The

Gospell of S. Mathew.

The first Chapter.

Ts 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:

NAASSON begat Salmon :

SALMON begat Boos of Rahab :

Boos begat Obed of Ruth:

OBED begat Jesse :

JESSE begat David the kynge:

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.