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Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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¶ The .xii. Chapter. ¶ Mardocheus vttereth the treason deuysed agaynst the kyng, and is therfore rewarded of hym.

A   At the same tyme dwelt Mardoche&us; wyth Bagatha and Tares &ibar; the kynges courte the kynges Chamberlaynes and porters of the palace. But when he hearde theyr deuyce, ∧ had dylygently consydered theyr ymagynacyons, he perceaued that they wente aboute, to laye theyr cruell handes vpon the kynge Artaxerses and so he certifyed the kyng therof. Then caused the kynge to examen the two gelded wyth tormentes. And when they had graunted it, they were put to death.

This the king caused to be put in þe; Cranycles for an euerlastyng remembraunce, ∧ Mardocheus wrote vp þe; same matter. So the kynge commaunded that Mardocheus shulde remayne in the courte, B   and for thys faythfulnesse of his, he gaue him a rewarde. But Aman þe; sonne of Amadathu the Agagite, which was holden in greate honoure ∧ reputacion in the kynges courte vndertoke to hurte Mardocheus and hys people, because of the two Chamberlaynes that were put to death.
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Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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