A Christmas banquet garnished with many pleasant and dainty dishes, newly preparedA Christmas bankette garnyshed with many pleasaunt and deynty disshes, newely prepared

Name: A Christmas banquet garnished with many pleasant and dainty dishes, newly prepared
Author: Thomas Becon

A Christmas banquet garnished with many pleasant and dainty dishes, newly prepared by Theodore BasilA Christmas bankette garnyshed with many pleasaunt and deynty disshes, newely prepared by Theodore Basille

Thomas Becon 1512–1567printed for John̄ Gough, 1542printed for Iohn̄ Gough, 1542

[112] p. · 17k words · STC 1715 · ESTC S101287

Title page typeset from the transcription.

The Christmas Banquet. ¶ Philemon the maker of the Banquet, T… › ¶ The thanks giving. PHILEMON.The Christmasse Banckette. ¶ Philemon the maker of the Bāckette, T… › ¶ The thankes gyuynge. PHILEMON.

Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.

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THEO. We give you right hearty thanks.

THEO. We gyue you right herty thākes.

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EVSE. I pray God that we may once recompense your kindness.

EVSE. I pray God yt we may once recōpense your kyndnes.

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PHIL. My power is small, but my will is much, follow me I beseech you.

PHIL. My power is smale, but my wyll is muche, folowe me I besech you.

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CHRI. Praised be the LORD for this our most comfortable banquet.

CHRI. Praysed be the LORD for this our most cōfortable bancket.

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