The boar's head carol, pre-16th c. edition
Caput apri refero
Resonans laudes domino!
The boris hed in hondes I brynge,
with garlondes gay & byrdes syngynge
I pray you all, help me to synge,
Qui estis in convivio!
The boris hede I vnderstande
Ys cheffe seruyce in all this londe!
Wher so ever it may be fonde,
Seruitur cum sinapio!
The boris hede I dare well say
Anon after the XIIth Day,
He taketh his leve &…