The bores heed in hande bring I
A caroll bringyng in the bores heed.
Source: Edward Bliss Reed, Christmas Carols Printed in the Sixteenth Century (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1932), page 3
"Reproduced by permission of Bodley's Librarian. ... The size of the original page is 5 inches by 3 1/2 inches."
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See notes in F A Q
See: Boar's Head Carols
Caput apri differo
Reddens laudens domino.
The bores heed in hande bring I
With garlans gay and ro~emary
I pray you all ~ynge merely
Diu e~tis in conuiuio
The bores heed I vnder~tande
Is the thefe ~eruyce in this lande
Loke where euer it be fande
Seruite cum cantico.
Be gladde lordes bothe more & la~~e
For this hath ordeyned our ~tewarde
To chere you all this christma~~e
The bores heed with mustarde.
Finis
The word "thefe" in verse 2, line 2 is considered to be a typographical error. The correct word should be "chefe."
