Primus cives de Jherusalem. Neyborys, gret joye in oure herte we may make,
That this hefly kyng wole vycyte this cyté.
Secundus cives. Yf oure eerly kyng sweche a jorné xuld take,
To don hym honor and worchepe, besy xuld we be.
Tertius cives. Meche more than to the hevynly kyng bownd are we,
ffor to do that xuld be to his persone reverens.
Quartus cives. Late us than welcome hym with flowres and brawnchis of the tre,
ffor he wole take that to plesawns becawse of redolens.
Here the iiij. ceteseynys makyn hem redy for to mete with oure Lord, goyng barfot and barelegged, and in here shyrtes, savyng thei xal have here gownys cast abouth them; and qwan thei seen oure Lord, thei xal sprede ther clothis beforn hym, and he xal lyth and go ther upon, and thei xal falle downe upon ther knes alle at onys, the fyrst thus seyng,
Primus cives. Now blyssyd he be that in oure Lordys name,