A   After two dayes was Easter, and the dayes of swete breed ^note And þe; hye Prestes &abar;d þe; Scribes sought, how they myghte take hym by crafte, ∧ put him to deeth. But they sayde: not in the feast daye, leest any busynes aryse amonge the people. ^noteAnd whan he was at Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, euen as he sate at meate, ther cam a woman hauyng an alabaster boxe of oyntment, called Narde, that was pure and costly: ∧ she brake the boxe, ∧ powred it on his heed. And ther were some, that were not content wyth in th&ebar; selues, ∧ sayde: what neded this waste of oyntment? For it myght haue bene solde for more then thre hundred pens, ∧ haue bene geuen vnto the poore. And they grudged agaynst her.

And Iesus sayde: left her alone, why trouble ye her? She hath done a good worke on me. ^noteFor ye haue poore &wt; you all wayes ∧ when soeuer ye wyll, ye maye do them good: but me haue ye not alwayes. She hath done þt; she coulde: she came a fore hande, to anoynt my body to þe; buryinge. Uerely I saye vnto you: wheresoeuer this Gospell shalbe preached thorow out the whole worlde: this also that she hath done, shalbe rehearsed in rem&ebar;braunce of her.

B    ^noteAnd Iudas Iscarioth, one of þe; twelue went awaye vnto þe; hye Prestes, to betraye him vnto them. When they herde that, they were glad, and promysed that they wolde geue hym money. And he sought, how he myght conueniently betraye him.

^noteAnd the fyrste daye of swete breed (wh&ebar; they offred &rhand; Passeouer) his disciples sayd vnto h&ibar;: where wylt þu; that we go ∧ prepare, that thou mayest eate the Passeouer? And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, ∧ sayeth vnto th&ebar;: Go ye into þe; cytie, ∧ ther shall mete you a man bearing a pitcher of water, folowe h&ibar;. And whither soeuer he goeth in, saye ye to þe; good m&abar; of þe; house, þe; master sayeth: where is the geest ch&abar;bre, where I shall eate passeouer wyth my disciples? And he wyll shewe you a greate parlour, paued and prepared: there make ready for vs. And hys disciples went forth, and came into the cytie, and founde as he had sayde vnto them: and they made ready the Passeouer.

C    ^noteAnd whan it was now eu&ebar; tyde he came with the .xij. And as they sate at borde ∧ dyd eate Iesus sayde: Uerely I saye vnto you: ^note one of you (þt; eateth with me) shall betraye me. And they beganne to be sorie, ∧ to saye to him one by one: is it I? And another sayde:

is it I? He answered ∧ sayd vnto them: It is one of the .xij. euen he that dyppeth wyth me in the platter. The sonne of m&abar; trulye goeth as it is wrytten of him: but wo to that man by whom the sonne of m&abar; is betrayed. Good were it for that man, yf he had neuer bene borne.

^noteAnd as they dyd eate, Iesus toke breed: and whan he had geuen thankes he brake it, and gaue to th&ebar;, and sayde: Take, eate, this is my body. And he toke the cup, ∧ when he had geuen thankes he toke it to them, ∧ they all dranke of it. and he sayde vnto th&ebar;: This is my bloude of the newe Testam&ebar;t, whych is shedd for many. Uerely I saye vnto you: I wyll dryncke nomore of the frute of the vyne: vntyll that daye, that I dr&ibar;cke it newe in the kyngdome of God. ^noteAnd when they had sayde grace: they went out to mount Oliuete.

And Iesus sayeth vnto th&ebar;: All ye shalbe offended because of me this nyght. For it is written: ^note I wyll smyte the shepherd, ∧ the shepe shalbe scattered: But after that I am rysen agayne, I wyll go into Galile before you. Peter sayde vnto him: And though all men be offended, yet wyll not I. And Iesus sayeth vnto him: Uerely I saye vnto þe;, that this daye, eu&ebar;, in this nyght before the cocke crowe twyse, thou shalt denye me thre tymes. But he spake more vehemently: no, yf I shulde dye with the, I wyll not denye the. Lyke wyse also sayde they all.

D    ^noteAnd they came into a place which was named Gethsemani. And he sayeth to his disciples: Syt ye here, whyle I go asyde, and praye. And he taketh wyth him Peter ∧ Iames ∧ Iohn, ∧ began to waxe abasshed, ∧ to be in an agonye, ∧ sayeth vnto them: ^note My soule is heuy, eu&ebar; vnto the deeth, tary ye here and watche. And he went forth a lytle ∧ fell downe flatt on the grounde, ∧ prayed: that yf it were possible, the houre myght passe fr&obar; him. And he sayde: ^note Abba father, all thinges are possible vnto the, take awaye this cup from me. Neuerthelesse, not that I will: but that thou wilt, be done.

And he cam ∧ founde th&ebar; slepyng, ∧ sayeth to Peter: Simon, slepest thou? Couldest not thou watche one houre? E   watche ye, ∧ praye, leest ye entre into temptacion, the sprete trulye is ready, but the flesh is weake. ^noteAnd agayne he went asyde, ∧ prayde, and spake þe; same wordes. And he returned, ∧ founde th&ebar; a slepe agayne. For their eyes were heuy: nether wist they, what to answere him. And he came the thirde tyme ∧ sayde vnto th&ebar;: slepe hens forth, and take youre ease, it is ynough. The houre is come, beholde, the sonne of m&abar; is betrayed into the handes of synners. Ryse vp, let vs go. Lo, he that betrayeth me, is at h&abar;de. ^noteAnd immediatly whill he yet spake, c&obar;meth Iudas (which was one of þe; twelue) ∧ with him a greate nomber of people wyth sweardes and staues from the hye Prestes and Scrybes ∧ elders. And he that betrayed him, had geuen th&ebar; a generall token, saying: whosoeuer I do kysse, that same is he: take him ∧ leade him awaye warely. And as sone as he was come, he goeth streight waye to him, ∧ sayeth vnto him: Master, Master, ∧ kyssed him: And they layde their handes on him, and toke him. F   And one of th&ebar; that stode by, drue out a swearde, and smote a seruaunt of the hye Preste, ∧ cut of his eare.

And Iesus answered ∧ sayd vnto them: ^note ye be come out as vnto a thefe &wt; sweardes ∧ &wt; staues, for to take me. I was daylye &wt; you in the t&ebar;ple, teachinge, ∧ ye toke me not: but these thinges come to passe, that þe; scriptures shuld be fulfylled. ^noteAnd they all forsoke him, ∧ ranne awaye. And there folowed him a certayne younge man, clothed in lynnen vpon þe; bare, ∧ the yongmen caught him, ∧ he lefte his lynnen garm&ebar;t, ∧ fled from th&ebar; naked. ^noteAnd they ledd Iesus awaye to the hyest Preste of all ∧ with him come all þe; hye Prestes, ∧ the elders, ∧ the Scribes. And Peter folowed him a greate waye of (euen tyll he was come into the palace of the hye preste) and he sat with the serua&ubar;tes, and warmed him selfe at the fyre.

^noteAnd the hye Prestes ∧ all the counsell sought for witnes agaynst Iesu, to put hym to death, ∧ founde none: for many bare false witnes agaynste hym, but their wytnesses agreed not together. And ther arose certayne, and brought falsse witnes agaynst hym, say&ibar;ge. We herde him saye: ^note I will destroye this temple that is made wyth handes, and wyth in thre dayes I wyll buylde another, made without handes. But yet their wytnesses agreed not together.

^noteAnd the hye Preste stode vp amongest them, and asked Iesus, sayinge: answerest þu; nothinge? How is it that these beare witnes agaynst the? But he helde his peace, ∧ answered nothing. Agayne ^note þe; hyeste Preste asked him, ∧ sayde vnto him. Art thou Christ the sonne of the blessed? G   And Iesus sayd: I am.

^noteAnd ye shall se the sonne of man sytting on the ryght h&abar;d of power, ∧ commyng in þe; cloudes of heauen. Then þe; hye preste rent his clothes, ∧ sayd: what nede we eny further of wytnesses? Ye haue heard blasphemy, what thincke ye? and they all condemned hym to be worthy of deeth. And some beg&abar;ne to spit at him, ∧ to couer his face, ∧ to beate h&ibar; with fistes, &abar;d to saye vnto him, Areade: And the seruauntes boffeted him on the face.

And as Peter was beneth in the palace ther cam one of the w&ebar;ches of the hyest preste: ∧ ^note when she sawe Peter warminge hym self, she loketh on hym, ∧ sayeth: wast not þu;

also &wt; Iesus of Nazareth? And he denyed, saying: I knowe hym not, nether wote I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porche, and the cocke crewe. And a damsell (whan she sawe him) beg&abar;ne agayne to saye to them that stode by, this is one of th&ebar;. And he denyed it agayne. And an one after, they that stode by, sayde agayne to Peter: suerly thou art one of them, for thou art of Galyle, ∧ thy speache agreth therto. But he beganne to cursse, ∧ to sweare, sayinge: I knowe not thys man of whom ye speake. And agayne ^note the cocke krewe, ∧ Peter remembred the worde that Iesus sayde vnto him: before the cocke crowe twyse, thou shalt denye me thre tymes. And he beganne to wepe.

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