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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Jerusalem with bym. And he gaderide4 to gidre alle the prynces of prestis, and scribis of the puple, and enqueride of hem, where Crist shulde be borun. And's thei seiden to hym, In Bethleem of J uda; for so it is writun bi a profete, And thou, o Bethleem, the loud of Juda, art not the leest among the prynces of J uda; for of thee a duyk schal go out, that schal go uerne my puple of Israel. Thanne7 Eroude clepide pryueli the and lernyde bisili of hem the tyma of the sterre that apperide to hem. And hes sente hem in to Bethleem, and seide, Go 3e, and axe 3e bisili of the child, and whanne gee han foundun, telle 3e it to me, that Y also come, and worsch'ipe' hym. And whanne thei hadden herd the kyng,9 thei wenten forth. And lo! The sterre, that thei si3eun in the eest, wente bifore hem, til it cam, and stood ahoue, where the child was. And thei si3en the sterre, 10 and ioyeden with a ful greet ioye. And 11 thei entriden in to the bous, and founden the child with Marie, his modir; and thei felden doun, and worschipiden him. And whanne thei hadden openyd her tresouris, thei ofl'ryden to bym 3iftis, gold, encense, and myrre. And whanne thei hadden 12 take an aunswere in sleep, that thei schul den not turne a3en'1i to Eroude, thei turneden a3eu bi anothir wei's in to her cuntrey. And whanne thei weren goon, 13 lo! The aungel of the Lord apperide to Joseph in sleep, and seide, Rise vp, and take the child and his modir, and fle in to Egipt, and be than there, til that I seie to thee; for it is to come, that Bronde seke the child, to destrie bym. And Jo-14 seph roos, and took the child and his modir bi nygt, and wente in to Egipt.

Jerusalem with bym. And he gaderide4 to gidre alle the prynces of prestis, and scribis of the puple, and enqueride of hem, where Crist shulde be borun. And's thei seiden to hym, In Bethleem of J uda; for so it is writun bi a profete, And thou, o Bethleem, the loud of Juda, art not the leest among the prynces of J uda; for of thee a duyk schal go out, that schal go uerne my puple of Israel. Thanne7 Eroude clepide pryueli the and lernyde bisili of hem the tyma of the sterre that apperide to hem. And hes sente hem in to Bethleem, and seide, Go 3e, and axe 3e bisili of the child, and whanne gee han foundun, telle 3e it to me, that Y also come, and worsch'ipe' hym. And whanne thei hadden herd the kyng,9 thei wenten forth. And lo! The sterre, that thei si3eun in the eest, wente bifore hem, til it cam, and stood ahoue, where the child was. And thei si3en the sterre, 10 and ioyeden with a ful greet ioye. And 11 thei entriden in to the bous, and founden the child with Marie, his modir; and thei felden doun, and worschipiden him. And whanne thei hadden openyd her tresouris, thei ofl'ryden to bym 3iftis, gold, encense, and myrre. And whanne thei hadden 12 take an aunswere in sleep, that thei schul den not turne a3en'1i to Eroude, thei turneden a3eu bi anothir wei's in to her cuntrey. And whanne thei weren goon, 13 lo! The aungel of the Lord apperide to Joseph in sleep, and seide, Rise vp, and take the child and his modir, and fle in to Egipt, and be than there, til that I seie to thee; for it is to come, that Bronde seke the child, to destrie bym. And Jo-14 seph roos, and took the child and his modir bi nygt, and wente in to Egipt.