to mydnyght. And there were many lyghtes in the chambre, where we were gathered to∣gither, and there sat in a wyndow a certayne yonge man (named Euticus) beyng fallē in∣to a depe slepe. And as Paul was preaching he was the more ouercome with slepe, and fell downe from the thyrd lofte, & was takē vp deed. But whan Paule went downe, he [unspec C] fel on him & embrased him, and sayd: make nothyng a do, for his lyfe is in him. So whē he was come vp agayne, and had broken the bread & eaten, and talcked a long whyle (euen tyll the mornyng) at the last he depar¦ted. And they brought the yong man alyue, and were not a lytell comforted.
And we went afore to shyp, and lowsed vnto Asson there to receyue Paule. For so had he appointed, and wolde him selfe go a fote. When we were come togither at Asson we toke him in, & came to Mytilnes. And we sayled thence, and came the nexte daye ouer agaynst Chios. And the nexte day we ary∣ued at Samos, & taried at ••rogylon. The nexte daye we came to Myleton: for Paule [unspec D] had determined to sayle ouer by Ephesus, because he wold not spende the tyme ī Asia. For he hasted (yf it were possyble for him) to kepe at Ierusalem the daye of Pentecost. And from Myleton he sent messaungers to Ephesus, and called the elders of the congre¦gacyon. Whyche when they were come to hym, he sayde vnto them: Ye know from the fyrst daye that I came into Asia, after what maner I haue bene with you at all ceasons, seruynge the Lorde with all humblenes of mynde, and with many teares and tempta∣cions whiche happened vnto me by the lay∣inges awayt of the Iewes, because I wold kepe backe nothynge that was profytable vnto you: but to shewe you & teache you opē¦ly, and thorowe out euery house, wytnessing both to the Iues, & also to the Grekes, the repentaūce, that is toward God, & ye fayth which is toward our Lord Iesus. And now beholde I go bounde in the spirit vnto Ie∣rusalem, [unspec E] not knowing the thinges that shal come on me there, but that the holy Ghost wytnesseth in euery cytie, sayinge: that ban∣des & trouble abyde me. But none of these thinges moue me nether is my lyfe dere vn to my selfe, that I might fulfyl my course wt ioye, & the ministracion {fleur-de-lys} (of the worde) whi∣che I haue receyued of the Lord Iesu, to te∣stifye the Gospel of the grace of God.
And nowe beholde. I am sure, y• hēceforth ye al (thorowe whom I haue gone preching the kīgdome of god) shal se my fate no more Wherfore, I take you to recorde thys daye that I am pure from the bloude of all men. [unspec F] For I haue spared no labour, but haue she∣wed you all the councell of God. Take hede therfore vnto your selues & to all the flocke among whom the holy ghost hath made you ouerfears, to rule the congregacion of God which he hath purchased with his bloude. For I am sure of this, that after my depar∣tynge shall greuous wolues entre in amōg you, not sparyng the flocke. Moreouer, of your owne selues shal men aryse, speakyng peruerse thīges to drawe disciples after thē, Therfore awake, & remēbre, that by the spa∣ce of. iii. yeares: I ceased not to warne euery one of you nyght & day with teares.
And now brethrē, I commende you to god [unspec G] & to the worde of his grace, which is able to builde farther, & to gyue you an inheritaūce amonge all them whiche are sanctified I haue desyred no mans syluer, golde, or ve∣sture. Yee ye your selues knowe that these hādes haue ministred vnto my necessities, & to them that were with me. I haue shewed you all thynges, howe that so laborynge ye ought to receiue the weake, & to remēbre the wordes of the Lord Iesu, how that he sayd: it is more blessed to gyue then to receyue.
And when he had thus spokē, he kneled downe & prayed with them all. And they all wepte sore & fel on Pauls necke, & kyssed hym, sorowyng, moste of all for the wordes which he spake, that they shulde se hys face nomore. And they conuayed hym vnto the Shyppe.