And convey alle the pepyl at here owyn request,
And thus alle the pepyl in hym xal beleve,
Therfore I pray ȝow, cosyn, say what is the best?
Cayphas. Attende now, serys, to that I xal seye,
Onto us alle it is most expedyent;
That o man ffor the pepyl xuld deye,
Than alle the pepyl xuld perysch and be shent.
Therfor late us werk wysely that we us not repent,
We must nedys put on hym som fals dede;
I sey for me I had levyr he were brent,