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EARLY CAROLS PAGE 1. Welcome Yule 3 2. I sing of a Maiden 4 3. As Joseph was a-walking 4 4. Now is Christ?mas ycome 5 5. This Endris Night 8 6. Lullay, my Liking, my Dear Son 10 7. Saint Stephen was a Clerk 11 8. The Shepherds' Offerings 13 9. Can I not sing but Hoy! 15 10. When Christ was born of Mary free 18 11. Be we merry in this Feast 18 12. Man, be merry as Bird on Berry 19 13. All this Time this Song is best 20 14. Mater, ora filium 21 15. Eya, Jesus hodie 22 16. Ave maris stella 23 17. No?l, No?l, No?l, No?l 24 18. Of a Rose, a Lovely Rose 25

TRADITIONAL CAROLS 19. God rest you merry, Gentlemen 29 20. Remember, O thou Man 31 21. I saw Three Ships 33

INDEX OF FIRST LINES 198

EARLY CAROLS

I sing of a maiden That is makeless; King of all king?s To her son she ches; He came also still There his mother was, As dew in April That falleth on the grass. He came also still To his mother's bower, As dew in April That falleth on the flower. He came also still There his mother lay, As dew in April That falleth on the spray. Mother and maiden Was never none but she; Well may such a lady Goddes mother be.

Matchless.

Chose.

As.

As Joseph was a-walking He heard an angel sing:-- 'This night shall be born Our heavenly King;

'He neither shall be born In housen nor in hall, Nor in the place of Paradise, But in an ox's stall;

'He neither shall be clothed In purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen As were babies all.

'He neither shall be rocked In silver nor in gold, But in a wooden cradle That rocks on the mould.

'He neither shall be christened In white wine or red, But with fair spring water With which we were christened.'

Now is Christ?mas ycome, Father and Son together in one, Holy Ghost as ye be one In fere, God send us a good new year.

I would you sing and I might Of a Child is fair in sight, His mother him bare this endris night So still, And as it was his will.

As they came forth with their off'ring, They met with Herod, that moody king, This tide, And this to them he said,

'When you at this child have be Come home again by me, Tell me the sights that you have see, I pray, Go you no nother way.'

Till they came in to the place Where Jesu and his mother was; Offered they up with great solace In fere, Gold and 'cense and myrrh.

When they had their offering made As the Holy Ghost them bade, Then were they both merry and glad And light: It was a well fair sight.

Anon as they away went The Father of heaven an angel sent To these three Kings that made present This tide, And thus to them he said,

They yeden all another way Thorough the might of Goddes lay As the angel to them did say Full right: It was a well fair sight.

Kneel we now here adown; Pray we in good devotion To the King of great renown For grace In heaven to have a place.

Last.

Young.

Lay low.

Law.

Forthwith.

This endris night I saw a sight, A star as bright as day; And ever among A maiden sung Lullay, byby, lullay.

This lovely lady sat and sang, and to her child gan say, 'My son, my brother, my father dear, why liest thou thus in hay? My sweet? brid, Thus it is betid Though thou be King veray; But, nevertheless, I will not cease To sing byby, lullay.'

The child then spake in his talking; and to his mother said-- 'I am beknown for heaven's king, in crib though I be laid; For angels bright Down to me light, Thou knowest it is no nay. And of that sight Thou mayest be light, To sing byby, lullay.'

'Now sweet? son, since thou art king, why art thou laid in stall? Why ne thou ordain?d thy bedding in some great king?s hall? Methinketh it right That king or knight Should lie in good array; And then among It were no wrong To sing byby, lullay.'

'Mary, mother, I am thy child, though I be laid in stall, Lords and dukes shall worship me, and so shall king?s all. Ye shall well see, The king?s three Shall come the twelfth? day; For this behest Give me thy breast, And sing byby, lullay.'

'Now tell me, sweet son, I thee pray, thou art me lief and dear, How should I keep thee to thy pay, and make thee glad of cheer? For all thy will I would fulfil, Thou weet'st full well in fay. And for all this I will thee kiss, And sing byby, lullay.'

'My dear mother, when time it be, thou take me up aloft, And sett? me upon thy knee, and handle me full soft. And in thy arm Thou hile me warm, And keep? night and day; If I weep And may not sleep, Thou sing byby, lullay.'

'Now, sweet son, since it is so, that all is at thy will, I pray thee grant to me a boon if it be right and skill, That child or man That will or can Be merry upon my day; To bliss them bring, And I shall sing Lullay, byby, lullay.'

Last.

Anon.

Bird.

Content.

Faith.

Cover.

Reasonable.

Lullay, my liking, my dear son, my sweeting, Lullay, my dear heart, my own dear darling.

I saw a fair maiden sitten and sing. She lulled a little child, a sweet lording. Lullay, &c.

That ilke lord is that that made all thing, Of all lord?s he is lord, of all king?s king. Lullay, &c.

There was mickle melody at that child?s birth, All that were in heaven's bliss they made mickle mirth. Lullay, &c.

Angels bright they sung that night and saiden to that child, Blessed be thou, and so be she that is both meek and mild. Lullay, &c.

Pray we now to that child, and to his mother dear. Grant them his blessing that now maken cheer. Lullay, &c.

Saint Stephen was a clerk In King Herod?s hall, And serv?d him of bread and cloth As every king befall.

Stephen out of kitchen came, With boar?s head on hand, He saw a star was fair and bright Over Bethlem stand.

He cast adown the boar?s head And went into the hall: 'I forsake thee, King Herod?s, And thy work?s all.

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