A   What tyme as the holy cyte was inhabited &ibar; all peace ∧ wealth, and wh&ebar; the lawes were yet very well kepte. (For so was it ordeyned by Onyas þe; hye prest ∧ other godly m&ebar; þt; were enemyes to wyckednecesse) It came therto, ^note that eu&ebar; the k&ibar;ges ∧ princes th&ebar; selues dyd the place great worshyppe, ∧ garnyshed the temple with greate gyftes: In so moch that Seleucus kynge of Asia of his awne rentes, bare all the costes belongynge to the seruice of the offrynges. Then ^note Simon of þe; tribe of Ben Iamin, a ruler of þe; temple, laboured to worcke some myschefe &ibar; þe; cite: but þe; hie preaste resisted h&ibar;

Neuerthelesse when he myght not ouercome Onias, he gat hym to ^note Appolonius þe; s&obar;ne of Thersa (whych th&ebar; was chefe Lord &ibar; Celosyria and Phenices) and tolde hym, þt; the treasury in Ierusalem was full of innumerable money, ∧ how that the com&obar; goodes (whych belonged not vnto the offerynges) were exceadinge greate also: yee ∧ how it were possible, that all these myght come vnder the kynges power.

B   Now when Appolonius had shewed the kynge of the moneye, as it was tolde hym: þe; kyng called for Heliodorus his stewarde, ∧ sent hym with a c&obar;maundement, to bring hym the same money. Immediatly Heliodorus toke hys iourney, but vnder a coloure, as though he wolde go thorow Celosyria and Phenices to vised þe; cyties, but hys purpose was to fulfyll the k&ibar;ges pleasure. So when he came to Ierusalem, &abar;d was louyngly receaued of the hye prest into the cyte: he tolde what was determyned concernynge the moneye, and shewed the cause of hys c&obar;ming: he asked also, yf it were so &ibar; dede. Th&ebar; the hye prest tolde him, that there was soch money layed vp for the vpholdinge of wyddowes and fatherlesse chyldren, ∧ how that a certayne of it belonged vnto Hyrcan&us; Tobias a noble man: and that of al the moneie (Whych þe; wycked Simon had bewrayed) there were .iiii. hundreth tal&ebar;tes of syluer, ∧ ii. hundreth of golde: yee and that it were vnpossible for those mens meanynge to be disceaued, that had layed vp theyr money in þe; place and temple (whych is had in worshyp thorow the whole worlde) for the mayntenaunce and honoure of the same. Wher vnto Heliodor&us; answered, that the kynge had commaunded hym in any wyse, to brynge hym in the money.

C   So at the daye appoynted, Heliodorus entred into the temple to ordre thys matter But there was no small feare thorow out þe; whole cytie. The Prestes fell downe before the aulter in theyr vestim&ebar;tes, and called vnto heauen vpon h&ibar;, ^note whych had made a lawe concernynge stuffe geuen to kepe, that they shulde be safely preserued for soch as c&obar;mitte th&ebar; vnto kepynge. Then who so had loked the hye preste in the face, it wold haue greued hys herte: For hys contenaunce and the chaungynge of his coloure, declared the inwarde sorowe of hys m&ibar;de. The m&abar; was all in heuynesse, and his body in feare: wherby they that loked vp&obar; hym, myght perceaue þe; grefe of his herte. The other people also came out of theyr houses by heapes vnto þe; comon prayer because þe; place was lyke to come into confusyon. The wem&ebar; came together thorow þe; stretes, with hearrye clothes aboute theyr brestes.

The vyrgyns also that were kepte &ibar;, r&abar;ne to Onias, some in the walles, other some loked out of the wyndowes: yee they all helde vp theyr handes towarde heauen, ∧ prayed. A miserable thynge was it, to loke vp&obar; the comen people, ∧ the hye prest beynge in soch trouble. But they besought almighty God that the goodes whych were c&obar;mytted vnto them, myght be kepte whole, for those þt; had delyuered th&ebar; vnto theyr kepynge. Neuertheles the thynge that Heliodorus was determyned to do, that perfourmed he &ibar; the same place, he hym selfe personally beynge about the treasury with hys men of warre. But þe; sprete of almyghty God shewed him selfe op&ebar;ly, so that all they which presumed to obeye Heliodorus, fell thorow the power of God into a greate fearfulnesse and drede. ^noteFor there appeared vnto them an horse, &wt; a terrible man sytting vpon hym, deckt in goodly araye, and the horse smote at Heliodorus wyth hys fore fete. Now he that sat

vpon þe; horse, had harnesse of golde vpon h&ibar;.

Moreouer, there apeared .ii. fayre ∧ beutyfull y&obar;ge m&ebar; in goodly aray, which stode by him, scourged hym of both the sydes, and gaue hym many strypes without ceassinge. ^noteWith that fell Heliodorus sodenly vnto þe; grounde. E   So they toke hym vp (be&ibar;ge compased aboute wyth greate darcknesse) ∧ bare hym out vpon a bere. Thus he that came with so many runners and men of warre into the sayde treasury, was borne out, where as no man myght helpe hym: ∧ so the power of God was manyfest and knowne. He laye styll domme also by the power of God destitute of all hope ∧ lyfe, And they praysed the Lord, that he had shewed his power vp&obar; his place &abar;d t&ebar;ple, whych a lytle afore was full of feare ∧ trouble: and that thorow the reuelacyon of the almyghtie Lord, it was fylled wyth ioye and gladnesse.

Th&ebar; certayne of Heliodorus fr&ebar;des prayed Onias, that in all haste he wolde call vpon God, to graunte h&ibar; hys lyfe, whych was geuynge vp the goost. So the hye prest considered the matter, &abar;d lest the kyng shuld suspecte that the Iewes had done Heliodorus some euell: he offred an health offerynge for him. Now wh&ebar; the hye Prest had opteyned hys peticion, the same yonge men in þe; same clothinge appeared, ∧ stode besyde Heliodorus, say&ebar;ge: Thancke Onias the hye prest, for ^note for his sake hath þe; Lord gra&ubar;ted þe; thy lyfe: F   therfore seing þt; God hath scourged the geue hym prayse ∧ th&abar;kes, and shewe euery man hys myght ∧ power. And wh&ebar; they had spok&ebar; these wordes, they appeared nomore.

So Heliodorus offred vnto God, made great vowes vnto him, which had gra&ubar;ted him his lyfe, th&abar;cked Onias, toke his hoost ∧ w&ebar;te agayne to the kynge. Then testified he vnto euery man of the greate worckes of God, that he had sene &wt; his eyes. And wh&ebar; the kynge asked Heliodorus who were mete to be sent yet once agayne to Ierusal&ebar;, he sayde: yf thou hast any enemy or aduersary vnto thy realme, sende him thyther, ∧ thou shalt haue hym punyshed, yf he escape wyth his lyfe: for in that place (no doute) there is a speciall power ∧ worck&ibar;g of God. For he þt; dwelleth in heauen, visiteth ∧ defendeth þe; place: &abar;d all that come to do it harme, he punysheth &abar;d plageth them. Thys is now the matter concernynge Heliodorus, ∧ the kepyng of the treasury at Ierusalem,

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