A   When these couenauntes were made: Lysyas wente vnto the king, and the Iewes tilled their ground. But Timotheus, Appololmus the son of Gemei, Ierome ∧ Demophon the proude, Nicanor the captayne of Cypers, and they that lay in those places: wold not let them liue in reste ∧ peace. They of Ioppa also dyd euen suche a a shameful dede. Thei praied the Iewes that dwelt amonge them, to go with their wyues and chyldren in to þe; shippes which they had prepared, and did with them, as though they had ought th&ebar; no euel wil. For so much then as ther was gone forth a general proclamacion thorow the city because of peace, they consented therto, ∧ suspected nothynge: but wh&ebar; they were gon forth into the depe, they drowned no lesse then, ij.C. of them.

When Iudas knew of this cruelte shewed vnto his people, he commaunded those that were with him to make th&ebar; ready, exhorting them to call vpon God the ryghtuous iudg: went forth agaynst those murtherers of hys brethren, set fyre in the hau&ebar; by nyghte, brent vp the shyppes, and those that escaped from the fyre, he slew with the sweard. And when he had done thys, B   he departed as thoughe he woulde come againe, and rote out al them of Ioppa. But when he had gotten word that the Iamnites were minded to do in lyke maner vnto the Iewes which dwelt am&obar;g th&ebar;, he came vpon the Iamnites bie night, ∧ sette fyre in the hau&ebar; wyth the shippes: so that the the lyght of the fyre was sene at Ierusalem, vpon a .ij.C. aud .xl. furlonges.

Now when they were gone from thence. .ix. furlonges, in their iourney towarde Timotheus .v. thousande men of fote and .v. hundreth horsemen of the Arabians foughte wyth hym, So wh&ebar; the battayll was earnest and prospered with Iudas thorow the helpe of God: the resydue of the Arabyans beyng ouercome, besoughte Iudas be at one with them, ∧ promysed to geue hym certayne pastures, and to do hym good in other thinges Iudas thynckynge that they should in dede be profytable concernynge manye thynges, promysed them peace: wher vppo they shoke handes, and so they departed to their tentes. Iudas wente also vnto a cytye, whyche was very faste kepte with brydges, fensed round about with walles, ∧ diuerse kindes of people dwelling therin, called Caspin.

C   They that were within it, put such truste in the str&ebar;gth of the walles, ∧ in their stoare of vytales: that they were the slacker in their doynges, cursynge ∧ reuylyng Iudas wyth blasphemyes, and speakynge suche wordes as it becommeth not. But Machabeus callynge

vpon the greate Prynce of the worlde (whych wythoute any battaylle rammes or ordynaunce of warre, dyd caste downe the walles of Iericho, ^note in the tyme of Iosue (fell manfully vpon the walles, toke the city, and (thorow the helpe of the Lorde) made an exceadyng greate slaughter: In so much that a lake of two fourlonges brode whyche laye thereby, semed to flowe wyth the bloude of the slayne.

Then departed they from thence .vij..C. ∧ L. furlonges, and came to Taraca vnto the Iewes that are called Tubianei. But as for Timotheus, they coulde not get him therfor (not one matter dyspatched) he was departed from thence, and had lefte certayne men in a very stronge holde. But Dositheus ∧ Sosipater, whyche were Captaynes wyth Machebeus, slewe those þt; Timotheus had left in the house of defence, euen .x.M. men. And Machebeus prepared hym wyth the .vi M. men that were aboute hym, set them in order by companyes, and wente forthe agaynst Tymotheus, which had with him an hundreth and .xx..M. men of fote .ij.M. and v.C. horsemen.

D   When Timotheus had knowledge of Iudas commyng, he sent the women, chyldren, and the other baggage vnto a castell called Carnion. (For it coulde not be won, ∧ was harde to come vnto, the wayes of the same places were so narrow) and wh&ebar; Iudas c&obar;pany came fyrst in syght, the enemyes were smytten with feare, thorowe the presence of God which seith al thinges: In so much that they fleynge one here, another there, ^note were rather discomfited of their own people, and wounded &wt; þe; strokes of their owne sweardes. Iudas also was very earnest in folowing vpon them punyshing those vngodlye, ∧ slewe .xxx.M. men of them. Timotheus also hym selfe fell into the handes of Dositheus and Sosipater, whom he besought &wt; many prayers, to let him go with hys lyfe: because he had many of the Iewes fathers ∧ brethr&ebar; in person, whiche (if they put hym to deathe) myght be disapoynted. So wh&ebar; he had promysed faythfully to delyuer them againe accordyng to the condicyon made, they let hym go without harme, for the health of the brethren. And when Iudas had slayne .xxv.M. he wente from Carnion.

E   Now after þt; he had chased away ∧ slaine his enemyes, he remoued the hoste towarde Ephron a stronge cyty, wherin dwelt manye dyuerse people of the Heathen, ∧ the stronge yonge men kepte the walles, defendynge th&ebar; myghtely. In hys citye was much ordinaunce, and prouyson of dartes. But when Iudas and hys company had called vpon Allmightye God, which &wt; hys power breaketh the strength of the enemyes) they wanne the citye, and slewe .xxv.M. of them, that were within. From thence wente they to the cytye of the Scythians, whyche lyeth .vi.C. furlonges from Ierusalem. But wh&ebar; þe; Iewes which were in the cytye testifyed, that þe; citysyns dealte louyngly wyth them, yea and intreated them kyndly in the tyme of their aduersitie, Iudas and his company gaue them thanckes, desyrynge them to be frendly styll vnto them: and so they came to Ierusalem the hye feast of the wekes beynge at hande. And after the feast they went forth agaynste Gorgias the gouernoure of Idumea, wyth iij.M. men of fot. ∧ .iiij.C. horsmen. Whych when they met together, it chaunsed a fewe of the Iewes to be slayne. And Dositheus one the Bachenors a mighty horsm&abar; toke holde of Gorgias, F   and wolde haue tak&ebar; him quycke. But an horsm&abar; of Thracia fell vpon him, and smote of his arme, so that Gorgias escaped ∧ fled into Moresa. Wh&ebar; they nowe þt; were of Gorgias syde, had foughten longe ∧ were weary: Iudas called vpon the Lorde that he wolde be their helper, ∧ captayne of the felde: and with that, he beganne wyth a manly voyce to take vp a songe of prayse, ∧ a crye: In so much that he made the enemies afrayed, and Gorgyas men of warre toke their flyght. So Iudas gathered hys hoste, ∧ came into the cytye of Odolla. And when the seuenth daye came vp&obar; them, they clensed them selues (as þe; custome was) ∧ kepte the Sabboth in the same place. And vpon þe; daye folowyng, Iudas ∧ his company came to take vp the bodies of th&ebar; that were slaine, and to bury th&ebar; in the fathers graues. Now vnder the cotes of certayne Iewes whyche were slayne, ^note they founde Iewels that they had tak&ebar; out of the temple ∧ from the Idols of the Iamniters: which thynge is forbidd&ebar; the Iewes by the lawe. Then euery m&abar; saw that this was the cause, wherfore they were slayne.

G   And so euerye man gaue thanckes vnto þe; Lorde for his ryghtuous iudgement, whych had opened the thynge that was hyd. They fell downe also vnto their prayers, and besought God, þt; the fawte which was made, might be put out of remembra&ubar;ce. Besides that, Iudas exhorted the people earnestly, to kepe th&ebar; selues from such synne: for so much as they saw before their eyes, that these men were slayne for the same offence. So he gathered of euery one a certayne in so much þt; he broughte together two thousande drachmas of siluer, which he sent vnto Ierusalem that there myght a sacrifyce be offred for the mysdede. In the which place he dyd wel and ryght: for he had some consideracyon ∧ pondryng of the lyfe that is after this tyme. For if he had not thought that they, whych were slaine, dyd yet lyue, it had bene superfluous and vayne, to make any vowe or sacryfyce, ^note for th&ebar;, that were dead. But for so much as he sawe, that they which dye in the fauoure ∧ beleue of God, are in good rest and ioy, he thoughte it to be good and honorable for a reconcylynge, to do the same for those whyche

were slayne, þt; the offence might be forgeu&ebar;.

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