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

CAP. VII.

[verse 1] Forsothe [And IS.] aftir that the wal of Jerusa|lem was bildid, and Y hadde set [set up IS.] ȝatis [the ȝatis therof IS.] , and Y [Om. IS.] hadde noumbrid porters [the porters IS.] , and [verse 2] syngeris, and dekenys, Y comaundide to [Om. S.] Aneny, my brother, and to Ananye, the [Om. S.] prince of the hows of Jerusalem; for he [this prince S.] semyde a sothefast man, and dredynge [verse 3] God more than othere men diden; `and Y seide `to hem [Om. S.] , The ȝatis of Jerusalem ben not openyd `til to [vnto S.] the heete of the sunne; and, whanne Y was ȝit present, the ȝatis weren closid, and lockid. And Y settide [sett S.] keperis [kepers therof S.] of the dwelleris of Je|rusalem, alle men bi her whilis [whilis or tymes I.] , and ech man aȝens [forn aȝens IS.] his [his owne IS.] hows. [verse 4] Sotheli [And IS.] the citee was ful brood and greet, and litil puple was in myddis [the myddis IS.] therof, and housis [the housis IS.] weren not bildid [ȝitt bildid IS.] [housis weren not bildid to enhabite, but hulkis and pentisis weren maad bisidis the wallis in the ynnere part, in whiche they myȝten abide for a litil tyme, til the citee were bildid. Lire here. C.] . [verse 5] Forsothe [And IS.] God ȝaf [ȝaue to me S.] in myn herte, and Y gaderide togidere the prin|cipal

men [Om. IS.] , and magistratis [maistir men IS.] , and the comyn puple, for to noumbre hem; and Y foond the [a IS.] book of the noumbre of hem, that hadden stied [stied up I.] first [first fro the caitiftee IS.] . And it was foundun writun ther ynne, [verse 6] These ben the sones of the prouynce, `that stieden [whiche ȝeden up I. which stieden vp S.] fro the cai|tifte of men passynge ouer [ouer fro Babiloyne to Jerusalem IS.] , whiche Nabu|godonosor, the kyng of Babiloyne, hadde [verse 7] `translatid, ether [Om. IS.] led ouer [ouer into Babiloyne IS.] ; and thei that weren comun with Zorobabel turneden aȝen in to Jerusalem and in to Judee, ech man in [Om. IS.] to his citee; Josue [that is to wite, Josue I. that is to seie, Josue S.] , Neemye, Azarie, Raanye, Naanum, Mardochee, Bethsar, Mespharath, Beggaay, Naum, Baana [and Baana IS.] . The [And the IS.] noumbre of men [the men S.] of the [verse 8] puple of Israel [Israel is this IS.] ; the sones of Pharos, two [weren two IS.] thousynde an hundrid and two and se|uenti; [verse 9] the sones of Saphaie, thre [weren thre S.] hun|drid [verse 10] and two and seuenti; the sones of Area, sixe [weren sixe S.] hundrid and two and fifti; [verse 11] the sones of Phaeth Moab, of the sones of Josue and of Joab, two [weren two IS.] thousynde [verse 12] eiȝte hundrid and eiȝtene; the sones of Helam, a [weren a IS.] thousynde eiȝte hundrid and [verse 13] foure and fifti; the sones of Ezecua, eiȝte [weren eiȝte IS.] [verse 14] hundrid and fyue and fourti; the sones [verse 15] of Zachai, seuene [weren seuene IS.] hundrid and sixti; the sones of Bennuy, sixe [weren sixe IS.] hundrid and eiȝte [verse 16] and fourti; the sones of Hebahi, sixe [weren sixe IS.] [verse 17] hundrid and eiȝte and twenti; the sones of Degad, two [weren two IS.] thousynde thre hundrid [verse 18] and two and twenti; the sones of Azo|nicam, sixe [weren sixe IS.] hundrid and seuene and [verse 19] sixti; the sones of Bagoamy, two [weren two IS.] thou|synde [verse 20] and seuene and sixti; the sones of Adyn, sixe [weren sixe IS.] hundrid and fiue and [verse 21] fifti; the sones of Azer, sone [the sone IS.] of Eze|chie, [verse 22] eiȝte [weren eiȝte IS] and twenti; the sones of A|sem, thre [weren thre IS.] hundrid and eiȝte and twenti; [verse 23] the sones of Bethsai, thre [weren thre IS.] hundrid and [verse 24] foure and twenti; the sones of Areph, [verse 25] an [weren an IS.] hundrid and seuene and twenti; the

[verse 26] sones of Zabaon, fyue [weren fyue IS.] and twenti; the men of Bethleem and of Necupha, an [weren an IS.] [verse 27] hundrid foure score and eiȝte; the men of Anatoth, an [weren an IS.] hundrid and eiȝte and [verse 28] twenti; the men of Bethamoth, two [weren two IS.] and [verse 29] fourti; the men of Cariathiarym, of Ce|phura, and Beroth [of Beroth IS.] , seuene [weren seuene IS.] hundrid and [verse 30] thre and fourti; the men of Rama and of Gabaa, sixe [weren sixe IS.] hundrid and oon and twenti; [verse 31] the men of Machimas, two [weren two IS.] hundrid and [verse 32] two and twenti; the men of Bethel and of Hay, an [weren an IS.] hundrid and thre and twenti; [verse 33] the men of the tother [oother IS.] Nebo, two [weren two IS.] and [verse 34] fifti; the men of the tother [oother IS.] Helam, a [weren a IS.] thousynde two hundrid and foure and [verse 35] fifti; the sones of Arem, thre [weren thre IS.] hundrid [verse 36] and twenti; the sones of Jerico, thre [weren thre IS.] [verse 37] hundrid and fyue and fourti; the sones of Joiadid and Anon [of Anon IS.] , seuene [weren seuene IS.] hundrid [verse 38] and oon and twenti; the sones of Senaa, thre [weren thre IS.] thousynde nyne hundrid and thritti; [verse 39] preestis, the sones of Idaie, in the hous of Josua, nyne [weren nyne IS.] hundrid and foure and se|uenti; [verse 40] the sones of Emmer, a [weren a IS.] thousynde [verse 41] and two and fifti; the sones of Phassur, a [weren a IS.] thousynd two [and two K.] hundrid and `seuene and [verse 42] fourti [seuenti and foure A pr. m. sixti and seuene A sec. m.] ; the sones of Arem, a [weren a IS.] thousynde [verse 43] and eiȝtene; dekenes, the sones of Josue [verse 44] and of Gadymel, sones [the sones IS.] of Odyna, foure [weren foure S.] [verse 45] and seuenti; syngeris, the [of the IS.] sones of Asaph, [verse 46] an [weren an S.] hundrid and seuene and fourti; por|teris, the sones of Sellum, sones [the sones IS.] of Ater, sones [the sones IS.] of Thelmon, sones [the sones IS.] of Accub, sones [the sones IS.] of Accita, sones [the sones IS.] of Sobai, an [weren an IS] hundrid [verse 47] and eiȝte and thretti; Nathynneis, sones [the sones IS.] of Soa, sones [the sones IS.] of Aspha, sones [the sones IS.] of Theba|oth, [verse 48] sones [the sones IS.] of Cheros, sones [the sones IS.] of Sicca, sones [the sones IS.] of Phado, sones [the sones IS.] of Lebana, sones [the sones IS.] of Aga|ba, [verse 49] sones [the sones IS.] of Selmon, sones [the sones IS.] of Anan, sones [the sones IS.] [verse 50] of Geddel, sones [the sones IS.] of Gaer, sones [the sones IS.] of Raaie, [verse 51] sones [the sones IS.] of Rasym, sones [the sones IS.] of Necuda, sones [the sones IS.] of Jezem, sones [the sones IS.] of Asa, sones [the sones IS.] of Phascha, [verse 52] sones [the sones IS.] of Besai, sones [the sones IS.] of Mynum, sones of [verse 53] Nephusym, sones of Bechue, sones of Acu|pha, [verse 54] sones of Assur, sones of Belloth, sones

[verse 55] of Meida, sones of Arsa, sones of Berchos, [verse 56] sones of Sisara, sones of Thema, sones of [verse 57] Nesia, sones of Atipha, sones of the ser|uauntis of Salomon, sones of Sothai, sones [verse 58] of Sophoreth, sones of Pherida, sones of Jacala, sones of Dalcon, sones of Geddel, [verse 59] sones of Saphatie, sones of Atthal, the [Om. IS.] sones of Phetereth, `that was [whiche weren IS.] borun of [verse 60] Abaim, sone [the sone IS.] of Amon; alle Natynneis, and the sones of the seruauntis of Salo|mon, weren thre hundrid and two and twenti [seuenti SX.] . [verse 61] Forsothe [And IS.] these it [that suen IS.] ben [ben thei IS.] that stieden [stieden up of the cuntrey IS.] , Dethemel [of Dethemel IX pr. m. of Themel S.] , Mela [Om. IS.] , Thelarsa [of Thelarsa IS.] , Cherub [of Cherub IS.] , Addo [of Addo IS.] , and Emmer [of Emmer IS.] , and [the whiche I. which S.] myȝten not schewe the hows of her fadris, and [ne IS.] her seed, whether thei weren of [of the lynage of IS.] Israel [Israel or no I. Israel or nay S.] ; [verse 62] the sones of Dalaie, the sones of Tobie, the [Om. I.] sones of Nethoda, sixe [weren sixe IS.] hundrid and [verse 63] two and fourti; and of prestis [the prestis IS.] , the sones of Abia, the sones of Achos, the sones of Berzellai, that took a wijf of the douȝtris of Berzellai of Galaad, and was [he was IS.] clepid bi [verse 64] the name of hem; these [these men S.] souȝten the scrip|ture of her genelogie [generacioun IS.] , and founden [thei founden it IS.] not, and weren [thei weren therfore IS.] cast out of presthod. [verse 65] And Athersata seide to hem, that thei schulden not eete of the hooli thingis of hooli men, til [til that IS.] a wijs prest `and lerud [lerned EM. Om. IS.] roos [rise [ros S] up among the peple IS.] . [verse 66] Al the multitude as [was as I. was gaderid togidre as S.] o man, two [and ther weren of hem two S.] and fourti thou|synde [verse 67] sixe hundrid and sixti [sixti men IS.] , outakun [withoute I.] the [Om. I.] seruauntis and handmaidis [handmaidens IS.] of hem, that [whiche IS.] weren seuene thousynde thre hun|drid and seuene and thretti; and [Om. X.] among the syngeris and syngeressis [syngsteres I.] , sixe [weren sixe IS.] hun|drid and fyue and fourti [fourti seruauntis and hondmaydens S.] . [verse 68] The horsis of hem, sixe [weren sixe IS.] hundrid and sixe and thritti; the mulis of hem, two [weren two IS.] hundrid and fyue [verse 69] and fourti; the camels of hem, foure [weren foure IS.] hundrid and fyue and thritti; the assis of hem, sixe [weren sixe IS.] thousynde eiȝte hundrid and thritti. [verse 70] Forsothe [Sothely IS.] summe of the princes

of meynees [the meynees IS.] ȝauen costis in to the werk of God; Athersata ȝaf in to the tresour, a thousynde dragmes of gold, fifti [and fifti S.] viols, fyue [and fyue IS.] hundrid and thritti cootis of prestis. [verse 71] And of the prynces of meynees thei ȝauen in to the tresour of the werk, twenti thou|synde dragmes of gold, and two thousynde and two hundrid besauntis of siluer. [verse 72] And that that the residue [remenaunt IS.] puple ȝaf, twenti [was twenti IS.] thousynde dragmes of gold, and two thou|synde besauntis of siluer, and seuene and sixti cootis of prestis. Sotheli [And IS.] prestis, and dekenes, and porteris, and syngeris, and the residue [remenaunt IS.] puple, and Natynneis, and al Israel dwelliden [dwelliden there aftir IS.] in her citees.