Kynge Johan : a play in two parts / edited by J. Payne Collier from the MS. of the author in the library of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire.

  • John Bale
Date:
1838
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Credit: Kynge Johan : a play in two parts / edited by J. Payne Collier from the MS. of the author in the library of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Wyll obeye Gods wurde^ nor yet the gospell faver. In the place of Christe I have sett up supersticyons, For preachynges ceremonyes^ for Gods wurde mennys tra- dicyons. Come to the temple and there Christe hath no place; Moyses and the Paganes doth utterly hym deface. E. Marke wele, sir. Tell what we have of Moyses. T, All your ceremonyes^ your copes and your sensers doubtlesse, Your fyers, your waters_, your oyles, your aulters^ your ashes^ Your candlestyckes^ your cruettes^ your salte^ with suche lyke trashes. Ye lacke but the bloude of a goate^ or els a calfe. E. Lete us heare sumwhat also in the Paganes behalfe. T. Of the Paganes ye have your gylded ymages all^ In your necessytees upon them for to call; With crowchynges^ with kyssynges and settynge up of lyghtes^ Bearynge them in processyon and fastynges upon their nyghtes. Some for the tothe ake^ some for the pestylence and poxe^ With ymages of waxe to brynge moneye to the boxe. E, What have they of Christe in the churche_, I praye the tell ? T, Marry, nothynge at all, but the epystle and the gospell, And that is in Latyne that no man shoulde it knowe. S. Peace, noughty whoreson, peace : thu playest the knave I trowe. K. J. Has thu knowne suche wayes, and sought no reformacyon ? [T.] It is the lyvyiige of my whole congregacyon.