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 .xv. Chapter.
¶ Mardocheus moueth Hester to go into the Kynge,
and make intercessyon for her people, and she performeth
hys request.
A Mardocheus also had Hester go in
vnto the kynge, and praye for hyr
people and for hyr countre. Rem&ebar;bre
(sayeth he) þe; dayes of thy lowe
estate, how thou wast noryshed vnder my
hande: For Aman which is next vnto the
kyng, hath geuen sentence of death agaynst
vs. Call thou therfore vpon the Lorde, and
speake for vs vnto the kyng, and deliuer vs
from death. And vpon þe; thyrde daye it happened,
that Hester layed awaye the mourninge
garmentes, and put on her gloryous
apparell, ∧ deckte her selfe goodly (after þt;
she had called vpon God, which is þe; beholder
and Sauyoure of all thinges) toke two
maydes with her: vp&obar; the one she leaned her
selfe, as one þt; was tender: the other folowed
her, and bare the trayne of her vesture. The
shyne of her bewtie made her face rose coloured.
The similitude of her face was chearful
and amyable, but her herte was sorowfull
for greate feare. She w&ebar;te in thorow all the
dores, and stode before the kyng. The kyng
satt vpon the trone of hys kyngdome, and
was clothed &ibar; his goodly araye, all of golde
and set with precious stones, ∧ he was very
terrible. He lyft vp hys face, that shone in þe;
clearnes, and loked grymly vp&obar; her. Then
fell the Quene downe, was pale and faynt,
leaned her selfe vp&obar; the heade of the mayde
that wente with her.
B Neuertheles, God turned þe; kinges mynde
that he was gentle, þt; he leaped oute of hys
seate for feare, &abar;d gat her in his armes, and
held her vp tyll she came to her selfe agayne.
He gaue her louynge wordes also, and sayd
vnto her: Hester, what is the matter? I am
thy brother, be of good cheare thou shalt not
dye: for oure commaundement toucheth the
com&obar;s and not þe;. Come nye. And with þt; he
helde vp his golden rodd, and layde it vpon
her neck, and embraced her fr&ebar;dly, and sayd:
talke with me. Th&ebar; sayd she: note I sawe þe; (O
Lord) as an Angell of God, ∧ my hert was
troubled for feare of thy maiesty and clearnesse:
For excellent and w&obar;derfull art thou
(O Lord) and thy face is full of amyte. But
as she was thus speakyng vnto him, she fell
downe agayne for fayntnes: for the which
cause the king was afrayed, and all his seruauntes
comforted her.
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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