2172	Meriadocus	MERIASEK
Byth na gothugh in dysper	Bydh na goedhewgh yn desper.	Never fall into despair.
mercyabyl yv du ker	Mersiabyl yw Dyw ker	Merciful is dear God
the vyns a vyn y pesy	dhe vyns a vynn y bysi.	To as many as will beseech him.
pan us dywhy edrega	Pan eus dhy'hwi edrega	Since you have repentance
y raff agis benyga	y hwrav agas benniga	I will bless you
in nomine patris et filii	in nomine patris et filii	In the name of the Father and the Son
et spiritus sancti amen	et spiritus sancti, amen.	And of the Holy Ghost, amen.
the pup gruegh restorite	Dhe beub gwrewgh restorita	To every one make restoration
myns may hallogh pup {Padel} termen	myns may hallewgh pub termyn.	All that you can always.
COMES ROHANI 2180	Comes Rohani	THE EARL OF ROHAN
The ihesu rebo grasseys	Dhe Yesu re bo grassyes,	To Jesu be thanks,
hag inweth ʒe veryasek 2182	hag ynwedh dhe Veryasek!	And likewise to Meriasek!
thyn ol ythyv coselheys	Dhyn oll yth yw koselhes.	For us all is quieted.
kefrys rych ha bohosek	Keffrys rych ha boghosek	At the same time rich and poor
purguir a yll	pur wir a yll	Right truly may
lemen mones then feryov	lemmyn mones dhe feryow.	Now go to the fairs.
an laddren pel mes an pov	An ladron pell mes a'n pow	The robbers far away from the country
gyllys yns purthyogeyll	gyllys yns pur dhiogel.	Are gone right certainly.
Grays the ihesu galosek	Gras dhe Yesu galloesek,	Thanks to mighty Jesu,
dre peiadov meryasek	dre pysadow Meryasek	Through Meriasek’s prayer
oll yv helma	oll yw hemma.	All this is.
an treffer a veth sensys	An tri fer a vydh synsys:	The third fair shall be held:
meryasek as grontyeys	Meryasek a's grontyas.	Meriasek has granted it.
gorthys rebo benytha	Gordhys re bo bynytha.	Worshipped be he ever.
vi deth in mys gortheren	Hwegh dydh yn mis Gortheren	Sixth day in the month July
vn feer a veth in certen	unn fer a vydh yn sertan	A fair shall be certainly
thum desyr in ketelma	dhe'm desir yn kettellma.	Thus according to my desire
in meys est an viij#ves# deth	Yn mis Est an ethves dydh	In the month of August the eighth day
an secund feer sur a veth	an sekond fer sur a vydh	The second fair surely shall be
sensys in pov benytha	synsys y'n pow bynytha.	Held in the country for ever.
han tresse meys gvyngala	Ha'n tressa mis Gwynngala	And the third month September
dugol myhall byth henna	dy'goel Myhall bydh henna	Michael’s feast, that shall be
in plu wyn voala (noala) sensys	yn plu wynn Voala synsys,	Held in the blessed parish of Noala,
ha meryasek benytha	ha Meryasek bynytha	And Meriasek ever
inna purguir campollys	ynna pur wir kampoellys.	In them right truly talked of.
Hic Dux Cornubie pompabit dicens	Hic Dux Cornubie pompabit dicens	Here the Duke of Cornwall shall parade, saying
[DUX CORNUBIE] 2205		THE DUKE OF CORNWALL
Me yv duk in oll kernow	My yw dug yn oll Kernow:	I am Duke in all Cornwall:
indella ytho ov thays	yndella yth o ow thas,	So was my father,
hag vhel arluth in pov	hag ughel arloedh y'n pow	And a high lord in the country
a tamer the pen an vlays	a Tamer dhe Benn an Wlas.	From Tamar to the end of the kingdom.
tregys off lemen heb wov	Trygys ov lemmyn, heb wow,	I am dwelling now, without a lie,
berth in castel an dynas	berth yn Kastell an Dinas	Within the castle of Dynas
sur in peddre	sur yn Pidar,	Surely in Pidar,
ha war an tyreth vhel	ha war an tiredh ughel	And in the high land
thym yma castel arel	dhymm yma Kastell arall	I have another castle,
a veth gelwys tyndagyel	a vydh gelwys Tyndagyel:	Which is called Tyntagel:
henna yv o[v] {Hawke} fen tregse	henna yw ow fenn trygva.	That is my chief dwelling-seat.
Leferys yv thymmo vy	Leverys yw dhymmo vy	It is said to me
bones in keverang penweth	bones yn kevrang Pennwith	That there is opposite (?) Penwith
den grassyes pur eredy	den grassyes pur yredi,	A man gracious right truly,
dres an mor dy eff a thueth	dres an mor di ev a dheuth.	Over the sea thither he came.
nynsyv na pel	Nyns yw na pell.	He is not far.
ov styward a glosugh why	Ow styward, a glywsowgh hwi	My steward, have you heard
covs annotho in tefry	kows anodho yn tevri?	Speak of him really?
leferugh dym dyogel	Leverewgh dhymm diogel.	Tell me certainly.
SENESCALLUS DUCIS 2224	Senescallus ducis	THE DUKE’S STEWARD
Clowys arluth galosek	Klywis, arloedh galloesek,	I have heard, mighty lord.
eff yv gelwys meryasek	ev yw gelwys Meryasek,	He is called Meriasek,
den grassyes in y dethyov	den grassyes yn y dhydhyow.	A man gracious in his days.
gans pup ol ythyv kerys	Gans pub-oll yth yw kerys	By every one he is loved
inweth del yv leferys	ynwedh dell yw leverys	Likewise as is said
dadder mur y ruk in pov	dader meur y hwrug y'n pow.	Much good he has done in the country.
CAMERARIUS DUCIS 2230	Camerarius ducis	THE DUKE’S CHAMBERLAIN
Arluth me a leuer guir	Arloedh, my a lever gwir	Lord, I will say true
gallas henna the ken tyr	gallas henna dhe gen tir	He has gone to another land
nansyv sythyn tremenys	nans yw seythun tremenys,	Now it is a week past,
gans vn den heb feladov	gans unn den heb falladow	By one man without fail
ny vue achy the kernov	ny veu a-ji dhe Gernow	He has not been within Cornwall
in neb le vythol guelys	yn neb le vydh-oll gwelys.	Seen in any place at all.
DUX [CORNUBIE] 2236	Dux	THE DUKE
Praga ytheth mes an pov	Praga yth eth mes a'n pow?	Why has he gone out of the country?
dremas o in y dethyov	Dremas o yn y dhydhyow.	He was an honest man in his days.
ny glowys ken leferel	Ny glywis ken leverel.	I heard not other talk.
ny govsy mas honester	Ny gewsi ma's onester.	He spake not save decency.
pur guir a fur a thadder	Pur wir a veur a dhader	Right truly for much of his goodness
lues re ruk y gormel	lies re wrug y wormel.	Many have praised him.
CAMERARIUS DUCIS 2242	Camerarius ducis	THE DUKE’S CHAMBERLAIN
Tevdar pagan ongrassyas	Tewdar, pagan ongrassyes,	Teudar, a graceless pagan,
in povma eff re dyrhays	y'n pow ma ev re dirhas,	In this country he has landed,
del glovsugh ha nynsyv pel	dell glywsowgh, ha nyns yw pell.	As you heard, and it is not long ago.
ny vyn gothe vn cristyan	Ny vynn godha' unn Kristyon	He will not endure a Christian
in y oges pur certen	yn y ogas pur sertan;	In his neighbourhood, right certainly;
marthys eff yv den cruel	marthys yw ev den kruel!	A marvellous cruel man is he!
meryasek ganso lemen	Meryasek ganso lemmyn	Meriasek by him now
helhys vue in kerth heb fael	helghys veu yn kerdh heb fall.	Has been hunted away, without fail.
DUX CORNUBIE 2250	Dux Cornubie	THE DUKE OF CORNWALL
Out mylw#t# war an ky plos	Out milweyth war an ki plos!	Out a thousand times on the dirty hound!
prag na glowys helma kyns	Prag na glywis hemma kyns?	Why have I not heard this before?
ren arluth then beys am ros	Re'n Arloedh dhe'n bys a'm ros,	By the Lord who gave me to the world,
me a ra pur cot y guyns	my a wra pur gott y wyns.	I will make his wind right short.
kyns ys dumerher the nos	Kyns es dy' Mergher dhe nos	Before it is Wednesday at night
eff a deerbyn trestyns	ev a dhierbynn tristyns,	He shall meet sadness,
hag a guayn pur sempellos	hag a wayn pur sempel los,	And shall gain a right simple loss,
may kerna purguir y dyns	may krenno pur wir y dhens.	So that he may right truly gnash his teeth.
Bethugh parys ov meyny	Bedhewgh parys, ow meni.	Be ye ready, my household.
ny vanna alowe ky	Ny vynna' alowa ki	I will not allow a hound
pur certen achy thum tyr	pur sertan a-ji dhe'm tir.	Right certainly within my land.
eff an pre[n]veth hag in tyn	Ev a'n prenvydh, hag yn tynn.	He shall prove it, and severely.
avodia sur mar ny vyn	Avodya sur mar ny vynn	If he does not go off
y woys a resek then luyr	y woes a resek dhe'n leur.	His blood shall run to the floor.
SENES[C]ALLUS DUCIS 2264	Senes[c]allus ducis	THE DUKE’S STEWARD
Parys on dywhy sur duk	Parys on dhy'hwi syrr Dug.	Ready are we for you, sir Duke.
mur a throk prest eff re ruk	Meur a dhrog prest ev re wrug	Much of evil now hath he done
a pan duthe in povma	a-ban dheuth y'n pow ma.	Since he came into this country.
in menek in lestevdar	Yn Menek, yn Lestevdar,	In Meneage, in Les-Teader,
yma y penplas heb mar	yma y benn-plas heb mar.	In his chief place without doubt.
mur dotho ov resortya	Meur dhodho ow resortya.	Many to him (are) resorting.
DUX CORNUBIAE 2270	Dux cornubiae	THE DUKE OF CORNWALL
Kyn geffo eff myllyov cans	Kyn jeffo ev milyow kans,	Though he may have thousands of hundreds,
purguir ythons then mernans	pur wir yth ons dhe'n mernans	Right truly they shall come to the death
dre voth ihesu us avan	dre vodh Yesu eus a-vann.	Through the will of Jesu who is above.
me a vyn gothfes praga	My a vynn godhvos praga	I will know why
y tuthe sur then povma	y teuth-a sur dhe'n pow ma	He came surely to the country
heb ov lessyans in certan	heb ow leshyans yn sertan.	Without my license certainly.
ol warbarth duen alemma	Oll warbarth deun alemma,	All together let us come hence,
ov meny a luen golan	ow meni, a leun golonn!	My household, with a full heart!
Dux descendit cum xx#ti# armatoribus		The Duke descends with twenty armed men
[w#t# stremers		[with streamers
DUX [CORNUBIAE] 2278	Dux	THE DUKE
Leferugh ov arlythy	Leverewgh, ow arlydhi,	Say, my lords,
pythyv guel thynny sensy	pyth yw gwel dhyn ni synsi	What field is for us to hold
		To meet with the tyrant?
the vetya gans an turant	dhe vetya gans an turant?
mar calla y tebel far	Mar kalla' y debel far'.	If I can, he will fare ill,
drefen y voys sur heb mar	drefenn y vos sur, heb mar,	Because of his being surely, without doubt,
erbyn fay crist dyspusant	erbynn fay Krist dispuissant.	Powerless against the faith of Christ.
SENESCALLUS 2284	Senescallus	STEWARD
Tregys vue in lestevdar	Trygys veu yn Lestevdar:	He was dwelling in Les-Teader:
honna yma in menek	honna yma yn Menek;	This is in Meneage;
sav plas aral sur heb mar	saw plas arall sur heb mar	But another place surely without doubt
us then tebel genesek	eus dhe'n tebel genesik	The evil native has
berth in porder	berth yn Powder,	Within Powder,
honna veth gelwys goddren	honna vydh gelwys Godren:	This is called Godren:
ena purguir an poddren	ena pur wir an podrynn	There right truly the rotten fellow
thotho prest re ruk harber	dhodho prest re wrug harber.	Has now made for himself a harbour.
DUX [CORNUBIAE] 2292	Dux	THE DUKE
The soyth ny a vyn sensy	Dhe soth ni a vynn synsi,	2292 We will follow thee.
in hanov crist us avan	yn Hanow Krist eus a-van.	In the name of Christ who is above.
mar tryg in kernov defry	Mar tryg yn Kernow devri	If he dwells in Cornwall certainly
ny a vet gans an belan	ni a vet gans an bilen.	We shall meet with the villain.
ov baner dyspletyoghwy	Ow baner displetyewgh hwi	2296 My banner display ye
therago pur guir lemman	dherago' pur wir lemmyn:	Before me right truly now :
del goth the arluth worthy	dell goedh dhe arloedh wordhi	As becomes a worthy lord
me a vyn moys ahanan	my a vynn mos ahanan.	I will go hence.
SECUNDUS NUNCIUS 2300 ad Tevdarum	Secundus nuncius	THE SECOND MESSENGER to Teudar.
Heyl tevdar emperour a rays	Hayl, Tewdar, emperour a ras!	2300 Hail, Teudar, Emperor of grace !
yma duk oma in vlays	Yma dug omma y'n wlas	A Duke is here in the kingdom
drehevys sur erthebyn	drehevys sur er dha bynn,	Risen surely against thee,
ha ganso pur guir ost brays	ha ganso pur wir ost bras.	And with him right truly a great host.
the vernans y fyn guelays	Dha vernans y fynn gweles	1304 Thy death he will see
bostya a ra in certeyn	bostya a wra yn sertan.	He doth boast certainly.
TEVDARUS IMPERATOR 2306	Tevdarus imperator	TEUDAR THE EMPEROR.
Out warnotho an falge plos	Out warnodho an fals plos!	Out on him, the false dirt !
me an deffy deth ha nos	My a'n defi dydh ha nos!	I defy him day and night !
ree greff ovy erybyn 2309	Re grev ov vy er y bynn.	4308 Very strong am I against him.
y a gren age barwov	I a gren aga barvow.	They shall wag their beards.
tormentoris in arvov	Tormentorys yn arvow,	Torturers in arms,
dugh in rag guyfen vyleyn	dewgh yn-rag! Go-ev an vilen!	Come ye forward ! Woe to him the villain !
PRIMUS TORTOR 2312	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER.
[descendit ad teudar[um]		[He goes down to Teudar.
Parys oll onn in arvov	Parys oll on yn arvow.	131a Ready are we all in arms.
y a schakyage barvov	I a shak aga barvow	They shall shake their beards
neb a settya erthebyn	neb a settyo er dha bynn.	Who set against thee.
mar a peth reys sensy guel	Mara pydh res synsi gwel	If need be to hold a field,
me a leuer dyogel	my a lever diogel	1316 I say certainly
an iovle mur ny iust orthyn	an jowl meur ny joust orthyn.	The great Devil will not joust against us.
TEVDARUS 2318	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
The guel in hanov an iovle	Dhe wel yn hanow an jowl!	To a field in the Devil's name !
duen heb nefre omsone	Deun heb nevra omsoena!	Let us come without ever blessing ourselves !
y an prenvyth by my sovle	I a'n prenvydh by my sovle,	i 3 ao They shall pay for it, par mon âme,
an duk hay dus rum ene	an dug ha'y dus re'm ena,	The Duke and his folk, by my soul,
kyns gase weyll	kyns gasa hwel.	Before leaving work.
yma parys dymmo lel	Yma parys dhymmo lel	There is ready for me loyally
pobyl omma dyogel	pobel omma diogel,	2314 People here clearly
moy certen es xv myl	moy, sertan es pymthek mil.	More, certainly, than fifteen thousand.
descendit cum xv armatoribus		He descends with fifteen armed men
[with stremers		[with streamers.
Hic demon pompabit		Here the Demon shall parade.
PRIMUS DEMON 2326	Primus demon	FIRST DEMON.
Peys y say both fur and ner	Peys y say both fur and ner.	Peace I say both far and near.
golsowugh orth iubyter	Golsowewgh orth Iubyter	Hearken ye to Jupiter
agis tassens an berth north	agas tassens a'n barth north!	43*8 Your holy father (?) from the north part !
yma ov servons ov toys	Yma ow servons ow tos.	My servants are coming.
belsebuc ny a vyn moys	Belsebuc, ni a vynn mos	Belsebuc, we will go
thage gore in lel forth	dh'aga gorra y'n lel fordh.	To put them on the right way.
II. BELSEBUK 2332	II Belsebuk	BELSEBUC.
Mester henna yv grueys da	Mester, henna yw gwrys da.	233* Master, that is well done.
tevdar drok lor eff a ra	Tewdar, drog lowr ev a wra	Teudar, evil enough he will do
y confortya mar menyn	y gonfortya mar mynnyn.	If we shall comfort him.
erybyn duen then tempel	Er y bynn deun dhe'n tempel.	To meet him let us go to the temple.
benytha ny welaff guel	Bynytha ny welav gwell	4336 Never see I (aught) better
es gul scherwynsy certyn	es gul sher'wynsi sertan.	Than doing evil certainly.
ad templum intret		Let him go into the temple.
TEVDARUS 2338	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Lowene dys du monfras	Lowena dhis dyw Monfras!	Joy to thee, god Monfras ! [They all kneel
[genufectunt omnes
me a vyn pesy the grays	My a vynn pysi dha ras,	I will beseech thy grace,
kyn moys the guell	kyn' mos dhe wel.	1340 Before going a-field.
byth ny garsen	Bydh ny garsen	Never would I love
gul da certen	gul da, sertan,	To do good, certainly,
na y predery dyogell	na y brederi diogel.	Nor to think it, surely.
PRIMUS DEMON 2344	Primus demon	FIRST DEMON.
Tevdar wek manly omdok	Tewdar hweg, manly omdhog	*344 Sweet Teudar, bear thyself like a man,
ha byth na spar guthel drok	ha bydh na spar guthyl drog.	And never spare to do evil.
me ath venten	My a'th venten.	I will support thee.
nynsa the ena the gol	Nyns a dha ena dhe goll,	Thy soul will not go to loss,
ragtho yma thymo tol	ragdho yma dhymmo toll,	2348 For it I have a hole,
inweth rag the sovdrys ol	ynwedh rag dha soudrys oll.	Likewise for all thy soldiers.
bethugh lowen	Bedhyewgh lowen!	Be ye joyous !
Sul voy ancov a rellogh	Seul voy ankow a wrellowgh,	The more deaths ye do.
the larchya preysys fethov	dhe larjya praysys vedhowgh,	135a The largelier shall ye be praised,
kemendis wose helma	kommendys wosa hemma.	(And) commended, after that.
PRIMUS TORTOR 2354	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER.
duen in kerth uskis lemen	Deun yn kerdh uskis lemmyn.	Let us come away at once now.
ny reys dyn fors pendrellen	Ny res dhyn fors pandr' ellen	We need not care why we should go.
mahum agen pev nefra	Mahum a'gan piw nevra.	Mahound will own us ever.
SENESCALLUS 2357	Senescallus	THE STEWARD.
Ser duk me a weyl tevdar	Syrr dug, my a wel Tewdar	Sir Duke, I see Teudar
ha parcel a throk coskar	ha parsel a dhrog koskor,	And a parcel of evil retinue,
pur thevry orth y sewa	pur dhevri orth y sywya.	Very seriously, following him.
covse ganso a vynnogh wy	Kows ganso a vynnowgh hwi	Do you wish to speak with him
ha govyn orto defry	ha govynn orto devri	And to ask of him seriously
in povma pendra wyla	y'n pow ma pandr'a hwila?	What he seeks in this country ?
DUX CORNUBIAE 2363	Dux Cornubiae	THE DUKE OF CORNWALL.
Manna purguir ov stywart	Mynna' pur wir ow styward,	I will, right truly, my steward,
kynthus inno tebel art	kynth eus ynno tebel art,	2364 Though in him is an evil art,
byth ny vanna y thovtya 2366	bydh ny vynna' y dhoutya.	Never will I fear him.
kynthusons ov thumwul creff	Kynth usons owth omwul krev	Though they are making themselves strong
me a dava age grueff	my a dava' aga greuv.	I will handle their faces.
in age meske gruaff rovtia	Yn aga mysk gwrav routya.	1368 In amongst them I will break.
[ad stallum
Ty turant a thyscregyans	Ty turant a dhiskryjyans,	Thou unbelieving tyrant !
pendryv the kerth in povma	pandr'yw dha gerth y'n pow ma?	Why is thy way in this country ?
tytel na chalyng dyblans	Titel na chalenj diblans,	Title nor claim, distinctly,
aberth mam na tas oma	a-barth mamm na tas omma,	2372 On the side of father or mother here,
purguir nyth us	pur wir ny'th eus.	Eight truly, thou hast not.
ty re wores mes an gluas	Ty re worras mes a'n wlas	Thou hast put out of the kingdom
meryasek neb o dremas	Meryasek, neb o dremas	Meriasek, who was an honest man
acontis certen a ʒus	akontys sertan a dus.	1376 Accounted certainly by folk.
TEVDARUS 2377	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Me ath wor gy mes an pov	My a'th worr jy mes an pow,	I will put thee out of the country,
kyn moys avel meryasek	kyn' mos, avel Meryasek,	Before going, like Meriasek,
mar corthyyth an plos myn gov	mar kordhydh an plos mingow	If thou worshippest the dirty mouth of lies
neb a thuk peynis anwek	neb a dhug paynys anhweg	2380 Who bore pains unsweet
sur in grovs pren	sur y'n growsprenn,	Surely on the cross-tree,
a vethe gelwys ihesu	a vedha gelwys Yesu.	And who was called Jesus.
rag vyngia purguir me yv	Rag venja pur wir my yw	To take vengeance right truly am I
war y servons eff certen	war y servons ev sertan.	1384 On his servants certainly.
devethys off ty myn reyv	Devedhys ov, ty minrew,	I am come, thou luckless (?) mouth,
thage dyswul ol lemen	dh'aga diswul oll lemmyn.	To undo you all now.
DUX [CORNUBIAE] 2387	Dux	THE DUKE.
Ny seff henna yth galloys	Ny sev henna y'th halloes,	That stands not in thy power,
ty falge ky omschumunys	ty fals ki emskenunys!	1388 Thou false, excommunicated hound !
kynse me a scoyl the goys	Kynsa my a skoel dha woes,	Sooner will I spill thy blood,
ha ty a veth devenys	ha ty a vydh divynys	And thou shalt be minced
avel losov	avel losow,	Like herbs,
rum ena the guthel covle	re'm ena, dhe wuthyl kowl.	By my soul, to make broth.
pagya mergh es by my sowle	Paja marghes, by my sowle,	A girl's bastard thou wast, par mon âme,
me a glowes in ʒe pov	my a glywas, yn dha bow.	I have heard, in thy country.
pendra deseff an map devle	Pandr'a dhesev an mab dyowl?	What does the Devil's son desire ?
darvyngya war thuk kernov	Dar, venja war dhug Kernow?	2396 To take vengeance on a Duke of Cornwall ?
TEVDARUS 2397	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Duk kernov hag oll y dus	Dug Kernow hag oll y dus,	Duke of Cornwall and all his folk,
indan ov threys me as glus	yn-dann ow threys my a's glus	Under my feet I will crush them
poren kepar ha treysy	poran kepar ha [treysy]	Just like grains of sand.
kynnago ov poscessyon	kyn nag o ow posseshyon	Though my property was not
bras in meske sur ov nascyon	bras yn mysk sur ow nashyon,	Large surely amongst my nation,
me ren moghheys eredy	my re'n moghhes yredi.	I have greatened it already.
conquerrour off	Konkerrour ov,	A conqueror am I,
corff da in proff	korf da yn prov,	2404 A good body in proof,
dovtijs in meske arlythy	doutys yn mysk arlydhi.	Feared amongst lords.
DUX [CORNUBIAE] 2406	Dux	THE DUKE.
Ny sensevy ath creffder	Ny synsav vy a'th krevder,	I care not for thy might,
ty turant vn faven guk	ty turant, unn favenn goeg.	Thou tyrant, one blind bean.
der an golen me ath ver	Der an golonn my a'th ver	J408 Through the heart I will spit thee
mar nynseth in kerth war nuk	mar nyns eth yn kerdh war nuk	If thou go not away backwards
quik mes am grond	kwykk mes a'm grond.	Quick out of my ground.
predery a raff heb fal	Prederi a wrav heb fall	I do think without fail
in the pov ythesta gal	yn dha bow yth esta gal.	241* In thy country thou wast a rascal
peys gevyans warna losal	Pys gevyans warna', losel,	Ask pardon of me, losel,
bo voyd am syght a pur hond	bo voyd a'm syght, a bur hond!	Or get out of my sight, O very hound !
Py fyn alyon	Py fynn alyon	How will an alien
war crustunyon	war Gristonyon	2416 On Christians
omma deseves settya	omma desevos settya?	Here desire to set ?
me a ra ath pen crehy	My a wra a'th penn kreghi,	I will make of thy head a hash,
may teverre an brehy	may teverro an [brehy]	So that the juice (?) may drop,
ha pesy grueff ov metya	ha pyssi go-ev ow metya.	2420 And thou wilt cry 'woe is me' to meet me.
TEWDARUS 2421	Tevdarus	TEWDAR.
By my fay an we (wel?) besen	By my fay an wibesenn,	By my faith, and well besene,
a latha margh a calla	a ladha margh a kalla.	If I could kill a horse.
indelle ty gargesen	Yndella ty garrgasenn,	So thou gudgeon,
drok thymo ty a russa	drog dhymmo ty a wrussa	Ill to me thou wouldst do
a mennen vy	a mynnen vy.	If I should like.
purguir sevel in cosel	Pur wir, sevel yn kosel	Right truly, stand quiet
na vanna mes ty losel	na vynna', mes ty losel,	I will not, but thou losel,
yma myterneth ryel	yma myghternedh ryal	2428 There is a royal kingdom
a thue thum gueres defry	a dheu dhe'm gweres devri.	Will come to help me surely.
DUX [CORNUBIAE] 2430	Dux	THE DUKE.
The vyterneth schumunys	Dha vyghternedh 'skemunys	Thy accursed kingdom
theth gueres bohes a veth	dhe'th weres boghes a vydh.	To thee shall be little help.
galwy dis bras ha munys	Galw dhis bras ha munys,	2432 Call to thee great and small,
hag ol the varogyen keth	hag oll dha varghogyon geth,	And all thy caitiff knights,
hath arlythy	ha'th arlydhi.	And thy lords.
me agis gorte in plen	My a'gas gorta y'n plen,	I will await you in the plain,
the crist del off servont len	dhe Krist dell ov servont len,	2436 As I am a loyal servant of Christ's,
hag ol ov fobyl defry	hag oll ow fobel devri.	(I) and all my people, surely.
TEVDARUS 2438	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Ty vyl pen pyst	Ty vil penn pyst,	Thou vile blockhead,
na gampol crist	na gampoell Krist	Prate not of Christ
the ragovy	dheragov vy!	Before me !
ha mar a qureth	Ha mara kwredh	And if thou dost
ty a feth meth	ty a'fydh meth,	Thou shalt have shame,
hath ost defry	ha'th ost devri.	And thy host surely.
Plos marrek pour	Plos marghak pur	2444 Very foul knight,
dar seposia	dar sopposya	Wilt thou think
prest a reta	prest a wre'ta	Readily
omma settya orth emperour	omma settya orth emperour?	Here to set (thyself) against an Emperor ?
DUX [CORNUBIAE] 2448	Dux	THE DUKE.
Ea ty falge nygythys	Ya, ty fals negedhys,	1448 Yea, thou false scoundrel,
me ny won the voys genys	my ny wonn dha vos genys	I know not that thou wast born.
in bysma the pastel dyr	y'n bys ma dhe bastell-dir.	In this world to break up deer (?)
na deseff ty allyon plos	Na dhesev, ty alyon plos,	Do not desire, thou dirty alien.
in ov hertons deth ha nos	yn ow ertons dydh ha nos,	*45» In my heritage, day or night,
ny rovtyyth (reoutyyth) pel gothfeth guir	ny routydh pell, godhvydh gwir.	Thou shalt not assemble longer, know for true.
Rag mellya gans tus vays	Rag mellya gans tus vas	For meddling with good folk,
del o meryasek henways	dell o Meryasek henwys	As Meriasek was called,
mur ty a far the lakka	meur ty a far dhe lakka.	2456 Thou shalt fare much the worse.
by the dredful day off dome	By the dredful day off dome	By the dreadful day of doom
me a leuer dys ty grome	my a lever dhis, ty groem,	I say to thee, thou groom,
mas pur sempel nyth sensa	mas pur sempel ny'th synsa'.	Good, very frankly, I hold thee not.
TEVDARUS 2460	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Ser duk ty a nagh the fay	Syrr dug, ty a nagh dha fay,	3460 Sir Duke, thou shalt deny thy faith,
bo neyl presner thymmovy	boneyl a vydh dhymmo vy	Or else a prisoner of mine
eseth kens haneth the nos	prysner kyns haneth dhe nos.	Thou shalt be before this very night.
mytern alwar ha pygys	Myghtern Alwar ha Pygys,	King Alwar and Pygys,
		1464 King Margh Ryel, also
mytern margh ryel kefrys	myghtern Margh ryal, keffrys	The king called Casvelyn
mytern casvelyn gelwys	myghtern Casvelyn gelwys	With succour are coming to me.
gans sokyr thym us ov tos	gans sokor dhymm eus ow tos.
DUX [CORNUBIAE] 2467	Dux	THE DUKE.
Dens an rena pan vynnans	Dens an re na pan vynnons,	Let those come when they will,
omma y a veth bohays	omma i a vydh boghes.	9468 Here they shall be a small matter.
byth ny schappyons heb mernans	Bydh ny skapyons heb mernans,	Never will they escape without death,
re thu arluth mur a rays	re Dhyw, Arloedh meur a ras,	By God, great Lord of grace,
kynfy omma m[y]llyov cans	kyn fe omma milyow kans	Though there be here thousands of hundreds
ny a vyn ages gortays	ni a vynn agas gortos.	We will await you.
in hanov crist thyn yma wans	Yn Hanow Krist dhyn yma hwans	In Christ's name we have a desire
orth escar crist batalyays	orth eskar Krist batalyas.	Against Christ's enemy to do battle.
TEVDARUS 2475	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Cryst ha ty me a thefy	Krist ha ty my a dhefi,	Christ and thee I defy,
hag omma ol agis fay	hag omma oll agas fay,	4476 And here all your faith,
atlyan kepar del ogh	atlyon kepar dell owgh,	Castaways as you are !
rag mennes thymo settia	rag mynnes dhymmo settya!	For wishing to set on me,
ov sovdrys gruegh heb lettya	Ow soudrys, gwrewgh heb lettya	My soldiers, without hindrance, make
then crustunyon pennov trogh	dhe'n Kristonyon pennow trogh.	3480 For the Christians broken heads.
DUX [CORNUBIAE] 2481	Dux	THE DUKE.
Dus rag mar quyk del vynny	Deus rag mar gwykk dell vynni!	Come on as quick as thou wilt !
in hanov crist a vercy	Yn Hanow Krist a versi	In the name of Christ of mercy
theth gortheby parys off	dhe'th worthybi parys ov.	I am ready to answer thee.
ov sovdrys duen warnetha	Ow soudrys, deun warnedha!	3484 My soldiers, let us come upon them !
pur thefry kyns tremena	Pur dhevri kyns tremena	Right surely before passing away
ahanan y a perth coff	ahanan i a berth kov.	Of us they shall bear remembrance.
gonnys]
Hic praeliabunt		Guns.] Here they shall fight
TEVDARUS 2487	Tevdarus	TEUDAR.
Ov sovdrys dregh (keregh, kergh) thymo margh	Ow soudrys, drewgh dhymmo margh!	My soldiers, bring me a horse ! [a horse ready.
[horse aredy
na felle sur nynsus paragh (pargh)	Na fella nyns eus paragh.	2488 No longer surely now is there sparing.
darne ov fobyl yv marov	Dar! Ow fobel yw marow,	Ruin ! my people are dead,
ha me tebelwolijs	ha my tebel-woliys.	And I ill- wounded
da ythomleth a feyys	Da yth omladh a fiis:	Fighting well I have fled :
an duk yv corff heb parov	an dug yw korf heb parow.	349a The Duke is a person without peer.
DUX [CORNUBIAE] 2493	Dux	THE DUKE.
Ho sovdoryon lemmen ho	Ho, soudoryon, lemmyn ho!	Ho, soldiers, now ho !
galles an turant then fo	Gallas an turant dhe'n fo:	The tyrant has gone to flight :
nynso abel thum perthy	Nyns o abel dhe'm perthi.	He is now not able to bear me.
darnn y bobyl yv marov	Darn y bobel yw marow.	1496 Through me his people are dead.
gorthyans the crist caradov	Gordhyans dhe Krist karadow	Worship to loveable Christ
grontia dym an vyctory	grontya dhymm an viktori!	For granting me the victory ! [he goes up.
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Peys warbarth myns os omma	Pes warbarth myns eus omma!	Peace altogether all that are here !
bevnans meryasek yma	Bywnans Meryasek yma	2500 Meriasek's Life is
parte thyugh hythyv disquethys	part dhywgh hedhyw diskwedhys.	In part to you set forth to-day.
dugh an II. a dermen	Dewgh an sekond a dermyn,	Come ye on the second day in time,
han remenant in certen	ha'n remenant, yn sertan,	And the remainder, certainly,
dre gras du a veth guelys	dre ras Dyw a vydh gwelys.	2504 Through God's grace shall be seen.
Evugh oll gans an guary	Evewgh oll gans an gwari,	Drink ye all with the play,
ny a vyn agis pesy	ni a vynn agas pysi	We will beseech you
a luen golon	a leun golonn.	With a full heart.
wy agis beth gor ha gruek	Hwi a'gas bydh, gour ha gwreg,	2508 Ye shall have, man and woman,
banneth crist ha meryasek		The blessing of Christ and Meriasek,
banneth maria cambron	bennath Maria Kammbronn.	The blessing of Mary of Camborne.
pybugh menstrels colonnek	Pibewgh, minstrels kolonnek,	Pipe ye, hearty minstrels,
may hyllyn donsia dyson	may hyllyn donsya dison.	251a That we may be able to dance forthwith.
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In secunda die Constantinus Imperator hic pompabit dicens	In secunda die Constantius Imperator hic pompabit dicens	On the second day Emperor Constantme shall here parade, saying,
[CONSTANTINUS] 2513		CONSTANTINE
Ithoff gelwys costentyn	Yth ov gelwys Constentyn.	I am called Constantine.
in rome chyff cyte an beys	Yn Rom chyf sita an bys	In Rome chief city of the world
emperour curunys certyn	emperour kurunys sertan	Emperor crowned certainly,
ha der syluester treylys	ha der Sylvester trelys	And by Silvester converted
the voys crystyen	dhe vos Kristyon.	To be a Christian.
me a comond der ov gluas	My a gommond der ow gwlas	I order throughout my kingdom
naha dewov nagyv vas	nagha dywow nag yw 'vas	Denial of gods that are not good
ha gorthya crist luen a ras	ha gordhya Krist leun a ras	And worship of Christ full of grace
agen prennas in grovs pren	a'gan prenas y'n growsprenn.	Who redeemed us on the cross-tree.
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	MERYASEK PART 3 - MADE BISHOP
Hic comes Globus cecus incipit dicens	Hic comes Globus cecus incipit dicens	Here the blind Earl Globus begins, saying,
[COMES] 2522		THE EARL.
A thu asoma grefijs	A Dhyw, ass oma grevys	O God, I am grieved
rag na wela tra in beys	rag na wela' tra y'n bys.	For I see not aught on earth.
pandra dale ol ov rechys	Pandr'a dal oll ow rychys?	2524 What avails all my wealth ?
ledyogh vy the veryasek	Ledyewgh vy dhe Veryasek.	Lead ye me to Meriasek.
me re glowes galosek	My re glywas galloesek	I have heard that he
y vose in y verclys	y vos-a yn y verklys.	Is mighty in his miracles.
thymo mar myn boys methek	Dhymmo mar mynn bos medhyk	2528 If he will be leech to me
inta y feth rewardys	yn ta y fydh rewardys.	He shall be well rewarded.
ARMIGER DUCIS GLOBI 2530	Armiger ducis globi	A SQUIRE.
Bys dotho me agys led	Bys dhodho my a'gas led.	Unto him I will lead you.
dre voth ihesu ny a sped	Dre vodh Yesu ni a sped	Through Jesu's will we shall speed
ganso agen nygysyov	ganso agan negysyow.	2532 By him our errands.
duen scon inban then meneth	Deun skon yn-bann dhe'n menydh,	Let us come at once up to the mountain,
ha why covsugh arluth freth	ha hwi, kewsewgh, arloedh freth,	And you, strong lord, tell
dotho agis galarov	dhodho agas galarow.	To him your ailments.
tranceat ad montem Meradoci		Let him pass to Meriasek's mountain.
		[And his squire tends him. And a staff in his hand.
[And hys squyer ledys hym and a staff yn hys handde
	honnde]
COMES 2536	Comes	THE EARL.
Arluth neff rum gueresa	Arloedh nev re'm gweresso,	2536 May Heaven's Lord help me,
ha yehes thym re grontya	ha yeghes dhymm re wronttyo!	And grant health to me !
MEREADOCUS 2538	Mereadocus	MERIASEK
Arluth a ruk moyr ha tyr	Arloedh a wrug mor ha tir	May the Lord who made sea and land
pup vrol rum gueresa	pub eur oll re'm gweresso,	Always help me,
ha roy thym in forth a guir	ha roy dhymm y'n fordh a wir	2540 And grant me in the way of truth
ov bevnans oma gedya	ow bywnans omma gedya.	To guide my life here.
ihesu arluth ortheff myr	Yesu Arloedh, orthiv mir,	Lord Jesu, look at me,
hath lel gras dymo grontya	ha'th lel gras dhymmo grontya!	And grant me thy loyal grace !
ihesu pup vr ol ov desyr	Yesu, pub eur oll ow desir	1544 Jesu, always my desire
yv in bysma the plesia	yw y'n bys ma dha blesya.	Is in this world to please thee.
COMES 2546	Comes	THE EARL.
Meriasek lowena dys	Meryasek, lowena dhis!	Meriasek, joy to thee !
densa ath conuersascon	Densa a'th konversashyon	A good man of thy converse
purguir ythoys acontys	pur wir yth os akontys,	2548 Right truly thou art accounted,
hag in meske ol the nasconn	hag yn mysk oll dha nashyon	And amongst all thy nation
henwys oys pronter grassijs	henwys os pronter grassyes,	Art named a gracious priest.
the ryche ha bohosogyon	dhe rych ha boghosogyon,	To rich and poor,
parys certen ath guereys	parys sertan a'th weres	155a Ready surely with thy help
the socra othomogyon	dhe sokra edhommogyon.	To succour the needy.
Me yv den dal nyth wela	My yw den dall ny'th wela'.	I am a blind man that sees thee not.
kyn covseff orthys der reff	Kyn kewssiv orthis der reuv	Before I presume to speak to thee
the pesy me a vynsa	dha bysi my a vynnsa,	1556 I would beseech thee,
hag in ov gallus mar seff	hag yn ow galloes mar sev,	And if it shall stand in my power,
the aquyttya	dha akwitya,	Will repay thee,
mar mynnes gul dym guelas	mar mynnes gul dhymm gweles.	If thou wilt make me see.
fout syght numbus ommeras	Fowt syght ny'm beus omweres.	In default of sight I am not able to help myself.
lemen mar qureth ov gueras	Lemmyn mar kwredh ow gweres	Now if thou canst help me
thys ny fyl peth an bysma	dhis ny fyll pyth an bys ma.	Thou shalt not lack the wealth of this world.
MERIADOCUS 2563	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
A peth an beys num dur man	A byth an bys ny'm deur mann.	Of the wealth of the world nought concerns me.
the kyns sur na rych na guan	Dhe gyns sur na rych na gwann	3564 Neither rich nor weak the sooner
awos peth me ny socra	awos pyth my ny sokra',	On account of wealth will I succour,
rag nynsyv mas tarosvan	rag nyns yw ma's tarosvann,	For it is nothing but a phantom,
ha pur sempel the cara	ha pur sempel dh'y gara.	And it is very foolish to love it.
COMES 2568	Comes	THE EARL.
Mur a varth yv genavy	Meur a varth yw genev vy	Much wonder have I
na gerte rychyth an beys	na ger'ta rychys an bys.	That thou lovest not the riches of the world.
bewe pel ny eltegy	Bywa pell ny yll'ta jy	Live long thou couldst not
heb pyth na denvyth genys	heb pyth, na denvydh genys.	Without wealth, nor (could) any one born.
der rychyth pur eredy	Der rychys pur yredi	257a Through riches right readily
den a veth degemerys	den a vydh degemmerys	One will be accepted
in ban in mesk arlythy	yn-bann yn mysk arlydhi	Up amongst lords
ha ganse prest enorys	ha gansa prest enorys.	And by them quickly honoured.
Govyna myns a vynny	Govynn a vyns a vynni	1576 Ask all that thou wishest,
meryasek the ortheff vy	Meryasek, dhiworthiv vy,	Meriasek, of me,
ha ny fellyth annotha	ha ny fyllydh anodho.	And thou shalt not lack thereof.
kyn teseryas punsov cans	Kyn tesirryes peunsow kans	Though thou shouldst desire an hundred pounds
mar qureth dym gueles dyblans	mar kwredh dhymm gweles diblans	1580 If thou makest me see distinctly
gans our pur sur me ath pea	gans owr pur sur my a'th pe.	With gold right surely I will pay thee.
MERIADOCUS 2582	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Nynsyv the denvyth guertha	Nyns yw dhe dhenvydh gwertha,	It is not to any one to purchase.
ov map grays du war an beys	ow mab, gras Dyw war an bys.	My son, God's grace on the world.
yma guel forth es honna	Yma gwell fordh es honna	4584 There is a better way than this
mar a pethy prederys	mara pydh hi prederys.	If it be considered.
COMES 2586	Comes	THE EARL.
Ry peth dyso thym ny vern	Ri pyth dhiso dhymm ny vern.	To give wealth to thee concerns me not.
vnw#t# gueles a callen	Unnweyth gweles a kallen	Once if I could see
sensy quarel orth mytern	synsi kwarel orth myghtern	1588 To hold a quarrel with a king
purdefry my ny dovtsen	pur dhevri my ny dhoutsen,	Certainly I should not fear,
na russen nes	na wrussen nes.	Nor should I make alliance.
guel vya gene the wyr	Gwell via gene' dhe wir	Better were it with me truly
prest gueles es x puns tyr	prest gweles es deg peuns tir	1592 Now to see than though ten pounds (worth of ) land
rag nefre kyn rollen des	rag nevra kyn rollen dhis.	For ever I should give to thee.
MERIADOCUS 2594	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Oll the promes hath teryov	Oll dha bromys ha'th tiryow	All thy promise and thy lands
guethy lemen avel kyns	gwith i lemmyn avel kyns.	Keep them now as before.
me a vyn in ov dythyov	My a vynn, yn ow dydhyow,	4596 I will, in my days,
gul warlergh crist pen an syns	gul war-lergh Krist, penn an sens.	Do according to Christ, the head of the saints.
COMES 2598	Comes	THE EARL.
Me ath peys a luengolon	My a'th pys a leun golonn	I beseech thee with a full heart
ty the vynnes ov sawya	ty dhe vynnes ow sawya	That thou wouldst save me
rag kerense an passconn	rag kerensa an passhyon	1600 For love of the Passion
a thuk ihesu in bysma	a dhug Yesu y'n bys ma.	Which Jesus bore in this world
scorgis gans an ʒethewon	Skorjys gans an Yedhewon,	Scourged by the Jews,
kentrewys treys ha dula	kentrewys treys ha diwla,	Nailed, feet and two hands,
gans gu lym in tenewon	gans guv lymm y'n tenewen	1604 With a sharp spear (in) the side
del russons y y guana	dell wrussons i y wana	As they did pierce him
Der an golon	der an golonn,	Through the heart,
y woys dyson	y woes dison	His blood quickly
may tevera	may teverra.	2608 That it might drop.
gueres den dal	Gweres den dall	Heal a blind man
oma heb fal	omma heb fall	Here without fail
orth ihesu rag kerensa	orth Yesu rag kerensa!	For love towards Jesu !
MERIADOCUS 2612	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Orth ihesu rag kerense	Orth Yesu rag kerensa	For love towards Jesu
a qurelles opery (e pesy?) kyns	a kwrelles oberi kyns,	If thou wouldst act before,
guereses ty a vye	gweresys ty a via.	Cured thou wouldst be.
oll ath rychyth me a syns	Oll a'th rychys my a syns	All of thy riches I hold
nebes an fa	neb es an fa'.	Less than a bean.
[genuflectit		[he kneels.
ihesu crist luen a vercy	Yesu Krist, leun a versi,	Jesu Christ, full of mercy,
ihesu crist y syght grua dry	Yesu Krist, y syght gwra dri	Jesu Christ, his sight bring
den denma del yth pesa	dhe'n den ma, dell y'th pysa'!	To this man, as I beseech thee !
COMES	Comes	THE EARL [kneels.
[genuflectit
Ihesu arluth galosek	Yesu, Arloedh galloesek,	May Jesu, mighty Lord,
rebo gorthys benytha	re bo gordhys bynytha,	Be worshipped ever,
han sans glorijs meryasek	ha'n sans glorius Meryasek,	And the glorious saint Meriasek,
rum sawyas vy in torma	re'm sawyas vy y'n tor' ma.	Who salved me this turn.
me a wyl lemen in tek	My a wel lemmyn yn teg,	1614 I see now beautifully,
bythqueth ny welys clerra	bythkweyth ny welis klerra.	Never have I seen clearer.
del wothen letris ha lek	Dell wodhon, lettrys ha leg,	As we know, lettered and lay,
lel servont du yv helma	lel servont Dyw yw hemma.	A loyal servant of God is this (man).
OBSESSUS	Obsessus	THE DEMONIAC
[ye devyll aredy by hys syde		[the devil ready by his side.
A gueresvy meryasek	A gweres vy, Meryasek,	O help me, Meriasek,
orth ihesu rag kerensa	orth Yesu rag kerensa!	For love towards Jesu !
me yv vexijs anhethek	My yw veksyes anhedhek	I am vexed (and) loathsome.
gans tebel speris oma	gans tebel spyrys omma.	By an evil spirit here
numbus bewa	Ny'm beus bywa.	4631 I have not life.
eff am kemer gans schoris	Ev a'm kemmer gans shorys	He seizes me with shivering fits (?)
may wothaffsen boys leskis	may hwodhavsen bos leskys:	So that I would endure to be burnt :
le greff es perthy orta	le grev es perthi orta.	A lesser grief than to bear up against them.
SURDUS 2636	Surdus	A DEAF MAN.
Me yv den na yl clowas	My yw den na yll klywes.	1636 I am one who cannot hear.
meryasek ty yv dremas	Meryasek, ty yw dremas,	Meriasek, thou art a worthy man,
ov breys thym yma ov ton	ow breus dhymm yma ow toen	My judgment to me is bearing
y halses prest ov gueras	y hallses prest ow gweres.	That thou couldst at once heal me.
rag kerense crist map ras	Rag kerensa Krist, mab ras,	4640 For love of Christ, son of grace,
myr thynny bohosogyon	mir dhyn ni boghosogyon.	Look at us, poor (fellows).
[genuflectit		[He kneels.
MERIADOCUS 2642	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Ihesu crist der the vercy	Yesu Krist, der dha versi,	Jesu Christ, through thy mercy,
mar sus drok sperys ogas	mars eus drog spyrys ogas,	If there be an evil spirit at hand
ihesu gorre thy teythy	Yesu, gorr e dh'y deythi,	2644 Jesu, put him to his faculties,
hag omma darber ʒehas	hag omma darbar yeghes	And here prepare healing
then ij denma 2647	dhe'n dhew dhen ma.	For these two men.
may fo guelys	May fo gwelys	So that it may be seen
ov boys in beys	ow bos y'n bys	2648 That I am on earth
orth the servya	orth dha servya.	Serving thee.
DEMON	Demon	THE DEMON [the demoniac howleth.
[vlulat en[er]goumenus
Out o#t# warnes meryasek	Out, out warnas, Meryasek!	Out, out on thee, Meriasek !
ty yv thymo molothek	Ty yw dhymmo mollothek	Thou art to me accursed
orth ov domhel (outh om[w]hel? domw[h]el?) dres an pov	orth ow domhwel dres an pow.	Driving me through the country.
genes prest me numbus creys	Genes prest my ny'm beus kres,	By thee now I have not strength,
wath me a ra moy deseys	hwath my a wra moy dises	Yet I will go, disease
rag atty (otty) dyso myn gou	rag atti dhiso, mingow.	To sow for thee, thou mouth of lies.
OBSESSUS 2656	Obsessus	THE DEMONIAC.
The ihesu rebo grasseys	Dhe Yesu re bo grassyes!	2656 To Jesu be thanks !
an drok sperys avodys	An drog spyrys avodys	The evil spirit gone forth
yma sur the ortheff vy	yma sur dhiworthiv vy.	Is surely from me.
sav off numbus galarov	Saw ov, ny'm beus galarow.	Whole am I, I have not ills.
meryasek in ov dythyov	Meryasek, yn ow dydhyow	2660 Meriasek, in my days
sensys off mur dysogy	synsys ov meur dhiso jy.	I am greatly bound to thee.
[ffinit
SURDUS 2662	Surdus	THE DEAF MAN.
Ha my a clov	Ha my a glyw	And I hear
mar tha del reys	mar dha dell res.	As well as need (be).
in ov dethyov	Yn ow dydhyow	In my days
ythoff sensys	yth ov synsys	I am bound
the veryasek	dhe Veryasek.	To Meriasek.
dretho sawys	Dredho sawys	Through him healed
ha gueresys	ha gweresys	And cured
ython purdek	yth on pur deg.	We are right fairly.
[ffinit
COMES GLOBUS 2670	Comes Globus	EARL GLOBUS.
Meryasek gorthys reby	Meryasek, gordhys re bi!	Meriasek, worshipped be thou !
genes confortis onny	Genes konfortys on ni	By thee comforted are we
ese in mur a ponfos	esa yn meur a boenvos,	2672 Who were in much trouble,
ha dreys sur the lowena	ha dres sur dhe lowena.	And brought surely to joy.
ny a beys rag venytha	Ni a bys rag vynytha	We will pray for ever
crist re sensa the gallos	Krist re synsso dha alloes!	May Christ keep thy power !
MERIADOCUS 2676	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Ov flehys wek eugh why dre	Ow fleghes hweg, ewgh hwi dre.	1676 My sweet children, go ye home.
ov banneth genogh neffre	Ow bennath genowgh nevra!	My blessing with you ever !
na letyogh vy am servys	Na lettyewgh vy a'm servis.	Do not hinder me in my service.
ha guetyogh the du grassee	Ha gwaytyewgh dhe Dhyw grassa.	And take care to give thanks to God.
eff re ruk agis sawye	Ev re wrug agas sawya	2680 He hath healed you
adar my cresugh pup preys	a-der my, krysewgh pup-prys.	Through (?) me, believe ye always.
[tranceunt omnes domum		[All pass home.
Hic Comes venetensis pompabit	Hic Comes venetensis pompabit	Here the Earl of Vannes shall parade.
[COMES VENETENSIS] 2682
Me yv ʒurle in venetens	My yw yurl yn Venetens,	I am earl in Vannes.
arluth mur ov denyte	arloedh meur ow dynyta.	A lord, great my dignity.
then arluth du murworthyens	Dhe'n Arloedh Dyw meur wordhyans,	2684 To the Lord God, great worship,
ha grays thym ʒy ventine	ha gras dhymm dh'y ventena,	And grace to me to maintain it.
re tharbarre	re dharbarro.	May he vouchsafe !
epscop an pov yv marov	Epskop an pow yw marow:	The bishop of the country is dead :
then colgy heb feladov	dhe'n kollji heb falladow	2688 To the college without fail
me a vyn moys aleme	my a vynn mos alemma.	I will go hence.
reys yv thym meres hythov	Res yw dhymm mires hedhyw	Needful is it for me to see to-day
agen epscop thynny pyv a ve	agan epskop dhyn ni piw a ve.	Our bishop for us who shall be.
ARMIGER COMITIS VENETENSIS	Armiger comes venetensis	A SQUIRE OF THE EARL OF VANNES.
Ser arluth ny a genogh	Syrr arloedh, ni a genowgh,	1692 Sir lord, we will go with you.
hebogh why sur na menogh	hebowgh hwi sur nammenowgh	Without you surely not often
ny sped mater in povma	ny sped mater y'n pow ma.	Speeds a matter in this country.
yma rych ha bohosek	Yma rych ha boghosek	Rich and poor are
ov teserya meryasek	ow tesirya Meryasek	2696 Desiring Meriasek
epscop pur guir may fova	epskop pur wir may fo va.	That he be bishop right truly
[descendit		[he goes down.
COMES VENETENSIS	Comes venetensis	THE EARL OF VANNES
[ad decanum in colegia (collegio {F.N., 154} ) in placea		[to the dean in the college on the stage.
Ser deyn lowene dywy	Syrr deyn, lowena dhy'hwi,	Sir Dean, joy to thee,
ha the oll agys colgy	ha dhe oll agas kollji.	And to all your college.
me re duth sav guel aveys	My re dheuth, saw gwell avis,	2700 I have come, saving better advice.
rag gothfes purthyogel	rag godhvos pur dhiogel	To know right certainly
pyv a veth epscop in lel	piw a vydh epskop yn lel	Who shall be bishop loyally
omma lemen dewesys	omma lemmyn dewisys.	Here now chosen ?
DECANUS	Decanus	THE DEAN [on the stage.
[in placea
Ser ʒurle ov arluth worthy	Syrr yurl, ow arloedh wordhi,	2704 Sir Earl, my worthy lord,
oma wolcum sur owhy	omma wolkomm sur owgh hwi.	Here welcome surely are ye.
peys da on agis aveys	Pes da on a'gas avis	Well satisfied shall we be with your advice
rag gothfos pur eredy	rag godhvos pur yredi	To know right readily
pyv a vo epscop thynny	piw a vo epskop dhyn ni	2708 Who should be bishop for us
in guelle preys	yn gwella prys.	In the shortest time.
COMES VENETENSIS 2710	Comes venetensis	THE EARL OF VANNES.
Yma oll an comen voys	Yma oll an kommen voys	All the common voice is
gans meryasek ov cul noyys	gans Meryasek ow kul noys	With Meriasek making a noise
may fo epscop eredy	may fo epskop yredi.	271a That he be bishop readily,
ha me ny won den byth wel	Ha my ny wonn denvydh gwell.	And I know not any one better.
pyv a vyn ken leferel	Piw a vynn ken leverel	Whoso will say otherwise
gorthebugh omma dynny	gorthybewgh omma dhyn ni.	Answer ye here to us.
[Comes trancit domum		[the Earl goes home.
CANONICUS 2716	Canonicus	THE CANON.
Ny yv certen lowenek	Ni yw sertan lowenek	2716 We are certainly joyous
rag cafus dyn meryasek	rag kavoes dhyn Meryasek	To find for us Meriasek.
the voys revler	dhe vos rewler.	To be ruler.
a thensa nynson tollys	A dhensa nyns on toellys:	In the goodman we are not deceived :
danvenogh rag y vollys	dannvenewgh rag y vollys,	2720 Send ye for his bulls,
ov arluth ker	ow arloedh ker.	My dear lord.
COMES VENETENSIS 2722	Comes venetensis	THE EARL OF VANNES.
Dus in rag ov maseger	Deus yn rag, ow messejer!	Come forward, my messenger !
ke thym the pap seluester	Ke dhymm dhe Bab Sylvester,	Go for me to Pope Silvester,
lauer boys an guelhevyn	lavar bos an gwelhevin	2724 Say that the chiefs
a vreter (vreten) orth y pesy	a Vreten orth y bysi	Of Brittany are beseeching him
rag meryasek den worthy	rag Meryasek, den wordhi.	For Meriasek, a worthy man.
epscop in venetensy	Epskop yn Venetensi	Bishop of Vannes,
y cafus prest y fensyn	y gavoes prest y fynnsyn.	2728 Have him at once we would.
NUNCIUS PRIMUS	Nuncius primus ad comes venetensis	FIRST MESSENGER to the Earl of Vannes.
aomes {sic} venetensis
Ser ʒurle ny vethugh tollys	Syrr yurl, ny vydhowgh toellys,	Sir Earl, you shall not be deceived,
the dre y troff y vollys	dhe dre y trov y vollys	Home I will bring his bulls,
bys oma ny letya pel	bys omma. ny lettya' pell.	Even here I will not delay longer.
mones a raff	Mones a wrav	2732 I will go
uskis ha schaff	uskis ha skav.	Quickly and rapidly.
genogh farwel	Genowgh farwel.	To you farewell.
SILVESTER 2735	Silvester	SILVESTER.
Gallus ha confort an tas	Galloes ha konfort an Tas	The might and the comfort of the Father
rebo genen pup termen	re bo genen pub termyn!	2736 Be with us always !
ihesu an map luen a ras	Yesu, an Mab leun a ras	Jesu, the Son full of grace
sokyr ny mo ha meten	sokor ni mo ha myttin!	Succour us evening (?) and morning !
an sperys sans benygas	An spyrys sans bennigys	The holy blessed Spirit
y gras genen may keffen	y ras genen may kyffyn,	1740 His grace with us that we may have,
maria mam ha guerhas	Maria, Mamm ha Gwyrghes,	Mary, Mother and Virgin,
the vercy du peys ragoen	dhe versi Dyw pys ragon.	To God's mercy pray for us.
Mercy du prest yv parys	Mersi Dyw prest yw parys	God's mercy is ever ready
the vap den mar an wyla	dhe vab den mara'n hwila.	1744 For the son of man if he seeks it.
nynsyv y voth boys kelys	Nyns yw y vodh bos kellys	It is not His will that
an peth a ruk the prenna	an pyth a wrug dhe brena.	What he has redeemed should be lost.
insol bethugh glan ʒesseys	Yn-sol! Bedhewgh glan yesys,	Up ! be ye clean confessed,
avodyogh pegh in bysma	avodyewgh pegh y'n bys ma,	2748 Avoid ye sin in this world,
ha rag an pehas us grueys	ha rag an peghes eus gwrys	And for the sin that is done
kemerogh luen edrega	kemmerewgh leun edrega,	Take full repentance,
ha bethugh war	ha bedhewgh war,	And be ye wary,
na dreylogh ʒe pegh na moy	na drelyewgh dhe begh namoy,	Turn unto sin no more,
ha why a thue sur then ioy	ha hwi a dheu sur dhe'n joy	And ye shall surely come to the joy
us in neff nangeves par	eus yn nev, na'n jeves par.	That is in heaven (and) that hath no equal
PRIMUS NUNCIUS	Primus nuncius	FIRST MESSENGER [to Silvester.
[ad silvestrem
Sylvester gorthyans dywhy	Syluester, gordhyans dhy'hwi!	Silvester, worship to you !
oma danvenys ovy	Omma dannvenys ov vy	Here am I sent
a vrereten (vreten) pur eredy	a Vreten pur yredi	From Brittany very readily
rag weles sur arluth wek	rag gweles sur, arloedh hweg,	To seek surely, sweet lord,
gallus may fo meryasek	galloes may fo Meryasek	Power that Meriasek be
epscop sacrys purdefry	epskop sakrys pur dhevri	3760 Consecrated bishop right earnestly
in vetenens (venetens) cyte dek	yn Venetens, sita deg.	In Vannes, a fair city.
helmyv both an arlythy	Hemm yw bodh an arlydhi.	This is the will of the lords.
SILVESTER 2763	Siluester	SILVESTER.
Wolcum ythos ov map wek	Wolkomm yth os, ow mab hweg!	Welcome art thou, sweet son !
den grassyes yv meryasek	Den grassyes yw Meryasek,	2764 A gracious man is Meriasek,
del glowys y acontia	dell glywis y akontya.	As I have heard him accounted.
y vollys a veth screfys	Y vollys a vydh skrifys	His bulls shall be written
ha waree gryeys dis parys	ha hware gwrys dhis parys	And anon made ready for thee
may hylly prest lafuria	may hylli prest lavurya.	2768 So that thou mayst at once go onward.
[bollys aredy.		[bulls ready.
CARDINALE	Cardinale	A CARDINAL [to the Messenger.
[to ye masyger
Yma an bollys parys	Yma an bollys parys.	The bulls are ready.
maseger kemery dis	Messejer, kemmer i dhis	Messenger, take them to thee
der lescyens ov arluth da	der leshyans ow arloedh da.	By licence of my good lord.
yma notijs	Yma notyes	There is noted
sur ha covsis	sur ha kewsys	Surely and spoken
mur thadder an keth denna	meur dhader a'n keth den na.	Much goodness of that same man.
PRIMUS NUNCIUS 2775	Primus numcius	FIRST MESSENGER.
Ov arluth dywhy mur grays	Ow arloedh, dhy'hwi meur ras,	My lord, to you much thanks,
mar uskis why the vynnays	mar uskis hwi dhe vynnes	2776 So quickly that thou wouldst
spedia sur ov negysyov	spedya sur ow negysyow.	Speed surely my errands.
kumyas pesa	Kummyas pysa'	Leave I pray
rag moys lema	rag mos 'lemma	To go hence
troha ham pov	troha ha'm pow.	2780 To my province.
SILVESTER 2781	Siluester	SILVESTER
Banneth crist rebo genes	Bennath Krist re bo genes!	Christ's blessing be with thee !
dynerugh arlythy an gluaes	Dynnerghewgh arlydhi an gwlas	Greet ye the lords of the country
thymo vy ha meryasek	dhymmo vy, ha Meryasek.	For me, and Meriasek.
den grascyes ef a veth lel	Den grassyes ev a vydh lel.	1784 A gracious man he will be loyally.
byth nystufons guel bugel	Bydh ny's teffens gwell bugel	Never will they have a better shepherd
in age oys gor na gruek	yn aga oes, gour na gwreg.	In their age, man nor woman.
NUNCIUS	Nuncius	THE MESSENGER [to the Earl of Vannes.
[comitem venitensem
Heyl ser ʒurle in agis tour	Hayl, syrr yurl yn agas tour!	Hail, sir earl, in your tower !
ov negesyov spedijs dour	Ow negysyow spedyes dour	1788 My errands sped vehemently
the porpos yma gena	dhe borpos yma gene'.	According to (your) purpose are by me.
kemerugh thygh an bollys	Kemmerewgh dhywgh an bollys:	Take to you the bulls :
meryasek pan gampollys	Meryasek pan gampoellis	When I spoke of Meriasek
an pap a ruk y presia	an Pab a wrug y braysya.	2792 The Pope did praise him.
COMES VENETENSIS 2793	Comes venetensis	THE EARL OF VANNES.
Maseger wolcum ythos	Messejer, wolkomm yth os.	Messenger, welcome art thou.
lemmen ens tus then guelfos	Lemmyn ens tus dhe'n gwylvos	Now let folk go to the wilderness
the kerhes dyn meryasek	dhe gyrghes dhyn Meryasek.	To seek for us Meriasek.
dotho degogh lytherov	Dhodho degewgh lytherow	2796 To him bear ye letters
del ma guelheven an pov	dell ma gwelhevin an pow	As the chiefs of the country are
orth y exaltya purdek	orth y eksaltya pur deg.	Exalting him right fairly.
DECANUS 2799	Decanus	THE DEAN.
Arluth henna a veth grueys	Arloedh, henna a vydh gwrys.	Lord, that shall be done.
duen alemma gans mur greys	Deun alemma gans meur gris	Let us come hence with much might
the veryasek	dhe Veryasek.	To Meriasek.
yma eff prest in guylfos	Yma ev prest y'n gwylvos.	He is at present in a wilderness.
eff a thue mes a ponfos	Ev a dheu mes a boenvos	He will come out of trouble
ganso mar plek	ganso mar plek.	If he pleases.
[ad montem ad meriadocum		[At the mountain to Meriasek.
Lowene dis meryasek	Lowena dhis Meryasek!	Joy to thee Meriasek !
at oma dis lyther tek	Ottomma dhis lyther teg	Lo, here for thee a fair letter
lemen redya	lemmyn redya.	Now to read
an arlythy ol y myens	An arlydhi oll ymons	2808 That the lords all
rag boys epscop venitens	rag bos epskop Venitens	To be bishop of Vannes
purguir orth the deseria	pur wir orth dha dhesirya.	Right truly are desiring thee.
MERIADOCUS 2811	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Mur grays ol then arlythy	Meur ras oll dhe'n arlydhi,	Much thanks to all the lords,
ha thyugh a chenons worthy	ha dhywgh, a jenons wordhi!	And to you, O worthy canons !
ny vannaff an dynyte	Ny vynnav an dynyta:	I wish not the dignity:
na benythe cafus cur	na bynytha kavoes kur	Nor ever to have a cure,
na charge vyth in bysma sur	na charj vydh y'n bys ma sur	Or any charge in this world surely,
hedre vevhen benythe	hedra vywen bynytha.	While I am alive, ever.
CANONICUS 2817	Canonicus	A CANON.
Meryasek nynsos den fur	Meryasek, nyns os den fur.	Meriasek, thou art not a wise man.
bevnans ryel a feth sur	Bywnans ryal a'fydh sur	A royal life thou shalt have surely
pan veste epscop worthy	pan vesta epskop wordhi.	When thou mayst be a worthy bishop.
iij cans puns gyllyth speyna	Tri hans peuns gyllydh spena	2810 Three hundred pounds thou wilt be able to spend
in blethen ha moy inta	yn blydhen ha moy yn ta.	In a year, and more well.
the bollis parys yma	Dha vollys parys yma,	Thy bulls are prepared
nynseth in cost eredy	nyns edh yn kost yredi.	Thou wilt not go into cost readily.
MERIADOCUS 2824	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Vn conduconn sur owhy	Unn kondyshyon sur owgh hwi	2824 The same condition surely are ye
kepar ha lues defry	kepar ha lies devri	Even as many certainly
hythyv an dus sans eglos	hedhyw a'n dus sans eglos.	To-day of the folk of holy Church
pan lafuryens rag benefys	Pan lavuryons rag benfis	When they labour for a benefice
ware y feth govynnys	hware y fydh govynnys	Anon it will be asked
py lues puns a yl bos	py lies peuns a yll bos	How many pounds can be
anethy grueys	anedhi gwrys.	Made thereof?
ny remembrons y an charych	Ny remembrons i an charj	They remember not the charge
a reys dethe ry har lych	a res dhedha ri hardlych	Of the need to them to give a lengthy list
therag crist pan deer then vrueys	dherag Krist pan dheer dhe'n vreus.	Before Christ when they come to the Judgment.
Myns angeves charge a cur	Myns a'n jeves charj a gur	All that have charge of a cure,
remenbrogh (remembrogh) helma lemen	remembrowgh hemma lemmyn,	Remember ye this now,
eff a ree reken in sur	ev a re reken yn sur	3836 He will cause to reckon surely
an enevov neb termen	a'n enevow neb termyn:	The souls every time :
grugh attendia	gwrewgh attendya:	Consider ye :
mar peth prevys dyogel	mar pydh prevys diogel	If there be proved certainly
in gethna fovt in bugel	y'n jydh na fowt yn bugel	2840 On that day fault in the Shepherd,
go eff doys then keth chargna	go-ev dos dhe'n keth charj na.	Woe is him to come to that same charge.
The harhe a vo an rol	Dhe harttha a vo an rol,	The lengthier the roll shall be,
the pelle why a wor ol	dhe pella hwi a woer oll	The longer, you all know,
hy a veth prest ov redya	hi a vydh prest ow redya.	2844 It shall be ever a-reading.
nefre ne ny fanna cur	Nevra my ny vynna' kur	Never do I wish a cure
marnes a vn ena sur	marnas a unn ena sur.	Unless of one soul surely.
du roy thym y lel revlya	Dyw roy dhymm y lel rewlya!	God grant to me to rule it loyally !
DECANUS 2848	Decanus	THE DEAN.
Ov breder duen ny the dre	Ow breder, deun ni dhe dre.	2848 My brethren, let us go home.
ny vyn an den ma cole	Ny vynn an den ma koela	This man will not hearken
dotho orth neb a vyn da	dhodho orth neb a vynn da.	To one who wishes well to him.
[comes venetensis		[To the Earl of Vannes.
ser ʒurle ny vyn meryasek	Syrr yurl, ny vynn Meryasek	Sir earl, Meriasek will not
thynny ny bones tasek	dhyn ni bones tasek,	To us be fatherly,
na cafus cur benytha	na kavoes kur bynytha.	Nor ever take a cure.
[ascendit et expectat ibidem		[He goes up and waits in the seme place.
COMES VENETENSIS	Comes venetensis	EARL OF VANNES.
Soweth prendreny dotha	Soweth, pandr' wren ni dhodho?	Alas, what shall we do to him ?
mur a varth yv annotha	Meur a varth yw anodho	Much marvel is thereat
vodya sur an dynyte	vodya sur an dynyta:	1856 To reject surely the dignity :
ny a vyn ompredery	ni a vynn ombrederi	We will bethink us
forth rag y treyla defry	fordh rag y drelya devri,	Of a way to turn him really,
ken plesijs me ny vethe	ken plesyes my ny vydha'.	Otherwise I shall not be pleased.
Hic pompabit episcopus kernov si placet	Hic pompabit episcopus kernov si placet	Here the bishop of Kernou shall parade if he likes.
EPISCOPUS KERNOV 2860	Episcopus Kernov	BISHOP OF KERNOU.
Gelwys off epscop kernov	Gelwys ov epskop Kernow,	I am called bishop of Kernou,
in breten heb feladov	yn Breten heb falladow	In Brittany without fail
parlet worthy	parlet wordhi.	A worthy prelate.
the vetinens (venitens) mannaff moys	Dhe Venitens mynnav mos;	To Vannes I will go ;
ena y fensen ov boys	ena y fynnsen ow bos	2864 There I should like to be
purguir gans an arlythy	pur wir gans an arlydhi.	Right truly with the lords.
CROSSER EPISCOPI KERNOV 2866	Crosser episcopi Kernov	THE BISHOP OF KERNOU'S CROZIER-BEARER.
Yma ena mur the gul	Yma ena meur dhe wul.	There is much to do there.
besy yv cafus cusul	Bysi yw kavoes kusul	Need is to take counsel
a tus fur a velogh why	a dus fur, avelowgh hwi,	Of wise folk, see ye ?
pyv a vo epscop sacrys	piw a vo epskop sakrys.	Who shall be bishop ?
meryasek yma notis	Meryasek yma notys	Meriasek, it is noted
boys dotho an ro defry	bos dhodho an ro devri.	That to him the gift is certainly.
[finit
[descendit		[He goes down.
[hic pompabit secundus episcopus		[Here a second bishop shall parade.
EPISCOPUS SECUNDUS 2872	Episcopus secundus	SECOND BISHOP.
Ov crosser duen alemma	Ow krosser, deun alemma:	My crozier-bearer, let us come hence :
mur a weyl the gul yma	meur a hwel dhe wul yma	Much of work to do there is
war epscop venetensi	war epskop Venetensi.	On the bishop of Vannes.
meryasek yv dewesys	Meryasek yw dewisys,	Meriasek is chosen,
sav eff ny vyn del glowys	saw ev ny vynn, dell glywis,	But he will not, as I heard,
y receva eredy	y resseva yredi.	Receive it readily.
SECUNDUS CROSSER 2878	Secundus crosser	SECOND CROZIER-BEARER.
Ser arluth by sen iowan	Syrr arloedh, by Sen Yowann,	Sir lord, by Saint Jovian,
my an kemer purlowan	my a'n kemmer pur lowen,	I will take it right gladly,
mar mynner dym y profia	mar mynnir dhymm y brofya.	2880 If it be wished for me to prove it.
hag a rose noblennov	Hag a rosa-noblennow	And I would put nobles
appen sur an colmennov	a pen sur, an kolmennow	At the end surely of the halters,
ny vya reys ov dynnya	ny via res ow dynya.	It would not be needful to entice (?) me.
[finit
[descendit secundus episcopus
[descendit comes globus
COMES GLOBUS 2884	Comes Globus	EARL GLOBUS.
Ser epscop kernov bon iour	Syrr epskop Kernow, bonjour.	Sir bishop of Kernou, bonjour.
an cowethes peseff dour	An kowethas pysav dour;	2884 The company I beseech earnestly
the venetenens (venetens) moys a regh	dhe Venetens mos a wrewgh.	That ye will go to Vannes.
COMES GLOBUS 2884	Episcopus Kernow	BISHOP OF KERNOU.
Ser epscop kernov bon iour	Wolkomm syrr yurl be thys day!	Welcome, sir Earl, by this day !
an cowethes peseff dour	Wolkomm syrr epskop wordhi!	Welcome, worthy sir bishop !
the venetenens (venetens) moys a regh	Wolkomm yw myns eus genowgh.	Welcome are all that are with you.
SECUNDUS EPISCOPUS 2890	Secundus episcopus	SECOND BISHOP.
Ser ʒurle hag epscop kernov	Syrr yurl hag epskop Kernow,	Sir Earl and bishop of Kernou,
mur grays dyugh heb feladov	meur ras dhywgh heb falladow.	Many thanks to you without fail.
in vn forth kelmys onny	Yn unn fordh kelmys on ni.	1891 On one way are we bound.
in venetens	Yn Venetens	In Vannes
yma dyblens	yma diblans	There is clearly
mur the gul del glowys vy	meur dhe wul dell glywis vy.	Much to do as I have heard.
COMES GLOBUS	Comes Globus	EARL GLOBUS [to the Earl of Vannes.
[comitem venitensem
Ser ʒurle lowene dywhy	Syrr yurl, lowena dhy'hwi,	2896 Sir Earl, joy to thee,
ha reverens then hole colgy	ha revrons dhe'n oll kollji	And reverence to the whole college,
bras ha byen	bras ha byghan!	Great and small !
ny re duth oma adre	Ni re dheuth omma a-dre	We have come here from home
in govenek exaltye	yn govenek eksaltya	1900 In the desire to exalt
meryasek in pur certen	Meryasek yn pur sertan.	Meriasek very certainly.
COMES VENETENSIS 2902	Comes venetensis	THE EARL OF VANNES.
Wolcum ser ʒurle caradov	Wolkomm, syrr yurl karadow!	Welcome, loveable sir Earl !
wolcum owhy epscobov	Wolkomm owgh hwi epskobow!	Welcome are ye, bishops !
mur a anneys gyllys on	Meur a anes gyllys on.	2904 Very ill at ease have we become.
meryasek yv dewesys	Meryasek yw dewisys	Meriasek is chosen
the vones epscop sacrys	dhe vones epskop sakrys,	To be consecrated bishop,
sav eff ren nahas dyson	saw ev re'n naghas dison.	But he refused us at once.
[descendunt omnes cum comes		[All go down with the Earl of Vannes.
{sic} ventensis
EPISCOPUS KERNOW 2908	Episcopus Kernow	THE BISHOP OF KERNOU.
The dre mar tuth y vollys	Dhe dre mar teuth y vollys	2908 If his bulls have come home
epscop eff a veth sacrys	epskop ev a vydh sakrys.	He will be consecrated bishop.
du dufen ken	Dyw difenn ken!	God forbid (aught) else !
prag na vyn y kemeras	Prag ny vynn y gemmeres?	Why will he not take it?
dretho y hyl gul gueras	Dredho y hyll gul gweres	2912 Thereby he might help
ha les the ol y ehen	ha les dhe oll y eghenn.	And benefit all his race.
SECUNDUS EPISCOPUS 2914	Secundus episcopus	SECOND BISHOP.
Dotho wath bethens covsys	Dhodho hwath bedhens kewsys	To him again let it be spoken
mar a kylle boys treylys	mara kylla bos trelys	If he can be turned
then dynyte	dhe'n dynyta:	2916 To the dignity :
densa dy conuersasconn	densa dh'y gonversashyon	A good man of his converse
sur in mesk ol y nascon	sur yn mysk oll y nashyonq	Surely amongst all his nation
ny a wor guir y vose	ni a woer gwir y vos-a.	I know truly that he is.
COMES GLOBUS 2920	Comes Globus	EARL GLOBUS.
Heb na herre lafarov	Heb na hirra lavarow	2900 Without any longer words
ny a vyn heb feladov	ni a vynn heb falladow	We will, without fail,
moys then teller may meve	mos dhe'n tyller may ma va,	Go to the place where he is,
hag alena sur y dry	hag alena sur y dhri.	And thence surely bring him.
den beneges ha worthy	Den bennigys ha wordhi	2924 A man blessed and worthy
yv in meske age hense	yw yn mysk aga hynsa.	He is amongst their chiefs.
EPISCOPUS KERNOV 2926	Episcopus Kernow	THE BISHOP OF KERNOU.
Henna ol ny a assent	Henna oll ni a assent:	To that we all assent :
duen alemma verement	deun alemma, verement	Let us come hence, verily,
brays ha byen	bras ha byghan,	2928 Great and small,
tus hen guelhevyn an pov	tus hen, gwelhevin an pow,	Old folk, chiefs of the country,
agen attent why a clov	agan attent hwi a glyw,	Our attempt ye shall hear,
leyk ha lyen	leg ha lyenn.	Lay and learned.
tranceat ad heremum [in monte		Let him pass to the hermitage [on the mountain.
SECUNDUS EPISCOPUS 2932	Secundus episcopus	SECOND BISHOP.
Oma yma meryasek	Omma yma Meryasek,	2932 Here is Meriasek,
ser ʒurle arluth galosek	syrr yurl, arloedh galloesek,	Sir Earl, mighty lord,
covsugh why dothe kynsa	kewsewgh hwi dhodho kynsa,	Speak you to him first,
mar a mynna dre decter	mara mynna dre dekter	If he will through fairness
dones genen heb awer	dones genen heb ahwer.	Come with us without grief.
trueth yv y dystempra	Truedh yw y dhistempra.	A pity it is to ruffle him.
COMES VENETENSIS	Comes venetensis <ad meriadocum	THE EARL OF VANNES to Meriasek
[ad meriadocum
Lowene dis meryasek	Lowena dhis, Meryasek,	Joy to thee, Meriasek
omma avel bohosek	omma avel boghosek	Here like a poor man
solla deth ty re vewas	seuladhydh ty re vywas.	2940 For a long time thou hast lived.
lemmen der the vvelder	Lemmyn der dha uvelder	Now through thy humility
exaltijs the reelder	eksaltyes dhe ryalder	Exalted to royalty
ty yv dremas rag the voas	ty yw, dremas rag dha vos.	Thou art for that thou art excellent.
COMES GLOBUS 2944	Comes Globus	EARL GLOBUS.
Densa ath conuersasconn	Densa a'th konversashyon	1944 A good man of thy converse
ty yv in meske the nascon	ty yw yn mysk dha nashyon,	Thou art among thy nation,
ha sevys an gois worthy	ha sevys a'n goes wordhi.	And raised of the worthy blood.
nytheseth purguir ragoys	Ny dhesedh pur wir ragos	Not, right truly, for thee is it meet
oma trege in ponfoys	omma tryga yn poenvos,	4948 Here to dwell in trouble,
rag henna dus genenny	rakhenna deus genen ni.	Therefore come thou with us.
SECUNDUS EPISCOPUS 2950	Secundus episcopus	SECOND BISHOP.
The vollys dufe the dre	Dha vollys deuva dhe-dre.	Thy bulls have come home.
in venetenes the sacre	Yn Venetens dha sakra	In Vannes to consecrate thee
epscop gallus thyn yma	epskop galloes dhyn yma.	4952 Bishop we have power.
henna yv both oll an pov	Henna yw bodh oll an pow.	That is the wish of all the country.
ty a yl in the dethyov	Ty a yll yn dha dhydhyow	Thou mayest in thy days
purguir boys sensis detha	pur wir bos synsys dhedha.	Right truly be bound to them.
MERIADOCUS 2956	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Na govsugh an dynyte	Na gewsewgh a'n dynyta,	Talk ye not of the dignity,
rag kerense crist avan	rag kerensa Krist a-vann!	For love of Christ above !
epscop ny vethe neffre	Epskop na vydha' nevra	Bishop I would never be
na cur ny vanna certan	na kur ny vynna' sertan	Nor, certainly, do I wish a cure
a vap denvyth in bysme	a vab denvydh y'n bys ma	Of a son of any man in this world
mas ov ene ov honan	ma's ow ena ow honan.	Save my own soul
arlythy arlithy eugh dre	Arlydhi, arlydhi, ewgh dre,	Lords, lords, go ye home,
na letyogh ov devoconn	na lettyewgh ow devoshyon!	Hinder not my devotion !
EPISCOPUS KERNOW 2964	Episcopus Kernow	THE BISHOP OF KERNOU.
Na wele covs gerennov (geryou)	Na hwila kows gerennow	Seek not to talk words
hag orthen guthel tennov	nag orthyn guthyl tennow,	And against us to pull,
gans an pap pan yv ornys	gans an Pab pan yw or'nys.	When it is ordered by the Pope.
mynny gy kyn na vynny	Mynni jy, kyn na vynni	(Though) thou wilt, though thou wilt not
ta a in kerth genen ny	ty a yn kerdh genen ni,	2968 Thou shalt go away with us,
hag oma gays the cumyys	hag omma gas dha gummyas.	And here leave thy height (?)
MERIADOCUS	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
[meryasek yledyt		[Meriasek led.
Maria wyn gueres vy	Maria wynn, gweres vy!	Blessed Mary, help me !
maria the orthys gy	Maria, diworthis jy	Mary, from thee
erbyn ov both ledijs off	erbynn ow bodh ledys ov.	Against my will I am led.
maria mam ha guerhes	Maria, Mamm ha Gwyrghes,	Mary, Mother and Virgin,
maria da y wothes	Maria, da y hwodhes	Mary, well thou knowest
an charg peys da my nynsoff	a'n charj pes da my nyns ov.	With the charge well satisfied I am not.
COMES VENETENSIS 2976	Comes ventensis	THE EARL OF VANNES.
Meryasek nynsoys den fur	Meryasek, nyns os den fur.	Meriasek, thou art not a wise man.
reys yv the ran cafus cur	Res yw dhe rann kavoes kur	Need is for some to take the cure
oma sur an enevov	omma sur a'n enevow.	Here surely of the souls.
le may fo bugel medel (medhel)	Le may fo bugel medhel	In the place where there is a soft shepherd
an lowern pur thyogel	an lowarn pur dhiogel	2980 The fox, right certainly,
a leghya an dewysyov (devysyou)	a leha an devesow.	Will lessen the sheep.
Vnferheys kepar del on	Unnverhes kepar dell on,	One-minded as we are,
berth in eglos sent sampson	'berth yn eglos Sen Sampson	Within the church of Saint Sampson
bethens eff consecratis	bedhens ev konsekratys	2984 Let him be consecrated
gans worschyp ha revvte (reoute)	gans worshyp ha reowta	With worship and sway.
nynsyv helme mas levte	Nyns yw hemma ma's lowta,	This is naught save loyalty,
meryasek na veth serrys	Meryasek, na vydh serrys.	Meriasek, be not angered.
MERIADOCUS	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
[yn ye deyn ys church		[in the Dean's Church.
Rag kerense an pasconn	Rag kerensa an passhyon	For love of the Passion
a thuk ihesu ragon ny	a dhug Yesu ragon ni,	Which Jesu bore for us,
kentrewys gans ʒethewon	kentrewys gans Yedhewon	Nailed by the Jews
treys ha dule eredy	treys ha diwla yredi	Feet and hands,
gueskis gu in y golon	gweskys guv yn y golonn	2992 A lance thrust into his heart
may reses goys y guythy	may resas goes y wythi,	So that the blood of his veins ran,
curen spern dre an grogon	kurun spern dre an grogen,	A crown of thorns through his skull,
an dryn a hethes defry	an dreyn a hedhas devri	The thorns reached surely
thy ompenyon	dh'y ympynnyon:	2996 To his brains :
rag y gerense lemen	rag y gerensa lemmyn	For love of him now
agys pesy me a vyen	agas pysi my a vynn	I will beseech thee
epscop benytha na ven	epskop bynytha na ven.	That I be not a bishop.
a thu orth an charg ny von	A Dhyw, orth an charj ny wonn!	3000 O God, of the charge I know not !
EPISCOPUS KERNOW 3001	Episcopus Kernow	BISHOP OF KERNOU.
Na govs thyn geryov vfer	Na gows dhyn geryow euver.	Speak not to us vain words.
dus oma ese yth cheer	Deus omma, ese' y'th chayr:	Come thou here, sit in thy chair :
guyske the dylles yth kerhyn	gwisk dha dhillas y'th kyrghynn:	Put on thy robe around thee :
genen ty a veth taklays	genen ty a vydh taklys	3004 By us shalt thou be arrayed
del goth the epscop a rays	dell goedh dhe epskop a ras.	As becomes a bishop of grace.
tra ny fyl dyso certeyn	Tra ny fyll dhiso sertan.	Aught will not fail thee certainly.
[her meryasek weryth a gowne		[Here Meriasek wears a gown.
SECUNDUS EPISCOPUS 3007	Secundus episcopus	SECOND BISHOP.
Sens the vagyl in the leff	Syns dha vagel yn dha leuv.	Hold thy crozier in thy hand.
in hanov crist us in neff	Yn Hanow Krist, eus yn nev,	3008 In the name of Christ, who is in heaven,
ha maria guirhes pur	ha Maria, gwyrghes pur,	And Mary, a pure virgin,
[bagyll of syluer & myter aredy		[A crozier of silver and a mitre ready.
settyn muter war y ben	settyn miter war y benn.	Let us set the mitre on his head.
ny a yll bones lowen	Ni a yll bones lowen	We may be glad
y thoys then cur	y dhos dhe'n kur.	3012 Of his coming to the cure.
EPISCOPUS KERNOW 3013	Episcopus Kernow	BISHOP OF KERNOU.
Lemmen gruen y venyga	Lemmyn gwren y venniga.	Now let us bless him.
ihesu crist map maria	Yesu Krist, mab Maria,	May Jesu Christ, Son of Mary,
reth gedya del vo plesijs	re'th gettyo dell vo plesyes.	Guide thee as he shall be pleased.
lemen pen oys theth nasconn	Lemmyn penn os dhe'th nashyon.	3016 Now thou art head to thy nation.
tus nobil installasconn	Tus nobyl installashyon	Noble folk of (the) installation,
deth gore yv devethys	dhe'th worra yw devedhys.	An excellent day is come.
COMES VENETENSIS 3019	Comes venetensis	THE EARL OF VANNES.
Lemmen oll ny yv plesijs	Lemmyn oll ni yw plesyes	Now we are all well pleased
meryasek y voys sacrys	Meryasek y vos sakrys	That Meriasek is consecrated
epscop thynny	epskop dhyn ni.	Bishop for us.
pensevyk yv thy nasconn	Pennsevik yw dh'y nashyon,	Prince he is to his nation,
mentenour fay crustunyon	mentenour fay Kristonyon,	Upholder of the Christians' faith,
socour the lues huny	sokor dhe lies huni.	3024 Succour to many a one.
MERIADOCUS EPISCOPUS 3025	Meriadocus episcopus	MERIASEK THE BISHOP.
An dynnyte thymo vs reys	An dynyta dhymmo eus res	The dignity that is given to me
ythevel gena y voys	yth hevel gene' y vos	Seems to me to be
schame sur moy es honester	sham sur moy es onester.	A shame surely more than an honour.
peys da du thym dustuny	Pes da, Dyw dhymm dustuni,	Well satisfied, God be my witness,
nynsoff y cafus defry	nyns ov y gavoes devri;	I am not to have it really ;
a ioy an bysme numduer	a joy an bys ma ny'm dur.	For joy of this world I care not.
NUDUS INFIRMUS 3031	Nudus infirmus	A NAKED SICK MAN.
Du regys sawya tus vays	Dyw re'gas sawyo, tus vas!	God save you, good people !
rag kerense an pasconn	Rag kerensa an passhyon	For love of the Passion
a porthes crist map guirhays	a borthas Krist, mab Gwyrghes,	Which Christ, a Virgin's son, bore,
gueskis gu in y golon	gweskys guv yn y golonn,	A lance thrust into his heart,
treys ha dule kentreweys	treys ha diwla kentrewys	Feet and hands nailed
berth in grovs inter ladron	'berth yn grows ynter ladron,	On a cross between thieves,
gans curen sperne curuneys	gans kurun spern kurunys,	With a crown of thorns crowned,
may hethons thy ompynyon	may hedhons dh'y ympynnyon	So that to his brains
purguir an dreyn	pur wir an dreyn.	Right truly the thorns entered.
lemen rag y gerense	Lemmyn rag y gerensa	Now for love of him
regh thym queth rag ov huthe	rewgh dhymm kweth rag ow hudha,	Give ye me a garment to cover me,
me yv noth han guyns yv ʒeyn (yeyn)	my yw noeth ha'n gwyns yw yeyn.	I am naked and the wind is cold.
COMES VENETENSIS 3043	Comes venetensis	THE EARL OF VANNES.
A thermas cry war the gam	A dhremas, ke war dha gamm,	O worthy man, cry on thy way,
nynsyv onest thys heb nam	nyns yw onest dhis heb namm	It is not honourable for thee without exception
dones the rag arlythy	dones dherag arlydhi:	To come before lords :
ha ty noth the corff ol trogh	ha ty noeth, dha gorf oll trogh.	And thou naked (and) thy body all broken.
me ny welys na menogh	My ny welis nammenowgh	I have not seen often
moy podrek ay esely	moy podrek a'y eseli.	3048 (One) more putrid in his limbs.
NUDUS 3049	Nudus	THE NAKED MAN.
A rag oll an golyov	A, rag oll an goliow	O for all the wounds
a thuk crist cleth ha dyov	a dhug Krist kledh ha dheghow,	Which Christ bore, left and right,
the vap den rag saluasconn	dhe vab-den rag salvashyon!	For salvation to the son of man !
ov corff vy yv antythy	Ow horf vy yw anteythi,	305a My body is powerless,
pedrys squattis ov guythy	pedrys, skwatys ow gwythi,	Rotten, stricken are my veins
numcar neb lues map bron	ny'm kar neb lies mab bronn.	Not any son of a breast loves me.
Menogh gans yrgh ha clehy	Menowgh gans ergh ha kleghi	Often with hail and ice
me re vue in mes dre nos	my re beu yn-mes dre nos,	I have been out through night,
rewys an doyr pur defry	rewys an dor pur dhevri.	The ground frozen right earnestly.
ov golyov luen a plos	Ow goliow leun a blos,	My wounds full of filth
prest ov sclaldya (scaldya)	prest ow skaldya.	Always inflaming.
ny gar den ry thym guely	Ny gar den ri dhymm gweli,	No one likes to give me a bed,
podrethek am esely	podrethek a'm eseli	Stinking in my limbs
drefen purguir ov bosa	drefenn pur wir ow bos-a.	Because, right truly, I am.
MERIADOCUS EPISCOPUS 3063	Meriadocus episcopus	BISHOP MERIASEK.
Ty a feth purguir delles	Ty a'fydh pur wir dillas,	Thou shalt right truly have raiment,
kynthellen vy prest inhoth	kynth ellen vy prest yn noeth.	Though I (myself) should now go nakedly.
trueth mur yv the gueles	Truedh meur yw dha weles,	Great pity it is to see thee,
pedrys ʒe kyk avel poth	pedrys dha gig avel podh.	Thy flesh putrid like rot.
NUDUS 3067	Nudus	THE NAKED MAN.
Mur yv sur ov galarov	Meur yw sur ow galarow,	Great surely are my sorrows,
ha feynt off heb feladov	ha faynt ov heb falladow,	3068 And faint am I without fail,
mensen cafus dyweth tek	mynnsen kavoes diwedh teg.	I would fain have a fair end.
ny vyn mernans ov gueles	Ny vynn mernans ow gweles.	Death will not see me.
yma orth ov goheles	Yma orth ow goheles	It is avoiding me
drefen ov boys anhethek	drefenn ow bos anheudhek.	3073 Because of my being loathsome.
MERIADOCUS EPISCOPUS 3073	Meriadocus episcopus	BISHOP MERIASEK.
Ihesu re grontya ʒehes	Yesu re wronttyo yeghes	May Jesu grant healing
thyso oma a dremaes	dhiso omma a dhremas,	To thee here, O worthy man,
kefrys corff hag esely	keffrys korf hag eseli!	likewise body and limbs !
rag dendel dyso kefyans	Rag dendil dhiso kyfyans,	For gaining to thee affection,
ihesu arluth a selwyans	Yesu, Arloedh a selwyans,	Jesu, lord of salvation,
sav an denma heb ely	saw an den ma heb eli!	Heal this man without a salve !
kemmer queth dresos dyblans	Kemmer kweth dresos diblans	Take raiment over thee clearly
omconfortya may hylly	omgonfortya may hylli.	So that thou mayst comfort thyself.
[a govn or mantell apon Nudus		[A gown or mantle upon the naked man.
NUDUS 3081	Nudus	THE NAKED MAN.
Ihesu arluth galosek	Yesu Arloedh galloesek	May Jesu (the) mighty lord
ren tala dis meryasek	re'n tallo dhis, Meryasek!	Repay this to thee, Meriasek !
sav yv thymo pup esel	Saw yw dhymmo pub esel,	Healed for me is every limb,
war ov corff nynsus goly	war ow horf nyns eus goli,	3084 On my body is not a wound,
an kyk poder eredy	an kig poder yredi	The putrid flesh already
sav ha dealer yv lel	saw ha dialar yw lel.	Whole and diseaseless it is truly.
COMES VENETENSIS 3087	Comes venetensis	THE EARL OF VANNES.
Gorthyans dyso meryasek	Gordhyans dhiso, Meryasek!	Honour to thee, Meriasek !
ny wothyan mer galosek	Ny wodhyen mar alloesek	3088 I knew not that thou wast
the vote sur in bysma	dha vo'ta sur y'n bys ma.	So mighty surely in this world.
worthy oys then dynyte	Wordhi os dhe'n dynyta.	Worthy art thou of the dignity.
ny a vyn mones the dre	Ni a vynn mones dhe dre	We will go home
pup ol ay du a lemma	pub oll a'y du alemma.	3093 Every one on his side hence.
[tranceat domum et cometis		[Let him go home, and the Earl's (people).
MERIADOCUS EPISCOPUS 3093	Meriadocus episcopus	BISHOP MERIASEK.
Banneth du genogh rebo	Bennath Dyw genowgh re bo!	God's blessing be with you !
an dynnyte us dymmo	An dynyta eus dhymmo	The dignity that is to me
reys oma sur drethogh why	res omma sur dredhowgh hwi,	Given here surely by you,
me an grontse dyogel	my a'n grontsa diogel	3096 I would grant it
lowenhe the den arel	lowenna dhe dhen arall,	Gladly to another man,
du dustuny	Dyw dustuni.	God (be my) witness.
tunc tranceant domum omnes		Then let all go home.
PRIMUS LAZARUS 3099	Primus lazarus	FIRST LEPER.
Arluth an neff pendra raff	Arloedh an nev, pandr'a wrav?	Lord of the heaven, what shall I do ?
rag certen my yv mar claff	Rag sertan my yw mar glav	3100 For certainly I am so sick
ny gar map den ov gueles	ny gar mab-den ow gweles.	No son of man loves to look on me.
del re glowys meryasek	Dell re glywis, Meryasek	As I have heard, Meriasek
a wereses tus bohosek	a weresas tus voghosek,	Has healed poor folk,
panak vo age deses	pynag vo aga dises:	3104 Whatever be their disease :
mones dotho colonnek	mones dhodho kolonnek	Go to him heartily
mannaff the weles gueres	mynnav dhe hwilas gweres.	I will to seek help.
SECUNDUS LAZARUS	Secundus lazarus	SECOND LEPER [to Meriasek.
[ad meriadocum
Meryasek dursona dys	Meryasek, dursoenno dhis!	Meriasek, a great blessing to thee !
ny yv ij then debertheys	Ni yw dew dhen diberthys,	3108 We are two separated men,
ny reys thyugh y leferel	ny res dhywgh y leverel.	Needs not to say it to you.
rag kerense crist avan	Rag kerensa Krist a-vann	For love of Christ above
ny ages pesse certan	ni a'gas pyssa sertan	We would pray you certainly
gul gueres dyn dyogel	gul gweres dhyn diogel.	To heal us surely.
CAPELLANUS MERIADOCI 3113	Capellanus Meriadoci	MERIASEK'S CHAPLAIN.
Sevugh ues (aves?) a denewen	Sevewgh nes a denewen!	Stand ye without on one side !
nynsyv purguir rag clevyen	Nyns yw pur wir rag klevyon	It is not truly for lepers
dones in fays arlythy	dones yn fas arlydhi.	To come in the face of lords.
thyugh cothe sevel abel	dhywgh koedh-e sevel a-bell	You it behoves to stand afar
ha gortes pur thyogel	ha gortos pur dhiogel	And await certainly
alusyen an den worthy	alusen an den wordhi.	The worthy man's alms.
[finit
MERIADOCUS EPISCOPUS 3119	Meriadocus episcopus	BISHOP MERIASEK.
A na moy ov chaplen wek	A na moy, ow chaplen hweg,	Ah no more, my sweet chaplain,
na repreff tus vohosek	na reprev tus voghosek	Reprove poor folk
dymo a vo devethys	dhymmo a vo devedhys.	That may be come to me.
parusse ovy dethy	Paryssa ov vy dhedhi	More ready am I for them
es then brasse arlythy	es dhe'n brassa arlydhi	Than for the greatest lords
us in gluascour thymo creys	eus y'n gwlaskor, dhymmo krys.	That are in the kingdom, believe me.
Clevyon pendra govsugh why	Klevyon, pandr'a gewsowgh hwi?	Lepers, what say you ?
us nygis dyugh ortheff vy	Eus negys dhywgh orthiv vy?	Have you an errand with me ?
leferugh in hanov du	Leverewgh yn Hanow Dyw.	Speak in God's name.
PRIMUS LAZARUS 3128	Primus lazarus	FIRST LEPER.
Rag kerense arluth neff	Rag kerensa Arloedh nev	For love of the lord of heaven
gueres dyn orth agen gref	gweres dhyn orth agan grev.	Help us from our grief.
clevyon deberthys ny yv	Klevyon diberthys ni yw.	Separated lepers are we.
notyys yma	Notyes yma	It is noted
the voys densa	dha vos densa,	That thou art a good man,
heweres prest orth tus du	heweres prest orth tus Dyw.	Helpful always towards God's folk.
MERIADOCUS EPISCOPUS	Meriadocus episcopus	BISHOP MERIASEK [kneels.
[genuflectit
Maria myternes neff	Maria, Myghternes nev,	Mary, Queen of heaven,
peys gena the crist a rays	pys gene' dhe Krist a ras,	Pray with me to Christ of grace,
maria orth age greff	Maria, orth aga grev	Mary, from their grief
an othomogyan guerays	an edhommogyon gweres.	Help the needy ones.
maria del yth peseff	Maria, dell y'th pysav,	Mary, as I beseech thee,
sav an rema corff ha fays	saw an re ma, korf ha fas.	Heal these, body and face.
maria a wonetheff	Maria, a wonedhav,	May Mary, whom I serve,
dywhy re wrontya ʒehays	dhy'hwi re wronttyo yeghes!	To you grant healing !
PRIMUS LAZARUS 3142	Primus lazarus	FIRST LEPER.
The ihesu rebo grasseys	Dhe Yesu re bo grassyes!	To Jesu be thanks !
ov cow#t# ty yv sawys	Ow howeth, ty yw sawys,	My comrade, thou art healed,
cler ha tek knesen ha fays	kler ha teg, kneusenn ha fas.	Clear and fair, skin and face.
[finit
SECUNDUS LAZARUS 3145	Secundus lazarus	SECOND LEPER.
Indella ythoys thegy	Yndella yth os tejy.	So thou art, thou,
teka den nyth welys vy	Tekka den ny'th welis vy,	Fairer man I never saw thee,
na clerra the ihesu grays	na klerra, dhe Yesu gras!	Nor clearer, to Jesu thanks !
meryasek reverons dywhy	Meryasek, revrons dhy'hwi,	Meriasek, reverence to you,
in guythres den benygays	yn gweythres, den bennigys.	In work a blessed man.
[finit
MERIADOCUS EPISCOPUS 3150	Meriadocus episcopus	BISHOP MERIASEK
Ov flehys eugh why de dre	Ow fleghes, ewgh hwi dhe dre,	My children, go ye home,
ha thymmo na regh grasse	ha dhymmo na wrewgh grassa,	And give not thanks to me,
mas only the crist avan	ma's only dhe Krist a-vann.	But only to Christ above.
cresugh helma ov flehas	Krysewgh hemma, ow fleghes,	Believe ye this, my children,
ihesu us ol ov queras	Yesu eus oll ow kweres	That Jesu is all helping
ha creff ha guan	ha krev ha gwann.	Both strong and weak. [Let him go off.
[tranceat
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	THE WOMAN'S SON
Hic pompabit Rex Massen	Hic pompabit Rex Massen	Here King Massen shall parade.
[REX] 3156		KING MASSEN
Guelwys off mytern massen	Gelwys ov Myghtern Massen,	I am called King Massen,
arluth bolde in ov dethyov	arloedh bold yn ow dydhyow.	A lord bold in my days.
then guylfoys in purcerten	Dhe'n gwylvos yn pur sertan	To the wilderness very certainly
me a vyn mones deyow	my a vynn mones dy' Yow,	I will go on Thursday,
prest the helghya	prest dhe helghya.	Ready to hunt.
honter grua parys the kuen	Honter, gwra parys dha geun,	Hunter, make ready thy hounds,
ham meyny oll in tyen	ha'm meni oll yn tien,	And my household altogether,
kefrys lek ha mab lyen	keffrys leg ha mab-lyenn,	As well layman as student,
parusugh the voys gena	pareusewgh dhe vos gene'.	Prepare ye to go with me.
VENATORES REGIS 3165	Venatores regis	THE KING'S HUNTERS.
Arluth ny a veth parys	Arloedh, ni a vydh parys.	Lord, we shall be ready.
mylguen ha rechys kefrys	Milgeun ha rechys keffrys,	Greyhounds and nets likewise,
yma thym stoff annetha	yma dhymm stoff anedha.	I have wealth of them.
kyn settyen oma karov	Kyn settyen omma karow,	If here we set on a hart,
dystogh y fye marov	distowgh y fia marow,	Forthwith he would be dead,
cresugh henna	krysewgh henna.	Believe ye this.
[finit
Hic filius Mulieris cuiusdam ut invenitur in miraculis de beato mereadoco + pompabit dicens	Hic filius Mulieris cuiusdam [N,C quaedam] ut invenitur in miraculis de beato mereadoco [C beata	Here (the son of a certain woman (as is found in 'the Miracles of Blessed Meriasek') shall parade, saying,
	Marie] pompabit dicens
[FILIUS] 3171		SON
The den yonk ythyv dufer	Dhe dhen yo'nk yth yw devar	To a young man it is a duty
bones in mesk arlythy	bones yn mysk arlydhi,	To be amongst lords,
ena eff a deske dadder	ena ev a dhysk dader	There he will learn goodness
ha manhot pur eredy	ha manhot pur yredi	And manhood right readily
may fo the guel	may fo dhe well.	So that he may be the better.
me a vyn mones heb bern	My a vynn mones heb bern	I will go without grief
lemen the corte an mytern	lemmyn dhe gort an myghtern.	Now to the court of the king.
ov mam wek genogh farwel	Ow mamm hweg, genowgh farwel!	My sweet mother farewell to you !
[descendit		[He goes down.
MULIER .i. MATER EIUS 3179	Mulier .i. mater eius	THE WOMAN i.e. HIS MOTHER.
Ov map banneth maria	Ow mab, bennath Maria	My son, Mary's blessing
genes rebo	genes re bo.	Be with thee.
guel plesijs me a vya	Gwell plesyes my a via	Well pleased I should be,
so mot y go	so mot y go	So mote I go,
ty the drega	ty dhe dryga	That thou shouldst dwell
in tre oma genevy	yn tre omma genev vy.	3184 At home here with me.
maria mam a vercy	Maria, Mamm a versi	Mary, mother of mercy
me a vyn moys the pesy	my a vynn mos dhe bysi	I will go to pray
kekefrys thagen socra	kekeffrys dh'agan sokra.	Likewise to succour us.
ad ecclesiam tranceat		[Let her go to the church.
Maria lowene dis	Maria, lowena dhis	Mary, joy to thee
ha gorthyans bys venytha	ha gordhyans bys vynytha!	And worship for ever!
maria wyn beth guereys	Maria Wynn, bydh gweres	Blessed Mary, be help
ha socour thym in bysma 3192	ha sokor dhymm y'n bys ma.	And succour to me in this world
maria numbus flehys	Maria, ny'm beus fleghes	Mary, I have not children
marnes vn map thum cherya	marnas unn mab dhe'm cherya.	Save only one son to cherish me.
maria wek myr thy leys	Maria hweg, mir dh'y les,	Sweet Mary, see to his benefit
ol ov threst warnes yma	oll ow threst warnas yma.	All my trust is in thee.
FILIUS	Filius <ad regem massen	THE SON [to King Massen.
[ad regem massen
Heyl dyugh ov arluth mytern	Hayl dhywgh, ow arloedh myghtern,	Hail to you, my lord king,
thyugh oma y tuth heb bern	dhywgh omma y teuth heb bern	To you here I have come without grief
kepar del yv ov dute	kepar dell yw ow duta.	As is my duty.
mar mynnogh oma neb preys	Mar mynnowgh omma neb prys	If you will, here, at any time
thymo comendya servys	dhymmo kommendya servis	3200 To me entrust service
awos arveth me an gruae	awos arveth my a'n gwra.	For wages I will do it.
REX 3202	Rex	THE KING.
Wolcum oys ov servont len	Wolkomm os, ow servont len!	Welcome are you, my leal servant.
then guylfoys mones lemen	Dhe'n gwylvos mones lemmyn	Go to the wilderness now
ny a vyn sur ʒe sportya	ni a vynn sur dhe sportya.	We will surely to sport.
kemerens pup y arvov	Kemmeres peub y arvow,	Let every one take his arms,
yma drok turant in pov	yma drog turant y'n pow:	There is an evil tyrant in the country
ny garsen orto metya	ny garsen orto metya.	I should not like to meet with him.
[descendit cum armatoribus		[He goes down with armed men.
Hic Tyrannus pompabit dicens	Hic Tyrannus pompabit dicens	Here the Tyrant shall parade, saying,
TYRANNUS 3208		TYRANT
Me yv turant heb parov	My yw turant heb parow,	I am a tyrant without equal,
in dan an hovle pensevyk	yn-dann an howl pennsevik.	Prince under the sun.
pan veua fol ha garov	Pan ven-a fol ha garow	Though he be mad and rough
nynsus in beys genesyk	nyns eus y'n bys genesik	There is none in the world born
thym asetya	dhymm a settya.	To set against me.
moys the[n] guelfos me a vyn	Mos dhe'n gwylvos my a vynn	I will go to the wilderness
the sportya purguir lemyn	dhe sportya pur wir lemmyn:	To sport right truly now :
kefrys brosyen ha kemyn	keffrys brasyon ha kemmyn,	Likewise great persons and common
parusugh the voys gena	pareusewgh dhe vos gene'.	Prepare ye to go with me.
PRIMUS MILES TYRANNI 3217	Primus miles tyranni	FIRST SOLDIER OF THE TYRANT.
Ov arluth a fur galloys	Ow arloedh a veur galloes,	My lord of great power,
parys rag moys then guelfoys	parys rag mos dhe'n gwylvos	Ready to go to the wilderness
ny yv genogh alema	ni yw genowgh alemma.	Are we with you hence.
agis greons yv lescijs	Agas greons yw leshyes	Your greyhounds are leashed
ha ny warbarth hernessijs	ha ni warbarth hernesyes,	And we together harnessed
cansov in arvov oma	kansow yn arvow omma.	Hundreds here in arms.
[finit
SECUNDUS MILES TYRANNI 3223	Secundus miles tyranni	SECOND SOLDIER OF THE TYRANT.
Yma oma kuen munys	Yma omma keun munys	Here are little hounds
v lon bowyn dufunys	pymp lo'n bewin divynys	Five loins of beef minced
y a depse (deprse) in ij deth	i a dhyb'sa yn dew dhydh:	They would eat in two days
lonk ylo ha lap keryn	Lonk-y-lo ha Lap-keryn,	Lonk ylo and Lap Keryn,
scurel wyrly ky melyn	Scurel-wyrly, ki melyn,	Scurel wyrly a yellow hound,
blak bert labol ky degueth	Blak-bert, Labol, ki digeudh.	Blackbird, Labol a workaday hound,
[finit. dessendat		[Let him go down.
REX 3229	Rex	THE KING.
Nov honter quik myr adro	Now, honter, kwykk, mir a-dro!	Now hunter, quick, look around !
mar quelyth game ioy reth vo	Mar kwelydh gam, joy re'th fo.	Hthou seest game joy mayst thou have.
dulle (dylle) the kuen desempys	Dyllo dha geun desempis.	Let go thy hounds at once.
me a weyll busch brays a dus	My a wel bush bras a dus,	I see a great flock of folk
annethe yma thym schus	anedha yma dhymm skeus	Of them I have fear
age bones ongrassyeys	aga bones ongrassyes.	That they are graceless.
[ye hert aredy yn ye wode		[The hart ready in the wood.
SECUNDUS VENATOR REGIS 3235	Secundus venator regis	THE KING'S SECOND HUNTER.
Hethov me a weyll carov	Hedhewgh! My a wel karow!	Peace : I see a hart
parur (pur) uskis y feth marov	Pur uskis y fydh marow,	Right soon he will be dead.
awoys ovn a then genys	Awos own a dhen genys.	Notwithstanding fear of man born.
ser kyng na vethugh dyswar	Syrr kyng, na vedhewgh diswar.	Sir king, be ye not unwary.
yma an turant heb mar	Yma an turant heb mar	The tyrant is without doubt
er agis pyn drehevys	er agas pynn drehevys	Against you arisen
yn pur certen	yn pur sertan.	Very certainly.
REX 3242	Rex	THE KING.
Genen y feth gorthebys	Genen y fydh gorthybys.	By us he shall be answered.
gorten oma ov sovdrys	Gorten omma, ow soudrys,	Let us wait here, my soldiers,
ha warbarth omparusen	ha warbarth ombareusyn.	And together let us prepare ourselves.
[and ye hert yhontyd		[and the hart hunted.
Hic tortores pompabunt	Hic tortores pompabunt	Here the torturers shall parade.
PRIMUS TORTOR 3245	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER.
Cowethe na vethen lent	Kowetha, na vedhen lent:	Comrades, we should not be slack :
galles purguir an turent	gallas, pur wir an turant	The tyrant right truly has gone
then guelfoys del glowys vy	dhe'n gwylvos dell glywis vy.	To the wilderness as I have heard.
war y lergh guel yv mones	War y lergh gwell yw mones,	After him it is better to go,
ken sur ny a veth blamyes	ken sur ni a vydh blamyes	Else surely we shall be blamed
ha kerethys eredy	ha keredhys yredi.	And chastised readily.
SECUNDUS TORTOR 3251	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER.
Thenny mar a cruk donfen	Dhyn ni mara kwrug dannvon	To us if he hath sent
agen part yv in certen	agan part yw sertan	Our part is certainly
warnotho sur attendia	warnodho sur attendya.	On him to attend.
ethe adre me ny won	Eth-a a-dre my ny wonn.	(Whether) he has gone homewards I know not.
agen mav plosek caugyan	Agan maw plosek kanjon	Our boy, dirty hog,
eff a alse aspya	ev a allsa aspia.	He might spy.
TERTIUS TORTOR 3257	Tertius tortor	THIRD TORTURER.
Danvenen ny agen mav	Dannvenyn ni agan maw,	Let us send our boy,
guas pur uskis in meske ix	gwas pur uskis yn mysk naw	A lad, very quickly, amongst nine,
the vothfes marseth adre	dhe wodhvos mars eth a-dre:	To know if he has gone home :
ha dens eff thagen guarnya	ha dens ev dh'agan gwarnya.	And let him come to warn us.
yma ov quan rewardya	Yma ow kwann-rewardya	He is rewarding poorly
y servysy rum ene	y servysi re'm ena.	His servants, by my soul.
PRIMUS TORTOR 3263	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER.
Henna wer thyn bones lent	Henn a hwer dhyn, bones lent,	This helps us not, to be slack,
ny yllyn pee agen rent	ny yllyn pe agan rent	We cannot pay our rent
the guel awos y wagis	dhe well awos y wajys.	The better because of his wages.
mar ny veth thyn arluth guel	Mar ny vydh dhyn arloedh gwell	If he is not a better lord to us
ny venen bones na pel	ny vynnyn bos na pell,	We will not be any longer,
by my sovle dotho pagys	by my sovle, dhodho pajys.	By my soul, pages of his.
SECUNDUS TORTOR 3269	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER.
Ty vav stherevwa (scherevwa) del oys	Ty vaw, sherewa dell os,	Thou boy, most rascally as thou art,
myr an turant then guelfoys	mir an turant, dhe'n gwylvos	See the tyrant, to the wilderness
mar a mynna lafurya	mara mynna lavurya,	If he will go onwards,
ha dus thagen guarnya ny	ha deus dh'agan gwarnya ni,	3272 And come thou to us to warn us,
may hyllen pur eredy	may hyllen pur yredi	That we may right readily
moys ganso thy confortya	mos ganso dh'y gonfortya.	Go with him to comfort him.
TERTIUS TORTOR 3275	Tertius tortor	THIRD TORTURER.
Gueyt pel na veth heb doys dyn	Gwayt pell na vydh heb dos dhyn.	Beware, he will not be far without coming to us.
duen ny glebyn agen meyn	Deun ni, glybyn agan min	Let us come, let us wet our mouths,
lemen cowethe gentyl	Lemmyn, kowetha jentyl.	Now, gentle comrades.
in kerth galles tobesy	Yn kerdh gallas Tobesi,	Away Tobias has gone,
molleth du war y vody	mollath Dyw war y vodi!	God's curse on his body !
scherevwa yv in meske myl	Sherewa yw yn mysk mil.	Most rascally he is amongst a thousand.
[iij tortores tranceant in tento filius		[Let the three torturers pass into the tent of
{sic} mulieris iuxta		the Woman's Son hard by.
CALO 3281	Calo	THE DRUDGE.
Wel an negys a veth grueys	Wel, an negys a vydh gwrys	So the errand shall be done
the lowenha agis breys	dhe lowenna agas brys	That your mind the gladder
dretho na ve	dredho na ve.	Thereby shall not be. [let him go down.
[descendat
ser turant agys pagys	Syrr turant, agas pajys	Sir tyrant, your pages
sur ny vynnons fovt wagys	sur ny vynnons fowt wajys	Surely will not for want of wages
vn stap lafurye adre	unn stap lavurya a-dre.	One step go on from home.
TYRANNUS 3287	Tyrannus	THE TYRANT.
Dar dufe hy the henna	Dar! deuva hi dhe henna?	Harm ! will it come to that ?
thage herhes marsama	Dh'aga herghes mars av-ma	To fetch them if I am,
me as pee indan onen	my a's pe yn-dann onnenn,	I will pay them under ash,
may teffons thymo pur schaff	may teffons dhymmo pur skav	So that they may come to me very quickly
martesen gans keher claff	martesen gans keher klav	Perhaps with a sore stroke (?)
dethe a pup tenewen	dhedha a bub tenewen.	To them on every side.
dyso gy y comondyaff	Dhiso jy y kommondyav	To thee I command
wele dyn pob y welen	hwila dhyn peub y welenn	See for us every one his rod.
CALO	Calo	THE DRUDGE.
War ov forth hyr	War ow fordh hir	On my long way,
ser turant floyr	syrr turant flour,	Sir flower of tyrants,
honnyv marthys cusel da	honn yw marthys kusul da.	This is wondrous good counsel.
atta guelynny parys	Otta gwelynni parys	Behold rods ready
ha na sparyovgh bethens peys	ha na sparyewgh: bedhens peys	And spare ye not : let them be paid
rag dysky dethe tountya	rag dyski dhedha tontya.	For teaching them to teaze.
TYRANNUS	Tyrannus	TYRANT [at the torturer's tent.
[ad tentum tortores
Hov seris pyv us intre	Hou, syrrys, piw eus yn tre?	How sirs, who is it that is at home ?
nyth heb oy atte omme	Neyth heb oy, ottomma!	A nest without an egg, lo here !
malbe yeman in harber	Malbew yeman y'n harber.	.... servant in harbour.
py halles an rema moys	Py hallas an re ma mos?	Where could these have gone ?
re vahom du a galloys	Re Vahom, Dyw a alloes,	By Mahound, god of power,
moghheys thymo ov awer	moghhes dhymmo ow ahwer.	Greatened for me (is) my grief.
CALO 3307	Calo	THE DRUDGE.
Me agis gor bys detha	My a'gas gorr bys dhedha.	I will put you even to them.
in tavern sur ov eva	Yn tavern sur owth eva	3308 In a tavern surely drinking
y mons pur ruth age myn	ymons pur rudh aga min.	Their mouths are very red.
arluth gesugh vy the govs	Arloedh, gesewgh vy dhe gows	Lord, allow ye me to speak,
ornugh ragthe pob y bovs	or'newgh ragdha peub y bows	Order for them every one his bout
may fo claff age duklyn	may fo klav aga diwglun.	That their buttocks may be sore.
clamat ille in alio tento	clamat ille in alio tento	He shouts in another tent.
Hov mestresy us lemyk	Hou, mestrysi, eus lemmik?	How Masters, is there a sup ?
me a leuer the plemyk	My a lever dhe blemmik	I will tell uprightly
thywy nowothov nowyth	dhy'hwi nowodhow nowydh.	To you new news.
guelheys yv ages nygys	Gwellhes yw agas negys	Your errand is shewn.
by my fay y feth wagis	by my fay y fydh wajys	By my faith there will be wages
ha henna wy a clowyth	ha henna hwi a glywvydh.	And that ye shall hear.
marsus dagren	Mars eus dagrenn	If there be a drop
dymo lemen	dhymmo lemmyn	For me now,
ystennogh oma an pyth	ystynnewgh omma an pyth.	Reach out here the thing.
PRIMUS TORTOR 3322	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER.
A wolcum the dre gargesen	A, wolkomm dhe dre, garrgasenn!	Ah, welcome home, gudgeon !
pendra leuer an podren	Pandr'a lever an podrynn?	What does the stinkard say ?
a reys dym mones dotho	A res dhymm mones dhodho?	Is there need for me to go to him ?
dus nes hag assy an poyt	Deus nes hag assay an pod:	Come nearer and try the pot :
thysogy eff a cost groyt	dhiso jy ev a kost grot	To thee it shall cost a groat
kyns dybert so mot y go	kyns diberth, so mot y go.	Before parting, so mote I go.
SECUNDUS TORTOR 3328	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER.
By god ny re eves ree	By God, ni re evas re.	By God, we have drunk overmuch.
yma bohes tus the pee	Yma boghes tus dhe be,	There are few people to pay,
molleth du thagen mester	molleth Dyw dh'agan mester.	God's curse to our master !
ragh yl yv in y pemont	Rag hell yw yn y bemont.	A rascal is he in his payment.
argya orto ny ammont	Argya orto ny amont.	3332 To argue with him avails not.
ythesen pel a theller	Yth esen pell a-dhelergh.	We are far behind.
TERTIUS TORTOR 3334	Tertius tortor	THIRD TORTURER.
Ty vav prag na ruste dre	Ty vaw, prag na wruss'ta dre	Thou slave, why didst thou not
don agen wagys ome	doen agan wajys omma?	Bring home our wages here ?
byth ny yllyn soweny	Bydh ny yllyn soweni	3336 Never can we thrive
boys agen gober hep pee	bos agan gober heb pe.	That our hire is without being paid.
ix nobyl a calame	Naw nobyl a Gala' Me	Nine nobles on the calends of May
a russe sokyr thynny	a wrussa sokor dhyn ni.	Would have helped us.
TYRANNUS 3340	Tyrannus	THE TYRANT.
Wel wel me a bee an scot	Wel, wel, my a be an skot	3340 Well, well, I will pay the shot,
ha warbeyn kylly ov hot	ha war bayn kelli ow hod	And, on pain of losing my hood,
by my sovle ny warth mas ran	by my sovle ny hwarth ma's rann.	By my soul, a good part will not laugh.
lemmen tobesy gueras	Lemmyn, Tobesi, gweres	Now, Tobias, help
bys may fons ov teharas	bys may fons ow tiharas.	3344 Till they be apologizing.
the gerthes gays an guelan	Dhe gerdhes gas an gwelenn!	Let the rod go along !
Tyrannus et calo verberant tortores	Tyrannus et calo verberant tortores	The tyrant and the drudge beat the torturers.
PRIMUS TORTOR 3346	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER.
Dar ena ythesogh why	Dar! ena yth esowgh hwi?	Ruin ! are ye there ?
molleth du the tobesy	Molleth Dyw dhe Tobesi:	God's curse to Tobias :
eff re ruk agen tolla	ev re wrug agan toella.	He has deceived us.
a ser arluth faverugh ny	A syrr arloedh, faverewgh ni!	Ah, sir lord, favour us !
nebes esen ov teby	Nebes esen ow tybi	We were not thinking at all
y fethe hy in forma	y fedha hi y'n for' ma.	That it would be in this way.
SECUNDUS TORTOR 3352	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER.
Ser arluth na cronk na moy	Syrr arloedh, na gronk namoy!	Sir lord, beat no more !
trogh yv agen esely	Trogh yw agan eseli:	Broken are our limbs :
benithe ny vethen vays	bynytha ny vydhyn 'vas.	Never shall we be well.
myscheff war gorff tobesy	Meschyf war gorf Tobesy!	Mischief on Tobias' body !
eff revue treytour thynny	Ev re beu traytor dhyn ni.	He has been a traitor to us.
gony ellas	Go-ni, ellas!	Woe is us, alas !
TERTIUS TORTOR 3358	Tertius tortor	THIRD TORTURER.
Arluth gays thym ov bevnans	Arloedh, gas dhymm ow bywnans!	Lord, leave me my life !
me a vyn pesy gevyans	My a vynn pysi gevyans	I will beseech forgiveness
boys mar thyek (dhyek) yth keuer	bos mar dhiek y'th kever.	For being so sluggish as regards thee.
molleth du the corff ov mav	Molleth Dyw dhe gorf ow maw!	God's curse to my slave's body !
mar uskis ytheth y pav	Mar uskis yth eth y baw	So quickly went his foot
thyugh rag gul thynny bysmer	dhywgh rag gul dhyn bysmer.	To you to do us injury.
TYRANNUS 3364	Tyrannus	THE TYRANT.
Lemmen ythogh rewardis	Lemmyn yth owgh rewardys!	Now you are rewarded !
ha mar tuff thagis kerheys	Ha mar teuv dh'agas kyrghes	And if I come to fetch you
arta sur why a far guel	arta sur hwi a far gwell.	Again, surely you will fare better.
dugh genevy desempys	Dewgh genev vy desempis	Come with me forthwith
alemma then guelfos snel	alemma dhe'n gwylvos snell.	Hence to the wilderness, quickly.
DEMON 3369	Demon	DEMON.
Peys y hot both wylde and tame	Pes y hot, both wylde and tame.	Peace I order, both wild and tame.
y say monfras ys my name	Y say Monfras ys my name.	I say Monfras is my name.
benythe numbethe schame	Bynytha ny'm bedha sham	Never had I shame
awoys gul drok	awos gul drog.	On account of doing evil.
yma thymo servysy	Yma dhymmo servysi	I have servants
orth ov gorthya pur vesy	orth ow gordhya pur vysi:	Worshipping me right busily :
in dyweth a thue ʒum lok	y'n diwedh a dheu dhe'm lok.	In the end they will come to my jail.
SECUNDUS DEMON 3376	Secundus demon	SECOND DEMON.
Der the ingynnys hath hus	Der dha ynjinys ha'th hus	3376 Through thy engines and thy magic
sotel oys ov tolla tus	sotel os, ow toella tus,	Subtle art thou, deceiving folk,
sav me yv gueyth	saw my yw gweth.	But I am worse.
ov hanov yv schyrlywyt	Ow hanow yw Schyrlywyt.	My name is Shirlywit.
ahaneff neb a ra fyt	Ahanav neb a wra fit	With me whoso will match
me an aquyt in gode feyth	my a'n akwit in gode feyth.	I will pay him off in good faith.
PRIMUS DEMON 3382	Primus demon	FIRST DEMON.
Duen ny lemmen then tempel	Deun ni lemmyn dhe'n tempel.	Let us come now to the temple.
an turant a vyn cowel	An turant a vynn kowal	The tyrant will completely
gul sakyrfeys	gul sakrifis	Make sacrifice
may hallo guthel moy drok	may hallo guthyl moy drog.	So that he may do more evil.
myryn orto vn golok	Miryn orto unn golok,	Let us look at him one look,
kyn na vo hy rag y leys	kyn na vo hi rag y les.	Though that be not for his advantage.
[descendat ad templum		[he descends to the temple.
TYRANNUS 3388	Tyrannus	TYRANT.
Seris dugh oll in tempel	Syrrys, dewgh oll y'n tempel!	Sirs, come ye all into the temple !
nynsyv helma du sempel	Nyns yw hemma dyw sempel:	This is not a foolish god :
y terfen y enora	y tervynn y enora	He deserves to be honoured.
[genuflectunt omnes		[All kneel.
omma pen tarov schylwyn	Omma penn tarow skyllwynn	Here a white-naped bull's head
offrynnya sur me a vyn	offrynna sur my a vynn.	Offer surely I will.
tan ʒ#e#gy map ydama	Tann dhejy, mab y dhama.	Take, to thee a son am I.
PRIMUS TORTOR 3394	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER.
Thum du ny vanna boys gorth	Dhe'm dyw ny vynna' bos gorth.	To my god I will not be adverse.
mahum kemer dys pen horth	Mahomm, kemmer dhis penn hordh,	Mahound, take to thee a ram's head,
gorovrys y gernygov	gorowrys y gernigow.	Gilded his little horns.
na gymer meth am present	Na gemmer meth a'm present,	Take no shame of my present,
lemen pan ywe messent	lemmyn pan yw-a messent	Now since it is well-scented
me an set ryb the frygov	my a'n sett ryb dha frigow.	I will set it by thy nostrils.
SECUNDUS TORTOR 3400	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER.
Thum du offrynnyaff pen margh	Dhe'm dyw offrynnav penn margh,	To my god I offer a horse's head,
tan ha gore in the argh	tann, ha gorr e yn dha argh	Take, and put in thy chest
presont worthy	presont wordhi.	A worthy present.
yma orto skyrennov	Yma orto skyrennow.	There are on it frontals.
eff a dall denerennov (deneren nov?)	Ev a dal dinerennow	It is worth nine pence
rag baban a welogh why	rag baban avelowgh hwi.	For a bauble (?) you see.
TERTIUS TORTOR 3406	Tertius tortor	THIRD TORTURER.
Thum du iovyn benygas	Dhe'm dyw Jovyn bennigys,	To my god, blessed Jove,
me a offren iij bran vrays	my a offrynn teyr bran vras,	I will offer three ravens,
marthys rond age mellov	marthys rond aga mellow.	Wondrous round are their limbs.
y a dall denerov vj	I a dal dinerow hwegh.	They are worth sixpence.
me as kerhes purguir de	My a's kyrghas pur wir de	I fetched them right truly for him
war geyn margh mes an hellov	war geyn margh mes a'n halow.	On a horse's back out of the marshes.
CALO 3412	Calo	THE DRUDGE.
Thum du iovyn in y fath	Dhe'm dyw Jovyn yn y fath	To my god, Jove, in his face
me a offren lawen cath	my a offrynn [lawen] kath:	I will offer a tom-cat :
ny yl boys guel legessa	ny yll bos gwell legessa.	There cannot be better to catch mice.
me as droys a voruelys	My a's dros a Vorvelys	I have brought it from Morville
le may fue an iovle elys	le may feu a'n jowl elys	A place where the devil has been anointed (?).
degens ytte om hascra	dygynsete y'm askra,	Let him take, behold them in my bosom,
pen bogh ha gaver pelys	penn bogh ha gaver pilys.	A buck's head and a skinned goat.
ov du lemen thyn grassa	Ow dyw, lemmyn dhyn grassa.	My god, now thank us.
[et cantant omnes tortores		[And all the torturers sing.
DEMON 3420	Demon	THE DEMON.
Me agis son an barth cleth	My a'gas soen a'n barth kledh.	I will sain you from the left side.
drok hag anfusy inweth	Drog hag anfeusi ynwedh	Evil and misfortune likewise
guetyogh vsia	gwaytyewgh usya,	Take care to use,
ha pyle bohosogyan	ha pylla boghosogyon.	And to pillage poor men.
molothov kentrevogyan	Mollothow kentrevogyon	Curses of neighbours
thywhy sowyny a ra	dhy'hwi seweni a wra.	Will make you thrive.
[finit
PRIMUS TORTOR 3426	Primus tortor	FIRST TORTURER.
Nov lemen duen ygyn forth	Now lemmyn deun y'gan fordh.	Now at present let us come on our way.
agen tassens an barth north	Agan tassens a'n barth north	Our holy father from the north part
re roys thynny	re ros dhyn ni	Has given to us
purguir y venedycconn	pur wir y venedykshyon,	Right truly his blessing,
ha pyle bohosogyon	ha pylla boghosogyon	And to pillage poor men
y commondias thyn defry	y kommondyas dhyn devri.	Has commanded us really.
[finit
SECUNDUS TORTOR 3432	Secundus tortor	SECOND TORTURER.
Yma debren thov ij vregh	Yma debron dh'ow diwvregh	There is an itch to my two arms
mar bel bones heb gul pegh	mar bell bones heb gul pegh.	So long to be without committing sin.
duen alema	Deun alemma.	Let us come hence.
mar sus treytour	Mars eus traytour,	If there be a traitor,
byth moy feytour	bydh moy faytour,	Ever more a scoundrel,
a vynner the dalhenna	a vynner dh'y dhalghenna.	He would be laid hold of.
[finit
TERTIUS TORTOR 3438	Tertius tortor	THIRD TORTURER.
Ny reys thyn fors py thellen	Ny res dhyn fors pyth ellen,	Needs not for us to care where we go.
rag bener re thewellen	rag bynner re dhehwellen!	For never may we return !
menogh y rer y pesy	Menowgh y hwrer y bysi	Often will he be besought
gans agen kerens nessa	gans agan kerens nessa,	By our nearest kinsmen,
ha wath oll the lowenha	ha hwath oll dhe lowenna	And yet all the gladder
pup vr oll y fethenny	pub eur oll y fydhyn ni.	Always we shall be.
[finit
SECUNDUS VENATOR REGIS 3444	Secundus venator regis	SECOND KING'S HUNTSMAN.
Arluth me ages guarnyas	Arloedh, my a'gas gwarnyas	3444 Lord, I have warned you
fetel ese turant brays	fatell esa turant bras	How there was a great tyrant
er agis pyn drehevys	er agas pynn drehevys.	Risen against you.
attense enos in prays	Ottensi enos y'n pras	Behold him there in the meadow
ha ganso ost brays ervys	ha ganso ost bras ervys.	3448 And with him a great host armed.
[finit
REX 3449	Rex	THE KING.
Pup ol tennens thy arvov	Pub oll tennens dh'y arvow.	Let every one draw to his arms.
ny a gren agen barvov	Ni a gren agan barvow	We will shake our beards
mar ny omthegen the guel	mar ny omdhegon dhe well.	If we do not bear ourselves the better.
an turant yv ongrassyas	An turant yw ongrassyes.	The tyrant is graceless.
menogh y car ewyas (ewhyas?)	Menowgh y kar ehwias	Often he likes moving
ha guerrya purthyogel	ha gwerrya pur dhiogel.	And making war very certainly.
Sav bytegyns	Saw byttegyns	But nevertheless
in spyt thy dyns	yn spit dh'y dhens	In spite of his teeth
me an gorthyb gans reson	my a'n gorthyp gans reson,	I will answer him with reason,
ha mar a myn	ha mara mynn	And if he will
mellya certyn	mellya sertan	Meddle certainly
a wysk gu in y golon	a wysk guv yn y golonn.	Thrust a spear into his heart.
[ad stallum		[To the stall with two streamers.
w#t# ij stremeres
TYRANNUS 3461	Tyrannus	THE TYRANT.
Hov serrys pan a aray	Hou syrrys, pana aray!	How sirs, what an array !
leferugh thym w#t#out nay	Leverewgh dhymm wtout nay	Tell ye to me without nay,
pyv a ros dywhy lescyans	piw a ros dhy'hwi leshyans	Who has given to you license
rag dones in ov grond vy	rag dones yn ow grond vy	To come into my ground
the helghya best arlythy	dhe helghya best arlydhi?	To hunt lords' beasts ?
gorthebugh war beyn mernans	Gorthybewgh war bayn mernans.	Answer on pain of death.
REX 3467	Rex	THE KING.
Ser turant ke war the gam	Syrr turant, ke war dha gamm:	Sir tyrant, go thy way :
bythqueth ny vue map the vam	bythkweyth ny veu mab dhe vamm	Never has there been a son of thy mother
genys wath then eretons	genys hwath dhe'n eretons.	Born yet to the heritage.
saff in neys na veth re tont	Sav yn nes, na vydh re dont,	Stand nearer, be not too lofty,
me yv prest arluth an gront	my yw prest arloedh an grond	I am now lord of the ground
nansyv blethynnyov vgons	nans yw blydhynyow ugens.	It is now twenty years.
TYRANNUS 3473	Tyrannus	TYRANT.
Ser prence yv why us omma	Syrr pryns, yw hwi eus omma?	Sir Prince, is it you that are here ?
guel vya dyugh omdenna	Gwell via dhywgh omdenna	Better were it for you to withdraw
a dermen ha pesy grath	a dermyn ha pysi grath.	In time and to beseech grace.
mar a tuen ha debatya	Mara teun ha debatya	If we come and fight,
mas an nyyl party omma	ma's an eyl parti omma	Well one of the two parties here
ov teberth purguir ny warth	ow tiberth pur wir ny hwarth.	At parting truly will not laugh.
REX 3479	Rex	THE KING.
Nov by hym that iudas solde	Now by hym that Iudas solde,	Now by Him that Judas sold,
ny senseff ath geryov bolde	ny synsav a'th geryow bold	I care not for thy bold words
vn faven kuk	unn favenn goeg.	One blind bean.
byth nynsoff the omager	Bydh nyns ov dha omajer,	Never am I thy vassal,
na der reson vyth danger	na der reson vydh danjer	Nor through any reason lordship
dyso ny ruk	dhiso ny wrug.	3484 For thee have I made.
Thymo quarel	Dhymmo kwarel	On me a quarrel
mar pottyth lel	mar pottydh lel	Of falsehood
a falsury	a falsuri,	If thou really puttest,
the aquyttya	dha akwitya	Repay thee,
kyn moys lema	kyn' mos 'lemma	Before going hence,
me a ra gans lendury	my a wra gans lenduri.	I will with usury.
TYRANNUS 3491	Tyrannus	THE TYRANT.
Ty falge horsen [n]am brag vy	Ty fals horsen, a'm brag vy,	Thou false whoreson, insult me not
avond tellek theth cregy	avond, tellek, dhe'th kregi	A halter with a hole (?) to hang thee
hath chettis plos	ha'th chettys plos!	And thy foul chits !
me am beth goys the colon	My a'm bydh goes dha golonn,	I shall have blood of thy heart
scollys omma war an ton	skoellys omma war an tonn	Spilt here on the meadow
kyns hy bos nos	kyns hy bos nos.	Before it be night.
REX 3497	Rex	THE KING.
Ny seff henna yth galloys	Ny sev henna y'th halloes,	That stands not in thy power,
ty nag ongrassyas del oys	ty nag ongrassyes dell os,	Thou, ungracious as thou art !
mentenour a thyscregyans	mentenour a dhiskryjyans!	Upholder of unbelief !
ren arluth crist a vercy	Re'n Arloedh Krist a versi,	By the Lord Christ of mercy,
me nyth sense guel es ky	my ny'th syns gwell es ki.	I hold thee not better than a hound.
denagh the tebelvryans	Denagh dha debelwryans,	Deny thine evil privilege,
Bo me a vyn	bo my a vynn	Or I will
scollya the lyn	skoellya dha lin	Spill thy blood
oma war ton	omma war donn.	Here on meadow.
byth ny wyle	Bydh na hwila	Never seek
neb ur braggye	neb eur bragya	At any time to insult
an crustunyon	an Gristonyon.	The Christians.
TYRANNUS 3509	Tyrannus	THE TYRANT.
Fy dis hag oll theth nasconn	Fi dhis hag oll dhe'th nashyon!	Fie on thee and all thy nation !
fy mylwyth then crustunyon	Fi milweyth dhe'n Gristonyon!	Fie a thousand times on the Christians !
denagh the fay	Denagh dha fay,	Deny thy faith,
bo ty ha myns us genas	bo ty ha myns eus genes	Or thou and all that are with thee
a vyrwe omma re satnas	a verow omma re Satnas!	Shall die here, by Satan !
der beyn ha mur anfusy	der bayn ha meur anfeusi.	Through pain and much misfortune.
REX 3515	Rex	THE KING.
Nefre ny nehyn an fay	Nevra ny neghyn an fay	Never will we deny our faith
awos ovn ahanes gy	awos own ahanas jy,	For fear of thee,
nag ʒethov ongrassyas	nag Yedhow ongrassyes!	No ! graceless Jew !
rag mentons fay crustunyon	Rag mentons fay Kristonyon	To maintain the faith of Christians
oma parys war an ton	omma parys war an tonn	Here ready on the meadow
ny dovtya y voys treas	ny dhoutya' y vos triys.	I fear not that it should be tried.
TYRANNUS 3521	Tyrannus	THE TYRANT.
Out charlys (?out out out?) bemont ector	Out, Charlys, Bemont, Ectour,	Out, out, out, Beaumont, Hector,
ens lemen pup thy arvov	ens lemmyn peub dh'y arvow.	Let every one go now to his arms.
an iovle agis acectour	An jowl agas asektour	The devil be your attendant
rebo pan vowhy marrov	re bo pan vowgh hwi marow	When you are dead
mar quregh fynsya	mar kwrewgh finshya.	If you flinch (?).
sesyogh thymmo an prevyon	Sesyewgh dhymmo an pryvyon,	Seize for me the worms,
falge plosethes crustunyon	fals plosethes Kristonyon,	False, foul Christians,
then dour gansa	dhe'n dor gansa!	To the ground with them !
REX 3529	Rex	THE KING.
Why a gren agis barvov	Hwi a gren agas barvow,	Ye shall shake your beards,
treytours kyn gul indella	traytours, kyn' gul yndella.	Traitors, before doing so.
yma parys tus arvov	Yma parys tus arvow	Ready are armed people
thagis gortheby oma	dh'agas gorthybi omma.	To answer you here
dugh pan vynnogh	Dewgh pan vynnowgh.	Come when ye will.
sovdrys dehesugh detha	Soudrys, deghesewgh dhedha.	Soldiers, strike at them.
the ʒethov sur obaya	Dhe Yedhow sur obaya	A Jew obey surely
nefre ny vanna orthogh	nevra ny vynna' orthowgh.	Never will I for you.
Hic praeliabunt		[Here they shall fight.
REX MASSEN 3537	Rex Massen	KING MASSEN.
Out gony reys yv feya	Out, go-ni, res yw fia,	Out, woe is us, need is to flee !
bo neyl marov on oma	boneyl marow on omma.	Or else dead are we here.
intorma ny yv rewan	Y'n tor' ma ni yw re wann.	This turn we are too weak.
yma ran sur kemerys	Yma rann sur kemmerys	Some surely are taken
gans an ʒethov ongrassys	gans Yedhow ongrassyes.	By the graceless Jew.
a thu fetel veth lemman	A Dhyw, fatell vydh lemmyn?	O God, how will it be now ?
[finit
[tranceat domum		[Let him pass home.
TYRANNUS 3543	Tyrannus	THE TYRANT.
Wel far yov sovdrys ryel	Wel far yov, soudrys ryal,	Well fare you, royal soldiers,
an remyv fyys abel	a'n re m' yw fiys a-bell.	These are fled afar.
us nag onen vyth sesijs	Eus nagonen vydh sesyes?	Is never a one seized ?
TERTIUS MILES TYRANNI 3546	Tertius miles Tyranni	THIRD SOLDIER OF THE TYRANT.
Vs vn den yonk at oma	Eus unn den yo'nk, otomma! <capiat filius mulieris	There is a young man, lo here ! [let him take the Woman's Son.
[capiat filius mulieris
me re ruk sur y sesia	My re wrug sur y sesya.	I have surely seized him.
ser turont gothfeth thym grays	Syrr turant, godhvydh dhymm gras.	Sir tyrant, give thanks to me.
[finit
TYRANNUS 3549	Tyrannus	THE TYRANT.
Nov wel far the gentel kynght (knyght)	Nov wel far dhe gentel knyght.	Now well fare thee, gentle knight.
eff a pee purguir y wyght	Ev a be pur wir y wyght	He shall pay right truly his weight
a our kyn boys dylyfrys	a owr kyn' bos delivrys,	Of gold before being delivered,
hag a nagh pelle y fay	hag a nagh pella y fay,	And shall further deny his faith,
bo in preson eredy	bo yn pryson yredi	Or in prison readily
pedry y ra in stockys	pedri a wra y'n stokkys.	He shall rot in (the) stocks.
FILIUS 3555	Filius	THE SON.
Henna yv an pyth na raff	Henna yw an pyth na wrav:	That is the thing I will not do :
ihesu crist ny denahaff	Yesu Krist ny dhenaghav	Jesu Christ I will not deny
awoys a ylly dym gul	awos a ylli dhymm gul.	Because of what thou mayst do to me.
wath in dyspyt war the dyns	Hwath yn despit war dha dhens	Still in spite of thy teeth
me a worth kepar ha kyns	my a wordh kepar ha kyns	I will worship even as before
neb a ruk an gol han sul	neb a wrug an goel ha'n Sul.	Him that made the holiday and the Sunday
TYRANNUS 3561	Tyrannus	THE TYRANT.
Wel wel mar nynseth ay nagh	Wel, wel, mar nyns edh a'y nagh	Well, well, if thou wilt not go from refusing him
in preson ty a in bagh	yn pryson ty a yn bagh.	Into prison thou shalt go in short.
ho why geylers dugh omma	Ho hwi, jaylers, dewgh omma!	Ho ye gaolers, come here !
gorugh helma in preson	Gorrewgh hemma yn pryson:	Put ye this man into prison,
mar ny nagh crist map maryon	mar ny nagh Krist Mab Maryon,	If he denies not Christ, Son of Mary,
ena predry (pedry) eff a ra	ena pedri ev a wra.	There he shall rot.
[ascendit in turro (curro) suo		[He goes up in his chariot
CARCERARIUS 3567	Carcerarius	A GAOLER.
Ser turant the voth y ren	Syrr turant, dha vodh a wren.	Sir tyrant, thy will we shall do.
dus in rag oma ty then	Deus yn-rag omma ty dhen,	Come forward here thou man,
in preson the growetha	yn pryson dhe wrowedha.	In prison to lie.
[ad Filius mulieris
ty re fue (vue?) napyth redovnt	Ty re beu neppyth re dont,	Thou hast been somewhat (?) too lofty, [to the Woman's Son.
moys the serry an turant	mos dhe serri an turant.	To go to anger the tyrant.
lemen ty a oyl henna	Lemmyn ty a oel henna.	Now thou wilt bewail that.
GARCON 3573	Garcon	A BOY.
Ny a vyn y carhara	Ni a vynn y garghara,	We will imprison him,
purguir na ala guaya	pur wir na allo gwaya	Right truly so that move
na luff na troys	na leuv na tros.	Can neither hand nor foot.
gogy pan vus ov perthy	Go-jy pan veus ow perthi!	Woe to thee when thou wast parting !
oma ty a ra pedry	Omma ty a wra pedri:	Here thou shalt rot :
ny feth na deves (deues) na boys	ny 'fydh na diwes na boes.	Thou shalt have neither drink nor food.
PRIMUS NUNCIUS	Primus nuncius	MESSENGER [to the Son's mother.
[ad matrem Filius
Heyl dyso a venen tha	Hayl dhiso, a venyn dha!	Hail to thee, O good woman !
me ath warn prest a vn dra	My a'th warn prest a unn dra.	I warn thee at once of one thing.
the vap yma kemerys	Dha vab yna kemmerys	Thy son is taken
gans an turant ongrassyas	gans an turant ongrassyes.	By the ungracious tyrant.
me ny won ragtho ellas	My ny wonn ragdho ellas	I know not for him, alas,
pendra veth grueys	pandra vydh gwrys.	What will be done.
[finit
MULIER 3585	Mulier	THE WOMAN.
Ellas ov holen yv trogh	Ellas, ow holonn yw trogh!	Alas, my heart is broken !
ellas thym nynsese flogh	Ellas, dhymm nyns esa flogh	Alas, to me there is no child
mas eff na confort in beys	ma's ev, na konfort y'n bys.	But he, nor comfort in the world.
maria gonys a raff	Maria gonis a wrav:	Mary I do serve :
thy fesy gans colen claff	dh'y fysi gans kolonn glav	To beseech her with a sick heart
rag ov map me a vyn moys	rag ow mab my a vynn mos.	For my son, I will go.
[tranceat ad eclesiam beate marie.		[Let her pass to the church of the Blessed Mary. She kneels and waits in the same place.
genuflectit et expectat ibidem
[MULIER] 3591
Maria mam ha guerhes	Maria, Mamm ha Gwyrghes,	Mary, Mother and Maid,
me a vyn the luenbesy	my a vynn dha leun bysi,	I will beseech thee fully,
maria ov map gueres	Maria, ow mab gweres	Mary, help my son,
ha restoria thymo vy	ha restorya dhymmo vy.	And restore him to me.
maria me reth cervyes	Maria, my re'th servyas	Mary, I have served thee
thum gallus bythqueth defry	dhe'm galloes bythkweyth devri.	According to my power ever earnestly,
maria wyn rag ov les	Maria Wynn, rag ow les	Blessed Mary, for my good
y colmennov grua terry	y golmennow gwra terri.	Break his bonds.
maria mar a mynnes	Maria, mara mynnes,	Mary, if thou wouldst,
delyfrys bya surly	delivrys bia surly.	He would be delivered surely.
TYRANNUS 3601	Tyrannus	TYRANT.
Hov geylers golsovugh wy	Hou, jaylers, goslowewgh hwi!	How gaolers, hearken ye !
me a charg war beyn tennna (tenna; tenva?)	My a jarj war bayn tenna	I charge on pain of drawing,
boys na dewes na regh ry	boes na diwes na wrewgh ri	Neither food nor drink give ye
then guas a ruk vy orna	dhe'n gwas a wrug vy or'na	To the lad whom I ordered
the preson pur eredy	dhe bryson pur yredi.	To prison right readily.
an vorov rum lel ena	An vorow re'm lel ena	To-morrow, by my loyal soul,
me a vyn prest y cregy	my a vynn prest y gregi,	I will hang him,
y quartrona hay denna	y gwartrona ha'y denna.	Quarter him, and draw him.
CARCERARIUS	Carcerarius	GAOLER [to the tyrant.
[ad tyrannum
Arluth the voth a veth grueys	Arloedh, dha vodh a vydh gwrys.	Lord, thy will shall be done.
eff nefre ny veth goleys	Ev nevra ny vydh goelyes,	He shall never be loosed,
me a wor the guir henna	my a woer dhe wir henna.	I know that of a truth.
mar peth cregys an vorov	Mar pydh kregys an vorow,	If he be hung to-morrow,
vastya boys heb feladov	wastya boes heb falladow	Waste food without fail
ny venen adro dotha	ny vynnen a-dro dhodho.	I would not about him.
MULIER 3615	Mulier	THE WOMAN.
Maria me reth pesys	Maria, my re'th pysis	Mary, I have besought thee
rag ov map sur lues guyth	rag ow mab sur lies gweyth.	For my son surely many times.
maria wath ny vynsys	Maria, hwath ny vynnsys	Mary, yet thou hast not willed
thymo vy gul confort vyth	dhymmo vy gul konfort vydh.	To do me any comfort.
maria me a weyl neys	Maria, my a wel nes	Mary, I see again
am creya vy fors ny reyth	a'm kria vy fors ny wredh,	For my crying thou carest not,
maria mercy mar suys	Maria, mersi mars eus,	Mary, if there be mercy,
in nos praga nam clowyth	y'n nos praga na'm klywydh?	Why dost thou not hear me to-night ?
Maria nynsus nahen	Maria, nyns eus nahen:	Mary, it is not otherwise :
ny ammont ov peiadov	ny amont ow fysadow.	My prayer avails not.
maria ov map certen	Maria ow mab sertan	Mary, my son certainly
yma in tyn colmennov	yma yn tynn kolmennow.	Is in strait bonds.
maria creys thym lemen	Maria, krys dhymm lemmyn	Mary, believe me now,
rag ov flogh an caradov	rag ow flogh, an karadow.	For my son, the loveable,
maria the vap byen	Maria, dha Vab byghan	Mary, thy little Son
gene dre ytha hythov	gene' dre yth a hedhyw.	With me home shall go to-day.
Maria ater the vregh	Maria, a-der dha vregh	Mary, outside of thy arm,
dulle (dylle {F.C., 4} )thym the vap ihesu	dyllo dhymm dha Vab Yesu.	Let come to me thy son Jesu.
awoys ovn peryl na pegh	Awos own peryll na pegh	Notwithstanding fear of peril or sin,
eff a dre gena hythyv	ev a dre gene' hedhyw.	He shall go home with me to-day.
dus dus a vaby	Deus, deus a vabi!	Come, come, O baby !
farwel genes maria	Farwel genes, Maria,	Farewell to thee, Mary,
ny vanna the annya	ny vynna' dha annia	I will not annoy thee
oma na moy ov pesy	omma na moy ow pysi.	Here praying more.
tranceat domum [cum ihesu		[Let her go home with Jesu.
[MULIER] 3639
Ihesu crist lowene dys	Yesu Krist, lowena dhis!	Jesu Christ, joy to thee !
purker ty a veth guythys	Pur ger ty a vydh gwithys	Full dearly thou shalt be kept [A coffer ready.
[cofyr aredy
avel ov flogh ov honyn	avel ow flogh ow honan,	Like my own child,
hag in quethov fyn malys (maylys {F.C., 13} )	hag yn kwethow fin maylys,	And swaddled in fine clothes,
in ov cofyr sur gorys	yn ow hofer sur gorrys	Put into my coffer
oma alwethys certeyn	omma alhwedhys sertan.	Here locked surely.
lemen me yv lowenheys	Lemmyn my yw lowenhes:	Now I am gladdened :
moys the powes me a vyn	mos dhe bowes my a vynn.	I will go to rest.
MARIA	Maria <in celo dicit	MARY says in heaven.
[in celo dicit
Ihesus ov map caradov	Yesus, ow Mab karadow,	Jesus, my loveable Son,
myns us grueys heb feladov	myns eus gwrys heb falladow	All that is done, without fail,
dalour y wothes certen	da lowr y hwodhes sertan,	Well enough thou knowest certainly,
ha pendra us in golon	ha pandra eus y'n golonn.	And what is in the heart.
confort thum cervons dyson	Konfort dhe'm servons dison	Comfort to my servants at once
boys y carsen	bos y karsen.	I should like to be.
IHESUS 3653	Ihesus	JESUS.
A vam grua del vy plesijs	A Vamm, gwra dell vi plesyes.	O mother, do as thou mayst be pleased.
neb ath worth a veth esijs	Neb a'th wordh a vydh esyes	Whoever worships thee shall be eased
kyn fensi polge ov cortes	kyn fens i pols ow kortos.	Though they be tarrying a moment.
theth servont myr	Dhe'th servont mir,	To thy servant look,
grua the desyr	gwra dha dhesir,	Do thy desire,
ha both the vreyes	ha bodh dha vrys.	And the will of thy mind.
[descendit maria cum ij angelis aarcerem		[Mary descends with two angels to the prison
MARIA 3659	Maria	MARY.
A then yonk fetel esta	A dhen yo'nk fatell es'ta?	O young man, how art thou ?
mur yv the lavyr oma	Meur yw dha lavur omma	Great is thy labour here
heb y dyndyl	heb y dhendil.	Without deserving it.
sav a vo in bevnans da	Saw a vo yn bywnans da,	But he who shall be in the good life,
grays du purguir the henna	gras Dyw pur wir dhe henna	God's grace right truly to that (man)
in dyweth certen ny fyl	y'n diwedh sertan ny fyll.	3664 At the end certainly shall not fail.
FILIUS 3665	Filius	THE SON.
Ihesu arluth thum gueres	Yesu Arloedh, dhe'm gweres!	Lord Jesu, to help me !
byth ny alla omheres	Bydh ny alla' omweres.	I cannot help myself.
dyegrys off gans gvynder	Dyegrys ov gans gwynnder.	Blinded am I by whiteness.
ny won rum caredevder	Ny wonn, re'm karadowder,	I know not, by my loveableness,
pendra yv an golevder	pandra yw an golowder	What is the radiance
us adro thym heb awer	eus a-dro dhymm heb ahwer.	That is around me without grief.
MARIA 3671	Maria	MARY.
Omconfort drefe warvan	Omgonfort, dreva war vann!	Comfort thyself, rise up !
kynthos gyllys feynt ha guan	Kynth os gyllys faynt ha gwann	Though thou art become faint and weak
wath ty a veth confortys	hwath ty a vydh konfortys.	Yet thou wilt be comforted.
in nos na gymer dyglon	Y'n nos na gemmer dig'lonn;	To-night lose not heart :
me ath dylerff an preson	my a'th telirv a'n pryson.	I will deliver thee from the prison.
oma y tuth rag the leys	Omma y teuth rag dha les.	Here I have come for thy good.
FILIUS 3677	Filius	THE SON.
Grovs crist benedicite	'Grows Krist, benedicite!	O cross of Christ, benedicite!
pyv re duth thymo ome	Piw re dheuth dhymmo omma,	Who has come to me here,
han darasov ol degeys	ha'n darasow oll deges?	And the doors all shut ?
nos tevle ytho nam nygen	Nos tewl yth o nammnygen,	A dark night now, to me not otherwise,
ha lemen sur golvygyen	ha lemmyn sur gol'wyjyon	And now surely radiance
adro thym yma cothys	a-dro dhymm yma koedhys,	Around me is fallen,
hag yma forme a vynen	hag yma form a venyn,	And there is a form of a woman,
myternes pur in y greys	Myghternes pur yn y gres.	A queen, right in the midst of it.
MARIA 3685	Maria	MARY.
Dore (Doro {F.C., 8} ) in mes the garov	Dora yn mes dha arrow:	Bring out thy legs :
the orthys an carharov	dhiworthis an kargharow	From thee the fetters
prest me a den	prest my a denn,	At once I will draw,
ha dyso an darasow	ha dhiso an darasow	And for thee the doors
vgoreff heb feladow	igorav heb falladow.	Open without fail.
nynsus dyalwethy gov	Nyns eus dialhwedhigow	There are not false keys
am guyth certen	a'm gwith sertan.	In my keeping certainly.
Lemen ov map ke theth vam	Lemmyn, ow mab, ke dhe'th vamm,	Now, my son, go to thy mother,
ha lafer dethy heb nam	ha lavar dhedhi heb namm	And say to her without error
maria theth delyfrya	Maria dhe'th delivra,	That Mary delivered thee,
ha spesly lauer dethy	ha speshly lavar dhedhi,	And specially say to her,
drens hy ov map dymovy	drens hi ow Mab dhymmo vy,	Let her bring my Son to me,
ha gruens ov servia deyly	ha gwrens ow servya deyly	And let her serve me daily
arta awose helma	arta a-wosa hemma.	Again after this.
FILIUS MULIERIS 3699	Filius mulieris	THE WOMAN'S SON.
Maria gorthys reby	Maria, gordhys re bi!	Mary, worshipped be thou!
maria guyff nynsen vy	Maria, gwiw nyns en vy	Mary, worthy I was not
genes the vones ledijs	genes dhe vones ledyes.	By thee to be guided.
maria thyso mur grays	Maria, dhiso meur gras!	Mary, to thee much thanks !
maria na ve the rays	Maria, na ve dha ras	Mary, (if) thy grace were not
gon guyr y fyen dyswreys	gonn gwir y fien diswrys.	3704 I know truly I should be undone.
MARIA 3705	Maria	MARY.
Ov banneth genes heb nam	Ow bennath genes heb namm,	My blessing (be) with thee, without exception,
ham banneth y roff theth vam	ha'm bennath y rov dhe'th vamm:	And my blessing I give to thy mother :
lauer in delle dethy	lavar yndella dhedhi:	Say thus to her ;
kyn thevely dethy pel	kynth heveli dhedhi pell	Though it should seem that far from her
ov boys heb y clowes lel	ow bos heb hy klywes lel,	I am without hearing her loyally,
ny vennen y ankevy	ny vynnen hy ankevi.	I will not forget her.
[finit
[tranceat maria aelum		[Let Mary pass to heaven.
CARCERARIUS 3711	Carcerarius	THE GAOLER.
Out gony mata sa ban	Out, go-ni, mata, sa' bann!	Out, woe's us, mate, stand up !
haneth oll an beys gans tan	Haneth oll an bys gans tan	To-night all the world with fire
yma purguir han presan	yma pur wir, ha'n pryson	Is rignt truly, and the prison
ov colowhy	ow kolowi.	A-blazing.
me a greys boys grueys forth lan	My a grys bos gwrys fordh lan	I believe that a clear way is made
ena defry	ena devri.	There really.
GARCON 3717	Garcon	THE BOY.
An presnour in kerth galleys	An prysner yn kerdh gallas,	The prisoner has gone away,
han darasov oll degeys	ha'n darasow oll deges.	And the doors all closed.
pyv an iovle revue oma	Piw an jowl re beu omma?	Who the devil has been here ?
duen then turant leferyn	Deun dhe'n turant, leveryn -	Let us come to the tyrant : let us say :
a molleth du in gegyn	A, molleth Dyw y'n gegin,	O God's curse in the kitchen
at oma sur drog athla (drok-whethlow? {F.C., 13} )	otomma sur drog adla!	See here surely an evil outlaw.
CARCERARIUS	Carcerarius	THE GAOLER to the tyrant.
[ad tyrannum
A ser turant gony gony	A syrr turant, go-ni, go-ni!	O sir tyrant, woe's us, woe's us !
an presner in kerth defry	An prysner yn kerdh devri	The prisoner away really
galles eff haneth in nos	gallas ev haneth yn nos.	He has gone this very night
golovder ganso revue	Golowder ganso re beu,	Radiance was with him,
bythqueth moy ovn numdarfe	bythkweyth moy own ny'm darva,	Never had I greater fear,
re thu am ros	re Dhyw a'm ros!	By God who made me !
[finit
TYRANNUS 3729	Tyrannus	THE TYRANT.
Out govy harov harov	Out, go-vy, harow, harow!	Out woe's me, haro, haro !
py ma ov fresner feyys	Pyma ow frysner fiys?	Where has my prisoner fled ?
why a feth purguir marov	Hwi a vydh pur wir marow	You shall be right truly dead
mara sywe dyenkys	maras yw-a dienkys	If he has escaped
rum lel ena	re'm lel ena!	By my loyal soul !
an horsens revue methov	An horsens re beu medhow,	The whoresons were drunk,
ha re ases tus an pov	ha re asas tus an pow,	And allowed the people of the country,
me a wor thy delyvrya	my a woer, dh'y dhelivra.	I know, to deliver him.
GARCON 3737	Garcon	THE BOY.
Ay turant ke war the gam	Ay turant, ke war dha gamm!	O tyrant, go on thy way !
molleth du the vap the vam	Molleth Dyw dhe vab dha vamm!	God's curse to thy mother's son !
yma ree ov leferel	Yma re ow leverel	Some are saying,
heb ty vyth na govlya {F.C., 1}	heb ti vydh na gowlia,	Without any oath or howling (?),
delyfrys der varia	delivrys der Varia	Delivered by Mary
fetel ywa dyogel	fatell yw-a diogel,	As he is certainly,
hagis boys wy de vlamya	ha'gas bos hwi dhe vlamya,	And that you are to blame,
war vohogo[g]yon cruel	war voghosogyon kruel.	To the poor men cruel
[finit
[yerde aredy		[a staff ready.
TYRANNUS 3745	Tyrannus	THE TYRANT.
Ay dar indelle vethy	Ay, dar, yndella vydh hi?	Ah, ruin, will they be so ?
mal myscheff regis doga	Mal, myschef a'gas dokko	May ill mischief bear you off!
ov sclandra mar mynnogh why	ow sklandra mar mynnowgh hwi,	If you will slander me,
ha leferel ov bosa	ha leverel ow bos-a	And say that I am
omma cruel	omma kruel,	Here cruel,
why an prev#t# (pre[n]vyth {F.C., 1} ) du in test	hwi a'n prenvydh, Dyw yn test!	You shall prove it, God in witness !
have that me agis lest	Have that! My a'gas lest	Have that ! I will hinder you
rag desky drok thym covsel	rag dyski drog dhymm kewsel.	From teaching (folk) to speak ill of me.
[finit
verberat eos		he beats them.
FILIUS 3753	Filius	THE SON. [he goes up to his mother
Hebasca thywhy ov mam	Hebaska dhy'hwi, ow mamm,	Sweetness (?) to you, my mother,
mur reverons the varia	meur revrons dhe Varia!	Much reverence to Mary !
thynny prest y fye cam	Dhyn ni prest y fia kamm	For us ever it would be wrong
mar ny rellen y gorthya	mar ny wrellen hy gordhya.	If we did not worship her
in guelhe preys	Yn gwella prys	In best time.
hy re ruk ov delyfrya	hi re wrug ow delivra	She has delivered me
mes a preson mam kerra	mes a bryson, Mamm gerra,	Out of prison, dearest mother,
le may theua drokhendelys	le mayth en-a drog hendlys.	A place where I was evilly handled.
MULIER 3761	Mulier	THE WOMAN.
Maria rebo gorthys (revo? {F.N., 218} )	Maria re bo gordhys!	Mary be worshipped !
dasvewys yv ov sperys	Dasvywys yw ow spyrys	My spirit is revived
ov map the gueles oma	ow mab dhe weles omma!	To see my son here !
fetel vusta delyfrys	Fatell veusta delivrys?	How wast thou delivered !
laver thymo me ath peys	Lavar dhymmo, my a'th pys,	Tell me, I beseech thee,
ov map kerra	ow mab kerra.	My dearest son.
FILIUS 3767	Filius	THE SON.
Maria thymo in nos	Maria dhymmo y'n nos	Mary to me at night
purguir a thueth then preson	pur wir a dheuth dhe'n pryson	Right truly came to the prison
gans golov ha mur a tros	gans golow ha meur a dros.	With light and much noise.
in coske bo dufen dyson	Yn kosk bo difun dison	Asleep or awake
ny won esen	ny wonn esen.	I know not whether I was.
hy purguir am degolmas	Hi pur wir a'm digolmas,	She right truly unchained me,
han dares dym egoras	ha'n daras dhymm igoras,	And opened the door for me,
hag vfel am comondyas	hag uvel a'm kommondyas	And gently bade me
thum mam the dre may thellen	dhe'm mamm dhe dre mayth ellen	To go home to my mother.
Inmethy lauer theth vam	Yn-medh hi: 'Lavar dhe'th vamm	She said: 'tell thy mother
me theth delyfrye heb nam	my dhe'th telivra heb namm	That I have delivered thee without exception,
sav thymo restoryans hy	saw dhymmo restoryens hi	But to me let her restore
ov map henna nynsyv cam	ow Mab: henna nyns yw kamm	My son : that is not wrong
pan vsy y flogh dethy	pan usi hy flogh dhedhi!'	Since she has her (own) son.'
[finit
MULIER 3781	Mulier	THE WOMAN.
The varya wyn mur grays	Dhe Varia Wynn meur gras!	To blessed Mary much thanks !
a vyna hy the guerays	A vynno hi dhe weres,	If she will help thee,
in dyweth ny veth tollys	y'n diwedh ny vydh toellys.	At the end thou wilt not be deceived.
y flogh me a gemerays	Hy flogh my a gemmeras	Her child I took
the orth y yamach a rays	dhiworth hy imaj a ras	From her image of grace
drefen nages restorijs	drefenn nag es restoryes	Because thou wert not restored
thymo gensy	dhymmo gensi.	To me by her.
marthys claff o ov holon	Marthys klav o ow holonn.	Wondrous sick was my heart
an flogh then ymach dyson	An flogh dhe'n imaj dison	The child to the image at once
me a vyn don eredy	my a vynn doen yredi,	I will bear readily,
Ha mos quik bys in eglos	ha mos kwykk bys y'n eglos.	And go quick to the church.
oma atte guythys clos	Omma otta gwithys klos:	Lo here it is, wrapt close :
y aperia ny vynnys	y aperya ny vynnis.	I would not open it.
maria lowene dis	Maria, lowena dhis!	Mary, joy to thee !
maria dyso mur grays	Maria, dhiso meur gras,	Mary, to thee much thanks,
ov map dym dry pan vynsys	ow mab dhymm dri pan vynnsys.	Since thou wouldst bring me my son.
[descendit ad ecclesiam beate marie cum ihesu	<descendit ad ecclesiam beate marie cum ihesu	[She goes down with the image of Jesus to the church of blessed Mary.
Maria kemer the flogh	Maria, kemmer dha flogh,	Mary, take thy child,
maria re vuff relogh	Maria, re beuv re logh	Mary, I have been overlax
in the gever	yn dha gever.	Regarding thee.
sav mercy y raff pesy	Saw mersi y hwrav pysi,	But mercy I beseech,
hag onen ath servysy	hag onan a'th servysi	And one of thy servants
nefre bethe heb awer	nevra bydha' heb ahwer.	Ever I shall be without grief.
ffinit hec pagina		[Let her go home.
[finit tranceat domum		[A madman and a head of a family ready.
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	MERYASEK PART 4 - MADMAN
[demens et paterfamilias paratus
DEMENS	Demens <forling and suagynk	A MADMAN hurling and swagging.
[forlyng and suagynk
Out warnogh wy falge guesyon	Out warnowgh, hwi fals gwesyon!	Out on you, ye false fellows !
prag y russugh ov kelmy	Prag y hwrussowgh ow helmi?	Why have you bound me ?
agis pennov myllusyon	Agas pennow milusyon	Your lousy heads
me a ra age therry	my a wra aga therri.	I will break them.
PATERFAMILIAS 3807	Paterfamilias	HEAD OF A FAMILY.
Lauer purguir mar kyllyth	Lavar pur wir mar kyllydh.	Talk right truly if thou canst
henna lemen y fyllyth	Henna lemmyn y fyllydh	That now thou shalt lack,
rag pur fast ythos chenys	rag pur fast yth os chaynys.	For right fast thou art chained.
the veryasek me a vyn	Dhe Veryasek my a vynn	To Meriasek. I will
the wore purguir lemyn	dha worra pur wir lemmyn	Put thee right truly now
mar kyllyth bones sawys	mar kyllydh bones sawys.	If thou canst be healed.
DEMENS 3813	Demens	THE MADMAN.
Lauer thymo lagasek	Lavar dhymmo, lagasek,	Tell me, thou big-eyed,
pendrama gans meryasek	pandr' wra-ma gans Meryasek?	What thing is with Meriasek ?
mar guir an iovle theth lesky	Mar wir an jowl dhe'th leski.	So truly the devil burn thee !
PATERFAMILIAS 3816	Paterfamilias	THE HEAD OF A FAMILY.
Meryasek dyugh lowena	Meryasek, dhywgh lowena!	Meriasek, joy to thee !
den mes ay revle us gena	Den mes a'y rewl eus gene',	A man out of his mind is with me,
ha tus re ruk ov heskey	ha tus re wrug ow heski	And folk have advised me
may rellen y dry oma	may wrellen y dhri omma	That I should bring him here
the voys socrys genogh wy	dhe vos sokrys genowgh hwi.	To be succoured by you.
MERIADOCUS EPISCOPUS 3821	Meriadocus episcopus	BISHOP MERIASEK.
Ihesu arluth us avan	Yesu, Arloedh eus a-vann	May Jesu, lord that art above,
re werese creff ha guan	re weresso krev ha gwann!	Aid strong and weak !
trewethek syght yv helma	Truedhek syght yw hemma,	A piteous sight is this.
gueles den yonk tek certan	gweles den yo'nk teg sertan	To see a young man, fair certainly,
cheynys in keth vanerma	chaynys y'n keth vaner ma.	Chained in this same manner.
DEMENS 3826	Demens	THE MADMAN.
Awoys ov bones cheynys	Awos ow bones chaynys	Because of my being chained,
a tefes dym nebes neys	a teffes dhymm nebes nes	If thou wouldst come to me somewhat nearer,
me a pylse the pen blogh	my a bilsa dha benn blogh	I would peel thy blockhead,
hag a russa	hag a wrussa	And I would make
dyso oma	dhiso omma	For thee here
garrow pur trogh	garrow pur drogh.	Legs all broken.
MERIADOCUS	Meriadocus Episcopus	MERIASEK [kneels.
[genuflectit
Ihesu arluth me ath peys	Yesu Arloedh, my a'th pys	Jesu, Lord, I beseech thee
gueres omma an denma	gweres omma an den ma.	Help here this man.
ihesu crist arluth grassyeys	Yesu Krist, Arloedh grassyes	Jesu Christ, gracious Lord,
thy skyans lemen drofa	dh'y skians lemmyn dro-va.	To his wits now bring him.
ihesu arluth map guerheys	Yesu Arloedh, Mab Gwyrghes,	Jesu, Lord, son of a virgin,
y envy gor the orta	y envi gorr dhiworto!	His enemy put from him !
ihesu gront na ven nehys	Yesu, gront na ven neghys,	Jesu, grant that I be not denied,
ha peys gene maria	ha pes gene', Maria.	And beseech with me, Mary.
Gorta ty then dym omma	Gorta, ty dhen, dhymm omma:	Wait, thou man, for me here :
in hanov map maria	yn Hanow Mab Maria	In the name of Mary's Son
me a vyn the degelmy	my a vynn dha dhigelmi.	I will unbind thee.
neb a yl hag a ylly	Neb a yll hag a ylli	May he who can, and who will,
ressawhyagy heb yly	re sawyo jy heb eli!	Heal thee without salve !
amen warbarth gruen pesy	Amen warbarth gwren pysi!	Amen together let us pray !
DEMENS 3846	Demens	THE MADMAN.
The crist ihesus murworthyans	Dhe Krist Yesus meur wordhyans,	To Christ Jesu, much honour,
ha thys meryasek nefra	ha dhis, Meryasek, nevra!	And to thee, Meriasek, ever !
cryst thym re dros ov skyans	Krist dhymm re dhros ow skians	Christ has brought me my wits
drethos meryasek oma	dredhos, Meryasek, omma.	Through thee, Meriasek, here.
meryasek in ov bevnans	Meryasek, yn ow bywnans	Meriasek, in my life
me a vyn prest the servya	my a vynn prest dha servya.	I will always serve thee.
meryasek dyso reverans	Meryasek, dhiso revrons!	Meriasek, to thee reverence !
sensys ovy theth gorthya	Synsys ov vy dhe'th wordhya.	Bound am I to honour thee. [he ends.
[finit
MERIADOCUS 3854	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Thum oratry moys manna	Dhe'm oratri mos mynna'	To my oratory I will go
the besy war varia	dhe bysi war Varia	To pray to Mary
prest ov gueres	prest ow gweres,	Always to help me,
ha thum guythe pup seson	ha dhe'm gwitha pub seson	And to keep me at every season
omma the orth temptasconn	omma dhiworth temptashyon,	Here from temptation,
ha the orth pup drok covsy[s]	ha dhiworth pub drog kowses.	And from every evil thought.
[ad oratorium genuflectit		[He kneels at the oratory.
Ihesus arluth luen a ras	Yesus, Arloedh, leun a ras,	Jesus, Lord, full of grace
gorthyans dys ha lowena	gordhyans dhis ha lowena.	Worship to thee and joy
ihesu arluth in pup plas	Yesu, Arloedh yn pub plas,	Jesu, Lord in every place,
guyth ov ena heb mostya	gwith ow ena heb mostya,	Keep my soul without corruption,
ham corff kefrys	ha'm korf keffrys.	And my body likewise.
maria gvyn guyrhes pur	Maria Wynn, Gwyrghes pur,	Blessed Mary, pure virgin,
maria beth ov socur	Maria, bydh ow sokor!	Mary be my succour !
maria a gara mur	Maria, a gara' meur,	Mary, whom I love much,
the du ker peys rag ov leys	dhe Dhyw ker pys rag ow les.	To dear God pray on my behalf.
IHS. 3869	IHS	JESUS.
Ov eleth ker eugh then beys	Ow eledh ker, ewgh dhe'n bys.	My angels dear, go ye to the world.
susten an neff bethens reys	Sosten an nev bedhens res	Let the food of heaven be given
the veryasek	dhe Veryasek.	To Meriasek.
megys y feth gans ov grays	Megys y fydh gans ow gras,	Nourished he shall be with my grace,
benyges yv in pup plays	bennigys yw yn pub plas,	Blessed he is in every place,
y oberov dym a plek	y oberow dhymm a pleg.	His works are pleasing to me.
[MI]CHAEL 3875	(Mi)chael	MICHAEL.
Ihesu de voth a veth grueys	Yesu, dha vodh a vydh gwrys,	Jesus, thy will shall be done,
dotho eff ythen uskys	dhodho ev yth en uskis,	To him we shall go quickly,
genen y feth confortis	genen y fydh konfortys,	By us he shall be comforted,
in forth wella	y'n fordh wella.	The best way.
dotho megyans	Dhodho megyans	Nourishment to him
degen dyblans	degyn diblans	Let us bear clearly
the orth an formyer guella	dhiworth an Formyer gwella.	From the best Creator.
Descendunt
[organs or syngyng		They descend. [Organs or singing.
GABRIEL 3882	Gabriel	GABRIEL.
Meryasek lowena dis	Meryasek, lowena dhis!	Meriasek, joy to thee !
crist ker regyn danvoneys	Krist ker re'gan dannvonas	Dear Christ hath sent us
oma prest theth confortya	omma prest dhe'th konfortya,	Here now to comfort thee.
kyn theses ov thyr penys	kynth esos owth hir benys	Though thou art at three penances
oma ty a veth megys	omma ty a vydh megys	Here thou shalt be nourished
gans boys eleth in torma	gans boes eledh y'n tor' ma.	With angels' food this turn.
Sumens cibum cum laudibus diuinis epulis quotidie sentit se refectum	Sumens cibum cum laudibus diuinis epulis	Taking sustenance with praises of God, every day he feels himself recruited with sumptuous food.
MERIADOCUS	Meriadocus	MERIASEK [kneels.
[genuflectit
Ihesu arluth nor ha neff	Yesu, Arloedh nor ha nev	Jesu, Lord of earth and heaven
pup vrol rebo gorthys (revo? {F.N., 224} )	pub eur oll re bo gordhys.	Always be worshipped,
ihesu crist nynseseth greff {F.C., 1}	Yesu Krist, ny'n jevydh grev	Jesu Christ, there will not be grief
in bysma ath lel wonys	y'n bys ma a'th lel wonis.	In this world from thy loyal service.
ihesu dyso y crasseeff	Yesu, dhiso y krassav.	Jesu, to thee I give thanks.
gans boys neff pan of megys	Gans boes nev pan ov megys,	Since by heaven's food I am fed,
ihesu arluth ny dovtyeff	Yesu, Arloedh, ny dhoutyav	Jesu, Lord, I fear not
kyn fen treddeth ov penys	kyn fen tri dydh ow penys.	Though I be three days at penance.
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	SILVESTER PART 3 - THE DRAGON
Hic dux .i. primus Magus pompabit	Hic dux .i. primus Magus pompabit	Here a Duke, to wit, the first Magician, shall parade.
Me yv arluth heb parov	My yw arloedh heb parow,	I am a lord without peers,
duk inweth astronymer	dug, ynwedh astronomer.	A duke, likewise an astronomer.
the helghya heb feladov	Dhe helghya heb falladow	To hunt without fail
the prince par del yv dufer	dhe bryns par dell yw devar	As it is a duty for a prince
moys me a vyn	mos my a vynn,	I will go,
ha geneff cowethe da	ha genev kowetha da.	And with me comrades good.
an epscop purguir a thuea	An epskop pur wir a dheu	The bishop right truly he will come
the certen plas er ov fyn	dhe sertan plas er ow fynn.	To a certain place to meet me.
DUX .i. SECUNDUS MAGUS 3904	Dux .i. secundus magus	A DUKE, to wit, THE SECOND MAGICIAN.
Besy yv thyn bones war	Bysi yw dhyn bones war.	Need it is for us to be wary.
yma dragon vras heb mar	Yma dragon vras heb mar	There is a great dragon without doubt
in caff oma rebon ny	yn kav omma rybon ni.	In a cave here by us.
mar a tuny er y fyn	Mara teun ni er hy fynn	If we come against her
marov on bras ha byyn	marow on bras ha byghan.	Dead are we great and small.
da yv boys fur eredy	Da yw bos fur yredi.	It is well to be wise readily.
VENATOR	Venator	HUNTSMAN [to the Dukes the Magi.
[ducibus magos
Yma oma tus arvov	Yma omma tus arvow,	Here there are armed folk,
hag archers gans guaregov	hag archers gans gwaregow	And archers with bows
abel purguir dy latha	abel pur wir dh'y ladha.	From afar right truly to slay her.
me ny thovtya gans ov huen {F.C., 13}	My ny dhoutyav gans ow heun,	I fear not with my hounds,
marnes y a vo ree luen	marnas i a vo re leun	Unless they shall be too full
kyns es dybarth y squerdya	kyns es dibarth, hy skwardya.	Before parting to tear her.
[descendit cum armatores		[he goes down with armed men.
Hic episcopus poly pompabit	Hic episcopus poly pompabit	Here the bishop of Pola shall parade.
[EPISCOPUS POLI] 3916
Me yv epscop a theveys	My yw epskop a dhevis	3916 I am a bishop exactly (?)
ha parlet mur ov rasov	ha parlet meur ow rasow.	And a prelate, great my graces.
y tethewys nansyv meys	Y tedhewis nans yw mis	I have promised, it is now a month,
mones inhans then prasov	mones yn-hons dhe'n prasow	To go down to the meadows
erbyn duk magus a breys	erbynn dug Magus a brys,	To meet Duke Magus of price,
den fur in y worthebov	den fur yn y worthybow.	A man wise in his answers.
ov crosyer ota parys	Ow krosser, o'ta parys	My crucifer, art thou ready
lemen thum gormennadov	lemmyn dhe'm gor'mynnadow?	Now according to my orders ?
CROSSER EPISCOPI POLI 3924	Crosser episcopi poli	THE BISHOP OF POLA'S CRUCIFER.
Me yv parys arluth da	My yw parys, arloedh da.	I am ready, good lord.
sav guan revle yma oma	Saw gwann rewl yma omma	But a bad rule is here
na yllyn lefya kyn moys	na yllyn livya kyn' mos.	That we may not dine before going.
gvak yv thym an pengasen	Gwag yw dhymm an penn-gasenn.	Empty have I the end of the paunch (?).
a molleth du in gegen	A, molleth Dyw y'n gegin,	O God's curse in the kitchen,
schant yv an dewes han boys	skant yw an diwes ha'n boes.	Scant is the drink and the food.
Descendunt		[They go down.
EPISCOPUS POLI 3930	Episcopus Poli	BISHOP OF POLA.
Heyl dyugh duk nobil magus	Hayl dhywgh dug nobyl Magus!	Hail to you, noble Duke Magus !
me ham crosser presagus	My ha'm krosser, Presagus,	I and my crozier-bearer, Praesagus,
reduth dywy ʒe sportya	re dheuth dhy'hwi dhe sportya.	Have come to you to sport.
na wethen ree then ternans	Na withyn ni re dhe'n tir-nans,	Let us not keep overmuch to the low land,
rag yma dragon dyblans	rag yma dragon diblans,	For there is a dragon clearly,
hag onen vras sur omma	hag onan vras, sur omma.	And a big one, surely here.
PRIMUS DUX MAGUS 3936	Primus dux Magus	FIRST DUKE MAGUS.
Now wolcum ffadyr byschyp {F.C., 1}	Now wolkomm ffadyr byschyp!	Now welcome, father bishop !
		The dragon will not come I think
ny thue dragon me a dyp	Ny dheu dragon my a dyb	Near to us.
oges thynny	ogas dhyn ni.	If she come in sight, I know it,
mar thue in syght me an gor	Mar teu yn syght, my a'n goer,	Here there are people enough
yma omma pobil lor	yma omma pobel lowr	To slay her readily.
rag y latha eredy	rag hy ladha yredi.	[Here the dragon ready in the open space
[her ye dragon aredy in ye place
		SECOND DUKE MAGUS.
SECUNDUS DUX MAGUS 3942	Secundus dux Magus	Let us not trust to that
Na drestiyn ny the henna	Na drestyn ni dhe henna.	Lords, let us come hence !
arlythy duen alema	Arlydhi, deun alemma!	Behold her surely unconquered !
attahy sur defethys	Ottahi sur devedhys!	Out ! by her we shall be dead
out drethy bethen marov	Out, dredhi bydhyn marow	With flame of fire out of her mouth.
gans flam tan mes ay ganov	gans flamm tan mes a'y ganow.	A thousand armed men abide her not.
nys gorta myl den ervys	Ny's gorta mil dhen ervys.
[her a gonn yn y dragon ys movthe aredy & fyr	<her a gonn yn y dragon ys movthe aredy & fyr	[Here a gun ready in the dragon's mouth and fire.
PRIMUS DUX 3948	Primus dux	FIRST DUKE.
Hov dehesugh warnethy	Hou, deghesewgh warnedhi!	How, strike at her !
nansus ran lenkis gonsy (gensy {F.C.,+ 13 "gonsy probably a scribe's error for gensy"})	Nans eus rann lenkys gensi.	Now are some swallowed by her !
[sum of ye sovdrys y sowlyd		[Some of the soldiers swallowed.
pythyv an iovle a reny	Pyth an jowl a wren ni?	What the devil shall we do ?
mahom reges ancumbra	Mahomm re'gas ankomppro!	May Mahound cumber you !
in agen meske ov scumbla	Yn agan mysk ow skombla	Amongst us dunging
avel wy mark attahy	avel oy, mark, ottahi!	Like water, mark ! behold her !
EPISCOPUS POLI 3954	Episcopus Poli	THE BISHOP OF POLA.
A gony gony fyen	A go-ni, go-ni, fien,	Ah woe's us, woe's us ! let us flee
ken marov bras ha byen	ken marow bras ha byghan,	Else dead, great and small,
re corff mahum on oma	re gorf Mahomm, on omma.	By Mahound's body, we are here.
duen then emperour costentyn	Deun dhe'n emperour Costentyn,	Let us come to the emperor Constantine,
ha dotho eff leveryn	ha dhodho ev leveryn,	And to him let us tell,
y vryans eff yv helma	y wrians ev yw hemma.	His lordship is this.
PRIMUS DUX	primus dux	FIRST DUKE to Constantine.
[constantinum
Heyl ser emperour costentyn	Hayl, syrr emperour Kostentyn!	Hail, sir emperor Constantine !
ha warnes ny a cry out	ha warnas ni a kri 'Out'.	And on thee we cry out.
deswreys yv an pov lemyn	Diswrys yw an pow lemmyn,	Undone is the country now,
ha der the wryens heb dovt	ha der dha wryans heb dout	And throughout thy lordship without doubt
lues marov	lies marow.	Many dead.
an dragon vrays us in caff	An dhragon vras eus y'n kav	The great dragon that is in a cave
vn den the gerthes ay saff	unn den dhe gerdhes a'y sav	One man to go from his standing
ny gas nan lathe heb wov	ny as ma'n lattho heb wow.	She will not let without killing him truly.
EPISCOPUS POLI 3968	Episcopus Poli	BISHOP OF POLA.
Bythqueth ny vue vays in pov	Bythkweyth ny veu 'vas y'n pow	Never has there been good in the country
aban vys crystyan heb wov	a-ban veus Kristyon heb wow.	Since thou becamest a christian without a lie.
molleth du war ath treylas	Molleth Dyw war a'th trelyas!	God's curse on him who converted thee !
ny glowys gans den genys	Ny glywis gans den genys	I have not heard that any one born
a worthya crist nygythys	a wordhya Krist negedhys	Who worshipt evil Christ
bythqueth the faria in fays	bythkweyth dhe fara yn fas.	Ever faxed well.
CONSTANTINUS 3974	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE.
Arlythy eugh wy war gam	Arlydhi, ewgh hwi war gamm.	Lords, go your way.
crist ha maria y vam	Krist ha Maria y Vamm	Christ and Mary his Mother
dua rag agen gueras	deu rag agan gweres.	Will come to help us.
dus oma ov maseger	Deus omma, ow messejer,	Come here, my messenger,
ha kergh uskys sylvester	ha kyrgh uskis Sylvester	And fetch quickly Silvester
the covs gena a fur spas	dhe gows gene' a verr spas.	To speak with me for a short space.
NUNCIUS	Secundus Nuncius	MESSENGER to Constantine.
[constantinum
Costentyn arluth somper	Kostentyn, arloedh somper,	Constantine, lord without equal,
me a doro syluester	my a dhoro Sylvester	I will bring Silvester
oma dywy an vorov	omma dhy'hwi an vorow.	Here to you to-morrow.
ny goske welen indan droys	Ny gosk hwilenn yn-dann droes	A rod shall not sleep under foot,
na nefre ny debre boys	na nevra ny dhybra' boes	Nor ever shall I eat food.
er na govsen orth y ganov	erna gowssen orth y anow.	Until I speak at his mouth.
[ad syluestrem		[To Silvester.
Siluester lowena dys	Sylvester, lowena dhis!	Silvester, joy to thee !
then emperour dones uskys	Dhe'n emperour dones uskis	To the emperor to come forthwith
reys yv thywy in certeyn	Res yw dhy'hwi yn sertan,	Need is for you certainly,
rag ef a vyn covs orthys	rag ev a vynn kows orthis	For he will speak to thee
pur wyr lemmyn	pur wir lemmyn.	Right truly now.
[finit
SILVESTER	Silvester	SILVESTER. [Silvester goes down.
[descentit siluester
The constentyn me a due	Dhe Konstentyn my a dheu	To Constantine I will come
thy comondment benythe	dh'y gommondment bynytha:	According to his command ever
eff yv arluth mur y nel	ev yw arloedh meur y nell.	He is lord : great his might.
[constantinum		[To Constantine.
ser emperour dyugh lowene	Syrr emperour, dhywgh lowena!	Sir Emperor, joy to you !
oma prest me re dufe	Omma prest my re dheuva	Here at once I have come
ha ny vynnys lettya pel	ha ny vynnis lettya pell.	And I would not hinder long.
IMPERATOR CONSTANTINUS 3997	Imperator Constantinus	EMPEROR CONSTANTINE.
Ima oma sur dragon	Yma omma sur dragon	There is here surely a dragon.
ov latha pobil dyson	ow ladha pobel dison	Slaying people
heb numbyr sur del clowa	heb nomber sur dell glywa'.	Without number surely, as I hear,
tovlel a rons warnavy	Tewlel a wrons warnav vy	They do cast on me
bones an causer defry	bones an kawser devri	That I am the causer really
begythys rag ov bosa	besydhys rag ow bos-a.	For my being baptized.
[descendit constantinum		[Constantine goes down.
SYLUESTER 4003	Syluester	SILVESTER.
Dre voth crist arluth avan	Dre vodh Krist, Arloedh a-vann,	Through the will of Lord Christ above
an dragan me a ra guan	an dhragon my a wra gwann	The dragon I will pierce
dregen in pov na relle	dregyn y'n pow na wrello.	So that she may not do hurt in the country.
may welle myns us in rome	May hwello myns eus yn Rom	So that all that are in Rome may see
ihesu crist a bev ry dome (rydome {F.C., 1; 13} )	Yesu Krist a biw ri dom	Jesus Christ owns the (right of) giving doom,
ha gul kepar del vynne	ha gul kepar dell vynno.	And doth as he will.
PRIMUS DUX magus 4009	Primus dux Magus	FIRST DUKE MAGUS.
Cans den lethys war ov feth	Kans den ledhys war ow fydh,	A hundred men slain, on my faith,
nav re vue sur in vn geth	now re beu sur yn unn jydh	Now were surely in one day
prest gensy hy	prest gensi hi.	By her.
mar qureth y ouercummya	Mar kwredh hy overkommya	If thou canst overcome her
the crist ny a vyn treyla	dhe Krist ni a vynn trelya.	To Christ we will turn.
var off ny yllyth defry	War ov, ny yllydh devri.	I am aware that thou wilt not be able really.
SYLVESTER 4015	Sylvester	SILVESTER.
Thum peiadov alema	Dhe'm pysadow alemma	According to my prayer hence
mones a vanna rygthy	mones a vynnav rygdhi.	I would go before her. [he kneels.
[genuflectit
IHC. 4017	IHC	JESUS.
Pedyr lemen thymo kea	Pedyr, lemmyn dhymmo ke	Peter, now for me go
the syluester eredy	dhe Sylvester yredi.	To Silvester readily.
gueyt in tek y confortye	Gwayt yn teg y gonfortya	Take care fairly to comfort him,
ha gans henne y desky	ha gans henna y dhyski	And therewithal to teach him.
an dragon y ra fethe	an dhragon y hwra fetha	The dragon he will vanquish
der ov gallus eredy	der ow galloes yredi.	Through my power readily.
ytheseff orth y care	Yth esov orth y gara:	I am loving him,
ny vanna y ankevy	ny vynna' y ankevi.	I will not forget him.
PETRUS 4025	Petrus	PETER.
Arluth the voth me a ra	Arloedh, dha vodh my a wra,	Lord, thy will I shall do,
syluester scon y guarnya	Sylvester skon y warnya	(And) Silvester at once warn him
an dragon nangeffo ovn	a'n dhragon na'n jeffo own.	Of the dragon that he should not have fear.
eff as led avel on doff	Ev a's led avel oen dov,	He will lead her like a tame lamb,
ha der gallus du in proff	ha der alloes Dyw yn prov	And through God's power in proof
as comond then dysert dovn	a's kommond dhe'n dysert down.	Will command her to the deep desert.
descendit petrus	descendit petrus <solus ad sylvestrem in placea	Peter descends [alone to Silvester in the open space.
[solus ad syluestrem in placea
Syluester wek beth lowen	Sylvester hweg, bydh lowen!	Silvester sweet, be glad !
crist a vyn orthys certen	Krist a vynn orthis sertan	Christ will for thee certainly
fethe purguir an dragon	fetha pur wir an dhragon.	Defeat right truly the dragon.
the ij chaplen kemery	Dha dhew japlen kemmer i	Thy two chaplains, take them
genes thegy eredy	genes dhejy yredi	With thee to her readily,
ha gueres ad (hag ad (ath) weres? {F.C., 13} ) du dyson	ha gweres a dheu dison,	And help from thy God at once.
SYLVESTER 4037	Sylvester	SILVESTER.
Arluth neff rum gueresa	Arloedh nev re'm gweresso!	Lord of heaven help me !
me ny won thum confortia	My ny wonn dhe'm konfortya	I know not to comfort me
pyv us oma devethys	piw eus omma devedhys.	Who is come here.
mur yv gallus crist avan	Meur yw galloes Krist a-vann,	Great is the power of Christ above,
ha trestia a raff certan	ha trestya a wrav sertan	And I do trust certainly
pup vr ol eff thum guereys	pub eur oll ev dhe'm gweres.	That always he will help me.
PETRUS 4043	Petrus	PETER.
Me yv the crist abostel	My yw dhe Krist abostol,	I am an apostle of Christ's,
ha pedyr ov hanov lel	ha Pedyr ow hanow lel:	And Peter is my loyal name :
na thovt dysset in matter	na dhout dessayt y'n mater.	Fear not deceit in the matter.
	{S. 'at least 3 lines missing'.}
	{N. supplies:
	Omma yth on dannvenys	Here we are sent
	gans Dyw ker rag dyski dhis	by dear God to teach you
	pandr'a goedh dhis, Sylvester.}	what falls to you, Silvester.
Then dragonn covs in delma	Dhe'n dhragon kows yndellma:	To the dragon speak thus :
ihesu crist map maria	Yesu Krist, Mab Maria,	Jesu Christ, son of Mary,
ha genys a lel werheys	ha genys a lel Wyrghes,4048	And born of a loyal virgin,
a fue marov in grovs pren	a veu marow y'n growsprenn[in grovs pren]{fem.}	Has been dead on the crosstree,
hag anclethys in beth men	hag ynkleudhys yn bedh men,[anclethys]	And buried in a tomb of stone,
then tresse deth dasserrys	dhe'n tressa dydh dasserghys,	On the third day he arose,
assendijs then neff inban	assendyes dhe'n nev yn-bann.4052[assendijs]	Ascended up to heaven.
deth brus eff a thue certan	Dydh breus ev a dheu sertan	On doomsday he will come certainly,
thagen brusy kyk in kneys	dh'agan breusi kig yn kneus.[kneys]	To judge us, flesh in skin.
in y hanov ty dragon	Yn y Hanow, ty dhragon,	In his name, thou dragon,
in mes oma thymo duys	yn-mes omma dhymmo deus.	Come out here to me.
Syne an grovs kymer genys	Sin an grows kemmer genes	The sign of the cross take with thee
ha ty as led del vynneys	ha ty a's led dell vynnydh	And thou wilt lead her as thou wishest,
poren theth voth ʒe honen	poran dhe'th vodh dha honan.	Right according to thy own will.
ihesu a vyn da guereys {F.C., 1}	Yesu a vynn dha weres	Jesu will help (thee) well,
rag the voys y servont len	rag dha vos y servont len.	For that thou art his faithful servant.
SYLVESTER 4062	Sylvester	SILVESTER.
Benyges rebo an preys	Bennigys re bo an prys!	Blessed be the time !
me a vyn mones uskys	My a vynn mones uskis	I will go forthwith
then dragon sur alemma	dhe'n dhragon sur alemma.	To the dragon surely hence.
[descendit
dugh gene ov dev chaplen	Dewgh gene', ow dew japlen.	Come with me, my two chaplains :
syne an grovs theragon scoen	Sin an grows dheragon skon	The sign of the cross before us
degeugh aberth maria	degewgh a-barth Maria.	Bear ye on behalf of Mary.
[a crosse aredy ffor primus capellanus seluestris		[A cross ready for Silvester's first chaplain.
PRIMUS CAPELLANUS SILVESTRIS 4068	Primus Capellanus Silvestris	SILVESTER'S FIRST CHAPLAIN.
Me a thek pur guir an grovs	My a dheg pur wir an grows,	I will bear right truly the cross,
hav cowyth inweth heb flovs	ha'w koweth ynwedh heb flows,	And my comrade likewise, without flout,
degens lantern gans golov	degens lantern gans golow:	Let him bear the lantern with a light :
dovn yv an caff may ma hy	down yw an kav may ma hi,	Deep is the cave where she is,
cans pas del glowys ha moy	kans pas dell glywis, ha moy.	An hundred paces, as I have heard, and more.
crist guyth ny orth tewolgow	Krist gwith ni orth tewolgow!	Christ keep us from darkness !
[secundus capellanus beryth ye lantern		[The second chaplain bears the lantern.
PRIMUS DUX .i. MAGUS 4074	Primus dux .i. magus	FIRST DUKE i.e. MAGUS.
Serys duen ny the veras	Syrrys, deun ni dhe viras	Sirs, let us come to see
pan dyweth an thragon vras	pan dhiwedh a'n dhragon vras	What end of the great dragon
a ra syluester lemen	a wra Sylvester lemmyn.	Silvester will make now.
ny grese vy mas pystry	Ny grysav vy ma's pystri	I believe that nought save magic
y wore gul eredy	y hwoer e gul yredi	He can do readily,
thagen tolla pur certen	dh'agan toella pur sertan.	To deceive us right certainly.
SYLVESTER	Sylvester	SILVESTER kneels.
[genuflectit
In hanov map maria	Yn Hanow Mab Maria,	In the name of Mary's Son,
ihesu crist ythyv henna	Yesu Krist yth yw henna,	Jesu Christ is that,
a fue marov anclethyys	a veu marow, ynkleudhys,	Who has been dead, buried,
dasserrys then tresse deth	dasserghys dhe'n tressa dydh,	Raised on the third day,
then neff assendias inweth	dhe'n nev assendyas ynwedh,	To heaven he ascended likewise
an berth dyov the du tays	a'n barth dheghow dhe Dhyw Tas.	On the right side of God (the) Father.
deth brus eff a thue purfeth	Dydh breus ev a dheu perfeyth	On Doomsday he will come perfect
the vrusi an drok han mays	dhe vreusi an drog ha'n mas.	To judge the bad and the good.
In y hanov dus in mes	Yn y Hanow deus yn-mes,	In His name come forth,
par del yv gorhemynnes	par dell yw gorhemmynnys	Even as is commanded
gans crist dymo in bysma	gans Krist dhymmo y'n bys ma.	By Christ to me in this world.
[exiuit de spelunca		[She issued from the cave.
PRIMUS DUX .i. MAGUS 4091	Primus dux .i. magus	FIRST DUKE ie. MAGUS.
atta an dragon ov toys	Otta an dhragon ow tos;	Behold the dragon coming !
war theller guel yv dyn moys	wardhelergh gwell yw dhyn mos.	Back it is better for us to go.
o#t# marov ythoff omma	Out, marow yth ov omma!	Out ! I am dead here !
pur guir gans hy anel poys	Pur wir gans hy anall poes	Right truly by her heavy breath.
benytha vays ny vetha	bynytha 'vas ny vydha'.	Never shall I be well.
[cadat in terrore monstri		[Let him fall down in fear of the monster.
SECUNDUS DUX .i. MAGUS 4096	Secundus dux .i. magus	SECOND DUKE i.e. MAGUS.
Hy rum lathes gans hy gvyns	Hi re'm ladhas gans hy gwyns.	She has killed me with her wind.
re vahum wek pen an sens	Re Vahomm hweg, penn an sens,	By sweet Mahound, the chief of the saints,
alemma numbus gvaya	alemma ny'm beus gwaya.	Hence I cannot move.
govy na vuma war kyns	Go-vy na veuma war kyns!	Woe 's me, I was not wary before !
hager dyweth yv helma	HAger diwedh yw hemma.	An ugly end is this.
[finit
[cadat in terrore monstri		[Let him fall down in fear of the monster.
SILVESTER 4101	Silvester	SILVESTER.
Gorta oma ty dragon	Gorta omma, ty dhragon!	Stay here, thou dragon !
in hanov crist cuff colon	Yn Hanow Krist, kuv kolonn,	In the name of Christ, the loveable heart,
me a vyn the thalhenna	my a vynn dha dhalghenna,	I will lay hold of thee,
hath ledya kepar hag on	ha'th ledya kepar hag oen,	And lead thee like a lamb,
der gallus du in delma	der alloes Dyw yndellma.	Through God's power, so.
CONSTANTINUS 4106	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE.
Syluester gorthys reby	Syluester, gordhys re bi!	Silvester, praised be thou !
ty re proves eredy	Ty re brovas yredi	Thou hast proven readily
boys crist pen an arlythy	bos Krist Penn an arlydhi.	That Christ is the head of the lords.
thymo othem o hena	Dhymmo edhomm o henna.	Need to me was that.
seris pendra govsughwy	Syrrys, pandr'a gewsewgh hwi?	Sirs, what say you ?
den benyges yv helma	Den bennigys yw hemma.	A blessed man is this.
EPISCOPUS POLY 4112	Episcopus Poly	BISHOP OF POLA.
Yma omma tus varov	Yma omma tus varow.	Here there are dead folk.
mar kyllons heb feladov	Mar kyllons heb falladow	If they can, without fail,
thage bevnans bones dreys	dh'aga bywnans bones dres,	To their life be brought,
cavs thynny eff a vya	kaws dhyn ni ev a via	Cause to us it would be
in ihesu map marya	yn Yesu, Mab Maria,	In Jesus, son of Mary,
the cresy byen ha brays	dhe grysi, byghan ha bras.	To believe, small and great.
SILUESTER 4118	Siluester	SILVESTER.
Ihesu arluth creff ha guan	Yesu, Arloedh krev ha gwann,	Jesus, Lord of strong and weak,
ihesu an dusma leman	Yesu, an dus ma lemmyn	Jesus, this folk now
vsy war dor omgellys (omwhelys?, omhelys? {F.C., 13} )	usi war dhor omhwelys,	That are on earth overthrown,
gront dethe sevel in yagh	gront dhedha sevel yn yagh.	Grant to them to stand up whole.
mar a syns fur y a nagh	Maras yns fur i a nagh	If they be wise, they will reject
in vrna tebel voythreys?	y'n eur na tebel weythres.	In that hour evil-doing.
[Surrexit ij#us# ducibus et omnes		[The two dukes arise and all.
PRIMUS DUX .i. MAGUS 4124	Primus dux .i. magus	FIRST DUKE i.e. MAGUS.
Syluester gorthys reby	Sylvester, gordhys re bi!	Silvester, worshipt be thou !
in crist me a vyn cresy	Yn Krist my a vynn krysi	In Christ I will believe
du a vercy y vosa	Dyw a versi y vos-a.	That he is God of mercy.
an dragon yv tebelvest	An dhragon yw tebel vest.	The dragon is an evil beast.
me a vyn pesy baptist	My a vynn pysi baptyst	I will beseech a baptizer,
ha gorthya map maria	ha gordhya Mab Maria.	And worship Mary's Son.
[finit
EPISCOPUS POLI (SECUNDUS DUX .i. MAGUS	Episcopus Poli	BISHOP OF POLA.
Thum skyans pan oma dreys	Dhe'm skians pan oma dres	To my wits since I am brought,
me a vyn boys begythys	my a vynn bos besydhys,	I will be baptized
gorthya ihesu benitha	gordhya Yesu bynytha.	(And) worship Jesus always.
an falge dragon tebel preff	An fals dragon, tebel pryv,	The false dragon, evil worm,
ny gara gueles y grueff	ny gara' gweles hy greuv.	I like not to see her face.
desawer vest yv honna	Disawr vest yw honna.	An unsavoury beast is that !
SILVESTER 4136	Silvester	SILVESTER.
Na berthuth ovn annethy	Na berthewgh own anedhi.	Do not bear fear of her.
dre gras ihesu us avan	Dre ras Yesu eus a-vann,	Through grace of Jesus who is above,
then dysert me as gor hy	dhe'n dysert my a's gorr hi,	To the desert I will put her,
then le na relle dregan	dhe'n le na wrello dregyn.	To the place where she cannot do evil.
in hanov crist a vercy	Yn Hanow Krist a versi	In the name of Christ of mercy
me ath worhemyn dragan	my a'th worhemmynn, Dragon,	I command thee, dragon,
then guylfos quik mathylly	dhe'n gwylvos kwykk mayth ylli.	That thou go quick to the wilderness.
avoye orthef leman	Avoyd dhiworthiv lemmyn!	Out of the way from me now !
drok nefre gueyt na rylly	Drog nevra gwayt na wrylli	Take care that thou never do evil
the vest na den creff na guan	dhe vest na den, krev na gwann,	To beast, nor man, strong nor weak,
na byth moy na ʒe wylly	na bydh moy na dhehweli	That thou never more return
war beyn ancov ty belan	war bayn ankow, ty vilen.	On pain of death, thou villain.
EPISCOPUS POLY 4148	Episcopus Poly	BISHOP OF POLA.
In kerth sur galles holma	Yn kerdh sur gallas homma.	Away surely this is gone.
oll rome yv sensys nefra	Oll Rom yw synsys nevra	All Rome is bound ever
the enora syluester	dhe enora Sylvester.	To honour Silvester.
grua scon agen begythya	Gwra skon agan besydhya.	Forthwith do thou baptize us.
opynguelys yv omma	Opyn gwelys yw omma	Openly seen is here
nagus du mas ihesu ker	nag eus Dyw ma's Yesu ker.	That there is no God save dear Jesus.
[finit
[holy water aredy		[Holy water ready.
SYLVESTER 4154	Sylvester	SILVESTER.
Me agys beseth warbarth	My a'gas besydh warbarth,	I will baptize you together,
oma lemen kyns dybarth	omma lemmyn kyns dibarth,	Here now before parting,
in nomine patris ef (et {F.N., 242} ) filij	in nomine patris et filij	In the name of the Father and the Son
et spiritus sancti amen	et spiritus sancti, amen.	And of the Holy Ghost, amen.
lemen ov mebyen lyen	Lemmyn, ow mebyon lyenn,	Now, my sons of learning,
ware thum palys duen ny	hware dhe'm palys deun ni.	Anon to my palace let us come.
[finit
SECUNDUS CAPOLLANUS SILVESTER 4160	Secundus capollanus Silvester	SILVESTER'S SECOND CHAPLAIN.
Parys on the voys genogh	Parys on dhe vos genowgh.	Ready are we to go with thee.
ny a ra bohes venogh	Ni a wra boghes venowgh,	We will often do a little,
syluester servys dywhy	Sylvester, servis dhy'hwi.	Silvester, of service to you.
gorthyans the crist in torma	Gordhyans dhe Krist y'n tor' ma!	Worship to Christ at this turn !
lues enaff sur oma	Lies enev sur omma	Many souls surely here
drethogh sawys us defry	dredhowgh sawys eus devri.	Through you are healed really.
[finit
CONSTANTINUS 4166	Constantinus	CONSTANTINE.
Gorthyans the crist a selwans	Gordhyans dhe Krist a selwyans!	Worship to Christ of salvation !
der syluester in torma	Der Sylvester y'n tor' ma	Through Silvester this turn
pobyl rome orth ij vernans	pobel Rom orth dew vernans	Rome's people from two deaths
delyfrys ythyns oma	delivrys yth yns omma,	Are here delivered,
kynsol a debel cregyans	kyns oll a debel gryjyans	First of all from evil belief
lues den dreys in forth da	lies den dres yn fordh da	Many a one brought on a good road,
ha ny ol guythys dyblans	ha ni oll gwithys diblans	And we all clearly preserved
orth an dragon preff an pla	orth an dhragon, pryv an pla.	From the dragon, the worm of the plague.
Duen ny oll gans procession	Deun ni oll gans proseshyon.	Let us all come with a procession.
thy curte syluester dysonn	Dh'y gort Sylvester dison	To his court forthwith Silvester
gruen y gora	gwren y worra.	Let us put him.
dotho oll ython sensys	Dhodho oll yth on synsys:	To him we are all bound :
		Many here devoured
lues oma deworijs	lies omma devoryes	By the graceless dragon,
gans an dragon ongrassijs	gans an dhragon ongrassyes,	Were he not, surely would have been.
na ve eff sur a vya	na ve ev, sur a via.
[finit
[ad palacium pape procesconant	@@@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@ @@@@@ @@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@@ @@@ @@@@ @@@	[They go in procession to the Pope's palace.
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	MERYADOK PART 4 - HIS DEATH
LANGUIDUS vel CONTRACTUS 4181	Languidus vel Contractus	A FEEBLE MAN, OR A CRIPPLE.
A thu assoma grefijs	A Dhyw, ass oma grevys!	O God, I am grieved !
mans ov esely a heys	Mans ow eseli a hys	Maimed are my limbs for a long time :
mas orth dev croyth ny gerthaff	ma's orth dew groch ny gerdhav.	Except on two crutches I walk not.
assoff guan hag anhethek	Ass ov gwann hag anhudhek.	I am weak and loathsome.
kelmys off the vryasek	Kelmys ov dhe Veryasek,	Bound am I to Meriasek,
sav ny von pur in metyaff	saw ny wonn p'eur y'n metyav.	But I know not when I shall meet him.
Me re vue in mes dres nos	My re beu yn-mes dres nos,	I have been out during night.
mur ov anwys ham ponfos	meur ow anwoes ha'm poenvos	Great my chilliness and my trouble
pan veth lues ov cosca	pan vydh lies ow koska,	When many are sleeping.
in pollov prest omhelys	yn pollow prest omhwelys,	In pools quite overturned.
ov ij lyn ham kyk squerdys	ow dewlin ha'm kig skwerdys.	My two knees and my flesh torn.
sevel am saff ny alla	Sevel a'm sav ny alla'.	I cannot stand up.
Devethys ythoff then plays	Devedhys yth ov dhe'n plas.	I am come to the place.
dorsona thys a thremays	Dursoenno dhis, a dhremas!	A blessing to thee, O worthy sir !
rag kerense ihesu wek	Rag kerensa Yesu hweg	For love of sweet Jesus,
lauer dym a then grassyes	lavar dhymm, a dhen grassyes,	Tell me, O gracious man,
py caffsenua meryasek	py kavsen-va Meryasek.	Where I may find Meriasek.
MERIADOCUS 4198	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Ov covs genes at eva	Ow kows genes ottava.	Speaking with thee, behold him.
pendra vynta annotha	Pandr'a vynn'ta anodho?	What thing wouldst thou of him ?
lauer in scon	Lavar yn skon.	Say forthwith.
me a garsa	My a garsa	I should like
in norvysma	y'n norvys ma	In this world
pup vr socra	pub eur sokra	Always to succour
bohogogyon	boghosogyon.	Poor people.
CONTRACTUS 4205	Contractus	THE CRIPPLE.
Me yv cropyl podrethek	My yw kropyl podrethek	I am a rotten cripple
devethys dys meryasek	devedhys dhis, Meryasek,	Come to thee, Meriasek,
purothomek the du gras	pur edhommek dhe Dhyw gras.	Right needy, thanks to God.
rag kerense an pasconn	Rag kerensa an passhyon	For love of the Passion
a porthes ihesu ragonn	a borthas Yesu ragon,	Which Jesus bore for us,
meryasek grua thym gueras	Meryasek, gwra dhymm gweres!	Meriasek, help me !
Numbus esel nag yv mans	Ny'm beus esel nag yw mans,	I have not a limb that is not maimed,
ha pur vr (pup ur?, pur guir? {F.N., 244} ) yma mernans	ha pub eur yma mernans	And always death is shunning me
in beys orth ov gohelas	y'n bys orth ow goheles.	In the world.
numbus kerthes mas sklynkya	Ny'm beus kerdhes ma's slynkya.	I cannot walk but slink.
ny gar namur in bysma	Ny gar nameur y'n bys ma	Not much in this world loves
doys in ov syght nam guelas	dos yn ow syght na'm gweles.	To come into my sight or to see me.
noth off avel best oma	Noeth ov avel best omma	Naked am I, like a beast here
war lur ov pedrevanas	war leur ow pedrevanas.	On the ground crawling.
[genuflectit
MERIADOCUS 4219	Meriadocus Episcopus	MERIASEK.
Ihesu a ruk neff ha nor	Yesu, a wrug nev ha nor,	May Jesus, who made heaven and earth,
me a peys omma in clor	my a bys omma yn klor	I beseech here gently
re therbara dis ʒehes	re dharbarro dhis yeghes,	Provide healing for thee,
mones ha doys may hylly	mones ha dos may hylli,	To go and come that thou mayst,
kepar del yl heb yly	kepar dell yll heb eli	As he can without a salve
sawya oll the esely	sawya oll dha eseli	Heal all thy limbs
a pup galer ha cleves	a bub galar ha kleves.	From every disease and illness.
Ihesu yv agen savyur	Yesu yw agan savyour.	Jesus is our Saviour.
retrehava the war lur	Re'th trehaffo dhiwar leur!	May he raise thee up from the ground !
maria reth weresa	Maria re'th weresso,	May Mary help thee !
ha re grontya	ha re wronttyo	And grant,
y both mar pea	hy bodh mar pe-a	If it be her will,
ʒehes thyso in torma	yeghes dhiso y'n tor' ma!	Healing to thee at this turn !
CONTRACTUS 4232	Contractus	THE CRIPPLE.
Arluth assoff lowenheys	Arloedh, ass ov lowenhes.	Lord, I am rejoiced.
grassaf#e# crist a vercy	Grassav dhe Krist a versi	I give thanks to Christ of mercy
ha thys meryasek kefrys	ha dhis, Meryasek, keffrys.	And to thee, Meriasek, likewise.
restorijs ov esely	Restoryes ow eseli	My limbs restored
yv thym heb wov	yw dhymm heb wow.	Are to me without a lie.
kerthes me a yl	Kerdhes my a yll	I can walk
lemen heb peryl	lemmyn heb peryll,	Now without peril,
yagh ha pur salov	yagh ha pur salow.	Healed and quite whole.
MERIADOCUS EPISCOPUS 4240	Meriadocus episcopus	BISHOP MERIASEK.
The ihesu rebo grassees	Dhe Yesu re bo grassyes!	To Jesus be thanks !
the guyske kymer dylles	Dhe wiska kemmer dillas	For clothing take raiment
lemen densa yth kerhen	lemmyn, densa, y'th kyrghynn,	Now, good man, around thee,
ha tan dis dewes ha boys	ha tann dhis diwes ha boes.	And take thou to thee drink and food.
grasse the crist a galloys	Grassa dhe Krist a alloes:	Give thanks to Christ of power :
eff yv the vethek certen	ev yw dha vedhyk sertan.	He is thy leech certainly.
CONTRACTUS 4246	Contractus	THE CRIPPLE.
Ihesu avan	Yesu a-vann,	May Jesus above,
map grurhes (guerhes {F.N., 246} ) splan	Mab Gwyrghes splann,	Son of a bright virgin ;
thyugh ren tala	dhywgh re'n talo!	Repay it to you !
meryasek wek	Meryasek hweg,	Sweet Meriasek,
then bohosek	dhe'n boghosek	To the poor man
parys owhy the socra	parys owgh hwi dhe sokra.	Ready are you to give succour.
MERIADOCUS	Meriadocus	MERIASEK [he was lying in the oratory.
[in oratorio iacebat
Dugh why thym ov bredereth	Dewgh hwi dhymm, ow bredereth.	Come ye to me, my brethren.
corff ov arluth del deleth	Korf ow Arloedh dell dheledh,	My Lord's Body as one ought,
hythyv me re recevas	hedhyw my re ressevas.	To-day I have received.
reys yv dyberth otyweth	Res yw diberth wor'tiwedh,	Need is it to part at last,
kyn fo tek an gowethas	kyn fo teg an gowethas.	Though fair be the companionship.
The ihesu rebo grasseys	Dhe Yesu re bo grassyes!	To Jesus be thanks !
gans mernans me yv tuchys	Gans mernans my yw tochys.	By death I am touched.
reys yv mones an bysma	Res yw mones a'n bys ma.	Need is it to go from this world.
bredereth vsyogh dader	Bredereth, usyewgh dader,	Brethren, practise goodness,
han vohosogyen pub vr	ha'n voghosogyon pub eur,	And the poor people always,
bethugh sokyr an rena	bedhewgh sokor an re na.	Be ye the succour of those.
DECANUS	Decanus	THE DEAN to Meriasek
[ad meriadocum
Arluth fetel vyth dynny	Arloedh, fatell vydh dhyn ni	Lord, how will it be to us
mar teberthyth eredy	mar tiberthydh yredi,	If thou departest already,
meryasek the orthen	Meryasek, dhiworthyn?	Meriasek, from us ?
me a wor in guir heb mar	My a woer yn hwir heb mar	I know truly, without doubt,
benytho arluth ath par	bynytha arloedh a'th par	Never a lord equal to thee
pur thefry nygynbethen	pur dhevri ny 'gan bydhyn.	Certainly shall we have.
MERIADOCUS 4269	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Yma an preys ov nesse	Yma an prys ow nesa.	The time is drawing nigh.
the crist me a vyn grasse	Dhe Krist my a vynn grassa	To Christ I will give thanks
thym y thadder in bysma	dhymm y dhader y'n bys ma.	For his goodness to me in this world.
ʒesseys vnctis connnijs? (communijs {F.N., 248} )	Yesys, untys, komunyes	Confessed, anointed, houseled
off lemen the ihesu grays	ov lemmyn, dhe Yesu gras.	Am I now, thanks to Jesu.
the orth crist lel map guirhas	Dhiworth Krist, lel Mab Gwyrghes,	From Christ, loyal son of a virgin,
rag ov servesy in beas	rag ow servysi y'n bys,	For my servants in the world,
war thu pesy me a ra	war Dhyw pysi my a wra.	On God, I do pray. [he kneels.
[genuflectit
Neb am gorth vy in bysma	Neb a'm gordh vy y'n bys ma,	Whoever shall honour me in this world,
ihesu arluth gront dethy	Yesu, Arloedh, gront dhedha	Jesu, Lord, grant to them
gallus boys ʒesseys oma	galloes bos yesys omma	Power of being confessed here
kyns es merwel eredy	kyns es merwel yredi,	Before dying readily,
corff crist inweth receva	korf Krist ynwedh resseva,	Christ's Body likewise to receive,
vngijs gans henna defry	untyes gans henna devri,	Anointed therewith certainly,
then vlas neff age ena	dhe'n wlas nev aga ena	To heaven's kingdom that their soul
may thella purguir then ioy	mayth ello pur wir dhe'n joy.	May go right truly to the joy.
In le may feua gorthys	Y'n le may fiv-a gordhys	In the place wherein I may be honoured
peseff rag an keth rena	pysav rag an keth re na	I pray for those same
maystefons y luen ʒeheys	ma's teffons i leun yeghes	That they may have full confession
pesy warnaff a rella	pysi warnav a wrella,	If they should pray to me,
ha sawys a pup cleveys	ha sawys a bub kleves	And be healed of every disease
aberth an corff han ena	a-barth an korf ha'n ena,	Within the body and the soul.
susten maystefons kefrys	sosten ma's teffons keffrys,	Sustenance that they may have likewise.
ha lor pegans the vewa	ha lowr pegans dhe vywa.	And enough pittance for living.
In kernov me ambeth chy	Yn Kernow my a'm bydh chi	In Cornwall I shall have a house
ryb maria a cambron	ryb Maria a Kammbronn.	By Mary of Camborne.
thum wyles neb a thue dy	Dhe'm gweles neb a dheu di	To see me whoever comes thither
me as aquit purdyson	my a's akwit pur dhison,	I will absolve him at once,
kyn fo ov corff in ken le	kyn fo ow horf yn ken le.	Though my body be in another place.
in keth plasna neb a beys	Y'n keth plas na neb a bys,	In that same place whoever shall pray,
gans ihesu y feth clowys	gans Yesu y fydh klywys,	By Jesus he will be heard,
hay petyconn colenwys	ha'y betyshyon kollenwys	And his petition fulfilled
lafyll purguir mar pethe	lafil pur wir mar pydh-e.	If it be, truly, right lawful.
Ov gol a veth suer	Ow goel a vydh sur	My festival shall be surely
in mes metheven	yn mis Metheven,	In the month of June,
an kynsa guener	an kynsa Gwener	The first Friday
rag nefre certen	rag nevra sertan.	For ever certainly.
ov banneth vy	Ow bennath vy,	My blessing,
gans banneth crist pen an sens	gans bennath Krist, Penn an sens,	With the blessing of Christ, the head of the saints,
the kemmys ov gol a sens	dhe gemmys ow goel a syns	For as many as keep my festival
y pese bys venary	y pysa' bys vynari.	I beseech for ever.
CANONICUS 4310	Canonicus	A CANON.
Meryasek fetel esogh	Meryasek, fatell esowgh?	Meriasek, how are you ?
adar medelhe ys braysogh? (medelheys+ (a dar?, ater? {N., 277} )	A-der medhelhes bras owgh.	Alas ! you are greatly weakened.
bethugh a cher	Bedhewgh a jer.	Be you of cheer.
ny a yl boys merethek? (morethek {F.N., 250} )	Ni a yll bos moredhek	We may be mournful
war the lergh ha herethek	war dha lergh, ha hirethek,	After thee, and yearning,
mar seth the orthen in suer	mars edh dhiworthyn yn sur.	If thou goest from us surely.
MERIADOCUS 4316	Meriadocus	MERIASEK.
Du guener crist ihesu ker	Dy' Gwener, Krist Yesu ker	On Friday, dear Christ Jesu,
a ruk merwel ragon ny	a wrug merwel ragon ni,	Did die for us,
maythoff lowen du guener	mayth ov lowen dy' Gwener	So that I may be glad on Friday
dascor ov ena defry	daskorr ow ena devri	To yield up my soul
thum selwadour	dhe'm Selwador.	To my Saviour.
ha du guener rag henna	Ha dy' Gwener rakhenna	And on Friday therefore
bethens ov gol vy nefra	bedhens ow goel vy nevra	Be my festival ever
sensys gans ov flehys dour	synsys gans ow fleghys dour.	Held by my brave children.
Bredereth dugh nes omma	Bredereth, dewgh nes omma,	Brethren, draw nearer here.
in tokyn a gerensa	yn tokyn a gerensa	In token of love
amma thyugh ol me a vyn	amma dhywgh oll my a vynn	I will kiss you all
in hanov map maria	yn Hanow Mab Maria	In the name of Mary's son.
in vvelder deberthyn	Yn uvelder diberthyn.	In humility let us part.
in manus tuas domine	in manus tuas domine	Into thy hands, O Lord,
spiritum meum commendo	spiritum meum commendo.	I commend my spirit.
Et sic emisit spiritum		And so he sent forth his spirit.
[ye holy goste aredy ffro hevyn to fett ye sowle and ye sovle aredy		[The Holy Ghost ready from heaven to fetch the soul, and the soul ready.
IHS. 4331	IHS	JESUS.
Ov eleth nygyogh then nor	Ow eledh, nijewgh dhe'n nor,	My angels, fly to the earth,
the kerhes thymo pur clour	dhe gyrghes dhymmo pur glor	To fetch me very gently
oma eneff meryasek	omma enev Meryasek.	Here Meriasek's soul.
myns a deserias grontis	Myns a dhesiryas grontys	All he desired granted
yma dotho war an beys	yma dhodho war an bys.	Is to him in the world.
y vaner o da ha tek	Y vaner o da ha teg.	His way of life was good and fair.
MICHAEL 4337	Michael	MICHAEL.
Ihesu eff re thendelas	Yesu, ev re dhendilas	Jesu, he has deserved
in gluas neff bones treges	yn gwlas nev bones trygys.	To dwell in heaven's kingdom.
ʒiso y fue servont lel	Dhiso y feu servont lel.	To thee he has been a loyal servant.
the volnogeth	Dha volonjedh	Thy will
par del deleth	par dell dhelledh	Even as is meet
ny a ra snell	ni a wra snell.	We will do swiftly.
[finit
[ye holy goste aredy and ye sovle aredy		[The Holy Ghost ready and the soul ready.
GABRIEL 4343	Gabriel	GABRIEL.
Meryasek beth lowen	Meryasek, bydh lowen.	Meriasek, be glad.
myns a deserijs certen	Myns a desirsys sertan	All that thou desiredst certainly
thys yv grontys	dhis yw grontys.	To thee is granted.
then neff ty a	Dhe'n nev ty a	To the heaven thou shalt go
the lowena	dhe lowena	To gladness
rag trega in ioy a beys	rag tryga yn joy a bes.	To dwell in joy for ever.
[finit
EPISCOPUS KERNOV 4349	Episcopus Kernow	BISHOP OF KERNOU.
Ov crossyer me re glowes	Ow krosser, my re glywas	My cross-bearer, I have heard
boys meryasek ynne wores (yn newores {F.N., 252} )	bos Meryasek yn 'neworres.	That Meriasek is in extremis (?).
moys ʒy veres me a vyn	Mos dh'y weres my a vynn,	I will go to see him
mar sywe byv bo marov	mars yw-a byw po marow.	If he be alive or dead.
y cowyth heb feladov	Y goweth heb falladow	His comrade without fail
me a greys in ov dythyov	my a grys yn ow dydhyow	I believe in my days
ny wela sur in bretyn	ny wela' sur yn Breten.	I shall not see in Brittany. [he goes down.
[descendit
COMES VENETENSIS 4356	Comes venetensis	EARL OF VANNES.
Morethek off rag vn dra	Moredhek ov rag unn dra.	Mournful am I for one thing.
meryasek del glowa	Meryasek, dell glywa'	Meriasek, as I hear,
yma sur war y vasken	yma sur war y vasken.	Is surely on his bier.
dugh gena ov marogyon	Dewgh gene', ow marghogyon.	Come with me, my knights,
thy wore in doyr dyson	Dh'y worra y'n dor dison	To put him into the ground at once
ny a vyn mones lemmen	ni a vynn mones lemmyn.	We will go now. [he goes down.
[descendit
SECUNDUS EPISCOPUS. 4362	Secundus episcopus	SECOND BISHOP.
Yma sur an arlythy	Yma sur an arlydhi	The lords are surely
the veryasek eredy	dhe Veryasek yredi	To Meriasek readily
ov moys thy wore in doyr	ow mos dh'y worra y'n dor.	Going, to put him into earth.
du kemer w#t# ay ena	Dyw kemmer with a'y ena!	Ood, take care of his soul !
ny veth arel an parna	Ny vydh arall a'n par na	There will not be another like that
in trogel in breten suyr	yn trogel yn Breten sur.	In a body in Brittany surely. [he goes down.
descendunt
COMES VENETENSIS. 4368	Comes venetensis	THE EARL OF VANNKS.
Lowena dyugh arlythy	Lowena dhywgh, arlydhi!	Joy to you, lords !
meryasek an den worthy	Meryasek an den wordhi	Meriasek the worthy man,
del glowa yv tremenis	dell glywa' yw tremenys.	As I hear, is passed away.
thy wore in doyr purguir	Dh'y worra y'n dor pur wir,	To put him into earth right truly,
del grese kelmys ogh suyr	dell grysa', kelmys owgh sur	As I believe, ye are surely bound
ha ny kefrys	ha ni keffrys.	And we likewise.
EPISCOPUS KERNOV 4374	Episcopus Kernow	BISHOP OF KERNOU.
Ea ser ʒurle eredy	Ya, syrr Yurl, yredi,	Yea, sir earl, readily,
par del ove den worthy	par dell o-va den wordhi,	As I am a worthy man,
agen part yv	agan part yw	Our part is
mones purguir gans reverans	mones pur wir gans revrons	To go right truly with reverence
thy wore in doyr dywans	dh'y worra y'n dor dihwans.	To put him into earth quickly.
eff o lel servont ihesu	Ev o lel servont Yesu.	He was a loyal servant of Jesus.
[descendit comes globus		[Earl Globus goes down.
SECUNDUS EPISCOPUS 4380	Secundus episcopus	SECOND BISHOP.
Lowena dywhy ha ras	Lowena dhy'hwi ha ras!	Joy to you and grace !
poys? da off an cowethas (peys {F.N., 254} )	Pes da ov a'n gowethas.	Well satisfied am I with the company.
in torma pur eredy	Y'n tor' ma yredi	At this time right readily.
tremenys yv meryasek	tremenys yw Meryasek.	Departed is Meriasek.
ihesu arluth galosek	Yesu, Arloedh galloesek,	May Jesus, mighty Lord,
thy ena re grontya ioy	dh'y ena re wronttyo joy.	Grant joy to his soul !
GLOBUS COMES 4386	Globus comes	EARL GLOBUS.
Eff o purguir den worthy	Ev o pur wir den wordhi	He was right truly a worthy man
ay genesygeth defry	a'y enesigeth devri,	From his birth really,
del wothen ol in breten	dell wodhon oll yn Breten,	As we all know in Brittany,
ha moy worthy y vryans	ha moy wordhi y wrians	And most worthy his privilege
yv the kemendya dyblans	yw dhe gommendya diblans	Is to be commended clearly,
del welys vy experyans	dell welis vy eksperyans	As I saw a proof
gonethys ganso certen	gonedhys ganso sertan.	Wrought by him certainly.
Dal y fueff lues blythen	Dall y feuv lies blydhen:	Blind was I many years:
methek vythol ny gefen	medhyk vydh-oll ny gevyn	Any leech I got not
a alho gul dym gueres	a allo gul dhymm gweres.	Who could work me a cure.
pan duthe prest dotho eff	Pan dheuth-a prest dhodho ev,	When I came here to him,
der gallus crist mytern [n]eff	der alloes Krist Myghtern nev,	Through the might of Christ, king of heaven,
ov golek thym restoryes	ow golok dhymm restoryes	My sight he restored to me,
ha gras the ihesu heb greff	ha gras dhe Yesu heb grev	And, thanks to Jesus without grief,
meryasek am sawyes	Meryasek a'm sawyas.	Meriasek healed me.
EPISCOPUS KERNOV 4401	Episcopus Kernow	THE BISHOP OF KERNOU.
Luyes den yma sensys	Lies den yma synsys	Many men are bound
the veryasek sur in beys	dhe Veryasek sur y'n bys	To Meriasek surely in the world
neffre purguir ʒy gorthya	nevra pur wir dh'y wordhya,	Ever surely to worship him,
rag me an creys sans in neff	rag my a'n krys sans yn nev	For I believe, a saint in heaven
purthefry y vones eff	pur dhevri y vones ev	Full surely that he is
warlergh y ober oma	warlergh y ober omma.	After his work here.
COMES VENETENSIS	Comes venetensis	THE EARL OF VANNES to the dean.
[ad decanum
Du re sawya an colgy	Dyw re sawyo an kolji!	May God save the college !
ser deyn leferugh thynny	Syrr deyn, leverewgh dhyn ni	Sir Dean, say you to us
yv meryasek tremenis	yw Meryasek tremenys?	Is Meriasek passed away ?
notijs in pov sur yma	Notyes y'n pow sur yma	Noted in the country surely it is
boys y eneff an bysma	bos y enev a'n bys ma	That his soul from this world,
del greseff the ioy gylles	dell grysav dhe joy gyllys.	As I believe, has gone to joy.
DECANUS 4413	Decanus	THE DEAN.
Arluth eff yv tremenys	Arloedh, ev yw tremenys.	Lord, he has passed away.
y eneff gans an drensys	Y enev gans an Drynses	His soul with the Trinity
creseff y voys	krysav y vos.	I believe that it is.
teka dyweth in bysma	Tekka diwedh y'n bys ma	Fairer end in this world
ny glowys den rum lovta	ny glywas den, re'm lowta,	I have not heard, by my loyalty,
ʒe guthel na yonk na loys	dhe wuthyl, na yo'nk na loes.	That any one has made, young or gray.
CANONICUS 4419	Canonicus	THE CANON.
Y leferys offeren	Y leveris oferenn	He said mass
du guener vetten certen	dy' Gwener vyttin sertan	On Friday morning certainly
glorijs ha tek	glorius ha teg.	Glorious and fair,
warlergh henna leferis	Warlergh henna leveris	After that he said
gans ancov y voys tuchys	gans ankow y vos tochys.	By death that he was touched.
grays the ihesu galosek	Gras dhe Yesu galloesek.	Thanks to mighty Jesus.
[ye processyon aredy and ij sensevors {Nance, OC, iii,+ 426}		[The procession ready and two censers.
DECANUS 4425	Decanus	THE DEAN.
The orth crist y ruk pesy	Dhiworth Krist y hwrug pysi	Of Christ he did beseech
certen desyr eredy	sertan desir yredi	Certainly (the) desire readily
the kenever an gorthya	dhe geniver a'n gortthya.	For whoever should worship him.
thotho eff agen gelwys	Dhodho ev a'gan gelwis	To him he called us,
ha thynny a comondyas	ha dhyn ni a gommondyas	And us he commanded
doys oll dotho the amma	dos oll dhodho dhe amma.	To come all to him to kiss him.
Y ij luff y trehevys	Y dhiwleuv y trehevis.	His two hands he upraised.
war guir thu mercy creyays	War wir Dhyw mersi krias,	On the true God he cried mercy,
ha then neff eff a verays	ha dhe'n nev ev a viras,	And to the heaven he looked,
lowenek in syght thynny	lowenek yn syght dhyn ni.	Joyous in our sight.
an vers in manus tuas	An wers 'In manus tuas'	The verse In manus tuas
ys leferis heb powas	y's leveris heb powes.	He said it without pausing.
pan o hy due eredy	Pan o hi du yredi	When it was ended readily,
y eneff y tascoras	y enev y taskorras	His soul he resigned
then tays du luen a vercy	dhe'n Tas Dyw leun a versi.	To the Father God full of mercy.
CANONICUS 4440	Canonicus	THE CANON.
Ny wor mas ran pur thyson	Ny woer ma's rann pur dhison	A good part, right surely, knows not
in beys y conuersasconn	y'n bys y gonversashyon.	His converse in the world.
kyn wyske pan tek aveys	Kyn hwiska pann teg a-ves,	Though he wore fair cloth outside
in y nesse hevys ruen	yn y nessa hevis reun	Next him a shirt of horsehair
pup deth y weska certen	pub dydh y hwiska sertan.	Every day he wore certainly.
na noys vyth ny ree poweys	Na nosweyth ny wre powes	Any night he rested not
in hotheys na lyynnyov (notheys? {F.C., 5} )	yn [hotheys] na lienyow,	In blankets (?) nor sheets.
marnes in cala garov	marnas yn kala garow.	Unless in rough straw
hyr ny vethe y huenneys	Hir ny vedha y hunes.	Long used not to be his slumber.
DECANUS 4449	Decanus	THE DEAN.
Havel o ov corthy crist	Havel o ow kordhya Krist	Like he was in worshipping Christ
prest orth sen iowen baptyst	prest orth Sen Yowann Baptyst.	Quite to Saint John Baptist.
guyn na syder ny vsya	Gwin na sider ny usya.	Wine nor cider he used not.
mylwyth in nos purcertyn	Milweyth y'n nos pur sertan	A thousand times at night right certainly
ythe the pen y ij lyn	yth e dhe benn y dhewlin,	He went on the end of his two knees,
ihesu crist rag y worthya	Yesu Krist rag y wordhya.	Jesus Christ, to worship him.
Ha mylw#t# purguir in geth	Ha milweyth pur wir y'n jydh	And a thousand times right truly in the day
war ben y ij lyn purfeth	war benn y dhewlin perfeyth	On the end of his two knees perfectly
y fynna moys awoys greff	y fynna mos awos grev,	He would go on account of mortification.
may ruk y ij lyn hothfy	may hwrug y dhewlin hwythfi	So that his knees swelled
mar vras scantlor y hylly	mar vras skant lowr y hylli	So great that hardly could he
trewythyov kerthes ay saeff	treweythyow kerdhes a'y sav.	At times (?) walk from his standing.
CANONICUS 4461	Canonicus	THE CANON.
Neffrev pesy bo redya	Nevr'ow pysi po redya	Always praying or reading
in eglos eff a vetha	y'n eglos ev a vedha.	In church he used to be.
marnes dadder ny govsy	Marnas dader ny gewsi.	Aught save goodness he said not.
megys vue gans boys eleth	Megys veu gans boes eledh,	Nourished was he with angels' food,
ken ny grese in god feth	ken ny grysa' in god feth	Else I believe in good faith
y halse bewe defry	y hallsa bywa devri.	He could not have lived really.
[finit
COMES VENETENSIS 4467	Comes venetensis	THE EARL OF VANNES.
Assyv helma mur a col	Ass yw hemma meur a goll	This is much of loss
in breten sur thynny oll	yn Breten sur dhyn ni oll.	In Brittany surely to us all
mestresy mar sogh parys	Mestresi, mars owgh parys	Masters, if ye are ready
mones deglos ny a vyn	mones dh'eglos ni a vynn	We will go to the church
thy anclethyes in certyn	dhe ynkleudhyas yn sertan	To bury certainly
an corff uskys	an korf uskis.	The body quickly.
DECANUS 4473	Decanus	THE DEAN.
Pup travle oma yv parys	Pub travle omma yw parys.	Everything here is ready.
an cur yma arays	An keur yma arayys	The choir is arranged
del goth erbyn den worthy	dell goedh erbynn den wordhi.	As behoves to meet a worthy man.
an pov fast ymons ov toys	An pow fast ymons ow tos.	The country folk are coming fast.
kerys o gans yonk ha loys	Kerys o gans yo'nk ha loes	Loved was he by young and gray
in bysma dres arlythy	y'n bys ma dres arlydhi.	In this world above lords.
COMES VENETENSIS 4479	Comes venetensis	THE EARL OF VANNES.
I tendeles y cara	Y tendilas y gara.	He deserved to be loved.
lues den guan in bysma	Lies den gwann y'n bys ma	Many weak persons in this world
pur guir eff a confortyas	pur wir ev a gonfortyas.	Bight truly he comforted.
dal ha bother evrethyon	Dall ha bodhar, evredhyon,	Blind and deaf, maimed men,
palgy ha dyvers clevyon	palsi ha divers klevyon,	Palsied people, and diverse lepers,
ny wothen covs mar luas	ny wodhon kows mar lies.	We cannot say how many.
DECANUS 4485	Decanus	THE DEAN.
Duen in kerth in hanov du	Deun yn kerdh yn Hanow Dyw,	Let us come away in the name of God,
ha maria mam ihesu	ha Maria, Mamm Yesu:	And of Mary, Jesu's Mother :
gueresugh orth an geler	gweresewgh orth an geler	Help ye at the bier
may hyllen moys in eglos	may hyllen mos y'n eglos.	That we may go into the church,
cryst roy thynny deth ha nos	Krist roy dhyn ni dydh ha nos	May Christ grant unto us day and night
gul oberov a thadder	gul oberow a dhader!	To do works of goodness !
COMES VENETENSIS 4491	Comes venetensis	THE EARL OF VANNES.
Me a vyn don an neyll pen	My a vynn doen an eyl penn.	I will carry one of the two ends.
bythqueth ny gerys moy den	Bythkweyth ny geris moy den	Never loved I any man more
me a greys in norvysma	my a grys y'n norvys ma.	I believe, in this world.
eff a thadder o lenwys	Ev a dhader o lenwys	He was filled with goodness
ha benesygter kefrys	ha bennesikter keffrys:	And blessedness likewise :
genys vvue in termen da	genys veu yn termyn da.	Born was he at a good time.
GLOBUS COMES 4497	Globus comes	EARL GLOBUS.
Me a thek an pen arall	My a dheg an penn arall.	I will bear the other end.
meryasek purguir heb fal	Meryasek pur wir heb fall	Meriasek right truly without fail
am sawyas pan eua? dal (ena {F.N., 260} enua?)	a'm sawyas pan en-a dall.	Healed me when I was blind.
gorthyans dotho benitha	Gordhyans dhodho bynytha	Worship to him always
kepar del oma sensys	kepar dell oma synsys	As I am bound
benytha in ov densys	bynytha yn ow denses	Always in my manhood
thy enora	dh'y enora.	To honour him.
[finit
DECANUS 4504	Decanus	THE DEAN.
Lemen canens an clergy	Lemmyn kanens an klerji	Now let the clergy sing
in hanov du a vercy	yn Hanow Dyw a versi,	In the name of God of mercy,
han duen uskis alema	ha deun uskis alemma:	And let us come quickly hence :
y tendelas	y tendilas	He deserved
boys enoras	bos enorys	To be honoured
sur in povma	sur y'n pow ma.	Surely in this country.
Hic cantant		Here they sing.
SECUNDUS EPISCOPUS 4510	Secundus episcopus	SECOND BISHOP.
Lemen parusugh an beth	Lemmyn pareusyeugh an bedh	Now prepare ye the tomb
in hanov crist del deleth	yn Hanow Krist dell dhelledh,	In Christ's name as is meet,
may hallen y anclethyas	may hallen y ynkleudhyas,	That we may bury him,
del yv dufer den worthy	dell yw devar den wordhi	As is the due of a worthy man.
in agen meske eredy	yn agan mysk yredi.	Amongst us readily
dadder the lues huny	Dader dhe lies huni	Goodness to many a one
eff a ruk ʒe ihesu gras	ev a wrug, dhe Yesu gras.	He did, to Jesus thanks.
[finit
NUDUS 4517	Nudus	THE NAKED MAN.
An beth genen ny yv grueys	An bedh genen ni yw gwrys.	The tomb by us is made.
kepar del enua? sensys (enna? {F.N., 262} )	Kepar dell en-va synsys	As I was bound
thy wonys in norvysma	dh'y wonis y'n norvys ma,	To serve him in this world,
efrethek ha claff pan en	evredhek ha klav pan en	Maimed and leper when we were
eff an sawys in certen (am? {F.N., 262} )	ev a'n sawyas yn sertan	He healed us certainly
may coth dymo y gara	may koedh dhymmo y gara.	So that it behoves me to love him.
CONTRACTUS 4523	Contractus	THE CRIPPLE.
An beth genen yv glanheys	An bedh genen yw glanhes.	The tomb by us is cleansed.
arlythy del vugh plesijs	Arlydhi, dell vowgh plesyes	Lords, as ye are pleased
gruegh why lemen	gwrewgh hwi lemmyn.	Do ye now.
du asson ny herethek	Dyw, ass on ni hirethek	Pardie, we are yearning
ov queles corff meryasek	ow kweles korf Meryasek	Seeing Meriasek's body
ov mones in dor certen	ow mos y'n dor sertan.	Going into the earth.
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EPISCOPUS KERNOV 4529	Episcopus Kernow	BISHOP OF KERNOU.
Both du nynsus offendia	Bodh Dyw nyns eus offendya.	God's will is not to be resisted.
an corff in beth y wora	An korf y'n bedh y worra	The body in the grave
gruegh lemen in hanov du	gwrewgh lemmyn yn Hanow Dyw,	Now put ye it in God's name,
ha me an benedicconn	ha my an benedykshyon	And I the benediction
a ra oma purdyson	a wra omma pur dhison	Will make here at once
abarth ov arluth ihesu	a-barth ow Arloedh Yesu.	On behalf of my Lord Jesus.
COMES VENETENSIS 4535	Comes venetensis	EARL OF VANNES.
In beth me an gor lemmen	Y'n bedh my a'n gorr lemmyn.	Into the tomb I will put him now.
gueres dym ser ʒurle y len	Gweres dhymm, syrr yurl, yn len	Keep for me, sir Earl, his cloak
in hanov map maria	yn Hanow Mab Maria.	In the name of Mary's Son.
atta an corff y wroweth	Otta an korf a'y wrowedh.	Behold the body lying.
kyn fo mar fur an roweth	Kyn fo mar veur an roweth	Though so great be our sway,
oll ny a thue the helma	oll ni a dheu dhe hemma.	We shall all come to this.
EPISCOPUS KERNOV 4541	Episcopus Kernow	BISHOP OF KERNOU.
Arluth neff ren benyga	Arloedh nev re'n bennikko!	May Heaven's Lord bless him !
ov flehys gruegh y gutha	Ow fleghes, gwrewgh y gudha	My children, cover him
in hanov du	yn Hanow Dyw.	In God's name.
ha duen the dre alema	Ha deun dhe dre alemma.	And let us come home from hence,
hereth us orth ov grefya	Hireth eus orth ow grevya	Yearping is grieving me
ha lues heboff oma	ha lies hebov omma	And many besides me here
purguir hythyv	pur wir hedhyw.	Right truly to-day.
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COMES VENETENSIS 4548	Comes venetensis	EARL OF VANNES.
Pes in hanov du avan	Pes yn Hanow Dyw a-vann,	Peace in the name of God above,
mens us oma kuntullys	myns eus omma kuntellys!	All that are here gathered !
bevnans meryasek certan	Bywnans Meryasek sertan	Meriaaek's Life certainly
genen revue dysquethys	genen re beu diskwedhys	By us hath been set forth.
in keth dethyov ma dywy	Y'n keth dydhyow ma dhy'hwi.	In these same days to you.
trestia inno a rella	Trestya ynno a wrello,	Whoever trust in him
ha lel pesy warnotha	ha lel pysi warnodho,	And loyally pray to him
ihesu re grontias detha	Yesu re wrontyas dhedha	Jesu has granted to them
age desyr eredy	aga desir yredi.	Their desire readily.
Dywhy banneth meryasek	Dhy'hwi bennath Meryasek,	To you the blessing of Meriasek,
ha maria cambron wek	ha Maria Kammbronn hweg,	And of sweet Mary of Camborne,
banneth an abesteleth	bennath an abesteleth!	The blessing of the apostles !
evugh oll gans an guary	Evewgh oll gans an gwari	Drink ye all with the play
ny a vyn agis pesy	ni a vynn agas pysi	We will beseech you
kyns moys an plaeth	kyns mos a'n plas.	Before going from the place.
Pyboryon wethugh in scon	Piboryon, hwythewgh yn skon.	Pipers, blow at once.
ny a vyn ketep map bron	Ni a vynn kettep mab bronn	We will, every son of the breast,
moys the donsya	mos dhe dhonsya.	Go to dance.
eugh bo tregugh	Ewgh bo trygewgh,	Go ye or stay,
wolcum vethugh	wolkomm vydhowgh,	Welcome ye shall be,
kyn fewy sythen omma	kyn fewgh hwi seythun omma.	Though ye be a week here.
Finitur per dominum HADTON anno domini M#l#v#c#iiij.	Finitur per dominum HADTON anno domini M1vciiij