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CAP. IV.

[verse 1] `Forsothe kyng Salomon [Kyng Salomon sothly I.] was regnynge on [upon I.] al Israel. [verse 2] And these weren the princes which he hadde; Azarie, sone [the sone I.] of Sadoch, [verse 3] preest [the preest I.] [prest; in Ebreu it is, was vndur his fadir, that was the hiȝeste prest. Lire here. C.] ; Helioreb, and Haia, sones [the sone I.] of Sila, `weren scryueyns [the writer I.] ; Josophat, sone [the sone I.] [verse 4] of Achilud, was chaunseler; Banaie, sone [the sone I.] of Joiada, was on [prince upon I.] the oost; forsothe [and I.] Sa|doch [verse 5] and Abiathar [and Abia|thar; Salomon clepide him aȝen in to the temple, that he schulde lyue of the auter, ne|theles not to the hiȝeste presthod. Lire here. C.] weren preestis; Azarie, sone [the sone I.] of Nathan, was on [upon I.] hem that stoden niȝ the kyng; Zabul, the sone of Nathan, was preest, `that is, greet and worschip|ful [Om. I.] , [verse 6] a freend of the kyng; and Ahiasar was stiward of the hows; and Adonyram,

sone [the sone I.] of Adda, was on [upon I.] the tributis. [verse 7] For|sothe Salomon hadde twelue `prefectis, ether [Om. I.] cheef minystrys [maistris I.] , on [upon I.] al Israel, that [the whiche I.] ȝauen lijflode to the kyng, and to his hows; sotheli bi ech monethe bi it silf in the ȝeer, ech prefect [cheef maister I.] bi hym silf mynystride necessaries. [verse 8] And these ben the names of hem; Benhur, in the hil of [verse 9] Effraym; Bendechar, in Macces, and in Salebbym, and in Bethsames, and in He|lon, [verse 10] and in Bethanan; Beneseth, in Ara|both; forsothe [and I.] Socco, and al the lond of [verse 11] Epher was his; Benabidanab, whos was al Neptad, hadde Dortaphaed, `Solomons douȝter [the douȝter of Salomon I.] , to wijf. [verse 12] Bena, sone [the sone I.] of Achilud, gouernyde Thaneth, and Mageddo, and al Bethsan, which [that I.] is bisidis Sarthana, vndur Jezrael, fro Bethsan `til to [vnto I.] Abelmeula, euene aȝens Zelmaan. [verse 13] Bengaber in Ra|moth of Galaad hadde Anothiair, of the sone of Manasses, in Galaad; he was souereyn in al the cuntrey of Argob, which [that I.] is in Basan, to sixti greet citees and wallid, that [the whiche I.] hadden brasun lockis. [verse 14] Achymadab, sone [the sone I.] of Addo, was souereyn [verse 15] in Manaym; Achymaas was in Neptalym, but also he hadde Bachsemath, douȝter [the douȝtir I.] [verse 16] of Salomon, in wedloc; Banaa, sone [the sone I.] of [verse 17] Husy, was [Om. I.] in Aser, and in Balod; Jose|phat, sone [the sone I.] of Pharue, was in Ysachar; [verse 18] Semey, sone [the sone I.] of Hela, was [Om. I.] in Beniamyn; [verse 19] Gaber, sone [the sone] of Sury, was [Om. I.] in the lond of Galaad, and in the lond of Seon, kyng of Amorrey, and of Og, kyng of Basan, on [and upon I.] alle thingis, that weren in that lond. [verse 20] Juda and Israel weren vnnoumbrable, as the soond of the see in multitude, etynge, and drynkynge, and beynge glad. [verse 21] For|sothe Solomon was in his lordschip, and hadde alle rewmes [the rewmes I.] , as fro the flood of the lond of Filisteis `til to [vnto I.] the laste part of Egipt, of men offrynge ȝiftis [ȝiftis; that is, tributis. Lire here. C.] to hym, and seruynge to hym, in alle the daies of his lijf. [verse 22] Forsothe the mete of

Salomon was bi ech day, thritti chorus [Chorus coun|teyneth thretti buschelis. Lire here. C. et plures.] of clene flour of whete, and sixti chorus of [verse 23] mele, ten fatte oxis [oxen I.] , and twenti oxis [oxen I.] of lesewe [the lesewe I.] , and an hundrid wetheris, ou|takun huntyng of hertys, of geet, and of buglis, and of briddis maad fat. [verse 24] For he helde al the cuntrei that was biȝende the flood, as fro Caphsa `til to [vnto I.] Gasa, and alle the kyngis of tho [the A pr. m. CEGLMPQRSUbç.] cuntreis; and he hadde pees bi ech part in cumpas. [verse 25] And Juda and Israel dwelliden withouten ony drede, ech man vndur his vyne, and vndur his fige tree, fro Dan `til to [vnto I.] Bersabe, in alle the daies of Salomon. [verse 26] And Salomon hadde fourty thousynd cratchis [bi Ebreys a cracche is takun here for a place departid for ech hors bi him silf. Lire here. C.] of horsis for charis, and twelue thousynde of roode [rode D. rood P. reed R. reede Mb. reade Q. rede F pr. m. W.] horsis; and the forseid prefectis [cheef maistris of the kyng I.] nur|shiden tho horsis. [verse 27] But also with greet bisynesse thei ȝauen necessaries to the [verse 28] boord of kyng Salomon in her tyme; also thei brouȝten barli, and forage of horsis and werk [of werk I.] beestis, in to the place where the king was, `bi ordenaunce [aftir that it was ordeyned I.] to hem. [verse 29] Also God ȝaf to Salomon wisdom, and prudence ful myche, and largenesse [largenesse of herte; to spende in greet worschip. Lire here. C.] of herte, as the soond which [that I.] is in the brenke of the see. [verse 30] And the wisdom of Solomon passide the wisdom of alle eest [verse 31] men, and Egipcians; and he was wisere than alle men; he [and he DKMX.] was wisere than Ethan Esraite, and than Eman, and than Cacal, and than Dorda, the sones of Maol; and he [Salomon I.] was named [losid I.] among alle folkis bi cum|pas. [verse 32] And Salomon spak thre thousynde parablis, and hise songis weren fyue thou|synde [fyue thou|synde; in Ebreu it is, a thousinde and V. C.] ; [verse 33] and he disputide of trees fro a cedre which [that I.] is in the [Om. GKLNOSbç.] Lyban, `til to [vnto I.] the ysope that goith out of the wal; he disputide of werk beestis, and briddis, and crepynge [of crepynge I.] beestis, and fischis [of fischis I.] . [verse 34] And thei [men I.] camen fro alle puplis to here the wisdom of Salomon, and fro alle kyngis [the kyngis I.] of erthe, that herden his wisdom.