presoÌ„ we coude not fyÌ„de thou theriÌ„ yerfore tel vs what befel Than Ioseph answered sayd whan ye dyd shet me in the close preson vpon the Sabot daye as I was in my OrysoÌ„s and prayers that place was spred about me withe huge lyght as me thought fro the .iiii. partyes of the eyer And soo I lyfted vp my hede and sawe my lorde Ihesu stonde fast by me shynynge with grete clernesse And so for drede that I had I fyll downe â—â—lat to the grouÌ„de Than my blyssed lorde Ihesu hente me by the hande and lefte me vp fro the grounde wasshed my face kyssynge me and thus he sayd to me Brother Ioseph thou arte clene by water of the feyth for thy synnes be relesed and foryeue And therfore my frende haue no drede but byholde me and knowe what I am and so I dyd beholde hym and sayd my mayster Elye And he answered ageyne sayd I am not Elye but I am Ihesu cryste whome that thou worshypfully beryed than sayd I to hym Lorde shewe me thy momment there that I beryed the. And than my lorde Ihesu hente me by the hande and ladde me to the mommente And there he shewed me the precyous Syndonya / that I wonde hym in Than knewe I verelly that he was my lorde Ihesu And so I fyll downe and worshypped hyÌ„ And sayd my lorde Ihesu / blessyd mote thou be that arte come hyder for to vysyt me and thorughe thy grace hast delyuered me so he helde me by the hande and lad me to the cyte of barmathye And than he ladde me in to my place sayd to me Ioseph brother pease with the. And loke thou go not oute of thy place this .xl. dayes for the Iewes shall do many grete dyszesys to many of my frendys And nowe shall I go to my dyscyples speke to them of the saluacyon of the worlde And whan he had sayd that worde he vanyssheh fro me And whan the prynces of the lawe and other Iewes herde this that Ioseph sayd they were hugely abasshed And for the grete drede that they had they fell downe to the grounde and so they cryed and sayd sayd what tokens are this that are befall in Israell The knyghtes that kepte the Sepulcre they bere wytnesse that they sawe an Aungyll dyscende downe fro heuyn that Ihesu was resyn fro deth to lyfe that he shall be sene in galylee And we knowe well that Ihesu was a man his fader moder we knewe both Ioseph Mary what may we saye here ayenste thaÌ„ sayd a Iewe whos name was Leuyê° I knowe wel the begynnynge of Ihesu for I haue moche be with theÌ„ for vpon a tyme as I was in the temple in my offrandys my orysons that same tyme saynte Symeon toke hyÌ„ in his armes thus he sayd to hym My lorde god let nowe thy seruaunt coÌ„e to the in pease for my eyen haue sene thi helth that thou ordeyned or any peple was Than sayd the Iewes Let vs seÌ„de for these .iii. men that sayd they sawe Ihesu spekynge to his dyscyples vpon the Mount of Olyuet And so they sente for these iii men whan they were come afore them they sayd treuly the god of heuyn was on lyue And that we sawe verelly howe that Ihesu styed in to heuyn afore all hê discyples THan answered Annas Cayphas / Oure lawe sayth that by the wordes of .ii. or .iii. is suffycent wytnesse what maye we saye herto we knowe well that Emoke pleasyd god was rauysshed in to heuyÌ„ the sepulcre of moyses myght neuer be founde Pylat delyuerde to vs this Ihesu whiche we bete with scorgys crowned hym with thornys afterwarde was crucyfyed smet hym in the syde with a spere And Ioseph buryed his body in the Sepulcre Whiche the nowe beryth wytnesse that he is on lyue And these men saye that they sawe hyÌ„ stye vp in to heuyn And than Ioseph sayd another grete merueyle that there rose vp meny dede bodyes out of theyr grauys I wote well that som men of them haue be in the cyte of IherusaleÌ„ whiche that ye mysbeleuers haue not sene And we knowe well that saynte Symeon receyued Ihesu in his armes in the temple whiche that was a full holy man this Symeon had two sonys whos names were Garyus and Leuycyus and we were at ther deth and at ther berynge Go nowe and seche ther grauys but I wote well they be not there but they be in the cyte of Barmathye they be in orysons speke to no man but they holde them stylle as thoughe they were deed And therfore let vs go to them with worshyp and bryÌ„ge them to the temple And whan we haue conioured them paraduenture they shall tell vs somewhat of the resurreccyon of Ihesu And howe that he rose fro deth to lyfe ¶ Howe the Iewes wente to seke .ii. deed men that were rysen from deth to lyfe in Barmathye of other thynges that they shewed ANd so alle the masters of the lawe with the Iewes wente to the grauys of these .ii. bretherne so they founde them not there And anon they wente to the cyte of Barmathye whiche was .xl. myle fro Iherusalem and so they founde theÌ„ layde and so they kyssed them and lad them with hyÌ„ to Iherusalem with grete worshyp And than they lad they into ther Synagoge And whan they had shyt sykerly theyr doris they toke the lawes and them in ther handes And so they coÌ„ioured them by god of Israell and by god adonay yf that they leuyd that Ihesu was god of Israell that reysed theym Whan Garyus Leuycyus herde this coniuracyon they lokyd vp togyder in to heuyn And than they made sygnys of the holy crosse on theym and than they sayd and spake yeue vs perchemyne and Inke that we maye wryte thynges that we haue herde and sene And so they yafe to them both ynke and perchemyn And whan they were sette they wrote both togyder and sayd thus ¶ Oure lorde Ihesu cryst is resurreccyon of the deth and lyfe that byleue on hym suffer vs to saye the secretys of thy deuyne maiest that thou dedyste in hell by the deth of thy holy crosse for we be coniured by the for to speke of the Thou hast commaunded to thy seruaunte by Mychaell thy archaungyll that we sholde tel the secretys of thy deuyne maieste what thou dedyst iÌ„ hell after thy holy resurreccyon / as we were with our forme faders in the grete preuy depnes of derkenes there came a grete bryghtnesse as it had be a beme of lyghte fro the sonne And that kest a lyght royall vpon vs And anone Adam that was our forfader of all mankynde aÌ„d Patryarkes and prophetes rose vp lyghtly and sayd This is the lyght of hym that be hyght vs for to sende to vs endles lyghte And anone Isaake with a hyghe voyce began for to saye This is the lyght of our fader son of
And than the knyghtes kyst lottys vpon his vesture for to wyt no sholde haue it And than the Prynces of the lawe with bysshopps and meny other / they cryed vnto our lorde Ihesu and thus they sayd Thou hast helyd many other and thou ne mayste he le thy selfe yf thou be goddys sone come downe of the crosse and we shall beleue on the And than sayd the knyghtes in skorne yf thou be kynge of Iewes delyuer nowe thy selfe And than was commaunded that a knyght sholde be brought forth whos name was longeus And hym they made put a spere to Ihesus syde This knyght longyus was blynde and so the prynces of the lawe made hym for to perce our lordes syde And so there came out both blode and water And so the blode came rynnynge downe by the spere shafte vnto longyus hande and he awnterously wyped his eyen with his hande And anone he myght se ANd thaÌ„ Pylat dyd wryte a byl on whiche was wryten Ihesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum That is for to saye / Ihesus of Nazarreth / kynge of Iewes and this was wryt in Ebrewe grece and latyn And this tytle they put aboue his hede on the crosse Than Gesmas the thefe whiche henge on the lyfte syde of our lorde sayd thê° to our lorde Ihesu yf thou be god delyuer both the and vs. Than Dysmas that henge on the ryght syde of oure lorde Ihesu he blamed hym for his worde And thus he sayd to hym It semeth by thy worde that thou dredyst not god nor beleuest not in hym And therfore arte thou endlesly dampned For well thou wotest that we haue dyscerued that we suffre but he hath ryght nought for fettyd nor mysdoue and without dysceruynge he is brought herto And whan Dysmas had sayd this wordes he loked vpon Ihesu and thus he sayd to hym / lorde Ihesu haue mercy vpon me whan thou comyst in to thy kyngedome And than answered Ihesus to hym / and sayd this daye shalte thou be with me in paradyse And that tyme was about myddaye fro that tyme in to none dayes was the son hyd and lost his bryghtnes and the vayle of the temple was smyten asondre fro the hyght downe to the grounde on .ii. partyes and some men saye that an aungell dyd it with a trace of fyer And thê aungell sayd thus in men herynge I am wytnysse of the passyon of Ihesu cryste After that our lorde Ihesu cryed with aÌ„ hyghe voyce aÌ„d sayd Fader in to thyne handys I betake my spyryt And than he yelded vp his soule to his fader And whan Centuryo that was prynce ouer the Iewes and constable and sawe these tokens that were befall he gloryfyed god and sayd forsoth this man was ryghtfull and that is well sene by the tokens that are befall and so all the peple that were there as good folkys whan they sawe these werkes of the vertue of our lorde they smyte theyr brestys with theyr handys ¶ Howe Centuryo tolde Pylate of the wonders at crystys passyon the same Pylate tolde the Iewes and of the precyous cloth that our lorde was buryed in ANd Centuryo tolde to Pylate all that was befall And whaÌ„ that Pylate herde this he was woÌ„der heuy sory And so for sorynesse aÌ„d heuynesse he ne ete nor dranke daye ThaÌ„ clepyd Pylate the Iewes thê° he sayd to theÌ„ Meruellye not of the tokyns that be befall at the passyon of Ihesu that the son loste his syght also the daye And the Iewes sayd to Pylat Syr it was the Clyps of the sonne as we haue vndyrstoÌ„dynge of wyse men afore vs. than sayd Pylat howe maye it be that the veyle of the temple is smyt a sonder many grauys vndone dede men ryse vp fro deth to lyfe Hath the clepys of the sonne do all this All these tokens meÌ„ tell me are befall and sene in the Cyte of Iherusalem And yf ye beleue not me aske Centuryo And they that were with hym whiche kepte Ihesu Than were this men brought forth afore the Iewes whiche that bare wytnesse and thus they sayd forsoth we saye that in the dyenge of Ihesu The erthe groned and shoke as water doth whan it is meuyd And we sawe that meny bodyes rose vp fro deth to lyfe by these tokens we beleue that this Ihesus is goddes sone Than the Apostles holy women that had folowed our lorde Ihesu fro Galylee sawe that was befall that men had do to hym they drewe them by themselfe Than Ioseph of Barmathye keste hyÌ„ for to bye a precyous cloth for to wynde in our lorde Ihesu whan he myghte gette graunte of Pylat for to haue the body And on this wyse came Ioseph by thê precyous cloth as ye shal here There was a knyght iÌ„ CapharnaÌ„e whos name was Leuy This knyght wedyd a yonge lady by procys of tyme they had togyder a doughter WhoÌ„e they clepyd SyÌ„donya her they put to lernynge so be processe of tyme she wexed a curyous werker as of clothys of golde and clothê of sylke of all other womens werkes And so at the laste whaÌ„ god wolde this Leuy dyed than his wyfe for the grete loue that she louyd hym she fyll in a grete Maladye as in a colde palzye So ferforth that she myght nether styre hande ne fote so for this grete sekenes she fylle in a grete pouerte so forfoth that she ne had to leue on but by the workys of her doughters haÌ„de And so it befyll that vpon the same daye that our lorde was deed this ladye sayd to her doughter Doughter Syndonya thou knowest well that our grete sabot daye is nye Than must we ete oure paske lambe and on this daye / is the grete market at Barmathye Therfore good doughter go aray the and take some of thy worke that thou haste wrought aÌ„d bye vs suche thynges there as is nedefull to me and the at this holy tyme Her doughter Syndonya answered to her moder sayd moder your wyll shall be done And moder I do you to vnderstonde that I haue wroughte the Curyouseste cloth that euer was made for it fyll gracyously to wourke that it is more curyous than I can skylle of And than the lady sayd to her doughter let me se the cloth / And Syndonya shewed this cloth to her moder And whan this lady sawe this cloth she sayd thus blessyd be that lorde that hath made the to werke suche a cloth And doughter vpon my blessynge that thou sell this cloth to no man but yf he tell the what he shal do wythall And so this mayde Syndonya she wasshed her bawmyde and acayed her to market and in the market stode Ioseph of Barmathye with a grete peple spekyÌ„ge of our lordê deth And by a venture this mayde Syndonya came byfore hym And Ioseph of Barmathye aspyed the cloth hangyuge on her arme and asayd her yf she wolde felle that cloth And she answered and sayd
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„
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