dede or counseill And also al tho that pryue holy churche of any righte 〈◊〉 make of holy churche any laye fee 〈◊〉 is halowed or sanctifyed And al tho that withold the rightes of any churche that is to saye Offrynges tythes reÌ„tes or fredome of holy churche lâ—te or distrouble or breke that is to saye If any man flee to churche or churchyerd who soo him oute draweth and al tho that procure or assent And all tho that purchace lettres of any lordes Courte wherfore lettynge is maade in cristen courte that processe of right may natt be determyned or endyd And all tho â–ª that the peas of the londe destrouble And all tho that blood drawe of man or of womaÌ„ in vyolence or in vylony make to be drawen in chirch or in churcheyerde wherfore the churche or the churcheyerd is enterdited or suspeÌ„â—â—â— And all tho that been ayenst the ryght of oure lorde the kynge and alsoâ— thein that susteyne warre ageynst the kynge wrongfully And all tho that are comune robbers and reâ—eâ—s or mansleers but if it be hem self defendynge tho that be ayenst the greate charâ—â—e of the kyng that is coÌ„fermyd of the court of Rome And al tho that fals wytnes bere wrongely namely in cause of matrymonye in what courte so it be or oute of courte And all tho that any false wytnes brynge forthe in right of matrymony for to destrouble man or woman or for to disherite any man of laÌ„de or tenement or any other catel And all false aduocates that for mede put forth any fals excepciones or querels through the whiche the right of matrymonye is fordoon or any other maner of right in stede of iugement And all tho that for mede or fauour or for any other encheson malicyously man or woman brynge oute of their good fame into wycked or make theym for to lese their worldly godes or honoure or putte theym wrongfully to their purgacioÌ„ of the which was 〈◊〉 â—ame bifore And all tho that maliciously distroble or lett the right presentment of any churche ther the very patrone sholde presente and all that therto procoure with word or dede or with false enqueste or with other power And all tho that maliciously despysen the maundmeÌ„t of the kynge to take a cursed man fro the tyme that he hath leyn in cursyng xl daies no remedye wyll seke And all tho that capcions distrouble wyth false iugement or false enqueste And all tho that their lyueraunce purchaâ—e ayenst the right of holy church all tho that meâ—e take for to distroble peas therâ— loue sholde be or charite Or stryf mayntene with worde or dede tyll they haue yelden agayn the mede that they toke of theym they may neuyr be assoyled And all tho that hold houses maners graunges of persones vycares or of any other man of hooly churche ayenst their wyll or their attourneys wyll And all tho that any maner godes meuable or vnmeuable awaye bere with strength or wrongefully awaye drawe or wasten of the whiche â—synge they may nat be assoiled tyll they haue made satisfaccion to whom the wronge is doone And all tho that anâ— maner of godes with violence or maâ—â—â—e bere oute of holy churche stedde or â—bbey or house of religyon whiche that therin is leyde or doon for warandise or socour or for to kepe and all that therto procour or 〈◊〉 and all tho that theym mayntene or susteyne And al tho that haue leyde hond on preest or clerke with malyce butt it be him selue defendynge And all tho that 〈◊〉 counceyll or helpe ayenst cristendome And all that her children wrongfully fader wyttyngly or ther children wyten on any other man with malice And all tho that werye or sle their generaciones or their children distroye with drynkes or with any other crafte And all tho that false money make and therto assent And all tho that good money clyppe or shere them to auantage to disceyue any maÌ„ with al tho that false the popes bulles or 〈◊〉 the kynges seaâ—â— And all tho that bye or sell with fals mesures or false weyghtes that is to say to bye with one and sell with a nother And all tho that false the kynges standarde them self wyttynge And all tho that any testament distrouble or therto procoure with word or with dede wherfore the dedys wyll is nat fulfilled And all tho that forswere hem self vpon the holydome wyllynge and wetyngly for mede or for hate for to to doo any man or woman to lese ther worldly godes and honoure And all rubbers and reuers openly or preuely by daye or by nyghte or any mannys goodes stele wherfore they were worthy to haue iugement And all tho that witholde any mannys goode that hath been spyred thryse in hooly churche theym selue wyttyng And all tho that distrouble the peas of holy churche or of the londe And all the kinges felones and all tho that them mayntene And all false conspiratoures and all false forswerers in assyâ—es or any other courte And all tho that any fals pleyntes putte forth ageynst the fraunchise of holychurche or of the kinge of the royalme And all tho that offrynges that are offred in holy churche or in churcheyerde or in chapel or in oratory or in any other stede with in the prouynce of Caunterbury with holden or putte away in any other place ayenst the wyll of the parson or vycary or their attourney in the parysshe that it is offeryd in And all tho that their goodes awaye yeue for drede of deth in fraud of holy churche or to forbarre their dettes payâ—â—ge And all tho that suche gyftes take or therto helpe or counceyll And al tho that let prelates or ordynaries for to holde consistory session or chapiters for to enâ—â—ere of synnes and of exces in gode amendement of mannys soul And all wyches and all that on theim leue and all heretykes that leue nat in the sacrament of the auter that is goddes owne body in flesshe and blood in fourme of brede and other sacramentes that toucheth help of mannys soul And all iogelers vsurers that is to say If any man or woman leue their catell to man or woman for any auauntâ—ge to take by couenante more or lesse 〈◊〉 their owne and if their be any suche in towne or cyte the Cyte or the. towne shold be enterdyte by the olde lawe and neither done therin masse ne â—aâ—rament vsyd tyll that he were out therof And all that witholde tythes or withdrawe their tythes wyttynglye oâ— maliciously to the harme of holy â—â—che or tythes let to be gyuen of 〈◊〉 goodes whiche be coÌ„maunded or ordeyned to be gyuen by the lawe of holy churche that is to saye of al frutes of yerdes cornes herbes that wax frutes of trees of all maner bestes that are newynge Of woll lambe and chese in tyme of yere Of swannes gees douys duckes of bees hony wax Of hay olso often as
and after brengeth forth a whyte floure wythout crafte of man or ony peyryng to the stalke Ryght so our lady conceyued of the holy gooste and after brought her sone our lord Ihesu Cryste wythoute ony wemme of her body That is flour and cheef of alle wymmen Thenne said the iewe whaÌ„ I see a lylye sprynge oute of the dede stalke that standeth in this pot thenne wyl I byleue that thou sayst to be trewe And anon ther wyth sprange a whyte lyly oute of the dede stocke that stode in that same wyne pot And whaÌ„ the iewe sawe that anone he felle doune to the grounde vpon his knees and sayd thus Lady now I see well that thou conceyued wyth the holy gost our lord Ihesu criste goddis sone of heuen And thou were clene mayden both before the birth and so anone he was cristened so after he was a full holy man And this is the cause wherfore that the pot wyth the lily is set betwene our lady the angel For ryght as the iew disputed wyth the Cristen man of the maner of the Concepcion So our lady disputed wyth the angell of the maner how she shold conceyue be both moder mayde or she consented therto Thenne ye that wyl faste the v. euens of our lady in the worship of the v. ioyes that she had of her sone The first whan she conceyued of the holy gooste and knewe that she was moder to goddis sone of heuen The ii was on cristmasse daye whan she was delyuered of her sone wythoute ony peyne of her body For as she conceyued wythout lust of her body also she was deliuered wythout peyne of her body The iii. ioye was on ester daye whan her sone rose from deth to life and come to her kyssed her and made her more ioyefull of his vprysing than she was sory off his deth The iiii ioye whan he styed vp to heuâ—n on holy thursday in the same flesshe and blode that he toke in her body The v. ioye was in her assumpcioÌ„ whaÌ„ she sawe her sone come wyth grete multitude of angelis and saintes to fette her to heuen to crowne her quene of heuen and emperes of helle and lady of the world and so al that ben in heuen shall do her reuerence and worshyp And al that ben in erthe shal doo her seruyce Thyse ben the v. ioyes that our lady had of her sone and ye shall vnderstonde that he that wyl grete our lady with v. Aues shal neuer come in to the peynes of helle ¶ Narracio ¶ we fynde wreten of an holy maydeÌ„ that was denoute in our ladyes seruyce and euery daye greted her wyth v. ioyes Thenne it happed so on a daye that she fell seke felte her selfe well that she shold be dede and for fere she sighed wonder sore and made greate mone for by cause she wyft not wheder she shold goo after her deth Thenne come oure lady to her and said why arte thou so sory that hast made me so glad gretynge me wyth ioyes that I had of my sone therfor be not sory but knowe mell that thou shal go wyth me in to euerlastynge blysse and ioye wyth out ende Amen ¶ Narracio ¶ we fynde of saint Gylberte that on a tyme he was nye dede of the quynâ—â— and whan his throte was so grete and well nye dede that he myght not take breth our lady come to hym and sayd to hym Gylbert my seruaunt it were euyll do that thy throte shold suffre penaunce that hath soo oft tyme gladed me wyth ioyes and anone she toke her fayr pappe and mylked on his throte and wente her waye anone therwith he was hole and thanked our lady euer after De sancto Georgeo martire â—Ood frendes suche a daye ye shal haue saynt Georges daye The holy marter It is wreten in 〈◊〉 â—â—fe that there was an horryble dragon besyde a cyte that was called Câ—â—â—e of the whiche dragon men of the Cite were sore aferde in so moche that by counseyll of the kynge euery daye thei gaue hym a childe and a shepe to ete For fere lest he wolde haue come in to the Cyte Thenne whan all the chyldren and the shepe were nye ete for by cause that the kyng hym self gaue theÌ„ the counseyll they constreyned hym that he had but a doughter to gyue her to the dragon Thenne the kynge for fere of the people wyth wepyng and grete sorowe makynge delyuered hem his childe and sente her forth to the place â—â—ere as they were wont to set her own children and a shepe wyth her to abyde tyll the dragon come But than by the ordynaunce of god saynt George come tydyng that waye And whan he sawe this damoysell in her araye him thought she was a woman of greate byrth and asked her why she stode therre wyth the shepe in suche araye so mornynge Thenne answered she and said gentyll knyght well maye I morne make sorowe for I am a kynges doughter of this Cite and now I am sette here to be deuoured of a dragon that hath ete all the chyldren of this Cite be now dystroyed and nowe he muste haue me For my fader gaf hem counseyll therto and therfore gentyll knyght ryde hense faste and saue thy selfe leest the dragon sle bothe the and me Thenne sayd George damoysell that were grete shame and vylonye to me that am a knyghte well arayed And shold fle and thou a woman and sholdest abyde TheÌ„ne wyth that the dragon put oute his hede at an hole and spytted fyre proferd batayle to george he made a sygne of the crosse before hym and sett the spere in the reste and wyth grete myght bare downe the dragon to the grounde· And thenne he bad the damoysell bynde this dragon wyth her gyrdell about the necke And lede it wyth her in to the Cite and soo the dragon folowed after her as it hadde be a honde maide to bowe paciently· But whan the people of the Cyte sawe the dragon come they fledde for fere awaye Thenne George called the peple ayen and sayde to theym be not aferde For and ye wyll belyue in Criste and take cristeÌ„dom I wyll saue and sle this dragon and delyuer you of your enemye then were they so glad that anone xx thousand men wythoute wymen and children were cristened And the kynge the quene were first of all wyth al his housholde And thenne George slewe the dragon and bad the people tye oxen to hym and drawe it out of the Cite that the fauour of it dyde the peple no harme Thenne George bad the kynge edefye chirches in euery corner of his londe and be lusty to goddis seruyce and to honour and worship all the peple of holy chirche and euer haue coÌ„passyon and be sory for them that be pour or in ony dysease Thenne whan George had done thus and had torned al the londe to crysten feyth he herde of
But whanne thomas herde the knyghtes armed and wolde come into the chirche and might nat he wente to the dore and vnbaryd it and tooke one of the knyghtes by the honde and saide It besemeth nat to make a castell of holy churche and tooke them by the hondes and saide Come in my children in goddes name Thenne for it was derke that they might nat se nor knowe Thomas they saide where is the tratoure Naye saide thomas no traitoure but arsshebissop Thenne one saide Flee for thou arte dede TheÌ„ne saide Thomas I come nat to flee butt to abyde Ego pro deo mori paratus suÌ„ et pro defensione iusticie et ecclesie liberate I am redy to dye for the loue of god for the right of holy churche TheÌ„ne Raynolde with his swerde poynte put of thomas cappe and smote at his hede cutte of his crowne that it henge bye like a disshe Thenne smote another att hym and smote it all of thenne fyll he downe to the grounde on his knees and elbowes and saide God in to thy hondes I putte my cause and the righte of holy churche and so dyed theÌ„the thridde knyghte smote and half his stroke fyll vpon his clerkes arme that helde thomas crosse bifore him and so the swerde fyll downe to the grounde and brake of the poynte and he said go we hens he is dede And whenne they were at the dore goynge oute Roberte Broke went agayne and sett his foote to Thomas necke and thruste oute the brayne vpon the pauemente Thus for the right of holy churche and the lawe of the londe thomas tooke his deth ¶ Thenne howe this martirdome was knowen in Ierusalem â–ª ye shall here There was an abbey of Monkes in the whiche that same day and 〈◊〉 me tyme that thomas dyed A monke lay at the dethe Thenne for he was a goode holy man of liuynge his abbote badde him If it were nat to goddes displeasure whanne he were dede he shoulde coÌ„me ayen and tell him howe he ferde and soo whanne he was dede he caÌ„me ayen and tolde his abbot whaÌ„ he dyed an aungell brought him bifore god and as he stode there â–ª he sawe a bisshoppe coÌ„me with a greate come any of aungellys and other saintes And he stode bifore god at his iugemeÌ„t and his hede dropped downe of blood of woundes that he had Thenne saide our lord to him â–ª thê° it besemyâ—h a man to come to his lordes courte And anone oure lorde sette a crowne on his hede and saide thus to him Asmoche as I haue gyue to Petyr and Poule so moche ioye I graunte the. and the monke saide Hereby I knowe well that this is the gretest busshop in Englonde â–ª and is slayne for goddes sake And weâ—e â—e well that I goo to euirlastinge blâ—sâ—e This tolde the Patryarke of IerusaleÌ„ sone after that thomas dyede â–ª there caÌ„me into Englonde after peple to fight agayn the hethen men ¶ Narracio ¶ Also there was a byrde that was taughte to speke and coude saye saint thomas as she herde other pilgrymes speke moche of sainte thomas And it hapnyd on a tyme this byrde satt without his cage and there caÌ„me a sparhawke and wolde haue slayn him and anon the byrde cryed on sainte Thomas helpe anoon the sparhauke fel downe dede Then saint thomas of his grete graâ—e and godenesse herde the byrde wist nat what she ment Moche more he wolde haue herde a cristen man or a cristen woman that cryed hertly to him for helpe and socoure ¶ Narracio ¶ Also we rede there was a man that thomas loued passinge well in his lyue And it fyll so that this man fell â–ª seke on a tym and coÌ„me to saint thomas â—ombe praynge him of socoure and helpe and anone he was hole But after â—e bethoughte him that his sekenesse was encreasinge to his soules helthe and so wente agayn prayenge thomas that if it were more mede to his soule to be seke than hole that he might be seke ayen so he was thaÌ„ked god seint thomas Then whan the kinge herde how god wroughte so many miracles for saynt Thomas he went to Caunterbury barefote and wolwarde and almoost naked saue a feble cote to binde his body in goyng in the feÌ„ne and in the lake as he hadde been a pore man in this londe prayenge to saint Thomas of forgyuenesse of his trespasse and at the tombe he made al the couente to gyue disciplyne by and by on his bare bodye with a rodde And there he dampned all sory customes and false lawes that was cause of the debate bitwene Thomas and the kinge bifore and graunted the churche her fredome ayen wente his way ¶ Thenne these foure knyghteâ— whan they herde howe god had wroughte for Thomas they were full sory of their cursed dedes cursed the tym that euir it hapnyd so with theym and lefte all their londes and wente to Ierusalem into the holy londe to were on goddes ennemyes But william Tracy was letted by the waye and fyll seke and roted all his body In somoche that him selue with his owne hondes caste awaye his owne flesshe lomp mele and so died an horrible deth And the other thre also dyed a pytous deth sone after And thus within thre yeres after Thomas dethe they dyed all foure But as longe as they lyued they cried euir mercy to god and to saint thomas and so I hope they hadde De circumcisione domini gOode frendes suche a daye is called neweyeres daye and is the firste daye of the begynnyng of the newe yere that is cuÌ„myng and is the laste daye of the yere that is gone And therfore this daye ye shall coÌ„me to god and holy churche to here youre diuyne seruyce for this yere For lyke as a godâ— seruaunte that hath a good maister makâ—th his couenaunte but ones but holdeth forth from yer to yere hauing ful truste in his maister that he woll for his gode seruice gyf him agode reward in his grete nede at his last ende In the same wyse goddes seruauntes maken couenaunte with him but ones that is at the cristenynge at the fonte and ther he maketh couenaunte to be goddes seruaunt hauynge full truste in god that at his grete nede that is at the daye of dome wyll quyte him for his seruyce in euirlastinge blisse of heuyn And so wyll he do to all that be good true seruauntes Thus this day is called new yeres daye Also it is called Circumcisio domini The circumcision of oure lorde Alsoo this daye is called Neweyeres day for this daye is the firste daye of the CaleÌ„der and the yere gooth moche by the calender therfore it is called neweyeres daye Saint Austyn sayth this daye this nyghte hethen peple vse many false opyniones and witche crafte false byleue the whiche been nat to tell emoÌ„ge cristen people lest they turne to that vse wherfore ye that
daye xii monthe he turned water into wyne at the weddinge at Chane galilee But the feste maketh mooste mynde mencion of the iii. kinges offryng and therfore lete vs folowe the fourme of holy churche and ye shall here howe it fyll of their offringe to oure lorde iesu criste very god and man Thus iii. kynges wer of the lignage that prophecyed howe a sterre sholde shyne of Iacob But they were no iewes kynd but they hadde herde by prophecy of this wherfore they hadde greate desire luste to see it And so often tymes whaÌ„ne they might coÌ„me to giddre vpon certeyne high hylles thenne they wolde dispute emonge theym of this sterre Soo it hapned vpon cristemasse nighte the same tyme as oure lorde was borne they were to gyddre and were disputyng of this sterre Super montem Vpon the hyll Dominus enim erat natus Oure lorde was borne Eâ— apperuit illis And apperyd to theym in the sterre as a faire childe and vnder his hede a brâ—kâ—â—â— â–ª crosse of golde and saide thus to them Goo ye anoon in all the haste that ye maye into the londe of Iury and take with you gold myrre and ensence and offre these thre thinges to him that ye shal fynde there now borne kinge of iewes very god man And I shal be youre gyde and lede you to the way Then anoon for grete haste they toke bestâ—â— that ben called Dromedaries that ben of suche kynde they be so swyfte that they wyll tenne further in one day thaÌ„ne any other beest wyll tenne or go in thre daies And so they caÌ„me to Ierusalem that was the cheif cyte of all Iury hopynge that they shulde here there some tydinges where that this child was borne But as sone as they turnyd into the cyte of Ierusalem thenne they loste the sighte of the sterre that lad theâ—◠¶ euyr the waye tyll that they come thyder bryghter than the sonne theÌ„ne wheÌ„ they com to the cyte of iherusâ—leÌ„ they rode to kyng Herode for he was there the same tyme sayd to heÌ„ Vbi eÌ„ qui natus eÌ„ rex iudeoruÌ„ ¶ where is he that is borne that is kynge of iewes Vidimus enim stellam eius in oriente we sawe his sterre in the Este Venimus adorare eum we be come to worshyp hym Thenne kynge herode was troubled and all the cyte wyth hym but more for flaterynge of him thenne for ony loue that they had to hym Thenne kynge Herode asked his clerkis where this child sholde be borne and they sayd in bethelem â—nde thenne kyng herode asked the kingis preuely of the sterre and bad hem goo in Bethelem and worship the childe â–ª and come ayen by hym telle hym where he myghte fynde the chylde that he myght goo worshyp hym Thenne whan the kyngis were passed towardes Bethelem anone the sterre apered to them And whan thei sawe the sterre was come ayen they were glad in their hertes and as it is in many place painted the kynge that is in the myddel for gret ioye of the sterre he loked bacwarde to his felowe behynde hym and wyth his fynger shewed him the sterre that is the cause that the middel king loked bacward ¶ And thus the sterre broughte them to bethelem and whan the sterre come ouer the hous there as Our Lord was in it stode styll Thenne the kynges lighted downe and wente in to the hous and wyth al the reuerence that they coude knelynge â— downe offird eche of theÌ„ thise iii. thinges Aurum thus et mirram Golde cence and myâ—â—e knowlechyng by the golde that he was kynge of all kynges And by the 〈◊〉 that he was very god and by the myrre that he waâ— very man and shold be dede and layd in graue wythout rotynge For gold is cheef of al mettallis Encence is breÌ„te in holy chirche in worship to god Myrre is an oynemeÌ„te that kepeth the bodyes from rotynge Thus whan the kyngis had done theyr offrynge by techinge of the angell Per aliam viam reuersi sunt iÌ„ regionem suam By another waye they wente toward theyr owne londis And lefte kynge he rode and the sterre vanysshed awaye fro them ¶ Thenne as syant Bernard sayth Ioseph kept of this golde as moche as hym neded to his tribute that he shold paye to the emperour And also more to kepe our lady wyth whyle she laye in chylde bed And the remenaunt he deled to poure people suche as had grete nede therto The cence he brente to put awaye the stenche of the stable there as she laye in and wyth the myrre Oure lady anoynted her chyld to kepe hym from wormes and dysease But what befel of the kyngis after I fynde no thyng in certeyn but some peple haue an oppynyon how the saynt thomas of Inde cristened theym whan he come in to that cuntrey of Inde ¶ And thenne as the sterre lyghtened theym to crystis birth Soo the holy ¶ goost lyghtened them in theyr soule and â—aught them the parfyghte waye of the byleue And also of parfyghte and gracious lyuinge In soo moche that they lefte all theyr kingedom and wente forth on pylgrâ—mages that is to saye to Iherusalâ—m to many other places And soo they come forthe to Myllayne and there they deyed all thre And soo after that they were translated to Coleyne and there they ben yet now haue ye herde bi thyse thre kynges How Oure Lorde Ihesu Criste was this daye shewed verey god and man wherfore lyke as they offred wyth deuocyon So shold ye doo your offrynges whan ye come to holy chirche knelynge downe wyth all reuerence that ye canne or may not on your one knee as to a temporal lorde but on bothe your knees And doo worshyp hym wyth good prayers Thenne offre ye precious golde For there is noo golde soo precyous as is the good prayer deuoute And thenne hold vp your hondes to hym wyth all the reuerence that ye can and wyth a deuoute herte praye to hym and shewe hym all the loue of your hertes And thenne offre ye to hym ensence For there is noo ensence sauour that is so swete brennyng in the fyre as doth good prayers that is deuoutely said· wyth a brennyng loue in clene charyte And if thou doo thus thenne thou offrest knelyng on thy knees Make a crosse on therthe and kysse it and thynke well thou art but etthe theÌ„ne muste ye offre myrre For right as myrre kepeth a body from rotyng soo the mynde of deth kepeth a mannis soule from dedely synne in this wyse do ye your offâ—nâ—â—e And thenne shall ye haue as moche mede as had thyse thre kynges Also he was shewed bothe god and man atte his cristenyng For he come to the water of flom Iordan he wente in to the water and halowed it for right as he was circumcised to conferme the new lawe and for noo nede that he hadde therto For he was clene wythout
forsake her synne and doo nomore therfore the teeres of a man or a woman that is sory for his synne in this maner quenchen the fyre of helle Of thyse teeres speketh Iohn grisostome and saith ¶ O thou teere that art mekely lete in oryson and prayer wyth good deuocion thy myghte is soo grete that thou goest to heuen and takest the worde of the Iewes mouth making hym to torne the to saluacion that before were in weye off dampnacion Also thou makest thy aâ— cusare dombe the fendes· and so thou quenchest the fyre of helle that fendes made redy ayenst thy comyng and thê° god hangeth vpon waters Thenne for saynt Barthylmewe was goddys sone as all ben that seruyth hym he was hangyng vp in four wayes in deuocion of holy orysons prayeng and in feythful monicion in suffryng off passion he was hangyng to godward in deuoute orysons for that he sayd wyth his mouthe he thoughte in his herte Soo that his herte was alwaye hangyng vp toward god both in worde and in dede as the preste sayhe in the masse Sursum corda Holde vp your hertes to god Thus this holy man saynt barthylmew had euer his herte to god for grete deuocion ¶ We fynde wreten of hym thus that he kneled a C. tymes on the daye and C. tymes on the nyght for a grete deuoucion that he had to god· But for he shold not be wery of the traueyle God sente an angell euer more to shewe hym and kept hym thus hanged he vp in holy orysons prayeng ¶ He was also hanged vp by the feythfull monycion in this wyse For god gaue hym soo grete power ouer all fendes that by his holy monycion he suspended hem whether they were in man or woman And also in other mawmentis we fynde wreten of saynt Barthylmewe how he come into yndâ— in the temple In the whiche temple was aâ— ymage there in was a fende a mawment that was called aâ—tarâ—th and this ymage was made of gold thenne the fende that was therin and spake to hym and dyde hym worshyp And by suche wordes as he spake he made the people byleue that he was god and yet to make hem the more to byleue he heled many syke men and wymmen bothe blynde and lame and of many dyuerse sykenesse that he had caste vpon hem to fore hym self And so semynge to them that they were heled by hym but suche sikenesse as god sente vpon hem he cowde not hele Thenne was the temple full of syke people that were brought to this mawment to be hole but assone as Barthylmewe come to the temple he suspended the fendes power that he myght he le noo man Now ther was another god called baruth and they asked hym why her god gaue hem none answere He sayd barthylmew the appostle of god hath bouÌ„de hym soo sore that he dare not ones speke nor â—rake Thenne he tolde hym the fetures of Barthylmew and sayd he knoweth euery worde that we spek now for he hath an angel of god with hym and telleth hym all thynges that euer was sayd or done by hym And moreouer though ye seke hym ye shall not fynde him but yf he wyll hymself ¶ Thenne wente they home ayen and sought Barthylmew and myghte not fynde hym Thenne as barthylmewe walked amonge the people a mad maÌ„ that had a fende wythin hym anone cryed barthylmewe goddis own appostle thy prayers bynde me so sore bren me also Then said barthylmewe holde thy peas thou fende go oute of with the worde the fende went his way and lefte the man and anon he was hole Then it hapnyd that the king of that cyte had a doughter that was madde and sore bounde with cheynes For harme that she dyd emonge the people And whan the kinge herde how this man was helyd he sent to Bar 〈…〉 mewâ— prayeng him that he wolde heale his doughter and so he dyd Thenne Barthelmewe prechyd soo to the king that he turnyd the kinge to be cristâ—ed And then anon he coÌ„maunded to drawe downe the mawmentes that wer in the temple Thenne the people tyed ropes aboute the ymages neckes wold haue drawen downe the mawmentes but they myght nat for the fendes ware stronge in them Then Barthelmewe coÌ„maunded the fendes to come out of ymages and to pull theym to pouder and so they dyd for they hadde no power to withstande his coÌ„maundmente And so they al to brake theym and for the temples were so full of seke peple Barthelmewe praied god that they myghte be hole and anoon they were ¶ Then the knigâ— â–ª his wyfe his doughter and all his menye and moch other people turned to the feyth of crist and thenne Bherthelmewe cristenyd â–ª theym all ¶ Thus Barthelmewe hangith by feâ—thfull monycion For he suspendyd the fendes power that they myghte do no thynge ¶ He was also haÌ„gyd vp by suffring of passion For whanne the Busshop of the temple sawe that the people wer almooste turned to the cristen feyth â— â—ftâ— the fendes mawmentry he wente vnto the Cite there as a kyng was called Astrages and brother to the kyng Polunyes and compleined to hym sore And sayd there was a man come to hem that was called Barthylmew that had tourned his broder and al the people to the feyth that they set not by her goddis but had draw hem downe and all to broke hem and halowed the temple oonly to criste for this cause he preyed hym of helpe Thenne sent the kinge a thousande men after Barthylmewe Thenne whan barthylmewe was come he asked hym why he had tourned his broder and made hym byleue on a dede man that was hanged on the Crosse Thenne sayd Barthylmewe I haue bounde that god that thy brother byleued on and shewed that fende And yf thou or he maye doo soo to my god thenne wyll I byleue os thou dooste Thenne the kynge commaunded to hange barthylmew on a crosse and longe to torment hym theron and after toke hym downe and fleye hym quycke and thenne to smyte of his hede Thenne come crysten people buryed hym wyth grete reuerence worshyp And thus he was hanged vp by grete compassion suffryng we rede in gestis romanorum That whan frederycke themperour had destroyed a grete Cite And therin was a fair chirche of saynt Barthylmew and other moo of dyuerse sayntes And as a good holy man come by the cyte and he sawe a grete companye of men stondyng to gyder Thenne had this man grete merueyle of hem and asked what they were and what was theyr counseyll Thenne sayd they that iâ— was sayâ—â— Barthylmew and other sayntes that had chirches in that cyte that were dystroyed and there they toke her counseil what they myght doo wyth the empeperour And they were in full purpose that he shold come before god and answere for his dedes And soo the Emperour deyed a fowle dethe and was damned And also it is wreten in the lyf of saynt