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their_o alcoran_n chap._n xlvi_o of_o the_o birth_n of_o mahomet_n and_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o mahomet_n be_v bear_v at_o ithareb_n in_o araby_n and_o his_o father_n be_v a_o painim_n and_o his_o mother_n a_o jew_n their_o name_n be_v abdal_a and_o hâ—mna_n and_o they_o be_v but_o poor_a folk_n and_o he_o be_v first_o a_o poor_a drudge_n and_o keep_v horse_n and_o afterward_o he_o follow_v merchandise_n and_o it_o befall_v sometime_o that_o christian_n become_v saracen_n either_o through_o poverty_n simpleness_n or_o wickedness_n and_o therefore_o their_o archbishop_n when_o he_o receive_v they_o say_v laelles_fw-mi ella_fw-mi mahomet_n ros_fw-fr sella_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v there_o be_v no_o god_n but_o one_o and_o mahomet_n be_v his_o messenger_n and_o see_v i_o have_v tell_v you_o a_o part_n of_o their_o law_n and_o their_o custom_n now_o i_o shall_v tell_v you_o of_o their_o letter_n with_o their_o name_n first_o they_o have_v for_o a_o almoy_n b_o bethat_o c_o cathi_o do_v delphy_a e_fw-la ethoti_fw-la f_o thy_o g_o gatophin_n h_o hecum_fw-la i_fw-it iochi_fw-it k_n kathi_o l_o lothum_n m_o malach_n n_o nahalht_n o_o orthy_a p_o thâ—zui_fw-la q_o zoâ—hii_fw-la r_o ruchelat_n s_o chotimus_fw-la t_o salathy_n five_o yrichom_n x_o mâ—zâ—r_n z_o zâ—lâ—phin_n &_o johe-tâ—ncon_a these_o be_v the_o name_n four_o letter_n have_v they_o yet_o more_o for_o diversity_n of_o their_o language_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o speak_v so_o in_o their_o throat_n as_o we_o have_v in_o our_o language_n and_o speech_n in_o england_n two_o letter_n more_o they_o also_o have_v in_o their_o a._n b._n c._n that_o be_v to_o say_v &_o the_o which_o be_v call_v thrane_n and_o zawx_n chap._n lvii_o
manner_n and_o diversity_n of_o country_n and_o because_o this_o be_v the_o first_o country_n discordant_a from_o the_o faith_n and_o oppose_v the_o faith_n on_o this_o side_n the_o sea_n therefore_o have_v i_o set_v it_o here_o that_o you_o may_v see_v the_o diversity_n between_o our_o faith_n and_o they_o for_o many_o man_n have_v great_a like_n to_o hear_v report_n of_o strange_a thing_n chap._n iii_o to_o come_v again_o to_o constantinople_n for_o to_o go_v towards_o to_o the_o holy_a land_n now_o come_v we_o again_o for_o to_o know_v the_o way_n from_o constantinople_n he_o that_o will_v go_v through_o turkey_n he_o go_v through_o the_o city_n nika_n and_o pass_v through_o the_o gate_n of_o chevitot_n which_o be_v very_o high_a and_o it_o be_v a_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a from_o nika_n and_o whoso_o will_v may_v go_v by_o the_o breach_n of_o saint_n george_n and_o by_o the_o greek_a sea_n where_o saint_n nicholas_n lie_v first_o man_n come_v to_o the_o isle_n of_o silo_n and_o in_o that_o isle_n grow_v mastic_n upon_o as_o small·trees_n as_o palm-tree_n or_o cherry-tree_n thence_o man_n go_v through_o the_o isle_n of_o pathmos_n where_o saint_n john_n the_o evangelist_n write_v the_o apocalyps_n you_o shall_v also_o understand_v that_o when_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n die_v st._n john_n the_o evangelist_n be_v of_o the_o age_n of_o thirty_o two_o year_n and_o he_o live_v after_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n forty_o three_o year_n and_o then_o die_v from_o pathmos_n man_n go_v to_o ephesim_n which_o be_v a_o fair_a city_n and_o near_o to_o the_o sea_n and_o there_o die_v st._n john_n and_o he_o be_v bury_v behind_o the_o altar_n in_o a_o tomb_n and_o there_o be_v a_o fair_a church_n for_o christian_n be_v wont_a to_o hold_v that_o place_n but_o in_o the_o tomb_n of_o saint_n john_n be_v nothing_o but_o manna_n for_o his_o body_n be_v translate_v into_o paradise_n and_o the_o turk_n hold_v now_o the_o city_n and_o the_o church_n and_o all_o asia_n the_o less_o therefore_o be_v asia_n the_o less_o call_v turkey_n and_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o saint_n john_n do_v make_v his_o grave_n there_o in_o his_o life_n and_o lay_v himself_o there_o be_v alive_a and_o therefore_o some_o say_v he_o die_v not_o but_o that_o he_o rest_v there_o until_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o therefore_o true_o there_o be_v a_o great_a marvel_n for_o man_n may_v see_v there_o apparent_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o tomb_n many_o time_n stir_v and_o move_v as_o if_o there_o be_v a_o quick_a thing_n under_o and_o from_o ephesim_n man_n go_v through_o many_o isle_n near_o the_o sea_n unto_o the_o city_n of_o paâ—â—ran_n where_o st._n nicholas_n be_v bear_v and_o so_o to_o marca_n where_o he_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v choose_v bishop_n and_o there_o be_v make_v right_o good_a wine_n and_o strong_a that_o man_n call_v wine_n of_o marca_n from_o thence_o man_n go_v to_o the_o isle_n of_o crect_n which_o the_o emperor_n give_v sometime_o to_o jonais_n and_o then_o man_n pass_v through_o the_o isle_n of_o cophas_n and_o lango_n of_o the_o which_o isle_n ipocras_n be_v lord_n and_o some_o say_v that_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o lango_n be_v ipocras_n his_o daughter_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o dragon_n who_o be_v a_o hundred_o foot_n long_o as_o man_n say_v for_o i_o have_v not_o see_v she_o and_o they_o of_o the_o isle_n call_v she_o the_o lady_n of_o the_o country_n and_o she_o lie_v in_o a_o old_a castle_n and_o show_v herself_o thrice_o in_o the_o year_n and_o she_o do_v no_o man_n harm_n and_o she_o be_v thus_o change_v from_o a_o damsel_n to_o a_o dragon_n through_o a_o goddess_n that_o man_n call_v dina_n and_o some_o say_v that_o she_o shall_v dwell_v so_o unto_o the_o time_n that_o a_o knight_n come_v that_o be_v so_o hardy_a as_o to_o go_v to_o she_o and_o kiss_v her_o mouth_n and_o then_o she_o shall_v turn_v again_o to_o her_o own_o kind_n and_o be_v a_o woman_n and_o after_o that_o she_o shall_v not_o live_v long_o and_o it_o be_v not_o long_o since_o a_o knight_n of_o the_o rhodes_n that_o be_v hardy_a and_o valiant_a say_v that_o he_o will_v kiss_v she_o and_o when_o the_o dragon_n begin_v to_o lift_v up_o her_o head_n against_o he_o and_o he_o see_v she_o be_v so_o hideous_a he_o flee_v away_o and_o the_o dragon_n in_o her_o anger_n bear_v the_o knight_n to_o a_o rock_n and_o from_o thence_o cast_v he_o into_o the_o sea_n chap._n iu._n yet_o of_o the_o dragon_n there_o be_v a_o young_a man_n that_o wift_a not_o of_o the_o dragon_n he_o go_v out_o of_o a_o ship_n and_o pass_v through_o the_o isle_n till_o he_o come_v to_o the_o castle_n and_o enter_v into_o a_o cave_n and_o go_v so_o long_o till_o he_o find_v a_o chamber_n and_o then_o he_o see_v a_o damsel_n comb_v her_o head_n and_o look_v in_o a_o glass_n and_o she_o have_v much_o treasure_n about_o she_o and_o he_o think_v she_o to_o be_v a_o common_a woman_n that_o dwell_v there_o to_o lodge_n man_n and_o as_o he_o stand_v by_o the_o damsel_n the_o damsel_n see_v the_o shadow_n of_o he_o in_o the_o glass_n and_o she_o turn_v towards_o he_o and_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o will_v and_o he_o say_v he_o will_v be_v her_o paramour_n or_o leman_n and_o she_o ask_v he_o if_o he_o be_v a_o knight_n and_o he_o say_v no_o and_o she_o say_v than_o he_o may_v not_o be_v her_o leman_n but_o she_o bid_v he_o go_v again_o to_o his_o fellow_n and_o be_v make_v a_o knight_n and_o come_v again_o on_o the_o morrow_n and_o she_o will_v come_v out_o of_o the_o cave_n and_o then_o he_o shall_v kiss_v her_o mouth_n and_o she_o bid_v he_o have_v no_o bread_n for_o she_o will_v do_v he_o no_o harm_n although_o she_o seem_v hideous_a to_o he_o she_o say_v it_o be_v do_v by_o enchantment_n for_o she_o say_v she_o be_v not_o such_o as_o he_o see_v she_o then_o moreover_o she_o say_v that_o if_o he_o kiss_v she_o he_o shall_v have_v all_o the_o treasure_n and_o be_v her_o lord_n and_o lord_n of_o all_o those_o isle_n then_o depart_v he_o from_o she_o and_o go_v to_o his_o fellow_n to_o the_o ship_n and_o they_o make_v he_o knight_n and_o he_o come_v again_o on_o the_o morrow_n to_o kiss_v the_o damsel_n but_o when_o he_o see_v she_o come_v out_o of_o the_o cave_n in_o form_n of_o a_o dragon_n he_o have_v so_o great_a dread_n that_o he_o fly_v to_o the_o ship_n and_o she_o follow_v he_o and_o when_o she_o see_v that_o he_o return_v not_o again_o she_o begin_v to_o cry_v as_o one_o that_o have_v much_o sorrow_n and_o return_v again_o and_o soon_o after_o the_o knight_n die_v and_o since_o may_v no_o knight_n see_v she_o but_o he_o die_v present_o but_o when_o a_o knight_n come_v that_o be_v so_o hardy_a as_o to_o kiss_v he_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o he_o shall_v turn_v that_o damsel_n into_o her_o right_a shape_n and_o shall_v be_v lord_n of_o the_o country_n aforesaid_a from_o thence_o man_n go_v to_o the_o isle_n of_o rhodes_n which_o isle_n the_o hospitaller_n hold_v and_o govern_v and_o that_o they_o take_v before_o time_n from_o the_o emperor_n and_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v call_v colso_n and_o yet_o the_o turk_n call_v it_o collos_n and_o saint_n paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n write_v to_o they_o of_o the_o isle_n collossenses_n this_o isle_n be_v near_o one_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o mile_n from_o constantinople_n and_o from_o the_o isle_n of_o rhodes_n man_n go_v into_o cypress_n where_o be_v many_o vine_n that_o first_o be_v red_a and_o after_o a_o year_n they_o wax_v all_o white_a and_o those_o vine_n that_o be_v most_o white_a be_v most_o pleasant_a and_o as_o man_n pass_v that_o way_n be_v a_o place_n where_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v a_o great_a city_n that_o be_v call_v salathy_n for_o all_o that_o country_n be_v lose_v through_o the_o folly_n of_o a_o young_a man_n who_o have_v a_o fair_a damsel_n who_o he_o love_v well_o and_o she_o die_v sudden_o and_o be_v bury_v in_o a_o tomb_n of_o marble_n and_o for_o the_o great_a love_n he_o have_v to_o she_o he_o go_v in_o a_o night_n to_o her_o tomb_n and_o open_v it_o and_o go_v and_o lie_v by_o she_o and_o a_o while_n afterward_o return_v home_o again_o and_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o end_n of_o nine_o month_n a_o voice_n come_v to_o he_o and_o say_v in_o this_o manner_n as_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n follow_v chap._n v._o of_o a_o young_a man_n and_o his_o leman_n go_v unto_o the_o tomb_n of_o the_o same_o woman_n that_o thou_o have_v lyen_fw-we by_o open_v it_o and_o behold_v well_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v beget_v on_o she_o and_o if_o thou_o let_v she_o go_v thou_o
lie_v there_o neither_o do_v they_o suffer_v either_o christian_n or_o jew_n to_o come_v therein_o except_o they_o have_v special_a leave_n of_o the_o sultan_n for_o they_o hold_v christian_n and_o jew_n but_o as_o heund_n therefore_o they_o come_v not_o to_o that_o holy_a place_n and_o they_o call_v the_o place_n spelunk_n or_o double_a cave_n or_o double_a grave_n or_o one_o lie_v upon_o another_o the_o saracen_n call_v it_o in_o they_o r_o language_n cariatherba_fw-la that_o be_v the_o place_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o the_o jew_n call_v it_o abboth_n and_o in_o that_o place_n be_v abraham_n house_n when_o he_o sit_v in_o his_o door_n and_o see_v three_o person_n and_o worship_v but_o one_o as_o holy_a writ_n witness_v say_v tres_fw-la videt_fw-la &_o unum_fw-la adoravit_fw-la that_o be_v he_o see_v three_o and_o worship_v but_o one_o chap._n xv._o here_o follow_v a_o little_a of_o adam_n and_o eve_n and_o other_o thing_n and_o not_o far_o front_v that_o place_n be_v a_o cave_n in_o a_o rock_n where_o adam_n and_o eve_n dwell_v when_o they_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o paradise_n and_o there_o get_v their_o child_n and_o in_o that_o same_o place_n be_v adam_n make_v as_o some_o man_n say_v for_o man_n call_v that_o place_n aforetime_o the_o field_n of_o damasce_n for_o it_o be_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o damasce_n and_o from_o thence_o he_o be_v translate_v into_o paradise_n as_o they_o say_v and_o afterward_o he_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o paradise_n and_o put_v there_o again_o for_o the_o same_o day_n that_o he_o be_v put_v into_o paradise_n the_o same_o day_n he_o be_v drive_v out_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v sin_v and_o there_o begin_v the_o isle_n of_o ebron_n that_o last_v near_o to_o jerusalem_n where_o the_o angel_n hade_fw-mi adam_n that_o he_o shall_v dwell_v with_o his_o wife_n and_o there_o they_o beget_v seth_n of_o which_o kindred_n jesus_n christ_n be_v bear_v and_o in_o that_o vale_n be_v the_o field_n where_o man_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n a_o thing_n which_o in_o that_o country_n they_o call_v camball_n and_o they_o eat_v it_o instead_o of_o spice_n and_o bear_v it_o to_o sell_v and_o they_o say_v man_n can_v dig_v there_o so_o deep_a nor_o so_o wide_a but_o it_o be_v at_o the_o year_n end_v full_a again_o up_o to_o the_o side_n through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o two_o mile_n from_o ebron_n be_v the_o grave_a of_o lot_n that_o be_v abraham_n brother_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o dry_a tree_n then_o a_o little_a from_o ebron_n be_v the_o mount_n of_o mambre_n of_o the_o which_o bount_n the_o vale_n take_v his_o name_n and_o there_o be_v a_o oak_n tree_n that_o the_o saracen_n call_v dypre_a remain_v since_o abraham_n time_n this_o tree_n be_v common_o call_v the_o dry_a tree_n and_o they_o say_v it_o have_v be_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o be_v aforetime_o green_a and_o do_v bear_v leave_n unto_o the_o time_n that_o our_o lord_n die_v as_o do_v all_o the_o tree_n of_o that_o kind_n in_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v many_o of_o those_o in_o the_o world_n and_o some_o prophecy_n say_v that_o a_o lord_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o west_n side_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v win_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n that_o be_v the_o holy_a land_n with_o the_o help_n of_o christian_n and_o he_o shall_v worship_v god_n under_o that_o tree_n and_o the_o tree_n shall_v war_v green_a and_o bear_v fruit_n and_o leave_n through_o which_o miracle_n many_o saracen_n and_o jew_n shall_v be_v turn_v to_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o therefore_o they_o do_v great_a worship_n thereto_o and_o keep_v it_o very_o chary_o and_o yet_o though_o it_o be_v dry_a it_o have_v a_o great_a virtue_n for_o certain_o he_o that_o have_v a_o little_a thereof_o about_o he_o it_o heal_v the_o sickness_n call_v the_o fall_v evil._n it_o have_v also_o many_o other_o virtue_n and_o therefore_o be_v hold_v very_o precious_a chap._n xvii_o from_o ebron_n to_o bethlehem_n from_o ebron_n man_n go_v to_o bethlehem_n in_o half_a a_o day_n for_o it_o be_v but_o five_o mile_n and_o it_o be_v a_o very_a fair_a way_n and_o through_o pleasant_a wood_n bethlehem_n be_v but_o a_o little_a city_n long_o and_o narrow_a and_o be_v wall_v and_o enclose_v with_o a_o great_a ditch_n it_o have_v be_v former_o call_v ephrata_n as_o holy_a writ_n say_v ecce_fw-la audivimus_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o ephrata_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v lo_o we_o hear_v of_o the_o same_o at_o ephrata_n and_o near_o the_o end_n of_o the_o city_n towards_o the_o cast_n be_v a_o very_a fair_a and_o goodly_a church_n which_o have_v many_o tower_n and_o pinnacle_n very_o strong_o build_v within_o that_o church_n be_v four_o and_o forty_o great_a marble_n pillar_n and_o not_o far_o from_o this_o church_n be_v a_o field_n which_o flourish_v very_o strange_o as_o you_o shall_v hear_v chap._n xviii_o of_o a_o fair_a maiden_n that_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n wrongful_o the_o cause_n be_v forasmuch_o as_o a_o fair_a maiden_n that_o be_v accuse_v 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without_o the_o city_n and_o he_o will_v have_v change_v the_o name_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o call_v it_o helam_n but_o that_o name_n last_v not_o long_o and_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o the_o saracen_n do_v worship_n in_o that_o temple_n and_o they_o say_v that_o place_n be_v holy_a and_o when_o they_o go_v in_o they_o go_v barefoot_a and_o before_o i_o and_o my_o fellow_n come_v herein_o we_o put_v off_o our_o harness_n and_o come_v barefoot_a into_o the_o temple_n and_o think_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v as_o much_o or_o more_o than_o they_o that_o be_v infidel_n and_o this_o temple_n be_v threescore_o and_o three_o cubit_n in_o wideness_n and_o as_o much_o in_o length_n and_o thirty_o two_o cubit_n in_o height_n and_o cover_v with_o lead_n and_o it_o be_v within_o full_a of_o pillar_n of_o marble_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v a_o altar_n of_o twenty_o and_o four_o step_n of_o height_n this_o place_n the_o jew_n call_v sanctus_n sanctorum_fw-la that_o be_v holy_a of_o holy_a and_o in_o that_o place_n come_v none_o but_o their_o prelate_n that_o make_v their_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o people_n sit_v all_o about_o in_o divers_a seat_n as_o they_o be_v in_o dignity_n and_o there_o be_v four_o entering_n into_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o door_n be_v of_o cypress_n and_o within_o the_o east_n door_n our_o lord_n say_v here_o be_v jerusalem_n and_o on_o the_o north_n side_n within_o the_o door_n be_v a_o fountain_n and_o it_o run_v out_o of_o the_o which_o holy_a writ_n speak_v and_o say_v vidiaquam_fw-la egredientem_fw-la de_fw-la templo_fw-la i_o see_v water_n come_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o upon_o the_o other_o side_n be_v a_o rock_n that_o man_n call_v
israel_n and_o keep_v they_o from_o the_o peril_n of_o death_n therefore_o she_o have_v a_o good_a reward_n as_o holy_a writ_n say_v quicunque_fw-la accipit_fw-la prophetam_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la meo_fw-la mercedem_fw-la prophetae_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v he_o that_o receive_v a_o prophet_n in_o my_o name_n he_o shall_v receive_v the_o reward_n of_o a_o prophet_n chap._n xxx_o of_o the_o holy_a place_n between_o bethany_n and_o the_o river_n jordan_n and_o other_o thing_n also_o from_o bethany_n man_n go_v to_o the_o river_n of_o jordan_n through_o the_o wilderness_n and_o it_o be_v near_o a_o day_n journey_n between_o towards_o the_o east_n be_v a_o great_a hill_n where_o our_o lord_n fast_v forty_o day_n upon_o this_o hill_n be_v christ_n tempt_v of_o the_o devil_n when_o he_o say_v to_o he_o command_v that_o these_o stone_n be_v make_v bread_n and_o there_o be_v a_o hermitage_n where_o dwell_v certain_a christian_n call_v georgian_n for_o s._n george_n convert_v they_o and_o 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above_o the_o water_n and_o man_n may_v see_v the_o wall_n in_o clear_a weather_n and_o in_o this_o city_n of_o segor_n lot_n be_v make_v drink_n by_o his_o daughter_n and_o lay_v with_o they_o for_o they_o think_v that_o god_n will_v have_v destroy_v all_o the_o world_n as_o he_o do_v with_o noes_n flood_n and_o therefore_o they_o lay_v by_o their_o father_n that_o man_n may_v bear_v of_o they_o into_o the_o world_n and_o at_o the_o right_a side_n of_o the_o sea_n stand_v lot_n wife_n in_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n because_o she_o look_v back_o when_o the_o city_n sink_v down_o chap._n xxxi_o of_o abraham_n and_o his_o generation_n and_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o lot_n be_v harans_n son_n abraham_n brother_n and_o sara_n abraham_n wife_n be_v lot_n sister_n and_o sara_n be_v ninety_o year_n old_a when_o she_o bear_v isaac_n and_o abraham_n have_v another_o son_n name_v ishmael_n that_o he_o have_v get_v of_o his_o maiden_n hagar_n and_o he_o be_v fourtéen_v year_n of_o age_n 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but_o there_o be_v much_o good_a fish_n therein_o and_o there_o come_v from_o mount_n lybany_n two_o well_n that_o man_n call_v jor_a and_o dan_n and_o of_o they_o it_o sake_v the_o name_n and_o upon_o the_o one_o side_n of_o that_o river_n be_v mount_n gelboe_n and_o there_o be_v a_o fair_a plain_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n man_n go_v by_o mount_n lybany_n to_o the_o desert_n of_o pharaon_n those_o hill_n part_v the_o kingdom_n of_o sury_n and_o the_o country_n of_o phenice_n on_o that_o hill_n grow_v cedar_n that_o bear_v long_a apple_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o man_n head_n this_o river_n jordan_n divide_v galilee_n and_o the_o land_n of_o idumia_n and_o the_o land_n of_o betron_n and_o it_o run_v into_o a_o plain_a that_o man_n call_v meldam_n in_o the_o saracen_n language_n and_o in_o english_a fair_a because_o ofttimes_a there_o be_v keep_v great_a fayr_n and_o in_o that_o plain_n be_v the_o tomb_n of_o holy_a job_n in_o this_o river_n jordan_n our_o lord_n be_v baptize_v and_o there_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o father_n hear_v say_v hic_fw-la est_fw-la filius_fw-la meus_fw-la dilectus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la acquiesco_fw-la ipsum_fw-la audita_fw-la that_o be_v this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v hear_v he_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v on_o he_o in_o likeness_n of_o a_o dove_n and_o so_o be_v there_o at_o his_o baptism_n all_o the_o trinity_n and_o through_o the_o river_n jordan_n pass_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n on_o dry_a foot_n and_o set_v up_o stone_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o water_n in_o token_n of_o that_o miracle_n and_o also_o in_o that_o river_n naaman_n the_o assyrian_a bathe_v he_o who_o be_v leprous_a and_o he_o be_v make_v whole_a and_o a_o little_a from_o thence_o be_v the_o city_n of_o ay_o the_o which_o joshua_n assail_v and_o take_v and_o about_o the_o river_n jordan_n be_v many_o church_n where_o christian_n dwell_v also_o by_o the_o river_n jordan_n be_v the_o vale_n of_o mambre_n which_o be_v a_o fair_a vale_fw-la and_o plenteous_a chap._n xxxiii_o of_o many_o other_o miracle_n and_o you_o shall_v further_o understand_v that_o as_o we_o go_v from_o the_o red-sea_n to_o pass_v forward_o to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v a_o very_a strong_a castle_n that_o man_n call_v carran_n or_o sermoyes_n that_o be_v the_o king_n hill_n this_o castle_n do_v the_o king_n of_o france_n make_v who_o name_n be_v bawdewin_n who_o conquer_v all_o the_o land_n and_o put_v it_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o christian_n to_o keep_v and_o under_o that_o castle_n be_v a_o fair_a town_n that_o be_v call_v sabaoth_o and_o thereabouts_o dwell_v many_o christian_n under_o tribute_n then_o man_n go_v to_o nazareth_n of_o the_o which_o our_o lord_n have_v his_o name_n and_o from_o nazareth_n unto_o jerusalem_n be_v three_o day_n journey_n also_o man_n go_v through_o the_o province_n of_o galilee_n through_o romatha_n through_o sophyn_n and_o over_o the_o high_a hill_n of_o effrain_n 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and_o sometime_o there_o be_v a_o church_n but_o it_o be_v all_o waste_v and_o it_o be_v a_o fair_a vale_n and_o plenteous_a and_o there_o be_v a_o good_a city_n that_o man_n call_v neople_n and_o so_o from_o thence_o it_o be_v a_o day_n journey_n unto_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o be_v the_o well_o where_o our_o lord_n speak_v to_o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n and_o sychem_n be_v ten_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n and_o it_o be_v call_v neople_n that_o be_v the_o new_a town_n and_o there_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o joseph_n jacob_n son_n that_o govern_v egypt_n from_o thence_o be_v his_o bone_n bring_v and_o lay_v in_o the_o tomb_n and_o thither_o come_v jew_n often_o in_o pilgrimage_n with_o great_a devotion_n and_o in_o that_o city_n be_v dinah_n jacob_n daughter_n ravish_v for_o who_o her_o brethren_n slay_v many_o man_n and_o thereby_o be_v the_o city_n of_o corasin_n where_o the_o samaritan_n make_v their_o sacrifice_n chap._n xxxiv_o of_o the_o samaritan_n from_o sabasten_v or_o samary_a to_o jerusalem_n be_v twelve_o mile_n and_o among_o the_o hill_n of_o this_o country_n be_v a_o well_o that_o man_n call_v fons_n jacob_n that_o be_v jacob_n well_o that_o change_v his_o colour_n four_o time_n in_o a_o year_n for_o sometime_o it_o be_v red_a sometime_o cléer_o sometime_o green_a and_o sometime_o thick_a and_o the_o man_n that_o dwell_v there_o be_v call_v samaritan_n and_o they_o be_v convert_v by_o the_o apostle_n yet_o their_o law_n vari_v from_o the_o law_n of_o christian_n as_o also_o from_o jew_n and_o paynim_n they_o believe_v well_o in_o one_o god_n that_o shall_v judge_v all_o and_o believe_v the_o bible_n after_o the_o letter_n and_o they_o lay_v their_o head_n in_o red_a linen_n cloth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v know_v from_o other_o for_o saracen_n wrap_v their_o head_n in_o white_a cloth_n the_o christian_n that_o dwell_v there_o in_o blue_n and_o the_o jew_n in_o yellow_a and_o in_o this_o country_n dwell_v many_o jew_n pay_v tribute_n as_o 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to_o thou_o bethsaida_n but_o other_o say_v he_o shall_v be_v bear_v in_o babylon_n therefore_o say_v the_o prophet_n de_fw-fr babylonia_n coluber_fw-la exit_fw-la qui_fw-la totum_fw-la mundum_fw-la devorabit_fw-la that_o be_v out_o of_o babylon_n shall_v come_v a_o serpent_n that_o shall_v devour_v all_o the_o world_n cana_n a_o chief_a city_n of_o galilee_n be_v four_o mile_n from_o nazareth_n of_o which_o city_n be_v the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n of_o who_o the_o gospel_n speak_v and_o there_o our_o lord_n do_v his_o first_o miracle_n when_o at_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o architriâ—line_n he_o turn_v water_n into_o wine_n from_o thence_o man_n go_v to_o nazareth_n which_o have_v be_v a_o great_a city_n but_o now_o there_o be_v but_o a_o little_a town_n and_o that_o unwall_v there_o be_v our_o lady_n bear_v and_o of_o this_o city_n our_o lord_n take_v his_o name_n at_o nazareth_n also_o joseph_n take_v our_o lady_n to_o wife_n when_o she_o be_v fourtéen_v year_n of_o age_n there_o the_o angel_n salute_v she_o say_v ave_fw-la gratia_fw-la plena_fw-la dominus_fw-la tecum_fw-la that_o be_v hail_o full_a of_o grace_n the_o lord_n be_v with_o thou_o and_o there_o be_v sometime_o a_o great_a church_n but_o now_o there_o be_v but_o a_o little_a room_n to_o receive_v the_o offering_n of_o pilgrim_n there_o be_v the_o well_o of_o gabriel_n where_o our_o lord_n be_v wont_a to_o bathe_v he_o when_o he_o be_v little_a at_o nazareth_n be_v our_o lord_n nourish_v and_o nazareth_n be_v call_v the_o flower_n of_o garden_n and_o it_o may_v well_o be_v so_o call_v for_o there_o be_v nourish_v the_o flower_n of_o life_n even_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n about_o half_a a_o mile_n from_o nazareth_n be_v the_o blood_n of_o our_o lord_n for_o the_o jew_n lead_v he_o upon_o a_o high_a rock_n to_o cast_v he_o down_o and_o slay_v he_o but_o jesus_n escape_v they_o and_o leap_v to_o another_o rock_n where_o step_n be_v yet_o see_v which_o they_o say_v be_v the_o step_n of_o our_o lord_n therefore_o some_o when_o they_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o thief_n or_o enemy_n say_v thus_o jesus_n autem_fw-la transiens_fw-la per_fw-la medium_n illorum_fw-la ibat_fw-la and_o they_o say_v these_o verse_n of_o the_o psalter_n three_o time_n irruat_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la formido_fw-la &_o pavor_fw-la in_o magnitudine_fw-la brachii_fw-la domine_fw-la fiant_fw-la immobiles_fw-la quasi_fw-la lapis_fw-la donec_fw-la pertranseat_fw-la populus_fw-la tuus_fw-la domine_fw-la &_o populus_fw-la iste_fw-la quem_fw-la redimisti_fw-la and_o so_o when_o this_o be_v say_v a_o man_n may_v go_v without_o any_o let_n you_o shall_v understand_v and_o know_v that_o our_o bless_a lady_n bare_a her_o child_n when_o she_o be_v fifteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o she_o live_v with_o he_o thirty_o three_o year_n and_o three_o month_n and_o after_o his_o passion_n she_o live_v two_o and_o twenty_o year_n chap._n xxxvi_o the_o way_n from_o nazareth_n to_o the_o mount_n or_o hill_n of_o tabor_n and_o from_o nazareth_n the_o mount_n tabor_n be_v three_o mile_n and_o there_o our_o lord_n be_v transfigure_v before_o saint_n peter_n saint_z john_n and_o saint_n james_n and_o there_o they_o see_v spiritual_o our_o lord_n moses_n and_o elias_n the_o prophet_n for_o which_o cause_n saint_n peter_n say_v bonum_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la hic_fw-la esse_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v it_o be_v good_a for_o we_o to_o be_v here_o let_v we_o make_v three_o tabernacle_n and_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n bid_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v tell_v no_o man_n until_o the_o time_n that_o he_o be_v rise_v from_o death_n to_o life_n from_o mount_n tabor_n a_o mile_n distance_n be_v mount_n hermon_n and_o there_o be_v the_o city_n of_o naim_n before_o the_o gate_n of_o this_o city_n our_o lord_n raise_v the_o son_n of_o the_o widow_n that_o have_v no_o more_o child_n chap._n xxvii_o of_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n and_o from_o thence_o man_n go_v to_o a_o city_n that_o be_v call_v tiberias_n that_o but_v on_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n and_o though_o it_o be_v call_v the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n it_o be_v no_o sea_n nor_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o it_o be_v but_o a_o stream_n of_o fresh_a water_n and_o it_o be_v more_o than_o a_o hundred_o furlong_n long_o and_o fifty_o broad_a and_o therein_o be_v many_o good_a fish_n and_o by_o that_o same_o sea_n stand_v many_o good_a city_n therefore_o this_o sea_n change_v often_o his_o name_n after_o the_o city_n that_o stand_v thereupon_o but_o it_o be_v all_o one_o water_n or_o sea_n and_o upon_o this_o sea_n our_o lord_n walk_v and_o say_v to_o peter_n when_o he_o come_v on_o the_o water_n and_o be_v near_o drown_v o_o exigua_fw-la fide_fw-la predite_n quid_fw-la qubitasti_fw-la that_o be_v o_o thou_o of_o little_a faith_n why_o do_v thou_o doubt_v chap._n xxxviii_o of_o the_o table_n whereon_o christ_n eat_v after_o his_o resurrection_n in_o this_o city_n of_o tiberias_n be_v the_o table_n that_o christ_n eat_v on_o with_o his_o disciple_n after_o his_o resurrection_n and_o they_o know_v he_o by_o break_v of_o bread_n as_o holy_a writ_n say_v et_fw-la cognoverunt_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o fractione_n panis_fw-la that_o be_v they_o know_v he_o in_o break_v of_o bread_n and_o about_o the_o hill_n of_o tiberias_n be_v a_o city_n where_o our_o lord_n feed_v five_o thousand_o people_n with_o five_o barley_n loaf_n and_o two_o fish_n in_o that_o city_n also_o do_v man_n cast_v in_o anger_n a_o firebrand_n or_o burn_a stick_n after_o our_o lord_n but_o that_o same_o burn_a stick_n do_v fall_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o people_n say_v out_o of_o the_o same_o stick_n grow_v present_o a_o tree_n which_o be_v wax_v a_o big_a tree_n and_o there_o grow_v yet_o and_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o tree_n be_v all_o black_a you_o shall_v understand_v that_o the_o riber_n jordan_n begin_v
so_o by_o the_o bastle_n of_o pallerin_n then_o to_o askalon_n and_o to_o japhet_n and_o so_o to_o the_o holy_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n chap._n xi_o the_o way_n by_o babylon_n where_o the_o sultan_n dwell_v and_o whoso_o will_v go_v through_o the_o land_n of_o babylon_n where_o the_o sultan_n dwell_v he_o may_v go_v more_o secure_o through_o these_o country_n but_o must_v go_v up_o to_o mount_n sinai_n before_o he_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o then_o return_v by_o jerusalem_n and_o then_o by_o jerusalem_n and_o he_o shall_v go_v from_o gaza_n to_o the_o castle_n dayre_a and_o after_o a_o man_n come_v out_o of_o sury_n and_o go_v on_o the_o way_n be_v very_o sandy_a and_o the_o wilderness_n last_v eight_o day_n journey_n wherefore_o man_n must_v provide_v they_o of_o necessary_a victual_n and_o that_o wilderness_n be_v call_v archellek_n when_o a_o man_n come_v out_o of_o this_o desert_n he_o enter_v into_o egypt_n and_o they_o call_v eygpt_n canopat_o and_o in_o another_o language_n man_n call_v it_o mersine_n and_o the_o first_o good_a town_n that_o man_n come_v to_o be_v call_v bele_v which_o be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o alap_n and_o from_o thence_o man_n come_v to_o babylon_n and_o to_o kayre_v and_o in_o kayre_n be_v a_o fair_a church_n of_o our_o lady_n where_o she_o dwell_v seven_o year_n when_o she_o be_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o dread_a of_o king_n herod_n and_o there_o lie_v the_o body_n of_o saint_n babara_n virgin_n and_o there_o dwell_v joseph_n when_o he_o be_v sell_v of_o his_o brethren_n and_o in_o babylon_n nebuchodonosor_n put_v the_o child_n into_o the_o fire_n because_o they_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n these_o child_n be_v call_v ananias_n azarias_n and_o misael_n as_o the_o psalm_n of_o benedicite_fw-la say_v but_o nebuchodonosor_n call_v they_o thus_o sadrak_fw-mi misak_n and_o abednego_n that_o be_v god_n glorious_a and_o victorious_a god_n over_o all_o kingdom_n and_o that_o be_v for_o miracle_n that_o he_o make_v god_n son_n as_o he_o say_v go_v with_o those_o child_n through_o the_o fire_n there_o dwell_v the_o sultan_n for_o there_o be_v a_o fair_a city_n and_o a_o strong_a castle_n which_o stand_v upon_o a_o rock_n in_o that_o castle_n be_v always_o dwell_v to_o keep_v the_o castle_n and_o to_o serve_v the_o sultan_n above_o eight_o thousand_o person_n that_o take_v all_o their_o provision_n at_o the_o sultan_n court._n this_o i_o well_o know_v for_o i_o dwell_v with_o he_o a_o great_a while_n a_o soldier_n in_o the_o war_n against_o the_o bedian_n or_o arabins_n and_o he_o will_v have_v marry_v i_o unto_o a_o great_a princess_n if_o i_o will_v have_v forsake_v my_o faith_n chap._n xii_o here_o follow_v of_o the_o sultan_n and_o of_o his_o kingdom_n that_o he_o have_v conquer_a which_o he_o hold_v still_o by_o force_n and_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o the_o sultan_n be_v lord_n of_o seven_o kingdom_n which_o he_o have_v conquer_a and_o get_v to_o he_o by_o strength_n 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