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

CAP. XVI.

[verse 1] Forsothe he seide also [and AGMNOPQSWXY. Om. T.] to his disciplis, Ther was sum riche man, that hadde a `fermour, ethir a baily [fermour, or baily AGMNPQSTWY. bayle O. baili X.] ; and this [ther W pr. m. he W man. sec.] was [is A pr. m. G pr. m. MPQSTXY. Om. N.] defamyd anentis [at AGMNOPQSTWXY.] him, as he hadde wastid his goodis. [verse 2] And he clepide him, and seide [saith AGMNOPQSTXY.] to him, What heere I this thing of thee? ȝeld resoun of thi ferme, for now thou schalt `not mowe [no more U.] holde thi [the AGMNOPQTW.] ferme. [verse 3] For|soth the fermour seide with ynne him silf, What schal I do, for my [the O.] lord takith awey fro me the ferme? `I may not delue [delue mai Y not MOPQTWXY.] , I `am aschamyd to [schame for to AGMNOPQTWY. shame to SX.] begge. [verse 4] I woot what I schal do, that whanne I schal be remouyd fro the ferme, thei receyue me in to her housis. [verse 5] And [And so AGMNPQSTWXY. And loo! O.] alle the dettours of the [his AGMNOPQSTUVWX.] lord clepid to gidere, he seide to the firste, Hou moche owist thou to my lord? [verse 6] And he seide to him, An hundrid barelis of oyle. And he seide to him, Taak thin [the N.] obli|gacioun [caucioun, or obligacioun AGMNOPQSTWY. kaucioun X.] , and sitte soon, and wryt fyfti. [verse 7] Aftirward he seyde to another, Sothli hou moche owist thou? `Which seide [The whiche saith AGMNOPQSTWXY.] , An hundrid mesuris of whete. And he seide to him, Tak thi lettris, and wryt foure score. [verse 8] And the lord preiside the fermour of wickidnesse, for he hadde don pru|dently; for the sones of this [the K.] world ben more prudent [prudent, or war AGMNPSTY.] in her generacioun than the sones of liȝt. [verse 9] `And I seie to ȝou, make [make ȝe AG sec. m. OSUV sec. m. W.] to ȝou frendes of the [Om. QXY.] richesse [richesses O. riches Q.] of wickidnesse, that whan ȝe shulen fayle, thei receyue ȝou in to euerlastynge taber|naclis

[Om. K.] . [verse 10] He that is feithful [trew AGMNOPQSTWXY.] in the leeste [lasse O.] thing, `is feithful also in more [and in the more is trew AGMNOPQSTWXY. is feith|ful also in the more UV.] ; and he that `is wickid in a litil thing [in a litil thing is wickide AGMNOPQTWY. in a litil thing is wicke SX.] , `is wickid also in the more [and in the more is wickide AGMNOPQTWY. and in the more is wicke SX.] . [verse 11] Therfore if ȝe weren not trewe in wicked [the wickyd A pr. m. G pr. m. MNPQTY. the wickid thing A sec. m. G sec. m. OW. the wicke thinge S. the wicke X.] riches [of riches AG sec. m. N. of rychesse OT. of richesses SW.] , `who schal bitake to ȝou this that is verri [that that is soth, who schal byleeue, or bytake, to ȝou A pr. m. GMNPT XY. that that is verrei, who shal bileue, or bitake, to ȝou A sec. m. SW. that is sothe, who sal byleue to ȝou O. that that is soth, who shal byleue to ȝou Q.] ? [verse 12] And if ȝe weren not trewe in `alien thing [other mennys thing AGMNOPQSTWXY.] , who schal ȝyue to ȝou `this that [that that AG pr. m. MNPQSTWXY. that G sec. m. O.] is ȝoure? [verse 13] No man seruaunt may serue twey [to twey ANT. to two GMNOPQWY. two U.] lordis; forsothe ether [other MQY. outher X.] he schal hate oon [the toon AGNOPQSTY. the oon M. that oon W.] , and loue the tothir [other MX.] ; ether [or MPQXY.] `he schal [Om. AGMNOPQSTWXY.] cleue to oon [the toon AGNOPQTWY. the oon MX.] , and dispise `the tohir [that othir W. the other MX.] . Ȝe mown not serue to God and to [to the G pr. m. Om. X.] riches [rich|esses QSV.] . [verse 14] Forsoth Farisees, that weren coueytouse, herden alle thes thingis, and thei scornyden him. [verse 15] And he seide [seith AGMNOPQSTWX.] to hem, Ȝe it ben, that iusti|fyen ȝou bifore men; sothli God knowith [hath knowen AGMNOPQSTWXY.] ȝoure hertis, for `that thing that [that that AGMNPQSTWXY. that at O.] is hiȝ to men, is abominacioun anemptis God. [verse 16] The lawe and prophetis til to John; fro that [the O.] tyme the rewme of God is prechid [euangelised AGMNOPQSTWXY.] , and ech man `makith violence [dothe strengthe, or violence AGMNPQSTWY. doth strengthe OX.] in to it. [verse 17] Forsothe it is liȝter heuene and erthe to [for to AGMNOPQTWY.] passe ouer, than o titil falle fro [of G sec. m. MNOPQTXY.] the lawe. [verse 18] Ech [Euery AGMNOPQSTWXY.] man that forsakith his wyf, and weddith another, doith auoutrie; and he that weddith the wyf [Om. AGMNOPQSTWXY.] forsakun of the hosebonde, doith auoutrie. [verse 19] Sum man was rich, and was [Om. G pr. m.] clothid [clad SX.] in [with O.] purpur, and biys, `ether whit silk [or wh. s. GMOPQTW. Om. XY.] , and he [Om. AG MNOPQSTWXY.] eet ech [euery AGMNOPQSTUVWXY.] day schynyngli. [verse 20] And ther was sum beg|gere, Lazarus by name, that lay ful of [verse 21] bylis at his ȝate, coueytinge to [for to O.] be fillid [fulfillid GMNOPQSTWXY.] of [with W pr. m.] the crummes, that felden [fell O.] doun [Om. Q.] fro

the riche mannis boord, and no man ȝaf to him; but and houndis camen, and lickiden his bylis. [verse 22] Forsothe it was [is AG pr. m. MNOPQSTXY.] don, that the beggere deiede, and was borun of aungels in to Abrahams bosum. [verse 23] For|sothe and the riche man is deed, and is biried in helle. Forsothe [Sothely AGMNOPQSTWY.] he reysinge [castynge vp AGMNOPQSTWXY.] his yȝen, whanne he was in turmentis, syȝ Abraham afer, and Lazarus in his bosum. [verse 24] And [Om. W.] he `criynge seyde [cried, seiynge Q. cryeing seyinge T.] , Fadir Abraham, haue mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he dippe the laste part of his fyngur in watir, and [that he AGMNOPQSTWXY.] kele [koole X.] my tunge; for I am turmentid in this flawme. [verse 25] And Abraham seide to him, Sone, haue mynde, for thou hast receyued good thingis in thi lyf, and Lazarus also yuele thingis; sothli he is now comfortid, but thou art turmentid. [verse 26] And [But O.] in alle thes thingis a greet derk place, `ether depthe [Om. AGMNOPQSTWX.] , is stablischid [stablid GMNOPQSTX.] `by twixe [bitwen S.] vs and ȝou; that [and T.] thei that wolen fro hennis passe to ȝou, mown not, nether [ne thidur T.] fro thennis passe ouer hidur. [verse 27] And he seide [seith GOPQTWXY.] , Ther|fore I preye thee, fadir Abraham, that thou sende him in to the hous of my fadir. [verse 28] For [Sothely AGMNOPQSTWXY.] I haue fyue bretheren, that he wit|nesse to hem, lest also [and AGMNOPQSTWXY.] thei come in to this [the N.] place of turmentis. [verse 29] And Abraham seide [seith AGMNPQSTWXY.] to him, Thei han Moyses and the [Om. AGMNOPQTWY.] prophetis; heere thei hem. [verse 30] And he seide, Nay, fadir Abraham, but if ony of deede men [Om. O.] schal go to hem, thei schulen do [not do Q sec. m.] penaunce. [verse 31] Forsothe he seyde [saith AGMNOPQSTWXY.] to him, If thei heere not Moyses and the [Om. AGMNPQSTWY.] prophetis, neither if ony of deede men schal [schulen O.] ryse aȝen, thei schulen bileue [not beleeuen X.] to him.