Here begynneth the pystles and gospels, of euery Sonday, and holy daye in the yere

¶ The Pystell on the Decolacyon of saynt Iohā. Prouerbi. x.

THe lokyng after of iuste men is gladnes & the hope of wycked men shal {per}ysshe The strength of a simple man is the waes of

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the lord / and feare to thē that worke euyll. The iuste mā shall not be mo∣ued for euer and wycked mē shall not dwell vpō the erth. The mouthe of a iust man bryngeth forthe wysdome / & the tonge of euyl mē shal {per}ysshe. The lyppes of a iuste man ••syderethe plea∣saūte thynges / and the mouth of wyc¦ked men / frowarde thynges. The simplycyte of iuste men shall dyrecte theym and the supplantacyō of euyl mē shal destroy thē. The rygh teousnes of ryghtuose men / shall delyuer them & the wycked mē shall be taken in theyr awaytes The iust mā is delyuered frō heuynes / & the wycked mā shall be taken for hym. A dissimyler deceaueth his frēde with the mouth / & the iust mē shall be delyuered with scyēce A citye shal be exalted ī the goddes of iust m••: & laude shall be ī the losse of wicked mē A cytye shall be exalted in the blysynge of iuste men.

¶ The Gospell on the decollacyon of saynt Iohā. The. vi. Chapiter of Marke. C.

HErode the kynge hym selfe sēt forth and toke Iohn̄ & bounde hym & cast hym ī pry¦son / for Herodias sake / which was his bro¦ther Philyppys wyfe. For he had maryed her. Iohan sayde vnto Herode. It is nat laufull for the to haue thy brothers wyfe. Herodias layd wayte for hym / & wold haue kylled hym / but she coulde nat For herode feared Iohan knowynge that he was a iuste man / & an holy / and gaue hym reuerence and when he herde hym / he dyd many thynges and herd hym gladly. And when conuenyente daye was come Herode on his byrth day made a supper to the Lor∣des / Capteynes / and cheyfe estates of Galile. And the daughter of the same Herodias came in. & daun∣sed / and Pleased Herode and thē that sate at bourde

also. Then the kynge sayde vnto the maydē / aske of me what thou wylte / & I wyll gyue it the / & he sware vnto her. what soeuer thou shalte aske of me / I wyll gyue it the / euen vnto the one halfe of my kyngdo∣me. And she went forth: & sayde to her mother. what shal I are and she sayde Iohan Baptistes heed And she came in strayte waye with haste vnto the kynge and asked sayeng / I wyll that thou gyuest me by and by in a dysshe / the heed of Iohan Baptyste. And the kynge was sory. Yet for his othes sake / and for theyr sakes whiche sate at supper also / he woulde nat put her besyde her purpose. And ī medyatly the kyng sente Hangeman / and commaunded his heed to be brought in / and he went and beheded hym in the pryson and brought his heed ī a dyshe and gaue it to the mayden / and the mayden gaue it to her mother. Uvhen his dyscyples herde of it / they came and toke vp hys body / and put it in a tombe.