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 Þ$s$ kyng ys comyn to save kynde . . . . in scriptur as we fynde, . . . . fore þ$s$ song haue we ĩ mynde, in excelsis gɫia. . . . . lord for þy gret grace, . . . . is in blys to se þy face, Where we may syng to þe solas, in excelsis gɫia.

Wolcū zol þu mery mā in worchepe of þis holy day, Wolcū be þu heuene kyng, Wolcū born in on morwenȳg, Wolcū for hō we xal syng, Wolcū zol. Wolcū be ze stefne & Jon, Wolcū jnnocetꝯ euꝛychon, Wolcū thomas martꝛon, Wolcū zol. Wolcū be ze good newe zer', Wolcū twelfþe day boþ$e$ in fer, Wolcū seyntꝯ lef & der, Wolcū zol.