Den. Othyr wyttnes xal non be sought,
Thou art with childe, eche man may se;
I charge ȝow bothe ȝe tary nought,
But to the buschop com forth with me.
Joseph. To the buschop with ȝow we wende,
Of oure purgacion have we no dowth.
Maria. Almyghty God xal be oure frende,
Whan the trewthe is tryed owth.
Den. ȝa no this wyse excusyth here every scowte,
Whan here owyn synne hem doth defame;