Soleit tenir sa feste anuel

A hi cest jur."

"Lordings, from a distant home,

To seek old Christmas we are come,

Who loves our minstrelsy:

And here, unless report mis-say,

The grey-beard dwells; and on this day

Keeps yearly wassel, ever gay,

With festive mirth and glee.

Lordings list, for we tell you true;