19 The Bishop of the Jews' dream.

The Bishop of the Jeivs dream. 19

aft^r, when be Bischoppe hadcT made his sacrafice, and was of the Lord
' 1 ri. appears by

lyand? in prayers, he fett on slomeryng and ane Angette appered? night to

vu-titt hym, and sayd', ' Be no3te ferd",' quop he, ' bot swythe Priest^fnd

4 gere araye honestly att fe stretis of (J?e) citee, and caste opefi) shows him

the 3ates, and warne alt J?e folke Ipat J^ay aray )?anS in whitte city may

clethynge, and thi-selfe & atte J?e prestis reuestej 50W solerapnely, and^utteTs

and to-morne areiy wendej furthe of pe citee agaynes Alexander a prophecy.

8 in processioun). For hy??i by-houej * regne & be lorde of atte * l^eaf 6 bk.
Ipe werlde. Bot at pe laste j^e wrethe of godd' satt falle apon)

hym.' When) be bischoppe wakened" of his slepe, he called? titt The Bishop

. . . awakens,

hym pe iewes and talde pain) his reuelacion), and bad J^ain) do and, doing

12 att als fe Angelle hade schewed? hym). And j^ay did" so. For Angel bids

J>ay arayed" f)e strete^ of pe cetee and cledde f)am) in whitte ^® ^^^ ^^^

clethynge, and the bischope & pe prestis reue&te ]:?ain), and forth to

bathe thay and alle pe folke went furthe of J^e citee titt a place ^^^er the"

16 whare pe temple & att J^e citee may be seen). And f>are J^ay folk in

habade pe comynge of Alexander. And when) Alexander come Bishop in

nere fis foresaid place, and sawe be-for hyin) swilke a multitude fj^als.*^^ ^"
of folke, cledd' atte in whitte, and J^e preste; arayed? solempnely

20 in riche vestymentis, and pe byschope also in his pontyfycales
and a mytir one his heued", and ]?are-apon) a plate of golde,
whare-one was wretyn pe name of grete godd" Tetragramaton, he
commaunded att his men) J^at f)ay schulde halde }?am) by-hynd'

24 hym, and habyde titt he coin) to f>am). And he lighte off his ^iexaii<iei".

horse, and went bi hym ane to J^e iewes, And knelid" down) to them, dis-

pe erthe and wirchippede pe hye name of godd, pat he saw t^^^sTnd

J?are wretyn) apon) J^e bischopes heuedl And J?an) alle be iewes ?T^^$^^^

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28 knelid" doun) & saluste Alexander and cried att wit a voyce : of God.
* lyff lyffe,' quop p&j, ' grete Alexander, lyffe, lyffe the gretteste
Empero2^r of pe werlde, lyffe he fat satt ouer-coin) att men) and
no3te be ouercomeiD. Prynce maste gloryous and maste worthy

32 of att pe prince^ )?at regne^ apon) erthe.' When) J^e kynge^ of
Surry saw f>is, f>ay hadd" grete wonder J^ar^-off. And a prynce
of Alexanders, pat highte ParmenofD, said? vn-titt Alexander :
' Mi lorde pe Emperoi^r,' quop he, ' we mervelle vs gretely pat

36 pou, whain) att men) wirchippe^ and lowtej, wirchippe^ here J^e

bischope of pe Iewes.' And Alexander ansuered", ' I wirchipe ^ip^^D^^er,
no^te hym,' J^is quop he, * Bot Godd) whase state he presentej. asked, tells
For when) I Nvas in Macedoyne, and vmbithoghte me, oii) what he^wor- ^

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