The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

CAP. III.

[verse 1] And Eliasiph, the greet preest, roos [roos up INS.] , and hise britheren, and prestis, and thei bildiden the ȝate of the floc; thei maden it [Om. EFGHKLMNOPSXb.] stidfast [stidfast werk NS.] ; and [and thei INS.] settiden [setten up I. settiden up NS.] the ȝatis ther|of, and `til to [vnto INS. til L. to X.] the tour of an hundrid cu|bitis, thei maden it [Om. EFGHIKLMNOPSXb.] stidfast [stidfast werk IS.] , `til to [vnto IN. and vnto S. to X.] the tour of Ananehel. [verse 2] And bisidis hym the men of Jerico bildiden; and bisidis hem [hem bildide INS.] Zaccur, the sone of Amry, bildide [Om. INS.] . [verse 3] For|sothe [And INS.] the sones of Asamaa bildiden [bilden N.] the ȝatis of fischis; thei [and thei INS.] hiliden it, and set|tiden [settiden up INS.] the ȝatis therof, and lockis [maden lockis I. thei maden therto lockis S.] , and barris. And Marymuth, sone [the sone CEILNSX.] of Vrye, the sone of Accus, bildide bisidis hem. [verse 4] And Mosolla, sone [the sone INS.] of Barachie, the sone of Meseze, bildide bisidis hym. And Sadoch, the sone of Baana, bildide bisidis him. [verse 5] And men of Thecue bildiden bisidis hym; but the principal men of hem puttiden [vndirputtiden INS.] not her neckis vndur [Om. INS.] in the werk of her Lord God. [verse 6] And Joiada, the sone of Pha|sea, and Mosollam, the sone of Besoyda, bildiden the elde ȝate; thei hiliden [bildiden NS.] it, and settiden [settiden up INS.] the ȝatis therof, and lockis [the lockis INS.] , and barris. [verse 7] And Melchie Gabaonyte, and Jad|don Methonatite, men of Gabaon and of Maspha, bildiden bisidis hem, for the duyk that was in the cuntrei biȝende the flood. [verse 8] And Eziel, goldsmyȝt [the goldsmyȝt INS.] , the sone of Araie, bildide bisidis hym; and An|nany, the sone of `a makere of oynement [an oynement makere INS.] , bildide bisidis him; and thei leften Jeru|salem [Jerusalem bild I. Jerusalem bildid NS.] `til to [vnto INS. til X.] the wal of the largere [large INSb. lengere A.] street. [verse 9] And Raphaie, the sone of Hahul, prince of a street of Jerusalem, bildide bi|sidis him. [verse 10] And Jeieda, the sone of Ara|math,

bildide bisidis him aȝens [ouer aȝens I. forn aȝens NS.] his owne hous; and Accus [Accub NS.] , the sone of Asebonye, bildide bisidis hym. [verse 11] Forsothe [And INS.] Melchie, the sone of Herem, and Asub, the sone of Phet Moab [of Moab NS.] , bildiden the [Om. IN.] half part of the [a INS.] street, and the tour of ouenys. [verse 12] Sel|lum, the sone of Aloes, prince [and prince IS. and the prince N.] of the [Om. S.] half part of a street of Jerusalem, bildide bisidis hym, he and hise sones. [verse 13] And Am|ram, and the dwelleris of Zanoe, bildiden the ȝate of the valei; thei bildiden [bilden CDHOSXb.] it, and settiden [settiden up INS.] the ȝatis therof, and lockis [the lockis INS.] , and barris therof [therof thei ordeyneden S.] ; and thei bildiden [bilden C.] a thou|synde cubitis in the wal `til to [vnto INS. to X.] the ȝate of the dunghil. [verse 14] And Melchie, the sone of Rechab, prynce of a street of Bethacarem, bildide the ȝate of the dunghil; he bildide it, and settide [settide it up INS.] , and hilide the ȝatis therof, and lockis [ordeyned lockis I.] , and barris [barris he ordeyned to hem S.] . [verse 15] And Sellum, the sone of Colozai, prince of a toun Maspha [of Maspha INS.] , bildide the ȝate of the welle; he bildide it, and hilide [hilide it INS.] , and [and he INS.] settide [sette up I. settide up NS.] the ȝatis therof, and lockis, and barris; and he bildide the wallis of the cisterne of Ciloe `til in to [vnto INS. into X.] the orchard of the kyng, and `til to [vnto INS. til X.] the greces of the kyng, that [whiche INS.] comen doun fro the citee of Dauid. [verse 16] Nemye [And Neemye INS.] , the sone of Azboch, prince of the half part of the street of Bethsury, bildide after hym til [vnto INS.] aȝens [ouer aȝens I. forn aȝens NS.] the sepulcre of Dauid, and `til to [vnto INS. til X pr. m.] the cisterne, which [that INS.] is bildide with greet werk, and `til to [vnto INS. to X.] the hous of stronge men. [verse 17] Dekenes [And dekenes INS.] bildiden after hym; and Reum, the sone of Beny, bildide aftir hem [him NS.] . Ase|bie [And Asebie INS.] , the [Om. S.] prince of half part of the street of Cheile, bildide in his street aftir hym. [verse 18] The [And the INS.] britheren of hem [him bildiden aftir him INS.] , Bethyn [and Bethyn INS.] , the sone of Enadab, prince of the [Om. IS.] half part of Cheyla, bildiden after hym [hem I.] . [verse 19] And Aser, the sone of Josue, prince of Maspha, bildide bisidis hym the secounde [secounde; that is, his por|cioun in the secounde wal. Lire here. C.] mesure aȝens the stiyng [stiyng up INS.] of the `moost stidefast [strengest I. mooste staliworthe NS.] corner.

[verse 20] Baruch [And Baruch INS.] , the sone of Zachay, bildide aftir hym in the hil the secounde mesure fro the corner `til to [vnto INS.] the ȝate of the hows of Eliasiph, the greet prest. [verse 21] Marymuth [And Marymuth INS.] , the sone of Vrie, sone of Zaccur, bildide after hym the secounde mesure fro the ȝate of Eliasiph, as fer as the hows of Eliasiph was stretchid [streiȝt I.] forth. [verse 22] And prestis, men [the men INS.] of the [Om. INS.] feeldi places of Jordan, bild|iden aftir hym. [verse 23] Beniamyn [And Beniamyn INS.] and Asub bildiden [bilden C.] after hem [hym EFGHKLMNSX.] aȝens [forn aȝens INS.] her hows; and Azarie, the sone of Maasie, sone of Ana|nye, bildide aftir hym aȝens [ouer aȝens I. forn aȝens NS.] his owne hows. [verse 24] Bennuy [And Bennuy INS.] , the sone of Senadad, bild|ide after hym the secounde mesure fro the hows of Azarie `til to [vnto INS. to X.] the bowyng and `til to [vnto INS. til X.] the corner. [verse 25] Phalel [And Phalel INS.] , the sone of Ozi, bildide aȝens [forn aȝens INS.] the bowyng, and the tour that stondith [strecchith INS.] forth, fro the hiȝ hows of the kyng, that is in the large place of the [a INS.] prisoun; Phadaie [and Phadaie INS.] , the sone of Pheros, bildide after hym. [verse 26] Forsothe [And INS.] Nathynneis dwelliden in Ophel til aȝens the ȝate of watris at the eest, and [coost and forn aȝens S.] the tour that apperide [apperide ouer other. And S.] . [verse 27] Aftir hym men of Thecue bildiden the secounde mesure euene aȝens [forn aȝens S.] , fro the greet tour and [Om. S.] ap|perynge `til to [vnto NS.] the wal of the temple. [verse 28] Forsothe [And NS.] prestis bildiden aboue at the ȝate of horsis, ech man aȝens [forn aȝens NS.] his hows. Seddo [And N. And Seddo S.] , the sone of Enner, bildide aȝens [forn aȝens NS.] his hows aftir hem. [verse 29] And Semeie, the sone of Sechenye, the kepere of the eest ȝate, bildide after hym. [verse 30] Ananye [And Ananye INS.] , the sone of Selemye, and Anon, the sixte sone of Selon, bildide [bildiden N.] aftir hym the secounde mesure. Mosallam [And Mosallam INS.] , the sone of Barachie, bildide aȝenus [forn aȝens INS.] his tresorie after hym. Melchie [And Melchie INS.] , the sone of a goldsmiȝt, bildide aftir hym `til to [vnto INS.] the hows of Nathynneis, and of men sillynge scheldis aȝens [ouer aȝens I. forn aȝens NS.] the ȝate of iugis, and `til to [vnto INS.] the [a IN.] soler of the

corner. [verse 31] And crafti men and marchauntis bildiden with ynne the soler of the corner and [and thei bildiden IS.] the ȝate of the kyng.