7 And when they al saw it, they murmu∣red, saying that he was gone into tary with a man that is a synner.
[unspec B] 8 And Zache stoode foorth, and sayde vnto the Lorde: Beholde Lorde, the halfe of my goodes I geue to the poore, and yf I haue taken from any man by forged cauillation, I restore him foure folde.
9 Iesus sayde vnto hym: This daye is saluation come to this house, because that he also is become the childe of A∣braham.
10 * For the sonne of man is come to seke, and to saue that which was lost.☜
11 And as they hearde these thynges, he added & spake a parable, because he was nye to Hierusalē, & because they thought that the kingdome of God should short∣ly appeare.
12 He sayde therfore: ☞ A certayne no∣ble man went into a farre countrey, to receaue for hym selfe a kyngdome, and to come agayne.
13 And he called his ten seruauntes, & de∣liuered [unspec C] thē ten peeces of money, saying vnto them, Occupie tyl I come.
14 But his citezins hated hym, and sent a message after hym, saying: We wyll not haue this man to raigne ouer vs.
15 And it came to passe, that whē he had receaued his kyngdome and returned, he commaunded these seruauntes to be called vnto him, to whom he had geuen the money, to wyt howe muche euery man had done in occupying.
16 Then came the first, saying: Lorde thy peece hath gayned ten peeces.
17 And he sayde vnto hym: Well thou good seruaunt, because thou hast ben faythfull in a very litle thing, haue thou aucthoritie ouer ten cities.
18 And the seconde came, saying: Thy peece hath encreased fiue peeces.
19 And to the same he sayde, be thou also ruler ouer fyue cities.
[unspec D] 20 And another came, saying: Lorde be∣holde here is thy peece, whiche I haue layed vp in a napkin.
21 For I feared thee, because thou art a strayte man: Thou takest vp that thou laydest not downe, & reapest that thou dyddest not sowe.
22 He sayth vnto hym: Of thyne owne mouth wyll I iudge thee, thou euyll seruaunt. Knewest thou that I am a straite man, taking vp that I layed not downe, & reapyng that I dyd not sowe:
23 And wherfore gauest no•• thou my mo∣ney into the banke, and at my commyng I myght haue required myne owne with vauntage?
24 And he sayde vnto them that stoode by: Take from hym that peece, and geue it to hym that hath ten peeces.
25 And they sayde vnto hym: Lorde he hath ten peeces.
26 For I say vnto you, that vnto euery one which hath, shalbe geuen: and frō hym that hath not, shalbe taken away euen that he hath.
27 Moreouer, those mine enemies, which [unspec E] woulde not that I shoulde raigne ouer thē, bring hyther, & slea them before me.
28 And when he hadde thus spoken, he went foorth before, ascending vp to Hie∣rusalem.☜
29 And it came to passe, when he was come nye to Bethphage & Bethanie, be∣sides the mount which is called Oliuet, he sent two of his disciples,
30 Saying: Go ye into the towne which is ouer agaynst you, into the whiche, assoone as ye are come, ye shall fynde a coult tyed, wheron yet neuer man sate: loose hym, and bryng hym hyther.
31 And yf any man aske you, why do ye loose hym, thus shall ye say vnto hym: because the Lorde hath neede of hym.
32 They that were sent, went their way, & founde euen as he had said vnto them.
33 And as they were a loosyng the coult, the owners therof said vnto them, why loose ye the coult?
34 And they sayde: For the Lorde hath neede of hym.
35 And they brought hym to Iesus, and cast their rayment on the coult, and set Iesus theron.
36 And as he went, they spread their clo∣thes in the way.
37 And when he was nowe come nye to [unspec F] the going downe of the mount Oliuete, the whole multitude of the disciples be∣gan to reioyce, and to prayse God with a loude voyce, for all the miracles that they had seene.
38 Saying: Blessed be the kyng that cōmeth in the name of the Lorde, peace in heauen, and glory in the hyest.
39 And some of the Pharisees of the com∣panie sayde vnto hym: Maister, rebuke thy disciples.
40 He saide vnto them: I tell you, that if