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say_v he_o go_v &_o hang_n himself_o /_o thenne_fw-fr the_o jew_o buy_v with_o xv_o of_o those_o penny_n a_o field_n for_o the_o sepulture_n of_o pylgryme_n as_o the_o gospel_n tellyth_v /_o and_o the_o other_o xu_o penny_n the_o jew_n gaaf_n to_o the_o knight_n that_o keep_v the_o sepulchre_n of_o cryste_n /_o ¶_o you_o shall_v understonde_v that_o the_o lyknesse_n of_o these_o xxx_o penny_n be_v use_v in_o all_o the_o country_n both_o in_o name_n &_o in_o money_n from_o abraham_n time_n unto_o the_o dystrucconn_n of_o iherusalem_n the_o which_o be_v by_o titus_n &_o daspasianus_n day_n destroy_v /_o but_o from_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n unto_o the_o time_n of_o crysty_n passion_n these_o xxx_o penny_n be_v never_o dyscever_v ne_o depart_v but_o evermore_o be_v bear_v hole_n togyde_a /_o and_o when_o cryste_n be_v sell_v for_o theym_n anon_o they_o be_v depart_v &_o sparple_v about_o in_o dyvers_a place_n /_o ¶_o and_o the_o cause_n why_o thyse_n xxx_o penny_n be_v callyd_v 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to_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n by_o a_o angel_n as_o the_o gospel_n tellyth_a /_o thenne_fw-fr they_o be_v bydden_a to_o go_v in_o to_o galilee_n and_o there_o they_o dwell_v in_o a_o cyte_n which_o be_v call_v nazareth_n /_o and_o so_o the_o prophesy_v be_v fulfyl_v quonian_a nazarenus_fw-la vocabitur_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o shall_v be_v call_v a_o man_n of_o nazareth_n /_o ¶_o and_o what_o cryste_n die_v werke_n in_o earth_n from_o that_o time_n till_o the_o three_o year_n afore_o his_o passion_n the_o evangelist_n open_o declare_v not_o in_o their_o gospel_n /_o when_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n criste_n be_v sty_v up_o in_o to_o heaven_n after_o that_o he_o send_v saint_n thomas_n thapostle_n in_o to_o ynde_v to_o prithee_o their_o goddys_n word_n /_o in_o which_o ynde_n as_o it_o be_v aforesaid_a these_o three_o king_n the_o time_n regnyd_v &_o be_v lord_n of_o those_o londe_n and_o though_o it_o so_o be_v that_o saint_n thomas_n against_o his_o will_n go_v in_o to_o the_o 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