The Pynneres and Paynters
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180 185 190 195 200 205 210 215 220 225 230 235 240 245 250 255 260 265 270 275 280 285 290 295 300	I MILES   Sir knyghtis, take heede hydir in hye: This dede on dergh we may noght drawe. Yee wootte youreselffe als wele as I Howe lordis and leders of owre lawe Has geven dome that this doote schall dye. II MILES   Sir, alle thare counsaile wele we knawe. Sen we are comen to Calvarie Latte ilke man helpe nowe as hym awe. III MILES   We are alle redy, loo, That forward to fullfille. IV MILES   Late here howe we schall doo, And go we tyte thertille. I MILES   It may noght helpe her for to hone, If we schall any worshippe wynne. II MILES   He muste be dede nedelyngis by none. III MILES   Thanne is goode tyme that we begynne. IV MILES   Late dynge hym doune, than is he done; He schall nought dere us with his dynne. I MILES   He schall be sette and lerned sone, With care to hym and all his kynne. II MILES   The foulest dede of all Shalle he dye for his dedis. III MILES   That menes crosse hym we schall. IV MILES   Behalde so right he redis. II MILES   Thanne to this werke us muste take heede So that oure wirkyng be noght wronge. II MILES   None othir noote to neven is nede, But latte us haste hym for to hange. III MILES   And I have gone for gere goode speede, Bothe hammeres and nayles large and lange. IV MILES   Thanne may we boldely do this dede. Commes on, late kille this traitoure strange. I MILES   Faire myght ye falle in feere That has wrought on this wise. II MILES   Us nedis nought for to lere Suche faitoures to chastise. III MILES   Sen ilke a thyng es right arrayed, The wiselier nowe wirke may we. IV MILES   The crosse on grounde is goodely graied, And boorede even as it awith to be. I MILES   Lokis that the ladde on lenghe be layde, And made me thane unto this tree. II MILES   For alle his fare he schalle be flaied, That one assaie sone schalle ye see. III MILES   Come forthe, thou cursed knave, Thy comforte sone schall kele. IV MILES   Thyne hyre here schall thou have. I MILES   Walkes oon, now wirke we wele. JESUS   Almyghty God, my Fadir free, Late this materes be made in mynde: Thou badde that I schulde buxsome be, For Adam plyght for to be pyned. Here to dede I obblisshe me Fro that synne for to save mankynde, And soveraynely beseke I thee That thai for me may favoure fynde, And fro the fende thame fende So that ther saules be saffe In welthe withouten ende. I kepe nought ellis to crave. I MILES   We, herke sir knyghtis, for Mahoundis bloode, Of Adam kynde is all his thoght. II MILES   The warlowe waxis werre than woode; This doulfull dede ne dredith he noght. III MILES   Thou schulde have mynde, with mayne and moode, Of wikkid werkis that thou haste wrought. IV MILES   I hope that he hadde bene as goode Have sesed of sawes that he uppe sought. I MILES   Thoo sawes schall rewe hym sore For all his saunteryng sone. II MILES   Ille spede thame that hym spare Tille he to dede be done. III MILES   Have done belyve, boy, and make thee boune, And bende thi bakke unto this tree. IV MILES   Byhalde, hymselffe has laide hym doune In lenghe and breede as he schulde bee. I MILES   This traitoure here teynted of treasoune, Gose faste and fette hym than, ye thre. And sen he claymeth kyngdome with croune, Even as a kyng here hange schall hee. II MILES   Nowe, certis, I schall noght feyne Or his right hand be feste. III MILES   The lefte hande thanne is myne. Late see who beres hym beste. IV MILES   Hys lymmys on lenghe than schalle I lede, And even unto the bore thame bringe. I MILES   Unto his heede I schall take hede, And with myne hande helpe hym to hyng. II MILES   Nowe sen we foure schall do this dede, And medill with this unthrifty thyng, Late no man spare for speciall speede Tille that we have made endyng. III MILES   This forward may not faile. Nowe are we right arraiede. IV MILES   This boy here in oure baile Shall bide full bittir brayde. I MILES   Sir knyghtis, saie, howe wirke we nowe? II MILES   Yis, certis, I hope I holde this hande. And to the boore I have it brought, Full boxumly withouten bande. I MILES   Strike on than harde, for hym thee boght. II MILES   Yis, here is a stubbe will stiffely stande, Thurgh bones and senous it schall be soght. This werke is wele, I will warande. I MILES   Saie, sir, howe do we thore. This bargayne may not blynne. III MILES   It failis a foote and more, The senous are so gone ynne. IV MILES   I hope that marke amisse be bored. II MILES   Than muste he bide in bittir bale. III MILES   In faith, it was overe skantely scored; That makis it fouly for to faile. I MILES   Why carpe ye so? Faste on a corde And tugge hym to, by toppe and taile. III MILES   Ya, thou comaundis lightly as a lorde. Come helpe to haale, with ille haile. I MILES   Nowe certis, that schall I doo, Full suerly as a snayle. III MILES   And I schall tacche hym too, Full nemely with a nayle. This werke will holde, that dar I heete, For nowe are feste faste both his handis. IV MILES   Go we all foure thanne to his feete, So schall oure space be spedely spende. II MILES   Latte see, what bourde his bale myght beete, Tharto my bakke nowe wolde I bende. IV MILES   Owe, this werke is all unmeete. This boring muste all be amende. I MILES   A, pees, man, for Mahounde, Latte no man wotte that wondir. A roope schall rugge hym doune Yf all his synnous go asoundre. II MILES   That corde full kyndely can I knytte, The comforte of this karle to kele. I MILES   Feste on, thanne, faste that all be fytte; It is no force howe felle he feele. II MILES   Lugge on ye both a litill yitt. III MILES   I schalle nought sese, as I have seele. IV MILES   And I schall fonde hym for to hitte. II MILES   Owe, haylle! IV MILES                      Hoo, nowe, I halde it wele. I MILES   Have done, dryve in that nayle So that no faute be foune. IV MILES   This wirkyng wolde noght faile, Yf foure bullis here were boune. I MILES   Ther cordis have evill encressed his paynes Or he wer tille the booryngis brought. II MILES   Yaa, assoundir are bothe synnous and veynis On ilke a side, so have we soughte. III MILES   Nowe all his gaudis nothyng hym gaynes; His sauntering schall with bale be bought. IV MILES   I wille goo saie to oure soveraynes Of all this werkis howe we have wrought. I MILES   Nay, sirs, anothir thyng Fallis firste to youe and me, Thei badde we schulde hym hyng On heghte that men myght see. II MILES   We woote wele so ther wordes wore, But sir, that dede will do us dere. I MILES   It may not mende for to moote more: This harlotte muste be hanged here. II MILES   The mortaise is made fitte therfore. III MILES   Feste on youre fyngeres than, in feere. IV MILES   I wene it wolle nevere come thore We foure rayse it noght right to-yere. I MILES   Say, man, whi carpis thou soo? Thy liftyng was but light. II MILES   He menes ther muste be moo To heve hym uppe on hight. III MILES   Now, certis, I hope it schall noght nede To calle to us more companye. Methynke we foure schulde do this dede And bere hym to yone hille on high. I MILES   It muste be done, withouten drede, No more, but loke ye be redy. And this parte schalle I lifte and leede; On lenghe he schalle no lenger lie. Therfore nowe makis you boune: Late bere hym to yone hill. IV MILES   Thanne will I bere here doune And tente his tase untill. II MILES   We twoo schall see tille aythir side, For ellis this werke wille wrie all wrang. III MILES   We are redy. IV MILES                        Gode sirs, abide, And late me first his fete up fang. II MILES   Why tente ye so to tales this tyde? I MILES   Lifte uppe! IV MILES                  Latte see! II MILES                                    Owe, lifte alang! III MILES   Fro all this harme he schulde hym hyde And he war God. IV MILES         The devill hym hang! I MILES   For grete harme have I hente: My schuldir is in soundre. II MILES   And sertis I am nere schente, So lange have I borne undir. III MILES   This crosse and I in twoo muste twynne Ellis brekis my bakke in sondre sone. IV MILES   Laye downe agayne and leve youre dynne. This dede for us will nevere be done. I MILES   Assaie, sirs, latte se yf any gynne May helpe hym uppe, withouten hone, For here schulde wight men worschippe wynne, And noght with gaudis al day to gone. II MILES   More wighter men than we Full fewe I hope ye fynde. III MILES   This bargayne will noght bee, For certis me wantis wynde. IV MILES   So wille of werke nevere we wore, I hope this carle some cautellis caste. II MILES   My bourdeyne satte me wondir soore, Unto the hill I myght noght laste. I MILES   Lifte uppe, and sone he schall be thore; Therfore feste on youre fyngeres faste. III MILES   Owe, lifte! I MILES                       We, loo! IV MILES                                    A litill more. II MILES   Holde thanne! I MILES                           Howe nowe! II MILES                                              The werste is paste. III MILES   He weyes a wikkid weght. II MILES   So may we all foure saie, Or he was heved on heght And raysed in this array. IV MILES   He made us stande as any stones, So boustous was he for to bere. I MILES   Nowe raise hym nemely for the nonys And sette hym be this mortas heere, And latte hym falle in alle at ones, For certis that payne schall have no pere. III MILES   Heve uppe! IV MILES                       Latte doune, so all his bones Are asoundre nowe on sides seere. I MILES   This fallyng was more felle Than all the harmes he hadde. Nowe may a man wele telle The leste lith of this ladde. III MILES   Methynkith this crosse will noght abide, Ne stande stille in this morteyse yitt. IV MILES   Att the firste tyme was it made overe wyde, That makis it wave, thou may wele witte. I MILES   Itt schall be sette on ilke a side So that it schall no forther flitte; Goode wegges schall we take this tyde And feste the foote, thanne is all fitte. II MILES   Here are wegges arraied For that, both grete and smale. III MILES   Where are oure hameres laide That we schulde wirke withall? IV MILES   We have them here even atte oure hande. II MILES   Gyffe me this wegge: I schall it in dryve. IV MILES   Here is anodir yitt ordande. III MILES   Do take it me hidir belyve. I MILES   Laye on thanne faste. III MILES                                 Yis, I warrande. I thryng thame same, so motte I thryve. Nowe will this crosse full stabely stande; All yf he rave thei will noght ryve. I MILES   Say, sir, howe likis thou nowe This werke that we have wrought? IV MILES   We praye youe sais us howe Ye fele, or faynte ye ought? JESUS   Al men that walkis by waye or strete, Takes tente ye schalle no travayle tyne. Byholdes myn heede, myn handis, and my feete, And fully feele nowe, or ye fyne, Yf any mournyng may be meete Or myscheve mesured unto myne. My Fadir, that alle bales may bete, Forgiffis thes men that dois me pyne. What thai wirke wotte thai noght. Therfore, my Fadir, I crave Latte nevere ther synnys be sought, But see their saules to save. I MILES   We, harke, he jangelis like a jay. II MILES   Methynke he patris like a py. III MILES   He has ben doand all this day And made grete meuyng of mercy. IV MILES   Es this the same that gune us say That he was Goddis Sone almyghty? I MILES   Therfore he felis full felle affraye, And demyd this day for to dye. II MILES   Vath, qui destruit templum. III MILES   His sawes wer so, certayne. IV MILES   And sirs, he saide to some He myght rayse it agayne. I MILES   To mustir that he hadde no myght, For all the kautelles that he couthe kaste, All yf he wer in worde so wight, For all his force nowe he is feste. Als Pilate demed is done and dight; Therfore I rede that we go reste. II MILES   This race mon be rehersed right Thurgh the worlde both este and weste. III MILES   Yaa, late hym hynge here stille And make mowes on the mone. IV MILES   Thanne may we wende at wille. I MILES   Nay, goode sirs, noght so sone, For certis us nedis anodir note. This kirtill wolde I of you crave. II MILES   Nay, nay, sir, we will loke be lotte Whilke of us foure fallis it to have. III MILES   I rede we drawe cutte for this coote, Loo, se howe sone, alle sidis to save. IV MILES   The schorte cutte schall wynne, that wele ye woote, Whedir itt falle to knyght or knave. I MILES   Felowes, ye thar noght flyte, For this mantell is myne. II MILES   Goo we thanne hense tyte; This travayle here we tyne, etc.	haste in [length of] time; draw out know leaders of (authorities on) judgment; fool (see note) (i.e., he ought to) agreement quickly delay necessarily; noon strike harm set (secured); taught sorrow; people understands (see note) matter; speak of equipment strong (determined) (i.e., We already know how) deceivers everything is prepared bored; ought (i.e., then fastened); cross practices; punished undertaking cool (extinguish) pay (see note) bade; obedient Adam’s guilt oblige above all beseech because of me fiend themselves defend well-being descendants warlock; worse; mad doleful deed ceased; sayings (words); invented babbling soon quickly; prepared Behold; (see note) convicted ?fetter (see note) (t-note) stop Ere; fastened bears himself lead bore hole head; heed involve [ourselves] hold back plan custody endure; torment (t-note) bore hole eagerly short nail; securely; (see note) sinews process; leave off (see note) contracted think; measurement abide; misery (i.e., drilled in the wrong spot) complain; Fasten pull snail; (t-note) attach nimbly dare; promise fastened firmly then our time; well spent jest; suffering; assuage wrong improved peace Let; marvel pull violently; (see note) sinews pull apart appropriately; tie cool Fasten; ready no matter; horrible Pull cease; happiness attempt fault; found bound; (see note) Ere; bore holes sinews; veins tricks babbling; sorrow masters (t-note) (t-note) know deed (act); harm (i.e., change anything); argue mortise; suitable; (see note) Fasten; together there this year say you more [men] heave; high never fear [Say] no more; look lead length bound Let us bear pay attention; toes to either go awry (t-note) feet lift up pay attention; tales (stories) If he were experienced out of joint (i.e., at the end of my strength) long part break; asunder (i.e., complaints) Try (make an effort); mechanism delay strong; obtain jests; spend stronger expect breath (i.e., deficient) believe; churl; spells [has] cast burden fasten worst weighs Ere manner heavy (awkward); carry nimbly; nonce mortise equal painful; (see note) count (i.e., the smallest part of his body) (i.e., be secure) (i.e., it wobbles); (t-note) move wedges make fast ready Give it to me quickly then press; together; might firmly Even if; split (break apart) tell (see note) Pay attention; suffering; lose head experience; before you pass away equal sorrows; cure cause; pain (i.e., visited upon them) (t-note) patters; magpie doing [so] much referring to did [this] very evil assault is judged Vah, thou that destroyest the Temple of God; (see note) perform; power spells; cast strong secure As; judged advise hang make faces at the moon (i.e., there is another matter) gown by lot straws; coat; (see note) (i.e., everyone’s interests to preserve) need not argue garment with open sides quickly effort; waste