A    ^noteAnd vpon þe; thirde daye it happened, that Hester layed awaye þe; mournynge garm&ebar;tes, and put on hir glorious apparell, and decte hirself goodly (after that she had called vpon God, which is the beholder ∧ Sauioure of all thinges) toke two maydes &wt; her: vpon the one she leaned hir self, as one þt; was tender: the other folowed her, and bare the trayne of hir vesture. The shyne of hir bewtye made hir face rose coloured. The similitude of hir face was chearfull and amyable, but hir hert was soroufull for greate feare. She wente in thorow all the dores, and stode before the kynge. The kynge sat vpon the trone of his kingdome, and was clothed in his goodly araye, all of golde, and sett &wt; precious stones, and he was very terryble. He lift vp his face, that shone in the clearnes, and loked grymly vpon her. Then fell the Quene downe, was pale and faynt, leaned hir self vpon the heade of the mayde that wente with her.

B    ^noteNeuertheles God turned þe; kynges mynde, that he was gentle, that he leape out of his seate for feare, and gat her in his armes, ∧ helde hir vp tyll she came to herself agayne. He gaue her louynge wordes also, ∧ sayde vnto her: Hester, what is the matter? I am þi; brother, be of good cheare, thou shalt not dye: for oure commaundement toucheth the comons, not the. Come nye. And with that he helde vp his golden wande, and layed it vpon hir neck, and enbraced her frendly, and sayde: talke with me. Th&ebar; sayde she: ^note I sawe the (O lorde) as an angell of God, ∧ my hert was troubled for feare of thy maiesty and clearnesse. For excellent and wonderfull art thou (O lorde) and thy face is full of amyte. But as she was thus speakynge vnto him, she fell downe agayne for fayntnes: for the

which cause the kynge was afrayed, and all his seruauntes comforted her.

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