Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh

And thei entriden in to the hous, and founden the child with Marie, his modir; and thei felden doun, and worschipiden him. And whanne thei hadden openyd her tresouris, thei offryden to hym yiftis, gold, encense, and myrre.

Matthew 2:11. Wycliffe Bible. Translated into Middle English between 1382 and 1395.

Each Christmas we take out the Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. This year we have put the incense and myrrh into two little olive-wood baskets brought back from Palestine by Mrs Talpa's grandfather at the time of the Great War.