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CAP. XX.

[verse 1] Forsothe aftir that the noyse ceesside, `disciplis [the disciplis MPT.] clepid, Poul monestinge [Poul clepide disciplis, and monestide V.] hem, seide [and seide V.] farwel; and he wente forth, for [Om. SX.] to go into Macedonye. [verse 2] Sothli whanne he hadde walkid bi the [thoo GMPTV.] partis [parties MPST. partis, either cuntrees V.] , and hadde monestid hem by moche word, he cam to Greece. [verse 3] Where whanne he hadde be thre [the three N.] monethis, asspies in yuel [yuel, either tresoun V.] of the [Om. M.] Jewis weren maad to him, to [Om. MPT.] schippinge [shipen SX.] into

Sirie; and he hadde counceil `of turnynge [to turne V.] aȝen into [bi V.] Macedonye. [verse 4] Sothli Sossipater Pirri [the sone of Pirry V.] Beroence folowide him; of Tessalo|nisensis forsothe Aristark, and Secunde, and Gayus, Derbeus, and Tymothe; sothli Asians, Tyticus and Trophimus. [verse 5] These whanne thei wenten bifore, `susteyneden, or abiden [aboden O. abiden V. susteneden X.] , vs at Troade. [verse 6] Forsoth we schipiden [schippeden in N.] aftir dayes [the daies V.] of `therf looues [pask O.] fro Philippis, and camen to hem at Troade in fyue daies, where we dwelten seuene dayes. [verse 7] Sothli `o day of saboth [in the firste dai of the woike V.] , whanne we camen for [Om. SX.] to breke breed, Poul disputide with hem, `he to [to O. and schulde V.] goynge [go forth V. gon X.] in the morwe; and he drow along the word [sermoun V.] til into [to Q.] mydnyȝt [the mydnyȝt O.] . [verse 8] Sothli plenteu|ous laumpis weren in the `souping place [soler V.] , where we weren gederid to gidere. [verse 9] Sothli sum [a O.] ȝong man, Euticus bi name, sittinge [sat V.] on the wyndow, whanne [where T.] he was dreynt with a greuous sleep, `Poul disputinge [while Poule disputide V.] longe, he ledd [was led V.] by sleep fel [and felde V.] down fro the thridde stage, `or souping place [Om. OQX. either soler V.] ; and he takun [was taken V.] vp, `is offrid [and was brouȝt V.] deed. [verse 10] To whom whanne Poul cam down, he lay on him, and biclippinge [biclippe and V.] seide, Nyle ȝe be trou|blid [turblid MNP.] ; forsoth [for V.] the soule of him is in him. [verse 11] And he goynge [stiȝiede V.] vp [Om. QV.] , and brekinge [brakyn V.] breed, and tastinge [taastide V.] , and spak ynow til into the liȝt; and so he wente forth. [verse 12] Sothli thei brouȝten [lyuynge brouȝten V.] to [Om. V.] the child lyu|ynge [Om. V.] , and thei ben [weren V.] comfortid `not leest [greetly OV.] . [verse 13] Sothli we stiȝynge [stiȝeden V.] vp into a schip, schip|piden [and schepiden V.] into Asson, `fro thennus we [Om. TV.] to re|ceyuynge [receyue MSX. take V.] Poul [Poul fro thennes V.] ; sothli [for V.] so he hadde dis|posid, to makinge [maken SX.] iourney bi lond. [verse 14] For|soth [Sothli V.] whanne he fond vs in Asson, `him takyn to [we token him and V.] , we camen to Mitilene. [verse 15] And fro thennis schippinge [we schepiden V.] , in the day suynge we [and we V.] camen aȝens Chyum, and an other day we haueneden at Samum, and in the day

suynge we [Om. S.] camen to Milete. [verse 16] Sothli Poul purposide for [Om. SX.] to schippe ouer to [Om. X.] Ephesi, lest ony dwelling were maad to him in Asie; forsoth [for V.] he hiȝede, if it were pos|sible to him, that he schulde make the day of Pentecoste at Jerusalem. [verse 17] Fro Mi|lete sothli he sendynge [sente V.] to Ephesy, clepide [and clepide V.] the more [more men NV.] thorw birthe [birthe, either the eldre men V.] of the chirche. [verse 18] Which [And V.] whanne thei camen to him, and weren to gidere, he seide to hem, Ȝe witen fro [for in T.] the firste day, in which I cam into [to V.] Asie, hou with ȝou by ech tyme I was, [verse 19] seruynge to the Lord with al mekenesse, and myldnesse, and teeris, and tempta|ciouns, that felden to me of aspyingis [aspying O.] of [verse 20] Jewis; how I withdrowȝ noȝt of [Om. V.] profit|able [the profitable G. vnprofitable V.] thingis to ȝou, that I telde not to ȝou, and tauȝte ȝou openly, and bi housis; [verse 21] witnessinge [and I witnesside V.] to Jewis and hethene men `into God penaunce [penaunce into God V.] , and feith into oure Lord Jhesu Crist. [verse 22] And `now lo [lo! now MP.] ! I boundun [am bounden V.] in spirit, go [and goo V.] into Jerusalem; what [and I knowe not what V.] thingis in it `ben to [schulen V.] comynge [comen SX. come V.] to [verse 23] me vnknowynge [Om. V.] , no but that the Hooly Gost by alle citees witnessith to me, sey|inge [and seith V.] , for bondis [that bondis V.] and tribulaciouns at Je|rusalem `dwellen to [abyden V.] me. [verse 24] But I schame [dreede V.] , `or drede [Om. OQVX.] , no thing of these, nether I make my `soule, that is, lyf [lyf OV. soule X.] , preciouser than my silf, `the while [so that V.] I ende, `or ful|fille [Om. OQX. either fille V.] , my cours, and the mynysterie of the word, the [Om. MPVX.] which I receyuede of the Lord Jhesu, for [Om. SX.] to witnesse the gospel of the grace of God. [verse 25] And now lo! I woot, for [that V.] ȝe schulen no more se my face, alle ȝe by whom [which V.] I passide, prechinge the kingdom of God. [verse 26] Wherfore I witnesse ȝou [to ȝou MPQVX.] this day, for [that V.] I am clene of the blood, `or synne [Om. QX.] , of alle men. [verse 27] Forsoth [For V.] I fleiȝ not awey, that I tauȝte [telde V.] , `or teelde [Om. OVX.] , not to ȝou al the councel of God. [verse 28] Take [Taketh PS.] tent to ȝou, and to al the folk [flok MPTVX.] , in which the

Hooly Gost sette [pute G pr. m. hath pute G sec. m. sente T. settide V.] ȝou bischopis, for [Om. SX.] to reule the chirche of God, which he pur|chaside [hath purchaside T.] with his blood. [verse 29] I woot for [that V.] aftir my departyng, rauyschinge wolues schulen entre in to ȝou, `not sparinge [and spare not V.] the flok; [verse 30] and of ȝou silf men spekinge weyward thingis schulen ryse, that thei leden [leden awey V.] dis|ciplis aftir hem. [verse 31] For which thing wake ȝe, holdinge in [Om. X.] mynde that by thre ȝeer nyȝt and [nor O.] day I ceesside not with teeris monestinge ech of ȝou. [verse 32] And now I bitake ȝou to God and to the word of his grace, that is myȝty for [Om. SX.] to edifie and ȝyue heri|tage in alle maad hooly. [verse 33] Forsoth of no man I coueitide siluer, and gold, or cloth, [verse 34] as ȝe [ȝee ȝour GT. ȝe ȝou MP. ȝou SX. ȝour Y sup. ras.] silf witen; but [for V.] to tho thingis that weren nede [needful V.] to me, and to these [tho O.] that ben [weren O.] with me, these hondis mynistriden. [verse 35] Alle these thingis I schewide to ȝou, for so it bihoueth men [me N.] trauelinge for [Om. SX.] to resceyue the syke [syke men V.] , and for [Om. SX.] to haue mynde of the word of the Lord Jhesu; for he seide, It [For it O.] is more blessid for [Om. SX.] to ȝyue, more than for [Om. GPSX.] to receyue. [verse 36] And whanne he hadde seide these thingis, `his knees putt [he knelide and V.] , he preiede with alle hem. [verse 37] Sothli greet wep|yng of [is of S. on T.] alle men was [Om. S.] maad; and thei fallinge [felden V.] in [on AGMNOPQSTY.] the necke of Poul, kisseden [and kissiden V.] [verse 38] him, sorwinge [and sorewiden V.] moost in the word that he seide, for thei weren [schulden V.] no [not N.] more to [Om. V.] se|ynge [seen SX. se V.] his face. And thei ledden him to [in to T.] the schip.