This babe being found, she purposed to make it her own,
and put it to be nobly nursed and educated, calling his
name Judas, and Iscariot of the Island where he was taken
up. But not long after, she was conceived of a son, who
proving a noble and hopefull Gentleman, Iudas (whose
favour in Court began to wane, and his hope of inheritance,
which but late flourishe now quite to wither) he plotted
against his life, and privately slew him: but fearing lest
the murder in time might be discovered, and he compell'd
to suffer according to the nature or the fact, he fled thence
to Jerusalem where he got into the service of Pontius Pila∣tus,
and found means to be protected by him, being then in
the City, Deputy Governour of the Romans. Iudas (because
their dispositions were much of one condition) grew into his
especiall familiarity and favour. The Palace of Pilat having
a faire bay window, whose prospect was into R••ub••ns Or∣chard,
he had a great appetite to eat of some of those ripe
Apples, which shewed so yellow and faire against the Sun.
This Iudas understanding, promised him to fetch him some
of that fruit, and mounting over the Orchard wall, he was
met by his father, who rebuking him for the injury, Iudas
with a stone beat out his brains, and unseen of any, conveied
himselfe back. Reubens death was smothered, and the murde∣rer
not known. Cyborea being a rich widow, Pilate made a
march betwixt her and his servant Iudas, who being marri∣ed
to his mother, was now possest of his own fathers inheri∣tance.
Not long this incestuous couple had lived together,
but Cyborea being upon a time wondrous sad and melan∣choly,
and Iudas demanding the cause, she began to relate
to him her many misfortunes; First, of her dream, them of
her son in what manner he was put to sea, then how she
lost her husband being slain, and the murderer not found;
and lastly, how by the authority of Pilat she was now com∣pell'd
to match against her will, who had protested to her
selfe a lasting widdowhood. By these circumstances, Judas
most assuredly knew that he had slain his father, and had
married his mother; which acknowledging to her, she per∣swaded
him to repent him of these great evils, and to be∣come
a Disciple of Jesus, who was then an eminent prophet
amongst he Jewes. It shall nor be amisse to speak a word or
two or Pilat. It is said that a King whose name was Tyrus,
begat him on a Millers daughter, Lyla, whose father was
called A••us, who from his mother and grand-father, was