English Interjections in Fifteenth Century AI 
harte of God, Magn., 1157. Be Goddis yne (eyes), Magn., 1100. 
Crystes cross, Towmneley, xiii, 118; Mankind, 435. Crystys 
curs, Mankind, 99; Towneley, xiii, 147. Dewes (probably a 
corruption of the name of God), York, i, 92. Dogg, Dogges 
(probably a mutilation of the name of God), York, xvii, 121; 
xi, 240; xix, 106. Magn., 303. Cryst it blysse, Magn., 974. 
God it forfende, Magn., 1115. God forbede, Magn., 246; Cov- 
entry, xii. God wote, Magn., 248; Mankind, 778; Castell of 
Per. So me good (God) helpe, Merlin, 836. So helpe me God, 
Magn., 1259; 1653; 1733; Mankind, 227. So God haue mercy 
on me, Merlin, 791. So (Als) God (the) spede, Wright's 
Chaste Wife, 537; 546; Magn., 379; York, xiii, 89. I make 
(give) (God) a-vowe, Mankind, 494; 617; Castell of Per., 880; 
Wisdom, 893; Towneley, xii, 84; Magn., 529; 1827. To God 
I make an othe, Magn., 145. To (For) God avowe, Magn., 
1817. So god me rede, Guy of Warwick, 3252. 
2. By the saints 
Sent Powle, Wisdom, 487; 907. Be Sent Quisyntyne, Mankind, 
264. (This may be the source of the sixteenth century Gis, 
but Gis may be a variant form of Jesus.) Sent Dauy, Man- 
kind, 802. By Saint John, Siege of Harfleur; Everyman. 
Sanct Iohne (John) to borrowe, Kingis Quair, stanza 23. 
By Saint Anne, Everyman. Sent Tanne (St. Anne), Man- 
kind, 75. (This is a case of attraction. Cf. Goddis sande, 
under oaths, above.) Be sanct bryd, The Murning Maiden. 
Sant nycholas, Towneley Plays, xiii, 118. Saynt Sym, Mag- 
nyfycence, 585. Sant thomas of Kent, Towneley, xiii, 458. 
Seynt Mychell, Guy of Warwick, 7074. For seynt Charyte, 
Guy of Warwick, 7153; Mankind, 205, 303. By God and by 
St. Denis, Harfleur. Sent Deny (a variant of St. Denis), 
Mankind, 480. By our Lady, Everyman; Magn., 348; Man- 
kind, 429. By (our) lakyn, Magn., 338; 1806; 506. By 
saynt Mary, Magn., 821, 2212. Marry, Mary, Everyman; 
Magn., 24; 652; 656; Towneley, iii, 226; Mankind, 85. By 
Mary full of myght, Wright's Chaste Wife, 468. Bi mary, 
Towneley, iii, 209. In Marye name, Kingis Quair, st. 17. 
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