OR
EXTRACTION OF SOULS FROM HELL
CHARACTERS
- Jesus
- Adam
- Eve
- Simeon
- John the Baptist
- Moses
- Esaias
- David
- Ribald
- Beelzebub
- Sathanas
THE HARROWING OF HELL
EXTRACTIO ANIMARUM
AB INFERNO
[The Extraction of Souls from Hell.]
Jesus. My fader[414] me from blys has send
Till's erthe for mankynde sake,
Adam mys[415] for to amend,
My deth nede must I take:
I dwellyd ther thyrty yeres and two,
And som dele more, the sothe to say,[416]
In anger, pyne, and mekylle wo,
I dyde on cros this day.