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A Christmas banquet garnished with many pleasant and dainty dishes, newly preparedA Christmas bankette garnyshed with many pleasaunt and deynty disshes, newely prepared
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
printed for John̄ Gough, 1542printed for Iohn̄ Gough, 1542
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
THEO. We follow you gladly.
THEO. We followe you gladly.
PHIL. Now are ye welcome hither.
PHIL. Nowe are ye welcome hyther.
CHRI. I pray you neighbour Philemon, what have we here to do? I am now more ravished then I was before. Here is every thing so godly, pleasant that it seemeth unto me to be a figure of the new & celestial Jerusalem,1 which is so gorgeously decked & garnished with all kind o• heavenly treasures. But I pray you, what do ye mean by your table spread with a fair white & fine cloth? Again what four books have you laid upon the table, clad & covered most preciously with cloth of gold.
CHRI. I praye you neyghbour Philemon, what haue we here to do? I am now more rauysshed then I was before. Here is euery thynge so godly, pleasaunt that it semethe vnto me to be a figure of the newe & cele•tial Ierusalem,1 which is so gorgiou•ly decked & garnysshed wyth all kynde o• heauenly treasures. But I praye you, what do ye mene bi your table spred wt a fayre white & fyne cloth? Again what four bokes haue you layd vpon the table, cladde & couered moost preciously with cloth of gold.
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