New Prince, new Pompe - by Robert Southwell

Behold a sely tender babe
    In freesing Winter nighte
In homely manger trembling lyes
    Alas a piteous sighte
The Inns are full no man willl yeld [5]
    This little Pilgrime Bedd
But forc'd he is with sely beasts
    In Crib to shroude his headd.
Despise not him for lyinge there
    First what he is enquire [10]
An orient pearle is often founde
    In depth of dirty mire
Waye not his Crib, his wooden dishe
    Nor beasts that by him feede
Way not his mothers poore attire 15]
    Nor Josephs simple weede
This stable is a Princes Courte
    The Cribb his chaire of state
The beastes are parcell of his pompe
    The wooden dishe his plate [20]
The persons in that poore attire
    His royall liveries weare
The prince himselfe is come from heaven
    This pompe is prized there
With joy approach O Christian wighte [25]
    Do homage to thy Kinge
And highly prise this humble pompe
    Which he from heaven doth bringe

Notes

[l1, 7] sely: seely ( > modern English silly) - Happy, blissful; fortunate, lucky, well-omened, auspicious. Spiritually blessed, enjoying the blessing of God.  Innocent, harmless. Often as an expression of compassion for persons or animals suffering undeservedly.1545   G. Joye Expos. Daniel (vi.) f. 93   'Sely innocent daniel was casten into the lyons.' Deserving of pity or sympathy; pitiable, miserable, ‘poor’; helpless, defenceless. Insignificant, trifling; mean, poor; feeble.

[l11] orient pearle: 'pearl of orient'  n. (also 'pearl of the orient') a pearl from the seas around India, as distinguished from those of less beauty found in European mussels; (hence, more generally) a brilliant or precious pearl. Obsolete.

[45] Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls. [46] Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it. [Matthew 13]

[l13] waye: To estimate, assess the value of (a person, a condition, quality, etc.), as if by placing in the scales.

[l16] weede: clothing. Cf 'widow's weeds'.

[l18] Cribb: A barred receptacle for fodder used in cowsheds and fold-yards; also in fields, for beasts lying out during the winter; A small rectangular bed for a child, with barred or latticed sides. (Sometimes loosely = cradle.)

[l19] parcell: A part, portion, or division of something (material or immaterial), considered separately as a unit; a small part. Now arch. and rare.

[l25] wighte: A human being, man or woman, person. Now arch. or dialect