<P_70>

Al men +tat wyll her of +te sege of Jerusalem , her +ge may her of gret
meraculs +tat almytty God wro+gt to schow his goodnys and of gret
vengans +tat he toke for syn . (CMSIEGE,70.2)

Furst +ge schall wndurstond +ter felle iij +tinggys to +te juis , +tat
is to say pylgremag . (CMSIEGE,70.3)

Hit began in Jacobe , +tat went vnto Eygypt wytt his lenage ;
(CMSIEGE,70.4)

and +ter +tay wer in gret saruavg , speycyally aftur +te dethe of
Jacobe , tyll God send Meyses to delyuyr +tem . (CMSIEGE,70.5)

And he lad them +toovrow +te Rede Seye : (CMSIEGE,70.6)

by +te gret my+gt of God +te wattur stode styll vpe in bothe sydys
(CMSIEGE,70.7)

and let +tem pas into +te dessert of Cannon . (CMSIEGE,70.8)

And as kynge Pharrov com them to have slayn , when he was in +te see
wytt all his ost , +te wattur ouerhyllyd +tem (CMSIEGE,70.9)

and drownnyd them al , (CMSIEGE,70.10)

for +tey wer rebel a+gennyst +te commandment of God . (CMSIEGE,70.11)

But +te juis , +tat wer callyd +te peppull of Hisyrayll , wer fede wytt
manna , +tat cam from heyvyn , mad wytt angellys , (CMSIEGE,70.12)

and her clovthis wer wyttout weme fortty +gere . (CMSIEGE,70.13)

And for all +tis gret meracullys they dyde mammatre (CMSIEGE,70.14)

and offendyt allmy+gtty God . (CMSIEGE,70.15)

+Ten fell +tey into gret saruage and traldome in Babelon ,
(CMSIEGE,70.16)

and +tat contenovyd fyfty +ger +ger God graciously +tem delyvyrte ;
(CMSIEGE,70.17)

and soo is +geyt +te terme of fyfty +gere wytt vs +te +ger of gracse .
(CMSIEGE,70.18)

But +ter was in +tem gret dyssper , (CMSIEGE,70.19)

and +terfor God warnyd +teme of gret wengans commyng to +tem , as +te
good clarke <P_71> Josepphus reyhersyt in +tis wys : (CMSIEGE,71.20)

' The day schall come +tat the sytte of Jerusalem schal be destryid and
+te juis confondyde for +ter sin . (CMSIEGE,71.21)

Messias schall send hem scham , war and confusion . (CMSIEGE,71.22)

Ther schall com ij prynsis froo Rome , +te fadyr and +te son ,
(CMSIEGE,71.23)

and thay schall dysstry +te cytte of Jerusalem and all +te juis +tat
+tey fynd +terin . (CMSIEGE,71.24)

And +te fadyr schall geet suche worschype +tat he schall be Emparowr .
(CMSIEGE,71.25)

But for all +tis warnyng of profycy +tey wyll not amend +tem of +ter
syne . ' Etc . (CMSIEGE,71.26)

Aftur +te dethe of Cryst +ter came monny wengans to +tem .
(CMSIEGE,71.27)

But vij +ger aftur Crystys deth +te juis slowe sent Jamys +te yongyr ;
(CMSIEGE,71.28)

+tey sayd sent Jamys preychyd in Jerusalem to amend +tem of +ter syne .
(CMSIEGE,71.29)

And +tey made hyme +te beschope of +te tovn . (CMSIEGE,71.30)

He werryd no lynnyn nodyr wollon , (CMSIEGE,71.31)

no+tyr eete fleche nor fyche no+tyr berd , (CMSIEGE,71.32)

nodyr was wesseh nor ba+tid , (CMSIEGE,71.33)

but he was clo+tid in heyr . (CMSIEGE,71.34)

And he knelyd to God in prayers , +tat his bone wex hard as horne .
(CMSIEGE,71.35)

Soo he prayid for +te juis , (CMSIEGE,71.36)

but +tei quyt hyme ewyll his mede . (CMSIEGE,71.37)

On a day of her pasca gret multytud of peppull wer geydyrt ,
(CMSIEGE,71.38)

and +tey bad Jamys not teyche +te doctryne of Cryst and he wold have
love of +tem . (CMSIEGE,71.39)

But he boldlyche praychyd tyll +tey puld hyme dovn of +te pulpyte +tat
he stod in . (CMSIEGE,71.40)

And as he knelyde in his prayers , voon wytt a fullynge-stafe smot +te
brayn ovte of his hede . (CMSIEGE,71.41)

And +tey +tat lowyt Jamys berryid hym wytt onovre . (CMSIEGE,71.42)

And on hyme God schewyde gret meracullys and on +te juis grete wengans
, (CMSIEGE,71.43)

but +tei wold not amend them . (CMSIEGE,71.44)

And Jamys was callyd +te brodyr of Cryst for he was so lyk hyme .
(CMSIEGE,71.45)

And he was warnyng and tokyn to +te juis +tat +tei schuld amend +ter
lyve . (CMSIEGE,71.46)

<P_72>

The secund tokyn was : As +tei wer at +ter fest in pascha , +te stattys
and +te commyns , +ten fyl a stryfe , +tat +tay fyl and slove euyryche
odyr wytt +ter cnywys , +te nombur of xxx M , by +te uenyjavns of God .
(CMSIEGE,72.48)

The iij tokyn was an heyfer bor to sacryfyce +tat sodenly fel don
amonge +te pepull and calwyd a lambe . (CMSIEGE,72.49)

The iiij tokyne : (CMSIEGE,72.50)

On pasche ny+gt at iiij of +te bele a ly+gte was in +te tempull as hit
hade byn dayly+gte , (CMSIEGE,72.51)

and +terof +tey hade gret fere . (CMSIEGE,72.52)

The v tokyn : (CMSIEGE,72.53)

+Ter came a blast and a doon +tat hit brast vp +te gattys ,
(CMSIEGE,72.54)

and schemyt +te wallys schuld ouerturn . (CMSIEGE,72.55)

The vj tokon : (CMSIEGE,72.56)

On a vennysday at eve +tey hard a crye in +te tempull , saying : ' Goo
we hens , (CMSIEGE,72.57)

goo we hens ! ' (CMSIEGE,72.58)

All +te pepull ron away for feyr . (CMSIEGE,72.59)

The vij tokyn : (CMSIEGE,72.60)

+Ter was a ster in +te skye wytt a scharpe peynt as a speyr alle a +ger
ouer +teme . (CMSIEGE,72.61)

The viij tokon : (CMSIEGE,72.62)

+Tei see in +te skye mene and hors armyd +tat some tyme fow+gt and some
tyme reste , +tat sore afeyrryde +tem . (CMSIEGE,72.63)

And +tey sayd hit was tokyn of war or hovngur . (CMSIEGE,72.64)

+Tey sayd soth (CMSIEGE,72.65)

and wyst not , (CMSIEGE,72.66)

but +tey wold not amend . (CMSIEGE,72.67)

The ix tokon was charys and waynys in +te clovdys aperyng and anon frov
+ter sy+gt . (CMSIEGE,72.68)

The x tokon was : iiij +gere or +te sege began +ter was bore a man of
Jude , +te sone of Jhesu Ananye . (CMSIEGE,72.69)

He stod vpe on wy+gtsonday at +te fest (CMSIEGE,72.70)

and callyd on +te word , west , est , north and sowthe .
(CMSIEGE,72.71)

And +ter come iiij wyndys on +te tempulle of Jerusaleme and on +te cyty
and on the pepul for her syn , as hyme semyd in his wision .
(CMSIEGE,72.72)

He sayd : ' We schall have wengans for sin . ' (CMSIEGE,72.73)

For +tis wordys +tei byte hyme sor (CMSIEGE,72.74)

and bro+gt hym befor Pylat . (CMSIEGE,72.75)

And he sayd as he sayd before , (CMSIEGE,72.76)

and euyr he cryid : ' Alas , Jerusalem , alas , we schall be confoundyt
for synn ! ' (CMSIEGE,72.77)

And <P_73> when he wold not seys his saying , thay let hyme goo ,
(CMSIEGE,73.78)

but +tey wold not amend +tem of her synne (CMSIEGE,73.79)

but foullov her ovn wyll . (CMSIEGE,73.80)

And +te vsavge was alayd when Jhesu sayd ' Consummatum est , '
(CMSIEGE,73.81)

that betokeny+gth : ' The newe testement is begon , (CMSIEGE,73.82)

for +te old is indyte (CMSIEGE,73.83)

and fulfyllyth for loue of man . ' (CMSIEGE,73.84)

And they had +te doctryne and all +te dedis of Cryst wryttyn in +ter
bokus of +ter on wryttyng , (CMSIEGE,73.85)

but +tey wold not do +teraftur , as hit was prewyd when sent Teyllyn
fond +te holly cros . (CMSIEGE,73.86)

Schwe owercome them by +ter on bokus , (CMSIEGE,73.87)

and +geyte wold +tey not ask mercy for +te dethe of Cryst and of +te
saynttus of Cryste ; (CMSIEGE,73.88)

and +terfor +ge schall her how +tey sped . (CMSIEGE,73.89)

But furst spek we of Waspasyon , +te nobul kyng , +tat was sor syke in
leppur , and a cankur in his nose and lyppus , +tat he sawe no helpe
but dethe . (CMSIEGE,73.90)

And when he was bore , he had waspus in his nos , (CMSIEGE,73.91)

and +terfor men callyd hyme Waspassyon . (CMSIEGE,73.92)

This +tingis God send to hyme for +tis cavssys , +tat hath set all his
werkys at serttayn . (CMSIEGE,73.93)

And as God is lord aboue all +tingis , so is +te Emparowr kyng aboue
all erthly lordys and kyngis . (CMSIEGE,73.94)

And notwyttstondyng Waspasion wos not Emparovr at +te begynnyng of +tis
werke , (CMSIEGE,73.95)

but he was son aftur , so +tat +te moste worthi Lord almy+gty wold be
awreykyde by his most nobyle seruant . (CMSIEGE,73.96)

But he was so stynkyng in his leppur +tat no man my+gt soffyr +te
stynche no+tyr abyde in his chambur , (CMSIEGE,73.97)

but by a wyse +tei put his met vnto hyme , (CMSIEGE,73.98)

for he my+gt nat aryse tyl God (CMSIEGE,73.99)

hyme conforttyd . (CMSIEGE,73.100)

But at +te deth of Cryst was Tyberyis Emparowr of Rome (CMSIEGE,73.101)

and raynnyd xxxiij +ger . (CMSIEGE,73.102)

And in his viij +ger Cryst soffyrt his passyon . (CMSIEGE,73.103)

The juis wryt a letter to +te Emparovr , saying he dyde wrong to sle
ry+gt blod , Jhesu Cryst , and to set vp mammatys <P_74> and to do fals
sacryfyce in +te temppull and to spend +ter offeryng in his on vse
wyttout leve of +te gouernowrs of +te tempule ; (CMSIEGE,74.104)

and wytt +tat he made a condyte commynge into his hows a+genst her
vsage . (CMSIEGE,74.105)

And for his mysdedys he was iugyte to exile . (CMSIEGE,74.106)

When he hart +tis , he ordent a ryche present wyth letteris gaylly
indyet (CMSIEGE,74.107)

and send hit to +te Emparowr as followyth afturward . (CMSIEGE,74.108)

But next was Gayus Emparovr and next hyme Clarydiis and +ten Nero ,
+tat slow Pettur and Povle , and next hyme Waspasyon . (CMSIEGE,74.109)

But furst Waspasyon was kynge of Gallyse and of Gascony .
(CMSIEGE,74.110)

And he had a son +tat hy+gt Tyttus , +tat on a tyme was in +te cytty
Burdex . (CMSIEGE,74.111)

And +ter Tytus saw a schype comme seylyng +tat come frome Jerusalem .
(CMSIEGE,74.112)

Tytus send for +te mastur of +te schyfe , and his name was Nataane , a
man of Jude , +tat went to Rome to bere trevage and letteris froo
Pyllat to +te Emparour Tyberius , (CMSIEGE,74.113)

and soo he told to Tyttus . (CMSIEGE,74.114)

' But I have , ' he sayd , ' hade gret lete wyth temppas ,
(CMSIEGE,74.115)

and I am wynd-dryfe to +tis plas . ' (CMSIEGE,74.116)

Tyttus sayd : ' Tyburryus is dede , (CMSIEGE,74.117)

and iij Emparovris have byn sethe . ' (CMSIEGE,74.118)

But Tytus seythe : ' In Iude bythe good lechis ; (CMSIEGE,74.119)

and yfe +tou can telle me to a leche +tat can heylle my fadyr , I schal
wyll reyward +te and send +te to +te Emparovre vppon myne non cost . '
(CMSIEGE,74.120)

' Syr ' , sayd Nathone , ' I am no leche , (CMSIEGE,74.121)

but in Jude was wrongfully do to dethe a trowe profete Jhesu of
Nazarethe , +tat elly+gt men , boddy and sovle . ' (CMSIEGE,74.122)

And he tellyd to Tytus of Crystus wertus preychyng and his holly werkys
and grete meracullys , and +tat he schowyd hymeselfe verry God and man
, and how he send his dessypullys to preche and gawe heme power to
heylle all syknys - and +tem +tat feythfully belewy+g on Jhesu Cryst ,
they heylly+g hem in boddy and sowll <P_75> and howe he send +te Holy
Gost to his desypuls aftur his assencion and taw+gt to +tem lxx
langagis to teche all +te world . (CMSIEGE,75.123)

' And yf +tey fadyr my+gt speke wyth one of his desyppuls and wyl
beleve in Jhesu Cryst , I dar say he schale be hole . '
(CMSIEGE,75.124)

This harde Wellosiane , +tat was stowarde wyth Waspasyon ,
(CMSIEGE,75.125)

and fayn he wold hit wher fulfyllyd . (CMSIEGE,75.126)

But furst +tey send Nataan to Nero , +te crwell Emparovr +tat sclow
hymselfe , (CMSIEGE,75.127)

and +terof was Rome ful fayn . (CMSIEGE,75.128)

And as +ge schall her afturward , they chovs Waspasion Emparovr ,
(CMSIEGE,75.129)

for he was moste of honnovr . (CMSIEGE,75.130)

And +tey +to+gt +tat Tytus schuld keppe +te charge in his fadyris stede
. (CMSIEGE,75.131)

But +tis was to +ger aftur +tat Nataan woos goo home . (CMSIEGE,75.132)

But nowe twrne we to Nataan , howe he dyde his meyssage .
(CMSIEGE,75.133)

He hath take his trewage to +te Emparovr and letterys frow Pyllat .
(CMSIEGE,75.134)

In +tis wyes he told +te profycy that +te juis hade , how Cryst schuld
be bor of a mayd of juis kynd to save man , +tat was forlore .
(CMSIEGE,75.135)

And he callyd to +te Emparovr in his letteris alle +te myrracullys and
the teychyng of Cryst +tat Pylat hade wryte in his bokus .
(CMSIEGE,75.136)

And he ascwsyd hyme in his letteris +tat +te juis wer only +te cavs of
his dethe , and not he , but as he nedys most +geyfe jegement by +te
crye of +te pepull . (CMSIEGE,75.137)

But he was not exscwssyd so byfor God and man , (CMSIEGE,75.138)

for he knew +te troth , as his on bokus wyttnyssyt , (CMSIEGE,75.139)

but he wold not do +teraftur and amend hyme of his syne no+tyr abay to
Godys lawe . (CMSIEGE,75.140)

As for to know how Pylat toke his name : In Spen ther was a kyng +tat
was callyd Tyrus . (CMSIEGE,75.141)

He gat a chyld on a mylwardys do+gttur +tat hy+gt Pyla ,
(CMSIEGE,75.142)

and her fadyr hy+gt Atus , (CMSIEGE,75.143)

and +te chyld was callyd Pylatus . (CMSIEGE,75.144)

The kyng gat a chyld on his wyfe +te sam +gere , (CMSIEGE,75.145)

and +tis to chyldorn wer togeydur . (CMSIEGE,75.146)

And for +te trowe chyld was strongur +ten Pylat , Pylat slow hyme .
(CMSIEGE,75.147)

And +te kynge most send a chyld in trevag to Rome , (CMSIEGE,75.148)

and he send his son Pylat (CMSIEGE,75.149)

and put hym not to dethe . (CMSIEGE,75.150)

And at Rome was +te kyngis son of Fravns ; (CMSIEGE,75.151)

and for he was callyd mor genttyll <P_76> +ten Pylat , Pylat soon slow
hyme . (CMSIEGE,76.152)

And +ten +te romans sende hym wyth commyssion into +te heylle of
Peynttus , (CMSIEGE,76.153)

and +ter he was so cursyd +tat all men ferryd hym . (CMSIEGE,76.154)

But kyng Herrod for his crwelty send for hyme (CMSIEGE,76.155)

and mad hym juge of Jude in Jerusaleme . (CMSIEGE,76.156)

And for parttynge of her goodis +tey to wer aungurre , (CMSIEGE,76.157)

but +te onment was made in +te senddyng of Cryst : (CMSIEGE,76.158)

at +te tyme of his passion Pylat send hyme to Herrode ,
(CMSIEGE,76.159)

and Herrod send hyme a+geyne , (CMSIEGE,76.160)

and +ter Pilat and Herrod wer acordyt and mad at one . (CMSIEGE,76.161)

And at +te sayd tyme of Crystus passion +te juis sede : ' His blod on
vs and owre chylldorn . ' (CMSIEGE,76.162)

And so into +te tokyne of veniance God send to +tem +te blody flyxe and
most on good fryday . (CMSIEGE,76.163)

But leve ve +tis (CMSIEGE,76.164)

and torne we a+geyne to Nathaan . (CMSIEGE,76.165)

When Nathaane had don his herrond to Nero , he had letteris of wyttnys
of al +te matteris (CMSIEGE,76.166)

and his gon home . (CMSIEGE,76.167)

Uelysyane , the steward wyth Waspasian , went to Waspasian
(CMSIEGE,76.168)

and tolde to his lorde all +te wordyse of Nathaon , how Pylat and +te
juis dyde Cryst to dethe , +tat came to save mankynd , takyng fleche
and blod of +te wyrgyn Maree , conseywyd of +te Holly Gost , werry God
and mane . (CMSIEGE,76.169)

+Te manheyde dyid for mannys sowle savacion , (CMSIEGE,76.170)

and +te godhede arysyd a+geyne when he hade fete the sollys owt of
heylle , +tat he dere bo+gt wyth his byttur passyon . (CMSIEGE,76.171)

And aftur +tat he oftyntymys aperryd to his desyplys , (CMSIEGE,76.172)

and in +ter presense he asendyt to +te Fadyr in heyuyn (CMSIEGE,76.173)

and send to heme +te Holly Gost (CMSIEGE,76.174)

and +gavfe +teme all langgage to teyche all +te world (CMSIEGE,76.175)

and +gaf theme power to heylle in bothe bodye and sovle +tat faythfully
belewyt in hyme and <P_77> keppyt his lawys . (CMSIEGE,77.176)

' And +geyfe +ge may have on of his dysipplys , I hoppe +ge schall be
hooll . ' (CMSIEGE,77.177)

Waspasion was glade of +tis talle (CMSIEGE,77.178)

and bade Wellosian goo in hast to gete hyme a dessipull of Cryst .
(CMSIEGE,77.179)

And so Welosian went to Jerusaleme (CMSIEGE,77.180)

and tok his tyme and ryme by +te temppull of Dawytt in the hows of
Jacobe , a jwe ; (CMSIEGE,77.181)

but he was a preuey crystyn mane . (CMSIEGE,77.182)

Wellosiane told to hyme +te cavse of his commynge (CMSIEGE,77.183)

and desiryde to her of Cryst and to spek wyth some of his dessipplys
and +tat he my+gt have some reylikus of Cryst . (CMSIEGE,77.184)

Jacobe was glade (CMSIEGE,77.185)

and tolde hime of his myrraculs and howe falslye he was put to dethe .
(CMSIEGE,77.186)

And he sayde : ' My do+gttur was von of +te Marys +tat went wytt boxis
hym to anynt . (CMSIEGE,77.187)

And yf +ti mastur and lorde beleve on hyme , I dar say he schall be
hoole . (CMSIEGE,77.188)

And I wyle send for a lady +tat lowyt Cryst , (CMSIEGE,77.189)

and I hoppe +tat schew and I schall geyfe +te good concelle . '
(CMSIEGE,77.190)

And then was Wellysian glade . (CMSIEGE,77.191)

On morrow Welosiane and Jacobe went to Pilat . (CMSIEGE,77.192)

But Vellosian wold not aly+gt of his hors tyl he com to Pylat , for his
lord Uaspasion , kyng of Galyce , (CMSIEGE,77.193)

for he was lord of Jerusaleme , (CMSIEGE,77.194)

and he wold have an nanswer in hast , (CMSIEGE,77.195)

' for , ' he sayd , ' +te trevage hat+t be longe behynd . '
(CMSIEGE,77.196)

Pilat askyd yf Nero wer dede , (CMSIEGE,77.197)

and he sayd : ' Nay , but my lord Waspasion is his levetennand . '
(CMSIEGE,77.198)

He made his herrand to Pylat to take +te markys on his face to knowe
hyme anodyr tyme . (CMSIEGE,77.199)

Pylat was wrothe wyth him (CMSIEGE,77.200)

and porposyd him to sleye . (CMSIEGE,77.201)

But +ter was a kny+gt +tat was namyd Barrobas , +tat was delyuyrt frove
preson at +te dethe of Cryst , (CMSIEGE,77.202)

and he sayd : ' Hit <P_78> wer scham to do +tis kny+t harme +tat is
aloon ; (CMSIEGE,78.203)

and he semyth a good kny+gt , (CMSIEGE,78.204)

for he dothe well his message . (CMSIEGE,78.205)

But dred not of Waspasion , (CMSIEGE,78.206)

for we wyll make +te owr kynge . (CMSIEGE,78.207)

And yf Waspasioon set vppon +te , he schall hit sor aby .
(CMSIEGE,78.208)

And so send him worde by +tis good man . ' (CMSIEGE,78.209)

Uelosian rode to his in full glad +tat he knew Pylat . (CMSIEGE,78.210)

And Jacob bro+gt a ladye +tat hy+gt dame Werony , (CMSIEGE,78.211)

and schewe grant to goo wyth hyme to conford and helpe his lorde .
(CMSIEGE,78.212)

Dame Werony sayde : ' I deyllyd in Gallaly (CMSIEGE,78.213)

and was syke in +te blody flyxe . (CMSIEGE,78.214)

And I come to +tis tovne to have helpe of Jhesu of Nazarethe ,
(CMSIEGE,78.215)

and was he lade to +te juis to his dethe . (CMSIEGE,78.216)

And I tok a cloth : (CMSIEGE,78.217)

my wyl was to ber hit to a paynttur to hawe +te fugur of his face ;
(CMSIEGE,78.218)

but as he bar +te cros toward his passion , I cryd on hyme for sokor .
(CMSIEGE,78.219)

And his blessid modyr Mary , schew sawe a cleyn cloth in my hond ,
(CMSIEGE,78.220)

and +terwytt schew wyppyd +te face of her son Jhesu , (CMSIEGE,78.221)

for he swet for beyryng of +te cros , (CMSIEGE,78.222)

and all +te markys of his face wer sene in +te clothe +tat I wold let
have paynttyd . (CMSIEGE,78.223)

Owr Lady sent Mary toke to me +te clothe a+geyne , (CMSIEGE,78.224)

and I mekely hit kyssyd and allsoo +te heme of +te clothe +tat he
werryd . (CMSIEGE,78.225)

And I toke his blessynge , (CMSIEGE,78.226)

and anon I was hole . (CMSIEGE,78.227)

But for I love Cryst Jhesu , Pylat hatty+te me , (CMSIEGE,78.228)

and +terfor I am glade to goo froo his power . ' (CMSIEGE,78.229)

Sche made her reydy (CMSIEGE,78.230)

and went wyth Welosiane . (CMSIEGE,78.231)

But furst at +te prayer of Welosian Jacob send for some of +te juis
+tat put Cryst to dethe . (CMSIEGE,78.232)

And +tey wyth gret game and jeying told all +te storry of his passion .
(CMSIEGE,78.233)

And Welosian bar hit preueyly in his mynd tyll +te tyme come +tat hit
my+gt be awengyt . (CMSIEGE,78.234)

He +tonkyd Jacob (CMSIEGE,78.235)

and prommyssid hime to be his good frende . (CMSIEGE,78.236)

Velosian hath goodly take his leve of Jacob ; (CMSIEGE,78.237)

and toke his lady wytt hyme into Gascony into his oon place , ther fore
to <P_79> rest , (CMSIEGE,79.238)

and went to his lord (CMSIEGE,79.239)

and told hyme howe he hade sped and how he hard +te juis tell all +te
passion of Cryst . (CMSIEGE,79.240)

Waspasion sayd : ' And I may be hole , I wyll be awengyt on +tat
crwelle dethe and dede . ' (CMSIEGE,79.241)

The lond ferryde of +te dethe of Uaspasion (CMSIEGE,79.242)

and crownyd his sone Tyttus (CMSIEGE,79.243)

and made hime kynge . (CMSIEGE,79.244)

And +tat was one +te morrow +tat Welosian was come home .
(CMSIEGE,79.245)

And has dame Wyrony stod in her in , sche sawe pope Cleyment come in
+te way , +tat was come fro Jerusaleme wyth Pettur and Povle , +tat
Nero slow . (CMSIEGE,79.246)

And +tis lady spake to Cleyment (CMSIEGE,79.247)

and told hyme why schow was come , (CMSIEGE,79.248)

and +te pope was ful glade . (CMSIEGE,79.249)

And at +te prayer of Welosian +tey went bothe to +te kynge .
(CMSIEGE,79.250)

Uaspasion welcommyd +teme gladly (CMSIEGE,79.251)

and prayd +teme of conford . (CMSIEGE,79.252)

Sent Cleyment sayd , yf he wold have helpe , he most beleve one Jhesu
Cryst , +tat all helpe is inne , the sone of God and of +te wyrgyne
Marry and werry God and mane , +tat com to by man frow thraldom ,
(CMSIEGE,79.253)

for wythout his passion mane my+gt not be sawyd . (CMSIEGE,79.254)

And sent Cleyment declaryd to hyme +te fethe and +te lawys of God
omnipotent . (CMSIEGE,79.255)

Uaspasion sayde : ' +Gif I be hole , I wyll be a crystyne man
(CMSIEGE,79.256)

and I welle awenge +te dethe of Cryste ; (CMSIEGE,79.257)

for I wyll sleye all +te juis +tat I fynd , (CMSIEGE,79.258)

and I wylle sele xxx for a d (CMSIEGE,79.259)

for +tey sold +ter Lord for xxx d . ' (CMSIEGE,79.260)

Then sayd Cleyment : ' Kyngis worschyppe hyme at his byrthe , furst
Errowd , +tat slow gret multytud of chyldorn for his sake ;
(CMSIEGE,79.261)

and as bokus tellythe , +te sayd Erawde suffyrd all syknis in his boddy
and nowe +te paynnys of heylle . (CMSIEGE,79.262)

And I hoppe +tat kyngis schall awenge his deth . (CMSIEGE,79.263)

Beleve his power is to hele +te . (CMSIEGE,79.264)

He reysyd +te kny+gte +tat lay deyd in his grave iiij dayis .
(CMSIEGE,79.265)

And aftur +tat he asenddyt to hewyne , he sent +te Holly Gost to his
decippuls , as he befor prommessid to +teme , (CMSIEGE,79.266)

and <P_80> ta+gtht +tem lxx launggagis to preche all +te worde
(CMSIEGE,80.267)

and +gavfe +teme power to hele in body and sovle all +tat wold on hyme
beleue and fay+gthfully serue hyme . ' (CMSIEGE,80.268)

The kynge Uaspasion beleuyd +tis well wyth all +te syrcumstanse of +te
fayth as he was taw+gt , (CMSIEGE,80.269)

and sent Cleyment hyme asayllyd . (CMSIEGE,80.270)

Dame Werrony toke Cleyment +te wernakull +tat Cryst wyppyd on his face
, as befor is sayd . (CMSIEGE,80.271)

And sent Cleyment was reyuessid wyth onowr (CMSIEGE,80.272)

and bar +te warnacul to +te kynge . (CMSIEGE,80.273)

And he reuerently hit kyssid (CMSIEGE,80.274)

and worschyppte +te Fadyr and +te Son and +te Holly Gost and +te
warnacull in +te worschype of Crystus face , +tat hit towchyd
(CMSIEGE,80.275)

and +terof wos +te merk , (CMSIEGE,80.276)

and anon he was hole (CMSIEGE,80.277)

and praysyd almy+gtty God . (CMSIEGE,80.278)

And he sayd : ' I wyll awenge +te dethe of Cryst wyth his grace ,
(CMSIEGE,80.279)

for I wot well he is +te son of God . (CMSIEGE,80.280)

And when I have done +tat dede , we wyll be crystynd all and geyf gret
mede to +te lady dame Verony . ' (CMSIEGE,80.281)

And schw prayd hyme geyf to Cleyment what he wold , (CMSIEGE,80.282)

for schw wyll abyd wyth hyme . (CMSIEGE,80.283)

And he +gavfe +tem londys and renttus and gret reywardys .
(CMSIEGE,80.284)

Sent Cleyment consayld hyme to take crystendome in hast ,
(CMSIEGE,80.285)

but +te kynge sayd he wold furst wreke +te dethe of Cryst .
(CMSIEGE,80.286)

And he send for his son Tytus and for his lorddys . (CMSIEGE,80.287)

Also he send to Nero +te Emparovr for lycens , (CMSIEGE,80.288)

and he sayd he most wreke a spyte ido in Jerusaleme . (CMSIEGE,80.289)

And Nero hyme grant , (CMSIEGE,80.290)

but he knew nat the cavse , (CMSIEGE,80.291)

for he was cursyd (CMSIEGE,80.292)

and louyt not Cryst . (CMSIEGE,80.293)

The kynge mad hyme reydy , (CMSIEGE,80.294)

and furthe they went . (CMSIEGE,80.295)

But at +te prayer of sent Cleyment and of dame Werony +te kynge <P_81>
commandyt pece to ale crystyn men (CMSIEGE,81.296)

and yafe +tem good warrante +tat no man schwld theme greve .
(CMSIEGE,81.297)

Waspasion and his son Tyttus went to schepe wyth a C M men .
(CMSIEGE,81.298)

Sent Cleyment hyme blessyd (CMSIEGE,81.299)

and toke his leve at +te see (CMSIEGE,81.300)

and went home , and dame Werony wyth hym , in Goddyse pese .
(CMSIEGE,81.301)

And +te kynge had good weddur and wynd at wyll and wylle sped and all
his men . (CMSIEGE,81.302)

In vj wekus Waspasion sayllyd to Acrvs (CMSIEGE,81.303)

and toke +te tovne wyth force (CMSIEGE,81.304)

and set in men to keppe hit (CMSIEGE,81.305)

and wente into +te lond (CMSIEGE,81.306)

and slowe and brent (CMSIEGE,81.307)

and toke vittayle plentte . (CMSIEGE,81.308)

And on a fryday thay come fro Arryse to Japheth (CMSIEGE,81.309)

and segyt +te tovne . (CMSIEGE,81.310)

And God send to +te pepulle of +te conttray wondyr +tingis , of rayne ,
hayle , snowe and wyndyse and hongur and gret sykenyse ,
(CMSIEGE,81.311)

but to Waspasion and to his pepull God send welthe inowe in all +ter
jornaye . (CMSIEGE,81.312)

But +te tovne wold not +geld +tem longe tyme . (CMSIEGE,81.313)

Waspasion swar he wold not go thens tyl hit wer +gelde .
(CMSIEGE,81.314)

And +ten they rone euyryche apone odyr wyth +ter weppun tyll all wer
slayne in +te tovne save ij kny+gttus +tat lovyd togeydur , +tat wold
sley none odyr of +teme . (CMSIEGE,81.315)

+Te tone hy+gt syr Japhel , (CMSIEGE,81.316)

and he was kyne to Syser , of +te blod of Waspasion . (CMSIEGE,81.317)

And +terfor +te kynge mad hyme of his conssell and his gyd to
Jerusaleme , (CMSIEGE,81.318)

and +tat he dyd full well . (CMSIEGE,81.319)

They left keppars in Japhete (CMSIEGE,81.320)

and went +ter way . (CMSIEGE,81.321)

+Te crystyn men in Jerusaleme had warnyng of +te Holly Gost
(CMSIEGE,81.322)

and went ouer flom Jurdane to a place +tat men cale Pellan ,
(CMSIEGE,81.323)

and +ter +tey deyllyd . (CMSIEGE,81.324)

But some wold see what schuld fale and abyde in Jerusaleme .
(CMSIEGE,81.325)

When Pyllat wyst +tat Japheth was nome , he feyryd sor (CMSIEGE,81.326)

and send for gret helpe . (CMSIEGE,81.327)

Then to hyme came Archeles , +te kynge of Gallale , +te sone of Erroawd
, +tat slowe +te chyldorne of Hissarell . (CMSIEGE,81.328)

He came wyth a gret host , (CMSIEGE,81.329)

and also +te conttray came to Jerusaleme <P_82> for socur for fer of
Waspasion , (CMSIEGE,82.330)

for he slow and brent in all +te conttrey . (CMSIEGE,82.331)

Pylat sent spyis to wyt what way +tat Waspasion come . (CMSIEGE,82.332)

And he and Ercheles rode out at +te gat (CMSIEGE,82.333)

and asayde her horssis . (CMSIEGE,82.334)

But he hade no grace to flee , (CMSIEGE,82.335)

for Gode hade +geyfe hyme respyt forty +ger , (CMSIEGE,82.336)

but he wold not amend . (CMSIEGE,82.337)

When +te spyis come a+geyne to Pylat , they told what way +te host come
(CMSIEGE,82.338)

and sayd +tey wer wondyr strong . (CMSIEGE,82.339)

And +ten Pylat feryd sore . (CMSIEGE,82.340)

+Ten sayd Archeles to Pylat : ' Ferryd I no+tinge , (CMSIEGE,82.341)

for +ter is no wattur ner +te cyty +ten flem Jurdane . (CMSIEGE,82.342)

And when +tey fynd no freche watur , +tey most nedys fle ,
(CMSIEGE,82.343)

and we wyl follo and sley +teme all . ' (CMSIEGE,82.344)

And whil +tis tale was a tellyng , +te tovne was besegyte .
(CMSIEGE,82.345)

And +tis was +te iiij and xxx +ger aftur +te dethe of Cryst .
(CMSIEGE,82.346)

On +te day of paske Waspasion bade Japhel , for he knew +te conttre ,
he rood about +te cyty and see what was to be done . (CMSIEGE,82.347)

And so he dyde (CMSIEGE,82.348)

and set +te host in gouernance wyth monny feyttys of war
(CMSIEGE,82.349)

and byte done +te subbarbuse to +te toune wale . (CMSIEGE,82.350)

And for +tey had noo freche wattur , +tey toke skynnys of bestus
(CMSIEGE,82.351)

and mad fyll hundyrtys of bagis and bogyse (CMSIEGE,82.352)

and fet wattur one horsbakis (CMSIEGE,82.353)

and fyld so myche in +te wale of Josephath +tat euyry man had inow+g .
(CMSIEGE,82.354)

And +tey dayly fete more . (CMSIEGE,82.355)

And when +the pepull of Jerusaleme sawe wattur in +tat wale , they
merweld sor (CMSIEGE,82.356)

and told Pylat . (CMSIEGE,82.357)

Pylat and Archelese and Josephus , +te good clarke , went to se hit
(CMSIEGE,82.358)

and soor merveld on +tat case . (CMSIEGE,82.359)

And +ten mastur Josephus , he sayde : ' This his +te hond of Myssyas ,
(CMSIEGE,82.360)

for God is wrothe wyth vs for +te dethe of +te profete Jhesu of
Nazare+tet . ' (CMSIEGE,82.361)

But Archeles sayd : ' Pylat , drede +te not , (CMSIEGE,82.362)

but keppe +te cyty , (CMSIEGE,82.363)

and +tou schalt have +ti wyle . ' (CMSIEGE,82.364)

Uaspasion and Japhele and Welosian stod (CMSIEGE,82.365)

and save Pylat on +te wallys , (CMSIEGE,82.366)

and Wellosian consellyd his lord to him to speke <P_83> and se what he
wold say . (CMSIEGE,83.367)

Waspasion sayde : ' Pylat , se me , +tat ame +ti lord and wyle awenge
+ti fals dedis . ' (CMSIEGE,83.368)

But at +tat tyme he wase not his lord (CMSIEGE,83.369)

but sayd so to make hyme ferd . (CMSIEGE,83.370)

And Pylat +gavfe hyme no word for sorro . (CMSIEGE,83.371)

Then sayd Waspasione to Archelese : ' +Tou art forsworne ,
(CMSIEGE,83.372)

and so was +ti fadyr . (CMSIEGE,83.373)

+Tou wer bettur hold wyth me +ten wyth +te tovne . (CMSIEGE,83.374)

Thi fadyr dyid in vofule paynis , and so schalt +tou or longe tyme pas
. ' (CMSIEGE,83.375)

But +tey +gavf hime no answer (CMSIEGE,83.376)

but so departtyd . (CMSIEGE,83.377)

Pylat sayd : ' I feyr +tis kynge , (CMSIEGE,83.378)

for he is of Syseris blode and kynd (CMSIEGE,83.379)

and he wole do as he sayth . ' (CMSIEGE,83.380)

Archeles sayd : ' We be stronge ino+gth . (CMSIEGE,83.381)

I reyde +te wage hyme battayll . ' (CMSIEGE,83.382)

And Pylat dyde aftur his consell (CMSIEGE,83.383)

and wagyt him battayle . (CMSIEGE,83.384)

And Waspasion toke hit wyth glad cher (CMSIEGE,83.385)

and sayd : ' Pylat , +tou schalt have schame of +ti battayl wytt the
my+gt of God . ' (CMSIEGE,83.386)

And +tey manly schet (CMSIEGE,83.387)

and cast ingyne , arrowe and quarrell into +te tovne (CMSIEGE,83.388)

and slove gret multytude of pepule . (CMSIEGE,83.389)

And +te tovne my+gtly +teme defendyd . (CMSIEGE,83.390)

And a quarrel haplye sclove a povr mane +tat went wyth chyldorne in +te
stret . (CMSIEGE,83.391)

But +te juis hild hym a profete , (CMSIEGE,83.392)

and +terfor +tey feyrryd full sore . (CMSIEGE,83.393)

But in +te j +ger of +tis sege dyid Nero +te Emparowr .
(CMSIEGE,83.394)

He left Tytus to kepe +te sege , (CMSIEGE,83.395)

and he went to Rome (CMSIEGE,83.396)

and was crovnnyd Emparovr in +te saryssynnis wyse . (CMSIEGE,83.397)

And he hastyd hyme to Jerusaleme . (CMSIEGE,83.398)

The good man Jacobe sayde to Pylat : ' +Tis jwe +tat we cale a profet
sayd xx +ger passid +tat +tis tovne schvld be destryid ;
(CMSIEGE,83.399)

and nowe he is slayne , (CMSIEGE,83.400)

I leve hit +te mor . (CMSIEGE,83.401)

I rede +ge +geyld vpe +te tovne . ' (CMSIEGE,83.402)

Pylat wytt hyme was wrothe (CMSIEGE,83.403)

and sayd : ' +Tis was +ti concent wyth Welosian , (CMSIEGE,83.404)

and +tat +tou schalt aby full sore . ' (CMSIEGE,83.405)

He lete fettur Jacobe wytt yrone (CMSIEGE,83.406)

and cast hyme into a fovle dovngone to dy wyttovte mete and drynke for
lake of foode . (CMSIEGE,83.407)

<P_84>

The do+gttur of Jacobe , Mare , prayd to God for hyme (CMSIEGE,84.409)

and sayd : ' Lord , I beleve on +te (CMSIEGE,84.410)

and come to seche +te wyth eyntment at +ti tombe , wyllynge +te to
honovr and pleys . (CMSIEGE,84.411)

So helpe my fadyr , +ti seruante . ' (CMSIEGE,84.412)

And allmy+gtty God send an angele (CMSIEGE,84.413)

and fet Jacobe oute of presone (CMSIEGE,84.414)

and set hyme wythout +te tovne wallese . (CMSIEGE,84.415)

He knelyd dovne (CMSIEGE,84.416)

and +tankyd God , (CMSIEGE,84.417)

and +ten he went to +te host . (CMSIEGE,84.418)

Welosiane hyme welcommyd (CMSIEGE,84.419)

and bro+gt hyme to +te Emparovr Waspasion (CMSIEGE,84.420)

and sayd : ' Tis is ovr frend +tat herberd me in Jerusaleme when I went
to get yove helpe and conford . ' (CMSIEGE,84.421)

+Te Emparovre hyme welcommyd (CMSIEGE,84.422)

and wos glad . (CMSIEGE,84.423)

And Jacob hyme told how Pylat hade hym presond and how he was delyuyrt
by an angel . (CMSIEGE,84.424)

And also he told hyme all +te juis consel . (CMSIEGE,84.425)

The Emparovr wos glad (CMSIEGE,84.426)

and mad hyme gret cher . (CMSIEGE,84.427)

And of hyme he askyd consele to make a dyche abovt +te tovne , +tat no
man schwld go away vnspyid . (CMSIEGE,84.428)

And so hit was don and mad in hast , (CMSIEGE,84.429)

and +tat +te juis sovr reypent . (CMSIEGE,84.430)

Pylat toke his conssayle of Archeles , of Barrobas , and of Josephus .
(CMSIEGE,84.431)

And +tey in +te ny+gt layd plankus ouer +te dyche (CMSIEGE,84.432)

and come ovte wyth xxxv M of horsmen and l M of fotemen ,
(CMSIEGE,84.433)

and sore +ti met in battayl . (CMSIEGE,84.434)

And gret multytud of pepul wer dede in both partys . (CMSIEGE,84.435)

But Pylat lost xl M , (CMSIEGE,84.436)

and he schappyd into +te tovne . (CMSIEGE,84.437)

And Josephus wose hurt soor ; (CMSIEGE,84.438)

but he was a preway crystyne man (CMSIEGE,84.439)

and most knew of +te juis lave ; (CMSIEGE,84.440)

and he wos full sorry (CMSIEGE,84.441)

for his kyne was ettynne . (CMSIEGE,84.442)

But Jacob let make charnels (CMSIEGE,84.443)

and berryd +te peppul . (CMSIEGE,84.444)

And +te Emparovr wos glad and gretly conforttyd wyth +te wyse consell
of Jacob . (CMSIEGE,84.445)

+Ten began gret sowrro and hovngur in +te cyty . (CMSIEGE,84.446)

They eete horse , cattys , rattys and myse and +te fen in +te waye and
+teron dogis and +terone cyldorne , (CMSIEGE,84.447)

and +te stronggyr eete +te <P_85> wekir . (CMSIEGE,85.448)

And +tey drow lote who schwld eete o+tyr . (CMSIEGE,85.449)

But +te gret men wer confortyd in +ter hongyr by +te wertw of presious
stonnys +tat +tey had one heme . (CMSIEGE,85.450)

+Ter was a lady of +te conttray +tat hy+gt Marey , (CMSIEGE,85.451)

and schoe deyllyd wyth a lady +tat hy+gt Clarys in +te cyty .
(CMSIEGE,85.452)

Both wer good crystyn wemen . (CMSIEGE,85.453)

The do+gttur of Mary was dede for hongur , (CMSIEGE,85.454)

and so wer allmoste both ladyse , (CMSIEGE,85.455)

for to +teme was lewyd no +tinge to ette . (CMSIEGE,85.456)

And +ten sayd Claryse : ' Ete we +tis chyld . ' (CMSIEGE,85.457)

But Mary sayd : ' Nay , ra+tyr wyl I dye . ' (CMSIEGE,85.458)

+Ter come a angele (CMSIEGE,85.459)

and bade +teme eete +te chyld . (CMSIEGE,85.460)

' for hit is +te profysy +tat wemen schuld eete +ter chyldorne . '
(CMSIEGE,85.461)

And so +tey rost +te chyld . (CMSIEGE,85.462)

Pylat felyd +te savyr of +tis rost (CMSIEGE,85.463)

and send +terefor , (CMSIEGE,85.464)

and +ten wer +te wemen ful wo . (CMSIEGE,85.465)

But when Pylat save what hit was , he commandyt +tat no man schwld eete
his chyld nor woman , but +tat +tey schwld eete +ter treysore .
(CMSIEGE,85.466)

And so +tey eete gold and sylvyr wyth corne and heye , (CMSIEGE,85.467)

but hit dyd +teme no good . (CMSIEGE,85.468)

But afturward +tey wer fayne to fete hit ovte of +ter boddys .
(CMSIEGE,85.469)

But aftur +te husbond eete +te wyfe , (CMSIEGE,85.470)

and +te wyfe eete +te husbond , (CMSIEGE,85.471)

and euyrry man slow odyr for +ter treysser in +ter boddyse , that +te
strettys lay ful of dede men . (CMSIEGE,85.472)

And when thay hade no treysore in +tem , no man wold +teme byrre
(CMSIEGE,85.473)

but cast +teme vppon heypuse (CMSIEGE,85.474)

and let +tem lye . (CMSIEGE,85.475)

And so +te pepule wer lost wyth stenche . (CMSIEGE,85.476)

But when +te tovne was get , Tyttus let bren +tem for stenche .
(CMSIEGE,85.477)

And when he saw +tat dolful sy+gte , he fel dovne on his kneis
(CMSIEGE,85.478)

and sayd : ' Lord God , +tow knowyst wele +tis is not for my fadyr nor
for me , but for +ter on synnis . ' (CMSIEGE,85.479)

But byfor +tis tyme +te counsseyle of +te cyty bad Pylat yeld +te sette
and tovne . (CMSIEGE,85.480)

And Pylat sayd : ' Nay , abyde +ge a whylle yf anny of +tis lordys may
dye or yf we may +tem pleyse wytt +geyftus of owr treysovr . '
(CMSIEGE,85.481)

<P_86>

The Emparovr send Jacob to wyte yf +tey wold geyfe vpe +te tovne .
(CMSIEGE,86.483)

Jacob came to +te walle (CMSIEGE,86.484)

and callyd a jwe , (CMSIEGE,86.485)

and he fet to hyme Josephus . (CMSIEGE,86.486)

And when he sawe Jacobe , he askyd hyme how he came owt of preson .
(CMSIEGE,86.487)

And Jacob hyme told howe , by +te myracul of God . (CMSIEGE,86.488)

And Josephus thankyd God . (CMSIEGE,86.489)

And when Jacobe see he wase a crystyne mane , he wase glad
(CMSIEGE,86.490)

and told to hyme +te forsayde meracullus of Waspasion and of sent
Cleyment and dame Werony and Welosyane and of hymeselfe , as +te storry
before telly+gt . (CMSIEGE,86.491)

And +ten Josephus hyme prayd to pray to +te Emparovr for +te crystyne
pepul , (CMSIEGE,86.492)

and Jacob hyme grant . (CMSIEGE,86.493)

But Jacob askyd Josephus yf +tey wold held +te tovne . (CMSIEGE,86.494)

And he sayd : ' Naye , (CMSIEGE,86.495)

but Pylat wolde asay yf he my+gt askape wyth pleysovr of +geyftus .
(CMSIEGE,86.496)

And yf +te Emprovr wer a crystyn mane , we wold +geld vs to hyme ,
(CMSIEGE,86.497)

but we have leuyr deye +ten +geld vs to a sarussyne . '
(CMSIEGE,86.498)

+Tey toke her leve (CMSIEGE,86.499)

and departtyd . (CMSIEGE,86.500)

And Jacob told to +te Emparovr what answer he hade . (CMSIEGE,86.501)

Then sayd Josephus to Pylat : ' I have herd ty+tingis +tat +te Emparovr
wyl vs al destrye . (CMSIEGE,86.502)

I rede +ge cale yowr pepull and se what is to done . ' (CMSIEGE,86.503)

Pylat lete a crye , (CMSIEGE,86.504)

and +te pepul aperyd before hyme . (CMSIEGE,86.505)

He askyd of +teme what was her counsel best to done . (CMSIEGE,86.506)

Some sayd : ' We leve her to longe . (CMSIEGE,86.507)

Mysseas is rovthe wyth vs , (CMSIEGE,86.508)

for he is +te sone of God , (CMSIEGE,86.509)

and we as fovllis stryve a+genst ovr lord God , (CMSIEGE,86.510)

and we be worthy to suffyr wo . (CMSIEGE,86.511)

We fynd in profycy +tat +te romans schvld vs destry , (CMSIEGE,86.512)

and now we aske mercy to late . (CMSIEGE,86.513)

But go we ovte (CMSIEGE,86.514)

and schort we ovr lywys , (CMSIEGE,86.515)

for bettur is schort payne +ten longe . ' (CMSIEGE,86.516)

And some sayd : ' Hit his fayrer dethe to sley eche o+tyr +ten to +geld
vs to more payne . ' (CMSIEGE,86.517)

And so xj M slov euyreche odyr (CMSIEGE,86.518)

and fel dede for stynche of dede men . (CMSIEGE,86.519)

<P_87>

And +tey +ten begane to cry Jhesu mercy : (CMSIEGE,87.521)

' We have sor afendyt . (CMSIEGE,87.522)

We fynd sothe +tat +tou spake govynge to +ti passion : (CMSIEGE,87.523)

Weppe +ge not for me , but for yovr chyldorne and for yovrselfe ,
(CMSIEGE,87.524)

and so we may nowe , and curse +te brestus +tat +gave vs sovke and +te
body +tat vs bar . (CMSIEGE,87.525)

And +terfor , Pylat , +geld vp +te tovne , (CMSIEGE,87.526)

for ve no lengur may leue . ' (CMSIEGE,87.527)

Then Pylat , Archeles , Josephus , Barrobas and +te commynte went to
+te wallys (CMSIEGE,87.528)

and sayd to +te Emparovr : ' Tis is +te last daye of vij +ger .
(CMSIEGE,87.529)

We may no lengur +te tovne kepe . (CMSIEGE,87.530)

Tel vs whe+tyr we schale lyve or dye , (CMSIEGE,87.531)

for we moste vs +geld . ' (CMSIEGE,87.532)

When +te Emparovr +tis herd , he fel doune on his kneis
(CMSIEGE,87.533)

and +tankyd almy+gtty God . (CMSIEGE,87.534)

And +ten he stod vpe (CMSIEGE,87.535)

and sayd : ' +Tou slowe Cryst in his manhede wythoute gylte .
(CMSIEGE,87.536)

On hyme +ge had no mercy , (CMSIEGE,87.537)

nor none +ge geyt of me . ' (CMSIEGE,87.538)

When Archeles +tis herd , he slowe hymeselfe wyth his ovn sorde
(CMSIEGE,87.539)

and fele adovne ouer +te walle . (CMSIEGE,87.540)

The Emparovre sayd : ' He is traytur (CMSIEGE,87.541)

and was trayttur , (CMSIEGE,87.542)

and so he dyid . ' (CMSIEGE,87.543)

But he bade byrre hyme wor+teyly , (CMSIEGE,87.544)

for he was a kynge . (CMSIEGE,87.545)

Pylat toke +te keyis (CMSIEGE,87.546)

and oppynd +te +gattys , (CMSIEGE,87.547)

and Tytus wyth his host went in . (CMSIEGE,87.548)

But in +te prese Josephus wyth fel men askappyd into +te cyty of
Jenopozame . (CMSIEGE,87.549)

+Te Emparovr let +teme sowe in (CMSIEGE,87.550)

and +te cyty bysete , +tat +tey my+gt not skape . (CMSIEGE,87.551)

But Joseffus wold not +geld hyme to +te Emparovr , (CMSIEGE,87.552)

for he was not crystynd . (CMSIEGE,87.553)

But +te Emparovr so sovr hyme besett +tat he toke wytt hyme xj fellowys
and flede into a cave . (CMSIEGE,87.554)

And for hongur +tey drove lottys who schovld eete odyr of +tem ,
(CMSIEGE,87.555)

and +te lotht fel to Josephus +tat he schuld dye . (CMSIEGE,87.556)

But God wold not so , (CMSIEGE,87.557)

for his wyte holpe fel men . (CMSIEGE,87.558)

When Josephus se he schuld be dede , he lepe on his fellow
(CMSIEGE,87.559)

and toke frov hyme his sword (CMSIEGE,87.560)

and hyme slove . (CMSIEGE,87.561)

And so he <P_88> asschapyd (CMSIEGE,88.562)

and went to +te Emparoure . (CMSIEGE,88.563)

+Te Emparovr askyd what he wose , (CMSIEGE,88.564)

and he sayd : ' Josephus , +tat wrot +te storry of Crystus dethe and of
juis laves and of her prophecy +tat now is favle . ' (CMSIEGE,88.565)

The Emparovre sayd : ' +Tou arte a spye . (CMSIEGE,88.566)

+Tou schalte be dede ; (CMSIEGE,88.567)

for yfe +tou wer so wyse a man , +tou my+gt have warnyd +te juis of her
harme . ' (CMSIEGE,88.568)

Then sayd Josephus : ' I take wyttnis by +te bokus +tat I wrote and
allso of +te juis +tat I to +tem hit told many +geryse passyd . '
(CMSIEGE,88.569)

The bokys were fete of +te juis lawe , (CMSIEGE,88.570)

and hit was fond as Josephus had sayd . (CMSIEGE,88.571)

And also hit was wyttnyssyd of mony men . (CMSIEGE,88.572)

And Josephus told to +te Emparovre +tat he wase a crystyne mane ,
(CMSIEGE,88.573)

and Jacob for hyme vndurtoke . (CMSIEGE,88.574)

And so +te Emparovr hyme toke to grace . (CMSIEGE,88.575)

+Ten sayde Josephus : ' +Ge may see by +tis bokus +tat I told +te juis
xl dayis befor +tat +ge schuld be Emparour and also of +te sykenys of
yowr sone Tytus , (CMSIEGE,88.576)

and wytt my covnsel I schal helpe to make hyme hole . '
(CMSIEGE,88.577)

For Tytus was sore syke in a cardyacull take wyth +te jay of his
fadyris honovr . (CMSIEGE,88.578)

And +te Emparovr sayde to Josephus : ' Yf +tou can my son helpe , I wyl
+te reywarde ry+gt wele , (CMSIEGE,88.579)

for I love hyme most of al +tis world . ' (CMSIEGE,88.580)

So on day Josephus sayd to Tytus : ' I trust ry+gt wele yow to helpe of
your syknys . (CMSIEGE,88.581)

But grant me +tat +ge be not wrothe wyth no man +tat I brynge wytt me
into yowr presens . ' (CMSIEGE,88.582)

And Tytus hyme granttyd . (CMSIEGE,88.583)

A man +tat Tytus movste hattyd . Josephus let set hyme at +te mete in
+te presens of Tytus (CMSIEGE,88.584)

and hyme worthyly serwyd . (CMSIEGE,88.585)

The blod in his body hete for gret grame and angur , (CMSIEGE,88.586)

and so his cardyacule frow hyme went , (CMSIEGE,88.587)

and he was hole . (CMSIEGE,88.588)

And when he save hit was for his heyleth , he +tankyd God .
(CMSIEGE,88.589)

And +ten Tytus forsovked all +te wrath +tat he hade to +tat .
(CMSIEGE,88.590)

And Tytus toke Josephus nexte to hyme wyth <P_89> gret love .
(CMSIEGE,89.591)

And +te Emparowr was ful glad and hym wele reywardyde .
(CMSIEGE,89.592)

But torne we to the sege of Jerusaleme . (CMSIEGE,89.593)

When Pylat se Tytuse at +te +gawttys of Jerusaleme , he proferd to
+geyfe hyme his bayllywyke yf he my+gt geyt hyme his lyve and leve to
dweyll styll in +te cyty . (CMSIEGE,89.594)

And to +te Emparovr he wold +geyfe a C sparhavkus ramage and a C of
jentyl fawcons and xxx mutys of hovndys and a C clothis of sylk and of
gold and x leons , x lebarttus , x boris , x mullys lad wytt treyssore
, syluyr and gold , and wyth precyos stonnis . (CMSIEGE,89.595)

And Tytus +tus told his fadyr +te Emparour . (CMSIEGE,89.596)

But he commandyt to kepe hyme into good hold , (CMSIEGE,89.597)

for he schvld have no grace . (CMSIEGE,89.598)

Tytus , as +te Emparour hyme bade , went into +te tovne , and Jacob
wyth hyme to tell wyche wer crystyn men , theme to save .
(CMSIEGE,89.599)

And +te Emparovr keppyd wyttovte , +tat none schuld fle .
(CMSIEGE,89.600)

+Tey fyllyde +te dychys (CMSIEGE,89.601)

and opond +te +gattys , (CMSIEGE,89.602)

and Tytus went in wytt iij C men wel armyd . (CMSIEGE,89.603)

He toke Pylat , (CMSIEGE,89.604)

and xxx kny+gttus hyme keppyd . (CMSIEGE,89.605)

And +te juis +tat wer take alyve , +tei bond heme in heyppus , +tat
none of +teme askappyd . (CMSIEGE,89.606)

And as he let bette dovne +te wallys , in a thyke place of +te walle he
fond Joseph of Barmathe , fayr of coullur , +tat seyuyn +ger was in
+tat place wythovt mette or drynke , (CMSIEGE,89.607)

for he thav+gte +te lawe of Cryste , +tat hyme wel fede wyth his godnys
. (CMSIEGE,89.608)

Tytus send hyme to +te Emparovr , (CMSIEGE,89.609)

and he hyme knewe note , (CMSIEGE,89.610)

for he was most worthy mane aftur +te Emparowr . (CMSIEGE,89.611)

Then Tytus , Japhelle , Josephus , Josefe and Jacobe bro+gt all +te
crystyne men befor +te Emparovr , (CMSIEGE,89.612)

and he lete clothe theme in whytte , +tat +te host my+gte +teme knowe
and worchype . (CMSIEGE,89.613)

The pepull +tat wer sawyd told to +te Emparovr how +te juis hade eyttyn
her treyssour . (CMSIEGE,89.614)

And +terwyth +te Emparovr was <P_90> glade , (CMSIEGE,90.615)

for hit schuld , he sayd , torne +teme to payne ; (CMSIEGE,90.616)

and let make a crye (CMSIEGE,90.617)

and sold xxx jwis for a penny (CMSIEGE,90.618)

for +tey sold +ter Lorde for xxx d . (CMSIEGE,90.619)

And +tey full sovr tormenttyd wer to fette +te treyssour oute of her
bellys ; (CMSIEGE,90.620)

but +te Emparour bade do to +teme +te most payne +tat +tey my+gte ,
(CMSIEGE,90.621)

and so +tey hade . (CMSIEGE,90.622)

Then Tytus bade bette dovne +te wallys and +terwyth fyle +te dychis ;
(CMSIEGE,90.623)

for he lete no +tinge stond but +te tempul of Salamone and +te castyl
wytt +te tour of Dawyte to fulfyll +the profycy . (CMSIEGE,90.624)

And +tey berryde +te juis into downgheppus wythovte +te towne .
(CMSIEGE,90.625)

And +ter wer sold a C M and mo , and dede wyth weppyn and hongur CCCC M
and xvij . (CMSIEGE,90.626)

And her wenganse schall euyr laste , (CMSIEGE,90.627)

for +tey be , and euyr schalle , in bondauge and gret traldome .
(CMSIEGE,90.628)

Tytus brou+gt Pylat to +te Emparour (CMSIEGE,90.629)

and sayd : ' Her is +te traytur +tat put Cryste to dethe . '
(CMSIEGE,90.630)

The Emparovr sayde : ' In tymys me semyth I may well loue +tis mane .
(CMSIEGE,90.631)

I can note be wrathe wyth hyme . (CMSIEGE,90.632)

Loke +ge +ter be no gyle . ' (CMSIEGE,90.633)

An olde mane +tat stod bysyde , he sayd he had one hyme +te cote +tat
owr Lady made and toke to Cryste , (CMSIEGE,90.634)

' and by +te wertwe of +tat clothe and of +te presyovs stonnys on hyme
he may go saufe amonge his foomen . ' (CMSIEGE,90.635)

Thay toke frome hyme +tis cote , (CMSIEGE,90.636)

and +ten was +te Emprovr ful wrothe (CMSIEGE,90.637)

and sayd : ' +Tou art wor+ty mor schame +ten all +te jwis . '
(CMSIEGE,90.638)

He lete put hyme in a barrel of stele (CMSIEGE,90.639)

and porpossyd to caste hyme in +te see , (CMSIEGE,90.640)

but he abod to do hyme mor pyne . (CMSIEGE,90.641)

And when he come to Rome , he lett take hyme owt and put hyme into a
darke presson and feed hyme wyth barlay brede and wattur .
(CMSIEGE,90.642)

But in feste dayis he hade mete inowe . (CMSIEGE,90.643)

And so he laye ij +ger on +te bare grovnd . (CMSIEGE,90.644)

And he neuyr reypent hyme of hys syne , (CMSIEGE,90.645)

but wyth a knyfe +tat he borrowyd of his kepper to pare wyth a peyr he
hymeselfweth slowe . (CMSIEGE,90.646)

<P_91>

When +te Emparovr +tis herd , he sayd : ' He dede most wekyd dede ,
(CMSIEGE,91.648)

and +terfore he hathe most schamfull dethe ; (CMSIEGE,91.649)

for he my+gt do no werse dede +ten deme ovr Lord to deth . '
(CMSIEGE,91.650)

Thay put hyme into +te barreylle (CMSIEGE,91.651)

and lade hyme into a dyslate place by a wattur syde . (CMSIEGE,91.652)

But for stynche and for feyr of feyndys +tat wer abovte hyme many men
wer dede . (CMSIEGE,91.653)

Then +tey toke hyme vp (CMSIEGE,91.654)

and cast hyme inte a wattur . (CMSIEGE,91.655)

And +ter he dyde myche sowrrov (CMSIEGE,91.656)

for he my+gt not synke . (CMSIEGE,91.657)

So he wase tossyde wyth fenddys , wyth stenche and cry and darknys and
wyth brennynge feyr , +tat no man durst come ny +tat place .
(CMSIEGE,91.658)

But on a nonetyde +ter come a schepe (CMSIEGE,91.659)

and se +tat cruvele sy+gte (CMSIEGE,91.660)

and hard +te cry (CMSIEGE,91.661)

and see +te barreyll tossyd wyth fendys , (CMSIEGE,91.662)

and vnnethe they toke londe (CMSIEGE,91.663)

but wer ner loste . (CMSIEGE,91.664)

And +to +tey wente into +te cytye on Vyene (CMSIEGE,91.665)

and told +te clarkys of +te cyty in what a feyr +tat +tey wer .
(CMSIEGE,91.666)

And +ten +te clarkys and laye pepull wyth gret pennans-dowynge prayde
to Gode to be delyuyrt of hyme . (CMSIEGE,91.667)

And Gode send to +teme a wayse (CMSIEGE,91.668)

and bad +teme go to +te wattur syde , (CMSIEGE,91.669)

and so +tey dyde . (CMSIEGE,91.670)

And +ter +tey sawe a roche of stone opone on +te see syde ,
(CMSIEGE,91.671)

and wyth a gret blast of wynd , ly+gttynnyng and +tondorynge he was
cast into +te roche of stone , (CMSIEGE,91.672)

and +te roche clovsyde a+geyne . (CMSIEGE,91.673)

+Te peppule +tankyde God . (CMSIEGE,91.674)

And so +tey wer of hyme delyuyrt . (CMSIEGE,91.675)

But +ter as he lay forst +te hole cane no mane stope , (CMSIEGE,91.676)

for men sayth hit gothe to helle . (CMSIEGE,91.677)

Etc . (CMSIEGE,91.678)

But turne we a+geyne to Jerusallem . (CMSIEGE,91.679)

Whyll +te Emparovr lay at sege , he sent oute his men for wettayle .
(CMSIEGE,91.680)

And as he +teme bade , thay toke all +te castyllys and tovnnys in Jude
into +ter one hondyse (CMSIEGE,91.681)

and slow al +te peppull +tat wold not torne to Goddys lawys ;
(CMSIEGE,91.682)

and al +tat wyll torne to Goddys lawe wer <P_92> sworne to be trowe .
(CMSIEGE,92.683)

And +te Emparour on +teme set lawe and keppynge . (CMSIEGE,92.684)

And +te Emparovr rewarddyte genttylmen +tat wyth hyme wer in war wyth
londyse and renttus , (CMSIEGE,92.685)

and +te commentye he rewardyte wyth odyr goodyse plenty ;
(CMSIEGE,92.686)

for he made cleyne alle +te lond of +ter gooddys (CMSIEGE,92.687)

and yafe hit to his men . (CMSIEGE,92.688)

And he heme thankyde (CMSIEGE,92.689)

and toke his schepe , (CMSIEGE,92.690)

and so to Rome he sayllyde . (CMSIEGE,92.691)

But when he came to lond , wyth hyme mete in presessione sent Cleyment
and all his clargye and +te lady dame Weronye wyth grete multytud of
pepulle , hyme welcommynge and +tankynge allmy+gtty Gode .
(CMSIEGE,92.692)

Cleyment and +te lady mad gret jaye +tat Jacobe , Joseph of Barmathe ,
Josephus and odyr crystyne men wer savfe (CMSIEGE,92.693)

and +teme welcommyd wyth gret gladnyse . (CMSIEGE,92.694)

The Emparovr wase crystynd in hast , (CMSIEGE,92.695)

and so wer all his pepule . (CMSIEGE,92.696)

The Emparour let schave all his men in tokyne of clennyse .
(CMSIEGE,92.697)

And when +tey wer screwyne and crystonyd , he clothyde +teme wyth whyte
in tokenyng of cleynnyse and of Goddyse lawe . (CMSIEGE,92.698)

The Emparour byldyd v churchus (CMSIEGE,92.699)

and wor+tily +tem induid . (CMSIEGE,92.700)

And to +teme he yafe monny ryalle ornamenttus . (CMSIEGE,92.701)

And he send into all his londdyse to keppe +te lawe of God and peys ,
(CMSIEGE,92.702)

and so hit wase do in all his dayis . (CMSIEGE,92.703)

And his sone Tyttus and +tey lewyde a holly lyfe . (CMSIEGE,92.704)

The Emparour let close +te warnacul in syluyr and in golde
(CMSIEGE,92.705)

and put hit into a crystal stone , +tat men may hit see but not hondyle
. (CMSIEGE,92.706)

And dame Weroyny hit yaf to +te churche of seynte Pettur in Rome .
(CMSIEGE,92.707)

<P_93>

+Ten sente Cleyment sacryd +te Emparour (CMSIEGE,93.709)

and sete on hyme +te crovne . (CMSIEGE,93.710)

And the Emparour set on seynt Cleyment a mytur wyth a crovne and a
presius dyadyme for chefe of all clarkys and fadyr of all holly churche
. (CMSIEGE,93.711)

And so be +te power +tat God yafe to Pettur and to his sussessowryse
the Emparour hyme confermyde poppe , as +ger wose chose by +te crystyne
clergey . (CMSIEGE,93.712)

Etc . (CMSIEGE,93.713)

At +te tombe of Waspasion the Emparovr , God schowyd myracullys to
blynd and to lame . (CMSIEGE,93.714)

And Tytus leuyde aftur hyme a good lyue (CMSIEGE,93.715)

and euyry daye gafe gret almys for +te loue of God . (CMSIEGE,93.716)

And he hade a good ende of this worlde . (CMSIEGE,93.717)

The jwis wente to Jerusaleme to byld hit a+geyne , (CMSIEGE,93.718)

but hit was not +te wyll of God , (CMSIEGE,93.719)

for +tey schall neuyr have habytacione but in bonddauge .
(CMSIEGE,93.720)

And as +tey toke +ter markys to bylde +te place +tat wose dystryid ,
they sawe a crose alle blody one +te erthe all blody , +tat wase tokon
her wenganse was not done . (CMSIEGE,93.721)

And for feer +tey went +ter way . (CMSIEGE,93.722)

Anodyr tyme +tei come a+geyne , (CMSIEGE,93.723)

and as +tey toke merkys , +tei sawe +te crose and her clothis full of
blode . (CMSIEGE,93.724)

And +tey went +ter way for fer . (CMSIEGE,93.725)

They come a+geyne +te +trede tyme , (CMSIEGE,93.726)

and as +tey stovpyd to take +ter mercus , they hade no power to speke .
(CMSIEGE,93.727)

But a feyr come frome +te grovnd (CMSIEGE,93.728)

and brend theme all to povdyr . (CMSIEGE,93.729)

This wytnyssythe Josephus , +tat good clarke , +tat sawe and wrot +ter
actus . (CMSIEGE,93.730)

Etc . (CMSIEGE,93.731)

Her enddyth +te sege of Jerusaleme . (CMSIEGE,93.732)