23 'If any one should come this way, And enquire for me alone, Tell them that Jesus passed by As thou thy seed did sow.' 24 After that there came King Herod, With his train so furiously, Enquiring of the husbandman Whether Jesus passed by. 25 'Why, the truth it must be spoke, And the truth it must be known; For Jesus passed by this way When my seed was sown. 26 'But now I have it reapen, And some laid on my wain, Ready to fetch and carry Into my barn again.' 27 'Turn back,' says the captain, 'Your labor and mine's in vain; It's full three quarters of a year Since he his seed has sown.' 28 So Herod was deceived, By the work of God's own hand, And further he proceeded Into the Holy Land. 29 There's thousands of children young Which for his sake did die; Do not forbid those little ones, And do not them deny. 30 The truth now I have spoken, And the truth now I have shown; Even the Blessed Virgin She's now brought forth a son. * * * * * #a.# 8^1. West land. 16^2. spring; _perhaps a preposition has been dropped_. #b.# 1^2. did rein. 2^2. Sure all the world will turn. 3^1. Whence does the Son come from. 3^3. Out of the land of Egypt. 4^2. goest. 5^2. all sin. 5^3. of the. 7^4. slept in. 8^1. East land. 9^4. No prince should. 10^2. tellest me. 12^4. Now slaughtered shall be. 13^1. aye and. 13^3. Egypt land. 13^4. find most. 14^1. Egypt. 14^2. Among some. 14^3. Mary grown quite. 15^3. see that these. 15^4. Will come. 16^2. did bring. 16^4. be king. 17^3. every nation of the world. 18^1. aye and. 18^3. passed by. 18^4. As he his seed had. 19^4. hath sown. 20^{3, 4}. And made a lowly reverence To Jesus Christ His grace. 21. Long time thou hast been looked for, But now thou art come at last; And I myself do now believe Thy name is Jesus called. 22^3. must shed. 23^4. seed had sown. 24^2. train most. 25^1. spoken. 25^4. As I my seed had sown. 26^1. And now. 26^3. The other you see is fit to carry. 26^4. barns. 27^1. said the Captain of the guard. 29^1. There were. 29^2. Who for. 29^3. these little. 30^3. Thus the. 30^4. Brought forth our Lord the Son. #c.# 1-7. _not given._ 8. There was a star in the west land, Which shed a cheerful ray Into King Herod's chamber, And where King Herod lay.