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PHILEMON.

Prolog to the pistle to Filomon [Prologe. G. No initial rubric in SVY. No prologue in AMPQX. In NT of later text.] .

To Filomon he makith homly lettris for Honesyme his seruaunt; he writith sothli to him fro Rome cite.

Here endith the prolog, and bigynneth the epistle to Filomon [No final rubric in GSVY.] .

The pistle to Philemon [From M. The pistle to Philo|mon. PT. Here bigynneth the pistle to Tyte. (sic) Q. No initial rubric in the other Mss.] .

[verse 1] Poul, the boundun of `Crist Jhesu [Jhesu Crist TV.] , and Tymothe, brothir, to Filomon, bilouyd, [verse 2] and oure [ȝoure T.] helper [helpere, either oure euene worchere V.] , and to Apya, moost dere sistir, and to Archip, oure euene knyȝt [knyȝt, and ouercoming of enmyes T.] , and to the chirch that is in thin [verse 3] hous, grace [grace be C sup. ras. V.] to ȝou, and pees of God oure [the OT.] fadir, and of the Lord Jhesu Crist. [verse 4] I do thankyngis to my God, euer more makynge mynde of thee in my preieris, [verse 5] heeringe thi charite and feith, that thou hast

in the Lord Jhesu, and in [Om. C sec. m. V.] to alle hooly [verse 6] men, that the comunynge [comynge K.] of thi feith be maad opyn, in knowynge of al good thing in Crist Jhesu. [verse 7] Forsoth [And C sec. m.] I hadde greet ioye and comfort in thi charite, for the entraylis of hooly men restiden [restiden, or weren refreschide T.] by thee, brothir. [verse 8] For which thing I hauynge moche trust in Crist Jhesu, for [Om. SX.] to co|maunde to thee that that perteyneth to [no Q.] [verse 9] thing [profit C sup. ras. V.] , `or profiteth [Om. CVX. or profit SY. or profiteth to thee T.] ; for [but C. more for T. Om. V.] charite [Om. CV.] I [Om. V.] be|seche more [more for charite CV. thee T. thee more Y sec. m.] , sithen thou art such as `Poul old [olde Poule GMP. Poule the olde N. old Poule, to whom bicometh preier T.] , now forsoth and [Om. O. and I T.] the boundyn of Jhesu Crist [Crist in prisoun T.] . [verse 10] I [Om. T.] biseche thee for my sone [verse 11] Onesyme, whom I in bondis bigat [bigaat to the bileue T.] , the [Om. V.] which sum tyme was `to thee vnprofit|able [vnprofitable to thee V.] , forsothe now [now he is T.] profitable and [bothe V.] to [verse 12] `thee and to me [me and to thee Y.] ; whom [and whom S.] I sente aȝen to thee. Forsoth resceyue thou him as myn [verse 13] entraylis [entrailis, or sone T.] ; whom I wolde withholde [holde C sup. ras. O.] with me, that he schulde serue for thee to me [verse 14] in bondis of the gospel; forsoth withoute thi counceil I wolde not do [do ony thing C sup. ras. V.] , that thi good schulde not be as of nede [need, or constreynyng T.] , but willeful. [verse 15] `Forsoth perauenture [Om. T. For perauenture V.] therfore he departide fro thee at [for C sup. ras.] oon [Om. A pr. m. an A sec. m. GMNOPQSTVXY. a C sup. ras.] our [tyme C sup. ras. houre, or schort tyme T.] , that thou schuldist resceyue hym into [Om. V.] with|outen [verse 16] ende; now not as a [Om. OQT.] seruaunt, but [Om. Q.] for [more than N.] `a seruaunt [Om. Q.] a [Om. N. and O.] moost [more T.] dere brother, moost [most derworthe T.] to me; forsoth how moche more [more derworthe he is T.] to thee, and [both C sup. ras. V.] in [in the T.] fleisch and [so muche more and T.] in the Lord? [verse 17] Therfore if thou hast me a felowe, re|sceyue [verse 18] him as me; forsoth if he hath [haue T.] ony thing anoyed [noied S. noȝid X.] thee, `or owith [Om. QX. either owith V.] , rette [arette V.] thou this thing to me. [verse 19] I Poul wroot with myn hond, I schal ȝelde; that I seye not to thee, that and thou owist to me thi silf. [verse 20] So, brother, I schal vse thee in the Lord; fulfille [fulfille thou T. fille thou V.] myn entraylis [entrayles, or desiris O. entreilis, or affecciouns T.] in Crist [Crist, resceiuyng Onesyme T.] . [verse 21] I trist|nynge [tristinge GMPTV. tristende X.] of thin obedyence wroot to thee,

witynge for [that TV.] thou schalt do and [Om. V.] ouer that that I seye. [verse 22] Also forsoth and make [make thou TV.] redy to me an ooste [Om. C. herberewe X.] , or [Om. C.] hous [an hous NT.] for [Om. S.] to dwelle inne [Gloss om. in X.] ; forwhi I hope by [that bi V.] ȝoure preieris me for [Om. SVX.] to [I schal V.] be ȝouun to ȝou. [verse 23] Epefras, myn euene caytif [Om. C.] , or [Om. CX.] prisoner [Om. X.] `to gi|dere [Om. COX.] , `in Crist Jhesu, greetith thee wel [greetith thee wel in Crist Jhesu XY.] , [verse 24] and Mark, Aristark, Demas, Lucas [and Lucas MP.] , myn helpers. [verse 25] The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist with [be with TV.] ȝoure spirit. Amen [Om. CK.] .

Here endith the epistle to Filomon, and bigynneth the prolog to the pistle to Ebrews [Here endith the pistle to Philomon, and here bigynneth the pistle to the Ebrewys. A. Here endith the pistle to Filemon, and bigynneth the prologe on the pistle to Ebrews. C. Here endith the epistil to Philemon, and bigynneth the prolog on the epistil to Ebrews suynge. N. Here endith the epistil to Philomon, and byginneth the prologe of the epistil to Ebreues. O. Here Filemon endith, and bigynneth the prologe vpon Ebreus. V. Here endith the pistil to Filomon, and bygynneth the prologe to Ebrewis. Y. No final rubric in GMPQSTX.] .