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ADam was made of erthe in the feld of damask the sixthe day of the world and brought in to paradyce and synned the same day and was put out after mydday / and so he fille out of the state of Innocence. and of welth in to the valey of wret∣chednesse and of woo· Man in his begynnyng myght take wele swete mete in goddes own hows But he desired that he shold not and assayed that was forbode. And fylle out of hye in to lo∣we out of light in to derknesse and slyme· out of his owne lād and contrey in to outlawyng / out of his hous in to waylynge / and trouble / Oute of fruyts in to w••pyng and woo Oute of praysinge in to dole and sorow· out of myrthe in to stryf / oute of loue in to hate. out of ioye and welth in to peyne and ••••ene / oute of helth and grace in to gilt and synne / out of pees in to peyn out of homlynesse in to offence and wrath ¶ Methos This Adam the xv· yere of his lyf bigate cayn that is co••unely callyd caym and his sister Calmana Than / xv. yere aftir that whan adam was· xxx / yere old he gate Abel and his syster delbora / but Abel was slayne and his fader & moder made dole and sorowe for hym an honderd yere· ¶R· ¶As hebrewes seyth / Adam begate seeth the yere of his age an honderd and thryttye. And lyued afterward .viij·C / yere / And so Adam lyued in al nyne honderd yere and thyrtty Treuisa There were thre score and ten· that torned holy wrytte oute of hebrew in to grewe· And they be cle¦ped the thre score and ten· ¶R ¶Adam deyed & was buryed in Ebron that is cleped also / Caryatharbe that is to meane the

Cyte of four that be patriarches that be buryed there that be a∣dam abraham· ysac and Iacob ¶Seeth gate enos whan he was an honderd yere old and fxue and lyued after / viij C / yere / but the thre score and ten seyen that seth was two honderd yere and fyue whan he begate enos and lyued afterward seuen honderd ye¦re and fyftene· But the thre score and ten seyen that Enos was nyne score yere & ten whan he gate caynan and lyued afterward seuen honderd yere and fyftene. Me seyth specially that Enos cle¦ped firste goddes name. For vpon caas he fonde firste. wordes of prayeng· Other as hebrewes tellen. he first fonde ymages to wor¦ship of god for to wake the slouthe of mannes mynde in to god almyghty. Caynan thre score yere old and ten gate malaleel & lyued afterward / viij / C yere and fourtye· But the thre score & ten putteth an honderd yere to fore the seuentye / & withdraweth an honderd afterward Malaleel fyue and sixty yere old ga¦te Iareth and lyued afetrward eyght honderd yere and thrytty but the seuentye setteth an honderd to fore v. & sixtye and with¦draweth an honderd afterward. Iareth an honderd yere old & lxij / gate enoche· and lyued afterward eyght honderd yere / ¶ In this the seuentye acordeth with other: Enoch fyue and sixty yere old bigate matusale and lyued afterward thre hon / derd yere and helde god almyghtyes way and was transla∣lated and brought in to paradyse / But the seuentye setteth an honderd yere bifore the fyue and sixtye / this enoch was fynder of lettres and wrote somme bookes so seyth Iudas the Apostel in his epistle / Me troweth that· Adam deyed in enokes▪ tyme / And as in caymes childer lameth the seuenth was werste· 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in sethes children enoch the seuenth from Adam was beste

Matussale an honderd yere old four score and seuen gate lameth / and lyue••d afterward seuen honderd yere and tweyne that was vnto noes flode / lameth an honderd yere old four score and tweyn gate no•• / and lyued afterward fyue honderd yere four score & ten