Mary Mod^r Meke & Mylde

For Christmas

Middle English Carol
The British Museum. MS. Sloan 2593, fol. 57, r⁰

Source: William Sandys, Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern (London: Richard Beckley, 1833)

Versions on this site:
Mary Mod^r, Meke & Mylde (Sandys, 1833)
Mary moder, meke and mylde - Thomas Wright
Mary Mother, Meek And Mild (Rickert)

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See notes in F A Q

    Now el, el, el, el, el, el, el, el, el, el
    Mary was gre^t wt gab'el.

Mary mod^r, meke and mylde,
fro schame and synne þ^t z^e vs schyllde,
for gret on grownd z^e gö w^t childe,
                                Gab'ele nücio.

Mary mod^r, be not adred,
J•u is in zo^r body bred
and of zo^r bryst he wil be fed,
                                Cü pudoris lilio.

Mary mod^r, þ^e frew^t of þ^e
for vs was naylid on a tre,
in hovene is now his mageste,
                                fuget jesus rex clo.

Mary mod^r, þ^e þredde day,
vp he ros as i zow say,
to helle he tok þ^e ryzte way,
                                motu fert^r ppo.

Mary mod^r, aftõ þis sone,
vp þ^ue yis t w^t hÿ to wone,
þ^e ange¬ wern glad qü þ^u wer come,
                                in celi palaco

Sandys' Note:

This carol [is] from Sloane MS. 2593. (temp. Hen. VI).

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