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Be my feith, York, xxix, 229. By the faythe that I owe to 
God, Magn., 2209. By your soth, Magn., 350. 
XVIII. Maledictions 
Expressions of malediction are more numerous than those of 
blessing (see division XIX). As stated in the introduction, both 
classes are of the interjectional type, having lost their earlier force. 
God geue the care, Wright’s Chaste Wife, 463; Mankind, 615. 
Gog gif the sorow, Towneley Plays, ii, 44 (Gog is a mutilation 
of the name of God). Foule mot the falle, York Plays, xxxii, 
222. Foule (or Evil) myght thow fare, York, xxx, 385; Cas- 
tell of Perseverance, 1817. The devyll (the) speyd, York, vii, 
77; Xi, 332; xix, 106. The devyll might speyd both him & 
the, York, vii, 95. The devyll the drowne, York, xi, 240. To 
the devell of helle, York, xi,67. The deuyll motte you drawe, 
York, xxx, 431. Nowe to the deuyll I the betake, Magnyfy- 
cence, 401. Ile joie hym wring, York, xxxvi, 76. Ill happe 
on thy hede, York, xxix, 307. Woo worthe the, York, v, 107; 
v, 150; Magn., 2103. I pray God gyue you confusyon, Magn., 
597. God sende the brayne (brain, caution), Magn., 608. 
(Here used teasingly.) Our Lord send you a very vengeaunce, 
Magn., 2237. God gyue a very myschaunce! Magn., 497. 
God gyve him a myscheffe, Magn., 1730. The devyl thee tere, 
Castell of Per., 1878. Evil mote he preve, Occleve, Letter of 
Cupid, 55. I beschrewe ye all, Mankind, 80. Gode gyff hym 
ewyll grace, Mankind, 606. 
XIX. Interjections expressing Invocation, Blessing 
Gode let (hinder?) hym neuer then, Mankind, 297. Jhesu, 
Morte Darthur, i, ch. 15. God his soule quyte, De Regimine 
Principum, 2077. God be our spede, Towneley Plays, xii, 295. 
God saue yow, Morte Darthur, i, ch. 16. Cryst be amonge you 
and the Holy Goste, Magn., 2385. Now Cryst it blysse, Magn., 
974. Jhesus preserve you, Magn., 1796; 2567. Blessyd be 
our Lorde, Magn., 1584. Blessyd may ye be, Magn., 2327. 
Blyssyde be Ihesu, Mankind, 304. 
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