¶ The .vii. Chapter.
[ A] * 1.1ANd ye pharises came togedder vnto him & dyvers of ye scribes which came from Ierusalem. And whē they sawe certay∣ne of his disciples eate breed wt cōmen hond{is} (that is to saye / wt vnwesshen hond{is}) they cō¦playned. For the pharises and all the Iewes / excepte they washe their hond{is} ofte / eate not observinge the tradicions of the elders. And whē they come from the market / escept they washe / they eate not. And many other thing{is} ther be / which they have taken apon them to observe / as the wasshinge of cuppes and cru¦ses / and of Brasen vessels / and of tables.
Then axed him the pharises & scribe / why walke not thy disciples accordinge to ye tradi¦cions [ B] of the elders / but eate breede with vn∣weshen hondes? He answered and sayde vnto them: well prophesied Esaias of you ypocri∣tes / as it is writtē:* 1.2 This people honoreth me with their lyppes / but their hert is farre from me: In vayne they worshippe me / teachinge doctryns which are nothinge but ye cōmaun∣dementes of men. For ye laye the commaunde¦ment