[Sidenote: Belshazzar commands the sacred vessels to be filled with wine.] Baltaȝar i{n} a brayd bede v{us} þ{er}-of. “Weȝe wyn i{n} þis won, wassayl!” he cryes. 1508 Swyfte swaynes ful swyþe swepen þ{er}-tylle, [Sidenote: The cups and bowls are soon filled.] Kyppe kowpes i{n} honde ky{n}geȝ to serue, I{n} bryȝt bolleȝ, ful bayn birlen þise oþ{er}, [Sidenote: [Fol. 78a.]] & vche mon for his mayst{er} machches alone. 1512 [Sidenote: Music of all kind is heard in the hall.] Þer watȝ ry{n}gi{n}g, on ryȝt, of ryche metalles, Quen renkkes i{n} þat ryche rok re{n}nen hit to cache, Clat{er}i{n}g of conacleȝ þat kesten þo burdes, As sonet out of sau[t]{er}ay songe als myry. 1516 Þen þe dotel on dece drank þat he myȝt, [Sidenote: Dukes, princes, concubines, and knights, all are merry.] & þe{n}ne arn dressed dukeȝ & prynces, Concubines & knyȝtes, bi cause of þat m{er}the; As vchon hade hy{m} i{n} helde he haled of þe cuppe, 1520 [Sidenote: Drinking of the sweet liquors they ask favours of their gods, who, although dumb, are as highly praised “as if heaven were theirs.”] So long likked þise lordes þise lykores swete, & gloryed on her falce goddes & her g{ra}ce calles, Þat were of stokkes & stones, stille euer more; Neu{er} steuen hem astel, so stoken is[79] hor tonge, 1524 Alle þe goude golden goddes þe gauleȝ ȝet neuenen, Belfagor & belyal & belssabub als, Heyred hem as hyȝly as heuen wer þayres, Bot hy{m} þat alle goudes giues, þat god þay for-ȝeten, 1528 [Sidenote: A marvel befals the feasters.] For þer a ferly bifel þat fele folk seȝen; [Sidenote: The king first saw it.] Fyrst knew hit þe ky{n}g & alle þe cort aft{er}, [Headnote: THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL.]