¶Circa annū dm̄ .iiii.M.viii.C.lxxxxiiii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .ii.C.xv.
SAdoch of the lyne of Crist / is nombred in Mathe. primo / but in scryture the∣re is nomore mēcyon / made of hym ¶Iadu•• the sone of Iohn̄ was hygh bysshop in Ierusa¦lem / this tyme kyng Alexander regned / ye whi¦che was wrothe with ye people of Iherusalem and came to the cytee. Thenne Iadus arayed in his Pontyfycall ornamentes came to mete hym. And he sodeynly was pleased & worshy∣ped the bysshop & with peas & Ioye entred the cyte. And he made to be brought to hym the bo¦ke of Daniell \ & the prophecy to be expowned to hym the whiche was spoken of hym. & that done he Ioyed strongly. For all thyng the whi¦che he had herde by ye dreme in due ordre was fulfylled. And it was lykely to hī that he sholde be the same persone of whom Daniell prophe¦cyed: & of that he toke more hardynes to fyght wyth Dari{us} kynge of Perse: dyde the sacrafy∣ce: & badde the Iewes to aske what they wolde haue he graūte that they sholde kepe theyr ow∣ne lawes at ye .vii. yere shold be without tribu¦te (vid mg••m in histo) ¶The hoste of Alexan∣der as Orosi{us} sayth was .xxxii. M. of foot mē and .iiii. M. horsmen: & shyppes C.lxxx. And it is vncertayne whether it is more meruaylle: that he sholde conquere all the worlde with so lytel a power or how that euer he durst go vpō them with so lytell a power. And ther was of Alexand & his hoste slayne ye ••yng of Persa{rum} (Et vt orosi{us} dicit quīquies decies cētena mi∣lia) Eneas ye sone of Iady was bysshop after his fader. Manilius Papirius & Fabius we•••• cōsulers at rome. This papiri{us} whā he was a child he was very wyse & he feyned many fayr lesīge that he myght kepe h{is} maysters coūsel & the Senatours. And whan he came vnto mā∣nes state: he was so noble a war••you•••• That whan ye Romayns dradde Alexander he was chosen for to goo ayenste hym· And of the god¦des charged not but he scorned and reproued the goddes: sayenge afore that vnhappy thyn¦ge sholde falle· And that to his grete louynge hooly douctours saye