Lau.
Trewly it his trew, specially of the mouth of a faithfull man.
Certes, madame, il est certain, especiallement de bouche de fidel.
Ma.
Do ye nat holde you for suche?
Ne uous tenes pas itel?
Lau.
Ye verely.
Sy fay certes, madame.
Mar.
Now acquite you than and kepe promis, for to kepe promys cometh of
Or uous acquites doncques et tenes promesse, car tenir promesse vient de
noblenesse.
noblesse.
Lau.
Well, sith it is so that ye do comande it, it shall please you to
know that the
Bien puisquainsy est que le comandes, il uous plaira
scauoir que la
masse is the testament, the which our Lorde made before
messe est le testament, le quel Nostre Seigneur Jhesu Christ fist
deuant
his deth and passyon, whiche is none other thynge (as ye well know)
but the
sa mort et passyon, que nest aultre chose (come bien scaues)
que la
laste wyll of a parson, touchyng the disposicion of is goodnes
darniere uoullente dune parson, quant a la disposition de ses biens
after his deth, wherfore our Lorde wyllyng to dye for the humaine
appres sa mort, pourquoy Nostre Seigneur uoullant mourir pour lhumain
kyndred, dyd ordayne that his precious body shuld be put to deth for
legnage, ordonna que son precieuz corps seroit mis a mort pour
our synnes, in memory and wytnesse therof he lefte us and ordayned
nos peches, en memoire et tiesmoing de quoy il nous laissa et ordonna
us the sacrament of theaulter in remembraunce of his sayd passyon, to
the ende
le sacrement de lautel en commemoracion de sa dicte passion, affin
that every one whyche shal beleve in the sayd mistery, that is to know
in his
que chescun que croira ou deuant dit mistere, cest a scauoir
en son
incarnation, passyon and resurrection represented in the foresayde
sacrament
incarnation, passion et resurection representez ou deuant dit
sacrement
shuld be made partener of the merite of the same, which is our
redemption.
seroit fait participant du merite dicelle, qui est nostre
redemcion.
Now it is so that we may make no greatter honour to God
Or est il ainsy que ne pouons faire plus grand honneur a Dieu