"After this the Prince with some of the better sort of the howse beeing much disconted with the mischaunce that had happened, retyred themselves into the president lodging, where privatly they made themselves merry, with a wassall called the five bells of Magdalen Church, because it was an auncient note of those bells, that they were almost never silent. This shew for the better grace of the night was performed by some of the Masters and officers themselves in manner following:
"Your kind acceptance of the late devise Presented by St. Gyles's clerke, my neighbour, Hath hartned mee to furnish in a trice This nights up sitting with a two houres labour: For any thing I hope, though ne're so naghty Wil be accepted in a Vigilate.
I have observed as your sportes did passe all (A fault of mine to bee too curious) The twelfe night slipt away without a wassall, A great defect, to custome most injurious: Which I to mend have done my best endeavour To bring it in, for better late than never.
And more, for our more tuneable proceeding, I have ta'ne downe the five bells in our towre, Which will performe it, if you give them heeding, Most musically, though they ring an houre.-- Now I go in to oyle my bells and pruin them, When I come downe Ile bring them downe & tune them.
"After a while he returned with five others presenting his five bells, and tyed with five bell-ropes, which after he had pulled one by one, they all began a peale, and sang in Latin as followeth:--
"Jam sumus lætis dapibus repleti, Copiam vobis ferimus fluentem, Gaudium vobis canimus jocose Vivite læti.
Te deum dicunt (venerande Bacche) Te deum dicunt (reverenda mater) Vos graves vobis removete luctus: Vivite læti.
Dat Ceres vires, hominumque firmat Corpora, et Bacchus pater ille vini Liberat curis animos molestis: Vivite læti.
Ne dolor vestros animos fatiget, Vos jubet læta hæc removere curas Turba, lætari feriæque suadent Vivite læti.
En Ceres lætæ segetis creatrix, Et pater vini placidique somni Pocula hæc vobis hilares ministrant (monarcha Sume ( (magister.
_Bibunt omnes ordine dum, actores hæc ultima carmina sæpius repetunt; max singuli toti conventui sic ordine gratulantur._
Reddere fælicem si quemquam copia possit Copia fælicis nomen habere jubet, Copia læte jubet tristes depellere curas, Copia quam cingit Bacchus et alma Ceres.