forfettyth ageyÌ„st god for he sayd hym selfe that he is goddys son For whan we counioured hyÌ„ that he sholde tell vs yf he were the sone of god And he denyed it not And yet he sayd we sholde se the son of man syttyÌ„ge vpoÌ„ the ryght hande of the godhede comynge oute of the skyes of heuyn And whan that Pylat herde this he ledde our lorde Ihesu on that other parte of the pareloure sayd to our lorde Man I ne wat what I maye do with the. ¶ Than sayd our lorde Ihesu to Pylate Moyses and the prophetys here byfore they prechyd of my passyon and of my resurreccyon Whan that Pylate herde this he pronowced all the wordes of our lorde to the Iewes And anone the Iewes sayd to Pylat what woldest thou here more of his fals sclauÌ„der Than sayd Pylate take hym in to your synagoge And deme there on hym your lawe the Iewes answered / our lawe coÌ„maundeth that yf any man syn or trespasse ayeÌ„st any maÌ„ he shall withdrawe hym .xlii. dayes out of the Temple And he that syÌ„ned or tresspassed ageyÌ„st god by sclauÌ„ders Our lawe byddeth that he shal be stonyd to deth And for asmoche as Ihesê° sayeth that he shall syt iÌ„ heuyÌ„ vpoÌ„ the ryght syde of the deuyne maieste And that he shall coÌ„e fro heuyÌ„ iÌ„ to the skyes For this sclauÌ„der we wyll that he be crucyfyed ThaÌ„ sayd Pylat that is not good that ye cast you for to do And than Pylat by helde aboute hyÌ„ sawe meny meÌ„ wymeÌ„ that sore wepce And helde ther couÌ„tenauÌ„ce vpoÌ„ hyÌ„ thaÌ„ sayd pylat to the bysshoppys maysters of the lawe I se well the mekyll of the peple they wyl not that thê maÌ„ dye ThaÌ„ sayd the maysters of the lawe Good Iuge we se well that he must be deed And for drede of deth worse he maye not leue Than sayd Pylate / what is the cause that he sholde be deed for thaÌ„ sayd the Iewes for that he sayeth that he is goddys sone aÌ„d therto a kyÌ„ge ¶ Howe Nychodemê° spake to Pylate for Ihesu Pylatte Nychodemê° the worthye Prynce / was that tyÌ„e afore Pylat thê° he sayd I haue ofte tymes spoke to the masters of the lawe aÌ„d to al the Iewes thê° I haue sayd vnto theÌ„ that vngodely vntrewly they do a mysse ayeÌ„st Ihesu For many gloryous sygnes tokyÌ„s hathe he wrought amoÌ„ge vs / that neuer none of oure forfaders wrought afore vs therfore I couÌ„sell you let hyÌ„ go do hyÌ„ no more harme For yf the tokyns the myracles be of god that he hath wrought it shall endlesly endure after his dayes yf it be not of god but by eÌ„chauÌ„temeÌ„te or by soÌ„e charme yt shalle not endure ¶ For moyses that was of god he shewed meny tokens in Egypt whiche that god bad hym do afore kynge Pharao than were there two men Iames. and zambres whiche that were Gogolers aÌ„d wyches that deceyued the peple they made the same tokyns that Moyses made And the Egypcyons helde the tokyÌ„s of god And for they were not of god they perysshed And all that euer helde withall And therfore I saye let this maÌ„ go And do hym no more harme for I saye forsoth he is not worthy to be dede And parauenture this Ihesus maye be a prophet sente to vs as Moyses sayd to our forfaders that our lorde god sholde chese and sende a prophet of our owne nacyon And that we sholde here byleue hym as god his owneselfe And parauenture thê maye be the same man that god sayd thus of And this Ihesus be the same man sente of god he is come to the saluacyon of them that byleue truly And to the dampnacyon of them that beleue not ryght as our lorde god sayd vnto Moyses that yf any man refuse the prophet And wyll not here what he shall say in my name he shall be put out of my people All this haue I sayd vnto the Prynces and Bysshoppes of the lawe whan that the Iewes herde this that Nycodemus sayd afore Pylat they sayd thus we se well that thou arte a dyscyple of Ihesu aÌ„d therfore thou spekyst for hym Than sayd Nycodemus to the Iewes a than is not thys lorde Pylat here a dyscyple of Ihesu that hath spoke thus for hym is not he the hyghe Iustyce vnder Cezare the Emperour whaÌ„ the Iewes herde this thaÌ„ they sayd to Nycodemus ye take thou the trouth of Ihesu And more thou haue thy dwellynge place with hym Than lyfted vp Nycodemus hys handys to heuen and sayd God graunt that I maye haue parte of the trouthe of Ihesu And a dwellynge place more I haue with hym god grauÌ„te it as ye haue sayd so more it be ¶ Howe certayne Iewes shewed to Pylate the myracles that Cyrste had done ANd anone there sterte forth a Iewe afore Pylate And thus he sayd My lorde Pylate I laye bedredde in my bedde .xxxviii. yere And all the dayes for the moste parte in ê‘yll of deth And so it befell that my lorde Ihesu came by me had pyte on me And than he had me take my bedde and go home into my howe 's And anone with his wordes / I was made hole And anone after came another Iewe afore Pylate and thus he sayd My lorde Pylate I was pore blyÌ„de And as my lorde Ihesu passed afore me I cryed vnto hyÌ„ And sayd Ihesu the son of Dauyd haue mercy on me And he had mercy oÌ„ me And he put his hande to myn eyen and than I sawe ¶ And thaÌ„ another Iewe that stode afore Pylate sayd Syr I was a mezell and my lorde Ihesu made me hole with his worde ¶ After that came an agyd woman afore Pylate aÌ„d thus she sayd My lorde Pylate I was desezed with the red flyx .iii. yere and more And I dede not but touchyd the hem of the vesture of my lorde Ihesu And anone I was made hole of my maladye and therfore my lorde Pylate haue marcy on hym and do hym not to deth And whan that Pylate herde this / he feryd / And anone a grete coÌ„panye of Iewes whyche that our lorde Ihesu had helyd they cryed al with on voyce A grete Sauyour of the peple is our lorde Ihesu Whan Pylate herde this he sayd vnto Cayphas and Amyas And other maysters of the lawe I merueyl why that your forme faders and prynces and Bysshoppys of the lawe helyd not men of theyr Infyrmytees as this man doth And they answered no worde therto And these men that our lorde had helyd cryed with one voyce Oure blysshyd Lorde Ihesu hath wrought many deuyne myracles as he that reysed Lazare / fro deth to lyfe Whyche that had layne dede foure dayes in the erth And our lorde Ihesu by the vertu of his worde he reysed hym oute of the moÌ„ment and brought hym alyue amonge vs his sustres And dyde hym syt wyth hym at hys table / And whan that Pylate herde this he
be on lyue whoÌ„e ThaÌ„ sayd the Iewes to the knyght we shal yelde to thou Ioseph yf ye wyl yelde to vs Ihesu we do you to wete that Ioseph is iÌ„ the cyte of Barmathye thaÌ„ sayd the knyght yf Ioseph be iÌ„ barmathie we do you to wete that Ihesu is in Galylee there sene rysen fro deth to lyfe that they sholde se hym in Galylee And whan the Iewes herde thê they had grete drede thê° they sayd amoÌ„ge theÌ„selfe yf meÌ„ here this wordes of these knyghtes / they shall al beleue iÌ„ Ihesu ThaÌ„ they asseÌ„bled theÌ„ togyder gaue to the knyghtes tresoure thê° they sayd to theÌ„ Go ye saye to the peple as ye laye slepte his dyscyples came preuely be nyght stole the body of Ihesu yf Pylat knowe herof we shal excuse you Thê° this knyghtes toke this tresoure proclaymed as they coÌ„mauÌ„ded theÌ„ so ther wordes were sone spred all aboute THaÌ„ caÌ„e there .iii. meÌ„ whiche that hyght Fynees Abbas Leuy these .iii. meÌ„ came fro Galylee in to IherusaleÌ„ thê° they sayd to the prynces to theÌ„ al that were iÌ„ the Synagoge syrs we haue herde sene Ihesu whiche that ye crucyfyed syt speke to his dyscyples vpon the mounte of Dlyuet there he sermoned unto them sayd Go preche my name myne euangelye thorughe out the worlde baptesynge in the name of the fader the son the holy goost And what so euer he be that wyll be baptyzed and byleue in me he shall be saued And he that byleueth not shall be dampned And whan the prynces herde this they sayd to these thre meÌ„ Men yeue presynge and wâ—rshyp to our lorde Ihesu / and be a knowe yf this be trewe that ye haue herde and se And these men sayd all to gyder with one voyce by the lorde that is god of AbrahaÌ„ / Isaac / Iacobe we sawe Ihesu syttynge prechynge to his dyscyples yf we couer this that we haue herde se we sholde do grete syn And anone the prynces rose vp helde the lawe in ther handys thus they sayd to theÌ„ We conioure you by the lawes of our lorde that ye kepe this counsell that ye haue sayd to vs of Ihesu so they gaue to these thre meÌ„ grete tresoure and so they sent .iii. knyghtes with them for to bryÌ„ge them iÌ„ to ther owne coÌ„trey that they sholde no lenger abyde in Iherusalem SO caÌ„e there a grete aseÌ„ble of comyns to the prynces thus they sayd with a grete coÌ„playnt what tokyns / are this that are befall in Israell ThaÌ„ Annas Cayphas coÌ„fortyd theÌ„ sayd Owte we not for to byleue the knyghtes that kepte the Sepulcre wheriÌ„ that Ihesu was put They sayd to vs / that they had sene an aungelle lyfte vp the stone fro the mommente aÌ„d parauenture his dyscyples sayd to the knyghtes we wote well that they gaue to the knyghtes grete tresoure for to saye thus so they stale awaye his hody thus men owght to byleue vs rather thaÌ„ the dyscyples that gafe to the knyghtes grete tresoure for to bere fals wytnesse Than rose Nycodemus vp and thus he sayd to them ye haue herde what these .iii. men haue sayd and sworne vpon the lawe / that they they sawe Ihesusyt and speke to his dyscyples vpon the mounte of Olyuet there he styed up to heuyn ye wote wel that the scrypture tellyth vs that Ely the holy prophet was rauys shed into paradyse whan men askyd his dyscyple Elyzew where that his fader Ely was he answered rauyshed iÌ„ to heuyÌ„ And thaÌ„ they supposed well that he was rauyshed by the holy goost And lefte hym some where on the Mountes of Iraell therfore they sayd lete vs seche some men that maye go and seke hym So they went sought thre dayes and .iii. nyghtes but they coude not fynde Ely And therfore I counsel you to sende some men that maye seke the mountys of Israell for parauenture the holy goost hath rauysshed Ihesu aÌ„d parauenture he maye be founde lete vs than do penaunce for the trespasse that we haue done This counsell of Nychodemus was plesynge to all the Iewes so they sent men for to seke our lorde Ihesu but they myght not fynde hym iÌ„ no place And whan these men were repayred ageyne they sayd to the Iewes we haue sought Ihesu on euery hyll of Israell in euery dale in euery place but we can no where fynde hym but we haue founde Ioseph in the cyte of Barmathye And whan the prynces herde this they were wonder Ioyful mery they gloryfyed god that Ioseph was founde And so the Iewes masteres of the lawe assembled theÌ„ togyder keste amonge them howe they myght speke to Ioseph so they ordeyned made letters sente to Ioseph sayenge thê° Peas be with the also with theÌ„ that be with the. we knowe well that we haue synned in god in ye. therfore fader Ioseph come to vs sen that we haue knowynge that we haue greuously synned trespassed ageynst the And hugely we merueyll of thy delyueraunce takynge aweye fro vs. we knowe well that we ymagynde ordeyned euyll counsel ageynst the. but god delyuered the fro vs. But pease be with the fader Ioseph worshypped of all people ¶ Howe the Iewes chose .viii. men that were Iosephes freÌ„des to desyre hym to come to them THan / they chose .viii. meÌ„ whiche that were freÌ„des to Ioseph to them they sayd whan ye come to Ioseph heyleth hym in please do to hym gretynges on out behalfe aÌ„d to hym ye delyuer these letters these meÌ„ weÌ„te forthe to the Cyte of Barmathye whan they came afore Ioseph they heyled hym aÌ„d grette hyÌ„ delyuered hym the letters And whan Ioseph had red this letters thaÌ„ sayd he thus Blessyd be my lorde god that hath kyuerde me vnder his wyÌ„ges also blessyd mut he be that hath saued me fro all myscheues thaÌ„ Ioseph ladde all these men in to his place And the nexte day after he toke his hors rode with theÌ„ to Iherusalem And whaÌ„ the Ihewes with the masters of the lawe herde saye of his coÌ„mynge they yede worshypfully ageynst hym / aÌ„d whan they met with hym they sayd thus to hym Pease be at thy coÌ„myÌ„ge fader Ioseph And Ioseph answered The peas of our lorde be to all his trewe peple And thaÌ„ the masters of the law with all the peple they kyssed Ioseph And Nycodemus ledde Iososeph in to his place Than the nexte daye after Annas / and Cayphas Nycodemus they lad Ioseph iÌ„ to the temple thê° they sayd to hyÌ„ fader Ioseph yeue vs knowlechyÌ„ge to god iÌ„ hê teÌ„ple of that we shall axe of you fader Ioseph ye knowe wel that ye buryed the body of Ihesu fader ye knowe wel that we shet thou iÌ„
god as I sayd here afore whan I was on lyue in the londe of zabulon and neptalē ouer the flume iordayn The peple that sat in darkenes saw grete bryghtnesse of lyght and that lyght was sente to them that sat in the shadowe of deth that was there as it had be a sterre shynȳge aboue upō vs And as we were ī this Ioye gladnesse of this lyght that shoke vpon vs there came to vs our fader Symeon and thus he sayd to vs with grete Ioye Gloryfy our lorde god Ihesu cryst our sauyour whiche I receyued a chylde in the temple and toke hym in my armes sayenge thus lete now thy seruaunt passe for myn eyen haue sene thy helth whan all the grete company of sayntes that were in hell herde this they were wonder Ioyfull and mery And after there came another man to vs. as it had bene an Ermyte and our forfader askyd hym what he was And he answered ayē and sayd I am a voyce of a prophet of an hye companye for I haue go afore the face of hys comynge and also to make redy the waye of his comynge and to yeue helth and connynge to his peple in the remyssyon of ther sȳnes And whan I sawe hym come to me / I was fulfylled with the holy gooste and thus I sayd see the lambe of godde and beholde hym that dothe awaye synne of the worlde and hym I haue baptysed in the flume Iordā vpon hym I sawe the holy goost descende in lykenesse of a doue And than I herde a voyce that fyll fro heuyn sayenge thus this is my son in whome grete plesynge is to me And nowe I am come afore hym to you to shewe to you the sōne of god is come fro hyghte for to delyuer vs that syt in derkenesse in the shadowe of deth abydynge his mercy whan that Adam our forfader was baptyzed anone he sayd to seth his son Tell to thy chyldren to patryarkes prophets that the Aungell sayd to the whan I sente the to the gates of paradyse that thou sholdest praye our lorde god that he wolde sende to me by his aungell of the frute of lyfe also of the oyle of mercy for to anoynte with all my membres suche tyme that I was fulfylled full of malady with sekenes Than Seth sterte vp sayd with an hyghe voyce As I was at the gatys of paradyse prayenge our lorde god of the oyle of mercy Oure lorde sente Mychaell his archaungell to me sayenge thus Oure lorde god hath sente me to the. Trauayle not for to haue the oyle of mercy to anoynt with Adam thy fader I do the to wete thou mayste not haue it vnto the laste day be complete of v. M. v. C. yere than shalle the son of god Ihesu cryste cōe vpon erth to reyse the body of Adam thy fader And the bodies of his holy sayntes And than shall he be baptyzed in flom Iordane And whā he comyth out of the water than he shal anoynte with the oyle of mercy all tho that shall beleue ī hȳ and than shall the son of god go downe to hell ād lede adam thy fader into paradyse to the tre of lyfe and mercy whan the patryarkes and prophetes herde this that Seth sayd thā they made grete Ioye and as they made grete Ioye Satan the prynce of hel and master of deth sayd to the master of turmētry Make the redy for to receyue Ihesu whiche that gloryfyed hym selfe to be the son of god And yet he is man that dredyth deth for he sayd my soule is heuy ageȳst deth This Ihesu hath wrought meny heuynes euyllys ayenst me for thē that I made blynde crokyd and lame and mezel he hath made hole by his worde And also the dede that I brought to the he hath reysed to lyfe Than the prynce of turmentrye answered to Sathan what is he that is so myghty by his worde And thou sayest that he is man that dredyth deth All that euer were myghty in erth thou hast brought them to my bōdome and be bownde in my poust yf he be so myghty ī māhode as thou sayest I saye to the he is so myghty in dyuynyte so ferforth that we may neuer do ageynste hym And yf that he sayd that he drad deth I saye to the that he wyll dysceyue the and ouercome the at alle tymes And than answered Sathan to the master of turmentre sayd why dredyst thou for to receyue myne aduersary and thyne I haue made the Iewes for to be ageynst hym And I haue made redy that he shall be smyt with and I haue made redy the tre that he shal be crucyfyed on ād .iii. nayles for to fast hym therto And I haue made a drynke with ezyll gall that he shal drȳke And I tel the that he shall be dede anone And I shall brynge hym bowde to the Than answered the prynce of turmentrye this that thou sayest that he by his myght hath take fro me them that were deed what hopyst thou he maye be that doth suche masterys by his worde I drede me parauenture that this was he that toke a way Lazare fro me and reysed hym that was .iiii. dayes dede whome that I helde bownde in my preson hym he yelded to lyfe by his worde Than answered Satā sayd I do the to were that he is the same Ihesu And whan the prynce of turmentrye herde this he sayd to Satan I conioure the by thy vertu and myne that thou brynge hym not here to me for whan I herde the cōmaundement of his worde I trembled and shoke for drede and all my fell seriauntis with me so that we ne myghte kepe lazare but he flowe fro vs as swyfte as it had be an Egle oute of the bondys that we had hym in and the erth that he laye in dede vndyd ād yalde hȳ quyke fro hym wenyste thou sathan for to holde suche a lorde that toke his seruaunt fro vs manger of vs by the vertue of his worde wyt thou well this without dowte yf thou brȳge hym hyder that is so myghty to saue almankynde he wyl put vs hence I saye satan and all tho that be shet in oure preson and strayned be ther syn in our bondis by hym they shal be delyuered and brought to euerlastynge lyfe And as they spoke thus togyder there came a voyce as it had bene douder of the holy goost and thus he sayd Attollite portas principes vr̄as ye prȳces of deth vnclosyth your gatys for the prynce of glorye shall entre therin And whan the prynce of hell herde this voyce they sayd to Satā Go hens fro vs and yf thou be myghty to fyght Go fyght with hym that is kynge of glorye And so hel kest Satan fro hym and than he sayd to his fel seriauntes shet myghtly your yatys with Iron barrys and fyghte myghtely and withstonde hym strongely that the kynge of blys come not herin
hardy to crucyfy hym thou arte the cause that he is eÌ„tred iÌ„ to our regyon And wote thou what thou hast do I saye to the thou hast all forlorne we wreches shal dwell in turmentrye that euer shall laste as hell And as SataÌ„ spake thus togyder came the kynge of blys and thus he sayd to hell Thou prynce SataÌ„ thy power shall be endlesly to dwel here in stede of Adam and his chyldren and all my ryghtful peple And than our blessyd lorde spred forth his ryght hande sayd come to me my holy and all that haue myne ymage my lykenesse whiche were dampned to the deth by the frute of the appyll and by the deuyll and now may ye well se that the deuyll is dampned by the tre and by the crosse And anone all the sayntes assembled them togyder vnder our lordes hande Than oure lorde toke Adam by the ryght hande and sayd thus to hym my pease be with the and all my ryghtfull chyldren and all my holy sayntes and than our forme fader fyll downe on his knees afore our blessyd lorde wepyÌ„ge for Ioye aÌ„d thus he sayd Exaltabo te dnÌ„e quoniam suscepisti me non delecrasti inimicos meos suê‘ me DnÌ„e deê° meê° clamaui ad te sanasti me deduxisti ab inferis aiÌ„am meaÌ„ sanasti me a descendentibus iÌ„ lacuÌ„ This is to say My lorde I shall enhaunce the for that thou hast take me for thou ne hast suffred myne enmyes to be abone me My lorde god I haue cryed to the thou hast made me hole thou hast brought my soule owte of hell and hast saued me fro them that are fal in depnesse of the lake thaÌ„ all the sayntes fylle downe to our lordê fete sayenge all with one voyce to our lor god thou arte coÌ„e to vs. Byer of the worlde blessyd be thy name as thou shewdest to vs by thy holy lawes and by thy holy prophetes thou bought vs agayne by thy holy crosse and thou arte coÌ„e downe to vs by thy holy vertue for to drawe vs fro deth and fro the horryble paynes of hel And than our blessyd lorde lyfted vp his hande made the fygne of the holy crosse on Adam on his holy sayntes And so he toke Adam by the ryghe honde and styed out of hell vp in to the eyre al the sayntes folowed hym Than kynge Dauyd sayd with an hyghe voyce Cantate dnÌ„o canticuÌ„ nouuÌ„ quia mirabilia fecit That is to saye Syngeth to oure lorde god a newe songe for he hath wrought merueyllys Et hec est gloria oiÌ„bus icantis eius That is to saye blessyd be god for this grete Ioye to alle his sayntys Than after dauyd sayd Mycheas Quis deus sicut tu dnÌ„e auferens iniquitatem transgrediens pccaÌ„ nuÌ„c continens in testiÌ„o iraÌ„ tuam cÌ„ That is to saye Who is suche a lorde as our lorde god is puttynge awaye all euyllys of synne and after hym sayd Abacuk the prophet Thou comyst out with helthe to thy peple for to delyuer all thy frendys fro all sorowes dyszezys thaÌ„ after hym sayd all the sayntes Blessyd mot thou be that comyste in the name of god for thou arte Ioye and blyssyd to all thy peple Allia And than all the prophetes pronowncyd alle ther prophyces that they had shewed in erth with grete plesynge to to our lorde god And than all the sayntes sayd this is oure lorde god that shalle gouerne vs withoute ende Allia ¶ How our lorde led all his holy sayntes in to the Ioyes of paradyse of the thre men that they mette ANd thaÌ„ our blessyd lorde toke Adam our forme fader by the hande and led hym in to paradyce and al his holy sayntes with hym and them he delyuered to Mychaell his archaungyl and he led them in to paradyce where is endles Ioye / And whan they were entred in to paradise there came ageyÌ„ste them .ii. men of grete age And the sayntes asked theÌ„ what they were aÌ„d how it myght be that they were there so bodyly and had not be with them in hell Than one of theÌ„ answered aÌ„d sayd I am Emoke that by the worde of god I am translated heder and he that is with me here is Elyas tesbytes whiche was brought hyder in a brennynge chare aÌ„d yet suffred we no deth but we are kepte to the commynge of Antecryst to fyght with hym with wordes and tokyns of oure lorde god and of hym we snall be slayne in the cyte of Iherusalem And .ii. dayes and a halfe after we shall ryse fro deth to lyfe and betake vp in the skyes and as Emoke tolde this to the sayntes there came to them a man berynge on hym the sygne of the holy crosse And whan al the sayntes sawe hym they sayd to hym what man may thou be that hast here the lykenes of a thefe And why beryst thou the sygne of the holy crosse And than this man answered to them and sayd forsoth ye saye truly that I was a thefe and many cursyd ded is and fals dyde I in erth And therfore the Iewes crucyfyed me with our lorde Ihesu And whan I sawe the steryÌ„ges of the ElemeÌ„tê iÌ„ hê passyoÌ„ I byleued that he was sauyour of the worlde maker of al creaturs kyÌ„ge al myghty thaÌ„ sayd I to hyÌ„ lorde haue mercy on me And haue me in mynde whan thou comyst in to thy kyngedome And anone that blessyd lorde toke my prayer and sayd to me forsoth this daye shalte thou be with me in paradyce And than he toke me the sygne of the holy crosse and sayd to me Bere this sygne with the and go to paradyse and yf the aungell that is keper of paradyse wyl not suffer the to entre in shewe hym the sygne of the crosse saye to hym that Ihesu cryst whiche that was nowe crucyfyed sente me to the And whan I had sayd this to the AuÌ„gel anone he vndyd the gatys and led me in to Paradyce And set me on the ryght syde sayenge thus to me Suffre and holde the here a lytell whyle For Adam that is fader of all man kynde with all his chyldren and all the frendys of god shalle come hyder by the vertue of Ihesu crystys passyon And whan the holy sayntes as patryarkys prophetys herde thyse wordes of this thefe than they sayd al with one voyce Blessyd be our lorde god almyghty endles fader of mercy that suche grace hath youen to synners and brought vs to the Ioy of paradyse and in to the pasture of delyte to endles Ioye Amen THese are the holy secretys of the deuynyte that we haue sene I Garyus aÌ„d my brod Leuycyus but our lorde god wyl suffer vs no lenger to telle and shewe vnto you the secrettys of his deuynyte for saynte Mychaell the archaungell sayd to vs Ryse go in to the cyte of Iherusasem and be there in prayers / and gloryfye
ageyÌ„st thê ryghtfull maÌ„ for I haue this nyght be hugely dremyde for hym And be that I wote well that he is a ryghtfull man And whaÌ„ that Pylat had red this letter he sayd to all the Iewz ¶ Syrs ye knowe wel that my wyfe is a paynym And ye wose well that she hath edyfyed meny of youre Synagoges she sendyth vnto you that she knoweth this man for a ryghtfull man For mykell trybulacyon and dysease she hath suffred this nyght for nym Than sayd the Iewys to Pylat haue we not sayd vnto the that he is aÌ„ euyll man And werketh by deuylls crafte For by deuylls hath he thê° tysed thy wyfe Than clepyd Pylat our lorde to hyÌ„ and sayd thus Seest thou not that alle the Iewes bere wytnesse ageyÌ„st the And thou gyuest no maner of answere than sayd our lorde Ihesu vnto Pylat euery man hath power to speke with his mouth be it good oryll and so shall ye well se than the Iewes sayd vnto our lorde Ihesu what shal we se We all knowe well that thou were begoten in fornycacy on And for thy byrth dyde herowde sle all the chyloren iÌ„ bed leem and in the countrey aboute that were within .ii. yere a halfe of age And Iosepe mary went in to Egypt for drede of herowde And whaÌ„ herowde was dede they came ageyne into the cyte of Nazareth And whan Pylat herde this he sayd vnto the Iewes Than is that Ihesu that herowde dede seke for to sle And the Iewes answeryd and sayd that it was he Than doubted Pylat moche more than he dyd to fore And so there were .xii. Iewes that drewe them by themselfe And thus they sayd to Pylat Syr we knowe well that this man is not borne in fornycacyon for we knowe wel that Iosepe wedyd marye his moder And so he is not borne in fornycacyon it semyth that your wordes be not trewe / for For Iosepe wedyd marye as they saye that be of your own folke Than sayd Annas and Cayphas and other Iewes that had sayd that Ihesu our lorde was borne in fornycacyon and that he was an euyll werker And that his dyscyplis were fled and proselyty Than clepyde Pylat Annas and Cayphas and askyd them what was proselyty And they sayd that proselyty was paynemys chyldren and so be his dyscyples And for that they say that he is not borne iÌ„ fornycacyon thaÌ„ answered these .xii. men whos names be these Lazarus Asstorius Antonius Iacob Serius Gamaliel Isaak Fynees Azarius Agrippa Amenus Iudas We saye that wene are proselyty but we be Iewes chyldren and we saye trou the. that we were there that Iosepe wedyd marye Than clepyd Pylat these .xii. men that sayd thus And he coniured them by the hyght of holy Cezare Yf that he were borne in fornycatyon that ye bere wytnesse and suerce And othe byfore all this peple And these .xii. men answeryd to Pylat and sayd we haue by oure lawe that we ne oughte to swere for that is syÌ„ but we wyll swere by holy Cezare yf it be not as we saye we wyll be culpable of deth We se well that thyse .xii. men that Ihesu is not borne in fornycacyon to be byleued by her worde And we saye all that he is borne in fornycacyon and that he is an euyll werker And thus he sayth that he is goddis soÌ„ and therto a kyÌ„ge And yet thou wylte not beleue vs that haue the lawe to kepe Than coÌ„maunded Pylat that all sholde go out of the pareloure saue these xii men that sayde that oure lorde was not borne in fornycacyon And also he coÌ„maunded that our lorde Ihesu sholde be ledde oute vnto that one syde of the pareloure Than sayd pylat to these .xii. men For what cause is that they wyll brynge Ihesu to deth And they answered aÌ„d sayd that the masters of the lawe had hym iÌ„ hate for that he helyd maladyes and sekenesse vpon the Sabot Than sayd Pylat A I se well for his gode werkes they wyll sle hym Than wence Pylat oute of the pareloure ful of heuynes and sayd vnto all the Iewes I haue wytnesse that I can fynde in this man no poynte of deth The Iewes answered yf hene had be an euyll doer wene had a delyuered hym to the ThaÌ„ sayd Pylat to the Iewes / what sayd god that there sholde no man be slayne but of me than entred Pylat iÌ„ to the pareloure ageyne clepyd our lorde Ihesu to hym and sayd Thou arte kynge of Iewes Oure lorde Ihesu answered ageyne / thou sayest that of thy selfe or ellys other haue sayd that to the of me Than sayde Pylat to oure lorde Ihesu Thou wotest well that I am no Iewe but of thyne owne nacyon as Bysshoppys and prynces haue delyuered the to me but I neuer what euyll thou hast do them yf thou be kyÌ„ge Iewes answere to me Oure lorde answered to hym My kyngdome is not in this worlde for yf my kyngdome were in this worlde my mynysters wolde not be ageynst me that I sholde not haue be delyuered to the but my kyngdome is not nowe here Than answered Pylat than I se well thou arte a kynge than answeryd oure lorde Ihesu thou sayest that I am a kyÌ„ge and to that I was borne and for to declare to the worlde that who so be of crowth wyll here my worde ThaÌ„ sayd Pylat what is trouth be thy worde there is but lytyll trouth iÌ„ erth Our lorde sayd to Pylat vnderstonde trouth how that it is Iugged in erthe of them that dwell there in And thus sayd Pylat to the Iewes I haue wytnes both in heuen and in erthe sonne and mone that I can fynde no cause of deth in thê man ¶ Than answeryd the Iewes is not this a grete cause that he sayth of oure Temple That he myghte stroye it reyse it ageyne in .iii. dayes than sayd Pylat what temple is that / that ye speke of And the Iewes answered that it was the SalamoÌ„ temple whiche was in edyfyeÌ„ge .xlvii. yere And this Ihesus sayd that he sholde dystroye it and rayse it ageyne in .iii. dayes I am without gylte of spyllynge of this mannys blode And that shall ye well see what wyll ye do with hym the Iewes that were full of enuy cryed all with one voyce the shedynge of his blode be vpon vs and vpon our chyldren ¶ Howe Pylate toke of the moost Auncyent men of the lawe as bysshoppes other maysters to counsell Pylate toke of the moost Auncyent men as bysshoppes and maysters of the lawe Syrs do not ageynste this symple man for I do you to wyt that he is not worthy to be dede Is not he more worthy that hath helyd maladyes than he had broke the saboth Than sayd the Iewes A good Iuge taketh entent yf any man hath do a forfet ageynste Cezare were he not worthy to be dede And Pylate sayd yes Than sayd the Iewes moche more is he worthy that
that our strength be not take fro vs and we to be put to end les sorowe And whan the sayntes herde this they sayd with an hyghe voyce to the deuyll and to the prynce of tormentri Wreches vndo your gatys and lete the kyÌ„ge of glorye come in Than sayd dauyd / Prophyced I not whan I was lyuyÌ„ge in erthe and sayd thus Quia hec est dies quaÌ„ fecit dnÌ„s exultemus et letemur in ea That is to saye this is the day that god made therin we maye be blyth and glad and after hym sadd I saye to all the sayntes sayd I not whan I was leuynge that the deed sholde be lyfte vp and the bodyes that lye in grauys shall be reysed vp fro deth to lyfe and that they that be in erth shall be full of Ioye and yet I say now more ye kaytyfes of deth hell where is nowe your pryce where is nowe your vyctory whan the sayntes herde I saye say these wordys They sayd alle at onys to the prynces of hell Undo your gatys wrechys for ye be but take and bounde maye not helpe your selfe Than came the voyce the seconde tyme sayenge thus Accollite portas vrÌ„as And whan that hell herde thê uoyce come .ii. tymes he answered vnaduysedly thus Quis est iste rex glie That is to saye what is the kynge of blys and than answered dauyd sayenge thê° I knowe well that voyce by his wordes of the holy goost for I prophecyd it afore and nowe I saye to the hell DnÌ„s deus fortê et potens dnÌ„s potens in prelio / ipÌ„e est rex glie That is for to saye Our lorde god stronge and myghty myghty iÌ„ batayle he is kynge of glorye Et ipÌ„e de celo in terraÌ„ aspexit ut audiret gemitus compeditoruÌ„ vt solueret filios interemptorum That is to saye that blyssyd lorde byhelde fro heuyn to erth to here the waymentynges of them that are in bondys and that he sholde vnhynde the chyldren that were broughte to the deth to be slayne And therfore thou velayne stynkynge hole vndo thy gatys that the kynge of blysse maye come in ANd as Dauyd had sayd this to hell vpon them came the gloryous desyred kyÌ„ge of glorye iÌ„ fourme of man and enlyghted all the derkenesse of hell with the gloryous bryghtnesse of his gloryous face And all the gatys and shetynges with Iron barrys and boltys all to brest in his holy comynge aÌ„d all the fell fyndes made hym space and waye And whan the sayntes sawe Ihesu our sauyour come with auÌ„gels they were abasshed of the grete Ioye that they ne durst speke but with grete and softe herte sayenge thus Our lorde god and oure sauyour thou arte come to vs kynge of glorye to delyuer vs out of the bondys fro these fals felons And blessyd be thy name for now shall we be made hole Than came our lorde Ihesu and braste all the bondys that we were bounde with and coÌ„mauÌ„ded that we sholde be delyuerd of all anguyshes from that tyme forwarde and whan the pyrnce of hell with al his fell seriauntes saw the grete bryghtnesse they had than huge sorowe and drede than .x. prynces of hell rose vp of theyr setys with huge rorynge cryenge aÌ„d sayd thus with grete wemeÌ„tyÌ„ge O Ihesu how we be ouercoÌ„e by the what maÌ„ arte thou that reysyst thy requeste ageynst god vnknowynge vs what arte thou that brekyst all our poure what arte thou that arte so grete and apredyst so lytel in erth What arte thou that were soo meke lowly in erth and now arte thou a pryÌ„celly fyghter in forme of man And now kynge of glory that were dede and nowe thou leuyst now all creturs tremylle quake by thy crosse by thy deth were buryed iÌ„ a Sepulcre and arte descended downe to vs all quyke creatures tremyll quake by thy deth all the foure elementys / shewyd ther tokyns And now hast thou delyuered all that were dede dystroblyd put to myschefe alle our foull fell mynysters What arte thou that haste delyuered theym that were dystrayned here amonge vs for ther synne and hast clepyd theÌ„ agayne to theyr fyrste fraunchyse what arte thou that yeuyst lystght to them that are blynde by the bryghtenesse of thy godhede than all that were in hell cryed with one voyce and sayd A what arte thou that arte so myghty a man aÌ„d so clere in maiest shynyÌ„ge wythout blame and clene of erthly synne what arte thou that entryst in to our regyoÌ„ contreys without drede and dowteste no poynte of turmentynge but hast fro vs all tho that were streyned in our bodyes paraueÌ„ture thou arte that Ihesu that our prynce SataÌ„ sayd to our prynces that thou sholdest take to the alle the powere of the worlde by thy deth of the crosse Than our lorde Ihesu cryst toke Satan bonde hym and delyuerd hym in to hell to the prynce of turmentrye sorowe Than byhelde satan sayenge thus to hym A thou pryÌ„ce of perdycyon Belsabub with thy thre hedes lyer vpon the Aungels of god why haste thou do this falce dede A whiche a dyspoylynge thou behyghteste vs whan thou let hym fal to suche a dede what harme to vs thou dede whan thou let the kynge of glory be crucyfyed A thou fals sathan thou ne wotest neuer what thou hast do for this Ihesu hath Illumyned all the darkenesse of deth with the clernesse of his deuynyte hath nowe broke al the gatys of our depe presons and vnbounde all that were therin / aÌ„d them that were in our turmentreys they scorne vs. And by ther prayers we shall euer after be ouercome that neuer afore durst saye one worde ayenst vs. And nowe shall neuer none of mankyÌ„de come amonge vs but euer shall lede vs where they wyll that neuer afore durste do ageynst vs And nowe are they fylled full of meruellous ioye by the preysyÌ„ge of ther lorde god A thou prynce of all shrewednesse and fader of all felonys why hast thou do thus / howe durst thou do suche a lorde to be crucyfyed for nowe be all tho that were in dyspeyer fro the begynnynge in to this tyme nowe in helth aÌ„d in endles lyfe And we shall neuer here of ther crowchynge gronynge nor wepynge A thou fell satan all the ryches that thou haddest conquered by thy appyll in paradyse thou hast nowe loste by the tre of thy crosse and alle thy Ioye is perysshed whyle that thou haste crucyfyed hym that was ageyÌ„st the and were thou wel that thou shalte suffer tormentry endlesly in my orryble preson A. O thou fals and cursyd SataÌ„ auctor of deth and fader of pryde thou sholdest fyrste enquyred his cause and yf he had be worthy deth And yf thou hadest founde no cause of deth in hym thou sholdest haue lefte hyÌ„ on lyue but thou fonde no fawte nor cause to crucyfye hyÌ„ for thou were so