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CAP. VI.

[verse 1] Forsothe it was doon in the fourthe [foure I.] hundrid and fourescore ȝeer [Moises gouer|nede the puple bi xl. ȝeer, in xvi. c^o. of Exodi, Josue bi xl. ȝeer in iij. c^o. of Judicum, Othonyel bi xl. ȝeer, in iij. c^o. of Judicum, Aioth bi xl. ȝeer, in iij. c^o. of Judicum, Del|bora bi xl. ȝeer, in v. c^o. of Judi|cum, Gedeon bi xl. ȝeer, in viij. c^o. of Judicum, Abymelech bi iij. ȝeer, in ix. c^o. of Judicum, Thola bi xxiij. ȝeer, in x. c^o. of Judicum, Jair bi xxij. ȝeer, in x. c^o. of Judi|cum, with out domesman bi xviii., in x. c^o. of Judicum, Jepte bi sixe ȝeer, in xij. c^o. of Judicum, Abessan bi vij. ȝeer, in xij. c^o. of Judicum, Abilon bi x. ȝeer, in xii. c^o. of Judicum, Abdon bi viij. ȝeer, in xij. c^o. of Judicum, Sampson bi. xx. ȝeer, in xvi. c^o. of Judicum, Hely bi xl. ȝeer, in I. book of Kingis iiij. c^o., Samuel and Saul bi xl. ȝeer, in xiij. c^o. of Dedis, Dauyth bi xl. ȝeer, in III. book of Kingis ii. c^o., Salomon bi iij. ȝeer, here in this text; thus the noumbre teld here, is proued bi Scrip|ture. Lire here. C.] of the goynge out of the sones of Israel fro the lond of Egipt, in the fourthe ȝeer [in the fourthe ȝeer, of the rewme of Salo|mon. Lire here. C.] , in the monethe Zio; thilke [that I.] is the secounde monethe [thilke is the secounde monethe, of the iiij. ȝeer of the rewme of Sa|lomon. Lire here. C.] of the rewme of Salomon on [upon I.] Israel; he bigan to bilde an hows [the temple of Salamon K marg.] to the Lord. [verse 2] For|sothe [And I.] the hows which [that I.] kyng Salomon

bildide to the Lord, hadde sexti cubitis in `lengthe, and twenti cubitis [Om. I.] in breede, and thretti cubitis in heiȝthe. [verse 3] And a porche was bifor the temple of twenti cubitis of lengthe, by the mesure of the breed of the temple; and the porche hadde ten cubitis of breede, bifor the face of the temple. [verse 4] And Salomon made in the temple `wyndows streyte [narowe wyndows I.] without|forth, and large with ynne. [verse 5] And he bild|ide on [upon I.] the wal of the temple bildyngis of tablis bi cumpas, in the wallis of the hows, `bi cumpas of [aboute I.] the temple, and of [Om. I.] Goddis answeryng place; and he made sidis in the cumpas. [verse 6] The bildyng of tablis, that was vndur, hadde fyue cubitis of breede; and the myddil bildyng of tablis was of sixe cubits of breede; and the thridde bildyng of tablis was hauynge seuene cubitis of breede. Sotheli [And I.] he puttide [putte I.] beemys in the hous bi cumpas with out|forth, that tho cleuiden not [tho clyueden not, etc.; that is, the closingis in of the aleris. Lire here. C.] to the wallis of the temple. [verse 7] Forsothe [And I.] whanne the hows was bildid, it was bildid [bild I.] of `stoonys hewid and perfit [perfit hewyn stoonys I.] ; and an [Om. I.] hamer, and ax, and al thing maad of yrun, weren not herd in the hows, while it was in bildyng. [verse 8] The dore of the myddil side was in the wal of the riȝthalf hows [of the hows I.] ; and bi a vijs thei [men I.] stieden [stieden up I.] in to the myddil soler, and fro the myddil soler in to the thridde soler. [verse 9] And Salomon bildide the hows, and endide it. Also [And DKX.] Salomon hilide the [verse 10] hows with couplis of cedre [cedre trees I.] , and bildide [he bildide I.] a bildyng of tablis ouer al the hows, bi fyue cubitis of heiȝthe, and hilide [he hilide I.] the hows with `trees of cedre [cedre trees I.] . [verse 11] And the word of the Lord was maad to Salomon, and [verse 12] seide, This is the hows, which [that I.] thou bildist [bildidist K.] ; if thou gost in myn heestis, and dost my domes, and kepist alle my com|aundementis, and goist bi tho, Y schal make stidefast my word to thee, `which [verse 13] word [that I.] Y spak to Dauid, thi fadir; and Y schal dwelle in the myddis of the sones of

Israel, and Y schal not forsake my puple Israel. [verse 14] Therfor Salomon bildide the [verse 15] hows, and endide it; and he bildide the wallis of the hows with ynne with tablis of cedre, fro the pawment of the hows `til to [vnto I.] the heiȝnesse of the wal, and `til to [vnto I.] the couplis; and hilide [he hilide hem I.] with trees of cedre with ynne; and he hilide the paw|ment of the hows with tablis of beeche. [verse 16] And he bildide a wal of tablis of cedre of twenti cubitis at the hyndrere [hyndir EILXç. hindere K.] part of the temple, fro the pawment `til to [vnto I.] the hiȝere partis; and he made the ynnere hows of Goddis answeryng place, in to the hooli of hooli thingis. [verse 17] Sotheli [And I. Forsothe EL.] thilke [that EL.] temple bifor the doris of Goddis answering place was of fourti cubitis. [verse 18] And al the hows with ynne was clothid with cedre, and hadde hise smethenessis, and hise ioynyngis maad suteli, and grauyngis ap|perynge [semynge I.] aboue; alle thingis weren clothid with tablis [bordis I.] of cedre, and outirli a stoon miȝte not appere in the wal. [verse 19] Forsothe [And I.] Salomon made Goddis answeryng place in the myddis of the hows, in the ynnere part, that he schulde sette there the arke of boond of pees of the Lord. [verse 20] Sotheli [And I.] Goddis answeryng place hadde twenti cubitis of lengthe, and twenti cubitis of breede, and twenti cubitis of hiȝte; and he hilide, and clothide it with pureste [moost pure I.] gold; but also he clothide the auter with cedre. [verse 21] Also he hilide [hilide it I.] with pureste gold the [an D.] hows bifor `Goddis answeryng place [or the oracle I marg.] , and fastnyde [he fastnyde the I.] platis with goldun nailis. [verse 22] No thing was in the temple, `which thing [that I.] was not hilid with gold; but also he hilid with gold al the auter of Goddis answeryng place. [verse 23] And he made in `Goddis answeryng place [the oracle I.] twey cheru|byns of the [Om. C.] trees of olyues, of ten cubits [verse 24] of heiȝte; o wynge of cherub was of fyue cubitis, and the tother wynge of cherub was of fyue cubitis, that is, hauynge ten cubitis, fro the heiȝnesse of `the o [that oon I. the too K. the DEMXb. Om. ç.] wynge

`til to [vnto I.] the hiȝnesse of the tother wynge. [verse 25] And the secunde cherub was of ten cubitis in euene mesure; and o werk was in the [verse 26] twey cherubyns, that is, o cherub hadde the hiȝthe of ten cubitis, and in lijk maner the tother cherub. [verse 27] And he [Salomon I.] settide [sette EIL.] che|rubyns [the cherubyns I.] in the myddis of the ynnere tem|ple; forsothe [and I.] the cherubyns helden forth her wyngis, and o wenge touchide the wal [oon wal I.] , and the wynge of the secunde che|rub touchide the tother wal; forsothe [and I.] the othere [tothere EKLç.] wyngis in the middil part of the temple touchiden hem silf togidere. [verse 28] And [verse 29] he hilide the cherubyns with gold, and alle the wallis of the temple `bi cumpas [aboute I.] ; and grauyde [he grauyde hem I.] with dyuerse grauyngis and smethenesse; and he made in tho wallys cherubyns, and palmes, and dyuerse peyn|turis, as stondinge forth and goynge out of the wal. [verse 30] But also he hilide with gold the pawment of the hows, withynne [with ynne forth I.] and with outforthe. [verse 31] And in the entryng of `Goddis answering place [the oracle I.] he made twei litil doris of the [Om. I.] trees of olyues; and he [verse 32] made postis of fyue corneris, and twei doris of the trees of olyues; and grauyde [he grauyde I.] in tho the peynture of cherubyns, and the licnessis of palmes, and grauyngis aboue stondynge forth gretli; and he hilide tho with gold; and he hilide as wel the che|rubyns, as palmes, and othere thingis with gold. [verse 33] And in the entring of the temple he made postis foure cornerid of the [Om. I.] trees [verse 34] of olyues; and he made twei doris of the [Om. I.] trees of beech [of beech; Ebreys seyen of box. C.] , ech aȝens other; and euer either dore was double, and it was openyd holdynge it silf togidere. [verse 35] And he grauyde cherubyns, and palmes, and grauyngis ap|perynge greetli; and he hilide alle thingis with goldun platis, bi square werk at reule. [verse 36] And he bildide a large street [street, or an alure I.] with ynne, bi thre ordris of stoonys maad fair, and bi oon ordre of trees of cedre. [verse 37] The hows of the Lord was foundid in the fourthe ȝeer [in the fourthe ȝeer; of the rewme of Salo|mon. Lire here. C] ,

[verse 38] in the monethe Zio; and the hows was maad perfit [perfit or eendid I.] in al his werk, and in alle [alle his I.] vessels, ether `purtenauncis [purtynaunce W.] , in the ele|uenthe ȝeer, in the monethe Zebul; thilke [that EL.] is the eiȝthe monethe; and he bildide that hows in seuene ȝeer.