which also bereth frute, and bringeth forth some an hundred folde some fyfty folder and some thyrty folde.

Another similitude put he forth/ vnto them saynge: The kyngdom off heven ys lyke vnto a man which sowed good seede in his felde. But whyll men slepte, ther cam his foo/ and sowed tares amonge the wheate and went his waye : When the blade was spronge vp, and had brought forth frute/ then appered the tares also. The servauntes cam to the householder, and sayde vnto him: Syr sowedest not thou good seed in thy closse from whence then hath it tares? He sayde to them the envious man hath done this. Then the servantes sayde vnto hym: wylt thou then that we go and gader it? and he sayde nay lest whyll ye go aboute to wede out the tares, ye plucke vppe also with them the wheate by the rottes : let bothe growe to gether tyll harvest come, and in time of harvest, I wyll saye vnto my repers gadther ye fyrst the tares and bynd them in sheves to be brent: but gadther the wheete in to my barne.

Another parable he putt forthe vnto them saynge. The kyngedom of heven ys lyke vnto a grayne of mustarde seede/ which a man taketh and soweth in his felde, whych ys the leest of all seedes. But when it is growne, it is the greatest amonge yerbes, and is a tree: so that the bryddes of the aier come, and bylde in the braunches of it.

Anothere similitude sayde he to them. The kyngdome of heven ys lyke vnto leven which a woman toke and hyd in iij peckes off meele/ tyll all was levended.

All these thynges spake Jesus vnto the people by similitudes/ and with oute similitudes spake he nothinge to them to fulfyll that which was spoken by the prophet sayinge: I wyll open my mouth in similitudes, and wyll speake forth thinges whych have bene kepte secrete from the begynnynge off the worlde.

Then sent Jesus the people awaye, and cam to housse, and hys disciples cam vnto hym saynge: declare vnto vs the similitude of the tares off the felde: Then answered he and sayde to them. He that soweth the good seed ys the sonne of man the felde ys the worlde. The chyldren off the kyngdom are the good seed. The evyll mans chyldren are the tares. But the enemy which soweth them is the devill. The harvest is the end of the worlde and the repers be the angels. For even as the tares are gaddred and brent in the fyre: so shall it be in the ende off this worlde. The sonne of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gadther out off his kyngdom all things

that do hurter and all them which do iniquite, and shall cast them into a furnes of fyre. There shall be waylynge and gnasshyng off teth. Then shall the iuste men shyne as bryght as the sun in the kyngdom of their father. wosoever hath eares to heare, let him heare.

Agayne the kyngdom off heven is lyke unto treasure hidde in the felde, the which a man founde and hidde it and ffor ioy there of goeth and selleth all that he hath, and byeth that felde.

Agayne the kyngdom off heven is lyke vnto a marchaunt sekynge after good pearles, which when he had founde one precious pearle wentt and solde all that he had, and bought it.

Agayne the kyngdome off heven is lyke vnto a neet cast into the see that gadereth off all kyndes off fysshes: which when it is full, men drawe to londe and sitt and gadre the good in to their vessels and caste the bad awaye. So shall it be at the ende of the worlde. The angels shall come and sever the bad from the goode and shall caste them in to a furnes of fyre, there shall be waylinge and gnasshynge of teth.

Jesus sayde vnto them; have ye vnderstonde all these thynges: they sayde, ye syr. Then sayde he vnto them: Therfore every scrybe which is coninge vnto the kyngdom of heven is lyke an housholder, which bryngeth forth out of his treasure, thynges both newe and olde.

And hyt cam to passe when Jesus had fynnesshed these similitudes that he departed thence and cam into his awne countre/ and taught in there synagogges in so moche that they were astunyed and sayde: whence cam all thys wysdon and power vnto him? is not thys the carpenters sonne? is not hys mother called mary? and hys brethren be called James and Joses and Symon and Judas? and are not hys systers all here with vs? Whence hath he all these thynges? And they wer hurte by him. Then Jesus sayde vnto them: there is no prophet without honoure/ save in hys awne countre and amonge his awne kynne. And he dyd not many myracles there, for there vnbelefes sake.

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IN N that tyme Herod the tetrarcha herde off the fame of Jesu and sayde vnto his servauntes: This is Jhon baptist: he is risen agayne from deeth, and therfore hys power ys so greate. For Herod toke Jhon and bounde hym, and put hym in preson ffor Herodias sake, hys brother phips wyfe. For Jhon sayde unto hym: hit ys not lawfull for the to have her. And when he

wold have put hym to deeth, he feared the people, because they counted hym as a prophet.

When Herodes birth daye was come the doughter off Herodias daunsed before them, and pleased Herod. Wherefor he promysed with an oth that he wolde give her whatsoever she wolde axe. And she beinge informed of her mother before/ sayde geve me here John baptistes heed in a platter. And the kynge sorowed: neverthelesse for his othes sake, and for their sakes which sate also att the table, he comaunded yt to be geven her. And sent and behedded Jhon in the preson and his heed was brought in a platter and geven to the damsell, and she brought it to her mother. And his disciples cam and toke vp his body, and buryed it, and went and tolde Jesus.

When Jesus had herde that he departed thence by shippe into a desert place out of the way. And when the people had herde therof, they folowed him a fote out of there cites. And Jesus went forth and sawe moche people: and his herte dyde melte vppon them and he healed off them those that were sicke. When even was come, his disciples cam to him saynge. This ys à deserte place, and the daye is spent let the people departe that they may go in to the tounes, and bey them vytaylles. But Jesus sayde vnto them: They have no neade to go awaye: Geve ye them to ete. Then sayde they vnto him: we have here but .v. loves and two fysshes. He saide: bringe them hydther to me. And he comaunded the people to syt downe on the grasse And toke the .v. loves, and the .ij. fysshes and loked vp to heven and blessed and brake and gave the loves to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. And they all ate, and were suffised. And they gadered up of the gobbetes thatt remained, xij basketes full. They that ate were in nombre about v. M. men, besyde wemen and chyldren.

And strayghtway Jesus made his desciples enter into a shippe and to goo over before him, whill he sent the peple away. And as sone as he had sent the peple away, he went vp into a mountayne alone to praye. And when nyght was come he was there hym sylf alone. and the shippe was in the middes of the see and was toost with waves for it was a contrary wynde. In the fourthe watche of the night Jesus cam vnto them walkynge on the see: and when hys disciples sawe him walkynge on the see/ they were amased sayinge: it is some spirite, and cryed out for feare. And streyght waye Jesus spake vnto them saynge: be of good cheare/ it is y/ be not a frayed.

Peter answered, and sayde: master, and thou be he bidde

me come vnto the on the water. and he sayde come. And when Peter was come doune out of the shyppe he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he sawe a myghty winde/ he was afrayed. And as he began to synke, he cryed sayinge: master save me. And immediatly Jesus stretched forth his honde and caught him and sayde to hym: O thou of lytell fayth: wherfore diddest thou dout? And as soon as they were come in to the shippe, the winde ceassed. Then they that were in the shyppe cam and worshipped him, sayinge: of a truth thou arte the sonne of God. And when they were come over, they went in to the londe of genazareth. And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out in to all that countre rounde about and brought vnto him all that were sicke, and besought him that they myght touche the border of hys vesture only. And as many as touched hytt/ were made safe.

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cam to Jesus: scrybes and pharises from Jerusalem/ sayinge: why do thy disciples transgresse the tradicions of the seniours? for they wesshe not there hondes, when they eate breed: He answered and sayde vnto them: why do ye also transgresse the comaundment of God, thorowe youre tradicions? for God commaunded sayinge: honoure thy father and moder, and he that speaketh evyll ageynst hys father or mother/ shall suffer deeth. But ye saie/ every man shall saie to his father or mother: whatsoever thyng I offer that same doeth profyt the and so shal he not honoure hys father and mother. And thus have ye made that the comaundment of god is without effecte through youre tradicions. Ypocrites wel prophesied off you/ Esay sayinge: This people draweth nie vnto me with there mouthes, and honoureth me with their lippes/ yet their hert is farre from me: but in vaine thei worshippe me teachinge doctrine, which is nothing but mens precepts.

And he called the people vnto him and saide to them: heare and vnderstonde. That which goeth in to the mougth, defyleth not a man: but that which commeth out of the mougth / defyleth the man.

Then cam his disciples and sayde vnto him: perceavest thou howe that the pharyses are offended hearinge thys saynge? He answered and sayde all plantes which my hevenly father hath nott planted shalbe plucked vppe by the rotes.

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them alone, they be the blynde ledders of the blynde. If the blynde leede the blinde boothe shall fall in to the dyche.

Then answered Peter and sayd to him: declare vnto vs thys parable. Then sayde Jesus: are ye yette with oute vnderstondinge? perceave ye not that whatsoever goeth in at the mouth descendeth doune into the bely, and ys cast out in to the draught? Butt those thynges which procede out of the mought come from the herte and they dyffyle a man. For out of the herte come evyll thoughtes murder/ breakyng of wedlocke/ whordom, theefte falce witnesberynge, blasphemy. These are the thynges which defyle a man. But to eate with unwesshen hondes defyleth nott a man.

And Jesus went thence, and departed in to the costes of tire and sidon. And beholde a woman which was a cananyte cam out of the same coostes and cryed vnto him saynge: have mercy on me lorde the sonne of Dauid, my doughter is pytiously vexed with a devyll. And he gave her never a worde to answer. Then cam to him his disciples and besought him sayinge sende her awaye, for she foloeth vs cryinge. He answered and sayde: I am not sent, but vnto the loost shepe of the housse of israhel. Then she cam and worshypped hym/ sayinge master sucker me. He answered and saide: it is not good/ to take the childrens breed, and to cast it to whelpes. She answered and saide: it is truthe neverthelesse the whelppes eate of the crommes/ which fall from there masters table. Then Jesus answered and sayde vnto her. O woman greate ys thy fayth be hit to the even as thou desyrest. And her daughter was made whole even at that same tyme.

Then Jesus went awaye from thence, and cam nye unto the see of galyle, and went vppe in to a mountayne and sat doune there. And moche people came vnto hym havinge with them/ halt/ blinde, domne, maymed/ and other many: and cast them doune at Jesus fete. And he healed them in so moche that the people wondred to se the domne speake, the maymed whole, the halt to go, and the blinde to se. and they gloryfyed the god of israhel.

Jhesus called his disciples to him and saide: I have compassion on the people because they have contynued with me nowe iij dayes and have nothinge to eate: and I wyll not let them departe fastinge, leste they perisshe in the waye. and his disciples sayd vnto him whence shuld we get so moche breed in the wildernes, as shulde suffyse so great a multitude? And Jesus sayde vnto them: howe many loves have ye? and they seyde: seven and a feawe fysshes. And he commaunded the people to