_Dominus._ Now come, my swete soule, in clennesse most pure, And reste in my bosom brithtest of ble. Alle ye myn apostelis of this body takyth cure: In the vallé of Josephat there fynde schul ye, A grave new mad for Maryes sepulture, There beryeth the body withe alle youre solempnité, And bydyth me there stylle thre dayes severe, And I schal pere ageyn to yow to comfort your advercyté: Wyth this swete soule now from you I assende. _Petrus._ In oure tribulacyons, Lord, thou us defende! We have no comfort on erthe but of the alon. O! swete soule of Mary, prey thy sone us defende, Have mynde of thy pore brether when thou comyst to thi tron! _Chorus Mart._ Quæ est ista quæ assendit de deserto, Deliciis affluens injunxa super dilectum suum? _Ordo Angelus._ Ista est speciosa inter filias Jherusalem sicut vidistis eam, Plenam caritate et dilectione sicque in cœlum gandeus suscipitur, Et a dextris filii in trono gloriæ collocatur. _Hic cantabit omnis celestis curia._ _Prima virgo._ Now, suster, I beseke you let us do oure attendaunce, And wasche this glorious body that here in oure sith is, As is the use among us wythoutyn ony varyaunce: Now blessid be this persone that bar God of mythtis. _Secunda virgo._ I am redy, suster, wyth alle myn hol affyaunce, To wesche and worschepe this body that so brith is; Alle creaturys therto owyn dew obeschaunce, ffor this body resseyvid the holy gostis flithtis. _Et osculabunt corpus Mariæ._ _Johannes._ Now, holy brother Peter, I hertely you pray To bere this holy palme before this gloryous body, ffor ye ben Prince of Apostelis and hed of oure fay, Therfore it semyth you best to do this offis treuly. _Petrus._ Sere, and ye slept on Cristis brest seyng alle celestly, Ye are Goddis clene mayde wythoutyn any nay; This observaunce is most like you to do dewly, Wherfore tak it upon you, brother, we pray; And I schal helpe for to bere the bere. _Paulus._ And I, Peter, wyth oure brether in fere, This blessid body schal helpe to the ground; This holy cors now take we up here, Seyng oure observaunce wyth devouth sound. _Hic portabunt corpus versus sepulturam, cum eorum luminibus._ _Petrus._ Exiit Israel de Egipto, domus Jacob de populo barbaro! Allelujah! _Apostoli._ Facta est Judea sanctificatio ejus, Israel potestas ejus! allelujah! _Hic angeli dulciter cantabunt in cœlo “allelujah!”_