1   And at the same time Herod the king set his h&abar;des, to afflicte certaine of the Church.

2   And he killed Iames the brother of Iohn vvith the svvord.

3   And seing that it pleased the Ievves, he added to apprehend Peter also. And it vvas the daies of the Azymes.

4   Vvhom vvhen he had apprehended, he cast into prison, deliuering him to ^note foure quaterni&obar;s of souldiars to be kept, meaning after the Pasche to bring him forth to the people.

5   And Peter in deede vvas kept in prison. But09Q0901 praier vvas made of the Church vvithout intermission

vnto God for him.

6   And vvhen Herod vvould haue brought him forth, the same night Peter vvas sleeping betvvene tvvo souldiars, bound vvith09Q0902 tvvo chaines: and the keepers before the doore kept the prison.

7   And behold an Angel of our Lord stoode in presence: and light shined in the house: and striking Peters side, he raised him, saying, Arise quickely. And the chaines fel from his handes.

8   And the Angel said to him, Gird thee, and put on thy shoes. And he did so. And he said to him, Put thy garment about thee, & folovv me.

9   And going forth he folovved him, & he knew not that it vvas true vvhich vvas done by the Angel: but he thought that he savv a vision.

10   And passing through the first & the second vvatch, they came to the yron gate that leadeth to the citie, vvhich of it self opened to them. And going out, they vvent forvvard one streate: and incontinent the Angel departed from him.

11   And Peter returning to him self, said: Novv I knovv in very deede that our Lord hath sent his Angel, and deliuered me out of Herods hand, & from al the expectation of the people of the Ievves. &cross4;

12   And considering, he came to the ^note house of Marie the mother of Iohn, vvho vvas surnamed Marke, vvhere many vvere gathered and praying.

13   And vvhen he knocked at the doore of the gate, there came forth a vvenche to see, named Rhodè.

14   And as she knew Peters voice, for ioy she opened not the gate, but running in she told that Peter stoode before the gate.

15   But they said to her, Thou art mad. But she affirmed that it vvas so. But they said, It is09Q0903 his Angel.

16   And Peter c&obar;tinued knocking. And vvh&ebar; they had opened, they savv him, & vvere astonied.

17   And beckening vvith his hand to them, that they should hold their peace, he told hovv our Lord had brought him out of prison, and he said,09Q0904 Tel these things to Iames & to the brethren. And going forth he vvent ^note into an other place.

18   And when day vvas come, there vvas no litle a doe betvvene the souldiars, vvhat vvas become of Peter.

19   And Herod, vvhen he had sought him, and had not found, making inquisiti&obar; of the keepers, c&obar;ma&ubar;ded them to be led avvay: & going dovvne fr&obar; Ievvrie into Cæsaréa, there he abode.

20   And he vvas angrie vvith the Tyrians and the Sidonians. But they vvith one accord came to him, and persuading Blastus that vvas cheefe of the kings chamber, they desired peace, for that their countries vvere nourished by him.

21   And vpon a day appointed, Herod being araied vvith kingly attire, sate in the iudgement seate, and made an oration to them.

22   And the people made acclamation, The voices of a God, & not of a man.

23   And forthvvith an Angel of our Lord ^note strooke him, because he had not giuen the honour to God: and being consumed of vvormes, he gaue vp the ghost.

24   But the vvord of our Lord increased and multiplied.

25   And Barnabas and Saul returned from Hierusalem, hauing accomplished their ^note ministerie, taking vvith them Iohn that vvas surnamed Marke.

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