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when_o he_o be_v take_v of_o the_o jew_n and_o there_o leave_v christ_n his_o disciple_n before_o his_o passion_n when_o he_o go_v to_o pray_v and_o say_v pater_fw-la si_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la transeat_fw-la à _fw-la i_o calix_fw-la ista_fw-la that_o be_v father_n if_o it_o may_v be_v do_v let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o and_o thereby_o be_v a_o garden_n where_o our_o lord_n sweat_v both_o blood_n and_o water_n and_o there_o be_v the_o tomb_n of_o king_n josaphat_n of_o who_o the_o vale_n have_v the_o name_n and_o on_o the_o side_n of_o that_o vale_n be_v the_o mount_n olivet_n and_o it_o be_v call_v so_o for_o there_o grow_v many_o olive_n tree_n and_o it_o be_v high_a than_o jerusalem_n and_o therefore_o from_o that_o hill_n man_n may_v see_v into_o the_o street_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o between_o the_o hill_n and_o the_o city_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o vale_n of_o josaphat_n and_o that_o be_v not_o very_o large_a and_o upon_o that_o hill_n stand_v our_o lord_n when_o he_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n and_o yet_o seem_v there_o the_o step_n of_o his_o left_a foot_n in_o the_o stone_n and_o there_o be_v a_o abbey_n of_o black_a cannon_n that_o be_v great_a sometime_o but_o now_o there_o be_v but_o a_o church_n and_o a_o little_a thence_o eighteen_o pace_n be_v a_o chapel_n and_o there_o be_v the_o stone_n on_o the_o which_o our_o lord_n god_n sit_v when_o he_o preach_v and_o say_v thus_o beati_fw-la pauperes_fw-la spiritus_fw-la quoniam_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la est_fw-la regnum_fw-la coelorum_fw-la that_o be_v bless_a be_v they_o that_o be_v poor_a in_o spirit_n for_o they_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o there_o he_o teach_v his_o disciple_n their_o paternoster_n there_o also_o be_v a_o church_n of_o that_o bless_a woman_n marry_o egyptian_a and_o there_o be_v she_o bury_v and_o upon_o the_o other_o side_n towards_o the_o east_n three_o bow-shoots_a from_o thence_o stand_v bethphage_n where_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n send_v peter_n and_o james_n for_o to_o fetch_v the_o ass_n on_o palm-sunday_n chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o bethania_n there_o towards_o the_o east_n be_v a_o castle_n that_o man_n call_v bethania_n and_o there_o dwell_v simon_n the_o leper_n that_o harbour_v our_o lord_n and_o they_o that_o be_v baptize_v of_o his_o disciple_n and_o he_o be_v call_v julian_n and_o be_v make_v bishop_n and_o that_o be_v he_o that_o man_n call_v on_o for_o good_a harbour_n in_o that_o same_o place_n our_o lord_n forgive_v mary_n magdalen_n her_o sin_n and_o there_o she_o wash_v his_o foot_n with_o tear_n and_o wipe_v they_o with_o her_o hair_n and_o there_o be_v lazarus_n raise_v after_o he_o have_v be_v four_o day_n dead_a chap._n xxix_o of_o jericho_n and_o other_o thing_n at_o the_o return_v to_o mount_n olivet_n be_v the_o place_n where_o our_o lord_n weep_v upon_o jerusalem_n and_o thereby_o our_o lady_n appear_v to_o s._n thomas_n after_o her_o assumption_n and_o give_v he_o her_o girdle_n and_o thereby_o be_v a_o stone_n on_o which_o our_o lord_n sit_v often_o and_o preach_v and_o there_o be_v mount_n galilee_n where_o the_o apostle_n be_v gather_v when_o mary_n magdalen_n tell_v they_o of_o christ_n rise_n between_o mount_n olivet_n and_o mount_n galilee_n be_v a_o church_n where_o the_o angel_n tell_v our_o lady_n when_o she_o shall_v die_v and_o from_o bethany_n to_o jericho_n be_v five_o mile_n jericho_n be_v sometime_o a_o little_a city_n but_o it_o be_v waste_v and_o now_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a town_n that_o town_n take_v joshua_n through_o the_o miracle_n of_o god_n and_o bid_v of_o the_o angel_n and_o destroy_v it_o and_o curse_v those_o that_o shall_v build_v it_o again_o of_o that_o city_n be_v rahab_n that_o common_a woman_n that_o receive_v the_o messenger_n of_o
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 christian_n do_v and_o if_o you_o will_v know_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o jew_n they_o be_v these_o follow_v and_o be_v thus_o call_v aleph_fw-la beth_fw-mi gimel_fw-la dale_v he_o vau_o zain_n h_v t_v jod_a caph_n lame_v man_n nun_n samech_v ain_o pe_fw-es zade_fw-mi koph_o resh_a schin_n tau_n chap._n xxxv_o of_o galilee_n from_o this_o country_n that_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o man_n go_v to_o the_o plain_a of_o galilee_n and_o leave_v the_o hill_n on_o the_o one_o side_n for_o galilee_n be_v a_o province_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o in_o that_o province_n be_v the_o city_n of_o naim_n of_o capernaum_n and_o bethsaida_n where_o saint_n peter_n and_o saint_n andrew_n be_v bear_v some_o man_n say_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v bear_v at_o corasim_n and_o nourish_v at_o bethsaida_n but_o he_o shall_v reign_v at_o corasim_n therefore_o say_v holy_a writ_n vae_fw-la tibi_fw-la corasim_n vae_fw-la tibi_fw-la bethsaida_n that_o be_v woe_n be_v to_o thou_o corasim_n woe_n be_v 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