A   And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron sayinge, speake vnto the children of Israel and say, these are the beastes which shall eate amonge all the beastes that are on the earth: whatsoeuer hathe hoofe and deuideth it into two clawes and chewe cudde amonge the beastes that shall ye eate. Neuertheles, these shall ye not eate of them that chewe cud and haue hoofes.
The camel for he cheweth cud but he deuyded not the hoofe into two clawes, therfore he shall be vncleane vnto you. And the cony for he cheweth the cud but deuideth not the hoofe into two clawes, therefore he is vncleane to you. And the hare, for he lykewyse cheweth the cud, but deuideth not the hoofe into .ij. clawes, he is therfore vnclene to you. And the swyne, for thoughe he deuyde the hooffe into two clawes, yet he cheweth not the cudde, and therfore is vncleane to you.
Of theyr fleshe se that ye eate not, and theyr carkasses se that ye touche not, for they are vncleane to you.

B   These shal ye eate of al that are in the waters: whatsoeuer hath fynnes ∧ skales in the waters, seas, ∧ ryuers, that shal ye eat. And all that haue not fynnes ∧ skales in the seas ∧ ryuers of al that moue and lyue in the waters shal ye abhorre. Se that ye eate not of theyr flesh, ^note and also that ye abhore theyr carkases: for all that haue no fynnes nor scales in the waters, C   shalbe abhominati&obar; vnto you These are the foules which ye shal abhorre, ∧ whych shal not be eat&ebar;, for they are an abhominati&obar;. The egle, the goshauke, the cormora&ubar;te, the kyete, the vulture ∧ al his kind ∧ all kynde of rauens, the estriche, the nightcrowe, the cocow, the sparowhauke, ∧ al the kynde: the lytle oule, the storcke, the greate oule, the backe, the pellicane, the pye the heron, the iay with the kynd, the lapwyng, and the swalowe. And all foules that crepe ∧ go vp&obar; al foure shalbe an abhominati&obar; to you.

D   Yet these may ye eate of al the foules that moue and go vpon .iiij. fete: euen those that haue no knees aboue vpon theyr fete to lepe

wyth al vpon the erth, euen these of them ye maye eate: the05Q0200 arbe ∧ al hys kynde: the Selaam with al hys kynde: the Hargol and all the kynde, the Hagab and all hys kynde. All other foules þt; moue ∧ haue .iiij. fete, shalbe abhominacion vnto you. In soche ye shalbe vncleane, whosoeuer touche the carkesse of them shalbe vncleane vnto the euen, ∧ whosoeuer bereth the carkasse of th&ebar;, shall washe his clothes, ∧ so shalbe vncleane vntyll eu&ebar;.

E   Among al maner beastes, that haue hoofes and deuide them not in to two clawes or that chewe not the cud, shalbe vncleane vnto you: ∧ all that toucheth th&ebar; shalbe vncleane. And al that goeth vpon hys handes amonge al maner beastes that go on al foure fete are vncleane vnto you: ∧ as many as touch their carkasses, shalbe vncleane vntyll the euen. And he that beareth the carkasse of th&ebar;, shall wasshe hys clothes ∧ be vncleane vntyll the euen, for soche are vncleane vnto you.

And these are also vncleane to you among the thynges that crepe vpon the erth: the wesell, the mouse, the toode and all hys kynde, the hedgehogge, stellio, the lizerte, the snayle and the molle: these are vncleane to you amonge all that moue, and all that touche them when they be dead, shalbe vncleane vntyll the euen. And what soeuer any of the dead carkasses of them fall vpon, shalbe vncleane: whatsoeuer vessell of wood it be, or rayment, or skynne, or bagge or what soeuer thing it be that any worke is wroughte with all. And they shalbe plunged in the water, ∧ be vncleane vntill the euen, and then they shallbe cleane agayne.

F   All maner of erthen vessell wher in to any of th&ebar; falleth is vncleane with all that there in is: ∧ ^note ye shall breake it. All maner meate þt; is eaten, yf any soche water come vpon it, it shalbe vncleane. And al maner dryncke that is dr&obar;cke in al maner soche vessels shalbe vncleane. And whether it be ou&ebar; or kettel it shal be broken. For they are vncleaue and shalbe vncleane vnto you: Neuerthelater, yet the fo&ubar;taines ∧ welles ∧ p&obar;des of water, shalbe cleane styll. But whosoeuer toucheth their carkesses, shal be vncleane.

If þe; dead carkasse of any soch fal vp&obar; any seed vsed to sowe, it shall yet be cleane styll: but ∧ yf any water be poured vpon the seed and afterward the dead carkesse of them fal theron, then it shalbe vncleane vnto you.

If any beast of which ye may eate dye, he þt; toucheth the dead carkasse shalbe vncleane vntyl the euen. And he þt; eateth of any soche dead carkasse, shall wasshe hys clothes ∧ remayne vncleane vntyl the eu&ebar;. And he also þt; beareth the carkesse of it, shall wasshe hys clothes, ∧ be vncleane vntyl euen.

G   Al that scrauleth vp&obar; the erth, is an abhominacion, and shall not be eaten. And whatsoeuer goeth vp&obar; the breast, and whatsoeuer goeth vpon .iiij. or moo fete amonge all that scrauleth vp&obar; the erth, of þt; se ye eate not: for they are abhominable. Make not youre soules abominable wyth nothyng that crepeth, nether make your soules vncleane &wt; them: that ye shuld be defyled therby. For I am þe; Lord your god, ^note be sanctifyed therfore that ye may be holy, for I am holy: ∧ defyle not your soules with any maner thing þt; crepeth vpon the erth. For I am the Lord þt; brought you out of the lande of Egypte to be youre God: be holy therfore, for I am holye.
This is the lawe of beest ∧ foule ∧ of al maner thyng that lyueth and moueth in the water ∧ of all thynges that crepe vpon the erth, that ye may put differ&ebar;ce betwene vncleane ∧ cleane, ∧ betwene the beastes that are eat&ebar; and the beastes that are not eaten.

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