Kings and Shepherds

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Tidinges, tidinges that be true,

Sorowe is paste and joye dothe renue.

Qwereas Adam caused be sinne

Oure nature thus to be mortall,

A maiden sone dothe nowe begin

For to repaire us from that fall.

And that is true;

The name of him is Criste Jesu.

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Sume of oure kinde hathe hadd such grase

That sin his birthe they did him se

Bothe sonne and mother fase to fase

In the chefe cite calde Jure.

And that is true;

Bothe kinges and schepardes they it knue.

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The prophettes thereof ware nothing dismaide,

Of that tidinges before that they hadde tolde;

For nowe it is full righte as they saide,

A clene maide hathe borne a king in folde.

And that is true;

For he is borne to ware the purpull hue.