Marston_MS_242

Upper roundel: Naason

Lower roundel: Salmon.

This figure is put here to vnderstande the presse that is put in the boke of Numeris: to shewe the disposici on of the twelf kynradis and of the dekenys aboute the ta bernakil. Also to vnderstande the hard passyng by Josue whan the childer of israel came ouer the water of Jordan after the deth of moises. Of the citeis of refute. and of the townes and placis assigned to the dekenis and preestis among the twelf tribus. Naason whan the childer of israel went out of egipt was prince of the kynrade of Juda. and so it is true that god seid to abraham: that the childer of israel shuld be i[n] thraldom in to the fift kynrade. if there be rekenyng by the lyne of the kynges. so that we calle not generacions by p[er]so nes. but by successions. as rekene after Mathe fro Juda to Naason. and he seith fyue tymes: he gate. If thow hast in the lettir in the fourth kynrad: than rekene by the lyne of the preestis. and rekene fro leuy vn to Eleazar. Salmon toke Raab to wife. the which receuid the aspies sent fro Josue to Jericho. and his ham vnder the stubel of flexe. She dwellid next to the towne walle in that side. and by the hangyng of areed cord ouer the walle: she was saued and hyr houshold. and no mo of the citi of Jericho.

[In circle: Eneas] Eneas after the seege of Troye and the destruction therof by men of greke he fledde thens with hys son Asca nius and mythe oder pe ple. and come in to Italie wher of latinus was kyng. and there Eneas weddid hys doughter that was called lavine. And whan Eneas was deed: hys son Ascanius that came witht hym fro troie regned there.

[Initial, decorated] Gedeon was greetid of an angel. for the destruc tion of the a?tre of baal he was called Jeroboal. he receuid atoken of god in a flise of wolle? that he shuld overcome madian. and. pued hys peple at awa [red square with a circle inside, text reads ?ot??.] ter fide. and with thre hundred men that lapid water of har handes as hoim des done he ouerco me and ???e these foure kynges.?reb. Zeb. Zebee. and Sal mana.

brend it and slue eny man that was with inne.¶ The men of gabaon that came as pilgrimes; Josue ma de ham wode hewers and water berers.fy ue kynges that had beseged gabaon and al the peple with ha[m] Josue slue.¶ Josue slue thretti kynges and on.and departid the lond among the tribus.And whan he was of age an hundrid yere and ten;he died and was buried i[n] the mount of Effraim. I epte was the son of galaad getyn by anoder ma[n]nis wife.He dwellid i[n] the kyngdom of [?].The childer of israel in har greet nede made hym prince of har werris. ¶ He destroied Amon the greet enmy of is rael.and after the of fryng of his doughter he purposed to liue in pees;but thurgh enuie of the kynrad of effra ym;he was foule trou bled.Wherfore he slue of ham at the water of Jordan two and fourti thousand. Hely the preest was necgli gent in reprouyng of his childer.wherfore he was reproued of god.he brought furth samuel.And whan he herd his childer slayne and the arke of god take; he fel bacward and died.

F ro ozi the pre est that co me of Elea zar the pre esthode chaun ged and ca me to hely that came of ythamar. and these foure sette with oute wer depri ued or it came to sa doch.for abiathar and sadoch wer preestis bothe in dauidis tyme. H elchana came of ysuar by chore and had two wiues Penenna and Anna. ¶ Anna had no childer.she made apromisse to god if he wold send hyr grace to haue a childe;she wold let halwe hym to god.and she had samuel the p[ro]phet and brought hym to hely the preest in silo.