Holy Gost, the fadyr Godly with iij. bemys to the sone, and so entre alle thre to her bosom, and Mary seyth,
Maria. A! now I ffele in my body be
Parfyte God and parfyte man,
Havyng alle schappe of chyldly carnalyté,
Evyn al at onys thus God began.
Nott takynge ffyrst o membyr and sythe another,
But parfyte childhod ȝe have anon;
Of ȝour handmayden now ȝe have mad ȝour modyr,
Withowte peyne in fflesche and bon.
Thus conceyved nevyr woman non,
That evyr was beynge in this lyff;
O, myn hyest ffadyr, in ȝour trone,
It is worthy ȝour son, now my son, have a prerogatyff.
I cannot telle what joy, what blysse,
Now I fele in my body!
Aungel Gabryel, I thank ȝow for thys,
Most mekely recomende me to my faderes mercy.
To have be the modyr of God fful lytyl wend I,—
Now myn cosyn Elyȝabeth ffayn wold I se,
How sche hath conseyvid as ȝe dede specyfy,
Now blyssyd be the hyȝ Trynyté.
Gabryel. ffareweyl, turtyl, Goddys dowtere dere,
ffarewel, Goddys modyr, I the honowre,
ffarewel, Goddys sustyr, and his pleynge fere,
ffarewel, Goddys chawmere and his bowre.
Maria. ffarewel, Gabryel, specyalye,
ffarewel, Goddys masangere expresse,
I thank ȝow for ȝour traveyl hye,
Gramercy of ȝour grett goodnes.
