_Primus doctor Cayphas._ He werke with wechecrafte in eche place, And drawyth the pepyl to hese intent; Bewhare, ȝe jewgys, let hym not passe, Than be my trowthe ze xal repent. _Secundus doctor Cayphas._ Serys, takyth hede onto this case, And in ȝour jewgement be not slawe; Ther was nevyr man dyd so gret trespace, As Jhesu hath don ageyn oure lawe. _Annas._ Now, bretheryn, than wyl ȝe here myn entent, These ix. days let us abyde; We may not gyf so hasty jugement, But eche man inqwere on his syde. Send spyes abouth the countré wyde, To se and recorde and testymonye, And than hese werkys he xal not hyde, Nor have no power hem to denye. _Cayphas._ This cownecelle acordyth to my reson. _Annas._ And we alle to the same. XXVI. THE ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM. _Jhesus._ ffrendys, beholde the tyme of mercy, The whiche is come now withowt dowth; Mannys sowle in blys now xal edyfy, And the prynce of the werd is cast owth. Go to ȝon castel that standyth ȝow ageyn, Sum of myn dyscyplis go forthe ȝe to; There xul ȝe ffyndyn bestys tweyn, An asse tyed and here fole also. Unlosne that asse, and brynge it to me pleyn; Iff any man aske why that ȝe do so, Sey that I have nede to this best serteyn, And he xal not lett ȝow ȝour weys for to go: That best brynge ȝe to me. _Primus Apostolus._ Holy prophete, we gon oure way, We wyl not ȝoure wourd delay, Also sone as that we may, We xal it brynge to the. _Here thei ffecche the asse with the ffole, and the burgeys seyth_, _Burgensis._ Herke ȝe, men, who ȝaff ȝow leve, Thus this best ffor to take away? But only ffor pore men to releve, This asse is ordeyned, as I ȝow say. _Philippus._ Good sere, take this at no greff, Oure mayster us sent hedyr this day, He hath grett nede withowte repreff, Therfore not lett us, I the pray, This best for to lede. _Burgensis._ Sethyn that it is so that he hath ȝow sent, Werkyth his wylle and his intent, Take the beste, as ȝe be bent, And evyr wel mote ȝe spede. _Jacobus minor._ This best is brought ryght now here lo! Holy prophete at thin owyn wylle, And with this clothe, anon, also, This bestys bak we xal sone hylle. _Philippus._ Now mayst thou ryde whedyr thou wylt go, Thyn holy purpos to ffulfylle, Thy best fful redy is dyth the to, Bothe meke and tame the best is stylle. And we be redy also, Iff it be plesynge to thi ssyght, The to helpe anon forthe ryght, Upon this best that thou were dyght, Thi jurney ffor to do. _Here Cryst rydyth out of the place and he wyl, and Petyr and John abydyn stylle, and at the last, whan thei have done ther prechyng, thei mete with Jhesu_,