¶ Saull is annoynted kynge, and prophesyeth.
CAPI. X.
ANd then Samuel toke a vessel of oyle / [unspec A] and powred it vpon his heade, & kys∣sed hym, and sayde: hath not the Lorde anoynted the, to be captayne ouer his enhery¦taunce ❀ (and thou shalte deliuer his people out of the handes of theyr enemyes, vviche are rounde aboute them. And this token shalt thou haue, that the LORDE hath annoynted the to be prynce.) When thou art departed from me this daye / thou shalte fynde two men by Rahels sepulchre in the border of Ben Ia∣min, euen at Zalezah. And they wyll saye vn∣to the: the Asses whiche thou wentest to seke / are founde. And lo, thy father hath lefte the care of the asses, & soroweth for you, sayenge: what shall I do for my son? Then shalt thou go forth from thence, and shalte come to the playne of Thabor. And there shall mete the thre men goynge vp, ☞ to God to Bethell: one caryenge thre kyddes, & another caryeng thre loues of breade: and another caryenge a bottell of wyne. And they wyl salute the, and gyue the two loues of breade, whiche thou shalt receyue of theyr hand{is}. After that shalt thou come to the hyll of God, where the Phi∣listines [unspec B] kepe theyr watche. And when thou arte come thyther to the citie, thou shalt mete ☞ a company of prophettes cōmyng downe frō the hyll, with a psaltre, a tymbrel, a pype / and a harpe before them, & ☞ they shall pro∣phesye. And the spiryte of the lorde wyl come vpon the also, & thou shalte prophesye, with them, and shalt be turned into another man. Therfore when these sygnes are chaunced the, do what thou hast to do, for God is with the. And thou shalt go before me to Gylgal. And I also wyll come downe vnto the, to sa∣crifye, burntsacrifyces, and to offre peaceof∣ferynges. Tary for me seuen dayes, vntyll I come to the, and shewe the what thou shalt do. And as soone as he had turned his shoul¦der to go from Samuell, god gaue hym an∣other maner of herte, and all those tokens came to passe that same daye. And when they came to the hyll: beholde, the companye of prophettes met hym, and the Spiryte of God came vpon hym also, he prophesyed a∣monge them. And al that knewe him before / when they sawe that he prophesyed amonge the prophettes, they sayde eche to other: what is this that is happened vnto the son of Cis? [unspec C] Is Saull also amonge the Prophettes? And one of the same place answered, & sayde: who is theyr father? And therof came the pro¦uerbe what, is ☞ Saull also among the pro¦phettes? And when he had made an ende of prophesienge, he came to the hyl. And Saules fathers brother sayde vnto hym & to his lad: whyther went ye? He sayde: to seke the Asses: & when we sawe that they were no where, we came to Samuell. And Sauls vncle sayd, tell me what Samuell sayde vnto you? Saull answered his vncle: he tolde vs plainly, that the asses were founde: But of the kyngdome wherof Samuell spake, tolde he him not. And Samuell called the people togyther vnto the lorde to Mizpa, & sayde vnto the chyldren of Israell: thus sayeth the lorde god of Israell: I brought Israell out of Egypte, and dely∣uered you out of the hande of the Egyptians & out of the handes of all kyngdomes that troubled you. And ye haue this daye caste awaye youre God that helped you out of all your aduersityes and tribulacyons. And ye haue sayde vnto hym: make a kynge ouer vs. Nowe therfore stande ye before the lorde by your trybes & your thousand{is}. And when Samuell had brought all the trybes of Is∣raell, [unspec D] the trybe of Ben Iamin was caught. When he had brought the trype of Ben Ia∣min by theyr kynreds, the kynred of Matri was caught: & at the last Saull the sonne of Cis was caught. And whē they sought him, he coulde not be founde. Therfore they as∣ked the lorde further, yf the man shuld come thyther. And the Lorde answered: beholde, he hathe hyd hymselfe amonge the stuffe. And they ran, & set him thence. And when he stode among the peple, he was hyer then any of the people, frō the shoulders vpwarde. And Sa¦muell sayde to all the peple: Se ye not hym / whome the lorde hath chosen, & howe there is none lyke hym amonge the people? And all the peple showted and sayde: God lende the kynge lyfe. Then Samuell tolde the people ☞ the dutye of the kyngdome, & wrote it in a booke, and layde it vp before the Lorde / and sent all the people awaye / euery man to his house. And Saul also went home to Gi∣bea. And there ❀ folowed hym stronge men, whose hertes God had touched. But the chyl¦dren of Beliall, sayde: howe shall he saue vs? And they despised hym, and brought hym no presentes. And he helde his tongue.