The York Cycle, Play 25 Entry into Jerusalem Skynners 001 Jesus. To me takis tent and giffis gud hede 002 My dere discipulis that ben here, 003 I schall yoou telle that shal be indede: 004 My tyme to passe hense it drawith nere, 005 And by this skill, 006 Mannys sowle to saue fro sorowes sere 007 Ŝat loste was ill. 008 From heuen to erth whan I dyssende 009 Rawnsom to make I made promys, 010 The prophicie nowe drawes to ende, 011 My fadirs wille forsoth it is 012 Ŝat sente me hedyr. 013 Petir, Phelippe, I schall yoou blisse, 014 And go togedir 015 Vnto yoone castell that is yoou agayne, 016 Gois with gud harte and tarie noyot, 017 My comaundement to do be yoe bayne. 018 Also I yoou charge loke it be wrought 019 Ŝat schal yoe fynde 020 An asse this feste als yoe had soght. 021 3e hir vnbynde 022 With hir foole, and to me hem bring, 023 Ŝat I on hir may sitte a space, 024 So the prophicy clere menyng 025 May be fulfillid here in this place: 026 `Doghtyr Syon, 027 Loo, thi lorde comys rydand an asse 028 Ŝe to opon'. 029 Yf any man will yoou gaynesaye, 030 Say that youre lorde has nede of tham 031 And schall restore thame this same day 032 Vnto what man will tham clayme; 033 Do thus this thyng. 034 Go furthe yoe both and be ay bayne 035 In my blissyng. 036 Peter. Jesu, maistir evyn at thy wille 037 And at thi liste vs likis to doo. 038 Yone beste whilke thou desires the tille 039 Euen at thi will schall come the too, 040 Vnto thin esse. 041 Sertis lord, we will thedyre all go 042 Ŝe for to plese. 043 Philip. Lord, the to plese we are full bayne 044 Bothe nyght and day to do thi will. 045 Go we brothere, with all oure mayne 046 My lordis desire for to fulfill, 047 For prophycye 048 Vs bus it do to hym by skyll 049 Ŝarto dewly. 050 Peter. 3a, brodir Phelipp, behalde grathely, 051 For als he saide we schulde sone fynde, 052 Methinke yoone bestis before myn eye 053 Ŝai are the same we schulde vnbynde. 054 Ŝerfore frely 055 Go we to hym that thame gan bynde, 056 And aske mekely. 057 Philip. The beestis are comen, wele I knawe, 058 Therfore vs nedis to aske lesse leue; 059 And oure maistir kepis the lawe 060 We may thame take tyter, I preue. 061 For noght we lett, 062 For wele I watte oure tyme is breue, 063 Go we tham fett. 064 Janitor. Saie, what are yoe that makis here maistrie, 065 To loose thes bestis withoute leverie? 066 Yow semes to bolde, sen noght that yoe 067 Hase here to do; therfore rede I 068 Such thingis to sesse, 069 Or ellis yoe may falle in folye 070 And grette diseasse. 071 Peter. Sir, with thi leue, hartely we praye 072 Ŝis beste that we myght haue. 073 Janitor. To what intente firste shall yoe saye, 074 And than I graunte what yoe will crave 075 Be gode resoune. 076 Philip. Oure maistir sir, that all may saue, 077 Aske by chesoune. 078 Janitor. What man is that yoe maistir call 079 Swilke priuelege dare to hym clayme? 080 Peter. Jesus, of Jewes kyng and ay be schall, 081 Of Nazareth prophete the same. 082 Ŝis same is he, 083 Both God and man withouten blame, 084 Ŝis trist wele we. 085 Janitor. Sirs, of that prophette herde I haue, 086 But telle me firste playnly, wher is hee? 087 Philip. He comes at hande so God me saue, 088 Ŝat lorde we lefte at Bephagé 089 He bidis vs there. 090 Janitor. Sir, take this beste with herte full free, 091 And forthe yoe fare. 092 And if yoou thynke it be to don, 093 I schall declare playnly his comyng 094 To the chiffe of the Jewes, that thei may sone 095 Assemble same to his metyng; 096 What is your rede? 097 Peter. Ŝou sais full wele in thy menyng. 098 Do forthe thi dede, 099 And sone this beste we schall the bring 100 And it restore as resoune will. 101 Janitor. This tydyngis schall haue no laynyng, 102 But be the citezens declared till 103 Of this cyté 104 I suppose fully that thei wolle 105 Come mete that free. 106 And sen I will thei warned be, 107 Both yoonge and olde in ilke a state, 108 For his comyng I will tham mete 109 To late tham witte, withoute debate. 110 Lo, wher thei stande, 111 The citezens cheff withoute debate 112 Of all this lande. 113 He that is rewler of all right 114 And freely schoppe both sande and see, 115 He saue yoou, lordyngis gayly dight, 116 And kepe yoou in yooure semelyté 117 And all honoure. 118 Burger 1. Welcome porter, what novelté 119 Telle vs this owre. 120 Janitor. Sirs, noveltéI can yoou tell 121 And triste thame fully as for trewe: 122 Her comes of kynde of Israell 123 Att hande the prophette called Jesu, 124 Lo, this same day, 125 Rydand on an asse. Ŝis tydandis newe 126 Consayue yoe may. 127 Burger 2. And is that prophette Jesu nere? 128 Off hym I haue herde grete ferlis tolde. 129 He dois grete wounderes in contrees seere, 130 He helys the seke, both yoonge and olde, 131 And the blynde giffis tham ther sight. 132 Both dome and deffe, as hymselffe wolde, 133 He cures thame right. 134 Burger 3. 3a, v thowsand men with loves fyue 135 He fedde, and ilkone hadde inowe. 136 Watir to wyne he turned ryue, 137 He garte corne growe withouten plogh 138 Wher are was none. 139 To dede men als he gaffe liffe, 140 Lazar was one. 141 Burger 4. In oure tempill if he prechid 142 Agaynste the pepull that leued wrong, 143 And also new lawes if he teched 144 Agaynste oure lawis we vsed so lang, 145 And saide pleynlye 146 The olde schall waste, the new schall gang, 147 Ŝat we schall see. 148 Burger 5. 3a, Moyses lawe he cowde ilke dele 149 And all the prophettis on a rowe, 150 He telles tham so that ilke a man may fele 151 And what thei say interly knowe 152 Yf thei were dyme. 153 What the prophettis saide in ther sawe, 154 All longis to hym. 155 Burger 6. Emanuell also by right 156 Ŝai calle that prophette by this skill, 157 He is the same that are was hyght 158 Be Ysaye befor vs till, 159 Ŝus saide full clere: 160 Loo, a maydyn that knew neuere ille 161 A childe schuld bere. 162 Burger 7. Dauid spake of hym I wene 163 And lefte witnesse yoe knowe ilkone, 164 He saide the frute of his corse clene 165 Shulde royally regne vpon his trone, 166 And therfore he 167 Of Dauid kyn and othir none 168 Oure kyng schal be. 169 Burger 8. Sirs, methynketh yoe saie right wele 170 And gud ensampelys furth yoe bryng, 171 And sen we thus this mater fele 172 Go we hym meete as oure owne kyng, 173 And kyng hym call. 174 What is youre counsaill in this thyng? 175 Now say yoe all. 176 Burger 1. Agaynste resoune I will noyot plete 177 For wele I wote oure kyng he is. 178 Whoso agaynst his kyng liste threte 179 He is noyot wise, he dose amys. 180 Porter, come nere. 181 What knowlage hast thou of his comyng? 182 Tels vs all here, 183 And than we will go mete that free, 184 And hym honnoure as we wele awe 185 Worthely tyll oure citee, 186 And for oure souerayne lord hym knawe, 187 In whome we triste. 188 Janitor. Sirs, I schall telle yoou all on rowe 189 And yoe will lyste. 190 Of his discipillis, ij this day 191 Where that I stode thei faire me grette, 192 And on ther maistir halfe gan praye 193 Oure comon asse that thei myght gete 194 Bot for a while, 195 Wheron ther maistir softe myght sitte 196 Space of a mile. 197 And all this mater thai me tolde 198 Right haly as I saie to yoou, 199 And the asse thei haue right as thei wolde 200 And sone will bringe agayne I trowe, 201 So thai beheste. 202 What yoe will doo avise yoou nowe, 203 Ŝus thinke me beste. 204 Burger 2. Trewlye as for me I say 205 I rede we make vs redy bowne, 206 Hym to mete gudly this day 207 And hym ressayue with grete rennowne 208 As worthy is. 209 And therfore sirs, in felde and towne 210 3e fulfille this. 211 Janitor. 3a, and yooure childer with yoou take, 212 Ŝoff all in age that thei be yoonge, 213 3e may fare the bettir for ther sake 214 Thurgh the blissing of so goode a kyng, 215 Ŝis is no dowte. 216 Burger 3. I kan the thanke for thy saying, 217 We will hym lowte. 218 And hym to mete I am right bayne 219 On the beste maner that I cane, 220 For I desire to se hym fayne 221 And hym honnoure as his awne man, 222 Sen the soth I see. 223 Kyng of Juuys we call hym than, 224 Oure kyng is he. 225 Burger 4. Oure kyng is he-that is no lesse- 226 Oure awne lawe to it cordis will, 227 Ŝe prophettis all bare full witnesse 228 Qwilke of hym secrete gone telle, 229 And thus wolde say: 230 `Emang youreselff schall come grete seele 231 Thurgh God verray'. 232 Burger 5. Ŝis same is he, ther is non othir, 233 Was vs beheest full lange before, 234 For Moyses saide als oure owne brothir 235 A newe prophette God schulde restore. 236 Ŝerfore loke yoe 237 What yoe will do, withouten more, 238 Oure kyng is he. 239 Burger 6. Of Juda come owre kyng so gent, 240 Of Jesse, Dauid, Salamon; 241 Also by his modir kynne take tente, 242 Ŝe genolagye beres witnesse on, 243 This is right playne. 244 Hym to honnoure right as I can 245 I am full bayne. 246 Burger 7. Of youre clene witte and youre consayte 247 I am full gladde in harte and thought, 248 And hym to mete withouten latt 249 I am redy, and feyne will noght, 250 Bot with yoou same 251 Go hym agayne vs blisse hath brought, 252 With myrthe and game. 253 Burger 8. 3oure argumentis thai are so clere 254 I can noyot saie but graunte you till, 255 For whanne I of that counsaille here 256 I coveyte hym with feruent wille 257 Onys for to see, 258 I trowe fro thens I schall 259 Bettir man be. 260 Burger 1. Go we than with processioun 261 To mete that comely as vs awe, 262 With braunches, floures and vnysoune. 263 With myghtfull songes her on a rawe 264 Our childir schall 265 Go synge before, that men may knawe. 266 Burger 2. To this graunte we all. 267 Peter. Jesu, lord and maistir free, 268 Als thou comaunde so haue we done. 269 Ŝis asse here we haue brought to the, 270 What is thi wille thou schewe vs sone 271 And tarie noyot, 272 And than schall we withouten hune 273 Fulfill thi thouyot. 274 Jesus. I thanke yoou brethere mylde of mode. 275 Do on this asse youre clothis yoe laye, 276 And lifte me vppe with hertis gud 277 Ŝat I on hir may sitte this daye 278 In my blissing. 279 Philip. Lord, thi will to do allway 280 We graunte this thing. 281 Jesus. Now my brethere with gud chere 282 Gyues gode entente, for ryde I will 283 Vnto yoone cytéyoe se so nere. 284 3e shall me folowe sam and still 285 Als I are sayde. 286 Philip. Lord, as the lyst we graunte the till, 287 And halde vs payde. 288 Cecus. A, lorde, that all this world has made, 289 Bothe sonne and mone, nyght and day, 290 What noyse is this that makis me gladde? 291 Fro whens it schulde come I can noyot saye, 292 Or what it mene. 293 Yf any man walke in this way 294 Telle hym me bedene. 295 Pauper. Man, what ayles the to crye? 296 Where wolde thou be? Ŝou say me here. 297 Cecus. A, sir, a blynde man am I 298 And ay has bene of tendyr yoere 299 Sen I was borne. 300 I harde a voyce with nobill chere 301 Here me beforne. 302 Pauper. Man, will thou oght that I can do? 303 Cecus. 3a sir, gladly wolde I witte 304 Yf thou couthe oght declare me to 305 This myrthe I herde, what mene may it 306 Or vndirstande? 307 Pauper. Jesu the prophite full of grace 308 Comys here at hande, 309 And all the cetezens thay are bowne 310 Gose hym to mete with melodye, 311 With the fayrest processioun 312 That euere was sene in this Jury; 313 He is right nere. 314 Cecus. Sir, helpe me to the strete hastely, 315 Ŝat I may here 316 Ŝat noyse, and also that I myght thurgh grace 317 My syght of hym to craue I wolde. 318 Pauper. Loo, he is here at this same place. 319 Crye faste on hym, loke thou be bolde, 320 With voyce right high. 321 Cecus. Jesu the sone of Dauid calde, 322 Ŝou haue mercy. 323 Allas, I crye, he heris me noyot, 324 He has no ruthe of my mysfare. 325 He turnes his herre, where is his thought? 326 Pauper. Cry somwhat lowdar, loke thou noyot spare, 327 So may thou spye. 328 Cecus. Jesu the saluer of all sare, 329 To me giffis gode hye. 330 Philip. Cesse man and crye noyot soo, 331 The voyce of the pepill gose the by. 332 Ŝe aghe sette still and tente giffe to, 333 Here passez the prophite of mercye- 334 Ŝou doys amys. 335 Cecus. A, Dauid sone, to the I crye, 336 Ŝe kyng of blisse. 337 Peter. Lorde, haue mercy and late hym goo, 338 He can noyot cesse of his crying. 339 He folows vs both to and froo, 340 Graunte hym his boone and his askyng 341 And late hym wende. 342 We gette no reste or that this thyng 343 Be broyot to ende. 344 Jesus. What wolde thou man I to the dede 345 In this present? Telle oppynly. 346 Cecus. Lorde, my syght is fro me hydde, 347 Ŝou graunte me it, I crye mercy, 348 Ŝis wolde I haue. 349 Jesus. Loke vppe nowe with chere blythely, 350 Ŝi faith shall the saue. 351 Cecus. Wirschippe and honnoure ay to the 352 With all the seruice that can be done, 353 The kyng of blisse loued mote he be 354 Ŝat thus my sight hath sente so sone, 355 And by grete skill. 356 I was are blynde as any stone: 357 I se at wille. 358 Claudus. A, wele wer tham that euere had liffe, 359 Olde or yonge whedir it were, 360 Might welde ther lymmes withouten striffe, 361 Go with this mirthe that I see here 362 And contynewe; 363 For I am sette in sorowes sere 364 Ŝat ay ar newe. 365 Ŝou lord that schope both nyght and day, 366 For thy mercy haue mynde on me 367 And helpe me lorde, as thou wele may [... ...] 368 i may noyot gang. 369 For I am lame as men may se 370 And has ben lang. 371 For wele I wote, as knowyn is ryffe, 372 Bothe dome and deffe thou grauntist tham grace, 373 And also the dede that thou hauyst geuen liff; 374 Therfore graunte me lord in this place 375 My lymbis to welde. 376 Jesus. My man, ryse and caste the crucchys gode space 377 Her in the felde, 378 And loke in trouthe thou stedfast be, 379 And folow me furth with gode menyng. 380 Claudus. Lorde, lo my crouchis whare thei flee 381 Als ferre as I may late tham flenge 382 With bothe my hende. 383 Ŝat euere we haue metyng 384 Now I defende, 385 For I was halte of lyme and lame 386 And I suffered tene and sorowes inowe. 387 Ay-lastand lord, loued be thi name, 388 I am als light as birde on bowe. 389 Ay be thou blist, 390 Such grace hast thou schewed to me 391 Lorde, as the list. 392 Zaché. Sen firste this worlde was made of noyot 393 And all thyng sette in equité 394 Such ferly thyng was neuere non wroght 395 As men this tyme may see with eye. 396 What it may mene- 397 I can noyot saye what it may be, 398 Comforte or tene. 399 And cheffely of a prophete new 400 Ŝat mekill is profite, and that of latte 401 Both day and nyght thai hym assewe, 402 Oure pepill same thurgh strete and gatte . [... ...] 403 Oure olde lawes as nowe thei hatte 404 And his kepis yoare. 405 Men fro deth to liffe he rayse, 406 The blynde and dome geve speche and sight, 407 Gretely therfor oure folke hym prayse 408 And folowis hym both day and nyght 409 Fro towne to towne. 410 Thay calle hym prophite be right 411 As of renowne. 412 And yoit I meruayle of that thyng, 413 Of puplicans sen prince am I 414 Of hym I cowthe haue no knowyng, 415 Yf all I wolde haue comen hym neyoe, 416 Arly and late. 417 For I am lawe, and of men high 418 Full is the gate. 419 Bot sen no bettir may befalle 420 I thynke what beste is for to doo, 421 I am schorte yoe knawe wele all, 422 Ŝerfore yoone tre I will go too 423 And in it clyme. 424 Whedir he come or passe me fro 425 I schall se hym. 426 A, nobill tree thou secomoure, 427 I blisse hym that the on the erthe broght. 428 Now may I see both here and thore 429 That vndir me hid may be noyot. 430 Ŝerfore in the 431 Wille I bidde in herte and thought 432 Till I hym se. 433 Vnto the prophete come to towne 434 Her will I bide what so befalle. 435 Jesus. Do Zaché do faste come downe. 436 Zaché. Lorde, even at thi wille hastely I schall, 437 And tarie noght. 438 To the on knes lord here I fall 439 For synne I wroght; 440 And welcome, prophete trast and trewe, 441 With all the pepull that to the lange. 442 Jesus. Zaché thi seruice new 443 Schall make the clene of all the wrong 444 Ŝat thou haste done. 445 Zaché. Lorde, I lette noyot for this thrang 446 Her to say sone 447 Me schamys with synne but ouyot to mende. 448 Mi synne forsake therfore I will, 449 Halue my gud I haue vnspende 450 Poure folke to geue it till, 451 Ŝis will I fayne. 452 Whom I begylyd to hym I will 453 Make asith agayne. 454 Jesus. Thy clere confessioun schall the clense, 455 Ŝou may be sure of lastand lyffe. 456 Vnto thi house withouten offense 457 Is graunted pees withouten striffe. 458 Farewele Zaché 459 Zaché. Lord, the lowte ay man and wiffe, 460 Blist myght thou be. 461 Jesus. My dere discipulis, beholde and see, 462 Vnto Jerusalem we schall assende, 463 Man sone schall ther betrayed be 464 And gevyn into his enmys hende 465 With grete dispitte. 466 Ther spitting on hym ther schall thei spende 467 And smertly smyte. 468 Petir, take this asse me fro 469 And lede it where thou are it toke. 470 I murne, I sigh, I wepe also 471 Jerusalem on the to loke. 472 And so may thou rewe 473 Ŝat euere thou thi kyng forsuke 474 And was vntrewe. 475 For stone on stone schall none be lefte 476 But doune to the grounde all schal be caste, 477 Thy game, thi gle, al fro the refte 478 And all for synne that thou done hast. 479 Ŝou arte vnkynde; 480 Agayne thi kyng thou hast trespast, 481 Haue this in mynde. 482 Peter. Porter, take here thyn asse agayne, 483 At hande my lorde comys on his fette. 484 Janitor. Behalde where all the burgeis bayne 485 Comes with wirschippe hym to mete. 486 Ŝerfore I will 487 Late hym abide here in this strete 488 And lowte hym till. 489 Burger 1. Hayll prophette preued withouten pere, 490 Hayll prince of pees schall euere endure, 491 Hayll kyng comely, curteyse and clere, 492 Hayll souerayne semely, to synfull sure; 493 To the all bowes. 494 Hayll lord louely oure cares may cure, 495 Hayll kyng of Jewes. 496 Burger 2. Hayll florisshand floure that neuere shall fade, 497 Hayll vyolett vernand with swete odoure, 498 Hayll marke of myrthe oure medecyne made, 499 Hayll blossome bright, hayll oure socoure, 500 Hayll kyng comely. 501 Hayll menskfull man, we the honnoure 502 With herte frely. 503 Burger 3. Hayll Dauid sone, doughty in dede, 504 Hayll rose ruddy, hayll birrall clere, 505 Hayll, welle of welthe may make vs mede, 506 Hayll saluer of oure sores sere, 507 We wirschippe the. 508 Hayll hendfull, with solas sere 509 Welcome thou be 510 Burger 4. Hayll blisfull babe, in Bedleme borne, 511 Hayll boote of all oure bittir balis, 512 Hayll, sege that schoppe bothe even and morne, 513 Hayll talker trystefull of trew tales, 514 Hayll comely knyght, 515 Hayll of mode that moste preuayles 516 To saue the tyght. 517 Burger 5. Hayll dyamaunde with drewry dight, 518 Hayll jasper gentill of Jury, 519 Hayll lylly lufsome lemyd with lyght, 520 Hayll balme of boote, moyste and drye 521 To all has nede. 522 Hayll barne most blist of mylde Marie, 523 Hayll all oure mede. 524 Burger 6. Hayll conquerour, hayll most of myght, 525 Hayll rawnsoner of synfull all, 526 Hayll pytefull, hayll louely light, 527 Hayll to vs welcome be schall, 528 Hayll kyng of Jues. 529 Hayll comely corse that we the call 530 With mirthe that newes. 531 Burger 7. Hayll sonne ay schynand with bright bemes, 532 Hayll lampe of liff schall neuere waste, 533 Hayll lykand lanterne, luffely lemys, 534 Hayll texte of trewthe the trew to taste. 535 Hayll kyng and sire, 536 Hayll maydens chylde that menskid hir most, 537 We the desire. 538 Burger 8. Hayll domysman dredful, that all schall deme, 539 Hayll that all quyk and dede schall lowte, 540 Hayll whom worschippe moste will seme, 541 Hayll whom all thyng schall drede and dowte. 542 We welcome the, 543 Hayll and welcome of all abowte 544 To owre ceté.