A   Saul ^note consented vnto hys death. And at þt; tyme there was a greate persecucyon agaynst the congregacyon which was at Ierusalem, &abar;d they were all ^note scatered abrode thorowout þe; regyons of Iewry and Samaria, except the apostles. But deuout men dressed Steuen, and made great lamentacyon ouer hym. As for Saul he ^note made hauocke of the c&obar;gregacyon, and entred into euery house, and drew out both men and women, and thrust them into preson. Therfore, they that were scatered abrode, went euery where preachyng the worde of God.

&cross2; Then came Philip into a cytie of Samaria, ∧ preached Christ vnto them. And the people gaue hede vnto those thynges which B    Philip spake &wt; one accord, hearyng ∧ seyng the myracles whych he dyd. For ^note vncleane spretes cryinge with loude voyce, came out of many þt; were possessed of th&ebar;. And many taken &wt; palsyes, ∧ many þt; halted, were healed. And ther was great ioye in that cyte. &cross3;

But ther was a certen m&abar; called Symo, which before tyme in þe; same cytye vsed witchecrafte, and bewitched the people of Samary, saying that he was a man that coulde do great thynges. Whom they regarded, fr&obar; the lest to þe; greatest, sayinge: this man is the power of God, which is called greate. And him they sett moche by, C   because that of longe tyme he had bewitched them with sorceries. But assone as they gaue credence to Philippes preachyng of the kyngdome of God, ∧ of the name of Iesu Christ, they were baptysed both men ∧ wemen. Then Simon hym selfe beleued also. And whan he was baptised, he c&obar;tinued &wt; Philip, and wondred, beholding the miracles ∧ sygnes, which were shewed.

&cross2; When the apostles which were at Ierusal&ebar; herd saye, that Samary had receaued the word of God, they sent vnto th&ebar; Peter ∧ Iohn. Which whan they were come downe, prayed for th&ebar;, þt; they might receaue the holy ghost. For as yet he was come on no one of th&ebar;: but they were baptysed onely in þe; name of Christ Iesu. ^noteThen layd they their h&abar;des on them, ∧ they receaued the holy ghost &cross3;

Wh&ebar; Sim&obar; sawe that thorow laying on of the apostles h&abar;des, the holy ghost was geuen, he offered them money, saying: geue me also this power, D   that on whomsoeuer I put the handes, he maye receaue the holy ghost. But Peter sayd vnto him: thy money perisshe with the, because thou hast thought ^note þt; the gift of God maye be obteyned with money. Thou hast nether parte, nor felowshyp in thys busynes. For thy hert is not ryght in the syght of God. Repente therfore of thys thy wyckednes, ∧ praye God, þt; the thought of thyne herte maye be forgeuen the. For I perceaue that thou art full of bitter gall, and wrapped in iniquite.

Then answered Simon ∧ sayde: ^note praye ye to the Lorde for me, þt; none of these thynges which ye haue spoken, fall on me. And they when they had testifyed and preached þe; worde of God, returned towarde Ierusal&ebar;, and preached the gospell in many cyties of the Samaritans.

&cross2; The aungell of the Lorde spake vnto Philip, E   saying: aryse, ∧ go toward the south vnto the waye that goeth downe from Ierusalem vnto the cyte of Gaza, which is in the desert. And he arose, ∧ went on. And behold, a man of Ethiopia (a ch&abar;berlene, ∧ of greate auctorite with C&abar;dace quene of the Ethiopians, ∧ had the rule of al her treasure ^note came to Ierusalem for to worshyp. And as he returned home agayne syttinge in hys charet, he red Esay the prophete.

Then the sprete sayd vnto Philip: go neare, and ioyne thy self to yonder charet. And Philip ran to hym, and heard him reade the prophete Esay, and sayd: Underst&abar;dest thou what thou readest? F   And he said: How can I, except I had a gyde? And he desyred Philip, that he wolde come vp, and sytt with hym. The tenoure of the scripture which he read, was this: ^note He was led as a shepe to be slayne: and lyke a lambe domme before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth. &rhand; Because of hys humblenes, he was not estemed. But who shal declare hys generaci&obar;? for his lyfe is taken fr&obar; the earth. The chamberlayn answered Philip, and sayd: I praye the of wh&obar; speaketh the prophete thys? of hym selfe, or of some other mam?

Philip opened hys mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached vnto hym Iesus. And as they w&ebar;t on theyr waye, they cam vnto a cert&ebar; water, and the ch&abar;berlayne

said: Se, here is water ^note what doth let me to be baptysed? G   Philip sayde vnto him: If þu; beleue with all thyne hert, thou mayest. And he answered, and sayde: I beleue that Iesus Christ is the sonne of God. And he comma&ubar;ded the charet to stande styll. And they went downe both into the water: both Philip and also the chamberlayn, and he baptysed hym. And assone as they were come out of þe; water, the sprete of þe; Lord caught awaye Philip, and the chamberlayn sawe him nomore. And he went on hys waye reioysinge: but Philip was founde at Azotus. And he walked thorowout the countre, preaching in all the cyties, tyll he came to Cesarea. &cross3;

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