The

Gospell of S. Mathew.

The first Chapter.

TPS is the boke off the generacion off Jhesus Christ the sonne of David, the sonne also of Abraham.

ABRAHAM begat Isaac:

ISAAC begat Jacob:

JACOB begat Judas and hys brethren :

JUDAS begat phares and zaram off thamar:

PHARES begat Esrom:

ESROM begat Aram:

ARAM begat Aminadab:

AMINADAB begat Naasson:

DAVID the kynge begat Solomon of her that was the wyfe of Ury:

SOLOMON begat Roboam :

ROBOAM begat Abia:

ABIA begat Asa:

ASA begat Josaphat:
JOSAPHAT begat Joram:

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JORAM begat Osias:

OSIAS begat Joatham:
JOATHAM begat Achas:
ACHAS begat Ezechias:
EZECHIAS begat Manasses:
MANASSES begat Amon:
AMON begat Josias :

JOSIAS begat Jechonias and hys brethren aboute the tyme of the captivete of Babilon.

After they wer ledd captive to Babilon/

JECHONIAS begat Salathiel:

SALATHIEL begat Zorobabel:

ZOROBABEL begat Abiud :
ABIUD begat Eliachim :
ELIACHIM begat Azor:
AZOR begat Sadoc :
SADOC begat Achin:

ACHIN begat Eliud :
ELIUD begat Eleasar :
ELEASAR begat Matthan:

MATTHAN begat Jacob:

JACOB begat Joseph the husbande off Mary, of whome was boren that Jhesus which is called CHRIST.

All the generacions from Abraham to David are fowretene generacions. And from David vnto the captivete of Babilon/ are fowrtene generacions. And from the captivete of Babilon vnto Christ are also fowrtene generacions.

THE byrthe off CHRISTE was on thys wyse/ When hys mother mary was maryed vnto Joseph, before they cam to dwell togedder, she was founde with chylde by the holy goost. Then her husbande Joseph beinge a perfect man, and loth to defame her was mynded to put her awaye secretly. Whill he thus thought behold the angell of the lord apered vnto him in slepe saynge: Joseph the sonne of David, feare not to take vnto the Mary thy wyfe. For that which is conceaved in her is of the holy goost. She shall brynge forthe a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Jesus. For he shall save his people from theire synnes.

All thys was done to fulfill that which was spoken of the lorde be the prophet saynge; Beholde a mayde shalbe with chylde, and shall brynge forthe a sonne, and they shall call his name Emanuel, which is as moche to saye be interpretacion as God with vs.

Joseph as sone as he awoke out of slepe, did as the angell off, the lorde bade him and toke hys wyfe vnto hym, and knewe her not tyll she had brought forth her fyrst sonne, and called hys name Jesus.

The Second Chapter.

WHEN Jesus was borne in Bethleem a toune of Jury, in the tyme of king Herode. Beholde, there cam wyse men from the est to Jerusalem saynge: where is he that is borne kynge of the Jues? we have sene his starre in the est, and are come to worship hym.

Herode the kynge, after he hadd herde thys, was troubled and all Jerusalem with hym, and he sent for all the chefe prestes and scribes off the people, and demaunded off them where Christ shulde be borne. They sayde vnto hym: in Bethleem a toune of Jury. For thus it is written be the prophet: And thou Bethleem in the londe of Jury, shalt not be the leest as perteyninge to the princes of iuda. For out of the shal come a captaine whych shall govern my people israhel.

Then Herod prevely called the wyse men and dyligently enquyred of them, the tyme of the starre that appered. And sent them to bethleem saynge: when ye be come thyder searche dyligentily for the childe. And when ye have founde hym bringe me worde, that y maye come and worshippe hym also. When they had herde the kynge, they departed and lo the starre whych they sawe in the este went before them, vntyll it cam and stod over the place where the chylde was. When they sawe the starre, they were marveylously gladd, And entred into the house, and founde the childe with Mary hys mother, and kneled doune and worshipped hym/ and opened there treaseures, and offred unto him gyftes, gold, franckynsence/ and myr. And after they were warned in ther slepe that they shulde not go ageyne to Herod, they retourned into ther awne countre another way.

After that they were departed, lo the angell of the lorde apered to Joseph in his slepe saynge Aryse and take the chylde and hys mother and flye in to Egipte, and abyde there till y brynge the worde. For Herod wyll seke the chylde to destroye hym. Then he arose and toke the chylde and his mother by night and departed in to Egipte, and was there vnto the deeth of Herod to fulfill that which was spoken of the lorde, be the prophet, which sayeth: out of Egipte have y called my sonne.