_Leyon._ We are ful glad his presence to se; Sere, telle him we xal come in hast; No delacion therin xal be, But to his presens hye us fast. _Masager._ I xal telle my lord this, as ȝe say, ȝe wyl fulfylle al his plesawns. _Rewfyn._ Sere, telle hym we xal make no delay, But come in hast at his instawns. _Here the masangere comyth to Annas, thus seyng_, My lord and it plese ȝou to have intellygens, Ser Cayphas comyth to ȝou in hast: Rewfyn and Lyon wyl se ȝour presens, And se ȝow here or this day be past. _Annas._ Sere, I kan the thank of thi dyligens, Now ageyn my cosyn I wole walk; Serys, folwyth me onto his presens, ffor of thes materys we must talk. _Here Annas goth down to mete with Cayphas, and in the mene tyme thus seyng_, _Cayphas._ Now onto Annas let us wende, Eche of us to knowe otheres intent: Many materes I have in mende, The wiche to hym I xal present. _Primus doctor._ Sere, of alle othere thyng remembre this case, Loke that Jhesus be put to schame. _Secundus doctor._ Whan we come present beforn Annas, Whe xal rehers alle his gret blame. _Here the buschopys with here clerkes and the Phariseus mett, and the myd place, and ther xal be a lytil oratory with stolys and cusshonys clenly be-seyn, lyche as it were a cownsel-hous; Annas thus seyng_, We come, ser Cayphas, and ȝe, jewgys alle, Now xal ȝe knowe alle myn entent; A wondyr case, serys, here is befalle, On wiche we must gyf jewgement. Lyst that we aftere the case repent, Of on Cryst that Goddys sone som doth hym calle; He shewyth meraclys and sythe present That he is prynce of prynces alle. The pepyl so fast to hym doth falle, Be prevy menys, as we aspye; ȝyf he procede, son sen ȝe xalle, That oure lawys he wyl dystrye; It is oure part thus to deny: What is ȝour cowncelle in this cas? _Cayphas._ Be reson the trewth here may we try, I cannot dem hym withouth trespace; Because he seyth in every a place, That he kyng of Jewys in every degré. Therfor he is fals, knowe wel the case, Sesar is kyng and non but he. _Rewfyn._ He is an eretyk and a tretour bolde, To Sesare and to oure lawe sertayn; Bothe in word, and in werke, and ȝe beholde He is worthy to dey with mekyl peyn. _Leon._ The cawse that we been here present, To fortefye the lawe, and, trewth to say, Jhesus ful nere oure lawys hath shent, Therfore he is worthy for to day. _Primus doctor Annas._ Seres, ȝe that ben rewelerys of the lawe, On Jhesu ȝe must gyf jugement, Let hym fyrst ben hangyn and drawe, And thanne his body in fyre be brent. _Secundus doctor Annas._ Now xal ȝe here the intent of me, Take Jhesu that worke us alle gret schame; Put hym to deth, let hym not fle, For than the comownys thei wyl ȝow blame.