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

CAP. XXV.

[verse 1] Therfore whanne [thanne K.] Festus cam into pro|uynce [the prouynce G sec. m. NSVX.] , aftir the thridde day he assendide to Jerusalem fro Cesarie. [verse 2] And the princes [prynce N.] of prestis, and the firste of Jewis wenten to him aȝens Poul, and preieden [verse 3] him [Om. N.] , axinge [askynge Q.] grace aȝens him, that he schulde comaunde him for [Om. SX.] to be led to [in to G sec. m.] Jerusalem; settinge [and thei settiden V.] aspies for [Om. SX.] to sle hym in the weye. [verse 4] Sothli Festus answeride, Poul [that Poule V.] `for to be [to be SX. schulde be V.] kepte in Cesarie; `him sothly to [sothli that he himself schulde V.] goynge [go SVX.] forth more rypeli [hasteli O.] , `or hasteli [Om. OX.] . [verse 5] Therfore he seith [seide V.] , Thei that in ȝou ben myȝti [in myȝti X.] , comynge [come V.] doun to gidere; if [and if V.] ony cryme is in the man, accuse [accuse thei TV.] him. [verse 6] Sothli he dwellinge [dwellide V.] a mong hem no more than eiȝte or [either V fere pass.] ten [twelf O.] dayes, cam [and cam V.] doun to Cesarie; and `that othir [the tother AGMNOPQSTVX.] day he sat for domesman, and comaundide Poul for [Om. SX.] to be `ledd to [brouȝt V.] . [verse 7] Which whanne he [Om. AGKQSTX.] was ledd [brouȝt forth V.] , Jewis stooden `aboute him [nyȝ S.] , the [Om. V.] whiche camen doun fro Jerusalem, puttinge [and puttinge V.] aȝens [aȝens him GOTV.] manye and [Om. G pr. m. STV.] greuouse causis, whiche thei myȝten not proue. [verse 8] Sothli [For sothli V.] Poul ȝeldinge [ȝeeldide V.] resoun [resoun in alle thingis V.] , For nethir into [aȝens V.] the lawe of Jewis,

nether `in to [aȝens V.] the temple, nether into [aȝens V.] Cesar, I synnede ony thing. [verse 9] Forsoth Festus willinge [wolde V.] `for to [to SX. Om. V.] ȝyue grace to the Jewis, answeringe [and answeride V.] to Poul, seide [and seide V.] , Wolt thou as|sende to Jerusalem, and there be demed of these thingis at me? [verse 10] Sothli Poul seide, At the dom place of Cesar I stonde, where it bihoueth me for [Om. SX.] to be demyd. I haue not noyed to the Jewis, as thou `hast betere knowun [knowest betere V.] . [verse 11] Sothli [For V.] if I haue noyed, or don ony thing worthi deeth, I forsake not for [Om. SX.] to deie; sothli if no thing of these [tho V.] is, that thei accusen me, no man may ȝyue me to hem. [verse 12] `Cesar I apele [I apele to Cesar V.] . Thanne Festus spekinge [spac V.] with the counceil, answeride [and answer|ide V.] , Cesar [To Cesar V.] thou hast apelid, to Cesar thou schalt go. [verse 13] And whanne summe dayes weren passid, Agrippa kyng [a kyng T.] , and Bernyse camen doun to Cesarie, for [Om. SX.] to greete wel Festus. [verse 14] And whanne thei dwelliden there manye dayes, Festus schewide to the king of Poul, seiynge [and seide V.] , Sum man is left boundun [verse 15] of Felix, of which [the whiche S.] , whanne I was at Jeru|salem, princes of prestis and eldere men of Jewis camen to me, axinge [and axden OV. askynge Q.] dampnacioun aȝens him. [verse 16] To whom [whiche V.] I answeride, It [That it V.] is not custom to Romayns, for [Om. SX.] to dampne [ȝeue, either dampne V.] ony man, `bifore that [ar O.] he that is accusid haue his accuseris present, and [Om. N.] take place of defendyng, for [Om. SX.] to waysche a wey crymes, `or greet trespassis [Om. OX.] , that ben putt aȝens [aȝens him MPQTV.] . [verse 17] Therfore whanne thei camen to gedire hidur, withoute ony delay, in the day su|ynge I sittinge [sat V.] for domesman, comaundide [and comaundide V.] the man for [Om. SX.] to be `ladd to [brouȝt V.] . [verse 18] Of whom whanne the [Om. MOPQTVX.] accuseris stooden nyȝ [Om. AGMNPQSTVX.] , thei seyden no cause, of whiche thingis [theng O.] I hadde suspicioun of yuel. [verse 19] Sothli thei hadden aȝens hym summe questiouns of her veyn worschiping [worschipingus S.] , `or religioun [Om. OX. either veyn rely|gioun V.] , and of sum [Om. MP.] Jhesu deed, whom Poul affermyde for [hym for Q. Om. SX.] to lyue. [verse 20] Sothli I doutinge [dowted OV.] of such maner

questioun [of questioun GOT. questiouns N.] , seide [seying O. and seide V.] , If [Wher V.] he wolde go to Jeru|salem, and there `for to [Om. OSX.] be demyd of these thingis? [verse 21] Forsoth [For V.] Poul apelinge [appelide V.] , that he schulde be kept to the [Om. O.] knowinge of the em|perour, I comaundide him for [Om. SX.] to be kept, til I schal [Om. V.] sende him to Cesar. [verse 22] Sothli Agrippa seide to Festus, And I my silf wolde [will O.] heere the man. `Festus answeride [Om. MPQTVX.] , To morwe, he seith [seide V.] , thou schalt heere him. [verse 23] Sotheli on `that othir [the to|ther AGMNOPQSTV. the other X.] day, whanne Agrippa and Ber|nyce camen with moche ambicioun, or pryde of staat, and entriden into the au|ditorie, with tribunis and principal men of the citee, `Festus biddinge [whanne Festus bad V.] , Poul `is lad to [was brouȝt V.] . [verse 24] And Festus seide, Kyng Agrippa, and alle men that ben with vs, ȝe seen this [this man GMPTV.] , of the [Om. MPTVX.] which al the multitude of Jewis preiede me at Jerusalem, `axinge, and cryinge [and axide and criede V.] , him [Om. V.] for [Om. SVX.] `to not bihoue [that it bihoueth not V.] `for to [Om. AGMNOPSTX. to Q. that he V.] `lyue more [more to lyue SX.] . [verse 25] Forsoth I fond, `him for to haue [him to haue SX. that he hadde V.] don no thing worthi of deeth; sothli `him apelinge this thing to the emperour, I deme [deemede G.] for [Om. SX.] to sende [`I deme for to sende to the emperor, for he appelide this thing V.] . [verse 26] Of which man I [Om. K.] haue not [not cer|teyn V.] , what thing [Om. O.] certeyn [Om. V.] I schal wryte to the lord. For which thing I brouȝte him `to ȝou [Om. V.] , and moost to thee, O [Om. N. thou V.] kyng Agrippa, that [that whanne NV.] axyng maad [is maad NV.] , I haue what [what theng O.] I schal wryte. [verse 27] Forsoth [For V.] it is seyn to me withoute resoun, for [Om. SX.] to sende a boundun man, and not to [Om. V.] signifie the [Om. QSX.] cause of him.