❧
The
state
of
the
common
wealth
of
Iury
,
from
the
Machabees
,
vnto
the
vtter
destruction
and
subuersion
of
the
same
.
ACcordynge
vnto
those
things
that
we
haue
founde
in
the
Booke
of
Ioseph
the
priest
,
the
sonne
of
Gorion
,
&
in
other
bokes
written
accordyng
to
the
most
certain
veritie
:
we
will
drawe
forthe
and
rehearse
some
thinges
for
the
comfort
that
may
come
therof
,
especially
seing
all
the
prophets
haue
bent
and
directed
their
prophecies
of
things
to
come
,
to
this
,
that
the
kingdome
of
the
house
of
Dauid
shoulde
returne
and
florishe
in
time
to
come
.
Therfore
,
if
there
had
bene
any
kinges
of
the
house
of
Dauid
,
duringe
the
time
of
the
seconde
house
,
or
seconde
temple
:
then
should
wee
haue
ben
in
suspence
,
yea
,
euen
now
already
our
hope
hadde
bene
dasht
.
But
there
was
no
kingedom
of
the
house
of
Dauid
in
that
age
,
saue
onely
a
certain
dominion
that
Zerubabel
and
Nehemia
had
.
Yea
rather
the
kingdome
remained
at
that
time
to
the
house
of
the
Machabees
,
and
them
that
were
toward
them
.
But
nowe
to
the
purpose
.
When
Alexander
the
first
king
of
the
Grekes
hadde
fortified
and
established
his
kingdom
,
he
died
,
being
yet
but
a
yong
man
,
and
his
kingdome
was
deuided
amonge
foure
of
his
captaines
,
Whiles
he
is
yet
aliue
,
his
kingdome
shal
be
broken
,
and
deuided
into
four
coastes
of
the
heauens
.
He
left
behinde
him
a
sonne
of
tender
yeres
called
Arkolas
,
whose
tutour
or
keper
perceiuing
him
to
be
toward
:
gaue
him
impoisoned
drinke
,
and
made
him
away
.
Those
captaines
made
war
one
vppon
another
:
of
whom
one
that
was
named
Ptolomie
,
procured
Moses
lawe
to
be
translated
into
Greke
,
to
the
entent
he
might
finde
some
occasion
to
picke
a
quarell
against
Israel
.
For
by
their
lawe
he
sought
meanes
to
withdrawe
them
from
their
religion
,
according
to
the
Psalme
.
Many
a
time
haue
thei
fought
against
me
fro
my
youth
vp
(
may
Israel
nowe
saie
.
)
There
were
seuentye
auncient
men
that
translated
the
lawe
,
whom
Ptolomye
the
kynge
seperated
one
from
an
other
,
puttynge
euery
man
apart
in
a
house
by
him self
.
And
thei
all
agreed
in
sence
,
albeit
thei
chaunged
thirtene
places
:
whiche
was
not
done
without
miracle
,
that
they
all
agreed
together
in
the
meaninge
,
as
thoughe
one
alone
had
writ
it
.
Those
xiii
.
places
be
these
.
First
,
GOD
hathe
made
in
the
beginninge
,
whereas
no
worde
or
thing
is
put
before
the
name
of
God
,
&
also
for
that
in
the
Greke
tong
,
the
thing
that
doth
is
put
before
,
and
that
that
is
made
is
placed
after
:
least
this
worde
Bereschith
shoulde
be
taken
for
a
Creatour
,
and
Elohim
for
a
creature
.
The
seconde
.
Gene.
1.
I
for
wee
.
I
will
make
man
accordinge
to
the
image
and
likenesse
,
that
it
should
not
be
heard
as
though
he
were
one
that
consulted
with
other
.
The
third
.
Gene.
2.
Sixt
for
seuenth
.
And
God
finished
in
the
sixt
daye
,
and
rested
on
the
seuenth
.
Least
it
shoulde
seme
as
though
he
had
made
ani
thing
in
the
seuenth
daye
,
and
in
it
ended
his
workynge
.
Gene.
2.
I
for
wee
.
The
fourth
.
Go
to
,
I
wil
go
doune
,
and
there
will
confounde
their
language
,
least
by
speakinge
in
the
plurell
number
,
they
shoulde
haue
bene
thought
to
be
many
.
Gene.
18.
With
them
that
stode
by
hir
for
,
to
her self
.
The
fift
.
And
Sara
laughed
,
speaking
with
them
that
stode
by
her
.
Because
Ptolomye
the
kinge
shoulde
not
mocke
them
and
saie
,
who
shewed
you
what
she
saide
to
her selfe
?
The
sixt
.
Because
in
their
furie
they
killed
an
oxe
,
Gene.
49.
Crib
,
for
an
oxe
.
and
in
their
will
they
brake
the
cribbe
,
Lest
the
kinge
should
mocke
and
saie
,
what
hath
a
man
to
do
wyth
an
oxe
.
Exod.
4.
That
that
could
bear
a
man
,
for
an
Asse
.
The
seuenth
.
And
Moses
tooke
his
wife
and
his
sonnes
,
and
set
them
vpon
that
that
could
beare
a
man
.
Lest
the
king
should
mocke
our
master
Moses
,
because
he
rode
vppon
an
asse
.
And
that
he
should
not
saye
,
how
should
an
asse
beare
a
woman
and
two
children
?
He
would
neuer
haue
done
it
if
he
had
not
bene
a
begger
,
or
base
person
.
The
eight
.
And
the
dwelling
of
the
children
of
Israel
in
Egipt
and
other
landes
,
was
cccxxx
.
yeres
.
Notwithstandynge
they
abid
not
in
Egipt
but
.ccx.
yeres
,
&
that
is
that
their
father
Iacob
tolde
theim
.
Descende
ye
(
the
letters
of
the
whiche
worde
in
Hebrue
,
signifie
.ccx.
)
thither
.
Furthermore
,
the
computation
of
ccccxxx
yeres
,
is
from
the
yere
that
Isaac
was
borne
,
Exod.
24.
little
ons
for
Princes
which
was
the
holye
seede
vnto
Abraham
.
The
ninthe
.
And
vnto
the
little
ons
of
the
children
of
Israel
stretched
he
not
his
hande
?
As
who
woulde
saye
:
yea
,
also
vnto
their
little
ones
he
stretched
not
his
hande
.
Euen
bicause
he
should
not
saye
,
the
great
men
escaped
,
but
the
children
of
the
sonnes
of
Israel
escaped
not
.
The
tenthe
.
Num.
16.
Of
valure
for
an
asse
Deute
.
4.
That
thei
may
shine
is
added
I
toke
of
them
nothing
of
valure
,
least
he
shoulde
saie
,
he
toke
not
an
asse
,
but
he
toke
one
rewarde
.
The
eleuenth
.
Which
thinges
thy
Lorde
God
hathe
deuided
,
that
they
may
shine
vpon
all
people
.
Lest
he
shoulde
take
an
argument
thereof
and
saie
:
Loe
,
the
holye
and
blessed
Lorde
hath
deuided
them
to
all
people
,
&
hath
geuen
them
licence
to
worshippe
them
.
The
twelf
.
He
went
and
worshipped
straunge
Gods
whiche
I
commaunded
not
to
worshippe
.
little
fete
,
bicause
the
kinges
wife
was
called
hare
:
lest
shee
should
saie
,
the
Iewes
mocke
me
.
When
these
seuentie
elders
hadde
translated
the
law
into
the
greke
tong
,
Ptolomee
reioysing
much
in
their
wisdome
,
honored
them
with
princely
apparell
and
great
rewards
,
brought
them
also
home
again
mery
and
glad
.
Moreouer
,
he
sendeth
by
them
oblations
to
our
God
.
At
that
time
there
were
many
contented
to
folow
the
lawes
of
the
Grecians
,
but
these
seuentye
refused
.
Not
longe
after
captaine
Seleucus
,
Ptolomies
companion
in
office
died
,
in
whose
stede
Antiochus
raigned
in
Macedonia
.
This
Antiochus
makyng
warre
vpon
Ptolomee
,
bereft
him
of
all
his
dominions
,
and
slewe
him
.
After
that
he
subdued
all
the
lande
of
Israel
then
vnder
the
regiment
of
Ptolomee
,
and
waxed
verye
proude
.
He
hated
Israel
also
because
they
loued
Ptolomee
,
and
ayded
him
in
the
warres
againste
him
.
This
is
that
Antiochus
that
builded
a
great
citye
vppon
the
sea
coaste
,
and
called
it
Antiochia
,
wherein
he
made
a
golden
ydole
,
commaundyng
that
the
children
of
Israel
should
be
brought
vnto
it
and
worship
it
.
But
some
of
them
chose
rather
to
suffer
deathe
for
the
religion
of
their
god
:
although
some
other
fel
from
the
synagoge
their
mother
church
.
Before
this
he
toke
away
also
their
Sabboth
,
their
new
mone
,
and
leage
of
circumcision
:
forbiddyng
that
in
any
wise
they
should
obserue
these
commaundementes
in
anye
place
throughout
his
whole
dominions
.
For
the
which
he
put
many
of
the
Israelits
to
death
,
&
oppressed
them
more
then
did
euer
anie
of
their
enmies
or
aduersaries
.
The
second
man
in
honor
next
him self
in
Ierusalem
was
one
Polipus
,
he
erected
an
ymage
in
the
temple
,
commaundyng
the
people
of
Israell
to
worship
it
,
and
who
so
euer
was
disobedient
,
to
be
slaine
.
Therfore
he
put
to
death
Hanna
and
her
seuen
children
as
it
is
mencioned
in
other
places
.
When
Antiochus
perceiued
this
,
it
increased
his
hatred
towarde
Israel
,
in
so
muche
that
he
did
his
endeuour
that
none
of
them
should
scape
or
be
left
aliue
,
except
such
as
would
worship
the
image
.
Then
fledde
manie
of
the
Israelites
to
the
mounte
Mediit
and
to
Iericho
,
because
of
the
lawe
of
Polipus
and
Antiochus
his
lorde
,
hauinge
to
their
gouernour
the
hie
priest
Mattathias
sonne
of
Iohan
,
Who
so
euer
is
aferde
.
&c.
Wherupon
many
of
the
people
returned
home
,
yet
there
remayned
.vii.
M.
and
fiue
hundred
of
suche
courage
all
,
that
one
would
not
haue
runne
awaye
from
an
hundreth
.
Lisias
deuided
his
hoste
into
three
partes
,
committing
them
vnto
three
capitaines
,
Nicanor
,
Bagris
,
and
Ptolomee
.
But
after
the
Israelites
had
once
geuen
a
great
shoute
:
the
lord
beat
downe
the
Grekes
,
so
that
the
Israelites
,
destroyed
nine
thousand
horsmen
of
them
,
&
spoyled
the
whole
host
,
and
they
that
remayned
alyue
,
tooke
them selues
to
flight
.
The
next
daye
Kynge
Iudas
kepte
his
Sabboth
together
wyth
all
Israell
in
the
campe
,
for
the
battayle
was
vppon
the
sixte
daye
.
The
morowe
after
the
Israelites
returned
to
the
spoyle
of
those
that
were
kylled
,
and
after
to
pursue
other
that
were
not
able
to
resist
:
but
they
founde
none
,
for
they
were
fled
into
Astaroth
Karnaiim
.
Durynge
the
tyme
of
this
warres
,
Antiochus
inuaded
the
land
of
Persia
,
for
they
hadde
moued
warre
agaynste
hym
,
and
done
hym
iniurye
.
Wherfore
he
fought
against
them
:
but
hauynge
the
ouerthrowe
at
their
handes
,
he
retourned
to
Antiochia
wyth
great
shame
,
where
also
he
founde
hys
armyes
wyth
an
other
dishonoure
and
foyle
.
Wherewyth
he
was
in
suche
a
rage
,
that
he
gathered
together
all
the
valiauntest
and
beste
Warriours
in
al
Grecia
:
yea
,
all
that
were
able
to
beare
weapon
,
swearinge
he
woulde
bringe
with
him
suche
an
armye
,
that
all
the
grounde
about
Hierusalem
should
not
suffice
theim
to
stande
vppon
that
hee
woulde
haue
wyth
him
,
euen
for
hys
sotemen
onelye
.
And
so
he
set
forwarde
his
horsemen
with
horses
and
wagons
laden
with
all
maner
of
furnitures
for
the
warres
,
as
Bowes
,
shieldes
,
Targets
,
swordes
,
and
speares
,
brestplates
,
and
mourens
,
besides
a
huge
noumber
of
Elephantes
:
and
suche
,
that
a
dosen
valiant
men
might
fight
vpon
one
Elephant
,
the
Elephants
being
to
them
as
a
Fortresse
.
But
kinge
Iudas
toke
heart
to
him
,
put
his
truste
in
his
God
,
and
ioyned
battaile
with
him
.
At
length
when
he
with
the
power
of
Israel
approched
to
the
Elephants
,
they
slew
theim
downe
right
,
so
that
the
Elephantes
roared
,
the
Horses
and
all
the
beastes
that
caried
the
baggage
and
furnitures
were
verie
soore
afrayed
.
Kinge
Antiochus
also
beinge
mounted
vppon
his
mare
,
and
not
able
to
sit
her
in
her
flight
,
was
throwen
downe
.
His
seruauntes
therfore
findyng
him
,
toke
him
vp
,
and
bare
him
a
while
vpon
their
shoulders
,
and
(
being
a
corpulent
and
a
grose
man
)
they
were
not
able
to
carye
him
further
,
but
cast
him
downe
in
the
waie
.
The
Lorde
had
plaged
him
also
and
his
whole
hoste
before
with
a
drye
scabbe
,
or
rotten
mattier
,
and
with
other
most
horrible
diseases
:
which
as
he
saw
he
confessed
it
to
be
the
hande
of
God
.
Wherfore
he
made
a
vowe
,
that
if
he
escaped
,
be
woulde
circumcise
him selfe
with
all
his
souldiours
,
and
would
conuert
them
to
the
worshippynge
of
the
God
of
Israel
:
but
God
heard
him
not
.
He
fledde
therfore
a
fote
as
well
as
he
might
,
and
died
bi
the
way
through
his
greuous
and
soore
diseases
,
and
Opiter
his
sonne
raigned
in
his
stede
.
Kynge
Iudas
with
all
Israell
retourned
wyth
great
ioye
to
the
house
of
the
Lord
,
offered
sacrifices
:
and
as
they
had
layed
wodde
vpon
the
alter
,
and
the
sacrifice
vpon
that
:
they
called
vnto
the
Lorde
,
louingly
to
accept
their
sacrifice
,
and
in
the
meane
space
,
fire
came
forthe
of
the
aulter
by
the
owne
accorde
,
consumed
the
sacrifice
,
and
the
wodde
,
the
lyke
neuer
chaunced
vnto
them
to
this
day
.
This
miracle
was
wrought
the
.xxv.
daie
of
the
moneth
Elul
.
Chasmonanye
:
Nicanor
met
him
in
the
waie
,
imbrased
him
,
and
kissed
him
:
after
that
ledde
him
to
his
pauilion
,
and
set
hym
vpon
his
seate●
of
honour
.
Kinge
Iudas
also
after
he
returned
from
the
campe
,
made
vnto
Nicanor
a
greate
feaste
,
callyng
him
and
his
noble
men
with
him
into
Hierusalem
,
where
they
eate
and
dranke
at
the
kinges
table
.
Kynge
Iudas
was
yet
vnmaried
,
wherfore
Nicanor
moued
him
to
take
a
wife
that
hee
might
haue
issue
,
and
not
lose
his
succession
,
whose
counsaile
Iudas
alowed
.
This
done
,
the
lewde
pickethanke
Alkimus
declared
to
kynge
Demetrius
the
league
that
Nicanor
hadde
made
wyth
king
Iudas
.
Whereat
Demetrius
being
wrothe
,
writ
vnto
Nicanor
that
he
had
intelligence
of
his
traiterous
practises
.
Nicanor
was
in
Hierusalem
when
this
letter
was
deliuered
him
.
When
Iudas
hearde
of
the
contentes
of
the
letter
,
he
fled
out
of
Hierusalem
into
Samaria
,
where
he
sounded
a
trumpet
,
&
gathered
Israel
together
.
Nicanor
vpon
these
letters
,
entred
into
the
house
of
the
lord
to
seeke
Iudas
,
but
he
founde
him
not
.
Then
he
examined
the
Priestes
,
who
sware
they
knewe
not
where
he
was
become
.
After
he
had
now
sought
him
in
euerye
corner
throughout
Hierusalem
and
could
not
finde
him
:
in
a
fume
he
sware
he
woulde
beate
downe
the
temple
.
And
gathering
together
ai
his
hoste
,
he
made
spede
againste
Iudas
.
When
he
hearde
of
Nicanors
comming
he
issued
out
of
Samaria
to
mete
him
,
and
after
they
hadde
stroke
the
battail
,
Iudas
slewe
of
the
Grekes
to
the
number
of
.xviii.
thousande
horsemen
,
toke
Nicanor
aliue
,
and
was
minded
to
kyll
him
.
But
Nicanor
besought
him
of
pardon
,
alledgynge
that
the
kinge
knewe
well
inough
that
he
beganne
not
this
battaile
with
his
good
will
,
but
lest
he
shoulde
traunsgresse
the
commaundement
of
the
king
his
maister
.
Wherefore
(
saieth
he
)
I
humblye
beseche
your
maiestie
not
to
kill
mee
,
and
I
sweare
vnto
you
that
I
wyll
neuer
beare
armour
againste
you
,
nor
anoye
you
in
any
wise
.
Vpon
this
the
kynge
made
a
league
with
hym
,
and
dimissed
him
.
So
he
returned
to
the
king
his
master
with
shame
inough
.
After
this
Demetrius
dyed
,
and
Lisia
his
sonne
raigned
in
his
stede
.
Yet
the
wicked
men
ceased
not
,
but
moued
againe
Kinge
Lisia
to
make
a
voyage
in
his
owne
Persone
with
a
puissant
armye
againste
Iudas
:
but
hauinge
the
ouerthrowe
of
kynge
Iudas
,
he
fled
vnto
Asdotum
till
he
had
repaired
againe
his
armye
strongelye
.
Then
came
he
the
seconde
time
vppon
Iudas
,
in
whiche
conflicte
the
Israelites
were
put
to
flight
.
King
Iudas
notwithstandinge
fled
nother
one
waye
nor
other
,
but
called
to
his
men
,
&
exhorted
them
to
returne
and
sticke
by
him
,
yet
they
would
not
obeye
him
.
So
he
abid
alone
with
his
drawen
sworde
in
hys
hand
,
vnto
whom
none
of
his
enemies
durst
approche
nie
,
but
with
charettes
and
horsemen
they
enuironned
hym
,
and
archers
shot
at
him
,
wounding
him
sore
,
till
he
fell
downe
deade
vppon
the
ground
,
and
they
that
were
about
him
were
taken
alyue
.
The
tyme
that
he
raigned
ouer
Israel
was
.vi.
yere
.
Manie
of
the
Grekes
captains
were
slaine
also
in
that
battaile
,
and
the
king
him selfe
so
wounded
,
that
he
was
faine
to
get
him
into
his
countreye
to
be
cured
of
his
woundes
.
After
he
hadde
recouered
his
health
,
he
returned
again
,
came
to
Hierusalem
,
and
to
all
the
cities
of
Israell
wyth
the
power
of
the
Grekes
,
wherwith
he
so
afflicted
them
at
that
tyme
for
the
space
of
foure
monethes
after
the
death
of
Iudas
,
that
the
like
tribulation
was
neuer
sene
in
Israell
.
In
the
meane
season
the
Israelites
resorted
to
Ionathas
the
sonne
of
Mattathias
,
and
made
him
king
in
Iudas
stede
,
and
were
sworne
vnto
hym
.
This
Ionathas
foughte
diuers
greate
battails
against
the
Grekes
,
hauynge
the
aide
of
one
Sauinus
of
the
kinred
of
kyng
Alexander
the
first
,
who
had
made
a
league
with
Ionathas
,
&
toke
his
part
againste
Grecia
,
wasted
and
spoyled
it
sore
,
till
at
length
the
king
of
the
Grecians
slewe
Ionathas
by
a
traine
.
His
raigne
ouer
Israel
dured
.vi.
yere
.
Then
was
Schimeon
his
brother
king
in
his
stede
.
Against
him
Antiochus
the
second
kinge
of
the
Grecians
came
to
warre
.
But
Schimeon
met
him
,
and
laied
first
an
ambushe
to
entrapte
the
Grekes
,
then
ordered
his
battayles
in
araye
against
Antiochus
.
After
that
he
wyth
his
whole
hoste
made
a
face
,
fayninge
as
though
they
fledde
,
and
retired
,
tyll
thei
perceiued
Antiochus
who
pursued
them
,
to
be
within
their
daunger
,
then
the
ambushe
brake
foorthe
vppon
the
Grekes
,
&
made
a
very
great
slaughter
.
After
this
Schimeon
returned
to
Ierusalem
with
great
ioye
.
Then
sent
Ptolome
king
of
Egipt
an
imbassage
to
Scimeō
king
of
Israel
,
offering
him
his
daughter
in
mariage
.
To
his
request
when
king
Schimeon
had
consented
:
Ptolome
came
to
Ierusalem
,
where
was
made
a
great
feast
,
&
they
were
alied
together
.
Whereupon
Antiochus
king
of
the
Grecians
writ
to
Ptolome
king
of
Egipt
,
priuily
to
murder
Schimeon
king
of
Israel
.
Whom
Ptolomee
durst
not
but
obey
,
for
at
that
time
the
king
of
Egipt
was
in
subiection
to
the
Grekes
.
Therefore
when
Schimeon
came
into
Egipt
to
se
his
father
in
lawe
Ptolomee
:
he
was
receiued
with
greate
feastinge
,
but
in
the
same
he
had
poyson
geuen
him
,
that
he
died
thereof
.
Besides
this
also
,
his
sonne
which
came
with
him
,
Ptolome
cast
in
prison
.
These
things
iustly
chaunced
vnto
Schimeon
,
for
that
he
hadde
traunsgressed
the
worde
of
the
Lorde
,
that
forbade
all
aliance
with
the
Gentiles
.
The
time
that
he
raigned
ouer
Israel
was
.xviii.
yeres
.
Then
Iohn
his
sonne
raigned
in
his
steede
,
who
was
called
Hircanus
in
the
Greke
tongue
.
The
same
Ptolomee
king
of
Egipt
inuaded
Israel
with
al
the
power
that
he
coulde
make
.
But
Iohn
the
sonne
of
Schimeon
mette
him
,
and
the
Lorde
ouerthrewe
Ptolomee
wyth
his
whole
hoste
,
that
they
were
slaine
of
the
Israelites
,
and
pursued
to
the
citye
Dagon
,
about
the
whiche
the
Israelites
made
trenches
,
and
beseged
it
.
Nowe
within
the
towne
thei
had
the
mother
of
kyng
Hircanus
,
whom
Ptolomee
caused
to
be
sette
vppon
the
Walles
:
and
to
bee
scourged
with
whippes
in
the
sight
of
her
sonne
.
When
Hircanus
sawe
the
great
affliction
of
his
mother
,
he
wold
haue
raised
his
siege
,
and
departed
from
Ptolomee
.
But
his
mother
called
vnto
him
and
said
:
My
deare
sonne
Iohn
,
regarde
not
my
tribulation
,
for
all
chasteninges
come
from
GOD
.
Procede
manfully
with
thy
siege
againste
thys
citye
,
for
it
is
in
great
distresse
,
and
reuenge
me
,
thy
father
,
and
brother
murdered
by
Ptolomee
.
The
king
folowed
her
aduise
,
&
manfully
raysed
a
mount
from
the
which
he
battered
the
walles
with
engynes
of
yron
like
charrettes
till
it
began
to
shake
.
Wherfore
many
of
the
souldiours
of
the
towne
fledde
,
and
their
companies
began
to
scatter
.
Ptolomee
seinge
this
,
commaunded
to
afflict
hys
mother
yet
more
,
and
to
encrease
her
scourgynges
,
vntill
the
entrails
of
Hircanus
was
moued
,
that
he
could
abide
no
lenger
to
see
his
mother
so
cruelly
handled
,
but
left
the
siege
,
&
let
Ptolomee
escape
:
who
neuerthelesse
killed
his
mother
,
and
fled
into
Egipt
.
In
the
fourth
yeare
of
kinge
Hircanus
raigne
,
Pius
king
Grece
came
and
besieged
Ierusalem
with
a
great
power
and
strength
,
whom
Hircanus
was
not
able
to
mete
&
encounter
within
the
field
,
suffered
him selfe
to
be
closed
vp
in
the
Citye
.
The
Kinge
of
the
Grecians
therfore
raysed
great
Towers
against
the
citye
aparte
from
the
wall
,
digged
a
trench
,
&
cast
vp
a
mount
.
Then
planted
their
engins
named
Rams
against
the
gates
,
so
that
the
citie
was
hard
besieged
:
for
they
beat
down●one
of
the
turrets
the
stode
vpon
the
wall
,
wherat
all
Israel
was
afraied
,
&
agreed
togither
to
issue
out
&
skirmishe
with
them
,
whatsoeuer
should
come
theron
,
life
or
death
.
Which
although
Hircanus
liked
not
,
yet
thei
so
did
,
and
slewe
many
of
their
enemies
,
put
theim
also
to
flighte
,
that
thei
were
constrayned
to
encampe
them selues
furder
of
from
Ierusalem
.
Then
the
Israelites
came
to
the
towers
that
the
Grekes
had
builded
,
and
raced
them
to
the
grounde
.
Thus
they
issued
oute
daiely
,
skirmishynge
with
Pius
,
vntill
the
feast
of
the
tabernacles
.
Then
sent
kyng
Hircanus
to
Pius
,
desierynge
him
that
he
would
graunt
them
truice
,
and
let
them
be
in
peace
while
the
feast
lasted
.
His
request
Pius
graunted
,
&
sent
a
fatte
Oxe
to
be
offered
to
the
God
of
Israel
,
coueryng
his
hornes
with
beaten
golde
,
and
dressynge
hym
with
fillets
of
Cristall
,
&
other
precious
stones
.
Clad
him
also
in
a
garment
of
purple
,
and
diuers
other
precious
clothes
.
He
sent
moreouer
plate
bothe
of
siluer
and
golde
full
of
diuers
kinde
of
spices
,
all
to
be
offered
vnto
the
Lorde
.
When
king
Hircanus
sawe
this
,
he
went
out
vnto
Pius
,
and
after
he
had
made
peace
with
him
,
he
made
him
and
his
chiefe
men
of
warre
a
great
feast
,
and
offred
him
a
present
of
.ccc.
pounde
weight
of
golde
.
After
that
he
went
to
war
with
Pius
in
his
armye
to
aide
him
againste
the
king
of
Persia
that
rebelled
against
him
.
But
sone
after
he
was
come
with
in
the
land
of
Persia
,
that
time
of
Pentecost
was
at
hande
.
Wherfore
kyng
Hircanus
and
the
hoste
of
Israel
retourned
:
but
Pius
and
his
armye
of
the
Grecians
proceaded
.
Whom
the
king
of
the
Persians
met
in
the
fielde
,
slewe
Pius
hym selfe
,
and
vainquished
the
residue
that
almost
none
remained
.
Whereof
when
tidynges
came
to
Hircanus
,
he
was
verye
glad
,
and
returned
to
Hierusalem
with
peace
and
ioye
.
After
this
Hircanus
made
manye
great
battails
with
the
nacions
aboute
him
,
and
had
euer
the
victorye
.
He
also
came
to
the
mount
of
Gorizim
,
where
he
wanne
a
forte
of
the
Sectaries
and
Samaritans
,
&
raced
downe
the
temple
that
the
Sectaries
hadde
there
as
their
house
of
Sanctuarye
,
whiche
they
builded
by
the
licence
of
Alexander
the
first
king
of
the
Grekes
.
He
that
builded
it
was
Manasse
the
priest
,
brother
to
Schimeon
the
iust
.
But
Hircanus
the
hye
priest
pulled
it
downe
.cc.
yere
after
it
was
builded
.
From
thence
he
went
to
the
citye
of
Samaria
,
and
besieged
it
.
This
was
the
mother
citye
of
the
Samaritans
and
Sectaries
,
which
was
brought
to
suche
distresse
by
the
long
siege
of
Hircanus
,
that
they
within
were
faine
to
eate
the
carcases
of
dogges
.
The
feast
of
Propiciation
then
beinge
at
hande
,
Hircanus
made
spede
to
Ierusalem
to
execute
his
office
in
that
feaste
(
for
he
was
the
hye
priest
)
appointing
for
generalles
of
his
army
,
Aristobulus
his
eldest
sonne
,
and
his
second
son
Antigonus
.
In
the
mean
season
they
within
the
towne
writ
to
the
kinge
of
Grece
to
come
to
succoure
them
,
which
he
did
with
a
great
power
.
But
these
.ii.
yong
men
the
kings
sons
went
to
meete
them
with
the
strength
of
the
Israelites
,
and
gaue
them
the
ouerthrow
,
killing
them
vp
almost
euery
one
to
the
nomber
of
.xxi.
M.
fightyng
men
,
&
the
rest
fled
.
That
done
,
the
yong
men
returned
to
the
siege
of
Samaria
.
King
Hircanus
their
father
had
tidings
of
the
comming
of
the
Grecians
against
his
sons
,
so
that
he
perceiued
they
shoulde
haue
the
Grecians
of
th
one
side
of
them
,
&
the
Samaritans
&
Sectaries
of
thother
.
But
he
knew
nothing
what
was
hapned
,
for
that
victory
chaunced
the
.ix.
day
of
Tisre
.
Sanctum
sactorum
,
or
the
most
holiest
to
offer
incence
,
&
to
cal
for
mercy
for
his
children
&
for
the
army
:
he
heard
a
voice
speaking
vnto
him
.
Neuer
trouble
thy
minde
with
thy
children
,
&
with
the
host
of
Israel
,
for
yesterday
the
lord
of
his
mercy
heard
them
,
&
according
to
the
greatnes
of
his
goodnes
for
thi
fathers
sakes
.
Let
thy
heart
therfore
be
right
&
thy
hand
pure
.
So
the
king
going
out
of
the
sanctuary
,
declared
if
to
the
people
.
Wherupon
the
next
day
they
sent
post
to
Samaria
,
&
had
word
again
that
this
was
true
.
Wherfore
king
Hircanus
was
manified
greatly
of
all
Israel
,
for
thei
knewe
that
the
blessed
Lord
accepted
his
doings
,
inspiryng
him
with
the
holy
gost
,
and
increasyng
his
kingdome
&
priesthode
.
After
this
he
tooke
his
iourney
to
Samaria
,
besieged
it
a
whole
yere
,
and
at
length
wan
it
,
slewe
all
also
that
bare
life
within
it
.
He
raced
the
walles
,
the
palaice
,
and
burnt
vp
the
citye
.
He
had
warres
also
with
the
Romains
and
the
Arabians
,
and
God
prospered
all
that
euer
he
toke
in
hande
.
So
shortly
after
God
gaue
him
rest
and
quietnes
from
all
that
dwelt
about
him
,
and
from
all
his
enemies
,
so
that
Israel
rested
boldlye
in
peace
&
tranquilitie
al
his
time
.
On
a
tyme
the
kinge
made
a
feaste
to
all
the
sages
of
Israel
,
that
they
might
make
good
cheare
with
hym
.
And
being
merily
disposed
,
he
said
:
I
am
your
scholar
,
and
what
so
euer
I
do
,
that
do
I
bi
your
aucthoritie
.
Wherfore
I
pray
you
if
you
see
any
faulte
in
me
,
or
if
I
do
not
as
it
becometh
me
:
tell
me
of
it
,
that
I
maye
reforme
mine
euill
waye
.
Then
euery
man
greatly
extolled
and
commended
hym
,
saiynge
:
Who
is
like
vnto
thee
,
our
Lorde
kyng
,
so
worthye
of
the
kingdome
and
priesthode
,
so
notable
in
good
workes
,
whose
woorkes
be
done
for
the
God
of
heauen
,
which
hast
also
done
so
much
good
to
Israel
?
The
king
was
very
well
pleased
with
their
aunswere
,
and
reioysed
greatlye
.
Yet
was
there
one
amongest
them
an
vndiscrete
manne
called
Eleaser
,
who
spake
vnaduisedlye
to
the
king
.
And
it
please
your
maiestie
,
it
were
sufficient
for
you
to
haue
the
crown
of
the
kingdome
,
ye
might
leaue
of
the
crowne
of
●he
priesthode
to
the
sede
of
Aaron
,
forasmuch
as
your
mother
was
captiue
in
the
mount
Modiit
.
Incontinente
the
king
was
moued
and
soore
displeased
against
the
Sages
,
whiche
certaine
of
his
seruauntes
that
hated
the
Sages
,
and
smelled
somewhat
of
sectes
,
perceiuyng
:
one
of
them
in●ourmed
the
king
that
what
so
euer
that
vndiscrete
person
had
spoken
,
it
was
not
without
the
aduise
of
the
Sages
.
Whereupon
the
king
demaunded
of
the
Sages
:
What
law
shal
that
man
haue
,
that
in
the
dispi●e
of
the
kinge
,
speaketh
thinges
in
his
reproche
?
They
made
answere
,
he
is
worthy
to
be
whipt
.
Then
said
one
of
the
Saduces
,
the
matter
is
plaine
,
that
according
to
the
mindes
of
the
Sages
&
at
their
bidding
he
vpbrayded
thée
,
&
therfore
they
would
not
awarde
him
to
die
.
Whereat
the
kinge
helde
his
peace
and
gaue
neuer
a
worde
to
answer
.
So
all
the
ioye
was
dashed
and
turned
into
sadnesse
.
The
next
day
,
at
the
commaundement
of
the
king
,
proclamations
went
out
to
all
the
Cities
in
the
kinges
dominions
,
that
they
shoulde
stande
to
the
ordenaunce
of
Sadoch
and
Bithus
:
and
who
soeuer
should
refence
to
folow
their
decrees
,
or
would
obserue
the
tradicions
of
the
Sages
and
obey
their
wil
:
shuld
suffer
death
.
This
was
Ihon
the
hie
priest
,
whiche
had
the
priesthode
.
xl
.
yeares
,
and
in
th
end
became
a
Saducie
.
Notwithstandinge
the
Israelites
obeyed
not
the
kinges
commaundement
,
but
rather
priuilye
followed
the
orders
of
the
sages
.
The
king
him selfe
and
all
his
seruantes
,
folowed
the
traditions
of
the
Saducies
,
making
inquisition
for
them
that
stake
to
the
constitutions
of
the
Sages
:
and
putting
to
deathe
,
as
many
as
he
coulde
get
knowledge
of
.
By
this
meanes
he
drue
much
people
of
Israel
into
this
opinion
.
The
time
that
Hircanus
reygned
ouer
Israell
was
.xxxi.
yere
,
and
then
he
died
.
After
him
reigned
his
sonne
Aristobulus
,
for
he
had
.iii.
sonnes
,
Aristobulus
,
Antigonus
and
Alexander
.
This
Alexander
was
hated
of
his
father
and
banished
out
of
his
presence
.
He
went
therfore
and
made
warre
vpon
Tire
and
Sidon
:
subdued
them
and
compelled
them
to
be
circumcised
.
Aristobulus
regarded
not
the
high
priesthode
,
but
set
light
by
it
,
wherfore
he
wold
not
execute
the
office
therof
,
but
toke
the
kingdome
vppon
him
,
and
set
the
crowne
vppon
his
heade
:
and
was
called
the
great
king
.
Besides
this
he
banished
his
mother
and
Alexander
her
sonne
his
yonger
brother
,
and
wold
not
suffer
them
to
dwell
in
Ierusalem
.
But
he
loued
his
brother
Antigonus
,
and
made
him
lieuetenant
generall
of
all
his
warres
,
setting
him
forward
into
the
warres
againste
hys
ennemies
.
Wherin
the
yong
man
Antigonus
had
good
fortune
,
and
prospered
in
al
thinges
that
he
toke
in
hand
,
and
returned
safe
to
Ierusalem
.
Wheras
he
entred
into
the
house
of
the
sanctuary
to
pray
for
his
brother
the
king
,
which
at
that
time
was
greuously
sicke
:
and
also
to
acknowledge
before
the
Lorde
God
,
his
goodnesse
and
mercye
towardes
him
,
in
that
he
aided
him
against
his
enemies
.
Then
came
a
certain
wicked
person
vnto
the
king
,
&
informed
him
with
this
tale
.
Thy
brother
(
saith
he
)
returning
from
the
warres
,
inquyred
▪
of
thy
health
,
&
when
it
was
told
him
thou
wast
sicke
,
he
saide
:
I
will
go
to
him
to
day
,
&
rid
him
out
of
the
world
.
When
the
kinge
heard
this
,
he
was
wrothe
towarde
the
sages
:
commaunded
his
brother
to
be
apprehended
,
and
caried
to
the
palaice
of
Starton
,
there
to
be
kepte
in
prisonne
till
he
hadde
made
inquisition
of
his
doinges
.
In
the
meane
space
the
Quene
the
kinges
wife
commaunded
him
to
be
put
to
death
there
without
knowlege
of
the
kinges
minde
.
But
when
the
Kinge
hearde
that
hys
brother
was
killed
,
he
cried
mainly
out
and
wepte
,
smiting
his
brest
in
such
a
sorte
with
his
hande
,
that
he
sowned
,
and
muche
blud
issued
out
of
his
mouth
.
He
reigned
ouer
Israel
.ii.
yere
.
After
him
his
brother
Alexander
reigned
,
who
was
also
called
king
Ianai
,
being
broughte
out
of
prison
where
his
brother
had
put
him
,
and
made
king
of
Israel
.
He
was
a
mighty
man
,
and
valeante
in
all
his
warres
against
his
ennemies
,
preuailing
against
them
.
He
had
warres
with
the
Philistines
,
namelye
Azam
and
Ascalon
,
whom
he
put
to
the
worsse
,
and
ouercame
them
.
This
man
refused
not
the
priesthode
,
but
was
his
priest
.
It
chaunced
on
a
time
,
when
he
stode
at
th
altare
to
offer
sacrifice
:
one
of
the
sages
cast
Ceder
trée
vpon
him
,
wherat
he
lift
vp
his
righthand
vpon
the
altare
,
crying
:
geue
me
my
sword
.
Then
the
Sages
kneled
down
before
him
,
and
sware
they
did
it
not
of
anye
contempt
,
but
rather
(
say
thei
)
that
we
thus
sporting
before
the
Lord
,
would
be
mery
vpon
the
hie
solempne
daye
.
But
the
kinges
seruauntes
answered
roughly
again
,
saiynge
:
Althoughe
ye
play
and
reioyie
,
yet
it
is
not
the
maner
of
the
country
to
vse
any
such
dispitful
custome
with
the
king
.
The
contencion
waxed
hot
amongste
them
,
til
at
the
length
the
Sages
spake
euil
of
the
king
,
castinge
in
his
tethe
that
he
was
an
vnhallowed
and
suspended
person
,
and
that
his
graundmother
on
the
fathers
side
was
a
captiue
in
the
mount
Modiit
,
wherby
her
seede
was
steined
.
The
king
was
sore
moued
at
that
,
in
so
much
that
he
commaunded
all
the
Sages
to
be
slaine
.
Therefore
,
wher
so
euer
they
founde
them
,
in
the
sanctuary
or
in
the
stretes
of
Ierusalem
:
they
killed
them
forthwith
.
Then
the
king
commaunded
that
euery
man
should
obei
the
gouernaunce
and
tradicions
of
the
Saducies
.
So
in
those
daies
had
the
Sages
great
tribulation
:
some
fel
vpon
the
sworde
,
some
fled
awaye
,
and
some
taried
at
home
with
dishonor
and
shame
.
After
these
matters
the
king
made
an
expedicion
into
Arabia
,
entred
the
country
as
farre
as
the
rocke
of
the
wildernes
,
against
Hartam
kinge
of
Arabia
,
and
subdued
his
lande
.
After
that
he
warred
vpon
Medaba
,
and
the
hole
lande
of
Moab
,
vanquishing
them
,
and
bringing
them
vnder
tribute
:
and
so
retourned
with
honor
to
Ierusalem
.
When
he
had
after
this
wel
bethought
him
of
his
doings
,
it
repented
him
of
his
euil
waies
:
wherfore
he
altered
his
minde
and
began
to
make
much
of
the
Sages
,
submitted
him
to
their
ordinaunce
,
and
estemed
their
tradicions
.
There
were
also
at
that
time
a
kinde
of
secte
that
were
called
Aristobulus
.
Hircanus
was
a
iust
man
&
righteous
,
but
Aristobulus
was
the
warrioure
&
man
of
prowes
:
besides
that
,
of
a
familier
&
louing
countenance
.
He
fauored
also
the
learned
men
,
&
folowed
their
instruction
.
But
Hircanus
his
elder
brother
,
loued
the
Pharisies
.
On
a
time
therfore
when
the
Quene
sate
in
the
throne
of
her
kingdom
,
she
called
the
auncients
of
the
Pharisies
before
her
,
honoured
them
,
&
commaunded
to
release
&
set
at
liberty
al
such
Pharisies
as
the
king
her
husband
&
her
father
in
lawe
had
cast
in
prison
:
and
taking
the
pharisies
by
the
handes
,
she
commaunded
all
Israel
to
obey
their
ordinaunces
.
Then
made
Hircanus
her
sonne
hie
prieste
,
and
Aristobulus
lieueteuaunte
of
the
warres
.
She
sent
also
to
al
the
landes
that
her
husbande
and
father
in
lawe
had
subdued
,
and
demaunded
the
n●ble
mennes
sonnes
for
pledges
,
which
she
kept
in
Ierusalem
.
So
the
lord
gaue
vnto
the
Quene
quietnesse
from
al
that
were
vnder
her
subiection
.
She
gaue
also
the
Pharisies
authority
ouer
the
learned
sort
,
puttinge
them
into
their
handes
to
ordre
at
their
pleasure
.
Wherupon
straight
way
they
founde
one
Dogrus
a
greate
man
amongst
the
learned
sort
,
whom
they
stewe
,
&
much
people
besides
of
the
auncients
of
that
sect
,
so
that
the
Sectaries
were
in
great
distresse
.
Thei
gathered
them selues
together
therfore
and
came
to
Aristobulus
the
lieutenaunt
of
the
warres
,
and
with
him
they
came
to
the
Quene
,
saiyng
vnto
her
:
Thou
knowest
the
enmitie
that
is
betwene
vs
and
the
Pharisies
,
which
hate
thy
busband
,
and
father
in
lawe
,
yea
,
and
thy
children
also
.
We
were
his
men
of
warre
that
went
with
him
in
all
his
affaires
,
and
ayded
him
now
thou
hast
geuen
vs
into
their
handes
to
bee
murdered
and
banished
out
of
the
Lande
.
What
will
Hartam
kinge
of
Arabia
dooe
when
he
heareth
this
,
that
we
shall
forsake
thee
?
He
w●●
come
and
reuenge
him
of
all
the
battaile
that
thy
husband
fought
agaynst
him
.
Yea
,
the
Pharisies
will
take
his
parte
,
and
deliuer
thee
and
thy
children
into
his
handes
,
that
there
shall
not
be
left
vnto
Hircanus
the
kynge
,
and
his
sonne
Alexander
thy
husbande
,
anye
name
or
remnant
at
all
.
The
Quene
gaue
them
no
word
to
answer
:
wherat
Aristobulus
was
angrye
,
and
letted
not
to
vtter
it
to
his
mothers
face
,
but
she
would
not
heare
him
.
Wherefore
Aristobulus
counseled
the
Sectaries
to
go
their
waies
and
depart
oute
of
Ierusalem
,
to
chuse
them
cities
in
the
land
of
Iuda
where
they
mighte
dwel
with
their
honor
:
&
not
to
suffre
them selues
to
be
slain
vnder
the
Pharisies
hands
.
Wherfore
departing
from
Ierusalem
,
they
dwelte
in
the
cities
of
Iuda
.
Not
longe
after
this
it
fortuned
the
Quene
fel
sore
sicke
,
that
she
was
like
to
die
.
Wherof
when
Aristobulus
heard
,
he
feared
least
the
Pharisies
wold
make
his
brother
Hircanus
kinge
,
and
at
length
apprehende
him
:
wherefore
he
fled
away
by
night
to
the
cities
of
the
Saducies
,
to
be
their
heade
,
and
make
war
vpon
his
brother
if
he
would
presume
to
reigne
.
He
came
therefore
to
the
Prince
of
the
Saducies
called
Galustius
,
who
was
a
good
man
of
war
.
And
after
he
had
gathered
a
stronge
armye
of
the
Saducies
,
his
mother
the
Quene
sent
vnto
him
that
he
shoulde
returne
vnto
her
,
which
he
wolde
not
do
:
but
rather
went
to
war
vppon
the
nacions
that
dwelt
about
him
,
where
he
wan
.xx.
cities
,
and
gate
him
great
renowne
therby
.
Now
as
the
Quene
his
mother
waxed
sicker
and
sicker
:
the
chiefe
Pharisies
came
vnto
her
,
with
her
sonne
Hircanus
,
weping
before
her
,
and
saiyng
,
how
they
were
afraid
of
her
sonne
Aristobulus
,
who
if
he
should
come
into
Ierusalem
&
take
it
,
he
would
deliuer
them
vp
into
the
handes
of
the
Saducies
.
Vnto
whome
she
answered
:
I
am
as
you
see
,
at
the
point
of
death
,
not
able
to
talke
much
with
you
:
there
is
here
in
my
house
great
treasure
that
my
husbande
and
my
fathered
gathered
,
and
their
parents
kings
of
the
posterity
of
Chasmonani
:
take
that
vnto
you
,
and
make
my
sonne
Hircanus
king
ouer
you
.
If
Aristobulus
wil
perturbe
him
and
make
warre
againste
him
:
ye
may
wage
menne
of
war
therwith
and
succour
him
as
you
thinke
good
.
And
euen
with
this
she
fainted
and
died
and
was
buried
amongst
her
people
,
after
she
had
reigned
.ix.
yeare
ouer
Israel
.
The
Pharisies
therfore
and
priestes
with
all
the
inhabitantes
of
Ierusalem
made
Hircanus
her
sonne
king
in
her
stede
.
Aristobulus
hearinge
tidinges
of
these
thinges
assembled
his
army
and
came
toward
Ierusalem
,
to
fight
against
his
brother
.
But
Hircanus
met
him
and
encountred
with
him
nye
vnto
Iordane
Iericho
.
The
Saducies
of
Aristobulus
hoste
were
good
men
of
warre
,
and
to
strong
for
the
Pharises
.
Wherfore
Hircanus
&
the
Pharisies
had
the
ouerthrow
at
Aristobulus
and
the
Saduces
handes
,
who
with
this
victorye
proceded
forth
to
Ierusalem
,
besieged
it
,
&
brought
it
to
great
distres
.
Wherfore
the
priestes
and
the
aunciente
of
the
people
consulted
together
,
&
came
forth
to
Aristobulus
,
fel
prostrate
vpon
th
earth
afore
him
,
and
besought
him
that
he
wold
not
scatter
abrode
the
inheritaunce
of
the
Lorde
.
He
condiscended
vnto
their
desires
vpon
these
conditions
,
that
he
should
enter
into
Ierusalem
with
them
and
be
kinge
:
and
his
brother
Hircanus
shoulde
be
the
hie
priest
.
Wherunto
they
agreed
.
Then
as
Aristobulus
entred
into
Ierusalem
,
his
brother
came
out
of
the
sanctuary
to
mete
him
:
and
with
embrasings
,
he
kissed
him
.
So
Aristobulus
was
king
,
&
Hircanus
executed
the
office
of
the
hie
priest
.
The
Lord
also
gaue
Israell
rest
and
peace
for
a
while
.
But
afterward
the
Lord
sente
an
euil
spirite
amongst
them
,
which
was
the
cause
of
translating
the
kingdom
from
the
stock
of
Chasmonani
,
and
of
the
destruction
of
his
posteritye
.
For
the
sonne
of
Hircanus
the
great
,
and
the
sonne
of
Alexander
his
sonne
in
that
they
shed
so
much
innocent
blud
,
&
drue
Israel
from
th
obedience
of
the
Prophets
,
vnto
the
lies
&
trifles
of
the
Saduces
.
For
thus
it
chaunced
.
The
Saduces
bet
into
Aristobulus
heade
,
that
as
long
as
his
brother
Hircanus
liued
,
he
,
nor
his
kingdome
could
neuer
be
stablished
.
Wherupon
Aristobulus
deuised
how
to
make
awai
Hircanus
.
Which
thing
a
certain
man
called
Antipater
was
aware
of
,
a
man
of
most
power
in
al
Israel
,
&
therto
also
a
wise
,
expert
,
&
learned
man
in
all
wisdome
,
both
in
the
lawes
,
&
in
the
knowledge
of
the
Greke
,
iust
of
his
word
,
&
prudent
if
ani
straunge
or
new
matters
chaunced
.
His
ofspringe
was
not
out
of
the
children
of
Israell
,
but
of
those
Romaines
which
chaunced
to
be
vainquished
,
&
became
subiect
vnder
the
dominion
of
the
Israelits
,
being
but
straungers
,
&
of
no
noble
house
in
Israel
.
Salumith
.
Antipater
fauoured
Hircanus
so
intirely
for
his
iustice
&
vprightnes
sake
,
that
he
opened
vnto
him
him
his
brother
Aristobulus
&
the
Saducies
intent
:
geuing
him
counsel
to
flee
to
Hartam
king
of
Arabia
,
but
Antipater
him self
went
before
to
breake
the
matter
to
Hartam
,
of
whose
comminge
Hartam
was
very
glad
.
Then
Antipater
declared
to
him
how
Hircanus
kinge
of
Hierusalem
was
in
minde
to
flee
vnto
him
,
because
of
Aristobulus
his
brother
.
If
thou
wilt
helpe
him
(
saith
he
)
and
let
him
haue
speedy
aide
:
thou
shalte
easilye
set
Aristobulus
besides
the
kingdome
,
for
all
Israel
is
inclined
to
Hircanus
,
and
fauoure
not
Aristobulus
.
Hartam
answered
.
I
am
afraied
of
the
Iewes
and
their
wilines
.
Alexander
his
father
put
mee
thrise
to
the
foile
in
battail
by
his
subtiltie
,
and
toke
my
dominions
from
me
.
Then
Antipater
sware
vnto
him
.
He
shal
be
(
saith
he
)
thy
true
&
trustye
frend
,
to
do
what
soeuer
thy
hart
desiereth
.
Thus
Hartam
was
perswaded
,
&
they
made
a
league
together
.
Then
Antipater
returnyng
to
Hierusalem
,
caused
Hircanus
to
flee
in
the
night
,
and
they
both
went
together
to
the
king
of
Arabia
,
who
muche
reioyced
at
Hircanus
commynge
,
and
receiued
him
honourably
.
When
they
came
together
to
entreat
of
the
league
:
Hartam
demaunded
restitution
of
such
cities
as
Hircanus
father
had
taken
from
him
:
to
whom
Hircanus
consented
in
all
thinges
.
Wherfore
Hartam
raysed
all
the
people
of
Arabia
,
and
led
theim
to
Hierusalem
to
warre
vppon
it
.
To
Hircanus
also
came
all
the
men
of
Iuda
saue
onely
they
that
dwelt
at
Hierusalem
.
So
betwixt
them
they
beset
the
citie
rounde
aboute
.
It
fortuned
that
in
the
solemnitie
of
the
Passeouer
,
they
coulde
not
haue
their
seruice
of
the
solemnitie
in
the
holy
place
bicause
of
the
warres
.
Wherupon
a
certain
iust
and
perfect
man
of
the
towne
called
Hony
auriga
,
Hony
auriga
answered
.
Am
I
a
God
,
or
able
to
remoue
battailes
that
be
stirred
vp
for
manye
mennes
iniquities
?
Thus
when
he
semed
to
bee
vnwillynge
to
to
pray
,
Hircanus
men
compelled
him
,
drawinge
their
swordes
,
and
saiynge
:
If
thou
wilt
not
praye
,
thou
shalte
dye
for
it
.
Therefore
as
he
sawe
his
life
in
ieopardye
,
he
cryed
vnto
the
Lorde
.
O
Lorde
euerlastyng
,
which
haste
chosen
thy
people
Israell
oute
of
all
people
,
&
hast
set
thy
name
in
this
house
:
maye
it
please
thy
maiestie
to
plant
amonge
the
children
of
Israel
frendshippe
and
brotherhode
,
take
away
from
amonge
them
this
hatred
which
is
risen
of
nothing
,
&
let
not
th
one
of
these
factions
preuail
against
thother
,
seing
thei
al
be
thy
seruantes
,
and
children
of
thy
couenaunt
.
When
the
seruantes
of
Hircanus
heard
him
saie
so
:
they
ranne
vpon
him
with
their
swords
,
and
killed
him
.
But
God
deferd
not
his
vengeance
:
for
he
strake
the
host
aswel
of
the
Arabians
as
of
Hircanus
wyth
a
greuous
pestilence
.
At
the
same
time
came
from
Rome
a
famous
captain
called
Pompeius
,
Iupiter
.
Pompeins
writ
his
letters
to
Aristobulus
with
great
thankes
&
commendacion
for
the
same
:
assuring
him
how
both
he
&
the
hole
Senate
fauored
him
,
&
that
he
shuld
haue
a
frend
of
him
to
speke
in
his
cause
as
long
as
he
liued
Hircanus
hearing
of
this
,
was
cleane
dashed
&
in
dispair
.
But
Antipater
conforted
him
saying
:
let
not
the
frendship
that
is
betwixt
Pompeius
&
thi
brother
dismay
thee
:
I
wil
go
to
him
&
make
him
thy
frend
.
Vpon
that
he
went
to
Pompeius
&
perswaded
his
minde
to
hate
Aristobulus
&
to
fauor
Hircanus
,
informinge
him
thus
.
If
thou
(
saith
he
)
defend
Hircanus
,
al
Israel
wil
be
content
to
be
vnder
thy
protection
,
for
they
loue
him
euery
man
.
But
if
thou
defend
Aristobulus
,
the
people
wil
not
obei
the
,
for
thei
hate
him
.
Pompeius
charged
him
that
no
man
should
be
made
priuy
of
their
communication
.
For
I
(
saith
he
)
wil
sende
for
Aristobulus
to
come
vnto
me
to
Damasco
,
and
then
wil
I
cause
to
lay
handes
of
him
,
and
deliuer
him
bound
to
his
brother
,
restoring
the
kingdom
to
him
.
Aristobulus
vppon
the
sighte
of
Pompeius
letters
resorted
vnto
him
.
Hircanus
also
came
from
the
rocke
of
the
wildernesse
.
And
as
they
appeared
together
before
Pompeius
:
Antipater
desired
him
that
he
woulde
do
iustice
betwixte
Hircanus
the
king
,
and
Aristobulus
hys
brother
,
that
rebelled
againste
him
,
and
toke
hys
kingedom
from
him
without
cause
.
Whose
saiynges
a
thousand
of
the
elders
of
Israel
stode
vp
&
witnessed
to
be
true
.
Aristobulus
made
answer
.
I
neuer
stroue
with
him
for
the
kingdom
,
vntill
such
time
as
I
saw
al
these
that
made
Hircanus
king
,
to
run
in
great
obloquy
,
&
to
susteine
muche
reproche
because
he
was
so
feble
a
person
and
of
no
great
wit
,
nor
forced
much
of
the
kingdome
:
yea
,
til
al
nations
that
wer
about
him
whose
dominions
our
progenitors
conquered
,
began
nowe
to
dispise
him
,
to
passe
little
for
offending
him
,
to
denye
him
tribute
,
for
his
simplicitye
,
&
mopishnesse
,
with
lacke
of
courage
.
When
Aristrobulus
had
said
,
there
stode
vp
a
great
multitude
of
goodlye
and
beautiful
yong
men
,
apparailed
in
cloth
of
Hiacinth
and
purple
,
with
mighti
tergettes
vpon
the
same
,
and
other
ornamentes
of
gold
,
christall
and
precious
stones
:
affirming
with
one
accord
that
Aristrobulus
saide
the
truthe
,
namelye
that
Hircanus
forced
not
of
the
kingedome
.
At
whom
Pompeius
merueiled
saying
:
Happy
is
this
people
hauinge
so
many
hansome
menne
,
true
in
their
wordes
,
and
wise
:
Happy
also
wer
the
Senate
of
Rome
,
if
they
could
bringe
to
passe
that
this
great
nation
mighte
be
vnder
their
gouernance
.
So
he
toke
his
iourney
to
Ierusalem
with
Hircanus
and
Aristobulus
.
But
after
Aristobulus
perceiued
the
Pompeius
stode
not
to
the
promise
he
made
him
at
the
beginning
for
the
vine
:
he
set
light
by
him
,
and
fled
from
him
to
Alexandria
in
Egipt
,
whether
Pompeius
folowed
with
his
host
,
and
beseged
Alexandria
.
From
thence
Aristobulus
fled
againe
to
Ierusalem
,
and
Pompeius
pursued
him
also
thither
,
writing
to
Aristobulus
a
letter
of
truce
&
pardon
.
So
Aristobulus
came
forth
to
him
,
&
Pompeius
did
him
at
that
time
no
harme
,
but
demaunded
to
be
geuen
vnto
him
all
the
vessels
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
,
which
Aristobulus
refusing
to
do
:
but
Pompeius
in
a
rage
,
caused
to
lay
him
faste
in
heauye
iron
chaines
,
and
assauted
Ierusalem
,
batteringe
the
walles
verye
sore
,
til
they
of
the
towne
issued
out
against
him
&
slue
of
his
host
.xii.
M.
men
.
After
this
hadde
the
Israelites
ciuill
warres
within
Ierusalem
,
because
the
siege
was
greuous
vnto
them
,
for
they
were
deuided
into
factions
,
one
parte
said
:
Let
vs
open
the
gates
to
Pompeius
&
let
him
in
,
that
we
mai
submit
our selues
vnder
his
protection
.
The
other
said
:
Let
vs
fight
against
him
vnto
the
death
.
But
much
people
misliked
that
,
so
that
that
side
preuailed
that
woulde
yelde
.
Wherfore
Pompeius
entred
the
town
,
&
the
house
of
the
sanctuary
,
killed
much
people
of
the
priests
&
the
people
of
the
land
,
made
Hircanus
king
of
Israel
the
.ii.
time
,
&
Antipater
his
counseler
.
Moreouer
,
he
set
one
Securus
a
Romain
in
the
countrey
to
receiue
the
tribute
&
departed
,
leading
Aristobulus
with
him
bound
in
irons
.
And
because
he
toke
his
iorney
toward
Arabia
,
Hircanus
&
Antipater
went
with
him
to
conduct
him
.
Aristobulus
thus
being
prisoner
,
&
his
.ii.
sons
with
him
,
it
fortuned
that
one
of
them
called
Alexander
escaped
.
And
hauing
intelligence
that
Hircanus
and
his
counselour
were
gone
out
of
Ierusalem
:
he
came
thither
&
rebelled
againste
Hircanus
,
made
vp
the
breaches
of
the
wall
that
Pompeius
had
battered
:
yea
,
the
Israelites
resorted
vnto
him
,
&
made
him
Kinge
in
Hircanus
place
.
Wherupon
he
gathered
an
armye
,
and
went
forth
to
meie
with
Hircanus
as
he
came
homewarde
from
Pompeius
,
where
he
gaue
Hircanus
the
ouerthrow
,
&
Securus
the
receiuer
of
the
tribute
escaped
.
Then
Alexander
returned
to
Ierusalem
,
from
whence
shortly
after
Gabinius
a
Romain
with
a
stronge
armye
compelled
him
to
flee
to
Alexandria
.
And
being
in
the
same
place
besieged
also
of
Gabinius
:
hys
mother
Aristobulus
wyfe
went
forthe
to
Gabinius
weping
,
and
besought
him
that
he
would
not
destroy
her
sonne
,
for
whose
sake
he
did
Alexander
no
harm
.
Gabinius
therefore
hauynge
gotten
all
the
Lande
of
Iudea
,
made
Hircanus
king
of
Ierusalem
now
the
.iii.
time
:
who
set
Romain
captaines
and
rulers
in
Iericho
and
in
Zephori
,
and
through
all
the
lande
of
Israel
.
It
fortuned
after
this
that
Aristobulus
gat
out
of
prison
at
Rome
,
and
came
into
Israel
:
to
whom
on
euerye
syde
resorted
men
in
such
fort
that
he
had
a
puissant
host
of
Israel
.
Wherof
when
he
had
taken
muster
,
he
chose
out
.viii.
thousand
of
the
best
,
&
with
them
went
agaynst
Gabinius
,
wher
was
a
sore
battayle
foughte
betwene
them
,
tyll
the
beste
of
Aristobulus
men
wer
slayn
,
and
only
one
thousand
left
,
wherwith
he
fled
to
the
mountaynes
.
But
the
Romayns
folowed
the
chase
,
and
slew
them
euery
man
.
Yet
Aristobulus
would
not
yeld
but
fought
alone
,
although
his
helmet
was
broken
,
til
he
had
dyuers
sore
woundes
in
hys
head
:
and
then
fell
he
to
the
ground
,
and
the
Romayns
toke
him
yet
aliue
,
brought
hym
to
Gabinius
,
who
comforted
hym
:
commaundinge
hys
surgeons
to
heale
hym
,
and
after
sent
hym
to
the
Consul
and
Senat
of
Rome
,
wher
he
was
put
in
prison
yet
once
agayne
.
After
thys
,
the
Senate
takinge
pitie
of
Aristobulus
wife
,
whiche
was
reported
to
bee
a
verye
wise
woman
:
released
her
two
sonnes
out
of
prison
,
and
set
theim
at
libertie
.
Alexander
the
one
of
those
could
not
be
content
,
but
rebelled
once
againe
against
Hircanus
and
the
Romaine
gouernours
.
For
he
gathered
together
muche
people
of
Israell
,
encountred
wyth
one
of
the
Romayn
gouernours
that
Gabinius
had
appointed
,
and
gaue
him
the
ouerthrowe
.
But
proceadyng
further
to
fight
with
Gabinius
:
hadde
the
worsse
,
and
many
of
the
Israelites
were
slaine
,
yet
hee
escaped
him selfe
and
fled
.
This
done
,
Gabinius
came
to
Hierusalem
,
and
renewed
the
kingdome
of
Israel
to
Hircanus
the
.iiii.
tyme
.
About
this
tyme
one
of
the
Senators
wiues
at
Rome
conceiued
a
childe
,
&
dyed
in
the
byrthe
and
trauaile
thereof
.
They
therfore
that
were
about
her
,
straite
waye
ripte
her
body
,
and
gate
the
childe
out
alyue
,
whom
they
named
Iulius
,
and
because
his
mother
was
cutte
,
they
called
hym
Caesar
.
This
childe
growynge
to
great
towardnes
,
and
commyng
to
mannes
estate
:
the
Consul
and
Senate
sent
him
into
the
warres
:
and
what
so
euer
he
did
he
had
good
fortune
&
prosperous
successe
.
He
depriued
the
Grecians
of
the
empire
and
dominion
,
translating
it
to
the
Romaines
.
Manye
prouinces
also
besides
that
did
he
subdue
,
and
returning
to
Rome
with
a
power
:
attempted
to
get
the
dominion
and
sole
regimente
ouer
them
.
But
they
had
made
solempne
statutes
in
the
time
of
their
progenitors
neuer
to
suffre
any
kinge
emongst
them
,
or
any
man
to
haue
perpetual
rule
ouer
them
:
wherfore
they
would
not
make
Iulius
kinge
.
Vpon
this
risse
amongst
them
great
and
mortall
warres
,
so
that
Iulius
slue
wonderful
many
of
them
,
&
without
number
.
When
Pompeius
vnderstode
that
Cesar
raigned
at
Rome
,
had
killed
the
Consul
and
the
Senate
,
with
all
the
nobilitye
of
Rome
:
be
gathered
together
his
hole
army
out
of
Arabia
,
and
made
toward
him
.
Iulius
hauinge
intelligence
of
his
comming
against
him
,
sente
for
Aristobulus
oute
of
prisone
,
spake
frendlye
vnto
him
,
gaue
him
a
power
and
made
him
graund
captain
therof
,
bidding
him
to
go
&
fight
with
Pompeius
.
In
dede
his
armye
was
a
stronge
armye
:
and
he
him self
was
a
Kinge
of
no
small
prowesse
and
valeantnesse
.
Pompeius
hearinge
that
Aristobulus
came
againste
him
,
was
sore
afraid
of
his
valeantnesse
and
of
his
hoste
.
Wherfore
he
sent
to
the
inhabitantes
of
Ierusalem
that
wer
vnder
his
obedience
,
that
they
should
present
Aristobulus
with
some
gift
,
wherby
they
might
deceiue
him
and
poison
him
.
The
inhabitantes
of
Ierusalem
at
his
request
,
sent
vnto
Aristobulus
a
present
by
certain
noble
men
,
wherat
Aristobulus
was
right
ioyous
,
and
eat
and
banqueted
with
them
til
he
was
ouercame
with
drinke
:
then
thei
gaue
him
poyson
and
he
died
.
The
time
that
he
reigned
ouer
Israel
was
four
yeares
and
sixe
monethes
.
He
was
a
good
man
of
war
,
hardy
in
fighte
,
and
a
man
of
an
amiable
countenaunce
.
Pompeius
receiuinge
tidinges
of
his
deathe
:
the
more
gladder
proceded
with
his
hoste
to
Rome
to
besiege
if
.
But
Iulius
met
him
in
the
waye
,
and
destroyed
him
and
his
hoste
:
whereby
the
Empire
was
established
vnto
Iulius
.
He
after
this
sente
presentes
to
the
kinge
of
Siria
and
into
Egipte
by
his
captaines
,
to
allure
them
to
his
frendshippe
.
Antipater
aduised
Hircanus
to
aide
Iulius
if
perchaunce
he
might
win
his
fauour
,
whiche
Hircanus
did
:
and
Antipater
was
captaine
of
the
hoste
,
who
plaied
the
man
,
and
founde
suche
fauoure
with
Iulius
,
that
he
made
him
lieuetenant
of
his
warres
.
And
after
he
had
fought
sondry
&
great
battails
,
he
retourned
to
Ierusalem
with
great
honoure
,
and
by
the
way
prospered
much
more
.
Hircanus
after
this
,
made
Phaselus
Antipaters
sonne
gouerned
of
Ierusalem
:
and
Herod
his
third
sonne
president
of
Galily
.
There
was
a
certaine
yong
man
at
that
time
in
Ierusalem
,
called
Hizkias
,
a
valeant
man
of
war
:
to
whom
claue
al
such
as
were
in
any
distresse
,
and
he
became
their
captain
.
These
wente
and
raunged
aboute
into
Siria
,
rouing
and
murthering
in
such
sort
,
that
the
Sirians
were
wery
of
their
liues
,
for
feare
of
them
.
Wherefore
the
king
of
Siria
sent
vnto
Herode
,
ruler
of
Galily
,
desiring
him
to
kil
that
Hizkias
&
his
complices
.
Wherupon
Herode
prepared
him selfe
and
wente
to
meete
with
Hizkias
as
he
returned
from
the
spoil
of
Siria
:
came
vpon
him
at
vnwares
and
slue
him
and
his
menne
.
Whereof
when
the
kinge
of
Siria
was
certified
:
he
sent
a
noble
reward
vnto
Herode
,
of
siluer
,
gold
,
and
precious
stones
:
bi
whiche
,
and
by
like
meanes
,
he
became
very
famous
.
The
noble
men
of
Iuda
made
their
complainte
vnto
Hircanus
vpon
Antipater
and
his
sonnes
,
for
their
sore
oppressing
of
the
lande
of
Iuda
:
desiring
that
Herode
might
be
called
from
Galily
,
to
appere
in
iudgment
and
answer
with
other
,
for
the
killing
of
Hezkias
.
The
king
therfore
sente
for
him
,
&
he
vpon
that
came
to
Ierusalem
,
appered
before
the
iudges
princely
apparelled
with
a
gilt
sword
gird
aboute
him
:
whose
pride
an
aunciente
man
called
Samai
blamed
and
reprehended
also
his
stoute
hearte
:
but
he
woulde
not
geue
eare
vnto
him
,
nor
yet
regarde
the
iudges
.
When
Hircanus
perceiued
that
the
iudges
had
almoste
determined
to
geue
iudgement
agaynste
the
younge
man
,
&
to
make
him
away
:
he
toke
pitie
vpon
him
,
&
said
:
We
wil
not
geue
sentence
to
day
,
to
morow
is
a
new
day
,
and
by
that
meanes
deliuered
him
out
of
their
hands
.
Herode
knew
not
afore
that
it
was
a
matter
of
life
and
death
.
That
night
therfore
he
fled
to
the
king
of
Siria
,
declaring
all
what
had
happened
vnto
him
:
The
kinge
of
Siria
let
him
haue
a
strong
army
,
&
came
with
him
him self
,
purposing
to
besiege
Ierusalem
.
But
his
father
Antipater
and
his
elder
brother
Phaselus
came
forthe
vnto
him
and
rebuked
him
,
saiyng
:
Is
this
the
rewarde
that
thou
rendrest
to
kinge
Hircanus
that
toke
pitie
vppon
thee
,
and
woulde
not
haue
thy
bloude
shedde
?
Therefore
they
willed
him
to
depart
from
Ierusalem
,
vnto
whom
he
condiscended
,
after
he
had
once
let
the
inhabitauntes
of
Hierusalem
knowe
what
he
could
do
,
and
had
shewed
them
his
power
.
Iulius
Emperour
of
Rome
aboute
that
time
,
as
he
was
worshippinge
in
the
house
of
his
GOD
,
was
murdered
by
the
conspyracye
of
certaine
of
theim
whiche
hadde
serued
Pompeius
that
was
slaine
,
as
is
afore
mencioned
.
The
name
of
one
of
them
that
killed
him
was
Cassius
of
the
countrey
of
Macedonia
,
who
fledde
thither
beinge
afraied
to
tarie
at
Rome
.
This
Cassius
had
great
dominions
in
Macedonia
.
Antipater
also
of
whom
we
spake
,
was
a
greate
scourge
to
the
noble
men
of
Iuda
,
and
a
great
deale
forer
man
then
was
Hircanus
him self
.
Yea
,
Hircanus
could
do
nothinge
in
comparison
of
him
,
for
he
had
no
rule
him selfe
:
but
Antipater
and
his
sons
bare
all
the
swaye
throughoute
the
whole
realme
.
Moreouer
,
Antipater
was
in
great
estimation
amongest
all
the
Kinges
of
that
time
.
And
for
asmuch
as
he
so
sore
oppressed
the
Iewes
thei
therfore
hated
him
,
and
conspired
to
kil
hym
.
There
was
a
man
in
great
aucthoritie
about
A●rcanus
,
by
whose
meanes
thei
wrought
this
matter
.
He
corrupted
the
kinges
Butler
with
rewardes
,
to
put
poyson
in
Antipaters
cuppe
,
which
as
he
had
dronke
,
he
died
.
These
things
his
sonnes
Phaselus
and
Herode
dissimuled
and
winked
at
,
as
though
they
knew
nothing
.
Notwithstandinge
they
priuely
writ
vnto
Cassius
that
raigned
in
Macedonia
,
certifiynge
him
of
this
deede
.
Sone
after
came
Cassius
to
Tyrus
,
from
whence
he
sente
messengers
to
Hircanus
to
come
vnto
him
,
who
came
,
&
with
hym
Malchias
,
Phaseus
,
and
Herode
.
Cassius
entertainynge
them
all
in
his
lodgynge
,
willed
his
men
that
whatsoeuer
Herode
had
them
,
thei
should
do
it
.
Herode
willed
them
to
kill
Malchias
,
they
slew
him
therfore
sittyng
hard
by
Hircanus
side
.
Hircanus
demaunded
of
the
sonnes
of
Antipater
the
cause
hereof
,
who
answered
:
Is
it
not
manifest
that
Kynge
Cassius
seruauntes
slew
him
,
and
wee
knowe
not
whye
?
Therfore
Hircauus
stode
in
feare
of
Phaselus
and
Herode
,
being
certain
that
this
was
their
dede
.
Wherfore
he
saide
vnto
theim
.
This
Malchias
was
worthy
of
such
a
death
,
for
he
was
a
crafty
man
and
an
vserer
.
These
thinges
done
,
Octauian
Augustus
,
brothers
sonne
vnto
Iulius
that
was
murdered
,
came
vnto
Rome
:
and
the
people
of
Rome
made
hym
their
Emperoure
.
He
had
a
felowe
in
office
named
Marcus
Antonius
his
Vncle
.
Octauianus
therefore
seinge
to
the
gouernement
at
Rome
,
sent
Marcus
Antonius
to
warre
vppon
Cassius
,
and
to
reuenge
Iulius
death
.
Vnto
him
Hircanus
sent
a
presente
,
a
crowne
of
golde
,
in
whiche
were
set
sundrye
precious
stones
:
praiyng
him
to
strengthen
his
Kingedome
in
his
handes
,
and
to
be
a
means
of
a
league
to
be
made
betwen
Octauian
Augustus
king
of
kings
,
and
him
:
as
there
was
betwene
him
and
Iulius
,
which
Antonius
graunted
.
Alexandra
Hircanus
doughter
,
and
Marimi
her
doughter
,
thou
she
had
by
Alexander
sonne
of
Aristobulus
,
and
brought
them
again
into
the
land
of
Israel
,
where
he
tooke
Marimi
to
wife
,
and
was
maried
with
her
in
the
mount
of
Galile
.
For
ther
the
chiefe
of
al
Israel
dwelte
:
with
whome
he
toke
peace
.
Marcus
Antonius
companion
in
office
vnto
Octauian
Augustus
,
aboute
that
time
made
a
voyage
through
all
the
East
countries
,
to
subdue
them
vnto
the
Romaines
,
together
with
Egipt
,
Damasco
and
Siria
.
Him
Herode
accompanied
to
the
flud
of
Euphrates
,
and
helped
him
not
a
litle
.
For
the
Arabians
lay
in
wait
for
him
in
the
way
,
and
slue
all
that
would
aide
Marcus
Antonius
.
But
Herode
mette
with
them
and
slue
them
.
Wherefore
Antonius
was
verye
gladde
of
Herodes
valiauntnesse
:
and
brought
him
again
into
Israell
together
with
Cassius
his
captain
and
lieuetenant
of
his
warres
:
hauinge
also
his
letters
to
all
the
captaines
of
Siria
,
after
this
tenure
.
Ye
shall
vnderstand
that
our
Lord
and
maister
Octauian
Augustus
kinge
of
kings
,
hath
appointed
Herode
the
sonne
of
Antipater
to
be
kinge
of
all
the
land
of
Iuda
.
Therefore
assone
as
these
letters
shall
come
vnto
you
,
ye
shall
with
all
spede
aide
him
.
No
man
shal
be
excused
:
all
that
can
beare
weapon
shall
go
with
him
to
Ierusalem
,
to
vanquish
Antigonus
the
kings
aduersary
.
Who
so
refuseth
to
go
with
him
,
it
shal
be
leful
for
the
warriours
●o
slea
him
forthwith
.
I
Marcus
Antonius
haue
sworne
by
my
sword
,
that
I
will
not
alter
this
that
I
haue
saide
.
When
the
captaines
of
Siria
had
red
this
,
thei
resorted
wholly
to
Herode
,
so
that
his
host
was
wonderfully
encreased
.
Antigonus
hearing
of
this
,
sent
one
Pompeius
lieuetenant
of
his
warres
againste
them
,
who
fought
a
sore
battaile
with
them
,
that
muche
people
were
slaine
on
bothe
sides
,
Ioseph
kinge
Herodes
brother
was
slaine
in
that
battaile
.
Notwithstandinge
,
at
lengthe
Antigonus
hoste
wente
to
the
worsse
,
and
had
the
ouerthrow
.
So
Herode
&
Ca●●ius
proceded
to
Ierusalem
,
and
besieged
it
,
the
third
yere
after
Herod
was
made
king
of
Israel
.
And
when
they
had
battred
downe
a
peece
of
the
wal
:
Cassius
with
the
Romains
entred
the
towne
and
made
a
greate
slaughter
in
Ierusalem
.
They
entred
also
into
the
Sanctuary
,
and
attempted
to
enter
into
the
Sanctum
sanctorum
:
but
Herod
and
his
men
lept
betwene
it
and
then
:
and
stode
with
their
drawn
swordes
in
the
temple
dore
,
that
they
shoulde
not
.
Herod
was
also
displeased
with
Casius
for
his
crueltye
,
and
saide
:
If
ye
wil
destroy
all
the
inhabitantes
of
the
citye
,
vpon
whom
shal
I
reign
in
this
kingdome
that
Augustus
hathe
geuen
me
?
Wherfore
streight
way
Cassius
caused
proclamation
to
be
made
throughe
all
his
hoste
,
that
no
man
vppon
paine
of
death
shuld
kil
one
Israelite
moe
.
This
done
,
Herode
apprehended
Antigonus
,
and
deliuered
him
bound
to
Cassius
.
He
rewarded
also
Cassius
souldiours
both
with
gold
and
siluer
.
Then
Cassius
offred
a
present
vnto
the
Lord
,
a
crowne
of
Golde
,
for
he
was
soore
afrayed
of
gods
displeasure
,
bicause
he
had
fought
against
the
holye
citye
.
That
done
,
he
toke
his
iorney
,
&
returned
into
Egipt
,
and
Antigonus
as
prisoner
with
him
.
Thither
sent
Herode
vnto
him
a
royal
reward
to
make
away
Antigonus
&
to
murder
him
,
fearinge
least
he
shoulde
make
clayme
vnto
the
Kingedome
againe
.
Wherunto
Cassius
consented
,
&
slew
Antigonus
.
Thus
was
the
kyngdome
surely
established
to
Herode
.
Then
made
he
warres
vpon
all
the
nacions
that
were
about
him
,
constrainyng
them
to
become
tributaries
,
bi
which
means
he
grew
to
such
power
:
as
neuer
any
of
his
predecessours
were
to
be
compared
vnto
him
.
After
al
this
,
Pagurus
king
of
Persia
,
released
out
of
prison
Hircanus
son
of
Alexander
,
&
promoted
him
to
be
head
of
al
the
Israelites
that
were
fled
or
flitted
into
the
land
of
Sennaar
,
&
into
the
dominion
of
the
Persians
,
&
he
became
their
king
.
This
Hircanus
had
a
feruent
desire
to
see
the
holy
citie
&
the
house
of
the
sanctuary
.
Also
how
Herode
whom
he
toke
for
his
sonne
,
&
his
kingdome
did
.
Herode
hearynge
the
Hircanus
who
had
bene
prisoner
at
Babilon
,
was
now
set
at
liberty
&
in
great
honour
:
he
was
afraied
of
him
,
mistrusting
lest
the
Israelits
would
restore
vnto
them selues
the
kingdome
of
their
fathers
.
Wherefore
he
cast
in
his
mind
how
to
do
him
mischiefe
.
He
then
writeth
his
letters
vnto
Pagurus
:
the
contents
wherof
were
such
.
Thou
shalt
vnderstand
the
Hircanus
is
he
that
brought
me
vp
,
&
vsed
me
euer
as
his
son
.
Now
therfore
sence
I
came
to
be
king
of
Ierusalem
:
I
haue
called
to
my
remembrance
the
goodnes
that
he
hath
done
to
me
,
wherfore
my
desire
is
to
rewarde
him
accordyng
to
his
benefites
.
Therfore
I
require
thee
to
send
him
to
me
:
otherwise
assure
thi
self
of
wars
betwene
thee
&
the
Israelits
with
their
confederats
.
Pagurus
hauing
red
this
letter
,
sent
for
Hircanus
,
&
asked
him
if
he
wold
go
to
Herod
:
&
notwithstanding
Herods
threats
,
he
ceased
not
to
geue
to
Hircanus
al
good
counsel
he
could
:
aduising
him
to
take
heede
of
Herode
,
because
he
is
(
saith
he
)
a
bloude
sheader
,
a
breaker
of
his
league
.
And
he
hath
called
thee
for
no
loue
he
beareth
thee
,
but
because
he
feareth
thee
.
As
longe
as
thou
liuest
,
shal
he
neuer
slepe
sound
slepe
,
lest
the
kingdome
shold
be
deuoluted
vnto
the.
It
is
better
therefore
for
thee
to
tarye
here
in
some
honour
,
thoughe
it
be
not
of
suche
aucthoritie
:
then
to
go
thither
to
dye
with
great
dispite
,
and
end
thine
olde
age
with
a
bloudy
death
.
Furdermore
thou
shalt
knowe
,
such
is
the
disposition
of
mannes
heart
.
If
there
be
two
men
,
the
one
in
honour
,
the
other
in
contempt
:
after
time
shall
come
that
the
dispised
shal
be
had
in
honoure
,
and
the
honoured
to
be
neglected
:
neuer
will
he
that
is
now
honoured
and
before
was
in
contempt
,
be
content
to
see
him
that
was
before
honoured
,
nor
speake
frendelye
to
him
.
For
he
wyll
thinke
:
Hitherto
according
his
accustomed
maner
he
hathe
dispised
me
:
how
much
more
when
his
dominion
is
taken
from
him
,
&
his
seruaunt
raigneth
in
his
roume
?
Moreouer
,
Herode
knoweth
right
well
,
that
mens
heartes
are
inclined
to
him
that
is
the
true
kinge
.
And
it
might
so
be
,
if
thou
were
mete
for
the
priesthode
,
that
he
woulde
promote
thee
vnto
it
,
and
be
gouernoure
of
the
kingdome
him selfe
.
But
seinge
thou
arte
dismembred
,
hast
one
of
thy
eares
cut
of
,
and
thereby
arte
vnmete
for
the
Priesthode●
:
thou
shalt
remaine
in
Hierusalem
depriued
both
of
kingdome
and
priesthode
,
which
is
vncomely
for
thee
.
Such
counsaile
gaue
Pagurus
kyng
of
the
Persians
vnto
Hircanus
:
yea
,
and
all
the
Iewes
that
were
in
Babilon
besought
hym
that
he
wold
not
go
vnto
Herode
.
Notwithstanding
he
would
not
be
perswaded
,
and
why
?
For
it
was
the
Lordes
wyll
and
hys
dede
,
that
the
iniury
done
vnto
the
Sages
,
whom
his
father
and
graundfather
slew
,
and
the
iniury
committed
to
Hony
auriga
:
myght
returne
vpon
his
head
,
and
be
reuenged
:
so
that
no
remnant
of
the
house
of
Chasmonany
,
no
name
,
no
residue
,
no
kinsman
or
posteritie
shoulde
be
left
aliue
.
Hircanus
therfore
toke
his
●ourney
toward
Hierusalem
,
and
Herode
came
forthe
to
mete
him
,
embrased
him
,
&
kissed
him
:
after
brought
him
into
his
house
,
and
feasted
him
dayly
,
called
him
his
father
before
all
men
,
albeit
in
his
hearte
he
conspired
to
murther
him
.
And
that
knewe
Alexandra
his
doughter
and
mother
in
lawe
to
Herode
:
who
opened
it
vnto
Hircanus
,
but
he
wold
not
credite
her
at
the
first
,
til
on
a
time
he
perceiued
the
matter
cleare
to
be
so
,
them
deuised
he
how
to
flee
to
Maloc
kynge
of
Arabia
.
He
sent
therfore
a
messenger
to
Maloc
,
to
send
him
hors
and
a
charet
to
flee
withall
:
but
the
messenger
dealt
vnfaithfully
&
lewdly
with
him
,
for
he
broughte
Hircanus
letters
priuely
vnto
Herode
,
who
rewarded
hym
well
for
his
laboure
,
and
bad
him
goe
to
Maloc
,
and
to
let
hym
knowe
what
aunswere
Maloc
gaue
.
The
messenger
vpon
this
went
and
deliuered
the
letters
to
Maloc
,
who
fulfilled
Hircanus
request
,
sent
him
horses
and
a
charet
,
writing
in
this
sorte
.
I
haue
sent
the
horses
&
horsemen
:
come
therfore
vnto
me
,
and
whatsoeuer
thy
hart
desireth
,
I
wil
do
it
for
thy
sake
.
So
the
messenger
brought
the
aunswer
secretly
vnto
Herode
:
wherupon
he
sent
streight
to
the
place
in
whiche
he
vnderstode
Maloces
men
to
lurke
,
waiting
for
Hircanus
:
and
caused
to
apprehende
them
aliue
.
Herode
commaunded
to
cal
together
the
elders
,
before
whome
he
willed
also
Hircanus
to
be
brought
,
and
of
him
the
king
demaunded
.
Tell
me
if
thou
writtest
any
letters
to
Maloc
king
of
Arabia
?
he
aunswered
:
I
wrote
none
.
Then
was
Restius
the
messenger
brought
in
as
his
accuser
,
and
the
men
of
war
also
of
Arabia
that
were
apprehended
,
which
declared
the
hole
matter
before
the
counsel
,
so
that
Hircanus
was
quite
dasshed
.
Then
the
king
commaunded
him
to
bee
put
to
death
,
and
so
was
the
kingdome
establisshed
vnto
Herode
.
The
tyme
that
Hircanus
reigned
,
was
fourty
yeares
and
sixe
monethes
.
After
the
death
of
his
mother
he
reigned
thre
yeares
,
and
Aristobulus
his
brother
remoued
hym
,
makynge
hym
priest
.
Agayne
thre
yeares
after
he
returned
to
his
kingdome
,
and
raigned
fourty
yeares
.
Then
Antigonus
sonne
of
Aristobulus
deposed
hym
,
cuttynge
of
his
eare
,
&
banishing
him
out
of
the
holy
citie
.
So
after
when
Herode
his
seruaunte
came
to
the
kingedome
:
Marcus
Antonius
,
a
noble
manne
of
Rome
,
declaryng
vnto
her
all
the
mischiefe
that
Herode
had
dooen
to
the
posteritie
of
Chalmonani
,
and
desiring
her
of
aide
.
To
whom
Cleopatra
made
this
answer
.
If
thou
canst
finde
the
meanes
to
come
to
me
secretly
:
thou
shalt
perceiue
what
I
will
dooe
for
thee
.
When
Alexandra
had
red
the
letter
,
she
sent
to
Aristobulus
her
sonne
the
hie
priest
,
shewing
him
that
she
wold
flee
to
the
sea
Iapho
,
and
from
thence
wold
take
shipping
into
Egipt
,
perswading
him
also
to
flee
with
her
.
We
wil
(
saith
she
)
make
two
great
coffers
,
one
for
my self
&
the
other
for
thee
:
&
we
wil
with
rewardes
procure
our
seruauntes
to
cary
vs
oute
priuily
,
wherby
we
may
flee
to
saue
our
liues
.
This
their
deuise
was
perceiued
of
one
of
Herodes
seruauntes
,
who
forthwith
made
the
king
priuie
vnto
it
.
The
king
commaunded
his
seruaunt
that
bewraied
them
,
that
when
they
did
conuey
the
coffers
they
shoulde
bring
them
to
him
,
whiche
the
seruauntes
did
.
So
when
the
coffers
were
broughte
to
the
kinges
presence
,
he
caused
them
to
bee
opened
,
and
tooke
out
Alexandra
&
her
sonne
Aristobulus
,
to
whom
the
kynge
spake
sharpely
and
rebuked
them
sore
.
But
Alexandra
aunswered
him
again
as
short
,
in
somuch
that
the
king
moued
with
anger
,
flang
away
from
her
into
his
chamber
,
saiyng
:
It
is
better
to
sit
in
a
corner
of
the
house
,
then
with
a
brawling
&
skolding
woman
in
an
open
place
.
The
king
dissembled
the
matter
&
shewed
no
great
displeasure
.
A
yeare
after
as
Aristobulus
the
hie
priest
apparailed
in
his
ponticall
vestures
,
stode
in
the
the
temple
nie
vnto
the
alter
to
offer
sacrifices
:
the
Israelites
beheld
his
beautie
,
his
wisdome
,
&
behauiour
in
the
ministery
,
wherat
euery
man
reioysed
,
praising
God
that
had
not
taken
al
away
,
but
left
one
to
reuenge
that
iniuries
done
to
the
house
of
Chasmonani
.
The
kyng
hearyng
this
,
was
sore
afrayed
,
and
not
a
litle
displeased
:
thinking
to
him selfe
the
Israelites
woulde
restore
the
kyngdome
of
their
fathers
vnto
hym
.
He
perceiued
euery
mans
hart
to
be
inclined
towards
him
.
Wherfore
he
deliberated
a
while
,
&
in
the
feaste
of
the
tabernacles
,
he
went
to
Iericho
withal
his
seruants
,
wheras
he
made
a
great
feast
to
al
his
nobles
and
seruaunts
,
placing
them
euery
man
after
his
degree
before
him
.
Aristobulus
the
hie
priest
,
he
set
vpon
his
righthand
.
And
as
they
eate
,
dronke
,
&
made
mery
:
the
kinges
seruants
were
disposed
to
go
and
swim
in
Iordane
.
To
these
the
king
had
geuen
secret
commaundemente
,
that
they
shoulde
desire
Aristobulus
to
go
and
bathe
with
them
in
Iordane
,
and
then
to
drown
him
.
So
when
they
were
goinge
,
they
came
to
Aristobulus
&
desired
him
to
go
bathe
with
them
,
which
he
would
not
vnlesse
the
kinge
gaue
him
leaue
:
wherfore
he
asked
the
king
leaue
,
but
he
denied
him
at
the
first
,
yet
at
length
the
yong
man
intreated
him
so
instantly
,
that
the
king
bad
him
do
what
he
would
.
He
wente
therfore
with
the
other
yong
menne
to
swim
.
The
king
toke
his
horsse
straitwaye
and
returned
to
Iericho
withall
his
traine
,
leauinge
the
yonge
men
behinde
,
which
continued
swimming
till
Sunne
setting
:
and
as
it
began
to
be
darke
they
drowned
the
prieste
Aristobulus
emongst
them
.
Wherof
when
tidinges
came
to
the
kinge
,
and
it
was
knowen
that
he
was
deade
:
the
people
wept
and
made
great
lamentacion
:
considering
his
vertue
,
nobility
,
and
beauty
,
euery
man
was
ful
of
sorow
that
he
should
haue
so
short
a
life
:
and
they
bewailed
so
much
that
it
was
harde
a
far
of
.
But
Marimi
chiefly
and
Alexandra
the
yonge
mannes
mother
could
in
no
wise
be
comforted
.
Yea
,
the
kinge
also
wept
and
made
great
moane
,
for
it
repented
him
that
he
had
done
so
wicked
an
acte
.
Yet
all
the
people
knewe
well
inough
,
that
the
thinge
was
procured
by
the
king
:
In
so
much
that
Alexandra
his
mother
in
law
letted
not
to
tell
it
him
to
his
face
,
that
he
was
the
murtherer
of
her
husband
,
and
her
father
,
&
now
last
of
al
of
her
sonne
:
to
whom
the
king
answered
nether
good
nor
bad
.
From
that
daye
forwardes
there
was
perpetual
hatred
betwene
Alexandra
&
Marimi
,
and
Kiparim
the
mother
of
Herode
,
&
Salumith
his
sister
that
came
of
base
&
seruile
blud
.
For
Marimi
cast
in
their
teethe
to
their
faces
,
that
they
wer
not
of
the
sede
of
Israel
:
but
vnholy
&
of
base
birth
.
Notwithstanding
Herode
loued
Marimi
as
his
life
,
wherfore
he
would
neuer
displease
her
as
long
as
she
liued
,
nor
say
so
much
to
her
as
whi
saiest
thou
so
?
These
thinges
done
,
Marcus
Antonius
a
noble
man
of
Rome
,
next
vnto
Octauian
Augustus
kinge
of
kinges
,
being
sent
by
Augustus
to
war
vpon
the
kinges
of
the
west
countries
:
raigned
in
Egipt
,
&
by
the
prouocation
of
his
wife
rebelled
against
Octauian
Augustus
,
made
war
with
him
both
by
sea
&
land
.
And
forasmuch
as
Egipt
is
nie
adioyninge
to
the
lande
of
Israell
,
Herode
ioyned
with
him
and
helped
him
.
For
Marcus
Antonius
had
aided
him
before
in
such
sorte
,
that
no
kinge
durst
meddle
with
him
for
fear
of
Marcus
Antonius
.
Wherupon
whan
Marcus
conspired
againste
hys
prynce
and
master
:
Herode
aided
him
with
an
army
,
with
horsmen
,
and
with
shippes
also
against
Octauian
.
In
which
warres
Octauian
gate
the
victorye
,
slue
Antony
and
all
his
people
comming
by
ship
to
the
Isle
of
Rhodes
,
&
so
into
the
land
of
Egipt
.
Herode
hearinge
that
Marcus
Antonius
was
slaine
,
and
that
Octauian
Augustus
was
come
into
Egipte
:
he
fainted
for
feare
of
the
displeasure
of
Octauian
.
Yet
at
lengthe
he
tooke
hearte
vnto
him
,
prepared
a
royall
presente
to
be
caried
afore
him
,
and
folowed
after
him selfe
to
Octauian
Augustus
.
And
setting
forwardes
,
he
called
Ioseph
the
husband
of
Salumnith
his
sister
,
whome
he
made
chiefe
of
his
houshold
:
commaundinge
him
that
if
Octauian
Augustus
put
him
to
death
:
he
shuld
poison
Marimi
his
wife
,
saying
:
it
shuld
not
be
semely
for
kinges
that
any
meane
&
base
man
shuld
mary
with
a
kinges
widow
,
and
sleepe
wyth
her
vppon
a
kinges
bedde
.
So
then
he
toke
his
iourney
toward
Octauian
Augustus
,
who
then
was
at
the
Rhodes
,
where
he
vnderstode
Octauian
to
be
displeased
with
him
,
for
that
he
had
aided
Marcus
Antonius
.
Therfore
assone
as
Herode
came
to
Octauian
Augustus
presence
,
hauinge
his
croune
vpon
his
head
:
he
toke
it
of
,
&
fel
down
prostrate
vppon
the
ground
at
Octauians
feete
,
saying
:
Most
noble
emperour
,
I
confesse
my
trespasse
against
your
maiesty
,
that
I
loued
M.
Antonius
my
companion
in
league
,
who
was
my
neighbor
&
aided
me
.
And
it
is
true
,
that
your
maiesty
sence
the
time
you
made
me
king
,
haue
herd
of
mine
affaires
that
haue
happened
vnto
me
,
but
neuer
succoured
me
.
This.
M
Antonius
did
not
so
.
I
confesse
therfore
that
in
his
warres
against
your
maiesty
,
I
aided
him
with
an
army
,
with
horsmen
&
ships
:
Neyther
went
I
out
with
him
for
ani
warres
vpon
mine
own
borders
,
but
when
so
euer
I
wente
with
him
,
I
holp
him
to
the
vttermost
of
mi
power
When
he
was
falling
,
I
bolsterd
him
vp
:
&
whan
he
stombled
I
raised
him
again
.
Emongst
al
these
thinges
I
confesse
also
,
that
I
wolde
not
be
counted
of
your
maiestye
a
breaker
of
leage
:
but
nowe
M.
Antonius
is
deade
.
Wherfore
whither
that
it
shal
please
your
maiesty
to
restore
me
to
my
former
estate
or
no
,
forasmuch
as
I
haue
kept
touch
with
M.
Antonius
against
your
maiesty
amongst
other
:
if
you
put
me
to
death
,
you
shall
do
me
no
wrong
,
but
iustice
,
because
I
haue
deserued
death
.
When
Octauian
August
herd
him
speake
so
,
he
said
vnto
him
:
Arise
thou
kinge
of
Israell
in
peace
,
be
of
good
comfort
and
fear
not
,
for
thou
art
worthy
to
be
nie
,
yea
,
next
to
my
person
.
I
knowe
that
Marcus
Antonius
was
set
on
by
his
wife
,
and
would
not
folow
thy
counsel
,
for
if
he
had
,
I
dare
saye
he
woulde
neuer
haue
conspired
against
me
.
So
he
commaunded
the
croune
to
be
set
againe
vppon
Herodes
head
,
and
made
a
leage
with
him
.
Then
they
went
both
together
to
ward
Egipt
to
be
reuenged
vpon
Cleopatra
.
But
that
wicked
woman
whan
she
saw
her
city
to
be
ouercome
:
put
on
her
moste
precious
apparaile
,
and
sitting
vpon
the
throne
of
her
kingdom
:
commaunded
a
vipor
to
be
brought
vnto
her
,
which
assone
as
she
had
suffred
to
sting
her
brest
,
she
died
.
As
Octauian
August
came
to
her
palaire
&
sawe
her
sit
there
,
he
reioyced
that
he
mighte
be
reuenged
of
her
:
and
commaunded
to
thruste
her
from
her
throne
,
but
when
they
that
came
to
her
founde
her
dead
,
Octauian
was
pensife
and
verye
sore
greued
.
In
this
while
Ioseph
Salumithes
husbande
disclosed
vnto
Marimi
,
that
the
kinge
had
commaunded
:
if
it
so
fortuned
him
to
be
put
to
deathe
by
Augustus
,
that
he
shoulde
poyson
her
:
Wherupon
Marimi
conceiued
yet
a
greater
hatred
towarde
the
kinge
,
in
so
muche
that
when
the
kinge
was
retourned
in
safetye
,
sounde
,
and
with
honoure
also
from
Octauian
,
and
that
all
his
menne
and
whole
houshoulde
reioysed
greatelye
:
Marimi
shewed
no
countenaunce
of
gladnesse
,
no
not
when
the
kinge
him selfe
told
her
how
greatlye
he
was
magnified
and
honored
of
Octauian
:
but
alwaies
she
was
sadde
.
Salumith
the
kinges
Sister
perceiuing
that
Marimi
so
vexed
the
king
,
she
toulde
him
howe
Ioseph
her
husbande
had
line
with
Marimi
whiles
he
was
with
Augustus
.
Herode
(
saye
what
she
could
)
gaue
no
credite
to
her
wordes
,
knowing
that
she
enuied
Marimi
:
vntill
at
length
he
asked
the
cause
of
Marimi
whye
she
reioysed
not
as
other
did
when
he
returned
in
safetye
from
Augustus
:
but
was
euer
sad
,
whiche
shewed
her
to
haue
some
rancoure
and
malice
in
her
heart
to
wardes
him
.
She
answered
.
Thou
haste
saide
heretofore
that
thou
louedst
me
aboue
all
thine
other
wiues
and
concubines
:
yet
thou
didst
will
Ioseph
thy
sisters
husbande
to
poyson
me
.
Whan
Herode
hearde
this
,
he
was
exceadinglye
abashed
that
Ioseph
had
disclosed
his
secrete
:
&
began
to
mistrust
with
him self
that
which
Salumith
had
told
him
,
that
he
had
slept
with
his
wife
in
dede
,
and
vpon
that
had
detected
that
secret
.
Therfore
he
departed
out
of
his
palaice
in
a
greate
anger
and
rage
,
wherby
Salumith
perceiued
that
he
detested
Marimi
and
therefore
she
accused
her
further
,
hyring
false
accusars
and
forgers
of
lies
,
to
witnes
that
Marimi
woulde
haue
poysoned
the
kinge
,
whereof
she
had
diuers
argumentes
also
by
her
countenaunce
.
She
added
moreouer
,
if
thou
(
saith
she
to
the
king
)
let
her
scape
thus
she
wil
spedely
destroy
thee
,
and
bereue
thee
of
thy
kingdom
.
The
lawe
geueth
a
man
this
counsell
.
If
any
man
gooe
aboute
to
murther
thee
,
preuent
hym
&
slea
him
first
.
With
this
and
suche
like
wordes
,
she
so
moued
the
king
,
that
he
commaunded
to
bring
Marimi
forthe
,
and
to
be
beheaded
in
the
hie
streate
of
the
citie
.
And
as
she
was
brought
forth
vnto
the
market
place
of
the
citie
,
all
the
women
of
the
citie
folowed
her
.
Alexandra
her
mother
also
cursed
and
rayled
at
her
,
saiyng
:
come
oute
,
thou
that
haste
abhorred
thy
husbande
,
and
conspired
against
thy
lorde
.
Alexandra
wepte
also
as
thoughe
it
hadde
been
for
the
wickednes
that
her
doughter
had
committed
:
thinking
suerly
to
please
the
king
by
that
meanes
,
and
to
bleare
his
eies
,
if
peraduenture
he
might
suffer
her
to
liue
til
she
might
haue
oportunitie
to
poison
him
.
Marimi
thus
going
to
execution
helde
her
peace
,
and
looked
nether
to
the
right
hand
nor
to
the
left
:
nor
yet
feared
death
any
thing
knowing
that
she
was
innocent
in
dede
and
thought
,
and
therfore
God
would
render
her
a
good
rewarde
in
the
world
to
come
.
Wherfore
she
bared
her
necke
without
feare
,
and
thei
cut
of
her
head
,
sheding
the
innocent
bloud
.
But
God
made
no
delay
in
punishing
the
same
:
for
there
fell
a
sore
plague
and
pestilence
in
the
house
of
Herode
,
so
that
his
chief
seruauntes
,
his
noble
women
and
concubines
died
sore
therof
.
Yea
throughout
all
Iudea
reigned
the
pestilence
vehemently
:
whiche
affliction
all
Israell
knew
well
ynough
chaunced
vnto
them
for
the
bloude
of
Marimi
.
They
cried
therefore
vnto
the
lorde
,
saiyng
:
Wilt
thou
forthe
offence
of
one
man
deale
so
cruelly
with
the
hole
congregacion
?
The
lorde
toke
pitie
therfore
vp●●
the
lande
,
and
withore
we
the
plague
from
the
people
.
The
king
repented
him
also
that
he
had
shed
bloud
without
cause
:
and
loue
so
grew
in
his
harte
,
that
he
was
sicke
and
at
deathes
dore
.
Then
Alexandra
Marimies
mother
soughte
meanes
how
to
poyson
hym
.
Whiche
being
vttered
vnto
the
kynge
:
he
commaunded
to
apprehende
her
,
and
to
kil
her
.
In
this
maner
dealt
Herode
with
all
the
posteritie
of
the
Machabees
,
leauing
none
aliue
that
were
called
by
the
name
.
He
put
to
death
also
Ioseph
the
busband
of
Salumith
.
The
king
hadde
two
sonnes
Alexander
and
Aristobulus
,
by
Marimi
his
wyfe
.
They
were
both
at
Rome
when
their
mother
suffered
,
for
their
father
the
king
had
sent
them
thither
to
learne
the
Romain
tonge
.
When
thei
heard
tidinges
of
their
mothers
death
,
they
wepte
and
mourned
for
her
:
hating
their
father
for
his
rcueltie
.
Sone
after
,
the
king
their
father
recouered
of
his
sickenes
,
was
established
in
his
kingdome
,
builded
stronge
cities
,
and
rose
to
great
prosperitie
.
In
the.
●iii
.
yeare
of
his
reigne
,
there
fell
a
great
dearth
in
the
lande
,
wherfore
the
kinge
tooke
out
of
his
treasure
muche
gold
and
siluer
,
and
precious
stoones
,
wherwith
he
sent
into
Egipt
and
procured
plentie
of
corne
:
and
refres●hyng
with
bread
all
that
lackt
and
was
in
distres
of
hunger
:
yea
,
he
spared
not
his
owne
propre
goodes
.
And
not
onely
to
the
Israelites
shewed
he
this
liberality
:
but
also
to
all
that
came
vnto
him
out
of
other
straunge
nations
,
hearing
of
his
renoume
.
Moreouer
in
all
his
warres
he
had
good
fortune
.
Besides
thys
he
thought
it
good
to
renew
the
house
of
the
sanctuary
:
wherupon
he
deliberated
with
the
Israelites
,
to
haue
their
aduise
for
the
building
of
it
after
the
same
quantitie
and
measure
that
Salolomon
king
of
Israel
builded
it
.
For
the
Iewes
returning
from
captiuite
in
the
time
of
Coresch
,
What
straunger
so
euer
approcheth
nie
her
,
let
him
die
for
it
.
So
the
things
that
Herode
made
in
the
temple
were
wonderful
:
nether
was
there
euer
hard
of
in
all
the
worlde
any
king
that
was
able
to
make
suche
a
building
.
When
the
worke
was
finished
,
the
king
sente
to
Sarons
his
pastures
for
his
Cattell
:
from
whence
were
broughte
him
thre
hundreth
yonge
Bull●ckes
,
and
verye
many
shepe
,
accordinge
to
his
Princelye
estate
.
So
then
they
dedicated
and
and
halowed
the
house
with
great
●oy
and
gladnesse
.
There
was
one
certain
day
in
the
yeare
,
when
as
the
kinge
was
euer
accustomed
to
make
a
greate
feast
to
all
his
court
,
to
al
his
nobles
,
&
sages
in
Israel
.
Against
that
self
same
daye
the
kinge
was
mineded
to
finishe
his
workes
,
whiche
made
bothe
him
more
glad
and
al
his
people
.
The
same
also
commaunded
he
to
be
done
in
all
the
prouinces
of
his
kingdom
,
sending
his
letters
by
his
poastes
to
the
noble
men
,
captaines
,
&
presidentes
of
the
prouinces
,
that
they
shuld
obserue
the
dai
after
the
same
maner
euery
yeare
.
The
people
also
that
were
flitted
into
their
enemies
countries
:
their
head
rulers
&
captains
came
out
of
eueri
countri
far
&
ners
to
see
the
house
and
the
kinge
:
for
they
could
neuer
beleue
it
til
they
had
seene
it
:
and
when
they
had
seene
it
,
it
exc●aded
farre
that
they
hadde
hearde
of
it
.
These
thinges
done
,
the
kinges
two
Sonnes
Alexander
and
Aristobulus
whiche
he
had
by
Marimi
,
came
home
from
Rome
to
Ierusalem
in
a
greate
heate
and
fury
,
with
a
stronge
company
,
yea
their
hartes
were
verye
hautye
also
:
for
Alexander
the
elder
had
maried
the
kinge
of
Capadocies
doughter
,
and
Aristobulus
the
doughter
of
Salumith
the
king
his
fathers
sister
.
These
comminge
to
Ierusalem
,
wente
not
to
the
court
to
do
their
duety
to
the
kinge
their
father
,
neither
wold
se
him
,
wherby
the
king
gathered
they
went
about
some
mischief
against
him
.
Moreouer
,
all
his
men
gaue
him
warning
to
take
hede
of
them
,
and
to
kepe
his
power
or
gard
about
him
.
He
had
had
a
wife
of
base
stocke
out
of
the
country
,
before
he
came
to
the
kingdome
,
by
whome
he
had
a
sonne
named
Antipater
.
And
when
he
had
put
Marimi
his
beloued
wife
to
death
,
he
called
home
his
wife
which
he
had
disdained
before
,
to
his
courte
.
Wherfore
now
seinge
the
two
sonnes
of
Marimi
hated
himhe
appointed
Antipater
his
sonne
to
be
his
heir
apparant
,
and
to
raise
his
estimacion
,
gaue
him
al
his
treasure
,
made
him
Lord
and
ruler
of
all
that
he
had
,
affirminge
that
he
shuld
reign
after
him
.
This
Antipater
had
a
subtile
witte
and
a
crafty
,
for
he
said
dailye
to
his
father
.
If
it
like
your
maiesty
wherto
should
you
geue
me
al
these
thinges
,
when
as
these
two
lions
shal
be
euer
in
my
top
,
and
ready
to
destroy
me
.
By
such
surmised
meanes
he
raised
discord
and
hatred
betwene
them
and
their
father
.
Albeit
the
kinge
was
lothe
to
hurt
his
two
sonnes
.
Not
long
after
he
toke
his
iourney
to
Rome
to
Octauian
&
his
sonne
Alexander
waited
vpon
him
,
hoping
the
Octauian
wold
be
a
meanes
for
him
to
turn
his
fathers
hatred
from
him
,
&
put
al
malice
oute
of
his
minde
.
When
the
king
was
come
thither
,
Octauian
reioysed
much
of
his
cōuring
,
saying
:
I
haue
thought
long
to
se
thee
.
To
whom
hast
thou
left
the
land
of
Iuda
?
Herode
answered
,
for
the
obedience
that
I
owe
vnto
my
Lorde
the
Emperour
,
I
am
come
to
declare
him
my
chaunces
with
this
my
sonne
his
seruaunte
.
So
he
tolde
him
the
whole
matter
from
the
beginning
to
the
end
.
Then
Octauian
Augustus
blamed
the
yonge
manne
because
he
hated
his
father
.
The
yong
man
answered
.
Howe
can
I
otherwise
do
?
How
can
I
forget
the
mooste
chaste
wombe
that
bare
me
,
whiche
was
of
the
holye
stocke
?
If
I
forget
my
mother
that
was
slaine
giltlesse
and
withoute
crime
:
then
let
me
forget
my
righthand
.
These
and
suche
like
spake
the
yonge
manne
not
withoute
teares
in
the
presence
of
Octauian
,
so
that
his
bowels
was
muche
moued
:
and
the
noble
menne
also
that
were
aboute
Octauian
coulde
not
abstaine
from
wepinge
,
but
lamented
greatlye
.
Octauian
firste
reproued
Herode
for
his
greate
transgression
and
crueltie
:
then
labored
to
pacify
the
yong
manne
wyth
comfortable
woordes
,
and
biddinge
him
honoure
his
father
,
&
submit
him selfe
vnto
him
.
When
he
had
done
as
he
was
willed
(
for
he
wold
not
striue
against
the
Emperoures
commaundement
)
.
Octauian
toke
the
yong
man
by
the
hande
,
and
put
it
into
Herodes
bosome
.
Then
his
father
kissed
him
and
embrased
him
,
so
that
they
wepte
eche
of
them
.
After
that
they
toke
their
leaue
and
departed
from
Octauian
,
who
comforted
them
,
and
gaue
them
a
gifte
,
committinge
it
into
Herodes
hands
.
Herode
yet
perceiued
that
the
hatred
of
the
children
of
Marimi
woulde
not
be
apeased
.
Whereupon
when
he
came
home
to
Ierusalem
,
he
called
together
al
th
elders
of
Israell
&
said
vnto
them
:
I
had
determined
once
to
place
one
of
my
sonnes
captain
ouer
the
people
of
the
Lord
,
but
I
might
not
do
it
without
the
consent
of
Octauian
Augustus
.
Now
therfore
I
haue
appointed
my
.iii.
sonnes
,
&
haue
deuided
my
kingdom
equally
emongst
them
.
Helpe
ye
them
against
their
enenmies
,
but
in
no
wise
shal
ye
help
one
of
them
against
another
.
And
if
ye
perceiue
any
breach
of
trendship
betwene
them
,
do
that
lieth
in
you
to
take
it
awaye
.
Whereunto
he
made
them
sweare
presentlye
in
Ierusalem
:
and
the
bonde
made
,
eche
man
departed
home
to
his
house
.
But
for
all
this
the
hatred
betwene
Antipater
and
his
two
brethren
was
nothinge
diminished
:
for
he
feared
them
because
they
were
of
the
house
of
Chasmonani
,
and
alied
with
kinges
of
greate
power
:
he
suborned
therfore
false
accusers
to
say
vnto
the
king
,
that
the
yong
men
,
sonnes
of
Marimi
,
were
determined
to
destroy
him
.
Likewise
he
set
variance
betwene
Salumith
and
then
:
for
she
was
in
greater
estimacion
then
he
:
in
so
muche
that
the
kinge
did
nothinge
withoute
her
counsell
.
The
same
wroughte
he
also
betwene
Pheroras
the
kinges
brother
and
them
.
But
to
Salumith
he
saied
:
doest
thou
not
consider
how
the
sonnes
of
Marimi
knowe
that
their
mother
was
put
to
death
by
thy
counsel
.
Therfore
if
they
maye
bringe
to
passe
to
make
the
king
away
:
they
wil
hew
thee
to
peces
.
But
when
the
yong
men
herd
of
this
:
they
came
before
the
king
,
&
sware
thei
neuer
entended
to
hurt
their
father
,
and
with
weping
they
perswaded
the
king
that
he
beleued
them
,
and
they
gote
his
fauour
again
.
Wherat
Antipater
was
not
a
litle
displeased
:
wherfore
he
hired
fals
witnesses
to
say
they
saw
Alexander
the
kinges
sonne
vppon
a
certaine
night
with
his
sword
drawn
before
the
kinges
palaice
,
mindinge
to
murther
Antipater
.
He
suborned
also
certaine
of
the
kinges
seruauntes
to
witnesse
againste
Alexander
,
that
he
should
geue
them
great
rewardes
to
allure
them
to
his
pleasure
,
and
to
abuse
them
in
filthy
buggery
,
which
they
refused
.
More
ouer
,
that
he
desired
them
to
poison
the
king
,
which
they
wold
not
also
agre
to
do
.
Wherupon
the
kinge
was
sore
displeased
towarde
him
,
commaundinge
not
only
him
,
but
al
that
toke
his
parte
or
defended
his
integritye
:
to
be
apprehended
and
put
in
prison
,
that
execution
mighte
be
done
vppon
them
.
Then
Alexander
writ
vnto
Archelaus
his
father
in
lawe
,
desiring
him
to
come
to
Hierusalem
to
his
father
Herode
.
This
Archelaus
was
a
very
wyse
man
and
a
notable
counseler
.
When
he
was
come
to
Hierusalem
,
Herode
was
very
glad
of
his
comming
:
and
demaunded
what
matters
brought
hym
thether
at
that
present
.
He
aunswered
:
I
haue
hearde
that
Alexander
thy
sonne
,
and
my
sonne
in
lawe
,
hath
attempted
to
rebel
against
thee
:
it
is
not
possible
but
my
doughter
his
wife
shoulde
be
accessarye
of
this
thinge
,
and
yet
she
hathe
not
shewed
it
vnto
the
:
wherfore
I
vtterly
detest
her
,
as
one
that
hath
conspired
against
thee
.
Yet
neuertheles
I
know
wel
that
for
the
loue
thou
bearest
vnto
me
,
thou
wouldest
spare
her
:
for
this
cause
am
I
come
vnto
thee
that
when
thou
hast
put
thy
sonne
to
death
,
I
also
may
slea
my
doughter
.
For
it
is
better
that
we
should
make
them
away
,
then
they
vs
.
Herode
hearing
this
was
veri
glad
and
gaue
credit
to
his
frendship
.
When
Archelaus
perceiued
that
Herode
had
a
good
opinion
of
him
:
he
altred
his
communication
,
sayinge
to
the
kinge
:
Firste
let
vs
diligentlye
examine
and
wel
try
the
cause
,
forasmuche
as
there
are
manye
false
witnesses
and
lyinge
persons
in
the
worlde
:
&
let
vs
not
shed
innocent
bloud
vpon
an
vncertaintye
.
For
Archelaus
knew
that
Herode
had
geuen
to
light
credite
,
&
howe
he
was
ready
to
heare
an
euil
tale
,
which
was
the
cause
of
all
the
mischiefe
that
befell
to
the
people
of
his
house
.
Well
,
Herode
thoughte
his
counsel
good
.
One
of
them
that
accused
the
kinges
children
was
Pheroras
the
kinges
brother
:
and
to
say
the
truthe
he
was
the
chiefe
of
all
.
Herode
loued
Archelaus
the
kinge
of
Cappadocia
as
him self
:
whithe
Archelaus
perceiuinge
,
tourned
his
talke
to
rebuke
the
kinge
,
sayinge
:
Thou
arte
nowe
waxen
olde
,
and
wel
striken
in
yeares
:
thou
suffrest
these
backebiters
to
rule
thee
,
who
stirre
thee
to
worcke
all
these
mischiefes
in
thy
house
.
Yea
Pheroras
thy
brother
hathe
falslye
prouoked
thee
agaynste
thy
sonnes
.
When
Pheroras
heard
these
wordes
,
he
was
sore
afraide
:
for
in
dede
he
had
seduced
the
king
.
Therfore
came
Pheroras
to
Archelaus
and
besought
him
to
saue
his
life
.
Archelaus
aunswered
him
:
if
thou
wilt
obtaine
pardon
for
thy
wyckednes
,
come
and
fall
before
his
feete
and
confesse
that
thou
hast
spoken
falsly
against
his
sonnes
:
then
wil
I
promise
thee
that
he
shal
be
merciful
vnto
thee
,
and
to
his
sonnes
.
Pheroras
did
so
,
confessed
that
he
had
falsly
accused
the
kinges
sonnes
.
Then
Archelaus
besought
the
king
for
pardon
,
and
he
graunted
it
.
After
that
he
intreated
him
that
the
yong
men
might
be
dismissed
and
deliuered
out
of
pryson
,
whiche
the
kynge
commaunded
to
be
dooen
.
The
yonge
men
therfore
came
to
the
kinges
presence
,
and
fell
downe
before
his
feete
:
&
the
king
was
louing
vnto
them
,
embrased
them
,
and
kist
them
.
He
made
great
ioy
also
that
Archelaus
came
in
so
good
an
houre
vnto
him
:
to
whome
he
gaue
for
a
gift
.vii.
hundreth
poundes
weight
of
gold
,
many
precious
stones
,
and
concubines
,
and
dimis●ed
him
.
But
Antipater
againe
suborned
false
accusers
,
and
write
counterfaite
letters
in
the
name
of
the
kinges
sonnes
to
one
of
the
captaines
,
declaringe
howe
they
would
conspire
and
kil
the
kinge
:
and
by
suche
meanes
he
encreased
the
enemities
betwene
them
and
their
father
diuers
waies
,
that
the
king
commaunded
them
to
be
put
in
prison
,
and
most
strong
irons
to
be
laid
vpon
them
.
Besides
this
,
Antipater
had
surprised
and
won
the
hartes
of
the
kinges
chief
rulers
and
seruantes
,
that
they
suborned
his
barber
to
beare
false
witnesse
againste
Alexander
,
howe
that
he
hired
him
to
kil
the
king
at
such
time
as
he
should
shaue
his
beard
.
Whan
the
king
heard
his
barbar
speake
,
he
was
wonderfullye
troubled
in
his
minde
,
in
so
much
that
he
said
:
I
am
wearye
of
my
life
,
to
heare
these
pickthanckes
that
open
mine
eares
and
fil
my
head
with
tales
.
I
can
do
no
waye
better
then
to
geue
charge
,
that
who
soeuer
bringes
me
ani
such
tales
hereafter
of
any
bodi
,
he
shall
suffer
death
for
it
.
Wherfore
he
commaunded
the
barber
to
be
slain
,
&
his
two
sonnes
to
be
brought
forthe
and
hanged
vpon
gallowes
,
sheading
their
innocent
bloude
.
Then
reioysed
Antipater
,
supposing
him selfe
to
be
as
sure
of
the
kingdome
as
though
he
had
it
in
his
handes
.
When
as
he
was
not
aware
that
although
he
were
neuer
so
hie
aloft
,
yet
was
there
one
aboue
higher
then
he
:
who
considered
his
doinges
.
Alexander
had
two
sonnes
,
Thigarum
and
Aristobulus
.
And
Aristobulus
had
thre
sonnes
,
Herode
Agrippa
&
Alexander
.
Whan
the
kyng
returned
to
Hierusalem
,
(
for
he
was
in
Samaria
by
the
lake
syde
,
whan
his
sonnes
were
put
to
execution
)
he
commaunded
that
his
nephewes
shoulde
be
brought
to
the
courte
,
and
taking
pitie
of
them
:
embrased
and
kissed
them
,
weping
very
sore
both
he
and
all
his
seruauntes
.
For
it
greatly
repented
him
of
the
heinous
dedes
that
he
had
done
.
But
whan
the
tyme
of
the
mourning
was
past
,
he
caused
to
call
all
the
chief
of
Israell
together
and
said
vnto
them
:
I
am
now
growen
in
age
and
waxen
grey
headed
,
certaine
how
shortely
I
shall
die
.
I
se
here
before
me
these
litle
fatherles
children
,
whiche
I
neuer
can
beholde
without
great
anguishe
of
my
minde
.
For
when
I
loke
vpon
them
,
I
call
to
my
remembrance
what
great
domage
I
haue
done
vnto
their
fathers
in
my
rage
and
headlong
furiousnes
.
Nowe
therfore
I
woulde
commit
them
to
the
fuicion
and
custody
of
some
man
that
might
be
a
patron
&
as
father
vnto
them
to
succour
them
continually
to
his
power
.
All
the
people
aunswered
,
that
he
had
wel
spoken
.
He
spake
therfore
vnto
his
brother
Pheroras
.
Thou
shalt
be
their
patrone
and
defendour
,
and
shalt
geue
thy
doughter
to
Thigarus
Alexanders
sonne
.
He
commaunded
also
his
sonne
Antipater
to
geue
his
doughter
to
Herode
the
sonne
of
Aristobulus
.
And
the
mariages
were
made
in
the
kynges
presence
.
When
Antipater
marked
the
loue
that
the
kynge
bare
toward
his
nephewes
:
he
began
to
be
in
great
care
,
for
Thegarus
Alexanders
sonne
had
a
graundfather
by
the
mother
side
,
a
kinge
of
greate
power
,
namely
Archelaus
king
of
Cappadocia
.
He
falles
down
therfore
at
the
kinges
feete
to
dissolue
and
breake
the
frendship
that
he
bare
towards
his
nephewes
,
and
to
leaue
speaking
in
their
cause
as
he
had
done
:
but
he
preuailed
nothing
.
Therfore
he
left
his
father
and
wente
to
Pheroras
the
kinges
brother
:
made
a
confederacie
with
him
.
Then
desired
him
to
frustrate
the
bond
that
was
betwene
him selfe
and
Herode
,
and
also
betwene
him
and
Thigarus
the
sonne
of
Alexander
that
was
hanged
.
So
Pheroras
came
to
the
kinge
,
tourned
his
minde
,
and
dissolued
the
mariages
.
This
done
,
Pheroras
and
Antipater
that
sate
vpon
the
kinges
throne
,
were
become
great
frendes
,
banketting
one
the
other
day
and
night
,
and
deuisinge
their
matters
.
When
this
came
to
the
kinges
eare
,
he
was
sore
afraid
of
their
traines
,
and
commaunded
that
his
brother
Pheroras
should
neuer
more
come
in
his
sighte
.
Antipater
his
sonne
was
sent
to
Octauian
Augustus
to
establishe
the
kingdome
vnto
him
,
and
to
enter
in
league
with
him
.
For
Herode
was
so
olde
that
he
could
not
go
.
Antipater
iourneying
towards
Rome
,
passed
through
Egipte
,
desirous
to
see
it
before
the
death
of
his
vncle
Pheroras
.
And
as
he
trauailed
by
the
hie
waies
of
Egipte
,
there
came
a
certaine
marchaunte
hauinge
a
Vyall
in
his
hande
close
couered
,
which
cried
saying
:
who
wil
bie
a
thing
at
a
great
price
before
he
see
it
,
or
know
what
it
is
?
Antipater
meruailed
at
his
words
,
and
asked
him
what
was
in
his
Vyal
.
But
the
seller
tolde
him
not
what
it
was
,
before
he
hadde
bought
it
and
paide
deare
for
it
.
Then
whispered
he
in
his
eare
,
tellinge
him
that
it
was
a
strong
poison
,
that
would
kil
one
out
of
hand
.
This
Vyal
Antipater
sente
to
Pheroras
to
be
kepte
vntill
he
retourned
from
Rome
.
In
the
meane
season
Pheroras
died
,
and
his
wife
hidde
the
Vyall
.
After
when
Antipater
came
home
againe
from
Rome
:
Pheroras
wife
and
he
fel
at
variance
,
insomuche
that
she
obiected
vnto
him
that
he
was
the
cause
that
Pheroras
was
banished
the
kinges
presence
,
the
sorow
wherof
was
his
death
.
On
the
other
side
Antipater
went
aboute
to
accuse
her
,
sowinge
discorde
betwene
her
and
the
king
,
to
stirre
him
against
her
.
He
suborned
also
a
certain
Ennuch
or
gelded
parson
to
go
vnto
the
king
and
informe
him
,
howe
that
at
what
time
as
he
tooke
displeasure
with
Pheroras
his
brother
and
banished
him
his
presence
:
Pheroras
procured
a
strong
poison
and
gaue
it
to
his
wife
,
commaunding
her
to
destroy
the
king
therewith
.
The
king
hearinge
this
was
wrothe
with
the
Ennuche
,
and
saide
:
I
searched
for
that
venom
longe
a
go
when
it
was
noysed
that
my
housholde
seruauntes
would
geue
it
me
to
drinke
:
but
I
could
not
finde
the
thinge
to
be
true
.
Yea
,
I
haue
bene
to
rashe
in
such
matters
:
for
I
put
my
wife
Marimi
to
deaths
without
a
cause
,
and
Alexandra
my
mother
in
law
,
with
my
two
children
.
When
Antipater
heard
that
the
king
credited
not
the
Ennuche
,
he
made
sute
to
the
king
to
send
him
to
Octauian
the
second
time
:
for
he
was
a
fearde
for
the
Viall
that
was
in
Pheroras
wifes
house
.
He
had
writen
also
with
his
hande
howe
that
he
sent
it
,
intending
therewith
to
poison
the
kinges
sonnes
children
.
But
he
that
prepareth
a
pit
for
another
,
oft
times
falleth
into
it
him self
.
So
desiring
the
kinge
to
sende
him
,
he
let
him
go
.
After
this
the
kinge
commaunded
to
make
searche
if
the
Ennuches
woordes
were
true
or
no
:
he
sente
firste
for
all
Pheroras
housholde
seruauntes
,
examined
theim
whether
euer
they
coulde
perceiue
that
Pheroras
was
in
minde
to
hurte
him
.
They
all
sware
no.
Then
the
king
commaunded
to
scourge
them
verye
sore
,
but
they
confessed
nothynge
:
althoughe
some
dyed
vnder
their
handes
in
the
examination
.
Some
he
ordered
with
diuers
kinde
of
torments
of
some
he
caused
to
pluck
oute
all
their
teethe
.
And
as
he
hade
scourge
a
certaine
woman
seruaunt
,
which
hadde
bene
verye
trusty
to
Pheroras
,
at
length
when
she
could
no
lenger
stand
for
strokes
,
she
cried
out
and
said
:
The
holy
&
blessed
God
reueng
vs
of
Rostios
the
kings
wife
Antipaters
mother
,
Oct.
Augustus
:
requesting
him
to
translate
the
kingdom
from
Archelaus
to
Antipater
,
but
he
woulde
not
graunt
them
their
sewte
.
Yea
,
rather
he
confirmed
&
assured
the
kingdom
to
Archelaus
.
Who
wrought
wickednes
in
the
sight
of
the
Lord
:
for
he
maried
his
brother
Alexanders
wife
that
had
children
by
Alexander
:
&
committed
other
many
great
offences
.
The
.ix.
yeare
of
Archelaus
reigne
,
it
chaunced
vpon
a
night
,
he
dreamed
a
dreame
.
Him
thought
he
saw
.ix.
eyres
of
corne
very
good
&
full
grow
vpon
one
stalke
,
them
came
a
great
oxe
and
slopt
them
vp
all
at
once
at
one
bit
:
by
and
by
he
waked
,
and
perceiued
it
was
a
dreame
.
Therfore
calling
one
of
the
Sages
or
Pharisies
vnto
him
:
he
shewed
them
his
dreame
.
The
wise
man
said
:
This
is
the
interpretacion
of
it
.
The
nine
eyres
freshe
and
ful
,
be
the
.ix.
yeres
which
hither
to
thou
hast
raigned
.
The
great
Oxe
is
the
great
kinge
Octauian
Augustus
.
This
yeare
thou
shalt
be
remoued
from
thy
kingdom
because
thou
hast
neglected
the
worde
of
God
,
&
hast
maried
thy
brothers
wife
.
To
this
Archelaus
answered
him
neither
good
nor
bad
.
Within
fiue
dayes
after
Octauian
came
toward
Ierusalem
:
and
when
Archelaus
went
to
mete
him
:
he
put
him
in
prison
,
deposed
him
from
his
kingdom
of
Israel
,
&
made
Antipas
his
brother
kinge
in
his
stede
.
He
turned
his
name
also
&
called
him
Herode
That
done
he
returned
to
Rome
,
whiles
Antipas
was
king
,
died
th
emperor
Octauian
Augustus
the
.lvi.
yere
of
his
reigne
,
&
Tiberius
Cesar
succeded
him
.
This
Antipas
also
wroughte
wickednesse
and
sundry
abominations
,
more
then
any
that
was
afore
him
:
for
he
toke
his
brother
Philips
wife
from
him
,
which
had
al
redy
children
by
Philip.
For
this
shamful
deds
,
rabbi
Ihon
the
hie
priest
rebuked
him
,
Tiberias
Cesar
,
&
Caius
succeded
him
This
Caius
called
him selfe
a
god
:
and
would
suffer
no
man
to
worship
anye
thing
in
his
empire
but
him self
.
He
continued
not
long
in
his
digniti
,
but
decaied
&
died
.
After
him
succeded
Claudius
.
Claudius
beinge
deade
,
Nero
Cesar
was
emperor
,
Agrippa
reigned
ouer
Israel
xxiii
.
yeares
.
In
his
time
Nero
sore
oppressed
Israel
by
setting
cruel
presidents
ouer
them
,
left
them
nothing
to
liue
vpon
:
besides
that
punished
them
with
diuers
tormentes
,
vntill
at
lengthe
they
were
constrayned
to
rebell
agaynste
the
Romaine
Empire
,
and
Nero
Cesar
,
to
rid
them selues
from
vnder
his
subiection
.
And
aboue
all
other
one
Pilus
president
and
captaine
of
the
Romain
armye
mooste
greuouslye
oppressed
the
Iewes
,
and
had
done
many
things
very
wickedlye
.
For
not
only
had
he
shed
innocent
bloude
,
rauished
at
his
pleasure
wifes
,
and
deflored
maides
in
the
cities
of
Iuda
:
but
also
robbed
with
great
cruelty
euery
man
of
his
goodes
.
It
chaunced
that
Beronice
king
Agrippas
sister
came
at
that
time
to
Ierusalem
of
deuotion
to
visit
the
holy
place
.
She
seing
Pilus
violently
to
oppresse
the
people
,
and
for
paiment
of
exacttōs
and
tollage
,
to
slea
many
of
them
,
euen
at
the
entrance
of
the
temple
:
she
came
forthe
wepinge
vnto
Pilus
,
besechinge
him
to
be
fauourable
&
spare
the
people
for
she
pitied
them
very
greatli
.
Yet
Pilus
relented
nothing
,
but
when
she
was
departed
from
him
,
he
flouted
&
mockt
her
,
although
she
were
the
kings
sister
,
&
that
in
the
temple
of
the
Lord
.
There
was
present
at
that
time
a
valeant
yong
man
,
Eleasar
sonne
of
Ananie
the
hie
priest
:
He
,
whiles
his
father
was
executing
his
office
,
could
not
abide
to
se
the
Israelites
so
ordered
at
Pilus
handes
:
but
being
enkindled
with
a
feruent
zele
sounded
a
trompet
,
wherby
there
assembled
about
him
forthwith
diuerse
companies
&
bandes
of
yong
men
,
good
warriours
,
by
whose
aid
he
raised
a
great
commocion
,
&
encountred
with
Pilus
&
the
Romainsouldiours
,
of
whome
he
made
a
great
slaughter
,
preuailing
much
,
and
getting
at
length
th
upper
hand
of
Pilus
,
ouerthrew
al
his
host
,
so
that
Pilus
was
constrained
to
fle
alone
out
of
Ierusalem
vnto
Egipt
.
In
the
way
as
he
fled
,
he
chaunsed
to
mete
with
kinge
Agrippa
comming
from
Rome
from
Nero
Cesar
,
and
going
home
into
Iudea
:
to
whome
Pilus
declared
what
had
happened
him
thorow
the
youth
of
the
Iewes
at
Ierusalem
.
And
as
Agrippa
had
passed
Egipt
and
drue
toward
Ierusalem
:
his
sister
Beronice
directed
her
letters
vnto
him
,
mouing
him
to
toyn
with
the
Iewes
and
to
aid
them
.
The
people
also
came
wholly
the
space
of
.lx.
miles
out
of
the
city
of
Ierusalem
to
mete
him
,
and
fell
down
flat
before
him
crying
,
God
saue
our
king
Agrippa
.
But
the
king
studied
al
he
might
to
procure
quietnes
and
peace
to
the
city
&
people
.
So
he
entred
in
to
Ierusalem
accompanied
with
a
couple
of
noble
men
of
Rome
,
worthy
captains
whom
he
brought
with
him
in
his
train
.
And
when
he
came
into
the
midst
of
the
city
,
the
people
cried
mainlye
out
vpon
him
,
saying
:
Deliuer
vs
o
king
,
and
let
thy
hand
&
help
be
on
oure
side
to
succoure
vs
,
for
we
wil
neuer
more
be
vnder
the
Romains
subiection
.
The
king
hearinge
this
pitied
the
people
verye
muche
:
not
withstandinge
he
was
not
content
that
they
were
mineded
to
rebell
againste
the
Romaine
Empire
.
Wherfore
he
called
together
the
people
at
th
entrance
of
the
courte
of
the
temple
,
where
were
presente
the
elders
of
Israel
and
all
the
chiefe
men
,
with
the
hie
priest
Anany
:
declared
vnto
them
the
power
of
the
Romaines
,
the
strengthe
of
their
kingdome
,
and
what
nations
rounde
aboute
them
they
had
subdued
,
in
suche
sorte
as
no
remayne
of
them
was
left
.
Wherfore
he
besought
●them
not
to
prouoke
the
Romaines
,
nor
to
destroye
the
people
remaining
of
Israel
.
He
added
moreouer
.
Harken
my
brethren
,
saith
he
:
I
knowe
well
inoughe
that
there
reasteth
in
your
heartes
a
greate
griefe
,
and
I
my selfe
am
ful
of
sorowe
and
anguishe
,
that
we
are
not
of
power
able
to
withstande
the
Romaines
.
All
be
it
if
ye
wil
be
ruled
by
my
counsell
,
ye
shall
finde
a
redresse
for
this
matter
.
For
where
as
counsell
is
and
good
deliberation
.
there
is
safetye
and
things
come
to
prosperous
successe
.
Ye
shall
susteine
for
a
while
the
yocke
of
the
Romaine
captaines
,
til
I
maye
certify
Nero
of
the
matter
by
mi
letters
and
intrete
him
to
ridde
vs
of
these
rulers
.
I
beseche
you
be
not
to
hastye
of
libertye
:
Manye
sekinge
libertye
,
haue
fallen
into
further
captiuitie
and
greater
bondage
.
There
be
amongste
oure
people
manye
euell
disposed
persones
,
whose
delite
is
in
warres
,
for
it
is
their
whole
study
:
amongst
whom
many
good
men
do
also
pearish
.
Wherfore
hear
my
wordes
,
as
for
them
that
be
wise
maye
perceiue
the
matter
them selues
:
they
that
lacke
experience
,
let
them
learne
wisdom
at
my
sayinges
.
Kepe
therfore
silence
,
whiche
shal
be
as
well
to
mine
,
as
to
your
owne
commodity
,
for
I
shal
not
nede
to
streine
my selfe
but
speake
the
softlier
,
with
lesse
pain
:
and
ye
on
the
other
side
may
the
better
heare
and
vnderstand
what
I
say
.
If
ye
holde
not
your
peace
,
ye
shall
haue
two
discommodities
:
ye
shall
interrupte
my
communication
,
and
let
your selues
from
hearinge
.
But
nowe
to
the
purpose
,
ye
shal
be
content
and
suffer
til
I
write
to
Rome
of
these
matters
,
that
Cesar
mai
remoue
these
euill
rulers
,
and
sende
vs
then
that
be
more
humain
and
gentle
.
If
ye
may
haue
once
such
,
then
shal
ye
not
thinke
your selues
in
bondage
,
but
in
libertie
,
and
worthilye
:
for
then
only
is
seruitude
greuous
,
whan
as
the
ruler
is
an
vniuste
manne
and
wicked
.
Now
therfore
stay
your selues
:
quarell
not
with
them
,
for
althoughe
they
bee
wicked
,
yet
wyll
they
be
ashamed
to
do
wrong
openly
,
as
that
that
they
do
,
thei
do
it
secretly
.
But
if
ye
shuld
accuse
them
to
much
,
thei
would
rub
their
foreheads
and
do
it
openly
without
all
shame
:
so
shoulde
you
make
of
your
iudges
and
rulers
,
your
open
enemies
.
But
it
were
farre
better
to
suffer
an
vniust
gouernour
,
then
a
iust
enemie
.
For
the
one
robbeth
men
priuely
:
the
other
is
an
open
destroier
,
prouoke
them
not
therfore
.
Consider
the
wylde
beastes
that
be
vnder
mans
power
,
and
be
kepte
in
cheynes
,
as
Lions
,
Beares
,
and
Leopardes
:
if
a
man
lette
them
alone
,
they
are
quiet
and
harme
no
man
.
But
if
a
man
go
to
their
dennes
and
anger
them
,
then
they
will
flee
vpon
hym
&
worry
him
,
and
other
to
that
be
present
.
The
same
ye
maye
perceaue
in
a
seuer
and
an
agew
,
which
if
a
man
wil
go
about
to
cure
at
the
beginning
,
he
shall
make
it
more
greuous
:
but
if
he
will
remedy
it
by
leasure
,
the
seruencie
of
it
wil
easly
be
quenched
.
Nowe
therfore
refrayne
your selues
,
take
hede
ye
set
not
Caesar
in
your
toppes
,
&
the
hole
Romain
empire
.
Caesar
coueteth
not
your
harme
,
neither
sent
he
vnto
you
these
rulers
to
hurt
you
.
His
eies
can
not
see
from
easte
to
west
,
nor
his
hand
reatch
from
Rome
hether
,
for
it
is
flesh
and
bloud
.
But
if
ye
will
abide
til
I
may
sende
embassadours
to
Caesar
,
I
doubt
not
but
I
shal
remoue
these
rulers
,
and
rid
you
of
them
peaceably
without
any
warre
or
bloud
shed
.
If
ye
be
vtterly
determined
to
resist
the
Romaine
Empire
,
you
shal
vnderstand
you
be
in
no
wise
able
to
dooe
it
:
for
god
is
euery
where
on
their
side
,
so
that
they
be
Lordes
throughout
all
the
worlde
,
and
all
people
serue
them
:
and
shall
,
till
their
ende
also
come
.
But
if
ye
will
not
dooe
this
for
your
owne
sakes
:
yet
do
it
for
your
own
countreis
sake
,
your
children
and
wifes
,
the
sanctuary
&
priestes
,
whome
ye
are
bounden
to
loue
and
spare
,
least
ye
caste
awaye
and
vndoe
all
them
at
once
.
I
beseche
you
take
my
wordes
in
good
parte
,
for
I
haue
spoken
nothyng
but
that
that
is
for
your
wealth
,
and
that
may
further
oure
peace
with
the
Romaines
,
whiche
I
moste
wishe
.
If
you
will
be
ruled
and
chuse
peace
,
I
will
take
your
parte
and
dooe
the
beste
I
can
for
you
:
but
if
ye
wyll
nedes
haue
warres
,
ye
shall
haue
it
alone
for
me
,
I
will
not
medle
with
you
.
With
this
Agrippas
fell
on
weping
,
and
so
did
also
all
the
elders
with
him
,
and
the
men
of
moste
wysdome
,
the
chiefe
in
all
Israell
:
yea
,
Ananie
the
hie
priest
also
coulde
nor
refreine
from
teares
.
Notwithstanding
Eleasar
his
stoute
sonne
with
his
routes
of
warlike
yonge
men
about
him
,
they
wepte
not
at
all
,
nor
would
harken
or
geue
any
eare
to
holsom
counsell
:
but
all
at
once
with
their
drawen
swoordes
,
violently
rushed
vpon
the
Romayne
capitaines
that
came
with
Agrippas
,
slue
them
,
their
men
,
&
al
the
multitude
that
was
with
him
in
Hierusalem
&
Iudea
.
The
elders
in
Iudea
with
the
wisest
&
godliest
Israelites
,
seynge
what
was
done
,
departed
from
Hierusalem
,
fearing
Nero
&
the
crueltie
of
the
Romaines
.
Therfore
they
toke
the
toure
of
Sion
&
remained
there
.
For
they
woulde
not
be
taken
of
the
Romaines
to
be
of
the
same
confederacie
with
the
other
.
The
sedicious
seing
that
,
tooke
the
temple
of
the
Lorde
.
So
dissention
and
ciuyll
warres
fell
betwene
the
sedicious
and
the
auncientes
.
For
when
Eleasar
heard
the
elders
and
heades
of
the
people
were
fled
to
the
mount
Sion
:
he
and
his
company
set
vpon
them
,
preuailed
against
them
,
and
slew
a
great
meany
of
them
.
Agrippas
perceiuing
the
power
of
the
sedicious
grewe
apace
:
he
sent
oute
of
his
campe
where
he
laye
without
the
towne
,
twoo
valeaunt
captaines
,
one
named
Darius
,
the
other
Philippus
with
sixe
thousand
men
,
to
succour
those
elders
and
sages
that
were
desirous
of
peace
.
These
preuailed
against
Eleasar
and
the
sedicious
that
tooke
his
parte
:
made
a
great
slaughter
of
them
,
skirmishing
for
the
space
of
seuen
daies
together
,
and
at
the
length
put
them
to
flight
and
pursewed
them
to
the
temple
.
From
that
time
forthe
the
warres
incresed
more
&
more
,
betwene
Eleazar
and
his
complices
:
and
Agrippas
with
his
hoste
and
the
Sages
elders
&
princes
that
toke
their
parte
.
Vppon
a
time
when
the
captaines
of
Agrippas
entred
the
temple
:
certaine
cut
throte
murtherers
waged
by
the
sedicious
,
mixte
them selues
amongst
the
kinges
bandes
,
and
getting
behinde
their
backes
,
wounded
them
with
short
daggers
,
that
they
had
hid
vnder
their
iackes
,
so
that
the
kinges
souldioures
hauing
launces
and
great
armed
swordes
in
their
handes
,
such
as
they
vse
in
the
warres
:
could
not
weld
them
in
the
prease
,
by
this
meanes
many
of
them
were
slain
,
and
the
seditious
gate
the
victory
.
Thus
Darius
&
Philippus
with
the
Romaine
army
were
put
to
flight
,
&
the
elders
with
the
Sages
that
were
desirous
of
peace
,
departed
out
of
the
towne
,
and
fled
to
kinge
Agrippas
.
Then
had
Eleasar
and
the
seditious
the
hole
rule
of
the
city
,
and
that
to
al
their
great
damage
.
For
the
fury
of
the
seditious
increased
to
such
outrageousnes
that
thei
set
a
fire
king
Agrippas
house
that
he
had
in
Hierusalem
,
spoiled
al
his
treasure
,
&
al
that
was
any
thing
worth
,
thei
deuided
amongst
them
.
Thei
burnte
his
bokes
of
accompts
&
billes
of
debts
euerychone
that
were
in
his
palaice
.
Beronices
house
also
the
kings
sister
thei
set
on
fice
:
and
thei
slue
al
the
cunning
artificers
that
were
masters
of
the
kings
works
.
So
their
rule
and
power
in
the
citie
grewe
euery
daye
more
and
more
greuous
then
other
.
IN
those
dayes
dwelt
the
Iewes
&
Aramites
together
in
all
the
Cities
of
Siria
,
amongst
whom
also
warre
was
moued
,
for
the
Cesarians
brought
the
Romaines
into
the
towne
againste
the
Iewes
,
&
slue
them
as
mani
as
thei
could
finde
in
the
towne
.
The
Damascians
also
conspired
together
to
distroy
al
the
Iewes
that
dwelt
amongst
them
,
which
thing
thei
kept
secrete
from
their
wiues
,
bicause
for
the
most
part
thei
fauoured
the
Iewes
religion
.
Therfore
the
Aramites
vppon
a
certaine
night
armed
for
the
purpose
,
beset
all
the
waies
and
entrances
into
the
towne
,
&
the
houses
also
,
and
slue
about
.x.
M.
of
the
Iewes
commynge
vppon
them
at
vnwares
when
they
were
in
their
beddes
,
nothinge
mistrustynge
any
such
matter
.
When
the
Iewes
of
Hierusalem
heard
howe
the
Aramites
had
dealt
with
the
Iewes
in
their
countrey
:
sodainly
they
put
them selues
in
armes
,
and
in
a
fury
and
rage
like
as
it
hadde
bene
Lions
&
beares
that
had
lost
their
whelps
,
they
ranne
to
Damasco
,
burnt
their
holdes
,
slew
the
Damascians
with
the
sword
,
man
,
woman
,
&
childe
,
euen
the
very
sucking
babes
:
yea
,
their
oxen
,
shepe
,
camels
,
&
asses
,
with
all
other
cattell
,
leauinge
none
aliue
.
And
thus
they
dealt
wyth
many
cities
of
the
Sirians
,
sleing
and
killynge
them
,
not
sparyng
either
olde
or
yonge
:
male
,
or
female
:
but
distreyinge
all
in
most
cruell
wyse
,
euen
the
the
verye
infantes
and
sucklyngs
they
haled
from
their
mothers
breastes
and
murthered
them
,
in
so
muche
that
all
the
whole
Lande
was
full
of
stenche
of
the
deade
bodyes
that
were
slayne
,
for
there
was
no
man
left
to
burye
the
carcases
.
So
the
Iewes
wasted
all
the
land
of
the
Aramits
,
&
had
destroied
it
had
not
Castius
a
captaine
of
the
Romains
deliuered
Siria
&
the
countrey
of
Zofa
.
The
people
therfore
departed
wholly
from
Aram
to
return
into
Iudea
,
&
in
the
waie
thei
came
bi
Scithopolis
a
citie
of
Siria
,
entending
to
besiege
it
,
for
it
was
yet
left
vntouched
,
&
was
verie
strong
.
At
that
time
also
Iewes
and
Aramites
dwelt
together
in
it
.
The
Iewes
therfore
that
were
without
,
offred
peace
to
the
Iews
the
dwelt
in
the
town
:
but
thei
refused
it
,
and
defied
them
,
railinge
at
them
,
and
for
their
frendly
offer
acquited
them
with
opprobrious
wordes
,
&
with
in●uries
also
.
For
those
Iewes
that
dwelt
in
the
foresaid
citie
with
the
Aramits
,
loued
together
like
brethren
,
and
for
the
more
parte
thei
were
of
the
Leuitical
tribe
,
stoute
men
and
hardy
.
The
hoste
of
the
Iewes
without
the
citie
,
saide
vnto
them
:
Wee
come
frendly
vnto
you
,
and
would
aide
you
.
The
other
Iewes
within
annswered
:
Wee
will
neither
your
frendship
nor
aide
.
The
armie
of
the
Iewes
hearing
that
,
consented
and
agreed
to
raise
their
siege
,
to
goe
to
Hierusalem
,
and
there
to
remaine
.
For
thei
had
a
huge
bootie
of
goulde
and
siluer
that
they
had
gotten
together
of
the
spoiles
of
Siria
.
After
this
,
the
Sirians
that
dwelt
in
Scithopolis
saide
one
to
another
:
Putcase
the
Iewes
returne
agayne
&
make
warre
vpon
vs
:
surelye
if
they
shoulde
so
do
,
these
Iewes
that
dwell
amongest
vs
would
ioine
with
them
,
and
deliuer
vp
the
Citye
into
their
handes
,
and
then
woulde
they
be
reuenged
vpon
vs
,
and
distroy
vs
as
they
haue
done
the
other
cities
of
Siria
.
Therfore
they
agreed
to
saye
vnto
the
Iewes
that
inhabited
the
citye
with
them
:
Wee
vnderstand
your
countrey
men
will
inuade
vs
again
,
and
make
warre
vpon
vs
:
wherfore
departe
ye
forthe
of
the
citie
wyth
your
wiues
and
children
,
and
lodge
in
the
woode
nie
vnto
the
citye
,
till
their
armye
be
gone
againe
,
and
then
you
shal
return
vnto
vs
.
The
Iewes
were
content
to
fulfil
their
mindes
,
went
out
of
the
citye
,
and
placed
them selues
in
the
woode
.
There
was
amongst
them
a
certaine
yonge
man
named
Schimeon
,
a
good
man
of
watre
,
fearce
,
bigge
made
,
and
verye
stronge
withall
:
he
in
fauoure
of
the
gentiles
had
slaine
manye
of
the
Iewes
,
and
solde
muche
of
the
people
of
God
.
For
duringe
the
time
that
the
Iewes
besieged
Sithopolis
:
he
issued
oute
continuallye
,
and
skirmished
with
the
host
of
the
Iewes
,
many
times
puttinge
them
to
flighte
,
and
neuer
would
suffer
them
to
waste
the
towne
or
to
do
anye
harme
to
the
inhabitauntes
thereof
.
Nowe
as
this
Schimeon
with
his
father
Saule
an
honest
old
man
,
and
the
reast
of
the
people
of
the
Iewes
that
dwelte
in
Scithopolis
,
remained
all
together
boldly
in
the
woode
,
withoute
mistrustinge
anye
harme
:
the
Romaines
ioyned
with
the
Sirians
in
greate
nomber
,
entred
the
woode
and
slew
the
Iewes
all
that
euer
they
could
finde
,
to
the
nomber
of
.xiii.
thousande
.
Schimeon
him
selfe
with
his
father
and
their
families
had
pitched
their
tentes
nie
vnto
a
faire
fountain
that
was
in
the
woode
,
to
whome
when
their
ennemies
came
to
slea
them
and
to
destroye
their
hole
families
:
Schimeon
ranne
vpon
them
with
his
drawne
sweard
,
made
a
great
slaughter
of
theim
,
and
constreyned
them
to
retire
.
But
when
as
a
huge
multitude
inuironed
him
,
and
he
perceiued
that
all
the
reaste
of
the
Iewes
were
slaine
,
and
he
with
his
housholde
onlye
remained
,
nether
sawe
he
anye
waye
to
escape
:
he
stepte
vppon
a
little
hyll
wyth
hys
naked
swearde
,
sayinge
:
Harken
vnto
me
ye
Sirians
and
Romaines
and
ye
that
dwell
in
Scithopoles
,
I
will
speake
vnto
you
a
fewe
woordes
full
of
lamentacion
and
sorowe
.
Nowe
I
perceiue
that
iustli
and
not
without
a
cause
ye
make
warre
against
me
,
withoute
any
fauor
or
consideracion
that
I
haue
deliuered
you
from
the
hostes
of
the
Iewes
,
&
neuer
suffred
them
to
do
any
displesure
to
you
,
your
wiues
and
children
,
nor
to
your
city
as
they
had
done
to
other
cities
of
Siria
.
For
I
am
he
that
for
your
sakes
haue
warred
against
my
country
men
to
please
you
withall
:
yea
,
bothe
their
bloud
and
mine
owne
haue
I
pledged
vnto
you
:
and
haue
kept
immolated
the
loue
of
straungers
,
hatinge
mine
owne
people
,
of
whome
,
for
your
pleasures
I
haue
slain
oft
both
the
fathers
and
the
children
:
and
nowe
you
render
euill
for
the
good
that
I
haue
done
vnto
you
.
But
in
dede
God
of
his
iust
iudgmente
hathe
stirred
you
vp
to
rewarde
me
in
this
sorte
,
to
murther
me
that
haue
so
oft
receiued
you
.
Now
therfore
ye
shall
beare
me
witnesse
that
I
shal
sufficiently
and
sharpli
inough
take
vengeaunce
of
my self
,
not
withoute
rage
and
furye
most
seuerly
,
because
I
haue
slaine
my
felowes
&
frendes
.
I
will
therfore
likewise
slea
my selfe
to
be
auenged
of
my self
for
my
brothers
bloude
that
I
haue
shed
:
and
so
shal
I
be
a
reuenger
of
their
blud
.
And
ye
shal
wel
perceiue
me
to
be
of
that
hardinesse
&
courage
that
rather
then
ye
shuld
slea
me
,
and
after
boast
&
bragge
how
ye
haue
killed
Schimeon
:
I
wil
bereue
my selfe
of
my
life
and
punishe
the
sheadinge
of
my
brothers
bloud
none
otherwise
then
the
law
punisheth
a
murtherer
and
a
manqueller
.
When
he
had
spoken
this
,
his
eies
were
filled
with
bloud
&
his
face
with
rage
,
and
so
inflamed
with
furie
,
latynge
aparte
all
pity
:
ran
and
caught
holde
of
his
father
,
haled
him
oute
of
the
woode
and
slue
him
,
Then
slue
he
his
mother
least
she
should
intreat
him
for
the
children
,
and
be
sory
for
their
sakes
.
That
done
,
his
wife
came
runninge
of
hir
owne
accord
,
and
held
her
necke
downe
to
the
sword
:
leaste
she
shoulde
be
constrained
to
see
her
children
die
.
Yea
,
Schimeons
children
came
and
offered
them selues
to
be
slain
:
least
they
should
see
the
deathe
of
their
father
,
or
remain
after
him
to
be
deliuered
to
the
ennemies
.
After
this
he
slue
all
his
hole
family
,
that
not
one
of
his
shoulde
come
into
the
handes
of
their
enemies
.
Finallye
,
he
gathered
their
bodies
together
into
one
place
like
a
valiaunte
stoute
warrioure
,
and
then
boldlye
goarded
him selfe
vpon
his
owne
sworde
,
least
any
man
else
should
impare
his
strength
,
or
boast
that
he
had
killed
him
.
Al
this
Schimeon
did
with
a
greate
courage
to
take
punishment
of
him self
,
because
he
had
bestowed
his
loue
rather
vpon
straungers
then
vpon
his
owne
people
,
and
to
declare
his
force
and
manhode
.
So
he
died
an
abhominable
and
detestable
death
,
saue
onlye
it
was
an
argument
of
his
hauty
minde
&
great
courage
,
as
it
is
said
before
.
NOw
when
the
Iews
had
thus
rebelled
against
the
Romains
&
slain
their
souldioures
and
captaines
:
king
Agrippas
went
to
Rome
,
and
recounted
vnto
Nero
Cesar
the
Emperour
of
Rome
al
that
was
happened
.
Wherevpon
Nero
sente
captaine
Castius
(
that
was
at
that
time
in
Siria
,
&
had
made
warre
vpon
the
kinge
of
Persia
,
had
vanquished
him
and
al
his
power
,
and
subdued
hys
dominyons
to
the
Romaines
,
)
and
with
him
a
puissante
armie
of
Romaines
,
commaunding
him
to
go
into
Iudea
to
offer
peace
vnto
the
people
,
to
comfort
them
,
and
to
bringe
them
again
into
league
with
the
Romaines
if
it
might
be
.
Castius
therfore
toke
his
iourney
toward
Iudea
,
whom
Agrippas
met
in
the
waye
,
&
informed
him
what
had
happened
vnto
him
of
the
Iewes
:
howe
he
had
offred
them
peace
and
they
would
none
of
it
,
howe
also
they
had
burnte
his
palaice
&
sacked
it
.
Castius
hearing
that
,
was
verye
glad
that
he
had
gotten
suche
an
occasion
to
reuenge
the
bloude
of
the
Romaines
and
Sirians
whiche
the
Iewes
had
shed
.
Wherfore
he
leuied
a
mighti
army
and
came
to
Cesarea
.
And
whersoeuer
he
might
espy
the
goodliest
buil
dinges
,
those
caused
he
to
be
burnte
.
From
thence
wente
he
to
the
citye
Iapho
,
which
he
besieged
both
by
land
&
by
water
,
and
at
length
wan
it
:
where
he
slue
in
the
streates
eyghte
thousand
and
foure
hundreth
menne
.
After
that
he
came
to
Iabes
,
where
he
fyrste
brente
all
the
Countrye
aboute
it
,
and
whom
so
euer
he
caught
withoute
the
town
,
he
slue
them
.
But
the
citizins
of
Zippori
went
out
to
mete
Castius
,
&
besought
him
of
peace
:
whom
he
spared
,
came
not
nie
their
towne
,
nor
slew
any
that
dwelt
in
their
countrey
.
The
sedicious
Iewes
that
were
in
the
citye
of
Zippori
,
hearing
of
Castius
comming
:
fledde
vnto
the
mountains
.
But
in
the
waie
they
lighted
vpon
part
of
Castius
army
,
wherof
they
slew
.ii.
hundred
men
,
and
wounded
their
captaine
Glaphira
.
Yet
at
lengthe
the
sedicious
were
put
to
flight
,
and
manye
of
them
,
Glaphira
with
his
horsmen
pursued
,
ouerthrew
,
and
distroyed
:
the
rest
fled
to
the
mountains
.
Then
Glaphira
captaine
of
Castius
armie
wente
to
Cesaria
that
was
subdued
to
the
Romaynes
,
there
to
cure
his
wounds
that
the
Iewes
had
geuen
him
.
From
thence
wente
hee
to
Antipire
,
which
as
he
would
haue
assaulted
,
perceiued
it
to
be
furnished
with
a
greate
power
of
the
Iewes
&
sedicious
.
These
hearing
that
Castius
also
was
comming
,
thei
went
purposely
to
fight
with
him
:
but
perceiuing
that
Castius
power
was
very
great
:
thei
determined
to
encounter
with
him
in
the
plaine
of
Gibeon
,
50.
miles
from
Hierusalem
.
Wherupon
the
Iewes
with
their
companies
fayned
them selues
to
flee
,
to
th
intent
they
might
stale
the
Romaines
after
them
.
And
within
.vi.
daies
they
came
to
Gibeon
,
and
there
rested
.
Castius
pursued
after
with
his
whole
hoste
till
he
came
to
Gibeon
,
whiche
he
besieged
and
assaulted
also
.
It
chaunced
then
vppon
one
of
the
Sabbothes
in
the
mornyng
watch
,
the
Iewes
(
armed
at
al
places
)
issued
out
of
the
towne
to
geue
their
enemies
a
Camisado
.
So
after
they
had
geuen
a
token
of
warre
,
they
marched
towarde
the
hoste
of
Castius
,
whereof
they
slewe
.
515.
horsemen
,
and
fotemen
27.
thousand
,
with
the
losse
of
onely
.
22.
of
their
owne
companie
.
In
that
battaile
did
well
appeare
the
valiantnesse
of
Mugbas
a
captain
of
the
Iewes
armie
.
One
Baudius
also
plaied
the
man
at
the
same
time
:
for
at
the
commaundement
of
Eleasar
the
priest
,
chief
of
the
sedicious
,
he
set
the
first
fote
within
the
Romains
campe
.
Then
began
the
Iewish
warriours
to
be
famous
,
after
they
had
once
so
manfully
encountred
with
the
Romains
.
This
done
,
Castius
and
Agrippas
sente
their
embassadours
yet
once
agayne
to
Hierusalem
to
Eleasar
the
sonne
of
Anany
the
priest
,
chiefe
of
the
rebels
that
were
in
Iudea
and
Hierusalem
:
requiring
peace
,
and
to
come
in
league
with
Eleasar
,
least
the
people
the
people
of
the
Iewes
shoulde
be
distroied
bi
the
Romains
incursions
and
inuasions
on
euerye
side
.
But
Eleasar
refused
to
heare
the
legates
,
and
slewe
one
of
them
because
he
made
to
manye
woordes
in
persuadinge
the
peace
and
league
.
Vppon
this
,
Eleasar
assembled
the
priestes
and
people
together
to
go
out
&
fight
with
Castius
.
Castius
perceiuinge
howe
Eleasar
and
the
people
were
affected
,
and
what
mindes
they
were
of
,
how
thei
had
vtterly
conspired
to
distroy
the
Romaines
that
were
there
,
and
to
consume
them
cleane
,
hauing
a
sufficient
trial
also
of
the
force
and
valiantnesse
of
the
rebels
:
he
determined
fullye
to
go
to
Rome
,
for
he
perceiued
he
was
not
able
to
matche
with
the
sedicious
,
neither
his
owne
power
to
be
compared
with
theirs
.
Wherefore
he
woulde
go
see
what
ende
shoulde
come
of
this
warres
,
and
what
counsell
Caesars
maiestie
would
geue
.
Taking
his
iourney
therfore
to
the
citye
Iapho
,
he
founde
there
letters
of
the
Romaines
,
for
thither
was
their
armie
come
.
From
thence
wente
hee
with
theim
and
his
owne
host
to
Rome
,
and
made
relation
vnto
Caesar
of
such
things
as
had
chaunced
him
:
whereat
Nero
was
wonderfully
abashed
,
&
not
onely
he
,
but
all
the
people
of
Rome
were
soore
astonied
to
hear
of
the
great
puissant
and
valiantnes
of
the
Iewes
.
For
the
which
cause
the
warres
ceased
for
that
yere
,
so
that
the
land
of
Iudea
was
at
great
rest
&
quietnes
the
yere
through
Eleasars
means
the
head
rebel
,
specially
from
the
hands
of
wicked
Castius
,
that
had
sworne
to
reueng
the
Romaines
,
&
to
quite
the
Iewes
:
and
that
he
would
destroye
all
the
Iewes
,
that
none
shoulde
be
left
aliue
.
Therefore
these
are
they
that
deliuered
Israel
in
the
time
of
the
second
temple
oute
of
the
handes
of
their
ennemies
,
what
time
as
warres
were
moued
against
the
Iewes
and
their
countrye
:
what
time
also
commotions
and
tumultes
began
in
Israell
.
The
first
businesse
was
made
by
Antiochus
the
wicked
kinge
of
Macedonia
:
who
had
determined
,
not
to
leaue
one
man
in
Israel
.
His
mischeuousnesse
proceded
so
farre
,
that
he
slue
of
the
people
of
God
,
the
Sages
&
wise
men
,
princes
,
elders
,
and
yonge
men
,
children
greate
and
smal
,
Israelites
,
Leuites
also
and
priestes
:
vntil
all
the
chiefe
men
of
Iuda
cast
their
heades
together
and
went
to
Matthathias
sonne
of
Iochanan
the
hie
prieste
in
the
mounte
of
Modiith
,
where
he
had
him self
for
the
iniquity
of
Antiochus
and
his
rulers
,
cryinge
vpon
him
,
and
sayinge
:
Deliuer
at
this
season
the
people
of
the
Lord
,
and
neuer
thinke
to
escape
thy self
,
whiles
the
moste
wicked
enemy
raungeth
thus
and
runneth
vpon
thy
people
,
&
sheadeth
thy
bloud
.
For
the
bloud
of
all
Israel
what
is
it
but
thy
bloude
,
and
the
eies
of
euery
man
are
fixed
vpon
thee
,
hopinge
that
thou
shouldest
assist
and
aide
them
in
this
calamitie
,
that
they
may
finde
deliuerance
by
thy
meanes
.
Mattathias
hearyng
this
,
wept
bitterly
and
said
vnto
them
:
Feare
ye
not
,
nor
let
these
Macedonians
dismay
you
:
the
Lorde
shal
fighte
for
you
,
be
ye
onelye
quiet
.
So
then
was
Mattathias
stirred
,
&
deliuered
Israell
oute
of
the
handes
of
Antiochus
,
and
after
he
had
ouercomed
him
,
he
was
hie
priest
for
one
yere
,
and
then
died
.
In
whose
roume
succeaded
Iudas
his
sonne
,
who
executed
the
office
in
the
temple
.vi.
yeres
,
and
was
slaine
in
battaile
.
Then
his
brother
Iochanan
was
chief
in
the
temple
.viii.
yeres
,
and
died
likewise
in
battaile
.
After
him
his
brother
Schimeon
was
ruler
.18
.
yeres
,
whom
Ptolomae
his
wiues
father
poysoned
at
a
banket
.
Then
Iochanan
his
sonne
succeaded
his
father
in
th
office
,
that
is
he
that
was
named
Hircanus
,
first
of
that
name
:
so
called
,
because
he
vanquished
a
king
of
that
name
called
Hircanus
,
he
raigned
.21
.
yeres
and
died
.
Afterwardes
raigned
Aristobulus
one
yere
,
he
was
called
the
great
kinge
,
because
he
firste
put
the
royall
crowne
vpon
his
heade
,
and
turned
the
dignitie
of
the
hie
priesthode
into
a
kingdome
,
vnhallowing
and
staining
the
holines
therof
.
480.
yeares
and
.iii.
monethes
after
the
retourninge
of
Israell
from
Babilon
.
He
beyng
dead
,
his
brother
Alexander
reigned
.xxvii.
yeares
.
After
whose
death
Alexandra
his
wyfe
,
held
the
kyngdome
.ix.
yeares
and
died
.
In
whose
stede
succeded
her
sonne
Aristobulus
,
and
reigned
thre
yeares
.
In
his
tyme
Pompei
a
Romain
captain
,
came
against
Hierusalem
,
wan
it
and
apprehended
Aristobulus
,
bound
him
in
irons
and
caried
him
captiue
to
Rome
.
In
whose
place
he
ordeiued
Hircanus
his
brother
to
succede
,
who
reigned
fourty
yeares
.
During
his
reigne
,
rebelled
An
tigonus
,
forme
of
Aristobulus
Hircanus
brother
,
&
with
the
aide
of
an
armie
of
the
Persians
encountred
with
Hircanus
toke
him
prisoner
and
sent
him
to
Babilon
,
cutting
of
his
eares
,
that
he
should
neuer
after
be
meet
either
for
the
priesthod
or
for
the
kingdome
.
Antigonus
reigned
.iii.
yeres
.
In
his
daies
Herode
fled
,
and
ioyned
himselfe
with
the
Romaines
,
by
whose
helpe
he
slue
Antigonus
the
.iii.
yeare
of
his
reigne
,
&
reigned
after
him
.xxxvii.
yeares
,
and
then
died
.
After
Herode
succeded
in
the
king
dome
,
Archelaus
his
sonne
:
who
was
taken
by
the
Romaines
the
.ix.
yeare
of
his
reigne
,
layde
in
bondes
and
ended
his
life
at
Rome
.
Next
to
him
reigned
Antipater
his
brother
,
who
chaunged
his
name
&
called
him self
Herode
,
he
reigning
fully
ten
yeares
,
ouercame
and
vasted
Spaine
,
because
the
king
of
Spayne
had
rauished
and
taken
away
his
brothers
wyfe
,
and
there
died
.
After
him
folowed
Agrippas
sonne
of
Aristobulus
that
was
his
brothers
son
,
he
reigned
thre
and
twenty
yeares
.
After
whose
death
his
sonne
Agrippas
reigned
twentye
yeares
.
This
is
that
Agrippa
of
whom
▪
wee
now
speake
of
,
&
of
the
calamities
that
befel
in
his
time
vpon
Israel
.
For
all
the
wh●le
that
he
raigned
,
the
warres
betwene
the
Romains
and
Israell
neuer
ceased
,
vntil
the
people
of
Iudea
were
led
captiue
into
the
prouince
of
the
Romains
:
what
time
also
the
temple
was
desolate
.
I
meane
the
desolation
of
the
second
temple
,
which
we
saw
with
our
eies
builded
and
distroyed
.
THe
.xx.
yere
of
the
raigne
of
kynge
Agrippas
,
the
.ix.
daye
of
the
fifte
moneth
that
is
called
Af
,
Nero
Caesar
sent
a
present
for
burnt
offerings
to
be
offred
in
the
temple
at
Hierusalem
,
Eleasar
Ananies
sonne
heard
therof
,
he
came
&
cast
out
of
he
temple
of
the
Lord
Nero
Caesars
presentes
,
saiyng
:
we
will
not
suspend
&
vnhallow
the
sanctuary
of
our
Lord
with
the
offerings
of
straungers
.
For
oure
Lorde
God
will
▪
accept
nother
their
burnt
offeringes
nor
their
peace
offerynges
.
When
he
had
so
sayd
:
he
sounded
a
trompet
,
set
hys
men
in
araye
againste
the
hoste
of
the
Romaines
that
kepte
watche
&
warde
in
the
citie
of
Hierusalem
,
and
flewe
manye
of
them
that
daie
,
with
one
of
their
capitaines
also
,
and
another
they
toke
aliue
.
He
beyng
a
valiaunt
man
,
and
seyng
the
routes
of
the
Iewes
to
vrge
him
greuously
,
sayde
vnto
them
:
saue
my
life
and
I
will
yelde
me
.
Vnto
whome
Eleasar
the
rebell
sware
that
he
would
not
slea
him
,
but
spare
him
for
his
manhede
,
(
for
he
has
slayne
verye
many
of
the
Iewes
afore
)
whereupon
he
yelded
him selfe
.
Then
Eleasar
sayde
vnto
him
:
like
as
thi
sword
hath
made
many
women
childles
,
so
shall
thy
mother
be
made
childles
of
thee
aboue
all
other
,
and
therewith
contrarye
to
his
othe
he
commaunded
his
seruaunt
to
kyll
hym
and
so
he
died
.
Kyng
Agrippas
seing
this
,
was
wonderfull
sorye
,
therfore
as
he
stoode
in
one
of
the
stretes
,
he
cried
.
O
thou
rebell
Eleasar
,
I
praye
God
that
this
mischief
,
whereof
thou
art
cause
,
and
thy
actes
may
light
●pon
thee
and
thy
fathers
house
:
which
when
it
comes
to
passe
,
we
shall
neuer
bewayle
nor
be
dismaied
at
.
It
appeareth
they
shall
haue
sumwhat
to
dooe
,
that
study
to
make
peace
and
tranquil
litie
in
thy
daies
,
for
they
are
sure
to
be
destroied
with
thee
.
Howe
longe
wilte
thou
continue
to
bring
vs
into
the
breares
,
thou
enemie
&
hater
of
the
Lorde
?
Why
doest
thou
destroy
&
waste
the
vinyard
of
the
Lord
God
of
hostes
?
Eleasar
answered
him
:
what
,
takest
thou
vpon
thee
,
the
name
of
a
king
?
for
if
thou
be
a
king
,
why
commaundest
thou
not
vs
to
be
punished
.
Where
be
thy
valeant
soudiours
?
let
see
,
come
thou
&
they
together
&
chasten
me
,
that
it
may
be
tried
whether
thou
be
a
king
in
dede
or
no.
Thou
standest
a
loofe
of
,
and
when
thou
speakest
,
thy
fete
are
readye
to
run
away
,
like
as
though
a
dogge
should
set
him selfe
againste
an
armed
man
and
barke
at
him
,
bleatinge
out
his
tonge
.
With
this
,
he
wincked
vppon
the
rebels
his
complices
,
to
run
vpon
Agrippas
and
take
him
whiles
he
helde
him
in
talke
.
But
that
was
perceiued
of
one
of
Agrippas
seruaunies
,
whome
he
had
appointed
for
the
same
purpose
to
stand
ouer
against
him
as
nie
as
he
might
,
to
marke
and
espy
if
the
rebels
should
make
any
stour
towardes
him
,
and
to
let
him
haue
knowledge
.
He
th●rfore
laying
his
hand
vpon
his
hed
,
gaue
a
signe
to
the
king
to
●lie
,
saying
:
Away
,
away
,
for
if
thou
tary
neuer
so
litle
,
the
sedicious
will
slea
the
and
vs
together
.
Which
Agrippas
perceiuing
he
gate
him
thence
with
all
the
spede
he
might
,
and
the
rebels
pursued
him
but
in
vaine
,
●●r
they
coulde
not
euertake
him
.
So
he
gate
to
Iapho
a
town
vnder
the
Romaines
where
he
was
in
sauegard
.
From
thence
he
fled
to
Rome
,
and
declared
to
th
emperoure
Nero
,
the
mischiefe
that
befel
at
Ierusalem
,
and
al
that
seditious
Eleasar
had
done
to
his
offring
:
also
how
his
commaundement
toke
no
place
.
Wherefore
Nero
ioyned
vnto
him
againe
Castius
with
a
huge
army
,
wherwith
they
both
entred
Iudea
and
wanne
manye
walled
townes
,
amongst
which
they
raced
Iapho
.
For
the
Romaines
perceiuinge
the
power
of
the
Rebels
to
encrease
,
were
afraid
least
they
should
get
it
into
their
handes
,
wherby
it
might
be
anoyaunce
in
time
to
come
to
the
Romaines
:
chiefly
seinge
it
was
a
notable
hauen
for
their
shippes
to
arriue
at
in
Iudea
.
After
this
bothe
Agrippas
and
Castius
led
their
army
towardes
Ierusalem
to
warre
vpon
the
Rebels
,
and
vtterly
to
destroy
them
.
Eleasar
and
other
priests
with
much
people
hearing
this
,
they
issued
out
against
them
,
and
found
them
encamped
in
the
waye
betwene
Ierusalem
and
Iapho
,
but
after
they
had
ioyned
their
battail
,
many
of
the
Iewes
were
slain
bi
the
Romains
the
residue
Castius
and
Agrippas
put
to
flight
,
&
pursued
the
chase
vnto
the
gates
of
Ierusalem
,
besieged
also
the
city
for
the
space
of
thre
daies
.
The
fourth
day
the
priestes
and
the
people
issued
oute
sodenlye
,
vnwares
to
the
Romaines
,
set
vpon
their
campe
,
and
slue
.v.
thousand
fote
men
,
and
one
thousand
hor●men
.
Castius
seinge
that
nether
be
nor
his
coulde
wel
escape
,
he
chose
oute
.xl.
thousand
of
his
best
souldioures
&
placed
them
betwixte
his
campe
and
the
priestes
,
commaunding
them
to
stande
al
the
night
soundinge
their
trompets
and
making
of
fires
,
that
he
&
Agrippas
might
escape
,
and
that
they
should
not
remoue
oute
of
their
place
till
the
morowe
.
The
Iewes
harkeninge
to
the
sound
of
the
trompets
,
and
musing
what
it
should
meane
,
pursued
not
the
Romaines
:
but
perceiuing
in
the
morninge
that
they
were
departed
toward
Cesaria
thre
daies
iourney
of
,
Eleasar
with
the
people
folowed
:
and
in
the
waye
founde
their
baggage
strawed
,
that
the
Romaines
had
cast
from
them
to
runne
the
lightlier
and
escape
the
easilier
:
whiche
they
let
lie
and
pursued
them
to
the
gates
of
Cesaria
.
But
Castius
and
Agrippas
gate
safe
within
the
towne
,
and
from
thence
went
both
together
to
Rome
,
where
they
declared
vnto
Nero
the
Emperoure
,
howe
they
sped
at
Ierusalem
.
And
as
they
were
makinge
relation
of
this
vnto
the
Emperoure
.
There
came
also
a
poste
oute
of
Perfia
with
tidinges
that
the
kinge
of
Persia
was
reuelted
from
the
Romaines
Empire
,
these
thinges
troubled
the
Emperoure
sore
,
to
se
almoste
all
fall
from
him
,
that
heretofore
hadde
obeyed
the
Empire
of
the
Romaines
.
AT
the
same
time
retourned
Vaspasianus
,
captaine
of
the
hoste
that
Nero
had
sente
into
the
West
partes
,
as
Germauie
,
Britaine
and
Spaine
,
whiche
landes
he
hadde
subdued
and
broughte
vnder
the
subiection
of
Nero
.
To
him
Nero
declared
what
mischief
the
priestes
had
wrought
to
the
Romaine
hoste
in
Iudea
,
how
they
had
slaine
the
Romaines
,
and
so
for
the
all
the
tale
that
Agrippa
and
Castius
had
told
him
,
which
displeased
Vaspasian
very
greatly
.
After
this
Nero
set
Vaspasian
captaine
and
his
sonne
Titus
to
reueng
the
Romaines
vpon
the
Persians
and
Iewes
,
geuing
in
commaundement
to
race
their
walled
townes
,
to
beate
downe
what
so
euer
they
founde
without
sparing
any
body
,
either
men
or
wemen
,
children
or
infants
,
sucking
babes
or
olde
folkes
,
but
to
slea
all
.
So
Vaspasianus
and
Titus
,
set
forwarde
with
a
chosen
and
picked
armye
of
the
Romains
,
passed
the
seas
and
came
to
Antiochia
.
The
Iewes
hauing
intelligence
of
this
,
chused
out
of
al
their
captaines
,
thre
principal
most
expert
warriours
:
of
whome
I
Ioseph
prieste
that
writ
this
history
was
one
,
who
by
the
deuine
fauour
am
valeant
in
battaile
:
and
Anani
the
hie
prieste
,
and
Eleasar
his
sonne
.
To
these
thre
they
committed
the
hole
land
of
Iudea
,
deuidinge
it
to
them
by
lot
,
and
gaue
them
all
furniture
of
warre
.
One
third
part
therfore
,
(
which
was
hole
Galile
from
the
land
af
Napththaly
and
beyond
)
fel
to
Ioseph
the
prieste
sonne
of
Gorion
to
his
honoure
and
glorye
,
whome
for
his
worthinesse
they
named
also
Iosiphon
,
because
he
was
then
annointed
:
apointed
,
&
consecrated
to
the
warres
.
The
second
lot
came
forth
:
by
the
whiche
fell
vnto
Anani
the
hie
prieste
,
the
citie
of
Hierusalem
and
the
countrey
aboute
it
,
with
a
charge
to
repaire
the
walles
of
the
citie
,
to
sustaine
the
brunt
of
Vaspasian
,
if
he
should
come
so
farre
The
thirde
lot
fell
to
Eleasar
the
sonne
of
Anani
the
priest
,
to
whom
was
ioyned
captaine
Iehoscua
and
other
Iewish
captaines
.
By
the
vertue
of
this
lot
fell
to
them
the
whole
lande
of
Edom
from
Elath
vnto
the
redde
sea
.
The
rest
of
the
land
from
Iericho
to
Euphrates
,
with
that
also
that
is
beyond
the
riuer
and
all
the
lande
of
Mesopotamia
,
fell
to
captaine
Menasches
lotte
.
To
other
Princes
also
of
Iudea
and
to
the
worthiest
priestes
,
they
committed
the
fensed
cities
from
the
frontiers
and
boundes
of
Hierusalem
vnto
Egipt
.
Vaspasian
taking
his
iourney
with
his
hoste
from
Antiochia
,
came
&
pitched
his
tentes
in
Aram
Zofa
.
For
he
had
deuised
and
determined
thus
with
his
counsel
:
first
to
inuade
Galile
,
and
after
to
try
what
they
could
do
in
Ivdea
.
Ioseph
the
sonne
of
Gorion
hauing
intelligence
of
thys
:
his
purpose
,
departed
from
Ierusalem
to
Galile
,
built
vp
the
townes
that
were
destroied
&
repaired
their
wals
,
gates
barres
&
palaces
.
Ordeined
captaines
ouer
the
people
to
lead
&
gouern
them
,
some
of
thousandes
,
some
of
hundreds
,
tribunes
and
Decurians
.
He
instructed
the
people
also
in
feates
of
warres
what
the
soundes
of
trompettes
signified
,
what
sound
serued
to
fal
in
aray
,
what
to
gather
the
souldioures
together
,
and
what
to
deuide
them
,
and
after
he
had
instructed
them
,
the
discipl●●
and
feates
of
warre
,
he
spake
vnto
them
in
this
wife
.
Ye
shal
vnderstand
(
deare
lites
)
that
ye
go
to
fight
at
this
present
,
againstyour
enemies
.
Wherfore
let
no
effeminate
feare
ouercome
your
harts
,
nor
dismaye
your selues
at
the
sight
of
your
ennemies
,
but
play
the
men
and
take
a
good
courage
vnto
you
to
fight
for
your
cities
,
for
your
countrye
,
and
for
your selues
.
Be
not
afraid
of
death
but
rather
be
stoute
in
the
defence
of
your
countrye
that
ye
be
not
led
away
from
it
,
and
to
fighte
for
the
sanctuary
of
the
Lorde
,
that
it
be
not
steined
and
polluted
with
th
unclennesse
of
the
gentiles
.
Consider
that
it
is
better
to
die
in
battaile
then
to
liue
in
captiuitye
and
bondage
.
Therefore
when
as
ye
shall
come
to
ioyne
with
your
ennemies
,
and
shall
see
anye
of
theym
beaten
downe
and
attempte
to
rise
againe
,
who
soeuer
of
you
is
by
and
seeth
him
,
remember
the
zeale
of
your
GOD
,
wherewith
it
becommeth
you
to
reuenge
his
quarell
,
and
beinge
moned
therewith
,
strike
him
that
he
neuer
rise
agaiene
.
But
if
you
shal
se
any
of
your
selowes
downe
,
being
enkindled
with
the
zeale
of
your
God
,
rescue
him
from
the
handes
of
the
enemies
:
and
if
he
be
not
yet
slaine
,
cure
him
.
If
he
be
dead
:
ye
shall
do
what
ye
can
to
burie
him
in
the
Israelites
burial
.
And
so
if
we
shal
chuse
rather
to
die
then
to
liue
,
we
shall
prospere
in
our
warres
,
we
shal
die
for
the
couenaunt
of
our
God
,
and
deliuer
our
soules
,
bringinge
them
to
the
light
of
life
in
heauen
.
After
he
had
said
this
,
he
chose
out
of
the
Iewes
.ix.
thousand
fotemen
,
and
but
fewe
horsemen
.
And
out
of
these
he
chose
.vi.
hundred
of
the
beste
,
suche
as
one
of
them
woulde
not
shrinke
from
ten
,
ten
from
an
hundred
,
a
hundred
from
a
thousande
,
a
thousand
from
ten
thousand
.
With
them
Ioseph
went
to
the
cities
of
Agrippas
that
were
in
Iehudea
to
winne
them
.
For
Agrippas
stucke
to
the
Romaines
were
it
right
or
wronge
with
al
the
power
he
could
make
.
He
went
firste
to
Tiarua
a
greate
citie
that
belonged
to
Agrippa
,
where
as
both
his
treasure
and
municion
of
warre
was
.
When
he
came
the●
ther
,
he
spake
to
the
people
vppon
the
walles
and
offered
them
peace
,
on
condicion
that
they
should
open
the
gates
and
deliuer
vnto
him
all
the
treasure
of
Agrippas
and
all
his
iewels
:
Thus
if
they
would
do
,
he
then
would
spare
them
and
slea
none
of
them
.
Were
it
not
better
for
you
(
saith
he
)
to
take
part
with
them
that
defende
the
sanctuary
of
God
&
his
inheritance
,
then
to
ioyne
your
ayde
with
Agrippas
,
which
is
confederate
with
our
enemies
and
assayleth
vs
,
augmenting
the
power
of
them
that
hats
vs
,
so
that
he
refuseth
not
to
fight
against
the
sanctuary
of
the
lord
,
and
the
people
of
his
inheritaunce
.
The
men
of
the
toune
condescending
to
Ioseph
,
openeth
the
gates
and
he
●niring
the
toune
,
made
peace
with
them
,
and
they
deliuered
him
al
the
kinges
treasures
,
for
they
liked
Iosephs
woordes
&
consented
to
take
such
part
as
he
toke
.
At
that
time
came
newes
vnto
Ioseph
that
troubled
him
sore
:
namely
that
Tiberias
had
rebelled
&
were
reuolted
from
the
people
that
dwelt
at
Hierusalem
and
were
chaunged
from
his
lot
,
to
become
Vaspasianus
subiectes
,
who
had
set
a
Romaine
captaine
ouer
them
.
For
reformation
wherof
,
he
left
his
armie
at
Tiarua
,
and
toke
those
six
hundreth
yong
men
with
him
to
Tiberias
,
commyng
vpon
it
sodeinly
and
at
vnwares
.
And
as
he
stode
vpon
the
bankes
of
Genosar
,
he
espied
the
nauy
of
the
Romaines
that
laye
there
at
road
,
to
aide
Vaspasian
,
whiche
Ioseph
commaunded
to
be
brooken
in
peaces
and
to
be
scattered
abrode
in
the
sea
laake
.
The
men
of
Tiberias
therefore
seinge
the
shypbordes
dispersed
in
that
fashion
,
they
conieciured
it
was
done
by
some
of
Iosephs
hoste
,
wherfore
the
bandes
of
the
Romaines
fled
to
the
towne
,
gate
in
&
shytte
the
gates
.
Ioseph
notwithstanding
came
to
one
gate
of
the
citie
and
●●tes
that
the
people
myght
heare
,
saiyng
:
What
meaneth
this
conspiracie
of
yours
against
me
?
yea
,
not
against
me
,
but
rather
againste
the
Lorde
God
,
whose
couenaunt
ye
haue
transgressed
and
brooken
the
bonde
that
we
made
with
hym
:
ye
haue
also
violated
your
othe
that
ye
sware
by
the
GOD
of
Israell
,
that
we
shoulde
altogether
fyght
againste
oure
enemies
,
to
abate
their
pryde
.
The
people
aunswered
from
the
walles
:
wee
beseche
thee
oure
Lorde
heare
thy
seruauntes
speake
.
God
forbidde
we
shoulde
aide
the
Romaines
,
and
not
rather
the
people
of
the
Lorde
God
of
Israell
and
his
sanctuary
,
with
the
people
of
his
enheritaunce
.
Howbeit
there
be
amongest
vs
certain
proude
men
vngodly
persones
,
that
haue
made
a
league
with
Vaspasiane
,
and
haue
broughte
into
the
towne
one
of
his
chieftaynes
.
Wherefore
and
it
please
thee
our
Lorde
to
enter
the
cytie
with
thy
souldiours
,
come
vnto
vs
that
we
maye
liue
with
thee
,
rather
then
to
pearishe
in
the
handes
of
theim
that
hate
vs
.
So
they
opened
the
gates
that
Iosephe
wente
in
:
and
tooke
the
towne
.
Then
he
caused
to
apprehende
those
vngodly
persones
that
were
there
,
aboute
sixe
hundred
men
and
laid
them
in
irons
,
sending
them
to
Tiarua
whiche
▪
he
had
afore
taken
,
the
other
wicked
men
that
had
aided
Vaspasian
,
he
put
to
the
sworde
.
But
the
chiefe
gouernor
of
the
towne
he
apprehended
aliue
,
caried
him
out
of
the
city
,
and
commuunded
one
of
his
souldioures
to
cut
of
his
handes
forthwith
.
Then
the
captaine
besought
Ioseph
,
saying
.
I
beseche
the
my
Lorde
,
let
but
one
of
my
handes
be
cut
of
,
and
thother
to
be
left
me
.
This
sute
Ioseph
and
his
souldiours
loughe
to
scorne
,
iudgeging
him
to
be
no
valeaunt
man
nor
of
any
hautye
courage
,
Yet
Ioseph
hade
his
souldiour
,
to
g●ue
him
the
sword
in
his
owne
hande
and
let
him
cut
of
whither
hand
he
list
,
and
leaue
him
whiche
he
will
.
So
the
Romaine
captaine
toke
the
sword
and
cut
of
his
left
hand
him self
,
leauinge
him
the
right
,
&
so
was
he
let
go
.
He
came
therfore
vnto
Vaspasians
campe
to
shew
what
shame
was
done
him
.
After
thys
the
citizens
of
Zippori
rebelled
also
,
making
a
league
with
Vaspasian
and
the
Romaines
host
,
Ioseph
being
certified
of
this
,
made
thither
with
his
hole
host
to
besege
it
,
but
the
town
abid
the
brunt
of
the
assaulte
,
that
Ioseph
coulde
preuaile
nothing
against
it
.
Wherfore
he
besieged
it
a
long
season
.
ABout
that
time
it
was
signified
also
to
them
of
Ierusalem
,
that
the
Askelonites
had
entred
in
frendship
with
the
Romaines
.
They
sente
therfore
Neger
the
Edomite
&
Schiloch
the
Babilonian
,
&
Iehochanon
with
a
power
of
the
common
people
,
these
came
to
Askalon
&
be
seged
it
a
great
space
.
Within
the
town
was
a
Romain
captain
called
Antonius
,
a
valeant
man
&
a
good
warriour
,
he
vpon
a
certain
night
in
the
morning
watch
issued
out
of
the
town
with
his
companye
to
geue
a
camisado
to
the
Iewes
that
besieged
the
town
:
entred
their
campe
and
made
a
great
slaughter
,
continuing
the
same
i●l
it
was
day
lighte
,
so
that
aboute
ten
thousand
of
the
Iewes
were
slaine
.
The
reaste
neuer
moued
out
of
their
place
,
saying
,
it
is
better
for
vs
to
die
in
this
battayle
,
then
to
flie
from
our
enemies
:
therfore
they
toke
a
good
heart
vnto
them
,
and
stode
manfullye
in
their
stations
and
places
,
trustinge
in
the
Lorde
God
of
Israell
.
And
when
it
was
daye
they
also
sette
them selues
in
araye
againste
Antony
,
slue
manye
of
his
menne
,
not
withoute
losse
also
of
their
own
parte
,
for
Schiloch
the
Babilonian
and
Iehochanan
of
Ierusalem
were
bothe
slain
by
the
Romaines
,
with
other
also
of
the
Iewes
,
to
the
noumber
of
eyghte
thousande
fightingmen
,
that
were
vnder
Schiloh
and
Iehochanan
.
And
neuer
a
one
of
the
Iewishe
captaines
escaped
that
conflicte
saue
onlye
Neger
the
Edomite
,
whiche
hid
him self
in
a
certaine
sepulchre
that
was
there
in
the
plaine
,
whome
the
Romaines
in
their
pursuts
soughte
,
but
founde
him
not
.
Wherefore
they
set
afire
the
wod
that
it
burnte
rounde
aboute
the
sepulchre
wherein
he
laye
hid
,
and
consumed
all
the
trees
,
shrubs
and
bushes
,
but
came
not
nie
the
sepulchre
:
for
Neger
had
called
vnto
the
Lord
with
his
hole
hart
,
to
deliuer
him
this
once
from
his
enemies
,
lest
he
should
be
shamfully
handled
of
them
,
promising
at
another
time
to
be
ready
to
die
valeantly
in
his
quarel
.
So
Neger
escaped
the
Romaines
by
the
helpe
of
the
God
of
Israell
,
in
whome
he
put
his
truste
.
Shortlye
after
sente
the
Ierosolimites
muche
people
to
Askalona
,
to
the
n●mber
of
.xviii
thousand
good
men
of
war
,
to
buri
the
body
of
the
Iewes
that
were
there
slaine
in
the
conflictes
by
Antoni
:
they
sought
also
the
bodye
of
Neger
the
Edomite
,
but
they
founde
it
not
,
til
at
lengthe
he
cried
vnto
them
oute
of
the
sepulchre
,
sayinge
:
I
am
here
:
for
God
hathe
deliuered
me
oute
of
the
handes
of
mine
ennemies
,
to
the
intente
I
maye
yet
be
auenged
of
them
in
the
warres
of
the
LORDE
.
So
Negar
declared
vnto
them
at
large
all
thinges
howe
they
chaunced
vnto
him
.
Wherefore
the
Iewes
reioysed
wonderfu●lye
,
that
that
they
had
found
him
aliue
,
that
he
was
saued
by
such
a
miracle
&
that
the
Lord
had
deliuered
him
:
Therfore
thei
put
their
confidence
in
the
Lord
,
beleuing
that
God
wold
be
presente
with
them
to
aide
them
,
wherof
this
deliuerance
of
Neger
they
toke
for
a
sure
sign
and
token
.
The
Romaines
kept
them
within
the
towne
,
for
feare
of
the
multitude
of
the
Iewes
that
were
come
to
bury
the
bodies
.
So
the
Iewes
buried
all
the
bodies
of
their
owne
parte
that
wer
slain
in
bothe
battails
,
for
the
Romaines
were
not
able
to
prohibit
and
let
them
,
but
helde
them
in
the
towne
.
And
when
the
burial
was
finished
,
they
toke
Neger
with
them
to
Ierusalem
,
to
geue
God
thankes
there
,
for
his
deliueraunce
at
that
present
.
Then
Ioseph
the
priest
gathered
his
strengthe
and
came
vpon
Askalon
with
his
hole
army
,
assaulted
them
,
gate
th
upper
hand
and
wan
the
towne
:
after
slue
Antony
and
al
his
people
,
with
the
sword
that
of
al
the
valeante
men
of
warre
that
were
with
him
,
not
one
escaped
.
Besides
this
,
all
the
villages
and
hamlets
that
were
there
aboute
without
the
towne
,
he
burnt
them
euery
one
.
And
in
like
maner
serued
he
all
the
townes
&
villages
there
aboute
that
had
entred
in
league
with
the
Romains
,
fleaing
both
Iewes
and
Romaines
that
dwelte
in
them
with
the
sworde
,
as
manye
as
be
founde
:
and
their
houses
he
brente
.
This
done
,
Ioseph
returned
again
to
Zippori
,
sought
with
them
&
gate
the
vpper
hande
:
there
shed
he
much
bloud
of
the
people
that
had
conspired
with
the
Romaines
,
vtterlye
destroyed
them
,
burnt
also
their
cities
and
villages
,
led
their
wiues
and
children
prisoners
awaye
to
Ierusalem
,
and
what
Romaines
so
euer
he
founde
there
,
hee
slue
them
with
the
sworde
.
Whan
as
Vaspasian
and
Titus
his
sonne
hearde
of
all
that
Iosephe
had
wroughte
againste
the
Romaines
,
bothe
howe
he
slue
their
garisones
as
manye
as
he
coulde
finde
in
Galile
,
and
also
all
the
Iewes
that
hadde
made
anye
league
with
him
and
his
sonne
,
they
were
wonderfull
wrothe
,
and
in
a
greate
rage
.
They
toke
therfore
their
iourny
,
&
came
to
Apitelma
,
otherwise
called
Acho
,
where
as
at
that
present
Agrippas
kinge
of
Iudea
was
abidinge
and
fortye
thousande
menne
with
him
:
all
good
menne
of
warre
and
archers
euerye
one
:
these
ioyned
them selues
with
Vaspasians
armye
,
by
whyche
meanes
the
Romaines
campe
became
verye
huge
.
Moreouer
,
oute
of
other
nations
,
rounde
aboute
Iudea
,
good
menne
of
warre
withoute
noumber
,
ioyned
with
Vaspasian
.
He
had
aid
also
of
all
the
best
menne
of
warre
,
oute
of
Mesopotamia
,
Aram
,
Zofa
,
Assur
,
Sinear
,
Persia
,
Chaldea
,
Macedonia
,
and
oute
of
the
prouinces
of
the
people
of
the
East
,
yea
,
the
people
of
Mizraim
,
Lob
,
Dedam
and
Seba
with
all
prouinces
farre
and
neare
,
that
were
from
vnder
the
subiection
of
the
Iews
,
caste
of
the
yoke
from
their
necks
,
and
rebelled
against
the
dominion
of
Ierusalem
,
ioyning
their
power
with
the
Romaine
armye
to
ayde
Vaspasian
and
Titus
.
For
these
were
afore
subiectes
vnto
the
Iewes
,
that
sore
hadde
burthened
them
,
wherefore
they
came
to
aide
the
Romaines
and
to
inuade
Ierusalem
and
the
people
of
the
Iewes
.
But
the
Edomites
had
not
yet
associate
them selues
with
Vaspasian
and
Titus
,
for
they
were
in
subiection
to
the
Iewes
and
serued
them
.
So
that
not
one
of
them
aided
the
Romaines
.
For
longe
before
,
they
hadde
moued
warre
againste
Ierusalem
,
and
coulde
not
gette
the
victorye
,
but
the
Iewes
preuailed
againste
them
and
subdued
them
,
Hircanus
also
the
fyrste
kinge
of
the
Iewes
circumcised
them
.
They
dwelte
also
in
Ierusalem
,
kept
watche
and
warde
aboute
the
house
of
the
Lorde
,
and
his
couenaunte
,
withoute
all
rebellion
againste
the
Iewes
and
Ierosolimites
.
And
at
that
present
was
thirtye
thousande
of
the
best
of
the
Edomites
,
to
keepe
the
walles
of
Ierusalem
,
and
the
house
of
the
Lorde
.
After
this
,
Vaspasian
and
Titus
with
all
their
hoste
,
toke
their
iourney
from
Acho
and
came
to
Galile
,
and
in
the
mount
they
pitched
their
tentes
.
Wherof
when
tidinges
was
brought
to
Ioseph
,
howe
the
hoste
of
the
Romaines
lay
vpon
the
mount
of
Galile
,
and
howe
Vaspasian
had
sent
afore
him
a
greate
power
to
repayre
the
broaken
waies
,
to
fyll
the
hooles
and
caste
downe
the
hilles
,
to
leuel
the
waye
that
his
people
might
passe
the
better
,
for
he
was
sore
moued
against
the
Iewes
.
Ioseph
issued
out
of
zipporie
with
al
his
power
,
sette
vpon
them
,
and
flewe
them
with
the
sworde
,
takynge
suche
vengeaunce
of
them
as
neuer
was
the
lyke
afore
:
for
his
God
was
with
him
.
Vaspasian
and
Titus
hearing
of
this
,
determined
to
set
vpon
Ioseph
at
vnwares
,
and
to
beset
all
the
wayes
that
he
should
escape
of
no
syde
.
But
Ioseph
had
intelligence
of
their
commynge
,
wherefore
he
lefte
zipporie
and
went
to
Tiberia
:
whether
Vaspasian
folowed
with
his
hoste
.
Ioseph
perceiuing
them
comming
,
fled
from
thence
to
Iorpata
,
the
biggest
city
in
al
Galile
,
closed
vp
the
gates
,
&
there
remained
with
his
armie
.
THen
sent
Vaspasian
certaine
noble
men
in
embassage
vnto
Ioseph
,
to
debate
the
matter
with
hym
in
this
wyse
.
Vaspasian
generall
of
the
Romaine
armie
,
desyreth
to
know
what
it
should
auaile
the
to
be
thus
pend
vp
within
a
walled
toun
:
he
willes
the
rather
to
come
forth
to
entreate
of
peace
with
him
,
&
enter
in
a
league
together
,
for
it
shal
be
for
thy
auaile
to
serue
Caesar
,
emperour
of
the
Romaines
the
thou
maiest
liue
and
not
be
destroied
nor
yet
any
of
the
people
with
the.
Then
Ioseph
sent
embassadours
againe
to
Vaspasian
,
demaunding
treuce
for
a
fewe
daies
,
that
he
might
commen
of
the
matter
with
the
people
and
let
them
vnderstande
his
wordes
:
peraduenture
(
saith
he
:
)
they
wil
be
perswaded
to
make
peace
with
thee
,
and
then
wyll
we
enter
in
league
with
the
Romaine
empire
.
So
Vaspasian
ceassed
from
fighting
againste
Ioseph
,
permittinge
him
space
to
deliberate
of
the
thinge
.
Vpon
that
Ioseph
sente
Embassadoures
to
all
the
people
at
Ierusalem
,
to
the
priestes
,
chiefe
men
,
rulers
and
to
the
reaste
of
the
people
,
lettinge
them
to
witte
this
.
Ye
shall
vnderstande
brethren
and
frendes
,
that
Vaspasian
generall
of
the
Romaines
sente
his
Embassadoures
vnto
me
,
inquiring
what
it
shuld
auaile
vs
to
be
so
stiffe
against
them
▪
and
not
rather
to
com
forth
and
to
entreate
of
peace
and
to
ioyne
in
league
together
,
that
we
maye
serue
the
Emperour
of
the
Romaines
,
so
to
saue
our
liues
and
not
to
be
destroyed
.
And
I
pray
you
why
wil
ye
lose
your
liues
,
your
wiues
,
your
sonnes
&
doughters
?
why
wil
ye
all
fal
together
vpon
the
sword
,
that
bothe
they
,
that
shal
be
left
aliue
among
you
,
shal
be
led
captiue
oute
of
your
countrye
to
a
people
that
ye
neuer
knewe
,
whose
language
ye
vnderstande
not
:
and
your
countrye
to
be
made
desolate
,
your
sanctuarye
laide
waste
,
that
there
shal
not
be
so
much
as
one
man
to
enter
into
it
.
Neuer
suffre
this
,
you
that
be
wise
men
,
but
rather
receiue
my
counsell
,
&
come
hither
to
vs
,
that
we
may
deliberat
together
,
what
conditions
of
peace
we
shal
make
,
for
the
sauegard
of
your
liues
,
rather
then
to
be
destroyed
and
that
ye
maye
vse
the
commodities
of
your
country
,
be
at
reaste
and
peace
therin
.
For
life
and
quietnes
is
to
be
preferred
before
death
and
banishmente
.
The
inhabitantes
therefore
of
Ierusalem
,
bothe
priestes
,
chief
men
,
rulers
,
and
all
the
noble
men
of
Iudea
with
the
reaste
of
the
people
sente
vnto
Ioseph
,
sayinge
.
Take
hede
to
thy self
,
that
thou
neuer
consent
vnto
this
,
to
receiue
conditions
of
peace
with
them
:
but
be
stronge
and
bolde
to
fighte
vntill
suche
time
as
thou
shalt
consume
them
,
or
till
thou
and
all
the
people
die
in
battaile
,
and
so
shalt
thou
fighte
the
fightes
of
the
Lorde
for
his
people
and
his
sanctuarye
,
with
the
cities
of
oure
God
:
In
the
meane
season
,
be
as
be
maye
,
so
thy
power
be
not
with
them
.
When
Ioseph
hearde
the
determination
of
the
people
of
Hierusalem
,
howe
all
sortes
with
one
consent
willed
by
the
embassadours
the
continuaunce
of
the
warres
,
he
was
wonderful
wroth
,
and
in
a
great
fury
he
issued
out
with
all
his
people
,
and
set
them
in
aray
againste
Vaspasian
and
the
Romaine
hoste
,
in
whiche
conflicte
were
stayne
very
many
of
the
Iewes
.
And
from
the
day
forward
Vaspasian
began
earnestly
and
fearcely
to
warre
vpon
the
Iewes
.
He
departed
from
thence
to
the
citie
Gerarta
,
a
great
citie
in
the
higher
Galile
:
beseged
it
and
wan
it
,
raced
it
&
flewe
all
the
people
,
man
woman
and
childe
:
oxen
,
shepe
,
camelles
and
asses
,
leauing
nothing
alyue
.
And
then
he
saide
:
nowe
begin
I
to
be
reuenged
for
the
Romains
,
which
the
Iewes
murthered
in
the
land
of
Iuda
.
From
thence
he
departed
,
&
brought
his
armie
to
Iorpata
,
where
Ioseph
remained
.
The
first
day
that
he
entamped
aboute
Iorpata
,
he
gaue
his
souldiours
meate
and
drynke
plenty
,
and
made
them
good
chere
,
them
furnished
euerye
man
with
weapons
.
So
on
the
next
morrow
early
,
the
Romaine
army
gaue
a
great
shoute
and
beset
the
city
round
aboute
on
euerye
side
.
In
this
businesse
Ioseph
stoode
vpon
a
certaine
towre
,
from
whence
he
behelde
the
huge
campe
of
the
Romaines
,
wherefore
he
sounded
forthe
a
Trumpet
,
gaue
a
signe
to
battaile
,
issued
oute
with
the
hole
power
of
the
Iewes
that
he
had
with
him
,
and
sette
vpon
the
Romaines
campe
at
the
fote
of
the
hil
,
continuinge
the
fighte
from
morning
vntil
night
.
And
when
it
began
to
be
darke
,
they
ceassed
fighting
and
departed
the
one
sort
from
the
other
,
the
Iewes
into
the
towne
,
the
Romaines
to
their
tentes
.
In
this
battail
were
very
manye
slaine
on
bothe
parties
,
aswel
Iewes
as
Romaines
.
The
Romaines
aduauncinge
them selues
,
proudly
and
stoutly
said
,
we
wil
quickly
vanqueshe
this
little
nation
,
as
we
haue
subdued
all
other
nations
that
we
haue
conquered
,
that
they
shall
anoy
vs
no
more
:
and
afterwardes
we
shal
be
at
reaste
.
The
Iewes
also
on
thother
side
encouraged
them selues
against
the
Romaines
,
sayinge
:
At
this
time
we
will
all
die
together
for
the
zeale
of
the
sanctuary
of
our
God
,
and
neuer
suffer
these
vncleane
persones
to
pollute
it
:
and
when
we
haue
once
destroied
them
,
we
shal
be
quiet
.
So
what
for
the
pride
of
the
Romaines
of
th
one
side
and
the
stubbornnes
of
the
Ie
wes
on
thother
,
much
people
was
slaine
in
that
fight
,
for
it
continued
til
the
seconde
third
and
fourth
day
.
In
this
while
all
the
Iewes
that
dwelt
aboute
Iorpata
,
fled
to
Vaspasians
campe
and
ioyned
them selues
to
the
Romaines
to
aide
them
.
And
euer
as
Ioseph
skirmished
with
Vaspasian
without
the
city
,
Vaspasian
sente
a
power
to
assaulte
the
citye
.
So
Ioseph
and
his
men
foughte
with
Vaspasian
without
the
towne
,
&
the
Iewes
that
were
within
the
town
defended
the
walles
against
the
routes
of
the
Romaines
,
that
was
a
smal
host
made
oute
of
the
maine
armye
.
But
the
Iewes
that
were
lefte
within
the
towne
,
began
to
deminishe
euery
day
,
vntil
very
fewe
were
lefte
.
The
hardiest
also
of
Iosephes
souldiours
and
the
worthiest
yong
men
that
fought
with
out
were
all
slaine
,
a
very
few
except
,
with
whome
Ioseph
fled
and
escaped
into
the
towne
,
shuttinge
the
gates
after
him
.
But
as
Vaspasian
with
all
his
armye
besieged
Iorpata
a
longe
while
,
he
espied
at
lengthe
a
conduite
withoute
that
ranne
into
the
citye
,
whereof
the
citezens
dronke
,
because
the
water
thereof
was
good
and
swete
,
he
deriued
the
waters
thereof
besides
the
towne
,
that
it
could
no
more
come
into
the
citye
,
whereby
the
inhabitantes
of
the
city
were
destitute
of
beuerage
,
hauinge
nothinge
lefte
them
but
wel
waters
.
Ioseph
therefore
perceiuinge
that
the
conduit
water
wherof
they
were
alwaies
accustomed
to
drinke
,
was
taken
away
,
conceiued
with
him selfe
.
Now
wil
the
Romaines
bragge
and
boast
against
vs
,
&
thinke
to
take
vs
at
their
pleasure
,
whiles
we
haue
no
water
but
shal
be
constreined
to
die
for
thirst
.
He
toke
therfore
garmentes
,
and
dipped
them
in
the
wel
waters
that
were
in
the
towne
&
hanged
them
here
and
there
ouer
the
walles
,
to
declare
vnto
the
Romains
that
they
had
water
plenty
in
the
towne
,
leaste
they
should
conceiue
anye
hope
of
swift
winninge
the
towne
,
thinking
they
had
no
waters
.
Then
commaunded
Vaspasian
a
mount
to
be
raised
●ie
to
the
towne
side
,
to
plant
an
iron
Ram
vpon
,
to
batter
the
walles
with
,
and
beate
them
downe
.
The
maner
of
the
makinge
of
an
iron
Ram
,
is
thus
.
Firste
they
take
a
great
long
thicke
beame
,
vpon
the
fore part
wherof
they
put
a
great
strong
heade
,
made
like
vnto
a
Rams
heade
,
wish
hornes
al
of
principall
streng
iron
,
the
weight
therof
is
as
much
as
halfe
the
beame
,
and
couereth
the
beame
also
to
the
middes
.
Then
fasten
they
into
the
ground
ouer
against
the
place
that
they
entend
to
batter
,
two
greate
trees
like
mastes
of
shipps
,
betwene
which
,
they
hang
the
beme
that
is
called
the
ram
with
very
strong
ropes
made
of
hempe
,
the
best
that
may
be
gotten
,
and
from
wyre
twisted
together
.
At
the
hynder
part
of
this
beame
from
the
wall
warde
,
are
ringes
of
iron
surely
fastened
,
with
ropes
made
of
hempe
and
wire
tied
to
them
:
that
when
the
assaulters
wil
batter
the
walles
,
they
pushe
forwarde
the
beame
as
though
it
were
a
speare
,
and
fasten
his
strong
hornes
amongest
the
stones
.
Then
hang
they
weightes
at
the
ringes
in
the
hinder
parte
,
and
muche
people
a
far
of
take
holde
of
the
ropes
that
come
through
the
ringes
behinde
,
and
hale
that
hinder
part
of
the
beame
vpon
the
ground
:
and
by
suche
meanes
they
shake
the
wall
that
they
made
it
to
quake
again
.
Thus
in
many
places
they
wrest
and
wrenche
out
the
stones
of
the
building
,
so
that
afterwards
the
wal
falles
downe
.
There
be
also
other
maner
of
engins
,
as
an
iron
ram
vpon
foure
wheles
bounde
with
iron
,
and
fastened
with
iron
nailes
.
To
this
they
make
foure
feete
as
hath
a
Ramme
,
or
moe
as
the
bignesse
of
the
beames
requireth
.
The
biggeste
for
the
moste
parte
is
of
.xxx.
cubites
longe
,
and
the
least
of
ten
.
And
loke
how
many
●eete
the
Ramme
hath
,
so
mani
wheles
hath
it
also
.
For
euery
where
hath
his
foote
by
him
,
and
when
they
will
batter
a
wall
,
certaine
men
appointed
therunto
draw
it
first
a
good
way
of
,
then
a
great
multitude
of
men
take
hold
of
the
hinderpart
therof
,
by
foure
porters
or
leauers
of
wodde
that
are
put
therin
,
and
with
all
their
sway
shoue
forward
the
Ramme
to
strike
the
wal
that
they
wil
batter
.
The
head
of
this
yron
Ramme
that
goeth
vpon
wheles
hath
no
horns
but
is
blunt
,
made
of
the
strongest
kinde
of
yron
,
wyth
a
wonderful
thicke
neck
.
They
haue
also
vpon
both
sides
of
the
engyne
,
a
Pentase
of
wodde
for
the
sauegarde
of
them
that
shoue
forth
the
Ramme
behynde
from
the
arrowes
or
stones
of
them
that
are
vpon
the
wals
.
The
Rammes
that
Titus
vsed
at
Ierusalem
,
for
the
mooste
parte
,
ran
all
vppon
wheeles
.
Of
the
other
forte
,
he
had
only
two
,
as
we
shall
declare
in
his
place
.
The
beame
of
this
Ramme
that
we
euen
nowe
described
,
was
as
as
thick
as
.x.
men
could
fadom
:
the
length
thereof
,
was
fifrye
cubites
.
It
was
also
holow
within
and
filled
with
Ore
hides
,
folded
and
sowed
together
.
The
woode
serued
for
none
other
purpose
,
then
that
the
fashion
of
the
Leithar
mighte
be
sette
vpon
the
ground
.
The
hinder
parte
of
the
beame
was
couered
ouer
with
iron
plates
.
The
leather
was
put
within
that
the
beame
should
not
breake
with
the
poise
of
the
weights
that
were
hanged
by
the
ringes
behinde
,
when
as
menne
appointed
for
the
purpose
,
haled
at
the
ropes
to
draw
backe
the
beame
.
The
woode
therefore
that
wente
aboute
the
leather
serued
to
keepe
the
leather
in
facion
.
In
that
they
couered
it
with
iron
plate
,
that
they
did
least
they
that
kept
the
wals
should
set
it
on
fire
.
The
bornes
that
were
vpon
the
heade
of
the
Ram
,
were
as
manye
as
they
listed
,
but
neuer
fewer
then
ten
,
&
then
the
beame
was
.xx.
cubites
longe
:
nor
also
moe
then
.
l.
and
then
the
beame
was
a
hundred
cubites
in
lengthe
.
Betwixt
euery
horne
was
the
space
of
a
cubite
,
and
euery
horne
was
as
thick
as
a
man
could
fadom
,
the
length
was
one
cubite
and
a
halfe
at
the
least
.
The
wodden
walle
or
pentase
was
as
long
as
the
leather
that
was
put
within
the
beame
,
and
it
was
set
on
bothe
the
sydes
towarde
the
hinder
parts
of
the
beame
,
to
defende
the
men
that
laboured
to
batter
the
walles
,
lest
thei
shold
be
hurte
with
arrowes
or
dartes
.
The
Ramme
that
Vaspasian
vsed
at
Iorpata
which
he
besieged
,
and
me
in
it
,
was
made
in
this
forte
.
The
length
thereof
was
.l.
cubites
,
it
had
.xxv.
hornes
in
the
heade
,
whiche
was
as
thicke
as
ten
men
:
euerye
horne
also
was
as
thicke
as
one
man
,
and
betwixt
euerye
horne
the
space
of
one
cubite
.
The
weight
that
was
hanged
on
the
hinder
parts
was
a
thousand
&
fiue
hundred
talents
,
euery
talent
is
about
a
hundred
Troy
weight
.
The
men
that
laboured
in
the
erecting
of
this
engine
,
were
.xv.
hundred
.
To
remo●e
it
from
one
place
to
another
,
or
from
one
Cit●e
to
another
,
were
appointed
an
hundred
and
fiftie
yoke
of
oxen
,
or
els
.
300.
couple
of
borses
and
mules
.
When
as
thei
should
assault
any
fortes
or
cities
that
stode
vpon
hilles
,
then
must
thei
deuide
it
in
parts
and
bringe
it
vp
to
the
siege
by
piece-meele
,
and
there
set
it
together
againe
.
Now
when
the
Romains
had
battred
the
walles
of
Iorpata
,
and
Ioseph
perceiued
the
wall
to
shake
:
he
toke
great●
sackes
,
filled
them
full
of
Chaffe
,
and
hanged
them
downe
by
the
Walles
,
that
the
hornes
of
the
Ramme
coulde
not
come
nie
the
stones
of
the
wall
,
but
light
vpon
the
sacks
,
which
by
the
reason
of
their
softnes
of
the
chasse
,
damned
the
stroke
that
the
wal
was
lesse
hurt
.
For
such
is
the
nature
of
soft
things
,
to
geu●
back
to
the
hard
,
&
to
weaken
their
force
.
But
Vaspasian
seinge
the
subtiltie
of
Ioseph
:
vsed
also
policie
for
policie
,
for
he
sent
into
the
towne
secretely
Iewes
spies
,
which
when
the
batteries
should
he
,
might
cut
asunder
the
coardes
that
the
sackes
were
tied
to
,
and
with
them
slipt
downe
the
walles
,
where
the
Romains
were
ready
to
receiue
them
that
they
did
not
hurt
them
in
the
fall
,
and
immediatly
they
stroke
the
wall
with
the
ramme
.
There
was
at
that
present
in
the
citie
a
certaine
valeant
man
named
Eleasar
of
the
house
of
Anani
the
hie
prieste
that
then
dwelt
at
Hierusalem
.
This
Eleasar
perceiuyng
the
Romains
to
go
about
to
batter
downe
the
walles
as
●hey
did
before
,
plucked
out
of
the
wall
a
mightye
stone
,
so
that
hee
made
a
great
hole
or
gappe
,
wherat
he
●idde
downe
the
wall
,
and
light
stridelinge
vppon
the
engine
,
made
fast
an
from
cheine
to
the
hornes
thereof
,
and
gate
vp
againe
quickelye
and
nimlye
from
the
beame
into
the
towne
wyth
the
cheyne
in
his
hande
,
for
the
walle
was
not
verye
hye
aboue
his
heade
as
he
stode
vpon
the
Ramme
.
Then
other
tall
fellowes
tooke
holde
vppon
the
cheyne
,
and
fastened
it
to
Pillers
and
Walles
in
the
Towne
,
that
the
Romaynes
myghte
rather
hee
constrayned
to
breake
their
Ramme
then
take
it
awaye
from
thence
.
The
Prieste
Eleasar
yet
once
agayne
boldlye
wente
downe
and
sate
vppon
the
beame
,
slue
fiftie
menne
that
laboured
aboute
the
Ramme
;
and
the
rest
he
put
to
flighte
:
then
returned
into
the
Towne
,
beinge
drawen
vp
againe
from
the
beame
by
theim
that
were
wythin
the
Towne
,
greatlye
reioy●ynge
in
his
manhode
.
After
that
went
he
vp
vpon
a
hie
tower
from
whence
he
tumbled
downe
with
a
mighty
force
a
great
stone
and
a
harde
vppon
the
heade
of
the
Ramme
,
brake
it
that
bothe
a
great
parte
of
the
heade
and
the
bornes
fell
vpon
the
grounde
.
For
the
yron
that
it
was
couered
with
all
was
olde
and
rustye
,
so
that
it
was
muche
wasted
and
eaten
therwyth
,
the
ropes
also
were
olde
.
After
that
Eleasar
went
downe
agayne
,
toke
parte
of
the
bead
that
was
broken
,
and
hurled
it
into
the
toune
,
the
Romains
that
remai●ed
,
either
he
flue
or
put
to
flyght
.
The
archers
shotte
at
him
,
&
wounded
him
with
fiue
arrows
,
wherfore
by
the
helpe
of
his
felowes
vpon
the
walles
,
he
climed
vp
,
otherwise
he
had
not
ben
able
for
the
griefe
of
his
wounds
.
The
people
then
gaue
a
shout
for
ioye
of
the
dictory
of
the
worthi
priest
Eleasar
that
had
slaine
the
Romaines
,
and
broken
their
Ramme
wherein
they
put
their
confidence
,
&
brought
part
of
it
into
the
toune
,
&
fastned
it
with
an
iron
cheine
that
the
Romains
could
not
pull
it
backe
again
to
them
,
nor
haue
thuse
of
it
after
warde
.
Wherfore
diuers
of
the
valiantest
citizens
of
Iorpata
armed
them selfes
the
day
,
being
stirred
with
the
great
courage
that
they
had
sene
in
Eleasar
,
and
went
down
,
hewed
the
beame
into
pieces
,
brought
the
poyses
with
the
ringes
and
two
mastes
with
them
into
the
towne
:
and
the
same
daye
died
Eleasar
with
great
renowne
,
as
one
that
had
sought
for
the
sanctuary
of
the
lord
and
for
his
people
and
countrye
of
Israel
,
like
a
faithful
seruant
and
souldier
of
the
Lorde
:
whome
all
the
people
mourned
for
,
buriyng
him
in
the
town
,
and
honoring
him
for
his
deathe
,
worthinesse
,
and
faithfulnesse
,
appointinge
him
a
worthy
memory
also
for
that
he
had
waged
battail
with
the
ennemies
of
the
Lorde
.
The
yonge
menne
of
the
Iewes
seing
this
,
and
specially
two
of
them
,
the
one
called
Nitra
,
thother
Polipus
,
men
of
wisdome
and
vnderstanding
,
&
therwith
expert
in
the
warres
being
moued
with
zeale
for
the
god
of
Israel
:
opened
the
gates
&
issued
out
against
the
Romaines
,
skirmished
with
them
&
slue
mani
of
them
.
But
at
length
thei
were
slain
them selues
in
the
skir
mishe
for
the
sanctuarie
of
their
God
,
for
Israell
,
and
their
countrey
.
When
Ioseph
saw
the
wars
to
encrease
more
and
more
,
he
issued
oute
,
and
made
a
great
slaughter
in
the
Romains
tents
,
burnt
the
mounte
&
engines
of
warre
that
the
Romaines
had
left
,
by
which
meanes
the
warres
wared
yet
hoater
and
hoater
,
in
so
muche
that
Iosephus
repulsed
the
Romaines
:
for
when
they
saw
the
Iewes
so
desperatelys
geue
their
liues
for
their
God
and
land
,
they
woulde
not
abide
their
force
.
When
Vaspasian
sawe
his
menne
shrinke
he
stode
vp
then
,
and
put
them
in
hearte
,
exhorting
them
with
faire
wordes
,
and
promises
,
aswell
golde
and
siluer
,
as
meate
and
drinke
,
wherewith
the
Romaines
allured
,
foughte
with
Iosephe
that
day
vnto
the
Sunne
setting
,
and
as
the
battaile
waxed
hote
,
the
Iewes
wounded
Vaspasian
with
an
arrowe
in
his
right
legge
,
which
fore
dismaies
the
Romaines
,
when
they
saw
the
bloude
run
down
his
legge
:
and
that
day
was
a
fore
fighte
betwene
the
Iewes
and
the
Romaines
.
Titus
seinge
his
father
wounded
,
fore
abashed
ranne
to
him
to
helpe
him
,
to
whome
his
father
saide
,
how
it
is
my
sonne
that
thou
art
thus
astonied
,
take
harte
to
thee
,
and
with
a
courage
reuenge
thy
father
of
these
Iewes
that
haue
now
the
better
hand
of
vs
.
So
they
fought
both
Titus
and
Vaspasian
withal
their
hole
host
the
day
a
very
sore
fight
,
and
many
were
slain
of
both
partes
yea
very
few
were
lefte
on
Iosephes
part
,
with
whom
he
returnd
into
the
towne
,
The
nexte
day
the
R●maines
raised
a
newe
mounte
in
stede
of
that
that
Ioseph
had
brent
,
and
planted
an
other
iron
Ram
therupon
betwene
two
postes
accordingly
,
for
Vaspasian
had
brought
.iiii.
of
this
sortwith
him
from
Rome
,
but
other
battering
peces
vpon
wheles
had
he
with
him
thirti
,
what
more
,
what
lesse
,
the
bigger
sort
were
of
.xxx.
cubites
longe
,
the
leaste
ten
.
He
broughte
also
ten
engines
to
hur●e
greate
and
weighty
stenes
with
al
,
which
he
placed
ab●ute
the
walles
.
The
Romaines
therefore
renued
the
warres
&
assaults
against
the
town
as
thei
were
wont
afore
.
But
the
town
was
now
desolate
and
naked
of
the
stoutest
warlike
men
,
for
they
were
al
slain
in
the
fightes
.
Albeit
Ioseph
remained
&
a
fewe
with
him
,
who
went
euery
one
&
the
women
also
to
defend
the
wals
,
for
there
was
almost
no
men
lefte
,
fyt
for
the
warre
.
Then
the
Romaines
flonge
with
th
engines
stones
into
the
towne
on
euery
side
,
from
the
mount
&
munition
.
It
chaunced
that
a
greate
stone
hit
a
woman
with
childe
wyth
such
a
violence
,
that
it
passed
through
her
body
,
and
caried
the
childe
with
it
for
the
space
of
halfe
a
mile
.
They
cast
vp
and
raised
yet
other
munites
also
,
from
whence
they
slinged
stones
,
and
another
like
chaunce
happened
.
A
stone
came
and
hit
one
of
Iosephes
men
of
warre
,
a
valeant
man
,
in
suche
a
sort
,
that
it
deuided
his
head
from
his
body
,
and
made
it
flie
a
large
mile
of
.
AT
the
same
time
one
of
the
Romain
souldiours
,
diuised
with
him selfe
howe
to
strike
Ioseph
with
a
venomed
arrow
,
and
gate
him
vnder
the
walle
where
Ioseph
was
,
to
accomplishe
his
purpose
.
But
Ioseph
espied
him
and
cried
vnto
him
:
hold
thy
hand
thou
wicked
felowe
,
and
do
not
kil
me
.
With
that
the
felow
start
somwhat
aside
,
being
afraid
at
Iosephs
voice
:
and
sodenly
the
Iewes
oute
of
the
towne
poured
hote
oyle
vpon
him
from
the
wal
,
that
his
skin
was
skalded
of
,
and
he
ran
away
naked
,
howlinge
and
yellinge
to
the
Romaines
campe
,
where
he
dyed
.
Vaspasian
and
his
Sonne
Titus
were
fullye
determined
to
continue
the
assaulte
vntill
the
.xlviii.
daye
:
notwithstandynge
the
walles
were
so
hie
that
they
could
not
winne
the
towne
.
Yet
at
length
the
men
being
so
spent
within
the
towne
,
and
they
that
remained
a
liue
so
weried
with
toyling
,
that
they
were
not
able
anye
longer
to
furnishe
their
watch
vpon
the
walles
:
vpon
a
certaine
nighte
Vaspasian
and
Titus
skaled
the
walles
at
a
quarter
wher●
watchmen
were
lacking
,
and
after
them
many
other
of
the
Romain
souldiours
folowed
,
which
went
downe
on
the
in
side
and
brake
open
the
greate
gate
of
the
towne
,
wherat
entred
the
hole
army
of
the
Romaines
.
And
being
within
the
towne
,
sounded
their
trompets
and
shouted
vnto
battall
.
The
Iewes
with
the
alarme
,
tumulte
,
and
hurlye burly
of
the
Romaines
,
awaked
out
of
their
slepe
and
were
sore
afraied
.
Notwithstanding
euerye
man
toke
him
to
his
weapon
,
and
into
the
market
place
as
fast
as
they
might
.
They
had
made
the
market
place
of
the
towne
so
large
of
purpose
,
that
if
anye
busines
should
happen
,
there
might
come
together
the
hole
city
if
they
would
.
So
lokinge
about
them
they
saw
the
Romaine
army
entring
into
the
town
by
the
way
that
came
from
the
greate
gate
.
Then
fought
thei
with
the
Romains
,
&
died
euen
in
the
market
place
where
they
stode
,
exhorting
one
an
other
,
and
saiyng
:
let
vs
die
here
fightinge
,
and
neuer
suffer
our●solues
to
be
taken
aliue
.
But
Ioseph
and
fortye
men
with
him
,
worthye
menne
al
,
fled
out
of
the
towne
in
to
a
woode
where
they
founde
a
certaine
caue
,
and
hid
them selues
therin
.
All
the
reste
of
the
citizens
were
slaine
in
that
conflicte
:
for
they
woulde
not
yelde
nor
commit
them selues
vnto
the
Romaines
,
they
trusted
them
so
little
.
For
on
a
tyme
a
certayne
Iewe
besoughte
a
Romaine
souldioure
to
saue
his
life
,
and
the
Romaine
sware
vnto
him
,
sayinge
:
God
deale
thus
and
thus
with
me
if
I
sl●a
thee
,
therefore
yelde
and
come
hither
to
me
.
The
Iewe
required
him
to
geue
him
his
righthand
that
he
might
truste
him
:
and
the
Romain
retch
him
his
left
hand
.
The
Iew
beinge
dismaied
in
that
greate
feare
,
markte
not
that
it
was
his
left
hande
.
But
when
the
Romain
had
once
hold
of
him
,
he
kept
him
fast
with
that
hand
,
and
with
his
right
toke
his
sword
and
slue
the
Iewe
that
then
was
naked
,
hauing
cast
awaye
his
weapon
vpon
trust
of
the
Romaine
.
When
the
Iewes
sawe
howe
the
Romaine
regarded
not
his
othe
,
but
slue
the
Iewe
that
vpon
truste
of
his
promisse
and
the
othe
had
yealded
him selfe
vnto
him
:
they
determined
to
dye
all
together
,
and
neuer
to
truste
the
Romaines
.
Whereuppon
they
resolued
with
them selues
vtterlye
to
die
for
the
holinesse
of
the
Lorde
God
of
Israell
.
But
in
so
doinge
they
fie
we
muche
people
of
the
Romaines●
and
farre
moe
then
they
had
done
in
anye
other
battaile
.
So
at
the
lengthe
the
Citye
was
taken
.
When
Vaspasian
hadde
knowledge
where
Ioseph
was
become
and
of
his
company
:
he
sent
Nicanor
,
Pilerimus
,
and
Gallicanus
with
him
to
Ioseph
,
to
wil
him
to
come
forth
,
and
he
should
haue
his
life
and
not
be
slaine
.
Then
Ioseph
debated
the
matter
with
them
that
were
with
him
in
the
den
,
asking
them
:
what
say
ye
to
this
?
For
my
part
,
&
ye
wil
folow
my
counsell
,
I
thinke
best
we
go
oute
vnto
them
:
but
vpon
this
condition
,
that
they
wil
make
vs
a
formal
assuraunce
effectuallye
as
we
shall
require
them
:
which
done
,
I
doubt
not
but
Vaspasian
when
we
come
vnto
him
,
will
be
appeased
towardes
vs
.
When
those
men
perceiued
Ioseph
to
be
enclined
to
yeld
vnto
the
Romaines
:
they
saide
vnto
him
.
We
maruaile
at
the
(
Prince
Ioseph
)
thou
that
waste
chosen
oute
of
thousandes
of
people
,
and
promoted
vnto
the
priesthode
and
kingedome
,
to
sanctifye
and
halow
the
LORDE
God
of
Israell
:
waste
also
appointed
graund
captaine
of
so
huge
an
hoste
,
haste
seene
with
thine
eyes
the
shameful
reproche
of
thy
people
,
with
the
displeasures
and
damages
of
thy
sheepe
:
that
thou
hast
yet
any
desire
to
liue
in
this
dishonoure
.
What
seest
thou
that
thou
wouldest
desire
to
liue
for
?
shouldest
thou
not
rather
desire
deathe
then
life
?
Peraduenture
thou
perswadest
thy self
,
they
cal
thee
to
saue
thy
life
,
or
for
thy
commodity
:
but
without
dout
this
were
a
vain
perswasion
.
For
they
cal
thee
for
none
other
in
tent
,
then
to
take
thee
aliue
,
&
to
bragge
how
they
haue
ken
Ioseph
,
that
was
consecrated
and
addict
to
the
warres
,
and
make
that
an
argument
their
power
prospereth
,
and
is
exalted
.
Now
therfore
(
our
dear
brother
and
oure
prince
)
consider
that
this
thei
wil
do
,
yea
if
thei
saue
thi
life
.
But
put
the
case
they
put
thee
to
death
,
wer
it
not
better
for
the
to
die
of
thine
sword
,
then
of
theirs
?
Yea
,
if
it
were
for
nothing
but
for
this
,
it
is
better
forthe
to
die
then
to
liue
:
leaste
thou
shouldest
heare
their
reproches
,
their
vpbraidinges
,
and
their
quarrellinges
.
And
if
they
preserue
the
aliue
,
neuer
thinck
,
they
do
i●
for
thy
good
,
but
rather
for
thine
ignominy
&
shame
,
whiche
is
far
greuouser
then
death
it self
.
Wherfore
our
dear
brother
and
our
prince
,
what
cometh
in
thy
minde
,
that
thou
purposest
to
liue
after
that
thou
hast
loste
thy
people
and
thy
brethren
?
and
to
what
purpose
serueth
thi
life
after
thei
be
gone
?
Marke
and
consider
diligentlye
what
Moyses
(
of
worthy
memory
)
oure
master
did
,
howe
he
spake
before
God
,
touchinge
the
people
of
Israell
.
O
pardone
their
sinnes
(
saithe
he
)
or
elsse
blot
me
quite
out
of
thy
boke
that
thou
hast
written
:
howe
he
would
not
liue
after
the
destruction
of
his
people
,
although
the
almighty
said
vnto
him
:
let
me
alone
that
I
may
wreake
mine
anger
vnon
them
and
consume
them
.
Where
is
nowe
Aaron
with
thee
his
brother
,
that
wente
betwixte
life
and
deathe
,
in
withstanding
the
angel
that
plaged
the
people
,
and
offered
him selfe
to
die
for
his
people
,
that
the
plage
mighte
cease
from
Israell
.
Where
is
kinge
Saule
and
his
sonne
Iehonathan
that
fought
for
the
people
of
God
and
died
in
the
fielde
?
Coule
not
Saule
haue
saued
his
life
and
his
Sonnes
bothe
if
he
hadde
bene
so
disposed
?
But
hee
,
when
he
sawe
Israell
haue
the
ouerthrowe
in
the
battaile
,
hadde
no
desire
to
liue
anye
lenger
,
but
chose
rather
deathe
then
life
,
and
woulde
not
be
seperated
from
his
brethren
nother
in
life
nor
death
,
as
wel
hee
,
as
Ionathan
his
Sonne
,
those
dearlye
beloued
and
moste
amiable
menne
(
as
the
scripture
termeth
theim
.
)
Why
doest
thou
not
remember
(
our
deare
Prince
)
the
righteousnes
of
Dauid
the
anointed
of
the
Lorde
,
who
seinge
a
moste
greuous
pestilence
to
rage
vppon
the
people
of
Israel
,
saied
:
Let
thy
hande
(
O
Lorde
)
I
beseche
thee
be
tourned
vpon
mee
and
my
fathers
house
.
For
I
am
hee
that
haue
sinned
,
I
haue
transgressed
,
as
for
these
thy
sheepe
,
what
haue
they
done
?
What
haue
they
offended
?
Where
is
the
holye
Lawe
smothered
and
stifled
in
thy
hearte
?
Arte
not
thou
an
annoynted
Prieste
that
haste
declared
and
taughte
vs
the
holye
Lawe
,
wherby
we
might
learne
how
to
loue
our
Lord
God
withal
our
hart
,
&
with
al
our
soul
,
and
withall
oure
strength
?
If
it
be
so
that
the
seruice
of
God
,
consisteth
not
in
this
,
that
we
should
loue
whome
he
loueth
,
and
die
for
his
cou●uaunt
and
sanctuary
,
together
with
his
seruaunts
that
be
slain
for
the
vnity
of
the
name
of
the
Lord
:
Wherin
standeth
it
then
?
Hast
not
thou
oft
times
taught
and
proued
vnto
vs
,
howe
that
euerye
man
that
dieth
in
warres
for
the
lord
,
his
sanctuary
,
his
people
,
and
his
law
:
he
is
to
be
counted
in
the
Lordes
lot
,
&
made
worthye
to
goe
vnto
the
greate
light
,
and
shal
not
see
euerlasting
darknesse
?
Arte
not
thou
that
Ioseph
the
priest
,
that
hast
cried
so
often
in
battail
,
I
am
Ioseph
the
prieste
,
consecrated
to
battaile
,
that
haue
vowed
my
life
,
for
the
people
of
the
Lord
his
sanctuarye
,
and
his
lande
?
But
nowe
when
thou
baste
yealded
thy selfe
vnto
them
,
and
they
order
the
dispitfullye
,
what
wilte
thou
say
vnto
them
,
or
what
amendes
canst
thou
haue
at
their
handes
?
I
put
the
case
they
cast
in
thy
teeth
,
&
say
thy
wordes
be
but
lies
.
How
shalt
thou
auoid
that
reproche
?
Arte
not
thou
he
that
saidst
,
men
shoulde
fighte
for
the
people
of
God
,
vntil
they
die
in
the
conflicte
,
and
in
so
doinge
,
their
deathe
shoulde
be
a
raunsome
for
their
sinnes
,
and
that
they
were
sure
to
go
to
that
great
light
that
is
the
light
of
life
?
Which
if
it
be
true
,
according
as
thou
hast
said
,
whye
then
wilt
thou
shun
deash
,
and
not
folowe
thy
people
that
are
gone
before
thee
,
to
that
same
lighte
?
Euer
hitherto
thou
hast
had
the
vpper
hand
,
wher
so
euer
thou
camste
,
in
so
muche
that
they
that
hearde
of
thee
,
trembled
for
feare
:
and
nowe
wilte
thou
yelde
thy
life
into
captiuity
to
the
Romaines
,
as
a
vile
slaue
?
Shall
not
this
thy
dishonoure
redound
also
vnto
the
people
of
God
?
Thou
that
arte
a
prince
,
a
kinge
and
priest
,
wilt
thou
be
bound
in
cheines
?
Euerye
man
shall
saye
,
this
is
he
that
hathe
geuen
his
souldioures
and
the
reaste
of
his
people
to
die
,
but
hath
●●ued
him selfe
,
and
his
owne
life
.
So
when
they
hadde
made
an
ende
of
talke
,
eche
manne
drew
out
his
sword
and
came
vnto
him
in
the
middest
of
the
Caue
,
sainge
:
Hearest
thou
,
thou
Iosephe
oure
Prince
,
if
thou
wilte
be
ruled
by
vs
,
firste
we
shall
slea
thee
as
a
Lorde
and
a
greate
Prince
:
and
thou
shalte
chuse
what
deathe
thou
wilt
die
on
,
that
thou
maiest
die
honourablye
.
But
if
thou
refuse
to
dye
honestlye
:
assure
thy selfe
of
this
,
that
we
will
euerye
manne
set
vpon
thee
and
slea
thee
.
Ioseph
aunswered
.
In
deede
I
knowe
my
Brethren
that
your
woordes
are
iuste
and
true
.
For
who
is
so
madde
to
desire
to
liue
in
this
hurlye
burlye
?
and
woulde
GOD
that
hee
woulde
call
my
Soule
vnto
him
,
and
receyue
it
vnto
hym
also
.
For
I
am
not
ignoraunt
that
it
were
more
expediente
for
mee
to
die
then
to
liue
,
for
the
great
troubles
that
haue
passed
through
my
braynes
.
But
hee
knoweth
the
secretes
of
mannes
hearte
,
and
he
it
is
that
geueth
life
vnto
menne
.
It
is
God
that
closeth
soules
within
the
bodies
,
and
letteth
theim
oute
againe
,
bicause
he
is
the
liuinge
GOD
,
in
whose
handes
remaine
the
Soules
and
Spirites
of
all
liuinge
creatures
.
He
hath
left
with
vs
a
Spirite
of
life
,
and
closed
it
vp
within
oure
bodies
.
What
is
hee
then
that
will
open
that
that
he
hath
shut
?
How
shall
we
loose
that
,
that
he
woulde
haue
bounde
and
knitte
fast
within
vs
?
Dooe
ye
not
al
knowe
that
the
life
is
a
thinge
that
he
hath
left
with
vs
to
kepe
,
and
that
wee
are
his
seruauntes
?
If
then
we
cast
awaye
life
before
that
GOD
take
it
,
shall
he
not
worthelye
bee
displeased
with
vs
,
and
make
that
we
shall
not
find
life
in
the
place
of
the
liuing
with
Abraham
our
father
of
famous
memorye
,
and
wyth
other
iuste
and
godlye
menne
our
forefathers
?
Dooe
you
not
knowe
that
they
wente
not
vnto
God
before
they
were
called
,
and
when
they
were
called
they
came
,
and
soo
dealt
GOD
with
all
holye
and
Godly
men
.
To
Moyses
our
master
of
worthie
memorye
,
the
electe
of
GOD
,
ye
knowe
that
the
Lorde
God
of
Israell
said
:
get
the
vp
vppon
this
mountaine
Abarim
,
and
so
he
did
.
But
he
woulde
not
haue
done
it
of
him selfe
,
had
not
God
called
him
.
Wherby
ye
may
see
it
is
not
lawful
for
a
man
to
surrendre
his
life
vnto
God
,
excepte
he
require
it
againe
.
Take
example
(
I
praye
you
)
of
Iob.
What
time
he
curst
the
daye
that
he
was
borne
in
,
mighte
not
he
ether
haue
hanged
him self
,
or
haue
run
vppon
a
knife
,
or
at
the
least
,
haue
folowed
his
wifes
counsel
to
cursse
God
and
die
?
Not
withstanding
he
abode
paciently
in
most
extreme
paine
,
waitinge
til
God
demaunded
again
his
life
,
and
then
restored
it
vnto
his
Lord
god
,
and
would
not
restore
it
vndemaunded
,
but
taried
till
hys
appoynted
ende
came
.
King
Dauid
also
,
of
famous
memory
,
saide
.
Leade
thou
my
life
oute
of
his
pinfolde
and
prison
.
For
he
knew
that
the
life
was
inclosed
in
the
bodye
,
and
that
none
mighte
let
it
forth
but
God
.
I
wot
wel
that
death
is
a
greate
commodity
,
so
be
that
the
soule
may
return
in
his
due
time
vnto
God
,
that
gaue
it
vs
.
I
knowe
also
that
he
that
dieth
in
the
warres
of
the
lord
,
he
shal
come
to
the
greate
lighte
.
But
I
knowe
not
what
can
appease
gods
wrath
toward
the
soul
of
that
man
that
killeth
him self
,
&
maketh
hast
to
restore
his
soul
before
his
time
,
and
withoute
the
Lordes
calling
.
Wherfore
my
frendes
&
brethren
,
I
would
ye
shoulde
knowe
it
,
I
am
no
more
cowarde
then
you
:
and
I
do
not
disagree
with
you
,
because
I
am
of
a
fainte
heart
for
feare
of
these
presente
calamities
,
but
that
I
know
I
shoulde
commit
a
heinous
offence
against
the
Lord
if
I
should
kil
my self
.
And
howe
say
ye
(
you
princes
)
that
sticke
vnts
your
God
,
to
you
I
speake
,
tel
me
who
shall
make
intercession
vnto
God
for
vs
,
if
we
should
commit
this
sinne
and
eche
kil
other
?
Wold
not
a
man
iudge
him
a
slaue
,
a
foole
,
a
froward
person
,
a
rebel
,
and
a
stubburne
man
,
that
woulde
be
forced
with
any
misery
,
to
be
so
ma●
that
because
all
thinges
fall
not
oute
,
as
he
woulde
wishe
,
woulde
therefore
hange
,
or
desperatly
murther
him self
with
his
owne
hands
?
Such
ye
know
the
law
thus
punisheth
,
their
righthand
is
cut
of
wherewith
they
forced
them selues
to
die
,
then
,
they
are
lefte
vnburied
,
as
men
that
haue
destroied
their
owne
soules
:
by
what
reason
then
shall
we
kill
oure selues
?
I
woulde
wishe
that
we
mighte
be
slaine
of
oure
ennemies
rather
then
we
shoulde
so
shamefully
murther
our selues
,
wherby
euer
after
we
shoulde
be
taken
for
manslears
,
if
anye
manne
slea
him selfe
,
as
did
Saule
whome
ye
commended
:
withoute
doubte
he
committeth
a
heinous
crime
,
and
suche
a
one
,
as
no
satisfaction
can
be
made
for
.
Besides
that
,
he
shall
be
reckened
fainte
hearted
,
and
as
one
that
dispaireth
of
his
recouerye
.
Wherefore
our
forefathers
haue
taughte
vs
.
A
man
oughte
not
to
despaire
of
his
sauegarde
and
deliueraunce
:
whiche
commeth
of
God
,
no
not
whan
the
knife
is
put
to
his
throte
to
cut
it
.
For
kinge
Hezekia
of
famous
memory
,
when
he
heard
these
woordes
of
Esaye
,
that
worthye
prophet
.
Make
thy
wil
and
set
thy
thinges
in
a
stay
,
for
thou
shalt
die
and
not
escape
.
Neuerthelesse
he
fainted
not
nor
ceassed
to
pray
vnto
God
for
the
proiōging
of
his
life
in
this
worlde
,
that
he
might
amende
his
life
,
and
send
a
better
soule
vnto
God
.
Then
the
Lorde
God
of
Israel
,
seing
his
vnweried
and
strong
hope
with
his
repentaunce
▪
suffred
him
to
liue
.xv.
yeares
yet
longer
.
But
Saul
that
saw
he
was
not
appointed
kinge
ouer
Israel
after
the
Lordes
minde
,
but
alonely
by
the
peoples
that
craued
vppon
Samuel
Geue
vs
a
Kinge
to
reigne
ouer
vs
:
Whereuppon
afterwarde
God
departed
from
Saule
,
for
he
was
not
obediente
to
Goddes
will
,
but
wente
aboute
by
force
to
establishe
his
kingdome
.
The
Lorde
then
seynge
the
wyckednesse
of
hys
hearte
,
gaue
him
ouer
,
and
chose
him
an
other
to
be
kynge
ouer
hys
people
,
annointinge
Dauid
hys
seruaunte
,
whyles
that
Saule
was
yet
liuinge
.
Whiche
Saule
perceiuinge
persecutinge
Dauid
,
and
laboured
with
all
his
endeuoure
to
destrdy
him
,
because
he
knew
God
was
with
him
,
and
prospered
all
that
he
did
,
whereas
contrary
al
went
backward
with
him
.
For
these
causes
,
I
say
,
he
chose
rather
to
die
then
liue
:
and
would
not
liue
after
the
people
of
Israel
was
ouerthrown
in
the
mountains
of
Gilboa
.
And
in
mine
opinion
,
he
slue
him selfe
for
nothinge
,
but
for
that
he
was
a
●aint
harted
coward
and
vtterli
dispaired
of
his
sauegarde
.
For
althoughe
he
saide
.
Leaste
these
vncircumcised
come
and
run
in
throughe
,
yet
if
he
had
bene
of
a
valeant
courage
,
he
woulde
haue
standed
to
his
defence
vnto
the
death
:
perauenture
God
woulde
haue
deliuered
him
.
But
he
contrary
,
al
in
dispaire
procured
him self
and
his
sonne
a
shamefull
deathe
.
But
ye
shall
consider
this
,
He
was
an
vnmerciful
king
,
and
therfore
did
G●●●rid
him
out
of
the
worlde
:
for
he
that
wil
not
spare
his
own
life
and
his
sonnes
:
howe
woulde
he
spare
other
?
And
where
as
ye
alledge
Aaron
vnto
me
,
I
woulde
know
of
you
,
why
did
he
put
him self
betwene
the
liuing
and
the
deade
?
was
it
not
because
he
would
turne
away
the
plage
from
Israell
?
If
he
had
knowen
that
he
him selfe
shoulde
haue
bene
stricken
therewith
:
doubtlesse
he
woulde
not
haue
striuen
against
the
striker
,
but
trusting
in
the
holines
of
his
righteousnesse
,
he
stode
before
the
Aungell
to
deliuer
Israell
from
that
miserie
.
I
am
not
to
be
compared
with
Aaron
,
albeit
I
am
one
of
his
children
,
and
neuer
yet
in
all
my
life
did
I
shrinke
to
venter
my
life
in
the
warres
of
the
Lorde
.
And
nowe
I
am
not
determined
to
kill
my selfe
,
lest
I
should
sinne
against
God
,
and
spoyle
my
soule
of
hope
of
saluation
.
I
know
it
well
,
it
were
more
expedient
for
me
to
be
slaine
of
mine
enemies
,
then
that
I
should
slea
my selfe
.
And
if
ye
say
the
word
,
let
vs
go
forth
and
sodainely
set
vpon
our
enemies
to
kill
and
to
be
killed
in
the
battaile
of
the
Lorde
,
and
so
shall
we
do
well
:
peraduenture
GOD
will
geue
them
into
our
handes
.
For
God
is
able
to
saue
as
well
by
a
small
armie
as
by
a
great
.
Then
if
you
see
me
to
be
afrayed
of
mine
enemies
sworde
▪
ye
shal
therbi
know
me
to
be
a
dastard
,
and
one
that
fawneth
vppon
his
enemies
,
and
hunteth
for
their
fauour
.
But
you
shal
see
me
go
afore
you
,
as
a
valiant
man
should
,
nor
once
turn
my
face
from
death
.
But
what
did
ye
euer
see
in
me
that
ye
should
iudge
me
fearful
?
Did
ye
euer
knowe
mee
to
refuse
to
fight
?
In
the
towne
of
Iorpata
I
haue
euer
kept
my
quarter
and
warde
,
and
euery
daie
haue
I
fought
with
mine
enemies
,
whom
I
haue
not
spared
but
empaired
,
and
that
not
a
little
,
whiles
I
defended
that
little
citie
.
48.
daies
against
them
.
For
I
thought
wyth
my selfe
,
peraduenture
I
maye
driue
away
the
ennemyes
of
the
LORDE
out
of
our
Lande
,
and
put
theim
by
Hierusalem
that
they
goe
not
thither
,
and
so
haue
I
foughten
with
theim
tyl
all
my
valeaunt
Souldioures
be
spente
,
and
none
lefte
but
you
.
I
coulde
no
lenger
withstande
their
force
,
and
I
woulde
not
yelde
my self
as
a
Prisoner
vnto
them
,
therfore
I
sledde
hither
with
you
into
this
Caue
.
Now
therefore
brethren
,
ye
shal
vnderstande
that
death
is
commodious
and
good
in
dede
whiche
commeth
in
his
time
.
But
it
is
neither
good
nor
godly
for
a
manne
to
kill
him selfe
and
his
brother
,
to
go
afterwarde
▪
for
that
deede
into
Hell
and
perdicion
.
And
what
other
thing
can
more
clearelye
set
for
the
a
mannes
manhode
and
hautye
minde
wyth
hys
hope
in
GOD
,
then
Pacience
,
for
a
manne
to
suffer
pacientlye
what
so
euer
chaunseth
vnto
hym
,
vntyll
hys
ende
come
.
Beholde
the
Lyons
and
other
Beastes
,
howe
they
are
wonte
to
wythstande
their
aduersaries
that
lye
in
wayte
for
theim
,
to
the
intente
they
maye
saue
their
lyues
.
Whose
armoure
is
their
Teeth
and
Clawes
,
wherewyth
neuerthelesse
they
hurte
not
theim selues
,
but
vse
them
against
other
that
assayle
theim
,
til
they
ether
ou●rcome
,
or
be
ouercommed
.
Therefore
if
a
manne
wyll
wyth
his
owne
handes
let
foorthe
his
soule
oute
of
his
closure
before
his
tyme
,
God
will
not
receiue
it
,
neither
shall
it
finde
anye
reaste
,
but
be
destroyed
.
And
whye
?
Because
it
is
expulsed
and
thruste
out
of
his
place
before
his
time
,
and
before
God
dooe
call
it
:
wherfore
it
shall
wander
inconstantlye
for
euer
.
Whye
then
,
my
deare
Brethren
and
frendes
dooe
you
aduise
vs
to
kill
one
another
,
and
to
expell
and
banish
our
Soules
from
vs
,
they
not
called
for
?
Howe
can
wee
put
awaye
this
opprobrye
?
Howe
can
wee
make
amendes
for
this
synne
?
Who
shall
pray
and
make
intercession
for
vs
?
And
wyth
this
Ioseph
burste
oute
on
weepynge
abundauntlye
,
but
they
laught
him
to
scorne
.
THen
Ioseph
helde
vp
his
handes
to
heauen
,
saiynge
:
Thou
Lorde
almightye
art
our
father
,
thou
hast
shapened
vs
,
and
by
thy
great
mercye
taken
vs
out
of
cley
:
thou
art
he
that
leadest
vs
in
thy
faieth
,
and
the
multitude
of
thy
mercies
and
benignitie
towards
vs
hath
not
ceassed
.
And
although
our
sinnes
haue
seperated
vs
from
thee
,
yet
neuerthelesse
we
are
thy
handy
worke
euery
one
of
vs
,
and
of
longe
haue
ben
called
thy
people
.
Thou
art
Lorde
ouer
all
creatures
&
soules
.
Thou
doest
what
thou
wilt
,
and
no
man
dare
saye
to
thee
whye
doest
thou
so
.
Thou
arte
our
father
,
we
are
cley
,
thou
hast
geuen
vs
our
shape
and
fashion
.
Therefore
if
it
please
thee
to
take
oure
Soules
,
take
them
by
the
handes
of
thine
aungels
,
that
wee
commit
none
euyll
againste
theim
.
And
if
these
my
fellowes
that
be
presente
with
mee
wyll
not
bee
partakers
of
my
Prayer
:
beholde
my
life
alone
,
for
the
whiche
I
beseche
thy
benigne
Clemency
,
if
it
please
thee
to
take
it
,
for
thou
gauest
it
mee
,
therefore
dooe
wyth
it
whatsoeuer
shal
seeme
good
vnto
thee
,
it
is
in
thy
handes
,
thou
lendst
it
mee
,
and
hast
preserued
it
wythin
me
.
I
will
not
distroye
it
my selfe
,
or
let
it
out
of
prison
before
thou
aske
for
it
.
For
thou
knowest
that
As
man
can
not
liue
without
iudgement
:
so
likewise
the
same
can
not
die
without
iudgement
.
Vnto
thee
therefore
do
I
lifte
vp
myne
eyes
,
thou
that
dwellest
in
Heauen
,
to
deale
mercifullye
wyth
thy
seruauntes
and
with
mee
,
to
tourne
our
heartes
that
wee
consente
not
vnto
thys
,
to
murther
our selues
.
If
thou
knowe
anye
amongst
them
,
that
entende
so
wycked
an
Acte
,
I
beseche
thee
,
O
Lorde
my
GOD
,
let
me
finde
fauoure
in
thyne
eyes
,
geue
them
an
hearte
to
heare
holesome
counsel
,
that
I
may
deliuer
my self
and
mine
owne
life
,
which
I
commend
into
thy
bandes
,
that
thou
wouldest
receiue
it
vnto
thee
,
for
in
thy
hand
is
the
life
of
euerye
liuinge
creature
.
Thus
whan
Ioseph
had
finished
his
praier
,
he
turned
him
vnto
his
felowes
and
saluted
them
.
Then
said
they
,
canst
thou
therfore
encline
oure
mindes
,
because
thou
hast
pra●ed
vnto
God
for
thy selfe
&
for
vs
?
did
not
we
tel
the
erewhile
,
like
as
we
tel
the
now
,
the
we
are
determined
to
die
by
one
means
or
other
,
wherfore
say
thy
minde
,
&
tel
vs
what
kinde
of
death
thou
wilt
ende
thy
life
,
for
we
haue
euer
knowen
the
a
iust
man
and
a
worthy
prince
,
therfore
art
thou
worthy
to
die
first
.
Ioseph
perceiuinge
that
his
felowes
were
vtterlye
determined
to
die
,
and
woulde
geue
no
eare
to
his
perswasions
,
for
he
coulde
by
no
reasons
drawe
them
to
his
opinion
,
he
wente
subtilty
to
worke
with
them
,
sayinge
:
Seinge
it
will
be
none
otherwise
brethren
,
I
wil
shewe
you
my
de●ise
.
Ye
are
determined
to
die
,
ye
saye
,
and
that
vppon
your
owne
swor●es
,
therefore
there
is
no
better
waye
then
to
do
it
by
lot
,
in
this
wise
.
Let
vs
caste
lottes
amongste
oure selues
,
that
we
maye
be
ioyned
together
by
couples
:
then
will
we
caste
lottes
,
whiche
couple
shall
die
firste
:
after
they
two
shall
cast
lottes
betwene
them
which
shal
kil
hys
fellowe
:
he
that
remaineth
shall
chuse
him
one
of
the
seconde
couple
to
kil
him
.
Likewise
the
seconde
couple
shal
caste
lottes
betwene
them selues
,
who
shal
die
firste
,
and
he
that
is
lefte
,
shal
chuse
him
one
of
the
thirde
couple
,
whome
he
hathe
a
fansy
to
be
killed
of
▪
Then
they
shal
trye
by
lot
who
shal
die
firste
,
who
beinge
slaine
,
the
other
maye
chuse
him selfe
one
of
the
four
the
couple
to
kil
him
,
and
so
on
,
til
al
be
slaine
,
that
we
see
not
the
captiuitie
of
oure
people
.
The
laste
couple
that
shal
remaine
,
shal
do
thus
,
runne
one
vppon
the
others
sworde
,
or
elsse
set
them
caste
lottes
betwixte
theim selues
,
and
vpon
whome
it
falleth
,
let
him
die
firste
.
But
for
asmuche
as
we
are
fortye
and
one
,
so
that
we
can
not
be
iustlye
ioyned
in
couples
:
let
vs
cast
lottes
firste
of
all
,
and
see
whiche
of
vs
shal
firste
be
slaine
,
and
when
he
is
once
oute
of
the
waye
,
then
lette
vs
deuide
the
couples
.
He
that
is
to
be
staine
firste
,
lette
him
chuse
oute
one
of
the
firste
couple
to
be
slain
of
,
and
when
he
is
deade
,
the
firste
couple
shall
caste
lottes
,
and
do
as
I
haue
deuised
.
Then
euery
man
likt
his
deuise
(
which
was
gods
doing
,
who
hard
Iosephes
prayer
)
and
saide
all
with
one
mouth
,
we
wil
do
as
thou
hast
deuised
and
to
the
it
perteineth
to
deuide
the
men
and
to
caste
the
lottes
.
Ioseph
answered
:
but
let
vs
sweare
by
the
name
of
the
lord
,
that
this
deuise
shal
stand
,
be
ratified
and
perfourmed
.
Wherunto
they
accorded
,
and
sware
all
by
the
name
of
the
Lorde
,
that
they
woulde
haue
that
deuise
to
be
ratified
&
kepte
,
which
Ioseph
had
inuented
of
casting
of
lottes
.
Then
Ioseph
began
to
make
lottes
,
who
should
be
thod
man
:
and
it
light
vpon
Iehoiada
a
prieste
,
sonne
of
Eliakim
a
Galilean
,
which
was
a
valeant
man
,
and
chiefest
in
euery
counsell
next
to
Ioseph
,
and
the
principall
perswader
of
this
wicked
fact
to
kill
them selues
.
After
that
did
he
craftely
deuide
them
into
couples
,
so
that
the
lot
of
his
owne
couple
came
forth
last
of
al
,
who
loked
to
be
saued
and
trusted
in
God
,
be●eninge
that
he
woulde
deliuer
him
from
this
abhominable
dede
.
Then
Iehoida
chose
him
one
of
the
first
couple
,
who
slue
him
.
That
done
,
the
first
couple
cast
lottes
betwene
them
,
so
th
one
killed
his
felowe
,
and
chose
him
one
of
the
second
couple
to
kil
him
.
Then
they
of
the
second
couple
caste
lots
betwene
them selues
in
the
presence
of
Ioseph
,
and
th
one
killed
the
other
,
then
he
that
remained
,
chose
him
one
of
the
thy
:
de
couple
to
slea
him
.
And
in
this
manner
did
they
,
til
there
were
al
slaine
&
none
lefte
aliue
,
but
Ioseph
and
his
felowe
:
who
said
vnto
Ioseph
,
go
to
,
let
vs
cast
lottes
that
we
may
go
to
our
brethren
.
Ioseph
answered
him
,
we
wil
do
so
,
if
thou
be
so
disposed
:
but
first
heare
me
,
I
praye
the
,
speake
a
fewe
thinges
in
thine
eares
,
Tel
me
,
haue
not
these
sinners
rebelled
against
god
,
in
thus
murthering
of
them selues
so
shamefully
,
nether
could
I
by
ani
meanes
diswade
them
,
nor
ha●e
them
from
this
opinion
.
Wherfore
shuld
we
two
sinne
against
God
so
greuously
,
&
against
our
own
soules
,
if
the
lot
should
so
fal
that
I
shuid
kil
thee
.
I
shuld
be
counted
a
mans●ear
&
that
worthily
:
&
it
may
so
chaunce
that
I
shal
escape
after
thee
and
saue
my
life
.
But
if
the
lot
shoulde
so
fal
that
thou
shouldest
slea
me
,
thou
shouldest
be
taken
also
for
a
murtherer
,
and
perauenture
thou
shuldest
not
escape
after
me
,
and
althoughe
thou
thinkest
yes
.
Notwithstanding
we
lose
our
hope
in
god
,
for
that
we
sinne
againste
oure
owne
soules
.
For
all
these
men
that
thou
seest
heare
dead
,
loe
,
they
haue
sinned
against
their
owne
soules
,
dying
withoute
discipline
and
all
good
order
.
If
thou
wilt
say
,
how
shal
we
do
for
oure
othe
that
we
haue
sworne
.
Doste
thou
not
knowe
,
that
.
He
that
breaketh
a
wicked
othe
,
do
the
nothing
wickedly
him selfe
.
For
a
man
is
not
constreined
to
performe
an
othe
vnto
God
,
but
to
the
kepinge
of
his
lawes
,
and
bereupon
it
is
that
Dauid
saithe
.
(
I
haue
sworne
and
wil
perfourme
.
For
neither
vow
nor
othe
,
that
is
made
against
the
commaundementes
of
God
,
can
be
ratified
before
God
.
And
that
more
is
,
before
the
we
sware
,
oure
fathers
sware
firste
,
a
great
while
ago
at
the
mounte
of
Sinai
,
that
they
and
their
children
woulde
keepe
the
lawe
of
the
Lorde
.
Moyses
also
made
a
couenaunte
with
them
vpon
the
same
,
and
not
only
with
them
that
then
were
there
,
but
also
with
vs
.
Howe
then
dare
we
be
so
bolde
to
swcare
,
to
breake
the
law
of
our
God
,
and
become
manquellers
,
seing
it
is
one
of
the
.x.
commaundements
expressely
.
Thou
shalt
not
kil
.
Wherfore
,
my
brother
,
thou
shalt
vnderstande
that
we
nede
not
be
sollititous
nor
careful
for
the
oth
that
we
haue
made
,
but
rather
to
breake
it
,
for
God
wil
neuer
be
displeased
with
vs
for
that
,
for
I
beinge
afraide
of
these
wicked
persones
,
that
lie
nowe
he
are
deade
,
did
inuente
this
subtil
meanes
,
and
way
to
swear
that
I
mighte
saue
my
life
.
Thou
therfore
,
my
brother
,
if
thou
wilte
be
ruled
by
mine
aduise
,
thou
shalt
saue
thy
life
&
mine
,
and
I
wil
caste
no
lottes
,
nor
performe
the
othe
that
we
made
.
Whiche
is
not
good
in
the
lawe
:
if
thou
wilte
not
.
I
wil
withstande
thee
,
and
fighte
with
thee
,
to
kill
thee
and
skape
my selfe
.
And
with
this
Ioseph
lepte
backe
and
drue
oute
his
sworde
,
standinge
ouer
againste
him
,
to
see
what
his
felowe
woulde
answer
.
His
companion
hearinge
this
,
sturred
neither
hande
nor
foote
againste
him
,
but
saide
:
Loe
,
I
am
contente
,
do
what
thou
thinckest
good
,
because
thou
arte
a
manne
of
God
.
And
blessed
be
the
Lorde
God
of
Israel
,
that
bathe
not
withdrawne
his
mercye
from
me
,
but
made
me
to
be
in
thy
lotte
,
whereby
my
soule
is
saued
from
goinge
to
helt
thy
lotte
is
a
iuste
lotte
For
the
Lorde
wil
not
leaue
the
scourge
of
sinners
,
vppon
the
lotte
of
the
iuste
.
Muche
elsse
besides
this
,
spake
Iosephes
companion
vnto
him
,
for
he
was
sore
afraide
of
him
,
leaste
he
shoulde
haue
killed
him
if
they
hadde
entermedled
together
,
for
Ioseph
was
the
better
man
of
his
hands
,
and
therfore
Ioseph
chose
him
into
his
lot
,
that
he
might
be
able
to
make
his
party
good
with
him
.
In
this
pointe
Ioseph
played
the
wyse
mannes
parte
,
for
he
escaped
by
this
meanes
both
from
the
handes
of
those
wicked
foles
:
and
also
from
his
felow
.
THerfore
Ioseph
called
out
of
the
caue
to
captain
Nicanor
,
and
said
to
him
in
this
wise
:
Wilte
thou
promise
mee
that
neither
thou
nor
anye
of
thy
men
that
be
here
with
thee
,
or
in
the
Romains
campe
shal
kyll
vs
,
before
thou
hast
brought
vs
vnto
Vaspasian
?
and
l●t
hym
dooe
wyth
vs
as
he
thynketh
good
.
Nicanor
aunswered
.
So
and
so
deale
God
with
mee
,
if
I
fulfyl
not
thy
request
,
if
so
be
it
thou
wilt
come
forthe
vnto
mee
together
with
the
men
that
thou
hast
with
thee
.
Ioseph
aunswered
,
I
will
come
forth
vnto
thee
,
and
so
manye
moe
of
vs
as
be
aliue
:
for
so
is
it
come
to
passe
,
that
some
of
vs
be
deade
here
in
the
caue
,
wherefore
howe
can
they
come
forthe
?
Then
said
Nicanor
:
neuer
thincke
(
frend
Ioseph
)
that
I
am
come
to
deceiue
thee
:
come
foorthe
and
trust
in
thy
Lord
God
,
for
thou
neadest
not
to
feare
.
Ioseph
said
,
sweare
vnto
me
this
,
by
the
god
of
Israel
,
although
he
be
vnknowne
vnto
thee
.
Nikano●
answered
,
I
sweare
vnto
the
by
that
God
that
made
the
world
by
his
wisdom
,
that
thou
nedest
not
to
fear
me
,
but
boldly
maist
come
forthe
vnto
me
.
So
Nikanor
made
a
couenaunte
with
Ioseph
and
his
felow
,
co●firming
and
ratifying
it
in
writing
after
the
manner
of
the
Romaines
:
and
reatched
it
into
the
caue
vpon
a
speare
,
holding
the
pointe
of
the
speare
in
his
owne
hand
.
Ioseph
toke
the
writinge
,
red
it
and
beleued
Nicanor
:
them
came
he
forth
to
Nicanor
and
his
felowe
with
him
.
When
Nicanor
sitting
vpon
his
seate
of
estate
that
was
made
him
there
in
the
woo●e
,
nie
vnto
the
caue
,
sawe
Ioseph
come
towardes
him
:
he
rise
vp
&
embrasing
him
kissed
him
:
set
him
on
his
righthand
,
and
wept
with
him
aboundauntly
,
he
honoured
his
felowe
also
,
plaringe
him
betwene
Pohrinus
and
Gallicanus
,
whom
he
had
at
that
present
with
him
.
Then
Nicanor
asked
hym
for
the
reste
of
the
men
that
were
wyth
him
,
willynge
that
they
shoulde
come
forth
,
and
he
would
honour
them
also
,
and
dooe
them
no
harme
.
Ioseph
declared
the
whole
matter
vnto
hym
,
what
was
become
of
theim
.
Nicanor
hearing
of
the
pertinacious
stubburnnesse
of
the
Iewes
heartes
,
&
their
wi●ked
intentes
,
was
wonderfully
moued
.
So
then
he
rose
and
went
from
thence
with
Ioseph
and
his
companion
vnto
Vaspasian
.
When
the
Romaine
army
sawe
Ioseph
,
they
were
greatly
astonied
,
and
gaue
a
mightye
shoute
.
Some
reioysed
that
Ioseph
was
taken
,
saiyng
:
This
is
good
lucke
,
that
our
eyes
shall
see
oure
longe
expected
desire
.
Other
lamented
and
let
teeres
fal
from
their
eyes
wyth
pensiue
heartes
,
saiynge
:
Is
not
this
that
worthye
manne
,
who
made
all
the
Romayne
hoste
to
quake
for
feare
:
and
whose
Fame
and
renowne
was
knowen
throughout
all
landes
?
Howe
is
it
come
to
passe
that
so
mighty
a
man
is
taken
in
his
owne
countrey
,
&
amongst
his
owne
people
?
If
this
chaunceth
vnto
suche
a
manne
to
be
taken
in
his
owne
Lande
in
the
middest
of
his
family
and
frends
?
How
shal
we
escape
in
a
straunge
land
.
Certaine
euil
disposed
persons
of
the
Romain
souldiers
went
to
Vaspasian
and
said
.
Sir
,
you
shal
do
well
to
commaund
this
man
to
be
slaine
without
mercye
,
that
hath
ben
the
distruction
of
so
many
of
the
people
of
the
Romains
.
This
is
the
self
same
,
that
shot
the
arow
and
stroke
you
in
the
leg
:
put
him
to
death
and
then
shal
you
be
sure
he
shal
neuer
moue
warre
more
against
you
.
If
you
do
not
,
ye
shal
see
him
one
daye
againe
rayse
an
armye
against
vs
,
and
distroy
vs
.
But
Iosephe
founde
frendshippe
at
Titus
Vaspasians
sonnes
handes
,
whiche
came
of
the
LORDE
.
Therfore
when
hee
hearde
those
wycked
mens
wordes
that
desiered
Vaspasian
to
put
Ioseph
to
death
,
he
laught
them
to
skorne
and
taunted
theim
,
saiynge
:
Will
you
tell
my
father
what
he
hath
to
dooe
?
Will
you
geue
him
so
wicked
counsell
to
slea
that
man
that
yeldeth
him self
to
vs
vpon
the
trust
of
our
lea●e
&
band
of
frendship
,
which
you
now
go
about
to
breake
and
frustrate
?
Did
not
captaine
Nicanor
in
my
fathers
name
&
Caesars
,
with
al
the
Romaines
,
make
a
couenant
with
him
?
Take
hede
what
you
saie
.
Is
it
not
treason
that
you
go
about
to
breake
the
Cesarical
fidelitie
?
Moreouer
,
who
can
tel
whether
it
may
so
happen
that
some
of
vs
be
taken
by
the
Iewes
,
like
as
Iosephe
is
prisoner
at
this
present
with
vs
?
When
Vaspasian
heard
his
sonnes
wordes
,
it
pleased
him
,
and
he
spared
Ioseph
,
not
sufferyng
him
to
be
slaine
,
but
committed
him
to
a
certaine
capitaine
of
his
,
and
earied
him
about
with
him
through
the
cities
together
with
kinge
Agrippa
.
After
this
Vaspasian
remoued
his
campe
to
Talmida
,
which
also
is
called
Acho
,
and
from
thence
he
went
to
Caesaria
a
great
citie
.
When
thei
of
the
citie
saw
Ioseph
,
thei
cried
vnto
Vaspasian
,
kyll
him
,
kyll
him
,
or
else
he
will
one
daye
be
an
occasion
to
stirre
great
Warres
against
thee
.
But
Vaspasian
woulde
not
heare
theim
.
Tidynges
came
to
Vaspasian
that
they
of
Iapho
inuaded
the
Isles
that
were
subiecte
vnder
hys
dominions
with
a
nauie
,
roauynge
to
spoile
them
.
Vaspasian
therfore
commaunded
to
laye
in
wait
for
them
,
that
they
might
be
met
withall
.
So
there
was
an
ambushe
laied
withoute
the
towne
,
and
it
came
to
passe
,
that
when
the
pyrates
were
gone
out
a
roauyng
,
Vaspasian
entred
the
towne
,
and
toke
it
,
because
their
Souldiours
were
absente
.
When
the
Citizins
retourned
with
their
Nauie
,
and
sawe
the
Romaines
in
the
Citie
,
they
laboured
to
arriue
and
set
a
lande
:
but
by
and
by
a
huge
tempest
and
a
mightye
storme
droue
all
their
Shippes
againste
the
Rockes
that
were
in
the
Sea
shoare
,
for
there
was
no
Hauen
for
Shippes
and
there
they
were
loste
manye
of
of
them
:
suche
as
swamme
to
Lande
,
the
Romaines
slue
them
.
They
that
were
drowned
in
the
sea
and
slaine
by
the
Romaines
,
were
in
noumber
.iiii.
thousande
good
men
of
warre
:
besides
them
were
slaine
in
the
town
.xl.
thousand
,
all
Iewes
.
THis
done
,
Vaspasian
set
forth
Valericus
and
Taribus
two
Romain
captaines
with
his
sonne
Titus
,
who
wente
,
besieged
and
wan
the
townes
of
defence
that
were
in
Galile
.
And
thus
did
Titus
vse
them
:
they
that
yelded
vnto
him
,
he
saued
their
liues
:
and
who
soeuer
withstode
him
,
he
slewe
.
More
ouer
all
the
cities
that
belonged
to
Agrippas
in
Galile
,
he
restored
them
vnto
him
againe
,
only
Tiarua
excepte
,
which
he
vtterly
raced
,
and
slue
all
the
mankind
,
specially
such
as
were
apt
to
the
warres
,
sold
also
their
wiues
&
children
.
And
this
was
the
only
city
in
all
Galile
,
that
Titus
shewed
such
rigor
&
extremity
vnto
.
Vaspasian
departinge
thence
toke
his
iorny
to
Gamala
,
whiche
is
a
citye
vpon
the
top
of
a
mountain
.
The
name
therof
is
called
Gamala
,
of
an
Hebrue
worde
Gamal
,
that
signifieth
to
quite
or
to
do
a
good
turn
because
it
is
the
best
citye
that
belonged
to
Agrippas
,
and
the
inhabitantes
thereof
were
all
verye
riche
.
The
citye
also
called
Selencia
was
not
farre
from
it
situated
,
a
country
replenished
with
good
townes
,
Gardens
,
brookes
,
and
all
kinde
of
frutefull
trees
.
Agrippa
besoughte
Vaspasian
,
that
he
woulde
not
destroye
this
citye
:
let
me
go
firste
(
saithe
he
)
and
offer
them
peace
,
perauenture
they
will
take
it
,
that
they
may
saue
their
liues
from
destruction
.
Vaspasian
was
intreated
:
sayinge
vnto
him
:
go
and
do
as
thou
wilte
,
for
to
honoure
thee
,
I
will
do●e
so
muche
for
thy
sake
.
So
Agrippa
wente
to
them
,
and
spake
frendlye
and
peaceablye
vnto
them
,
and
they
receiued
him
in
lyke
manner
,
but
they
mente
deceite
,
sayinge
.
Thou
arte
oure
LORDE
and
kinge
:
to
whome
therefore
dothe
all
that
is
of
anye
price
to
be
desired
in
all
Israell
belonge
,
but
vnto
thee
?
therfore
come
ne●e
vnto
vs
and
debate
the
matter
with
thy
seruaunts
,
Agrippas
crediting
their
wordes
,
came
harde
to
the
citye
,
and
as
he
listened
to
them
that
talked
with
him
,
one
cast
a
greate
stone
from
the
wal
,
which
light
iust
betwene
his
shoulders
,
and
brake
his
backe
with
one
of
his
armes
also
,
with
suche
violence
that
it
stroke
him
prostrate
to
the
grounde
.
But
his
seruauntes
stepte
to
him
:
toke
him
vp
,
and
caried
him
to
Vaspasian
.
Who
seinge
him
so
sore
hurte
,
sware
he
woulde
neuer
go
from
thence
til
he
had
taken
the
city
&
ordered
them
in
like
manner
as
he
did
Tiarua
,
to
leaue
neuer
a
man
a
liue
ther
in
.
The
Romaine
Phisitions
did
bestow
suche
diligence
aboute
Agrippas
that
they
cured
him
.
Vaspasian
in
this
rage
against
the
Selucians
,
because
thei
had
wounded
the
kinge
,
besieged
and
assaulted
them
.
The
Iewes
within
the
towne
encouraged
one
an
other
,
sa●ing
,
let
vs
sticke
to
it
nowe
and
playe
the
men
,
for
we
haue
none
other
hope
to
saue
our
liues
,
seinge
we
haue
thus
ordered
the
king
.
Certain
stout
men
of
them
therfore
issued
&
encountring
with
the
Romaines
,
made
a
great
slaughter
amongst
them
.
After
that
the
Romains
addressed
their
engines
,
planted
their
iron
Rammes
that
they
brought
with
them
against
the
walles
,
and
by
that
time
night
came
,
battred
a
great
parte
therof
down
to
th
earth
,
that
Vaspasian
and
much
people
with
him
might
enter
at
their
pleasure
.
But
Vaspasian
gaue
commaundement
to
his
armye
,
that
they
should
not
enter
that
nighte
into
the
towne
,
but
stande
and
compasse
the
walles
vntil
morow
,
that
they
might
see
howe
to
win
it
.
Notwithstandinge
they
wold
not
be
ruled
by
him
,
but
entred
:
then
the
Iewes
came
vpon
them
,
drue
the
stretes
with
chaines
,
and
closed
the
waies
of
the
city
,
entrappinge
them
in
such
a
sort
that
they
coulde
go
nother
one
way
nor
other
:
after
set
vp
on
them
and
bette
them
downe
euen
there
,
so
that
they
were
all
slaine
saue
a
ten
men
that
fled
with
Vaspasian
&
a
captaine
named
Butius
,
one
of
the
best
men
of
war
in
all
the
Romaines
army
,
him
the
Iewes
pursued
and
slue
But
Vaspasian
&
his
fled
to
the
mountaines
,
that
he
might
be
there
in
sauegarde
.
And
from
thence
he
sent
to
Titus
his
sonne
that
was
in
Siria
,
for
the
Romaine
army
,
that
he
had
sent
with
him
into
Persia
,
whiche
Titus
led
into
Iewrye
.
SHortlye
after
Vaspasian
gathered
souldioures
and
repaired
his
armye
,
ioyned
with
Agrippas
companye
,
and
returned
to
Selencia
,
wan
it
&
slue
them
euerye
manne
leauing
none
aliue
,
and
afterwards
wente
to
other
Cities
of
Galile
and
tooke
them
,
seruinge
them
in
like
sorte
.
After
that
he
came
to
the
citye
called
Nascela
,
whiche
was
a
walled
towne
,
and
of
all
the
townes
of
defence
throughe
oute
all
Galile
,
none
lefte
but
it
.
Thus
he
besieged
,
because
thither
were
resorted
manye
cutthrotes
and
wicked
persones
withoute
all
feare
of
GOD
,
suche
as
were
Robbers
and
rouers
of
the
lande
of
Iudea
.
Emongste
whome
was
a
certaine
manne
named
Iehochanan
,
learned
,
wise
and
prudente
,
speciallye
to
do
mischiefe
,
a
wittye
counselloure
,
and
of
suche
eloquence
that
he
coulde
perswade
cunninglye
,
and
disswade
menne
from
that
they
had
purposed
.
Besides
this
,
he
was
a
murtherer
,
readye
to
shedde
bloude
and
to
do
any
mischief
:
a
great
robber
,
and
one
that
euer
gaped
after
other
mens
goodes
.
By
whiche
meanes
he
was
become
verye
riche
,
wherefore
there
resorted
vnto
him
all
vaine
persones
,
mansiears
,
rebels
and
ruffains
,
like
him self
,
geuynge
hym
large
rewardes
,
that
they
mighte
be
of
his
fraternitie
,
his
brethren
and
adherentes
:
and
he
to
be
their
heade
.
Titus
was
sente
to
this
citye
,
by
his
father
to
offer
them
comditions
of
peace
,
whether
,
when
he
was
come
,
he
sente
his
embassadours
to
the
citizens
to
intreate
the
peace
with
them
.
Whereunto
the
Cityzens
accorded
,
and
were
readye
to
enter
in
league
with
Titus
.
When
as
this
wicked
Iehochanan
perceiued
the
auncient
men
of
the
towne
and
the
heades
wolde
receiue
peace
,
he
commaunded
his
companions
to
kepe
the
walles
,
to
let
them
from
speaking
with
the
Romaines
,
and
that
they
woulde
geue
the
Romaines
their
answer
.
So
therfore
,
seditious
Iehochanan
made
answer
to
the
embassadoure
of
Titus
,
saying
,
to
morow
haue
we
a
solempne
feast
to
the
Lord
God
,
tell
thy
master
Titus
therfore
,
that
he
graunte
vs
truce
for
two
daies
,
and
the
thirde
day
we
wil
geue
him
answer
.
Wherwith
Titus
was
contente
and
lefte
the
assaulte
for
two
daies
.
These
thinges
were
done
vpon
Whitson
euen
,
which
was
called
the
feaste
of
weakes
and
haruest
.
The
night
afore
the
third
day
appointed
was
come
,
Iehochanan
and
his
complices
,
gate
them
oute
of
the
towne
and
fled
toward
Ierusalem
,
ere
Titus
knew
therof
:
On
the
morow
he
sent
his
embassadour
to
demaund
their
answer
,
what
they
would
do
They
answered
,
we
desire
to
entre
in
a
league
with
you
,
for
we
are
yours
to
do
you
what
pleasure
your
hart
desireth
,
vpon
this
condicion
that
none
of
the
Romaines
hurt
ether
our
bodies
or
goodes
,
Titus
vpon
this
made
peace
with
them
,
confirminge
it
by
writinge
sealed
,
for
the
better
assuraunce
therof
:
So
they
opened
the
gates
and
Titus
came
into
the
town
with
his
hole
armi
,
&
the
Iewes
receiued
him
with
great
ioy
,
honoring
him
very
much
.
Then
Titus
inquired
for
Iehochanan
and
his
confederates
,
the
citizens
declared
vnto
him
,
how
he
fled
by
night
withal
his
,
towards
Ierusalem
.
Titus
hearing
that
,
sent
after
to
pursue
him
:
yet
they
found
him
not
,
he
had
made
such
spede
:
Notwithstanding
many
of
the
people
,
that
went
out
of
the
town
with
him
that
they
might
escape
the
daunger
,
both
men
wemen
children
,
old
and
impotent
persons
,
they
enertoke
,
slue
them
euery
one
,
and
returned
with
a
great
spoyle
.
After
this
Titus
wan
all
the
cities
in
Galile
,
and
set
rulers
in
them
.
Then
Vaspasian
dislodged
from
thence
and
came
to
the
mount
Tabor
,
which
hath
snow
vpon
it
continually
:
the
height
therof
is
.xxx.
furlonges
,
and
vpon
the
top
is
a
plaine
of
.xxiii.
furlong●
broade
.
Thither
sent
Vaspasian
one
of
his
Captaines
called
Palgorus
,
whiche
tooke
the
mountaine
and
the
towne
that
stode
thereon
.
But
here
I
will
leaue
of
the
historie
of
the
rest
of
the
battails
that
were
fought
in
other
places
in
the
lande
of
Israel
and
Galile
:
and
speake
no
more
of
them
in
this
boke
,
for
they
be
almoste
innumerable
,
and
we
haue
made
mencion
of
them
in
the
historie
of
the
Romains
.
❧
The
Historye
of
the
siege
of
Hierusalem
.
NOwe
wyll
wee
discribe
the
battails
of
Hierusalem
,
&
howe
the
city
was
besieged
by
the
Romains
:
wherin
we
will
declare
all
thinges
truelye
as
our
maner
is
,
&
faithfullye
,
accordynge
to
the
veritie
of
that
was
done
.
It
came
to
passe
therfore
as
Iehochanan
the
Galilean
was
fled
to
Hierusalem
,
he
found
there
men
mete
for
his
purpose
,
iniurious
persons
wicked
menne
,
murtherers
,
disceiuers
,
bloudsheaders
an
infinite
number
,
for
out
of
all
countreys
within
the
land
of
Iuda
,
there
repared
thither
all
men
of
warre
,
to
defende
the
sanctuarie
of
our
God
:
and
Anani
the
hie
priest
receiued
al
that
came
.
These
seinge
Iehochanan
and
his
valeantnesse
,
fell
from
Anani
the
hie
priest
,
and
claue
vnto
him
,
deuising
with
him
of
al
their
affaires
,
So
Iehochanan
conspired
with
those
cutthrotes
,
to
laye
handes
vppon
the
rich
men
of
the
city
,
and
to
spoile
them
of
their
goodes
,
and
this
was
their
maner
,
when
they
espied
any
notable
rich
man
of
the
city
,
they
woulde
after
this
sort
quarrel
with
him
.
Art
not
thou
he
that
hast
sent
letters
to
the
Romains
,
and
to
Vaspasian
to
betraye
the
citye
vnto
them
:
Thus
woulde
thei
examin
him
before
the
people
:
and
when
he
woulde
answer
.
God
forbid
I
shoulde
so
do
:
then
woulde
they
bringe
in
lims
of
the
Deuil
,
of
their
owne
companye
to
beare
false
witnesse
againste
him
,
that
he
might
be
condempned
to
death
by
the
law
for
a
rebel
.
Thus
dealt
thei
with
Antipas
and
Lohia
,
bothe
noble
men
,
and
of
the
chiefe
of
the
citye
,
and
their
goodes
withal
their
iewels
,
the
seditious
ceased
for
them selues
.
They
quarels
also
to
the
hie
priestes
,
thruste
them
from
their
charges
that
thei
could
not
execute
their
seruice
.
Moreouer
,
thei
cast
lottes
who
should
haue
the
priests
office
,
and
who
should
be
no
priest
.
For
they
helde
the
priesthode
and
seruice
of
God
,
for
ioyes
,
gaudes
,
and
trifles
.
So
the
lotte
fel
vpon
one
that
was
called
Pani
the
sonne
of
Peniel
,
a
carterly
husbandman
,
ignorant
what
belonged
to
the
priestes
office
,
so
that
he
was
vtter
lie
vnworthy
of
the
priesthode
:
yet
thei
made
him
hye
priest
for
all
the
,
so
light
a
matter
made
they
of
the
priest
hode
.
The
good
&
Godlye
men
of
Hierusalem
seing
the
power
of
these
Ruffians
and
wicked
persons
beare
suche
swinge
:
they
stack
together
,
and
determined
to
with
stande
them
by
force
.
The
people
therfore
earnestlye
moued
with
anger
,
set
vpon
them
,
and
encountred
with
them
in
suche
sort
,
that
the
fight
was
greate
on
bothe
sides
,
in
the
streates
,
in
the
market
place
,
in
the
temple
,
and
in
the
entraunce
of
the
Temple
,
till
all
the
citye
was
filled
full
of
dead
bodies
and
slaine
men
.
For
there
was
not
so
much
as
one
streate
,
but
there
was
some
skirmishes
in
it
.
The
people
at
length
gat
the
vpper
hand
of
the
Ruffians
,
for
thei
were
eigerly
set
&
earnestly
bent
against
them
.
The
sedicious
therfore
,
seing
them
selues
not
able
to
make
their
party
good
with
the
people
:
fled
euerie
man
into
the
temple
of
the
Lorde
,
shutte
it
after
them
,
and
there
remained
.
But
Anani
the
hie
Prieste
seinge
the
wicked
to
be
fledde
to
the
temple
:
willed
the
people
to
cease
their
fightynge
vpon
theim
in
the
holie
temple
of
the
Lorde
,
least
they
shoulde
pollute
it
with
the
bloude
and
dead
carcases
of
these
wicked
persons
.
The
people
therefore
left
of
the
fight
.
Then
Anani
beset
the
temple
rounde
about
with
a
.
vs
.
thousande
of
the
beste
and
pickedst
men
of
the
people
,
wel
armed
all
of
them
wyth
iackes
and
Sallettes
,
and
as
well
weapened
,
with
euerye
manne
a
sworde
,
a
Target
,
and
a
Speare
or
Pyke
,
to
keepe
the
Temple
that
they
shoulde
not
come
foorthe
.
Moreouer
,
Anani
caste
in
his
minde
that
besides
the
settynge
vppon
theim
in
the
Temple
,
whiche
were
in
no
wise
semelye
:
it
shoulde
also
bee
as
greate
a
dammage
if
the
people
of
the
Lorde
,
shoulde
one
riue
and
sticke
an
other
in
the
verye
Temple
.
For
these
causes
he
sente
Embassadours
to
Iehochanan
the
Galilean
chiefe
Capitaine
of
the
the
sedicious
and
thieues
,
offerynge
hym
peace
:
but
Iehochanan
refused
it
.
For
the
Sedicious
had
sente
for
the
Edomites
to
come
and
ayde
them
.
These
Edomites
hadde
bene
euer
from
their
firste
beginnynge
verie
hardye
and
Valiaunte
menne
,
and
warrelyke
:
yet
were
they
subiecte
to
the
Iewes
.
For
Hircanus
kynge
of
Iuda
hadde
conquered
them
,
and
caused
them
to
be
circumcised
:
bindynge
suche
of
theim
as
were
the
best
warriours
amongest
theim
,
to
stande
in
armes
,
and
kepe
watche
&
warde
vpon
the
walles
of
Hierusalem
day
&
night
,
the
rest
of
them
to
pai
tribute
to
the
Iewes
.
Vpon
a
certaine
night
came
.xxii.
thousande
of
these
Edomites
,
all
good
men
of
warre
againste
Hierusalem
.
When
Anani
the
hie
Prieste
and
the
People
that
were
wyth
him
,
hearde
the
noyse
of
the
Edumites
armie
:
he
went
vpon
the
wais
and
demaunded
of
them
what
thei
were
,
from
whence
they
come
,
and
whither
they
woulde
.
They
aunswered
.
Wee
are
Edomites
,
and
came
out
of
Edomea
to
visite
the
Lord
God
and
his
temple
,
&
to
see
in
what
case
his
people
standeth
:
for
this
we
come
according
to
our
accustomed
maner
as
euer
here
tofore
.
Anani
aunswered
.
You
are
dissemblers
&
not
as
your
wordes
do
show
:
neither
come
ye
to
seke
God
&
his
sanctuarie
,
nor
yet
to
aide
his
people
,
but
rather
to
the
succours
of
Iehochanan
,
graunde
captaine
of
thieues
.
Were
it
not
better
for
you
to
assist
the
sanctuarie
of
God
,
then
these
sinfull
sedicious
persons
,
that
couet
nothing
els
,
then
to
laye
waste
the
house
of
God
,
and
to
distroy
his
people
?
They
in
the
most
holye
citie
of
God
,
do
shede
the
bloude
of
iuste
,
Godlye
,
and
innocent
men
:
thorow
whose
wickednesse
the
Romayns
haue
the
vpper
hande
vppon
vs
:
because
wee
haue
Ciuil
warres
at
home
wyth
the
Sedicious
,
and
externall
wyth
the
Romaynes
.
Yea
,
the
wickednesse
of
the
sedicious
is
growen
so
farre
,
that
the
moste
parte
of
vs
hadde
rather
be
slaine
of
the
Romaynes
,
then
of
oure
brethren
the
Iewes
.
If
so
be
it
,
ye
be
come
to
ayde
them
,
ye
shal
vnderstande
that
ye
offende
our
LORD
God
greuouslye
,
to
healpe
synners
and
murtherers
,
that
treade
the
People
of
GOD
vnder
their
fete
,
like
as
menne
treade
Grapes
in
a
wyne
presse
,
and
make
the
temple
of
the
Lorde
a
dwellynge
place
of
manquellers
and
wicked
persons
.
Ye
saye
ye
come
to
seeke
the
Lord
:
how
is
it
then
that
ye
are
thus
in
armes
after
the
manner
of
Warre
?
Ye
shall
vnderstande
,
wee
shutte
not
the
Gates
of
the
Towne
because
of
you
,
least
you
shuld
come
in
,
after
your
accustomed
manner
:
but
because
of
your
Armoure
and
Weapons
that
you
haue
wyth
you
,
whiche
are
instrumentes
of
destruction
,
a
verye
vnmete
fashion
to
come
and
visite
the
Lorde
wyth
.
Ye
shoulde
rather
haue
come
wyth
offeringes
,
sacrifices
,
confession
,
and
praise
.
Notwithstandynge
,
if
ye
wyll
enter
into
the
towne
for
deuotion
sake
,
ye
are
welcome
:
but
ye
must
laye
awaye
youre
Weapons
,
and
so
enter
in
peaceablye
.
The
Edomites
aunswered
.
Wee
maruayle
not
a
little
at
thee
whiche
arte
the
hie
Prieste
,
our
Lorde
and
mediatoure
,
and
at
the
rest
of
the
priestes
of
the
Lorde
,
wyth
the
Elders
and
Iudges
of
the
people
that
be
presente
wyth
thee
,
and
your
woordes
seeme
straunge
in
our
eares
.
For
wee
vnderstande
you
take
vs
for
your
ennemies
,
and
thereupon
you
stoppe
vs
of
our
entraunce
into
the
citye
to
visite
the
Lorde
God
after
oure
accustomed
manner
.
In
that
wee
be
armed
as
ye
obiecte
vnto
vs
:
do
ye
not
knowe
that
Vaspasian
draweth
nye
to
come
to
thys
holy
Citye
?
This
we
hearinge
of
,
was
the
cause
that
wee
tooke
our
Weapons
with
vs
,
to
come
to
aid
you
,
and
kepe
the
town
,
as
we
haue
bene
wonte
these
manye
yeares
.
But
howe
shoulde
ye
gather
this
,
that
wee
come
to
succoure
the
wycked
and
sedicious
that
bee
wyth
you
:
when
as
from
the
firste
daye
that
euer
wee
and
oure
fathers
were
circumcised
,
wee
neuer
swarued
from
the
Lawe
and
commaundementes
of
the
Lorde
?
Tell
vs
if
there
bee
anye
commaundement
in
the
Lawe
that
biddeth
a
manne
to
strenthen
and
mayntayne
the
power
of
the
wicked
,
to
the
whyche
wee
are
bounde
to
hearken
,
and
to
ayde
these
?
God
forbidde
wee
shoulde
dooe
this
:
for
wee
all
,
bothe
that
be
here
,
and
the
other
Edomites
also
bee
seruauntes
of
the
Lord
and
his
people
,
to
mayntaine
and
defende
the
lawe
,
the
people
,
and
the
house
of
the
Lorde
.
Whiles
they
were
thus
talkyng
together
,
there
rose
vp
a
greate
cloude
,
and
lightenynges
were
sene
wyth
fire
,
darckenesse
with
mightye
thunder
claps
and
showers
of
hail
,
that
all
that
saw
it
were
wonderfully
afraied
.
Wherfore
the
people
fled
wholy
,
left
the
walles
&
forts
bi
Anani
,
of
God
,
al
good
men
of
warre
,
besides
innumerable
other
that
they
killed
of
the
common
people
.
In
the
morninge
they
laid
handes
on
the
rich
men
,
drue
them
before
iudges
and
the
.
ixx
.
elders
,
which
otherwise
be
called
Sanhedrine
whom
they
called
together
,
&
there
wicked
Iehochanan
the
Galilean
,
spake
vnto
them
in
this
wise
.
Whi
condemn
ye
not
these
rich
cobbes
,
that
haue
made
a
conspiracy
with
the
Romains
,
&
determine
to
betray
this
holy
city
into
their
hands
?
namely
one
Sechariahu
a
iust
man
,
perfit
,
godly
,
and
vertuous
,
one
that
feared
the
lord
,
&
oued
both
god
&
man
:
but
for
his
richesse
onlye
,
whiche
were
verye
great
,
this
Iehochanan
captain
of
the
sedicious
apprehended
him
,
willing
th
elders
to
condemn
him
to
death
,
for
that
he
had
ioyned
with
their
ennemies
(
as
he
said
)
to
betray
the
city
to
them
.
The
priests
,
elders
,
and
iudges
,
hearing
his
wordes
:
&
perceiuing
that
both
he
and
the
rest
of
his
bloudi
hand
desired
nothing
els
then
to
make
this
man
awaye
,
although
they
knew
him
to
be
moste
innocent
:
they
wept
&
sighed
greatly
.
Iehochanan
seing
them
wepe
for
Sechariahu
,
and
that
they
would
not
condemn
him
,
respecting
his
iustice
&
integritie
:
What
,
saith
he
:
do
ye
begin
to
mourne
before
there
be
anye
corse
presente
?
I
would
I
should
neuer
come
wher
God
hathe
to
do
,
but
if
ye
order
vs
thus
in
your
iudgementes
,
ye
shal
be
the
firste
that
we
wil
lay
hold
of
,
and
we
wil
sit
in
iudgement
our selues
,
to
discern
the
matters
of
the
people
of
god
,
according
as
we
thincke
good
.
Then
layinge
apart
al
shame
,
with
an
obstinat
minde
the
wicked
sorte
hoysed
vp
Sechariahu
,
caried
him
oute
of
the
place
of
iudgement
,
and
broughte
him
vp
to
the
top
of
a
verye
hie
toure
,
at
the
Easte
ende
of
the
towne
,
from
whence
they
thruste
him
downe
headelonge
,
and
he
died
there
at
the
walles
side
in
the
vale
of
Iehoschaphat
.
The
priestes
therefore
were
sore
afraide
of
their
own
partes
,
and
the
iudges
also
with
the
elders
because
of
wicked
Iehochanan
and
the
reaste
of
the
seditious
.
For
Iehochanan
had
geuen
them
warning
and
saied
,
except
ye
geue
sentence
vpon
euerye
man
that
we
shal
bringe
vnto
you
,
according
to
oure
mindes
,
be
ye
assured
,
ye
shal
al
of
you
go
the
same
waye
that
Sechariahu
is
gone
before
you
.
After
that
they
apprehended
a
iust
man
and
a
rich
,
that
was
beloued
of
al
the
towne
,
whose
name
was
Gorinion
,
surnamed
valeanut
:
and
he
was
a
valeant
man
in
de●e
,
moste
experte
in
the
warres
,
therto
wise
and
witty
,
and
a
man
of
a
pure
and
perfite
life
.
One
that
was
euer
the
form●st
in
battaile
.
When
so
euer
they
had
any
conflict
against
the
gentils
that
besieged
Ierusalem
:
and
this
was
his
accustomed
maner
,
that
whan
the
ennemies
marched
to
ioyn
battail
the
Iewes
,
he
wold
run
vpon
them
with
such
force
,
&
make
slaughter
of
them
,
that
spite
of
their
hartes
,
he
woulde
driue
them
to
retire
,
and
by
that
meanes
his
body
was
full
of
skarres
,
of
wounds
and
his
face
,
and
his
head
wonderfullye
mangled
,
with
the
woundes
that
he
had
re●eiued
in
battails
that
he
had
ben
in
for
the
people
of
the
Lord
.
Yet
now
because
he
wold
not
folow
the
most
cruel
villaines
minde
Iehochanan
,
and
take
his
parte
,
Iehochanan
commaunded
him
to
be
apprehended
and
broughte
before
him
,
and
when
he
was
come
,
said
thus
vnto
him
Make
thy
wil
,
set
thy
house
in
a
stay
,
&
confesse
thy self
vnto
the
Lord
,
for
ther
is
no
way
with
the
but
deathe
,
and
so
they
led
him
out
of
the
town
to
kil
him
there
,
least
there
shoulde
be
anye
businesse
about
his
death
,
if
they
had
put
him
to
death
within
the
towne
:
for
all
the
citizens
of
Ierusalem
loued
him
,
&
he
likewise
loued
them
.
When
they
wer
come
to
the
place
of
execution
,
Gorinion
fel
downe
afore
them
,
&
besoughte
them
with
teares
,
in
this
wise
.
Seing
ye
haue
so
determined
,
the
ye
wil
nedes
slea
me
,
when
as
notwithstandinge
I
haue
committed
no
crime
,
nor
anye
thinge
offended
,
and
that
ye
will
in
no
wise
spare
me
,
although
I
be
innocent
as
you
know
wel
inough
your selues
:
yet
I
beseche
you
,
let
me
obteine
this
one
thing
at
your
hands
,
that
you
wold
do
so
much
at
the
least
wise
at
mi
request
as
to
bury
my
body
:
other
fauour
I
desire
not
.
They
made
him
answer
:
If
the
hadst
not
spoken
vnto
vs
therof
,
we
had
thought
to
haue
done
it
,
for
so
we
were
determined
with
our selues
.
But
now
seing
thou
art
so
bolde
as
to
demaunde
this
of
vs
,
we
wil
slea
thee
,
but
buriall
gettest
thou
none
,
thy
body
shal
be
cast
forth
vnto
the
beasts
of
th
earth
&
fouls
of
thair
.
Gorion
yet
besoughte
them
to
the
contrary
,
vntil
the
most
cruel
Iehochanan
stroke
him
&
siue
him
,
and
after
threwe
out
his
bodye
to
the
beastes
of
the
field
:
this
done
they
retourned
into
the
city
.
VAspasian
in
the
meane
season
drue
n●e
Ierusalem
,
for
he
had
pitched
his
tentes
at
Cesaria
,
where
he
vitailed
his
army
,
and
paide
his
souldioures
greate
wages
:
wherefore
they
taried
in
that
city
manye
daies
,
for
when
Vaspasian
vnderstode
of
the
ciuill
warres
in
Ierusalem
,
he
said
vnto
his
people
,
let
vs
make
no
haste
to
besege
Ierusalem
:
til
suche
time
as
they
haue
slaine
one
an
other
amongste
them selues
:
and
so
at
length
their
pride
will
be
pulled
down
when
as
they
see
them selues
waste
awaye
with
ciuil
warres
,
hunger
and
thurst
.
For
Vaspasian
was
a
wonderful
wise
man
in
all
affaires
of
warres
and
his
wisdome
neuer
tourned
him
to
more
commoditye
then
in
this
denise
onlye
.
So
he
soiourned
at
Cesaria
with
his
men
many
daies
.
The
people
of
Ierusalem
made
warre
vpon
Iehochanan
and
his
complices
,
vntill
innumerable
of
them
were
destroied
,
some
of
them
were
slain
with
swordes
:
some
the
seditious
stickte
with
shorte
daggers
.
For
certaine
of
the
sedicious
caried
short
daggers
secretly
vnder
their
garmentes
,
wher
with
they
wold
come
sodenly
vpon
an
honest
and
iust
man
,
&
thrust
him
to
the
hart
,
that
he
shold
faldown
dead
in
the
place
without
know
ledge
who
stroke
him
.
So
by
thys
meanes
,
what
with
swordes
in
open
fraies
,
&
what
with
daggers
secretlye
,
very
manye
of
the
people
were
slain
:
and
far
mo
that
way
,
then
by
the
Romaines
:
in
so
much
that
now
very
few
citizens
were
lefte
aliue
.
Thus
whan
Iehochanan
had
gotten
the
vpper
hand
of
the
city
,
he
made
an
army
out
of
Ierusalem
,
to
go
and
take
the
cities
that
had
made
peace
with
Vaspasian
,
whiche
they
sacked
and
raced
to
the
ground
,
and
who
so
euer
they
founde
in
them
,
Romaines
or
Iewes
they
flue
them
.
Yea
Iehochanan
went
with
them
him self
,
to
aid
the
,
spoiling
and
cariyng
away
al
the
richesse
that
they
founde
in
them
.
They
toke
also
the
city
Gerara
,
that
stode
beyonde
Iordane
,
where
as
they
remained
.
Then
the
inhabitants
of
Ierusalem
both
priestes
,
elders
and
the
reast
of
the
people
,
sent
embassaders
to
Vaspasian
to
desire
peace
with
hym
,
and
succoures
againste
Iehochanan
,
&
his
wicked
rabble
,
which
dailye
in
the
towne
flue
very
many
of
the
people
of
God
.
The
citizens
also
of
Gerara
sente
embassadours
vnto
Vaspasian
,
saiyng
:
If
thou
wilt
be
Lord
ouer
the
lande
of
Iudea
,
and
the
citye
of
Ierusalem
,
and
desierest
to
assure
the
rule
thereof
,
and
establishe
it
vnto
thee
:
them
harken
vnto
our
counsaile
,
and
come
vnto
vs
without
delaye
,
to
deliuer
vs
from
the
handes
of
Iehochanan
,
and
the
wicked
sedicious
persones
,
that
with
all
their
might
endeuour
to
spoile
al
our
goods
,
and
to
get
the
dominion
ouer
vs
,
oure
wiues
,
and
children
,
to
none
other
purpose
,
then
by
that
meanes
to
distroy
vs
vtterly
,
that
no
remnaunt
of
vs
should
be
left
.
If
so
be
it
thou
wilte
come
and
valiauntlye
withstande
them
with
thy
power
,
wee
will
also
fight
agaynste
them
within
the
towne
,
till
they
be
all
slain
,
and
then
thou
shalt
be
our
Lord
.
And
that
done
,
thou
maiest
go
to
Hierusalem
without
anye
impediment
or
hinderaunce
of
any
man
,
for
they
also
of
that
citie
desire
the
same
,
and
would
gladlye
become
Subiectes
to
the
Romains
.
When
as
therfore
Vaspasian
hearde
the
peticions
of
the
Citizins
of
Gerara
,
he
tooke
his
iourney
thither
to
succour
them
,
and
deferred
to
go
to
Ierusalem
.
But
Iehochanan
heard
of
his
That
done
,
he
retourned
to
Cesaria
to
take
muster
of
his
hole
army
,
and
prepare
to
go
to
besiege
Ierusalem
.
But
in
the
meane
season
came
purseuants
from
Rome
and
brought
him
worde
the
Nero
the
Emperoure
was
deade
,
and
how
that
,
as
he
was
a
huntinge
in
the
country
,
the
fire
of
the
lord
came
down
from
heauen
,
and
fel
vpon
him
that
he
died
of
it
.
After
whome
reigned
Galba
not
one
half
yeare
,
for
afore
it
was
fully
ended
:
he
was
slaine
by
the
noble
men
of
Rome
,
and
Vitellius
created
in
his
stede
,
a
fole
,
yet
a
sore
cruel
man
,
much
geuen
to
drunkennesse
,
so
that
he
was
in
all
points
vnworthy
of
the
Romain
empire
.
The
noble
men
of
Rome
that
were
with
Vaspasian
,
hearinge
this
,
greatly
disdained
at
the
matter
&
said
.
Was
there
neuer
a
noble
man
of
Rome
left
,
to
be
placed
in
the
Empire
,
but
ye
muste
chuse
a
dronken
wine
souffer
?
Why
did
ye
not
rather
elect
the
mighty
prince
Vaspasian
that
is
here
with
vs
,
a
sage
and
wise
man
,
therto
also
moste
valeant
,
one
that
conquered
many
cities
,
and
vanquished
many
nations
,
&
those
moste
fearce
?
What
puissante
kinges
hathe
he
subdued
vnder
the
Romaine
empire
?
howe
farre
and
wide
hathe
he
enlarged
the
dominions
of
the
Romains
?
And
now
when
as
the
empire
ought
to
haue
bene
bestowed
vppon
Vaspasian
or
some
one
like
vnto
him
,
and
none
such
could
be
founde
amongst
you
;
ye
bestowed
it
vpon
a
fole
,
and
a
blowbole
dronkard
,
wherein
ye
haue
done
verye
vndiscretely
.
Well
,
th
empire
of
Rome
shall
haue
a
better
emperour
one
day
,
and
God
saye
Amen
.
Wheruppon
the
princes
that
wer
there
,
cast
their
heads
together
,
and
decreed
to
proclaim
Vaspasian
Emperour
.
Therfore
with
one
consent
,
they
wente
vnto
Vaspasian
&
said
vnto
him
.
Thou
shalt
be
our
head
,
for
the
Empire
belongeth
vnto
suche
a
one
:
and
thou
shalt
haue
the
dominion
ouer
vs
.
But
Vaspasian
refused
to
take
it
vpon
him
,
and
would
in
no
wise
consent
vnto
them
.
Notwithstanding
thei
compelled
him
and
placed
him
vpon
a
throne
of
maiesty
,
settinge
an
imperiall
and
far
mo
that
way
,
then
by
the
Romaines
:
in
so
much
that
now
very
few
citizens
were
lefte
aliue
.
Thus
whan
Iehochanan
had
gotten
the
vpper
hand
of
the
city
,
he
made
an
army
out
of
Ierusalem
,
to
go
and
take
the
cities
that
had
made
peace
with
Vaspasian
,
whiche
they
sacked
and
raced
to
the
ground
,
and
who
so
euer
they
founde
in
them
,
Romaines
or
Iewes
they
slue
them
.
Yea
Iehochanan
went
with
them
him self
,
to
aid
th●
,
spoiling
and
cariyng
away
al
the
richesse
that
they
founde
in
them
.
They
toke
also
the
city
Gerara
,
that
stode
beyonde
Iordane
,
where
as
they
remained
.
Then
the
inhabitants
of
Ierusalem
both
priestes
,
elders
and
the
reast
of
the
people
,
sent
embassaders
to
Vaspasian
to
desire
peace
with
hym
,
and
succoures
againste
Iehochanan
,
&
his
wicked
rabble
,
which
dailye
in
the
towne
flue
very
many
of
the
people
of
God
.
The
citizens
also
of
Gerara
sente
embassadours
vnto
Vaspasian
,
saiyng
:
If
thou
wilt
be
Lord
ouer
the
lande
of
Iudea
,
and
the
citye
of
Ierusalem
,
and
desierest
to
assure
the
rule
thereof
,
and
establishe
it
vnto
thee
:
them
harken
vnto
our
counsaile
,
and
come
vnto
vs
without
delaye
,
to
deliuer
vs
from
the
handes
of
Iehochanan
,
and
the
wicked
sedicious
persones
,
that
with
all
their
might
endeuour
to
spoile
al
our
goods
,
and
to
get
the
dominion
ouer
vs
,
oure
wiues
,
and
children
,
to
none
other
purpose
,
then
by
that
meanes
to
distroy
vs
vtterly
,
that
no
remnaunt
of
vs
should
be
left
.
If
so
be
it
thou
wilte
come
and
daliauntlye
withstande
them
with
thy
power
,
wee
will
also
fight
agaynste
theim
within
the
towne
,
till
they
be
all
slaine
,
and
then
thou
shalt
be
our
Lord
.
And
that
done
,
thou
maiest
go
to
Hierusalem
without
anye
impediment
or
hinderaunce
of
any
man
,
for
they
also
of
that
citie
desire
the
same
,
and
would
gladlye
become
Subiectes
to
the
Romains
.
When
as
therfore
Vaspasian
hearde
the
peticions
of
the
Citizins
of
Gerara
,
he
tooke
his
iourney
thither
to
succour
them
,
and
deferred
to
go
to
Ierusalem
.
But
Iehochanan
heard
of
his
comminge
,
wherefore
he
slue
the
chiefe
gouernoure
of
Gerara
,
&
gate
him
oute
of
the
town
with
his
companions
and
toke
them
to
their
fete
,
determining
to
fle
into
a
certaine
wode
.
Vaspasian
hauinge
knowledge
thereof
,
made
oute
after
them
,
sending
one
Pologarus
,
who
ouertoke
them
&
made
a
great
slaughter
of
them
.
And
in
his
return
toward
Gerara
,
vpon
Iordane
side
,
he
light
vpon
muche
people
going
to
Ierusalem
,
that
they
mighte
escape
together
with
the
Sedicious
.
Them
Poligorus
droue
backe
vnto
the
riuer
,
where
he
slewe
.xiii.
thousand
of
them
,
the
reaste
leaped
into
Iordane
and
were
drowned
,
to
the
number
of
.
lxxxxii
.
thousand
men
,
wemen
and
children
,
with
much
cattel
that
were
all
drowned
together
in
the
riuer
,
in
so
much
that
the
chanell
of
Iordane
so
stuffed
and
stopt
with
dead
bodies
,
the
waters
rise
and
ran
ouer
the
banckes
here
and
there
into
the
fieldes
and
plaines
:
yet
at
the
length
the
waters
encreased
and
bare
the
carcases
downe
the
riuer
as
farre
as
the
sea
of
Sedom
,
which
is
the
sea
of
pitch
,
other
wise
called
the
salt
sea
:
&
al
the
bankes
of
Iordane
lay
ful
of
dead
bodies
.
After
this
Vaspasian
toke
his
iourney
from
thence
&
went
into
the
land
of
Edom
,
where
he
wan
two
stronge
cities
,
the
one
called
Lagarith
,
the
other
Cephar
,
Toch
,
and
slue
a
ten
thousande
of
the
people
therof
,
leading
the
reaste
away
into
bandage
.
From
thence
he
disloged
and
came
to
a
towne
called
Chamath
Gedi
,
whiche
he
subdewed
:
In
this
citye
were
wel
springes
of
heat
waters
,
from
whence
the
hoate
bathes
of
Tiberiah
haue
their
originall
.
The
naturall
Philosophers
and
Astronomers
of
that
countri
,
hold
an
opinion
that
these
are
the
heades
of
all
the
hoate
well
springes
in
that
hole
countrye
,
Departinge
from
thence
,
he
came
to
Samaria
and
wanne
it
.
Then
repaired
he
againe
all
the
townes
that
he
had
subdued
,
and
made
vppe
their
walles
,
placinge
garisons
therein
to
aide
him
,
what
time
he
should
besiege
Ierusalem
.
That
done
,
he
retourned
to
Cesaria
to
take
muster
of
his
hole
army
,
and
prepare
to
go
to
besiege
Ierusalem
.
But
in
the
meane
season
came
purseuants
from
Rome
and
brought
him
worde
the
Nero
the
Emperoure
was
deade
,
and
how
that
,
as
he
was
a
huntinge
in
the
country
,
the
fire
of
the
lord
came
down
from
heauen
,
and
fel
vpon
him
that
he
died
of
it
.
After
whome
reigned
Galba
not
one
half
yeare
,
for
afore
it
was
fully
ended
:
he
was
slaine
by
the
noble
men
of
Rome
,
and
Vitellius
created
in
his
stede
,
a
fole
,
yet
a
sore
cruel
man
,
much
geuen
to
drunkennesse
,
so
that
he
was
in
all
points
vnworthy
of
the
Romain
empire
.
The
noble
men
of
Rome
that
were
with
Vaspasian
,
hearinge
this
,
greatly
disdained
at
the
matter
&
said
.
Was
there
neuer
a
noble
man
of
Rome
left
,
to
be
placed
in
the
Empire
,
but
ye
muste
chuse
a
dronken
wine
souffer
?
Why
did
ye
not
rather
elect
the
mighty
prince
Vaspasian
that
is
here
with
vs
,
a
sage
and
wise
man
,
therto
also
moste
valeant
,
one
that
conquered
many
cities
,
and
vanquished
many
nations
,
&
those
moste
fearce
?
What
puissante
kinges
hathe
he
subdued
vnder
the
Romaine
empire
?
howe
farre
and
wide
hathe
he
enlarged
the
dominions
of
the
Romains
?
And
now
when
as
the
empire
ought
to
haue
bene
bestowed
vppon
Vaspasian
or
some
one
like
vnto
him
,
and
none
such
could
be
founde
amongst
you
;
ye
bestowed
it
vpon
a
fole
,
and
a
blowbole
dronkard
,
wherein
ye
haue
done
verye
vndiscretely
.
Well
,
th
empire
of
Rome
shall
haue
a
better
emperour
one
day
,
and
God
saye
Amen
.
Wheruppon
the
princes
that
wer
there
,
cast
their
heads
together
,
and
decreed
to
proclaim
Vaspasian
Emperour
.
Therfore
with
one
consent
,
they
wente
vnto
Vaspasian
&
said
vnto
him
.
Thou
shalt
be
our
head
,
for
the
Empire
belongeth
vnto
suche
a
one
:
and
thou
shalt
haue
the
dominion
ouer
vs
.
But
Vaspasian
refused
to
take
it
vpon
him
,
and
would
in
no
wise
consent
vnto
them
.
Notwithstanding
thei
compelled
him
and
placed
him
vpon
a
throne
of
maiesty
,
settinge
an
imperiall
crowne
vppon
hys
heade
:
whiche
he
woulde
haue
put
alwaye
,
and
pulled
of
wyth
his
hande
,
because
hee
woulde
not
be
Emperoure
.
Wherefore
the
Romayne
capitaynes
drewe
out
their
swordes
,
and
saide
:
Thou
shalte
be
Emperour
and
raigne
ouer
vs
,
therefore
refuse
it
not
:
if
thou
dooe
,
thou
shalte
dye
vppon
our
swordes
.
Vaspasian
therefore
seinge
hym selfe
constrained
beynge
afrayed
of
hys
lyfe
:
he
was
contente
to
suffer
hym selfe
to
be
proclaymed
Emperour
.
Then
all
the
Armye
was
sworne
vnto
hym
,
and
he
sate
vpon
the
royal
seat
,
as
emperour
,
and
king
of
kinges
.
THE
Ciuill
Warres
at
Hierusalem
encreased
yet
styll
,
and
muche
bloude
was
shedde
thorowe
the
wyckednesse
of
Iehochanan
Capitayne
of
Thieues
,
a
lymme
of
the
Deuyll
,
and
throughe
the
cut-throate
murtherers
that
were
wyth
hym
,
who
had
all
euen
sworn
the
vtter
destruction
of
the
citye
of
the
Lorde
and
the
deathes
of
hys
people
.
There
was
also
an
other
cutthroate
,
a
noble
manne
of
Iudea
at
Hierusalem
aboute
the
same
tyme
called
Schimeon
,
who
began
also
to
follow
Iehochanans
manners
,
in
sleainge
innocentes
,
and
robbynge
and
reauing
in
Hierusalem
,
for
asmuche
as
Anani
the
hye
Prieste
hadde
once
appointed
him
Prince
and
chiefe
Capitaine
of
Hierusalem
:
and
afterwardes
findynge
hym
an
ennemye
,
banished
hym
the
Citye
.
Wherefore
Schimeon
wente
and
gate
hym
a
route
of
Vnthriftes
,
murtherers
,
and
thieues
,
castynge
in
hys
minde
and
saiynge
:
Excepte
I
ioyne
my selfe
vnto
suche
good
felowes
,
I
shall
neuer
bee
able
to
be
reuenged
of
Anani
and
his
assistauntes
that
haue
thus
bannished
mee
oute
of
Hierusalem
into
exyle
wrongfullye
,
vnto
my
greate
dishonoure
.
Shall
I
that
haue
bene
in
suche
estate
,
now
be
caste
out
of
my
dignitie
,
and
be
constrained
to
wander
here
and
there
as
a
banished
manne
?
He
wente
therfore
throughe
all
the
cities
of
Iudea
and
Galile
,
causinge
to
be
proclaimed
in
the
stretes
and
market
places
,
and
sente
his
letters
where
he
coulde
not
come
him selfe
,
in
this
manner
and
fourme
:
Who
so
euer
listeth
to
be
ridde
from
the
bondage
of
his
master
,
or
hathe
had
anye
iniurye
in
his
countrye
,
or
what
seruaunte
so
euer
desireth
to
be
sette
at
libertye
,
or
who
so
can
not
abide
the
rule
of
his
father
or
his
master
,
all
that
be
in
debte
and
stande
in
feare
of
their
creditours
,
or
feare
the
iudges
for
sheadinge
any
innocente
bloude
,
and
therfore
lurketh
solitarilye
in
woodes
or
mountaines
,
if
there
be
anye
man
that
is
accused
of
anye
notorious
crime
and
in
any
daunger
therefore
:
to
be
shorte
,
who
so
euer
is
disposed
to
robbe
and
reaue
,
to
do
iniurye
and
wronge
,
to
haunt
hores
to
steale
,
to
murther
,
to
eat
and
drinke
at
other
mennes
coste
,
withoute
laboure
of
his
handes
:
let
him
resorte
to
me
,
and
I
will
deliuer
him
from
the
yoake
and
daunger
of
the
lawes
,
I
will
finde
him
his
fill
of
booties
and
spoiles
.
There
assembled
vnto
hym
aboute
twentye
thousande
men
al
murtherers
,
theues
,
rebelles
,
lawlesse
persones
,
wicked
and
sedicious
menne
.
Then
began
Schimeon
also
to
vexe
the
Israelites
:
to
tourne
all
vppe
side
downe
where
so
euer
he
came
.
When
the
citizens
of
Ierusalem
,
the
priestes
,
elders
and
Anani
the
hie
priest
,
hearde
tidinges
of
Schimeons
dispitefull
wickednesse
,
howe
he
helde
on
still
oppressinge
the
people
of
God
,
they
were
verye
pensiue
and
saide
:
nowe
will
this
felowe
more
trouble
vs
than
Iehochanan
,
be
he
neuer
so
cruel
.
They
consulted
therefore
and
agreed
secretelye
to
sende
a
power
against
him
,
that
might
sodenlye
fall
vpon
him
and
ouerrunne
him
:
perauenture
(
saye
they
)
they
may
slea
him
or
take
him
aliue
,
before
his
wickednesse
grow
to
further
inconuenience
,
and
ioyne
him selfe
with
oure
foes
,
then
shall
they
assaile
vs
bothe
within
the
towne
and
without
.
They
made
oute
therefore
agaynste
hym
a
greate
armye
of
Israelites
and
Iewes
,
with
Charettes
,
and
horsemenne
,
and
footemenne
in
greate
number
,
whiche
came
where
his
campe
laye
,
and
found
him
in
the
corne
fieldes
distroiynge
of
the
graine
,
pullinge
downe
of
barnes
,
and
burninge
all
,
bothe
corne
and
Oliue
trees
.
Then
the
Ierosolimites
deuided
their
armie
,
and
set
vppon
Schimeons
tentes
sodainelye
,
smote
downe
his
tentes
,
and
made
a
greate
slanghter
vppon
the
sedicious
.
But
shortelye
after
Schimeon
gate
the
vpper
hand
of
the
people
of
GOD
,
for
he
came
vpon
them
in
the
nighte
season
,
and
made
a
soore
slaughter
amongest
them
.
Then
they
that
remained
tooke
theim selues
to
flighte
towardes
Hierusalem
,
and
Schimeon
pursued
them
killinge
them
vnto
the
harde
gates
of
Hierusalem
,
so
that
mauye
of
them
were
slaine
in
the
waye
,
and
verye
fewe
escaped
.
After
this
Schimeon
went
and
moued
warre
vpon
the
Edomites
,
to
subdue
them
vnto
him selfe
,
whiche
before
were
vnder
the
dominion
of
the
Hierosolimites
.
And
first
the
came
to
the
Citye
Asa
,
otherwise
called
Gaza
,
for
it
was
the
firste
Citye
wythin
the
borders
of
Edome
,
as
menne
come
from
Hierusalem
.
But
the
Edomites
met
hym
in
the
fielde
in
greate
noumber
,
and
ioyned
wyth
hym
,
but
nether
part
hadde
the
vyctorye
:
wherefore
at
lengthe
they
retired
bothe
.
Then
was
Schimeon
in
so
greate
a
rage
when
as
he
coulde
not
ouercome
these
Edomites
,
that
he
wishte
him selfe
out
of
his
lyfe
.
So
he
ceassed
fightynge
a
whyle
,
and
encamped
hym selfe
in
the
borders
of
the
Lande
of
Edome
ryght
agaynste
it
,
and
there
abode
,
thynkynge
to
sette
vppon
theim
at
an
other
tyme
.
And
as
hee
was
deuisynge
howe
to
order
all
thynges
,
there
came
vnth
hym
an
Edomite
called
Iacob
,
one
of
the
chiefest
menne
amongste
them
,
and
a
warrioure
:
He
hearinge
of
Schimeons
proclamation
,
was
moned
to
come
and
enter
in
league
wyth
him
&
therupon
sayd
vnto
hym
.
Neuer
let
it
discomfort
thee
that
thou
couldest
not
ouercome
the
Edomites
at
the
firste
battail
.
If
thou
wilte
be
rulled
by
my
counsell
thou
shalt
winne
all
the
cities
in
the
whole
lande
,
and
I
will
deliuer
them
into
thy
handes
.
Schimeon
desired
to
knowe
how
:
therfore
sayde
he
,
let
vs
here
thy
counsell
,
and
shewe
vs
how
it
may
be
brought
about
,
and
when
it
is
come
to
passe
,
then
wil
we
honour
thee
and
rewarde
thee
accordinglye
.
Iacob
said
,
geue
me
the
one
halfe
of
thine
armie
,
which
I
will
lead
with
me
into
an
ambushe
:
then
shalte
thou
in
the
mornyng
betimes
set
thy
men
in
araye
againste
the
Edomites
for
a
stale
,
and
when
thou
shalte
perceiue
them
come
againste
thee
:
then
make
as
thoughe
thou
fledst
,
vntill
thou
hast
staled
them
out
of
the
towne
into
the
feldes
to
pursue
thee
.
Then
will
I
with
my
menne
come
out
of
our
ambushe
,
and
make
spede
to
the
gates
:
where
wee
shal
kill
the
Warders
,
and
fodainely
enter
the
towne
,
likewise
kill
all
that
wee
finde
there
,
and
set
vp
a
flagge
vpon
a
tower
of
the
town
.
Then
▪
when
the
Edomites
shal
see
that
,
their
heartes
wil
be
done
and
deade
for
sorowe
:
then
maiest
thou
turne
again
vpon
them
,
and
beat
them
downe
at
thy
pleasure
.
Or
if
thou
like
not
this
deuise
:
heare
yet
another
way
.
I
haue
bene
a
captaine
amongst
theim
a
longe
while
,
therefore
I
will
returne
in
the
night
season
into
the
towne
:
if
the
watche
examine
mee
from
whence
I
come
,
I
will
tell
theim
I
come
from
Schimeons
campe
,
whither
I
went
as
a
spie
.
Then
will
I
go
to
the
elders
of
the
towne
,
and
will
them
to
let
me
haue
a
companie
of
the
best
souldiours
:
and
I
wil
bringe
Schimeon
into
their
handes
,
if
he
sette
vppon
vs
againe
.
For
I
haue
vewed
his
campe
,
and
his
power
,
and
vnderstande
that
hee
entendes
to
morow
to
entermeddle
with
vs
,
which
thou
shalt
doe
in
dede
.
And
when
thou
seest
me
to
issue
against
thee
:
thou
shalt
set
thy
staffe
in
the
reste
,
and
come
towardes
me
,
then
will
I
take
me
to
flight
,
and
caste
a
feare
in
the
Edomites
hartes
that
they
shall
flie
also
,
whiche
done
thou
maist
pursue
to
slea
them
at
thy
pleasure
:
ouercome
them
and
enter
the
towne
.
Then
that
town
great
Asa
once
taken
,
thou
shalt
quicklye
win
all
the
reaste
.
When
Schimeon
had
harde
this
,
he
went
and
deliberated
with
his
owne
counsel
:
and
they
likt
the
last
deuise
best
:
wherfore
,
that
they
concluded
vpon
.
So
Iacob
the
Edomite
returned
by
nighte
to
Asa
,
and
declared
to
the
auncientes
of
the
towne
,
howe
he
had
bene
in
Schimeons
camp
and
had
vewed
his
army
,
wherby
he
had
conceiued
good
hope
that
he
should
deliuer
Schimeon
into
their
handes
shortlye
:
The
elders
therfore
made
him
graund
captaine
and
chief
of
al
their
men
of
war
,
charging
euery
man
in
this
wise
.
For
somuch
as
none
of
you
are
so
expert
in
the
knowledge
of
warfare
,
as
is
Iacob
,
therfore
behoueth
it
you
to
folow
him
in
all
thinges
:
if
he
set
forwarde
,
set
ye
forwarde
:
wheras
he
pitcheth
his
tent
,
pitche
ye
also
:
if
he
staye
,
staye
ye
:
when
as
he
flieth
,
flie
ye
:
to
be
short
:
when
he
returneth
,
then
returne
ye
,
and
go
not
one
heere
breadth
from
that
that
he
shal
commaunde
you
,
neither
one
way
nor
other
.
Vppon
the
nexte
morowe
,
Schimeon
issued
oute
of
his
campe
with
all
his
armye
,
and
vppon
that
assembled
Iacob
his
men
,
and
wente
out
to
mete
him
.
But
when
they
came
at
the
point
ready
to
ioyne
,
and
Schimeon
with
his
companye
had
charged
their
stases
againste
them
,
by
and
by
Iacob
lefte
the
fielde
,
tourned
his
backe
and
fled
,
and
the
chiefe
souldioures
that
were
about
him
fled
with
him
.
The
reaste
of
the
people
see
their
captaine
flie
,
they
●oke
them selues
like
wise
to
flighte
,
euerye
manne
:
then
Schimeon
pursuynge
,
made
a
greate
flaughter
of
them
and
wanne
the
towne
,
brynginge
them
vnder
his
subiection
.
And
whan
he
had
sacked
the
houses
of
them
that
were
slain
of
the
Edomites
,
and
spoiled
their
goodes
,
whiche
was
verye
muche
,
the
rest
that
he
toke
prisoners
and
kepte
aliue
:
he
made
peace
withal
,
and
ioyned
them
vnto
his
own
campe
.
After
that
he
departed
from
thence
,
accompanied
with
xl
.
thousande
good
fightynge
men
,
part
Edomites
,
and
parte
Iewes
,
and
came
to
Chebron
,
whiche
he
wanne
and
destroted
al
their
graine
and
corne
feldes
.
Yet
afterwards
he
repaired
their
wals
and
suche
of
theim
as
were
lefte
aliue
,
made
peace
with
Schimeon
,
who
receiued
them
into
league
with
him
,
&
they
became
his
men
,
and
folowed
hym
in
his
warres
.
So
he
disloged
from
thence
with
his
whole
armye
,
whiche
by
the
accession
of
the
Chebronites
,
was
now
wonderfullye
encreased
,
and
determined
to
go
to
Hierusalem
.
And
when
he
came
nie
the
citie
,
he
raunged
here
and
there
vpon
the
fruites
that
were
vpon
the
grounde
,
and
distroyed
their
corne
.
Captaine
Iehochanan
hauynge
intelligence
of
Schimeons
commynge
to
besiege
the
Towne
,
and
howe
he
hadde
distroyed
the
fieldes
:
thought
to
haue
gone
out
of
Hierusalem
and
to
fyghte
wyth
hym
,
but
he
durste
not
,
for
hys
spyes
had
tolde
him
that
he
should
not
be
able
to
ouercome
him
,
he
hadde
so
puissaunt
an
Armye
and
so
well
apappointed
.
Yet
neuerthelesse
he
issued
out
,
and
laye
in
an
ambushe
for
Schimeon
.
In
the
meane
space
by
chaunce
Schimeons
wise
(
that
was
fledde
out
of
Hierusalem
wyth
her
menne
and
women
feruauntes
towarde
her
husband
,
for
feare
least
she
shoulde
be
slayne
for
her
husbandes
sake
,
if
she
should
haue
taried
at
Hierusalem
:
)
passed
by
where
be
laye
in
his
ambushe
▪
Her
he
tooke
and
brought
again
to
Hierusalem
,
not
a
little
proude
of
suche
a
praye
:
thinkynge
,
nowe
shall
we
haue
Schimeon
at
oure
pleasure
,
seinge
wee
haue
hys
wyfe
our
prisoner
:
he
lousth
her
intirelye
,
therefore
wyll
he
dooe
for
her
sake
whatsoeuer
we
will
haue
him
.
Thys
came
to
Schimeons
eare
,
who
also
had
taken
manye
of
Iehochanans
men
,
and
cut
their
right
hands
of
,
sendyng
them
so
home
with
shame
to
Hierusalem
to
their
maister
.
He
sente
moreouer
Embassadoures
to
Iehochanan
,
willinge
him
to
send
him
his
wise
in
such
sorte
that
she
mighte
come
to
him
with
all
that
was
hers
,
or
if
he
refused
to
do
it
,
he
should
be
the
extremelyer
handeled
:
for
he
woulde
take
the
towne
or
it
wer
longe
:
and
to
Iehochanans
shame
,
cutte
of
the
handes
and
legges
of
all
them
that
did
inhabite
it
.
Iehochanan
hearinge
this
,
was
soore
afrayed
and
all
they
that
were
wyth
hym
▪
,
and
therefore
they
sente
hym
hys
wyse
.
Wherupon
Schimeon
kept
hym
without
the
towne
.
And
as
Schimeon
plaied
the
tyrant
wythout
,
so
likewise
did
Iehochanan
within
the
towne
.
For
Iehochanans
souldiours
rauished
the
Israelites
wiues
,
and
shedde
innocente
bloude
.
Shortlye
after
Schimeon
lefte
the
towne
for
a
space
,
and
returned
into
Edomea
:
for
he
hadde
woorde
that
the
men
of
mooste
power
,
and
the
richest
forte
of
that
countrye
,
rebelled
.
Wherupon
he
sacked
&
spoiled
all
the
townes
of
Edomea
and
lefte
them
nothing
:
in
so
much
that
he
was
become
very
rich
,
and
then
returned
to
Ierusalem
,
bringing
the
Edomites
wholly
with
him
,
that
were
mets
for
the
war●
and
manye
of
the
Iewes
resorted
vnto
him
also
,
and
with
his
power
he
besieged
Ierusalem
euen
at
the
hard
gates
.
Yet
the
tirannye
of
Iehochanan
and
his
complices
ceased
not
,
but
increased
more
and
more
dailye
in
Ierusalem
,
in
so
muche
that
they
taughte
the
citizens
of
Ierusalem
to
murther
their
neighboures
,
and
to
commit
adultrye
with
their
wiues
:
by
whiche
meanes
fornication
was
rife
and
common
in
the
citye
.
Yea
,
manye
of
the
people
and
youthe
,
shaued
their
beardes
,
lettinge
their
heere
of
their
heades
grow
,
and
accompaned
them selues
with
wemen
,
that
thereby
they
mighte
exercise
their
adultery
the
safer
and
not
be
espied
.
Whiche
sinne
did
wonderfullye
defile
the
towne
of
Ierusalem
:
and
without
doubt
furthered
the
desolation
therof
.
The
gates
also
of
the
town
were
closed
vp
that
no
man
mighte
go
in
nor
oute
.
Yet
,
who
so
wente
oute
,
fel
into
the
handes
of
Schimeon
,
&
was
slaine
,
they
that
taried
within
,
wer
constrained
to
see
before
their
faces
,
their
shame
in
euery
strete
and
corner
.
And
if
any
man
founde
any
faulte
,
he
was
slaine
streight
by
Iehochanan
the
most
cruel
captain
of
the
seditious
rebelles
.
The
citizens
therfore
seinge
the
tiranny
of
Iehochanan
,
to
be
without
measure
,
they
assembled
altogether
,
and
encountred
with
Iehochanan
,
&
were
slain
a
wonderfull
sort
of
them
in
that
conflict
.
And
except
the
Edomites
that
were
fled
to
Ierusalem
for
the
tiranny
of
Schimeon
had
succoured
the
citizens
,
the
hole
people
of
Ierusalem
had
benem
vtterly
destroied
and
slaine
euerye
mothers
sonne
by
Iehochanan
,
his
power
was
so
greate
.
Then
Anani
the
hie
priest
and
the
other
priestes
,
with
the
aunciente
,
faithfull
,
and
sages
,
and
the
reaste
of
the
people
of
Ierusalem
,
seing
the
wickednes
of
Iehochanan
,
and
that
they
coulde
not
suffer
it
any
longer
:
consulted
together
to
deli●er
vp
the
town
to
Schimeon
,
to
bring
him
in
,
and
make
him
their
kinge
,
to
helpe
them
againste
Iehochanan
,
whom
they
toke
to
be
farre
more
wicked
then
Schimeon
,
hoping
that
it
might
come
to
passe
,
that
Schimeon
should
slea
Iehochanan
at
length
.
They
sente
therefore
Amittai
the
priest
to
Schimeon
to
bring
him
into
the
town
.
But
Schimeon
craftily
refused
it
,
alledginge
what
shoulde
I
come
into
the
towne
to
you
that
hate
me
,
and
of
late
banished
me
your
towne
.
Yet
they
ceased
not
so
,
but
sent
the
same
Amittai
to
him
again
,
to
intreat
him
in
the
name
of
al
the
people
to
come
,
vpon
a
certain
nighte
:
so
he
entred
into
the
town
with
his
hole
army
.
Notwithstanding
,
he
was
no
soner
within
the
town
,
but
he
brake
his
promise
and
league
that
he
had
made
with
the
citizens
,
and
whereas
he
had
promised
to
succour
them
and
aid
them
:
now
he
was
altered
and
became
their
ennemie
,
ioyning
him selfe
with
Iehochanan
.
And
they
two
rebelles
reigned
in
the
city
of
Ierusalem
by
course
,
one
one
moneth
,
and
an
other
another
:
so
where
before
Schimeons
commyng
,
they
thought
much
to
bear
the
yoke
&
oppression
of
one
sedicious
person
:
now
wer
thei
constrayned
to
hold
down
their
shoulders
&
bear
the
yoke
of
two
.
Yet
with
in
a
few
daies
after
ther
fel
a
variance
&
discord
betwene
Iehochanan
and
Schimeon
,
about
Eleasar
priest
,
the
sonne
of
Anani
the
hye
Priest
.
This
Eleasar
was
the
beginner
and
first
sower
of
sedicion
amongst
the
Israeli●s
,
whom
Schimeon
wold
now
haue
put
to
death
to
be
wroken
of
his
father
that
banished
him
out
of
Hierusalem
:
but
Iehochanan
toke
Eleasars
part
and
defended
him
.
For
Eleasar
was
alwayes
Iehochanans
frende
,
&
aided
him
.
His
father
was
hie
priest
,
and
bare
a
great
rule
in
Hierusalem
,
wherfore
Eleasar
was
of
great
estimation
and
aucthoritie
with
the
elders
,
so
that
they
durst
not
reprehend
him
,
and
his
father
also
loked
negligently
vnto
him
,
&
let
him
do
what
he
list
,
because
he
had
no
moe
sonnes
but
him
.
So
he
was
the
first
that
assembled
naughtye
persons
together
,
&
helde
euer
on
Iehochanans
side
from
his
first
comming
to
Hierusalem
.
And
for
his
sake
fel
deuision
and
dissention
betwene
Iehochanan
and
Schimeon
,
so
that
thei
became
enemies
,
and
warred
the
one
vpon
th●ther
euer
after
,
as
we
shal
declare
hereafter
.
IN
this
while
Vaspasian
had
sent
Antoni
and
Mankiminus
(
two
noble
men
and
of
his
counsel
,
)
to
Rome
againste
Vitellius
,
that
thei
might
make
him
out
of
the
way
,
and
then
woulde
be
come
to
Rome
to
receiue
the
imperial
crowne
there
.
Those
.ii
:
captains
went
therfore
&
raised
an
army
,
bi
whose
aide
thei
set
vpon
Vitellius
&
slew
him
,
not
without
much
ado
,
for
there
were
slain
that
day
at
Rome
.
80.
M.
good
men
of
war
.
When
Vasp
.
had
word
that
he
was
dispatcht
,
he
made
spede
to
Rome
to
his
coronation
,
deuiding
first
his
army
in
.ii.
parts
,
wherof
he
toke
th
one
with
him
to
Rome
as
a
sauegard
for
him self
whatsoeuer
shold
happen
:
&
the
other
he
left
with
Titus
his
son
to
besiege
Ierusalem
withal
.
So
departing
,
he
left
his
son
Titus
at
Alex
andria
,
commaunding
him
to
remain
there
ill
suche
time
as
he
should
signify
vnto
him
otherwise
by
his
letters
,
&
shewe
him
what
he
should
do
,
and
that
in
no
wise
he
should
medle
with
the
siege
of
Ierusalem
in
the
mene
space
.
Titus
answered
,
I
shal
do
dear
father
according
vnto
your
commaundement
,
for
to
you
it
belongeth
to
commaunde
,
&
to
me
to
obey
.
Vaspasian
toke
with
him
king
Agrappas
,
&
Munabas
his
son
:
for
he
feared
left
they
would
rebel
,
&
me
Ioseph
priest
also
as
prisoner
fast
bound
in
chains
,
for
so
had
his
counsel
moued
him
,
saying
:
we
cannot
say
the
contrary
,
but
the
we
haue
found
no
sign
of
rebellion
in
Ioseph
hitherto
,
nether
thinke
we
that
he
hath
gon
about
any
:
but
who
can
tell
whan
we
are
gon
hence
,
whither
he
wil
flie
to
Ierusalem
,
&
help
to
set
them
at
vnity
and
concord
:
them
they
make
him
their
king
,
&
after
he
be
the
sorer
enemy
vnto
vs
.
Besides
this
you
shal
haue
nede
of
him
in
this
iourney
,
he
being
a
man
of
such
greate
prudence
&
wisdo
,
that
whosoeuer
foloweth
his
counsel
,
shal
bring
his
maters
to
good
&
fortunate
successe
.
Vaspasian
thought
their
counsel
good
,
and
toke
me
prisoner
with
him
,
together
with
king
Agrippas
&
his
sonne
,
albeit
they
had
no
irons
vpon
them
,
nether
of
hand
nor
fote
,
but
only
had
their
kepers
appointed
them
,
that
they
shuld
not
step
aside
.
And
as
Vaspasian
drue
nie
Rome
,
all
the
citizens
came
forth
to
me●e
him
,
&
receiued
him
with
great
ioy
&
mighty
shouts
.
Then
commaunded
he
me
to
be
put
in
prison
,
but
Agrippas
&
his
sonne
he
let
go
at
liberty
.
The
nerte
daye
,
assembled
all
the
Senate
of
Rome
to
create
Vaspasian
emperour
,
after
the
manner
of
the
Romaines
:
with
whome
was
Agrippas
and
his
sonne
.
I
also
entreated
the
iaylor
to
let
me
haue
kepers
with
me
,
and
so
to
bringe
me
to
the
place
where
he
should
be
crowned
and
created
Cesar
:
which
the
iaylour
graunted
me
,
&
went
with
me
him self
to
the
place
,
&
brought
me
where
I
mighte
see
all
that
was
done
.
Within
fewe
daies
after
.
Vaspasian
tooke
displeasure
with
Agrippas
vppon
the
information
of
certain
euill
disposed
persones
that
had
slaundered
him
and
perswaded
Vaspasian
that
he
went
about
to
rebel
,
&
how
he
had
sent
letters
to
Ierusalem
concerninge
the
same
matters
.
Wherefore
Vaspasian
put
bothe
him
&
his
sonne
Munabas
to
death
.
This
befel
.iii.
yeres
and
a
half
,
before
the
destruction
of
Ierusalem
.
Moreouer
,
before
this
dede
,
the
continual
sacrifice
ceased
,
for
a.
M.
CC.
and
ninetie
daies
,
as
it
is
written
in
Daniel
.
Capitu.
12.
And
from
the
time
that
the
continual
sacrifice
shal
be
taken
awaye
,
and
abomination
shal
be
put
into
desolation
,
a
thousand
.
290.
daies
.
The
same
yeare
and
moneth
that
Agrippas
was
put
to
deathe
,
God
moued
the
minde
of
Vaspasian
to
remember
me
with
his
mercy
,
wherfore
he
commaunded
that
I
should
be
fetched
out
of
prison
&
brought
to
his
presence
.
And
as
I
stode
in
irons
before
him
,
Cesar
had
me
welcom
and
spake
comfortably
vnto
mee
,
sayinge
:
Thou
knowest
well
that
I
haue
euer
loued
thee
from
the
daye
I
firste
sawe
thee
,
and
although
I
haue
kept
the
continually
in
duraunce
,
do
not
thincke
I
did
it
of
ani
eui●
wil
or
malice
towards
thee
,
but
rather
maiste
thou
perswade
thy selfe
I
did
it
leaste
the
Romaine
princes
shoulde
disdaine
or
enuy
thee
:
&
saye
.
See
here
this
felow
,
that
in
our
warrs
hath
endomaged
vs
so
greatly
,
nowe
goeth
he
checkmate
with
vs
,
in
as
great
fauour
as
we
.
Let
vs
kil
him
and
put
him
oute
of
the
waye
.
But
,
my
frende
Iosephe
,
be
thou
of
good
cheare
:
I
will
deliuer
thee
from
these
iron
bondes
,
and
thou
shalt
be
with
me
in
no
worsse
case
then
as
one
of
mi
chiefe
princes
.
And
I
will
sende
●hee
into
Iewrye
to
my
sonne
Titus
,
to
whome
thou
shalt
be
as
a
father
and
a
counselloure
.
Thou
knowest
,
Titus
was
be
that
tooke
pitye
on
thee
,
and
woulde
not
suffer
thee
to
be
putte
to
deathe
.
Yea
he
hathe
soundrye
times
moued
me
to
release
thee
of
thy
bondes
and
to
honoure
thee
,
whiche
I
haue
differred
to
do
,
onlye
for
this
cause
that
I
shewed
thee
.
I
made
him
aunswere
.
But
howe
canne
I
bee
quyet
or
in
suretye
of
my
life
,
as
longe
as
I
am
in
thy
company
and
thy
sonnes
,
seing
Agrippas
&
his
sonne
innocently
put
to
death
by
you
?
Gaesar
answered
.
Holde
thy
peace
Ioseph
,
I
neuer
loked
for
anye
goodnesse
of
Arippas
and
hys
sonne
.
Thou
knowest
not
what
they
had
wrought
against
my
maiestie
,
and
how
thei
wente
about
to
rebell
.
Thou
hast
brent
their
bones
with
thy
hands
.
Doest
thou
not
know
how
I
honoured
him
and
his
sonne
in
Iewrye
,
howe
I
woulde
not
suffer
mine
armye
to
annoy
anye
of
his
Cities
?
I
aunswered
.
Yes
,
I
knowe
it
was
so
,
as
your
maiestie
saieth
.
Then
saied
he
,
but
for
all
this
hath
Agrippas
requited
me
again
with
euill
.
For
what
time
as
the
nobles
of
Rome
in
Iewry
went
about
to
make
me
emperour
,
thinking
me
somwhat
more
mete
to
rule
th
empire
then
Vitellius
:
Agrippas
persuaded
wyth
them
that
they
should
not
make
me
Emperoure
,
affirmynge
that
there
was
nothinge
in
me
worthye
,
wherefore
they
shold
promote
me
to
that
dignitie
.
And
after
when
he
came
to
Rome
,
he
wente
from
one
bishop
to
an
other
,
and
caused
them
go
to
the
hye
bishop
to
accuse
me
of
suche
crimes
as
in
my
conscience
I
knewe
nothinge
at
all
.
By
this
I
perceiued
that
Agrippas
heart
was
ful
of
rancour
and
rebellion
,
&
therefore
I
iudged
him
to
death
.
For
where
as
wickednes
is
,
there
it
is
mete
that
condigne
punishment
should
not
be
slackinge
.
And
I
put
his
sonne
to
death
likewise
.
For
the
sonne
of
a
traytoure
ought
not
to
liue
vppon
the
earth
,
because
that
in
his
hart
remaineth
the
worke
of
his
father
,
being
conceiued
and
borne
of
a
rebellious
sede
.
But
I
haue
founde
thee
alwaies
faithful
and
true
,
and
therfore
I
commend
my
sonne
to
thy
wisdome
.
With
this
,
he
commaunded
my
yrons
to
be
taken
away
from
me
,
and
beinge
released
and
at
libertie
,
he
set
me
honorably
amongst
the
Princes
and
Senatours
.
Then
saied
I
vnto
him
.
Is
not
this
a
great
dishonour
vnto
me
,
that
I
shoulde
be
deliuered
from
my
bondes
,
and
neuertheles
the
Israelites
that
be
with
me
to
be
kept
in
prison
still
?
Now
therefore
if
I
haue
founde
fauoure
in
thy
sighte
,
and
if
thou
wilte
do
any●
thinge
at
my
sute
,
loose
the
bonds
like
wise
of
al
the
rest
of
the
Israelits
that
be
with
me
:
set
them
at
libertye
also
,
and
thou
shalt
be
assured
that
I
wil
be
thy
faithfull
counselloure
,
while
my
life
lasteth
:
and
an
ennemye
to
thy
foes
,
to
make
warre
vppon
them
that
assaile
thee
.
Vaspasian
graunted
Iosephe
his
request
,
and
willed
them
to
be
let
at
libertye
,
as
manye
as
were
prisoners
with
Ioseph
.
Shortlye
after
sente
he
Ioseph
to
his
sonne
Titus
that
abode
at
that
presente
at
Alexandria
in
Egipt
,
to
whome
he
writte
concerninge
Ioseph
,
in
this
wise
.
I
send
vnto
thee
here
(
my
beloued
sonne
)
Ioseph
a
prince
of
the
Iewes
,
a
manne
of
experience
,
trained
in
warre
,
in
whome
is
greate
wisdome
:
he
shal
be
thy
father
and
faithfull
counselour
,
thou
shalt
not
do
against
his
counsel
,
nether
one
way
nor
other
,
for
he
is
a
wise
man
.
Wherfore
thou
shalt
reuerence
and
honoure
him
accordinge
as
he
is
worthye
,
for
the
Lorde
his
God
is
with
him
,
and
beleue
not
rashly
anye
man
that
shall
defame
Ioseph
vnto
thee
.
Yea
rather
put
him
to
deathe
streighte
waye
,
that
will
accuse
him
:
for
Ioseph
is
a
faithfull
man
and
a
good
counselloure
:
and
who
so
is
ruled
by
his
counsell
,
shall
haue
prosperous
successe
in
that
he
goeth
aboute
.
Therefore
when
Ioseph
shall
come
vnto
thee
,
after
he
hathe
refreshed
him selfe
a
fewe
daies
of
the
laboures
and
trauailes
of
the
sea
:
then
shalt
thou
prepare
to
take
thy
iourney
againste
Ierusalem
to
besiege
it
.
And
if
the
Iewes
receiue
the
peaceably
,
and
wil
submit
them selues
vnder
the
Romain
empire
:
then
beware
thou
endamage
them
in
nothing
,
but
rather
repair
their
cities
,
&
let
them
be
fre
from
altribute
for
the
space
of
.ii.
yeares
:
yet
of
this
condition
that
thrise
euery
yere
they
sette
a
flagge
with
the
armes
of
the
Romaines
vppon
their
wals
,
that
is
to
say
,
at
their
thre
solempne
feastes
,
when
as
all
the
Israelites
are
wonte
to
resort
to
Hierusalem
,
to
appeare
before
the
Lorde
their
God
.
Moreouer
,
they
shall
offer
for
vs
euery
feast
a
sacrifice
vpon
the
most
holy
alter
that
is
in
Hierusalem
.
And
if
they
refuse
to
make
peace
with
thee
,
thou
shalt
vtterly
race
their
townes
,
and
whosoeuer
is
left
aliue
,
and
escape
the
sworde
:
those
shalt
thou
leade
away
captiue
.
If
so
be
it
they
desire
to
haue
Ioseph
to
be
their
king
;
we
are
content
therwith
.
In
any
wise
remember
to
be
ruled
by
Iosephs
counsaile
:
he
shall
be
thy
father
,
&
thou
his
sonne
.
After
this
Ioseph
departed
from
Rome
,
and
came
to
Alexandria
to
Titus
,
who
hearinge
of
Iosephs
arriual
,
was
wonderous
glad
,
and
al
the
auncient
and
wise
men
with
him
.
For
Iosephe
was
full
of
the
spirite
of
wisedome
,
vnderstandyng
,
counsaile
,
valiauntnes
,
knowledge
,
and
feare
of
God
.
Wherfore
he
went
forth
to
mete
hym
accompanied
with
the
captaines
of
the
Romains
armye
,
&
receiued
him
with
great
honour
.
Then
Ioseph
deliuered
to
Titus
his
fathers
letters
:
Whiche
Titus
hauinge
red
,
saide
vnto
Ioseph
.
What
so
euer
my
father
hathe
written
in
these
letters
,
I
would
haue
done
them
by
mine
own
accord
:
but
now
that
my
father
admonisheth
me
of
the
same
I
ought
to
do
it
the
more
.
Wherefore
remaine
here
with
me
and
I
will
be
thy
sonne
,
and
thou
shalt
be
my
father
to
rule
and
gouerne
me
with
thy
counsel
.
So
Ioseph
abode
with
Titus
at
Alexandria
a
hole
moneth
after
he
came
from
Rome
.
Then
consulted
they
together
to
go
to
Ierusalem
and
besiege
it
,
for
Ioseph
vnderstode
wel
inoughe
,
that
this
came
of
the
Lorde
,
and
that
his
worde
could
not
be
letted
nor
hindered
.
Titus
therfore
and
Ioseph
with
him
departed
from
Alexandria
withal
their
army
and
pitched
their
tentes
at
Nicopolis
:
from
thence
they
came
by
water
to
Thanisa
:
so
forthe
to
Iraclea
:
and
leauinge
that
,
came
to
Pelisis
.
From
thence
they
trauailed
through
the
desert
to
Baale
Iouim
:
after
that
to
Dicron
,
so
to
Gaza
,
next
to
Askelon
,
then
to
Inboam
:
after
to
Iapho
:
and
so
to
Cesarea
.
In
these
iourneis
he
wan
Asam
,
Askalon
&
Iapho
,
withall
their
townes
and
castels
lying
about
them
.
THe
first
yeare
of
the
reign
of
Vaspasian
,
Schimeon
,
Iehochanan
and
Eleasar
.
For
the
Lorde
the
same
yeare
had
sent
amongste
them
of
Ierusalem
a
tourne
sicke
spirite
of
giddinesse
that
the
people
were
deuided
into
.iii.
partes
,
wherof
the
first
and
best
folowed
Anani
the
priest
,
who
at
the
time
had
steined
,
vnhalowed
&
suspended
his
office
of
priesthode
.
An other
part
folowed
seditious
Iehochanan
:
the
third
,
most
cruel
Schime
on
.
So
that
in
the
midste
of
Ierusalem
was
ciuill
warres
,
and
withoute
,
the
Romaines
army
made
roades
from
Cesaria
euen
to
Ierusalem
,
by
the
meanes
whereof
,
no
man
durste
go
forthe
for
feare
least
he
shoulde
fal
into
the
ennemies
handes
:
nor
enter
into
the
towne
to
bring
any
necessaries
thither
.
Anani
being
a
perfite
godlye
man
and
seinge
the
common
weale
of
Ierusalem
,
to
be
gouerned
by
the
plesure
of
the
seditious
,
gaue
ouer
his
third
parte
that
stake
to
him
to
Eleasar
his
sonne
,
which
was
the
first
author
of
sedicion
,
and
he
the
gaue
the
first
occasion
,
that
was
cause
also
of
al
the
mischief
that
befell
in
Ierusalem
,
and
in
the
hole
lande
of
Iudea
.
For
he
began
a
conspiracye
againste
the
Romaine
garisons
,
and
prouoked
Israell
to
rebel
against
the
Romaines
and
to
lay
hands
vpon
them
.
Wherfore
there
assembled
vnto
Sedicious
Eleasar
,
Iehudah
,
Chezron
,
Schimeon
,
&
Chiskiahu
yong
men
of
the
nobles
of
Ierusalem
:
&
Eleasar
with
his
companye
toke
the
temple
,
and
the
courtes
aboute
it
,
appointing
of
his
men
,
some
to
be
spies
,
some
to
kepe
watch
&
ward
aboute
the
temple
of
the
lord
.
But
Iehochanan
,
who
because
of
the
great
resort
of
people
vnto
him
,
was
stronger
then
Eleasar
:
he
toke
the
market
place
and
streates
,
the
lower
part
of
the
city
.
Then
Schimeon
the
Ierosolomite
toke
the
highest
parte
of
the
town
,
whereby
his
men
anoyed
Iehochanans
part
fore
with
slinges
and
crosse
bowes
.
Betwene
these
.iii.
therfore
was
most
cruel
battail
in
Ierusalem
,
for
the
space
of
.iiii.
daies
,
without
ceasing
or
any
breathing
:
&
euery
day
very
many
were
slain
,
so
that
the
blud
of
the
Iewes
that
were
slaine
,
ran
euerye
where
aboūoauntly
through
the
market
place
&
stretes
:
yea
,
euen
to
the
temple
of
the
Lord
,
like
vnto
a
floude
that
had
come
of
greate
shoures
.
And
vnto
the
thresholdes
of
the
gates
of
the
temple
,
the
deade
bodies
ouerwhelmed
one
an
other
by
heapes
,
for
no
man
buried
them
.
Iehochanan
hauinge
the
middle
part
of
the
town
,
had
Schimeon
on
the
one
side
him
,
&
Eleasar
on
thother
.
But
Schimeon
had
the
best
place
,
from
whence
he
might
anoye
bothe
Iehochanan
and
Eleasar
.
Eleasar
did
also
what
he
coulde
to
endomage
Schimeon
.
And
Iehochanan
that
was
in
the
midst
,
encombred
them
both
,
notwithstanding
to
litle
purpose
.
For
Schimeons
company
slang
stones
,
and
shot
at
them
sore
:
but
when
as
Iehochanans
part
slange
likewise
at
them
,
the
stones
redounded
again
vpon
them selues
.
Thus
amongst
these
.iii.
the
bataile
was
sore
,
and
encreased
eueri
day
,
that
all
men
were
in
greate
terroure
and
feare
therof
.
Then
assembled
to
the
temple
much
people
of
the
priestes
and
elders
,
besechinge
these
inwarde
ennemies
,
not
to
pollute
and
defile
the
temple
with
their
slaughters
,
and
wer
almoste
al
slain
for
their
laboure
.
The
same
daye
was
slaine
the
prieste
Agani
and
Iosua
a
prieste
,
bothe
of
the
chiefest
Priestes
,
and
Sechariahu
the
mooste
faithful
Prophet
of
the
Lorde
.
Then
had
the
continual
sacrifice
ceased
,
sire
and
thirtye
dayes
:
for
euer
vntill
that
time
was
there
some
good
men
,
or
other
at
Ierusalem
that
offered
alway
sacrifice
to
the
Lorde
.
But
nowe
when
they
woulde
haue
continued
it
,
and
the
priestes
laye
the
sacrifices
vppon
the
altare
,
the
sedicious
woulde
runne
vpon
them
&
kil
them
,
that
the
priestes
bodies
and
their
cattel
,
that
they
wold
haue
sacrificed
,
shoulde
fal
all
deade
to
the
grounde
together
.
They
that
resorted
also
oute
of
the
countrye
to
Ierusalem
for
deuocions
sake
,
the
seditious
slue
and
vtterlye
destroyed
them
that
almoste
no
one
of
them
was
lefte
aliue
.
Moreouer
,
the
deade
bodies
of
men
laye
caste
in
the
temple
,
and
that
withoute
noumber
,
treade
vnder
the
feete
.
Yea
,
the
deade
body
of
the
priest
,
that
was
offeringe
sacrifice
,
laye
vpon
the
earthe
together
with
his
offering
.
And
whan
anye
manne
woulde
offer
any
sacrifice
,
straite
waye
one
or
other
of
the
sedicious
would
step
to
him
and
&
kil
him
,
that
the
bloud
of
the
sacrifice
and
sacrificer
should
be
mingled
together
.
In
so
muche
that
the
pauemente
of
the
temple
,
being
al
of
marble
,
was
made
so
slipperye
with
the
bloude
&
fat
of
them
that
were
slaine
,
that
no
man
could
go
vpon
it
without
falling
.
And
the
priest
should
not
soner
lay
hand
vp
on
the
sacrifice
,
but
he
was
slaine
:
and
strait
an
other
dead
body
shuld
fal
vpon
him
:
straunger
and
other
:
they
spared
none
.
So
thus
the
deade
bodies
of
the
good
&
bad
:
clean
and
vnclean
,
wicked
&
vertuous
,
thefe
&
true
man
,
laye
one
vpon
an
other
,
and
their
bloud
mixt
together
in
the
midst
of
the
temple
,
with
out
respect
of
anye
man
,
what
degree
or
condition
so
euer
he
wer
of
.
Wherfore
the
fight
&
slaughter
waxt
greate
both
in
the
towne
and
in
the
temple
.
For
whom
soeuer
the
sedicious
ouercame
:
they
set
fire
on
their
houses
also
,
where
throughe
the
fire
tooke
into
the
greate
mens
houses
that
were
nye
the
temple
,
and
into
the
store
houses
,
wheras
againste
times
of
necessitie
and
besiegynges
of
the
towne
:
were
layed
vp
in
store
,
corne
,
wine
,
and
oyle
,
to
the
number
of
a
thousand
and
.iiii.
hundred
store
houses
,
all
filde
ful
of
vit●ailes
.
For
the
Elders
and
other
Godlye
menne
what
time
as
Vaspasian
was
in
Galile
,
thei
made
vp
the
dores
of
those
garner
houses
,
and
laied
in
victuals
into
them
sufficient
for
.ii.
hundred
thousand
men
for
xx
.
yere
,
and
now
in
this
one
battail
of
the
sedicious
,
they
were
brente
euerye
one
sticke
and
stone
,
which
was
a
spedye
cause
of
famin
and
honger
in
Hierusalem
.
At
the
same
tyme
also
the
sedicious
pulled
downe
and
raced
all
the
faire
houses
and
goodlye
buildynges
,
that
there
shoulde
be
no
monument
of
anye
noble
house
left
to
anye
of
the
citizins
of
Hierusalem
.
So
this
you
see
at
that
time
the
Lorde
visited
the
citizins
of
Ierusalem
,
with
foure
kinde
of
plagues
,
sworde
,
pestilence
,
hunger
&
fire
:
besides
this
,
a
fift
also
was
added
:
the
ruin
and
decay
of
all
beautiful
and
gorgeous
buildings
.
And
wher
soeuer
a
man
turned
him
,
there
was
nothing
but
desolation
,
pollucion
(
namely
of
the
temple
and
all
holye
thinges
)
vproars
,
without
al
reast
and
refuge
,
no
helpe
,
no
succour
,
but
euery
corner
of
Ierusalem
was
ful
of
howling
and
yellinge
:
wailinge
and
wepinge
,
sobbinge
and
sighinge
of
women
and
children
.
Here
should
ye
heare
the
roaring
and
groaning
of
wounded
men
,
not
yet
thorow
deade
:
there
the
mourninge
and
lamentacion
for
the
Elders
that
then
were
slaine
by
the
sedicious
:
yonder
children
crying
oute
for
hunger
:
to
be
short
,
most
sorowful
oppression
of
them
that
liued
,
done
by
the
seditious
.
Such
voices
wer
made
euery
wher
:
that
happye
and
fortunate
was
he
that
before
this
daye
died
:
and
vnhappye
and
in
a
woful
case
were
all
suche
as
remained
aliue
to
see
this
daye
.
Al
these
thinges
when
I
Ioseph
heard
worde
of
:
I
tare
my
bearde
with
my
handes
,
and
cast
ashes
vpon
my
head
sittynge
in
greate
sorow
vpon
the
ground
,
be
wailing
them
miserie
and
calamitie
of
Hierusalem
.
ANd
this
lamentation
made
Ioseph
vpon
Hierusalem
,
saiyng
:
Howe
is
the
holy
city
layd
wast
,
that
was
wont
to
be
more
happy
and
more
renowmed
then
all
the
prouinces
vpon
the
earth
.
How
is
the
Citie
that
was
heretofore
in
suche
highnesse
and
dignitie
,
nowe
brought
vnder
the
foote
throughe
the
sinnes
of
the
citizins
thereof
:
whereas
sometime
was
the
dwellynge
place
of
the
faiethfull
,
nowe
beare
rule
there
such
men
as
prouoke
and
stirre
Gods
wrathe
agaynst
it
,
and
turne
it
awaye
from
their
God
,
wastyng
it
as
thieues
.
In
the
whiche
sometime
remained
the
brightnes
of
the
Godheade
,
it
is
nowe
become
a
by
woorde
and
a
mockynge
stocke
to
the
enemies
,
replenished
with
bloud
of
wounded
and
slaine
men
.
In
stede
of
mirthe
,
gladnesse
,
reioysynge
,
harpes
,
and
psalteries
:
is
sorow
,
sighhyng
,
heart
breakes
,
mournynge
and
pensifenes
commen
in
place
.
Euen
as
heretofore
the
priestes
executed
the
seruice
of
the
Lorde
in
offering
sacrifices
:
so
likewise
now
sedicious
perso●s
murther
Godly
and
faithfull
men
.
Where
was
wonte
to
be
the
dwellynge
place
of
mooste
wyse
and
prudente
menne
:
nowe
is
it
made
a
common
hostrye
of
wicked
murtherers
and
thieues
.
O
Lord
God
of
Israell
,
haue
not
aungels
in
tyme
paste
come
downe
from
heauen
to
earthe
to
fyghte
thy
battayles
?
haue
not
the
floudes
of
the
seas
persecuted
them
that
persecuted
thee
?
hath
not
the
earth
swalowed
vp
them
that
dispysed
thee
?
and
the
wyndes
scattred
a
sunder
,
that
made
insurrectyons
agaynst
thee
?
and
thunder
from
heauen
destroyed
thyne
enymyes
and
starres
haue
fought
agynste
thy
fooes
?
What
meanes
thys
therfore
,
and
how
commeth
it
to
passe
that
thou
hyddeste
thy
●ace
from
vs
?
to
whom
haste
thou
betaken
the
shepe
of
thy
pasture
?
Loke
vpon
vs
oure
GOD
,
and
behoulde
thy
people
and
enher●taunce
,
that
thou
broughtest
oute
of
Egipt
,
with
a
mightie
power
,
and
a
stronge
hande
:
with
wonders
and
signes
,
leadinge
them
vntill
this
daye
in
thy
faithe
:
take
pitye
vpon
them
in
thy
mercye
,
and
extende
not
thy
wrathe
against
thy
seruauntes
.
Where
arte
thou
Moyses
the
sonne
of
Amram
?
stande
vp
and
se
thy
people
and
flocke
of
shepe
,
which
thou
feddest
all
thy
life
with
thy
wisdome
:
see
howe
Wolues
and
Lions
teare
them
:
see
howe
the
Israelites
are
become
foes
of
their
owne
liues
&
soules
:
Yea
,
wasters
and
destroiers
are
sprong
vp
of
their
owne
selues
.
Beholde
the
people
of
God
,
for
whose
sake
thou
liftedste
vp
thy
staffe
ouer
the
sea
,
wherewith
thou
struckest
and
deuidedst
it
,
that
it
was
made
drye
ground
,
so
that
the
Israelites
passed
throughe
and
escaped
their
enemies
.
Remember
thy
praier
,
when
as
in
time
of
famin
and
lacke
of
soode
,
thou
obteinedst
for
them
meate
from
heauen
,
&
at
the
same
time
when
thei
were
wery
of
their
liues
for
thirst
,
thou
broughte●t
water
out
of
the
moste
hard
rocke
.
Come
forth
Aaron
,
mooste
holye
prieste
of
God
,
that
didst
put
thy self
betwene
the
liuing
and
the
deade
,
to
tourne
awaye
the
plague
from
Israel
,
and
strokest
the
destroyer
,
that
he
should
not
come
nie
the
liuinge
.
Arise
oute
of
thy
graue
thou
Phinees
,
that
moued
with
suche
feruencye
:
didste
reuenge
the
glory
and
maiesti
of
the
lord
God
of
Israel
.
Come
and
run
through
these
seditious
in
thy
fury
,
which
murther
the
people
of
God
&
his
priestes
.
Awake
thou
Iosua
,
that
didst
throwe
down
the
walles
of
Iericho
,
with
the
sound
and
shout
of
thy
trompets
,
that
the
holy
priestes
helde
in
their
handes
.
Come
now
and
se
thi
people
that
thou
madest
to
enherit
manye
nations
,
&
to
conquere
most
puissant
kinges
,
howe
they
kil
one
an
other
,
how
they
furder
&
helpforwarde
the
Idolater
to
rule
&
haue
the
dominion
of
thy
holy
land
that
thou
gauest
thy
people
Israel
to
enherite
.
Whye
sleapest
thou
kinge
David
,
awake
and
come
with
the
sound
of
thy
Psalterie
and
harpe
,
to
singe
the
holy
Psalmes
.
Aske
account
of
thy
swete
wordes
,
that
are
ceased
from
the
mouthes
of
this
people
,
and
oute
of
all
mennes
mouthes
,
because
of
the
maliciousnesse
thereof
.
See
howe
their
princes
be
trans●o●me●
into
ennemyes
and
destroiers
:
and
do
not
as
thou
didst
(
good
kinge
Dauid
)
that
diddest
geue
thine
owne
life
for
theirs
,
saiynge
.
Let
thy
hande
(
O
Lord
)
be
tourned
against
me
,
and
against
the
house
of
my
father
:
and
do
not
fall
vpon
thy
people
to
destroye
them
.
Where
arte
thou
Eliseus
?
come
and
see
what
thou
canste
do
,
if
thou
canste
reseue
the
remnaunte
of
Israel
,
and
finde
them
anye
gap
to
scape
at
.
Didst
not
thou
by
thy
praier
bring
the
power
of
the
Sirians
to
a
towne
of
defence
,
and
preuailedste
againste
them
withoute
dinte
of
sworde
or
battaile
,
and
broughtest
them
downe
,
smitinge
them
with
blindnesse
,
that
they
turned
their
enmity
toward
Israel
into
loue
?
In
deede
thou
waste
he
that
vanquishedst
the
Sirians
by
thy
praier
,
that
they
fled
for
feare
of
the
same
.
Now●
therfore
ye
herdmen
of
Israell
,
assemble
together
&
listen
with
your
eares
,
and
heare
my
wordes
that
I
wil
speake
in
your
eares
this
day
.
Tel
me
,
what
is
become
of
your
praier
the
ye
haue
made
for
the
people
of
Israel
,
to
desende
and
turne
away
from
them
al
wrath
,
indignation
,
tribulation
,
fury
,
&
immissions
of
euil
spirits
?
Howe
is
it
the
now
ye
see
not
the
sanctuary
turned
into
a
vile
sincke
of
blud
?
for
the
dead
bodies
of
priestes
lie
in
the
midst
of
it
.
The
holy
citye
Ierusalem
is
become
a
straung
citi
,
as
though
the
name
of
the
Lorde
had
neuer
bene
in
it
,
and
the
sanctuary
of
the
Lorde
is
in
that
case
at
this
present
,
as
thought
the
deuine
Godhead
had
neuer
dwelte
therin
,
for
the
temple
is
tourned
into
a
den
of
theues
:
a
lodginge
of
sedicious
persones
,
a
tabernacle
of
cruell
murtherers
.
And
who
so
flieth
thither
for
refuge
,
there
they
be
slaine
:
as
the
sedicious
haue
murthered
in
the
middest
thereof
Anani
the
hie
prieste
,
and
Iosua
a
prieste
also
,
that
were
Princes
and
chiefe
priestes
,
the
most
reuerent
emongest
the
people
of
God
,
whom
ere
this
,
kinges
and
nacions
had
besought
and
desyred
theyr
fauoure
:
but
neuer
cast
their
slain
bodies
in
the
middest
of
the
temple
.
The
nobilitie
also
of
Hierusalem
,
the
elders
of
Iuda
,
and
sages
of
Israell
,
whose
frendshippe
kinges
and
nacions
haue
sought
,
and
desiered
to
make
peace
with
:
they
iye
now
slain
here
and
there
in
the
middest
of
Hierusalem
,
are
meate
vnto
the
foules
of
the
ayre
,
and
beastes
of
the
field
,
to
dogges
and
Rauens
,
because
there
is
no
man
to
burie
them
.
These
died
not
for
their
offences
,
but
because
they
found
faulte
with
the
Israelites
when
they
sinned
.
Howe
are
they
slaine
in
thee
(
O
Ierusalem
thou
holie
citie
,
renowmed
thorow
out
the
whole
earth
)
all
iust
men
,
all
holie
menne
,
whom
the
sedicious
haue
gote
the
vpper
hande
of
,
those
helhoundes
and
bloudsuckers
that
haue
brought
all
these
mischiefes
vppon
●hee
?
Howe
are
are
the
priestes
of
the
Lorde
,
and
his
Prophets
slaine
amongst
those
holy
men
.
For
before
the
holy
temple
,
was
the
Prophet
Sechariahu
,
that
iust
and
holye
man
buchered
and
murthered
:
yea
,
without
al
burial
,
nether
was
his
bloud
couered
with
earthe
,
but
yet
stil
wandreth
about
and
muttereth
in
the.
The
blud
of
Anani
also
and
Iosua
the
chiefe
Priestes
was
yet
neuer
couered
,
which
were
bothe
slaine
in
thy
temple
,
as
men
be
wont
to
kil
theues
:
yea
the
bloud
of
the
godly
yonge
men
,
and
valeant
men
that
would
haue
reuenged
them
,
was
shed
also
by
the
sedicious
like
floudes
of
water
.
How
are
the
harts
of
the
people
turned
so
auckwardly
,
that
they
wil
heare
no
admonicion
of
iuste
men
?
But
are
like
vnto
blockishe
images
,
that
neither
see
,
nor
heare
,
nor
yet
vnderstand
any
thinge
.
All
beas●es
be
they
neuer
so
brutish
,
al
plantes
,
and
thinges
that
growe
vpon
th
earth
,
withstande
them
that
inuade
them
to
do
them
iniury
,
and
endeuour
to
auoid
the
force
of
their
enemye
:
but
thy
children
the
thou
kepest
within
thee
,
are
chaunged
into
ennemies
,
and
one
brother
murthereth
an
other
with
the
sworde
.
Where
is
now
thy
valeauntnes
,
thou
that
neuer
wouldest
how
to
beare
the
yoke
of
the
gentils
vpon
thy
shoulders
:
but
hast
cast
away
the
bondage
of
the
Egiptians
,
Philistines
,
Aramites
,
Assirians
,
Chaldeis
,
Persians
and
Medes
?
Where
is
the
strengthe
that
God
gaue
to
the
Chasmonaites
,
that
with
a
verye
smal
companye
defended
thee
,
and
preuailed
againste
the
huge
and
puissaunte
armye
of
the
Grekes
:
destroyed
the
stout
souldioures
of
Babilon
:
vanquished
the
mightye
armye
of
the
Persians
,
slue
Kamitiarus
and
Antiochus
,
and
pursued
their
armies
,
making
great
slaughters
of
them
,
and
filling
al
places
ful
of
dead
carcases
of
the
gentils
.
They
would
not
be
ruled
by
sinners
,
but
ventred
them selues
to
die
,
offring
their
liues
,
not
for
their
sonnes
and
doughters
:
but
for
the
sanctuarye
of
the
Lord
&
his
temple
,
leaste
it
shuld
be
polluted
with
the
idols
of
the
gentils
?
Wher
remaineth
now
the
rod
of
god
,
that
,
holy
rod
that
budded
&
blossomed
in
the
daies
of
gladnes
?
Nowe
is
both
the
sprigs
withered
and
the
rod
it self
also
.
The
rod
of
faith
is
withered
,
the
rod
of
the
kingdom
,
the
rod
also
of
thy
people
,
from
whome
the
holy
law
is
taken
away
,
nether
is
ther
any
man
the
can
tel
where
to
draw
any
waters
of
the
heauenly
mercy
.
Alas
the
merciful
men
that
haue
bene
in
times
paste
to
their
brethren
both
aliue
&
dead
:
how
are
they
now
turned
into
moste
cruel
tirantes
,
&
haue
mercye
of
no
man
?
Where
is
the
multitude
of
their
mercies
,
wherwith
they
were
wont
honorably
to
bury
their
dead
?
Now
the
corses
of
their
dead
bodies
couer
the
face
of
the
hole
earthe
,
&
there
is
no
body
wil
vouchsafe
to
bury
them
:
yea
,
they
the
wold
,
can
not
be
suffred
,
but
straitwaies
cometh
other
to
them
,
&
kils
than
before
they
can
do
it
,
so
that
they
also
die
&
lie
vnburied
,
&
are
strowed
about
here
&
there
in
the
fields
?
Such
is
the
guise
in
the
now
a
daies
,
nether
the
father
to
bury
the
sonne
,
nor
the
sonne
the
father
:
the
sedicious
watch
so
dilig●tly
those
that
be
dead
,
least
any
man
should
bury
them
:
which
if
they
do
,
thei
are
also
slaine
by
them
,
and
lie
vnburied
them selues
.
The
temple
of
the
lord
that
is
in
thee
,
and
was
wont
to
smell
swetelye
of
spices
,
anointmentes
,
and
perfumes
:
How
is
it
now
choked
with
carian
donge
,
and
most
pestilent
stenche
of
dead
bodies
&
bloud
of
the
wounded
?
Thy
streates
are
strowed
full
of
deade
men
,
some
run
throughe
with
glaues
and
iauelines
,
and
other
dead
for
hunger
:
yea
,
they
that
remaine
yet
aliue
in
the
citye
,
are
as
good
as
deade
also
,
and
maye
be
taken
for
no
lesse
.
For
they
are
weary
of
their
liues
,
because
of
the
pestilente
dampe
of
the
deade
bodyes
,
whiche
also
hathe
bene
the
deathe
of
manye
,
and
hathe
cast
many
into
most
daungerous
diseases
.
This
may
worthelye
seme
to
be
it
that
Dauid
the
annointed
of
the
God
of
Iacob
,
the
pleasaunte
and
swete
musicall
Poet
of
Israell
,
speaketh
of
:
Lorde
the
gentilles
are
comen
into
thine
inheritaunce
,
they
haue
polluted
the
temple
of
thy
holines
.
And
woulde
to
God
it
had
bene
gentils
tilles
that
thou
haddest
brought
vppe
,
nourished
and
exalted
to
do
this
dede
,
to
rebell
and
sinne
againste
thee
,
and
to
pollute
thus
the
holye
temple
that
is
in
thee
.
For
in
the
maliciousnesse
of
an
ennemye
,
a
manne
finedeth
the
halfe
of
his
comforte
:
but
in
the
malice
of
a
frende
,
there
is
no
comforte
at
all
.
Yea
,
the
verye
children
that
thou
hast
bred
,
broughte
vppe
,
and
promoted
:
the
selfe
same
haue
stuffed
the
temple
of
the
Lord
that
is
in
thee
with
vnburied
carcases
,
euery
manne
killinge
his
neighboure
:
and
the
seditious
suffringe
no
man
to
burye
them
,
but
sleainge
all
that
attempte
to
bestowe
anye
suche
benefite
vppon
the
deade
,
in
suche
sort
,
that
they
fall
deade
vppon
the
corses
which
they
woulde
haue
buried
:
&
by
that
meanes
bothe
the
corses
lie
caste
oute
in
the
fielde
,
no
better
then
the
carcases
of
brute
beastes
that
be
founde
in
deserte
places
.
Yea
,
the
iniquitie
and
crueltie
of
thy
citizens
O
Ierusalem
is
grown
so
farre
,
that
they
were
not
contente
,
onlye
to
kil
their
neighbours
:
but
they
muste
also
hewe
their
bodies
in
pieces
,
for
els
they
thought
thei
wer
not
sufficientlye
reuenged
:
althoughe
that
in
so
doynge
,
manye
tymes
the
stenche
of
the
deade
toke
worthye
vengeaunce
againe
of
the
liuynge
,
by
castyng
him
into
vncurable
diseases
.
All
whiche
euils
are
come
vppon
thy
children
because
they
haue
forsaken
the
lawe
of
the
Lorde
,
and
haue
traungressed
hys
couenaunt
that
hee
made
wyth
their
brethren
,
because
also
they
haue
sinned
againste
the
Lorde
GOD
of
their
fathers
,
in
sheadinge
the
bloude
of
iust
menne
and
innocentes
that
were
in
in
thee
,
euen
in
the
temple
of
the
Lord
.
And
therefore
are
our
sorowfull
sighbynges
multiplied
,
and
our
wepinge
daiely
encreased
,
for
that
we
haue
bene
the
cause
of
all
these
euils
that
are
befallen
vs
,
and
are
not
yet
ended
.
O
Lorde
our
God
,
our
Sinnes
are
gone
ouer
our
heades
,
and
the
wicked
actes
that
we
haue
committed
in
thy
sight
,
are
innumerable
.
The
Lorde
our
God
is
righteous
,
it
is
we
that
haue
rebelled
against
his
will
,
we
haue
prophaned
and
vnhalowed
his
lawe
,
we
haue
broken
his
couenaunt
.
And
euer
the
more
that
his
Wrathe
enkindleth
againste
vs
:
the
more
haue
we
traunsgressed
against
him
.
Wherfore
to
hym
belongeth
iustice
&
iudgement
,
he
hath
worthelye
poured
the
furye
of
hys
displeasure
vppon
vs
:
to
vs
onelye
belongeth
shame
as
wee
haue
aboundauntly
at
this
daie
.
But
he
will
once
turne
againe
,
and
haue
mercie
vpon
vs
,
vainquishe
all
oure
sinnes
,
and
caste
theim
all
into
the
deepe
bottomes
of
the
sea
.
So
be
it
.
AFter
these
thinges
,
the
thirde
daye
of
the
firste
moneth
in
the
firste
yeare
of
the
raygne
of
Vaspasian
,
Titus
his
sonne
toke
muster
of
his
men
in
the
plaine
of
Cesaria
,
to
knowe
the
certain
number
of
theim
,
which
he
had
not
done
afore
sence
his
fathers
departure
:
and
he
founde
them
verie
manye
,
in
so
muche
that
they
almost
semed
to
couer
the
earth
.
This
done
,
he
toke
his
iourney
from
Caesaria
with
his
power
,
and
came
to
Samaria
,
where
the
Citizins
receiued
him
with
great
ioye
,
and
did
him
much
honoure
.
Wherefore
he
spared
them
,
and
did
them
no
harme
.
From
thence
he
came
Aielona
.
xxx
.
furlonges
from
Hierusalem
:
there
he
pitched
his
tentes
,
and
leauynge
them
there
,
toke
sixe
hundreth
horsmen
with
him
,
and
came
to
Hierusalem
to
viewe
the
towne
,
to
knowe
what
height
the
walles
were
,
what
strength
there
was
in
the
towne
,
speciallye
of
the
sedicious
of
whom
euerie
where
great
rumoure
was
:
finallye
,
to
receiue
peaceablye
all
such
as
were
desierous
of
peace
.
So
as
he
came
to
the
wall
,
he
saw
no
manne
nether
go
out
nor
in
:
for
the
gates
wer
shut
vp
,
&
the
sedicious
had
laied
an
am
bush
without
the
toune
to
trappe
Titus
,
who
went
somewhat
before
accompanied
with
a
fews
,
the
rest
folowynge
a
pretye
way
behinde
.
Whiles
therfore
he
was
in
vewing
the
walles
,
the
sedicious
issued
out
of
their
ambushe
that
they
had
layed
nye
vnto
Aielonia
,
and
set
vpon
the
back
of
Titus
men
behind
.
Then
issued
an
other
forte
out
of
the
towne
,
so
that
they
had
Titus
betwene
them
,
and
runnynge
vpon
him
,
seperated
him
from
his
men
,
and
enuironed
him
on
euerye
side
,
where
they
slue
.
lx.
of
his
men
,
and
might
haue
slaine
him
also
,
saue
that
they
coueted
to
take
him
aliue
.
Titus
seinge
him selfe
beset
,
and
forsaken
of
his
own
men
that
thought
it
was
impossible
for
him
to
escape
,
perceiuyng
also
that
they
went
not
about
to
kyll
him
,
but
to
take
him
aliue
:
more
ouer
,
that
he
could
in
no
wise
escape
except
he
woulde
make
an
irruption
and
runne
through
their
bandes
:
he
toke
a
good
hearte
vnto
him
,
and
valiauntly
brake
throughe
,
sleaynge
whomsoeuer
came
in
his
waye
to
laye
holde
of
him
,
and
so
escaped
.
If
they
had
entended
to
haue
slaine
him
,
they
might
haue
done
it
:
but
beinge
desierous
to
take
him
aliue
(
as
is
saied
)
they
absteyned
from
strikynge
him
,
and
so
they
loste
hym
.
And
GOD
woulde
not
deliuer
hym
into
their
handes
,
that
by
hym
hes
myght
scourge
Israel
.
But
the
Iewes
seinge
hym
to
be
thus
escaped
,
repented
fore
that
they
hadde
not
killed
him
,
saiynge
one
to
another
:
What
meant
we
that
we
killed
hym
not
whyle
wee
might
?
it
is
yll
handeled
of
vs
.
Therfore
they
pursued
him
,
hurlinge
and
shootinge
after
hym
with
engines
of
Warre
,
but
they
coulde
not
ouer
take
him
:
for
God
preserued
him
,
that
he●
might
afterwarde
deliuer
Hierusalem
into
his
hands
.
So
he
returned
to
Aielona
,
and
perceiued
the
heartes
of
kinges
to
be
in
the
handes
of
GOD
.
The
nexte
morowe
brought
Titus
all
hys
armie
to
Hierusalem
,
determininge
to
encampe
hym selfe
vpon
the
mount
Oliuet
:
wherefore
he
firste
spake
vnto
his
souldiours
in
this
wise
.
This
daye
ye
go
to
fyght
against
a
most
mightye
nation
,
whose
warriers
be
strong
as
lions
,
valiant
as
liberdes
,
and
nimble
as
townes
that
run
in
the
mountaines
,
to
ouerturne
chariots
and
such
as
sit
vppon
them
.
Now
therfore
take
good
harts
vnto
you
,
and
be
couragious
:
for
so
it
standes
you
in
hande
.
Dooe
not
thinke
theim
to
be
like
the
nations
that
heretofore
ye
haue
had
to
do
withall
.
I
my self
haue
experience
otherwise
of
their
dalianntnes
and
sleightes
of
warre
.
This
saied
,
he
marched
in
araye
moste
strongly
,
that
they
shold
not
be
scatred
asunder
,
and
gaue
them
charge
,
speciallye
to
the
vawarde
to
take
heede
of
stumbling
vppon
Welles
or
Cesterns
,
whereby
they
might
be
hindred
,
for
as
yet
the
daie
was
scarce
broken
:
and
besides
that
,
Titus
had
knowledge
howe
the
Iewes
fearing
of
his
comming
,
had
digd
secrete
trenches
&
pitfals
.
Wherfore
to
auoid
them
,
he
led
his
host
by
the
mount
Oliuet
,
in
which
place
it
neuer
came
in
their
mindes
to
digge
.
Therfore
when
he
came
to
the
mount
Oliuet
,
he
encamped
there
againste
Hierusalem
,
ryght
ouer
agaynste
the
Brooke
Cedron
,
that
ran
betwene
the
citie
and
the
hyll
,
and
many
times
ranne
very
shalowe
.
Titus
campe
was
about
sixe
furlongs
from
the
towne
.
The
next
morow
thei
of
the
towne
seing
Titus
to
be
encamped
vpon
the
mount
Oliuet
,
the
capitaines
of
the
sedicious
with
their
companies
assembled
together
,
and
fell
at
agrement
euerye
man
wyth
an
other
,
entendynge
to
turne
their
crueltye
vppon
the
Romains
,
confirmyng
and
ratifiynge
the
same
attonement
and
purpose
,
by
swearyng
one
to
an
other
,
and
so
became
peace
amongst
them
.
Wherfore
ioynyng
together
that
before
were
three
seuerall
partes
,
they
set
open
the
Gates
,
and
all
the
best
of
them
issued
out
with
an
horrible
noyse
and
shoute
,
that
they
made
the
Romayns
afrayed
withall
,
in
suche
wise
,
that
they
fled
before
the
sedicious
,
which
sodainlye
did
set
vpon
them
at
vnwares
.
But
Titus
seinge
his
men
flee
,
rebuked
them
saiinge
:
Are
ye
not
ashamed
of
this
timerious
cowardnes
,
when
ye
are
so
many
and
a
hundreth
for
one
of
them
?
What
ignominye
is
it
,
so
manye
to
be
repulsed
of
so
few
?
Wherwithal
Titus
staied
them
,
and
brought
theim
manfullye
to
withstand
the
Iews
,
so
that
very
many
were
slayne
on
bothe
sides
.
But
the
Romaynes
were
not
able
longe
to
abide
the
force
of
the
Iewes
,
albeit
that
Titus
wyth
his
elect
and
most
valeant
Souldiours
did
manfullye
keepe
their
grounde
and
neuer
reculed
.
Titus
also
laboured
to
encourage
the
rest
to
fyght
but
they
were
so
dismayed
that
they
wiste
not
what
to
do
.
For
to
forsake
Titus
they
were
ashamed
,
and
to
resist
the
vyolence
of
the
Iewes
they
were
not
able
.
Notwithstandyng
Titus
and
his
companye
made
their
partye
good
against
the
Iewes
,
who
at
length
left
the
fielde
,
and
withdrewe
them selues
toward
the
towne
.
Then
Titus
being
wroth
with
his
souldiers
that
they
had
fled
from
the
Iewes
,
saied
vnto
them
:
Shal
I
not
be
auenged
of
these
Iewes
?
shall
so
fewe
of
them
put
vs
to
flight
,
not
able
to
stande
in
their
handes
?
and
will
ye
flee
or
recule
,
seinge
mee
abide
by
it
?
The
next
daye
Titus
toke
all
his
at
my
saue
a
few
that
he
lest
in
his
campe
to
kepe
the
baggage
,
and
wente
downs
the
Mount
Oliuet
,
settinge
his
men
in
battaile
ray
euen
against
the
gates
of
the
city
.
Then
exhorted
he
them
to
plays
the
men
,
and
although
they
were
come
downe
the
hil
,
yet
they
should
not
fear
the
Iewes
,
for
their
campe
that
they
had
left
behind
them
:
for
the
broke
Cedron
(
saithe
he
)
is
betwene
oure
campe
and
the
Israelites
,
with
these
wordes
they
were
encouraged
,
and
determined
to
encounter
with
the
Iewes
vnder
the
walles
hard
at
the
gates
of
the
citye
,
trusting
to
the
sauegarde
and
defence
of
the
brooke
Cedron
.
The
captaines
of
the
seditious
likewise
vsed
pollicye
:
For
they
deuidinge
their
men
,
sente
one
company
to
passe
sodenli
the
broke
Cedron
,
to
inuade
and
spoile
the
Romaine
campe
that
were
lefte
in
the
Mounte
Oliuet
.
These
therfore
wente
and
foughte
with
the
Romaines
vppon
the
Mounte
,
and
droue
them
oute
of
their
campe
.
Titus
lokinge
behinde
him
,
and
perceiuinge
that
the
Iewes
had
gotten
ouer
the
broke
and
were
in
hande
with
his
menne
,
he
was
wonderfullye
afraide
,
seinge
him selfe
so
enuironned
with
battailes
on
euerye
side
.
They
within
the
towne
when
they
sawe
their
felowes
once
at
the
mounte
Oliuet
,
they
opened
the
gates
,
issued
withall
their
power
that
was
left
in
the
towne
and
encountred
with
Titus
,
where
he
had
set
his
men
in
arraye
ouer
againste
the
gate
:
where
thei
made
a
great
slaughter
of
the
Romaines
,
whiche
striuing
to
auenge
the
shame
gotten
the
dai
before
fled
not
,
but
stucke
to
it
hard
.
The
Iewes
also
toke
hart
vnto
them
,
&
fought
manfully
,
bet
downe
the
Romaines
,
that
at
lengthe
they
toke
them
to
flighte
toward
the
mount
Oliuet
,
and
in
their
flight
many
of
them
were
slaine
of
the
Iewes
that
pursued
the
chase
.
Vpon
this
diuers
of
Titus
souldioures
seinge
them selues
beset
both
before
and
behind
,
counseled
Titus
to
flee
with
them
vnto
the
mountains
to
saue
his
life
,
least
he
should
be
slain
by
the
Iewes
,
and
they
all
together
with
him
.
For
thou
(
saye
they
)
arte
a
greate
Lord
of
many
kingdomes
,
and
God
shal
one
day
bring
thee
to
the
imperial
crowne
of
our
Lorde
thy
father
.
Nowe
therefore
if
thou
shouldest
be
slaine
of
the
Iewes
,
we
are
al
but
dead
and
what
good
should
thy
deathe
do
other
to
thy selfe
or
to
other
to
be
slaine
like
one
of
vs
?
Yet
Titus
would
not
be
ruled
by
them
,
nor
receiue
their
counsel
,
but
kept
his
ground
boldly
without
once
turninge
his
face
,
sayinge
:
I
will
chuse
rather
to
die
with
honoure
,
then
to
liue
with
shame
And
with
that
he
rushed
vpon
the
Iewes
that
were
nye
him
,
and
drue
them
to
recule
.
When
the
Iewes
that
had
enuironned
the
Romaine
campe
,
sawe
that
:
they
lefte
the
Romaines
and
came
flocking
about
Titus
by
routes
,
assailinge
him
on
euerye
side
,
endeuouringe
also
withal
their
might
to
ouercharg
him
:
wherthrough
,
in
that
place
was
a
sore
and
vehement
fight
,
and
muche
people
slaine
on
both
parties
:
yea
,
Titus
scapt
narowly
from
being
slain
in
that
fight
and
he
had
dyed
in
deede
,
if
certaine
of
his
valeant
souldiours
had
not
returned
vnto
him
,
and
rescued
him
ou●e
of
the
Iewes
handes
.
That
day
were
the
chiefe
of
Titus
souldiours
slaine
.
Then
the
Iewes
retyred
to
their
place
at
the
walles
side
.
Thei
also
that
went
to
the
mount
Oliuet
,
returned
homeward
by
the
broke
Cedron
.
The
Romaynes
seinge
that
,
pursued
them
,
wherupon
the
Iewes
tourned
againe
vppon
the
Romayns
,
who
fled
by
and
by
.
Thus
the
Iewes
put
the
Romayns
to
flight
thrise
vpon
one
day
.
IT
came
to
passe
them
,
that
the
external
warres
paused
,
and
internall
ciuill
warres
reuiued
most
terribly
amongst
the
sedicious
at
Hierusalem
.
For
vpon
the
firste
daye
of
the
hye
solemne
feast
of
Passeouer
,
captaine
Iehochanan
and
his
menne
came
into
the
temple
of
the
Lorde
,
where
he
was
honourablye
receiued
of
the
priestes
and
Elders
,
with
the
rest
of
the
comminaltie
.
And
when
thei
were
within
,
they
cast
of
their
vpper
garmentes
,
vnder
which
thei
were
armed
with
coats
of
fence
&
swords
tied
to
their
thighs
.
After
that
they
beset
the
dores
&
laid
hold
of
the
priests
:
slue
them
&
the
people
also
,
their
hearts
was
so
cruelly
bent
against
their
brethren
,
nether
regarding
the
reuerent
countenaunces
of
olde
men
,
nor
enclining
to
the
praiers
of
them
that
besought
them
:
without
sparing
ether
wemen
or
children
,
no
not
the
suckinge
babes
.
This
done
Iehochanan
stode
vp
&
openly
protested
that
nether
Schimeon
nor
Eleasar
,
nor
any
of
the
reast
of
the
captains
of
the
seditious
,
nor
any
manne
elsse
shoulde
haue
the
soueraintie
in
that
citye
but
he
.
The
other
hearinge
that
Iehochanan
had
wrought
such
displeasure
to
the
people
of
God
in
the
temple
,
risse
together
and
slue
very
many
of
Iehochanans
part
,
but
in
the
meane
season
,
what
of
th
one
parte
,
and
what
of
the
other
,
the
Israelites
wente
to
wracke
,
and
were
slain
in
great
nomber
.
Tidinges
came
to
Titus
how
the
Iewes
conspired
against
them selues
,
and
slue
one
an
other
daily
:
wherat
he
reioysed
greatly
,
&
came
with
his
hole
hoste
to
the
town
:
where
he
found
certain
Iewes
withoute
that
had
fled
because
of
the
rage
of
the
ciuill
warres
.
When
they
saw
Titus
,
they
came
&
besought
him
to
enter
the
town
and
deliuer
them
from
the
crueltye
of
the
sedicious
,
&
they
wold
be
his
seruantes
:
for
these
warres
had
made
them
almost
wearye
of
their
liues
.
Yet
Titus
gaue
litle
credit
to
their
tale
,
although
they
made
manye
wordes
to
perswade
him
that
it
was
true
.
For
he
remembred
howe
within
three
daies
afore
,
he
sawe
the
Iewes
fighte
againste
him
egarlye
al
with
one
accorde
,
so
earnestlye
one
rescuing
and
defending
an
other
,
that
no
discorde
appeared
to
be
amongst
them
.
Wherfore
he
wold
not
beleue
their
wordes
,
in
that
they
required
succour
and
offred
to
yeld
.
And
as
they
wer
thus
debatinge
the
matter
,
sodenly
they
heard
an
vprore
in
the
town
,
and
wonderful
hurliburly
,
some
cryinge
.
Open
the
gates
,
and
let
Titus
come
in
:
other
cried
shut
the
gates
,
&
let
not
the
Romayns
come
in
.
Then
certaine
vppon
the
walles
called
vnto
the
Romayns
to
make
spede
and
come
vnto
the
towne
,
they
would
open
them
the
gates
that
they
might
enter
in
,
and
deliuer
theim
from
the
tyrannye
of
the
sedicious
,
least
they
should
be
all
slayne
by
the
handes
of
those
rauinous
and
cruel
sedicious
persons
.
The
Romains
therfore
ranne
to
the
gates
,
and
when
they
approched
nye
the
Walles
,
and
were
come
within
daunger
:
the
Iewes
hurled
stones
from
the
walles
,
&
shotte
arrowes
at
them
,
fleaynge
very
many
of
the
Romayns
.
The
other
Iewes
also
that
were
without
the
towne
,
and
had
besought
Titus
to
deliuer
them
from
the
hands
of
the
sedicious
:
began
to
assayle
the
Romaynes
that
wer
gon
to
the
walles
with
suche
force
,
that
many
of
them
they
slew
,
the
residue
they
put
to
flyght
,
&
the
Iewes
folowed
the
chase
almoste
to
Aiclona
.
Then
the
Iewes
mock●
&
flouted
the
Romaynes
calling
them
freshe
water
souldiers
,
men
of
no
experience
,
and
innocent
fooles
that
neuer
sawe
the
traynes
of
warre
before
:
clappyng
also
theyr
targetes
and
shakyng
theyr
swordes
agaynste
the
Romaynes
in
mockage
.
The
Romayne
captaines
seing
these
thinges
,
thei
toke
greate
disdayne
at
the
matter
and
in
a
great
yre
would
haue
turned
back
vpon
the
Iewes
again
had
not
Titus
caused
the
retreate
to
be
blowen
.
Vpon
this
Titus
assembled
al
his
counsailours
,
captains
,
and
souldiours
together
,
and
said
vnto
them
in
this
wise
.
I
haue
a
sufficient
trial
,
and
vnderstand
wel
mough
your
valiantnes
&
courage
(
most
worthy
men
&
deare
souldiers
)
whych
farre
passeth
the
strength
&
manhode
of
al
other
nacions
:
&
not
onely
in
this
most
excellent
vertue
do
ye
excel
:
but
also
in
know
ledge
and
sleightes
of
war
,
in
wisdome
&
forecast
ye
haue
ben
chief
of
al
other
.
Now
therfore
brethre
&
frends
,
I
marueil
not
so
greatly
at
the
Iewes
subtiltie
&
craft
in
their
swearing
to
you
for
the
persuading
of
a
thing
,
&
after
kepe
not
their
oth
:
but
this
semeth
wonderful
to
me
,
that
ye
suffer
your selues
styl
to
be
disceiued
of
them
,
&
to
be
slaine
by
their
wiles
.
For
al
the
wit
ye
haue
,
could
not
deliuer
you
out
of
their
snares
,
but
now
yet
again
the
.iii.
time
ye
haue
approched
the
wals
,
&
this
is
the
.iii.
time
ye
haue
ben
slain
for
your
labours
.
And
al
this
commeth
bicause
ye
wil
not
be
ruled
by
me
,
but
transgresse
your
generall
&
lords
commaundment
.
But
now
mi
brethren
take
hede
what
ye
do
herafter
,
it
becometh
you
not
to
rebel
against
mi
words
which
yet
ye
haue
done
oftentimes
.
Do
ye
not
remember
a
certain
n●ble
man
of
our
country
in
the
wars
of
Augustus
Caesar
against
the
Persians
,
how
he
put
his
own
son
to
death
,
bicause
the
contrary
to
his
fathers
commaundement
(
who
was
grand
captain
of
the
army
vnder
Augustus
)
he
had
fought
:
with
his
enemies
:
yea
,
although
he
kild
iii.
Persians
.
But
what
speke
I
of
once
?
ye
haue
oftentimes
set
life
by
my
commaundements
,
skirmishing
dayly
with
the
Iewes
,
&
that
without
al
discretion
,
rashly
,
&
out
of
order
:
wherthrough
your
conflicts
can
haue
no
good
successe
.
If
you
continue
these
maners
,
it
shall
redownde
vnto
your
owne
dishonours
.
Wherefore
it
were
better
for
you
to
leue
of
this
,
and
lay
away
your
pryde
,
contuma●ye
,
and
stubburunesse
:
whiche
if
ye
dooe
,
thinges
shall
be
in
better
sauegarde
.
Muche
more
spake
Titus
to
his
men
,
rebuking
them
sharpely
,
not
mencioned
here
,
but
declared
at
large
in
the
volume
that
wee
writ
vnto
the
Romains
.
When
he
had
said
,
his
princes
and
captains
fel
euery
one
prostrate
to
the
earth
,
&
besought
him
of
pardon
for
their
rashnes
in
that
they
had
so
vnaduisedlye
and
without
order
against
his
mind
encofitred
with
the
Iewes
.
Then
Titus
taking
pitie
of
them
,
pardoned
them
,
requesting
them
to
be
ware
herafter
that
they
committed
nothing
against
his
commaundment
nother
in
word
nor
dede
:
&
so
doing
,
the●
shold
haue
his
fauour
,
&
auoid
his
displesure
&
daunger
of
deth
for
the
contrary
.
But
if
thei
refused
to
do
it
,
whatsoeuer
he
wer
the
shold
transgres
his
commaundment
,
he
wold
not
spare
him
,
but
put
him
to
death
,
&
geue
his
body
to
be
eaten
of
the
fouls
of
th
ayre
.
They
aunswered
all
with
one
voyce
:
We
are
content
with
these
condicions
,
and
wil
do
what
so
euer
thou
shalt
commaunde
vs
.
After
this
Titus
considering
howe
earnestly
the
Ierosolimites
were
set
one
againste
an
other
,
howe
they
were
become
such
cruel
and
mor●al
enemies
,
that
eche
of
them
conspired
others
death
:
he
caused
the
pittes
,
cesterns
,
and
trenches
that
were
about
Ierusalem
to
be
damde
vp
and
stopte
with
earthe
,
that
the
waies
mighte
be
leuilled
for
his
army
.
That
don
he
en●āpt
him self
nearer
the
wals
.
Against
whiche
attempte
the
Iewes
issued
not
out
of
the
town
after
their
accustomed
manner
,
to
put
them
backe
from
the
walles
.
For
Schimeon
was
otherwise
occupied
,
he
had
enterteined
ten
thousande
men
of
the
best
of
the
seditious
Iewes
,
and
ioyned
him selfe
to
Iacob
the
Edomite
,
captaine
of
.ix.
thousande
Edomites
:
with
whome
he
had
made
a
conspiracy
vtterly
to
destroye
captaine
Iehochanan
.
And
settinge
vppon
him
,
they
compelled
him
to
flie
into
the
courte
of
the
temple
:
where
he
remained
in
the
gate
of
th
entrance
of
the
temple
with
eight
thousand
and
.iiii.
hundreth
good
men
of
war
,
al
wel
appointed
in
●acks
.
Eleasar
also
was
against
him
,
and
ioyned
with
Schimeon
becomming
an
enemy
to
him
that
before
had
saued
his
life
:
and
so
they
both
together
a●●ailed
Iehochanan
,
neglectinge
the
defence
of
the
towne
.
By
this
meanes
the
Romaines
encamped
them selues
aboute
the
walles
at
their
pleasure
,
raisings
toures
,
and
castinge
trenches
to
plante
their
iron
Rammes
vpon
to
batter
the
wals
.
The
common
people
of
the
Iewes
,
that
were
vnder
the
rule
and
gouernment
of
the
three
seditious
captaines
,
namelye
Schimeon
,
Eleasar
,
and
Iehochanan
(
which
although
they
were
ill
inough
al
:
yet
the
tiranny
of
Iehochanan
far
passed
Schimeon
,
&
Schimeon
was
far
worsse
then
Eleasar
:
thoughe
Eleasar
was
the
head
author
and
firste
beginner
of
sedicion
in
al
Israel
)
were
amongst
them
as
shepe
redy
to
be
killed
.
For
the
forsaid
sedicious
captains
,
slew
the
people
at
their
pleasures
,
and
deuided
them
into
bandes
,
cas●yng
lots
vpon
them
who
should
haue
which
,
so
that
one
had
anothers
men
,
&
another
man
his
.
And
this
did
they
not
onelye
with
their
owne
men
,
but
also
with
al
the
rest
of
the
people
,
in
suche
wise
,
that
when
the
Romains
made
any
assault
,
then
ioyned
they
together
as
one
man
to
resist
the
Romayns
,
&
when
they
had
geuen
them
a
repulse
,
then
wouldthey
returne
to
their
c●uel
warres
,
&
fal
together
by
the
eares
among
them selfes
.
Extreme
and
dreadfull
was
the
ciuyll
conflict
at
that
season
betwene
the
thre
foresaid
captains
:
and
so
sore
,
that
the
bloude
streamed
downe
the
chanel
out
of
the
gates
of
Hierusalem
,
like
as
a
broke
that
runneth
out
of
a
fountayne
and
well
sprynge
.
The
Romeynes
seinge
it
,
were
moued
with
much
pitie
,
that
they
wept
bitterly
.
But
Ioseph
that
was
amongst
them
was
striken
with
so
great
heauinesse
,
that
he
burst
out
into
a
sorowful
lamentation
,
liftyng
vp
his
woful
voyce
in
this
wise
.
ALas
alas
Ierusalem
,
the
citie
of
the
great
kinge
,
howe
shail
I
now
call
thee
at
this
daye
,
or
what
name
shal
I
geue
thee
?
Sometyme
thou
wast
called
Iebus
of
Iebusaeus
that
builded
thee
first
in
all
thys
lande
.
After
that
thy
name
was
Zedek
,
that
is
iustice
:
wherupon
thy
kinge
Iehoram
was
called
Malkizedek
,
for
hee
was
a
ryghteous
kyng
,
and
because
he
raygned
in
thee
wyth
sustice
,
therefore
was
thy
name
Zedek
.
Then
ryghtuousnesse
hadde
his
abidyng
in
thee
,
and
thy
bright
starre
that
shined
in
thee
,
was
Zedek
.
Moreouer
,
in
his
time
was
thou
called
Schalem
,
as
the
Scripture
witnesseth
,
and
Malki
zedek
king
of
Schalem
,
and
that
because
the
iniquitie
of
the
people
that
dwelte
in
thee
was
then
fulfilled
.
For
at
that
tyme
chose
Abraham
oure
father
(
of
worthye
memorye
)
to
worship
god
in
thee
,
and
to
take
thee
to
his
enheritaunce
,
to
plant
in
thee
the
rote
of
good
woorkes
.
Whereupon
the
tabernacle
of
God
remayneth
in
thee
to
thys
daye
:
as
it
was
reuealed
vnto
the
same
our
father
Abraham
.
In
the
(
say
His
the
sanctuarye
of
the
Lorde
.
For
in
that
place
did
Abraham
binde
his
onlye
Sonne
,
vpon
the
toppe
of
one
of
thy
hilles
,
that
is
called
mount
Moriah
,
holy
and
halowed
:
and
therfore
art
thou
called
Ierusalem
,
because
oure
father
Abraham
(
of
famous
memory
)
called
the
place
of
thy
sanctuary
Adonai
ijreeh
,
the
Lorde
shall
see
.
Then
thy
late
name
beinge
Schelem
,
this
ioyned
to
it
,
made
it
Ijreshalem
.
For
the
Lord
God
shall
behold
the
place
of
thy
sanctuarye
,
at
what
time
as
it
shal
be
Schalem
,
that
is
pure
,
vncorrupte
,
without
lacke
or
spot
:
but
when
so
euer
it
is
polluted
and
defiled
as
it
is
at
this
daye
,
then
wil
he
turne
awaye
his
face
from
it
.
Furthermore
thou
arte
also
called
Ierushalaim
therfore
:
because
that
who
so
vnderstande
the
dignity
and
worthinesse
of
the
place
wherin
thy
sanctuary
is
:
shall
bid
the
angelles
of
heauen
,
to
teache
in
it
the
doctrine
of
the
holye
ghoste
,
and
the
spirite
of
wisdome
and
vnderstanding
,
wherwith
litle
children
and
the
vnlearned
in
thy
lande
may
be
made
wise
.
He
also
that
ministred
in
thy
temple
,
had
on
a
garmente
of
.iiii.
coloures
,
Skarlet
,
Violet
,
Bisse
,
and
Purple
.
Skarlet
in
respecte
of
the
heanens
that
be
aboue
the
firmamente
:
Violet
and
Bisse
coloures
(
whiche
be
made
of
flaxe
)
because
of
the
earthe
of
which
they
come
:
finally
purple
in
respect
of
the
sea
where
purple
is
gotten
.
Therfore
when
as
the
priest
came
into
the
temple
to
minister
apparailed
in
these
.iiii.
colours
,
he
saide
before
the
almighty
God
:
I
come
to
presente
my self
here
in
thy
sighte
(
O
Lorde
of
the
world
)
in
.iiii.
kindes
of
coloures
,
that
do
represent
the
partes
of
thy
worlde
,
and
in
suche
wise
do
I
appeare
before
the●
,
as
though
I
shoulde
bring
all
the
hole
world
into
thy
sight
.
Moreouer
,
the
foresaid
apparail
was
garnished
with
pure
gold
and
precious
stones
,
after
the
likenesse
of
the
tribes
of
the
sonnes
of
Iacob
,
who
was
called
Israell
:
that
in
that
garment
he
might
haue
the
souerainty
before
the
angels
that
be
aboue
and
by
them
preuail
to
bringe
the
vertue
of
the
holy
ghost
,
by
the
which
they
should
obteine
wisdome
that
dwell
in
thee
,
and
prospere
in
their
study
and
faith
,
that
they
mighte
haue
wisdome
and
vnderstandinge
together
.
Hys
loines
also
were
girded
with
linnen
sloppes
,
wherewith
he
couered
his
secrete
partes
,
for
it
becommeth
priestes
most
of
al
other
persons
to
be
shamfast
and
bashful
,
spec●ally
when
he
should
minister
in
the
two
sanctuaries
.
For
there
are
.ii.
sanctuaries
,
the
vtter
and
thinnar
,
which
is
the
sanctum
sactorum
or
the
holiest
of
all
.
In
the
vtter
,
the
priestes
minister
as
the
hie
priest
commaundeth
them
:
but
into
the
inner
,
that
is
the
sanctum
sanctorum
entreth
no
man
,
saue
the
bie
priest
only
,
&
that
but
once
a
yeare
.
For
in
it
was
the
arcke
of
the
couenaunt
of
the
Lord
,
in
the
which
were
laid
vp
the
.ii.
tables
of
thecouenaunt
the
God
made
with
the
people
of
Israell
in
the
mount
Sinai
.
There
is
also
the
rod
of
Aaron
that
florished
&
broughte
forth
leaues
.
All
these
were
in
the
first
temple
whiles
it
was
yet
standing
.
Ouer
against
that
sanctuary
,
were
.xiiii.
stairs
or
steppes
vpon
the
which
apeared
the
miracle
to
kinge
Chiskiahu
.
And
thou
Ierusalem
at
that
time
was
stronger
then
other
cities
,
Lady
of
al
prouinces
for
greate
kinges
and
princes
builded
thee
.
Kinge
Herode
much
exalted
thee
,
raising
thy
walles
on
height
,
&
besides
that
also
,
defenced
thee
with
an
other
wall
,
Then
shal
be
the
time
of
frendshippe
,
and
then
shalt
thou
drincke
the
cuppe
of
health
and
consolation
.
After
this
,
Titus
wente
to
vewe
what
waye
he
might
best
assault
the
citye
,
and
as
he
deuised
with
him self
,
he
espied
a
plain
on
that
side
where
the
sepulchre
of
Iochanan
the
hie
priest
was
,
whereas
he
staied
a
while
,
and
sent
one
of
his
captaines
that
were
there
with
him
called
Nikanor
,
to
common
with
the
Iewes
that
were
vppon
the
walles
,
to
moue
them
to
peace
:
willing
him
to
say
thus
vnto
them
:
Frendes
,
my
Lord
Titus
is
desirous
to
spare
you
and
to
make
a
league
with
you
,
that
ye
mighte
be
at
quiet
and
oute
of
this
daunger
of
desiruction
.
And
if
you
be
so
disposed
to
consent
thereunto
,
Titus
shall
make
a
league
with
you
yet
before
night
.
Nikanor
wente
and
spake
with
the
people
in
such
wise
as
Titus
hadde
willed
him
.
The
Iewes
gaue
him
no
word
to
answer
,
but
held
their
peace
:
wherfore
Nikanor
spake
vnto
them
againe
,
and
as
he
was
talkynge
vnto
them
,
one
from
the
walles
stroke
him
with
an
arrowe
and
killed
him
.
Wherat
Titus
was
exceadyng
wrathe
that
they
should
shout
at
his
captaine
offerynge
theim
peace
,
and
his
death
grened
him
marueilously
.
Wherfore
he
commaunded
ladders
brakes
,
slynges
,
yron
rammes
,
and
other
engins
of
warre
to
be
brought
to
assaulte
the
towne
.
So
the
souldiours
brought
an
yron
Ramme
to
batter
the
walle
,
and
planted
it
vppon
a
mounte
accordynglye
.
The
Iewes
seinge
that
were
soore
afrayed
,
wherfore
the
three
capitaynes
of
the
sedicious
sell
at
one
,
and
openynge
the
gates
,
issued
out
,
and
beat
the
Romaynes
from
their
pieces
,
and
engyns
that
were
nowe
ready
addressed
,
settynge
fire
on
them
and
burnyng
them
,
the
ram
,
slings
,
&
al
thother
engines
,
a
few
excepted
,
which
Titus
&
his
men
saued
from
the
fire
.
In
this
conflicte
the
men
of
Alexandria
,
that
serued
Titus
,
behaued
them selues
like
tall
fellowes
in
the
rescuinge
of
the
slinges
from
the
Iewes
:
yet
the
Iewes
preuailed
:
and
gate
the
vpper
hand
of
them
,
till
Titus
came
with
a
stronge
power
of
picked
men
,
to
succoure
the
Alexandrians
,
whereas
twelue
of
the
stoutest
Iewes
were
slaine
.
In
the
same
skirmishe
Iehochanan
a
captain
of
the
Edomites
,
that
came
to
aide
the
Iewes
was
slain
,
by
an
Arabian
,
that
came
behinde
him
,
and
stroke
him
with
an
arrowe
,
whiles
he
was
talkinge
with
the
Romains
that
had
entreated
him
to
come
vnto
them
.
For
whome
the
Edomites
mourned
,
and
lamented
sore
,
for
he
was
a
good
man
of
warre
.
The
nexte
nighte
certaine
of
the
seditious
,
chieflye
of
Iehochanan
and
Schimeons
companye
,
issued
oute
and
came
to
the
three
wodden
towers
that
Titus
hadde
crected
before
the
Walles
,
and
sette
a
greate
Garrison
of
valiaunt
Souldiours
aboute
theim
to
defende
theim
,
and
to
viewe
also
the
toune
oute
of
them
to
see
what
the
Iewes
dyd
.
And
whosoeuer
were
nye
the
tou●es
,
those
the
Iewes
slew
,
the
other
fled
to
Titus
campe
.
But
the
Romayns
that
were
within
the
towers
wiste
nothing
of
the
matter
,
trustinge
to
them
that
were
set
about
the
toures
for
theyr
sauegarde
:
and
therfore
slept
all
the
night
.
The
Iewes
after
they
had
slayne
the
Romayne
watche
and
put
them
to
flyght
,
they
came
to
the
toures
wyth
sawes
,
and
cut
the
feyt
a
sonder
so
that
they
fell
sodenly
together
wyth
them
that
were
wythin
them
,
whyche
were
very
manye
and
slewe
them
euery
one
.
Titus
hearynge
the
alarme
and
the
crasshing
of
the
fallynge
of
the
towres
,
was
sore
afrayed
and
all
hys
hole
armye
:
and
not
knowing
what
the
matter
was
,
they
durst
not
sturre
toward
it
:
so
the
Iewes
returned
clere
into
the
toune
.
On
the
morowe
Titus
brought
his
hole
power
to
the
walles
,
and
whyles
the
Iewes
were
at
their
cōtenciones
in
the
toune
,
he
addressed
an
other
Iron
Ramme
wherwith
he
sodenlye
strake
the
vtter
wall
and
battered
it
through
:
whervppon
,
the
people
that
warded
that
wal
wer
sain
to
get
them selfes
within
the
sauegarde
of
the
seconde
wall
▪
Then
Titus
commaunded
his
souldiers
to
race
to
the
ground
that
wal
that
he
had
pearsed
,
and
to
carye
awaye
the
stones
thereof
,
that
they
shoulde
be
no
let
nor
hinderaunce
to
his
men
.
This
was
the
mooste
substanciall
and
strongest
wal
of
al
,
thicker
then
bothe
thother
,
and
was
builded
by
Herode
.
The
Romaines
labouring
earnestly
in
the
defacing
of
the
vtter
wal
,
were
slaine
in
great
noumber
by
the
Iewes
from
the
middle
wall
,
before
they
coulde
finishe
their
purpose
.
The
chiefe
of
the
Iewes
perceiuing
that
Titus
had
not
only
taken
,
but
also
quite
pulled
down
the
vtter
wal
,
&
howe
there
was
now
but
two
walles
left
about
the
towne
:
it
went
to
their
hartes
and
made
them
loke
aboute
them
:
therefore
began
the
seditious
now
earnestlye
to
thinke
of
vnity
and
concord
amongst
them selues
:
so
then
they
deuided
the
town
amongst
them
into
three
wardes
.
Iehochanan
was
appointed
vnto
that
warde
that
is
on
the
Northe
parte
of
the
temple
,
beside
the
Antochia
.
That
parte
of
the
town
that
was
toward
the
tombe
of
Iochanan
the
highe
prieste
,
was
attributed
to
Schimeon
.
To
Eleasar
was
committed
the
keepinge
of
the
wall
.
These
exhortinge
one
an
other
to
playe
the
menne
,
did
valeantlye
resiste
the
Romaines
:
so
that
the
conflictes
then
,
began
to
be
sore
and
hard
.
The
Romaines
for
their
renown
and
fame
,
laide
on
loade
:
and
the
Iewes
againe
stucke
stiflye
to
the
defence
,
seinge
their
ende
at
hande
if
they
were
slacke
.
Titus
nowe
and
then
exhorted
his
Souldioures
to
playe
the
menne
,
promysinge
them
that
woulde
valeauntlye
geue
the
onsette
vppon
the
Iewes
,
aboundaunce
of
golde
,
siluer
,
and
muche
honoure
withall
.
Then
stepte
forthe
one
of
his
souldiours
named
Longinus
,
and
put
hym selfe
amongste
the
routes
of
the
Iewes
that
were
issued
out
of
the
toune
,
where
he
slew
a
couple
of
the
chiefe
of
them
,
and
streyght
recouered
hym selfe
,
agayne
wythin
the
araye
of
the
Romaynes
.
But
the
Iewes
shrinkt
not
frome
the
Romaynes
:
for
they
were
in
a
feruent
rage
and
a
wonderfull
disdayne
:
and
to
further
theyr
courage
,
Schimeon
came
vnto
hys
men
and
cryed
vpon
them
wyth
a
loude
voyce
saynge
:
For
the
reuerence
of
God
,
frendes
,
flye
not
thys
daye
:
who
soeuer
dothe
▪
flye
,
let
hym
be
sure
he
shall
dye
for
it
,
and
hys
house
destroyed
.
Titus
also
admonyshed
hys
to
kepe
theyr
araye
and
not
to
geue
back
to
Schimeon
.
Then
wente
he
hym selfe
to
that
par●e
of
the
toune
where
Iehochanans
warde
was
,
there
he
caused
an
Iron
Ram
to
be
planted
and
bente
agaynst
the
wall
,
(
for
there
was
a
large
playne
)
.
There
was
at
that
tyme
in
Ierusalem
one
called
Kantor
,
who
gat
to
hym
a
company
of
the
sedicious
,
and
shote
frome
the
walles
into
the
Romaynes
armye
,
where
he
slewe
very
manye
,
compellynge
the
reste
to
retyre
,
he
wyth
nyne
other
tale
felowes
whereof
he
was
the
Decurian
defended
one
part
of
the
toune
.
Nowe
as
the
Romaynes
bended
the
Ramme
to
batter
the
wall
,
Kantor
cryed
vnto
Titus
.
I
beseche
thee
my
Lorde
Titus
,
be
mercyfull
of
thys
moste
famous
Citie
that
is
almoste
bete
doune
all
redye
:
do
not
deface
it
vtterly
,
but
take
pitye
of
the
sanctuary
that
is
in
it
,
and
destroye
not
the
habitacion
of
the
Lorde
God
.
Titus
at
hys
requeste
commaunded
hys
men
to
staye
and
to
leaue
of
batterynge
the
wall
,
then
sayed
he
to
Kantor
.
Come
forthe
hyther
to
me
and
thou
shalte
saue
thy
lyfe
,
I
wyll
pardon
thee
,
thou
shalte
not
be
destroyed
.
Kantor
answered
,
I
wyl
see
if
I
canne
perswade
these
my
felowes
to
come
wyth
me
.
But
he
dyd
it
vppon
coloure
,
for
none
other
cause
then
craftily
to
tryfle
out
time
,
to
make
Titus
to
leaue
of
the
assaulte
for
a
while
.
So
he
spake
vnto
his
fellowes
that
knewe
his
minde
that
the
Romaines
mighte
heare
:
Let
vs
go
downe
and
flye
to
the
Romaine
armye
.
Then
they
drewe
oute
theyr
swordes
and
made
as
thoughe
they
woulde
kill
him
,
strikinge
vppon
his
harnes
,
and
he
fel
down
to
the
ground
in
the
sighte
of
the
Romaines
,
whiche
were
ignoraun●e
of
his
disceite
.
Then
one
of
the
Romaines
let
flie
an
arrow
,
that
wounded
Kantor
vppon
the
face
,
and
glauncinge
from
him
,
slewe
an
other
that
stode
by
him
.
Then
Kantor
cried
oute
.
What
do
ye
?
will
ye
shoote
at
vs
that
desire
to
be
at
peace
with
you
,
whiche
ye
graunted
your selues
,
and
nowe
will
breake
your
promisse
that
ye
made
vnto
vs
?
Is
this
the
rewarde
my
Lorde
Titus
that
thou
rendrest
me
for
goinge
aboute
to
flye
vnto
thee
?
that
thy
souldiours
shal
shoote
at
me
,
hearinge
me
to
require
condicions
of
peace
?
Nowe
therefore
my
Lorde
,
pleaseth
it
thee
to
sends
hither
some
man
of
honoure
,
to
whome
I
maye
come
downe
and
receiue
assuraunce
of
thy
promisse
,
and
come
to
thee
afterwardes
to
be
as
one
of
thine
owne
menne
.
Titus
thinckinge
he
mente
good
faithe
,
spake
vnto
Ioseph
,
willinge
him
to
goe
and
make
peace
with
the
Iewe
in
his
name
:
then
to
bringe
him
vnto
him
that
he
might
finde
sauegarde
of
his
life
,
from
the
common
destruction
.
Iosephe
answered
.
Whye
wilt
thou
sende
me
?
what
haue
I
offended
thee
?
haue
I
not
euer
done
the
true
and
faithfull
seruice
?
Therefore
if
thou
beare
me
any
good
will
or
fauoure
,
sende
me
not
vnto
him
whome
I
canne
not
tru●●e
:
for
Iosephe
mystrusted
some
subteltye
knowinge
Kantor
afore
.
So
Titus
sente
●ne
captaine
Iiarus
,
who
sayde
vnto
Kantor
,
come
downe
and
let
vs
go
together
to
Cesars
sonne
.
Kantor
desired
him
to
holde
abroade
his
cloke
lappe
,
that
he
mighte
hurle
hym
downe
his
monye
that
he
had
there
,
(
least
the
Iewes
perceiuing
it
woulde
take
it
from
him
)
and
then
he
woulde
come
downe
.
And
as
Iiarus
helde
vp
his
lappe
to
receyue
the
money
that
Kantor
spake
of
,
Kantor
wyth
all
his
myght
caste
downe
a
greate
Stone
,
whiche
Iiarus
espiynge
,
lepte
asyde
and
auoyded
:
but
it
lyghte
vppon
one
of
hys
fellowes
and
slewe
hym
.
Titus
was
wonderfull
wrothe
at
thys
,
and
foorthwyth
planted
yet
an
other
yron
Ramme
agaynste
the
Walle
,
and
at
lengthe
layed
it
flatte
vpon
the
ground
.
Then
commaunded
Titus
to
make
fires
aboute
the
Walle
,
whereas
the
Iewes
shoulde
escape
by
.
Kantor
seing
that
,
woulde
haue
fled
,
and
as
he
made
haste
to
scape
the
fires
,
the
weight
of
hys
armour
bare
hym
downe
into
the
fire
,
and
there
hee
dyed
,
more
desierous
of
death
then
lyfe
.
Then
entered
the
Romaynes
within
the
seconde
Walle
,
agaynste
whome
the
Sedicious
issued
and
foughte
wyth
suche
vehemente
force
,
that
they
preuayled
agaynste
theyr
ennemyes
,
slewe
manye
of
the
Romaynes
,
and
forced
the
reste
to
retyre
vnto
the
firste
Walle
that
they
hadde
beaten
downe
afore
.
In
thys
skyrmyshe
Titus
him selfe
tooke
a
bowe
and
shotte
at
the
Iewes
in
suche
wyse
,
that
no
one
of
hys
arrowes
were
spente
in
vaine
,
but
that
it
did
some
anoyaunce
vnto
the
Iewes
,
yet
for
all
that
the
Iewes
gaue
theim
the
repulse
from
the
Towne
,
and
the
Romaynes
were
not
able
to
make
their
partye
good
wyth
theim
.
Wythin
foure
dayes
after
came
vnto
Titus
a
newe
supplye
of
Souldiours
oute
of
all
quarters
for
to
ayds
the
Romaynes
,
by
whose
healpe
they
preuayled
agaynste
the
Iewes
at
suche
tymes
as
they
issued
oute
of
the
Towne
,
and
constrayned
them
to
wythorawe
them
selues
within
the
walles
.
Yet
Titus
pitiynge
the
miserable
state
of
the
Citye
,
Temple
,
and
people
of
the
Lorde
,
at
that
tyme
commaunded
hys
people
to
wythdrawe
theim selues
from
the
walles
,
and
to
leaue
of
the
assaulte
for
a
whyle
:
that
he
myghte
offer
peace
vnto
the
Iewes
,
to
see
if
they
woulde
nowe
be
contente
to
submitte
theim selues
vnto
the
Romayns
,
to
haue
quiet
and
rest
wythout
daunger
of
distruction
.
Wherfore
he
gaue
them
truce
for
fiue
dayes
.
And
vpon
the
fift
daye
he
came
to
the
gate
of
the
citie
,
whereas
he
straightway
espied
Schimeon
and
Iehochanan
together
preparing
fire
to
distroye
the
Romains
engyns
of
warre
,
for
all
the
Iewes
had
agreed
together
with
one
accorde
and
one
minde
still
to
withstande
the
Romayns
.
Wherfore
Titus
perceiuynge
the
Iewes
to
be
so
desperatlye
set
,
that
they
hadde
euen
vowed
their
lyues
to
deathe
:
he
began
to
offer
and
propose
vnto
them
condicions
of
peace
,
&
sharply
to
reproue
and
blame
their
obstinate
stubburnnes
,
saiyng
:
I
haue
now
won
two
of
your
wals
,
and
ye
haue
but
one
left
.
Therfore
if
you
will
continue
stil
in
this
selfe willed
frowardnes
:
what
wyl
ye
dooe
(
most
miserable
creatures
)
when
as
I
shall
atchiue
also
the
thirde
wall
,
and
quite
distroy
your
citye
,
pullynge
downe
your
Temple
and
all
?
Why
dooe
ye
not
rather
fauoure
and
spare
your
own
liues
,
your
wiues
and
children
?
But
the
Iewes
set
vppon
a
solemne
obstinacie
,
would
in
no
wyse
heare
Titus
speake
.
Therefore
Titus
sent
Iosephe
to
declare
his
minde
vnto
them
in
Hebrue
,
that
they
might
safely
credite
his
promises
,
and
the
peace
that
was
offered
.
Iosephe
therefore
went
and
stode
ouer
agaynst
the
gate
,
képynge
hym selfe
alofe
of
,
for
he
was
afrayed
to
come
nie
the
wall
,
knowyng
that
the
people
hated
hym
bicause
he
had
yelded
him self
to
the
Romains
.
He
called
therefore
vnto
theim
aloude
:
Hearken
all
ye
Hebrues
and
Iewes
,
I
will
declare
vnto
you
that
,
that
shal
be
to
your
profite
.
Then
the
People
gaue
eare
vnto
Ioseph
,
who
spake
vnto
them
in
this
wise
.
An
oration
of
Iosephus
to
the
Citisins
of
Hierusalem
.
YOu
shoulde
ere
this
(
good
people
of
Ierusalem
)
haue
fought
so
earnestlye
whiles
your
Cities
were
yet
standynge
,
and
your
Lande
repienished
with
people
,
ere
euer
this
mischefe
had
lighted
vpon
you
.
Now
after
that
with
murders
and
slaughters
amongst
your selues
,
you
haue
distroyed
one
another
,
and
poluted
the
temple
of
the
sanctuarye
with
the
bloude
of
the
murthered
,
neither
haue
spared
your
owne
liues
.
You
are
become
fewe
in
noumber
,
a
small
sorte
of
you
is
lefte
:
what
hope
haue
you
then
to
preuayle
?
Agayn
,
you
haue
stirred
here
and
prouoked
a
valiant
Nacion
,
whiche
is
ruler
ouer
all
people
,
and
hath
subdued
all
other
landes
,
whiche
also
hath
those
nacions
in
subiection
vnder
them
,
which
somtime
raigned
ouer
you
.
Besides
this
you
wage
battail
with
the
Romains
without
all
wit
or
wysdome
,
without
any
remors
of
this
moste
famous
Citye
,
without
any
reuth
of
the
sanctuary
of
the
Lord
,
&
without
any
pitye
of
your
owne
liues
.
Nether
yet
do
you
sorsake
your
purpose
:
for
I
perceyue
you
to
continue
in
this
same
self
will
to
withstand
the
Romaines
stil
,
which
is
nothing
else
then
to
sprede
abroad
this
calamity
further
,
both
vpon
the
people
of
God
,
&
vpon
his
holy
temple
.
Al
bett
I
am
not
afraied
only
for
this
holy
temple
,
&
moste
renoumed
City
leest
it
shulde
be
raced
and
distroied
:
but
for
the
sacrifices
&
burntoffringes
,
leest
they
shuld
cease
,
as
the
dayly
facrifice
is
ceassed
.
And
why
?
For
we
haue
sinned
against
our
Lord
God
,
wherfore
his
shadowe
is
departed
frome
vs
,
bycause
that
in
this
same
temple
we
haue
kept
warres
,
whyche
hath
ben
an
habytacion
of
wicked
,
a
tabcrnacle
of
seditious
persones
:
yea
,
euen
the
ministers
and
holy
men
of
God
haue
ye
murthered
,
&
within
the
walles
of
the
temple
haue
ye
shed
innocent
bloud
without
measure
.
See
now
(
deare
brethren
)
marke
what
ordinaunce
,
what
engins
,
what
instrumentes
of
destruction
are
addressed
to
beate
downe
the
Temple
,
the
fire
is
alreadye
kindeled
to
set
a
fire
the
sanctuarye
:
And
loe
,
euen
your
verye
enemies
are
sorie
for
your
temple
,
that
thei
woulde
not
haue
it
defaced
.
But
you
(
deare
brethren
and
frendes
,
)
why
are
you
led
with
no
remorse
of
your selues
that
your
enemies
maye
once
remoue
from
you
these
engines
of
warres
.
What
haue
you
nowe
left
to
trust
vnto
,
when
as
two
of
your
walles
are
alreadye
battered
downe
,
and
one
onelye
remayneth
.
You
will
saye
peraduenture
,
we
put
not
our
trust
in
our
wals
,
but
in
our
God
.
Are
ye
not
aware
that
your
God
hath
longe
agone
geuen
you
ouer
,
and
hath
turned
him
to
your
enemies
,
because
they
haue
with
greater
honour
and
reuerence
worshipped
his
name
,
then
we
which
rebelliously
are
fallen
awaye
from
him
?
Wherefore
God
assisteth
not
vs
but
our
enemies
,
in
so
muche
,
that
except
it
be
in
suche
countreys
,
whereas
either
for
extreme
colde
of
the
one
side
,
or
exceadyng
heat
on
the
other
,
no
man
is
able
to
abyde
:
all
landes
,
all
nacions
are
vnder
their
dominion
.
Tell
me
,
I
pray
you
,
what
expectation
haue
you
,
seinge
GOD
hath
made
them
a
terrour
vnto
all
nacions
vpon
the
earth
,
who
serueth
theim
.
Why
wil
not
you
obey
them
,
that
you
may
liue
and
not
perishe
?
Doe
you
not
consider
it
is
come
to
their
turn
to
rule
ouer
all
,
that
God
hath
committed
dominion
vnto
theim
,
and
ayded
theim
with
his
assistance
?
Remember
you
not
how
God
in
times
past
ayded
the
Egiptians
,
in
so
much
that
thei
obteined
the
dominion
ouer
all
the
hole
worlde
?
but
afterwarde
departed
from
theim
,
and
assisted
you
to
get
the
soueraintye
ouer
other
nacions
?
After
that
forsoke
you
againe
,
and
gaue
the
empire
vnto
the
Chaldeis
,
Assirians
,
and
Persians
,
whyche
raigned
farre
and
wyde
ouer
manye
countreys
?
Nowe
also
hathe
geuen
theim
ouer
and
helpeth
the
Romaynes
these
manye
yeares
,
so
that
they
beare
rule
ouer
all
?
If
you
wyll
obiect
and
say
.
To
what
entent
should
God
geue
the
dominion
vnto
the
Romaynes
or
other
Nacions
ouer
the
worlde
,
and
ouer
his
enheritaunce
and
people
also
,
whiche
is
an
holy
temple
,
a
peculier
and
speciall
Nacion
of
all
the
earth
?
Shoulde
you
not
be
ashamed
to
saie
this
?
with
what
discretion
can
you
wonder
at
this
,
knowing
that
all
mankynde
one
and
other
,
are
the
handy-worke
of
God
,
who
exalteth
whom
he
list
,
&
whom
he
list
he
thrusteth
doune
?
Ye
say
ye
be
the
children
of
God
,
&
his
proper
possession
,
and
ye
aspire
to
the
soueraintie
,
therfore
it
can
not
be
the
God
should
determine
any
thing
vpon
you
by
chaunce
,
fortune
,
or
sodaine
anger
&
displeasure
.
I
graunt
,
but
wot
ye
what
?
The
shadow
or
protection
of
the
Lorde
hath
forsaken
you
bicause
of
your
sinnes
and
transgressions
againste
the
temple
&
his
holy
ministers
.
Howe
then
can
you
staye
vpon
his
helpe
,
when
as
he
hath
withdrawen
his
louynge
countenance
from
you
,
and
your
synnes
haue
made
a
deuorce
betwene
you
and
hym
?
Oh
my
deare
children
and
brethren
,
let
neuer
this
imagination
enter
into
youre
heartes
,
for
it
shall
nothinge
auail
you
.
Why
will
you
my
deare
brethren
and
frendes
make
war
vpon
the
Romains
when
as
they
are
lords
ouer
nacions
,
&
haue
pearced
the
straightes
of
India
,
&
of
al
Isles
of
the
sea
,
euen
to
the
great
Ocean
sea
,
&
from
thence
to
al
the
parts
of
the
East
:
whose
dominion
extendeth
to
the
extreame
par●es
of
the
earth
.
Yea
,
euen
to
Brytayn
,
&
ouer
al
Scotlande
,
whiche
is
enupronned
on
cuerye
syde
wyth
Seas
,
whose
people
is
huge
like
Gyantes
,
of
a
bigge
stature
,
and
of
a
mightye
courage
,
most
expert
arche●s
,
&
valiant
souldiers
in
battail
.
To
whom
when
the
Capitaine
of
the
Romayns
came
,
they
gaue
him
the
repulse
,
and
would
not
be
subdued
:
but
when
the
Prynces
of
the
Romaines
came
,
they
brought
them
into
subiection
and
seruitude
vnder
the
Romayns
.
But
you
saye
(
my
brethren
&
frendes
)
you
wyll
rather
all
dye
then
serue
the
Princes
of
the
Gentyles
:
and
that
death
is
better
for
you
then
lyfe
:
to
be
driuen
to
see
with
youre
eyes
the
calamities
of
the
sanctuarye
and
people
of
GOD
.
Search
the
histories
and
chronicles
frome
the
tyme
of
youre
auncestours
.
When
was
there
euer
anye
tyme
wherin
you
were
free
frome
the
yoke
of
the
Gentils
?
Do
you
not
know
that
Iacob
our
father
of
worthy
memorye
,
who
was
alwayes
wyth
GOD
,
and
God
with
hym
,
toke
his
iourney
into
Egypte
,
to
bee
a
straunger
in
a
straunge
land
amongst
a
proude
kinde
of
people
:
least
he
,
his
children
,
housholde
,
and
cattell
shoulde
pearish
with
honger
?
There
he
hadde
wyth
hym
his
twelue
sons
whiche
he
had
begotten
,
and
dwelt
there
also
with
his
smal
familie
,
for
fear
of
the
greuous
famine
that
was
at
that
tyme
.
Remember
you
not
when
that
Iudas
wyth
hys
brethren
wente
downe
into
Egypte
,
howe
Iosephe
was
moued
as
a
straunger
to
pycke
a
quarell
agaynste
hys
brethrene
to
brynge
theim
into
bondage
,
bearynge
yet
in
hys
minde
what
iuiurye
they
hadde
done
hym
?
Wherefore
some
of
theim
he
caste
in
Prisone
,
and
●handeled
theim
at
hys
pleasure
with
crafty
accusations
,
especially
Iuda
who
was
the
chiefe
amongest
them
,
of
whom
all
the
Iewes
toke
their
name
,
whoe
if
he
hadde
bene
so
disposed
,
hadde
bene
able
to
laye
Ioseph
at
hys
foote
a
thousande
tymes
not
knowynge
hym
to
bee
Iosephe
.
Wherefore
when
he
was
so
roughlye
and
so
sharpelye
taunted
of
hym
,
hee
myghte
haue
killed
hym
in
hys
rage
.
For
he
was
a
verye
bolde
manne
and
a
hardye
,
and
of
a
noble
courage
,
whiche
surely
hadde
not
forced
a
rishe
to
haue
slayne
that
Egyptian
and
moe
to
of
his
fellowes
.
Notwythstandynge
he
did
not
soo
,
vut
contrary
,
submitted
hym selfe
vnder
the
yoke
of
Iosephe
,
called
hym
his
Lorde
and
good
master
,
supposing
him
to
be
some
Egiptian
,
humbled
him self
before
him
to
obtain
his
peticion
,
&
to
get
corne
,
least
his
father
his
brethren
,
and
other
familye
should
die
for
honger
.
What
should
I
saie
of
Ioseph
,
so
beautifull
,
so
wise
&
wittye
a
man
,
was
not
he
faine
to
serue
in
Pharoos
house
,
wherein
although
his
wisdome
was
well
knowen
,
insomuch
that
Pharao
set
more
by
him
then
by
al
the
noble
men
that
were
then
aliue
,
was
also
called
lord
greatmaster
,
and
Pharaos
father
:
neuertheles
he
humbly
besought
Pharao
that
he
might
sustaine
his
father
and
brethrene
wyth
bread
,
knowyng
that
at
the
time
the
dominion
belonged
to
Pharao
&
his
people
beinge
geuen
theim
of
God
.
And
although
if
Iosephe
had
list
to
returne
into
the
lande
of
Canaan
wyth
all
hys
fathers
whole
housholde
without
Pharaos
leaue
:
no
man
coulde
haue
letted
hym
to
do
it
,
for
he
bare
the
greatest
rule
at
that
tyme
in
Egypte
,
yet
did
he
not
so
.
Beniamin
also
who
was
likened
to
a
reuenynge
woulfe
for
hys
fearcenes
,
when
he
was
fetched
agayne
by
force
of
Iosephes
Stewarde
,
faynyng
a
lye
vppon
hym
,
howe
chaunced
he
did
not
kyll
hym
?
Or
els
when
he
alone
pursued
Beniamin
and
hys
other
brethren
,
coulde
not
be
if
he
hadde
list
haue
slayne
the
felowe
,
and
buried
him
so
that
the
matter
shoulde
neuer
haue
come
to
light
.
Notwythstandyng
they
did
nothinge
so
nor
so
:
but
Iudas
wiselye
waiynge
the
eraltations
and
deiections
,
the
promocions
and
disgracynges
,
wyth
the
common
courses
of
the
worlde
:
retourned
agayne
wyth
his
brethren
into
the
Citye
,
wente
to
Iosephe
and
besought
hym
,
vntyl
his
bowels
were
moued
to
pitye
,
and
hee
was
knowen
of
his
brethren
.
All
these
thinges
doth
the
most
holy
lawe
of
the
Lord
rehearse
vnto
vs
,
&
putteth
vs
in
minde
of
for
this
intent
,
that
we
maye
learne
to
beare
for
necessities
sake
the
yoke
of
him
that
hath
the
preeminence
&
rule
for
his
time
.
Nether
let
any
iudge
or
thinke
the
Ioseph
offended
god
in
that
he
submitted
him selfe
vnder
the
yoke
of
Pharao
,
for
it
is
no
shame
for
a
wise
man
to
crouch
vnto
him
whose
helpe
he
standeth
in
nede
of
,
whatsoeuer
he
be
:
much
more
if
he
be
a
kyng
or
a
Lorde
.
Do
ye
not
knowe
that
oure
fathers
were
in
bondage
to
king
Pharao
in
Aegypt
?
But
after
the
lorde
remembred
the
couenaunt
that
he
made
with
our
fathers
,
and
had
determined
to
lead
them
out
of
Aegipt
,
he
sent
Moses
our
maister
of
famous
memory
:
his
Angel
his
chosen
,
who
knew
the
lorde
to
be
with
hym
,
wherby
he
was
able
to
destroy
who
soeuer
dyd
ryse
against
him
:
neuerthelesse
when
he
came
to
Pharaos
presence
who
then
bare
rule
in
Aegipt
,
he
showed
not
hym
felfe
in
armes
,
but
rather
wyth
thunder
and
hayle
,
that
Pharao
mighte
well
perceyue
and
knowe
,
God
was
the
Lord
.
But
at
what
tyme
as
Pharao
oppressed
the
Israelites
to
sore
,
oure
master
Moyses
by
godes
helpe
brought
them
out
of
Aegipt
,
with
a
strong
hand
and
a
stretched
forthe
arme
,
agaynste
the
Aegiptianes
,
whom
he
punished
with
continuall
plages
by
that
meanes
deliuering
the
Israelites
out
of
the
handes
of
their
Lordes
and
Maisters
,
and
bringing
them
to
the
mount
of
God
,
made
them
heyres
of
all
goodnes
,
that
is
to
saye
,
of
the
moste
holye
lawe
of
God
.
And
after
Iosua
had
subdued
the
holy
lande
to
the
Israelites
,
and
that
they
inhabited
it
,
there
chaunsed
vnto
oure
fathers
,
times
of
aduersitie
,
as
it
is
mentioned
in
the
bookes
of
the
Prophetes
,
so
that
they
were
constreyned
to
serue
the
king
of
Aschur
a
long
season
,
and
the
kinges
of
Persia
,
to
the
Chaldees
also
were
we
in
bondage
,
althoughe
not
very
greuous
but
tollerable
.
More
ouer
with
other
kinges
of
the
gentiles
we
had
warres
,
and
sometimes
we
were
put
to
foyles
,
sometimes
we
had
the
vpper
hand
.
Nowe
therefore
my
brethern
,
tell
me
,
what
shame
were
it
to
you
if
you
were
subiecte
to
the
Romaines
?
or
what
ar
you
to
be
compared
to
other
nations
that
be
vnder
theyr
dominion
?
Do
you
not
see
that
the
Romaines
reigne
ouer
your
enemies
,
and
beare
rule
ouer
them
that
sometimes
were
your
maisters
and
haters
?
were
it
not
reason
rather
that
you
shuld
loue
them
,
whiche
haue
brought
doun
your
enemies
,
and
reuenged
you
of
them
?
whych
notwithstanding
you
haue
nothing
at
all
dooen
,
but
rather
haue
ha●●d
them
,
as
men
voyd
of
all
perceyuing
,
without
weying
&
considering
,
that
sence
the
timeye
were
vnder
them
,
ye
haue
alwayes
liued
in
most
quietnes
and
peace
.
I
my self
when
I
withstood
the
Romains
in
Gahle
,
knew
very
wel
,
that
I
shuld
be
ouercomed
at
lenght
,
but
I
cold
do
nothing
for
the
seditious
persones
that
were
with
me
,
whyche
wolde
in
no
wyse
folowe
my
counsel
:
yea
it
stode
me
in
hand
to
take
heed
of
myne
owne
person
that
I
wer
not
killed
of
them
after
I
had
once
counseled
and
moued
them
to
geue
vp
the
toune
.
Wherfor
seyng
the
matter
stood
soo
,
and
God
knew
my
hart
:
I
thought
beste
to
fight
agaynste
the
Romaynes
as
I
mought
,
and
when
occasion
serued
to
escape
to
the
Romaynes
:
to
take
it
.
Further
whan
I
was
in
the
caue
wyth
my
forty
cōpamōs
,
I
had
ben
lost
&
vndone
,
had
not
God
geuen
me
counsel
,
making
me
away
to
escape
&
saue
my
●yfe
.
For
they
had
almooste
slayne
me
bycause
I
gaue
them
councell
to
yeld
them selues
to
the
Romaynes
,
and
to
obey
them
.
For
I
sawe
this
was
the
tyme
for
the
Romaynes
to
beare
rule
,
and
that
God
had
appointed
them
to
be
Lordes
ouer
all
nacions
.
For
this
is
hys
manner
lyke
as
aboue
he
hath
made
some
to
be
rulers
ouer
other
some
:
euen
so
benethe
also
he
hath
set
rulers
ouer
the
kinges
of
the
earthe
.
Who
can
iudge
him
that
is
stronger
then
he
.
The
Romaynes
at
thys
presente
haue
the
dominion
ouer
all
landes
and
people
ouer
the
Aegiptians
,
Assirians
,
Persians
and
Chaldeis
,
(
to
euery
one
of
these
you
haue
bene
in
bondage
)
and
ouer
other
nationes
also
,
whych
neuerthethelesse
till
theyr
ground
,
sawe
,
mawe
,
plante
and
gather
in
theyr
fruytes
:
&
who
hath
the
profyte
of
thys
goodes
and
labour
but
the
Romaynes
?
who
whyles
the
other
toyle
and
trauayle
,
liue
in
peace
&
rest
them selues
.
wherfore
mark
this
also
my
brethrn
:
the
king
of
Macedonia
,
but
at
this
daye
theyr
empyry
is
taken
frome
them
,
and
they
ar
become
subiectes
to
the
Romaines
.
They
whan
the
Romaines
fyrste
fet
vpon
them
,
were
very
hautye
and
coye
,
determined
to
resist
the
Romaynes
.
Notwithstanding
they
were
ouer
come
of
the
Romaines
,
and
are
vnder
there
subiection
at
this
daye
.
What
shuld
I
speake
of
the
people
of
Philistins
Which
her
to
for
alwayes
haue
vexed
&
anoyed
you
:
doth
not
the
meanest
amongst
al
the
Princes
of
the
Romaines
bear
rule
ouer
them
?
what
hope
then
haue
you
to
escape
,
when
ye
know
the
Philistins
were
euer
stronger
then
you
,
&
you
were
oftentymes
ouercome
of
them
:
as
for
example
,
Saul
your
kinge
was
slayn
by
them
.
But
you
wyll
saye
Dauid
the
annoynted
of
the
Lorde
of
Israel
,
pulled
them
doun
and
brought
them
into
subiection
.
Wote
ye
what
?
then
God
loked
vpon
you
with
a
favourable
contenaunce
,
and
fought
your
battayles
him selfe
:
but
at
thys
day
he
is
in
no
wyse
present
with
you
,
for
he
hath
turned
away
his
countenauce
of
saluacion
from
you
,
bycause
you
haue
sinned
against
hym
.
And
which
of
you
can
say
,
he
hath
intelligence
of
the
secrete
of
the
Lord
,
or
hath
receiued
any
such
watche
word
,
as
god
gaue
at
that
tyme
vnto
Dauid
?
Whosoeuer
(
I
say
)
hath
knoledge
of
any
such
token
,
let
him
vtter
it
to
hys
neyghbour
,
and
I
cold
wel
consent
to
folow
it
.
But
seyng
there
is
no
suche
thinge
,
herken
vnto
me
my
deare
brethren
,
come
&
serue
the
Romaines
in
peace
&
tranquillity
.
It
shal
be
no
dishonesty
for
you
,
with
the
kinges
of
Persia
to
be
subiecte
to
the
Romaines
:
they
that
somtyme
were
your
maysters
,
shal
be
now
your
felowes
and
companiones
.
If
you
wyll
perseuer
&
stande
in
your
opinion
still
,
I
will
reason
the
matter
with
you
thus
.
Tell
me
I
praye
you
,
when
were
euer
your
auncetors
free
,
&
when
were
they
not
entangled
with
the
wars
of
the
gentiles
and
the
dominion
of
other
nations
?
had
you
not
euer
the
victory
from
the
tyme
you
came
out
of
Aegipt
vntyll
the
reign
of
Saule
the
sonne
of
Cis.
So
long
as
the
lord
was
your
king
,
you
were
in
bondage
to
no
man
,
you
serued
god
as
your
only
king
.
But
after
that
your
euyll
and
corrupt
desyre
stired
you
to
be
yrk
of
the
lorde
,
and
lest
he
should
reygn
alone
to
chuse
a
man
to
haue
the
dominion
ouer
you
,
according
as
the
custome
was
in
other
nationes
.
I
meane
,
Saul
the
son
of
Cis
,
and
the
other
kinges
euery
one
,
then
serued
you
him
,
you
&
your
sonnes
,
&
the
chefest
of
you
became
his
ministers
,
your
goodliest
doughters
were
made
his
confectionaries
,
his
cookes
,
&
his
bakers
.
After
Saule
,
reygned
Dauid
,
of
worthy
memory
,
who
ruled
ouer
manne
nations
.
But
euen
he
also
brought
you
into
bondage
,
and
put
dyuers
of
you
to
death
,
to
satisfie
hys
pleasure
withall
.
He
beyng
dead
,
you
serued
Salomon
his
sonne
,
who
neuer
a
whit
lesse
them
the
other
,
euen
as
he
listed
,
exercised
dominion
ouer
you
:
he
also
toke
vp
your
sones
and
doughters
and
made
them
his
slaues
.
After
thys
came
other
moste
wicked
kinges
:
so
the
from
that
tyme
your
cuntrye
began
to
go
to
wrecke
,
and
he
that
was
the
beste
amongst
them
was
Rehoboam
,
whyche
sayde
vnto
you
,
my
father
corrected
you
with
whippes
,
but
I
will
scourge
you
wyth
scorpions
.
And
so
dyd
the
reste
of
the
kynges
,
whyche
reigned
after
hym
:
very
fewe
of
them
pleased
God
.
All
thother
wrought
abomination
,
not
one
of
them
did
any
good
,
or
reygned
in
the
feare
of
the
Lorde
.
And
in
this
maner
remained
the
Empyre
longe
tyme
with
you
,
vntyll
the
kinges
of
Chaldea
came
and
led
you
captiue
into
Babilon
,
where
as
you
were
kept
vntill
Coresches
tyme
king
of
Persia
who
sent
you
agayn
into
your
cuntrey
,
wyth
a
wonderful
deal
of
gold
and
siluer
,
with
great
honour
,
which
was
counted
vnto
him
for
rightousnes
.
After
Coreschs
death
,
rose
against
you
the
most
wicked
kinges
of
Grece
,
who
warrynge
vpon
you
,
gaue
you
greate
ouerthrowes
,
vntill
God
stirred
vp
the
spirites
of
certaine
sage
priestes
of
the
stocke
of
Chasmonani
,
that
reuenged
your
iniuries
.
At
that
time
were
you
brethren
and
frendes
of
the
Romayns
,
and
frendship
grew
betwixte
you
manie
yeares
.
After
that
you
fell
from
the
stocke
of
Chasmonani
which
had
deliuered
you
:
and
chose
one
whose
name
was
Herode
,
who
oppressed
you
grenouslye
.
After
him
succeaded
Archelaus
his
sonne
,
he
yet
layed
a
sorer
yoke
vpon
you
:
wherfore
falling
from
him
,
ye
protested
neuer
after
to
serue
the
Kynges
of
Iuda
.
So
goynge
to
the
Romayns
willinglye
you
submitted
youre selues
vnder
their
subiection
,
to
serue
Augustus
th
emperour
,
who
ordred
you
gentilly
.
Him
you
serued
as
other
nacions
did
,
and
it
was
to
your
prayse
,
because
ye
were
vnder
a
good
gouernoure
.
Therfore
nowe
my
brethren
and
children
of
my
people
,
what
meane
you
at
this
present
,
that
you
haue
determined
to
dye
,
and
dooe
not
rather
spare
your selues
and
your
children
?
Consider
I
beseche
you
the
thinges
that
grow
vppon
the
earth
,
and
al
liuyng
creatures
,
beastes
,
wormes
,
that
crepe
vppon
the
grounde
,
fowles
of
the
ayre
,
and
fisshes
of
the
sea
:
Doe
you
not
see
howe
euer
the
stronger
hathe
the
dominion
ouer
the
weaker
?
neither
is
it
anye
rebuke
or
shame
for
the
weaker
to
geue
place
and
obeye
that
whiche
is
stronger
.
For
the
Ore
and
Goate
are
in
awe
of
the
Lyon
,
the
Ramme
and
the
Ewe
of
the
Woulfe
,
the
cowe
and
the
lambe
feare
the
beare
,
the
goate
the
libarde
,
the
hauke
is
afraied
of
the
egle
,
the
doue
of
the
hauke
?
Wey
the
maner
of
Beastes
and
birdes
amongest
their
owns
kinde
,
you
shall
see
euer
the
bigger
and
stronger
to
be
master
ouer
the
lesss
&
weaker
.
And
so
in
all
other
thinges
,
the
stronger
set
them selues
before
the
weaker
alwaies
.
Wherfore
ye
mortal
men
learne
ye
hereat
,
did
not
one
God
make
al
things
,
&
he
him selfe
hath
dominion
ouer
them
al
?
notwithstanding
all
things
are
so
knit
together
amongst
them selues
,
that
no
one
thing
can
stand
without
another
.
But
he
the
holdes
vp
al
things
is
the
blessed
god
,
who
if
he
list
can
bringe
them
al
into
dust
againe
,
his
name
be
extold
for
euer
.
Take
example
I
pray
you
of
the
parts
of
the
hole
world
,
you
shal
se
one
part
to
be
in
subiection
,
an
other
to
bear
rule
.
Be
not
than
so
stiffe
necked
to
pernert
the
natural
courses
of
the
world
,
but
rather
let
your
election
folowe
the
causes
&
euents
of
the
same
,
which
if
you
do
,
you
shall
be
estemed
for
wise
men
.
Now
then
my
dear
country
men
,
neuer
think
it
shame
for
you
to
serue
the
Romains
:
it
is
time
for
you
now
to
return
to
the
lord
with
your
hole
heart
,
&
then
euen
you
also
shal
haue
the
dominion
ouer
other
nacions
according
to
your
desire
.
This
shal
then
come
to
passe
,
when
you
folow
your
lord
God
with
al
your
strength
.
Therfore
neuer
thinke
that
the
Romaynes
,
whiche
haue
rule
ouer
you
at
this
day
,
are
of
lesse
power
then
other
people
that
heretofore
hane
had
the
domiuion
ouer
you
.
For
they
are
a
mighty
nacion
,
their
Empire
and
rule
ouer
other
people
they
haue
from
aboue
,
as
I
haue
proued
to
you
by
the
similitudes
of
brute
beasts
,
which
accordyng
to
nature
,
beare
rule
one
ouer
an
other
.
Notwithstandinge
in
mankinde
it
shoulde
neuer
haue
come
to
passe
,
that
the
bigger
shoulde
so
haue
the
dominion
ouer
the
lesse
,
vnlesse
for
their
sinnes
,
for
the
which
thei
are
so
punished
,
the
one
is
compelled
to
bow
his
neck
vnder
anothers
yoke
.
Nowe
therfore
,
my
deare
people
,
take
humilitie
and
mekenes
vnto
you
,
neuer
couet
to
alter
the
lawes
of
nature
,
but
rather
receiue
my
wordes
&
folow
my
counsell
,
obey
the
Romains
,
prest
&
ready
to
make
a
leage
with
you
accordyng
to
their
bountifulnesse
,
that
you
may
liue
&
do
full
well
.
When
Ioseph
the
prieste
hadde
spoken
these
thinges
in
the
hearyng
of
the
Citizins
of
Hierusalem
,
they
burste
oute
and
wepte
,
gnasshed
wyth
theyr
teeth
,
&
rayled
at
Ioseph
ouer
the
walles
,
hurling
stones
and
dartes
at
him
to
haue
killed
him
.
Therfore
when
Ioseph
sawe
that
they
woulde
not
folowe
his
counsaile
,
but
were
so
stiffe
necked
,
he
began
to
rebuke
them
most
sharpely
,
criyng
vnto
theim
in
this
wise
.
Woe
to
all
frowarde
People
,
and
suche
as
rebell
againste
the
LORD
GOD
,
what
meane
ye
you
wretches
,
what
haue
ye
to
leane
vnto
that
ye
are
so
stubburne
,
when
as
neuertheles
the
Lorde
is
gone
from
you
?
For
you
are
wicked
people
,
&
haue
sinned
againste
him
.
Howe
can
your
sinnes
be
purged
which
ye
haue
committed
in
the
Temple
of
the
Lorde
by
sheadinge
of
innocente
bloude
without
all
mercse
?
Ye
are
moste
giltye
,
for
ye
haue
fought
in
the
temple
and
sanctuarye
of
the
Lord
,
ye
haue
defiled
it
with
the
dead
bodyes
of
theim
,
whom
ye
haue
slayne
in
the
midst
thereof
.
Besides
that
,
ye
haue
suspended
and
vnhalowed
the
name
of
the
Lords
with
youre
fightinges
,
making
warres
vpon
your
Sabboth
daie
,
vpon
your
solemne
and
festiual
daies
.
Tel
me
now
ye
frowarde
rebels
:
whether
did
euer
your
forefathers
preuaile
against
their
enemies
with
speare
and
shilde
,
or
rather
with
prayer
,
penaunce
,
and
purenes
of
hearte
,
wherwith
they
serued
GOD
,
and
he
againe
deliuered
them
?
But
you
,
what
haue
ye
to
truste
vnto
,
when
as
ye
are
vnfaithful
?
Your
shadow
and
protection
is
departed
from
you
,
and
your
Lorde
God
aydeth
your
enemies
,
whose
power
he
mainteyneth
to
distroye
you
.
If
you
imagine
to
be
deliuered
with
your
swords
&
speares
,
you
are
foulie
disceiued
,
whereas
God
would
not
that
you
shoulde
escape
the
hands
of
your
enemies
.
Open
your
eies
and
se
what
Dauid
the
anointed
of
the
lord
said
.
For
the
lord
will
saue
neither
by
sworde
nor
speare
.
Call
to
your
remembrance
(
ye
very
foles
)
Abraham
your
father
which
begat
you
,
by
what
meanes
he
ouercame
Pharao
the
kinge
of
Egipt
,
who
violently
had
taken
away
Sara
his
wife
from
him
,
surely
nonother
way
did
he
obteine
the
victory
,
then
by
praier
vnto
the
lord
,
who
stirred
the
spirit
of
Pharao
,
and
put
him
in
minde
to
restore
him
his
wife
Sara
clene
&
vndefiled
.
Abraham
was
quiet
in
his
bed
,
&
at
reste
from
al
troubles
,
but
Pharao
that
greate
Lorde
and
ruler
,
he
was
punished
in
the
meane
season
with
greate
plages
,
bicause
of
Sara
whom
he
had
taken
to
him
by
violence
to
defloure
her
,
which
God
wold
not
suffer
,
but
rather
vncouered
Pharaos
flesh
,
that
he
was
fain
to
shewe
the
secrete
partes
of
his
bodye
to
phisitions
to
se
if
thei
coulde
he
ale
them
.
But
who
can
cure
th
infirmities
which
god
sendes
,
or
who
knowes
his
entents
?
For
who
knewe
that
Ieschaciahus
biles
could
be
healed
with
a
plaster
of
figs
,
or
Naman
Syrus
lepry
,
with
the
waterꝭ
of
Iordan
:
or
the
bitter
waterꝭ
with
wormwode
?
Wherefore
when
as
no
man
could
cure
Pharao
,
he
was
glad
&
faine
to
speake
Abraham
faire
,
&
to
intreate
him
to
pray
vnto
god
to
take
away
from
him
this
plage
:
&
so
by
his
prayer
Pharao
recouered
.
Then
Pharao
apparaled
Sara
in
precious
garmentes
,
gaue
her
giftes
bothe
golde
and
siluer
and
preous
stones
,
&
sent
her
home
honest
,
pure
and
holy
to
Abraham
,
liyng
then
in
his
owne
house
.
Isaac
also
when
hee
was
driuen
oute
by
Abimilech
kinge
of
the
Philistines
,
and
had
with
him
the
bonde
seruauntes
of
his
fathers
housholde
,
to
the
number
of
.8
.
hundred
&
.18
.
wyth
whom
Abraham
had
discomfited
fiue
kinges
,
befide
many
other
mo
of
his
family
,
so
that
he
had
ben
stronge
inough
to
to
haue
inuaded
the
Philistines
:
yet
he
would
not
do
it
,
but
with
all
mekenes
&
humilitie
he
vsed
him self
toward
the
king
of
that
countrey
.
Notwithstandynge
after
he
was
driuen
out
of
that
lande
,
the
Philistines
came
vnto
hym
,
and
entreated
hym
,
saiynge
:
we
perceiue
the
Lorde
God
is
with
thee
.
&c.
as
it
is
written
in
the
Scripture
.
What
shal
we
saye
of
Iacob
when
he
fled
from
the
presence
of
his
brother
Esau
,
he
caried
nothing
with
him
but
a
bare
staffe
,
wherwith
he
passed
ouer
the
riuer
Iordan
,
as
it
is
written
:
Wyth
my
staffe
passed
I
this
Iordane
.
Hys
necessaries
tooke
wyth
him
for
his
iourney
,
was
praier
,
wherwith
he
made
al
his
wars
.
That
was
it
for
the
whyche
God
assisted
him
when
he
went
away
to
Laban
,
and
when
he
returned
from
him
,
when
also
he
was
deliuered
out
of
the
hands
of
hys
brother
Esau
that
sought
to
kyll
hym
.
Moreouer
,
by
the
way
as
he
returned
,
when
he
wrasteled
with
a
certaine
man
,
and
ouercame
him
.
Oh
lorde
,
who
is
able
to
number
the
mercies
of
the
Lord
,
&
the
maruails
which
he
wrought
wyth
our
fathers
of
worthye
memorie
,
Abraham
,
Isaac
,
and
Iacob
?
What
should
I
speake
of
Moyses
our
shepeherd
the
man
of
god
that
feared
the
cruelty
of
Pharao
,
vntil
he
writ
in
the
law
,
that
he
had
called
the
name
of
his
son
Eliasar
,
for
he
said
the
god
of
his
father
helped
him
,
&
deliuered
him
out
of
the
handes
of
Pharao
.
And
when
he
came
before
Pharao
to
deliuer
Israell
oute
of
hys
handes
,
and
to
leade
them
out
of
Egypt
:
what
thing
els
ouercame
he
the
tyrant
withal
,
them
with
praier
?
Did
he
not
ouerthrow
the
prid
of
Pharao
&
his
charmers
only
with
the
rod
of
the
Lord
,
which
he
had
with
him
?
Wherwith
also
he
smote
Aegipt
with
ten
plages
,
&
deuided
the
sea
into
twelue
pathes
?
And
at
the
red
sea
Moyses
resisted
not
Pharao
and
hys
hostes
wyth
force
of
armes
,
but
with
prayer
:
wherfore
Pharao
&
all
his
ware
drouned
in
the
botom
of
the
sea
.
But
Moyses
sang
a
song
of
prayse
vnto
oure
God
whyle
the
souldiers
of
the
Aegiptians
perished
that
came
agaynste
Moyses
and
the
people
of
Israell
with
weapons
,
horses
,
&
chariotes
:
notwithstanding
by
the
meanes
of
Moyses
prayer
they
wer
ouerwhelmed
al
in
the
sea
,
so
that
not
one
of
them
escaped
.
Who
is
ignorant
of
this
,
that
prayer
is
of
more
force
then
all
instrumentes
of
war
:
that
it
spedeth
and
hasteneth
the
help
of
the
Lorde
,
and
his
sauing
health
?
Do
you
not
know
whan
Iosua
the
minister
of
Moyses
passed
ouer
Iordan
,
that
he
was
a
warlyke
man
,
and
had
with
him
very
manye
moste
valeant
souldiers
?
Neuertheles
he
destroyed
not
the
seuen
walles
of
Iericho
by
force
of
war
,
but
all
onlye
with
prayer
,
and
with
the
showtes
&
noyse
of
the
preestes
of
the
Lorde
,
our
forfathers
?
Knowe
ye
not
howe
that
prayer
auayled
Gedeon
,
when
as
he
with
300.
men
vanquished
the
hole
hoste
of
Median
.
Amalek
&
the
people
of
the
east
,
if
prayer
had
not
helped
him
,
I
praye
you
what
had
300.
men
ben
able
to
do
against
so
great
a
multitude
?
Mark
(
ye
fond
people
)
what
chaunsed
in
the
arke
of
the
couenant
of
the
Lorde
,
that
the
Philistins
toke
away
.
Our
fathers
truly
were
not
able
to
recouer
it
by
theyr
swordes
&
force
of
armes
.
But
with
the
prayer
that
the
iust
men
of
that
adge
made
,
the
ark
was
brought
agayn
vnto
his
place
.
Consider
the
times
of
Hezekia
king
of
Iuda
,
when
as
Sennacherib
king
of
Assur
came
vp
blaspheming
,
&
rayling
vpon
the
sanctuary
of
the
Lord
God
of
hostes
,
vttering
the
pryd
&
malice
of
his
hart
:
by
what
meanes
was
he
ouerthrone
?
did
our
fathers
ouercome
him
by
force
of
armes
?
Nay
without
doubte
:
but
with
prayer
&
supplication
.
For
Hezekia
the
king
,
went
&
put
on
apparail
mete
for
prayer
:
in
sted
of
a
shild
he
toke
sack
cloth
,
for
a
helmet
,
he
cast
dust
vpon
his
heed
,
&
in
steed
of
arrowes
&
a
sword
,
he
set
hand
vpon
prayer
and
supplieation
.
And
the
prayer
the
Hezekia
made
,
mounted
vp
so
far
as
no
arrow
had
bene
euer
able
to
flee
:
so
that
hys
one
petition
and
prayer
ouerthrou
185.
thousand
most
valeant
men
of
the
hoste
of
Sennacherib
.
Forthermore
the
king
of
Iuda
&
king
of
Israell
&
king
of
Edom
ioyning
their
powers
together
,
inuaded
the
Moabites
,
&
in
a
wildernes
,
an
vnoccupied
&
baren
dry
land
they
wer
in
great
peril
for
thyrst
:
what
profited
them
their
artillery
&
furniture
of
war
?
Did
there
not
issue
out
for
them
at
the
instant
praier
of
Eliseus
a
prophet
&
man
of
God
plenty
of
waters
in
the
desert
&
a
broke
in
the
wildernes
?
Came
it
not
to
passe
also
by
the
praier
of
the
same
Eliseus
,
that
a
wonderful
hurlybucly
,
a
rumbling
,
&
ratling
of
chariots
of
war
&
of
horses
was
hard
in
the
camps
of
the
Sirianes
besedging
the
citie
of
Samaria
:
with
the
which
noyse
the
Sirianes
being
aferd
,
fled
,
noman
pursuing
nor
folowing
them
?
ye
know
also
the
by
the
prayer
of
the
forsayd
prophet
,
the
famin
and
lack
of
victuales
that
was
in
the
toune
of
Samaria
,
was
turned
into
great
abundaunce
and
plenty
,
in
so
much
that
thirty
Ephas
or
mesures
of
fine
meale
were
sold
for
one
piece
of
siluer
.
Do
you
not
see
(
most
folish
men
)
how
our
forfathers
had
the
victory
euer
by
prayer
?
But
let
vs
come
to
the
beginning
agayn
,
and
speak
of
Moyses
:
what
tyme
as
he
held
vp
his
handes
toward
heauen
,
had
not
Israell
the
vpper
hand
of
the
Amalekites
,
by
his
prayer
?
Iosua
also
by
hys
prayer
stayed
the
sunne
and
mone
in
the
sight
of
the
people
of
Israell
,
&
the
sunne
stode
stil
in
Gibeon
,
&
the
moone
in
the
valey
of
Ailon
,
that
the
euening
was
chaunged
into
monday
,
and
so
Israel
vanquished
their
enemies
.
Sampson
also
that
moste
valeant
gyant
,
vntill
such
time
as
he
had
sinned
,
did
not
God
euermore
heare
his
praier
,
&
euer
he
gat
the
victory
therby
?
After
he
had
once
sinned
,
he
decayed
as
any
other
meane
person
.
Lykewyse
also
kynge
Saule
,
al
the
while
he
walked
perfectly
and
purely
,
his
prayer
encreased
hys
valeantnes
and
strenght
:
but
after
he
had
once
sinned
,
God
left
hym
&
gaue
him
ouer
.
Dauid
also
king
of
Israel
,
of
famous
memory
,
from
the
time
of
his
youth
till
his
laste
end
,
his
valiantnes
neuer
fayled
him
,
and
why
?
bycause
he
alwayes
was
helped
bi
his
praier
,
neither
wolde
he
euer
fight
agaynst
hys
country
men
and
natiue
people
whan
as
Saule
persecuted
him
.
Wherefore
he
preuayled
agaynst
his
enemies
,
and
bycause
he
absteyned
to
lay
his
handes
vpon
hys
brethern
:
therfore
afterward
all
nations
feared
him
.
Dyd
not
Assa
king
of
Iuda
accompanied
with
a
smal
numbre
of
men
,
make
an
expedition
againste
the
Aethiopianes
,
and
praing
to
the
Lorde
God
,
sayd
on
this
wyse
:
We
in
dede
,
knowe
not
what
to
do
,
but
oure
eyes
are
bente
vpon
thee
,
&c.
Which
prayer
the
almighty
dyd
hear
,
and
the
victory
followed
,
so
that
Assa
slew
in
the
campes
of
the
Aethiopians
tenne
hundreth
thousand
men
.
Deboras
a
prophetyse
by
her
prayer
brought
to
pas
great
health
in
Israel
.
What
shal
I
tel
of
diuers
other
iuste
&
godly
wemen
,
which
by
theyr
prayers
obteined
many
things
.
Tel
me
(
ye
mad
men
)
know
ye
not
what
Amaziahu
king
of
Iuda
did
?
He
hauing
warres
wyth
the
Edomites
,
vanquished
them
and
led
them
prysoners
with
their
wyues
and
children
&
idoles
also
to
Ierusalem
:
then
fell
to
worshipping
of
the
same
idoles
that
he
had
taken
from
the
Edomites
,
saing
vnto
them
,
you
ar
they
which
haue
saued
me
,
&
by
the
reason
Iworship
you
:
therfore
haue
I
ouercomed
the
Edomits
.
To
whome
when
a
prophet
of
the
Lord
came
&
asked
him
,
why
sekest
thou
and
seruest
the
Goddes
of
,
that
people
that
were
not
able
to
deliuer
them
out
of
thy
hand
?
By
&
by
he
taunted
the
prophet
agayne
,
sainge
:
who
made
the
of
the
kinges
counsel
?
wherfore
after
that
he
was
no
moar
reprehended
of
the
prophet
,
for
the
lord
had
determined
to
distroy
him
,
as
it
is
writen
in
the
bokes
of
the
chronicles
of
the
kinges
of
Iuda
.
Therfore
he
was
taken
prisoner
afterward
like
afore
,
when
as
he
fought
agaynst
Ioas
king
of
Israel
in
Bethschemesch
,
&
so
was
he
compared
to
a
lowe
&
vyle
thorn
or
shrub
:
And
Ioas
vnto
the
noble
&
hye
ceder
tree
.
Yea
all
the
euilles
that
euer
happened
vnto
vs
in
any
age
,
it
came
of
our selues
:
for
our
lord
God
is
ryghteous
in
all
his
workes
that
euer
he
wrought
vpon
vs
.
Oure
enemis
did
vs
neuer
so
much
harm
as
we
did
to
our selues
,
&
to
our
owne
liues
.
Ye
wote
,
the
gentiles
toke
our
precious
vessels
of
our
sanctuary
away
to
babel
,
&
brought
vs
then
agayn
vndefiled
,
but
we
polluted
&
defiled
them
our selues
&
the
temple
also
with
innocent
blud
,
which
we
shed
abundantly
within
it
,
adding
sinnes
to
sinnes
euer
mo
&
mo
,
breking
the
lawe
with
our
euil
actes
.
For
who
brought
the
Romains
first
against
the
city
of
Ierusalem
,
but
Hircanus
&
Aristobulus
,
for
they
being
at
dissention
betwixt
them selues
&
one
hating
the
other
,
called
the
to
mains
against
this
city
?
who
brought
Antoni
&
Sosius
princes
of
the
Romains
agaynst
Ierusalem
,
but
Herod
,
beyng
at
variance
for
the
kingdom
with
the
house
of
Chasmonanites
?
who
also
called
Nero
Caesar
to
reygn
ouer
vs
,
dyd
you
it
not
your selues
?
Nowe
therfore
why
rebel
ye
against
the
empyre
&
dominion
of
the
Romaines
?
If
you
will
saye
,
bycause
the
Romayn
president
Edomaeus
ordered
you
to
bad
:
had
it
not
ben
mete
rather
to
complain
of
him
to
the
Emperour
,
then
to
rebel
agaynste
the
Romaynes
and
to
make
warre
against
them
?
But
you
wyll
say
,
we
rebelled
agaynst
Nero
Caesar
because
he
did
vs
to
muche
wronge
.
Wherefore
then
rebell
ye
now
against
Vaspasian
Caesar
,
a
moste
merciful
man
,
and
one
which
neuer
hurt
you
?
Or
why
make
ye
not
peace
with
his
son
,
to
be
vnder
him
accordinge
as
other
nationes
be
,
that
ye
might
lyue
and
not
peryshe
?
Haue
ye
not
a
sufficient
profe
of
hys
clemencie
and
mercifulnes
,
when
as
he
hath
cause
to
be
cruel
vpon
no
man
so
much
as
vpon
me
,
whiche
drew
out
my
sword
agaynst
the
Romaines
,
and
killed
many
of
them
?
notwithstanding
neyther
he
nor
the
reste
of
the
Romains
haue
done
me
any
harme
.
Yea
,
rather
they
haue
bestowed
many
benefites
vpon
me
,
and
although
I
was
in
their
handes
,
yet
they
haue
saued
my
lyfe
.
Yea
,
I
confesse
,
that
before
they
had
me
prisoner
,
I
wolde
gladly
many
times
haue
fled
to
them
,
but
I
could
neuer
do
it
,
for
I
was
euer
aferd
of
my
wicked
compaions
,
least
they
shulde
haue
killed
me
,
&
so
my
death
had
bene
to
no
purpose
.
But
now
I
prayse
the
lorde
God
without
ceassing
,
bycause
that
for
his
vnmeasurable
mercies
sake
,
he
wold
not
suffer
me
to
be
entangled
in
the
same
mischieues
the
you
be
in
.
Nether
wold
I
wish
to
be
a
companion
of
such
loste
vnthriftes
&
castawayes
as
you
be
,
which
haue
shed
the
bloud
of
innocentes
in
the
temple
of
the
lord
.
In
deed
if
I
had
bene
with
you
,
I
shuld
haue
ben
voyd
of
al
hope
as
ye
be
,
seinge
ye
spare
not
your
owne
liues
,
&
your
owne
contumacie
&
stubbernes
is
made
a
snare
for
you
.
See
I
pray
you
,
with
how
great
mischiefes
you
are
laden
.
First
the
lord
is
not
emongst
you
,
insomuch
the
through
the
warres
whiche
you
haue
made
emongst
your selues
,
almost
the
waters
of
Schiloach
ar
dried
vp
,
which
her
tofore
when
the
nations
made
war
against
you
,
flowed
in
great
abundance
&
ran
ouer
the
bankes
on
both
sydes
.
But
you
are
o●erth
wart
rebelles
that
haue
euer
prouoked
the
lord
God
vnto
wrath
,
you
haue
made
slaughteres
one
vpon
an
other
in
the
midest
of
the
temple
of
the
lord
:
how
can
then
the
glory
of
the
lord
dwel
emongst
you
?
Knowe
ye
not
bycause
of
Korach
&
his
congregation
,
the
lord
sayd
vnto
Moyses
&
to
his
people
Separate
your selues
from
emong
this
congregation
and
I
shal
consume
them
in
a
twinkling
of
an
eye
?
But
you
are
far
worse
then
they
,
for
without
all
remors
or
pitie
,
●e
pull
doun
the
temple
of
the
lord
with
our
own
handes
,
&
you
your selues
set
fyre
on
the
sanctuary
,
which
most
noble
kinges
&
most
holy
prophets
builded
,
&
besyds
al
this
,
ye
nether
spare
your
sonnes
nor
doughters
.
And
although
I
be
in
the
Romains
camp
,
yet
I
am
not
absent
from
you
,
for
my
moste
dearly
beloued
wife
is
with
you
,
the
wife
of
my
youth
,
whom
I
can
not
set
lightly
by
at
this
present
,
although
I
neuer
had
children
by
her
,
but
rather
loue
her
moste
entierly
,
bycause
she
came
of
a
most
honest
&
godly
house
.
My
dear
father
&
mother
ar
also
with
you
,
very
aged
persones
,
for
my
father
is
at
this
day
a
hundreth
&
three
yeres
olde
,
&
my
mother
four
score
and
fyue
,
but
the
yeres
of
my
life
ar
very
few
,
euil
&
ful
of
tribulacion
&
sorowe
,
about
threscore
&
seuen
,
nether
haue
I
lyued
yet
so
long
,
that
according
to
nature
I
shuld
desire
to
dye
.
Now
therfor
if
so
be
it
you
trust
not
me
,
but
suppose
I
haue
proposed
these
thinges
to
you
deceytfully
,
and
that
ther
is
no
trust
of
Titus
coueuant
and
bonde
,
or
that
his
league
shuld
be
to
your
hinderance
and
discommoditie
:
go
to
,
if
it
come
so
to
pas
,
it
shal
be
leeful
for
you
to
kil
my
father
&
mother
,
&
my
wife
:
yea
I
swere
vnto
you
by
the
lorde
our
God
,
that
I
shall
deliuer
my
lyfe
also
into
your
handes
,
that
you
may
do
with
me
what
ye
list
:
and
by
that
meanes
shall
the
bloud
of
my
parentes
,
my
wyues
,
&
myne
be
in
pledge
.
Therfore
let
the
auncient
of
the
city
come
forth
,
&
I
wil
make
a
league
betwixt
them
and
our
lord
Titus
.
And
doubt
ye
not
but
as
hytherto
the
lorde
God
wold
you
shuld
be
afflicted
&
punished
by
the
gouernement
of
the
Romaynes
:
so
hereafter
,
he
shall
benefyt
you
therby
and
doo
you
good
,
if
so
be
it
you
wil
once
acknowledg
and
confesse
,
that
al
dominion
is
chaunged
and
altered
at
his
commandement
,
&
that
God
humbleth
whome
he
lyste
,
and
agayn
whom
he
list
he
setteth
aloft
.
But
persuade
your selues
of
this
,
that
as
longe
as
ye
refuse
to
be
subiect
vnto
the
Romaines
,
so
long
ye
styre
agaynste
your selues
Godes
wrath
and
hye
displeasure
:
and
besydes
that
differ
the
lengar
and
prolong
your
redemption
and
deliuerance
,
not
only
to
your selues
,
but
also
to
your
posteritye
.
Nowe
therfore
my
brethern
,
I
thought
it
my
parte
to
declare
al
these
thinges
vnto
you
,
and
it
is
in
your
power
to
chuse
whyther
ye
lyste
,
for
who
so
will
,
let
him
geue
eare
vnto
me
,
and
who
not
,
let
him
absteyn
from
my
counsell
.
THe
people
hearinge
these
wordes
&
sainges
of
Ioseph
the
priest
,
wept
wonderfully
,
for
they
could
haue
bene
content
to
haue
folowed
his
counsell
.
At
that
time
Titus
gaue
commaundement
to
al
the
Romaynes
,
to
send
again
the
Iewes
the
wer
prisoners
,
and
the
slaues
into
the
city
,
&
by
that
meanes
he
shifted
from
him self
the
bloud
of
the
seruauntes
,
and
laid
it
vpon
the
neckes
of
their
masters
:
for
Titus
toke
pity
of
them
through
Iosephs
oration
,
&
hys
good
counsell
.
The
common
people
of
the
Iewes
desired
nothing
more
then
to
haue
comed
forth
,
&
to
fal
at
agrement
to
make
peace
with
Titus
,
but
Schimeon
,
Eleasar
,
&
Iehochanan
captaines
of
the
seditious
,
set
strong
watch
&
ward
at
euery
gate
,
charging
them
to
kill
all
that
wold
go
forth
,
and
by
that
meanes
many
were
killed
whiche
wold
haue
fled
forth
to
Titus
:
and
so
the
city
of
Ierusalem
was
closed
vp
that
no
man
coulde
get
out
nor
in
.
In
the
meane
season
fell
a
great
darth
&
famin
in
Ierusalem
,
in
so
much
that
the
seditions
serched
euery
mans
house
and
sellar
to
find
foode
,
which
when
a
certaine
housekeper
would
haue
withstood
,
he
was
killed
emongst
them
.
And
thus
they
dealed
with
al
men
the
dwelled
at
Ierusalem
,
til
al
the
victuales
in
the
toune
was
spente
,
that
men
began
to
seek
dong
&
very
mans
excrements
to
eat
,
wherfore
much
of
the
people
dyed
for
hungar
.
Whosoeuer
at
that
tyme
could
get
any
herbes
,
or
rootes
,
myse
,
serpents
or
other
creping
worms
what
soeuer
they
wer
to
eat
:
he
was
counted
happy
,
bicause
he
had
found
meat
to
susteyn
&
saue
his
lyfe
withall
,
in
the
hard
famin
&
terrible
hungar
.
Moreouer
who
so
had
any
corne
in
store
that
no
man
knew
of
,
he
was
afrayd
to
send
it
to
the
myll
or
bake
it
,
bicause
of
the
wickednes
of
the
seditious
,
lest
they
shuld
take
away
from
them
their
sustenance
,
wherfore
many
cat
the
dry
corne
vnground
in
their
sellers
priuily
.
At
the
tyme
also
were
exceading
rych
men
in
Ierusalem
,
which
stale
meat
one
from
an
other
,
so
that
the
father
catcht
meat
from
his
son
,
the
son
from
his
father
,
the
mother
snatch
from
her
children
,
the
children
likewise
from
their
mother
,
&
suche
as
fled
out
at
the
gates
or
otherwyse
let
theim selues
doun
ouer
the
walles
in
the
night
time
vnwares
to
the
seditious
persons
,
the
romains
killed
them
without
.
This
euil
therfore
&
distres
encreased
so
long
,
till
the
people
had
deuoured
al
the
euer
crept
on
the
earth
from
the
mouse
to
the
spyder
,
from
the
neuet
to
the
wesel
,
wherfore
a
more
greuous
pestilence
folowed
,
wherof
died
innumerable
emong
the
people
of
the
lord
,
&
there
was
noman
to
burye
them
.
Whan
they
chaunsed
to
find
any
dead
hors
or
other
beast
in
the
toun
,
a
man
shuld
see
many
Israelites
striue
&
fight
for
it
,
so
that
in
such
contencions
also
very
many
were
slain
,
in
al
points
like
to
samisshed
rauens
lighting
vpon
a
dead
carcas
.
Therfore
when
dyuers
men
wyth
their
wiues
and
children
gat
out
of
the
city
to
gather
herbes
to
eat
,
and
chaunsed
emong
the
Romaines
,
the
Romayns
laid
hold
of
the
litle
children
,
and
killed
them
saying
:
we
wil
dispatch
these
,
lest
whan
they
grow
once
to
mans
state
,
they
make
war
vpon
vs
as
their
fathers
do
at
this
daye
:
so
that
manye
whyche
came
out
of
the
gates
of
the
city
now
and
then
,
the
Romaines
killed
them
&
hanged
them
vpon
galowes
ouer
against
the
gates
of
Ierusalem
to
the
number
of
fiue
hundreth
.
After
the
same
maner
Schimeon
,
Iehochanan
&
Eleasar
delt
wyth
those
Romaynes
whom
thei
could
by
any
trayn
,
catch
,
euen
hanged
them
vp
,
vpon
the
walles
.
Whosoeuer
also
they
coulde
perceyue
wold
flee
vnto
the
Romaynes
,
they
hanged
them
lykewyse
ouer
the
walles
to
the
number
of
fyue
hundreth
.
But
Titus
gaue
commaundements
to
al
his
soldiors
,
that
no
man
vpon
paine
of
death
shulde
kyll
anye
of
them
that
fled
out
of
Ierusalem
.
For
he
tooke
pitye
of
the
Israelytes
,
&
ceased
not
to
speake
frendly
&
louingly
to
the
Ierosolimites
:
so
that
he
went
yet
once
again
to
the
walles
,
&
spake
vnto
the
Iewes
on
this
sorte
.
Hear
,
I
beseche
you
,
the
counsel
of
Ioseph
,
and
come
to
me
,
that
you
may
liue
and
not
perishe
vtterly
.
Spare
your
people
,
why
wil
you
oppresse
them
vexed
with
honger
,
thirst
,
pestilence
,
and
besieging
?
But
the
sedicious
hearing
Titus
speak
,
were
wonderfully
incensed
,
and
intended
to
adde
mischiefe
vppon
mischiefe
,
handelyng
yet
more
cruelly
the
people
of
God
.
Moreouer
,
they
rayled
at
Titus
to
prouoke
him
to
anger
,
that
he
might
leaue
of
speakyng
to
the
people
,
which
had
nowe
almoste
lefte
their
obedience
and
feare
of
the
sedicious
:
wherefore
the
sedicious
aunswered
vnto
the
Romaynes
.
It
is
better
for
vs
to
dys
for
honger
and
to
bee
killed
in
this
affliction
,
so
to
come
to
the
blisse
&
light
we
hope
for
:
then
to
liue
&
see
the
most
holy
temple
of
God
defiled
and
destroied
.
When
Titus
sawe
this
,
he
commaunded
an
yron
ramme
to
be
set
to
the
wal
to
batter
it
,
that
he
might
deliuer
those
pore
wretches
out
of
Schimeons
,
Eleasar
,
and
Iehochanans
handes
,
who
held
them
in
as
captiues
.
At
the
same
time
as
they
erected
that
engine
to
the
walle
,
it
from
the
citizins
.
AFter
this
,
Titus
deuided
his
whole
armye
,
and
laied
them
priuelye
in
ambushes
round
about
the
walles
.
He
prepared
moreouer
foure
Rammes
of
yron
to
batter
the
walles
:
of
these
one
he
planted
vpon
the
side
of
the
place
called
Antochia
,
the
engyn
was
thirty
cubites
longe
.
The
same
night
captaine
Iehochanan
wyth
his
companye
issued
forth
,
and
vndermined
the
ground
vnder
the
wheles
of
the
wagons
that
bare
the
Ramme
,
puttynge
pitched
bordes
oyled
,
and
done
ouer
wyth
brymstone
,
in
the
trenches
vnder
the
wheles
,
and
vnder
the
bordes
they
spreade
leather
,
whiche
likewise
was
smered
and
done
ouer
with
pitche
,
oyle
,
and
brimstone
.
Then
they
set
fire
vpon
the
bordes
whiche
burned
till
they
came
to
the
fete
of
the
Ramme
,
and
thei
once
set
afire
and
burnt
,
the
engine
fell
vpon
the
watche
that
was
appointed
to
kepe
it
beyng
a
slepe
:
and
killed
them
.
Wherat
the
Romayns
were
much
dismayed
,
and
said
.
It
is
not
possible
we
shold
assault
this
citie
hereafter
,
for
they
haue
burnte
all
our
engines
of
war
wherwith
we
haue
subdued
al
other
kingdoms
,
so
that
now
of
fifty
yron
rammes
whiche
we
brought
with
vs
,
we
had
but
fyue
left
,
and
the
seditions
Iewes
haue
burnte
thre
of
them
,
what
shal
we
now
do
?
how
shall
we
batter
the
walles
hereafter
?
The
Iewes
vpon
the
walles
,
hearing
their
wordes
,
flouted
them
and
lough
them
to
scorne
.
Wherfore
Titus
incensed
with
anger
,
commaunded
thother
three
Rammes
to
be
addressed
in
the
place
of
that
which
was
brente
.
In
the
meane
season
whiles
the
Romaines
were
at
work
.iiii.
yong
men
moued
with
a
great
zeele
,
whose
names
were
first
Thopatius
,
Galilaeus
,
then
Megarus
Chebronita
,
the
thirde
Iorminus
Schomronita
&
the
fourth
Arius
Ierosolimita
,
these
all
armed
,
issued
out
into
the
camp
of
the
Romains
that
then
stoode
about
their
thre
engines
&
yron
rans
,
diuising
how
to
batter
the
walles
of
the
city
:
of
whom
,
some
those
yong
men
killed
,
the
other
fled
.
Then
.ii.
of
them
stod
at
defence
to
kepe
of
all
them
the
approched
nye
the
engine
,
while
the
other
two
,
Ierosolimitanus
&
Schomronita
daubed
the
timber
with
a
certain
mater
which
they
had
prepared
to
make
it
take
fire
,
&
streight
way
set
fyre
vpon
them
,
so
the
sodenly
the
rames
were
on
a
light
fire
.
Then
they
al
iiii
.
ioyned
together
withstood
the
Romains
that
they
shuld
not
come
at
the
engins
to
quenche
the
fyre
.
Schortly
the
rams
fel
doune
and
the
Romaines
stood
a
louf
hurling
stones
and
shooting
thick
at
them
,
for
they
were
afraid
to
come
nye
them
,
bicause
of
theyr
great
fearcenes
,
although
they
were
thre
thousand
men
the
kept
the
rams
,
yet
these
four
set
nothing
by
them
,
nor
neuer
went
of
the
ground
,
til
the
rams
were
clene
brent
vp
,
shot
the
Romaines
neuer
so
thick
at
them
.
Titus
hearing
of
the
valeantnes
of
these
yong
men
&
the
harmes
that
they
had
done
vnto
the
Romains
:
made
spede
with
his
hole
hoste
,
to
saue
the
rams
frem
the
fyre
&
to
apprehend
those
yong
men
.
Then
fortwith
issued
out
Schimeon
Iehochanan
&
Eleasar
captaines
of
the
seditious
with
their
souldiors
,
sounding
their
trompetes
,
&
made
the
Romains
retyre
,
that
thei
could
not
come
nie
the
fire
,
and
so
rescued
the
four
yong
men
from
the
Romains
that
had
enuironed
them
round
aboute
.
In
that
skirmish
were
killed
ten
thousand
men
and
fiue
hundreth
.
Then
gathered
together
al
the
whole
armye
of
the
Romains
to
assault
the
Iewes
at
once
approching
hard
to
the
walles
of
Ierusalem
,
there
thei
cryed
vnto
the
Iewes
,
saiyng
:
What
?
are
ye
Oren
or
goates
,
that
you
fight
on
this
fashion
vpon
the
walles
?
Will
ye
be
taken
in
the
midste
of
the
citye
like
as
oxen
and
goates
are
taken
in
their
foldes
?
If
ye
be
menne
come
forth
,
and
let
vs
trie
our
manhode
here
in
this
plaine
.
But
you
by
stealth
and
at
vnwares
set
vppon
theim
that
kepe
our
engines
,
snatching
theim
vp
lyke
as
it
were
wolues
shoulde
snatch
shepe
,
then
run
away
into
the
towne
,
as
the
wolues
run
to
the
wode
.
If
there
he
any
manhod
in
you
,
behold
we
are
redy
here
,
come
forth
to
vs
,
so
many
for
so
manye
,
and
then
wee
shall
see
what
end
will
come
therof
.
When
the
captaynes
of
the
seditious
heard
that
,
they
spake
vnto
the
warriours
that
were
in
Hierusalem
:
Whiche
of
you
will
go
out
with
vs
to
these
dogges
,
to
shewe
our
force
and
stomackes
for
the
sanctuary
and
citye
of
the
Lorde
?
Then
fiue
hundreth
tal
felowes
of
their
owne
accorde
issued
out
vpon
the
Romains
sodainely
,
slew
.viii.
M.
men
,
and
compelled
the
reste
to
recule
from
the
walles
.
The
Romaines
then
wist
what
valeantnes
the
Iewes
had
,
for
the
Romaines
were
in
number
forty
thousand
fighting
men
,
and
the
Iewes
were
onely
fyue
hundred
,
wherof
not
one
of
them
was
killed
in
that
skirmish
.
The
Romaines
a
far
of
shot
at
the
Iewes
and
hurled
stoones
,
to
whome
the
Iewes
said
:
come
hither
to
vs
,
are
not
you
thei
the
called
vs
forth
&
prouoked
vs
to
come
to
you
?
Why
come
ye
not
nowe
neare
?
You
go
about
to
driue
vs
awaye
with
arowes
and
stones
.
What
?
do
ye
think
vs
to
be
dogs
,
and
that
we
are
afraied
of
your
stones
?
Are
we
not
men
?
Yea
,
we
are
your
maisters
&
betters
,
for
ye
runne
away
from
vs
,
as
seruantes
flee
from
theyr
masters
,
when
they
folow
them
,
to
beat
them
.
TItus
seing
his
army
part
to
be
fled
,
and
part
to
be
slain
,
he
cryed
to
his
people
saing
,
is
it
not
a
shame
for
you
ye
Romains
,
&
a
wonderful
great
dishonour
,
to
flee
from
the
Iewes
,
so
hungar
beaten
,
famished
,
almost
dead
for
thirst
,
&
beseged
?
Alas
,
how
shal
ye
put
away
this
your
rebuke
&
ignominy
,
when
as
al
nations
,
whiche
heretofor
,
ye
haue
most
valeantly
subdued
,
shall
here
the
ye
flee
from
these
dead
Iewes
,
whose
hole
land
we
haue
in
possession
,
so
that
they
haue
nothing
left
but
this
onely
toun
,
whiche
we
haue
also
so
batterd
,
that
they
haue
but
one
onelye
walle
to
defend
them
?
Besydes
this
,
they
are
very
few
,
we
are
innumerable
,
they
haue
no
nation
to
ayde
them
,
we
haue
help
of
al
landes
,
why
then
do
ye
flee
from
theyr
sight
,
lyke
as
the
smale
impotent
birdes
flee
from
the
egle
?
What
though
the
Iewes
vowe
and
hassard
them
selues
desperatly
for
theyr
temple
and
land
,
why
do
not
you
the
same
also
in
these
warres
,
to
get
you
a
renowne
of
valeantnes
?
Thus
the
Iewes
preuayled
that
day
,
and
had
the
vpper
hand
,
wherfore
they
returned
into
the
toune
wyth
great
glory
,
hauing
put
the
Romains
to
so
great
a
foyle
.
Titus
commaunded
his
to
addresse
and
prepare
the
two
other
rammes
that
were
left
,
to
batter
the
walles
of
Ierusalem
withall
.
Wherfore
the
Romane
carpenters
caste
a
trenche
to
prepare
and
sette
vp
the
Rams
wythin
it
,
in
suche
place
as
Titus
had
assigned
them
.
The
Iewes
were
ware
of
it
well
enough
,
but
winked
at
the
matter
as
yet
vntyll
they
had
planted
the
master
bemes
betwene
the
standinge
postes
.
So
when
the
worke
was
fynished
,
euen
to
the
hangyng
vp
of
the
engynes
betwixt
the
standynge
postes
,
to
shake
the
walle
wythall
,
the
Romaynes
beynge
secure
,
nothing
mystrustinge
that
the
Iewes
would
sturre
,
bycause
they
had
ben
quiet
a
few
nightes
&
neuer
issued
forth
of
the
citie
.
Vpon
a
certain
night
a
prety
while
before
daye
,
the
thre
principall
capitaines
of
the
sedicious
came
and
cast
their
heades
together
to
deuise
what
they
shoulde
dooe
.
Eleasar
gaue
this
counsaile
,
and
saied
:
You
two
the
laste
tyme
issued
oute
,
burnte
three
Rammes
,
and
gate
you
renoune
,
and
I
kepte
the
gates
the
whyle
:
now
kepe
ye
the
gates
,
and
I
wyll
issue
out
with
my
menne
againste
the
Romaynes
to
get
me
a
name
also
.
The
other
answered
.
Go
then
a
Gods
name
vnto
them
,
the
Lord
God
of
the
sanctuary
whiche
is
in
Hierusalem
shall
be
present
with
thee
,
but
beware
thou
be
not
slaine
,
and
in
any
wise
thou
be
not
taken
aliue
.
To
whom
he
aunswered
:
the
Lorde
God
shall
kepe
me
,
for
vpon
the
trust
of
the
rightuousnesse
of
my
father
Anani
the
hie
prieste
,
and
his
sincere
seruice
vnto
god
,
wil
I
set
vpon
them
.
Eleasar
therfore
chose
an
hundred
valiant
souldiours
&
with
them
he
issued
oute
of
the
towne
before
day
.
The
same
night
the
Romains
hadde
made
fires
about
their
engines
where
thei
watched
bicause
of
the
cold
.
The
artificers
&
souldiours
that
kept
watch
and
warde
about
the
Ramms
,
were
in
number
a
hundreth
and
fifty
.
The
daye
was
the.
27.
of
the
moneth
of
Kislef
,
SOne
after
this
came
many
soldiors
&
great
bandes
of
men
,
out
of
all
nations
that
were
subiect
to
the
Empyre
of
the
Romains
,
to
ayd
Titus
,
to
whome
Titus
declared
what
had
hapened
him
in
the
siedg
,
the
stoutnes
of
the
Iewes
,
&
how
they
had
anoyed
many
waies
the
Romain
army
,
adding
moar
ouer
and
asking
them
,
dyd
ye
euer
see
four
men
withstand
ten
thousand
&
fyue
hunderd
,
so
that
they
al
together
could
nether
ouer
throw
them
nor
take
them
prisoners
?
but
the
four
slew
the
other
,
lyke
as
it
had
ben
tops
of
cucumers
smiten
of
with
most
sharp
swordes
,
when
they
hard
this
,
they
wonderd
all
very
much
.
Then
Titus
spake
vnto
his
hoste
&
to
them
which
wer
newly
repaired
vnto
him
,
to
shew
their
aduise
&
best
counsell
what
was
to
be
don
,
least
we
shuld
be
shamed
(
saith
he
)
before
al
them
the
shall
herafter
heer
of
our
wars
.
The
grauist
&
most
auncient
of
the
nations
that
were
newly
come
to
his
ayde
,
answered
.
If
it
plese
your
maiestie
let
the
Romains
breath
a
while
&
take
theyr
rest
,
which
are
now
weried
with
the
sundry
batayls
of
the
Iewes
,
&
we
who
are
not
so
broken
with
labor
but
freshe
and
lusty
shall
try
what
the
Iewes
can
do
,
we
can
not
think
that
they
arable
to
withstand
so
great
a
multitude
.
But
the
princes
of
the
Romains
desired
Titus
that
he
wold
not
permit
them
this
,
lest
he
shuld
encrese
theyr
oune
sorowes
,
if
peraduenture
they
shuld
be
discomfited
(
say
they
)
of
the
Iewes
,
&
the
matter
redound
vnto
our
shame
.
For
if
we
which
are
acquainted
with
them
&
know
their
maner
of
fight
can
not
susteyne
their
violence
,
how
shal
they
do
it
the
neuer
had
profe
of
the
strength
&
force
of
the
Iewes
.
They
shal
be
to
them
,
like
Isop
which
groweth
vpon
the
walles
in
comparison
of
the
ceder
trees
of
Libanus
.
Thother
said
,
nay
,
thei
shuld
do
wel
enough
with
them
,
&
they
vrged
Titus
so
instantly
&
dishonor
retourned
vnto
Titus
,
who
reprehended
them
bycause
they
would
not
beleue
the
Romaines
.
The
nexie
day
folowing
the
Iewes
brought
forth
the
thre
thousand
nobles
and
gentlemen
that
thei
had
taken
prisoners
and
plucked
out
of
euery
one
of
them
an
eye
,
and
cut
of
of
euery
man
the
toon
hand
,
after
sent
them
back
with
shame
&
reproche
to
Titus
camp
.
Then
Titus
consulted
with
all
hys
princes
,
what
were
best
to
doo
with
the
Israelites
:
&
when
euery
man
had
sayd
his
mind
,
he
liked
neuer
a
mans
counsel
,
but
said
vnto
them
.
Well
I
haue
deuised
thys
with
my selfe
,
whyche
I
will
folow
,
and
no
man
shall
bring
me
frome
my
purpose
:
we
will
kepe
the
siedge
withoute
any
assaulte
or
skermishe
,
for
theyr
victuales
fayled
them
long
agoo
,
and
so
they
shal
be
famished
.
Besides
thys
,
when
they
shall
see
vs
cease
to
fyght
wyth
them
,
they
wyll
fall
at
variaunce
emongst
them selues
and
kyll
one
an
other
.
Thys
counsell
was
thought
good
of
all
Titus
Pryn●es
,
wherfore
they
beseged
the
toune
as
Titus
commaunded
,
and
closed
vp
all
the
wayes
of
the
Cytye
rounde
aboute
,
leaste
the
Iewes
shuld
as
they
had
done
before
,
come
vpon
them
at
vnwares
.
They
appoynted
more
ouer
,
watche
daye
and
nyght
,
to
take
heed
that
no
man
shoulde
come
out
of
the
towne
to
gather
herbes
for
theyr
sustenance
.
Then
encreased
the
hungar
in
Ierusalem
,
whych
if
it
had
not
bene
so
greuous
,
the
Citye
had
neuer
bene
wonne
:
for
the
souldiors
of
the
toune
were
lyghter
then
Egles
and
fearcer
then
Lyones
.
There
dyed
therefore
of
the
famin
wonderfull
manye
of
the
Ierosolomites
,
so
that
the
Iewes
coulde
not
fynde
place
to
burye
them
in
,
they
were
so
manye
in
euery
place
of
the
toune
.
Many
caste
theyr
dead
folkes
into
theyr
welles
and
tumbled
in
them selues
after
and
dyed
,
many
also
made
them selues
graues
,
&
went
into
them
alyue
,
where
they
taried
day
and
nyght
,
and
dyed
vnmourned
for
.
For
all
mourning
and
customed
lamentacion
for
the
dead
was
lefte
of
,
bycause
of
the
vnmesurable
famin
,
which
was
so
great
that
it
can
not
be
tolde
,
and
I
can
not
reherse
the
thousand
parte
of
the
mischief
that
folowed
of
the
hungar
.
Titus
seyng
the
innumerable
carcasses
of
the
dead
that
were
cast
into
the
broke
Kidron
lyke
dong
,
was
wonderfully
amased
with
feare
,
and
stretched
out
his
handes
toward
heauen
,
saing
:
lord
God
of
heauen
and
earth
,
whome
the
Israelites
beleue
in
,
clense
me
from
this
sinne
,
whyche
surely
I
am
not
the
cause
of
,
for
I
required
peace
of
them
,
but
they
refused
it
,
and
they
them selues
are
longe
of
thys
mischeif
,
they
haue
sinned
againste
their
owne
soules
and
lyues
.
I
besech
thee
reken
it
not
to
me
for
a
sinne
,
that
the
Iewes
dye
on
this
fashion
.
AT
that
tyme
certain
wicked
persones
of
Ierusalem
slaundered
Amittai
the
priest
falsly
,
saing
to
captain
Schimeon
,
behold
Amittai
the
hye
priest
which
did
let
thee
into
the
citye
,
goeth
aboute
to
flee
to
the
ten●es
of
the
Romaines
.
Thou
haste
experience
of
hys
great
wit
and
craft
,
how
he
also
knoweth
al
the
secret
wayes
vnto
the
toun
,
temple
,
and
sanctuary
,
and
who
can
tell
whyther
he
wil
bring
the
Romaines
some
night
at
midnight
into
the
city
?
Therfore
Schimeon
sent
certayn
to
fetch
Amittai
and
his
foure
sonnes
vnto
him
.
They
thou
were
sent
,
brought
Amittai
&
but
three
of
his
sonnes
,
for
one
was
fled
to
the
Romaines
&
came
to
Ioseph
.
Amittai
with
the
other
,
when
he
came
to
Schimeons
presence
,
he
besought
hym
not
to
lyue
,
but
that
he
might
be
put
to
death
by
&
by
,
least
he
shulde
lyue
to
see
the
death
of
hys
children
.
But
Schimeon
was
hard
harted
and
wolde
not
be
intreated
,
for
it
was
Gods
will
that
Amittai
shuld
be
punished
,
bycause
he
was
the
bringer
of
Schimeon
into
Ierusalem
,
&
therfore
fel
he
into
his
handes
,
which
for
good
,
rewarded
him
with
euill
.
Schimeon
commaunded
a
sorte
of
murtherers
to
place
Amittai
vpon
the
walles
,
in
the
syght
of
the
Romaynes
,
and
sayde
vnto
hym
:
seest
thou
Amittai
?
why
doo
not
the
Romaynes
delyuer
and
rescue
the
oute
of
my
handes
,
the
I
say
whyche
woldest
haue
fled
away
vnto
them
?
Amittai
answered
nothing
to
thys
,
but
still
besought
hym
that
before
hys
death
he
might
kisse
hys
sonnes
&
bid
them
fare
wel
:
but
Schimeon
vtterly
denied
hym
.
Wherfore
Amittai
wept
a
loude
,
sayng
to
hys
sonnes
,
I
brought
,
deare
chyldren
,
I
brought
thys
thiefe
into
thys
toun
,
wherefore
I
am
counted
nowe
for
a
thiefe
my selfe
:
all
thys
mischyefe
whyche
is
comed
vpon
me
and
you
,
it
is
myne
own
doynge
,
bycaufe
I
brought
this
seditious
villain
into
this
holy
City
.
I
thought
then
,
perauenture
he
wil
be
a
helpe
to
the
toune
,
but
it
is
nowe
proued
contrarye
,
for
he
hathe
bene
a
moste
cruell
enemy
of
the
same
.
It
was
not
enough
for
vs
to
kepe
one
seditious
person
,
Iehochanan
I
mean
,
whyche
tooke
vnto
hym
Eleasar
the
fyrste
begynner
of
sedition
:
but
I
muste
bringe
in
also
thys
wycked
Schimeon
,
whyche
is
ioyned
to
oure
fooes
to
destroye
vs
.
In
deed
I
neuer
brought
him
in
for
any
loue
that
I
bare
vnto
hym
,
but
all
the
Priestes
and
the
hoole
multitude
of
the
people
sent
me
to
fetche
hym
,
notwithstanding
I
am
worthy
of
this
iuste
iudgement
of
God
,
bycause
I
tooke
vpon
me
suche
an
ambasage
.
What
shoulde
I
speake
of
thee
thou
moste
wycked
Schimeon
,
for
whyther
so
euer
thou
turnest
thee
,
thou
bringst
all
thinges
out
of
frame
.
In
deed
thou
dealest
iustly
with
me
,
bicause
I
haue
sinned
vnto
God
,
to
his
people
and
his
citye
,
in
that
I
haue
brought
the
in
,
to
be
a
plage
to
it
.
Wherefore
I
were
worthy
to
be
stooned
:
notwithstanding
it
had
bene
thy
parte
,
thou
wycked
murtherer
to
deliuer
me
and
my
sonnes
frome
the
handes
of
the
other
seditions
,
for
I
haue
wrought
them
displeasure
,
but
to
thee
haue
I
done
good
.
Howbeit
our
God
will
not
altar
nor
chaunge
his
iudgmentes
,
whyche
is
,
that
I
shuld
fall
into
the
sword
of
thy
hand
,
for
that
I
made
thee
to
enter
into
this
city
,
wher
in
I
offended
God
greuously
.
If
euer
I
had
purposed
to
flee
vnto
the
Romaynes
,
could
I
not
haue
done
it
before
euer
I
brought
in
thee
?
for
at
that
tyme
barest
thou
no
rule
ouer
vs
.
And
before
we
called
in
thee
,
Iehochanan
with
his
sedition
was
an
offence
vnto
this
city
,
wherfore
wee
perswaded
all
the
anuncient
of
the
toun
,
that
thou
shuldest
be
an
ayde
vnto
vs
,
to
dryue
out
our
foes
,
but
thou
in
whom
we
put
our
trust
,
arte
become
our
enemye
:
yea
,
thou
haste
been
worse
then
they
,
for
the
other
put
men
to
death
pryuily
,
thou
doest
it
openly
.
Who
is
he
that
hath
strengthened
the
power
of
the
Romains
?
art
not
thou
he
?
which
hast
killed
the
souldiers
of
God
in
the
middest
of
thys
citye
Ierusalem
?
for
fewe
haue
bene
slayn
wythoute
.
Titus
woulde
haue
made
peace
with
vs
,
taking
pitie
vpon
vs
,
but
that
same
didest
thou
let
and
hinder
,
euery
daye
mouing
new
warres
and
stiring
new
battailes
.
Titus
gaue
charge
to
hys
souldi●rs
to
laye
no
handes
vpon
the
temple
,
but
thou
hast
polluted
and
defyled
the
temple
of
the
Lorde
,
sheding
bloud
without
measure
in
the
middes
thereof
.
Titus
went
back
from
vs
vpon
the
holy
daye
of
the
Lorde
and
ceased
from
fighting
,
saying
,
go
and
obserue
your
holy
feastes
in
peace
,
but
thou
vnhalowedst
the
feast
of
the
Lord
and
leshedst
out
the
continuall
fyre
wyth
innocent
bloud
.
Al
these
euilles
which
thou
hast
committed
,
thou
murtherer
,
at
imputed
vnto
me
,
bicause
I
brought
the
into
the
toune
.
Now
therfore
this
bengeaunce
is
appointed
to
mine
age
of
the
lord
God
,
and
by
thy
handes
shall
I
goo
to
my
graue
with
sorow
,
bicause
I
by
my
foolishnes
,
was
a
doar
in
this
mischief
that
is
wrought
by
thee
.
Albeit
now
thou
wicked
Schimeon
;
in
this
that
thou
killest
me
,
before
mine
eyes
may
see
the
burnynge
of
the
temple
,
it
pleaseth
me
very
well
,
but
whanedeth
thee
thou
murtherer
to
put
my
sonnes
to
death
before
my
face
,
whye
doest
thou
not
spare
mine
age
?
Would
God
that
like
as
I
shall
not
se
the
burning
of
the
temple
,
so
also
I
might
not
see
the
bloud
of
my
children
shed
before
my
face
.
But
what
shal
I
dooe
when
God
hath
deliuered
me
into
the
hands
of
a
most
wicked
man
?
Wee
that
were
the
auncients
of
Hierusalem
abhorre●
Iehochanan
because
he
murthered
olde
men
without
al
reuerence
,
but
he
slew
no
yonge
men
:
thou
destroyest
●ld
and
yonge
,
greate
and
small
,
without
anye
pitte
or
mercye
.
Iehochanan
m●u●ned
for
the
dead
,
and
buried
them
also
:
thou
playest
vpon
instrumentes
at
their
burials
,
singest
to
the
Lute
,
and
seundest
the
trumpet
.
Then
spake
he
to
Schimeons
seruaunte
,
who
was
ready
with
a
swerde
in
his
hande
,
and
an
are
to
kyll
hym
,
and
to
cutte
of
his
heade
,
saiynge
:
Goe
to
nowe
,
and
execute
Schimeons
thy
masters
commaundement
:
be
head
Sonnes
in
sighte
of
their
father
,
and
let
mee
heare
the
voyce
of
cruelrye
in
my
sonnes
,
whyche
notwithstandynge
I
forgeue
thee
.
For
as
I
shall
see
and
heare
that
againste
my
wyll
:
so
I
dare
saye
thou
killest
them
not
willynglye
.
Woulde
God
that
Schimeon
woulde
suffer
mee
to
kysse
my
Sonnes
,
and
whyles
I
am
aliue
,
to
embrace
theim
or
they
dye
.
But
thou
gentle
minister
,
in
one
thinge
shewe
thy
pitie
towards
me
,
that
when
thou
hast
put
my
sonnes
and
mee
to
execution
,
seperate
not
our
bodies
,
nether
ley
in
sunder
their
corses
from
mine
:
but
so
,
that
my
bodye
may●
lye
vppermost
and
couer
theirs
,
to
defende
them
from
the
foules
of
the
ayre
,
lest
they
deuour
my
sonnes
bodyes
,
for
it
maye
fortune
they
maie
be
buried
.
I
beseche
thee
also
that
my
mouth
and
tongue
when
I
am
deade
may
●ouche
my
sonnes
faces
,
that
so
I
maye
both
embrace
and
kysse
theim
.
But
what
do
I
delay
or
tarye
any
lenger
,
seynge
the
enemy
denyes
me
this
,
to
kisse
them
whyles
we
are
yet
aliue
?
See
thou
therefore
that
our
bodies
be
not
seuered
,
and
if
Schimeon
will
not
permit
this
,
that
our
bodies
may
be
ioyned
in
this
world
,
yet
can
he
not
let
our
souls
to
be
ioyned
,
for
after
I
shal
be
once
dead
,
I
doubt
not
but
I
shall
see
the
lyght
of
the
Lord
.
His
sonnes
hearing
their
fathers
wordes
began
to
wepe
very
sore
with
theyr
father
,
who
sayd
vnto
them
.
Alas
my
sonnes
why
wepe
ye
?
what
auayleth
teares
?
why
doo
ye
not
rather
go
before
me
,
and
I
wil
folow
as
I
maye
,
for
what
should
I
do
now
,
seyng
God
hath
geuen
me
into
the
handes
of
a
moste
cruel
tirant
,
who
spareth
nether
mine
age
nor
youre
youthe
?
But
I
truste
we
shall
lyue
together
in
the
light
of
the
lord
,
and
although
I
can
not
be
suffred
now
to
see
you
enough
,
yet
when
we
shall
come
thyther
we
shal
be
satisfied
with
beholding
one
another
.
Go
ye
therefore
my
dear
sonnes
and
prepare
vs
a
place
.
O
that
I
might
goo
before
you
,
the
lorde
knoweth
,
I
would
doo
it
gladly
.
But
ye
my
sonnes
,
maruell
neuer
at
thys
that
is
chaunced
vnto
vs
,
for
it
is
no
new
thing
,
suche
lyke
hath
happened
before
this
in
the
time
of
the
Chasmonanites
,
when
as
Antiochus
bi
his
wickednes
put
to
death
the
seuen
brethern
yong
men
,
in
the
sight
of
theyr
mother
whiche
was
a
righteous
and
a
godly
woman
,
who
chaunced
to
find
this
mercy
at
the
lordes
handes
,
that
she
might
kisse
her
sonnes
and
embrase
them
,
as
they
also
kist
one
an
other
before
they
died
.
Al
thei
wer
put
to
death
by
the
crueltye
of
the
vncircumcised
king
of
the
Macedonians
,
yet
obteined
they
that
which
is
denied
at
this
daye
to
vs
the
are
put
to
death
by
Schimeon
,
who
hathe
the
name
of
an
Israelite
,
who
beareth
also
the
couenaunte
of
oure
father
Abraham
in
his
flesh
.
And
would
God
it
mighte
fortune
vs
to
liue
in
their
inne
or
place
of
reast
,
whiche
al
be
it
it
wil
not
be
graunted
,
yet
we
shal
be
their
neighboures
,
seinge
that
we
also
die
for
the
law
of
the
lord
.
Therfore
be
of
good
comfort
my
sonnes
and
lament
not
for
my
sake
,
for
I
iudg
this
my
miserie
easier
,
and
not
so
great
as
the
cala●itie
of
Zidkiahu
,
whose
sonnes
were
firste
killed
,
then
his
eyes
put
out
by
the
king
of
Chal●ea
,
and
he
liued
man●
yeres
after
:
we
are
so
much
the
more
happier
in
my
minde
,
because
we
shal
dye
together
.
Then
said
Amittai
to
Schimeons
seruaunte
whiche
should
kill
him
.
Make
spede
I
pray
thee
and
kil
me
first
before
my
children
die
,
then
after
kill
them
also
that
we
maye
die
together
,
for
so
it
is
more
expedient
for
vs
then
to
se
the
temple
of
the
lord
tourned
into
a
butcherye
or
slaughter-house
to
slea
men
in
.
After
cryed
he
vnto
God
,
saiyng
:
I
beseche
thee
,
O
Lord
God
most
high
,
whiche
dwellest
in
the
hyest
,
iudge
this
Schimeon
accordynge
to
his
works
,
reward
him
according
to
his
deseruings
.
For
thou
art
the
god
almighty
,
&
dreadful
,
let
not
this
thief
die
therfore
amongst
the
people
of
thy
pasture
,
but
that
his
death
maye
be
seuered
from
the
death
of
other
men
,
let
him
dye
a
horrible
and
a
sodayne
death
,
that
he
haue
no
time
to
confesse
his
sinne●
,
and
to
returne
him selfe
to
thee
,
that
thou
maiest
receiue
him
(
for
thou
art
wont●
to
receiue
theim
whiche
turne
to
thee
by
repentaunce
)
for
he
is
not
worthy
of
repentaunce
,
which
hath
spoyled
&
wasted
many
goodly
thinges
in
thy
temple
,
besides
that
,
hath
murdered
most
holye
men
in
the
same
.
To
th
intent
therfore
that
thy
iudgementes
may
be
declared
in
him
,
I
beseche
thee
make
him
to
be
taken
of
his
enmies
,
together
with
his
wife
,
children
,
and
family
,
&
al
that
euer
loue
him
.
Nether
geue
vnto
his
soul
any
part
with
the
people
of
god
,
nor
let
his
porcion
be
with
the
iust
men
in
thy
sanctuary
,
for
he
is
vnworthy
of
them
,
bicause
he
hath
not
only
sinned
him self
,
but
hath
caused
Israel
to
sinne
.
Wherfore
let
his
iudgment
&
sentence
go
forth
from
thy
sight
,
that
he
may
se
his
wife
,
children
,
&
his
hole
house
led
into
captiuity
&
bondage
before
his
face
.
Afterward
let
him
die
a
straunge
death
,
such
as
neuer
man
herd
of
,
let
him
be
kild
of
must
cruel
men
,
which
when
thei
haue
smiten
him
may
after
quarter
him
also
whiles
he
is
yet
aliue
,
and
that
he
may
see
his
go
into
bondage
.
Let
him
also
be
a
curse
before
al
that
shall
see
him
.
More
ouer
let
him
perceiue
that
my
wordes
and
desteny
is
better
then
his
,
when
as
I
go
vnto
thee
,
in
that
great
light
,
which
he
shal
be
depriued
of
.
After
these
wordes
Amittai
said
to
the
seruaunt
,
who
was
appointed
to
kill
him
,
I
beseche
thee
,
let
me
finde
so
much
fauour
atthy
handes
,
that
when
thou
hast
slain
my
Sonnes
,
thou
wouldest
kill
me
with
the
same
sworde
,
while
it
is
yet
wet
with
the
bloud
of
my
sonnes
,
that
our
bloud
may
be
mingled
,
and
this
maye
be
a
recreation
to
my
soule
,
Kil
me
also
in
the
sighte
of
the
Romaines
,
that
they
maye
auenge
me
and
my
sonnes
vpon
this
most
cruell
Schimeon
,
they
shal
be
witnesses
againste
him
,
that
I
was
not
their
frende
.
But
would
God
my
matters
were
all
in
that
state
as
they
were
before
,
for
then
should
they
perceiue
me
to
be
an
ennemye
of
Schimeons
,
and
a
frend
of
theirs
▪
Woulde
God
I
had
withstanded
Schimeon
at
the
first
so
earnestly
,
as
I
made
warre
vpon
the
Romaines
,
that
I
might
haue
auoided
his
cruelty
from
the
people
of
God
:
when
he
had
said
al
these
things
he
prayed
before
god
almighty
,
saying
.
O
God
which
dwellest
in
the
highest
,
thou
only
art
most
mighty
and
fearful
open
now
the
eyes
of
thy
iudgements
,
consider
and
iudge
betwixt
me
,
and
seditious
Schimeon
,
whose
malice
is
be
comen
vnmeasurable
vpon
the
people
of
God
,
that
he
whiche
sheadeth
the
bloude
of
them
that
feare
thee
in
the
midst
of
the
temple
,
may
be
rebuked
of
thee
with
thy
rebukinges
according
to
his
workes
,
make
spedy
vengaunce
,
&
prolonge
not
,
and
that
for
the
deathes
sake
of
thy
saintes
:
for
thy
iudgementes
are
the
iudgementes
of
truthe
.
Then
Schimeon
gaue
commaundemente
to
four
cut
throtes
of
his
,
that
thre
of
them
should
kil
Amittais
thre
sonnes
before
their
fathers
face
,
&
the
fourth
shoulde
kil
Amittai
him self
:
and
so
the
blud
of
the
sonnes
was
mixte
with
the
blud
of
their
father
.
Afterwarde
Schimeons
seruaunte
tooke
the
bodye
of
Amittai
:
and
layde
it
vppon
the
bodyes
of
hys
sonnes
,
as
his
desire
was
,
then
tumbled
them
ouer
the
walles
.
After
that
commaunded
Schimeon
that
Chananehu
the
hie
priest
shuld
be
put
to
death
,
whose
bodye
was
caste
vnto
the
bodies
of
Amittai
and
his
sonnes
.
Aristius
also
the
scribe
,
one
of
the
noble
men
of
Ierusalem
was
killed
at
the
same
time
:
and
ten
mo
iust
men
of
his
kinred
and
house
because
they
murned
for
the
deathe
of
Aristius
.
It
fortuned
while
Schimeon
was
a
killing
of
those
ten
,
certaine
substantial
rich
men
passed
by
,
and
were
wonderfullye
amased
when
they
sawe
the
thynge
,
sayinge
one
to
an
other
.
Howe
longe
wyll
God
suffer
the
malice
of
Schimeon
,
and
wyll
not
searche
oute
the
bloude
of
iuste
menne
,
nor
reuenge
them
?
Certain
seditious
persons
hearinge
this
,
tolde
it
vnto
Schimeon
,
who
commaunded
them
to
be
apprehended
and
murthered
the
same
daye
.
After
this
,
there
passed
by
a
leuen
of
the
noble
men
of
Ierusalem
,
whiche
seinge
two
and
fortye
innocentes
to
be
put
to
deathe
by
Schimeon
,
they
lift
vp
their
eyes
to
the
heauens
,
and
said
:
O
Lord
god
of
Israel
,
how
longe
wilt
thou
hold
thy
hande
,
and
kepe
in
thine
anger
againste
these
transgressoures
of
thy
wil
?
whiche
whan
Schimeon
heard
of
:
he
commaunded
them
to
be
apprehended
,
and
killed
them
with
his
owne
handes
.
Eleasar
the
sonne
of
Anani
the
prieste
seinge
the
malice
&
wickednes
of
Schimeon
to
be
great
,
that
he
made
away
the
iust
and
godly
men
of
the
city
,
&
that
there
was
no
hope
left
:
he
toke
the
toure
of
Ierusalem
,
remained
in
it
,
&
kept
it
with
his
.
Iehudas
also
a
captaine
ouer
a
M.
men
,
whiche
kepte
a
turret
the
Schimeon
had
made
to
put
iust
and
godly
men
in
,
gat
him
vp
vpon
the
top
of
the
walles
,
and
cried
to
the
Romains
,
if
perauenture
they
would
deliuer
him
&
the
rest
that
were
at
Ierusalem
.
Wherfore
he
went
about
to
escape
with
his
.
M.
men
that
he
had
could
I
euer
haue
loked
that
I
should
haue
ouer
liued
my
sonne
,
&
that
I
shuld
not
be
suffred
to
see
him
&
to
burt
him
?
I
had
trusted
he
shuld
haue
buried
me
,
and
that
he
should
haue
bene
a
help
to
me
in
mine
age
,
and
when
my
whole
family
by
the
seditious
was
almooste
made
away
&
extinguished
:
yet
I
said
,
this
shal
consort
me
.
Now
therfor
what
shal
I
do
,
when
I
haue
none
left
to
confort
me
of
al
my
children
that
I
bare
,
for
betwene
the
seditious
and
the
gentiles
oure
ennemies
,
they
haue
slaine
,
xviii
.
sonnes
that
I
had
,
&
what
shal
I
do
now
from
henstorth
,
but
couet
death
?
for
I
desire
not
to
liue
nowe
anye
longer
.
And
how
shuld
.
I
receiue
any
consolation
whan
I
see
my
sonne
dead
,
&
I
can
not
bury
him
?
Lord
that
I
might
die
by
and
by
,
for
I
can
not
liue
anye
longer
sence
my
sonne
Ioseph
is
dead
.
She
wente
vp
yet
farther
vppon
the
wals
,
till
she
came
to
the
turret
where
her
husbande
was
in
prison
,
&
stretch
out
her
hands
toward
heauen
,
criynge
with
a
loud
voice
:
O
my
sonne
Ioseph
,
my
sonne
where
art
thou
,
come
&
speke
vnto
me
&
comforte
me
.
The
seditious
hearing
her
,
laught
her
to
scorne
:
but
the
Romains
when
they
hard
her
,
and
knew
of
Ioseph
that
it
was
his
mother
,
they
wepte
&
lamented
her
case
,
&
manye
of
the
Iewes
also
that
were
in
Hierusalem
,
but
they
were
faine
to
refrain
it
,
lest
they
shuld
be
perceiued
of
Schimeons
cruel
cutthrotes
,
Then
Iosephes
mother
said
to
the
seditious
that
were
by
her
vpon
the
walles
,
why
do
ye
not
kil
me
also
which
bare
Ioseph
my
sonne
,
and
nurst
him
with
these
brests
?
ye
ennemies
of
the
Lorde
haue
murthered
him
with
other
iust
and
righteous
men
,
why
kill
ye
not
me
also
?
God
be
iudge
betwixte
me
and
you
that
hau●
killed
my
sonne
giltlesse
.
The
seditious
answered
her
,
canst
thou
not
if
thou
liste
,
fall
downe
ouer
the
wal
and
dye●
we
will
geue
thee
good
leaue
.
When
thou
haste
done
so
,
the
Romaines
shall
take
thee
vp
,
and
burye
thee
honorably
,
because
that
thou
arte
Iosephes
mother
,
who
is
their
frende
.
She
answered
,
how
shoulde
I
do
this
euil
vnto
my selfe
,
to
kil
my selfe
,
and
constreine
my
soule
to
go
forthe
of
my
bodye
,
before
that
God
do
cal
it
?
If
I
should
do
so
,
I
shoulde
haue
no
hoope
left
in
the
world
to
come
,
for
no
bodye
wil
burye
them
,
whome
they
perceiue
to
haue
killed
them selues
.
These
and
such
like
,
while
she
reasoned
wiselye
,
the
seditious
heard
and
mocked
her
.
Wherfore
she
wept
the
more
aboundantlye
,
so
that
the
Romaines
and
other
godly
men
,
hearing
her
wisdome
,
could
not
abstein
from
weping
.
Ioseph
when
he
hard
his
mother
speake
,
he
gate
on
armour
,
and
approched
to
the
walle
,
accompanied
with
moste
valeaunt
Romaines
,
to
defende
him
from
the
arrowes
of
the
Iewes
,
and
spake
to
his
mother
.
Fear
not
my
deare
mother
,
nor
take
no
thought
for
me
,
for
I
haue
escaped
the
handes
of
the
seditious
,
God
hath
not
suffred
me
to
come
into
their
handes
.
Wherefore
I
haue
hard
the
wordes
of
those
wicked
counselloures
that
aduised
thee
to
kill
thy
selfe
,
and
thine
aunswere
agayne
to
them
,
whiche
before
thou
gauest
them
I
knew
thou
wouldest
aunswere
.
God
forbid
I
say
,
God
forbid
that
Iosephes
mother
and
the
wise
of
Gorion
should
consente
to
the
councell
of
the
wicked
.
Wherfore
(
my
dear
mother
)
be
content
and
beare
the
yoke
of
the
sedicious
patiently
,
and
humble
thy self
before
them
.
Neuer
striue
against
the
miseries
and
calamities
of
this
time
,
which
thou
canst
not
alter
nor
remedy
.
For
they
shal
perishe
,
but
we
shall
stand
and
continue
.
THere
were
certaine
men
of
Hierusalem
at
that
time
that
came
to
the
Gates
,
ouercame
the
warde
,
and
gate
out
with
their
wiues
and
children
,
and
so
escaped
to
the
Romaynes
,
because
they
could
no
lenger
abide
the
famine
and
the
iniquity
of
the
sedicious
.
They
were
faythful
citizins
and
of
great
auctoritie
,
whom
when
Ioseph
heard
of
,
be
brought
to
passe
that
Titus
spared
them
and
receiued
them
to
mercy
.
For
Iosephe
bare
witnesse
and
reported
for
them
that
they
were
noble
men
of
Ierusalem
.
Wherfore
the
Romayns
receiued
theim
,
and
gaue
them
fode
and
sustenaunce
,
but
certain
of
them
could
not
brouke
nor
take
it
because
of
their
great
honger
wherwith
they
had
bene
longe
pined
,
and
when
the
meat
went
downe
into
their
bealyes
,
they
dyed
straight
.
And
their
little
children
when
thei
sawe
breade
,
they
fell
vpon
it
and
toke
it
in
dede
with
their
teeth
,
but
thei
were
not
able
to
chew
it
,
and
dyed
holding
the
breade
betwixt
their
teeth
.
Titus
seing
them
dye
when
they
tasted
of
meate
,
had
ruthe
and
compassion
vpon
them
,
and
was
very
sorye
,
saiyng
vnto
Ioseph
.
What
shal
I
do
for
thy
people
,
which
assone
as
they
beginne
to
eate
,
dye
straight
way
?
Iosephe
aunswered
.
My
Lorde
,
I
remember
I
haue
seene
thys
experience
that
they
whiche
fast
longe
,
and
after
woulde
take
meate
,
fyrste
they
drinke
a
little
sodden
milke
,
or
elsse
eate
of
a
certayne
Corne
called
Simill
sodden
in
mylke
,
wherewyth
they
strenghthen
their
bowelles
before
they
toke
meate
:
specially
such
as
walked
through
wildernesses
,
whose
bowels
were
longe
empty
when
they
came
to
places
inhabited
and
founde
meate
,
they
were
wonte
to
vse
this
meanes
.
Therfore
Titus
commaunded
his
men
to
do
as
Ioseph
bad
them
,
wherby
many
of
the
Iewes
recouered
,
and
many
dyed
of
the
flyre
.
These
Iewes
whiche
were
escaped
thus
out
of
Hierusalem
to
the
campes
of
the
Romayne
,
had
swalowed
vp
first
their
gold
siluer
,
&
precious
stones
to
hide
them
,
least
thei
should
be
found
of
the
sedicious
.
They
therefore
whyche
recouered
and
brouked
meate
,
when
they
woulde
satisfye
nature
,
thei
went
alone
out
of
the
campe
,
&
after
sought
their
gold
&
siluer
,
&
precious
Stones
,
whiche
were
disgested
in
their
excrementes
,
and
so
did
they
euerye
daye
.
At
length
certaine
Aramites
and
Arabians
espiynge
the
Iewes
to
vse
this
fashion
,
tolde
it
amongst
their
fellowes
one
to
an
other
,
and
made
a
conspyracye
to
laye
wayte
for
the
Iewes
,
and
whom
so
euer
that
they
gate
,
they
ript
their
bealies
to
finde
the
Goulde
and
other
iewels
whiche
the
Iewes
hadde
hidde
there
.
And
by
this
meanes
the
Aramites
and
Arabians
had
murdered
two
thousand
Iewes
.
But
when
Titus
heard
of
this
,
he
was
wonderfull
wrothe
,
and
commaunded
them
to
be
apprehended
that
had
done
this
wicked
dede
,
&
to
be
put
to
deathe
,
whose
goodes
wer
geuen
to
the
Iewes
that
remayned
aliue
.
They
that
were
put
to
deathe
for
this
facte
,
were
two
thousande
Aramites
and
Arabians
together
.
After
this
Titus
seing
his
princes
and
captayns
to
haue
decked
their
armoure
with
gold
and
siluer
,
some
of
them
also
to
beare
golden
scepters
,
and
some
of
siluer
,
wyth
other
ornamentes
vpon
their
heades
,
he
called
them
together
and
said
vnto
them
.
Laye
awaye
this
geare
,
these
thinges
are
they
that
prouoked
the
Aramites
and
Arabians
to
woorke
this
wyckednesse
againste
these
pore
and
miserable
Iewes
which
fledde
forthe
vnto
vs
,
that
they
myghte
liue
vnder
our
pretection
.
The
Capitaynes
therfore
and
princes
of
the
Romaynes
hearynge
the
commaundemet
of
Titus
,
were
obedient
,
&
straight
laied
away
from
them
those
ornamentes
of
golde
and
siluer
.
Titus
also
gaue
commaundement
that
the
rest
of
the
Arabians
and
the
Aramites
shoulde
be
banished
the
campe
,
and
that
no
man
hereafter
should
commit
any
such
heynous
dede
agaynste
the
Iewes
.
Notwithstandynge
when
as
any
Aramite
or
Arabian
coulde
get
any
Iewe
farre
out
of
the
campe
that
no
man
see
it
,
he
killed
hym
.
Of
the
Romaynes
in
the
campe
,
no
man
either
did
or
saide
anye
euyll
to
the
Iewes
,
saue
certayne
vngodlie
Ruffians
whiche
hadde
learned
at
the
Aramites
and
Arabians
those
euill
and
wicked
pranckes
:
for
they
also
when
they
chaunced
to
mete
wyth
any
Iewe
out
of
the
Campe
,
if
there
were
no
man
by
,
they
killed
him
,
and
toke
away
his
gold
and
siluer
that
lay
hydde
in
his
bowelles
.
When
thys
came
to
Titus
eare
:
he
commaunded
to
make
Proclamacion
in
this
wyse
.
Whosoeuer
he
be
that
hath
seue
,
heard
,
or
knowen
any
thing
of
this
horrible
dede
which
is
committed
of
certain
Romains
vpon
the
Iewes
,
or
whosoeuer
hath
done
any
such
thing
him self
:
let
him
come
&
make
relation
to
Titus
,
which
if
he
do
,
the
matter
shal
be
forgeuen
hym
,
if
not
,
he
shall
beare
the
burden
of
his
owne
wickednesse
and
stande
at
his
pearyll
,
if
anye
thinge
be
proued
by
him
hereafter
.
Therefore
certayne
Romaynes
which
knew
with
them selues
that
they
hadde
committed
the
dede
,
and
beinge
afrayed
of
Titus
,
reasoned
wyth
theim selues
thus
:
if
we
do
not
confesse
vnto
hym
the
truth
,
he
will
by
his
wisdome
searche
out
these
offendours
,
and
punishe
them
by
death
.
Wherefore
trustynge
vnto
Titus
wordes
of
the
Proclamation
,
they
came
all
,
who
so
euer
had
either
done
it
hym selfe
,
or
knowen
other
to
do
it
,
&
declared
it
vnto
Titus
saiynge
:
This
haue
I
done
,
this
haue
I
knowen
,
this
was
I
accessarye
vnto
,
and
haue
not
hitherto
made
thee
priuy
therunto
.
There
were
of
them
in
number
.ccc.
and
.xx.
men
the
made
this
confession
,
al
those
Titus
commaunded
to
be
cast
into
hoate
Ouens
,
and
to
be
burned
.
This
done
,
the
Iewes
were
more
safe
euer
after
in
the
Romaynes
Campe
without
all
ieopardye
,
no
manne
hurtyng
them
either
in
word
or
dede
.
Yea
,
if
anye
Romayne
founde
a
Iewe
abroade
wanderyng
,
he
conducted
hym
gentilly
and
peaceably
into
the
campe
.
There
was
a
certayn
scribe
of
Hierusalem
at
that
tyme
,
a
faithful
man
,
whose
name
was
Menachen
,
son
of
Seruk
the
scribe
,
whose
aunceters
had
serued
Esdras
the
scribe
of
worthi
memory
in
Babilon
,
he
being
a
keper
of
the
least
gate
which
was
in
Ierusalem
vpon
the
side
toward
the
broke
Kidron
,
noted
the
number
of
the
dead
that
were
caried
forth
to
buriyng
bi
that
gate
,
&
found
thei
came
to
a
115.
M.
8.
C.
and.
8.
persons
,
which
were
al
of
the
nobles
&
gentilmen
,
or
at
the
least
of
the
substanciallest
of
the
Iewes
.
Titus
on
a
tyme
(
Ioseph
being
present
)
asked
the
question
of
those
princes
of
the
Iewes
which
were
fled
vnto
him
,
saiynge
:
with
their
companies
against
the
Romains
and
fiue
very
manye
of
them
in
that
skirmishe
.
Wherfore
Titus
saide
,
it
is
not
wisdom
to
fight
with
them
any
more
,
but
rather
with
the
Ram
to
shake
and
batter
the
wall
,
for
they
haue
no
mo
but
this
wal
left
,
and
so
we
may
bring
in
our
hole
host
at
once
vpon
them
and
subdue
the
seditious
.
This
counsel
of
Titus
was
liked
of
all
the
princes
and
people
.
The
captaines
of
the
seditious
mistrusting
no
lesse
then
the
Romains
intended
,
that
they
woulde
be
occupied
hereafter
in
battering
their
walle
,
began
to
build
a
countermure
within
ouer
againste
the
places
where
the
Romains
wrought
with
their
Ram
,
whiche
was
in
the
plaine
,
by
the
tombe
of
Iochanan
the
hie
priest
,
for
there
was
none
other
place
besides
that
they
might
come
vnto
with
their
Ram.
And
there
the
Romains
had
made
.ii.
breches
in
the
two
other
walles
before
.
The
seditious
made
this
countermure
,
because
they
were
not
able
to
burn
the
iron
Ram
,
as
thei
had
done
before
,
being
now
almost
famished
&
so
pined
away
that
they
could
scarfe
stand
vpon
their
legs
,
for
if
they
had
bene
so
lusty
as
they
were
before
,
&
able
to
set
a
fire
th
engins
,
the
Romains
had
neuer
bene
able
to
win
the
town
,
but
shuld
haue
bene
compelled
to
leaue
the
assault
,
as
they
were
constreined
to
geue
ouer
skirmishing
&
fighting
.
On
a
certain
time
when
the
Romains
fled
,
the
seditious
pursuing
killed
many
of
them
,
they
said
:
the
Romains
wil
once
be
weary
,
leue
of
their
sege
&
go
their
waies
,
the
we
mai
dwel
at
liberti
,
&
turn
to
the
lord
our
god
.
And
when
thei
returned
at
this
time
or
at
any
time
prosperousli
into
the
town
,
they
oppressed
the
people
the
more
:
cruelly
exacting
fode
of
them
,
&
saiyng
,
gene
vs
meat
,
if
ye
wil
not
,
we
wil
eat
your
flesh
&
your
sonnes
.
But
the
Romaines
toke
courage
to
them selues
,
determined
to
fight
stoutlye
,
and
saide
one
to
an
other
,
let
vs
sticke
to
it
harde
and
be
valeant
in
our
fightes
,
it
shal
be
shame
for
vs
to
fle
from
these
feble
and
hunger
starued
Iewes
,
which
are
more
like
deade
persones
then
liuinge
.
Therfore
they
began
more
earnestlye
to
set
vppon
the
walles
and
to
make
a
battery
sodenly
,
they
bet
down
a
great
parte
of
that
inner
wall
whyche
the
Iewes
had
newly
erected
,
and
gaue
a
great
shout
,
saiyng
:
Ierusalem
is
won
,
we
haue
gotten
the
town
.
But
when
they
loked
a
litle
further
,
they
espied
an
other
countermure
raised
ouer
against
the
breche
.
Wherfore
the
Iewes
throughe
the
town
gaue
also
a
great
shout
,
&
sounded
their
trompets
,
reioysing
that
they
had
builded
another
new
countermure
for
that
which
was
batred
doun
.
The
same
was
in
captain
Iehochanans
ward
.
The
Romains
seing
the
coūtermu●e
,
&
bearing
the
Iewes
make
such
triumphs
in
the
town
:
wer
much
astonied
,
al
their
ioy
was
dashed
&
turned
into
dumpes
,
so
that
they
could
not
tel
what
they
shoulde
do
with
that
stubburn
people
of
Ierusalem
whyche
had
done
them
such
damages
.
The
Romains
set
vpon
the
town
again
an
other
way
,
whome
Titus
willed
rather
to
remoue
th
engin
,
&
bende
it
to
the
newe
walle
,
whiles
it
was
yet
grene
and
vnsetled
,
saiyng
:
let
vs
batter
it
,
and
we
shal
see
it
fal
by
and
by
,
and
then
shal
we
enter
the
towne
.
The
Romaine
captaines
folowed
not
Titus
counsel
,
but
scaled
the
wals
which
they
had
battred
.
The
Iewes
defending
their
countermure
,
fought
with
the
Romains
within
the
breche
,
repuised
them
from
the
wal
&
the
town
:
&
so
hauing
abated
much
the
strength
of
the
Romaines
,
returned
to
their
lodginges
.
Then
said
some
of
the
Romaines
,
we
wil
neuer
besiege
this
towne
anye
longer
,
for
we
shal
not
be
able
to
get
it
whiles
we
liue
.
And
ther fore
let
vs
breke
vp
and
depart
before
we
be
al
destroied
with
this
siege
,
for
excepte
we
do
so
,
we
shal
al
be
confumed
therin
.
Titus
seing
his
souldiours
to
make
so
hard
a
matter
of
the
winning
of
the
towne
,
called
them
al
together
and
said
vnto
them
.
Tel
me
nowe
ye
Romaine
princes
,
do
ye
not
know
that
all
warres
and
other
businesses
whatso
euer
they
be
:
are
more
harde
,
and
require
greater
diligence
in
the
end
,
then
in
the
beginning
?
in
which
who
so
trauail
,
if
they
faint
in
th
end
,
do
they
not
labour
in
vaine
?
euen
as
your
laboure
shal
be
in
vain
,
if
ye
geue
ouer
the
sege
now
.
Consider
a
ship
,
whan
it
hath
compassed
the
hole
sea
,
and
is
now
readye
to
arriue
at
the
shore
,
beinge
troubled
with
a
tempest
,
if
the
mariners
shuld
then
be
negligent
,
the
ship
may
easely
be
lost
,
&
al
they
which
are
in
it
perish
,
the
mariners
disapointed
of
their
purpose
,
in
that
they
shal
not
atteine
vnto
the
place
whiche
they
coueted
to
come
vnto
.
Like
wise
builders
if
they
finishe
not
their
worke
,
but
leue
of
afore
they
make
an
end
:
is
not
al
their
labour
lost
and
spent
in
vaine
?
Husband
men
also
if
they
til
their
grounde
,
and
then
so
we
it
with
seede
:
shall
they
not
loose
theyr
paines
,
vnlesse
they
will
also
mowe
it
?
In
like
manner
,
you
haue
foughten
verye
longe
againste
this
citye
,
manye
Princes
of
you
and
worthy
men
haue
bene
slaine
,
and
now
you
maye
see
the
strongest
walles
of
the
town
are
broken
and
made
equal
with
th
earth
,
the
people
your
aduersaries
is
consumed
with
hunger
,
pestilence
&
sword
.
What
shal
it
then
auaile
you
al
that
euer
you
haue
done
,
if
you
slake
your
diligence
,
and
wil
not
finishe
the
worke
of
the
sege
?
haue
you
not
then
employed
your
labour
in
vain
?
And
why
shuld
this
new
wal
so
dismay
you
?
ye
whye
do
ye
not
prepare
your selues
to
beate
downe
this
new
wal
,
which
is
muche
sclenderer
then
thother
three
that
ye
haue
cast
downe
?
If
so
be
it
ye
should
determine
to
leaue
of
the
sege
,
had
it
not
ben
better
for
you
to
haue
done
it
at
the
beginning
,
whiles
your
armye
was
yet
whole
?
Nowe
,
when
as
your
are
few
,
&
your
most
valiaunte
soudioures
slaine
:
why
do
you
not
rather
chuse
to
die
than
to
liue
?
Did
not
you
once
enter
thys
towne
,
in
the
time
of
Nero
Cesar
,
to
defende
his
name
?
Nowe
therefore
when
Vaspasian
my
father
reigneth
,
who
is
not
onlye
of
greater
power
then
Nero
,
but
also
more
gentle
towarde
you
then
euer
was
Cesar
,
if
you
shoulde
abate
and
slake
youre
endeuoure
and
diligence
:
it
shoulde
be
to
your
greate
shame
and
reproche
.
Whye
take
ye
not
ensample
of
these
Iewes
valeantnesse
,
whome
nowe
alreadye
,
sworde
,
pestilence
,
and
famine
hath
wasted
,
so
that
they
haue
ne
hope
left
:
neuerthelesse
they
fighte
still
and
neuer
geue
it
ouer
.
Do
you
not
se
euery
day
,
how
some
of
them
issue
oute
of
the
towne
,
and
boldly
assaile
the
Romaines
,
not
without
se●pardy
of
their
liues
,
in
so
muche
that
sometimes
they
die
for
it
?
Whiche
thinges
they
do
for
none
other
cause
then
to
get
than
praise
and
renowne
for
their
great
prowesse
.
When
as
Titus
had
wel
debated
these
thinges
and
suche
lyke
in
the
eares
of
his
souldi●ures
:
a
certain
valeant
man
named
Sabianus
said
vnto
his
felowes
.
Who
so
dare
go
wyth
me
to
assaulte
theese
Iewes
,
let
hym
come
hither
to
me
,
that
we
may
fulfil
the
commaundement
of
Cesars
sonne
our
Lorde
and
master
.
And
forthwith
he
toke
his
target
and
his
drawne
sword
in
his
hand
,
made
toward
the
towne
with
a
.xi.
tall
fellowes
followynge
him
,
whose
valiauntnesse
and
courage
Titus
wondered
at
greatlye
.
The
Iewes
kepte
their
warde
vppon
that
parte
of
the
wall
,
where
the
Komaines
had
had
a
repulse
of
late
:
so
when
they
sawe
Sabianus
and
his
companye
draw
faste
towarde
theim
,
they
began
to
assayle
him
with
stones
and
arrowes
,
but
Sabianus
settinge
light
at
them
,
vrged
the
Iewes
.
Shortlye
one
of
the
Iewes
met
with
him
,
and
gaue
him
suche
a
blow
that
he
felled
him
to
the
ground
:
yet
he
gate
vp
againe
and
foughte
for
all
that
wounde
mansully
,
as
one
that
had
rather
leaue
his
life
then
the
fight
,
till
an
other
Israelite
came
&
flue
him
out
righte
.
Three
also
of
his
fellowes
were
killed
fighting
valeauntly
in
the
place
,
thother
.viii.
returned
to
the
campe
so
sore
wounded
,
that
they
died
the
next
daye
euerye
one
.
Further
,
other
Romains
seing
Sabianus
act
,
&
studiyng
to
do
the
like
:
the
next
nighte
they
toke
a
counsell
vppon
a
tweniye
of
theim
,
and
agreed
to
assaulte
the
towne
.
This
their
enterprise
when
they
vttered
to
the
standarde
bearer
of
Titus
,
he
and
many
other
of
the
Romains
went
with
them
.
They
al
scaling
together
&
clammering
vp
by
the
breches
,
gat
vp
vpon
the
wal
,
sounded
a
trompet
,
and
gaue
a
great
shout
.
The
Iewes
being
at
their
reast
as
men
opprest
with
hunger
and
wearinesse
,
&
hearinge
this
larum
and
shoute
of
the
Romains
:
were
wonderfullye
amased
,
not
knowinge
what
the
matter
mente
,
or
howe
they
should
defende
them selues
.
Titus
also
heard
the
shoute
,
and
whan
he
had
inquired
the
matter
:
he
chose
oute
certain
valeaunt
men
,
and
drue
toward
the
breches
with
them
.
In
the
meane
season
the
day
was
broken
,
and
the
Iewes
rising
from
their
slepe
,
espied
Titus
vpon
the
walles
,
and
marueiled
therat
greatelye
.
The
Romains
therfore
gatheringe
toward
Titus
,
came
verye
thicke
into
the
towne
,
some
by
the
breches
of
the
wall
and
other
some
through
a
vault
,
by
the
whithe
the
Iewes
were
wont
now
and
then
to
issue
oute
and
in
.
The
Iewes
set
them
selues
in
aray
against
the
Roma●●es
in
the
very
entry
of
the
temple
:
vpon
whom
the
Romains
ran
with
their
drawen
swordes
for
they
had
none
other
armour
,
nor
the
Iewes
nether
being
so
hastily
taken
at
such
a
soden
.
The
battail
wared
very
harde
and
wonderful
dehemente
on
both
barties
,
the
like
was
neuer
sene
in
Ierusalem
,
nor
heard
of
in
an●●me
,
for
euery
man
claue
hard
to
his
next
fe●●
we
,
and
no
man
could
flee
on
no
side
,
wherfore
the
battails
wart
strong
with
lamours
&
shoutes
on
both
parties
:
now
the
●oyful
shoutes
of
the
vanquishers
,
now
the
wailinges
on
the
other
side
of
them
that
were
put
to
the
worsse
.
The
Romaines
encouraged
&
erborted
one
an
other
to
fight
,
saiyng
:
this
is
the
day
which
we
haue
long
loked
for
.
The
Iewes
again
toke
heart
vnto
them
,
saying
:
it
botes
not
to
f●e
hence
,
but
for
the
glory
of
the
lord
and
of
his
temple
let
vs
d●e
manfu●lye
as
necessiti
constreineth
vs
,
&
so
doing
we
shal
be
counted
for
sarrifices
&
offrings
:
which
earnestnes
on
both
sides
filled
the
entry
of
the
court
of
the
lord
with
bloude
,
the
it
stode
like
vnto
a
pole
or
a
pond
.
And
that
fight
continued
from
that
morninge
vntil
that
day
four
daies
.
Then
a
certains
souldioure
of
Titus
whose
name
was
Golinus
,
a
valeaunt
man
as
was
any
amongst
al
the
company
of
Kuttiim
,
he
seing
the
Iewes
to
preuaile
and
to
haue
thupperhande
of
the
Romaines
,
which
now
had
left
of
fighting
&
fled
,
the
Iewes
pursuing
them
:
in
a
rage
he
ran
against
them
,
and
met
them
at
the
newe
wal
that
Herode
builded
,
called
Antochia
,
driue
them
backe
,
and
made
them
take
th
entri
of
the
temple
again
,
wheras
pressing
into
the
routes
of
the
Iewes
,
he
was
sore
wounded
of
a
certain
Iew
.
And
when
he
perceiued
him selfe
wounded
,
he
woulde
haue
lepte
backe
,
but
stombled
at
a
stone
in
the
pauement
of
the
courte
of
the
temple
&
sel
downe
,
where
he
●oughte
yet
stil
,
t●●
a
certaine
Iewe
killed
him
outrighte
.
He
foughte
in
deede
verye
boldly
and
valeauntlye
,
but
vnwarily
:
for
he
considered
not
his
grounde
wherin
he
had
to
do
with
the
Iewes
.
Titus
waitinge
for
Golinus
returne
,
and
hearinge
him
to
be
slain
,
would
haue
gon
him self
to
rescue
the
reaste
of
his
whiche
were
with
him
.
But
hys
men
woulde
not
suffer
him
,
fearinge
leafte
he
him selfe
shoulde
be
slaine
.
The
Iewes
therfore
gate
the
vpper
hande
that
day
,
and
slue
wonderful
manye
Romaines
in
that
bat
taile
,
spoilinge
them
also
whyche
were
killed
of
their
armoure
.
Thes●
were
the
names
of
the
Iewes
the
made
that
skirmishe
.
Of
the
company
of
captain
Iehochanan
,
Elasa
,
and
Iphtach
:
of
Schimeons
companye
,
Malchiah
,
and
Iaikob
a
Prince
of
the
Edomites
.
And
Arsimon
,
and
Iehudah
,
of
the
company
of
Eleasar
the
sonne
of
Anam
.
These
with
their
companions
made
thys
flaughter
of
the
Romaines
in
the
entran●●
of
the
temple
and
droue
them
back
to
the
Antochia
,
where
they
kept
●hem
vp
that
they
coulde
not
get
oute
.
Wherfore
when
Titus
perceiued
that
the
Antochia
was
in
the
Romaines
waye
,
and
hindred
them
:
he
caused
it
to
be
〈◊〉
&
pulled
down
to
the
ground
.
These
thinges
were
done
vpon
the
.v.
day
of
Siuan
,
SHortly
after
,
vpon
the
third
dai
of
the
feast
of
weekes
,
then
,
Iewes
as
ma●●e
as
were
at
Ierusalem
,
kept
holy
〈◊〉
and
celebrated
the
waste
.
Titus
taking●
with
him
Ioseph
the
sonne
of
Gorion
▪
went
vnto
the
house
of
the
sāctuar●
where
the
seditious
&
souldiours
of
the
Iewes
were
gathered
together
,
and
called
vnto
Iehochanan
&
the
rest
of
the
captains
of
the
seditious
,
to
whome
he
〈…〉
the
mean●s
of
Ioseph
beinge
his
interpreter
in
this
wise
:
What
hath
this
temple
offended
thee
,
(
thou
seditious
Iehochanan
)
why
hast
thou
brought
vpon
it
thi●
great
euil
and
mischief
?
If
so
be
it
thou
truste
so
muche
to
thy
〈…〉
forthe
to
vs
with
thy
menne
into
the
fieldes
,
and
we
shall
fight
with
thee
thy
fill
.
Is
not
this
your
solempne
festiuall
daye
?
Whye
then
will
ye
fighte
in
that
place
where
ye
should
offer
your
sacrifices
?
Ye
pollute
and
defile
the
sanctuary
of
your
God
and
his
name
,
&
we
spare
it
,
knowinge
it
is
the
house
of
God
.
And
th
onlye
cause
whye
we
make
war
vppon
you
,
is
your
stubburne
stifneckednesse
,
that
you
will
not
submit
your selues
to
vs
,
whome
God
hathe
geuen
the
dominion
vnto
,
whose
will
ye
lahoure
in
vayne
to
disappoynt
.
Eyther
therefore
,
if
ye
wyl
fighte
no
more
,
humble
your selues
vnder
oure
subiection
that
ye
maye
saue
your
liues
:
or
else
if
ye
be
determined
still
desperatelye
to
fighte
wyth
vs
,
then
get
ye
forthe
from
hence
,
and
let
vs
goe
into
the
fieldes
,
there
to
set
oure
battailes
in
aray
,
for
why
,
wil
ye
defile
your
sanctuary
&
hinder
the
worshipping
of
your
God
?
Muche
more
besides
this
spake
Titus
,
partlye
blaming
their
stubburnnes
in
that
thei
had
defiled
their
temple
,
and
yet
ceased
not
to
pollute
it
more
and
more
:
partly
with
fayre
words
and
gentlenes
exhorting
them
to
yelde
,
admonishing
them
not
to
resist
so
mighty
an
army
,
when
as
they
could
not
do
it
withoute
daunger
of
vtter
destruction
.
These
&
many
other
thinges
Ioseph
expressed
in
Hebrue
to
the
people
as
Titus
willed
him
,
but
the
Iewes
answered
neuer
a
word
:
for
Iehochanan
had
geuen
a
charge
that
no
man
should
speake
.
Then
captain●
Iehochanan
answered
Titus
him self
,
sayinge
:
We
can
offer
no
kinde
of
sacrifices
more
acceptable
to
God
,
then
to
vowe
,
ieoparde
,
and
habandon
oure
owne
bodies
and
bloud
for
his
names
sake
.
Wherefore
we
wil
dye
free
in
this
oure
towne
,
and
wyl
neuer
come
in
bondage
to
serue
you
.
Titus
made
him
answer
by
Ioseph
,
sayinge
:
This
your
city
,
I
graunt
is
a
holy
city●
,
and
your
temple
is
mo●●e
holye
,
whyche
no
man
dothe
deny
.
But
ye
haue
greuouslye
sinned
,
in
that
ye
haue
pollu●ed
the
temple
of
the
Lorde
your
God
by
sheadinge
in
it
the
innocente
blōude
of
sain●es
and
priestes
of
God
,
wyth
other
mooste
godlye
and
holye
menne
.
By
what
reason
canne
ye
then
saye
that
you
shal
be
accepted
for
sacrifices
and
offerynges
before
God
?
Yea
,
rather
God
abhorreth
and
detesteth
you
vtterly
,
when
as
he
requireth
in
his
sacrifices
that
thei
should
haue
no
defaut
nor
spot
,
but
ye
are
all
to
be
spotted
,
so
that
no
sounde
place
is
in
you
.
For
tell
me
(
I
praye
you
)
if
there
be
anye
more
abhominable
spot
in
man
then
synne
,
when
as
he
traunsgresseth
the
lawe
of
God
as
ye
haue
done
?
Neither
is
there
anye
wisedome
or
intelligence
in
you
.
For
wise
men
wold
wisely
beare
with
the
calamities
of
times
,
and
know
the
courses
of
thinges
.
How
then
are
ye
so
●olishe
to
saie
that
ye
are
an
acceptable
and
well
pleasynge
sacrifice
vnto
god
,
when
as
ye
resist
the
wyll
of
GOD
so
proudelye
?
But
thou
Iehochanan
and
the
rest
of
the
sedicious
capitaines
that
are
with
thee
:
tell
me
,
art
not
thou
a
mortall
man
,
subiecte
vnto
the
griefes
and
vexacions
of
this
life
,
and
wormes
meat
as
we
be
?
Shold
he
not
displease
thee
that
should
take
awaye
a
table
or
such
like
thing
prepared
to
the
honour
of
thee
,
&
wouldest
thou
take
it
in
good
parte
,
&
holde
him
excused
that
should
do
so
vnto
thee
?
Why
then
haste
thou
taken
awaye
the
sacrifices
of
thy
God
out
of
his
Temple
,
and
haste
stuffed
it
with
innumerable
deade
bodies
?
Who
can
see
or
heare
this
,
and
abstain
from
wepinge
,
when
he
shall
knowe
so
manie
Israelites
to
haue
suffered
death
by
thee
,
and
Schimeon
,
and
Eleasar
thy
felowes
?
Nether
canst
thou
yet
apply
thy
minde
to
cease
and
leaue
of
thy
malice
,
and
yet
neuertheles
perswadest
thi
self
the
whyle
that
God
is
wyth
thee
,
and
that
thou
with
thy
felowes
arte
an
acceptable
and
well
pleasynge
Sacrifice
vnto
GOD
:
nothynge
perceiuynge
that
your
synnes
seperateth
you
,
and
kepeth
you
a
sunder
more
strongelye
then
ante
Brasen
walle
.
It
is
true
,
I
confesse
that
it
becommeth
euerye
valeant
man
to
stande
stoutelye
in
the
defence
of
his
people
,
citye
,
and
countrey
,
For
it
is
better
to
dye
valiantlye
then
to
com
into
the
subiection
of
his
enmy
that
goeth
about
to
plucke
him
from
his
religion
,
and
driue
him
out
of
his
countrey
.
But
I
came
not
hither
for
that
intent
to
draw
you
from
your
lawe
,
or
to
banish
you
out
of
your
lande
,
or
els
to
destroye
it
and
your
Cities
:
but
this
is
the
cause
of
my
commynge
hither
,
to
effer
you
peace
,
and
to
make
a
league
with
you
,
that
you
shoulde
take
vppon
you
our
yoke
,
and
be
our
subiectes
as
ye
were
●●ore
.
Where
did
you
euer
heare
of
a
people
in
al
the
worlde
,
that
hath
shewed
them selues
so
mercifull
&
gentle
,
both
towardes
other
,
&
towards
you
,
as
we
haue
done
?
Hanniball
the
captain
of
the
Garthaginian●
,
after
he
had
wasted
our
countrey
,
&
at
longth
was
taken
by
vs
was
he
not
had
in
greate
honor
&
reputation
of
vs
,
&
with
such
humanity
handled
,
the
we
made
him
king
of
his
people
?
And
so
delt
we
with
Antiochus
the
Macedonian
,
&
other
kings
the
we
toke
prisoners
▪
Ye
▪
brag
the
ye
kepe
the
watch
of
●our
god
,
Why
then
folow
ye
not
the
example
of
Iechaniah
your
kinge
,
who
to
saue
the
temple
of
your
god
from
destruction
,
&
left
your
people
also
shold
be
led
away
into
bondage
,
or
be
destroyed
with
the
sworde
:
yelded
him selfe
and
his
house
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
the
Chaldeis
.
Why
spare
you
not
your
owne
liues
,
your
citie
,
and
sanctuary
?
Nowe
therefore
hearken
vnto
me
▪
and
I
wil
make
a
leage
with
you
before
the
God
of
this
house
,
who
shal
be
a
witnes
betwixt
me
and
you
:
by
whom
I
sweare
that
I
will
neuer
breake
this
league
,
neither
do
you
anye
harme
,
nor
spoyle
your
goodes
,
nor
leade
you
away
captiue
,
nor
yet
set
any
ruler
ouer
you
but
a
Iewe
of
your
owne
nacion
,
euen
Ioseph
the
priest
whiche
is
with
me
shall
be
your
prince
if
you
think
it
good
,
and
all
the
faithfull
menne
also
whiche
are
with
me
shall
returne
to
you
home
againe
,
ye
shal
inhabite
your
own
land
,
ye
shal
haue
the
vse
of
the
fruites
therof
with
peace
and
quietnesse
,
without
any
corruption
or
alteration
of
the
seruice
of
your
God
.
Wherfore
credite
〈◊〉
●o
make
a
leage
wyth
you
,
and
that
y●
may
trust
me
the
better
,
ye
shall
haue
pledges
,
Iosephe
a
noble
man
of
your
countrey
,
and
other
princes
and
noble
men
of
the
Romaynes
.
Come
forthe
therefore
and
intreate
a
peace
with
vs
,
bowe
your
shoulders
and
humble
your
neckes
to
serue
vs
like
as
all
other
nacions
do
,
&
as
you
haue
done
your selfes
in
the
time
of
Nero
Caesar
,
the
ye
may
liue
&
not
be
distroied
,
keping
your
religion
safe
&
sound
.
Ioseph
the
priest
hearing
the
wordes
of
Titus
&
his
clemency
,
in
that
he
was
minded
to
spare
the
Iewes
,
burste
out
aloude
and
wept
in
the
presence
of
the
capitaynes
of
the
sedicious
verye
bitterlye
,
but
they
nothinge
regarded
it
.
Iosephe
therfore
seinge
that
Titus
coulde
do
nothinge
wyth
the
sedicious
,
said
vnto
their
princes
.
I
maruaile
nothing
thoughe
this
citie
tende
to
desolation
&
destruction
,
for
I
know
the
ende
of
it
is
at
hande
.
But
this
is
it
that
I
maruaile
moste
,
that
ye
haue
redde
the
boke
of
Daniel
and
vnderstand
it
not
,
which
is
now
fulfilled
in
al
thinges
,
and
yet
neuer
a
one
of
you
dothe
marke
it
.
The
continual
sacrifice
is
already
ceased
a
good
while
agoe
,
the
annoynted
Prieste
is
cut
awaye
and
put
downe
.
These
things
although
thei
be
most
manifest
,
yet
your
herts
can
not
be
leue
them
.
And
mani
other
words
spake
Ioseph
full
of
admonition
&
consolation
,
but
the
Iewes
refused
to
heare
him
.
When
as
he
had
made
an
end
therfore
,
and
the
Sedicious
hadde
so
hardened
their
neckes
,
Titus
turned
him
and
departed
out
of
Hierusalem
,
saiynge
:
Let
vs
get
vs
hence
least
their
synnes
destroye
vs
.
Wherefore
he
pitched
hys
tentes
without
the
Citye
,
in
the
same
place
where
he
encamped
at
the
firste
:
For
he
was
afrayed
both
for
him selfe
and
his
armie
,
lest
they
shoulde
be
circumuented
and
closed
in
,
and
slaine
cruellye
in
so
great
a
Citye
as
that
was
.
Certaine
of
the
priestes
at
that
tyme
&
of
the
nobles
of
the
towne
,
with
other
Godlie
men
did
wisely
se
to
them selues
▪
&
came
forth
to
Titus
,
submittyng
them selues
to
his
mercye
,
&
were
receiued
of
him
peceably
wyth
great
honor
.
Whom
Titus
commaunded
to
be
conducted
into
the
land
of
Goschen
,
where
in
tymes
past
the
Israelites
dwelt
in
the
daies
of
Iacob
their
father
,
&
Ioseph
Lord
of
Egypte
.
Thither
sent
he
them
,
&
gaue
it
then
in
possession
to
theim
and
to
their
heires
for
euer
,
commaundynge
a
companye
of
the
Chaldeis
to
safe
conducte
theim
til
they
came
to
the
lande
of
Goschen
.
Titus
directed
hys
Letters
also
to
the
Romayne
Presidente
whyche
was
set
ouer
Egypt
,
to
take
pitie
of
the
Iewes
that
he
hadde
placed
in
the
Lande
of
Goschen
,
to
sustayn
and
succour
them
,
and
to
see
that
no
Romaine
or
other
shoulde
do
them
harme
,
or
anoye
them
by
anye
meanes
.
Manye
other
also
of
the
Iewes
coueted
to
go
forthe
of
Hi●rusalem
,
but
they
were
letted
of
the
Sedicious
,
that
they
coulde
not
dooe
as
they
intended
.
And
who
can
tell
whether
they
were
intangled
wyth
their
owne
synnes
,
and
destenyed
to
destruction
wyth
theyr
Sediciousse
brethren
?
when
as
their
handes
also
were
polluted
wyth
the
crueltye
and
iniquitye
of
the
Sedicious
?
Wherfore
the
Sedicious
closed
vp
all
the
waies
about
the
temple
,
that
none
of
the
Iewes
which
were
in
Hierusalem
might
get
out
to
Titus
.
When
Titus
knew
that
many
of
the
Iewes
wer
desierous
to
flee
vnto
him
and
coulde
not
because
of
the
sedicious
:
he
wente
agayne
to
the
place
where
he●
was
afore
,
and
Iosephe
with
him
.
Whom
when
the
people
sawe
to
be
there
with
Titus
,
they
fel
a
wepynge
,
and
said
vnto
him
.
We
acknowledge
our
synnes
,
and
the
traunsgression
of
our
fathers
,
wee
haue
all
swarued
out
of
the
waye
against
the
lord
our
God
,
for
we
know
the
mercye
and
gentlenes
of
Titus
the
sonne
of
Caesar
,
and
that
he
taketh
pity
vpon
vs
:
but
what
can
we
do
,
when
it
is
not
in
our
power
to
flee
vnto
hym
,
bicause
of
the
cruelty
of
the
sedicious
?
The
sedicious
hearing
theim
talkyng
with
Ioseph
in
presence
of
Titus
,
&
that
they
spake
reuerently
of
him
,
&
honored
hys
father
callyng
him
Lorde
:
they
ranne
vpon
them
with
their
drawen
swordes
to
kill
them
.
Then
cried
they
vnto
Titus
,
deare
Lorde
and
maister
rescue
vs
.
The
Romayns
therfore
made
spede
to
deliuer
them
out
of
the
handes
of
the
sedicious
.
So
risse
there
a
fray
in
the
midst
of
the
temple
betwene
the
Romayns
and
the
Iewes
.
The
Romains
fled
into
the
place
called
Sanctum
sanctorum
,
which
was
the
holiest
of
all
,
and
the
Iewes
folowed
after
and
slewe
theim
euen
there
.
Titus
standinge
without
,
cryed
vnto
Iehochanan
,
and
saide
vnto
hym
.
Hearest
thou
,
thou
Ichochanan
,
is
not
thy
wickednes
yet
great
inough
?
Wilt
thou
neuer
make
an
ende
of
thy
mischiefe
?
Where
is
the
honoure
of
thy
God
?
Is
it
not
written
in
the
lawe
of
your
God
of
the
Sanctum
sanctorum
,
that
no
straunger
ought
to
come
at
it
,
but
onelye
the
hye
prieste
,
and
that
but
once
a
yeare
,
because
it
is
the
holiest
of
al
?
And
now
how
darest
thou
be
so
bold
to
kil
those
that
are
escaped
vnto
it
,
&
how
dare
ye
shede
the
bloud
of
the
vncircumcised
therin
whom
ye
abhor
,
and
yet
mixt
their
bloud
with
yours
.
The
Lord
your
God
is
my
witnesse
,
that
I
woulde
not
haue
this
house
destroyed
,
but
your
owne
wicked
workes
,
&
your
owne
handes
pull
it
downe
.
And
wold
god
you
wold
receiue
our
peace
,
which
if
it
were
once
done
done
,
we
wold
honour
this
house
of
the
sanctuary
&
temple
of
the
Lorde
:
yea
,
we
would
depart
away
from
you
.
But
your
heartes
are
hardened
like
yron
,
&
your
neckes
and
foreheds
are
become
obstinate
as
brasse
to
your
owne
vndoing
.
For
ye
shal
carie
your
owne
sinnes
,
&
die
in
the
land
of
the
Romaines
.
I
and
my
fathers
house
are
innocent
and
gilties
of
your
death
,
as
the
Lorde
and
his
temple
,
in
whose
presence
we
stand
,
shal
beare
vs
witnes
this
day
.
But
when
he
saw
that
none
of
the
sedicious
gaue
any
regard
to
his
words
,
he
chose
out
of
his
Romain
?
xxx
.
M.
valiant
fighting
men
,
&
gaue
them
commaundement
to
take
&
occupy
then
try
of
the
temple
,
which
is
a
holy
court
,
&
determined
to
go
with
them
him selfe
,
but
his
nobles
wold
not
suffer
him
,
but
wil
led
him
to
remain
vpon
a
hie
place
wher
he
might
behold
his
sodiers
fight
.
And
when
the●se
thee
a
farre
of
,
their
h●●ts
shal●e
conforted
,
&
they
shall
fight
acc●rding
as
thou
wilt
wishe
them
,
but
come
no●
at
then
try
of
the
temple
thy selfe
,
lest
thou
be
destroied
amongst
other
.
Titus
folowed
the
counsel
of
his
cap●ains
,
and
went
not
at
the
time
with
his
men
to
the
battel
.
He
made
chiefe
captains
of
that
host
of
.xxx.
M.
one
Karilius
&
Rostius
.
i●
.
noble
men
,
whom
he
commaunded
to
set
vpon
the
Iewes
the
night
when
thei
shold
be
a
slepe
with
wearines
.
The
Romains
therfore
doing
after
his
commaundement
set
vpon
the
Iewes
.
But
the
Iewes
hauing
intelligence
of
the
matter
,
kept
diligent
watch
,
&
withstede
the
Romains
val●auntly
al
that
night
.
But
the
Romaynes
were
not
hastye
to
fyghte
in
the
darke
,
fearinge
lest
it
might
turne
to
their
owne
harme
.
Assone
therfore
as
it
was
daye
,
the
Iewes
deuided
theim selues
,
and
bestowed
their
companies
at
the
Gates
of
the
entraunce
,
and
foughte
lyke
menne
.
Karilius
and
Rostius
beset
the
Temple
round●
aboute
that
not
one
of
the
Iewes
might
escape
out
,
and
so
the
battail
increased
betwene
theim
for
the
space
of
v●●
.
dayes
,
sometime
the
Romains
gettynge
the
vpper
hande
of
the
Iewes
,
driuynge
them
within
the
entraunce
:
sometime
the
Iewes
encouraging
them selues
,
made
the
Romaines
retire
,
and
pursued
them
to
the
walles
of
the
Antochia
,
in
this
maner
fought
they
these
vii
.
dayes
.
Afterwarde
,
the
Romaynes
retourned
backe
from
the
Iewes
,
and
woulde
not
fight
hande
to
hande
with
them
any
more
.
Then
Titus
commaunded
the
Walles
of
the
Antochia
to
bee
pulled
downe
further
,
that
there
might
be
place
for
his
whole
hoaste
to
enter
.
The
famine
in
the
mean
season
grew
more
greuous
,
so
that
no
fode
was
nowe
left
.
For
the
Iewes
began
now
to
issue
out
,
and
steale
horses
,
asses
,
and
other
beastes
what
soeuer
they
coulde
catch
,
euen
out
of
the
Romayns
campe
,
that
they
might
dresse
them
some
meat
and
susteine
their
liues
.
Which
they
doing
often
tymes
,
at
length
the
Romaynes
perceiued
it
,
&
were
wonderfulfye
●●●pleased
with
the
matter
.
Wherefore
they
set
watch
and
ward
round
about
the
campe
,
lest
by
the
disceit
of
the
Iewes
they
should
be
spoyled
of
their
cattel
,
so
after
that
the
Iewes
could
steale
no
more
from
thence
.
After
warde
notwithstanding
they
armed
them selues
,
and
issued
out
at
the
East
gate
,
and
brake
the
wal
that
Titus
had
raised
for
his
owne
safety
,
lest
the
Iewes
should
issue
oute
vpon
a
sodayne
,
and
come
vpon
him
at
vnwares
.
▪
A
sort
of
tall
felowes
therefore
of
the
you
the
of
the
Iewes
issued
out
by
the
breaches
of
the
wall
,
&
gate
vp
quickly
to
the
mount
Oliuet
,
wheras
they
found
horses
,
mules
,
asses
,
and
much
other
cattel
,
and
fleyng
their
kepers
,
they
driue
them
before
them
with
great
shoutes
into
the
toune
.
The
Romayns
perceyuing
that
,
pursued
them
to
fyghte
.
Wherefore
the
yonge
men
deui●e●
theim selues
into
two
bandes●
the
one
to
dryue
the
bootye
,
and
the
other
to
resist
the
Romaynes
.
So
there
was
a
sore
●yght
betwyxt
theim
,
but
the
Iewes
gate
the
vpper
hande
,
and
went
their
wayes
cleare
with
the
〈◊〉
towarde
Hierusalem
.
For
the
〈◊〉
came
for
the
constrayned
by
the
necessitie
of
honger
,
and
foughte
for
their
liuynge
:
the
Romaynes
had
no
cause
to
fyghte
,
saue
onelye
for
shame
to
●●e
their
cattell
driuen
awaye
before
their
eyes
,
for
otherwise
they
put
not
their
liues
in
ieopardye
to
fight
vnto
drathe
as
the
Iewes
did
,
yet
was
there
many
of
the
Komaynes
slaine
in
that
●ighte
.
The
Iewes
whyle
the
Romayns
p●●sued
theim
in
dayne
,
they
gate
into
the
towne
with
their
spoyle
and
〈◊〉
,
and
straight
waye
tourned
vppon●●●
R●maines
and
driue
the●●n
backe
,
pa●suynge
theim
agayne
tyl
they
●●the
a●most
to
Titus
●ampe
,
whiche
when
the
other
Romaynes
sawe
&
the
●●ame
to
the
rescue
of
their
felowes
▪
〈…〉
ed
agayne
those
yong
men
to
〈…〉
to
take
them
,
albeit
the●
scaped
〈◊〉
without
any
ha●the
,
saue
that
〈◊〉
toke
a
boy
and
brought
him
vnto
〈…〉
that
toke
this
lad
〈…〉
So
the
Romaynes
〈…〉
the
Iewes
at
that
tyme
,
and
for
a
certaine
token
of
victory
,
they
hadde
this
y●g
Iewe
prisone●
.
Pornas
the
toke
hym
was
hadde
in
great
estimation
for
that
act
,
of
Titus
and
all
the
Romay●s
.
Titus
appareled
the
boye
,
and
committed
hym
to
Iosephus
to
kepe
.
This
Boye
had
a
brother
amongest
theim
that
escaped
into
the
toune
,
a
vyle
personage
euil
fauoured
,
and
of
a
lowe
stature
,
hys
name
was
Ionathan
.
He
seyng
his
brother
taken
,
commeth
forth
to
the
tombe
of
Iochanan
the
hie
priest
ouer
against
Romaines
,
and
cryed
vnto
Titus
,
and
to
all
the
armye
,
saiynge
:
If
there
bee
euer
a
manne
amongest
you
,
let
hym
●ome
forthe
vnto
mee
,
here
wyll
I
aby●●
hym
,
and
fyght
with
hym
vppon
thy●
grounde
:
and
ye
shall
knowe
this
daye
whether
the
Romaynes
or
the
Iewes
be
the
better
menne
.
The
Romaynes
dispised
hym
,
yet
durste
they
▪
not
meddle
wyth
hym
,
but
said
:
if
wee
kyll
hym
,
wee
shall
neuer
bee
counted
the
better
menne
for
such
an
acte
,
and
if
he
shoulde
kyll
anye
of
vs
,
it
shoulde
be
a
great
dishonoure
to
be
slayne
of
a
wretche
.
Ionathan
sayde
to
to
the
Romaynes
,
howe
muche
is
the
manhode
of
the
Romaynes
to
bee
regarded
in
our
eyes
?
Haue
not
you
bene
flayne
and
put
to
flyght
by
vs
?
What
were
you
then
if
that
bandes
and
companies
of
the
Gentils
came
not
euerye
daie
to
ayde
you
?
If
they
had
not
helpt
you
,
we
had
longe
agoe
eaten
you
vp
.
We
haue
destroyed
our selues
▪
one
an
other
with
ciuil
warres
,
so
that
we
are
but
few
left
,
but
what
are
you
?
Who
is
so
hardy
of
the
best
of
you
also
come
and
declare
his
strength
,
and
to
fyght
with
me
?
I
am
one
of
the
meanest
and
outcastes
of
the
Iewes
:
picke
you
onte
the
chiefest
and
vale
antest
man
amengest
you
all
,
and
you
shall
knowe
by
and
by
whether
parte
is
more
valiant
.
When
Ionathan
hadde
spaken
thus
proudelye
,
there
came
for
the
one
of
the
most
valiantst
souldiers
of
the
Ro●ains
whose
name
was
Pornas
,
the
same
that
had
taken
the
brother
of
this
Ionathan
and
brought
him
to
Titus
,
he
came
no
soner
at
Ionathan
,
but
he
was
killed
of
him
streight
way
,
leauing
behinde
him
a
diuers
inheritaunce
to
Ionathan
and
the
Romains
.
To
Ionathan
a
fame
of
fortitude
&
valeantnes
:
to
the
Romains
shame
and
reproche
.
Whan
Ionathan
had
so
slain
the
Romain
,
the
Iewes
chaunged
his
name
&
called
him
Iehonathan
,
by
an
honorable
name
,
&
gaue
him
a
septer
of
dominion
in
his
hand
.
But
Iehonathan
when
he
had
gotten
this
victori
,
gaue
not
the
glory
to
god
,
but
ascribed
it
to
his
owne
prowesse
&
became
verye
proud
withal
,
he
was
not
content
with
one
victory
,
but
would
yet
prouoke
the
Romains
,
●ailing
at
them
,
and
calling
for
an
other
valeaunte
champion
to
be
sent
to
him
,
that
I
might
kil
him
(
saith
he
)
and
●●lare
my
force
vpon
him
And
euen
as
he
said
so
,
one
of
the
Romains
whose
name
was
Poriian
stroke
him
throughe
with
an
arrowe
at
vnwares
and
killed
him
.
By
whose
example
we
may
perceiue
.
It
is
euerye
mannes
parte
chieflye
to
take
hede
,
that
when
they
ouercome
their
enemies
,
they
reioyce
not
ouer
muche
,
nor
waxe
proude
for
the
matter
,
for
who
knoweth
what
ende
they
shal
haue
them selues
?
These
things
done
,
the
Iewes
seing
the
walles
of
the
temple
&
the
three
walles
that
compassed
the
town
to
be
raced
&
puld
down
,
knowinge
also
that
they
had
no
hope
left
,
nor
any
thing
to
truste
vnto
:
they
consulted
what
were
best
to
be
done
.
There
was
a
greate
huge
house
ioyninge
vpon
the
side
of
the
temple
that
king
Salomon
had
builded
,
of
a
great
height
,
whose
walles
also
the
kings
of
the
second
temple
had
raised
on
height
,
&
had
decked
it
with
timber
of
firre
and
ceder
trees
.
The
Iewes
went
&
anointed
euery
where
the
Ceder
timber
of
the
house
with
brimstone
and
pitch
aboundauntly
.
So
whan
the
Romains
came
again
to
the
temple
to
assault
the
Iewes
,
&
pursued
them
vnto
that
palaice
:
they
entred
the
palaice
after
the
Iewes
(
who
went
out
again
an
other
waye
)
&
some
climed
vp
to
the
battlemēt●
of
the
house
,
other
set
vp
ladders
to
scale
it
.
Then
reioysed
they
wonderfully
,
saying
▪
the
palaice
is
taken
:
now
haue
the
Iewes
no
place
lefte
to
flee
vnto
for
refuge
.
Thus
whan
the
Romains
had
gotten
the
palatre
&
the
house
was
thr●nge
ful
of
them
,
a
certain
Iewe
a
yong
man
,
vowing
him self
desperatly
to
die
,
wente
&
shut
vp
the
palaice
,
&
set
fire
of
the
gates
before
annointed
with
brimstone
and
pitch
.
And
streightway
the
side
walles
of
the
house
,
&
the
whole
building
began
to
be
on
a
light
fire
,
so
that
the
Romaines
had
no
waye
to
escape
because
the
fire
compassed
the
house
on
euerye
side
.
The
Iews
also
stode
in
harners
reund
about
the
house
leaste
anye
of
the
Romaines
should
escape
.
Wherfore
so
many
of
the
Romaines
as
entred
the
house
,
were
destroied
with
the
fire
,
which
was
.xxii.
M.
men
of
war
.
Titus
hearing
the
cry●
of
the
Romaines
that
pearished
in
the
fire
,
made
spede
with
his
men
to
come
and
rescue
them
,
but
they
coulde
not
deliuer
them
oute
of
the
fire
,
it
brente
so
vehementlye
,
wherefore
Titus
and
his
wepte
verye
bitterlye
.
The
Romains
that
were
aboue
vpon
the
house
when
they
saw
their
master
Titus
wepe
,
and
the
fire
to
be
betwene
them
that
nether
coulde
come
at
other
:
they
caste
them selues
downe
headlong
from
the
batlementes
of
the
house
whiche
was
very
hie
,
&
died
,
saiynge
:
we
wil
die
in
Titus
presence
,
to
get
vs
a
name
therby
.
The
Iewes
kepte
the
gates
of
the
palace
,
&
if
they
perceiued
any
man
go
about
to
escape
out
of
the
fire
,
or
to
come
downe
of
the
batlementes
:
them
they
killed
with
their
swordes
.
In
that
fire
was
a
certain
noble
man
of
the
stocke
of
kinges
,
whose
name
was
Longinus
,
to
whome
the
Iewes
cried
and
flouted
him
,
saying
:
come
hither
to
vs
,
the
thou
maist
saue
thy
life
and
not
be
destroied
,
but
he
durst
not
go
out
at
the
gate
,
fearing
least
the
Iewes
woulde
kill
him
,
wherfore
he
drue
oute
his
sworde
and
thrust
him self
through
before
their
faces
.
An other
noble
man
also
was
in
the
fire
,
whose
name
was
Artorius
,
who
loking
forth
from
the
top
of
the
house
,
saw
one
of
his
deare
frendes
by
Titus
whiche
was
called
Lucius
:
to
whome
Artorius
called
,
saying
.
My
deare
frend
Lucius
get
on
thine
armour
and
come
hither
,
that
I
may
leape
downe
vppon
thee
,
and
thou
maiste
receiue
me
.
If
I
die
,
I
make
thee
mine
heir
,
if
thou
die
,
thy
children
shal
inherite
my
goodes
.
Wherfore
Lucius
ran
and
held
his
lap
open
at
the
house
side
,
and
Artorius
lept
down
and
light
vpon
him
wyth
suche
waight
that
they
both
died
therwith
.
Titus
commaunded
the
couenaunt
that
they
two
made
before
their
death
to
be
written
vpon
a
sword
with
bloud
,
and
their
frendship
to
be
noted
in
the
chronicles
of
the
Romaines
,
that
it
mighte
be
an
example
to
all
men
to
learn
true
frendship
by
.
At
that
time
therfore
the
Iewes
reuenged
them selues
meetely
wel
vpon
the
Romains
.
The
fire
brent
till
it
came
to
the
house
of
Chiskiiahu
kinge
of
Iehudah
,
and
hadde
almooste
taken
the
temple
of
the
Lorde
,
whiche
the
Romains
seing
,
fled
out
of
the
toun
and
gate
them
to
their
tentes
,
a
greate
parte
of
theim
beings
destroied
by
the
crueltye
of
the
Iewes
,
so
that
fewe
of
them
remained
.
The
reste
therefore
lay
stil
in
their
siege
rounde
about
the
towne
,
sayinge
:
we
shal
not
be
able
to
win
the
town
by
the
sword
,
but
rather
we
must
be
fain
to
driue
than
to
yeld
by
famin
,
wherefore
they
compassed
it
on
euery
side
.
In
the
towne
now
had
thei
no
victuals
left
.
THere
was
a
certaine
notable
rich
woman
at
Ierusalem
,
of
a
noble
house
also
,
whose
name
was
Miriam
,
her
dwelling
was
beyond
Iordan
,
but
when
she
perceiued
the
warres
to
grow
more
&
more
in
the
time
of
Vaspasian
,
she
came
vp
with
her
neighbors
to
Ierusalem
,
bringing
with
her
not
only
her
men
seruants
&
women
seruants
,
&
all
her
whole
family
:
but
also
her
goods
&
riches
which
were
very
great
.
When
the
hunger
was
greuous
at
Ierusalem
,
&
the
seditious
wente
from
house
to
house
to
seeke
meate
,
they
came
also
to
thys
womans
house
&
toke
awaye
from
her
by
force
al
that
euer
she
had
,
and
lefte
her
nothinge
remaininge
.
After
therefore
she
her selfe
was
oppressed
wyth
very
greate
hunger
so
that
she
wishte
her
oute
of
the
worlde
,
but
her
time
was
not
yet
come
to
die
.
Wherfore
that
she
mighte
slake
her
hunger
and
su●●eine
her
life
,
she
began
to
scrape
in
the
chaffe
and
duste
for
beastes
dong
but
coulde
finde
none
.
She
hadde
one
sonne
,
&
when
she
saw
the
famin
ware
greater
&
greater
vpon
her
,
she
laid
aside
all
womanhode
and
mercye
,
and
toke
vpon
her
an
horrible
cruelty
:
for
when
she
heard
her
boye
weepe
and
aske
for
meat
which
she
had
not
to
geue
him
,
she
said
vnto
him
:
What
shal
I
do
my
sonne
?
for
the
wrath
of
God
hath
enuironed
the
whole
city
,
in
euerye
corner
therof
famin
reigneth
,
without
the
citie
the
sword
killeth
vp
all
,
within
we
stand
in
feare
of
the
sedicious
,
our
ennemies
preuail
without
,
in
the
towne
are
fires
,
burnings
,
and
ruines
of
houses
,
famine
,
pestilence
,
spoiling
,
and
destroying
,
so
that
I
can
not
fede
thee
my
sonne
.
Nowe
therefore
my
sonne
,
if
I
shoulde
dye
for
hunger
,
to
whom
shoulde
I
leaue
thee
,
beinge
yet
a
childe
?
I
hoped
once
that
when
thou
shouldest
come
to
mans
state
,
thou
shouldest
haue
susteined
mine
age
with
meat
,
drinke
,
and
cloth
,
and
after
when
I
shuld
dye
,
to
bury
me
honorablye
,
like
as
I
was
mineded
to
bury
thee
,
if
thou
shouldest
haue
died
before
me
.
But
now
misonne
the
art
as
good
as
ded
al
redi
,
for
I
haue
no
meat
to
bringe
thee
vp
withall
,
because
of
this
great
famin
and
crueltye
of
the
enemies
both
within
and
without
.
If
thou
shuldest
die
now
amongst
other
,
thou
shouldest
haue
no
good
nor
honourable
tombe
as
I
woulde
wishe
thee
.
Wherfore
I
haue
thoughte
good
to
chuse
that
a
sepulcher
,
euen
mine
own
body
,
least
thou
shouldest
die
,
&
dogges
eate
thee
in
the
stretes
.
I
will
therfore
be
thy
graue
,
&
thou
shalt
be
my
fode
.
And
for
that
,
that
if
thou
hadst
liued
&
growen
to
mans
state
,
thou
oughtest
by
right
to
haue
nourished
me
:
now
feede
me
with
thy
fleshe
,
and
with
it
sustein
mine
age
,
before
that
famine
deuoure
thee
:
and
thy
body
be
consumed
.
Render
therfore
vnto
thy
mother
the
whiche
she
gaue
vnto
thee
,
for
thou
c●mmest
of
her
,
and
thou
shalte
returne
into
her
.
For
I
will
brynge
thee
into
the
selfe
same
shop
,
in
the
whiche
the
breathe
of
life
was
breathed
into
thy
nosethrilles
,
forasmuch
as
thou
art
my
welbeloued
sonne
,
whom
I
haue
loued
alwayes
with
al
my
strength
,
be
therfore
meate
for
thy
mother
,
an
ignominy
&
reproch
to
the
Sedicious
that
by
violence
haue
taken
awaye
our
fode
.
Wherefore
my
sonne
heare
my
voice
,
and
susteine
my
soule
and
my
life
,
and
go
to
th
end
that
is
determined
for
thee
by
my
handes
,
thy
lot
be
in
the
gardein
of
Eden
and
Paradise
,
be
thou
meate
for
me
,
&
a
rebuke
and
shame
to
the
Sedicious
,
that
they
maie
be
compelled
to
saie
:
Loe
,
a
woman
hath
killed
her
sonne
,
and
hath
eaten
him
.
So
when
she
had
thus
spoken
to
her
sonne
,
she
toke
the
child
,
and
turning
her
face
awaye
lest
she
should
see
him
dye
,
she
killed
him
with
a
sword
,
&
after
cut
his
body
into
certaine
pieces
,
wherof
some
she
rosted
,
some
she
sodde
,
&
when
she
had
eaten
of
them
,
she
la●ed
vp
the
reste
to
kepe
.
The
sauoure
of
the
flesshe
rosted
when
it
came
out
into
the
streates
to
the
People
:
they
saied
one
to
an
other
:
see
,
here
is
a
smell
of
coste
meate
,
whiche
thinge
came
vnto
the
knowledge
of
the
Sedicious
〈◊〉
lengthe
,
who
wente
into
the
house
of
the
woman
,
and
spake
roughlye
vnto
her
:
whye
shouldest
thou
haue
meate
to
liue
with
,
and
wee
dye
for
hong●r
▪
The
woman
made
theim
aunswer●
,
and
saide
vnto
theim
.
Be
not
dispeased
I
beseche
you
wyth
youre
handemaide
for
this
,
for
you
shall
see
I
haue
kepte
parte
for
you
.
Sit
you
downe
therefore
and
I
will
bringe
it
you
that
ye
maye
taste
thereof
,
for
it
is
verye
goodimeate
.
And
by
and
by
shee
layed
the
Table
,
and
set
before
theim
parte
of
the
childes
fleshe
,
saiy●ge
:
Cate
I
pray
you
,
here
is
a
childes
hand
,
se
here
his
fote
,
and
other
parts
,
and
neuer
report
that
it
is
any
other
womans
child
,
but
mine
owne
onelye
Sonne
that
ye
knewe
with
me
,
him
I
bare
,
and
also
haue
eaten
part
,
and
part
I
haue
kepte
for
you
.
Whiche
when
she
hadde
spoken
,
she
burst
out
and
wepte
,
saiynge●
Oh
my
sonne
,
my
sonne
,
howe
swete
waste
thou
to
mee
whiles
thou
yet
li●edst
,
and
now
at
thy
death
also
thou
art
sweter
to
me
then
honye
:
for
thou
hast
not
onely
sed
me
in
this
most
gr●●ous
famin
,
but
thou
hast
defended
me
from
the
wrath
of
the
sedicious
,
wherwith
they
were
incensed
towards
me
,
when
the
smell
of
the
meate
broughte
theim
into
my
house
.
Nowe
therefore
are
they
become
my
frendes
,
for
they
sit
at
my
table
,
and
I
haue
made
them
〈◊〉
feast
with
thy
fleshe
.
After
she
turned
her
to
the
sedicious
,
and
bade
them
eat
and
satis●ie
them selues
,
for
why
(
saith
she
)
shoulbe
ye
abhorre
my
meat
which
I
haue
set
before
you
?
I
haue
satisfied
my selfe
therwith
,
why
therfore
do
you
not
eat
of
the
flesh
of
mi
son
?
Tast
and
se
how
swete
my
sonnes
flesh
is
,
I
dare
saye
ye
wil
saye
it
is
good
meat
.
What
neadeth
pitie
,
ought
ye
to
be
more
moned
therewith
then
a
womanne
?
If
y●
will
in
no
wyse
eate
of
the
Sacrifice
of
my
Sonne
,
when
as
I
haue
eaten
therof
mi self
.
Shal
not
this
be
a
shame
for
you
,
that
I
shold
haue
a
better
hart
and
greater
courage
then
you
?
Behold
I
haue
prepared
a
faire
Table
for
you
most
valiant
men
,
why
eat
ye
not
?
Is
it
not
a
good
feast
that
I
haue
drest
for
you
?
and
it
was
your
wil
that
I
should
make
you
this
feaste
It
hadde
bene
my
parte
rather
to
haue
bene
moued
with
pitie
of
my
sonne
,
then
yours
:
and
how
chaunceth
it
therfore
that
ye
are
more
mercifull
then
I
?
Are
not
ye
they
th●●
spoiled
my
house
,
and
lest
me
no
kinde
of
sode
for
me
and
my
sonne
?
Are
〈◊〉
ye
thei
that
constrained
me
to
make
you
this
feast
,
notwithstandinge
the
greate
bonger
that
I
haue
?
Why
then
●at
y●
not
therof
,
when
as
ye
were
the
auct●
〈◊〉
and
the
causers
that
I
did
this
ded●
?
The
Iewes
hearynge
this
matter
,
were
wonderfullye
smitten
into
●●dnesse
:
yea
,
euen
the
gouernour●
of
the
sedicious
beganne
to
stoupe
when
they
hearde
of
this
,
so
that
they
all
in
a
manner
desiered
deathe
,
they
were
so
amased
at
this
horrible
Acte
.
Manye
therefore
of
the
common
people
stale
out
in
the
nigh●e
forthe
of
Hierusalem
with
al
their
substance
to
the
Romainꝭ
campe
,
and
shewed
Titus
of
this
,
who
wepte
thereat
,
and
was
sorie
for
the
matter
exceadinglye
,
holdynge
vp
his
bandes
to
heauen
,
and
criynge
.
Thou
Lorde
God
of
the
worlde
,
God
of
this
house
,
to
whom
al
secrets
are
knowen
,
whiche
also
knowest
my
hearte
,
that
I
came
not
againste
this
Citie
as
desierous
of
Warres
,
but
rather
of
Peace
,
whiche
I
euer
offered
them
,
but
yet
the
citizins
thereof
euermore
refused
it
,
although
I
often
times
intreated
theim
,
and
when
they
distroied
one
another
by
their
ciuil
dissention
,
I
would
haue
deliuered
theim
,
but
I
founde
theim
alwaies
like
moste
fierce
&
cruel
beastes
,
nothinge
sparinge
theim selues
,
&
this
mischiefe
is
come
nowe
so
farre
,
that
a
woman
hathe
eaten
her
owne
flesshe
,
beinge
driuen
therunto
by
moste
extreame
necessitie
.
I
haue
hearde
,
and
my
forefathers
haue
tolde
mee
all
the
power
that
thou
hast
exercised
in
times
past
towardes
them
and
their
fathers
,
how
thy
name
dwelt
amongst
them
.
For
thou
broughtest
theim
out
of
Egypte
with
a
stronge
hande
and
a
stretched
forth
arm
out
of
the
house
of
bondage
,
●o
whom
also
thou
deuidedst
the
Sea
,
led●est
theim
throughe
it
drye
,
&
drownedst
their
enemies
in
the
water
:
after
cōd●●tedst
thy
people
through
the
wil●erhes
,
and
seddest
theim
with
brea●●
from
heauen
,
thou
causedst
quayles
to
●●ee
vnto
them
,
and
broughtest
out
water
out
of
the
rocke
for
theim
.
At
●ength
thou
broughtest
them
into
this
holye
lande
by
greate
and
terrible
myracles
and
wonders
.
For
thou
〈…〉
vp
the
waters
of
Iordane
,
and
ma●est
them
stande
as
it
were
on
a
●●ape
●yll
they
were
passed
ouer
.
Thou
cau●edst
the
sunne
and
the
mone
also
to
stay●
the●●
course
for
thy
peoples
sa●e
,
till
they
might
vanquishe
thei●
en●emies
,
thou
wouldest
also
the
thy
name
should
〈◊〉
amongst
theim
,
and
thou
gauest
th●●●●●his
citye
by
inheritaunce
.
Some
of
〈◊〉
thou
chosedst
for
thy selfe
to
be
Prophets
,
which
might
correct
thy
people
,
teache
them
,
and
lead
them
in
the
right
waie
,
to
geue
them
warnynge
of
miseries
folowinge
,
that
they
mighte
take
hede
of
them selues
,
and
beware
of
them
▪
Thou
stirredst
vp
wise
men
amongest
theim
,
●o
the
intente
Israell
myghte
knowe
what
were
to
be
done
.
Moreouer
,
thou
diddest
chuse
of
them
prieste●
to
serue
thee
,
and
to
blesse
thy
people
Israell
.
Certayne
Godlye
menne
of
theim
also
thou
drewedst
vnto
thee
,
●●d
in
a
fierye
Charriot
thou
cariedst
them
vp
into
Heauen
.
Thou
smotest
the
●en●es
of
the
king
of
Assur
,
and
kill●●st
in
theim
.clxxxv.
thousand
menne
.
These
and
diuers
other
thinges
haue
I
learned
of
my
forefathers
:
yea
,
and
Iosephe
the
priest
,
a
verie
wise
manne
●●the
tolde
mee
a
greate
part●
of
the
〈◊〉
.
And
now
Lorde
GOD
,
this
people
which
I
haue
stryuen
against
I
would
haue
●aied
they
had
trusted
in
th●●
,
but
thou
seest
thei
trust
not
in
thy
sauing
helth
,
but
in
their
owne
sword
:
thou
seest
also
howe
proude
they
be●
,
notwithstandynge
thy
terrible
signes
and
wonders
wherewyth
thou
haste
●ought
on
my
side
againste
them
,
whiche
they
will
not
acknowledge
.
They
saie
,
there
is
no
manne
can
brynge
vs
vnder
,
because
the
Lorde
our
God
will
helpe
vs
,
yea
,
althoughe
we
be
wicked
:
for
as
muche
as
for
oure
sakes
he
rayned
breade
downe
from
heauen
,
deuided
the
sea
,
brought
out
waters
forth
of
the
harde
Rocke
,
and
staied
the
courses
of
the
Sunne
,
and
all
for
vs
.
But
they
consider
not
that
thou
sh●w●●st
those
sygnes
to
their
fathers
for
their
rightuousnesse
sake
,
and
those
for
their
wickednesse
thou
haste
stroken
in
〈◊〉
warres
to
make
their
〈…〉
,
and
to
laye
waste
their
Cities
because
of
the
multitude
of
their
tra●●●g●●●●i●ns
,
and
howe
thou
haste
consu●●●
theim
with
Sworde
,
Pestilence
,
〈◊〉
Famine
,
that
they
are
fayne
to
〈◊〉
the
flesshe
of
their
Childrene
,
and
yet
for
all
this
,
they
can
not
finde
in
〈◊〉
har●es
to
humble
them selfes
before
thee
,
nor
to
acknowledge
thy
hande
to
haue
bene
vpon
them
for
their
wicked
workes
.
I
also
haue
not
bene
very
earnest
vpon
them
,
but
haue
assaulted
them
euer
gentlely
:
If
so
be
it
,
thou
wilte
not
deliuer
them
into
my
handes
:
I
will
get
me
hence
from
these
moste
wicked
men
,
&
●●e
away
to
saue
my
life
,
leaste
I
also
perish
in
their
●innes
,
when
thou
shalt
ouerthrow
them
as
thou
didst
ouerthrow
Sedom
and
Amora
.
Wherefore
,
lo●
,
I
wil
get
me
out
of
their
land
with
spede
leaste
we
be
destroyed
with
the●●
,
for
our
eyen
do
see
Sedom
that
was
ouerthrown
in
their
borders
.
Yea
,
but
this
hardeneth
their
hartes
also
like
iron
,
that
they
fay
:
whye
shoulde
we
not
be
like
to
our
fathers
in
crueliye
,
for
oure
forefather
.
Abraham
whan
as
he
had
but
one
onlye
sonne
,
he
wente
to
●acri●l●e
him
to
the
lord
,
whome
in
deede
I
do
not
apprehend
for
this
fact
,
for
whi
?
I
know
not
the
mistery
therof
,
al
be
it
I
maruel
,
how
he
had
no
pitye
on
hys
sonnne
.
I
haue
heard
also
of
a
certaine
king
of
theirs
,
who
the
same
day
he
set
forwardes
to
the
warres
,
made
a
v●●●
to
God
that
he
would
offer
a
sacri●●c●
,
i●
he
should
haue
good
successe
in
hys
warres
,
and
when
he
returned
from
the
warres
,
he
offred
to
god
his
onl●
doughter
,
and
so
performed
his
vowe
that
he
had
vowed
vnto
God
.
And
hereby
I
know
they
are
men
of
a
stubburn
spirit
,
for
what
so
euer
it
geueth
them
in
their
heades
to
do
,
that
they
thinke
muste
nedes
be
done
,
and
they
are
a
noughty
people
&
most
heinous
sinners
.
Wherfore
except
thou
〈◊〉
deliuer
them
to
●e
:
I
wil
geue
ouer
the
wa●●es
,
for
I
wil
not
be
slain
with
them
without
al
iudgment
.
When
Titus
had
saide
all
these
things
,
he
commaunded
to
bring
an
〈◊〉
Ram
,
&
to
bend
it
against
the
new
〈◊〉
whiche
the
sedicious
had
raised
,
that
they
might
batter
the
wal
&
cast
it
downe
.
Then
came
forth
many
of
the
nobles
of
the
sedicious
vnto
Titus
&
made
peace
with
him
,
whome
he
placed
amougst●
his
chiefe
men
.
SHortlye
after
the
Romains
set
a
fire
a
certain
gate
of
the
temple
,
that
was
shut
,
whose
dore
was
couered
ouer
with
siluer
,
&
while
the
timber
of
it
burnt
,
the
siluer
melted
&
ran
vpon
the
ground
.
So
when
the
gate
was
open
,
there
appeared
the
way
which
goeth
to
the
Sanctum
sanctorum
or
holiest
of
all
.
Assone
as
Titus
saw
it
,
he
honored
it
with
great
renerence
,
&
forbad
his
people
that
no
man
shuld
come
ni●
it
,
saying
:
take
heede
ye
medie
not
with
this
house
,
til
we
take
further
deliberation
what
is
to
be
done
in
the
matter
.
Wherfore
he
commaunded
proclamation
to
be
made
throughoute
at
his
camp●
in
this
wise
.
Whosoeuer
co●●eth
nie
this
Sanctuary
,
shal
suffer
death
for
it
.
He
appointed
also
a
strong
kande
of
men
to
kepe
the
temple
,
that
it
were
not
suspended
and
vnhalowed
by
anye
of
his
.
But
his
princes
and
captain●
answered
him
,
●aiyng
:
vnles
this
house
be
set
a
fire
,
thou
shalt
neuer
subdue
this
people
,
so
:
asmuch
as
to
saue
it
they
vowe
them selues
to
die
.
Notwithstanding
Titus
wold
not
harken
to
their
counsel
in
this
matter
,
but
apointed
of
his
soldiers
&
such
Iews
as
had
made
peace
with
him
to
kepe
warde
,
geuinge
them
charge
to
kepe
the
temple
and
Sanctum
sanctorum
:
leaste
it
should
be
polluted
,
till
they
had
consulted
vppon
the
matter
.
The
sedicious
Iewes
that
remained
in
Ierusalem
,
seing
the
Romains
departed
from
the
temple
,
and
leauinge
the
kepers
there
behinde
them
,
they
ranne
vppon
them
with
their
swords
drawen
and
slue
the
ward
vp
,
lettinge
neuer
a
man
scape
.
Which
Titus
hearing
of
,
be
broughte
his
whole
army
thither
against
the
sed●●ious
and
killed
manye
of
them
,
the
reast
fled
to
the
mount
Sion
.
The
next
day
the
Romaines
set
fire
vppon
the
Sanctum
fanctorum
,
laiyng
woode
to
the
dores
that
were
couered
ouer
with
gold
,
and
then
set
fire
in
them
.
So
after
the
gold
waxte
hote
and
the
timber
of
the
gates
was
once
brent
,
the
house
of
the
Sanctum
sanctorum
was
open
(
that
all
men
might
see
it
)
the
ninth
daye
of
fift
Moneth
,
ABout
that
time
was
there
a
certain
Iewe
that
prophected
a
lie
vnto
the
seditious
that
remained
yet
at
Ierusalem
,
bidding
them
to
playe
the
men
and
resist
their
enemies
:
for
now
(
saith
he
)
shal
the
temple
be
builded
by
it self
with
out
mannes
hande
,
that
God
maye
declare
his
power
vnto
the
Romaines
,
which
nowe
glory
in
them selues
that
they
haue
ouercome
the
Iewes
.
Therfore
if
ye
wil
fight
stoutly
againste
the
Romains
,
this
daye
shal
the
temple
be
builded
by
it selfe
.
Wherefore
the
sedicious
set
vpon
the
Romains
and
●●ewe
many
of
them
.
So
the
Romains
enkindeled
with
yre
,
handeled
the
people
cruellye
,
killinge
theim
like
shepe
,
where
they
had
fauoured
theim
hitherto
.
All
these
things
happened
vnto
the
people
because
they
gaue
e●edite
to
the
false
prophet
,
and
market
not
the
signed
that
appered
at
Ierusalem
.
For
the
yere
next
before
the
commyng
of
Vaspasian
,
there
was
sene
a
starre
ouer
the
Temple
so
bright
,
as
thoughe
a
man
had
had
many
drawe
swordes
in
his
hand
at
once
.
And
at
the
same
time
as
the
starre
appered
in
the
time
of
the
folemne
feaste
talled
Passach
:
Come
〈◊〉
vs
go
awaye
oute
of
thys
Temple
,
and
get
vs
hence
.
But
specially
there
was
one
passynge
all
these
.
A
certain
manne
in
the
Citye
of
a
base
and
●●we
〈◊〉
,
whose
name
was
Iehoscua
the
〈◊〉
of
Chananeiahu
,
began
to
crye
vpon
the
feast
of
the
tabernartes
with
a
lond
voyce
on
this
wyse
.
A
voyce
from
the
east
,
a
voice
from
the
west
,
a
voice
from
the
four
windes
of
the
heauens
,
a
voyce
agaynst
Ierusalem
,
a
voyce
agaynst
the
temple●
a
voyce
agaynlle
the
Bridegrome
,
a
●oyee
agaynste
the
bryde
,
and
a
voyce
against
the
whole
people
.
Which
whē●e
or
ye●
thus
very
o●●e
,
the
citezins
of
H●●usalem
hated
him
,
&
sai●d
to
him
:
What
tryest
thou
alwayes
this
crye
?
But
the
gouernou●
that
then
was
in
the
●●tie
forbade
the
Citizins
to
say
●●●●ye
thing
to
him
afterward
,
supposing
h●●
to
be
besides
him self
&
mad
.
Therfore
he
neuer
left
criyng
for
the
space
of
.
iiii
ye●●●il
the
wa●rrs
began
,
sa●yng
:
Wo
to
H●erusalem
,
&
to
the
sanctuary
therof
.
When
the
warres
were
once
beg●●e
,
and
the
towne
besieged
,
it
fortuned
as
he
wandered
about
vpon
the
wals
●●iyng
after
his
maner
,
and
at
last
adding
this
,
Woe
vnto
my
felfe
:
a
stone
came
out
of
an
engine
from
the
campe
,
and
smitte
out
his
braines
.
At
that
time
▪
also
there
was
a
wrttynge
founde
〈…〉
in
a
stene
of
olde
,
whiche
the
Ie●●●
redde
,
the
wordes
were
these
.
Wh●●
ty●ne
the
building
of
the
temple
shal
be
brought
to
soure
square
,
then
it
shall
be
destroyed
.
Now
when
the
Antoch●●
was
taken
and
raced
by
the
Romains
,
and
the
walles
of
the
temple
were
also
broken
:
the
Iewes
makinge
spede
to
repaire
the
rui●es
and
〈…〉
,
without
any
remē●raunce
of
this
scripture
,
thei
made
the
templ●●
.
〈◊〉
.
squar●
.
Besides
this
there
was
a
scripture
fo●●●●e
in
the
wall
of
the
Sanct●m
san●●●um
on
this
wise
.
When
the
whole
building
of
the
temple
shal
be
foure
〈◊〉
:
the
●f
hall
a
king
raine
ouer
Israel
▪
and
that
king
and
ruler
shal
raigne
ouer
all
the
lande
of
Israell
.
Some
interp●●ted
this
vpon
the
king
of
Israell
.
But
the
Priestes
saide
,
it
is
the
kinge
or
ruler
of
the
Romains
.
The
whole
armye
of
the
Romains
being
now
commed
into
the
temple
,
and
the
Iewes
also
fled
to
the
mount
Syon
:
the
Romaines
set
vp
their
ydols
in
the
temple
of
the
Lorde
,
and
offered
Sacrifice
vnto
theim
,
blasp●eminge
and
raylinge
at
the
Iewes
,
and
their
god
.
At
that
tyme
there
came
downe
to
the
Romaynes
a
little
boye
of
the
priestes
from
the
mount
Syon
,
whiche
wonte
to
a
●aptaine
of
the
Romayns
that
was
keper
of
the
temple
,
and
desieted
him
to
geue
him
some
water
to
drinke
.
He
toke
pitye
of
the
boy
,
and
bade
geue
him
water
.
The
boy
takyng
the
vessel
that
the
water
was
in
,
first
dranke
him self
,
then
ranne
away
with
the
rest
.
The
captaine
ranne
after
him
hym selfe
,
but
he
won●●e
not
ouertake
hym
of
a
purpose
,
because
he
was
delited
with
the
Boyes
doinge
,
wherfore
he
let
him
go
for
the
nonces
,
so
he
gate
vp
to
the
priostres
&
gaue
them
drinke
.
On
a
time
when
the
Romains
were
a●
theyr
sac●●fyes
in
the
presence
of
Titus
theyr
Lorde●
certay●e
of
the
priestes
came
and
besought
.
Titus
that
he
waulde
not
kyll
them
:
to
whom
Titus
made
aunswer
,
why
do
ye
wysh
to
lyue
nowe
,
and
n●●●ather
to
dye
with
your
brether●
that
haue
〈◊〉
deathe
for
the
Gods
sake
of
thys
house
?
Then
T●tus
commaunded
hys
menne
to
〈◊〉
them
,
and
so
dyed
they
.
After
Schimcon
and
Iehochanan
sent
embassado●●●●
Titus
to
requyer
peace
,
to
whom
Titus
made
●unswer
in
〈◊〉
wyse
,
Ye
〈◊〉
thys
thyng
to
late
,
and
howe
cometh
,
it
to
passe
that
ye
now
intreate
,
for
〈…〉
lyues
,
when
that
of
so
great
a
number
of
people
,
ye
haue
left
none
saue
a
●●●y
sewe
.
When
as
also
ye
haue
wasted
,
al
thynges
most
cruelly
and
despe●●●●
yt●
Howe
after
all
these
,
your
mischi●ons
actes
ye
reguire
peace
which
ye
would
neuer
receyue
of
me
,
althoughe
I
des●red
you
neuer
so
of●e
.
For
it
●ityed
me
to
see
youre
people
,
some
to
hee
vered
●yth
honger
,
and
some
to
bee
caste
●ute
of
the
Citye
wythoute
anye
buriall
.
But
ye
hardened
youre
neckes
and
woulde
neuer
admit
anye
Peace
tyll
all
the
people
were
destroyed
.
Therefore
Titus
reprehended
theim
with
manye
other
wordes
,
saiyng
vnto
theim
.
Tell
mee
you
Sedicious
,
you
wycked
and
synnefull
persones
,
haue
not
you
slayne
the
people
of
the
Lorde
?
You
set
his
house
on
fire
,
you
brought
vpon
this
Citye
all
this
mischiefe
.
Howe
can
you
therefore
persuade
your selues
,
or
presume
to
desire
the
sauegarde
of
●our
liues
?
and
why
will
ye
liue
alone
of
all
the
Sages
,
righteous
,
innocente
,
Godlye
,
and
holye
menne
whom
ye
haue
slayne
without
anye
mercye
?
Howe
maye
I
committe
this
,
not
to
be
ad●enged
of
you
that
haue
done
me
so
much
mischiefe
?
Ye
desire
lyfe
,
and
yet
perseuer
and
continue
in
your
malyce
still
,
holding
your
swetdes
in
your
handes
,
and
beynge
in
Armes
,
neuerthelesse
ye
entr●●●e
●●es
to
saue
youre
lyues
.
Haue
we
not
nowe
taken
the
Citye
,
and
also
the
temple
,
&
the
Sanctum
sanctorum
,
haue
wee
not
burnt
it
with
fire
?
What
is
there
left
for
you
to
put
anye
hope
in
,
&
what
loke
ye
for
to
remaine
?
Wherfore
cast
away
your
swords
,
and
laie
awaye
your
armoure
,
&
then
come
vnto
me
and
entreat
me
,
and
then
shal
I
knowe
what
I
haue
to
do
,
peraduenture
I
shall
be
gracious
vnto
you
,
and
pardon
you
your
liues
.
The
captaynes
of
the
sedicious
,
Schimeon
,
and
Iehochanan
made
answere
to
Titus
.
We
haue
sworne
by
the
Lorde
our
God
,
who
is
God
of
heauen
&
earth
●●at
we
wil
neuer
bear
thy
yoke
,
no
〈◊〉
thee
,
nor
make
any
peace
with
th●●
to
be
subiect
vnto
thee
.
Nowe
therfore
if
it
be
thy
pleasure
to
shewe
vs
mercye
,
suffer
vs
to
go
out
of
the
Citye
,
and
we
will
take
our
iourney
into
the
wildernesse
:
whiche
if
thou
wilt
graunt
vs
,
we
wil
reporte
that
we
haue
founde
fauour
at
thy
hande
:
if
not
,
wee
wyll
remayne
in
this
place
to
see
what
wee
shall
determyne
,
and
what
maner
of
deathe
we
wyll
dye
.
When
Titus
heard
this
,
he
was
wonderfully
wroth
and
said
,
remaineth
the
pride
of
your
hartes
,
and
the
hardnesse
of
your
neckes
yet
with
you
still
,
although
ye
be
taken
?
yet
ye
dare
be
so
bould
to
say
,
we
haue
sworne
that
we
wil
not
beare
thy
yoke
?
Yea
,
ye
haue
sworn
vnto
death
,
for
ye
haue
despised
life
,
when
as
your
citye
is
wonne
,
the
house
of
the
Sanctum
sanctorum
is
burnt
,
and
no
refuge
is
left
you
.
Wher
with
them
can
ye
put
away
your
ignomini
&
shame
,
and
what
is
your
hope
if
a
man
〈…〉
?
Then
gaue
Titus
commaunde
〈…〉
the
Romaines
,
that
they
should
not
omit
any
oportunity
to
set
vpon
the
sedicious
,
&
by
one
meanes
or
other
to
destroys
Schimeon
&
Iehochanan
.
There
was
at
time
a
certain
man
of
the
kinges
bloud
,
whose
name
was
Serach
,
he
accompanied
withal
his
brethren
and
sonnes
that
were
there
with
him
of
the
kinges
bloude
,
came
downe
from
the
Mount
S●on
to
Titus
,
who
receiued
them
honorably
&
getlely
ordered
them
.
When
Iehochanan
&
Schimeon
vnderstode
that
Serach
and
the
rest
were
gone
,
and
had
yelded
them
to
Titus
:
they
wente
and
set
fire
vpon
all
that
was
in
the
kinges
palaice
,
that
the
Romains
should
haue
no
commodity
therby
.
FRom
thence
they
wente
to
the
temple
,
where
they
founde
certaine
noble
men
and
captaines
,
whome
Titus
had
put
in
authoriti
about
the
temple
,
of
whome
three
were
chiefe
:
one
captaine
of
the
horsmen
,
the
seconde
of
the
charrets
,
and
the
thirde
of
the
foote
men
,
him
they
killed
and
toke
his
companion
aliue
.
This
besought
them
that
had
taken
him
,
that
he
might
be
brought
to
Schimeon
their
captaine
,
let
hym
(
saith
he
)
do
with
me
as
he
lift
,
and
in
this
one
thinge
let
me
finde
fauour
at
your
handes
.
They
agreed
,
&
broughte
him
to
Schimeon
,
who
commaunded
his
seruauntes
assone
as
he
was
come
to
slea
him
.
But
while
he
that
was
apointed
to
this
businesse
,
made
delay
,
and
killed
him
net
by
and
by
,
he
whipt
downe
of
the
hill
,
escaped
and
came
to
Titus
,
who
commaunded
him
oute
of
his
sighte
,
being
wroth
with
him
that
he
had
not
sought
vnto
deathe
,
rather
then
to
be
taken
quicke
.
But
with
the
Iewes
was
he
wonderfullye
displeased
,
that
they
had
so
dispitefullye
ordered
his
men
:
wherfore
he
commaunded
to
kil
all
the
Iewes
as
many
as
could
be
founde
in
the
streetes
of
the
●●ye
,
whome
he
woulde
haue
spared
before
,
and
caused
proclamation
to
be
made
throughoute
all
hys
campe
for
theyr
safetye
.
Then
died
many
of
the
Iewes
,
so
that
euerye
place
was
full
of
deade
bodies
.
The
menne
of
warre
of
the
Edomites
whythe
were
wyth
Schimeon
perceiuinge
howe
the
matter
wente
,
they
sente
Embassadoures
to
Titus
,
to
desire
peace
,
and
to
saue
theyr
lyues
:
which
when
it
came
to
Schimeons
ear
,
he
wente
vnto
them
,
and
slue
the
chiefe
of
them
and
their
noble
men
,
the
rest
of
the
people
of
the
Edomites
fledde
vnto
Titus
.
From
that
time
forthe
Titus
commaunded
his
men
to
vse
no
more
truelty
vpon
the
Iewes
.
Sone
after
fled
Iehochanan
and
Schimeon
,
and
hid
them selues
in
certain
caues
.
The
rest
of
the
chief
men
of
the
Iewes
that
were
with
them
seing
them
nowe
to
be
fled
:
came
nowne
from
the
Mounte
vnto
Titus
,
&
set
downe
vpon
their
face
before
hym
vpon
the
ground
,
whome
Titus
receiue●
gentlelye
:
As
for
the
sedicious
that
were
with
Schimeon
&
Iehochanan
,
they
fought
till
they
al
died
together
.
Then
cam
forth
vnto
Titus
one
Iosua
a
priest
sonne
of
Schaftai
the
hie
prieste
,
bringing
with
him
two
candelstickes
of
gold
which
were
in
the
sanctuary
,
and
the
tables
of
gold
,
with
other
vessels
of
siluer
and
gold
,
and
also
the
holye
vestures
decked
with
golde
and
precious
stones
,
all
those
he
gaue
vnto
Titus
:
who
made
him
chiefe
priest
ouer
them
that
remained
nexte
vnder
Ioseph
the
priest
,
for
Titus
gaue
Ioseph
authority
as
wel
ouer
the
priestes
and
Leuites
,
as
ouer
the
whole
people
of
the
Iewes
.
Then
was
Gorion
the
father
of
Ioseph
that
writ
this
history
,
brought
oute
of
the
prison
with
his
wife
and
children
,
among
whom
was
one
Bonian
Iosephs
yonger
brother
,
he
was
a
verye
wise
&
a
godly
priest
,
by
whome
god
bestowed
many
benefites
vpon
the
Israelites
.
For
Titus
lefte
him
at
Ierusalem
,
and
tooke
him
not
with
him
as
he
did
Ioseph
.
Iosephes
father
liued
after
the
city
was
taken
twenty
moneths
&
died
.
They
tooke
then
also
one
Phmeas
a
prieste
who
was
keper
of
the
treasure
house
,
he
bewraied
and
vttered
to
the
Romains
al
the
treasures
of
the
priestes
and
their
vestements
:
he
gaue
also
vnto
Titus
a
moosse
precious
oyle
wyth
swere
o●ours
and
perfumes
,
and
garmentes
also
of
purple
which
the
kinges
of
the
second
temple
had
geuen
.
Wherfore
both
this
Phineas
and
Iosua
whom
we
mentioned
afore
,
transgressed
the
couenaunte
of
the
Lord
,
and
offended
God
,
in
that
they
deliuered
his
iewels
to
the
ennemies
of
his
people
,
whiche
thei
ought
not
to
haue
done
,
but
rather
to
haue
died
for
the
glory
of
the
Lord
,
as
the
other
priestes
did
,
whiche
caste
them selues
into
the
fire
.
Thus
was
the
city
of
Ierusalem
taken
with
al
the
precious
thinges
that
were
therein
:
and
Titus
went
vp
to
the
mount
Sion
,
●●ke
it
,
and
raced
the
walles
therof
:
Vpon
a
three
daies
after
Iehochanan
sore
vert
with
hunger
,
leste
his
place
where
he
lucked
,
and
came
to
Titus
,
fell
downe
afore
him
and
kissed
his
feete
,
sayinge
:
saue
me
.
O
Lord
king
.
Titus
commauded
him
〈◊〉
be
fettered
with
iram
cheins
,
&
when
he
had
caused
him
to
be
carted
about
the
campe
so
bound
,
&
to
be
mocked
of
al
men
by
the
space
of
.vii.
daies
he
commaunded
to
han●
him
,
&
so
gate
he
a
iuste
ende
and
fit
rewarde
for
his
cruelty
.
After
ware
came
Schimeon
also
forth
of
his
den
,
being
driuen
with
famin
,
he
had
out
on
king
ye
apparel
,
&
shewed
him self
a
far
of
to
the
Romaine
host
:
who
seing
him
,
were
afraide
to
go
to
him
,
but
he
called
vnto
them
&
askt
fo●
s●me
captaine
.
Then
one
came
forth
&
s●id
vnto
Schimeon
,
tel
me
who
the
art
,
&
I
wil
not
kil
thee
.
Schimeon
answered
therefore
&
tolde
him
,
I
am
Schimeon
,
that
sedicious
Captaine
of
the
Iewes
whiche
haue
made
you
so
muche
a
not
now
I
beseche
thee
shew
me
so
muche
sauour
as
to
bring
me
to
Titus
thi
master
,
which
he
did
.
Titus
therfore
when
he
saw
Schimeon
,
he
commaunded
him
to
be
fast
bound
and
to
be
●ed
about
the
whole
host
,
that
he
might
be
deluded
&
m●ckt
.
Afterward
he
was
put
to
a
fore
death
:
first
his
head
was
striken
of
,
them
he
was
cut
in
many
peces
and
cast
vnto
dogges
,
so
he
died
an
abhominable
death
being
punished
for
his
iniquity
.
THe
number
of
the
Iewes
aswell
citizens
as
other
that
came
vnto
the
feast
to
Ierusalem
,
whiche
were
slain
partly
by
the
Romaines
,
partly
by
the
sedicious
,
duringe
the
whole
tyme
of
those
war●es
was
knowen
to
be
thus
many
,
eleuenth
hundreth
thousand
,
besides
them
whose
noumber
was
not
knowen
.
Onlye
they
were
counted
which
were
slaine
&
buried
,
besides
them
also
,
that
after
the
death
of
Iehochanan
&
Schimeon
,
died
with
Eleasar
the
sonne
of
Anam
the
priest
,
whiche
were
not
reckened
.
Thei
that
were
led
prisoners
by
Titus
to
Rome
,
were
.xvi.
M.
men
.
Titus
therfore
with
Ioseph
wente
to
Rome
,
leauing
Bonian
Iosephs
brother
at
Ierusalem
,
who
was
appointed
the
chiefe
priest
of
them
that
abode
there
,
for
that
did
Ioseph
request
of
Titus
,
whiche
he
perfourmed
.
The
sedicious
were
all
slaine
in
that
battaile
whiche
they
toke
in
hand
for
the
peoples
sake
,
and
the
temple
of
the
Lord
▪
They
also
that
Titus
toke
prisoners
were
put
to
vile
deathes
.
For
he
reserued
many
to
be
mocking
stocks
in
euery
〈…〉
wh●re
he
passed
by
in
his
way
is
Rome
;
and
in
euery
towne
he
commaunded
some
to
be
brought
forthe
and
caste
vnto
the
Lions
,
til
they
were
al
confumed
.
THere
was
a
certain
people
〈◊〉
that
time
dwelling
amongst
the
moutaines
of
Arat
,
that
were
called
Alamites
,
whose
power
Alexander
king
of
Macedonia
fearinge
,
closed
them
in
on
euery
side
.
This
people
although
they
had
no
knowledge
of
the
vse
of
yron
,
nor
armour
,
yet
this
was
their
maner
:
that
one
of
them
with
a
great
poal
burnt
a
little
at
the
ende
,
would
put
to
flight
a
hundred
good
souldiours
,
were
they
neuer
so
well
appointed
and
armed
.
Vntill
this
yeare
they
were
alwayes
shut
in
:
but
now
being
oppressed
with
a
great
dearth
and
famine
throughout
al
their
land
,
they
sent
Embassadours
to
the
People
of
Hurkan
their
neighbours
,
requiring
them
that
thei
would
open
the
straightes
of
the
mountayns
,
that
they
might
come
forth
with
their
wiues
and
children
to
seke
theim
fode
.
The
Hurkans
graunted
their
requests
,
opened
them
the
entrances
of
the
mountains
.
So
they
came
forth
,
wanderyng
here
and
there
,
and
spoilynge
diuerse
countreis
,
til
at
lengthe
they
toke
their
iourneye
towarde
the
Mountaines
of
the
land
of
Madai
,
where
thei
found
horses
,
namelye
in
the
desert
of
Madai
,
amongste
the
people
of
Araf
,
they
gate
those
horses
,
leapt
vpon
theim
,
and
entred
the
lande
of
Madai
.
The
president
or
ruler
of
the
countrey
hearyng
thereof
,
fled
vnto
the
highest
hilles
,
leauyng
his
wife
and
children
behinde
hym
for
haste
,
he
was
so
afraied
of
the
Alanits
knowing
their
valiantnesse
.
Sraight
waye
he
sent
to
them
imbassadours
to
make
peace
with
them
,
and
he
woulde
let
them
haue
vittails
,
vpon
this
condicion
that
thei
should
not
spoile
his
countrey
.
They
made
aunswere
,
if
so
be
it
he
would
kepe
them
,
and
let
them
haue
fode
for
the
space
of
one
monthe
,
syll
the
corne
in
their
owne
countrey
were
ripe
:
they
would
returne
home
agayne
at
the
monethes
ende
.
For
we
desire
not
(
saie
they
)
thy
golde
or
siluer
,
being
men
seperated
from
al
entercourse
&
traffique
with
other
people
,
nor
anye
thinge
els
then
fode
we
seke
not
.
This
the
ruler
graunted
theim
,
and
let
them
haue
a
certaine
graine
called
Mill
,
sodden
with
one
kinde
of
fleshe
or
other
.
The
number
of
them
was
vil
,
ELeasar
in
the
mean
season
called
together
all
the
chiefe
men
of
the
Iewes
that
were
with
him
,
and
said
vnto
theim
in
this
wise
.
Come
hither
ye
sede
of
Abraham
and
kingly
priesthode
whiche
haue
vntill
this
daye
euer
preuailed
against
the
enemies
of
God
,
let
vs
heare
your
aduise
what
is
best
to
be
done
agaynste
this
multitude
that
is
comed
vpon
vs
at
vnwares
,
ye
see
that
at
this
time
chieflye
it
becommeth
vs
to
folow
the
courage
and
valeauntnes
of
our
forefathers
,
wherwith
thei
were
in
time
past
indued
.
Consider
moreouer
the
euery
thing
hath
his
end
,
and
that
there
are
sometimes
in
wars
when
as
men
are
wonte
to
folowe
the
pursute
,
somtime
to
flee
from
the
same
whom
thei
pursued
&
to
humble
them selues
before
them
.
And
It
is
no
shame
to
be
humbled
and
disgraced
,
when
as
all
thinges
haue
their
determinate
ende
.
Albeit
who
so
is
of
a
haute
courage
,
he
must
so
establishe
his
heart
,
that
he
quaile
not
with
fear
,
then
shal
he
be
demed
a
valiaunt
man
?
If
ye
therfore
be
of
that
courage
that
ye
feare
not
death
:
then
will
I
call
you
valiaunt
menne
,
and
worthely
?
Consider
the
fortitude
of
Abraham
our
father
,
and
the
fact
that
he
did
,
for
hauing
but
one
onelye
sonne
,
whom
Sara
bare
vnto
him
in
her
age
,
he
neuer
staggerd
nor
staied
at
it
to
offer
him
vp
to
the
lord
God
for
a
burnte
offerynge
.
For
hes
thought
not
that
he
shoulde
kyll
hym
,
but
perswaded
him selfe
most
certainly
that
he
should
promote
him
to
the
life
&
light
of
the
lord
,
for
as
much
as
for
the
loue
of
God
,
&
at
his
commaundement
he
should
haue
killed
him
.
Wey
the
thing
that
Ioschiiahu
the
iust
kinge
did
,
who
settyng
at
nought
this
wretched
life
,
&
aspiring
to
euerlastyng
felicitie
,
would
not
auoyde
the
ieopardye
of
hys
lyfe
,
when
as
as
he
might
haue
done
it
.
For
althoughe
Pharao
Necho
said
he
came
not
against
him
,
but
against
the
kinge
of
the
Chaldeis
:
yet
wold
not
Ioschiiahu
heare
him
,
but
rather
procedinge
againste
Pharao
in
armes
,
was
slaine
in
the
battaile
,
and
went
vnto
that
great
lights
in
the
garden
of
paradise
,
which
is
the
lot
&
enheritance
of
the
iust
.
We
know
that
in
this
world
no
man
receiueth
the
reward
of
his
righteousnesse
,
but
it
is
laid
vp
for
him
in
the
otherworld
where
he
shall
reape
the
frute
of
hys
righteousnesse
,
that
he
hathe
sowne
in
this
world
.
Nether
dothe
longe
life
in
this
world
profit
a
man
to
th
obtaining
of
euerlastinge
blisse
,
excepte
he
worke
righteousnes
,
&
lead
his
soule
forthe
of
darknes
into
light
:
like
as
contrariwise
,
shortnesse
of
life
hindreth
no
man
from
euerlastinge
happinesse
,
if
so
be
it
hys
soule
haue
no
defecte
in
those
thinges
that
pertein
to
the
world
to
come
.
For
Abell
whiche
was
slaine
of
hys
brother
,
liued
no
longe
life
:
yet
whan
he
had
ended
it
,
he
obteined
euerlastinge
rest
.
But
Kain
that
liued
longe
in
thys
world
,
was
a
wanderer
&
a
runnagate
in
this
earth
,
and
after
this
life
,
went
to
perpetual
miserye
.
Nowe
therfore
,
my
brethren
,
if
we
also
shal
liue
anye
longer
,
our
life
shal
be
a
miserable
life
,
and
our
daies
,
daies
of
vanitye
and
trauel
:
yea
,
our
soule
as
long
as
it
shal
remain
in
this
body
,
it
shal
be
tossed
with
great
●r●bulation
:
but
if
it
once
go
forth
,
then
shall
it
reioyse
and
neuer
be
afraide
.
And
all
the
dayes
that
it
is
in
the
bodye
,
it
neuer
linneth
weepinge
and
mourninge
,
for
it
is
the
spirite
of
life
,
whiche
is
hedged
in
within
the
bodye
,
sinnewes
,
bones
,
and
other
members
,
none
otherwise
then
if
it
were
bounde
with
chaines
.
The
spirite
is
also
that
which
quickneth
the
fleshe
,
that
is
taken
of
the
duste
of
the
earthe
,
for
fleshe
can
not
quicken
the
spirite
.
Besides
this
,
the
spirite
is
that
which
obserueth
and
marketh
the
fleshe
,
and
searcheth
the
workes
therof
,
so
longe
as
it
is
in
the
body
.
Yea
,
the
fleshe
can
not
se
the
spirite
,
but
the
spirite
seeth
the
fleshe
alwayes
,
neither
is
there
anye
member
of
the
bodye
hidde
from
it
.
The
eyes
also
of
the
bod●e
can
not
perceiue
what
time
the
spirite
resorteth
to
the
fleshe
and
departeth
from
the
same
,
for
the
spirite
of
manne
,
whiche
is
hys
soule
,
is
from
heauen
:
but
the
fleshe
is
taken
from
the
earthe
.
Wherefore
the
soule
maye
remaine
withoute
the
body
,
but
not
likewise
the
bodye
wythoute
the
soule
,
and
when
the
spirite
comes
to
the
flesh
,
it
visiteth
it
as
a
neighbour
is
wonte
to
goe
and
see
his
neighboure
,
and
quickeneth
it
:
and
when
againe
it
departeth
from
it
,
the
fleshe
dieth
,
and
if
the
soul
wil
folowe
the
desires
of
the
fleshe
,
then
thys
is
the
deathe
of
the
soule
:
but
if
it
geue
no
eare
vnto
the
fleshe
,
then
shall
the
soule
come
to
the
lighte
of
life
,
and
the
fleshe
shall
dye
.
Wherfore
the
soule
is
glad
when
it
departeth
out
of
the
body
,
like
as
one
that
hath
bene
bound
,
is
wel
apaid
when
he
is
dimissed
oute
of
prisone
,
for
all
the
while
that
the
soule
is
kept
closed
in
the
flesh
,
it
is
as
it
were
a
slaue
,
in
mooste
hard
&
greuous
bondage
,
vnder
a
hard
master
.
Therfore
when
it
departeth
from
the
body
,
it
is
glad
,
because
it
muste
go
to
the
garden
of
paradise
,
thus
ye
see
that
in
this
life
the
soule
is
compared
to
a
bond
seruaunt
&
slaue
.
Much
more
then
this
did
he
reason
of
th
immortality
and
blessednesse
of
the
soule
before
them
,
whiche
we
haue
omitted
here
:
&
when
he
had
done
that
,
he
lamented
&
wept
moste
bitterlye
for
the
case
of
the
city
of
Ierusalem
,
saying
.
Where
is
now
the
city
of
Ierusalem
,
that
great
&
populous
city
?
where
is
that
most
beautiful
citye
of
Sion
,
that
holy
city
which
made
merye
the
whole
earth
?
Oh
thou
worship
of
Israell
,
the
mirthe
of
our
heartes
,
whither
is
thy
glory
come
?
where
is
thi
magnificence
O
Ierusalem
,
where
be
the
hils
of
the
doughter
of
Sion
?
where
be
her
kings
and
princes
?
where
be
the
kinges
that
were
wonte
to
come
to
inquire
of
her
welfare
in
her
gates
?
where
are
her
sages
and
elders
,
her
yong
and
most
vavaleaunt
men
,
which
were
iocund
and
mery
in
her
stretes
,
vpon
her
sabbathes
&
festiual
daies
?
where
is
her
famous
sanctuarye
,
the
dwelling
of
th
almighty
god
?
where
is
the
house
of
Sanctum
sanctorum
,
the
habitacion
of
holinesse
,
wherin
no
man
might
set
his
fote
but
the
hie
priest
,
whiche
in
all
ages
onlye
once
a
yeare
entred
into
it
?
But
now
,
O
Ierusalem
,
thou
wast
once
replenished
with
people
,
&
renowned
amongste
kinges
,
beloued
of
God
,
in
thee
was
established
the
seate
of
the
kingdome
of
●ustice
and
iudgemente
,
whose
streetes
were
paued
with
moste
precious
marble
,
whose
walles
glisterd
and
shined
with
the
same
stone
,
whose
gates
euerye
one
were
plated
with
golde
and
siluer
,
whose
wals
were
builded
with
great
stones
moste
honorablye
,
whose
priestes
in
the
middes
of
the
sanctuary
like
to
angels
of
God
and
princes
of
holinesse
,
with
sacrifices
and
burnt
offerings
made
the
lord
louing
to
thee
&
thy
people
.
How
art
thou
now
stuffed
ful
of
slaine
men
and
carcases
,
whyche
haue
pearished
some
by
the
sword
,
som
by
famin
?
and
how
are
thi
sonnes
that
dwelt
in
thee
,
&
the
straungers
also
the
resorted
vnto
thee
,
to
honor
thy
feastes
,
fallen
now
in
thee
?
How
art
thou
fallen
from
the
hight
of
thy
pride
,
&
how
art
thou
set
a
fire
and
brent
euen
vnto
thy
foundations
,
and
art
left
desolate
&
solitary
?
What
eye
is
so
hard
that
can
beholde
thee
?
what
hart
so
stonye
that
can
abide
to
see
thee
?
How
art
thou
become
a
buriyng
place
of
carkases
?
and
how
are
thy
stretes
made
void
and
destitute
of
liuing
creatures
,
&
they
whiche
heretofore
were
replenished
wyth
liuing
,
are
now
stuffed
with
dead
.
How
hath
the
ashes
of
fire
couered
thee
,
that
the
sunne
can
not
come
at
thee
?
Howe
do
the
aunciente
men
which
in
times
past
did
sit
in
the
midst
of
thee
,
in
the
seat
of
wisdom
,
iuogment
,
and
iustice
:
now
they
sit
by
the
carcases
of
their
children
,
to
driue
awaye
crowes
and
beastes
from
them
,
hauing
their
hoar
heades
be
syrinkled
with
dust
&
ashes
,
in
stead
of
their
glorye
?
And
those
wemen
thy
doughters
that
are
lefte
,
they
remaine
in
the
houses
of
them
that
made
thee
desolate
,
not
that
they
may
liue
,
but
to
be
vnhalowed
and
polluted
?
who
shall
see
all
these
thinges
in
thee
,
and
shal
desire
to
liue
rather
then
to
die
?
who
knowing
thy
magnificence
that
thou
haddest
of
late
,
and
nowe
shall
see
thine
ignominye
and
the
dishonour
of
the
same
,
wil
not
chuse
to
dye
?
And
woulde
God
we
had
bene
dead
before
,
the
we
might
not
haue
seene
in
thee
thy
reproch
,
or
who
would
bring
to
passe
the
we
might
lacke
eyes
,
that
we
shuld
not
be
compelled
to
see
these
mischeues
the
are
in
the
mids
of
thee
?
And
behold
we
liue
a
most
sorowful
life
,
for
our
enemies
euen
now
afore
we
be
dead
,
cast
lots
vpon
our
sonnes
&
daughters
to
deuide
them
amongst
them
to
be
their
seruantes
&
handmaids
.
When
Eleasar
had
ended
this
lamentacion
,
he
spake
to
the
people
that
was
with
him
,
thus
.
NOw
therfore
brethren
&
frends
take
pitye
of
your selues
,
your
wiues
,
&
children
,
with
old
men
which
he
with
you
,
let
them
not
be
led
into
bondage
with
out
al
merci
,
the
they
be
not
constreined
to
mourn
vnder
the
hands
of
their
enemies
:
for
if
ye
do
this
,
ye
leese
withoute
all
doubte
,
all
places
that
are
prepared
for
you
in
the
world
of
rightousnesse
,
neither
shall
ye
haue
any
part
in
the
light
of
life
.
But
rather
with
your
owne
handes
kil
them
,
thus
if
ye
wil
do
,
they
shal
be
counted
as
sacrifices
most
accdptable
vnto
God
,
and
that
done
,
we
wil
after
issue
out
vpon
oure
enemies
,
and
fight
against
them
till
we
vse
valeantly
for
the
glory
of
the
lord
,
for
we
wil
neuer
suffer
them
to
bind
vs
with
bondes
and
cheins
as
bond
slaues
in
the
handes
of
the
vncircumcised
.
Nether
wil
we
se
our
aunciente
men
to
be
haled
by
the
berdes
before
our
eyes
most
miserably
,
nor
yet
oure
maides
,
wifes
,
and
doughters
to
be
vnhalowed
and
defloured
,
nor
oure
sonnes
criynge
to
vs
and
we
can
not
helpe
them
,
for
what
shal
oure
life
auaile
vs
,
after
that
our
land
is
desolate
,
our
sanctuary
pulled
downe
,
the
Romains
rauishe
our
wiues
&
doughters
before
our
eyes
,
and
oppresse
oure
sonnes
with
a
most
greuous
and
hard
yoke
?
Nowe
therfore
it
is
better
for
vs
to
kil
al
our
wiues
and
children
,
whose
bloud
God
shal
accepte
thankfullye
as
the
blud
of
burnt
offerings
,
&
after
▪
we
wil
issue
out
vpon
the
Romains
,
fight
til
we
be
al
destroyed
,
&
die
for
the
glory
of
the
Lord
our
God
.
These
menne
therfore
wente
and
gathered
together
their
wiues
and
doughters
,
embrased
〈◊〉
and
kissed
them
,
saying
:
is
it
not
better
for
you
to
die
in
your
holy
country
honorabli
then
to
be
led
away
into
houdage
with
great
ignomini
&
shame
into
the
landes
of
your
ennemies
,
and
be
compelled
to
die
before
the
idols
of
the
gentiles
?
These
saiynges
when
the
people
had
beard
:
thei
droue
forth
that
night
in
great
sorow
and
pensifenesse
,
weping
and
makinge
great
lamen●●cion
,
but
they
all
confest
with
one
accorde
that
they
had
rather
chuse
to
die
then
liue
.
Therefore
assone
as
it
was
daye
▪
Eleasars
companions
killed
their
wines
and
children
,
caste
their
bodies
into
the
●esterns
and
welles
that
were
in
Mezirah
,
couering
and
stepving
them
with
earth
.
Afterward
issued
Eleasar
the
priest
forth
of
the
town
withal
his
men
,
and
●orced
a
battel
vpon
the
Romains
,
of
when
the
Iewes
killed
a
great
forte
,
and
fought
so
long
till
they
al
died
manfully
for
the
Lord
God
.
BUt
Titus
left
a
remnaunt
of
Israel
in
the
citye
Iafnah
and
the
villages
thereabout
,
and
in
the
estye
Bitter
,
and
Aossa
&
their
villages
,
in
whiche
place
Rabban
Iochanan
sonne
of
Sakkai
was
appointed
chief
.
Bonian
the
priest
yonger
brother
to
Iosephe
the
Prieste
,
was
put
in
authority
by
Titus
for
Iosephs
sake
,
ouer
al
the
Iewes
which
were
at
Ierusalem
.
At
the
same
time
was
Rasch
bag
a
prince
of
Israel
put
to
●●ath
▪
and
Ischmael
,
sonne
of
Elischa
the
〈◊〉
priest
.
Moreouer
,
Titus
was
minded
to
ha●●
put
Rabban
Gamaliel
,
father
of
Ra●chbag
to
deathe
,
but
Rabban
Iochanan
;
sonne
of
Sakkai
,
made
sute
for
him
,
and
obteined
to
saue
his
life
.
This
Rabban
Iochanan
was
he
that
came
forthe
of
Ierusalem
in
the
beginning
when
Vaspasian
father
of
Titus
came
firste
against
Ierusalem
,
whom
Vaspasian
honoured
greatly
,
in
so
much
as
when
he
returned
to
Rome
,
he
commended
this
Rabban
Iochanan
to
his
sonne
Titus
,
comaunding
him
to
honor
him
,
for
he
perceiued
he
was
a
verye
wise
man
.
Titus
reigned
two
yeares
after
he
had
taken
Ierusalem
and
died
.
He
was
a
very
eloquent
man
,
expert
in
the
Latin
and
Greke
tong
,
&
writ
diuers
workes
in
both
the
tonges
.
He
loued
moste
intirely
iustice
and
equitye
,
for
he
wasted
the
city
of
Ierusalem
against
his
wil
,
&
being
compelled
therunto
.
Yea
,
all
the
mischiefe
that
came
vpon
it
,
happened
through
the
malice
and
noughtinesse
of
the
sedicious
,
as
we
haue
touched
before
.
And
thus
far
of
the
warres
of
the
second
house
.
¶
Thus
endeth
the
destruction
of
Ierusalem
.
Nn.
ii
.