Three Kings of Cologne : an early English translation of the "Historia Trium Regum" / by John of Hildesheim ; edited from the MSS., together with the Latin text, by C. Horstmann

READINGS IN WYNKYN DE WORDE (ED. 1499),

Continued from Chapter III.

[Only for the sake of completeness I here add the readings of W. de Worde, though they are of no critical value. But considering the scarcity of this ed. it may be worth while to give them.]

III. 19 and om. 20 in þis contreye om. called. 21 florisshed and om. stode in Ioye and p. and was enhaunsed richely wyth prynces. 23 and also wyth. 24 and om. men of om. 25 praysynge inst. of loos. of the c. of Akon or Akers. 27 and br. thidir om. 28 & see. marchaundyse. 29 þat om. nobles ne of worthynes and. 30 for the. & manyfold praysynges. 31 þat were₂ om. 32 the pr. & kynredde. 33 sawe all thynges there habunde in more worshyppe than. 34 all the coyntres.

p. 10. 1 by cause of so many plasures they taryed there and buylded a fayr tour & a stronge castell. 2 ony lorde or kynge. 4 and wond. om. 5 a costlewe Dyademe. 6 perles & pr. st. and. hyghest of the Dyademe stode. 7 l. of golde. made om. 8 after om. 9 sawe Criste. of a C. besyde hym. 10 Melchiors kyng. 11 to Criste. as þey seyȝen om. 14 syknesses. þat om. 15 fallyng euyll. diademe. layed on. 16 therfore after. 17 thorder of þ^e. same om. 18 of gold om. oþir om. þe om. 19 late om. grete offrynge (pr. of om.). 20 tyme om. of the. were. there om. 21 many other ryght pr. aftir om. 22 ȝit om. vnto. wherfore grete sorowe and lamentacion was thenne made. 23 c. aboute. longe t. after om. 24 Moreouer the forsayde. br. also. 25 whiche were wreten. Caldee langege, berynge wytnesse of the. 26 those thre renōmed k. 27 after translated. 28 those. also om. 29 and of. ben drawen. 30 this presente treatyse is thus wr. tog. and compresed in one libel or lytill boke. 31 ȝe -- þat om. 32 beren. theyr baners vnto. 33 of a. made om. on. 34 and in lyke. blessid om. 35 in tyme. sauyoure Cryste Ihesu. 36 hit was þat om. the prophete B.

p. 12, 1 of that. and certeyn--after (3) om. 4 & desyryng of the. encreased and the more gretli it was had in remembraynce thuryghout alle the. 5 and also the more þ^e people d. to see it in theyr lyue dayes.

IIII. 8 kynge & souereyne of the londe of Iewes. Thenne. 9 prophecyed gloriously. 11 sayd the. 13 þis om. was greued wt an Infirmite vnto. 14 Ys. the prophete. and seyde om. 15 hym (inst. of to K.E.). 16 hym om to the walle & wept & sorowed. telleth. 18 noo. and for. 19 kyng om. 21 ihesu crist om. on. encr. and prolonged. 22 XV yeres lenger. than om. 23 therof. 24 ayenst. 25 and so g. suffred it to bee. 26 And whan the Caldees sawe this merueyllous and wonderful. 27 sonne & in the ayre. merueyled right gretly. 28 vnderstode.

in the sunne om. was shewed. 29 Eȝ. the kynge. to om. 31 but om. 32 a om. naȝt om. 33 was shewed. 35 wrothe wyth.

p. 14, 1 þe kyng om. all those gyftis whiche. 2 by her mess. om. 3 into. 4 were. 5 in þe sunne om. 6 Iherusalem (= C). 7 ȝe--þat om.; And in that tyme the caldecs and the grekes. 9 gaue. 10 mayde and chylde in mennes houses. 11 knewen. 12 gyue. biselich om. 14 gyue they. þat c. of astr. om.

V. 17 is Man. om. 18 slewe. 19 regned om. 20 prophecied Iheremy, and thenne Ioachym. 21 The same tyme. Nab. and om. 23 vessell. 24 And bare theym in to B. 25 before. And they ledde m.I. prysoners. 26 bab.₂om. 27 þere om. 28 l yere. þe proph. om. 29 and ȝaf om. many bokes. of god om. 30 as the boke tellith. 32 þat was om. 33 oure lord om. and sayd. 35 maye. andom.

p. 16, 1 sayd to the I. (proph. om). 3 most holy. 4 sesse. Tyrus om. þe kynge. 5 Perse & of Caldees. 7 Iewes lawes. 8 Michie. aƚƚ om. 9 and₁ om. fōde. 11 after þe prophecies om. 13 as-- aforseyde om. thise. 14 þe₁ om. 15 & the men of. 16 the. shall. 17 is by. habundaunt merey. 18 to þe st. þat om. ¶ B. that was the. 19 and was. prophecied by a sterre. 20 callynge & clepynge. 21 callynge of the. 22 almyȝty om. 23 thyse. and worsch. om. And how be it that. 25 by thes om. 26 well om. wyst well. what so euer. promysed 27 to₂ om. 28 of--and om. 30 aboute om. rewardes. the. 31 for by-cause of the st. 32 twelue men ordeyned. 33 as--aforseyde om. hit om. 34 dyed. another shold (anoon þer om.). 35 also om. 36 the. and--at (p. 18, 1) om.

p. 18, 1 one. at om. another tyme to loke after the sterre that Bal. prophecied. 3 the. þat it betokenyd (by þis st. om.). þe om. 4 man om. And. 5 an. of om. þat om. came oftentymes to. 6 playsure, and they. 7 sayȝe om. 8 Forinst. of þat. 9 whiche maye. seen and perceyued by nyghte playnly. 10 specialich om. the. bryght weder and clere. ben seen and perceyued. 11 straung. þat--aferseyde om. 14 that is made. 15 chapeƚƚ om. the. worsch. om. 16 of₂ om. ben. 17 steppes. men om. 18 ahiȝe om. also om. many gode om. gode herbes. 19 speces. alle om. this. 20 weƚƚ om. vp to the. bycause om. so₂ om. 21 made om. 22 þ^t. and om. On the hed. 23 a sterre gylt and wel made & fayre. þat sterre om. 25 also--liȝt om. 26 by nyght. geuyth. 27 into the countree aboute. ben. 28 þe wich &c.; om.

VI. 31 merey & grace. 32 on. aƚƚ om. whan the. 34 man om. 35 for our saluacion. 36 þ^e Emp. of rome Octauian helde.

p. 20, 1 the empyre. 3 discryue. 4 the discriuynge. made om. 5 than om. went home to his owne c. 6 oute of galilee into Naȝareth in the Iewrye & that. 8 Dauids londe. þat om. 9 house. 10 his. wyth his wif our l. s. Mary grete wyth childe. 13 s. Marye om. of her childe om. 14 and so she was d. by goddys owne myght & mynistracion of angelles. and om. 15 maynger. 16 and -- wiƚƚ (29) om. 30 no om. nor place. 31 but. 32 and--grounde om. and dennys om. 34 the erthe. þat om. fro. 34 litel om. Myles. and om. 35 called. þat om. 36 the. an. hous--þe om.

p. 22,2 as--afors. om. k. D. was. 3 enoynted to be kynge. 4 crist was borne goddis sone of h. 5 of--virgine om. 6 þ^t. the ende. 7 þan om. callid. and this was the cause why it was so called, for the grete. 9 so coueryd wyth. 10 clothes inst. of thyng. to kepe awaye the hete of the sonne. 11 vsed om. yet to this day (there allway om.) that. 12 to be a market ones. 13 of₂ om. 14 tre oþer of om. and om. place--of þe (15) om. 15 and--wich om. 16 þat--Dauid om. & Isaye kynge Dauids fader lefte. 17 before. & it was shapen (made om.). 18 sellar. and þere om. þat was om. the f. of. kyng om. 19 þat--place om. 20 putt in that caue. 21 þer om. 22 the. in₂ om. to be. 23 that ben called. whiche we 24 calle. hostrees. those. horses. 25 and₁ om. cameles. þat om. hit om. 26 or₁ om. other inst of any. men. traueyle. 27 be hit--nere om. yf. 28 self om. 29 as is callid. 30 a hors or om. woll haue. for--prys om. 31 whan --liketh om. 32 from--cite om. anoþer om.; to cite or towne where he woll 33 abeyde. and--tyme om. and there he d. hym of his horse (cf. Cbr.) and beest & sendith. 35 called. 36 þere also om. And ther ben bestes on that manere to hyre.

p. 24, 1 as--afors. om. þan om. 2 the. it. 3 home ageyne; to--pl. om. there. 4 came. hit om. that no man goo in to þ^t cytee or towne in longe tyme, he takyth the s. b. and ledeth. 6 towne. settyth hym in the waye homwarde. goth. 7 ony ledyng (of any man om.). 8 maisters. wylde om. or of. 9 theues.

in þe weye om. and om. 10 other beestes. ben. 11 asonder. þe om. 12 grete₂ om. of suche beestes hyrynge. 13 And suche a m. h. was that house a lytill before or cryste was borne in. 15 byrth. oure lord crist om. 16 so that. 17 broken. 19 and om. in. 20 the vsage. the 23 þerof om. of om. 24 kyng₁ om. 25 þan--but (26) om. 26 whan om. 27 Noman. 28 hede. all d. 29 as--af. om. that broken house and the caue. 30 vndir--side om. 31 And breede and tymbre that myght not be solde on the day sholde be put in that hous to the next market day. 34 and₁ om. and₂ om. horses. 35 tyed. broken. 36 New Initial. But om; For to sp. ageyn of the matere.

p.26, 1 Octauian Emp. of Rome. his c. 2 as--af. om. eche. and woman om. 3 to the same towne (cite om) that.. in. 4 went. s. Marye om. rode vpon. 5 / they came so late wythin nyght to B. 6 and--and om. therfore all þ^e Innes & hostries were stuffed with. 8 And by cause they. they wente. 10 they sawe that our lady was a yonge woman syttynge. 11 and₁ om. sorowful. of--also (12) om. 12 at om. of her delyueraūce of her. 13 ladde her. 14 forsayd. toke hede. 15 denne. that same. 16 borne. þe b. virg. om. 17 or sorwe om. for--and (18) om. 18 tofore þe cave om. 19 nyghe of a f. 20 in the. by the s. maynger. 21 mannes. þat--herb. om. 22 the. 23 the. s. Marye om. 24 in suche clothes as she had. þeryn om. vpon þe heye. 25 thoxe and thasse. pl. in that countree. 26 ȝe--þat (27) om. 27 In ostryes al the mayngers ben of thre or foure fete of l. in so m. om. 30 or elles another. his mete. 31 And suche a maynger was þ^t that our lady laye in (the rest wanting).

p. 28, 11 dauid kepte shepe in his childhode and defended them from beers and lyons and other wylde beestes. 13 also om. 14 kepe theyr shepe twyes in one yere. 15 & those t. are. þe dayes & nightes ben. 16 of a. ȝe--þat (17) om. 17 And that londe aboute B. is called the londe of hyhest And þ^t place in the eest is mooste parte mountayns. 21 fro. there it is. 22 hit om. after the tyme om. 23 after that the places ben playne or full of hylles. For aboute some of the hylles a man may fynde snowe in August, & that snowe men of þat contre gadre thenne & laye it in their caues vnder the grounde. 29 in chaf om. markettes. and that wyll the lordes of þ^e countree bye to set it in basons on their borde to make their drinke colde / & the poore men þ^t gadre it carye it in chaffe that the hete shold not melte it. & the lordes that bye it vncoueren it out of the chaff thenne anone it is resolued and molte to water. For comynly in that countree of the eest is alwaye snowe in Septembre & Octobre / Whan.

p. 30, 4 than om. all sedes & herbes. comenlich om. 5 to springe and wexe. in þe f. om. as they done in this countree in Marche & Aprill. 6 And in. 7 Marche & Aprill. 8 p. or ground lyeth hye or lowe (rest om.). 10 ben. placys of om. gode fatte pastures and hote than. 12 barleye. 13 eere and om. men of diuers countrees sende thyther their horses & mules. 15--18 om. 19 calle here c., it is called there tyme of herbes. 21 of--Marye om. 22 than om. therfore the angell said Pax hominibus bone voluntatis (And for þ^e heete of the countre abowte Bedleem. that is the cause þ^t shepherdes kept their beestes there that tyme of the yere as they done yet vnto this daye /

VIII. 30 those. wente out from. 32 ord. & made. of the. 34 was herode.

p. 32, 1 þat om. þ^e same emperour (C. A. om.). 2 subgette. Iewery. 3 of the inst. of oþer. vnto. 4 so by stronge honde they made. 5 And all. aboute om. knewe. 6 a lyon (!) 7 Iewry. as--was om. 8 by þe₂ om. 10 whan he sayde. 12 in her₂ om. 14 sesset. but that. 15 forsoke not. 16 woman om. 17 moders. 19 confused of the. 23 stocke of lynage. 25 shalle abyde. be om. 26 of þ^e Iewes to the Crysten men of the v. of theyr kynges.

IX. 28 seynt--mankynde om. 30 þe wich--trewthe om. 33 of the saide hyll. as--af. om. 35 ryse. the sonne shynning bryghte. 36 so om. in om. hit om.

p. 34, 1 ascending. the. 2 it aboue (!). So whan (in--þat om.). 5 sayen. 6 whan. were sene many sonnes. 7 the daye of cristmas was. 8 past. 9 was. lyke the sterre. 10 ben. 11 longe om. more bryght brennynge than. 14 of that (sterre om.). 15 mouyd themself abowte. 16 þ^e.. the. 17 the. of a crosse. 21 þe om. of the. 22 abyden and he is. go forth & seke. 24 we--þat (25) om. 25 for str. 26 forsayd. 27 fallyth. as om. 29 That. God callyth those. 30 those that ben of his pr. / Thus. 31 disposed as he dyde in the olde T. whan he gaaf a langage to an asse and made. 34 þat þe same B.

prophecied of. 35 Whan all. boþe--woman om. 36 alle om. whan þey om. sawe.

p 36, 1 oute om. 2 affrayed. 3 ȝit om. knewe. 4 pr. of by. þat--Iwe om. 6 of that countree theraboute.

X. p. 38, 14 worsch. om. in om. 15 the. Persidie. weren enfourmed and well assured. 16 by the. the. 17 as--af. om. 19 so om. þat om. 20 abede and om. þe sterre om. 21 Wherfore though eche of thyse thre k. weren. 22 none of them. 23 others. in--and om. the st. 26 with om. riche and om. 27 belongynge vnto the degree and araye of kynges. 28 horses. wyth precyouse tresours. 29 a gret om. in--myȝt om. here. 30 to go seke in their beste arraye and to w. our lord Ihesu Criste that was borne to be sauiour of all þ^e worlde and the kyng of Iewes that was born that tyme. 32 had com. om. spake. 34 worthyly, for. knewe well & vnderstode. 35 than ony of all the worlde (was om.).

p. 40, 1 eche of thyse thre b. k. had wyth them greate caryage of Oxen and shepe. 3 longe. 4 thei had also om.; and other maner thynges necessary belonginge to the office of a chambre, kechen and to alle other offyces belongynge to a kynges astate; and also bothe fode for man and beste they caryed wyth them; In so moche that they ordeyned soo grete plente that sholde suffyse them well both outwarde and homwarde. 11 also om. with--of (12) om. 12 ben an hoste. 13 also om. in--and om. aƚƚ om. in that c. of the Eeste. 14 grete om. many--and om.; in other townes. 15 þer om. 16 of om. for om. is ynough for the comin people, but not for suche kynges & suche grete lordes that ryde wyth so grete multytude. Beddyng & suche other necessaries of chambres, neyther of chapel (!), ne of kechin is not suffieyent ne honest. 20 aƚƚ om. suche cariage with hem. 21 on--beestes (22) om. 22 And in the countre for the m. p. men ryde or go by night for brennyng of þ^e sonne & in hete of þ^e day they rest. 24 Ferthermore om. ben. 25 of whom. 26 all those. and kyngdoms om. moost. 27 ben. and om. ben also thre (!) grete waters and thre grete desertes or wyldernesses. 28 perillous. 29 And in that countre done growe also thyse longe grete redes þ^t ben brought into Englonge and some ben so grete. h. & sh. of them. 31 And eche Ile is d. and d. eche from othe, and eche londe is full of wylde beestes (the rest om.).

XI. p. 42,2. is. lande. and therof M. was kynge whan crist was born. 4 And there. and in that londe is the mount Sinay. 5 and om. A man out of the redde see maye lyghtly sayle. 7 And pylgrymes. 8 passen the. sayen. 9 it om. 10 thou om. 11 þe om. is as other water is of colour. and it is merueyllously salte. 12 hit om. place om. of all the water. 13 may. discerne. 14 maner of om. thynges. þat be om. by the botom. rede om. 15 & that water is. or--corners om. 16 e. & f. in the greate see Occian. 17 hit om. a om. myles of brede where it is brodeste / And there the children. 19 oute om. 20 & al were drowned man and best (in--see om.). 21 Out of that see sourdeth a grete flode þ^t rennyth in to a ryuer of paradyse terrestre, & that riuer is callyd Nilus. 23 this. 24 and by it cometh moche riche marchaundyse out of Inde and so passeth in to. 27 and so through al þ^e worlde. 28 Ferthermore--þat (29) om.; And all. 29 of the l. of A. there the mount S. is. 30 as--af. om. is merueyllously redde. 31 and also om. trees, herbes. 32 growe there, ben redde for the most partye. 33 & there is founde. wonderfully. 34 rotes. gold om. 35 golde of the worlde. 36 called Bona. in that. the stone.

p. 44, 1 callyd. stone om. 2 it (!) cutte out wyth grete crafte and grete traueyle of. 3 wyth the Sowdans meyne (4 þat & c. om.).

XII. 6 lond. 7 and therof was B. 8 and he. ensence to Ihesu. 9 of olde tyme in that londe. 10 ȝe--þat om.; And in that l. growyth more plente of good spyees. 11 loades. 12 Eest after; And in especial ensence more. 13 þe--þe om. downe om. 14 and--noone (15) om.

XIII. 17. þat--cleped om. 18 of Taars; and in the tyme of Cristis birthe Iasper was kynge therof/ And he offred to god Myrre / & that londe is called thyle of Egriswyll. 22 In that yle groweth more myrre than in alle the worlde after./ 23 waxyth. 24 wedder. growyth. 26 goon. 27 gyrdles. 28 and so. 29 ou þ^e. and on the. than om. 30 out of the cordes & gyrdles. 31 maye. 32 aƚƚ om. den. of a grete prouidence of þ^e grete mercy. 34 thyse. and kyngdoms om.

p. 46 1 in whom thyse good and riche gyftes. and also om. that. 2 by the o. prophecies Rather they maye bee callyd kynges than kynges of other greate londes. 6 dona domino deo. 8 gyftes to oure lorde god. 9 for om. called. 11 Golie

& Saba. 12 thyle. 13 nexed. 14 theyr names of their. ben. 15 in especiall. þat--aboute om. 16 of the countree.

XIIII. p. 48, 13 To shewe ayen of thyse thre worshypful kinges / of the araye and ordenaunce wyth ryche t. and orn. 16 And whan they rode forth oute of their kyngdoms none of theym wyst ne knewe of others purpos. 18 neþer int. om. 19 and fer weye om. eche. 20 went euenly t. thise thre kinges. 21 meyne. thēne þ^e sterre. 22 rode. 23 yede. & strength. 24 wayes. as--af. om. 25 in om. þ^t tyme. þat--it om. 26 all cytes. 27 þer om. shyt. neþir by om. nor day. 28 to those thre kynges & to all theyr people þt it was euer day & neuer nyght in all those xiij dayes. 29 þe om. 30 thise thre k. came by. in þe nyȝt om. 31 aferde. passynglich om. sawe. 32 with moche peple & bestes & caryage that passyd. 33 in g. h. knewe not. 34 from. came. whyther. 35 But. sawe.

p. 50, 1 defoyled and traced. wherfore. 2 doubte. 3 in that c. longe t. after. 4 Soo ferthermore. thyse thre k. had ridden 5 rode. 6 forþ om. many other diuers peryllous. 8 rode, were it hyghe or lowe, al semyd to them euyn and playne & faire waye. 9 and om. no om. herberough. 10 nor d. r. them selfe but to make water neyther their best s. 12 ne neyther ete nor dranke. 14 xiij dayes Iourneyes semyd them. one. 15 myghte. and the. 16 oute--kyngdoms om. 17 thyrtenth daye after that. 18 wherof this is. founde. 19 s. Marie om. 20 that.. borne in & he was layed in an olde maynger. 22 to. myddes. and--bedleem (24) om. 24 wherof saint Gr. sayth thus in an Omelye. 27 haberet fides. 28 &c. om. 31 for fayth hath. where kynde r. 32 to man. For our. 33 one heere. 34 that was. 35 bytwene. daniel the prophete. 36 in a p. a. wylde lyons.

p. 52, 1 his owne. the. 2 to₂ om. 3 out of theyr kyngdomes in the eest. 4 twelue. 5 as om. 7 an. any om. 8 locke. none. 12 was and is very. 14 and --þat om. 15 worthi om. 17 forsaide. though. 18 meked and om. made hym self lowe. 19 pouerte. manhode. 22 hyghe mageste.

XV. 24 blessed om. eche. 25 his₂ om. 26 derke and a grete. 27 couered theym & all the erth. 28 as the prophecie of Ysaye sayd. 32 come to the. 33 sprongen. 34 shal couere.

p. 54,1 come om. 2 byside--and om. 3 don. by the wyl. 4 in the. 8 an. to that. 9 þe om. 10 of the c. and for. 11 abode.

XVI. 17 as--af. om. 18 the c. þe om. 19 that was. 20 wyth alle his hoste. he om. 21 Caluarye. whiche. called. þere om. 22 ȝe--þat om. 23 of þ^t. before. 24 after also. 25 thyther togyder. pryuely--toun om. 27 wreten in the gospell. 28 to seye om. 30 a londe (anoþer om.) that is called. 31 and is thre dayes Iourneye from Ih.

XVII. 35 And whan.

p. 56, 1 taryed. forsaid. 2 in₂ om. 3 bygan--and om. wexed. 4 sawe. 5 nye Ihrlm, though neyther. ȝit om. 6 with--folk om. 7 And they mette togyder besyde þ^e mount of Caluarye there as thre w. were meting togyder. 9 the kynge I. 10 of om. 11 euerych om. wyth all theyr meyne caryage & bestes mette. 12 byside--caluary om. 14 before. seen. 15 persones. 16 eche. grete₂ om. 19 langages. eche. as om. aƚƚ om. 20 one. afterward om. spoken. 21 eche. his Iourney and the. 22 and om. 23 were they moche the gladder & the. 24 rode. 29 ful glad. 30 þ^e kyng Ihesu there borne in the same cytee / And that tyme was Herode in Iherusalem & he & al the cytee were. 32 sodenly. 33 þey om. a om. 34 a om. 35 þey om.

p. 58, 4 &c.; om. 7 þat--cite of om. 8 couere. and om. 9 & of. many folke shall. 11 yeuynge laude.

XVIII. 23 Aft.--tofore (25) om.; This herode was ordeyned kynge. 26 aege, and was that tyme in his palayes in Iher. And thenne thyse thre k. asked in that cyte of þ^e people where that childe was borne. 29 in gospell theuangelist. 30 that is to saye. god. 31 B. in the citee. 32 þat was om. þe₂ om 35 be come to worshyppe hym. And H. herde this and he.

p. 60, 1 prynces and. 4 and om. in þe om. 7 called. the. 9 goo and enquyre. 11 may go & worshyp hym. 14 forþ om. before. 16 and--moder (17) om. 17 þan þey om. 18 added: Al this is the gospell. And in their slepe an aungell came fro god & badde them that they sholde not goo ayen to Herode/ And soo they torned home to theyr countree by another waye. Of thyse thre kinges why they. 20 manere. and expowne om. 21 ben wreten. to longe. 22 one is. 23 Citeyȝyns. 24 comyng, and also they seenge that thyse lordes were kynges. 25 Caldee and

out of the Eeste. 26 thrugh suff. 27 Kynge. 28 the cite of Ihrlm & that l.a. Another for they came. 29 countrees. 30 latly borne. 31 an straunger. 32 by₂ om. 33 aferde leest. 34 was thise (þat om.). 35 came so to Iherusalem.

p. 62, 2 the kynges. 3 there (inst. of in þat cite). 5 in that. So þ^e. 6 the. þat om. well longe t. before, Criste sholde be borne in that place. Wherfore Iewes maye neuer shewe cause to excuse theym of theyr false byleue. 9 and her t. om. sayth saint G. in his O. 10 spekeþ--seiþ om. 14 ysaac om. may. 15 blynde and myght not see. 17 moreouer inst. of ȝit. in his presence before hym. 18 sawe in spyryte. whiche. 19 In lyke manere so. gretly ful. 22 and longe. 24 but in what place he. 25 þat om. knowynge. 26 bere wytnesse. and vs.

XIX. 32 so om. 34 before. before. 35 whiche (þe om.) litil om. myles.

p. 64, 1 to whom. 3 worthi om. rode. 4 shepeherdes. 5 ranne. sayd. 6 in₂ om. an, 8 and inst. of ferthermore. had om. sayd. 9 herde and seen. and--do om. euerything om. to om. iij. om. 11 the kynges. right gladde, herde and om. 12 grete. 13 and of þe wordys om. 14 that apperyd in the sterre and was herde þ^e kynges had doubte of no thynge. 16 saye. þe₂ om. 18 iij om. 24 in that the. before. 23 pyllar. 24 that same angell it was. 28 Fulgencius--

p. 66, 14 to hem om. p. 66. 15 byleued. and the. 17--crist 24 om. 24 And all though the kynges were no Iewes yet they sayde that they came to worshippe the kynge of Iewes.

XX. 28 the. iij om. with--cumpany om. 29 spoken w. the sh., thenne they gaaf them grete. 30 rode. 31 þey knewe þat om. vnto B. (þat pl. om.). 32 þan om. lighted. horses. aƚƚ om. 33 clothes. 34 shold be arayed they arayed themselfe.

p. 68, 1 And the nerer 2 that they. þere c. was om. 3 and so--daye 6 om. 6 And thenne they rode. 8 came to the. and caue om. wherin Cryst was borne. 9 þan om. vpon. 10 byfore the dore. and anone after. 12 was. and soo anone. aȝene om. 13 hit om. 14 in the. but --and(15) om. (= C.). 16 That--seye om. 17 And entrynge in to the hous they founde. 18 þei om. fell downe. 19 hym. 20 þat om. in that. 21 in the. 23 some other ryches. hondes. 24 wyth. or--kyng om. 25 manere om. in that. of þe eest om. 26 vnto. 27 shall come to þ^e Soudan or to. 28 they most offre. þey seyȝe þat om. 29 may. nor. and the Soudan receyueth the peeres or apples wyth reu. & mek.

p. 70, 9 And that tyme that thyse thre kynges offred thus to Cryste, he was in his manhede. 12 of aege. and--fatte om. 13 in clothes of lytyll valewe in his moders lappe. 14 Also--moder om. (= C.). 15 wreten. 16 flesshely. somwhat. 17 þe om. 18 wyth a poore whyte mantell. 19 mantell om. close. 20 honde. couered. saue her. 23 almyghtys. after. þat om. 24 hondes ryght d. 25 besyde Crystes hede. done.

XXI. 32 þat was om. 36 And B.

p. 72, 1 to god om. meane. 2 in his p. om. 6 stature. Ethiopie wythoute doubte. 7 among aƚƚ oþer om. sayde. 10 to vnderstond Byfor. 11 fall and bow downe Ethiopies. 12 dethrahyd. 13 steppes. But hauynge regarde to the persones þ^t were that tyme they were but lytill persones thoos thre kynges. 16 had moche merueylle therof. 17 semyd. from. 18 countrees. oute--eest om. nerer the Eeste and the vpr. 20 ben. & the more feble & tender. 21 and h. ben the hoter. 22 and suche wormes and peryllous bestes ben the g. and the m. v. and all other bestes & fowles ben there more grete than here. 25 ȝe--þat om. iij om. 26 euerych of hem om. broughte wyth them many (oute--londys om.). 27 riche om. kynge Alisander whiche conqueryd all the worlde lefte. 29 the quene of S. founde. 39 vessell. 31 of destr. 32 into the. 34 bothe of golde. oþir om. 35 & offred to God. Here a new Initial. 36 founde. Cryste Ihesu. layde in that Crybbe & in pore clothes.

p. 74, 1 as--af. om. 2 yeue. 3 thou om. 4 þan om. they were. so om. 5 al those ryches Iewelis. 6 whan--openyd om. noo thynge out of their coffer but that came nexte theyr hondes, as it was the wyll of oure lorde. 7 And Melchyor. þe--arabie om. 10 in honde. pence. 11 þe om. 12 he om. tresour. cam̄ next. 13 & he offred that. Than om. Iasper as it came to his honde offryd myrre to god. 15 and om. worsch. om. 16 aferde. also om. and so feruent om. 17 offrynge. of om. 19 þat om. 20 hede and sayde mekely. 21 thankynge be to god. 24 Thappyll. 25 kyng om. gilt om. 26 the grete conquerour, and he dyd make þ^t same apple of. 27 peces. that he. 28 appil om. 29 honde. 30 comen. terrestre om. 31 Ieweles.

p. 76, 20 of that c. 21 þat om. a Soudan. 22 þat om. 23 he om. 24 þat om. 25 is

holde a rebell ayenst. 26 aȝeyns þe om. is toke gode hode. 27 in all the Eest betokenyth new s. & dayly ob. 28 & to ther mawmettes. 29 wheder. Also. Mertyrs. 32 þe om. aske alwaye. 33 ben theyr pryson. theyr Temple of theyr goddes & worshypfully to doo s. to theyr mawmettes with.

XXII. p. 78,34 Whan. 35 saluacion. of the. 36 as--af. om.

p. 80, 1 þes om. of the. worsch om. for--wille (3) om. 4 ȝe--þat om. 5 þe--kyng (6) om.; that was offred to hym, anone as kynge M. had offred it, it was in a moment al broken to duste. 8 and om. by þis om. 9 in þe hiƚƚ om. 11 instrument. 11 vnto. 12 the kynge. 14 þat om. 17 he brake all to nought. 18 and om. What befell of. may.

XXIII. 21 As. their waye & theyr offrynge & done. 23 axeth. they & theyr meyne & theyr horses & beestes 25 began to. and all þ^t day they toke theyr reste & pleyser in þt towne of B. 27 byfore. they ne ete ne dranke in al those. 29 to men of B. of theyre countrees & how merueyllously they came theder by ledinge of þ^e sterre fro þ^e ferdest parte of the w. 34 gospel. 36 The angel

p. 82, 1 of god warned the thre k. in their slepe. 3 to. But þ^t 4 ster. tofore-tyme om. hit om. 5 thyse. þat--þei (6) om. 6 yede all homwardes 7 togyder into their owne countrees. 8 and toke--kyngis (11) om.; & they rode forth wt all their cariage & peple thrugh. 13 had of olde tyme. also--oost (14) om. 14 And for þ^t company of people men of þ^t countre demed þ^t Olyfernes to be come theder ayen. 16 & whan they came. 17 mekelich and om. receyued worshippfully. 18 And moreouer. aƚƚ om. 19 rode. seen. do om. 20 And soo well payed for theyr vytaylles and spake so mekele and goodly that theyr names and theyr prasynge was neuer after forgoten. 28 rydden to Bedleemwarde in. 29 ledynge & conduytyng. 30 noȝt om. ryde and go ayen; home om. yeres. 31 done for men sholde. 32 was betwene. myght. 33 power & werkynge.

XXIIII. 35 gon. 36 he badde them.

p. 84, 1 wyth. 2 the k. he herde. 3 & speke. 4 grete om. noblesse. 5 of grete anger om. 6 þat--power om. 7 the. rode. 8 & Silicie. 9 there ouer. in her sch. om. 11 toke all. Also he & his sc. 12 iij om. wt. had om. 13 herde þ^e peple tell how wonderly they came. 14 & kyngdoms om. 15 aftirwarde om. hame. 16 any om. sterre or guydes or Int. 18 wonderfully. by them nyght and daye. 19 aboute om. 21 alle the Iewes. the. 22 knowynge. 23 called. 24 knewe. 25 scripture. places. 26 of om. 27 a om. 28 that they cal thise thre k. so yet vnto. and therof beryth many dyners bokes witnesse. 29 þe wich--wittenesse (33) om. 33 but to put. 34 doubtes. of--af. om. 35 repreyinge of all þ^e false Iewes. 36 werkyng.

p. 86, 2 this glorious. first om. 3 vnto. 4 pepil--maner om. 5 thrugh all the worlde. 6 w. knowe & p.

XXV. 7 þat om. 8 þat is om. 11 And they. þere om. 12 chapell. 13 yere at a certayn daye assigned, & there they. sepultures. 14 the lordes and the. 16 comynge home. 17 rode. and--worsch. om. 18 sayde chapell. 19 & reuerence they. 20 the princes and lordes herde. merueylously. 22 & loue. euer. 24 her om. eche. And eche of them. 25 his owne. vnto. and--fro (26) om. 27 eche. 28 bodilich om. as--tyme om. 29 were rested in their. 31 seen and done. alle om. 32 And. aƚƚ om. thir. 33 and liknesse. 34 the paynems. 35 whiche the k.

p. 88, 3 worsch. om. þei om. 5 tyl after. of our lorde Ihesu Crist And wythin shorte tyme after thenne came saynt Th. thappostle in to thir countrees.

XXVI. 8 w. come from. 9 forþ om. their owne countrees ageyn. þer om. ryse and spry(n)ge. 10 the thre. 11 aboute all the countree of Iherusalem. 12 god. 13 borne. yede. the erth. 14 to the. 16 wymmen. 17 founde them. of om. 18 theym neded. after. 19 waxe. thenne was edefied there. 20 þe₁om. 21 the. there is. stone where our. 22 sitte on. 23 childe our lorde Ihesu Criste sucke. 24 vppon that stone in gyuynge to her swete childe sucke, there hapned to falle downe. 25 a lytill droppe of that mooste purest and mooste clene virginall mylke on the forsayde stone, the whiche moost precious and pureste mylke that fell from that blessyd virgin is remaynyng and seen there vnto this daye. 27 shraped. knyues. waxyth the mylke, and it. 28 borne. many diuers. by. 29 and come om. 30 forgote her smocke behinde her. and--leide (32) om. 32 in the haye of þ^t maynger there our lady laye in, and so bothe haye & smocke were. 33 vnto. 34 holy q. 35 þe om. þedir om. to. same om.

p. 90, 1 of malice & of

enuye. that..borne in. 2 and a om. 4 wold suffre no man nor w. ne ch. to om. 5 that. 6 was--and (7) om. 7 had offred vp her ch. in to the temple wyth the turtles and douues. 10 tuum domine. 11 lete. 12 holy w. 13 þe om. 16 spronge. amange. 17 also om. not no lenger abyde. 18 kyng om. 19 as om. 20 & accipe. 21 an. 22 ryse. 23 flo inte. 24 hit--þat om. 25 destroye. rose. 26 by nyght. 27 and dwelled there. 28 and--þat (29) om. 29 s. Marie om. 30 were in E. dwellynge vii yeres, and it is from. 31 way as. 32 s. Marie om. went. and--aȝene (33) om. 33 she saw growe. ben called. 34 and they.

p. 92, 1 the shepherdes of the same countree. þat--þei om. 2 done gader in. to p. for brede. 3 countrees. 4 ben borne. aboute om. And in. 6 sone in Egipte. therin groweth. 7 and it is as long & brode. 8 And in that gardine ben vi; 9 of water om. in whome. s. Mary om. 10 wysshe. wasshed. 11 ȝe--þat om. 12 that. ben. 13 ben. mochel om. lyke. to om. þes busshes om. 14 ben but. fadom. of leng þe om. 15 ben lyke to Trayfoylles. 16 one of. 17 a grete wonder & a merueylous of. 18 of bawme om. 19 ne dresse theim. 20 ben proued. 21 a om. thei wex. 23 in þat. 24 roddis of the busshes ben kytte lyke a vyne and thenne. whan--kitte om. 25 they ben bound. 26 ben. 27 the. 28 oute--and om. 29 out of a. 30 this b. 31 þan om. 33 messager. a k. 34 þan om. yeuyth. vyall. of bawme om. 35 this. 36 þan--and om.

p. 94, 1 he om. 2 ben lefte. sette. 3 þe water om. 6 is gadred & is gode. brusynge. 9 borne. 11 redes. whan--kitte om. added: For that can not be bought of the Soudan by no maner of wyse. 12 and of that. 13 renneth & thyrleth. oute om. 14 be om. 15 that; bawme om. as--is (16) om. (= C). 16 called. 17 and--bawme (18) om (= C). 18 of whyche bawme it were ouer longe a matere to tell the vertue therof. 19 people. 20 trewlich om. that þ^t is suche. 21 d. there vii yeres. 22 as--she om. here. wasshed there her clothes and her sones and also bathed hym in those welles as it is aforsayde. 24 New Initial. ȝe--vndirstonde om. 26 offredde. an. rounde om. 27 thyrty pence gylte. gilt om. 28 may. first om. 29 of A. 30 Mesopotania whiche kynge. 31 called Nylus. And so by processe of tyme this A., whan he sholde take his Iourney to go on pilgremage. 32 l. and countree. in to the countree whiche was called Ebron whyche atte that tyme hyghte Arbye. 33 he toke thyse forsayd xxx pence that his fader Thara had doo make wyth him And for those xxx pence gylte he purchaced & bought thenne. 35 and--wyf om. (= C). two sones.

p. 96, 1 Afterwarde by prosesse of tyme. 2 by marchauntes of Ismaly. those. 3 gilt om. Aftirward--penyes om. (= C). 4 into. 8 gilt om. 10 þat was om. 12 spoyled. pence gilte. 13 so þei om. 18 in bethleem om. þat was om. 19 of om. gilt om. w^t hym and. 20 ornam. and om. 21 they were of the beste and fynest golde. 22 those wyth hym. 23 whan he. 24 after. 27 þan om. left. aƚƚ om. those yeftes. offred to her sone as she went by the waye knytte all togeder in a clothe. 29 so om. 30 It hapnyd after that a sh. that kepte shepe in the same countre. 32 so grete om. that noo leche myghte. 33 gaue. to make hym hole. 34 but it wolde not be. And as he 35 w^t his shepe in that felde. now--oþir om. 36 founde those. gilt om.

p. 98, 1 bounde alle om. And those gyftes he kepte hymse (1) fe preuely, tyll. 3 aȝens om. Cryste went. 4 þ^e. 5 an. 6 cam̄. prayed. 7 our lorde Ihesu Cryste heeled hym anone at a worde. 8 in. 10 the. 11 were bothe all togider 12 in the clothe. whan--mirre om.; And god knewe those gyftes well ynough, 13 and god badde. 14 þat he scholde om. 15 on. 15 & soo he dyde goodis byddynge & offred them vp to the awter wyth grete deuocion. 19 preste of the temple that kept the offring sawe suche an oblation offred on the awter, in þ^e worshyppe therof he reuest hym &. 22 and om. þat om. suche oblations. but selden seen in that temple he toke with grete reuerence the ryche offringes & put. 24 the comin. 26 came. 29 labour. pryncis of the lawe and the Iewes. of the. 30 those. gilt om. and ȝaf--penyes (32) om. 32 aƚƚ om. done. 33 goddis--heuen om. 34 swete wyll. 35 þis om. repented. and--mysdede om.

p. 100, 1 downe ayen to. gilt om. And thenne. 2 whan--done om. went. 3 hinge. So om. 4 those pence. for the sepultures. 5 gaaf. 8 Also om. 9 gilt om. 10 was. the. 11 vnto the. 12 was by Titus and V. dayes distroyed. 13 vnto the tyme of. 14 gilt om. 15 þei om. 16 þan om. departed & spereled aboute. 17 And the. 18 gilt om. called. 19 is þis om. 20 þe

--and om. 21 the. calle. calle of. 22 beyonde. as Scutes Motenes or florence. 23 prynte. 24 in_2.3 om. copre. is kept. 25 of that. one of om. 26 xxx gilt om. þis om. the one. is om. 27 on. is is wreten wyth. 28 the wh. wrytynge. can not redde. 29 is worthe x shelynges or better than thre floreyns. 30 mani moo. ben. 31 gilt om. of whom it were a longe processe to telle. 33 an. þt. bydden to. 34 whiche was called. 36 naȝarenus.

p. 102, 1 called. dyde werke in. 2 from that tyme tyll the thyrde yere afore his passion (!). 3 openly declare not in theyr gospelles.

XXVII. 8 after that he. thapostle. 9 þe om. 11 lordes of those londes. 12 ayenst. the londes of Inde. ȝe--þat om. 13 it was done. þe om. 14 the. honde. 15 veri. 16 risen fro. aƚƚ om. 17 man. 18 he om. 19 those. iij. om. 20 sought. ihesu crist om. 21 birth. 22 Quod.23 omnibus nobis. hij tres. &--gentes om. 26 It was prouffyte to vs all. 28 sought. chyldhede. 29 eyen dyde se hym & with thier gyftes worshipfull & deuoutly. 30 him and sothely preuyd it. 31 Also. ȝe--þat om. Barthylmew. 32 Iude. appostles. 33 also om. 35 ben. 36 one parte.

p. 104, 1 partye of Chrystendom on. 2 of om. þer--is om. descried ne om. 3 in al theest. an.

XXVIII. 6 had prechid in þ^e kyngdom of Inde. 7 gone. 8 Yndes & the. done. 9 s. & token of. 15 founde a st. paynted in euery temple. 17 borne. þe om. the. 18 þe om. 19 sawe the. þe om. 20 temple. þe om. 21 to om. þat om. appered of olde t. vpon. 22 tokenyng. 24 that c. thyse. 26 worshipfully. came. 27 the. 29 came. theyr owne. and kyngdoms om. 30 And as those. done & seen 31 temple. 32 Than om. 34 he p. all the p. 36 warkes.

p. 106,4 dyde expoune. 5 and₂--childe om. casted. 6 of the. and he halowed. 7 name & in the worshyppe of that chylde Cryste Ihesu; þat--af. om. 8 And thenne suche. 9 rise. that. 10 maner of om. 11 any om. or ony other t. 12 came. 13 by. holy Cros. hem. 14 theym to Crystis f. crystned theim. 16 the vertue & sygne. aboute om. 17 vysyted ne ben.

XXIX. 20 So whan. 21 as--af. om. 22 those. 23 he om. 24 eage. 25 dye. 26 seen. he abode. 27 he toke. 28 riȝt om. So in lyke wyse. worsch. om. 29 prayed. 31 Baptym. 32 a om. that was called Th. & preched. 34 Cryst. and his om. 35 also his om. and of those warkes. 36 dyde here in erthe. of the.

p. 108,2, aege. came. 3 al thre kynges 6 theym. 8 and also. þat--mankynde om. 9 roos. 10 and also how. styed vp to. also om. 11 the apostles. 12 seynt--kyngis (13) om. 15 whiche sacrament. to. 16 enfourmed and Instructe in. 17 cristen om. crystned theim and more ouer al. 22 replete and fulfylled. 23 began. anoon om. 24 to om. 26 before. 27 done. þan om. wente with s. Th. & all theyr people to. 29 dyde halowe. that those thre k. had done made and edified vpon. 31 those. al the. þe om. 34 also om. loos and a om. rysen. 35 of₂ om. 36 kynges cristned. wemmen.

p. 110, 1 came from. wyth. 2 that. was made. the. 3 that grete concors and deuocion. 4 to the. those thre. 5 that. 6 þat cite om. called. Seuyll that; cite om. 7 rychest and the beste c. of all ynde (þe c. of om.) 8 and--eest om. And yet vnto this daye in that cyte. 9 Prethir Iohan. cleped om. 11 called Patryarke Thomas. 12 called. 13 prester om shall.

XXX. 15 þus om. 16 lawes of oure Sauyour Cryste Ihesu. 17 & made. vnto thordre of preesthode. 18 vnto. 20 oþir om. 21 thyse forsayd thre k. and bysshops halowed. 22 that. aboute om. in worshippe & honour. 23 casted. 24 þt. þis om. 25 clarkes. 26 gafe. 28 iij. om. 30 of om. 32 supper. 34 And also.

p. 112,1 crystnynge. he om. 2 not forgete. 6 story. wreten. 7 There it telleth how. 8 But sothely; ȝe--þat om. 9 that c. 10 wymen. shapen. 11 ben not heery, & so they ben yet vnto.

XXXI. 14 þan om. 15 and om. & townes. 17 clarkes. 19 þei--many om. moche rychesse & grete possessions. 20 the. and om. 21 forsoke. 22 in the cyte of Seuyll. 23 doo buylde. 24 to₂ om. her₂ om. 25 in spyritualite & temporalite. 26 þe om. obedient. 30 of om. men om. in om. 31 a. þan om. counsented. 33 as.

p. 114, 12 And counseyled. 13 be all. 14 one. to chose. 15 and₂ om. hertlich om. 16 the fayth of Cristendom, and that man. 17 chyef. 19 shall. þe om. 20 also om. þe₁ om. 21 called. a om. 22 memory. 23 one. 24 þei scholde om. 26 thys. 27 & wyll. 28 alle--anoon (29) om. 29 they chose. that they called. 30 out of the

countre of Anthioche. And he had. 32 chose. toke hym. 33 called. 34 man Iacob. 35 obedient. 36 ben. yet vnto.

p. 116, 1 patr. and to al his successours thyse. to hem om. 2 wyth the a. of al. 3 than om. 4 thenne chosen. as -- af. om. 5 l. of all. 6 worsch. om. and om. Archb. & other bysshops. 7 chose another man þt was discrete to be l. & g. (chefe om.). 9 of al. 10 þt yf. rise. tempte. 11 yf so were. 12 hym. 13 lorde of temporall lawe ch. him by his power. 14 So this. 15 called. a₂ om. þey--þat om. 16 called Prether. 17 is this For the thre kynges were prestes and of their possessions they made hym lorde For there is noo degree so hyghe as presthode is in al the worlde nor so worthy. 20 called Prethyr. þe om. 21 a om. þe inst. of and. 22 chosen. 27 done. 28 thone. 29 chyf. þe other. to be om. cheyf. 30 thise same. 31 ben called. þe--ȝit om. vnto. dayes.

XXXII. p. 118, 5 thyse iij. went into. 7 lyued. yeres. 9 the c. 11 dye & passe. þe om. 12 in. 13 large & a fayr. 14 do make in that. 15 iij om. dyd. 18 þat was om. 19 his masse. 20 his om. 21 dysese or heuynesse. 23 aege. an₁ om. 24 New Initial. And om. Thenne came those two other. 25 toke vp. in b. clothes. 27 tombe. and--toumbe om. 28 And thenne. 29 þat was om. 30 done; his masse om. 31 any om. greuaunce or dysese or syknesse. 32 passed to god (to e. I. om.) 33 an₁ om. And om. 34 & arayed it as the fyrste Kynges body was and wyth grete solempnyte layd & buried it in the tombe by Melchiors body.

p. 120, 1 than om. þat was om. 2 had om. 3 wyth solempnyte & grete deuocion. 4 his spirite to hym & to his blysse (into--Ioye om.). 7 And thenne came other Bysshops & preestes wyth moche people & toke. 8 worthyly as the other kynges bodyes were. 9 same om. thother. ij. om. 10 laye. And Cryst shewed there this w. 12 thenne brought. 12 buryed & layde in the same t. bytwene. ij. om. 13 eche. other two. 14 yaue. so om. 15 myddell. 16 of. worsch. om. 22 ben. 23 so om. þ^t. st. 25 translated vnto. men.

XXXIII. p. 122. 6 þe om. and was om. 10 wyckednesse; aungelys om. 11 þe. 12 so om. 13 Ceuyl. that.. rested in. 19 Prethyr. 20 rebuke. 21 nor. correctioun₂ om. 23 wretched (inst. of worsch.) 24 lawes. 25 kynges bodies. forgoten. 34 in þis tyme om. that enhabyted in. 35 that were.

p. 124, 1. kynges bodi. 2 eche. 5 of theyr. abode.

XXXIIII. 8 this. 10 and he. leprehed. 11 his om. twice. 12 the lawe. And the same. 13 þe quene om. whiche. of. Two lines are transposed. 15 defoylled. 16 lawes. wonderfully. 17 lawes. 18 store of her lyffe & of the f. of the holy Crosse it is more playnly shewed. And fro thensforth þ^e blessyd s. Eline of as mighty streyngth as she was fyrst in the iewes lawe occupieng & drawyng to it, so moche more besily she brenned afterwarde in the newe lawe and gospel of Cryst Ihesu. 23 And al. 24 ihesu Crist--had om. halowed there & in other parties in his manhede, as she had defoilled by counseyle of the Iewes, she afterward to the laud of our lord Ihesu deuoutly visyted, honoured and enlarged rychely wyth grete yeftes, to the confucion of the Iewes. Wherfore afterwarde by myracle whan saynt Eleyne had founde the crosse & nailles by the wyll of our lorde Ihesu, thenne vpon þ^t same place & vpon the mount of Caluarie & vpon the sepulture of Cryst, and the place þ^t Cryste apperyd to Mary Mawdeleyne in lyknesse of a gardyner, alle these. 35 other þ^t were holy. 36 placys om. the quene s. E. buylded chyrches on, And made ryal & worshypfull chyrches aboue alle those places.

p. 126, 2 And also she yede in þ^t place 3 where thangell apperyd to our lady & there thangell apperyd to the sh. 4 god. þ^e same. place om. she dyde buylde. 5 worsch. --a om. & namyd it Gl. in exc. 6 callyd. ȝit om. vnto. 7 in om. 8 Colage. þe om. began. 9 al the Hours. 10 here om. 11 some men. þ^e same yet this day in the same chirche. 12 the. went into. 13 where. of--Marie om. 14 tolde before. 15 wolde suffer noo. 16 and for (inst. of fro). 17 þ^t. of þ^t. 18 that she bare in her childe. came (was om.) 19 þ^e . þer om. came. in þat place om. 20 came (was om.). that. 21 fonde. 22 layed in & the m. 23 crist om. wrapped. ladies. and om. 24 lefte. 25 þe om. 26 founde bothe fayr. 27 New Initial. All thyse thynges that be relykes. 29 wyth gret. 30 she put. into. called. 31 therin the. 32 that hight Carolus. 33 vnto. 35 all the. 36 lyued there. þus om. home ayen.

p. 128, 1 þere om. sawe. 2 aforseyde om. wyth. prayer. 3 into Fraunce. 5 in--wich om.; þ^t is called our lady chyrche of Akon. 6 is our ladyes. þt ben. 7 þe om. men there vnto. 8 fferthermore

om. 9 went in to. þe wich--cite om. 10 also om. 11 to theym inst. of þerin. to m. therin. 12 the cyte. thangell greted our lady. 13 & it is in. 14 and þe lordschippe om. þis om. 15 an hyll þ^t is called. and om. vpon that. 16 transfigured hym. 18 telleth. but it is. 19 wonder. 20 an. 21 yede here in erthe with his d. 23 as om. 24 bytwene. 25 bytwene theym but ryght lytyll of brede and largenesse.

XXXV. 27 worsch. om. 28 þus om. 29 for to. god--aforseyde (30) om. 30 was om. 31 hyr owne. 32 began she. on thyse thre k. (bodyes om.) 33 souȝt--and om. worsh. god. 34 childhede. And she arayed. 35 of om. and₂ om.

p. 130, 1 was there (come--londys om.). 4 also om. 5 in so m.--feiþ om. the whiche. 6 taught. 7 whyche fayth. & she renewed it. 8 aȝene om. 9 had wroughte. þ^t. 10 quene saynt Elyne. 11 ladyes. & of. & of. 12 wrapped. 13 Thenne they came. 15 And thenne she began. 16 gretlich om. the. 17 to haue. 19 truthe. in₂ om. 21 þ^e. 22 name. alle om. 23 preter. by. 24 of the. and pryncys om. 25 yaue. þis lady om. 26 of thyse. 29 borne. 31 deperted. meanes. 32 prayers. also om. cheyf. 33 the. of Eg. om. 34 of Jasper. þ^t. she. 35 whiche, þe.om. the bodi.

p. 132, 1 ben twyes boren. the. 2 euer. 3 ȝe --no om.; And crysten men þ^t haue ben in þ^t yle say þ^t they myght neuer se the body of s. Th. 7 translated to. 9 done. þat om. 10 an Archcb. 11 þ^t shal. so wise & prudent & so. 12 contract of m. bytwene. 15 yelden. mennes. 16 þ^tt. 17 born to. 18 þ^t ben called. 19 taken. hede of s. Thomas bodi. 20 þei om. þis om. 21 þ^e bodies of thyse thre k. 22 in a. 23 & thenne brought it to. wyth grete. 24 layd theim reuerently. was callyd. 25 & that same ch. 27 of the same. And therin was somtime. 29 þe₂ om. 30 came d. to. 31 Lowes. 32 was thenne. of socour. 33 þis om. wyth strenth to. 34 of that londes.

p. 134, 1 labour. 2 gaaf. 3 made moche sorowe, And came so the holy crowne of thorne in to Fraunce out of constantinople. And þ^t cyte. 7 cheif. of all. 8 vnto Constantynople. af. om. 9 þan om. alle₂ om. 11 kept a om.

XXXVI. 13 After þ^t thise thre worsch. kynges bodis were brought vnto Constantynople, kynge Constantyn & his holi moder s. E. deyed And ayenst þ^e fayth of crysten men began to ryse a newe heresy and also p. of deth ayenst all those. 18 But. 19 so om. 20 Grece. 22 vnto. 24 and the Reliqes om. here. thise. holy om. were had in. 25 reu. nor none of þ^e other relikes but vterly. so om. 26 wanne. 27 honde & batayl. and Armonye. 28 parte. those. came. 29 themperour. þe wich--cleped om. 30 & thrugh him & the help of theym of Melayne. 32 among theym there. 34 redde om. many b. 35 an.

p. 136, 1 called. & he sent vnto. 2 þ^t was called. vpon. 4 the. 5 thyse thre kynges bodies. 6 þat om. 7 a--and om. 8 to om. the b. iij. om. 9 this man E. the bodies to. 10 there. chirche of frere Prechours (þe wich is cl. om.). 11 with greete. and worsch. om. 12 ihesu--kyngis om. 13 shewed many fair myracles. Then follows: And so at yet we shal leue to speke of þ^e translacion of thyse holy kynges bodies & speke of another matere in vsage of the londes of ynde. Then follows Preter John̄ p. 138 till afterwarde p. 140, 9; whereupon follows: But fyrste or we procede ony ferther we shal speke of the thre kynges bodies lefte as (!) Melayne. (I give the readings in the order of the Cbr. MS.)

XXXVII. 16 after. hit--þat om. 17 be om. 18 Emp. theyr souerayne lorde whyche Emp. was called Fredericus. 19 bysshop. that was called Raynold for help or dyuers lordes of þ^e londe For dyuers lordes þ^t were his enmyes toke the cyte (!). 23 parte. þ^t. 25 And₂ om. 26 a lorde in þ^t cyte that hyghte Asse. 28 of þ^t. haped. the d. 29 Archb. of coleyn. place. 32 by the k. of the prison. 33 wolde. 34 and--hym. (35) om. 35 And soo. come before. 36 promysed. þat om.

p. 138, 2 his om. gyue. iij om. 3 the. the bysshop. 5 good loue. 6 and om. þan om. the lorde. 7 the bodies of the. 9 sente preuely thise thre bodyes. 10 þe cite of om. 12 the bodyes of the. 13 theym to hym. with goode wiƚƚ--noone (16) om. 17 grete processiyon & solemnyte. 18 þe iij k. om. 19 Coline. he om. layed. 21 þe om. 22 and om. thre they ben. kept and om. 23 vnto.

27 Preter. 28 ben. is called. 29 feest of þe om. 30 be araied om. 31 oþer om. and om. 32 thre tymes þ^t day they offre at masse. 33 is om. in. first om. 34 offryng is om. 35 is om. 36 and that; obl.--do om.

p. 140, 1

1 grete₂ om. and also o. 2 lesse. in þe masse om. 3 after theyre power; is om. Ferdermore all other men of crysten faythe. 4 ben. 5 holde. 6 Soldani. Simany. Maronici om. 7 Ifymimi. & Mandopoly. &c om. of thise eche. 8 certeyn om. the. 9 maye. 10 New Init. Now to speke of thusages in Ind þ^t we haue begon before as well of Crysten as Heretykes and Sysmatykes, eche of theym bothe relygyous & seculars fasten. 12 vnto it be nyght. þan om. eche man spredith his table & settith on it as moche. 14 for his. fro. 15 tyl. of þat; mete--drynke om. 16 on. ete. 17 drynke. wyues chyldren & meine. 18 Ioye & mirthe þ^t they can in þ^t tyme. 19 bothe nyghte. 20 vnto. 21 And in. vigill. 22 than om. with--hande. om. 23 to. 25 thenne (inst. of anoon) wolde he. 27 þow om. done to. 29 þat. fro. 30 and₁ om. 31 hondes. tokenynge. sterre apperyd. 32 & lad. and--oost om. 33 to. 34 Also the.

p. 142, 1 of om. men om. cr. of þt countre. euer inst. of þat. 2 ben. þei om. 3 abbotes om. wyth other. 4 so om. gone. flom Iordan whiche. 5 myles. 6 þ^t. party--euery om. 9 redeth a g. 10 þat is to sey om. 11 in Bethleem &c.; this. radde. þan om. 12 secte. and reu. om. 14 in tokenynge & mynde. 15 almyghty god. goon. 16 a om. where crystned. 17 þe om. 18 the. 19 hocom. 21 ihesu om. crystened of saynt Iohn̄. 22 the. 23 theyr crosse. 24 same om. And seke men & blynde men goon into the water nakyd 25 & afterwarde ben hellyd. 26 þan om. euery sect gone (man and om.). 27 their. þat--fro om. bytwene. 28 that is called. 29 and therin dwelled s. I. b. and there he preched. 30 Ihesu Cryst. 31 crystned.

p. 144, 1 abbotes om. alle om. 2 or secte that. ben. 4 saye In princ. after our masse. 5 eche. hit om. radde. 9 Iude om. 10 hic. And in. 11 diocesye. 14 londis and om. 15 in her om. comyng home agayn. 17 after this maner of fourme. 19 maxima. 20 þes om. 21 þere om. 22 þ^t byleue on Machomites lawe. 23 oþer om. a om. 24 For om. þe om. of the. They were somtyme crystned & forsoke it it & destroyed al the images in their temples and kytte of theyr noses & dysfugured theim for despite. 28 the. 29 ony dispyte.

31 as om. the. 32 called. those. 33 ben. and Nubie wherof. 34 trewe om.

p. 146, 1 of the. thawter. þan þei om. 2 ellis om. 3 tokynynge. worsch. om. 4 hedes. 5 in B. & wyth crownes & mytres syng theyr masses. 6 þ^t is called. 7 they ben. 8 as om. but om. a party. 9 names. an. 10 called Solodinis. 11 Nubiani. 12 truly. done. 13 they goo to masse. 14 hondes. deaken. 15 subdeaken. bereþ om. 16 beere in tokenynge of the thre k. þ^t o. to oure lord I. C. god almighty in his bryth golde myrre & ensence. 18 þt is. 20 ben called. ben. 21 worste & the cursedest h. of. 22 ben. 23 And whan þt preestis goo to synge masse. 25 of I. þt was theyr kynge. 26 ȝe--þat om.

p. 148, 2 dyde arise. of þes N. om. 3 oþer om. 4 nacions. 5 pepil om. called. & they made. 6 & cheyfe. 7 kyngdom & londes. 8 þe om. slewe. 10 her om. and om. cytees & grete townes & all theyr goodes. 11 the. 12 þe om. of the. 13 promysed. 14 lawe & faith of god. tributori. 15 and then̄. anoonriȝt om. 16 The next nyght. 18 & spake to hym & charged. 19 not in no manere. do no om. to om. 20 shold. 21 for theyr wyckednes and malyce. 22 the. 23 of the. 24 grete. 26 summe om. 27 ȝeden and om. 28 to take no hede. nor. 29 but to holde. first om. purpos & promyse. 30 & to h. 31 eldest. þat was cleped om. 32 and--pepil om.

p. 150, 1 of the. 2 hostes mette. 3 slewe. þis om. 4 soo þ^t. escaped none alyue. 7 tel om. sory therfore. dide. 9 wyth. mercy & foryeuenes. 10 kynges he prayed of grace & helpe. 11 Then̄e on a t. the thre k. appered. 12 on a tyme om. 14 And badde he shold. 16 þe om. 17 to kepe. for bycause Preter John̄ was. 20 adradde of his. and om. sente messagers to. 21 betwene. 23 of thyse two lordes sh. w. the tothers doughter. 24 to. 25 is yet. vnto. 26 & of. lyues & dedes. 27 and--lyfe (28) om. 28 of theim. 30 names. 31 the. the. 33 and afterwarde were fugytyf and d. 34 as Iewes & other nacions þ^t ben alway dwellynge vnder trybute. 35 thyle. 36 euery yere gret t.

p. 152, 18 that is called. 19 they ben. Iohn̄s. ben. 20 þ^t. 21 goo to masse. on. 22 preste deaken & s. 23 þei om. in. 24 tokenynge of the thre k. þ^t mette. 25 an. þe om. 26 to om. 27 vnto. 28 added: the twelfthe day after his byrthe. 29 which is called Grecij. 30 on. 31 on. on. & also. 32 byleue & say. 33 þan om. pyece. 35 of om.

p. 154, 1 couered. and at. 2 þan om. the.

thost. 3 aboue on. 4 hedes. with₂ om. 5 gr. worshyppe & reuerence and soo ayen. 6 And thenne. fallen. to. 7 done. 8 tokenynge of þ^ethre k. that sought g. a. in B. and offryd to him ryche yeftes. 9 a ster. 10 came. Cryst laye. fell. 12 maner of sect whiche is called Simiani. 13 & they ben men of yndore (!) 14 þe om. called Pude. 15 called Simis. 16 worshyp. 17 Barbara. watche. men doo in this c. on Mydsomer nyght. & soo thenne. 19 aboute dyuers. þe om. 20 shal be sowen. 21 afore. 23 tokenynge of the thre k. that sought. 24 aƚƚmyȝti om. 25 whiche is called maronyce & they. 26 & their Deakens. 27 & their S. 29 þan om. 30 added: And this they vse yet vnto this day. 31 whiche is called. 32 And whan the preestes goo to masse. 33 þan om. and prayen god rule theym. 35 into B. to do hym worshyppe.

p. 156, 1 that is called Maronii. 3 or--thyng om. thēne they. 4 of om. þat is called. 5 those. 6 gyue. 7 men there aboute. 8 Another there is and they ben called Mandopoles. 9 they. fayth they are in heresye ne. 11 they gone. aƚƚ om. in. to the. 13 woll. 14 of om. þis om. those. 15 other crysten. 16 þe om. 17 And. ȝe--þat om. 19 of thyse. 20 grete om. and deuocioun om. 21 moche. men haue. 23 grete om. 24 places in þ^e. 25 & prayers. holy and om. 26 The om. holy om. in eternall blysse. 27 To whiche blysse by the merytes & Intersessyons of those thre blessed kynges he þ^t sytteth aboue all sayntes brynge vs. AMEN. Col.: And thus we make an ende of this most excellent treatyse of those thre gloryous kynges whoos corps reste in þ^e cyte of Coleyne. Enprynted at Westmester by Wynkyn de Worde.