couenaunted to gyue hym money. And he consented, and soughte oportunytie to be∣traye hym vnto them when the people were awaye.
Then came the day of swete breed when of necessitie the Ester lambe muste be offered. And he sente Peter and Iohn̄, sayinge: Go prepare the Ester lambe, that we maye eate. They sayd to him. Where wylte thou, that [ B] we prepare? And he sayd vnto them. Beholde when ye be entred in to the citye, there shall a man mete you bearynge a pytcher of water / him folowe in to the same house that he en∣treth in, and saye vnto the housholder. The master saythe vnto the: where is the geste chambre, where I shal eate my Passouer with my disciples? And he shall shewe you a greate paloure paued. There make redye. And they went, and founde as he had sayde vnto them / and made redy the Passouer.
And when the houre was come, he sate downe and the twelue apostles with him, and sayd vnto them: I haue desyryngly desyred to eate this Ester lambe with you before that I suffre. For I saye vnto you henceforth I wyll not eate of it any more, tyl it be fulfylled in the kyngdome of God. And he toke the cup, and gaue thankes and said. Take this, and deuyde it amonge you. For I saye vnto you. I wyll not drynke of the frute of the vyne, tyl ye kyng∣dome of God be come.
And takyng breed and gyuyng thankes, he brake and gaue it to them, sayinge: This is my body whiche is gyuen for you. This do for my remembraunce. Lykewyse also the cuppe when he had supped, sayinge: This cuppe is the newe testament in my bloode, whiche is shedde.
But loo, the hande of him that betrayeth me, is with me on the table. And the sonne of man goeth as is appoynted: But wo to that man by whom he is betrayed. And they began to enquyre among them selues, which of them it sholde be that sholde do that.
[ C] ✚ And there was a stryfe amonge them, which of them sholde be taken for the greatest. But he said vnto them / the kynges of the gen∣tyles reygne ouer them, and they that beare rule ouer them are called gratious lordes. Ye shall not be so. But the greater amonge you, shal be as the yōger / & the chiefe, as the mini∣stre. For whether is greater he that sytteth at the table, or he that serueth? Is not he yt syt∣teth at the table? But I am among you, as he that ministreth / ye are they which haue abided with me in tētacions. And I dispose vnto you a kyngdom as my father hath disposed to me: that ye may eate and drinke at my table in my kyngdom, and syt on seates, and iudge the .xij. trybes of Israel. ⊦
And the Lorde said: Simon, Simon, beholde Satan hath desyred you, to syft you as it were whete / but I haue prayed for the, that thy [ D] fayth fayle not. And when thou art conuerted strengthen thy brethrē. But he sayd vnto him Lorde I am redye to go with the in to pry∣son, and to deth. And he sayd: I tell the Peter the cocke shall not trowe this daye, tyll thou haue thryse denyed that thou knewest me.
And he sayde vnto them: when I sent you without wallet and scryppe and shoes: lac∣ked ye oughte? And they sayde, no. And he sayd to them: But nowe he that hath a wal∣let, let him take it vp, and lykewyse his scryp. And he that hathe no swerde, let him sell his cote and bye one. For I saye vnto you, that yet that whiche is wrytten muste be perfour∣med in me: Euen with the wicked was he nombred. For those thynges which are of me, haue an ende. And they sayd: Lorde, beholde here are two swerdes. And he sayd vnto them: it is ynough.
And he came out, and went as he was wont to mounte Oliuet. And the disciples folowed him. And when he came to the place, he said to them, praye, lest ye fall in to temptacion.
And he was drawen frome them aboute a stones cast, and kneled downe and prayed, say∣inge: Father, if thou wylte, withdrawe this cup from me. Neuerthelesse, not my wyll, but [ E] thyne be fulfylled. And there appered an aun∣gell vnto him from heuen, comfortynge hym. And beinge in an agonye, he prayed somwhat longer. And his sweat was lyke droppes of bloode, trycklyng downe to the grounde. And he arose vp from prayer and came to his disci∣ples, and founde them slepynge for heuynes. and said to them / why slepe ye? Ryse & praye, lest ye fall in to temptacion.
Whyle he yet spake / beholde, there came a company, and that he was called Iudas one of the twelue, went before them, and preased nye vnto Iesus to kysse him. And Iesus said vnto him. Iudas betrayest thou the sonne of man wt a kysse? When they whiche were aboute him sawe what wolde folowe, they said vnto him: [ F] Lorde shall we smyte with the swerde. And one of them smote a seruant of the hyest preest and smote of his right eare. And Iesus answe∣red and said, suffre ye thus farre forthe. And he touched his eare, and healed him.
Then Iesus sayde vnto the chiefe preestes and rulers of the temple, and thelders whi∣che were come to him. Be ye come out as vn∣to a thefe with swerdes and slaues? When I was dayly with you in the temple, ye layde no handes vpon me. But this is your houre, and the power of darkenesse. Then toke they him, and ledde hym, and borughte him to the hyghe Preestes house. But Peter folowed afarre of.
When they had kyndled a fyre in the myd∣des of the palace, and were set downe togither Peter also sate downe amonge them. And a certayne damsell behelde him as he sate by the fyre, and beholdyng him sayd: This was also with him. Then he denyed him, sayinge woman I knowe him not. And after a lytle whyle, an other sawe him and said: thou arte also of them. And Peter sayd / man, I am not. And about the distaunce of an houre, an other affyrmed saying: verily this felowe was with him, for he is of Galile / and Peter sayd / man, I wote not what thou sayest. And forthwith whyle he yet spake, the cocke crewe. And the Lorde turned abacke and loked vpon Peter.