With cordys thei have hym bownde and have hym in kepyng,
The hym bety spetously, and have hym fast in holde.
Maria Virgo. A! A! A! how myn hert is colde!
A! hert hard as ston, how mayst thou lest?
Whan these sorweful tydyngys are the told,
So wold to God, hert, that thou mytyst brest.
A! Jhesu! Jhesu! Jhesu! Jhesu!
Why xuld ȝe sofere this trybulacyon and advercyté?
How may thei fynd in here hertys ȝow to pursewe,
That nevyr trespacyd in no maner degré?