‘My Lord hath warn’d you every one
By Herod king you go not home,
For an you do he will you slone[629]
And ’stroy-a,
And hurt you wonderly-a.’
XII
So forth they went another way
Through the might of God his lay[630],
As the angel to them did say,
Full right-a;
It was a good fair sight-a.
XIII
When they came home to their countrie,
Glad and blithe they were all three
Of the sight that they had see;
By dene-a[631]
The company was clean-a.
XIV
Kneel we now here a-down;
Pray we in good devotion
To the King of great renown,
Of grace-a
In heaven to have a place-a.
FOOTNOTES:
[626] In fere = in company.
[627] endris = last.