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CAP. V.

[verse 1] In the same tyme Antiok made redi the secounde goyng in to Egipt. [verse 2] Forsothe it bifelle, that bi [Om. A et plures.] ech citee of men of Jeru|salem, weren seyn bi fourti daies horse men rennynge aboute the [bi the RU.] eir, hauynge goldun stoolis, and schaftis, as cumpenyes [verse 3] of knyȝtis armyd; and coursis of horsis wiseli set bi ordris, and asailyngis [asailyngis to gidere C pr. m. assailingis, or [ether plures] fiȝtings to gidre EFGHIKMNPQSUXYe.] for to be maad niȝ, and mouyngis of scheldis, and multitude of helmyd men, with streyned swerdis, and castyngis of dartis, and schynyng of goldun armeris, and of al kynde of haburiouns. [verse 4] Wherfor alle men preieden, that the monstris, `ether [or EPY.] wondris, tokene [tooknes EPY. toke U.] of thingis to comynge [Om. R.] , be conuertid in to good. [verse 5] But whanne fals tithing wente out, as if Antiok hadde goon out of lijf, Jason sudenli assaylide the citee, with men takun not lesse than a thousynde; and whanne citeseyns fled|den to the wal togidere, and at the laste the citee was takun, Menelaus fledde [fleiȝ R.] to [in to ceteri.] the hiȝ tour. [verse 6] Forsothe [for K.] Jason sparide not in [as in A.] sleynge his citeseyns, nether he thouȝte prosperite aȝens cosyns; and he demyde it for to be moost yuel, that he schulde

take victories of enemyes, and not of cite|seyns. [verse 7] And sotheli he weldide not prins|hod, but took confusioun ende of his dis|seitis [aspies, or [ether plures] deceitis EFGHIMNPQSUXYe. aspies R.] ; and he flei eft, and wente in to Ammanythen. [verse 8] And at the last in to vn|doyng of him, he was closid togidere of Areta, tiraunt of Arabeis, and fley fro citee in to citee, and was odious to alle men, as apostata, `ether forsakere [or forsakere EPY. Om. R.] of lawis, and abhomynable [abho|minable, or [ether plures] waried EFGHIMNPQSUXYe.] , as enemye of cuntre and citeseyns, and was cast out in to Egipt. [verse 9] And he that hadde put out many of her cuntre, perischide in pilgrim|age, and ȝede to Lacedomonas, as for co|synage to haue there refut. [verse 10] And he that castide awei many vnbiried, is cast out bothe vnweilid and vnbiried, and nether vsith straunge sepulture [sepulcre CRU.] , nether takith part of fadris sepulcre. [verse 11] And whanne these thingis weren don so, the kyng supposide, that Jewis schulden forsake felouschip; and for this he ȝede out of Egipt with woode soulis, and took the citee sotheli with armeris. [verse 12] Forsothe he comaundide to the knyȝtis, for to sle, ne|ther spare to men rennynge aȝens, and to stie vp bi housis, and strangle. [verse 13] Therfor ther weren maad sleyngis of ȝonge and eldere, distriyngis of wymmen and chil|dren, and dethis of maidens and litle chil|dren. [verse 14] Forsothe in alle thre daies foure score thousynde weren slayn, fourti thou|synde boundun, forsothe not lesse seld; but nether these thingis sufficen. [verse 15] Also he was hardi for to entre in to the temple holiere than al the lond, bi Menelaus ledere, that was traitour of lawis and cuntre. [verse 16] And he touchide vnworthily, and defoulide, takynge in cursid hondis the hooli vessels, that weren put of othere kyngis and citees, to ournyng and glorie [gloriyng R.] of the place. [verse 17] Antiok was so alienyd fro mynde [mynde, ether [or EPY] vndurstonding C et plures.] , and bihelde not, that, for synnes of men enhabitynge, the Lord was wroth

a litil to the citee; for which thing also dispisyng bifelle aboute the place. [verse 18] Ellis if it had not bifeld [bifalle EFIPY.] hem for to be wlappid in many synnes, as Eliodore, that was sent fro kyng Seleucus for to robbe the treserie, also this anoon comynge schulde be betun, and forsothe put a bak fro [for R.] hardynesse. [verse 19] But the Lord chees not the folc for the place, but place for the folk. [verse 20] And therfor also thilke place was maad parcener of yuelis of the puple; aftirward forsothe it schal be maad felowe also [and also R.] of goodis, and it, that is forsakun in wraththe of almyȝti God, eftsoone in recounselyng of the greet Lord schal be enhaunsid with greet [Om. R.] glorie. [verse 21] Therfor Antiok, whanne he hadde takun awei a thousynde and eiȝte hundrid talentis of the temple, swiftli turnede aȝen to Antiochie, and demyde hym for pride to lede the lond for to seile, the see forsothe for to make iournei, for pride of soule. [verse 22] Forsothe he lefte also [alle N.] souereyns, to [for to R.] turmente the folc, in Jeru|salem sotheli Filip, of the kyn of Fri|geus, cruelere than hym silf in maneris, [verse 23] of whom he was ordeyned; forsothe in Garisym, Andronik and Menelaus, whiche more greuousli than othere laien on cite|seyns. [verse 24] And whanne he was set aȝens Jewis, he sente an odious prince, Appol|lonye, with an oost two and twenti thou|syndis, and comaundide to hym for to sle al of perfit age, for to sille wymmen and ȝonge children. [verse 25] Whiche whanne he cam to Jerusalem, feynede pees, and restide til to [Om. R.] the holi dai of sabat. And thanne while Jewis helden halidai, he comaundide his [verse 26] men for to take armeris, and stranglide alle that camen forth togidere to the bi|holdyng [spectacle, ether [or EPY] biholding C et plures. spectacle R.] ; and he ran aboute the citee with armed men, and slowe a greet mul|titude. [verse 27] Forsothe Judas Machabeus, that was the tenthe [the tenthe; lawful hiȝest prest fro the reume of Grekis, that bigan at Ali|saundre the grete. Lire here. EKPUY.] , wente in to desert place, and there ledde lijf with his men, among

wielde beestis in hillis; and dwelten etynge mete of hey, lest thei weren parceneres of defoulyng.