A   After the rage was ceased: Paule called the disciples vnto him, ∧ toke his leaue of th&ebar;, ∧ departed for to go into Macedonia. And wh&ebar; he had gone ouer those partyes, and geuen them large exhortacyons he came into Grece, and there abode thre monethes. And when the Iewes layde wayte for him as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to returne thorough Macedonia. There accompanyed hym into Asia, Sopater of Berrea, and of Thessalonia Aristarcus and Secundus, ∧ Gaius of Derba, and Timotheus, and out of Asia, Tichycus and Trophimos. These wente before, ∧ taryed vs at Troas. And we sayled awaye from Philippus after the easter holy daies, and came vnto them do Troas in .v. dayes where we abode seuen dayes.

B   &rhand; And on the morowe after the saboth day þe; disciples came together for to breake bread and Paule preached vnto them (readye to departe on the morowe) and contynued the preachynge vnto midnyght. And there were manye lyghtes in the chamber where they

were gathered together, ^note and there sate in a wyndowe a certayne yonge man named Eutichos, fallen into a depe slepe. And as Paule declared, he was the more ouercome with slepe, and fell doune from the thyrde lofte, and was taken vp dead. Paule wente doune and fell on hym, and embrased hym, and sayed: make nothynge a do, for hys lyfe is in hym. When he was come vp again, he brake bread and tasted, and commened a longe whyle eu&ebar; tyll the mornynge, and so departed. And they brought the yonge man alyue, and were not a lytle comforted.

C    ^noteAnd we went afore to shyppe, and loused vnto Asson there to receyue Paule. For so had he appoynted and woulde hym self go afore. When he was come to vs to Assone, we toke hym in and came to Mitelenes. And we sailed thence, and came the next daye ouer agaynste Chios. And the next daye we aryued at Samos, and taryed at Trogilio. The nexte daye we came to Mileton, for Paule had determyned to leaue Ephesus as they sayled, because he woulde not spende the tyme in Asia. For he hasted to be (yf he coulde possible) at Ierusal&ebar; at the daye of Pentecoste. Wherfore fr&obar; Myleton he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the c&obar;gregacy&obar;. And when they were come to hym, he sayde vnto them. D   Ye knowe from the fyrste daye that I came into Asia, after what maner I haue ben with you at al ceas&obar;s seruynge the Lorde with all humblenes of mynde, and with many teares, and temptacyons whiche happened to me by the laiynges awayte of the Iewes, and howe I kept backe nothyng that was profytable, but that I haue shewed you, and taughte you openlye, and at home in your houses, wytnessyng both to the Iewes, and also to the Grekes, the rep&ebar;ta&ubar;ce towarde God and fayth towarde oure Lorde Iesus.

E    ^noteAnd now beholde I go bounde in the spyryte vnto Ierusalem, and knowe not what shal come on me there, but that the holy ghost wytnesseth in euerye citie, saiynge: that b&obar;des and trouble abyde me. But none of these thinges moue me: neyther is my lyfe dere vnto my selfe: that I myght fulfyl my course with ioye, and the ministracyon whiche I haue receyued of þe; Lord Iesus, to testifye the gospell of the grace of God. F   And now beholde, I am sure that h&ebar;ceforth ye al (through wh&obar; I haue gone preachyng þe; kingd&obar; of God) shal se my face no more. Wherfore I take you to recorde this same daye that I am pure from þe; bloud of all men. For I haue kept nothynge backe, but haue shewed you all the counsell of God. Take hede therfore vnto youre selues, and to all the flocke wherof the holy ghoste hath made you ouersears, to rule the congregacyon of God, which he hath purchased &wt; hys bloude. ^noteFor I am sure of this, that after my depart&ibar;g shall greuous wolues enter in amonge you, which wyll not spare the flocke. Moreouer of your own selues shal m&ebar; aryse speakyng peruerse th&ibar;ges to draw disciples after th&ebar;. Therfore awake ∧ rem&ebar;ber, that by the space of .iij. yeares I ceased not to warne euerye one of you both night and daye with teares.

^note&rhand; And nowe brethren I commende you to God, and to the worde of hys grace, which is able to buylde further, and to geue you an inheritaunce amonge all them which are sanctifyed I haue desyred no mans syluer, golde or vesture. Ye knowe well that these h&abar;des haue ministred vnto my necessities, ∧ to them that were with me, I haue shewed you all th&ibar;ges, how that so laborynge ye ought to receyue þe; weake ∧ to remember the wordes of the lorde Iesu, how that he sayde: it is more blessed to geue then to receyue.

When he had thus spok&ebar;, he kneled doune ∧ prayed with th&ebar; all. And they wept al abo&ubar;dauntly, and fell on Paules necke, ∧ kyssed h&ibar; sorowynge moste of all for the wordes which he spake, that they should se hys face no more. And they acc&obar;panied hym vnto the shyppe.

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