70 Christmas husbandlie fare. 
Cirishnas z Good bread and good drinke, a good fier in the hall, 
ES brawne, pudding and souse, and good mustard withall. 
3 Beefe, mutton, and porke, shred pies of the best, 
pig, veale, goose and capon, and turkey well drest ; 
Cheese, apples and nuts, ioly Carols to heare, 
as then in the countrie is counted good cheare. 
4 What cost to good husband is any of this ° 
good houshold prouision onely it is. 
Of other the like, I doo leaue out a menie, 
that costeth the husbandman neuer a penie. 
32. 
§] 4 Christmas Caroll of the birth of Christ 
vpon the tune of King Salomon. 
Chap. 30. 
I AS not Christ our Sauiour 
sent to vs fro God aboue ? 
not for our good behauiour, 
but onely of his mercie and loue, 
If this be true, as true it is, 
truely in deede, 
great thanks to God to yeeld for this, 
then had we neede. 
2 This did our God for very troth, 
to traine to him the soule of man, 
and iustly to performe his oth 
to Sara and to Abram than, 
That through his seed all nations should 
most blessed bee: 
As in due time performe he would, 
as now wee see.’ 
1 all flesh should see. 1577. 
