¶ The buyidynge of Egbathanis. The vyctory of Nabu∣chodonosor agaynste Arphaxat. The messengers of Nabu∣chodonosor are dyspysed.
CAPI I.
ARphaxat the Kyng of [unspec A] the Medes subdued many peo∣ple vnto his dominyon, & buyl∣ded a noble stronge cytie, which he called Egbathanis. The wal¦les of it made he offre stone, foure squared, seuentye cubytes hye / and thrytye cubytes brode. He made towres there vpon an hun∣dreth cubites hye. But vpon the foure cor∣ners euery syde was twentye fote brode. He made the portes in the heygth, lyke as the towres. This Kynge trusted in his mightye host / and in his glorious charettes.
So in the twelfth yeare of his raygne it [unspec B] happened, y• Nabuchodonosor the kynge of y• Assirians (which raygned in y• great cytye of Niniue) fought agaynste Arphaxat, and ouercame hym in the great felde called Ra∣gau, beside Euphrates & Tigris & Iadason in y• felde of Erioth y• kynge of the Elykes.
Then was y• Kyngdome of Nabuchodo∣nosor exalted, & his herte was lyfte vp & he sente vnto all them y• dwelt in Celicea, in Damascus, in Libanus, & vnto y• Heathen that dwelt in Carmel & Cedar, & to such as dwelt in Galtle in ye great felde of Esdrelon, [unspec C] to all them y• were in Samaria, & beyonde the water of Iordane vnto Ierusalem and the whole lande of Iesse vnto y• moūtaynes of Ethiopia. Unto all these dyd Nabucho∣donosor the Kynge of the Assirians sende messaūgers. But they all with one consent wolde nat agre vnto him, & sent y• messaun∣gers agayne empty, & put them awaye with out honour. Thē Nabuchodonosor y• kynge toke indignacyon at those landes, & sware by his troue, and by his Kyngdome, that he wolde be auenged of all those countres.