Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern/Annotated/Carol for St. Stephen's Day

steuene was a clerk  Herod the Great halle, & seruyd of bred & cloþ, as   be falle.

out of kechon  boris hed  honde, He saw a was fayr & bryȝt  Bethlehem ;

He kyst a þe  hed & went into þe halle, I for sak   &   alle;

I forsake   &   alle; is a chyld in born is  þan we alle.

eylyt steuen,  is  be falle? Lakkyt  mete or drynk in kyng  halle?

Lakit me mete ne drynk    halle, is a chyld in born is   we alle.

eylyt, art  wod or   to brede? Lakkyt  gold or fe, or ony ryche wede?

Lakyt me gold nor fe, ne  ryche wede, is a chyld in born xal  vs at  nede.

is al so soþ,, al so soþ, j wys, As þis capon crowe xal lyth her in  dych.

word was not so sone seyd, word   halle, capon crew  est a mong   alle.

Rysyt vp  be to & al be on, &  out of þis town, &    ston.

he steuene & stonyd in þe way, & for is his  on   day.