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				PILATUS   Lordyngis that are lymett to the lare of my liaunce, 
				Ye schappely schalkes and schene for to schawe, 
				I charge you as your chiftan that ye chatt for no chaunce, 
				But loke to youre lord here and lere at my lawe. 
				As a duke I may dampne you and drawe. 
				Many bernys bolde are aboute me, 
				And what knyght or knave I may knawe 
				That list noght as a lord for to lowte me, 
				I sall lere hym 
				In the develes name, that dastard, to dowte me. 
				Ya, who werkis any werkes withoute me, 
				I sall charge hym in chynes to chere hym. 
				 
				Tharfore, ye lusty ledes within this lenght lapped, 
				Do stynte of youre stalkyng and of stoutnes be stalland; 
				What traytoures his tong with tales has trapped, 
				That fende for his flateryng full foull sall be falland. 
				What broll overebrathely is bralland 
				Or unsoftely will sege in ther sales, 
				That caysteffe thus carpand and calland 
				As a boy sall be broght unto bales. 
				Therfore 
				Talkes not nor trete not of tales, 
				For that gome that gyrnes or gales, 
				I myself sall hym hurte full sore. 
				 
				ANNA   Ye sall sytt hym full sore, what sege will assay you. 
				If he like not youre lordshippe, that ladde, sall ye lere hym 
				As a pereles prince full prestly to pay you, 
				Or as a derworth duke with dyntes sall ye dere hym. 
				 
				CAYPHAS   Yaa, in faythe ye have force for to fere hym, 
				Thurgh youre manhede and myght bes he marred; 
				No chyvalrus chiftan may chere hym, 
				Fro that churll with charge ye have charred 
				. . .  
				In pynyng payne bees he parred. 
				 
				ANNA   Yaa, and with schath of skelpys yll scarred 
				Fro tyme that youre tene he have tasted. 
				 
				PILATUS   Now certes, as me semes, whoso sadly has soght you, 
				Youre praysyng is prophetable, ye prelates of pees; 
				Gramercy, youre goode worde, and ungayne sall it noght you, 
				That ye will say the sothe and for no sege cese. 
				 
				CAYPHAS   Elles were it pité we appered in this prees, 
				But consayve how youre knyghtes ere command. 
				 
				ANNA   Ya, my lord, that leve ye no lese, 
				I can telle you, you tydes sum tythandis 
				Ful sadde. 
				 
				PILATUS   Se, they bring yoone brolle in a bande. 
				We sall here nowe, hastely at hand, 
				What unhappe before Herowde he had. 
				 
				I MILES   Hayll, lovelyest lorde that evere lawe led yitt, 
				Hayll, semelyest undre sylke on evere ilka syde, 
				Hayll, stateliest on stede in strenghe that is sted yitt, 
				Hayll, liberall, hayll, lusty to lordes allied. 
				 
				PILATUS   Welcome, what tydandis this tyde, 
				Late no langgage lightly nowe lette you. 
				 
				II MILES   Sir Herowde, ser, it is noght to hyde, 
				As his gud frende grathely he grete yowe 
				Forevere, 
				In what manere that evere he mete you, 
				By hymselfe full sone wille he sette you 
				And sais that ye sall not dissever. 
				 
				PILATUS   I thanke hym full thraly, and ser, I saie hym the same, 
				But what mervelous materes dyd this myron ther mell? 
				 
				I MILES   For all the lordis langage his lipps, ser, wer lame. 
				For any spirringes in that space no speche walde he spell, 
				Bot domme as a dore gon he dwell. 
				Thus no faute in hym gon he fynde 
				For his dedis to deme hym to qwell, 
				Nor in bandis hym brathely to bynde. 
				And thus 
				He sente hym to youreself, and assynde 
				That we, youre knyghtis, suld be clenly enclyned, 
				And tyte with hym to you to trus. 
				 
				PILATUS   Syrs, herkens, here ye not what we have oppon hand? 
				Loo, howe there knyghtes carpe that to the kyng cared. 
				Syr Herowde, thai say, no faute in me fand, 
				He fest me to his frenschippe, so frendly he fared. 
				Moreover, sirs, he spake, and noght spared, 
				Full gentilly to Jesu, this Jewe, 
				And sithen to ther knyghtis declared 
				How fawtes in hym fande he but fewe 
				To dye. 
				He taste hym, I telle you for trewe, 
				For to dere hym he demed undewe, 
				And sirs, thee sothly saie I. 
				 
				CAIPHAS   Sir Pilate, oure prince, we prelatis nowe pray you, 
				Sen Herowde fraysted no ferther this faitour to flaye, 
				Resayve in your sall ther sawes that I saie you; 
				Late bryng hym to barre and at his berde sall we baye. 
				 
				ANNA   Ya, for and he wende thus by wiles away, 
				I wate wele he wirke will us wondre; 
				Oure menye he marres that he may, 
				With his seggynges he settes tham in sondre 
				With synne. 
				With his blure he bredis mekill blondre; 
				Whills ye have hym, nowe haldes hym undir, 
				We sall wery hym away yf he wynne. 
				 
				CAYPHAS   Sir, no tyme is to tarie this traytour to taste, 
				Agayne Ser Cesar hymselfe he segges and saies 
				All the wightis in this world wirkis in waste 
				That takis hym any tribute, thus his teching outrayes. 
				Yitt forther he feynes slik affraies 
				And sais that hymself is God Son; 
				And ser, oure lawe leggis and layes 
				In what faytour falsed is fon 
				Suld be slayne. 
				 
				PILATUS   For no schame hym to shende will we shon. 
				 
				ANNA   Sir, witnesse of this wanes may be wonne, 
				That will tell this withowten any trayne. 
				 
				CAYPHAS   I can reken a rable of renkes full right 
				Of perte men in prese fro this place ar I pas 
				That will witnesse, I warande, the wordis of this wight, 
				How wikkidly wrought that this wrecche has: 
				Simon, Yarus, and Judas, 
				Datan and Gamaliell, 
				Neptalim, Levi, and Lucas, 
				And Amys this maters can mell 
				Togithere. 
				Ther tales for trewe can they telle 
				Of this faytour that false is and felle 
				And in legyng of lawes ful lithre. 
				 
				PILATUS   Ya, tussch, for youre tales, thai touche not entente; 
				Ther witnesse I warande that to witnesse ye wage, 
				Some hatred in ther hartis agaynes hym have hent 
				And purpose be this processe to putt doun this page. 
				 
				CAIPHAS   Sir, in faith us fallith not to fage; 
				Thai are trist men and true, that we telle you. 
				 
				PILATUS   Youre swering, seris, swiftely ye swage, 
				And no more in this maters ye mell you, 
				I charge. 
				 
				ANNA   Sir, dispise not this speche that we spell you. 
				 
				PILATUS   If ye feyne slike frawdis, I sall felle you, 
				For me likis noght youre langage so large. 
				 
				CAYPHAS   Oure langage is to large, but youre lordshipp releve us, 
				Yitt we both beseke you, late brynge hym to barre; 
				What poyntes that we putte forth, latt your presence appreve us; 
				Ye sall here how this harlott heldes out of herre. 
				 
				PILATUS   Ya, butt be wise, witty, and warre. 
				 
				ANNA   Yis, sir, drede you noght for nothyng we doute hym. 
				 
				PILATUS   Fecche hym, he is noght right ferre; 
				Do, bedell, buske thee abowte hym. 
				 
				PRECO   I am fayne, 
				My lorde, for to lede hym or lowte hym, 
				Uncleth hym, clappe hym, and clowte hym; 
				If ye bid me, I am buxhome and bayne. 
				 
				Knyghtis, ye er commaundid with this caityf to care 
				And bryng him to barre, and so my lord badd. 
				 
				I MILES   Is this thy messege? 
				 
				PRECO                                   Ya, sir. 
				 
				I MILES                                             Than move thee no mare, 
				For we ar light for to leppe and lede forthe this ladd. 
				 
				II MILES   Do steppe furth, in striffe ert thou stadde, 
				I uphalde full evyll has thee happed. 
				 
				I MILES   O, man, thy mynde is full madde 
				In oure clukis to be clowted and clapped, 
				And closed. 
				 
				II MILES   Thou bes lassched, lusschyd, and lapped. 
				 
				I MILES   Ya, rowted, russhed, and rapped, 
				Thus thy name with noye sall be noysed. 
				 
				II MILES   Loo, this sege her, my soverayne, that ye for sente. 
				 
				PILATUS   Wele, stirre noght fro that stede, but stande stille thare; 
				Bot he schappe som shrewdnesse, with shame bese he shente, 
				And I will frayst, in faith, to frayne of his fare. 
				 
				CAIPHAS   We, outte, stande may I noght, so I stare. 
				 
				ANNA   Ya, harrowe, of this traytour with tene. 
				 
				PILATUS   Say, renkes, what rewth gars you rare? 
				Er ye woode or wittles, I wene, 
				What eyles you? 
				 
				CAYPHAS   Out, slike a sight suld be sene. 
				 
				ANNA   Ya, allas, conquered ar we clene. 
				 
				PILATUS   We, ere ye fonde, or youre force fayles you? 
				 
				CAYPHAS   A, ser, saugh ye noght this sight, how that ther schaftes schuke 
				And thez baneres to this brothell thai bowde all on brede? 
				 
				ANNA   Ya, ther cursed knyghtes by crafte lete them croke 
				To worshippe this warlowe unworthy in wede. 
				 
				PILATUS   Was it dewly done thus, indede? 
				 
				CAIPHAS   Ya, ya, sir, oureselfe we it sawe. 
				 
				PILATUS   We, spitte on them, ill mott thai spede. 
				Say, dastardes, the devyll mote you drawe, 
				How dar ye 
				Ther baners on brede that her blawe 
				Lat lowte to this lurdan so lawe? 
				O, faytouris, with falshed, how fare ye? 
				 
				III MILES   We beseke you and tho seniouris beside you, sir, sitte, 
				With none of oure governaunce to be grevous and gryll, 
				For it lay not in oure lott ther launces to lett, 
				And this werke that we have wrought it was not oure will. 
				 
				PILATUS   Thou lise, harstow, lurdan? Full ille, 
				Wele thou watte if thou witnes it walde. 
				 
				IV MILES   Sir, oure strengh myght noght stabill tham stille, 
				They hilded for ought we couthe halde, 
				Oure unwittyng. 
				 
				V MILES   For all oure fors, in faith, did thai folde 
				As this warlowe worschippe thai wolde, 
				And us semid, forsoth, it unfittyng. 
				 
				CAIPHAS   A, unfrendly faytours, full fals is youre fable; 
				This segge with his suttelté to his seett hath you sesid. 
				 
				VI MILES   Ye may say what you semes, ser, bot ther standerdes to stabill, 
				What freyke hym enforces full foull sall he be fesid. 
				 
				ANNA   Be the devyllis nese, ye ar doggydly diseasid, 
				A, henne harte, ill happe mot you hente. 
				 
				PILATUS   For a whapp so he whyned and whesid, 
				And yitt no lasshe to the lurdan was lente, 
				Foul fall you. 
				 
				III MILES   Sir, iwisse, no wiles we have wente. 
				 
				PILATUS   Shamefully you satt to be shente, 
				Here combred caystiffes, I call you. 
				 
				IV MILES   Sen you lykis not, my lord, oure langage to leve, 
				Latte bryng the biggest men that abides in this land 
				Propirly in youre presence ther pousté to preve; 
				Beholde that they helde nott fro thei have thaim in hand. 
				 
				PILATUS   Now ye er ferdest that evere I fand, 
				Fy on youre faynte hertis in feere; 
				Stir thee, no langer thou stande, 
				Thou bedell, this bodworde thou bere 
				Thurgh this towne. 
				The wyghtest men unto were 
				And the strangest ther standerdis to stere, 
				Hider blithely bid tham be bowne. 
				 
				PRECO   My soverayne, full sone sall be served youre sawe, 
				I sall bryng to ther baneres right bigg men and strange; 
				A company of kevellis in this contré I knawe 
				That grete ere and grill, to the gomes will I gange. 
				Say, ye ledis botht lusty and lange, 
				Ye most passe to Ser Pilate apace. 
				 
				I MILES   If we wirke not his wille it wer wrang; 
				We are redy to renne on a race 
				And rayke. 
				 
				PRECO   Then tarie not, but tryne on a trace 
				And folow me fast to his face. 
				 
				II MILES   Do lede us; us lykes wele this lake. 
				 
				PRECO   Lorde, here are the biggest bernes that bildis in this burgh, 
				Most stately and strange if with strenght thai be streyned. 
				Leve me, ser, I lie not, to loke this lande thurgh, 
				Thai er myghtiest men with manhode demened. 
				 
				PILATUS   Wate thou wele, or ellis has thou wenyd? 
				 
				PRECO   Sir, I wate wele, withoute wordis moo. 
				 
				CAIPHAS   In thy tale be not taynted nor tenyd. 
				 
				PRECO   We, nay, ser, why shuld I be soo? 
				 
				PILATUS   Wele than, 
				We sall frayst er they founde us fer fro. 
				To what game thai begynne for to go, 
				Sir Cayphas, declare tham ye can. 
				 
				CAIPHAS   Ye lusty ledis, nowe lith to my lare: 
				Schappe you to ther schaftis that so schenely her schyne, 
				If yon barnes bowe the brede of an hare, 
				Platly ye be putte to perpetuell pyne. 
				 
				I MILES   I sall holde this as even as a lyne. 
				 
				ANNA   Whoso schakis, with schames he shendes. 
				 
				II MILES   I, certayne, I saie as for myne, 
				Whan it sattles or sadly discendis 
				Whare I stande, 
				When it wryngis or wronge it wendis. 
				Outher bristis, barkis, or bendes, 
				Hardly lat hakke of myn hande. 
				 
				PILATUS   Sirs, waites to ther wightis that no wiles be wrought, 
				Thai are burely and brode, thare bost have thai blowen. 
				 
				ANNA   To neven of that nowe, ser, it nedis right noght, 
				For who curstely hym quytes, he sone sall be knawen. 
				 
				CAYPHAS   Ya, that dastard to dede sall be drawen, 
				Whoso fautis, he fouly sall falle. 
				 
				PILATUS   Nowe knyghtis, sen the cokkis has crowen, 
				Have hym hense with hast fra this halle 
				His wayes; 
				Do stiffely steppe on this stalle, 
				Make a crye and cautely thou call, 
				Evene like as Ser Annay thee sais. 
				 
				      [They cry] Oyes. 
				 
				ANNA   Jesu, thou Jewe of gentill Jacob kynne, 
				Thou nerthrist of Nazareth, now nevend is thi name, 
				Alle creatures thee accuses; we commaunde thee comme in 
				And aunswer to thin enemys, deffende now thy fame. 
				 
				      Et Preco, semper post Annam, recitabit “judicatur Jesus.”1 
				 
				CAYPHAS   We, out! we are shente alle for shame, 
				This is wrasted all wrange, as I wene. 
				 
				ANNA   For all ther boste, yone boyes are to blame. 
				 
				PILATUS   Slike a sight was nevere yit sene. 
				Come sytt, 
				My comforth was caught fro me clene, 
				I upstritt, I my myght noght abstene 
				To wirschip hym in wark and in witte. 
				 
				CAYPHAS   Therof mervayled we mekill what moved you in mynde 
				In reverence of this ribald so rudely to ryse. 
				 
				PILATUS   I was past all my powre, thogh I payned me and pynd; 
				I wrought not as I wolde in no maner of wise. 
				Bot syrs, my spech wele aspise, 
				Wightly his wayes late hym wende; 
				Thus my dome will dewly devyse, 
				For I am ferde hym in faith to offende 
				In sightes. 
				 
				ANNA   Than oure lawe were laght till an ende 
				To his tales if ye treuly attende. 
				He enchaunted and charmed oure knyghtis. 
				 
				CAYPHAS   Be his sorcery, ser, youreselffe the soth sawe, 
				He charmes oure chyvalers and with myscheffe enchaunted. 
				To reverence hym ryally we rase all on rowe, 
				Doutles we endure not of this dastard be daunted. 
				 
				PILATUS   Why, what harmes has this hatell here haunted? 
				I kenne to convyk hym no cause. 
				 
				ANNA   To all gomes he God Son hym graunted, 
				And liste not to leve on oure lawes. 
				 
				PILATUS   Say, man, 
				Consayves thou noght what comberous clause 
				That this clargye accusyng thee knawse? 
				Speke, and excuse thee if thou can. 
				 
				JESUS   Every man has a mouthe that made is on molde 
				In wele and in woo to welde at his will, 
				If he governe it gudly like as God wolde 
				For his spirituale speche hym not to spill. 
				And what gome so governe it ill, 
				Full unhendly and ill sall he happe: 
				Of ilk tale thou talkis us untill 
				Thou accounte sall, thou cannot escappe. 
				 
				PILATUS   Sirs myne, 
				Ye fonne, in faithe, all the frappe, 
				For in this lede no lese can I lappe, 
				Nor no poynte to putt hym to pyne. 
				 
				CAIPHAS   Withoute cause, ser, we come not this carle to accuse hym, 
				And that will we ye witt as wele is worthy. 
				 
				PILATUS   Now I recorde wele the right, ye will no rathere refuse hym 
				To he be dreven to his dede and demed to dye; 
				But takes hym unto you forthe 
				And like as youre lawe will you lere, 
				Deme ye his body to abye. 
				 
				ANNA   O, Sir Pilate, withouten any pere, 
				Do way; 
				Ye wate wele withouten any were 
				Us falles not, nor oure felowes in feere, 
				To slo no man, yourself the soth say. 
				 
				PILATUS   Why suld I deme to dede than withoute deservyng in dede? 
				But I have herde al haly why in hertes ye hym hate. 
				He is fautles, in faith, and so God mote me spede; 
				I graunte hym my gud will to gang on his gate. 
				 
				CAIPHAS   Nought so, ser, for wele ye it wate, 
				To be kyng he claymeth with croune, 
				And whoso stoutely will steppe to that state 
				Ye suld deme, ser, to be dong doune 
				And dede. 
				 
				PILATUS   Sir, trulye that touched to tresoune, 
				And or I remewe, he rewe sall that reasoune 
				And or I stalke or stirre fro this stede. 
				 
				Sir knyghtis that ar comly, take this caystiff in keping; 
				Skelpe hym with scourges and with skathes hym scorne; 
				Wrayste and wrynge hym to, for wo to he be wepyng, 
				And than bryng hym before us as he was beforne. 
				 
				I MILES   He may banne the tyme he was borne; 
				Sone sall he be served as ye saide us. 
				 
				ANNA   Do wappe of his wedis that are worne. 
				 
				II MILES   All redy, ser, we have arayde us, 
				Have done. 
				To this broll late us buske us and brayde us 
				As Ser Pilate has propirly prayde us. 
				 
				III MILES   We sall sette to hym sadly sone. 
				 
				IV MILES   Late us gete of his gere, God giffe hym ille grace. 
				 
				I MILES   Thai ere tytt of tite, lo, take ther his trasshes. 
				 
				III MILES   Nowe knytte hym in this corde. 
				 
				II MILES                                                     I am cant in this case. 
				 
				IV MILES   He is bun faste, nowe bete on with bittir brasshis. 
				 
				I MILES   Go on, lepis, harye, lordingis, with lasshes 
				And enforce we this faitour to flay hym. 
				 
				II MILES   Late us driffe to hym derfly with dasshes, 
				Alle rede with oure rowtes we aray hym 
				And rente hym. 
				 
				III MILES   For my parte I am prest for to pay hym. 
				 
				IV MILES   Ya, sende hym sorow, assaye hym. 
				 
				I MILES   Take hym that I have tome for to tente hym. 
				 
				II MILES   Swyng to this swyre, to swiftely he swete. 
				 
				III MILES   Swete may this swayne for sweght of oure swappes. 
				 
				IV MILES   Russhe on this rebald and hym rathely rehete. 
				 
				I MILES   Rehete hym, I rede you, with rowtes and rappes. 
				 
				II MILES   For all oure noy, this nygard he nappes. 
				 
				III MILES   We sall wakken hym with wynde of oure whippes. 
				 
				IV MILES   Nowe flynge to this flaterer with flappes. 
				 
				I MILES   I sall hertely hitte on his hippes 
				And haunch. 
				 
				II MILES   Fra oure skelpes not scatheles he skyppes. 
				 
				III MILES   Yitt hym list not lyft up his lippis, 
				And pray us to have pety on his paunch. 
				 
				IV MILES   To have petie of his paunche he propheres no prayere. 
				 
				I MILES   Lorde, how likis thou this lake and this lare that we lere you? 
				 
				II MILES   Lo, I pull at his pilche, I am prowd payere. 
				 
				III MILES   Thus youre cloke sall we cloute to clence you and clere you. 
				 
				IV MILES   I am straunge in striffe for to stere you. 
				 
				I MILES   Thus with choppes this churll sall we chastye. 
				 
				II MILES   I trowe with this trace we sall tere you. 
				 
				III MILES   All thin untrew techyngis thus taste I, 
				Thou tarand. 
				 
				IV MILES   I hope I be hardy and hasty. 
				 
				I MILES   I wate wele my wepon not wast I. 
				 
				II MILES   He swounes or sweltes, I swarand. 
				 
				III MILES   Late us louse hym lightyly, do lay on your handes. 
				 
				IV MILES   Ya, for and he dye for this dede, undone ere we all. 
				 
				I MILES   Nowe unboune is this broll, and unbraced his bandes. 
				 
				II MILES   O, fule, how faris thou now, foull mott thee fall. 
				 
				III MILES   Nowe because he oure kyng gon hym call, 
				We will kyndely hym croune with a brere. 
				 
				IV MILES   Ya, but first this purpure and palle 
				And this worthy wede sall he were 
				For scorne. 
				 
				I MILES   I am prowd at this poynte to apper. 
				 
				II MILES   Latte us clethe hym in ther clothes full clere 
				As a lorde that his lordshippe has lorne. 
				 
				III MILES   Lange or thou mete slike a menye as thou mett with this morne.2  
				 
				IV MILES   Do sette hym in this sete as a semely in sales. 
				 
				I MILES   Now thryng to hym thrally with this thikk thorne. 
				 
				II MILES   Lo, it heldes to his hede, that the harnes out hales. 
				 
				III MILES   Thus we teche hym to tempre his tales, 
				His brayne begynnes for to blede. 
				 
				IV MILES   Ya, his blondre has hym broght to ther bales; 
				Now reche hym and raught hym in a rede 
				So rounde, 
				For his septure it serves indede. 
				 
				I MILES   Ya, it is gode inowe in this nede, 
				Late us gudly hym grete on this grounde. 
				 
				Ave, riall roy and rex Judeorum! 
				Hayle, comely kyng, that no kyngdom has kende; 
				Hayll, undughty duke, thi dedis ere dom, 
				Hayll, man unmyghty, thi menye to mende. 
				 
				III MILES   Hayll, lord without lande for to lende, 
				Hayll, kyng, hayll knave unconand. 
				 
				IV MILES   Hayll, freyke, without forse thee to fende, 
				Hayll, strang, that may not wele stand 
				To stryve. 
				 
				I MILES   We, harlott, heve up thy hande, 
				And us all that thee wirschip are wirkand 
				Thanke us, ther ill mot thou thryve. 
				 
				II MILES   So late lede hym belyve and lenge her no lenger, 
				To Ser Pilate, oure prince, oure pride will we prayse. 
				 
				III MILES   Ya, he may synge or he slepe of sorowe and angir, 
				For many derfe dedes he has done in his dayes. 
				 
				IV MILES   Now wightly late wende on oure wayes, 
				Late us trusse us, no tyme is to tarie. 
				 
				I MILES   My lorde, will ye listen oure layes? 
				Here this boy is ye bade us go bary 
				With battis. 
				 
				II MILES   We ar combered his corpus for to cary, 
				Many wightis on hym wondres and wary. 
				Lo, his flessh al be beflapped that fat is. 
				 
				PILATUS   Wele, bringe hym before us as he blisshes all bloo. 
				I suppose of his seggyng he will cese evermore. 
				Sirs, beholde upon hight and ecce homoo, 
				Thus bounden and bette and broght you before. 
				Me semes that it sewes hym full sore, 
				For his gilte on this grounde is he grevyd, 
				If you like for to listen my lore. 
				In race 
				. . .  
				[PILATUS]   For propirly by this processe will I preve 
				I had no force fro this felawshippe this freke for to fende. 
				 
				PRECO   Here is all, ser, that ye for sende; 
				Wille ye wasshe whill the water is hote? 
				 
				      Tunc lavat manus suas. 
				 
				PILATUS   Nowe this Barabas bandes ye unbende, 
				With grace late hym gange on his gatis 
				Where ye will. 
				 
				BARABAS   Ye worthy men, that I here wate, 
				God encrece all youre comely estate, 
				For the grace ye have graunt me untill. 
				 
				PILATUS   Here the jugement of Jesus, all Jewes in this stede: 
				Crucifie hym on a crosse and on Calverye hym kill. 
				I dampne hym today to dy this same dede; 
				Therfore hyngis hym on hight uppon that high hill; 
				And on aythir side hym I will 
				That a harlott ye hyng in this hast. 
				Methynkith it both reasoune and skill 
				Emyddis, sen his malice is mast, 
				Ye hyng hym. 
				Then hym turmente, som tene for to tast. 
				Mo wordis I will not nowe wast, 
				But blynne not to dede to ye bryng hym. 
				 
				CAIPHAS   Sir, us semys in oure sight that ye sadly has saide. 
				Now knyghtis that are conant with this catyf ye care, 
				The liffe of this losell in youre list is it laide. 
				 
				I MILES   Late us alone, my lorde, and lere us na lare. 
				Siris, sette to hym sadly and sare, 
				All in cordis his coorse umbycast. 
				 
				II MILES   Late us bynde hym in bandis all bare. 
				 
				II MILES   Here is one, full lange will it laste. 
				 
				IV MILES   Lay on hande here. 
				 
				V MILES   I powll to my poure is past. 
				Nowe feste is he, felawes, ful fast; 
				Late us stere us, we may not long stand here. 
				 
				ANNA   Drawe hym faste hense, delyvere you, have done. 
				Go, do se hym to dede withoute lenger delay, 
				For dede bus hym be nedlyng be none. 
				All myrthe bus us move tomorne that we may; 
				Itt is sothly oure grette Sabott day, 
				No dede bodis unberid sall be. 
				 
				VI MILES   We see wele the soth ye us say. 
				We sall traylle hym tyte to his tree, 
				Thus talkand. 
				 
				IV MILES   Farewele, now wightely wende we. 
				 
				PILATUS   Nowe certis, ye are a manly menye. 
				Furth in the wylde wanyand be walkand. 
				
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				bound; law; allegiance; (see note) 
				handsome men; fair; appear 
				jabber in no wise 
				learn 
				damn; (i.e., execute) 
				knights 
				 
				desires; reverence 
				teach 
				fear 
				 
				shall put; chains; (i.e., punish) 
				 
				men; space enclosed 
				Stop; moving about must cease 
				ensnared 
				falling 
				wretch very noisily; brawling 
				loudly; men; halls 
				caitiff; talking; calling 
				custody (misery) 
				 
				treat 
				man; grins; complains 
				(t-note) 
				 
				(i.e., he will be sorry); man; challenge 
				 
				quickly to please 
				worthy; blows; harm 
				 
				make him fear 
				is he hurt 
				 
				punishment; chastised; (t-note) 
				[line missing, see textual note] 
				tormenting; flayed 
				 
				injury; blows 
				anger; (t-note) 
				 
				solemnly 
				beneficial; peace; (see note) 
				unbeneficial; [be for] you 
				man 
				 
				press (assembly) 
				see; are coming 
				 
				believe; lie; (t-note) 
				are owed some 
				serious 
				 
				wretch (brawler); bonds (tied up) 
				hear; (see note) 
				misfortune 
				 
				expounded until now; (t-note) 
				each and every; (t-note) 
				place [in this world]; established yet 
				liberal person 
				 
				at this time 
				hold you back 
				 
				 
				good; courteously; greets; (see note) 
				 
				(should) meet 
				 
				separate 
				 
				sincerely 
				lazy fellow; reveal 
				 
				 
				questions; speak 
				dumb; door; remain 
				fault; could 
				condemn 
				painfully 
				 
				assigned 
				inclined 
				quickly; go 
				 
				 
				went 
				fault; found 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				faults; found 
				 
				tested 
				harm; not warranted 
				 
				 
				 
				endeavored; deceiver; punish 
				hall; words 
				beard; bay (shout) 
				 
				escape 
				[some] marvel 
				company 
				sayings; at odds 
				 
				bluster; breeds; dissension 
				 
				curse; flee 
				 
				test 
				Against; he speaks; (see note) 
				futilely 
				gives him; injures [us] 
				such outrages 
				 
				alleges; establishes 
				falsehood; found 
				 
				 
				kill; hesitate 
				 
				matter; discovered 
				trick (deception) 
				 
				call up; crowd; good men; (t-note) 
				clever; a crowd; ere 
				fellow 
				 
				(see note) 
				 
				 
				consider 
				 
				 
				deceiver; evil 
				expounding; wicked 
				 
				(i.e., are irrelevant) 
				reward (bribe) 
				has taken hold 
				boy (peasant) 
				 
				deceive 
				trusted 
				 
				stop 
				concern 
				 
				 
				speak [to] 
				 
				feign such; punish 
				excessive; (see note) 
				 
				too; assist 
				(i.e., have him brought) 
				let; approve 
				acts; order 
				 
				alert; aware 
				 
				we fear nothing [concerning] him 
				 
				(t-note) 
				(i.e., get about it) 
				 
				 
				reverence 
				Unclothe; beat; clout; (see note) 
				obedient; willing 
				 
				rascal (reprobate); go 
				ordered 
				 
				 
				 
				(t-note) 
				 
				urge; more; (t-note) 
				go quickly; lead; (t-note) 
				 
				in trouble are; placed 
				insist great; occurred 
				 
				mad 
				clutches; beaten; struck 
				held 
				 
				lashed, beaten; surrounded 
				 
				shouted at; struck violently; hit 
				annoyance; broadcast; (t-note) 
				 
				fellow here 
				 
				spot; (see note) 
				Unless he fashions; trick 
				try; question; practices; (t-note) 
				 
				am astonished; (see note) 
				 
				anger (violence) 
				 
				fellows; affliction causes; roar 
				Are; mad 
				ails 
				 
				[that] such 
				 
				entirely 
				 
				are; mad; strength fails 
				 
				shafts shook 
				worthless fellow; on every side 
				 
				bow down 
				clothes 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				spit 
				(i.e., draw and quarter); (t-note) 
				dare 
				on every side; blow (wave) 
				bow; rascal; low 
				deceivers; falsehood 
				 
				 
				angry 
				power; prevent 
				 
				 
				lie, hear you, rascal (fool) 
				would admit it 
				 
				hold them 
				tipped over; hold 
				Unknown to us 
				 
				strength 
				 
				seemed; (t-note) 
				 
				deceivers 
				man; subtlety; sect; seized 
				 
				 
				man; attempts; discomfitted 
				 
				nose; infected 
				chicken heart 
				 
				blow; wheezed 
				 
				 
				 
				tried [to perform] 
				 
				allowed yourselves; overcome 
				unhappy (fainthearted) caitiffs 
				 
				believe 
				(see note) 
				strength; prove 
				(i.e., bowed not once) 
				 
				most fearful; found 
				altogether 
				longer 
				message; bear 
				 
				strongest; danger 
				(i.e., hold up) 
				eagerly; bound 
				 
				obeyed; words (command) 
				strong 
				big (strong) men 
				are; fierce; men; go 
				lads; tall 
				must 
				 
				 
				(i.e., hurry) 
				rush (proceed) 
				 
				quickly; the way 
				 
				 
				game (sport) 
				 
				men; live; town 
				fierce; assailed 
				Believe 
				endowed 
				 
				Know; [only] thought [so] 
				 
				more 
				 
				suspect; deceptive 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				ask ere; (i.e., go away) 
				 
				 
				 
				lads; listen; orders 
				Take up; brightly; shine 
				persons; breadth; hair; (t-note) 
				Immediately; pain 
				 
				line 
				 
				shakes; (i.e., is disgraced) 
				 
				 
				settles; sinks down 
				 
				twists; moves 
				shatters, bursts 
				let my hand be hacked off 
				 
				attend 
				boast; vented 
				 
				speak; there is no need 
				abominably; repays him 
				 
				death; drawn [and quartered] 
				fails 
				 
				(see note) 
				[away] from 
				On his way 
				staunchly; (i.e., to the dock) 
				loudly 
				 
				 
				(t-note) 
				 
				 
				lowest; called 
				 
				reputation; (t-note) 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				twisted; wrong 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				rose up; in my might [could] 
				deed; mind 
				 
				 
				rascal; discourteously 
				 
				made a huge effort 
				 
				consider 
				Quickly; let; go 
				verdict; properly prescribe 
				afraid 
				(i.e., to behold [publicly]) 
				 
				brought 
				 
				 
				 
				By; (see note) 
				 
				royally; rose 
				intimidated 
				 
				person 
				know; convict; (t-note) 
				 
				men 
				believe (respect) 
				 
				 
				serious allegation 
				clergy 
				 
				 
				of earth; (see note) 
				well-being; wield 
				 
				die 
				man 
				evilly; fare 
				(i.e., accuse me of) 
				 
				 
				 
				are mad; entire crowd 
				man; lying; perceive 
				suffering 
				 
				churl 
				we want you to know 
				 
				never release 
				Until 
				 
				 
				pay [the penalty] 
				 
				peer 
				 
				question 
				We are not allowed; (see note) 
				(t-note) 
				 
				 
				entirely; [your] hearts 
				(see note) 
				go; way 
				 
				well you know it 
				 
				haughtily 
				struck down 
				killed 
				 
				 
				ere; go; be sorry [for] 
				walk; place 
				 
				 
				Whip; blows 
				Twist; too; until 
				 
				 
				curse 
				Soon 
				 
				tear off; clothes; (see note) 
				 
				 
				 
				wretch (brawler); hurry 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				take off; gear (clothes); give 
				 
				are pulled off quickly; ragged garments 
				 
				 
				 
				eager 
				 
				bound; blows 
				 
				leap (i.e., be vigorous); harry (beat) 
				set out; deceiver 
				 
				move in on him cruelly; blows 
				red; blows 
				tear 
				 
				 
				 
				assault 
				 
				time 
				 
				neck, until; sweats; (t-note) 
				 
				force; blows; (t-note) 
				 
				fiercely assail 
				 
				Attack; blows 
				 
				annoyance; niggard; naps 
				 
				 
				 
				strike at; blows 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				blows; unscathed; goes 
				 
				 
				pity 
				 
				pity; offers 
				 
				game; lore 
				 
				garment; payer 
				 
				hit 
				 
				strong; strife; bestir 
				 
				blows; chastise 
				 
				course [of action]; tear 
				 
				your; test 
				?chameleon (tarandre); (see note) 
				 
				 
				 
				(t-note) 
				 
				is overcome; swear [to you]; (see note) 
				 
				untie 
				 
				die; deed; are 
				 
				wretch; bonds (ropes); (see note) 
				 
				fool; befall 
				 
				himself 
				briar; (see note) 
				 
				purple (royal) garment; pall; (see note) 
				garment 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				clothe 
				lost 
				 
				 
				 
				halls (i.e., at court); (see note) 
				 
				thrust; vigorously 
				 
				brains; come 
				 
				modify 
				 
				 
				stirring up of strife; sorrows 
				seize; give; reed; (see note); (t-note) 
				 
				scepter 
				 
				 
				greet 
				 
				Hail, royal king; king of the Jews; (see note) 
				known 
				weak; dumb (worthless) 
				company 
				 
				 
				unwise 
				 
				fellow; strength 
				strong 
				 
				 
				heave 
				[mock] worship; working (striving) 
				 
				 
				let lead; quickly; stay here; (see note) 
				 
				 
				ere 
				evil 
				 
				quickly let 
				depart 
				 
				stories 
				beat 
				 
				 
				burdened; body; cause suffering 
				are astonished and curse 
				beaten (bruised) 
				 
				blushes; livid; (t-note) 
				speaking; cease 
				high; behold the man; (see note) 
				beaten 
				afflicts 
				grieved 
				 
				(see note); (t-note) 
				[missing pages, see textual note] 
				 
				strength; man; defend; (t-note) 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				Then he washes his hands; (t-note) 
				 
				bonds (ropes); untie; (t-note) 
				way 
				 
				 
				know 
				 
				granted to me 
				 
				Hear; place; (see note) 
				 
				damn; death 
				hang 
				 
				criminal; hang; haste 
				 
				Amidst; most 
				 
				torment; pain; experience 
				waste 
				do not stop until 
				 
				solemnly 
				wise; go 
				rascal; as you desire 
				 
				teach; no lore; (t-note) 
				 
				cords; body bind 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				pull until; strength 
				fast (secure); (see note) 
				stir 
				 
				(see note) 
				 
				necessarily 
				 
				 
				dead bodies unburied 
				 
				 
				drag; quickly; cross 
				talking 
				 
				 
				 
				company 
				waning [of moon]; walking 
				
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