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[Here begynneth Amos [Here biginnith the book of Amos, the profete. EPY. No initial rubric in the other MSS.] .] CAP. I.

[verse 1] THE wordis of Amos ben these, that was in the schepherdis thingis of Thecue, whiche he siȝ [sauȝ I sæpius.] on Israel, in the daies of Osie, king of Juda, and in the daies of Jeroboam, sone of Joas, kyng of Israel, bifor twei [two I.] ȝeeris [ȝeer EPY.] of the erthe mouynge. [verse 2] And he seide, The Lord schal [Om. N.] rore fro Sion, and schal ȝyue his vois fro Jeru|salem; and the faire thingis of schepherdis mourenyden, and the cop of Carmele was maad drie. [verse 3] The Lord seith these thingis, On thre grete trespassis of Damask, and on foure, I shal not conuerte it, for it threischide Galaad in irun waynes. [verse 4] And Y schal sende fier in to the hous of Asael, and it schal deuoure the housis of Bena|dab. [verse 5] And Y schal al to-breke the barre of Damask, and Y schal leese a dwellere fro the feeld of idol, and hym that holdith the ceptre [ceptre, ether kingis ȝerde CEFGHIKMNPQRSUXY.] [a ceptre is a kyngis ȝerde. A.] fro the hous of lust and of letcherie; and the puple of Sirie schal be translatid to Sirenen, seith the Lord. [verse 6] The [And the I.] Lord seith these thingis, On thre grete trespassis of Gasa, and on foure, Y schal not conuerte it, for it translatide perfit caitifte, to close that togidere in Idumee. [verse 7] And Y schal sende fier in to the wal of Gasa, and it schal deuoure the housis therof. [verse 8] And Y schal leese the dwelleris of Azotus, and hym that holdith the ceptre of Ascalon; and Y schal turne myn hond

on Accaron, and the remenauntis of Filis|teis schulen perische, seith the Lord God. [verse 9] The Lord God seith these thingis, On thre grete trespassis of Tire, and on foure, Y schal not conuerte it, for thei closiden to|gidere perfit caitifte in Idumee, and hadde not mynde on the boond of pees of bri|theren. [verse 10] And Y schal sende fier in to the wal of Tire, and it schal deuoure the housis therof. [verse 11] The Lord seith these thingis, On thre grete trespassis of Edom, and on foure, Y schal not conuerte it, for it pur|suede bi swerd his brother, and defoulide the merci of hym, and helde ferthere his woodnesse, and kepte his indignacioun `til in to [to EY. til into withowten S.] the [Om. S.] ende. [verse 12] Y [And I I.] schal sende fier in to Theman, and it schal deuoure the housis of Bosra. [verse 13] The Lord seith these thingis, On thre grete trespassis of the sones of Amon, and on foure [the foure EPY.] , Y schal not conuerte hym, for he karf the wymmen with childe of Galaad, for to alarge his terme. [verse 14] And Y schal kyndle fier in the wal of Rabbe, and it schal deuoure the housis therof, in ȝellyng in the dai of batel, and in whirl|wynd in the dai of mouyng togidere. [verse 15] And Melchon schal go in to caitifte, he and hise princes togidere, seith the Lord.