Part 36 (1/2)

Or els let me with the go; I pray the leyfe me not behynde.

_Jesus._ Nay, tratur, thou shalle won in wo,[575]

And tille a stake[576] I shalle the bynde.

_Sathanas._ Now here I how thou menys[577] emang With mesure and malyce for to melle,[578]

Bot sen thou says it shalbe lang, Yit som let alle wayes with us dwelle.

_Jesus._ Yis, witt thou welle, els were greatt wrang, Thou shalle have Caym[579] that slo Abelle, And alle that hastes theym self to hang, As dyd Judas and Architoph.e.l.le; And Daton and Abaron and alle of thare a.s.sent,[580]

Cursyd tyranttes ever ilkon[581] that me and myn tormente.

And alle that wille not lere[582] my law That I have left in land for new[583]

That makes my commyng knaw,[584]

And alle my sacramentes persew;

My deth, my rysyng, red by raw,[585]

Who trow thaym not thay ar untrewe, Unto my dome[586] I shalle theym draw, And juge thaym wars[587] then any Jew.

And thay that lyst to lere my law and lyf therby Shalle never have harmes here, bot welth as is worthy.

_Sathanas._ Now here my hand, I hold me payde, Thise poyntes ar playnly for my prow,[588]

If this be trew as thou has saide We shalle have mo then we have now;

Thise lawes that thou has late here laide I shalle thym lere not to alow,[589]

If thay myn take[590] thay ar betraide, And I shalle turne thym tytte I trow.[591]

I shalle walk eest, I shalle walk west, And gar theym wyrk welle war.[592]

_Jesus._ Nay feynde, thou shalbe feste,[593]

That thou shalle flyt no far.[594]

_Sathanas._ Feste? fy! that were a wykyd treson!

Belamy, thou shalle be smytt.[595]

_Jesus._ Deville, I commaunde the to go downe Into thi sete where thou shalle syt.

_Sathanas._ Alas! for doylle[596] and care, I synk into h.e.l.le pyt.

_Rybald._ Sir Sathanas, so saide I are,[597]

Now shalle thou have a fytt.

_Jesus._ Com now furthe, my childer alle, I forgyf you youre mys;[598]

Withe me now go ye shalle To joy and endles blys.

_Adam._ Lord, thou art fulle mekylle of myght,[599]