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CAP. XXI.

[verse 1] And whanne Jhesus [he OU.] came niȝ to Jeru|salem, and cam to Bethfage, in [to O. at GMPQSTUVWXY.] the mount of Olyfeet, thanne Jhesus sente his two [tweye W.] [verse 2] disciplis, seyinge to hem, Go ȝe in to the castel that [whiche OU.] is aȝeinus ȝou, and anon ȝe shal fynde a she asse tyed, and a colt with hir; vnbynde [vntye U sec. m.] ȝe, and bryng [bryngith GSXY.] to me. [verse 3] And ȝif eny man `shal seie [seieth OU.] to ȝou eny thinge, `seie ȝe [seith S. seye W pr. m.] , that [for OU.] the Lord hath need to hem; and anoon he shal leeue hem. [verse 4] Trewly [Forsothe OU.] al [as K.] this was don, that that [the OU.] thing that was seid by the prophete shulde be fulfillid [filled OU.] , [verse 5] seyinge, Seie ȝe to the douȝter of Syon, Loo! thi kyng cometh to thee, `homly, or meke [he mylde OU. homly, or mekely PT. Om. X.] , sittynge on `an asse [a sche asse OU.] , and a `fole, the [coltes O. colt U.] sone [Om. U sec. m.] of a beest vndir ȝook. [verse 6] For|sothe disciplis [the disciplis PU.] , goynge [goynge forth Q sec. m.] , diden as Jhesus comaundide hem [to hem OU.] . [verse 7] And thei brouȝten to [Om. OU. two G pr. m.] a she asse, and `the fole [a colt O. the colt U.] , and puttiden [putten X.]

her clothis on hem, and maden hym sitte [to sitten X.] aboue. [verse 8] Forsothe ful muche cumpanye strewiden [spredden U sec. m.] her clothis in the wey; sothely other [other men OU.] kittiden [kytten GX.] braunchis of trees, and strowiden in the weye. [verse 9] But [Forsothe OU.] the cum|panyes that wenten before, and that sued|en, crieden, seyinge, Osanna, that is [is to saye T.] , I preie, saue [saue thou OV sec. m. U.] , to the sone of Dauith; blessid is [Om. X.] he that cummeth in the [Om. P.] name of the Lord; Osanna in `the heeȝist [heiȝ OV sec. m. U. heyȝest GMV pr. m. PQSTWXY.] thingis. [verse 10] And when he had entrid in to Jerusalem, al the cite was stirid, seyinge, Who is this? [verse 11] Treuly [For|sothe OU.] the peplis seiden, This is `Jhesus, the prophete [the prophete Jhesus O.] , of Nazareth of Ga|lilee. [verse 12] And Jhesus entride in to the temple of God, and kest [casted OV.] out of the temple alle [alle men N.] `sellynge and byinge [biende and sillende X.] ; and he turnyde vp|sadoun the bordis of [and KQW. and of T.] chaungeris, and the chaiers of men sellynge culueris. [verse 13] And he seith to hem, It is writen, My hous shal be clepid an hous of preiere; forsothe ȝe han made it a denne of thefes. [verse 14] And blynde [blinde men OV sec. m. U.] and crokid [croked men OU.] `camen niȝ [neiȝed O. neiȝeden VU.] to hym `in the temple [Om. X.] , and he helide hem. [verse 15] For|sothe the princis of prestis [the prestes O.] and scribis [the scribes OU.] , seeynge the [Om. K pr. m. OT.] marueilouse [wonderfull OV sec. m. U.] thingis that he dide, and children cryinge in the temple, and seiynge, Osanna to the sone of Da|uith [verse 16] , dedeyneden [haden indignacioun OV sec. m. U. thei hadden dedeyne N.] , and seiden to hym, Heerist thou what these seyen? Sothely Jhesus seith [seide OUV.] to hem, Ȝhe; wher [whether GUS et X passim.] ȝe han nat [neuere VUW sec. m.] rad, For of the mouth of children, that kunnen nat speke, and [or P.] of [of the O.] soukynge mylk [Om. X.] , thou hast made parfite heryinge [preysinge GOQXY.] ? [verse 17] And, hem forsaken [left N.] , he wente forth out of the [that G.] citee, in to Betanye; and there he dwelte, and tauȝte hem of the kyngdam [rewme OV sec. m. U.] of God. [verse 18] Forsothe on the morw, he, turn|ynge [turned O.] aȝein in to the citee, hungride. [verse 19] And he, seeynge a [O V sec. m. W.] fige tree bysidis the weye,

came to it, and fonde no thing `ther on [ther yune AGMNPQSTUVXY.] no but leeuys oonly; and he seith [seide OUVW sec. m.] to it, Neuer be [Om. OV sec. m. U.] fruyt born [cum forthe OV sec. m. U.] of thee, in to with outen eende. And anoon the fijge tree was dried vp. [verse 20] And disciplis [the disciplis PU.] seeynge, [verse 21] wondreden, seyinge [and seyden U sec. m.] , Hou `anon it driede [it dried anone O. it dried up anone U sec. m. anoon driede NP.] . Sothely Jhesus answerynge, seith [seyde OUVW sec m.] to hem, Trewly I seye to ȝou, ȝif ȝe shulen han feith, as a [the OU.] corn of seneuey, and `douten nat [schul not dowte OUVW sec. m.] , nat oonly ȝe shulen do of this [the OUV.] fijge tree, bot and [also OUV.] ȝif ȝe seien [schulen seie OUV.] to this hill, Take [Take awei OUV.] thee, and caste thee in to the see, `and so [Om. OUV.] it shal be don. [verse 22] And alle thingis what euer ȝe [ȝe byleuynge OUV.] shulen axe in preier byleu|ynge [Om. OUV.] , ȝee shulen take. [verse 23] And whenne [Om. U.] he came in [Om. X.] to the temple, the princis of prestis and eldre [the eelder OV sec. m. U.] men of the peple camen niȝ to hym techynge, seyinge [and seiden OV sec. m. U.] , In what power dost thou these thingis? and who ȝaf to thee this power? [verse 24] Jhesus answer|ynge seide to hem, And I shal axe ȝou o [a ANO.] word, the [Om. OV sec. m. U.] whiche ȝif ȝe shulen seie to me, and I shal seie to ȝou, in what power I do these [this G passim.] thingis. [verse 25] Of whennes was the baptem of Joon; of heuene, or [ether OV sec. m. U.] of men? And thei thouȝten with inne `hem self [hem seluen O.] , [verse 26] seyinge, Ȝif we shulen seie of heuene, he shal seie to vs, Whi therfore beleuen ȝe nat to hym? Sothely ȝif we shulen seie of men, we dreden the cumpanye `of peple [Om. OV sec. m. U.] , for alle hadde Joon as a prophete. [verse 27] And thei answerynge to Jhesu seiden, We witen nat. And he seith [seide OUV.] to hem, Nether I seie to ȝou, in what power I do these thingis. [verse 28] Forsothe what semeth to ȝou? Sum man hadde two [tweye W.] sonys; and he `cum|mynge niȝ [neiȝynge OV sec. m. U.] to the firste seide, Sone, go `for to worche [Om. O. forth to worke S. thou for to worche AV sec. m. U.] `this day [to day OV sec. m. U.] in to [Om. W sec. m. X.] myn vyne|ȝerd [verse 29] [vinere for to worche OV sec. m. U.] . Sothely he answerynge seith [seide OV sec. m. U.] , I nyle; forsothe [but OV sec. m. U.] afterward he stirid by [with O.]

penaunce, `or forthenkynge [Om. OV sec. m. UX.] , wente. [verse 30] For|sothe he, cummynge [neiȝynge OV sec. m. U. comyng niȝ GMPW. comende neeȝh X.] to `the tother [that other U.] , seide lic [the liik GY. the lichy PW pr. m. lichi W sec. m. in like OV sec. m. U. the liȝkli M.] maner. And he answerynge seith [seide OU.] , Lord, I go; and he wente nat. [verse 31] Who of the [thes QT.] two [tweyne OV sec. m. UW.] dide the `fadris will [will of the fader OV sec. m. U.] ? Thei seien to hym, The firste. Jhesus seith to hem, Trewly I seie to ȝou, for puplicanys and hooris shulen go before ȝou in to the kyngdam [rewme OV sec. m. U.] of God. [verse 32] Forsothe [For OV sec. m. U.] Joon cam to ȝou in the weye of riȝtwisnesse [riȝtefulnesse OV sec. m. U.] , and ȝe bileeueden [beleuen U.] nat to hym; but [treuli V sec. m.] puplicanys and hooris beleueden to hym. Sothely [But OU.] ȝee seeynge `nether hadde don [hade not OU. nethir hadden GMV sec. m. PQSWXY.] penaunce afterward, that ȝe bileeuyden [schulde byleue OU.] to hym. Heere ȝe an other parable. [verse 33] `Ther was an husbondman [An husbandeman was OV sec. m. U.] , that plantide a `vyne ȝerd [viner OV sec. m. U.] , and ȝaue an hegge aboute [abowte hit OVU sec. m. theraboute GSX.] , and dalue a pressour [pressure K.] therynne, and bildide [bilde X.] a toure, and `hiride, or [Om. OV sec. m. Q. sec. m. X. hijride it, or P.] sette [settide V sec. m. U.] it [Om. MPQ pr. m.] to ferme, to erthe tiliers, and wente ferre [forthe OV sec. m. U.] in pilgrim|age. [verse 34] Forsothe whenne the tyme of fruytis neiȝide [had neiȝed OV sec. m. U.] , he sente his seruauntis to the erthe tiliers, that thei token [schulden take the OV sec. m. UW sec. m. shulde take X.] fruytis of it. [verse 35] And, his seruauntis taken, the erthe tiliers beeten `the toon [oon MOV sec. m. UP. that oon W. the oon X.] `an other thei slewen [thei kylden an other OV sec. m. U.] , `but another [forsothe OV sec. m. U.] thei stoonyden [stoneden another OUV sec. m.] `to deth [Om. OV sec. m. PUX. to the deeth W pr. m.] . [verse 36] Eftsones [Efte OV sec. m. U.] he sente other seruauntis, mo than the firste [former OV sec. m. U.] , and `liche maner [Om. OV sec. m. U. lichi manere MW.] thei diden to hem [hem in like maner OV sec. m. U.] . [verse 37] Forsothe at the laste he sent his sone to hem, seyinge [and seide OV sec. m. U.] , Thei shulen `shame, or drede [drede OV sec. m. U. shamen X.] , my sone. [verse 38] Sothely the erthe tiliers, seeynge the sone, seiden with ynne hem self, This is the eire; cume ȝe, slea we hym, and we shulen haue his [the OP.] eritage. [verse 39] And, `hym taken [Om. ANOSV sec. m.] , thei kesten [casteden him taken ANOV sec. m. W. casten hym taken S. casteden MUP.] out of the vynȝerd [vinere OUV sec. m.] , and slewen [kilden OV sec. m. U.] . [verse 40] Therfore whenne the lord of the vyneȝerd [vinere OV sec. m. U.] shal

cume, what shal he do to `the ilk [thilke GOQ et S passim V sec. m. the P. tho X.] erthe tiliers? [verse 41] Thei seien [seiden O.] to hym, He shal lese yuele the [Om. OPUV sec. m.] yuel men, and sette [he schal sette OUV.] to hire his vyneȝerd [vinere OUV sec. m.] to other [the U pr. m.] erthe tiliers, the whiche [whiche OUV sec. m. that X.] shulen ȝelde to hym fruytis in her tymes. [verse 42] Jhesus seith to hem, Redden ȝe neuer in scripturis, The stoon `the whiche [which OUV sec. m. that X.] `beldynge men [men bildinge OUVW pr. m. bilders Q sec. m. sup. ras. the bildende men X.] reproueden, this is maad in to the [Om. Q.] heued [heed A et M pass. P. hed NS et X pass.] of the corner? `Of the Lord [Om. OU.] this thing is maad [maade of the Lorde OU.] , and it is merueilous [wonderfull OUV sec. m.] in oure eiȝen. [verse 43] Therfore I seie to ȝou, for the kyngdam [rewme OUV sec. m.] of God shal be taken [taken awey UV sec. m.] fro ȝou, and shal [it schall OUV sec. m.] be ȝouen to a [Om. G pr. m. OXY.] folk doinge fruytis [the froytes OUV sec. m.] `of it [therof UV sec. m.] . [verse 44] And he that shal falle on this stoon, shal be broken to|gidre; forsothe `vpon whom it shal falle [Om. OUV sec. m. on whom it shal falle X.] , it shal `togidre poune [al to-powne OUV sec. m.] hym [him [hem U] on whom it shall fall OUV sec. m.] . [verse 45] And when the princis of prestis and Pharisees [the Phariseis OUV sec. m.] had|den herde his parablis, thei knewen that he seide [hadde seyde W.] of hem [Om. O. to hem U.] . [verse 46] And thei, seekynge to holde hym, dreden the cumpanyes `of pe|ple [Om. OU.] , for thei hadden hym as a prophete.